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Senate Republicans say they've had enough of Trump, McConnell
With a new stimulus bill proposal stalled, warring Republicans seem to finally realize how much they have given up to be part of Trump's cult. They want distance from his political liabilities.
By DOUG THOMPSON
Analysis, Capitol Hillbillies, News, White House
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Republicans, who barely control the Senate, normally had the votes they needed to rubber stamp anything wannabe dictator Donald Trump wanted, but with his political fortunes in free fall after corrupt mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic and now turning the Department of Homeland Security into his personal gestapo, the GOP is split into factions driven by a "sudden realization" that their president's freewheeling and free-spending ways are a polar opposite of what the party promoted.
GOP Senators duped Trump's demand for a payroll tax cut, rejected his call to remove money for virus testing and approved an annual military spending bill that he threatens to veto because it requires renaming bases to remove names of Confederate Army leaders.
The Republicans are unhappy with Trump. Welcome to the club. Polls show most Americans want Trump evicted from the White House in the Nov. 3 General Election, which will probably increase the Democratic control of the House and might give the party of the Donkey a Senate majority.
Trump surprised many on Thursday when he cancelled the Jacksonville portion of the split GOP convention and the one where he had hoped to have the packed, cheering crowds he so adores for an acceptance speech.
Trump said he pulled the plug on Jacksonville because he recognized, finally, it would be dangerous. It would bring a mask-less crowd to an event where the COVID-19 virus would circle among them like sharks on a feeding frenzy.
But several GOP operatives say privately that with party leaders and others cancelling their planes to come to Jacksonville would probably be a repeat of the Tulsa rally that left the arena with two thirds of its seats empty.
"The president hates empty seats," says one GOP consultant. "His mood is sinking faster than the polls."
"For Senate Republicans, it's now all about self-preservation," writes Carl Hulse in The New York Times. "Their uncertain fortunes appear to have stiffened Republicans' resolve to do something they rarely try: distance themselves, however gingerly, from Mr. Trump."
Splits within GOP ranks threaten a new stimulus proposal they had hoped to have ready this week but is stalled.
Hulse adds:
Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the majority leader, has made it painfully clear to his colleagues that any final legislation has to be acceptable to most of them, the White House and Democrats in the Senate and House, where Speaker Nancy Pelosi has already pushed through a measure three times as large as the one Republicans are considering.
That spread is driving off some Senate conservatives who fear that Mr. McConnell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are preparing to give away the store to appease Democrats. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, among others, suggested that Republicans should just stand pat, declining to agree to additional spending. The more Republicans who choose to do so, the more heavily Mr. McConnell will need to rely on Democratic votes to pass the package.
With the campaign now in its final 100 days, some in the Senate wonder if they are up to the task.
"Senate Republicans have been so divided, so disorganized, so unprepared that they have struggled to even draft a partisan proposal within their own conference," Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) says.
GOP Senators are also unhappy with their leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell (D-KY) who springs new proposals without their involvement or input.
That's unfortunately a pattern we see a lot," complained Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to POLITICO after coming out of a party lunch on Thursday. "Bills are drafted behind closed doors, and then sprung on the conference at the last minute. I think everyone expected that pattern to be followed here as well."
And the countdown clock continues to click.
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3 thoughts on "Senate Republicans say they've had enough of Trump, McConnell"
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You should fix that (D-KY) after McConnell's name.
Bryan Mcclellan
They can flee to the ends of the Universe, but every time they check the Hashmarks in their underwear, Trumps Orange visage will be there blankly staring back for all to see for all of eternity..
Political expediency. They had no problem with him when he was sending up conservative judicial nominations and signing huge tax cuts, but now that he's impacting their re-election prospects and majority status, all of a sudden they've found religion and can't support him any longer. Sorry, I don't buy it.
DOUG THOMPSON
Doug Thompson published his first story and photo at age 11 -- a newspaper article about racism and the Klan in Prince Edward County, VA, in 1958. From that point on, he decided to become a newspaperman and did just that -- reporting news and taking photos full-time at his hometown paper, becoming the youngest full-time reporter at The Roanoke Times in Virginia in 1965, and spent most of the past 58+ years covering news around the country and the globe. After a short sabbatical as a political operative in Washington in the 1980s, he returned to the news profession. Today, he is a contract reporter/photojournalist for Lee Enterprises, shoots news and sports video for area TV stations, and owns Capitol Hill Blue.


Another underground PA rapper is on the map. Lil Skies has been building a buzz via YouTube for the last two years with the assistance of genius Video Director Cole Bennett of Lyrical Lemonade, who's in demand visual effects have helped boost the careers of Ski Mask, Lil Xan and a dozen other up and coming new wave rappers.
Face tattoos are the new trend. We'll see if the music and ink carries over in the long run. The youth has spoken.


When leading contemporary art dealer Larry Gagosian hired him in 1995 to oversee the launch of a West Coast outpost, he praised Shapazian's knowledge of photography, 1990s art, and artists Andy Warhol and Marcel Duchamp, The Times reported at the time.
Under Shapazian's direction, Gagosian shows were "always provocative," adding "a 'big time' dimension to the local scene," online magazine Artnet said in 2004. The magazine gave as an example the gallery's survey of black-and-white Warhol paintings derived from advertising.
Shapazian ran the blue-chip venue for a decade, advising collectors to do as he did: Don't invest for monetary gain but follow "ideas and feeling," he said in a 2008 interview.
Business tycoon Eli Broad was one of Shapazian's primary clients, Dean said.


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Charlie D. Tillman (1861-1943)
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Charlie Tillman, who called Atlanta home for most of his career, was a pioneer composer, performer, and publisher of southern gospel music. During the almost 60 years that he was involved in the music business, he wrote some 100 songs, published 22 songbooks, and toured extensively as a song director with several evangelists, one of whom was his father.
Born in Tallassee, Alabama, in 1861, Charlie Davis Tillman exhibited early in life a better-than-average talent and inclination for music. His parents were evangelists, and he grew up traveling with them and taking an active role in the
Tillman Family, ca. 1880
musical portion of their services. As he approached adulthood, Tillman began to yearn for a life outside the revival circuit and struck out on his own in search of a career as a secular entertainer. For fourteen years he worked odd jobs as a house painter, an organ salesman, a medicine show performer, and a minstrel show entrepreneur. Returning to the environment in which he had grown up, Tillman devoted the rest of his life to religious work, notably in the fields of songwriting and music publishing. He conducted his business out of his home, located in Atlanta's West End neighborhood.
The best-known and most enduring of Tillman's songs is "Life's Railway to Heaven." Written in 1890, this song remains a favorite among country music and bluegrass music performers. "Life's Railway to Heaven" was a collaborative effort between Tillman, who wrote the music, and a Baptist minister in Atlanta named M. E. Abbey (or Abby), who supplied the lyrics.
While attending an African American camp meeting in South Carolina, Tillman heard the congregation singing a song called "My Old Time Religion." He quickly wrote down the words and music, revised them later at home, introduced the song to white audiences, and published it in 1891 in one of his songbooks. "Gimme That Old Time Religion" soon became a standard in the canon of spiritual music.
In 1893 Tillman found a poem titled "A Dream" in a Salvation Army publication. He set it to music and published it in a songbook under the title "The Judgment." Bearing the alternate title "The Great Judgment Morning," the song subsequently was published extensively in southern gospel songbooks and recorded by numerous country music artists.
One of Tillman's best-known songbooks was The Assembly Book, published in 1927. The book was adopted by the state school systems of Georgia and South Carolina for use in school assembly programs.
Tillman also performed on early radio broadcasts including Atlanta's WSB station. In 1930 the National Broadcasting Company devoted an entire program to the performance of his songs. With one of his daughters accompanying him on piano, he recorded for the Columbia label.
Tillman died in 1943 and is buried in Atlanta's Westview Cemetery beneath a monument engraved with the words and music of a line from "Life's Railway to Heaven." The Gospel Music Association, based in Nashville, Tennessee, inducted Tillman into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1993.
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The Illinois Municipal Code permitted both single-member and cumulative voting schemes. Chicago Heights designed a single-member districting plan, which the district court rejected. Instead, the district court designed its own hybrid plan. Pursuant to this plan, voters would select seven council members. Such elections would occur on a municipality-wide, rather than district-wide, basis. The district court failed to establish whether Chicago Heights's scheme complied with Illinois law. Voters had no opportunity to weigh in on the cumulative voting scheme created by the district court.
Holding and Reasoning (Wood, J.)
Issacharoff, 6th Ed.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
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By Tanisha Heiberg JOHANNESBURG, April 30 (Reuters) – Marine salvage experts are floating a plan to tug icebergs from Antarctica to South Africa's drought-hit Cape Town to help solve the region's worst water shortage in a century.
Salvage master Nick Sloane told Reuters he was looking for government and private investors for a scheme to guide huge chunks of ice across the ocean, chop them into a slury and melt them down into millions of liters of drinking water.
"We want to show that if there is no other source to solve the water crisis, we have another idea no one else has thought of yet," said Sloane, who led the refloating of the capsized Italian passenger liner Costa Concordia in 2014.
Tough water restrictions are already in place and Cape Town authorities have warned that taps could run dry altogether as soon as next year if winter rains do not come to the rescue of the port city's 4 million residents.
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A milling machine would then cut into the ice, producing a slurry and forming a saucer structure that will speed up the natural process, he said.
A single iceberg "could produce about 150 million liters per day for about a year," around 30 percent of the city's needs, said Sloane, a director at the U.S. marine salvage firm Resolve Marine.


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We look for opportunities to work as partners with Aboriginal communities for various projects. We are very interested in furthering our relationships, both personal and professional, with the Aboriginal people. We work to build positive and productive relationships with various organizations within the community in an effort to give back to the communities in which we work.
When we are co-awarded a contract with an Aboriginal business, we do our best to ensure a fair and responsible project partnership. We offer a learning environment where we may share our expertise with our partners, and encourage our project partners to do the same.
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Q: Google App Engine Launcher fails to start I'm having a problem with the Google App Engine Launcher (the GUI thingy).
I have it installed on two PCs. Both PCs have Python. On both, the launcher ran (the first time) successfully after the installation. On both, at first it failed to deploy an app I was feeding to it, apparently due to being unable to detect Python.
On my home PC, I opened preferences and manually set the path to Python. After that, the app was deployed, and the launcher has been working fine since then, never failing to start. On my work PC, I missed the opportunity to set the Python path, and the launcher fails to start. The log tells me: ConfigParser.NoOptionError: No option 'name' in section: '0'. I suspect this could be due to the missing Python variable.
Unfortunately there doesn't appear to be any kind of config file that contains this setting for GAE. Searching the Windows registry has turned up nothing useful either. I've tried searching the site for problems with the launcher, or how to set the Python path without using GUI, but only found information on problems with apps, not the launcher itself.

A: A quick google suggests:

try to find and delete file google_appengine_projects.ini

here
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in Google folder , you have google_appengine_projects.ini file.
  Delete it's [0] section.

Or just uninstall and reinstall the launcher.
If still nothing, download an IDE instead - I use pycharm. It's not free (there are free ones out there) but it does manage the launcher for you.

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Q: kubectl substring match using go-template I am trying to find a way to match a substring in the go-template in kubectl. I am only able to find operators like those listed below, however, none of them is to match a substring between LHS and RHS. See Example below:
eq
    Returns the boolean truth of arg1 == arg2
ne
    Returns the boolean truth of arg1 != arg2
lt
    Returns the boolean truth of arg1 < arg2
le
    Returns the boolean truth of arg1 <= arg2
gt
    Returns the boolean truth of arg1 > arg2
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    Returns the boolean truth of arg1 >= arg2

Example problem: (its dumb downed for simplicity, I know there are other way to do this using jsonpath, etc. But the focus is on go-template for solving the real isssue).
My Pod list:
NAMESPACE     NAME                                               READY   STATUS      RESTARTS        AGE
default       test-pod                                           1/1     Running     9 (4h6m ago)    8d
default       web-dev                                            0/3     Completed   0               5h23m
default       web-test                                           2/2     Running     0               3h7m
kube-system   coredns-76b4fb4578-2v42x                           1/1     Running     26 (4h6m ago)   22d
kube-system   coredns-76b4fb4578-s567x                           1/1     Running     10 (4h6m ago)   10d
kube-system   dns-autoscaler-7979fb6659-c2wfb                    1/1     Running     14 (4h6m ago)   14d
kube-system   kube-apiserver-kube-master                         1/1     Running     12 (4h6m ago)   10d

Now I can filter the pods present in the default namespace, using eq operator.
kubectl get pod -A -o go-template='{{range $i,$p := .items}}{{ if (eq $p.metadata.namespace "default")}}{{ $p.metadata.name }} {{.metadata.namespace}}{{"\n"}}{{end}}{{end}}'
test-pod default
web-dev default
web-test default

The problem: What if I want to match the pods present in a namespace with the def string present in it? How can I use a substring match or regex match? Or someone says authoritatively(with reference to documentation) that it's not possible using go-template.
Note: The example problem above, is a dumb version of the issue, not the real issue. The idea is to find if go-template provides any option for substring match with kubectl.


What does 12x12 Aluminum Sheet mean?
Generally speaking,12x12 Aluminum Sheet is short for 12 in. x 12 in. Aluminum Sheet. The single quote '' refers to the inch.12'' respectively indicate 12 inch, 1 inch=25.4 mm, 12'=305 mm.
12'' *12'' indicates the width of aluminum sheet plate × length = 12 inch × 12 inch = 305mm × 305mm.
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A few years ago, I had the great privilege to go to Young Living's farm in St. Marie's, Idaho. Wow! It was amazing! The farm is in the middle of nowhere and is surrounded by an evergreen forest. That serene energy is captured in the plants that are carefully grown and cultivated there.
Walking through rolling fields of lavender with Gary Young, he filled us in on the great amount of care and work that goes into cultivating and distilling authentic lavender oil. From growing and nurturing tiny lavender angustifolia seedlings, planting using organic methods and picking at just the right time of day when the desired constituents are highest, every consideration revolves around cultivating plants that will produce superior quality essential oils.
One of the interesting points I learned that day was that in order to preserve the beneficial compounds found in lavender, the plants must be distilled for about one hour and 30 minutes under low heat and low pressure. Most lavender (non Young Living) is distilled for only 15 minutes! Three-quarters of the volume is extracted during the first quarter of the distillation process. Many producers end the process there because the increased time does not significantly increase the volume. Of course, if maximum volume/maximum profit is the goal, distilling for 15 minutes makes sense. Fortunately, quality essential oils have always been Young Living's first priority.
Much time, energy and financial resources go into producing quality essential oils. It often requires several hundred or even thousands of pounds of raw plant material to produce a single pound of essential oil. For example, 250 pounds of lavender will produce approximately 1 pound (16 ounces) of pure oil. It takes three tons of melissa to produce 16 ounces of essential oil. It takes 5,000 pounds of rose petals to produce 1 pound of rose oil. No wonder quality oils are relatively costly!
Understanding the work and skill that goes into producing authentic essential oils helps us understand why they cost more than most essential oils commonly found in health food stores. The good thing is, you get what you pay for!
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perfume: fake or not? guerlain shalimar?
I've got a gift form someone and it's a perfume, shalimar by guerlain. the bottle&packing seem ok, but it wasn't sealed… and i was thinking wether it's not a cheap fake (they're common in my country). so does anyone know how can i test it…or some sign that indicates if it's original or not? like something on the box, a sign, etc?
do you have one? it's EDT … if you do, don't you have some pictures? on the front of the package it says: "eau de toilette" and "vaporisateur" which, from the pictures i found on line, it should be "natural spray" not vaporisateur… how's yours?
it had no seal at all, no sing of it being opened, just no seal.
Not sure if you mean the seal was opened, or it was never there in the first place. Look for the (genuine) same item for sale somewhere or detailed pictures online, and compare with yours. If the giver thought it was real and you find out it isn't, maybe s/he would want to know. Or maybe you would want to return it to the seller. But if that isn't possible, just be happy with it if it smells nice.
No, I only have some older Shalimar and other Guerlain perfumes and bottles, in my collection. I'd search online using the brand name, volume, type (EDP, EDT, spray, etc.), and anything else to describe it — like is it a gift set or limited edition bottle… If nothing else, Ebay will have pictures of almost every perfume you can imagine but not all of the sellers are knowledgeable and reputable. "Vaporisateur" could mean it was packaged for sale in another country. Or not. You might find one like it on websites originating in other nations. You are on the right track, looking for differences in the print and packaging. Good luck.
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Els Dottermans (n. Lovaina; 16 de enero de 1964) actriz belga de teatro, cine y televisión.

Estudió arte dramático en el Studio Herman Teirlinck, ha ganado varios premios como el de mejor actriz en el Nederlands Film Festival o en el Shanghai International Film Festival y tiene un amplio currículum como actriz de teatro.

Está casada con el actor groningués Han Kerkhoffs con quien tiene dos hijos.

Películas
 Beck - De gesloten kamer (1993) - Monita
 Tot ziens (1995) - Ann
 Antonia (1995) - Danielle
 De Suikerpot (1997)
 Altijd zomer (1998)
 Fade out (2000) - moeder Romy
 Maria (2000)
 Meisje (2002) - Laura
 De zaak Alzheimer (2003) - Eva Van Camp
 De Kus (2004) - moeder van Bas
 10 jaar Leuven kort (2004)
 De Indringer (2005) - Erika
 Kameleon 2 (2005) - Veerle
 Dennis van Rita (2006) - Rita
 Oud België (2009) - José
 Zwart Water (2009) - Juf Bongaerts

TV
 Klein Londen, Klein Berlijn (1988) - Els
 Tot nut van 't algemeen (1988) - Alice
 Maman 2 (1990) - Isabel
 Dierbaar (1991) - Anja
 Moeder, waarom leven wij? (1993) - Netje
 Kongo (1997) - Anita Lenaers
 Het Peulengaleis (1999/2002)
 Nefast voor de feestvreugde (2000/2001/2002) - Joke
 Flikken (2001) - Mia
 Rupel (2004) - Juliette
 Hij komt, hij komt ... De intrede van de Sint (2004 - 2010) - Conchita Garcia
 Als 't maar beweegt (2005) - Anita Van de Perre
 Koning van de Wereld (2006) = Nancy
 Stellenbosch (2007) - Claire Vandereyken
 Witse  (2008) - Catherine Van Heerden
 Sinteressante dingen (2009) - Conchita Garcia
 Oud België (2010) - José

Teatro
 Wilde Lea (1992)
 Getaway (1993/1994)
 Juffrouw Tania (1993/1994)
 Joko (1993/1996)
 All for Love (1993/1994)
 Vrijen met dieren (1994 /1996)
 Zwak/sterk (1994/1995)
 De drumleraar/Juffrouw Tania (1994/1995)
 Barnes'beurtzang (1995/1997)
 De meeuw (1997/1998)
 En verlos ons van het kwade (1997/1999)
 Zie de dienstmaagd des Heren (1997/1999)
 In de naam van de Vader en de Zoon (1997/1999)
 Ten oorlog (1997/1999)
 Moedersnacht (1998/1999)
 Marieslijk (1998/1999)
 Komedie der verleiding (1999/2000)
 Brandbakkes (2000/2001)
 Vier zusters (2001/2004)
 Mamma Medea (2001/2003)
 Trilogie van het weerzien (2002/ 2005)
 Push Up 1-3 (2002/2003)
 Macbeth (2003/2004)
 Zullen we het liefde noemen (2004/2006)
 Annie MG Schmidt, (2005/2006)
 Platform (2005/2008)
 Ik val... val in mijn armen (2006/2009)
 Een totale Entfurung (2006/2007)
 Tien Geboden deel 1 (2007/2009)
 Fort Europa (2007/2008)
 Tien Geboden deel 2 (2009/2010)
 Kasimir & Karoline (2009/2010)
 Was will das Weib? (2010)

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Els Dottermans IMDb
 Els Dottermans

Actrices de Bélgica
Nacidos en Lovaina

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Saccomanno's Cytology Fixative is a widely used fixative in cytology for specimens such as FNA'S, urine, sputums, bronchial washings, pleural and peritoneal fluids, and sputum preparations.
Saccomanno's Cytology Fixative's low alcohol content partially fixes the specimen's cells to protect the cellular integrity, making it a great pre-fixative for cytology specimens that must be transported or held for some time.
The Saccomanno Method for sputum separates mucus from the specimen cells so the cells can be evenly spread onto a microscope slide. In the Saccomanno Method for sputum, the sputum is placed into the Saccomanno's Fixative and then the sputum is homogenized in a micro-blender where the cells of the sputum are forced into the tip of the centrifuge tube while the mucus stays in suspension. The supernatant with the mucus is then poured out and the cells are collected to make a smear.
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Security and smoothness of HRMS vs Manual System
Zimyo Marketing Team
The times have changed, so do our methods of working. If we look at the pace with which developments in technology are taking place, then upgrading along with the world becomes a basic need for the survival of any organization which highlights the need for an online HRMS system. Security of important business information tops the priority of modern business, so does the smoothness in organizational functioning. With the rate of frauds and dishonesty increasing day-by-day in unimaginable ways, it is getting difficult for the manual system to deal with it. Hence, companies are rapidly adopting HRMS technology for the security and smoothness it provides to their firm, along with multiple benefits and reduced workload of their HR department.
What is HRMS?
Human Resources Management System, commonly known as HRMS is the term referring to the software and associated hardware, designed for automation of human resources functions in an organization. It is turning out to be a huge support for the HR team of any organization especially when they are drowned in work and are not able to provide the efficiency that the organization needs. You might see different names like HR System, HR Software, and HRIS (Human Resource Information System) but they all mean the same.
HRMS v/s Manual System
Security and smoothness of HRMS vs Manual System are discussed below:
The smoothness of operations
The manual system of storing and managing data related to documentation of hiring and recruiting, managing payroll and employee information, attendance management, etc. was paper-based which required heavy investment and a lot of space. Even the era of spreadsheets turned out to be error-prone and time-consuming. These obstacles might seem little but are equivalent to a massive speed breaker in the smooth functioning of the organization.
HRMS is nothing but a permanent solution to all such HR related problems. It enhances smoothness in the organization by-
Attaining efficiency:
It paves a way that goes straight to attaining maximum efficiency in an organization by saving a lot of time for the HR department.
Reduces Workload:
The workload is another major hurdle in the way of smoothness due to which sometimes quality of work is to be compromised. But when HRMS software performs numerous human resource functions, a huge burden gets lifted from the shoulders of the HR department, resulting in smooth functioning.
Systematic Arrangement:
With the help of Cloud HRMS, large quantities of information can be managed efficiently, with backup facilities avoiding any risk of loss of data.
Employee Self-service:
HRMS allows employees to perform several functions on their own like creating time-in and time-out, thereby eliminating chances of wrong attendance. It also enables them to request leaves, and update their personal information with the permission of their associated managers.
Data with an HR department, sometimes also accompanied by personal information of employees is one of the most sensitive records maintained by a business firm, hence HR is a highly data-centric function. At present times where the number of crimes, theft, and frauds are rapidly increasing, how can one rely on manual handling of such information? Paper-work can be easily replaced, stolen, or copied. The risk of losing data always remains high, which any business or company cannot afford.
HRMS takes complete care of data it has and provides the utmost security with controlled access to avoid any sort of unauthorized interference. It follows a specific protocol for the collection of data in which the user's consent always comes foremost. Online HRMS solution offers multiple advanced security features, ensuring that the security of user data is always maintained with HRMS Cloud, inclusive of:
HRMS takes complete care that an application will be accessible by using a secured https protocol only. It also incorporates the installation of antivirus software that traces the threats and vulnerabilities.
Encrypted user credentials (username and password) using a 256-bit AES encryption algorithm is ensured by HRMS. Encryption of personal data of users prevents any sort of mishappening.
Internal Security Controls
HRMS online software has customized password policy for maintenance of user account security, accompanied by data purging policy specifically for inactive users. It also incorporates IP based restrictions so that remote login access can be restricted to the servers with specific IP's.
Hence we realize that the security and smoothness of HRMS vs Manual System comes under those requirements of an organization that can't be neglected at any cost. Embracing HRMS will help you fulfill these two requirements along with numerous others while keeping you intact with growing technology. So it's time to move past manual systems and get the hold of HRMS and get an edge over your competitors.
Also Read: 5 Ways to Make your HR Department Paperless
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Mayans think world is ending in 2012. How so ever tragic that may sound for the moment I am really happy 2011 has come to an end. It was an awfully tough year. Lot of trials and tribulations. Ups and downs and downs. You get what I mean, right? In the final analysis the struggles override the joys for the most part of the year.
1. When things go bad from good, worse from bad, and terrible from worse, have faith that the darkest hour is just before the dawn (yeah, who said movie dialogues do not help! :P).
2. Spirituality is the bedrock to which you can fall back when everything else in life seems so unsure. The fall may leave you in pain but it will definitely help you be back up sure-footed.
3. Patience is one quality which you must relentlessly pursue to cultivate within yourself. It makes a world of difference to the world you live, the choices you make, the quality of relationships you have and so on and so forth.
But as with anything else do not overdo it. Know when you stopped being patient and started becoming indifferent.
That is all for now. I will come back and update this post when I stumble upon another learning that 2011 gave me.


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	protected $interval;

	function __construct()
	{
		parent::__construct();
		$this->interval = 3600;
	}

	/**
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	function multi_insert(array $data)
	{
		foreach( $data as $tweet )
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			$this->db->set('time_checked', 'NOW()', FALSE);
			$this->db->insert( self::TABLE, array(
				'tweet_id' => $tweet->id_str,
				'message' => $tweet->text,
				'time_tweeted' => date('Y-m-d H:i:s', strtotime($tweet->created_at))
			));
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		}
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	{
		$query = "SELECT MIN(id) as id FROM " . self::TABLE;
		$result = $this->db->query($query)->row_array();

		$tweet = $this->fetch( array('id' => $result['id']) );
		$last_checked = $tweet ? strtotime($tweet['time_checked']) : 0;

		return ((time() - $last_checked) > $this->interval );
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El cabaret és un tipus d'espectacle de varietats generalment nocturn que combina cançons i textos diversos, i pot incloure també l'actuació d'humoristes, il·lusionistes i altres números populars. Alguns d'ells consideraven més aviat indecents i es caracteritzaven per la recerca del glamour a través de l'ús de grans plomes i purpurines als vestuaris i maquillatges molt poc discrets. Va tenir molt d'èxit durant la primera meitat del .

Algunes sales de cabaret emblemàtiques han estat, El Molino de Barcelona, Die Katakombe de Berlín, que va inspirar la coneguda pel·lícula protagonitzada per Liza Minnelli, el Cotton Club de Nova York, l'Armenonville de Buenos Aires, el Cabaret Voltaire de Zúric i el Tropicana de l'Havana.

El terme anglès music-hall es va utilitzar en els darrers temps com una mena d'eufemisme i de voluntat de modernitat, com s'està intentant introduir burlesc, que hom considera un eufemisme.

Etimologia
En el seu origen, cabaret era una paraula d'origen francès que significa taverna, posteriorment, en francès, va passar a significar els locals als quals es feia un tipus d'espectacle que, més tard, coneixem com a cabaret.

Cabaret als Països Catalans

A Barcelona el cabaret era molt habitual i de gran èxit a tot el llarg de l'avinguda del Paral·lel, i en especial a El Molino, on es va continuar fent durant el franquisme malgrat la dictadura. L'aparició de la televisió va fer minvar notablement aquest tipus d'espectacle, però encara es fa en alguns petits locals barcelonins. Algunes de les estrelles del cabaret van ser Mari Santpere, La Maña, Merche Mar, Yolanda Ramos, Norma Duval i Chiqui Martí.

També hi ha sales de cafè-teatre, tant al paral·lel com a altres barris, per exemple, a Gràcia.

Cabaret a Alemanya

Tot i que el terme, i en certa manera un pro-espectacle similar, inicials foren a França durant el , el que s'entén avui per cabaret és el que va esdevenir posteriorment, al segle XX i sobretot a l'època d'entre guerres. El moment de màxima esplendor dels cabarets va ser durant els anys 20 i començaments dels 30, època a la qual Berlín era la capital d'aquesta mena d'espectacle, fins que aquest va ser prohibit per Hitler amb l'arribada del Tercer Reich.

Va ser aleshores quan molts artistes alemanys de cabaret va haver d'exiliar-se a diversos països i així van estendre el seu concepte de cabaret internacionalment. A partir d'aquest moment, les grans ciutats com Nova York, Londres, París o Barcelona van començar a tenir cabarets, primer dirigits per alemanys i després pels seus seguidors. Es considera l'època daurada del cabaret des del punt de vista internacional.

Cabaret a Espanya
A Espanya, en especial a Madrid, estava molt relacionat amb la revista.

Cabaret a França
A França els locals de cabaret es distingien d'altres locals d'espectacles, entre altres coses, perquè tenien un bar, quan eren petits, i un bar-restaurant, quan eren grans, de manera que es podia menjar, i en particular beure, mentre es gaudia de l'espectacle. És el que a Espanya i molts altres països anomenem un cafè-teatre i no un cabaret com s'entén en català. Alguns cantautors francesos que van començar a cafès-teatres van ser Georges Brassens i Serge Gainsbourg. La cantant i ballarina espanyola Norma Duval es va donar a conèixer internacionalment al Moulin Rouge.

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Arts escèniques


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Three Questions With State Sen. John Legg About His Technology Summit
November 13, 2014 | 7:16 AM
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State Sen. John Legg is gathering experts from schools, the technology industry, business and universities to talk about helping Florida schools integrate more technology.
Today in Tampa, lawmakers, superintendents, businesspeople and state university staff will gather to talk about using technology in Florida classrooms. The summit was the idea of Senate Education chairman John Legg, R-Trinity. We asked him what he wanted to accomplish:
Q: You are gathering some school and education leaders together…to talk about school technology. Why are you doing this and what do you hope to learn?
A: Why we're doing this is technology's becoming a critical part of education. And in the recent years, what we've seen is, we've seen a real disconnect between the education world, the business world and the students.
What we expect our students to do is basically power down when they walk into a classroom. And what we're trying to do is — our educators don't want that to happen.
But to change that culture and to change the schools and to integrate technology into a classroom is not an easy task. It's very complicated. And it involves people who speak different languages.
We're bringing in a lot of experts…and we put together the (information technology) people at the school districts, business leaders who specialize in the tech business, folks from the university who do professional development and training, individuals from outside of Florida, such as Code.org and other areas…and are basically working so individuals can speak the same language, build connections and basically work together to improve student learning utilizing technology.
Q: There's a lot of different state policies involving technology that are coming into play in the next year. You have Common Core Standards/Florida Standards. You have the new assessment, which will be online and puts some stress on school technology and infrastructure. And then you also have the digital instruction requirement, that comes into play at the beginning of the next school year, that half of classroom instruction is delivered digitally.
What are school districts telling you right now about what the big unknowns for them are? What kind of questions they need answered from the state in order to get these things done?
A: The need a lot of assistance. It's a Catch-22, if you will. The districts do not want the state to interfere and tell them how to do their job. But at the same time they also recognize that they may need assistance in doing that job.
It's my belief that we don't want a top-down approach, telling all 67 school districts "This is how you're going to implement the technology going forward."
What we want them to do is we want them to have the resources – professional guidance as they need it – in order to implement the technology. But we also want it to be ground up. We want them to develop and utilize the technology that best suits that school's, that community's needs.
The problems that the school districts are saying is one of sheer ability…in terms of applying the technology into the schools. Your larger school districts are better equipped. They have, basically, larger budgets and they have more expertise in order to implement technology than maybe some of you small, rural districts.
The second issue is the infrastructure. While some of our newer schools may have the bandwidth, not all schools have the infrastructure in place to even implement the technology.
If you were to give every student a tablet – which may or may not be beneficial – some of our schools are not even equipped the WiFi capacity to utilize it.
What the point of this forum is, is to say we have multiple levels of discussions that we're going to have to do. We have an expertise issue, professional development, infrastructure, devices. We have the assessment component.
And one size will not fit all. And it will not all occur in one year. You have to phase it in and adjust it. It is a long journey. But the technology is worth it and the innovation is worth it. For problem-solving. To make things more efficient. And also to increase student learning and student engagement is absolutely critical.
Q: One of the things I've heard from districts is they don't necessarily know what the definition of "digitally delivered instruction" is, so what would qualify and what might not qualify in the minds of state leaders. Are there any plans to kind of define, or give best practices as to how it might work?
A: That's what we're trying to do with this…There is no one size fits all. There is no 'this is right; this is wrong.'
What we do see though is that digital content is the wave of the futre, that students do know how to use technology. The gulf or the ocean in the digital divide is getting smaller. And it's getting smaller every year.
We are not where we were five years ago between the haves and the have nots in technology. It still exists, but that divide is getting smaller and smaller. And that allows for more opportunity for students in the classroom.
But it also puts the pressure on the schools to keep up. To ensure that students know how to use that technology in the classroom, versus walking into a school and stepping backwards 20 years.
Technology changes so quickly that by the time we deploy it to the school that technology may be obsolete. So we want to make sure that as we spend high dollars, big dollars in renovating and equipping our schools, that we equip it with technology that won't be obsolete the moment that school opens.
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Pudgalavāda (Sânscrito; pāli: Puggalavada; chinês tradicional: 補特伽羅論者; pinyin: Bǔtèjiāluō Lùnzhě) ou a escola "Personalista" do Budismo, foi uma das primeiras escolas budistas na Índia, que surgiram do ramo sthavira nikāya, por volta de 280 AEC. Os grupos de destaque classificados como Pudgalavāda incluem o Vātsīputrīya e o Saṃmitīya.

Pudgala ou "pessoa"
Os pudgalavādins afirmaram que, enquanto não há nenhum ātman, há uma pudgala ou "pessoa", que não é nem o mesmo, nem diferentes dos skandhas. A "pessoa" era o seu método de contabilização do karma, do renascimento e do nirvana. Outras escolas consideraram que a "pessoa" existe apenas como um rótulo, uma realidade nominal.

Críticas à teoria da "Pudgala"
Os pontos de vista dos pudgalavādins foram fortemente criticados pela tradição Theravada (a doutrina da pudgala é refutada pelos theravadins no Kathavatthu), Sarvastivada, e Madhyamaka. Peter Harvey concorda com as críticas levantadas contra o "pudgalavadins" por Moggaliputta-Tissa e Vasubandhu, e descobre que não há nenhum apoio nos nikayas em Pali para o seu conceito de "pessoa".

Relações com a seita Saṃmitīya
A escola Saṃmitīya foi uma das mais proeminentes que surgiram como uma das sub-seitas dos puggalavadins. Os quatro sub-ramos que são anexados ao movimento Vatsiputriya, são eles: Dharmottariya, Bhadrayaniya, Sammitiya, Sannagarika. Essa corrente foi criada por Vatsiputra. Ele foi considerado herege. Étienne Lamotte, usando os escritos do viajante chinês Xuanzang, afirmou que os saṃmitīyas foram, com toda a probabilidade a mais populosa seita não-mahayanista na Índia, compreendendo o dobro da segunda maior seita, embora o estudioso L. S. Cousins, revisou sua estimativa para um quarto de todos os monges não-mahayanistas, ainda assim o maior em geral. Eles continuaram a manter uma presença na Índia até o final do budismo indiano, mas, sem nunca ter ganhado uma posição de destaque em outro lugar.

Referências

Bibliografia
 Priestley, Leonard (1999). Pudgalavāda Budismo: A Realidade do Indeterminado Auto. Toronto: Centro Sul-Asiático de Estudos, da Universidade de Toronto.
 Priestley, Leonard (2004). Pudgalavāda, em Buswell, Robert E., ed.: Enciclopédia do Budismo. Macmillan Reference EUA. pp.  692-693. ISBN 0-02-865718-7.
 Thích, Thiện Châu (1984) , A Literatura do Pudgalavādins, Revista da Associação Internacional de Estudos Budistas 7 (1), 7-16
 Thích, Thiện Châu (1987) Les réponses des Pudgalavādin aux críticas des écoles bouddhiques, Revista da Associação Internacional de Estudos Budistas 10 (1), 33-54
 Thích, Thiện Châu, Boin-Webb, Sara (1999). A literatura do Personalists de início Budismo, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass

Links externos
 Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy artigo sobre 'Pudgalavāda'
Escolas do budismo inicial


Before i start this entry, i'm not really sure on the correct spelling of 'jibbed', because i've never had to actually write ot type it out. so if anyone knows if this is incorrect, you can enlighten all of us by posting a comment with the correct spelling.
Back to the point, If you recall me last entry, i purchased the Futurama season 3 box set over the net for what i thought was a very cheap $40 (which is around half of the normal retail price). As it turns out, my parents went into the city (on another one of their DVD spending sprees) and at JB-Hifi there was a sale in which they were selling all four seasons of Futurama for an even cheaper $32 each.


It's easy to waste a tenner on random trinkets that will end up gathering dust on your shelf, but this January, GBK has the perfect solution. You can #ChooseGBK with The All Rounder deal, offering a range of delicious burgers without the guilt-filled hole in your bank account, with a burger, fries a drink for £9.95.
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The All Rounder can be enjoyed after 5pm across all GBK's restaurants nationwide, seven days a week. If you're catching up with your mates, having a hump day treat or an indulgent date night outing, you can make an evening of it by adding an alcoholic drink for an extra £1.50.
"We want to brighten our customers' January blues and treat them to the best burger in town at a decent price. What better way to spend Blue Monday than spreading the burger joy with a choice of five quality GBK classic burgers," said Jay James, Head of Marketing at GBK.
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Yankuai Shan () ist ein  hoher Hügel auf King George Island im Archipel der Südlichen Shetlandinseln. Er ragt westlich der Große-Mauer-Station im Zentrum der Fildes-Halbinsel auf.

Chinesische Wissenschaftler benannten ihn im Zuge von Vermessungs- und Kartierungsarbeiten im Jahr 1986.

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 Yankuai Shan im Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (englisch)

Fildes-Halbinsel


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The Virginia Conservative
Liberty With Responsibility!
Posted on June 29, 2015 by Joshua
Congressman Goodlatte Should Provide Leadership on Passing LEADS Act
Representative Bob Goodlatte
A guest article by Dean Chambers
Privacy is a key right for all who use the internet as well as those who communicate and exchange key data needed in business. Privacy is under attack from a power grab undertaken by the Obama Justice Department under Attorney General Eric Holder, who asserted the power to take data from a server in Ireland owned a subsidiary doing business with Microsoft. Had that data been printed documents in that office in Ireland, the Justice Department would have approached the government of Ireland, under the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) between the two countries seeking a warrant to obtain that information. Data on computer servers should be subject to the same exact protections of law as data on printed document enjoys.
The answer to this judiciary power grab is the LEADS Act proposed by Sen. Orrin Hatch, that would protect the privacy of data against such encroachment. The ability of individuals to use the internet to communicate as well as that of businesses to communicate, invent and innovate using such "cloud servers" on the internet would be protect by enacting the LEADS Act. This legislation would restore balance under the Fourth Amendment, protecting privacy and allowing law enforcement to obtain data when authorized by a warrant from a judge or abiding by MLAT in the instance of data on a foreign server.
The privacy protections of computer data under the Electronic Communication Privacy Act (ECPA) would be extended to protect the privacy of data on overseas servers. Many businesses have operations and subsidiaries around the globe involved in creating new products and services using servers around the world. The data and processes involved would be protected, giving a competitive advantage to American businesses operating around the world.
Congressman Bob Goodlatte has done some good work in the areas of copyright issues and internet piracy as well as introducing the Innovation Act to reduce frivolous patent infringement lawsuits by patent trolls. It would be very consistent with those efforts, and follow in the same direction, if Rep. Goodlatte would take the lead in helping to pass the LEADS Act in the House.
Writing recently for The Hill, Karen S. Evans writes, "LEADS will improve data privacy protections for U.S. citizens and residents while strengthening law enforcement cooperation with other nations. The bill also preserves the essential balance between security and privacy. At the same time, it will signal to our foreign partners that we are serious about improving law enforcement cooperation with them. In these times, such improvements are vital to ensuring effective functioning of our law enforcement agencies while maintaining the privacy rights of our citizens."
The key issue involved here, for individuals and businesses using the internet and servers to store and exchange data, is such data has the same protections as any data stored and exchanged in other forms. The use of such "cloud servers" allows a level of communication in innovation not previously possible.
"It is legislation like LEADS that will help the U.S. achieve broader, much-needed ECPA reform. The goal is clear – the laws should ensure that data stored in the cloud receives the same legal protections as data stored in our homes and at work," Evans wrote in The Hill.
The LEADS Act is extremely important legislation that really needs to be enacted into law, and I strongly urge Rep. Goodlatte to take up the lead in getting this bill passed in the House. Mr. Goodlatte has done great work in the past to ensure the protection of privacy and other rights on the internet, and this is a great opportunity to do so again by helping pass the LEADS Act. The result will be a much stronger and prosperous America if this legislation is passed.
Dean Chambers is an independent journalist and blogger who has written news and commentary articles on a wide variety of subjects. His articles have been published on Examiner.com, The Inquisitr, Conservative Firing Line and have been featured on The Drudge Report, The Rush Limbaugh Program, The Blaze and The Gateway Pundit as well as parodied by Stephen Colbert, Chris Matthews and Rachel Maddow.
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Q: Checking which file in two branches has a later commit I want to (manually) merge changes in another branch into master.  git diff --name-only gives me only all the files that are different. I don't want to merge a file that has a later commit in master (which most of the time means the file wasn't changed in the other branch).
For a file, how do I show which branch has a later commit? Basically I want to show the output of git log -1 somefile in two branches? Is there a way to avoid running the git log command twice, once for each branch?

A: You can try with the --all --branches log parameters:
git log -1 --all --branches -- yourFile

That will give you the most recent commit across all branches.
To limit that to only two branches, the --branches takes a shell glob pattern.
But that does not support an "or" in the pattern expression though. You might have to display the branch and grep for the ones you want.
As torek mentions in the comments, a revision range branch1...branch2 is also a simpler alternative.
That would be using the three dots notation, to target the  set of commits that are reachable from either one of branch1 (left side) or branch2 (right side) but not from both.
So:
git log -1 branch1...branch2 -- yourFile

With Git 2.33 (Q3 2021), the notion of "revision range" is clarified:
See commit f302c1e (18 May 2021) by Junio C Hamano (gitster).
(Merged by Junio C Hamano -- gitster -- in commit b009fd4, 10 Jun 2021)

revisions(7): clarify that most commands take a single revision range

Sometimes new people are confused by how a revision "range" works, in that it is not a random collection of commits but a set of commits that are all connected to each other, and most Git commands work on a single such "range".
Give an example to clarify it.

revisions now includes in its man page:

There are several notations to specify a set of connected commits
(called a "revision range"), illustrated below.

revisions now includes in its man page:

Commands that are specifically designed to take two distinct ranges
(e.g. "git range-diff R1 R2" to compare two ranges) do exist, but
they are exceptions.
Unless otherwise noted, all "git" commands
that operate on a set of commits work on a single revision range.
In other words, writing two "two-dot range notation" next to each
other, e.g.
$ git log A..B C..D

does not specify two revision ranges for most commands.  Instead
it will name a single connected set of commits, i.e. those that are
reachable from either B or D but are reachable from neither A or C.
In a linear history like this:
---A---B---o---o---C---D
because A and B are reachable from C, the revision range specified
by these two dotted ranges is a single commit D.


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La Monastella è un'autovettura di classe medio-alta prodotta tra il 1928 ed il 1932 dalla Casa francese Renault.

Profilo e caratteristiche
Introdotta al Salone di Parigi nell'ottobre del 1928, la Monastella era la versione lussuosa della Monasix,  con la quale condivideva pianale, meccanica e molte altre componenti. A differenza della poco apprezzata Monasix, però, la Monastella vantava una potenza più che raddoppiata, arrivando ad erogare 26 CV dal suo piccolo 6 cilindri da 1476 cm³.

Di fatto, tale propulsore di dimensioni così ridotte, con un frazionamento solitamente riservato a vetture di ben più alto lignaggio e che andava a muovere una vettura con un allestimento di lusso realizzato dalla carrozzeria Stella interna alla Renault stessa, diede alla Monastella il primato di vettura più compatta tra le versioni lusso. Il cambio era a 4 rapporti mentre i freni erano a tamburo. La velocità massima era di 90 km/h. La maggior eleganza della Monastella rispetto alla Monasix si notava per esempio dai vari particolari cromati, dalla possibilità di avere una verniciatura bicolore e dai rivestimenti più ricercati.
Le prime Monastella erano note con la sigla RY1 e differivano dalle successive Monastella per la calandra che ancora non incorporava il radiatore, ancora sistemato dietro al motore secondo l'antica tradizione della Casa, tradizione che di lì a poco sarebbe passata alla storia.
Infatti, già nel 1929, sempre al Salone di Parigi, fu presentata la nuova serie della Monastella, siglata RY2 e caratterizzata appunto dalla nuova calandra con radiatore spostato anteriormente e con griglia a listelli orizzontali. Nel 1930, la Monastella non cambiò la sua sigla di progetto, ma la calandra divenne a listelli verticali. Tra il settembre 1929 e l'aprile 1931 vennero prodotte 2.797 Monastella.
Ma già nel mese di febbraio del 1931, la RY2 venne affiancata dalla terza serie della Monastella, codificata come RY3: tra le modifiche degne di nota va senz'altro segnalato l'aumento di potenza da 26 a 33 CV. La produzione della RY3 cessò dopo pochi mesi, nel settembre dello stesso anno, dopo aver totalizzato 381 esemplari.
L'ultimo passo evolutivo della Monastella si ebbe nel mese di agosto del 1931, quando venne introdotta la RY4, che però propose solo alcuni aggiornamenti di dettaglio. Nell'agosto del 1932 la RY4 venne tolta di produzione dopo essere stata prodotta in 781 esemplari: fu l'ultima Monastella della storia. Il suo testimone venne raccolto dai modelli Primaquatre, già in produzione da un anno, e dalla Celtaquatre, che avrebbe visto la luce solo nel 1934.

Bibliografia
Renault, des automobiles de prestige, C. Rouxel, M. Griselhubert, C. Gueldry, J. Dorizon

Voci correlate
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In some cases users at one point had a monitor that was disconnected however remains "ghosted" on the computer. This can be easily detected as the i1Profiler screen will show multiple monitors that do not exist. In most cases going into the Display settings on either a Mac or PC and trying to extend these monitors will usually resolve this issue.
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MIRI: An elderly tourist from Spain had to be flown to the Miri Hospital this afternoon due to leg injuries after she slipped and fell following a visit to the famed Mulu Caves near here.
Marudi Fire and Rescue Department head Maureen Sim Ah Lian said Josesa Nebot Fotuny,58, who had come to Mulu with some friends on Monday suffered the mishap at about 1pm after visiting the cave complex.
"Based on the initial information we received from the group's tour guide, Fotuny injured her ankles," Sim told Bernama.
Sim said the extent of the injuries was not immediately available.


In Japan, in 1986, the value of the nation's real estate doubled in a single year—and doubled again the next year. Japan was the world's largest creditor, holding thirty per cent of U.S. debt, and was home to the world's ten largest banks, with a stock exchange bigger than Wall Street. A hundred square feet in downtown Tokyo was selling for a million dollars.
Before long, things got weird: as Japan scholar John Nathan reminds us, the head of Japan's Nomura Securities, the world's largest brokerage at the time, floated the idea in 1989 of Japan arranging "joint ownership" of California with a combined Yen-Dollar currency. Tokyo tycoons sipped whiskey over ice cubes chipped from Antarctica; farmers in remote prefectures sold their rice fields and replaced their dental fillings with gold. People racked up three-million-dollar golf-club memberships.
And then, in September 1990, it burst. The Tokyo Stock Exchange lost nearly forty per cent of its value in a year. By 1993, the bubble was gone, carrying with it the "largest asset deflation in the history of modern capitalism," Nathan writes in "Japan Unbound" (2004).
I couldn't help but think about that moment this week when the world hyperventilated over the news that a man named Huang Nubo, a Chinese real-estate tycoon and weekend mountaineer, plans to buy seventy-five thousand acres of Iceland. He says he wants to build an eco-resort, but people in Reykjavik—still trying to disown their own mad boom and bust—can't help but see specters lurking: a Chinese government plot to access the Arctic, perhaps, for the days when melting poles free up new resources? Or a water-play for glacial run-off?
There comes a moment in every economic boom—whether it was the Texas oil boom in the seventies or Japan's surge in the eighties or the Silicon Valley bubble of the nineties—when things get a bit weird. In retrospect, people like to point out that signs of overreach were always there, but of course they aren't until they are. It's hard to know how China's Iceland moment will look someday: Will it be simply a quirky milestone on the continued ascent? Or will we look back on the last days of summer, 2011, as the moment when the ball reached the apex of its arc and paused, weightless for a moment, before beginning its fall?
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Match Recap
'It Doesn't Work Like That!' – Tuchel Under Fire After Formation Change
By Ed - 13 January 2020, 8:30
After Paris Saint-Germain's 3-3 draw against AS Monaco at the Parc des Princes, manager Thomas Tuchel fielded questions about his team's ability to play in their new 4-4-2 formation that lines up Angel Di Maria, Mauro Icardi, Kylian Mbappé, and Neymar Jr. at the same time.
During his post-match interview with Canal+ (via Culture PSG), Tuchel was very animated when asked if it's possible to be so attack-minded against good teams.
"We won 6-0 against a team from the 6th division then 6-1 against a team from AS Saint-Étienne with 10 men. Afterwards, you asked me if we were going to play like that, if I had found my structure and if it was going to be the one against Dortmund. And who said it doesn't work like that? Was it me or you? And now it's up to me to say that I'm not sure or something like that. I said I always think about it, I always said it and it's the same today. I think after each game. Each match. When we win 6-0, everyone said to me, 'Ah you found…'. You asked me the question before the match, talking to me about a typical team. But it doesn't work like that! I always say the same thing. Now that we've done 3-3, suddenly, 'oh there are problems in 4-4-2."
The German tactician was then asked if the attacking players need to track back and defend more.
"But it doesn't work like that! We will analyze the match, as every time. The problem is that we win 8 times and you always say 'he found, he found' and you forget that we did the same in 4-3-3. But we draw 3-3 and the first question is 'oh 4-4-2'…We only think about tactical things, what we do with our principles. If we play in 4-4-2, we have to pay attention to this or that thing, do some back-pressing, protect ourselves. If we play in 4-3-3, we have to do something else, to create opportunities or to protect ourselves. That's how it is and we're going to do it. It's a 3-3 draw, OK, we had great chances with Ney and Kylian to win."
If if you don't speak French, if you watch the video of the interview you can see just how fed up he is with the constant formation questions.
Thomas Tuchel en grande forme pour répondre aux questions d'@OLIVETALLARON après #PSGASM 😅🎙 pic.twitter.com/Puec3zL4Op
— Canal Football Club (@CanalFootClub) January 12, 2020
While clearly frustrated with the media, Tuchel is not blind to his team's deficiencies as he described in his post-match comments captured by Le Parisien.
"We have given too many spaces, that is clear. We had opportunities, they had opportunities. If we attack, we have to protect spaces. We did not do it precisely. They have the quality of finding solutions under pressure. If you lose easy balls in dangerous spaces, it is a problem with an opponent who knows how to make counterattacks. It's the kind of game we needed to grow, progress, improve."
From a media point of view, reporters want Tuchel to commit to the 4-4-2 leading up to the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie against Borussia Dortmund. Obviously, he's not going to do that but that's not going to stop them from asking.
From Tuchel's point of view, he wants to see the formation enough times leading up to February 18 when PSG travels to Germany to see if it's a formation he can risk on the biggest stage and ultimately where his future at PSG will be decided.
I'm all for Tuchel playing his best players and going with the 4-4-2 formation. However, when it becomes obvious that it's not working, he needs to have a backup plan that can be deployed immediately and not in the 80th minute.
The good news for PSG is they play Monaco again on January 15 at the Stade Louis II and I'm hoping he runs out the same lineup and PSG wins 6-0. That should keep reporters quiet for a bit.
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2014 Chevy Camaro 2SS Review: 7 Things to Know
on May 31, 2014 at 8:24 am
Back in 2002, Chevy halted 35 years of production of the Camaro in a controversial move that rocked the automotive world (or at least a piece of it). At the time, Chevy claimed no intention of reviving the model in the future. But 8 years later the Camaro was back in a big way with a retro-inspired design that won countless awards and a new platform that provided huge performance potential.
Over the last 3 years there have been minor tweaks here and there but nothing particularly remarkable (except for the introduction of rockstar models such as the ZL1 and Z/28). The 2014 model brings in a host of both exterior modernization and interior innovation to usher in the largest collection of overall changes to date for the 5th generation. As the most popular sports car in America three years running, Chevy knew that the aging look and feel of the existing model needed a refresh in order to stay relevant with the all new 2015 Mustang looming on the horizon.
1) New Sheetmetal, Lighting & Styling
The visual changes are not drastic but enough mid-generation tweaks abound to really give the car a fresh look. The menacing front grill was already a crowd pleaser but is now even sleeker and more streamlined with the removal of the horizontal bar breaking up the vertical slats. The headlamps are both wider and narrower with the skirting below offering significantly larger air intakes. The fog lights sit in bigger housings that carry over the aesthetic of the skirting as opposed to the circular cutouts in the bumper pre-refresh.
One-piece LED taillights that integrate the backup lights provide a much cleaner look than the previous two-piece big square taillights. The trunk lid spoiler is now more distinct and the centered LED brake light is positioned just below. The rear bumper is also set higher with a smoother integration with the rear skirting below.
In addition, there are now fully functional hood vents that take the form of louvers atop the center section as opposed to the previous version's miniscule hood scoop. No more faking the funk. While the main underlying sheet metal remains in tact, the new front and rear fascia, bumper cover and hood, taken together, offer a welcome update that should carry the Camaro well into the next overhaul.
2) Retro Look But Modern Interior
While you may be wowed by the new exterior, the interior is still somewhat lackluster. The plethora of hard plastic makes the car feel a little cheap but the overall styling is smart enough to negate this to some extent. Folks seems to either love or hate the square bezels around the gauges, but we think it's still a really nice retro touch.
The new Recaro seats are stellar, providing excellent bolstering and giving the interior a real sense of motorsports-inspired flair. The touchscreen display brings the car into the 21st century with a clean layout and approachable menu system. The ability to control smartphone apps such as Pandora is also a welcome addition.
3) Serious Girth But Spatially Challenged
The Camaro is big and wide and yet the rear seats are the smallest in this segment. The trunk is also quite diminutive with only 11.3 cubic feet of space. Additionally, it's challenging to load larger items as the opening itself is rather narrow.
Driving the Camaro still feels a bit like operating a Sherman Tank as the low slung roof and chunky pillars eliminate any chance of having a good vantage point. And when the sun is glaring, don't count on the little visors to aid with visibility; with every successive attempt to use them, I increasingly understood the futility.
4) What's a 2SS Anyway?
The SS package steps up the performance game in spades with the 6.2L 426hp V8 engine, 4-piston Brembo ventilated disk brakes and a limited slip differential. In addition, you also get SS specific front and rear fascia as well as seat embroidery. The 2SS offers twice the performance of the SS for half the price. Just kidding. Basically, it adds some niceties from the LT package including a color driver information center, color heads-up display (which works quite well) as well as the Boston Acoustics premium sound system and a back up camera.
5) Thrills Galore
The stats alone tell you this is going to be a fun car. It's hard not to have a grin on your face with a 6.2-liter V8 engine pushing 426 hp and 420 lb-ft of twist to the rear wheels by way of a 6-speed gearbox with short throws and silky smooth shifts. The low rumble that only an American muscle delivers out of the box is sublime and the dual-mode system actually suppresses the sound output at slow speeds while really letting it roar when on the throttle.
The Camaro 2SS is big and chunky, so you have to employ discretion and some finesse when tossing it around, but you will definitely be well rewarded. The Camaro has come a long way from its days of unwieldy handling and now offers precise steering, solid composure, firm grip and actually instills a sense of confidence. And the Camaro 2SS feels much smaller than its significant size would indicate, eating up corners like PacMan and going in the exact direction it's pointed.
6) Safety
With power comes responsibility and the Camaro SS covers all the necessary check boxes to keep its driver/passengers safe. Standard features include ABS brakes, traction and stability control, front seat side head airbags, full-length side curtain airbags as well as Onstar. As one of the most mature telematics systems, it offers automatic crash notifications, turn-by-turn navigation instructions, emergency roadside assistance, remote door unlocking and stolen vehicle assistance.
7) Competition
Overall, the 2014 Camaro offers a wide range of prices (depending on what trim and options you choose) but it's very much in line with the Mustang and Challenger. The 2014 Mustang GT Premium starts at $36,210 while the 2014 Dodge Challenger Shaker has a base price of $37,495. The Camaro 2SS is the most expensive Camaro trim with a base MSRP of $37,155. Our model came with the Recaro Seats ($1,995), the RS Package ($1,350) which adds HID headlamps with LED Halo rings and LED taillamps, the dual mode performance exhaust ($895) and a navigation system ($795). The total vehicle price with all options netted out to $42,885.
Punchy V8 power and throaty exhaust
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Updated styling is clean and edgy
Touch screen display, connectivity and HID
Good all-round ride quality for daily driving
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The Sofort is a different kind of stylish to Leica's usual wallet-plunderers, at a different kind of price. Based on the Fuji Instax Mini 90, it offers more control over settings than the average insta-printer - along with the all-important shutter button up top, you get exposure compensation, a self-timer and flash control, as well as a button for toggling through the Sofort's shooting modes.
These include standard, party, macro, sports, double-exposure and bulb, plus that most crucial of 21st century camera functions - a selfie mode. The rechargeable battery lasts for about 100 shots, so you'll probably have long emptied your wallet on replacement film before the camera runs out of charge (a 10-shot pack of Leica's colour film costs £25).
Taking pictures is simply a case of pointing at your subject, looking through the optical viewfinder and hitting the shutter. It'll spit out your photo, which will develop in a couple of minutes. Ah, simpler times.
The Sofort's pictures sometimes come out stunningly atmospheric - and sometimes come out like you've accidentally hit the shutter while falling out of a kayak. It's hit and miss, yes, but the hits show up all those Instagram filters for the cheap frauds they are.
If clarity is all you're after, instant alternatives like the Polaroid Snap Touch just edge our the Sofort - even though that camera uses a digital sensor and zero-ink printing instead of classic film.
But if you can stomach the cost of the film and have long-craved a camera with that famous red dot on it, the Sofort could be your new analogue sidekick.


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Logan County Democrats dealt with an embarrassment of riches Tuesday evening as they gathered to apportion delegates to the Democratic State Assembly and the Fourth Congressional District Assembly in April.
"We've never had this many candidates in the Fourth District," said Chairman Pete Youngers.
Five Democrats are vying for the chance to oppose incumbent Republican Ken Buck in the November election. Of the five only Chase Kohne, a Castle Rock veterinarian, and Karen McCormick, a veterinarian from Longmont, were awarded delegates to the district and state assemblies.
The Colorado Democratic Committee allotted five delegates from Logan County for the two assemblies. Both Kohne and McCormick polled 50 percent of the county delegates Tuesday night, so two delegates were assigned to each, and Kohne won the fifth delegate in a coin toss.
Delegates also were assigned in the governor's nomination race with three delegates allotted to Jared Polis and two to Cary Kennedy.
The assigned delegates will vote at the CD-4 assembly in Broomfield on April 13 and again at the state assembly, also in Broomfield, the next day.
Earlier in the evening the Logan County Dems formally nominated Sterling City Councilwoman Janice Rice as their candidate for Logan County Commissioner in District 3. Rice was nominated by her sister-in-law Kathy Rice, who told the gathered delegates that the candidate represents "the best of the Democratic Party's ideals."
"Janice believes very much that we all deserve to be treated with dignity, that it is our responsibility to help the weak among us, that our most precious rights are our human rights," Kathy Rice said. "It is said that Republicans love America; Janice, like her fellow Democrats, loves Americans."
The nomination was quickly seconded and approved unanimously. Moments later Janice Rice accepted the nomination, pointing out her deep involvement in the community.
"Most of you know my current qualifications of service to Logan County, the City of Sterling, running my own business, organizing events, serving on several boards and charitable organizations, and taking care of a home and family," Rice said. "I'm ready to move on to the next chapter that all of this has led up to. I've been working with these men, women and organizations for many years and I am ready to serve Logan County as your commissioner.
Rice alluded to her experience in the Logan County Social Services system, pointing out that mental health and addiction solutions will be high on her agenda.
"I want to continue the momentum going forward working together with the city and towns of Logan County for business opportunities, bringing out the need for mental health and addiction services to rural areas, and being present for the citizens of this county overall," she said.
There were plenty of other political speeches delivered during the evening, most of them by Nick Land, who is campaign manager for congressional hopeful Chase Kohne. Land spoke on behalf of his own candidate and Jenna Griswold, candidate for Secretary of State, among others.
Kohne, who is in the Colorado National Guard, was unable to attend the Logan County meeting because he is in training. Land pointed out that military veterans who serve in Congress are less eager to sent troops into combat than those who haven't served, and normally demand much more information before doing so.
Land connected his candidate with rural Colorado by point out that Kohne is a large-animal veterinarian, grew up in a small town (Kohne is from Monticello, Ind., a town of about 5,300 population) and understands that agricultural producers need export markets for their commodities.
Asked about Kohne's stand on gun control, Land said that, because of the candidate's military experience, her believes assault-style weapons have no place in civilian life.
It was McCormick, however, who made people sit up and take notice. The small-animal vet told the gathered Democrats that she became politically involved because she felt her values were being attacked.
"I never thought I would stand before a group like this," she said, "but a little over a year ago I found so many of the values that are most important to me under attack."
McCormick acknowledged that Rep. Buck's re-election effort will be well-funded, but said she's prepared to meet the incumbent head-on, and that includes in the funding department.
"We have out-raised the other (Democratic) candidates by three-to-one and four-to-one, so we are prepared to do the internet and social media campaigning and the advertising we need to do," she said.
Asked about her position on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which the Trump administration pulled out of, and the North American Free Trade Agreement, which Trump has threatened to re-negotiate, McCormick said the U.S. needs to be "at the table" in international trade.
"If we're not at the table, we're going to lose out, so to not have a voice (in TPP) is not acceptable," she said. "We need to be part of the conversation on both of those trade agreements."
Americans, and would vote in favor of a single-payer medical plan if it came to a vote in the House.