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Q: How to disable appearance change events in WPF? In Windows Vista whenever we change the appearance from display properties, it is forcing recreation of the windows controls in our application. Is there a way we can disable this events at application level? BTW our application needs to have consistent look and feel across different themes.

A: If your app needs to have a consistent look regardless of what theme is set in the OS, then you probably need to re-style everything at the application level so that the default theme styles are overridden.
ControlTemplate Examples should be a good place to start.


family and the angels in heaven.
Lessons from a week of Preaching school offered by the church at Oldham Lane in Abilene. Thanks to the church for offering this week for young men around the area to grow spiritually, develop skills and confidence to preach God's Word.


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Q: How do I configure redirects in vite? So basically I'm trying to migrate from Vue-cli to vite and I need to find an alternative to
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Market experts share their opinions on Seattle's meteoric future as a global city on the rise.
The burgeoning East Village of downtown Seattle where dozens of high-rise projects are in planning and development including NEXUS (front and center) – currently the only new condominium amidst a sea of apartments.
Scores of guests assembled at MG2 Architecture in downtown Seattle during an evening reception on September 28th about the future of the Seattle and Bellevue metro area in the next decade. The town hall-like event was a continuation of provocative conversations started during the BISNOW "State of the Market" event hosted earlier in the week, which was attended by more than 400 industry stakeholders and local media.
"This is the first time we've aggregated opinion leaders about where we're headed as a region and the trajectory is eye-opening," said John Spear, Associate Publisher with Seattle magazine and moderator of the panel discussion.
Forum panelists included Dylan Simon, Colliers Seattle; Trevor Bennett Caliber Home Loans; Maria Royer, REAL Retail; Jennifer McCullum, GRAY magazine; Brian O'Connor, O'Connor Consulting Group; Brian Evans, Madrona Financial Services; and Dean Jones, Realogics Sotheby's International Realty.
Kicking off the conversation with a macroeconomic overview of the region's robust job and population growth, was Brian O'Connor of O'Connor Consulting Group. He offered perspectives about historical and projected housing cycles with a focus on the balancing of new owner demand vs. rental demand.
Brian O'Connor of O'Connor Consulting Group has tracked the housing cycles in King and Snohomish Counties since 1982 and predicts pent up demand for home ownership.
During past economic cycles, O'Connor found the demands trending for ownership and rentals were typically offset, but in more recent years both have been growing.
Another finding was how concentrated the demand for all product has been in downtown Seattle and other urban areas. This compares to past cycles when it was more broadly distributed throughout the region.
Graphs by O'Connor Consulting Group indicate the boom of apartment housing in downtown Seattle, while projections for the Millennial demographic, the largest population cohort in the region, will put significant pressure on the housing stock, especially in light of limited homeownership options.
To be sure, boundless job growth within the local tech industry, most notably by Amazon, has eclipsed even the Bay Area, creating unprecedented demand for rental properties. O'Connor is concerned that the region is not generating enough housing, especially in single-family neighborhoods. Permit activity in King and Snohomish Counties for new houses has plummeted in the current economic cycle notwithstanding steady declines in mortgage interest rates. Conversely, multi-family permit activity is setting new benchmark records in the region in what the experts are referring to as the urbanization of the Pacific Northwest.
Dylan Simon, who specializes in apartment investments, described an environment in downtown Seattle where rising rents (climbing 50 percent in the current decade) and extraordinary levels of global capital have created a modern-day gold rush of investment interest in apartment buildings.
According to Simon, average rents in Seattle are about $2,000 compared to San Francisco where they are twice the cost. He said average salaries are about the same (less than 5 percent difference) after factoring differences in taxation and cost of living. Buying a house and renting a class A office in Seattle is also about half the price compared to the Bay Area. Therefore, doing business and residing in Seattle makes a great deal of sense; hence, employers are moving here and attracting thousands of employees. Many will choose to rent, for a while, but Simon believes Millennials will couple up, choose to have children and seek out ownership opportunities. All of those new apartment buildings are incubating future homebuyers.
Dean Jones of Realogics Sotheby's International Realty addresses the leadership panel and attendees at the FutureCast Forum on September 28th.
The panelists addressed other common concerns, such as transportation and housing affordability. Dean Jones, who lived in both Vancouver, B.C., and San Francisco, shared that Seattle has similar geographic constraints and is following in the footsteps of its West Coast peer group.
Jones observed the high-density region of Seattle and Bellevue that's bound between SR-520 and I-90 is effectively 2 miles by 10 miles, about the size of Manhattan. He referred to Lake Washington as the region's Central Park and suggested immigration and development trends that played out a few hundred years on the East Coast may be playing out now in the Seattle/Bellevue area now.
Dean Jones, CEO of Realogics Sotheby's International Realty compared the urbanization trends of the Seattle/Bellevue metro area to that of Manhattan and New England, citing similar immigration trends and calling the Pacific Northwest "New Asia".
Jones said many of the new projects being proposed in downtown Seattle are, in fact, international developers, including those from Canada and Asia (including China, Hong Kong and Taiwan).
Nowhere is this level of investment and change more pronounced than the burgeoning East Village neighborhood west of I-5 and along both sides of Denny Way.
Jones agreed with O'Connor and Simon that there's an undersupply of for-sale housing in downtown Seattle, especially at more affordable price points below $700,000. He concluded that for the current decade, only 6.5 percent of the 25,115 new units being delivered in downtown Seattle will be available for sale and two-thirds of what's under construction today as condominiums by 2020 is already presold.
Jones presented graphs illustrating the relatively small number of condominiums being built in downtown Seattle while most of what is under construction is already presold.
Other statistics were shocking. Downtown housing prices are climbing with resale properties spiking 37.7 percent during the summer of 2017, over the prior year, while resale volumes fell 9 percent on dwindling inventory. Just 43 resale units were listed for sale with a median asking price of $1,150,000 and more homes were pending than new listings being added, according to NWMLS statistics.
The market discussion also focused on trends within lending. To help renters better qualify for mortgages, Mortgage Banker Trevor Bennett is using regional underwriting and portfolio loans as a non-bank residential lender.
Bennett leads by example. Caliber Home Loans will now consider restricted stock units, a compensation package popular with technology companies, as acceptable income during mortgage prequalification. The progressive lender is also pioneering loan application processes using a proprietary digital platform.
Attendees of the FutureCast Forum at MG2 Architecture in downtown Seattle on September 28th.
The search for affordability introduced several alternative markets to downtown Seattle and Capitol Hill. The panelists discussed the future of "boom-bergs" or emerging urban centers such as Columbia City, Ballard and Redmond that are becoming independent real estate microclimates attracting new residents and businesses alike.
Maria Royer confirmed these new retail nodes are challenging traditional shopping districts. First-to-market businesses are choosing these alternative opportunities like the Urban Kirkland project – a 1.2 million square foot mixed-use development that her firm is representing. She says growth is happening where there's a walkability score.
In terms of design trends, Jennifer McCullum drew upon recent features in GRAY magazine to suggest where architecture and interior design is headed.
Her top predictions ahead included greater efficiencies in space planning, a sharing of community spaces, further advancement in green development practices and programming a healthy home.
Much of the discussion by the FutureCast Forum members was also captured in a newly published feature in the Puget Sound Business Journal – download a PDF here.
This is just the beginning of the conversation, register now at Seattlein2020.com to be notified of updated information and insight, as it becomes available.
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So, is the Kia Stinger GT-S a 'Modern Collectible car?
The general definition of a 'Classic car' is a term used mostly for Insurance purposes, a 'Classic' would be an older car usually over 15-20 years, a second vehicle and used for limited miles (Usually under 4000). Depending on the insurer, a 'Modern Collectible' car, could be a car of higher value or limited edition run such as a Lamborghini, McLaren, Ferrari etc, they can less expensive models such as a Jaguar F-Type perhaps or a 10 year old limited run MX-5. (And, most insurers would like you to be paid up member of a car club of some sort or other).
But what about other 'Future Classics', well the ongoing growth in electric cars is redefining the world but for now what about this offering from Kia? One would not ever expect a Kia Optima, Sportage or even a Sorento 4×4 to become remotely collectible now or in the future, but what about this beast!
The range topping Kia Stinger GT-S, with a proper engine!
Here is what we know:
Kia's high-performance fastback sports saloon, the Stinger, now boasts a refreshed design to amplify its gran turismo character and features a range of technology and safety upgrades.
The upgraded Stinger boasts a re-profiled exterior design and has been enhanced to improve cabin appearance and quality. The upgraded cabin, in particular, reaffirms the Stinger's credentials as the consummate grand tourer and the flagship of Kia's European line-up.
The exterior notably gains a more high-tech light signature, with a new rear combination lamp spanning the width of the car. This creates a distinctive new light signature, which mimics the shape of the subtle spoiler integrated into the boot lid. New rear indicators, each comprising of 10 individual LED units, are arranged in a grid pattern – a motorsport-inspired design – which reflects the appearance of a chequered flag.
A new design for the 19-inch alloy wheels is also introduced, with intricate, geometric designs which enhances the sporty, grand tourer nature of the car. 'Electric Blue' exterior paint is also introduced to the 'GT S' for the first time.
Inside, the overall architecture of the cabin remains the same, but subtle visual, material, and textural enhancements create a more luxurious ambience. New additions include a metallic finish to sections of the flat-bottomed steering wheel and a chrome bezel around the instrument cluster. The rear-view mirror is now frameless, creating a classy, modern look and also has the benefit of enhancing rearward visibility. The dashboard features Kia's upgraded 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment and navigation system and is further accentuated by new gloss black trim. New mood lighting allows the driver to select from one of 64 colours to subtly alter the character of the cabin.
Available to pre-order now from Kia showrooms, the Stinger 'GT S' is priced from £42,595.
State-of-the art technology with concert hall quality premium audio system
The upgraded Stinger is fitted as standard with Kia's 10.25-inch touchscreen display. The infotainment system also allows Bluetooth smartphone pairing for two phones concurrently, enabling separate phones to be used for phone calls and music, for instance. Its advanced split-screen display lets users control or monitor different vehicle features at the same time, customising the screen with a series of different widgets. Apple CarPlay™ and Android Auto™ are standard, with intuitive voice control for many of the car's features, such as heating and ventilation, audio and navigation. A wireless charger allows smartphones to be topped up without wires trapsing across the cabin.
The standard touchscreen navigation system has full European mapping and a Traffic Messaging Channel. Stinger also has Kia Connected Services with TomTom™ and UVO Connect, giving access to traffic, speed camera and weather information plus local search details in a number of categories, from the location of Kia dealerships to nearby restaurants.
A concert hall quality 15-speaker harman/Kardon® premium system with subwoofer, external amplifier and front centre speaker is featured as standard on the latest Stinger. It features Clari-Fi, which restores the sound often lost when digital music files are heavily compressed, and QuantumLogic Surround Sound, which redistributes signals from the original recording to deliver multi-dimensional playback.
The upgraded model includes a high-resolution 7.0-inch digital display within the instrument cluster. This full-colour display with vivid graphics for different driving modes delivers crystal-clear information to the driver between the speedometer and tachometer. It is also fitted with a customisable head-up display, which projects driving information onto the base of the windscreen in the driver's line of sight. The system shows alerts from the car's numerous driver assistance technologies, details of vehicle speed, and turn-by-turn navigation instructions.
The new Stinger adds features such as a 'connected car' Remote Engine Start system, which allows owners to start their car remotely using the Stinger's smart key. A 360-degree surround view camera system is fitted, as well as front and rear parking sensors, giving the driver a bird's eye view when manoeuvring in tight spaces. A smart key with button start is standard, and a Smart Power Tailgate takes the effort out of opening and closing the boot when your arms are full with shopping.
Safety systems are enhanced for 2021
The upgraded Kia Stinger carries over the same Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) that it offered previously, as well as a series of new features and updates to provide even better protection for the driver, their passengers and other road users.
The latest cutting-edge safety technology has been added to the new Stinger, including a new Blind-Spot View Monitor (BVM) that acts as a 'second pair of eyes' for drivers by eliminating a driver's left- and right-side blind spots. It displays a high-resolution video feed within the instrument cluster's digital display if the driver indicates to change lane with another vehicle in their blind spot. The video feed comes from discreet wide-angle lenses hidden beneath the door mirror housings, giving drivers a wider viewing angle of their blind spots.
Lane Following Assist (LFA) helps the vehicle stay in the centre of its lane, while Highway Driving Assist (HDA) maintains a set distance from the vehicle in front on a motorway or A-road, and also keeps the car in the centre of its lane, even on a curved road.
Safe Exit Warning (SEW) detects vehicles coming up from behind on either side of the Stinger when parked and stopped, alerting occupants with a sound and visual warning if they attempt to open the door into oncoming traffic. Rear Occupant Alert (ROA) provides a warning to the driver if they leave behind any pets or children when they exit the car.
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA) now offers protection when turning across the road into a junction by identifying oncoming traffic on the other side of the road. Furthermore, it offers increased activation range when detecting a vehicle, pedestrian or cyclist. The Lane Keeping Assist (LKA) is now able to detect the edge of a road, as well as the lines in the road, providing steering assistance to prevent the driver leaving their lane without signalling. Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist (BCA) provides an enhancement over the existing Blind-Spot Collision Warning (BCW). Instead of simply warning drivers of cars in adjacent lanes, BCA helps drivers avoid a potential collision by applying differential braking.
Intelligent Speed Limit Assist (ISLA) is a new feature for the latest Stinger, with system based on traffic sign recognition. Driver Attention Warning (DAW) now has an increased operating speed of up to 130mph, and also alerts drivers if they fail to notice the car in front move off from a stop. The navigation-based Smart Cruise Control (NSCC) helps drive around curved sections of a motorway or A-road, automatically reducing the vehicle's speed to an appropriate level before entering the curve. It reverts to the original speed as the vehicle leaves the curve and returns to a straight road.
The Rear Cross-Traffic-Collision-Avoidance Assist (RCCA) has been upgraded and now helps to prevent collisions with crossing vehicles while reversing by taking emergency action, whereas previously the system only warned the driver with a sound.
Stinger range focused on one halo 'GT S' edition
There is just one, high-specification version of the Stinger in the UK, powered by the tremendous 3.3-litre V6 T-GDi twin-turbocharged direct-injection petrol engine. Drive is sent to the rear wheels through an eight-speed automatic gearbox.
The 3.3-litre, 3,342cc twin-turbo V6 T-GDi is a member of the Lambda II range of engines and produces 361bhp at 6,000rpm and a huge 510Nm of torque starting at 1,300rpm and continuing uninterrupted until 4,500rpm.
The twin-turbo V6 makes Stinger the fastest-accelerating Kia ever. From standstill to 60mph takes just 4.7 seconds, and the top speed is 167mph where permitted. Yet the extensive testing regime to ensure durability and responsiveness has also helped efficiency: combined fuel consumption is 28.0mpg, while CO2 emissions are 229g/km.
Model Price £ Power bhp Torque Nm 0–60 sec Max speed mph Combined mpg
(WLTP) CO2
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'GT S' 3.3 T-GDi 8-speed automatic ISG £42,595 361 510 4.7 167 28.0 229
SVA Says: We think this car is a sure fired 'Modern Collectible' in exactly the same way the Saab Turbo, the Mistubishi Lancer and Jaguar XJ-R was a Modern Collectible of its day. This care has a real engine, its blisteringly fast, with technology coming out of its kazoo and will without doubt drive like the devil is chasing it. We love it and keep those miles low, keep it serviced and watch its long term values!

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POSTPONED: Views from the Streets: The Transformation of Gangs and Violence on Chicago's South Side
Great Cities Institute, 412 South Peoria Street
Free with RSVP
This event has been postponed. A new date will be announced at a later time. Join us as Roberto R. Aspholm discusses his new book, Views from the Streets: The Transformation of Gangs and Violence on Chicago's South Side. Chicago has long served as a symbol of urban pathology in the public imagination. The city's staggering levels of violence and entrenched gang culture occupy a central place in the national discourse, yet remain poorly understood and are often stereotyped. Views…
POSTPONED: Fair Fares Chicagoland: Advocating for Equitable Transit
This event has been postponed. A new date will be announced at a later time. Join Lynda Lopez, advocacy manager at the Active Transportation Alliance, alongside Andrea Reed and Linda Thisted, co-chairs of the Coalition for a Modern Metra Electric for a discussion on Fair Fares. Last November, Active Trans released the Fair Fares report, offering recommendations for fare equity in the region. Some of the recommendations include fare-capping, discounted fares for low-income residents, and testing the South Cook Fair…
CANCELLED: UTC Event: Transportation Planning to Improve Access to Healthcare
April 16, 2020 — Noon to 1:00 pm UTC Spring Seminar Series Speaker: Erin Aleman, Executive Director, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning Topic: Transportation Planning to Improve Access to Healthcare Venue: Great Cities Institute Conference Room, Suite 400, 412 S. Peoria St., Chicago
POSTPONED: Building Bridges: Community and University Partnerships in East St. Louis
Join us as Professor Kenneth Reardon discusses his new book, Building Bridges, which tells the 10-year saga of how an inspired group of women activists from East St. Louis established a long-term partnership with students and faculty from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) to revitalize their community. It is an uplifting story of a small group of women, inspired by the Civil Rights work of Ella Baker, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Katherine Dunham, who organized a highly effective…
ONLINE WEBINAR: Climate Justice meets Global Health in the time of COVID-19
May 4, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT
This event is moving online to a Zoom webinar. To receive the link to participate, please RSVP below. Jonathan Patz, M.D., MPH, is director of the Global Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a professor and the John P. Holton Chair in Health and the Environment with appointments in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Department of Population Health Sciences. For 15 years, Patz served as a lead author for the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel…
Essential Work, Excessive Risk: Warehouse Work in Chicago and Southern California
February 10, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm CST
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For warehouse workers during the pandemic, being deemed "essential" meant their work was suddenly visible to the public and recognized for its importance. But pulling back the veil on warehouse shop floors has also highlighted what workers and advocates have been saying for years: warehouse work is hard on workers' bodies, health and safety risks are widespread, and new technologies are exacerbating substandard working conditions. As one of the few bright spots in the economy, warehouse employment has grown during…
Chicago Data Training: Using Microdata from the American Community Survey
February 15, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am CST
National Parks in Your Neighborhood
February 16, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CST
The National Park Service protects and manages some of our nation's most historic sites, important natural resources, and scenic recreation areas. But did you know the mission of the National Park Service extends far beyond the boundaries of national park sites? The Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) program is a community partnerships office that provides technical assistance to local partners that are planning outdoor recreation and natural resource conservation projects in neighborhoods just like yours. On February 16th, join…
Political Science Speaker Series: Multilevel Democracy
February 17, 2021 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm CST
Jefferey Sellers of the University of Southern California will launch the Political Science Department's Spring Speaker Series speaking on "Multilevel Democracy" Wednesday, February 17th, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm by Zoom at this link https://bit.ly/3f6foVW. The talk draws on his recently published, Multilevel Democracy: How Local Institutions and Civil Society Shape the Modern State.
Black Mayors & Leadership in the United States – Lori Lightfoot
March 4, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm CST
The Honorable Lori E. Lightfoot, Mayor of Chicago Criminal Justice Reform Thursday, March 4, 2021 | 12-1:30 Pacific Time (2-3:30 Central Time) "We can and will make a place where your ZIP code doesn't determine your destiny." Zoom Webinar | Register here (free) for March 4 event. Introduction by: Teresa Córdova, Director, Great Cities Institute, and Professor, Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago Panel discussion moderated by Cheryl Corley, NPR national correspondent Panelists Nikki Jones, Professor, African American Studies, UC Berkeley Cid Martinez, Associate Professor, Sociology, University of San Diego…


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Ramiro III. (* 961; † 985) war Sohn des Königs Sancho I. von León und dessen Nachfolger als König von León (966–984).

Er wurde bereits im Alter von fünf Jahren König. Während seiner Jugend lag die Regierungsverantwortung in den Händen seiner Tante Elvira Ramírez, die den Königstitel für diese Zeit annahm, und seiner Mutter, Teresa Ansúrez, die beim Tode ihres Mannes in ein Kloster eintreten musste. Somit war seine Regierungszeit auch durch eine kirchenfreundliche Politik geprägt.

Während seiner Regierungszeit als Jugendlicher unterzeichnete er ein Friedensabkommen mit dem Kalifen Al-Hakam II. und bekämpfte die Wikinger, die in Galicien eingefallen waren.

Nachdem er volljährig geworden war, heiratete er 983 Sancha, Tochter des Grafen von Saladana Gomez, mit der er keine Kinder hatte.

Ramiro versuchte eine absolutistische Monarchie einzurichten und verstärkte dadurch nur noch die separatistischen Tendenzen in Galicien und Kastilien. Daher und wegen ständiger Überfälle der Mauren riefen galicische Adlige 982 Bermudo II., den Sohn von Ordoño III., zum König von Galicien aus. Ramiro verlor 984 seinen Thron an Bermudo II.

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König (León)
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Gestorben 985
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SILKWORM SEED*
A LAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF THE PRODUCTION, SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF SILKWORM SEED AND THE CONTROL OF SILKWORM DISEASES AND TO MAKE PROVISION FOR ALL MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH OR INCIDENTAL THERETO.
Law Nos,
[Not in operation on 31st December. 1980.]
Short title and date of operation.
1. This Law may be cited as the Silkworm Seed Law, and shall come into operation on such dale as may be appointed by the Minister by Order published in the Gazette*.(* Not in operation on 31st December, 1980.)
2. The Minister may, from time to time, by order published in the Gazette, designate any person by name or by office to be the Licensing Authority for the purposes of this Law.
Prohibition on storage, transport, distribution and sale of silkworm seed.
3. No person shall produce, store, production, transport, sell or otherwise distribute or dispose of silkworm seed except under the authority or otherwise than in accordance with the terms or conditions of a licence issued in that behalf by the Licensing Authority under this Law.
Prohibition of rearing of silkworm.
4. No person shall rear silkworm from silkworm seed other than from silkworm seed obtained from a person holding a valid licence issued by the Licensing Authority.
Application for licence.
5. Every person desiring to produce, store, transport, sell or otherwise distribute or dispose of silkworm seed shall make an application for a licence in the prescribed form to the Licensing Authority.
Licenses not transferable.
(1) No licence issued under this Law to any person shall be transferable to any other person, and accordingly any such transfer made in contravention of the preceding provision of this subsection shall be null and void.
(2) No licence issued under this Law to any person shall be used for the benefit of any other person.
Power to suspend or cancel licenses.
(1) Where any person contravenes any provision of this Law or any regulation made thereunder, the Licensing Authority may by order suspend for any period specified in such order, or cancel such licence.
(2) No order under subsection (1) shall be made against the licensee except after notice to him to show cause within such period as may be specified in the notice, why such order should not be made, and except on his failing to show cause within such period, or on his not showing sufficient cause.
Power of entry and inspection.
(1) The Licensing Authority or any person authorized in writing by such Licensing Authority may-
(a) for the purpose of ascertaining whether the provisions of this Law-, or any regulation made thereunder are complied with, by order in writing require any rearer or licensee to furnish such information as may be called for;
(b) inspect or cause to be inspected any documents or records maintained by such rearer or licensee;
(c) enter and inspect at any time between sunrise and sunset any land, place or premises where rearing is done with a view to detecting the presence or otherwise of any silkworm diseases;
(d) require such rearer or licensee to take such steps as may be considered by him expedient or necessary to prevent the spread of silkworm diseases including disinfection of any place or destruction of any silkworm seed or silkworm and such other action as may be prescribed.
(2) Every owner, occupier, rearer or licensee or any person in charge of any land, place or premises referred to in paragraphs (c) and (d) of the preceding subsection, shall give admittance to the Licensing Authority or such authorized officer and permit him to carry out his functions under the provisions of subsection (1).
(1) The Minister may from time to time make regulations for the purpose of carrying out or giving effect to the principles and provisions of this Law.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by subsection (1), the Minister may make regulations in respect of all or any of the following matters;-
(a) the importation or the prohibition of the import of silkworm seed ,
(b) the inspection of silkworm seed at any stage of its entry into the island; disinfection at cleansing
(c) or disinfection at the expense of the consignee of silkworm seed which are found or suspected to be infected with any disease;
(d) for placing in quarantine the imported silkworm seed;
(e) the declaration of any area in the island to be an infected area and for taking such steps as may be necessary for the proper quarantine of such area;
(f) for the destruction of or proper disposal of silkworm, silkworm eggs, cocoons, moths and any equipment which may be affected or contaminated with disease,
(g) the appointment of authorized officers to carry out the provisions of this Law or any regulation made thereunder;
(h) subject to the provisions of this Law, the circumstances in which licenses may be granted or refused ;
(i) the category of persons to whom, the period for which and the terms and conditions subject to which a licence may be granted ;
(j) the mode and manner in which applications for licenses may be made or disposed of;
(k) the furnishing of alt such statements, declarations relating to the business carried on by a licensee as may be necessary for ensuring that the provisions of this Law or any regulations made thereunder are complied with; and
(l) the standards to be observed by a licensee and the prohibition of acts or omissions in contravention of such standards.
(3) Every regulation made by the Minister shall be published in the Gazette and shall come into operation on the date of publication or on such later date as may be specified in the regulation.
(4) Every regulation made by the Minister shall, as soon as convenient after its publication in the Gazette, be brought before Parliament for approval. Any regulation which is not so approved shall be deemed to he rescinded as from the date of disapproval, but without prejudice to anything previously done thereunder. Notification of the date on which a regulation is deemed to be rescinded shall be published in the Gazette.
Appeals.
(1) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Licensing Authority relating to the refusal, cancellation or suspension of a licence, may, within fourteen days after the communication of such decision to such person, appeal in writing from such decision to the Minister.
(2) The Minister may, in dealing with any appeal preferred to him under subsection (1), affirm, vary or annul the order against which the appeal has been preferred.
(3) The decision of the Minister on any appeal preferred to him under the preceding provisions of this section shall be final and conclusive and shall not be called in question in any court.
Offences and penalties.
11. Any person who-
(a) acts in contravention of or fails to comply with any provision of this Law or -any regulation made thereunder,
(b) acts in contravention of or fails to comply with any condition of a licence,
(c) fails to comply with any direction given by any authorized officer in the exercise of his powers under this Law, or
(d) resists or obstructs any authorized officer in the exercise of his powers or the performance of his duties under this Law,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction after trial before a Magistrate, be liable to rigorous imprisonment for a term of not less than one month and not exceeding one year or to a fine of not less than one hundred rupees and not exceeding one thousand rupees, or to both such fine and imprisonment.
Liability of certain persons in respect of offences committed by bodies corporate or incorporate.
12. Where an offence under this Law is committed by a body of persons, then-
(a) if that body of persons is a body corporate, every person who at the time of the commission of the offence was a director, general manager, secretary or other similar officer of that body corporate; or
(b) if that body of persons is a firm, every person who at the time of the commission of the offence was a partner of that firm,
shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence unless he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or connivance and that he exercised all such diligence to prevent the commission of the offence as he ought to have exercised having regard to the nature of his functions and in all the circumstances.
13. For the purpose of this Law-
"authorized officer" means any person authorized in writing by the Licensing Authority for the purpose of this Law;
" cocoon" means cocoon produced by silkworm;
" diseases" shall include all diseases caused by fungal, bacterial, viral, protozoan and other organism which may injure or be parasitic upon any silkworm;
" licence " means a licence to carry on the business of producing, storing, transport, selling, distributing or disposing of silkworm seed ;
" Licensing Authority " means a person authorized by the Minister in the prescribed manner;
" prescribed " means prescribed under this Law or by regulations made thereunder;
" rearer" means a person engaged in rearing silkworm for the production of cocoons;
" silkworm " includes Mulberry silkworm, Tussor silkworm, Eri silkworm and Muga silkworm; and
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The business accounting software Quickbooks Pro 2007 for Mac was my first business accounting software package and will probably be the last Quickbooks title that I purchase.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not bitter, angry, or have any axe to grind. I just believe that I discovered the pros and cons too long after the purchase to do anything concrete to resolve my issues with this software.
First of all, I enjoyed the ability to quickly set up a chart of accounts. This was helpful in putting together where all of the money was (and is) coming and going. I had my company accounts set up in minutes, the only problem is, there is little or no help in determining if they are set up correctly. When I first installed the software, it was so replete with bugs that it would crash almost automatically. Within a few weeks, there was an automatic software update (a built in feature) that allowed me to 'patch' the troublesome bugs and begin to work with a stable software platform.
Since I am a lifelong Mac user, I was limited in my choices back in 2006 as to what accounting software was available to me. I looked into Peachtree accounting products but they were just too high for a smaller size business like Hamilton Productions used to be back then. Quickbooks Pro was about $200 and seemed to have most of the features that I was looking for: Integration with online banking and even direct credit card processing (for an additional fee of course). I liked that I could create a 'bid' or 'proposal' in Quickbooks Pro then, turn that proposal into a 'job' and from that job turn it into an invoice and then eventually a packing slip. And, on top of all this, I could customize the quotes, invoices, and packing slips with my company logo, slogan, and/or address.These were all features that could give a smaller business a professional look.
Some of these features actually worked, a couple did not. First, at the time, Intuit did not offer credit card processing for Macs, this was NOT made clear up front by Intuit as I'm sure they would have missed out on quite a few sales had they made this clear from the beginning. When I called support, it took hours of hold time and dead conversations with people that knew less about the software than I did! I then chose to email directly with the support people for Quickbooks, and after several bounced emails, finally I was told quite simply that Quickbooks 2007 for Mac would not support direct processing from the software. And, even if it did, I would have to sign up with the Quickbooks credit card processing company which was about 30% more expensive than other processing companies. My understanding is that Intuit has now fixed this issue and Macs now enjoy the same right as PCs to be overcharged by Quickbooks to process their credit cards. Hooray!
The second feature that was a "phantom feature" for Macs was the integration of the software with online banking. This would, theoretically, allow you to download your statements directly into Quickbooks Pro and then assign each line item as a vendor expense, payment etc. which would have been AMAZING for organizing my books. However, for the first year, I was unable to use the software to communicate online with my bank (which was a very large bank). At first, I thought it was operator error and after more hours of searching for answers and receiving none, I reached the conclusion myself that Intuit, yet again, listed a PC feature as a "Mac" feature and again, all Mac users were out in the cold. In all fairness, with subsequent releases this has been cleared up and after a year, I was able to utilize this feature for the first time.
I like that I can add credit payments and deposit reminders directly to my ical. The data entry on the forms is a bit clunky. You can't really see what your invoice is going to look like when you're typing it, as the data entry on each line does not self-break or 'justify' to see all of it as you type. If you're billing description on a particular line is too long, you will type into the hidden abyss forever masking the mystery of whether you are typing the description without errors or not. When you customize the credit memos, invoices, or quotes, you don't see your logo on the invoice. All of the above can only be seen on final print. Which was no fun for me. Hopefully in subsequent releases this has been fixed.
There are quite a few little knocks on this software, I don't want to list them all as that would sound like embittered complaining, however I will say that for $200 I would expect the software to operate with stability upon installation - Quickbooks Pro for Mac 2007 did not. I would expect there to be some kind of pseudo-helpful tutorial or pdf to walk us through the basics, there was not. I would want to know that the support team at Intuit was ready to help their business customers get up and running in a timely fashion, there really wasn't a support team.
This software is the most widely known and does have some handy features but the limitations vs the price cause me to give it a big thumbs down.


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Even though this electric guitar for kids is small it still has all the three fender single-coil pickups as the versatility of the five-way switch which switches between different combinations of pickups. Moreover, it also features a volume and tone control as any other standard electric guitar. It has many of the same attributes as its bigger famous and iconic brother the fender Stratocaster. The guitar I review has got a black finish but they also come in a variety of other colors (e.g. pink version for girls). The guitar neck is made of rosewood and has got a small profile which is very comfortable to play. The finish and the hardware seem to be really good and will probably last for a long while. The action is also pretty low which is quite important for beginners and especially for kids when starting learning guitar. The action of a guitar is the height of the strings over the neck and a low action allows you to play scales very easily.
Regarding the sound let me put it that way: Through a bigger amp it sounds just like a regular Stratocaster. That's definitely a great advantage of a reduced size electric guitar since the sound is produced by the amplifier and not by the sound hole as for acoustic guitars. A reduced size acoustic guitar will always sound not as full and bright as a full size acoustic. Beside this little fact, the squier mini strat has a very universal guitar sound, whether hard rock or country, every style sounds nice on it. It plays amazing for something in this price range and the strings stay in tune well.
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And funny, since this was probably before we started to get chatting, I've been doing exactly the same thing this week. At last I'd finished the solid days grinding through the minutiae of the paperback text making sure all the spaces were right, and the quotes turned the right way (see next week's IWSG post). So my rest day yesterday involved: Cleaning the house; updating my reviews of other peoples books... dnf-ing one I where reading had become a chore... and deciding before I could do some more writing, I had to reread the series, and what better way than to read it than while proofing the second ebook box set!!!
I've been doing better at doing nothing the last few days. Ready today to get back at it, but it's still mostly errands, not writing.


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Home :: WMD :: Library :: News :: Iran :: 2015 :: August ::
Why Is Parchin Central To Iran Nuclear Crisis?
by Charles Recknagel
The Parchin military facility is back at center stage in the Iran nuclear crisis as new satellite images show vehicles and container-like objects being moved near a location where Iran is suspected of conducting past nuclear-related tests.
The images, taken from a commercial satellite, were released to the public on June 7 by a U.S. think tank which said they suggest Iran may be trying to clean up the site ahead of a planned visit by international nuclear inspectors later this year.
Tehran has said the vehicles at the site are simply engaged in road works in the area but that explanation is not likely to put the matter to rest quickly. The reason is this is not the first time satellite images have shown possible clean-up work at the site and the issue has long been among the most sensitive ones in the controversy over Iran's nuclear activities.
The UN's nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said in 2011 it believed Iran conducted experiments at the military facility outside Tehran more than a decade ago. It believes Iran built a container at Parchin in 2000 designed to contain the detonation of up to 70 kilograms of high explosives used to develop models for triggered nuclear reactions.
But despite the inspectors' high interest in visiting the site, Tehran refused to give them access. Tehran said Parchin was used solely for conventional-weapons testing and, as a military facility, was off-limits for national security reasons.
The repeated refusals heightened the IAEA's suspicions Iran might be hiding something and they rose further in 2012 when satellite images showed what the agency termed 'extensive activities' at Parchin. The activities included the razing of two buildings and the removal and replacement of what the IAEA called 'considerable' quantities of earth.
IAEA Director-General Yukia Amano noted at the time that Iran's activities 'could make it much more difficult for us to undertake effective verification. Nevertheless, it is important that agency inspectors should have access to the site.'
This week's satellite images are certain to revive a debate over whether Iran could so successfully remove evidence of any nuclear-related activities as to make a visit to Parchin fruitless. However, many nuclear experts say such a thorough sanitizing would be next to impossible due to the difficulty of removing all trace amounts of enriched uranium from an area.
Knowing what happened at Parchin more than a decade ago remains key to ending the nuclear crisis because the accord reached last month in Vienna stipulates that sanctions can only be lifted if Tehran resolves all of the IAEA's concerns over the possible military dimensions of its nuclear program -- both past and present.
Source: http://www.rferl.org/content/why-parchin- central-to-iran-nuclear-crisis/27178552.html


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"Cleveland Baseball Team"
By cyoung,
December 14, 2020 in Sports
21 minutes ago, Michael said:
Believe that story was debunked or just pretty much doesn't have the necessary proof. Not 100% sure though.
There's proof of the nickname coming from newspaper writers soon after the player debuted n 1897, but it may have been a mockery or sarcasm. The player was released seven games into the 1899 season due to injuries and alcoholism and he passed away in 1913. When the nickname became the official team name it wasn't until 1915 and the team never mentioned the player or anything about the name being an honor for him. Also, it was actually a different team/organization in 1915 as the Spiders with the Native American player were an NL team and disbanded after the 1899 season and so now this was a new/second Cleveland team in the AL that began play in 1901.
So, yeah, shady at best.
While I shot down @SonOfJack for thinking this is what the rebrand will look like man I'd be so happy to be proven wrong. I would love this...
...the club ownership and newspapers got together and on January 16, 1915, chose Indians, which they have retained ever since. This name was based on a former nickname of the old National League club, which was sometimes called the Indians in 1897 and 1898 because of outfielder Lou Sockalexis.
From research on team nicknames during an era when they frequently changed, https://sabr.org/journal/article/setting-the-record-straight-on-major-league-team-nicknames/
So yes the name did originally come from the Spiders having the first Native American player but whether or not it was actually an honor is unproven.
Good. Wear the Cleveland jerseys and make a white home version, don't use the Indians jerseys and don't bring up the name but stay away from the stupid placeholder name.
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3 hours ago, Photo-Realistic Billy said:
Case in point, some folks get offended when a team they don't care about changes their name. 🤷♂
Not offended. Amused...in disbelief, sure.
I'll sit back & wait to be called a racist bigot now...I know it's coming eventually.
2 hours ago, el_gmac said:
I agreed what was say above if NA are bother by the name and logo then take it off, but if only bothers white women with cats then NO. Also I wonder if NA knows the team name was picked due to the fact than a NA was in the team roster at the time and in honor of him the team adopted the name Indians
And the second half of your post, I look at that like the dummies tearing down statues - if it took Google to find out who the staue is, and what they did that offended you, your not that offended.
FSU is constantly brought up in these discussions, only for the uninformed to find out that they work closely with the Seminole tribe to honor them, not insult them.
I just gonna leave it at this
This only applies to people who have no connection to this imagery and they're not the point. If actual Native Americans are bothered by this then it should be changed. Who cares what everyone else thinks. I'm not all about the rah rah rah cancel culture people who wanna complain about everything just to sound like they're smarter than everyone else, I can't stand that. My point is ask someone who this name really matters to.
If Native Americans are that offended, sure, change it. But if it's anything like the Redskins, it all politics.
But again, moving on with life & not allowing myself to get offended by anything has worked out very well for me. I highly recommend it for anyone that gets their feeling hurt.
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Hey the old logo, I absolute get but I'm genuinely curious when the name ow word became offensive. Again the old logo and the Redskins, I get.
5 minutes ago, cyoung said:
I'm not disagreeing with you here. This needs to be done for the right reasons and not just for the politics of it.
5 minutes ago, AeroFishOne said:
Good question but I think with Cleveland it's more like the damage has already been done and if they don't change the team name then people are gonna always have a reason to reference the stereotypes. So I think they just want to completely separate themselves from the imagery. The quicker you get on the path towards spiders or whatever else, the quicker you can get away form the offensive stuff.
But yeah it's a fine line, like the Braves who have a name that isn't offensive but they still have some of the less pleasant imagery as well.
like the Braves who have a name that isn't offensive but they still have some of the less pleasant imagery as well.
They are getting rid of the tomahawk chop right? Hasn't been proven yet since no fans have come in awhile but I thought I remembered seeing that.
Maybe. The Braves said they wouldn't change the team name but will consider losing the tomahawk chop and the tomahawk logo. Easy fix, they already have an alternate jersey without it. Harder fix to get the people to not do the hand sign though.
I find this so cheap and overused. Is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame really that big of a deal over there? Do people in Cleveland even care about it that much? It's like if the city of Cleveland is known for nothing else but that one damn building. Also, the Rockies wouldn't approve of this name.
Spiders is the most logical fit as long as they stay away from minor league style angry cartoon spider images... Blues works really well and has a historical place and is a more subtle nod to the music connection... Steamers is such a winner in my book... I have no faith in any other "original" names.
I have a buddy that lives in Cleveland, and he said this move was a long time coming, and expected by everyone there.
As an outsider, I like the Spiders name.
That looks good!
I know I had done this several months ago when we were talking about it:
If they go that route, might as well just throw it all out and start over. That would be such a boring identity without the tomahawk. Off the top of my head, the Braves have what I consider the least offensive current Native American set with the Blackhawks being the second. Neither of them have anything that needs to be changed in my opinion.
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1 hour ago, cyoung said:
Only if you begin to start showing racism and bigotry. 😁 So far you've only questioned things which is fair.
I don't think anyone is saying that the Indians and their imagery aren't offensive in at least some way. I think a lot are just questioning if this is being done for the right reasons because 2020 has brought quite a few examples of over censoring things for the wrong reasons.
I'm still not ok with losing Aunt Jemima.
1 hour ago, Michael said:
If people were this reasonable, we'd be much better off for it!
For what it's worth@Photo-Realistic Billy, my previous post wasn't directed at you. I wasn't expecting shots fired from you, necessarily.
2 hours ago, cyoung said:
I agree with you entirely. Civil debate has quickly faded from our societies and it's very fast, "you said this, I interpret it as this, therefore you're bad and I don't want to give you a chance to explain." No progress that way.
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56 minutes ago, cyoung said:
Like Michael noted, I ain't seen anything racist yet.
My only caution is that we should resist outrage for outrage's sake. Moreover, outrage focused against outrage -- being mad because people are mad -- is even more unproductive. But y'know, maybe I could be accused through all of this of being outraged by outrage at outrage. 😂
Just now, Photo-Realistic Billy said:
Just makes me wonder what's wrong with @el_gmac ... (kidding of course ❤ )
I am outraged at the outrage of the outrage about the outrage.
14 minutes ago, Photo-Realistic Billy said:
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Basic Brian
Dear God this country needs some real problems...
SilverBullet 18 posts
Michael 10 posts
cyoung 8 posts
Cleveland Spiders please. I remember the cool logo concepts.
Apparently not, if we're still renaming teams because it may hurt someone's feelings. If seeing the name Cleveland Indians up on a billboard affects your child's self esteem, you need to do a bet


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As Arctic Nears Tipping Point, President Obama and Nordic Leaders Must Act
Article May 11, 2016
President Obama and the five Nordic leaders should use their May 13 summit to work to cut their nations' greenhouse gas emissions, safeguard the Arctic, and inspire more ambitious climate change action globally.
Cathleen Kelly
Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice, Arctic, Clean Energy, Conservation, Europe, Foreign Policy+3 More
President Barack Obama, right, accompanied by Secretary of State John Kerry, left, speaks at the Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement, and Resilience, or GLACIER, Conference in Anchorage, Alaska, August 31, 2015, attended by Nordic foreign ministers, native leaders, and dignitaries from 20 countries. President Obama opened a three-day trip to Alaska, where he witnessed and warned of a warming world and issued an urgent call to action on climate change. (AP/Andrew Harnik)
On May 13 at the White House, President Barack Obama hosts the leaders of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden for a U.S.-Nordic Leaders Summit. This gathering gives the president and Nordic nations an opportunity to launch new initiatives to curb climate change while supporting sustainable development, to avoid dangerous Arctic warming tipping points, and to reduce the pressures that cause climate change-induced migration.
The stakes for President Obama and the Nordic leaders are high. More intense and frequent extreme droughts, heat waves, storms, sea level rise, and floods—all symptoms of a warming world—have triggered humanitarian crises and mass migrations and are driving food and water shortages; exacerbating poverty; accelerating conflict; and wreaking havoc from Europe to the Middle East, from Africa to Asia and from the Amazon to the Arctic.
President Obama is making the most of his remaining months in office to combat climate change, as evidenced by the new and ambitious bilateral climate change commitments with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, President Mauricio Macri of Argentina, and President Xi Jinping of China. When Nordic leaders and President Obama meet, they should embrace key aspects of these recent bilateral climate commitments. For example, the U.S.-Nordic joint statement should draw from the U.S.-Canada joint statement pledges to achieve the following goals, among many others:
Implement the Paris Agreement.
Set a world-class standard for approving Arctic commercial activity—including shipping, fishing, and oil and gas exploration and development—that supports national and global climate change goals.
Create low-impact Arctic shipping corridors to safeguard important ecological and cultural areas and to reduce the risks of heavy fuel oil, or HFO, use and black carbon emissions from Arctic shipping.
Reduce methane emissions, including those from the oil and gas sector.
Accelerate renewable energy development and innovation through initiatives such as Mission Innovation and the Clean Energy Ministerial.
Negotiate a Montreal Protocol hydrofluorocarbon phase-down amendment in 2016, and increase financial support to developing countries to help them implement a phasedown.
By adopting the commitments above—and launching new actions in the three areas below—President Obama and the five Nordic leaders can cut their nations' greenhouse gas emissions, protect the Arctic, and help secure more ambitious climate change action globally.
Combat climate change while supporting sustainable development
To curb global climate change under the Paris climate agreement, world leaders are deepening existing partnerships and launching new ones with developing countries to support a shift toward resilient, low-carbon economic growth. To accelerate this shift, country leaders will need to continue to ramp up public and private climate finance. By the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's count, the climate finance gap is about $40 billion per year short of the 2009 goal set by world leaders in Copenhagen, Denmark, to raise $100 billion per year by 2020. To close this gap, the Nordic leaders and President Obama should commit to expanding their use of public financing to leverage private-sector investment in low-carbon and resilient development. For example, U.S. and Nordic leaders should build on innovative approaches already employed by the U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Danish Climate Investment Fund, and government and business members of The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance. These groups leverage pension fund investments and other private-sector financing to support low-carbon development through insurance, loans, and loan guarantees, as well as by reducing risk—by, for example, allowing initial investment returns to flow directly to investors.
President Obama and the Nordic leaders should also jointly commit to expanding offshore wind energy development by investing in the research and infrastructure needed to improve offshore wind power generation and transmission. The abundance of offshore wind resources in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and along the Atlantic Coast of the United States creates significant opportunity for economic development and shifting the electric power sector away from fossil fuels to zero-emissions energy sources. According to a 2015 Center for American Progress issue brief, U.S. Atlantic Coast states have yet to tap "a secret weapon … at their disposal" for curbing carbon pollution and creating jobs via their vast offshore wind resources. As much as 143 gigawatts of offshore wind resources are available for development in federal offshore areas with relatively low conflict with existing ocean uses. For comparison, the record for electric power consumption across the entire New England electric power grid is 28.13 gigawatts, set in 2006.
Avoid dangerous Arctic warming tipping points
Nowhere on Earth are the consequences of climate change more evident than in the Arctic, which is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet. This could cause dire outcomes for much of the globe. Arctic warming is speeding up global sea level rise and increasing flood risks for 40 percent of the world's population living near coasts. In April, scientists were stunned to see signs that the gigantic Greenland ice sheet is melting at least a month earlier than it has during the past three decades.
President Obama and the Nordic leaders can work together to avoid unstoppable Greenland ice sheet melt and other dangerous Arctic "tipping points" by launching an initiative to determine the amount of Arctic permafrost, sea ice, glaciers, and the Greenland ice sheet that must be preserved to avoid crossing dire climate change thresholds. The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme—a working group of the Arctic Council—or a newly created body could lead this work, including advising Arctic nations to set national policies and emission reduction goals that will prevent Arctic warming from reaching dangerous tipping points. The U.S. and Nordic nations should also commit to joint investments in early warning systems that use observations and models to predict the health trajectory of the Greenland ice sheet, permafrost, and sea ice extent in the Arctic. Quality early warning systems also would help Arctic nations design policies to avoid catastrophic Arctic and global warming.
President Obama and the Nordic leaders also should announce new initiatives to cut black carbon pollution in the Arctic; black carbon warms the Arctic by trapping heat in the atmosphere and by darkening and melting snow and ice, reducing their ability to reflect the sun's heat away from the Earth's surface. In March, for example, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, or BOEM, released a new proposed rule to update its decades-old regulations for offshore air pollution from oil and gas drilling. BOEM has set the stage to require black carbon pollution controls on oil and gas development. In its proposed rule, it requested public comments and data on black carbon emissions from offshore oil and gas operations and options to reduce such emissions. At the U.S.-Nordic Leaders Summit, President Obama should announce that BOEM will move to set a new standard that will both improve onshore air quality and limit harmful black carbon pollution in the Arctic. Royal Dutch Shell set aside its U.S. Arctic oil extraction ambitions in October 2015, and Shell, ConocoPhillips, and other companies abandoned all but one oil and gas lease in the Chukchi Sea, as well as some of their claims in the Beaufort Sea. Nonetheless, if the oil market eventually rebounds, these and other companies could refocus on Alaskan offshore oil exploration. While oil prices are low, now is the time for BOEM to get its air quality regulations right to protect public health and prevent new sources of black carbon pollution from any future oil and gas operations in the Arctic. As BOEM finalizes its proposed oil and gas leasing plan for 2017 to 2022, it also should take all new Arctic lease sales off the table, since the United States lacks the infrastructure and capacity to respond sufficiently to an Arctic oil spill.
Nordic countries also should commit to taking new steps to curb black carbon pollution. For example, they could provide more incentives for households to retire old and inefficient wood-burning stoves—a substantial source of black carbon emissions from Nordic nations—and purchase the most efficient replacements.
The U.S. and Nordic countries can also commit to reducing the environmental and climate change risks of Arctic shipping by urging the International Maritime Organization, or IMO, to phase out the use and transport of heavy fuel oil in vessels traveling in the Arctic and invite other Arctic nations to join them in calling for the phaseout. The IMO already prohibits ships from using and carrying HFO in the waters surrounding Antarctica. In February 2015, 15 leaders of nongovernmental organizations urged the United States to lead Arctic Council nations in seeking an HFO phaseout in the region to reduce the risk of catastrophic oil spills and black carbon pollution.
By taking these actions—while also agreeing to smart Arctic Ocean management to protect the health and safety of indigenous people, marine life, and ecosystems—President Obama and the Nordic leaders can make strides toward avoiding catastrophic changes in the Arctic that threaten people and places around the planet.
Reduce climate change-induced migration
A 2015 Norwegian Refugee Council report reveals that since 2008, natural disasters have displaced an average of 26.4 million people per year from their homes around the world. This is equivalent to one person being displaced every second, and this trend is on the upsurge. Many experts believe that the refugee crisis in Europe will only worsen, fueled by climate change-driven food and water scarcity and increasing conflict in Africa and the Middle East.
The U.S. and Nordic leaders must work together to curb the devastating effects of climate change-induced migration and food insecurity. By committing to jointly study and address extreme weather and other climate change-related drivers of migration—including drought, food shortages, sea level rise and flooding—and by firmly embedding climate change security risk management into foreign, defense, and development policies—President Obama and the Nordic leaders will reduce the risk of more conflict, migration, and misery in a warming world.
The three proposed actions above are necessary steps to ensure a safe and healthy planet, today and for future generations. President Obama and the Nordic leaders should commit to take these steps when they meet on May 13 in order to inspire similar actions from other nations and to move a critical step closer to climate protection around the globe.
Cathleen Kelly is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress. She thanks Shiva Polefka, Greg Dotson, Alison Cassady, Pete Ogden, Michael Werz, Meghan Miller, and Lauren Vicary from the Center for their contributions to this column. The author also thanks Rafe Pomerance, Phil Duffy, Margaret Williams, Mary Turnipseed, Vedis Vik, Morten Svendstorp, and Lauren Hansen-Strickler.
The Center for American Progress thanks the Nordic Council of Ministers for its support of our education programs and contribution to this column. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and the Center for American Progress and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Nordic Council of Ministers. The Center for American Progress produces independent research and policy ideas driven by solutions that we believe will create a more equitable and just world.
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I love the way Kim captured our family farm. She was a genius behind the camera. I could only buy cards now but hope to purchase a larger print soon.
This is one of my all time favorite cards. I love it!
Block is a black and white print which is a fun romp and possibly a volley ball game. The piece is a reminent of another piece with just the main large figure. After I printed 10, I decieded to add another figure and just do the black ink only. This partiuclar image also has 10 prints.


OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a community sourced map of the world. It is free and open and is getting better and better every day. SpatialDev, Critigen's Emerging Markets Team, has been working with OpenStreetMap data since our beginning and we are working with members of the OSM community to build tools that help with field data collection, perform analysis using OSM data and analyze how OSM can be improved to support higher order spatial functions like routing and navigation. In this post, we discuss ways to enhance OSM quality and functional capacity to support routing.
Use of OSM in routing applications is growing significantly in recent years, due to the free and real-time update frequency. OSM routing occurs mostly in urbanized areas where decent quality exists relative to other proprietary data sources but it is clear OSM can be enhanced for improved results.
Data integrity enhancements for routing/navigation should tie to the OSM data model so the community at large can benefit. The OSM data model contains Geometry (Ways, Nodes), Tag(s), and Relations. Tags provide attributes to describe the geometry. Relations, used as a higher-level connection to describe the content(s) and linkage(s) across different OSM elements.
If a road network is not physically connected in data, it affects correct routing in any data source OSM or not. Research has addressed this type of network integrity detection and correction for years. However, unlike other spatial data that defined different types of features into different theme layers, OSM data is defined by Tags. OSM tags can define a Way (polyline) as a road, a ferry route, an address range, or other types of linear features. It compounds the issues related to quality more than other data sources due to the ability of improper tagging allows for a road to be changed into a walkway or something else and result in a poor routing experience (or worse).
As a high-level generalization, a Way in OSM tagged as "highway" provides the indication that this OSM Way might be a road segment or the OSM Node with the "highway" tag might be crossing point or intersection with other road network features. The OSM Wikipedia (https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/) provides extensive information related for any public user to gain understanding of tags and best practices.
Key Tip: One can use key words to search the appropriate usage and proper values for any tag.
• Highway tag defines the usage of an OSM Way and/or Node with different of road classes and their priority.
• Oneway tag defines if the road is bi-driectional, one-direction, or if direction can be reversed.
• Access tag with other type of vehicle related tag (e.g., motorcar, motor-vechicle, bicycle, foot, etc.) defines what's legit way to pass this segment (OSM Way) or location (OSM Node), which include type of transportation, time, speed, weight, and other conditions.
• Layer, Tunnel, and Bridge tag Combination capture the essence for locations of vertical crossing (different levels within the road network). Thus, if one Way crosses another Way and are not intersected, using the Layer/Tunnel/Bridge tag can represent the multiple vertical dimensions of the roadway configuration.
• The routing application mentioned here is not inclusive of tagging to enable Turn-By-Turn instructions (where the road names should be accurate). Road naming has another tagging system and schemes to support providing directions.
The following example will provide a very high-level explanation on how bad tags affect the data quality on OSM with "two-way" roundabout.
Ideally, roundabout is one type of road configuration that should follow one-direction defined by Wikipedia. Thus, the A roundabout should be tagged as one-way only since it going through a loop in OSM as well. In the navigation, if oneway=no tag value is presented, it will be treated as bi-directional roads, and create dangerous routing conditions.
When performing the over-pass query defined as previous snapshot, you can see the problems in the entire United States.
And you can even save the results in GeoJson and bring into QGIS for further analysis!
We would like to pause our post here for now but we will have a series of the posts that explain how we enhance the map quality in OSM!


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Müller & Schade is a Swiss music publisher house founded in 1850 and based in Bern.

History
Müller & Schade was founded in Bern in 1850 and is organised in the legal form of a public limited company. The Musiknotenhaus publishes choral and yodel music as well as Neue Musik compositions. More than 2000 works by 100 authors are edited. CDs are also published.

Among the sound creators are Dora Cojocaru, Klaus Cornell, Thomas Demenga, Antal Doráti, Thomas Fortmann, Hans Eugen Frischknecht, Arthur Furer, Paul Glass, Daniel Glaus, Jürg Hanselmann, Michael Heisch, Christian Henking, Albert Moeschinger, Alfred Schweizer, Robert Suter, Dimitri Terzakis and others.

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1850 establishments in Switzerland
Companies based in Bern


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On this installment of ST Medical Monday, our guest is Jessica Nutik Zitter, who practices the atypical combination of ICU and palliative care medicine at a hospital in Oakland, California. She's also the author of a remarkable new book, "Extreme Measures: Finding a Better Path to the End of Life." As was noted of this memoir/critique/meditation by Kirkus Reviews: "End-stage patient suffering and distress inspire an early-career watershed moment for a sympathetic physician. Zitter's impassioned advocacy for increased palliative awareness in modern medical establishments is both immediate and heartfelt. She notes that both doctors and patients have a tendency to ignore death, and this often 'fuels a tremendous amount of suffering.' Her own enlightenment began during her medical internship, when she harbored serious second thoughts about her career choice (her father was a neurosurgeon) after being 'dumbstruck by this Armageddon' of critically ill patients throughout her first years in trauma medicine. 'I have rehearsed for the wrong performance,' she thought during a crisis of conscience. After much soul-searching, Zitter moved in a new professional direction, focusing on compassionate palliative care rather than treating pain as an 'on-off switch.' The often wrenching, emotionally resonant patient cases she shares illuminate an urgent need for medical communities to more uniformly embrace standards of care that include palliative approaches to terminal patients. Empathy and patient dignity have a tendency to evaporate amid a hard-core push to medically prolong life without humane consideration for a patient's eroded quality of life. Zitter describes the origins of palliative care as well as her somewhat steep learning curve adjusting to a holistic care approach. She also addresses issues of physician burnout, the delicate politics of do-not-resuscitate orders, and the challenging time-sensitivity of communicating terminal prognoses. Her affecting narrative is also educative, as the author aims to create a paradigm shift in terminal patient treatment and steer medical trends and attitudes about death and dying toward a more sympathetic perspective and one that will eventually consider it 'unacceptable to practice without considering the patient's needs above all else'.... Clarity and compassion unite in this touching and convincing new conversation on comfortable, patient-centered end-of-life care."
On StudioTulsa Medical Monday, We Explore "Attending: Medicine, Mindfulness, and Humanity"
On this edition of our show, we chat with Dr. Ronald Epstein about his new book, "Attending: Medicine, Mindfulness, and Humanity." As was noted of this reflective and quite timely medical memoir by Kirkus Reviews: "Can the encounter between doctor and patient be improved? A renowned family physician thinks so, and he explains how in this compendium of a lifetime of experience.
When she first heard that California's new aid in-dying law was signed, Dr. Carin van Zyl was relieved to hear that assisted death would be an option for her if she ever needed it herself. But as a palliative care doctor at the University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, she's worried the law might lead people to consider lethal medications over other options that may better accommodate their wishes.


I spent just about all of today rewiring this jazz-style guitar. It was made by Skiffle Cat who may well now be defunct? It's not the greatest guitar in the world but it is very servicable and now sounds the business.
Last time it was here I dressed the frets, gave it a new Tusq nut and set it up but today was the turn of the electrics to be improved.
The owner bought a set of The Creamery's "Swing-O" pickups to be fitted and some ideas about a wiring scheme. We decided on individual volume controls for each pickup, plus master volume control, together with treble and bass controls and a 3-way rotary switch with chicken head knob for pickup selection.
Getting the circuit right took some time, both to design and install. I based the tone stack design on G&L's PTB system, explained here at Planet-Z but changed the component values so that it worked well with the Creamery pickups.
Everything was wired with single core screened cables so the result should be resistant to external interference.
The controls have proved to be extremely versatile and the bass control in particular is great for thinning out the sound of a jazz box.


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Out of Our Past: Spring 1879 brought reports of slips, falls and marriage advice
Today in history, April 20:
April 20, 0121, Marcus Aurelius, 16th Roman emperor, philosopher, is born.
April 20, 1770, Captain Cook discovers Australia.
April 20, 1775, British troops begin the siege of Boston.
April 20, 1836, the Territory of Wisconsin is created.
April 20, 1841, Edgar Allen Poe's first detective story is published.
April 20, 1861, Robert E. Lee resigns from the U.S. Army, intent to manage another army in the South.
April 20, 1879, the first mobile home (horse-drawn) is used in a journey from London to Cyprus.
April 20,1889, Adolf Hitler, fascist dictator of Nazi Germany, is born.
April 20, 1916, the first National League game is played at Chicago's Wrigley Field, then known as Weeghman Park. The park was renamed Cubs Park in 1920 and Wrigley Field, for the Chicago Cubs owner, in 1926.
April 20, 1940, the first electron microscope is demonstrated.
April 20, 1967, U.S. planes bomb Haiphong for first time during the Vietnam War.
►MORE OUT OF OUR PAST: News warned of fires, cellar doors and other dangers in 1874
April 20, 1999, two students enter Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, and open fire with multiple firearms, killing 13 students and teachers, wounding 25 and eventually shooting themselves.
Wayne County news the week of April 20, 1879:
The warm weather in Richmond of the past few weeks has brought on a great deal of fever. Spring fever. That being so, David Pidgeon flew off with Miss Elizabeth Hardman Thursday of last week, on the matrimonial wing. Hardman's father now flies forth with a scattergun, looking for the husband and daughter who, so devoted to each other, mean to assume a matrimonial position.
A young Richmond carpenter attending a party on West Main, last evening, put a bottle of spiritus frurenti in his pocket to cheer him through the night. Forgetting the bottle, he sat down on it, which became a bad sit-uation for him. In addition to losing his likker, he had to invest twenty cents mercurochrome-ing his nethers.
Yesterday as two ladies walked up Fifth, there was a slip and a grasp. The one that slipped plopped down, and the one that grasped got nothing but a rearward hairpiece tail. As all the wealth of curls got ripped away by the one that slipped, and nothing remained but a tuft kept in place by a string, we will not detail what she emphatically stated in dire perambulation, sprawled on the ground, other than that the verbiage collided with all Christian canons of good taste and indelicately disfeatured her feminine decency. – We will not tell you her name. But she knows who she is. – The Eds.
A Richmond barber fell out of a second-story window, and striking a barrow of flour in the garden below, made it look as if it had been snowing hard for about twenty feet all about him. He arose with the air of a victor because he did not know what else to do in his deep embarrassment. It is yet supposed there was gin on his breath, as he discharged mirthful words that he meant to do it on purpose.
Men stick to winter clothes like ticks to a dog, so say the women of Wayne County.
They, like the Pilgrims, still roll into Milton from everywhere. That little town is fast increasing in population, with a general revival in all kinds of business that is sure to follow to the extent it may eventually outsize all other towns in Wayne County.
Cambridge City news - A frightful accident happened to John Boyer, on Tuesday last, while he was hauling gravel near Overbeck's schoolhouse, a short distance northwest of here. He was thrown from his wagon, while his team ran off, but he became entangled in the harness and was dragged quite a distance, in such a way, as to tear not just some of his clothes off, but also his left ear, which was shorn away almost entirely. Dr. Wayman, who dressed the wound, informs us there is but little hope that the ear will grow back on again. We of the press think John ought to ride in the wagon, and not try to ride around on his ear.
Here's how to cook a husband in Cambridge City. – The first thing to be done is to catch him. Having done that, the mode of cooking him so as to make a good dish is as follows: Many a good husbands are spoiled in the cooking. Some women keep them constantly in hot water, while others freeze them with conjugal coldness; some smother them with vexation and contention, while others keep them in a pickle all their lives. These types of women always serve husbands up with bad tongue sauce… Now while it is supposed by some that spouses will be tender if treated this way, they are, on the contrary, very contentious about it, as males are prone… To be very delicious, all men should be managed as follows: Get a large jar of carefulness, which all good housewives should have on hand; place your husband in it, and plant him quickly near the fire of your conjugal love; let the fire be fairly hot, especially let it be absorbed gently and regularly; above all, let the heat be constant; garnish him over with the spice of pleasantry; and when you add kisses and other confections, let them be accompanied with a sufficient mix of overt sympathy, delivered with the covert stealth of a seductive minx, portioned with wont, prudence and moderation, applied coyly and potently so that the happy husband will be cooked to perfection for all time, till that man or that woman is dearly departed, as wedding vowels state.
Contact columnist Steve Martin at stephenmonroemartin@gmail.com.


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Welcome!! The Lebanese generosity is evident every where we go.
Ahla wa Sahla often followed by Fàdalo (come in)….
So much wonderful food, such pleasure in sharing their culture with others. This is what makes Lebanon so special!
Every morning I have had and will continue to have Zaatar & Lebni, Shankleesh (the tomato with herbs & juice and Khubs (bread)! and of course some fruit and coffee!!


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Swiss tourists having sex on the run fined for no seat belt
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By Anne Sewell Aug 23, 2014 in Odd News
Ibiza - Earlier in August on the swinging island of Ibiza there were three married couples from Switzerland, merrily having sex in the back of a van as it drove along. Police officers stopped the van and a routine breathalyzer test did not go quite as expected.
Police officers in Sant Josep on the party island of Ibiza in Spain's Balearic Islands stopped the vehicle to make a routine breathalyzer test between midnight and half past two in the morning.
It turned out the driver hadn't been speeding and also had not drunk any alcohol. However, what the police officers did find was three Swiss tourist couples, in a state of near undress, having rather lively sex in the back of the van.
The police officers, apparently feeling sorry for the foreigners, did not arrest the three couples on charges of public indecency, choosing instead to fine each of the guilty parties for neglecting to wear a seat belt. The fine for this misdemeanor is a mere €200 ($270) per person.
Fortunately for the Swiss couples, they choose willingly to pay the fines right there on the spot, which meant that the charges were reduced by half. The three couples paid the fine and left, just as if nothing had ever happened.
They were lucky people indeed as the charge for public indecency could have been quite a bit higher. Oh yes, and the driver did get charged for reckless driving.
A local newspaper spoke to the police officers, who said they had previously arrested people for having sex in a car, but had never, in their experience, come across anyone having sex in a moving vehicle, and especially not three couples at once. They did, however, catch three drivers that same night, driving under the influence of alcohol, so not all was lost in the fine department.
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Züleyha Gülüm (born 1 January 1971, Ardahan, Turkey) is a lawyer and politician of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP). She is a human and women rights activist and since 2018 she is a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

Early life and education
Züleyha Gülüm was born in Ardahan, and grew up in Istanbul, where she attended primary and secondary education.  She graduated from the law school at the Istanbul University and is a practicing lawyer since 1999.

Political career
In the parliamentary elections of 2018, she was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey representing the HDP for the third electoral district of Istanbul. Since she has voiced support for the hunger-striking musicians of Grup Yorum, the LGBT community and Women rights activists. As the Istanbul Convention on violence against women was still in force, she demanded answers from Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk the Minister of Family, Labor and Social Services on how the convention is applied in Turkey, the relevant authorities cooperated with the LGTB community and women rights organizations. After Turkey withdrew from the convention by presidential decree, she and other HDP MPs organized a protest against the decision. Her appearance in forums defending women rights at times also leads to controversies, most notably with the Nationalist Movement Party, whose representative of the Burhanye district rallied for support on a raid of a local panel on the 25 November 2021, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

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1971 births
Living people
21st-century Turkish women politicians
Members of the 27th Parliament of Turkey
People from Ardahan
Istanbul University alumni
Turkish women lawyers