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The Lion Cub Can Grow Again: Season One Episode Four
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Well, my first post after starting my break. Its weird, but here I am. Today we will once again be breaking down some of March Comes in Like a Lion.
Episode four of season one, much like the rest of the first season so far, has presented a contrast between its two halves, with the first half being somewhat darker in tone while the second half becomes much more light-hearted.
The show's first half begins innocently enough, with Hina worried about making a boxed lunch for a boy she has a crush on at her middle school. Her goal is to make something cute for Takashi, but she is not sure what to make. After Akari suggests fried chicken, Hina rejects the idea saying it is "not cute."
After getting mad at Akari, Hina realizes she has no money and asks Akari for the things she needs. Akari asks why Hina needs to spend so much money, 3000 yen to be exact, on someone who is not even family, to which Hina quickly asks in reply "how is Rei any different?" At this point, the room goes silent. and things get awkward.
Rei decides to, as a way to pay back Akari for the food, buy the stuff Hina wants from the grocery store. Rei is ok with it though, because he feels bad about Akari paying for him to eat at their house. He is definitely someone who doesn't like other people buying things for him.
The next day after buying some shades for his apartment, he walks past Hina's middle school and sees Takashi playing baseball. The scene that comes next though once again serves as a reminder of the things Rei is dealing with behind the scenes. As he realizes that Hina is probably in love with Takashi, he is reminded of a time when Kyoko, his adopted sister, was, in all likelihood, emotionally abusing him.
We are quickly brought back to the present though, as, after a failed attempt to give the lunch she made to Takashi, she fails and attempts to throw it away. Rei stops her, and the two walk home together. There, expecting Akari to be upset, Hina is surprised when she tells her that its ok, and that she had a similar experience when she was younger.
The second half of the episode is much more comedic, starting with Rei and Nikaido practicing Shogi in Rei's apartment. Rei has already said in a previous episode that he enjoys practicing Shogi alone, and gets annoyed pretty quickly. However, he is interrupted by Nikaido's stomach, so the two decided to get lunch together. While out, they meet up with the Kawamoto sisters.
Arguably the funniest part of the episode is when Akari meets Nikaido for the first time and immediately invites him over for dinner while Hina is in the background apologizing to Rei for Akari. Now, why does Akari invite him over? because he is round and fluffy, the thing Hina said already that Akari cannot resist.
The two go over later that evening, with Akari enthusiastic to make Nikaido whatever he wants. The group eat dinner, and then Nikaido's butler show's up with dessert. And that's pretty much the episode.
Since the latter half of the episode does not have much going on, I thought it would be a good time to talk a little bit about the show's animation. Up to this point, there have been a few scenes where the animation has gotten extremely expressive in order to display a lot of emotional turmoil, whether it be with Rei or one of the sisters. A lot of this has to do with the studio behind the show: Studio Shaft.
Shaft is a studio famous for its work on the Monogatari series, which has a similarly expressive animation style. More specifically, Akiyuki Shinbou has been responsible for a lot of the studio's success over the past couple of years, being the director for both March and a lot of the Monogatari series.
His style is very much restrained, and he only uses the short bursts of high quality animation when they would enhance the show significantly, which, in tandem with a somewhat darker slice of life story like March Comes in Like a Lion, works very well.
Overall the episode, while not being one of the best, is a great example of the Shaft style and still manages to balance both its darker and lighter elements extremely well.
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HANSARD 1803–2005 → 1990s → 1999 → March 1999 → 10 March 1999 → Lords Sitting
Imported Works of Art: VAT Increase
HL Deb 10 March 1999 vol 598 cc218-22 218
§ 2.41 p. m.
§ Lord Pearson of Rannoch asked Her Majesty 's Government:
§ Whether the United Kingdom will be obliged to increase the rate of VAT on certain imported works of art from 2.5 per cent. to 5 per cent. in June 1999 and, if so, what effect this will have on the international competitiveness of the British art market when combined with the effects of a possible droit de suite directive.
§ Lord McIntosh of Haringey
My Lords, under EC law governing VAT on the importation of certain 219 works of art, agreed in 1994 by the previous government, the United Kingdom should raise its VAT rate from 2.5 per cent. to at least 5 per cent. The Government are keen to change that, but the legal position can be altered only with the agreement of the European Commission and all other member states. It would be very difficult to estimate the combined effects of import VAT and droit de suite on the British art market.
§ Lord Pearson of Rannoch
My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that reply. However, I fear it means that he misled the House on 28th January when he said: "What we shall not do is level up to 5 per cent. ". —[Official Report, 28/1/99; col. 1209.] Since the Minister's Answer also proves that the Government's much-vaunted charm offensive in Brussels has failed, will they now invoke the Luxembourg compromise and use the veto to save this highly important national interest? It is worth double our pop industry to the United Kingdom economy.
Secondly, as our Eurobond market, our mergers and acquisitions industry and many other British interests are now on death row in Brussels, do the Government at last agree that the time has come for an objective cost-benefit analysis of our adherence to the Treaty of Rome?
My Lords, the noble Lord quotes me correctly on 28th January. Unfortunately, that part of my speech got completely garbled. Immediately before that I said that we would be seeking to level down to other countries, which is clearly nonsense. I apologise for saying that what we shall not do is level up when I meant that we shall do our very best not to level up, as the noble Lord knows.
The noble Lord then asks whether we have abandoned our attempts. On the contrary; at the Internal Market Council on 25th February my noble friend Lord Simon of Highbury managed to achieve further consideration of the draft directive by the Committee of Permanent Representatives. That means that we are talking again. Under those circumstances it would be premature to talk about using the Luxembourg compromise which—I remind the noble Lord—can be used only in conditions of vital national interest. Meanwhile, we are carrying out an independent UK study of the directive. I will not go so far as to agree to the wider inquiry which the noble Lord wishes the Government to undertake.
§ Lord Shore of Stepney
My Lords, we all accept that it was very unfortunate that on 28th January a categorical assurance was given to the House that there was no question of tax changes being imposed upon us against our will. The Minister said, and I accept, that that was said in good faith. But it illustrates the lack of seriousness in the Government in assessing the pressures, dangers and risks of the drive for tax harmonisation which exists in the European Community today. Does he not agree that the increase in VAT of 220 2.5 per cent. on imported art works to 5 per cent. —we cannot resist it; we have no veto—will do great damage to the London art market?
Further, does my noble friend agree that the additional droit de suite 2.5 per cent. levy will only add to the difficulties? Again, we have no veto on it; we can only stop it by establishing a minority in a qualified majority vote.
Finally, I want to put this to my noble friend.
Noble Lords
Order, order!
My Lords, it is terribly important to get this right. I raised the matter specifically at the time and was given an absolute assurance. Can we not now begin to understand that so much depends on obtaining agreement with our colleagues that the unanimity rule is not enough?—otherwise we would never have agreed to impose the VAT, as the previous government did in 1994 without any opposition—indeed total acceptance—by the official Labour Opposition at the time. I hope my noble friend will give some assurances that he will treat further threats of the withholding tax and other matters with greater seriousness than has been shown so far.
My Lords, I understand and sympathise with the passion which my noble friend shows for these issues. However, he must not infer from that that anybody else is treating it with anything less than the serious attention it deserves. He is right in saying that the 7th VAT directive, under which these changes come, was agreed by the previous government without objection from the Labour Opposition. But that is the end of any party political point that can be made of it. These changes are not in themselves evidence of any fresh moves towards tax harmonisation in the general terms expressed by my noble friend. We will continue to encourage the development of measures against harmful tax competition while continuing our objection, which we can sustain, against tax harmonisation.
§ Lord Inglewood
My Lords, is this not an instance of the Community shooting itself collectively in the foot? While London for the time being is the principal art market centre within the Community, there is no reason why that should continue. These levels of VAT will condemn the Community as a whole to ring-fencing itself from being in a position to sell works of art from outside the Community.
Secondly, is it not the case that the principal beneficiaries of droit de suite are in fact the heirs of a number of extremely well-known painters and not struggling artists? Is it not also the case that it applies only to works of art sold at auction rather than by private treaty, which by any standards seems to be illogical?
My Lords, the noble Lord asks questions about both VAT and droit de suite. Some countries in the European Community at present have VAT rates of 5 per cent. or even more and therefore, presumably, would not suffer if there were a 221 levelling up, though as I said before, we shall continue to resist that. In relation to droit de suite, the evidence is rather confusing. It appears that in France, where droit de suite has been going since 1920, around 80 per cent. of the receipts go to 20 per cent. of artists or their families. I have been unable to find out what proportion goes to living artists. However, as far as we are concerned, the amount of money which might go to artists is very small; indeed, it could hardly be more than £10 million, of which £2 million might go to British artists. It could also have the effect of depressing prices even for first sales.
§ Lord Jenkins of Putney
My Lords, is my noble friend the Minister aware that a distinction must be drawn between tax harmonisation and droit de suite? Is it not the case that tax harmonisation is for the benefit, or otherwise, of governments, whereas droit de suite is for the benefit of the artists? Therefore, to draw the two together and put them into a single sack is quite wrong.
My Lords, my noble friend is quite right. That is why I resisted the extension of the Question to include tax harmonisation in general. Of course, there are arguments on both sides. The best regulatory assessment that we have on droit de suite is that £360 million of sales would be affected, with a maximum earnings loss to the British art market of £68 million. Against that we have to balance £10 million which might go to artists. It is on the basis of that balance that Her Majesty's Government have opposed the extension of droit de suite.
§ Lord Skidelsky
My Lords, I should like to be clear about the exact position in the art market. If the Government's efforts in Brussels fail, is it the case that we will have no alternative but to accept the 5 per cent. VAT on the sale of imported works of art and, indeed, that we will have no alternative but to accept a harmonised rate of royalty to be paid to artists and their successors for 70 years, whenever one of their works of art is sold in this country? Can the Minister say whether that is an accurate statement of the present position?
My Lords, the noble Lord has actually asked two questions. The answer to the first one is, yes. If the present reconsideration of the draft directive which has been achieved goes ahead, it is likely that we would have to raise our VAT rate from 2.5 per cent. to 5 per cent. As far as concerns droit de suite, I can tell the House that there is a proposal on the table as regards the draft directive of 2 per cent. on the most expensive works of art; 3 per cent. to 4 per cent. on less expensive ones; and no droit de suite on even less expensive works of art. Indeed, there is a whole variety of options of droit de suite which might be adopted. It is far too early to say what could be achieved. However, the fundamental point behind what the noble Lord has said is that the legal position can be altered only with the agreement of the European Commission and all other member states.
§ Lord Haskel
My Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree that the suggestion that an increase in 222 costs of 2.5 per cent. would cause financial ruin to companies is something of an exaggeration? We should bear in mind the fact that, over the past few years while this matter has been discussed, most companies have increased their competitiveness and productivity by 10, 15, 20 or even 30 per cent.
My Lords, that is exactly why I said in response to an earlier question that the maximum loss to the British art market in earnings would be £68 million. That is based on the assumption that all of our relevant sales went across to New York. But that is highly unlikely; in other words, my noble friend is right.
§ The Earl of Lytton
My Lords—
Cross Benches!
§ The Earl of Radnor
My Lords, if the art market went to New York and the auction houses took their business there and operated in that city and all this droit de suite and the extra VAT came in, can the Minister tell us what kind of effect that would have on the export licensing of any remarkable pieces of art? For example, would people be able to take them to New York and receive an export licence in order to do so? It seems to me that it might cause considerable disruption if such a thing should happen; and it might.
My Lords, questions regarding export licences are entirely different from droit de suite. Indeed, there is no necessary connection between the two. It is not necessarily the case that we would need, or wish, to reconsider the issue of export licences.
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Q: How to stretch or shrink background images automatically in css? Hey so I have a bunch of stock images that I am loading as the background image for the homepage of my website.
The problem is that few of them have resolution around 1024 x 768 and few have very high resolution like 1920 x 1024.
Now how do I shrink or stretch my wall papers according to the resolution of my user's screen?
I tried using background-image: cover but incase I load a high resolution image on a low resolution screen only a part of the image is visible on the screen. But it works perfectly in the case of low resolution images being loaded onto high resolution screen.

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Q: Svg text is not working in safari and IE however it work's fine with chrome and firefox  text[i + 1] = document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg", "text");
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Q: Log4J: Warn No Appenders could be found for Logger error Below is my log4j.properties file content, file is placed with the src folder in eclipse.
#Application Logs
log4j.rootlogger=INFO, logg
log4j.appender.logg=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.logg.File=D:\\SandhyaFiles\\SeleniumWorkspace\\InterviewProject\\Logs\\Testlogs.log
log4j.appender.logg.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout

log4j.appender.logg.layout.ConversionPattern=%d -%c -%p - %m%n
log4j.appender.logg.maxFileSize=5MB
log4j.appender.logg.maxBackupIndex=3

Inside Library package i have initialised and used logj as below:
public class Library
{

  public static final Logger Log = Logger.getLogger(Library.class);

  public void initialized(){

  Log.info("Inside initialise")
}}

calling initialize from testcase throws log4j warning:
log4j:WARN No appenders could be found for logger (library.Library).
log4j:WARN Please initialize the log4j system properly.
log4j:WARN See http://logging.apache.org/log4j/1.2/faq.html#noconfig for more info.
Please Help me fix this.

A: It seems like log4j is not able to find the log4j properties file.
One could specify the location of the log4j.properties file explicitly via the log4j.configuration system property.
-Dlog4j.configuration=file:mylogging.properties

In case the system property log4j.configuration is not defined, then the resource is set to its default value log4j.properties and looked for in the classpath of the project (at root).

A: After so many trials, weirdly re arranging the properties file to this everything is going no warning and could get the logs.
# Root logger option
log4j.rootLogger=INFO, logg

log4j.appender.logg=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.logg.File=.\\Logs\\Testlogs.log
log4j.appender.logg.MaxFileSize=5MB
log4j.appender.logg.MaxBackupIndex=3
log4j.appender.logg.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.logg.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n

I wonder why this is so? if somebody can explain it will be great help.
Thanks


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Mayor Greg Fischer on Thursday announced that His Holiness the Dalai Lama will return to Louisville in April 2017.
To highlight the significance of the visit, the 22nd annual Festival of Faiths will move to take place April 19 through 24, so as to culminate with talks by the Dalai Lama.
Fischer said the title of the 2017 festival is "Compassion: Shining Like the Sun" as a nod to both the Dalai Lama's teachings on human values and nonviolence, as well as Fischer's focus on making Louisville a more compassionate city.
Since taking office in 2011, Fischer has helped champion a city-wide campaign for compassion, including his "Give a Day" week of service, Compassionate Louisville and the Compassionate Schools Project.
"His Holiness said that in light of our many efforts and progress around compassion — and these were his words — he said it was his duty to come back to Louisville and help us with further teachings and highlight the work we are doing with compassion." Fischer said.
The Dalai Lama will deliver lectures on nonviolence at the Yum Center on April 23, and at a large youth event on April 24.
The visit is being planned by several local organizations involved in the city's compassion initiatives, including the Mayor's office, the Center for Interfaith Relations, Drepung Gomang Center for Engaging Compassion — who hosted the Dalai Lama's visit in 2013 — and the newly formed International Center for Compassionate Cities.
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Clutha Valley Tuapeka Heritage Trust members (from left) Margaret Sowry, Graham McGowan and Daphne Dodds stand outside the former Tuapeka Mouth Presbyterian Church. Photos by Helena de Reus.
Oamaru couple Alan and Maggie Roberts spent three weeks at the Tuapeka Mouth site.
Englishman Cliff Buckley-Miller says Tuapeka Mouth is ''a lovely little spot''.
A group of Tuapeka Mouth residents are hoping a new heritage hub will put the Clutha River settlement on the map.
The Clutha Valley Tuapeka Heritage Trust bought the former Tuapeka Mouth Presbyterian Church and its grounds in November and has spent the past three months transforming it into the ''Heritage Hub''.
Trust secretary and treasurer Margaret Sowry said the group had been busy cleaning up the former church and hoped painting and maintenance work on the 1909 building would bring it back to its former glory.
The trust decided to call the site the Heritage Hub because it intended using the building for local functions, a meeting place for the community, and a place where visitors could learn about the area and its history, she said.
Tuapeka Mouth is a small township with a population of 20, about 33km up-river from Balclutha, and is best known for its historic ferry. The Tuapeka Mouth Ferry, also called the punt, is the only one of its kind in New Zealand. Resident Graham McGowan, also a trustee of the Clutha Valley Tuapeka Heritage Trust, said the group wanted to raise the punt's profile, as it was an important part of the area's history - and a drawcard for visitors.
Operation of the ferry was initially suspended on January 10 because of flooding and high flows in the Clutha River, and the council later suspended it further as a result of damage to the ramp anchor point on the Tuapeka Mouth side.
The council says repairs have been given priority to ensure the ferry is operational again as soon as possible.
The Heritage Hub is also a ''park-over'' property for motorhomes, and some visitors have been so charmed by the area, they have extended their stay.
Last month, Oamaru couple Alan and Maggie Roberts spent three weeks at the Tuapeka Mouth site.
''It's a really good place - a very central location. It's beautiful and the locals are very good here,'' Mrs Roberts said.
Englishman Cliff Buckley-Miller (75) was also drawn to the area by the punt. Now on his third trip to New Zealand, he said a Balclutha friend told him about Tuapeka Mouth and its punt.
Mrs Sowry said the former church hall was available for those in motorhomes to use as needed, and there was access to a toilet at the back of the main building and fresh water.
''The idea is to tie the hub in as a stopover for the punt. It's a nice spot here,'' Mr McGowan said.
The area is rich in history, with beautiful walks, and the nearby Tuapeka River was good for fishing and kayaking. The trust planned to promote the area to weekend rallies, families and community groups, he said.
In the meantime, the trust would continue to work hard to transform the Heritage Hub, and were looking for people to become friends of the trust.


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import sys
import os
import logging as log
import urllib
import socket
socket.setdefaulttimeout(30)

import numpy as np

from ex.common import *
from ex.io.common import *
from ex.io.FITS import FITS
import ex.pp.mr as mr
import base

class Mapper(mr.BaseMapper):
    '''download spec files from the sdss website to expand the data we
    have from UW.
    '''

    def GetSpecURL(self, target):
        return target.replace('/astro/net/scratch1/sdssspec', 'http://das.sdss.org')

    def Map(self, input_file):
        check(not isinstance(input_file, list),
                 'this converter does not support grouping files')
        check(self.output_type == 'file', 'unsupported output type')

        filename=SplitFilename(input_file)[0]
        output_file="{0}/{1}.pkl.bz".format(self.output_dest, filename)
        tmp_dir=self.output_spec[1] if os.name == 'nt' else '/dev/shm'

        # if the file has already been processed
        if os.path.exists(output_file):
            log.info('Skipping {0}'.format(input_file))
            return 1

        # read the dat file
        fits=FITS(input_file)
        hdus=fits.HDUs
        targets=hdus[1].data.TARGET
        spec_urls=[self.GetSpecURL(target) for target in targets]
        ids=[target[58:-4] for target in targets]
        plate=ids[0].split('-')[1]

        spec_info=[]
        for ind in range(len(spec_urls)): # process each object
            spec_url=spec_urls[ind]
            tmp_spec_file='{0}/{1}.fits'.format(tmp_dir, ids[ind])

            # download the original spec
            try:
                urllib.urlretrieve(spec_url, tmp_spec_file)
            except Exception as ex:
                log.warn("Download of {0} failed. Try again later.\nError: {1}".format(plate, ex))
                return 0
            log.debug('Downloaded {0}.'.format(spec_url))

            # read the original spec
            spec=FITS(tmp_spec_file)
            try:
                spec.HDUs[0].verify('fix')
            except:
                log.warning('Object {0} cannot be fixed. Skipping this plate.'.format(ids[ind]))
                return 0

            # extract the info
            spec_info.append(spec.GetMats())

            # clean up
            spec.Close()
            os.remove(tmp_spec_file)

        log.debug('Saving to {0}...'.format(output_file))
        SavePickles(output_file, [{"hdus":fits.GetMats(), "spec":spec_info}])
        log.info("Plate {0} ({1} objects) processed.".format(plate, len(ids)))

        return 1

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Juan Prim y Prats, Marqués de los Castillejos, Conde de Reus of in het Catalaans Joan Prim i Prats, Marquès dels Castillejos, Comte de Reus (Reus, 12 december 1814 – Madrid, 30 december 1870) was een Spaans edelman, politicus en generaal.

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Herkomst en carrière tot 1840
Zijn vader Pablo was kolonel-luitenant in het Spaanse leger die na zijn militaire loopbaan notaris werd, het beroep dat Prims grootvader ook uitoefende in de stad Reus.

In 1834 sloot Juan Prim zich na zijn schoolopleiding aan bij het vrijwilligersleger dat ging meevechten in de Eerste Carlistenoorlog. Dit vrijwilligersleger vocht namens regentes Maria Christina, de weduwe van koning Ferdinand VII die regeerde in naam van haar toen nog minderjarige dochter Isabella II.

In de volgende zeven oorlogsjaren vocht hij dapper mee met de militaire acties die vaak een zege opleverden voor de anticarlistische troepen, hoewel zijn paard onder hem vaak doodgeschoten werd en hij meermaals gewond raakte. Tijdens deze oorlog werd hij na een aantal zegerijke acties bevorderd tot kapitein. Na de inname van Sant Miquel de Taradella ontving hij eveneens het Kruis van de Heilige Ferdinand Eerste Klasse en later werd hij bevorderd tot kolonel. In 1840 was hij voor zijn aanhangers een symbool van moed en militair succes.

Regering van Baldomero Espartero (1840-1843)
Na de liberale putsch van La Granja in 1840, waarbij regentes Maria Christina afgezet werd, werden de spanningen tussen de gematigden en de progressisten onder leiding van José María Calatrava en Juan Álvarez Mendizábal groter. De progressisten stelden generaal Baldomero Espartero aan tot de nieuwe regent van Spanje. Toen Prim in 1841 verkozen werd tot afgevaardigde in de Cortes Generales, sloot hij zich aan bij de progressisten.

Rond die tijd liep Prim ook het risico dat zijn militaire rangen niet erkend zouden worden omdat hij deze behaald had als lid van een vrijwilligerseenheid die na de Eerste Carlistenoorlog ontbonden was. In tegenstelling tot vele van zijn medestrijders werd Prim echter wel als kolonel in het officiële leger opgenomen. Door Espartero werd Prim eveneens aangesteld tot onderinspecteur van de karabijnen in Andalusië. In deze functie kon Prim verhinderen dat conservatieve troepen onder bevel van Ramón María Narváez y Campos, die de vroegere regentes Maria Christina in haar macht wilden herstellen, via Gibraltar Spanje konden binnendringen.

Toch verzuurde de relatie met Espartero. Prim beschuldigde hem ervan dat hij door zijn vrijhandelspolitiek, met name door de aan de Britse textiel verleende importvrijheden, schade berokkende aan de Catalaanse textielindustrie. Espartero zou op die manier Catalonië meer ondergeschikt willen maken aan de centrale regering. In 1843 brak er in Barcelona een opstand uit tegen de handelspolitiek van Espartero, die de economische situatie had doen verslechteren. De opstand werd onderdrukt. Prim ondersteunde aanvankelijk de onderdrukking, maar keerde zich tegen Espartero toen deze de stad vanaf de berg Montjuïc wou bombarderen.

Al snel ontstonden in Madrid politieke intriges. In 1843 waren er militaire opstanden, gericht tegen de regering van Espartero, in Málaga, Granada en Almería. In Reus kwamen Prim en Lorenzo Milans del Bosch eveneens in verzet. Barcelona en Catalonië volgden. In Barcelona werd de opstand onderdrukt door generaal Martín Zurbano. Vervolgens was Zurbano van plan om de opstanden in Tarragona en in Reus te onderdrukken. Toen Prim naar Barcelona wilde gaan, leidde dat tot protesten in Reus omdat de inwoners vreesden dat ze zonder de verdediging van Prim weerloos tegen generaal Zurbano zouden zijn. Prims plan was om Zurbano in Barcelona tegen te houden om daarna, desnoods via een bloederige inval, Reus in te nemen.

In Barcelona ontmoette Prim in het geheim een vertegenwoordiger van de conservatieve generaals Leopoldo O'Donnell en Ramón Narváez, die toen in ballingschap leefden in Parijs. Prim verbood beide generaals om via Barcelona op te trekken naar Madrid, omdat hij als eerste in die stad wilde zijn. Uiteindelijk trokken O'Donnell en Narváez via Valencia naar Madrid. Vervolgens brachten de drie gezamenlijk, zonder al te grote weerstand, regent Espartero ten val, waardoor die naar het Verenigd Koninkrijk moest vluchten. Narváez nam daarop de regering over. Kort nadien werd de 13-jarige koningin Isabella II volwassenen verklaard, waardoor er geen regent of regentes meer nodig was. Met Narváez begon er een lange periode waarbij de gematigden aan de macht waren.

De gematigde periode (1843-1854)
Door minister van Oorlog Francisco Serrano y Domínguez werd Prim benoemd tot gouverneur en commandant-generaal van Barcelona en kreeg hij de bevoegdheid om er een opstand van radicale revolutionairen te bekampen. Nadat hij de opstand succesvol neersloeg en de vrede in Barcelona terugkeerde, werd Prim in de erfelijke adelstand verheven als graaf van Reus en burggraaf van El Bruch. Vervolgens keerde hij terug naar Madrid en werd hij door de regering benoemd tot de militaire commandant van Ceuta. Dit weigerde hij echter, trok zich terug uit de militaire dienst en verliet Spanje tijdelijk. Bij zijn terugkeer eind oktober 1844 werd hij ervan beschuldigd samengezworen te hebben tegen Narváez en dat hij een moordaanslag op hem gepland zou hebben. Hij werd ondanks een gebrek aan bewijs aangeklaagd en veroordeeld tot een celstraf van zes jaar, maar kreeg in 1845 genade en in 1847 amnestie. Vervolgens vertrok Prim naar het buitenland.

In 1847 werd Prim door minister van Oorlog Fernando Fernández de Córdova, een persoonlijke vriend van Prim, benoemd tot kapitein-generaal op het eiland Puerto Rico. Door zijn harde politiek was hij er echter niet erg geliefd, hij liet onder andere een guerrillastrijder doodschieten nadat die zijn voorwaarden na zijn eerste gevangenschap schond door het paard van Prim te stelen. Ook sloeg hij opstanden op de eilanden Saint Croix, toen een Spaanse kolonie en Saint Thomas, in die tijd een Deense kolonie, neer. Voor deze laatste actie werd hij toegelaten tot de Orde van de Dannebrog. In 1848 werd hij ontslagen als kapitein-generaal.

Vervolgens stelde Prim zich kandidaat voor de Cortes Generales en werd verkozen. Als vertegenwoordiger van de progressisten gold hij voor de gematigde regering als een van de vervelendste oppositieleiders in het Congres van Afgevaardigden. Om te vermijden dat Prim zich bij de verkiezingen van 1851 zich zou laten herkiezen, wilde de regering hem in 1851 opnieuw het kapitein-generaalschap van Puerto Rico aanbieden. Hij aanvaardde het en trok zijn kandidatuur bij de verkiezingen in. Al gauw bleek dat de regering Prim bedrogen had en na de afloop van de verkiezingen werd hij ontslagen als kapitein-generaal van Puerto Rico, waardoor hij nu geen ambt of functie meer had. Een progressistisch Kamerlid bood echter zijn parlementszetel aan Juan Prim aan die hij dan ook aanvaardde. Na zijn onderdrukking van de opstand in Barcelona bijna tien jaar eerder, was hij echter niet zo geliefd meer bij de Spaanse bevolking. Hij won echter aan populariteit door in het parlement voor de burgerlijke vrijheden te ijveren en de belangen van Catalonië te verdedigen.

In 1852 ontbond de regering van Juan Bravo Murillo de Cortes en regeerde vanaf dan per decreet. Om een eventuele putsch te voorkomen werd Prim voor de zekerheid naar Frankrijk uitgewezen. De regering van Bravo Murillo werd echter algauw ontslagen door de koningin, maar toch durfde Prim pas terug te keren naar Spanje vijf dagen voor de nieuwe verkiezingen en om zich bij die verkiezingen kandidaat te stellen. Hij slaagde erin om verkozen te worden en nam zijn rol als oppositieleider weer op. Na de ontbinding van het parlement in 1853 keerde hij echter terug naar Frankrijk totdat hij eind 1853, bij het begin van de Krimoorlog, benoemd werd tot de Spaanse militaire commissaris in Turkije. Hij nam er deel aan militaire operaties van het Donauleger tegen Rusland en was onder andere strategisch raadgever van de artillerie bij verschillende offensieven. De Turkse sultan liet hem toe tot de Orde van Mejidie. In 1854 verliet Prim de gevechten in de Krimoorlog nadat de gematigden in Spanje de macht verloren en keerde terug naar zijn vaderland.

In Marokko en Mexico (1854-1862)
Intussen hadden in Spanje de progressisten Leopoldo O'Donnell en Baldomero Espartero afgesproken om samen de macht te delen. Geen van beiden was echter bereid om de hulp van Prim te gebruiken toen die op 8 november 1854 opnieuw verkozen werd in de Cortes. In die periode begon hij zich te wenden tot de belangen van de democratie-georiënteerde krachten van republikeinen en socialisten, waardoor hij langzaam begon te vervreemden van de ideeën van de Progressistische Partij, waarvan hij nog steeds lid was. In het parlement oefende hij nog weinig invloed uit en na een tijd trok hij zich terug. Vervolgens werd hij kapitein-generaal van de provincie Granada en kreeg de belangrijke opdracht om de stad Melilla uit de handen te houden van Berberse troepen. Hij haalde eveneens bij een veldslag een belangrijke zege tegen de Berberse troepen. Als beloning hiervoor werd hij in 1856 bevorderd tot luitenant-generaal en tot generaal van de infanterie. Toen echter het regeringsgeweld van Espartero en O'Donnell toenam, nam hij in 1856 ontslag als kapitein-generaal. Kort nadien nam de gematigde Narváez de macht weer over.

Prim begon de politiek van de regering-Narváez te bekritiseren en werd vervolgens zogezegd wegens een gebrek aan militaire eer in de gevangenis opgesloten. Zijn militair proces werd echter zodanig lang uitgerekt om te vermijden dat Prim na de volgende verkiezingen opnieuw in het parlement zou kunnen zetelen. Kort voor die verkiezingen werd hij veroordeeld tot een celstraf van zes maanden, die hij in Alicante moest uitzitten. Zijn straf werd echter al snel omgezet in verbanning. Ondanks zijn onmogelijkheid tot zetelen werd Prim toch verkozen in de Cortes. Prim vestigde zich in het Franse Vichy.

De regering Narváez kwam echter in 1857 ten val en in 1858 werd O'Donnell opnieuw premier. Daarna keerde Prim terug naar Spanje en trad toe tot de Liberale Unie, die O'Donnell pas had opgericht. Kort nadien verliet hij de Progressistische Partij.

In 1858 brak in de vroegere Spaanse kolonie Mexico de Hervormingsoorlog uit en nadat er in Mexico ook Spanjaarden vermoord werden, was er in Spanje discussie of ze Mexico de oorlog zouden verklaren. Prim was tegen een oorlogsverklaring. Hij werd er nu van beschuldigd dat hij een aanhanger van Mexico was, omdat hij getrouwd was bij een Mexicaanse die verwant was met een minister in de liberale regering van Benito Juárez.

Premier O'Donnell begon ook aandacht te krijgen voor de toestand van Marokko, die van plan was om de Spaanse enclave Ceuta aan te vallen. Ook heerste er een binnenlandse crisis in het land. Hoewel Marokko bereid was om compromissen met Spanje te sluiten, verklaarde O'Donnell in 1859 toch de oorlog aan Marokko. Prim werd de commandant van een reservedivisie die opgesteld werd in Antequera, waarna hij samen met zijn eenheid en Catalaanse vrijwilligers naar Ceuta trok. Hij vocht mee met verschillende succesvolle veldslagen en kon er zich onderscheiden. Toen op 26 april 1860 de vrede getekend werd tussen Spanje en Marokko, keerde hij terug naar zijn vaderland. In Catalonië werden ererecepties voor hem voorbereid en van de koningin kreeg hij de titel "Markies van Los Castillejos". Vervolgens werd Prim de directeur van het Spaanse ingenieurscorps.

In Mexico gingen de gevechten tussen de liberale troepen van de regering-Juárez en de conservatieve troepen van de regering-Miramón onverminderd door en in 1861 werd de Spaanse ambassadeur uit Mexico verdreven. Toen Mexico de hoge staatsschuld niet meer terug wou betalen, ging dit de Franse en Britse schuldeisers te ver. In oktober 1861 besloten Spanje, het Verenigd Koninkrijk en Frankrijk bij de conventie van Londen om een interventie in Mexico uit te voeren. Prim leidde in Mexico een Spaans expeditiecorps en toen hij aankwam in Havana kreeg hij te horen dat een troepencontingent onder kapitein-generaal Francisco Serrano met succes de Mexicaanse steden San Juan de Ulúa en Veracruz ingenomen hadden.

Ook Prim kwam begin 1862 in Veracruz aan. De Spaanse troepen leefden er echter in ongezonde omstandigheden en algauw brak er onder de troepen gele koorts uit. De troepen werden gedecimeerd en de verdere expeditie van het Mexicaanse binnenland liep uit op een catastrofe. Vervolgens vroeg hij aan de regering-Juárez de toestemming om het verblijfskamp van de troepen te verplaatsen naar Orizaba, maar kreeg lange tijd geen antwoord. Vervolgens wendde Prim zich tot zijn schoonbroer, de Mexicaanse minister Echevarria, en verkreeg zijn toestemming om het verblijfskamp te verplaatsen.

In Orizaba gebeurde de Convención de la Soledad waarbij de Franse keizer Napoleon III bekendmaakte dat hij van Mexico een keizerrijk wou maken onder leiding van de Oostenrijkse aartshertog Maximiliaan en vroeg aan Prim om dit plan te steunen. Op 15 april 1862 werd er hem door Franse onderhandelaars medegedeeld dat de conservatieven, die de regering-Juárez bekampten, voor het plan van Napoleon III waren. Vervolgens beschuldigde Juárez Prim ervan dat hij zichzelf tot keizer wou laten kronen. Prim weerlegde deze beschuldigen en kondigde aan dat de Spaanse troepen terugkeerden naar Spanje, wat in Engeland ook al gebeurd was, om de Fransen zeker niet onbewust te helpen. Op 25 april 1862 werd zijn aankondiging door de Spaanse regering aanvaard en koningin Isabella sprak zich uit tegen de kandidatuur van de Oostenrijkse prins Maximiliaan als keizer van Mexico. Prim keerde vervolgens terug naar Spanje, waar hij wegens zijn handelingen en houding vijandig ontvangen werd.

Politieke intriges in Spanje (1862-1868)
In Spanje legde Prim in 1862 zijn ambt van directeur-generaal van het ingenieurscorps neer en na de val van de regering O'Donnell eind 1863 verliet hij de Liberale Unie om opnieuw lid te worden van de Progressistische Partij. In 1864 werd koningin Isabella II de peettante van Prims dochter Isabel.

Bij de verkiezingen van november 1863 kwamen de progressisten niet op, waardoor Prim andere wegen moest zoeken om in de regering te geraken, bijvoorbeeld door het leger te benaderen. Voor 6 juni 1864 werd er een staatsgreep gepland, die uiteindelijk niet doorging, wat twee maanden nadien eveneens het geval was. In augustus 1864 ontdekte de regering dit, waarna hij wegens samenzwering in ballingschap werd gestuurd. Prim weigerde echter naar het buitenland te gaan, waarna hij in Oviedo onder huisarrest werd geplaatst. Er werd hem echter amnestie verleend door de nieuwe regering onder leiding van Narváez. Bij de verkiezingen eind 1864 nam de progressisten opnieuw niet deel.

In 1865 gebeurden er repressiemaatregelen door de regering tegen kritische krachten, die zich onder andere inzetten voor democratie en die ijverden voor de verkoop van staatsbezit om de financiering van de begroting en de staatsschuld op te lossen. Het werd verschillende universiteitsprofessoren (waaronder Emilio Castelar) verboden om in het openbaar hun mening te verkondigen. Op 10 april 1865 kende deze repressie een hoogtepunt toen studentenprotesten, door progressistische kringen op gang gebracht werden, op een bloedige manier werden neergeslagen door de Koninklijke Garde en de cavalerie. Volgens de linkse pers vielen er hierbij veertien doden en heel veel gewonden.

Vervolgens startte Prim een nieuwe samenzwering op en probeerde hij in Valencia een staatsgreep te plegen. Deze mislukte echter en Prim moest vluchten naar Frankrijk.

Al gauw ontsloeg de koningin Narváez als eerste minister, waarna O'Donnell opnieuw premier van Spanje werd. Die liet alle beschuldigingen en alle bedreigingen tegen Prim vallen, waarna die terug kon keren naar Spanje. Tegen de verwachtingen van de nieuwe regering in pleegde Prim op 2 januari 1866 opnieuw een staatsgreep, die opnieuw mislukte. Vervolgens moest hij samen met zijn medestanders opnieuw vluchten, waarna Prim op 20 januari Portugal bereikte. Hij werd echter al snel uitgewezen in Portugal, waarna hij eerst naar Londen en later naar Parijs ging. Daar kwam hij tot het inzicht dat hij in Spanje aan de macht kon komen door een revolutie gesteund door het volk en niet door een progressistische staatsgreep.

Toch vond er op 21 juni 1866, met burgers als deelnemers, opnieuw een staatsgreep in Madrid plaats, meer bepaald bij de kazerne San Gil. Hier ondersteunden de onderofficiers de opstand ook. Regeringsgezinde troepen konden de opstand al gauw onderdrukken en de meeste deelnemers aan de opstand werden doodgeschoten. Prim, die waarschijnlijk premier zou geworden zijn moest de opstand geslaagd zijn, verbleef echter nog steeds in Frankrijk. Kort nadien werd hij door Frankrijk uitgewezen en vestigde hij zich in het Zwitserse Genève.

Vanuit Genève riep Prim een vergadering van progressistische en democratische vertegenwoordigers van Spanje in het Belgische Oostende, die in augustus 1866 plaatsvond. In Oostende werd er een comité onder leiding van Prim opgericht dat belast werd met het voorbereiden van een staatsgreep in Spanje, die in augustus 1867 zou moeten plaatsvinden. Vervolgens ging hij naar Brussel, dat hij op 15 augustus 1867 verliet en vertrok naar Valencia. De geplande opstand brak echter niet uit, waarna Prim naar Marseille ging. Van daaruit zou hij dan na een gegeven tijd terug naar Spanje gaan. In september ging hij al terug naar Genève, nadat de opstand definitief afgelast werd. Intussen in Spanje vreesde koningin Isabella II voor een opstand en benoemde ze een regering die vooral uit progressisten bestond.

In een periode van één jaar stierven zowel de leider van de Liberale Unie, Leopoldo O'Donnell, als het kopstuk van de gematigden, Ramón Narváez. De nieuwe leiders van deze partijen werden Francisco Serrano voor de Liberale Unie en Luis González Bravo. De nieuwe kopstukken van de Liberale Unie werden admiraal Juan Bautista Topete en generaal Juan de Zavala y de la Puente. Topete was voor een dynastiewissel en het aanstellen van de Franse hertog van Montpensier als de nieuwe Spaanse koning. De progressisten vroegen Prim om Topetes plan te ondersteunen, maar hij negeerde het. Nadat Napoleon III verklaarde neutraal zijn in de binnenlandse zaken van Spanje, vestigde Prim zich in Vichy, maar al gauw ging hij naar Londen. Daar namen zijn contacten met verschillende generaals toe en werd er gepland om de monarchie onder leiding van koningin Isabella II ten val te brengen.

De succesvolle revolutie van 1868
Op 12 september 1868 verliet hij, verkleed als dienaar, ter boot Londen om naar Gibraltar te gaan en zo in Cádiz te geraken. Op 17 september 1868 vond in Cádiz onder leiding van admiraal Topete een Pronunciamiento plaats, die zich de volgende dagen over de hele provincie Cádiz verspreidden. Op 19 september verscheen Prim in Cádiz en werd met gejuich ontvangen. Vervolgens werd er in Cádiz onder leiding van Topete een junta gevormd, bestaande uit leden van de Liberale Unie, de Progressisten en de Democratische Partij. De volgende dagen werd er eveneens een junta gevormd in Málaga, Almería, Cartagena, Valencia en Barcelona. Verschillende republikeinen en progressisten in ballingschap mochten terugkeren naar Spanje. Vervolgens begaf Prim zich naar Madrid.

In Madrid had generaal Serrano op 28 september 1868 de koninklijke troepen bij Alcolea verslagen, waarna Isabella II Spanje ontvluchtte en afgezet werd. Prim trok op 7 oktober Madrid binnen en werd één dag later minister van Binnenlandse Zaken in de voorlopige regering die geleid werd door Serrano. Op 27 oktober werd hij benoemd tot kapitein-generaal van het leger. Bij de verkiezingen in januari 1869 behaalden de progressisten, in kartel met de gematigde democraten, een zeer goed resultaat en hierbij speelde Prim als leider van de progessisten een belangrijke rol. Er kwam een nieuwe grondwet waarbij de monarchie behouden werd als staatsvorm. Omdat er voorlopig nog geen koning was, werd Serrano benoemd tot regent. Omdat deze functie zeer prestigieus was, aanvaardde Serrano het regentschap, hoewel hij er niet erg veel invloed mee kon uitoefenen. Prim zelf werd in 1869 benoemd tot eerste minister en hij nam ook het ministerschap van Oorlog op zich. Zijn kabinet bevatte evenveel progressisten als leden van de Liberale Unie.

De zoektocht naar een nieuwe Spaanse koning (1869-1870)
Als nieuwe Spaans monarch wilden de progressisten graag prins Ferdinand van Saksen-Coburg, terwijl de unionisten voor de kandidatuur van de hertog van Montpensier waren. De kandidatuur van deze eerste werd echter al gauw uitgesloten, omdat prins Ferdinand een morganatisch huwelijk was aangegaan met een danseres en omdat hij als weduwnaar van de Portugese koningin Maria II ook nog de kans had om de Portugese koningstroon te bestijgen, waar de Spanjaarden niet van wilden weten.

Prim wees de kandidatuur van de hertog van Montpensier energiek af, omdat hij tot de familie Bourbon behoorde (waar de vroegere koningin Isabella II ook lid van was) en omdat Prim wilde dat de Bourbons uitgesloten moesten worden om de Spaanse troon te bestijgen. Vervolgens bood hij de kroon aan aan de Italiaanse hertog en koningszoon Amadeus van Aosta en aan prins Leopold van Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, die beiden weigerden. Vervolgens bood Prim de troon aan de 16-jarige hertog van Genua aan. De liberale generaal Topete wilde diens kandidatuur goedkeuren, maar op voorwaarde dat de hertog van Genua met een dochter van de hertog van Montpensier zou trouwen. De Cortes keurde de kandidatuur van de hertog van Genua goed met een grote meerderheid, maar de hertog van Genua besloot de Spaanse troon niet aan te nemen.

Vervolgens bood Prim de kroon aan aan Baldomero Espartero, die nog regent was geweest in de tijd dat Isabella II nog minderjarig was. Espartero, die inmiddels al 78 jaar oud was, weigerde dit echter. Vervolgens wendde Prim zich opnieuw tot Leopold van Hohenzollern, die ditmaal niet weigerde en zich beschikbaar verklaarde voor de Spaanse kroon als twee derde van de afgevaardigden in de Cortes voor zijn kandidatuur stemden. De toezegging van Leopold was echter al gebeurd nadat de Cortes ontbonden werd omdat de legislatuur was afgelopen. Tegen de kandidatuur van Leopold kwam er echter tegenstand vanuit Frankrijk, om de Fransen niet wilden dat er iemand uit Pruisen de Spaanse troon zou bestijgen. Uiteindelijk liepen de spanningen zodanig op dat Leopold van Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen zijn kandidatuur om koning van Spanje te worden introk. Vooral in mei en juni 1870 was er veel gekonkel tussen de Franse en Pruisische regering over de kandidaten van de Spaanse koningstroon die zou leiden tot de Frans-Duitse Oorlog.

Vervolgens trok Prim opnieuw naar Amadeus van Aosta, die nu wel bereid was om de Spaanse troon te aanvaarden. Alle Europese grootmachten gaven hun toestemming en de hertog van Aosta werd op 26 november 1870 met een groot aantal stemmen door de Cortes tot koning verkozen. Op 27 december 1870 zou Amadeus I dan Italië verlaten en naar Spanje reizen om beëdigd te worden.

Die 27e december, 's avonds, werd Prim na de parlementaire zitting in zijn koets door meerdere mannen (die tot nu toe nog onbekend zijn gebleven) tegengehouden en vervolgens beschoten. Volgens velen overleed hij op 30 december 1870 aan de gevolgen hiervan, nadat hem medegedeeld werd dat Amadeus I in Spanje was aangekomen.

Op 19 november 2012 maakte de gerechtsgeneeskundige faculteit van de universiteit van Reus het door foto's verkregen resultaat van onderzoeken op het op natuurlijke wijze gemummificeerde lichaam van Juan Prim. Hierbij werd vastgesteld dat Prim niet overleed aan de gevolgen van zijn schotwonden, maar als gevolg van wurging met een touw of een lederen riem.
 Het zou dus kunnen dat de aanslagplegers, nadat Prim de aanslag overleefde, de koets waarin de gewonde Prim zat, gevolgd zouden zijn naar het Palacio de Buenavista, waar toen het ministerie van Oorlog gevestigd was. Mogelijk hebben de aanslagplegers daar dezelfde nacht nog Prim via wurging om het leven gebracht.

De achtergronden van de aanslag werden nooit volledig opgeklaard en zijn onduidelijk gebleven. Sommigen noemen het republikeinse parlementslid José Paúl y Angulo als de opdrachtgever voor de moord, maar ook Serrano en de hertog van Montpensier worden soms als opdrachtgever vernoemd. Dit laatste heeft men noch kunnen uitsluiten, noch kunnen bewijzen.

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The Pescado River (Spanish, Río Pescado) is a river of Argentina. It is a tributary of the Bermejo River.

See also
 List of rivers of Argentina
 List of tributaries of the Río de la Plata

References

 Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.

Rivers of Argentina
Tributaries of the Paraguay River
Rivers of Salta Province


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Greece - Science and technology
The Academy of Athens, founded in 1926, oversees the activities of research institutes in astronomy and applied mathematics and in atmospheric physics and climatology. Greece has five other scientific research institutes. Specialized scientific learned societies include the Association of Greek Chemists, founded in 1924, and the Greek Mathematical Society, founded in 1918, both headquartered in Athens. Advanced scientific and technical training is provided at nine colleges and universities. The University of Athens has maintained a zoological museum since1858. In 1987–97, science and engineering students accounted for 26% of university enrollment. In the early 1980s, the government established a Ministry of Research and Technology to foster scientific and technological development. Greece had 733 scientists and engineers and 314 technicians per million people engaged in research and development in 1987–97; total expenditures on research and development amounted to 0.5% of GNP.


This was held in Qasr Al Hosn's event in the -what used to be- Cultural Foundation. As far as I know, this event is held once every year and celebrate's the UAE's traditions in a very authentic pre-modernization way.
An old man had an insane collection of old records, record players, watches & typewriters. I'm guessing this was his son/grandson?


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Kourtney Kardashian: the latest details on her marriage to Travis Barker on the eve of the ceremony in Italy
A week after their official wedding in Santa Barbara, Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker are preparing to celebrate it with their family in Italy, in the fortress of Castello Brown, in Portofino.
A few months after the announcement of their engagement, a first wedding in Las Vegas and an official wedding in Santa Barbara on Sunday, May 15, 2022, Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker are preparing to celebrate it again with their loved ones. This time, the newlyweds have decided to hold the ceremony in Italyin the village of Portofino.
According to information revealed on Saturday May 21 by the DailyMailthe ultra-publicized couple should celebrate their wedding on Sunday, May 22 in the old fortress Castello Brown. A place steeped in history that offers a breathtaking view of the seaside village. And if the staff and security guards at the scene had to sign legal agreements in order not to reveal anything about the wedding, the final preparations have been made. According to the British daily, all the building has been secured and the paths closed to ensure the privacy of wedding guests.
Which Guests Will Attend Kourtney Kardashian's Wedding?
Friday, May 20, "bright floral arrangements, designer suits and chic outdoor furniture" were delivered to the estate. According to the DailyMail, a helicopter even came to install a large wooden structure in the park of the castle. The ceremony therefore promises to be particularly grand.
On the guest side, Kourtney Kardashian's close family will be present at the wedding. Her three childrenMason (12), Penelope (9) and Reign (7) were spotted around the pier on Friday. The whole Kardashian clan then gathered for a pre-wedding meal at Ristorante Puny near the harbour. The children of drummer Travis Barker, Landon (18) and Alabama (16) should also be in the game. On the side of the absent, we can mention Scott Disick, the father of the children of Kourtney Kardashian, his maternal grandmother as well as the father of Travis Barker. The latter two were however present during their legal marriage.
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Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker
Kourtney Kardashian, her husband Travis Barker and the Kardashian family all went to dinner together at the "Puny" and "Cafè Excelsior" restaurants, privatized for the occasion. Portofino, May 20, 2022.
Khloe Kardashian during dinner at the privatized "Puny" and "Cafè Excelsior" restaurants. Portofino, May 20, 2022.
Kendall Jenner and her partner Devin Booker
Kendall Jenner and her companion Devin Booker during dinner at the "Puny" and "Cafè Excelsior" restaurants, privatized. Portofino, May 20, 2022.
Kim Kardashian during dinner at the privatized "Puny" and "Cafè Excelsior" restaurants. Portofino, May 20, 2022.
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Kris Jenner during dinner at the "Puny" and "Cafè Excelsior" restaurants, privatized. Portofino, May 20, 2022.
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Kourtney Kardashian and her boyfriend Travis Barker at the photocall for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas on April 3, 2022.
'Vanity Fair' evening photocall during the 94th Academy Awards held at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in the Beverly Hills borough of Los Angeles, the United States on March 27, 2022.
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Photocall of the 94th edition of the Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles, March 27, 2022.
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Kourtney Kardashian, Travis Barker at the photocall for the 94th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles on March 27, 2022.


It's been a few years, so Movie Law dictates it's time for another Billy the Kid story.
"The Kid," directed by actor Vincent D'Onofrio, spins the classic Western tale forward by focusing on a child's role in the Billy the Kid saga, but its ingenuity begins and ends with the duality of its title.
We begin as young Rio (Jake Schur) kills his abusive father and makes off with his older sister Sara (Leila George), en route to Santa Fe.
Along the way, they wind up caught in a standoff between Billy the Kid (Dane DeHaan) and sheriff Pat Garrett (Ethan Hawke).
Rio is taken with the bad boy gunslinger, already notorious, and he joins the caravan as the sheriff escorts Billy to New Mexico.
DeHaan, whose boyish looks have always recalled Leonardo DiCaprio, has a grimy charisma as Billy, but Garrett is the far more interesting character here, thanks to the quiet nuance of Hawke's portrayal. Schur's Rio is left behind by a script that is unsure where to put its focus.
"The Kid" manages some picturesque shots of Western landscapes, and Hawke, who has hit a career stride in recent years, wouldn't know how to turn in a bad performance if he tried. But there's not enough here to make this journey worth taking. There have been better stories of Billy the Kid, and there are likely better ones to come.


There are quite a number of new advances in the past decade for breast cancer treatment, I will only highlight a few.
Local treatment of invasive breast cancer has swung from radical to more conservation therapy in the past decade. Not only does more and more breast conservation therapy being performed, but also less and less surgery done to remove the lymph node in the axilla. The status of the lymph node in the axilla is a very important parameter of metastasis for clincians. But the conventional surgery of removing the lower levels of axillary lymph nodes is associated with complications of swelling of the arm. Hence sentinel lymph node biopsy of removing only the nodes related to the cancer helps, as it is of lesser magnitude but provides the same important information on the nodal status as conventional therapy.
Targeted therapy aims to treat specifically cancer that expresses a particular gene. HER-2/neu gene is very well studied gene in breast cancer. Its expression is associated with a poor prognosis and higher chance of recurrence, There has not been much development on treating cancer that carries this gene, except perhaps to predict better efficacy of certain drugs such as anthracycline. However, with the development of anti-HER therapy, the scenario has changed dramatically. Trastuzumab, for example, has given significant survival advantages when given in association with chemotherapy both in the metastatic and adjuvant settings. The published results showed that trastuzumab given for one year after surgery and chemotherapy for primary breast cancer provides close to 50% of disease-free survival benefit.
Lately, another molecule, Tycerb, has attracted much attention. Evidence has shown that it gives a response rate of about 29% for refractory and Trastuzumab resistant breast cancer, 33% for Trastuzumab naïve patients and over 65% for inflammatory breast cancer. Its is an oral agent with relatively low toxicity. More studies are now being conducted to test its efficacy postoperatively.
We first started using Trastuzumab in the second half of the last decade. We have also participated in the multi-centre trials. Our findings are in line with that of the published results. We have also conducted studied on Tycerb. We found that this compound is also effective in HER-2/neu expressing cancer.


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Q: jackson mixins throwing stackoverflow error Hi I'm writing a Rest service for a user object retrieved from common framework of my company.
User userobj = commonframework.getuser(userid); //user is interface
The problem is the user object from common framework has an object with 2 getters for a String field like "isSomeflag()" and "getSomeflag()"
I cannot modify the code from commonframework
I ended up using ** Jackson Mixins** but it is throwing stackoverflow error. Any help will be appreciated.
Code below
    public abstract class IgnoreMixin {
    @JsonIgnore
    public abstract String isServiceOnlyflg();
}

In service method:
@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
public Response createUserInfo{
mapper = new ObjectMapper();
mapper.getSerializationConfig().addMixInAnnotations(DealerImpl.class,IgnoreMixin.class);
writer = mapper.writer().withDefaultPrettyPrinter();
return writer.writeValueAsString(userobj);
}

Approach -2
I tried creating local class with similar property and try mapping those properties from user object to local object.
inital inference the problem class is referenced only once in user object
But The problem is user contains many member object which in turn refer the problem object many times and I have to create many local copy of many classes from  framework user structure
Any solution for this

A: Accoring to the documentation if the method in your base class are
isSomeflag() and getSomeflag() . You should use
 @JsonProperty("newProp") abstract int isSomeflag()
 @JsonIgnore abstract int getSomeflag();

Ignore one and let the other be marshall with the JsonProperty.
Also probably you are within a circular dependency that you need to break with jsonfilter, check this link
 FilterProvider filterProvider = new SimpleFilterProvider()
      .addFilter("filtermixin", SimpleBeanPropertyFilter.serializeAllExcept("circulardependency"));


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Highlights from the House of Commons latest UK Withdrawal from the EU Debate
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Cabinet Minister David Lidington kicked off proceedings…
Cabinet Minister @DLidington "…the Government's political objectives remain to leave the European Union in accordance with the referendum decision of 2016. To do so in an orderly fashion that protects jobs, living standards and investment in this country." pic.twitter.com/zkRXNO0Mz4
— BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) February 27, 2019
Owen Paterson followed…
. @OwenPaterson asks Cabinet Minister @DLidington to guarantee that "alternative arrangements" regarding the Irish backstop, will be "legally binding" and will commit the Government and EU to a "definite and definitive" implementation date. pic.twitter.com/Ecl2q8JzQL
Kate Hoey made her intervention…
. @KateHoeyMP questions why the UK seems much more concerned about the hard border issue than the Irish Govt, noting that the Irish Govt recently "produced a legal bill going through parliament to deal with any problem to do with the WTO" but with no mention of the hard border. pic.twitter.com/SZFE1SIhvr
And then John Baron…
John Baron MP: "Does my Rt. Hon. Friend, is he at all concerned that the next steps as outlined by the Prime Minister yesterday, might make a good deal less likely… by taking no-deal off the table and extending Article 50?" pic.twitter.com/i3GGF5w8hB
Then Marcus Fysh…
. @MarcusFysh regarding the no-deal advice paper… "When was it prepared, and why didn't it mention the use of the transit system, which actually can mean that goods can be delivered well into Europe and don't have to be stopped and checked at Calais?" pic.twitter.com/q0ubFyyLng
Next up, Anne Main…
Anne Main MP: "Can I ask, what would be the rationale that we would give to ask for this very short and limited extension… I can't think what else could happen in those couple of months that would be helpful." pic.twitter.com/oSAKniTwBx
Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer responds…
Shadow Brexit Secretary @Keir_Starmer "It's 2 weeks since we last voted on a government Brexit motion, but nothing has changed. The Government is no closer to making progress…" pic.twitter.com/pnEI25NzNU
Gregory Campbell intervened…
Gregory Campbell MP asks @Keir_Starmer if he grasps the "complete and total complexity" of the Irish border, and the "total impossibility of anyone anywhere constructing a hard border that couldn't be avoided with ease?" pic.twitter.com/RIyF9Q30G9
And then Sir Bill Cash…
. @BillCashMP "Would the Hon. Gentleman like to state on behalf of the Opposition, that they would like to see the repeal of the repeal of the European Communities Act 1972?" pic.twitter.com/n3ugxOg74e
John Baron made a further contribution…
John Baron MP on a second referendum… "…it is condescending because it's saying that people did not know what they voted for first time round… It's dangerous because we made a clear pledge that we would respect the referendum result." pic.twitter.com/sBOC2gvRrO
And Richard Drax delivered his contribution…
Richard Drax MP: "The instructions to everyone in this House was to leave the EU; not half in, half out, a bit here, a bit there, the instructions were clear – to leave the EU." pic.twitter.com/1AasAJWJQs
Priti Patel followed…
. @patel4witham "…those negotiations [between the UK and the EU] have not been handled in the most structured way, the Government has missed opportunities to change its approach… the warning signs have been there for a considerable amount of time…" pic.twitter.com/wLMcIP0NlO
Labour's Owen Smith made an arguably offensive sweeping generalisation about Brexit…
. @OwenSmith_MP "Brexit is exacerbating underlying problems in our society; it is a racist, xenophobic, right-wing reactionary project…" pic.twitter.com/ygMOlOgMu3
Lee Rowley made a passionate speech…
. @Lee4NED "…it is not about you – you outsourced this decision in 2016 to the people and you are now trying to insource erroneously the implementation, and it isn't working…" pic.twitter.com/aup3SJwxZj
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Home Latest News Mystery disease killing Italy's kiwi fruit trees baffles scientists
Mystery disease killing Italy's kiwi fruit trees baffles scientists
The leaves wither and face down as if to escape the sun; the roots darken and rot. Then the leaves fall: within 10 days, all of them are gone, leaving the fruit under the sun. Within one or two years, the plant dries up and dies. There is no cure.
In Italy, kiwi trees are dying en masse, and no one knows why. Last month, the Italian government announced a taskforce to study a mysterious sickness that is devastating kiwi orchards in the country, leaving scientists baffled. "Damages to production are causing serious suffering to farms," the agriculture minister, Teresa Bellanova, said, calling the situation an "emergency" and saying the country needs "help from all the experts".
After breaking out near Verona in 2012, the syndrome, which farmers call moria, or "die-off", has ravaged areas where kiwi trees have thrived for decades. Recent estimates suggest that it now affects 25% of kiwi orchards in Italy, the world's second-largest producer of the fruit – above New Zealand and below China – and is causing losses worth hundreds of millions of euros. In some farming hotspots, the number of affected plants rises to 80%.
Yet researchers say the real numbers could be even higher. Because the syndrome starts in the roots, it can spread unobserved until the first leaf symptoms. By then, the decline is already too advanced. "It's like the coronavirus, if you will: when the symptoms appear, it's already too late," says Gianni Tacconi, a genomics researcher with Italy's Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (Crea), who has studied kiwi fruit since the early 2000s. "It's difficult for humans to heal; for kiwi trees, I'd say it's impossible."
Researchers have looked for the cause in irrigation practices, bacteria, fungi, soil composition and specific replant disease – but found no clear culprit: the more they studied, the more anomalies cropped up.
The syndrome has struck old and young trees, on virgin soil and decades-old farms, killing trees at lightning speed but sparing others a few yards away. Nothing seems to stop it. Studies have found a kaleidoscope of different pathogens in sick trees – but none was present in every ailing plant.
Scientists believe that several factors: water, soil oxygen levels, global heating and fungi, are in play, but they can't explain how, or why the sickness exploded in areas where kiwi farming used to be easy.
"It's very difficult to study something like this," says Lorenzo Tosi, a researcher with research company Agrea. "When we want to understand the cause of something, we try to isolate it and run an experiment. But that doesn't work this time because several factors are in play […] Everything seems to contradict something else."
Beyond the syndrome, he says there has been an acceleration in serious plant diseases in Italy. A mysterious sickness seemingly linked with warmer temperatures has killed many apple trees; a fungus has decimated this year's pear harvest; the southern Puglia region is grappling with a bacterium threatening to wipe out olive trees. "There are signs that something is putting a strain on crops," Tosi says. "I have the impression kiwi trees might just be the first of many."
Researchers have observed similar decline symptoms in kiwi orchards in France, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Japan and China, but nowhere have they been as explosive as in Italy. Around Verona, the syndrome has struck down 84% of trees.
"This year, everything died," says Corrado Mazzi, a farmer whose orchards near Verona are ailing. In the area, farmers have started to abandon kiwi fields, and empty structures make for ghostly sightings from the roads. Mazzi has been growing kiwi trees using the same techniques since the mid-1980s until the first symptoms of moria appeared in 2012. The severity of the syndrome would become apparent very soon. "Between 2014 and 2015, we lost everything," he says.
Mazzi uprooted all his trees in 2015 and followed the best farming practices, then planted new ones between 2016 and 2018. The moria came back. "You can try all you want but nothing changes," he says. "In two or three years, you are back to the start." His production is down 75% compared with 2010 and 2011.
With answers lacking, some researchers have suggested that the climate crisis might be behind the decline, weakening the trees and altering soil equilibrium. Some studies suggest that the ideal temperature for growing kiwi trees is between 25C and 27C – but global heating and recurring heatwaves push summer temperatures up to the mid-30s for more than a week at a time in Italy.
Extreme rainfall can also choke kiwi roots, and the European Severe Weather Database collected 1,665 reports of extreme weather events in Italy in 2019 alone, including large hail and heavy rainfall.
"I still have a lot of data to analyse, but everything seems to point in that direction," says Laura Bardi, a soil microbiologist at Crea whose team is studying the effects of rising temperatures and other environmental variables on kiwi trees.
Most researchers agree that rising temperatures and extreme rainfall put a strain on kiwi trees, but some say more research is needed to prove they are its primary cause.
Bardi is less cautious. "I've become convinced that climate change is the main factor; if we study this aspect in-depth, I think we'll find the causes," she says.
"Among these poor olive trees, I've seen that some producers have started to grow mangos and papayas," she says. "Who knows? Perhaps growing tropical fruit is the way forward in Italy."
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The C++ header library designed to bring the world of generic programming to the Macintosh, and deliver the surprising speed of SIMD in an intuitive cross-platform package. For example, a simple loop calculating a trigonometric function over an array can be speeded up 450 times.
What's new in 0.3.1? Support for Linux x86 and Cygwin. New complex conj function. New refarray class. v1 >> k and v1 << k optimization on SSE2. Much, much more!
What's new in 0.3? Support for Mac OS X Tiger and Yellow Dog Linux. New select, min, max and rsqrt functions. Scripts to ease the Altivec to SSE transition. Much, much more!
What's new in 0.2.2? Multiply high implementation and redesign of expression templates and iterators.
Generic programming is the art — some say, the black art — of making software components super-reusable and yet ultra-efficient. Our tool is the C++ template, and our result is code nearly as fast as hand-coded machine language.
macstl was inspired by the premier generic library, the Standard Template Library (now part of the C++ Standard Library), but with a distinct Macintosh flavor. Many components let you use low-level Mac OS X functionality like SIMD acceleration and memory copy-on-write easily and intuitively.
Although macstl started on the Mac, it now has a cross-platform look. Over 14,000 source lines of code compile cleanly on different C++ compilers. The SIMD classes work seamlessly on PowerPC's running Mac OS X and Pentium's running Windows XP.
valarray — numeric arrays highly optimized for SIMD architectures like Altivec and MMX/SSE/SSE2/SSE3.
mach — allocator and partially specialized vector for fast OS-level copy-on-write.
core — adapting Core Foundation and Foundation classes for STL.
com — interface pointer and a fast, lightweight server implementation for Microsoft COM and Apple CFPlugIns.
mmapping — treating files as STL containers.
macstlizer — scripts to convert Altivec C source code into macstl C++ source code, headers to map Altivec to SSE intrinsics.
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Learn about the sustainable campus supply chain.
Below are a few examples of what UC San Diego's Integrated Procure-to-Pay Solutions (IPPS) is currently doing to make the campus supply chain more sustainable. Other noteworthy programs not on this list include the printer toner recycling program and the HP printer refresh program.
In July 2015, IPPS partnered with Fisher Scientific, the campus' largest agreement lab supply distributor, to develop the nation's first reusable tote program in higher education. By utilizing these reusable totes, UC San Diego is eliminating hundreds of cardboard from the campus supply chain. Every ton of cardboard saved equates to saving 17 trees, 380 gallons of oil, 4,000 kilowatts of energy, and 7,000 gallons of water.
In June 2015, IPPS partnered with VWR International, the campus' second largest agreement lab supply distributor, to develop VWR's first reusable pallet program in higher education. These reusable pallets can be used hundreds of times with an average lifespan of 10 years. A similar program is currently being developed with Fisher Scientific and is scheduled to launch in the second quarter of the next fiscal year.
Many of these programs would not be possible if it wasn't for the strategic partnership between IPPS and Core Bio Services in Health Sciences. This unique partnership increases UC San Diego's order consolidation and supplier negotiation capabilities, more so than any other UC campus. For every 1 order Core Bio receives, 8.29 orders go out to campus for delivery, saving the campus thousands in freight costs.
UC San Diego is the only university in the UC system that has an EPS (Styrofoam) cooler reuse program in place with Thermo Scientific, the system's largest agreement life sciences reagent supplier. This program was developed in 2012 in partnership with Core Bio Services and has prevented thousands of pounds of EPS waste from coming to campus. This program continues to improve year over year and has sent back and reused more than 1,375 coolers.