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Q: The specified type member '' is not supported in LINQ to Entities: I'm ordering by a property of the class I want to return I'm developing a C# library with .NET Framework 4.7 and Entity Framework Code First 6.1.3.
I'm trying to do a select from table Aggregation and return an Array of AggregationData instances.
DbSet<Aggregation> dbSet = dbContext.Set<Aggregation>();

public class Aggregation
{
    public int AggregationId { get; set; }
    public string Created { get; set; }
    public bool SentToNextLevel { get; set; }

    public virtual ICollection<AggregationChildren> AggregationChildren { get; set; }

    public virtual Code Code { get; set; }

    public Aggregation()
    {
        SentToNextLevel = false; // Default value
    }
}

public class AggregationData
{
    public int AggregationId { get; set; }
    public string Parent { get; set; }
    public List<AggregationChildrenData> Children { get; set; }
}

AggregationData[] aggregations = null;

do
{
    aggregations = dbSet
        .Select(a =>
            new AggregationData()
            {
                Parent = a.Code.Serial,
                Children = a.AggregationChildren
                    .Select(agCh => new { agCh.Code.Serial, agCh.Position })
                    .AsEnumerable()
                    .Select(agCh => new AggregationChildrenData() { Serial = agCh.Serial, Position = agCh.Position })
                    .ToList()
            })
        .OrderBy(a => a.AggregationId)
        .Skip(() => skip)
        .Take(() => take)
        .ToArray();

    foreach (AggregationData agg in aggregations)
    {
        sw.Write(AggregationToJSON(agg, isFirstAgg));
        if (isFirstAgg)
            isFirstAgg = false;
    }

    skip += take;
}
while ((aggregations != null) && (aggregations.Length == take));

The problem is with this statement: .OrderBy(a => a.AggregationId). This AggregationId is from AggregationData class, not from Aggregation.
I get the following error when I execute that statement:

The specified type member 'AggregationId' is not supported in LINQ to
  Entities. Only initializers, feature members, and feature navigation
  properties are supported.

I need it ordered by Aggregation.AggregationId.
What am I doing wrong?

A: In
.Select(a =>
            new AggregationData()
            {
                Parent = a.Code.Serial,
                Children = a.AggregationChildren
                    .Select(agCh => new { agCh.Code.Serial, agCh.Position })
                    .AsEnumerable()
                    .Select(agCh => new AggregationChildrenData() { Serial = agCh.Serial, Position = agCh.Position })
                    .ToList()
            })

You need to set AggragateId =>
.Select(a =>
            new AggregationData()
            {
                Parent = a.Code.Serial,
                Children = a.AggregationChildren
                    .Select(agCh => new { agCh.Code.Serial, agCh.Position })
                    .AsEnumerable()
                    .Select(agCh => new AggregationChildrenData() { Serial = agCh.Serial, Position = agCh.Position })
                    .ToList()
                AggregationId = a.AggregationId
            })

And then you can OrderBy. OrderBy will be ever a enumerable of AggregationData so you can't OrderBy on Aggregation.AggregationId from this Select.


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Please cast your mind back to the early aughts, when Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake wore matching Texas Tuxedos to the American Music Awards. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was 2001. But then, in a cruel twist of fate, Britney and Justin broke up and he proceeded to pen several songs about their relationship. (Ahem, "Cry Me a River," anyone?)
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Q: Lua в PHP | Переменные Как сделать что-то подобное в PHP?:
command, name, number = text:match('/(.*) (.*) (.*)')

Краткое описание:

*

*command, name, number это названия переменных полученных из следующих команд

*text:match захват текста из переменной text

*(.*) это любой текст, который будет установлен для переменных между какими-либо символами в тексте, у меня это / и пробелы. Также порядок (.*) и переменных определяет какая (.*) будет относится к какой переменной. Например переменная name будет относится ко второй (.*)
Результат:
Из переменной text = "/go Jack 1" мы получим 3 переменные: command = "go", name = "Jack" и number = "1"

A: Ну я уверен, что решений может быть несколько, но как самое первое что приходит на ум:
$text = "/go Jack 1";
preg_match('#^/(.*) (.*) (.*)$#U', $text, $match);
list($mask, $command, $name, $number) = $match;
var_dump($command, $name, $number);

Результат:
string(2) "go"
string(4) "Jack"
string(1) "1"

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Hustler Nation's win in Msambweni: Is this canary in the coal mine?
HUBRIS SYNDROME
It appears to be a moment to test the popularity of the Hustler Nation in taking on the dynasties
• Was Msambweni communicating to the dynasty politicos that the music beats have changed and that there was a new DJ behind the deck? As goes Mwambweni, so goes BBI?
• Was this the true manifestation of 'kwa ground vitu ni different?'
by SUSAN MUGWE Political Economist
WINNER: Nyali MP Mohammed Ali, Independent candidate Feisal Bader (winner) and Khatib Mwashetani address the media at Gazi in Msambweni.
Image: SHABAN OMAR
The father of oxygen therapy: This was the name given to John Scott Haldane, who was a Scottish physician and physiologist famous for his intrepid self-experimentation that led to many important inventions. They included the black veil respirator, the decompression chamber that helps make deep-sea divers safer and the oxygen tent.
During this time, there were many mine disasters caused by the underground toxic gases that killed most mines. After John examined the bodies of the dead miners, he noticed their skin was coloured cherry-pink from carboxyhaemoglobin. This is a compound formed in the blood after reacting with gas that effectively displaces oxygen, and so the victim dies of asphyxia.
To save the miners, whose livelihoods and that of their villages were supported by the mining industry, John proposed to use sentinel species. These are animals that are more sensitive than humans to the colourless, odourless carbon monoxide and other poisonous gasses.
He suggested the use of canaries, which, unlike other birds, are good early detectors of carbon monoxide because their anatomy allows them to get a dose of oxygen when they inhale, and another when they exhale by holding air in extra sacs. By doing so, they get a double dose of air and any poisons the air might contain.
When the miners took the canaries down to the mines with them, they observed them and if the birds became ill or died, this gave a warning to immediately evacuate. This became the metaphor for a warning sign – when the canary keels over, it is time to evacuate the mine before you become the next victim.
The expression canary in the coal mine has since been used to mean an early indicator of potential danger or failure.
This week, several by-elections were held around the country, with the one in Msambweni, Kwale county, attracting the most attention. So heated was this race that it attracted the political tribal kingpins, who also double as party leaders, to earnestly campaign for their respective aspirants.
None other than President Uhuru Kenyatta, whose party had declared that it would not field a candidate, was involved. The veiled message was an extension of the handshake, an arrangement in which Jubilee and ODM would not compete for the same position. The boardroom decision had already been made public.
This decision, however, did not sit very well with Jubilee deputy party leader Deputy President William Ruto. His several attempts to field a Jubilee candidate, even poaching one from ODM, were unsuccessful.
The party leadership patronisingly blocked all his efforts. But not being one to give up easily, he backed an aspirant who vied as an independent candidate.
After all was said and done, including campaign rallies that flagrantly disregarded all Covid-19 prevention measures, unpalatable epithets hurled by opposing politicos, violence, voter intimidation and arrest of some politicians, Feisal Bader, the independent candidate, carried the day.
Feisal garnered 15,251 votes, beating ODM's Omar Boga, who got 10,444 votes.
And there were no mail-in ballot dumps that propelled his win by such a wide a margin, especially for a by-election that usually attracts very low voter turnout.
Earlier on, ODM leader Raila Odinga in one of his campaign rallies had admitted that the outcome of the Msambweni by-election was the litmus test for the success or failure of the BBI.
Raila said a win for his candidate, Omar Boga Gii, would be a win for constitutional reform efforts. He added this was the sign that would attest if the BBI proponents would win or lose the law change narrative. In a nutshell, he conceded that as goes Msambweni, so goes the fate of BBI, nationally.
Begs the question, was this a Freudian slip? And on Ruto's part, was this his canary in the coal mine moment to test the popularity of the Hustler Nation in taking on the dynasties and their propped-up candidates?
In days gone past, political aspirants would have given an arm and a leg for photo optics with President Kenyatta because this guaranteed them an easy win. The ODM team secured one such optics for their Msambweni candidate, which was broadcast widely. But this did not sway the masses. He still lost.
Have the tides changed? Was Msambweni communicating to the dynasty politicos that the music beats have changed and that there was a new DJ behind the deck? Was this the true manifestation of 'kwa ground vitu ni different?'
I submit that what 'the ground' is reacting to is what is called the Hubris Syndrome. Charisma, charm, decisiveness, ability to inspire, willingness to take risks, grandiose aspirations and bold self-confidence are all qualities we associate with successful leadership.
However, there is an equal opposite and dark side to this profile for so-called successful leaders. It is called the Hubris Syndrome. This is an acquired personality disorder in which successful political leaders after. Impulsivity, recklessness and frequent inattentional to detail, predominate. They also exhibit a messianic zeal and often conflating themselves with the nation.
This disorder causes these political leaders, particularly those who have had limited constraints on their behaviour, to close themselves off from critics, leading them to have contempt for the views of others, and to overestimate their odds of success.
When a leader succumbs to the Hubris Syndrome, his experience at the top distorts his personality, his reality and decision making. And the greater the illusion of absolute power, the greater the risks of these cognitive distortions.
Having been in power, or around power for most of their lives, could this be the state that the politico dynasties and their minions are in, albeit totally unaware? You be the judge.
Finally, my unsolicited advice is to Ruto. Flattery is like chewing gum. It is meant to be enjoyed for a short while, not swallowed. Likewise, enjoy your hustler nation by-election wins this week.
For all the negative bile you have received in the past two years, you certainly deserve to bask in the glory. But do so only for a little while. Successful election to public office is no mean feat. And subsequent election victories increase the likelihood of the onset of the Hubris Syndrome, which creeps in unannounced.
So rather than become wrapped up in the self-glorification presented by these by-elections success and power, learn from the Beatles. After a very successful tour of America, they went back to England and immediately recorded their next album. And one other every six months.
Like the Beatles, consolidate your victory. Don't bask in it and invite the Hubris Syndrome. Its consequences are devastating.
Even great men bow before the Sun; it melts hubris into humility - Dejan Stojanovic
People power has triumphed! DP Ruto says in Msambweni win
"Democracy and People power have triumphed .Watu wa Msambweni Mungu awabariki. To others there's next time."
We'll regroup, move on after Msambweni defeat - ODM
Ruto ally Bader garnered 15,251 votes against ODM man Boga who had 10,444 votes.


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Lorne Crerar gives an update on progress of his Custodian Board since new governance structure launched at the start of November
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THE recruitment process to find an individual to replace John Jeffrey as Chair of the Scottish Rugby Limited Board (in charge of the day-to-day running of the organisation) will begin in the New Year. However, the former international flanker will stay on as a Senior Non-Executive Board member for another three years from the time his tenure as Chair ends.
Jeffrey initially joined the Board in May 2020, having been a co-opted (unelected) member of the old Scottish Rugby Council since 2010, and was immediately appointed Chair on a temporary basis in place of Colin Grassie, who had recently stepped down a year earlier than planned. That became a permanent appointment in December 2020, with his three-year term due to end in May 2023.
"An extensive recruitment process will begin in the new year for a new Chair of the Scottish Rugby Limited Board, recently renamed followed the conclusion of the governance review," explained a Murrayfield statement. "At a meeting in late November the Scottish Rugby Limited Board voted unanimously to retain Jeffrey as a Senior Non-Executive Board Member for a further three-year term from the end of his time as Chair given his extensive knowledge and influence in the game, especially at international level through his respective World Rugby roles."
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"The process to appoint a new Chair will be led by Senior Independent Director Lesley Thomson KC supported by Bob Richmond representing the Board's Nominations sub-committee and Scottish Rugby's Chief People & Engagement Officer, Shona Bell and Chair of the Scottish Rugby Union, Professor Lorne Crerar."
Under the new governance structure, which an overwhelming majority of member clubs voted for at a Scottish Rugby SGM in September, final approval of the appointment is in the gift of Crerar's 'Custodian Board' or 'NewCo' – a company limited by guarantee – which sits at the apex of the Scottish Rugby ecosystem, with active oversight of the Limited Board and direct accountability to the membership.
"I'd like to thank JJ for his significant contribution to Scottish Rugby during his time as Chair," said Thomson. "Coming into the role while we were in the grip of the Covid pandemic was not an easy task and he helped the Board and Scottish Rugby to navigate its way through that period, and beyond, successfully.
"I think it's important we don't lose his expertise so I'm very pleased he will continue to be a Board member in the coming years where his knowledge and associations with the global game will be of real value."
Jeffrey said: "We have covered an enormous amount of ground over the period I have had the privilege of chairing the Board, from the pandemic through to the implementation of our new strategy – Wellbeing, Women and Winning.
"The timing is right to enable the important work being undertaken around diversity and inclusion in the Scottish Rugby Board to continue. I'd like to thank my Board colleagues and all the hard-working people at Scottish Rugby who have supported me while I was in post.
"Together we have achieved a lot of important work and I'm pleased, and grateful, to have the support of the Board to continue to contribute alongside them in a new capacity for a further three years."
One full minute before the press release from Scottish Rugby's media department announced this news late on Tuesday afternoon, a communication from Murrayfield was issued to club committee members in which the fifth of six items on the agenda (under a note about the Rugby Development department's Christmas opening hours) was an update from Scottish Rugby President Colin Rigby.
This was a 2,620 word document which covered a wide range of matters including an update from Crerar as Chair of the new Custodian Board, in which he outlined the progress his group has made so far.
Following a competitive tender process, a preferred firm of recruitment consultants has been engaged to identify suitable candidates for the two external custodian positions on the Board, with over 60 senior business leaders attracted to these unremunerated roles, a number which has now been whittled down to four candidates to take part in final interviews with the Union Board Members on 15th December 2022.
"My expectation is that you will be very pleased with the quality and calibre of the appointees which will be so important in the exercise of informed oversight of SRL and the operations of BT Murrayfield," said Crerar.
"A well-managed relationship with SRL will be a key objective of the Union," he added. "It is a time of transition for all areas of the business and as well as recruitment for the Union Board, there is also much happening within SRL. I have met with the Senior Non-Executive Director on two occasions already as they embark upon the recruitment of new Non-Executive Directors and of a Chair further to a competitive process being carried out, with the assistance of an external recruitment agency. The Chair's current term of office ends in May 2023. It has been agreed that I will be part of the selection panel for the Chair position in due course. The approval of the appointment of Chair of SRL is a reserved matter for the Union Board.'
There was also an update from the new Club Rugby Board (CRB) which is Chaired by Vice President Keith Wallace.
"The Club Rugby Board has met for the first time and whilst it consists of the former Council Members, the meeting focussed on the change of role the new structure demands," he explained. "The role of the CRB is much narrower than the Council's role but goes much deeper into the domestic game with significant responsibilities including:
Agreeing Strategy for the Club Game
Budget formation and implementation
Domestic Season and Competition Structures
Disciplinary panel membership
Club and union support programs
Club and union member name changes
Training and education programs
Oversight of match officials in domestic leagues
Domestic game regulatory matters
Club and amateur pathways
Other versions of rugby eg 7s tartan touch etc
"This will involve working hand in glove with the Director of Rugby Development, Gav Scott, and his Rugby Development colleagues, and it is pleasing to report that this is already going really well.
"In addition to business as usual for the Rugby Development the following additional activities are planned for the rest of the season:
Agreeing terms of reference for the various fora, so that member club voices can be consistently and regularly heard, with a focus on "competing on the field, collaborating off it"
Agreeing reporting requirements to the new SRU Board, and from that regular quarterly communications to member clubs
A series of work groups which will focus on pressing issues, predominately around improving the fulfilment of fixtures in the adult male game. These groups will involve individuals from Rugby Development, CRB, Clubs and the Youth Panel.
A Club Rugby Conference at BTM, likely to be in June, where we will share best practice and get input from member clubs to a new strategy.
A review of the effectiveness of the composition of CRB after it first six months of operation, inline with SCOG's recommendation to keep this under review.
"Finally, some initial work has commenced looking into the huge value that clubs bring to rugby and indeed to Scotland, including the considerable combined investment of finance and volunteer time, which benefits society up and down the country. In this respect it is likely that we will come to you in due course with a questionnaire which will help us capture hard evidence of this value, to then help us further promote our great game."
To read the President's update in full, click HERE.
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Ein Stein says:
Sadly, Craigie boy – with extensive experience of working with / for several disparate sports governing bodies (including rugby) in Scotland & elsewhere, I am fully aware (and briefed) on all of this stuff, including the RMA & MoU. On the other hand, I do not personally represent any of my rugby clubs (past or present) in this instance. Nor do I have any truck with the earlier machinations of Dee Bradbury, such as they were, or my former club & team-mate Bill Gammell….
There are several aspects to this. As I've previously mentioned, the new SCOG structure represents a step towards progress, but it certainly ain't looking particularly modern (being significantly "tall", hierarchical, bureaucratic) nor does it offer enhanced efficiency / responsiveness. These are essential features in today's fast-moving sport and sport business environments. All as you may know, if you are as switched on as I suspect.
While the fundamental intention was to clip the wings of the executive / Junta, as we have already seen, SRUL Board emerges relative free to swing the lead as it pleases, despite the "on paper" legalistic tightening of accountability…. Real life may prove to be rather different in practice, and notwithstanding some relative weak controls, SRUL might well continue as a self-perpetuating oligarchy.
Can we take a moment to reflect upon the veritable regiment of lawyers who have passed this way since Dunlop, himself following on from Clashfern – MacColl, Flockhart, Bracewell, Crerar, Frazer, Thomson, Johnston, etc? They haven't all lasted the pace, nor have they sung from the same quite shambolic, frantically rushed hymn sheet, either! People tend to say lots of things about the legal fraternity / sorority – good, bad & ugly – SRU immediate Past President certainly appears blinded by their brilliance. Let's hope for the sake of SCOG's legacy that they aren't akin to lighthouses in the desert!
What does appear less than encouraging is that the determinedly upwardly mobile Crerar has been given so much licence to mark his own and Frazer's relatively basic homework, and then to publlicly pat himself on the back for their plucky endeavours…. Are you connected to these fellows in any way, Craigie?
Whatever – give it time… You'll then understand that I've got this right, and the SCOG structure we seen is no more than a rather rough and ready starting point, irrespective of the stipulations in the RMA & MoU.
Craigie Lythgoe says:
Hoo-rah! At last we're starting to see the new Union we voted for bear it's teeth. JJ's being bounced sideways, just as he's already been at 6 Nations when CVC came in and realised the nonsense of a farmer being left in charge of a multi-million £ biz. JJ may be "the Great White Shark" in the memory of a lot of us or whatever his publicist (TCD?) makes him out to be, but it's farce to have him at the wheel. He's not a business professional: he's a farmer who works the room (albeit very effectively, I'm told).
His demotion to NXD status is nothing less than a humbling IMO. It may serve to offer him some kind of status from which the Murrayfield apparatchiks will doubtlessly attempt to launch a bid for him to succeed Bill Beaumont as Chair of WR. Just so long as Bernard Laporte gets the pokey in the next week or so for his particular misdemeanours, that is. That being so maybe, just maybe JJ can make it to the top job. But if that's gonna happen, WTF should any of us care (?) – he'll be out of our hair at least, and the folk in charge of the day job can get back to focussing on Scottish rugby itself instead of trying to manage the aspirations and ambitions of our narcissistic subsidiary company Chair.
Dom Ward says:
Interesting thoughts there Craigie.
Perhaps as we are seeing in politics that the next generation will begin to assert their influence and the old jobs for the boys (where is that diversity strategy when you need it?) will fall on its face?
WR does seem to be more of a social club than a meaningful governing body so unlikely there will be an upset.
You do raise an interesting point though. What are the achievements of our current Chair in the rugby admin sphere? One of the commentators below lists our abject performance at international level across the various teams. I must be missing something.
Ron Sutherland says:
Brilliant! Sentiments of many, so well expressed there, CL.
Good stuff, Craigie – but remember that the multi-conflicted John Jeffrey's (already extended) period in the office of SRUL Chairman will have run its course next May. Some might view his already publicly-approved intention to remain on the SRUL Board as an early slap in the face to the SCOG guerillas!
Whatever, there remain serious shortcomings in the new governance structure so glowingly heralded recently by SCOG Chairman Crerar….
For instance, the new SCOG set-up is nothing more than a fundamentally restricted "lawyer's take" on a governance structure with a series of underlying processes – but only up to the extent of an average legal eagle's range of vision & understanding, focusing primarily upon hierarchical functional representation, and (on paper at least) forcing some accountability from the old SRUL Board. That said, this will go nowhere fast, and will probably end in tears.
In short – we see a massively "tall", excessively labyrinthine, potentially slow-paced, convoluted bureaucracy containing numerous shortcomings, principally a failure to address real-life operational issues such as organisational dynamics, responsiveness and overall organisational performance measurement.
Problems ahead… The SRUL Board appears untouched by changes, and on the basis of what we have seen to date, will keep trucking on, able to run rings around scrutiny or monitoring by CLG "Custodians" – e.g. by kicking all of its cans down the road all of the time, paying only lip service to the implementation of approved strategies, etc. How on earth will CLG be in a position to jump in meaningfully from within its quarterly meetings schedule when commercial, media rights & other deals with tight deadlines come on to SRUL's table? As they occasionally do!
It will be done via the relationship management agreement.
The specific intention is to let the professionals manage the business but within strict agreed parameters. Unlike at the moment where SRUL agree it all by themselves.
It's not like this is an unusual arrangement. The Guardian have a trust set up as does Edrington. Do you think the Robertson Trust let the Edrington management do whatever they like?
Thx for the reply Ein Stein. I'll give you your first couple of paras, but your third is just so wide of the mark, you'd embarrass your club if they knew what you'd said on this (assuming of course) you actually have a member club behind you.
Have YOU actually read the RMA, the MOU and the new Articles for the Union and its subsidiary,SRL (aka BTM)? Hmmm, I thought not. Yet they are all there on the SRU website if you want to search for them.
"Labyrinthine", "slow-paced" and "convoluted" – you might have a point. But it does sound like you're also living in a Gammell / Murray and / or Dee's Task Force "wonderland" mate. Have you considered the specified "Reserved Matters"for instance in "Crerar"? When you have, and done your homework on all this, get back to me. 😉 Then we might begin a sensible conversation about SR.
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I think the main thrust of what most people think is that this lot cannot be trusted. Its all smoke and mirrors with little or no substance.
They make grand claims about progress without any evidence or competitive results. Our men's national side is standing still and has been for years. Our women's national side are 10th, Our men's 7's are outside the top 10 as are our women's.
Our pro sides haven't won anything in 10 years and the Super 6 is not working as a pathway for those Pro or National sides.
These are the ONLY measures that count to the fans and supporters of the union.
Can someone explain to me how that is progress?
It may be stating the obvious to say that there can be significant differences between a fine and dandy, pretty paper exercise and its translation into a real-life workable function.
And, so it is likely to prove in the case of the SRU's brand-new corporate governance structure, which is simply an un-business-like lawyer's vision of a multi-layered bureaucracy, an over-complex monolith, dressed-up and promoted to the great unwashed as a form of progress.
Despite getting Member Clubs' representatives' hands on the SRU (CLG) tiller, the new structure, pursuant to SCOG, appears excessively complicated, labyrinthine, convoluted and hugely bureaucratic. In the world of corporate governance, we would regard that as having too many layers and inherent processes to facilitate responsive management… As such, it is liable to be inefficient, lumbering and consequently ineffective, albeit in a different (certainly more accountable) manner than the previous corporate governance structure.
A wise man might think that good, well-intentioned people can make even a defective governance structure operate successfully / effectively, whereas the converse can also be true…..
We need the right people at the top in Scottish Rugby!
AlanJ says:
Another yes man willing to receive a huge salary for supporting the discredited Dodson. No wonder Scottish rugby is in so much trouble.
Scot Abroad says:
Unsurprisingly, those who are on the gravy train are reluctant to get off.
It's good to see the new governance structure taking shape. Amazingly the old board haven't taken the opportunity to refresh their structure. It's certainly an eye opener that the x chair moves to join the board which he once chaired.
But lovely to see where governance sits on SR hierarchy. Right after confirming opening hours for Christmas.
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Filed after the Christmas opening hours, just to remind the Clubs and their elected representatives of their place in the bigger scheme of things.
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The Paper Chase dá um excelente retrato da vida universitária nos Estados Unidos, ainda que seja, essencialmente, o estudo de dois personagens -- um aluno jovem e inteligente e um professor que é um gigante intelectual.

The Paper Chase é o segundo filme de John Houseman (o primeiro em que foi creditado) e de Lindsay Wagner, mais lembrada pelo seriado The Bionic Woman. O filme deu origem a uma telessérie homônima, igualmente estrelada por Houseman, que teve quatro temporadas entre 1978 e 1986.

O filme é também o segundo dos oito únicos trabalhos do diretor James Bridges, que alcançou seu auge em 1979, com The China Syndrome e 1980, com Urban Cowboy. Bridges era, principalmente, roteirista e chegou a receber duas indicações ao Oscar dessa categoria, uma por The Paper Chase e outra por The China Syndrome.

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Matadors routed by Pepperdine in season-opener
Ivan Yeo
It was clearly a Friday night to forget for the CSUN women's basketball team at Firestone Fieldhouse.
One week after poor shooting cost the Matadors their exhibition opener, the same problem came back to haunt them in their season opener, as they were routed by the host Pepperdine Waves.
"Everything happened faster than we anticipated and that caused a lot of problems" head coach Staci Schulz said.
Junior center Crystal Hahs led the Matadors with eight points and six rebounds. Forward Katie Holloway, guard Tonicia Tademy and guard Ashley Blake each scored six points.
Pepperdine's Daphne Kennedy led the Waves with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Jessica Ross and Alisha Bryant scored 11 points apiece and Teiosha George grabbed 11 rebounds.
Pepperdine scored the first nine points of the game. Hahs scored the Matadors first basket at 17:23, but the Waves got hot, going on a 12-4 run to take a 21-6 lead. Pepperdine's lead reached 21 on a Kennedy three at 5:20, its largest lead of the first half. CSUN made a bit of a run towards the end of the first half, getting the lead down to 32-19 with just under a minute left, but George converted a three-point play with 25 seconds left and a basket by Shannon Johnson raised the Pepperdine lead to 37-19 at halftime.
"I thought we were going to compete at that point," Schulz said.
However, the second half was all Pepperdine, as they started the second half on a 12-2 run to lead 49-21. That was only the beginning for the Waves, as their lead reached 30 at 53-23 on a Ross score at 12:47. Pepperdine's lead stayed above 30 for most of the second half.
The Matadors shot 25.9 percent from the field, including 1-13 from the three-point line. The only good news for CSUN was that it forced 24 Pepperdine turnovers and scored 15 points on those turnovers.
"We just have to keep working hard," Hahs said.
Unfortunately, it didn't get any better for the Matadors when they went down to San Diego to face the West Coast Conference favorite Toreros on Sunday. San Diego defeated CSUN 79-50 despite Hahs' 12 points and 12 rebounds for her first double-double of her career. Sophomore Morgan Pryor came off the bench to score 21 points, including four three-pointers for a career-high.
The Matadors will try to rebound on Wednesday night, though it won't be easy, as they host the UCLA Bruins at the Matadome. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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Keloy K
Fractals, scenes and the bones of the fallen
I've been reading a terrific guest post on our blog by our Craig Taylor. (And actually, "guest post" doesn't feel like quite the right term, if I'm honest. Craig's a buddy, not a guest.)
The post is on how to write a scene and, in it, Craig asks:
"If the theme of your work, say, is unrequited love, does your scene angle in to that theme? Does it demonstrate a circumstance or a feeling which is associated with unrequited love? Or does it demonstrate a circumstance or a feeling about requited love, so as to throw into relief the experience that one of your characters will have about unrequited love?"
And those are interesting questions, aren't they?
I, for one, don't write a book thinking that every scene I write has to "angle in" to my major theme. But what if that's wrong? What if, in a well-constructed book, pretty much everything angles in to the one same issue? (Or, rather, cluster of issues, because a book that is rich thematically can never be too neatly categorised.)
And here's another thought:
What if you don't especially think about these things as you build your story? What if you do concentrate on good writing (nice prose, strong characters, a well-knitted plot), but don't overthink the thematic stuff?
What happens then? Is the result strong? Or will it never reach the kind of thematic depth and congruence that Craig is hinting at?
Hey, ho. Interesting questions. So I thought I'd take a look at my own work and see what's actually happened there.
So my last book, The Deepest Grave, has a cluster of themes that include:
Ancient history, specifically post-Roman Britain and the shade of Arthur
Treasure and fakery
Death (because this is a murder mystery, but it is also a book about Fiona Griffiths, whose attitudes to life and death are deep and complicated.)
But then, I only have to write those themes down on the page here – something I've never done before; I don't plan my thematic stuff – and I realise this: that those themes absolutely and necessarily contain their opposites. So a book that is about fakery and death is also, essentially, a book about:
Life – or, more specifically in Fiona's case, the whole knotty business of how to be a human; how to establish and maintain an identity in the face of her overawareness of death.
OK. So those, broadly, are my themes. Let's now look at whether my various scenes tend to hammer away at those things, or not. Are themes something that appear via a few strong, bold story strokes? Or are they there, fractal-like, in every detail too?
And, just to repeat, those aren't questions I consciously think about much as I write. Yes, a bit, sometimes, but I certainly don't go through the disciplined thought process that Craig mentions in his post.
And blow me down, but what I find is that, yes, those themes infest the book. The book never long pulls away from them at all.
So, aside from a place and date stamp at the top of chapter 1, the first words in the book are these:
"Jon Breakell has just completed his chef d'oeuvre, his masterpiece. The Mona Lisa of office art. The masterpiece in question is a dinosaur made of bulldog clips, twisted biro innards and a line of erasers that Jon has carved into spikes."
That's a nod towards ancient history. It's a nod towards authenticity (the Mona Lisa) and fakery (a dinosaur that is definitely not a real dinosaur.) It's also, perhaps, a little nod towards death, because in a way the most famous thing about dinosaurs is that they're extinct.
It goes on. The mini-scene that opens the book concludes with Fiona demolishing her friend's dinosaur and the two of them bending down to clear up the mess. Fiona says, "that's how we are—me, Jon, the bones of the fallen—when Dennis Jackson comes in."
That phrase, the bones of the fallen, puts death explicitly on the page and in a way which alludes forward to the whole Arthurian battle theme that will emerge later.
That's one example and – I swear, vow & promise – I didn't plan those links out in my head prior to writing. I just wrote what felt natural for the book that was to come.
But the themes keep on coming. To use Craig's word, all of the most glittering scenes and moments and images in the book keep on angling in to my little collection of themes.
There's a big mid-book art heist and hostage drama. Is there a whiff of something ancient there? Something faked and something real? Of course. The heist is fake and real, both at the same time.
The crime that sits at the heart of the book has fakery at its core. But then Fiona start doubling up on the fakery – she's faking a fake, in effect – but in the process, it turns out, she has created something authentic. And the authenticity of that thing plays a key role in the book's final denouement.
Another example. Fiona's father plays an important role in this book. He's not a complicated or introspective man. He doesn't battle, the way his daughter does, for a sense of identity.
But what happens in the book? This big, modern, uncomplicated man morphs, somehow, into something like a modern Arthur. That identity shift again plays a critical role in the final, decisive dramas. But it echoes around the book too. Here's one example:
"Dad drives a silver Range Rover, the car Arthur would have chosen.
It hums as it drives, transfiguring the tarmac beneath its wheels into something finer, silvered, noble.
A wash of rain. Sunlight on a hill. Our slow paced Welsh roads."
That's playful, of course, and I had originally intended just to quote that first line, about the Range Rover. But when I opened up the text, I found the sentences that followed. That one about "transfiguring the tarmac" is about that process of transformation from something ordinary to something more like treasure, something noble.
And then even the bits that follow that – the wash of rain, the sunlight on the hill – don't those things somehow attach to the "finer, silvered, noble" phrase we've just left? It's as though the authenticity of the man driving the Range Rover transforms these ordinary things into something treasured. Something with the whisper of anciency and value.
I could go on, obviously, but this email would turn into a very, very long one if I did.
And look:
Yet again, I've got to the end of a long piece on writing without a real "how to" lesson to close it off.
Craig's blog post says, among many other good things, that you should ask whether or not your scene angles in to your themes. But I don't do that. Not consciously, not consistently. And – damn my eyes and boil my boots – I discover that the themes get in there anyway. Yoo-hoo, here we are.
Uninvited, but always welcome.
So the moral of all this is - ?
Well, I don't know. I think that, yes, if you're stuck with a scene, or if it's just feeling a little awkward or wrong, then working through Craig's list of scene-checks will sort you out 99% of the time. A conscious, almost mechanical, attention to those things will eliminate problems.
But if you're not the conscious mechanic sort, then having a floaty awareness of the issues touched on in this email will probably work as well. If you maintain that rather unfocused awareness of your themes, you'll find yourself naturally gravitating towards phrases and scenes and metaphors and moments that reliably support the structure you're building.
And that works, I think. The final construction will have both coherence and a kind of unforced naturalness.
And for me, it's one of the biggest pleasures of being an author. That looking back at a text and finding stuff in it that you never consciously put there.
Damn my eyes and boil my boots.
Late nights and leakages
I had plans for today, plans that involved some interesting and actually useful work.
Our boiler sprang a leak. Even with the mains water turned off, it went on leaking through the night. Finding an engineer who could come out today (for a non-insane price) took the first half hour this morning. The engineer is coming at 3.30, and that'll eat the last part of the day.
And –
I have a vast number of kids: four, in theory, but most days it seems like a lot more than that. And one of them, Lulu, spent most of the last couple of nights with, uh, a stomach upset. Of the intermittent but highly projectile variety.
Not masses of sleep. And today's interesting work plans have been kicked into next week.
Which bring us to –
You. Life. Books. Writing.
The fact is that even if you're a pro author, life gets in the way of writing all the time. Because writing isn't an office-based job, almost no writer I know keeps completely clean boundaries between work stuff and life stuff. Life intrudes all the time. Indeed, I know one author – a multiple Sunday Times top ten bestseller – whose somewhat less successful but office-based partner always just assumes that she'll be the one to fix boilers, attend to puking children, etc, etc, just because she's at home and not under any immediate (today, next day) deadline pressure.
And that's a top ten bestseller we're talking about. Most of you aren't in that position. You're still looking for that first book deal. The first cheque that says, "Hey, this is a job, not just a hobby."
So Life vs Work?
Life is going to win, most of the time. And it'll win hands down.
The broken boiler / puking kid version of life intrusion is only one form of the syndrome though. There's one more specific to writers.
Here's the not-yet-pro-author version of the syndrome, in one of its many variants: You have one book out on submission with agents. You keep picking at it editorially and checking your emails 100 times a day. But you also have 20,000 words of book #2 on your computer and though, in theory, you have time to write, you're accomplishing nothing. You're just stuck.
That feels like only aspiring authors should suffer that kind of thing, right? But noooooooo! Pro authors get the same thing in a million different flavours, courtesy of their publishers. Your editor quits. Your new editor, "really wants to take a fresh look at your work, so as soon as she's back from holiday and got a couple of big projects off her desk …". Or your agent is just starting new contract negotiations with your editor, and you are hearing alarmingly little for some reason. Or you know that your rom-com career is on its last legs, so you're looking to migrate to domestic noir, but you don't know if your agent / editor / anyone is that keen on the stuff you now write. Or …
Well, there are a million ors, and it feels like in my career I've experienced most of them. The simple fact is that creative work is done best with a lack of significant distractions and no emotional angst embedded in the work itself. Yet the publishing merry-go-round seems intent on jamming as much angst in there as it can manage, compounded, very often, by sloppy, slow or just plain untruthful communications.
So the solution is …?
I don't know. Sorry.
The fact is, these things are just hard and unavoidable. Priorities do get shifted. You can't avoid it. The emotional strains of being-a-writer – that is, having a competitive and insecure job in an industry which, weirdly, doesn't value you very highly – are going to be present whether you like them or not.
There have been entire months, sometimes, when I should have been writing, but accomplished nothing useful because of some publishing drama, which just needed resolution. No one else cared much about that drama, or at least nothing close to the amount I did, with the result that those things often don't resolve fast.
Your comfort and shelter against those storms? Well, like I say, I don't have any magical answers but, here, for what it's worth, are some things which may help:
Gin. Or cheap wine. Or whatever works. I favour beers from this fine brewery or really cheap Australian plonk. The kind you can thin paints with.
Changing your priorities for a bit. So if you really needed to clear out the garage or redecorate the nursery, then do those things in the time you had thought you'd be writing. You're not losing time; you're just switching things around.
Addressing any emotional/practical issues as fast and practically as you can. So let's say you have book #1 out on submission, you can help yourself by getting the best version of that book out (getting our excellent editorial advice upfront if you need to.) You can make sure you go to a minimum of 10 agents, and probably more like 12-15. You can make sure those agents are intelligently chosen, and that your query letter / synopsis are all in great shape. (see the PSes for a bit more on this.) You can write yourself a day planner, that gives some structure to the waiting process: "X agents queried on 1 May. Eight weeks later is 26 June. At that point, I (a) have an agent, (b) send more queries, (c) get an editor to look at my text, or (d) switch full-steam to the new manuscript." If you plan things like that upfront, you don't have to waste a bazillion hours crawling over the same questions in your head.
Accepting the reality. It's just nicer accepting when things are blocked or too busy or too fraught. The reality is the same, but the lived experience is nicer. So be kind to yourself.
Find community. Yes, your partner is beautiful and adorable and the joy of your life. But he/she isn't a writer. So he/she doesn't understand you. Join a community (like ours). Make friends. Share a moan with people who know exactly what you mean. That matters. It makes a difference.
Enjoy writing. This is the big one, in fact. The writers who most struggle with their vocation are the ones who like having written something, but don't actually enjoy writing it. And I have to say, I've never understood that. My happiest work times have nearly always been when I'm throwing words down on a page, or editing words I've already put there. And that pleasure means you keep on coming back to your manuscript whenever you can. And that means it gets written. And edited. And out to agents or uploaded to KDP and sold.
Of those six, then cultivating that happiness is the single biggest gift you can give yourselves.
And the gin, obviously.
The days that say no
Here's the place to talk about today's email - "The days that say no" - in which I talk about that feeling of reluctance to grapple with your current draft. We've all been there. What's your solution? What's worked, what hasn't, what's your advice?
And here's a picture of apple blossom to make us feel happy.
Email 3 May - All things non-fiction
Want to ask questions? Got any follow-up? Don't agree with something I said? Then here's the place to do it. I'll follow the chat thread on this post for a few days following my email, and I'm happy to talk about anything at all.
Meantime, here's a picture of a scary-but-pretty bug.


Lisburn City Council has apologised to residents for any disruption that is likely to take place while work is carried out to make way for up to 780 new graves at Lisburn New Cemetery.
Their apology comes after a woman, who visited her father's grave on Sunday said she was angered at the state of the graveyard.
The woman attended her father's grave on Sunday on the eve of his 15th anniversary to find debris from cut down trees and bushes around the grave.
When she contacted the council she was told the council had to cut trees down to make way for an extension to the cemetery and that it was virtually impossible to contact all families who have plots to warn them.
She was also told that there were plans to move the benches, to make way for a footpath but that had been halted "What has annoyed me is that my family were not consulted," she said. "Surely, the council have our contact details on record somewhere. We placed a £500 bench and we had to donate this to the council - surely they coulc let us know of their plans. They should have approached one of us to let us know or warn us that this was happening.
A spokesperson for Lisburn City Council, "Initial work is being carried out in preparation for additional graves to be made available in the future, to the public, within the existing Lisburn New Cemetery.
"At present there are a number of areas within the Cemetery where trees are being removed for enabling work to take place. Once this work has been completed, the Council will undertake a procurement exercise and it is anticipated that work on site will begin in the Autumn.
"The Council is intending to make provision for 780 additional graves. While the Council is acutely aware of the sensitivities of such work, the additional grave provision is necessary to serve the needs of the wider community and would apologise for any disruption caused during this work.
"Going forward, while trees have had to be removed, the Council is planning on a replanting scheme of hedging in keeping with the cemetery surroundings.


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Working Moms Report
South Dakota ranks 34th for Best States for Working Moms
News Staff - May 6, 2018
UNDATED - With Mother's Day around the corner and more than 70 percent of moms with young children working today, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2018's Best & Worst States for Working Moms.
In order to help ease the burden on "Women Who Work," particularly moms, WalletHub compared the attractiveness of each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia for a working mother based on 15 key metrics. The data set ranges from median women's salary to female unemployment rate to day-care quality.
Best for Working Moms Worst for Working Moms
1 Vermont 42 Texas
2 Minnesota 43 Wyoming
3 Massachusetts 44 Georgia
4 District of Columbia 45 West Virginia
5 Connecticut 46 Mississippi
6 Rhode Island 47 South Carolina
7 Maine 48 Nevada
8 New Jersey 49 Alabama
9 Delaware 50 Louisiana
10 New York 51 Idaho
Best vs. Worst
New York has the highest day-care quality score, 116, which is five times higher than in Idaho, the lowest at 23.
Mississippi has the lowest child-care costs as a share of the median women's salary, 9.60 percent, which is 2.7 times lower than in the District of Columbia, the highest at 26.06 percent.
South Dakota has the highest ratio of female executives to male executives, 79.39 percent, which is 3.1 times higher than in Utah, the lowest at 25.81 percent.
Maryland has the lowest share of single-mom families with children younger than 18 in poverty, 26.30 percent, which is 1.9 times lower than in Mississippi, the highest at 50.80 percent.
Minnesota has the highest median annual women's salary (adjusted for cost of living), $44,281, which is 2.2 times higher than in Hawaii, the lowest at $19,828.
To view the full report and your state or the District's rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-for-working-moms/3565/


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Category Archives: Saivism
Tamil Tigers: Dead Body Politics and Sacrificial Devotion
Michael Roberts, reproducing here an article entitled "Tamil Tigers: Sacrificial symbolism and 'dead body politics'," that was first presented in Anthropology Today, June 2008, vol. 24/3: 22-23. The re-working of this article was seen to by Ms Nadeeka Paththuwaarachchi of Battaramulla.
Scholars and journalists often mistakenly treat the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, or Tamil Tigers) as a 'secular organization' at a time when stereotypes of the Islamic 'terrorist' or 'Hindu fundamentalist' dominate popular thinking about political extremism. Political scientists devote space to the Tamil Tigers in their global surveys of what they term 'suicide terrorism'.[1] Recently, Roland Buerk of the BBC presented a similar view: 'They are not religious and believe that there is nothing after death. Their fanaticism is born of indoctrination from childhood.'[2]
Tiger fighters relax in camp but retain their kuppi with cyanide in chainsaround neck-Pic by Shyam Tekwani c.1989 whne embedded among the LTTE
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December 2, 2018 · 8:02 am
Suicide Missions as Witnessing: From Self-Immolation to Assassination and Mass Strike
Michael Roberts ….. This article appeared first in Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 2007, vol. 30: 857-88.with the title "Suicide Missions as Witnessing: Expansions, Contrasts" and is reproduced here with its original American English spelling. The re-working of this article was seen to by Ms Nadeeka Paththuwaarachchi of Battaramulla. The pictorial images are embellishments that were not part of the original essay. I have also added highlighting emphasis in orange as well as a few hyperlinks to other standard sources of information. The bibliographical references are within the End Notes as in the original format.
ABSTRACT: Studies of suicide missions usually focus solely on attacks. They also have highlighted the performative character of suicide missions as acts of witness. By extending surveys to suicidal acts that embrace no-escape attacks, theatrical assassination, defensive suicide, and suicidal protest, one gains further insight into the motivations of individuals and organizations. Illustrative studies, notably the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi and Sadat as well as Tamil Tiger operations, generate a typology that underlines the benefits of such extensions. The Japanese and Tamil contexts reveal the profound differences in readings of sacrificial acts of atonement or punishment by local constituencies. Norman Morrison in Washington in 1965 and Jan Palach in Prague in 1969 did not have such beneficial settings and the immediate ramifications of their protest action were limited. Morrison's story highlights the significance of a societal context of individuated rationalism as opposed, say, to the "pyramidical corporatism" encouraging martyrdom operations in the Islamic world.
Jan Palach…19 Jan. 1969 Nathuram Godse vs Mahatma Gandhi .. 30 Jan 1948
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The Role of Religion in Tamil Militancy in Sri Lanka
Iselin Frydenlund, ….. which reached me via the University of Adelaide circuit and where the title is "Tamil Militancy in Sri Lanka and the Role of Religion". It is presented here against the wishes of the author, with a change of title, modifications in the hyphenation style, the addition of illustrative photographs from my own stock and the use of coloured highlighting to mark significant passages….. The Editor, Thuppahi
From the late 1970s to its defeat by the Government of Sri Lanka in 2009, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fought for Tamil independence in Sri Lanka. The ultimate aim of what was often considered to be one of the world's most disciplined and efficient insurgency groups was to create an independent Tamil homeland (which they called Tamil Eelam) in the northern and eastern parts of the island. The LTTE based itself on a unique mix of Tamil nationalist, socialist, and feminist visions of a new future for the marginalized Tamil communities of Sri Lanka.
Tiger fighters
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Visvakarma's Celestial Manifestatations in Asia and Sri Lanka
Lopamudra Maitra Bajpai, in newsin.asia, 17 September 2018, where the title reads "Vishwakarma, the celestial architect who built Sri Lanka"
The Vishwakarma puja, which was observed on September 17, is not restricted to India but is observed in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. The puja closely follows the celebration of the Ganapati festival. In some places, it is performed the day after Diwali in October or November.
Vishwakarma puja or Kanya Sankranti is celebrated in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand in North India; Karnataka in the south; and Assam, West Bengal Odisha and Tripura in the east, in honour of Vishwakarma – the celestial architect.
Vishwakarma idols of Bengal made of clay
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The Guard Stones Of Ancient Sri Lanka
Shannine Daniel, courtesy of Roar Media, 6 December 2017, where the title is "When Architecture and Buddhism Came Together. The Guard Stones Of Ancient Sri Lanka"
The ruins of Sri Lanka's ancient kingdoms are a testament to the architectural skill of our ancestors. They have several unique architectural features including intricately carved stairs, the moonstones that lie at the foot of the stairs, and the guard stones that are placed on either side of the stairs at the entrances to these historic and religious sites. Among these, the guard stones, known as muragal in Sinhalese, are particularly fascinating. These features of Sinhalese architecture have both practical and decorative purposes.
Some academics believe that the concept of guard stones found its way to Sri Lanka from India
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Sinhala-Tamil Tussles in the Mythical Netherworld of Rāvanā
Ranga Kalugampitiya, courtesy of Colombo Telegraph, dated 20 July 2015, where the title runs 'Rāvanā & Sinhala Buddhism: A Strained Relationship Ridden With Contradictions"…. The version here being embellished with Editorial highlighting.
Rāvanā, one of the principal characters in the Rāmāyana, emerges as a villain in the mainstream (Hindu) understandings of the text. Given the important position that Rāmā (Rāvanā's opponent), who is believed to be a manifestation of Viśnu, occupies in the Hindu religious tradition, Rāvanā becomes a symbol of evil in those readings of the text.
Nevertheless, the conceptualizations of Rāvanā within the context of Sinhala Buddhist nationalism point to alternative perspectives on the character. One such perspective that has emerged in the post-2009 Sri Lankan context shows a tendency to idealize Rāvanā as a national hero. The present paper argues that the relationship between Rāvanā and Sinhala Buddhism that this conceptualization suggests is ridden with certain contradictions that Sinhala Buddhist nationalism fails to address successfully. Continue reading →
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Fire-Storm Images, IV: Tamil Commitment to Their Cause
A road junction memorial for Annai Poopathi in Batticaloa District, Annai Poopathi, a mother of ten children and aged 55, fasted unto death in protest against the IPKF presence in Sri Lanka, breathing her last on 19th April 1988. –thereby backing Thileepan's fast-unto-death earlier in Jaffna in 1987. A permanent memorial in her homage was also constructed at Kiran … but the tsunami destroyed it. Her memory is evoked to this day. Her sacrifice is remembered and hallowed today among Tamils in many lands –Germany, Netherlands, UK et cetera –see http://www.tamilguardian.com/content/annai-poopathy-remembered?articleid=4700.
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The adult salmon are getting a "triple whammy" from eating too many anchovies, she said.
To begin with, the anchovies don't have a lot of thiamine in their systems that the females can pass on to young salmon eggs.
Anchovies also have an enzyme in them that breaks down thiamine. And finally, anchovies are high in lipids that strip away vitamin B1 from animals that eat them, she said.
Consequently, after the eggs hatch in the river, the young fish are thiamine deficient and they don't develop properly, making them easier prey to other fish and animals in the river.
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To counter the problem, many adult female winter-run chinook returning from the ocean are captured at Keswick Dam and taken to the Livingston Stone Fish Hatchery near Shasta Dam.
At the hatchery, eggs are harvested from the females. But they are also given a thiamine boost to alleviate the deficiency, Johnson said.
Salmon re-introduced into the McCloud River
Another program fisheries officials are trying, in order to boost winter-run numbers, is to plant them at a very early age in the McCloud River above Lake Shasta.
Johnson said the results of the project, which began last summer, are promising.
Related:Here's the latest on how Redding's Sundial Bridge affects endangered salmon
The cold water conditions in the McCloud and the available food in the river seemed to help the young fish get bigger than hatchery raised salmon, she said.
"So when we saw these fish coming up from the McCloud that were much larger than these hatchery fish, it was pretty exciting because we'd hoped that after putting these animals up in their ancestral habitat the fish would have greater productivity, and growth is one really key clue into how that habitat is for this fish," Johnson said.
After the young fish get old enough to begin swimming downstream from near the Ah-Di-Na Campground in the McCloud River, they are trapped, trucked and released into the Sacramento River near the Sundial Bridge in Redding.
As of the end of November, just over 1,600 young winter-run salmon had been trucked from the McCloud to the Sacramento River, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Milstein said adult winter-run salmon are also being introduced into Battle Creek so the fish aren't solely dependent on spawning in the Sacramento River.


Moving Towards a Zero Waste Bute is an ambitious plan to benefit our community with improved amenity, reduced costs and sustainable jobs. There have. over the last year. been many rewarding moments which have been shared through this blog and other media along the way. Recycling rates are up 30%, reuse in business and domestic settings has become part of how we think with many tonnes diverted back into our community, and sharing resources is becoming more common practise. Many people have become passionate about reducing their waste and improving their reuse and recycling rates. All fantastic news!
However the biggest challenge still remains with people who haven't yet embraced the concept of viewing waste as a resource. We can't just ignore this can of worms!
We should recognise and work towards solutions for sites where there are real difficulties of space, and with bigger family households or family members with health issues. However, these challenges do not apply to everyone, for some the biggest challenge is their own behaviour and unwillingness to consider the changes that need to be made, along with a lack of consideration for their neighbours and their neighbourhood.
This blog is about the those members of our community who haven't taken the time to be considerate. It should be as unacceptable to make a mess of our island as it is to drive drunk through its streets!
There is no excuse for not picking up after your dog when walking through the town! There is no excuse for dumping dog foul into your neighbours recycling bin or hanging it from a tree.
There is no excuse for dropping cigarette ends on the pavement! Public houses have provided bins for these and there are shared bins around the town.
There is no excuse for not recycling! There are plenty of solutions in place, and plenty of guidance for what is a relatively simple set of actions.
There is no excuse for fly-tipping in back courts and green spaces around Rothesay or in the countryside around! There are facilities available to take your rubbish and services offered to support you if needed.
It costs Argyll & Bute Council over £12million per annum in Waste Management, a figure which could be much less if we all played our part.
What is needed is for each person to consider the waste they create. Much of it can be avoided with some very simple changes, the main one being taking responsibility for our own behaviour. Consider your value as a member of this community, are you part of the problem or helping create something good? Consider the health hazards for you and yours. Consider the impact on your neighbours and the state of your neighbourhood. Consider the people employed to handle your recycling and your waste. Consider the experience of visitors to our island. In short, be considerate!
If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this blog, the below may be helpful.
To report fly-tipping – click here.
If your area has an issue with dog fouling – click here.
To request an uplift of bulky items unfit for reuse – click here.
Clothes and textiles can be donated to local charity shops, deposited in textile banks at schools and bring site, or put out for recycling on your normal collection day. Textile recycling bags are available for free from ReStyle, Montague Street or Recycling Centre, Colbeck Lane.
Furniture, white goods, and many household items can be donated to local charity shops – Fyne Futures will view and collect useful items for free – 01700 503181 to make arrangements.
Glass can be taken to bring sites in Rothesay, Port Bannatyne and Kilchattan Bay.


1.In medium saucepot, combine cinnamon stick, ginger, sugar, apple cider and vinegar; heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Add cranberries and raisins; heat to boiling, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add apples and cook 15 to 20 minutes or until most cranberries pop, apples are tender and mixture thickens slightly, stirring occasionally.
This time of year, you may find many recipes for cranberry sauce, relish and chutney. They generally have more similarities than differences, though cranberry sauce is generally the sweetest of the 3, relish tends to be chunky and thick, and chutney usually contains vinegar and spices for a tarter, savory-sweet alternative.


How do you like combining your photos in different ways to make a great one? I think it's interesting to tell a whole story in a single frame with different pictures because each one …... One quick note about using multiple photos in a single design: always make sure the colors go well together. When I created the layout above, the primary image was taken in black and white and the secondary image was in color and had a very cool white balance.
16/01/2019 · mix logo and png in pictures, add many pictures and images in one pictures very easy App link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Friends, video sy related kuch... I don't know of any way to upload multiple pins that are not online somewhere. You can upload a single photo directly on the Pinterest site, but the other services I'm aware of pull the photos off the web.
Other edits you can make to multiple pictures at once in the Edit Pictures pane include the following: Crop the pictures to exclude nonessential or distracting details. Rotate or flip any pictures whose orientation isn't what you want.... 1/12/2011 · i havent used elements but if it is at all like photoshop what i see my brother do is select the antire picture copy then open one of the other pictures and paste it into that file. and since i have only seen my brother do it im not sure on any exact details involved with that.
When you post multiple pictures on Instagram, it takes all the multiple pictures as a single post. So, if you want to delete a single picture from the multiple pictures, you cannot delete it. Instead you'be to remove the whole post and repost with pictures you needed.
Photo stacking is a clever method of combining multiple short exposures together to create a single image. The result looks like a long exposure, but has some significant advantages over just leaving your shutter open for an hour.
I don't know of any way to upload multiple pins that are not online somewhere. You can upload a single photo directly on the Pinterest site, but the other services I'm aware of pull the photos off the web.
The Camera Roll album contains all of your photos, but if you've moved the photo into a custom album, it will be easier to find through that album. Tap the photo you want to delete. This will bring the photo up in full-screen mode.
6/01/2010 · I click "create new album." Then click "upload." I browse to a folder, open it, and try to select multiple photos while holding down the shift button on my keyboard. But I am only allowed one photo to be highlighted at a time.


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It started as pain in his right leg, just below knee upon running the mile at school in his 8th grade year. We all thought it was just shin splints or growing pains, since he was running and growing.
There was no visible sign at first, but in a few months, a small liquid bump formed at the site of the pain. On December 10, 2003, we took him in for an x-ray and it showed "something like a mass" and then over the next two weeks, an MRI, biopsy and diagnosis: osteosarcoma (bone cancer).
Our world fell apart and we regrouped to battle with our new foe: cancer.
Our doctors told us what Ian would have to do: a protocol of chemotherapy for a couple of months, then surgery to remove the tumor, to be followed with more chemotherapy for another three to four months. We should be done in a year. It seemed so daunting. But what choice did we have?
Ian had a central line placed in his chest and chemo began. Chemo is nasty stuff and Ian did not do well. He was nauseous, vomited a lot and lost weight.
One of the effects of chemo is neutropenia, a lowered while blood cell count, which reduces the body's ability to fight infection. Ian would become neutropenic after most treatments and endured numerous staph infections that were treated with IV antibiotics.
So it went… chemo, neutropenia, blood or platelet transfusions, more chemo and so on. So much for school, Boy Scouts (he's now two badges away from Eagle Scout), music lessons, skiing and backpacking. They would have to wait.
Three months later, Ian had limb-salvage surgery to remove the tumor and now has a metal implant knee and tibia. Ian finished chemo in February 2005, almost six months longer than it should have taken due to all the infections.
2005 was a year of celebration and getting back to normal. The highlight was his Make-A-Wish trip to Lake Powell on a houseboat that summer. He finished 8th grade in the spring and entered Mira Costa High School in the fall.
Scans taken every three months were clear, but in March 2006, the enemy was back.
A thoroscopic surgery was done in his left lung and it was confirmed as osteosarcoma. Scans taken in June showed more tumors. We consulted with a specialist in New York for a second opinion. A more aggressive chemo protocol was prescribed and done. Another lung surgery was done in October 2006 to remove his upper left lobe. His December 2006 and March 2007 scans showed more tumor activity and we were getting worried.
Chemo did not seem to be working to get rid of this cancer and our options were dwindling.
A friend and business associate of ours showed us an article on Rexin-G awhile back and I brought into his oncologist to see what he thought. Dr. Gordon and our oncologist discussed it, and to make a very long story short, Ian has been approved for a single compassionate use of Rexin-G. We are so grateful to Dr. Gordon and her staff for agreeing to treat Ian.
Rexin-G gives us hope for our Ian and hopefully for others suffering from many types of cancers.
On January 25, 2008, Dana Dornsife was privileged to give the following eulogy at Ian's funeral mass, celebrating his life, courage and accomplishments.
Nine months ago, Lazarex Cancer Foundation was introduced to the White family through mutual friends, Mike and Sandy Doell. The Whites were in need of help to defray the costs associated with Ian participating in the Rexin-G clinical trial. Lazarex Cancer Foundation was honored and grateful to have the resources to be able to come to their aid.
Over the past nine months I have come to realize that it was actually Ian who was aiding our foundation. We had good intentions, but Ian opened our eyes to the realities of family life with cancer. Today, I believe we are a stronger organization for having known him.
I have been in Ian's presence only three times. The first time, I was in awe of his courage, strength and composure. I had contacted Ian's mom, Karen, about having Ian as a guest speaker at our first fundraising event, "Celebrating Hope." Karen and Ian agreed immediately; however, Karen was hesitant because the gala was two months away and she wasn't sure if Ian would still be with us. Two weeks prior to the gala, she joyfully called us and announced that they would attend and Ian would in fact be speaking to the audience.
When the Whites arrived, I knew Ian was in pain as I watched him navigate the room with his cane. When it came time for Ian to speak, he left his cane behind and walked directly to the microphone. With a huge smile on his face, Ian addressed the audience of several hundred people and told his story in a way that only he could. He was honest, humble and sincere and even threw in a few laughs. Ian mesmerized the audience and when he finished, he received a standing ovation. During his talk, he mentioned that one of his goals was to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout through the Boy Scouts of America.
The second time I was in Ian's presence was at his Eagle Scout ceremony, again with hundreds of people who gave him a standing ovation. Another proud moment for his Mom and Dad, another opportunity for me to marvel at his courage, strength, accomplishments and spirit, and the challenges that he faced.
The third time was on Christmas Eve day at Dr. Chawla's clinic in Santa Monica where he was being treated with Rexin-G. My husband, Dave, and I were fortunate to have some quiet, one-on-one time with Ian, and afterward we flew home reflecting on how much Ian had accomplished in his short life and again admired his courage and strength.
It occurs to me that there is a recurring theme here: courage and strength. Ian didn't know the meaning of the word quit. He made the most of life and what it had to offer him. Even with Ian's parting, he continues to help us. Lazarex Cancer Foundation is borrowing a page out of Ian's book. He will always be our inspiration, he will always give us the strength and courage we need to fulfill our goals, and in his honor, we will not quit. We will change the face of cancer one life at a time and make cancer a disease of the past.


Located 700 metres from Napfény beach, Balatonlelle apartman offers a terrace, and accommodation with a balcony and free WiFi. A kitchen with a microwave, a fridge and dining area is included in each of the air-conditioned units. If you would like to discover the area, fishing and hiking are possible in the surroundings. Balatonlelle Gokart is 2 km from the apartment, while Rádpuszta medieval church ruin is 9 km from the property. The nearest airport is Hévíz–Balaton Airport, 53 km from the property.
Please inform Balatonlelle apartman in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.


It is a very early spring in Seattle. Plum blossoms have been out for a couple of weeks, and cherries will be soon to follow.
Last year the tree buds and early blossoms waited until the end of March to stage an appearance.