My idea is to allow a composer to be able to quickly publish the score of his musical work for the use of blind people. Or for a blind person to be able to keep a written record of its composition, to be able to replay it later.
You can combine several "Holder" grids one below the other, up to 12 lines for an A4 page. Then place an A4 sheet on your composition made from the objects made by your 3D printer and pass the back of the hand or an object like a clothes brush. You get the score of your song or piece of music that you just improvised.
You can combine 2 or 3 symbols for precising your music. When 2 or 3 symbols are like a block, its means all the indications are for the folowwing note. Insert a blank between each symbol groups.


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Reykhólahreppur es municipio de la región de Vestfirðir, situado al noroeste de Islandia. En enero de 2011 contaba con una población de 278  personas. Su área total es de 1.090 kilómetros cuadrados para una densidad de 0,25 habitantes por kilómetro cuadrado.

Poblados y límites
Su mayor centro urbano es Reykhólar. Por el norte limita con el municipio de Súðavíkurhreppur, por el norte y el noreste con el de Strandabyggð, por el sur lo baña el océano Atlántico, en el fiordo Breiðafjörður. Por el occidente limita el municipio de Vesturbyggð.

Véase también
 Municipios de Islandia

Enlaces externos

Reykholar.is Sitio web oficial.

Municipios de Vestfirðir

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Col. Boris Steckler
Ukraine opens criminal probe against 94-year-old Jewish WWII hero
In an unprecedented move, Ukrainian authorities are opening a criminal investigation into 94-year-old Jewish WWII hero, Col. Boris Steckler, who is accused of having killed a Nazi collaborator.
Itamar Eichner|Published: 04.30.17 , 17:55
Ukrainian authorities have decided to open a criminal investigation into a 94-year-old Jewish WWII hero who is being accused of killing a Nazi collaborator.
Col. Boris Steckler was warned that he is expected to stand trial for killing a Ukrainian nationalist in 1952.
Steckler was a senior officer in the Soviet Army and after the war was appointed as an officer in the KGB and was responsible for capturing Nazis and collaborators in western Ukraine.
During a battle in the Rivne Oblast in western Ukraine, Steckler was involved in a confrontation with nationalists who cooperated with the Nazis. During the confrontation, a man by the name of Neil Hasiewicz, who was a propagandist and district judge during the war, was shot and killed.
Local nationalist groups recently filed a complaint against Steckler, accusing him of responsibility for the assassination of Hasiewicz—a fact that Steckler does not deny.
Sketch of Neil Hasiewicz
In an unprecedented move, this is the first time Ukrainian authorities have sought to arrest a person who worked against Nazi collaborators during and after the Second World War.
Steckler was recognized as a local war hero and is regularly invited to the parades commemorating the victory over the Nazis. He was wounded during the war and received countless medals for courage.
Alex Tantzer, whose family was murdered in the Holocaust in the Rivne region, said that it was nothing less than a sign of cultural decline for Ukrainians.
"I do not know whether this is anti-Semitism or not. In Ukraine, there are occasional complaints from nationalist organizations, and it's a shame that the authorities take it seriously ... It's a shame that the government in Ukraine does not stop these horrific things. Now when we celebrate victory over Nazi Germany, we are persecuting this Jew who fought against Nazis."
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ANKARA, 6 November 2012: A high level delegation from Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, led by Minister for Social Welfare, Special Education & Women Empowerment Ms. Sitara Ayaz, held meeting with Turkish Deputy Minister for Family & Social Policy Prof. Dr. Ashkin Asan here in Ankara today.
The Pakistan delegation also included Minister for Zakat & Usher Mr. Zarshaid Khan, Additional Secretary Social Welfare Mr. Ruhullah Khan, and Deputy Chief of Child Protection & Welfare Commission Mr. Ijaz M. Khan.
The Turkish side agreed to consider possibility of setting up an orphanage based on the Turkish model. Turkey also offered that Pakistan could study Council of Europe's Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (also known as the Istanbul Convention), which is the first comprehensive legally binding legislation to tackle this serious violation of human rights. Ms Sitara Ayaz said her government will study the proposal.
Lauding the excellent achievements made by Turkey in providing social safety nets to its citizens, Ms Sitara Ayaz said Pakistan can learn a lot from the Turkish experience in protecting the vulnerable sections of society such as women, children, orphans, etc. She also briefed the hosts about the legislation introduced for women empowerment and child protection in her province. Our government has empowered women legally, socially, politically and economically, she said.
Ms Sitara proposed to hold exhibitions of handicrafts produced by women from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and Turkey. This will help sharing experience between the women entrepreneurs and shall further boost economic empowerment of women. Ms. Sitara Ayaz invited Prof. Dr. Ashkin to visit Pakistan.
The Pakistani delegation also had field visits to Children Nursery, Women Education & Culture Centre, Orphanage and other relevant organizations both in Ankara and Istanbul.


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End of an era as long-established North Walsham shop closes
Alex Hurrell
Published: 8:47 AM March 1, 2016
Ann Farrow outside Robin Farrow electrical store in North Walsham which is closing and is one of the town's longest-established independent shops. Picture: MARK BULLIMORE
One of North Walsham's oldest independent shops is set to close.
Over the decades thousands of people in north Norfolk have bought or rented televisions, video recorders and other electrical goods from Robin Farrow.
And many will have had faulty electrical items repaired by Mr Farrow, 79, or his son Simon, 48.
But after nearly 80 years, including some 50 in the Farrow family, the shutters are set to come down on the Mundesley Road electrical business because of Simon's ill health.
Robin Farrow, an electronic technician, went into partnership with the shop's former owner, Herbert Gaskin, in 1965 and took over the business on Mr Gaskin's retirement two years later.
At first the shop dealt in black and white TV sets but, as technology advanced, it moved into the colour TV market and also sold radios, aerials, video recorders, and white goods.
Robin Farrow remembers when colour TVs first hit the market and sold 'like hot cakes'.
He had trained as an electronic engineer in the RAF and used his skills to repair faulty sets.
But, as TVs became more reliable and supermarkets started selling them too, that trade dropped off.
The Farrows expanded their range, and at one stage started selling fishing tackle as well, a hobby enjoyed by both father and son.
Robin's wife Ann had always taken both the couple's children along with her when she was helping at the shop and Simon grew up knowing the business thoroughly.
He studied electronics at college in Norwich and went into partnership with his father.
As well as sales, they repaired equipment ranging from car audio to hi-fi, satellite systems and aerials, either at customers' homes or in their workshop.
Although remaining a partner in the business and continuing to handle its accounts, Robin Farrow stepped back from the shop 25 years ago and it has been run ever since by Mrs Farrow and Simon.
They are selling the final few items in stock and will then close.
Mr Farrow said: 'I want to thank all our customers for supporting us over the years.'


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Biografia
Berry era sposato e aveva 3 figli.

Carriera

Calciatore
Berry ha iniziato la sua carriera con la squadra del Royal Naval Depot a Chatham, prima di unirsi al  in

Third Division South nel 1923. In quella stagione ha fatto 11 presenze in campionato e ha segnato due gol. Nel febbraio 1924 si trasferì al  sempre in Third Division South. Berry giocò per due stagioni e mezzo nel Gillingham collezionando 87 presenze e 11 gol. Successivamente
giocò al , al , al   e al .

Allenatore
Berry ha allenato in Francia, Belgio, Tunisia e Lussemburgo avendo enorme successo.

Palmarès

Calciatore

Allenatore

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Shaun the Sheep the Movie (2015) review: a dialogue-free delight
January 26, 2015 PH	4 Comments
Shaun the Sheep the Movie (2015)
Animals fare far better in silents than talkies. The absence of dialogue puts them on an equal footing with their human co-stars, and what's more, they're cuter. The only place left in these synchronised days where feathered and furred characters can expect top billing is in animated movies – digitally rendered and belting out showtunes. While we have become accustomed to talking animals in children's animations, ever since Mickey Mouse started to squeak, Aardman's Shaun the Sheep is a gent from the old school, having stubbornly refused to articulate anything more complicated than a bleat for 20 years.
And now Shaun the Sheep, who like the most illustrious slapstick comedians, is both black-and-white and silent, has been given his very own feature film. And no bankable Hollywood name has been roped in to voice his inner monologue. While the advance publicity has not been playing up the silent angle, this is a dialogue-free delight, a champion of visual gags, physical comedy and unutterable joy. Following on from the 2007 series of short animations made for CBBC, Shaun and his fellows dwell in an almost wordless world, baa-ing and snorting and belching their feelings, just like their harrumphing two-legged companions. As in the shorts, the written word often appears as an incomprehensible squiggle – perfect for young children who would be challenged or bored by too many letters.
But Shaun the Sheep has an adult audience too, who appreciated his seven-minute TV escapades not just as kid-friendly fun, but as throwbacks to the silent comedy greats. Aardman's previous films have cheekily plundered the classics for plots and sly in-jokes – restaging The Great Escape in a hen coop for its feature debut, Chicken Run (2000). Shaun the Sheep the Movie is no exception. There's barely a frame, or a foley effect here that isn't a wink to Jacques Tati. And amid nods to Inception, Taxi Driver and The Terminator, there is a Hannibal Lecter-impersonating cat who wins the movie-reference game hands down. C'mon, you'd feel cheated without a mention of The Silence of the Lambs, wouldn't you? There's a tip of the titfer to classic British animation too. Shaun's longing for a break from the farm's daily grind of tedium and indignity accidentally results in a barnyard mutiny and more than a shade of Animal Farm.
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Will this be something we consider to be a truly silent film? Who knows. But it's dialogue-free, delightful and comes to us courtesy of our friends at Aardman Animations, whose support for the Slapstick Festival is legendary. Shaun the Sheep the Movie is scheduled for release in spring 2015. Not just for kiddywinks, we're sure.
More details here – and on the official Shaun the Sheep website.
From Aardman, the creators of Wallace & Gromit and Chicken Run, comes the highly anticipated big screen debut of Shaun the Sheep. When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he baa-rgained for! Shaun's mischief accidentally causes the Farmer to be taken away from the farm, so it's up to Shaun and the flock to travel to the Big City to rescue him. Will Shaun find the Farmer in the strange and unfamiliar world of the City before he's lost forever? Join Shaun and the flock on their hilarious, action-packed adventure in Shaun the Sheep the Movie – only in cinemas Spring 2015.
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Recommended as Best Hotels Because: Location and service is the key to this hotel, although it checks off all the other boxes too.


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Re: Verbal Question of the Day Chat Group [#permalink] Updated on: 28 Nov 2022, 00:01
winterschool wrote:
Q1. Many policymakers and economists agree that the Arboria needs to curb domestic demand for foreign goods while investing in new domestic industrial capacity, a shift that both should result in increased exports and reclaim domestic markets that are lost to imported goods.
A. both should result in increased exports and reclaim domestic markets that are
B. should both result in increased exports and domestic markets being reclaimed that were
C. should result in both increased exports and reclaim domestic markets
D. should result both in increased exports and domestic markets being reclaimed that had been
E. should result in both increased exports and the reclaiming of domestic markets
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Q2. NATO's relationship with Russia was for years one of outright hostility, but it may soon find itself on the path to offering membership.
A. NATO's relationship with Russia was for years one of outright hostility, but it may soon find itself
B. NATO's relationship towards Russia was for years one of outright hostility, but the organization may soon find itself
C. NATO's relationship with Russia was for years one of outright hostility, but the organization may soon find itself
D. For years, NATO had a relationship with Russia that was one of outright hostility, but soon they may find themselves
E. For years, NATO's relationship with Russia was one of outright hostility, but the organization may soon have found itself
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What did you not understand?
Today's SC Questions :
Q1. Creation of applications for things ranging from silly stuff, like virtual watermelon seed spitting, and serious uses, like real-time intensive-care patient monitoring, third-party companies will continue to make the iPhone a force of creative destruction.
A. Creation of applications for things ranging from silly stuff, like virtual watermelon seed spitting, and serious uses, like real-time intensive-care patient monitoring, third-party companies will continue to make the iPhone a force of creative destruction.
B. Application creation for things ranging from silly stuff, such as virtual watermelon seed spitting, as well as uses as serious as real-time intensive-care patient monitoring, third-party companies will continue to make the iPhone into a force of creative destruction.
C. Third-party companies will continue to make the iPhone a force of creative destruction by creating applications for things ranging from silly stuff, such as virtual watermelon seed spitting, and uses as serious as real-time intensive-care patient monitoring.
D. Creating applications for things ranging from silly stuff, such as virtual watermelon seed spitting, to uses as serious as real-time intensive-care patient monitoring, third-party companies will continue to make the iPhone a force of creative destruction.
E. Things ranging from silly stuff, such as spitting of virtual watermelon seed to serious uses as real-time intensive-care patient monitoring in application creation, third-party companies will continue to force the iPhone a creative destruction.
Q2. Evolutionary biologists have discovered that the opposable thumb evolved in the human geology to help our species grasp objects by using a pad-to-pad grip and improve throwing and clubbing prowess, and the fingers and toes, also called as secondary appendages, shortening and straightening in the evolutionary process to strengthen the pad-to-pad grip of the land and to stabilize our upright posture.
A. improve throwing and clubbing prowess, and the fingers and toes, also called as secondary appendages, shortening and straightening
B. improve throwing and clubbing prowess, and that the fingers and toes, also called as secondary appendages, shortening and straightening
C. improving throwing and clubbing prowess and the fingers and toes, also called as secondary appendages, shortened and straightened
D. improve throwing and clubbing prowess and that the fingers and toes, also called as secondary appendages, shortened and straightened
E. to improve throwing and clubbing prowess, and to shorten and straighten the fingers and toes, also called as secondary appendages
Q3. In 1992, Christopher McCandless initiated his ill-fated attempt to live off the land in Alaska despite the locals' warnings that trying to survive in the wilderness without supplies often spell an untimely, foolish death.
A. In 1992, Christopher McCandless initiated his ill-fated attempt to live off the land in Alaska despite the locals' warnings that trying to survive in the wilderness without supplies often spell an untimely, foolish death
B. Christopher McCandless initiated his ill-attempted attempt to live off the land in Alaska despite the locals' warnings in 1992 that trying to survive in the wilderness without supplies often spells an untimely, foolish death
C. In 1992, despite the locals' warnings that trying to survive in the wilderness without supplies often spells an untimely, foolish death, Christopher McCandless still initiated his ill-fated attempt to live off the land in Alaska
D. In 1992, Christopher McCandless initiated his ill-fated attempt to live off the land in Alaska despite the locals' warnings that trying to survive in the wilderness without supplies often spells an untimely, foolish death
E. In 1992, Christopher McCandless initiated his ill-fated attempt, hoping that living off the land in Alaskan wilderness prove possible, despite the locals' warnings that trying to survive without supplies often spells an untimely, foolish death
Long questions tend to be the easiest.
A) Usage of like to indiciate a list. Not the preferred choice on the gmat. additionally, incorrect idiom. Out
B) incorrect idiom like A
C) incorrect idiom
D) looks correct
E) incorrect idiom.
Must be D
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ACE out.
B vs D.
B uses the -ing form of verbs, which is not required and incorrect here. the meaning changes that the thumbs are shortening and straightening during the evolutionary process. As if it's all happening at the same time.
D has clear meaning, and uses the correct verb form.
A has subject verb issue. "trying to survive.. often spell" singular with plural. out.
B has modifier issue. The placement of in 1992 is not ideal. Did the attempt start in 1992, or did the local make a warning in 1992? its not clear. out.
C seems fine. keep
D seems fine. keep
E) has a meaning issue. the modifier after attempt makes it unclear what the attempt was. The sentence conveys the meaning that CM started his attempt, hoping that living off the land would prove possible. Attempt of what? it's not clear. Out.
C vs D. D is more clear. The opening modifier off C is not ideal imo. It should be closer to "living off the land".
Final Answer D.
All D today? lol
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Q1. Since 1945 there have been numerous international confrontations as tense as those that precipitated the Second World War, and yet no large-scale conflict has resulted. To explain this, some argue that fear of enormous destruction such as the Second World War produced has had a dramatic deterrent effect.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the deterrent theory mentioned above?
(A) After the First World War, the fear of great future destruction was as intense as it was after the Second World War.
(B) Psychologists have determined that fear of retaliation tends to temper aggressiveness among human beings.
(C) The Second World War was far less destructive than most people generally believe.
(D) Fear of repeating the levels of destructions that the Second World War produced is as pervasive today as it was forty years age.
(E) Many of the international confrontations that have occurred since 1945 have involved countries that participated in the Second World War.
Q2. Editorial: To qualify as an effective law, as opposed to merely an impressive declaration, a command must be backed up by an effective enforcement mechanism. That is why societies have police. The power of the police to enforce a society's laws makes those laws effective. But there is currently no international police force. Hence, what is called "international law" is not effective law.
Which one of the following is an assumption required by the editorial's argument?
(A) No one obeys a command unless mechanisms exist to compel obedience.
(B) If an international police force were established, then so-called international law would become effective law.
(C) The only difference between international law and the law of an individual society is the former's lack of an effective enforcement mechanism.
(D) The primary purpose of a police force is to enforce the laws of the society.
(E) Only an international police force could effectively enforce international law.
Today's CR Questions :
Q1. The core reason why we find most immigrants to the country Amora doing odd jobs is the immigrants' low qualification level. Most immigrants are school dropouts and are not skilled in any particular trade. Most come to Amora to seek a better life and are willing to work their way up in the foreign land. In their initial years in Amora, immigrants take jobs such as cab driving, construction, or hourly jobs at departmental stores. It is clear, therefore, that if the immigrants are to be encouraged to work outside these segregated low-paying jobs, __________
Which one of the following best completes the paragraph?
A. Immigration laws should be made tougher to allow only skilled immigrants into Amora
B. Society's perception of low-paying odd jobs as "jobs for immigrants" must be changed.
C. More immigrants should be allowed to take up high-paying jobs.
D. Immigrants should be allowed/encouraged to take school and college courses.
E. More high-skilled jobs need to be added in Amora
Q2. The death penalty involves medical doctors, who are sworn to preserve life, in the act of killing. This issue was much discussed after several states provided for execution by lethal injection. The American Medical Association, responding to this issue, declared that a doctor should not participate in an execution. The American Medical Association resolved the ethical problem. However, since the association confers that a doctor may determine or certify death in any situation, it can be argued that when doctors use their stethoscopes to indicate whether the electric chair has done its job, they are assisting the executioner.
In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
A. The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second states a position that the argument seeks to oppose.
B. The first provides evidence that has been used to oppose the main conclusion of the argument; the second is that conclusion.
C. The first is a claim that has been used to reach the main conclusion of the argument; the second brings that conclusion into question.
D. The first is a position that the argument accepts; the second is the main conclusion of the argument.
E. The first states a conclusion that the argument reaches; the second calls that conclusion into question.
Q3. Consultant: One of the most important application areas for robot-based automation is manufacturing. Robot-based production automation enhances efficiency and productivity in manufacturing processes. As a leading innovator in the field, Rockshell Corporation had launched Robo-X Automation few years back. Since then, the automation system has delivered significant cost reduction to almost all firms that are similar to Weinstein Corporation. Therefore, by switching from manual systems to Robo-X, Weinstein Corporation shall be able to lower their costs and ensure a significant growth in profits this year over last year.
Which of the following statement, if true, most weakens the consultant's proposal to purchase Robo-X?
A. It is expected that the revenue of Weinstein will not increase this year since the sales will remain constant.
B. Weinstein's profits for the first quarter has been lower than the expectation of the company's management.
C. Rockshell's product, Robo-NexGen has not been successful in cost reduction for a large number of firms in mining industry.
D. Once Rockwell receives an order, they send a team to perform a detailed and extensive analysis of customer processes over a large period of time before building and customizing Robo-X to suit customer's needs.
E. Robo-X comes with attractive payment plans that do not require any setup and maintenance cost for the first year.
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Q1. Successfully completing an international treaty requires convincing large numbers of nations, whose interests are not always aligned.
A. large numbers of nations, whose interests
B. large numbers of nations, with interests
C. large numbers of nations, interests of whom
D. large numbers of nations that have interests that
E. large numbers of nations, and their interests
Q2. Recent study of symptoms performed at the Department of Symptoms at a leading health care institute has demonstrated that some signs that seem alarming may actually be harmless and those seem to make no biological sense may indicate a serious condition.
A. those seem to make no biological sense may indicate a serious condition.
B. those that seem to make no biological sense may indicate a serious condition.
C. those that seem making no biological sense may indicate a serious condition.
D. some signs that making no biological sense may indicate a serious condition.
E. some signs that seem to make no biological sense indicate a serious condition.
Q3. As hurricane Irene approached the region, residents were warned to expect flooding, asked to remain indoors, and were evacuated wherever necessary.
A. to expect flooding, asked to remain indoors, and were
B. to expect flooding, asked to remain indoors, and
C. to expect flooding, asked to remain indoors, and to be
D. about flooding, asked to remain indoors, and were
E. to expect flood, remain indoors, and be
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Q1. George: Private companies should always abide by government policies, especially when those policies are in their own interests. I wholeheartedly support the 1% Donation Program that mandates private companies to donate 0.5% of their revenues for social cause. Such donations shall attract immense goodwill, duly benefiting the companies.
Pablo: The decision of what is beneficial for one should be left to one alone. Certainly, companies should be allowed the freedom to choose to volunteer for the 1% Donation Program.
Pablo's method of responding to George's argument is by
A. drawing a distinction
B. highlighting a subjectivity
C. establishing an analogy
D. deriving a contradiction
E. giving an alternate definition
Q2. Political scientist across the globe have come to the conclusion that, when dealing with public outrage, the government has no choice but to resort to populist politics and pacify the general population by yielding to its demands. Since a public outrage is brewing over the proposed foreign policy change, the government is expected to control the situation in this tried and tested manner.
Which one of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?
A. The proposed foreign policy change is not good for the country.
B. The government is unlikely to implement the proposed foreign policy change.
C. The government responds only when the public outrage is brewing.
D. The government cannot convince the people about the benefits of the proposed foreign policy change.
E. The public's choice in the matter of foreign policy change is not in the best political interest of the country.
SC Questions November - 30 :
Q1. In a mammalian brain, a larger proportion of neurons are devoted to service reasoning functions than are devoted to control body movement in an insectivorian brain.
A. In a mammalian brain, a larger proportion of neurons are devoted to service reasoning functions than are devoted to control body movement in an insectivorian brain.
B. The proportion of neurons devoted to service reasoning functions in a mammalian brain is larger than that devoted to control body movement in an insectivorian brain.
C. A mammalian brain devotes a larger proportion of neurons to servicing of reasoning functions than an insectivorian brain controlling body movement does.
D. A larger proportion of neurons in a mammalian brain is devoted to service reasoning functions than is devoted in an insectivorian brain to control body movement.
E. The proportion of neurons in a mammalian brain that is devoted to service reasoning functions is larger in an insectivorian brain that is devoted to control body movement
Q2. The recent discovery of fossils of giant plankton feeders led scientists to believe that an era that had been dominated by Leedsichthys that have now evolved currently into basking sharks existed.
A. that had been dominated by Leedsichthys that have now evolved currently into basking sharks
B. dominated by Leedsichthys that have now evolved into basking sharks
C. had been dominated by Leedsichthys that are now evolved into basking sharks
D. that was dominated by Leedsichthys that presently are now evolved currently into basking sharks
E. dominated by Leedsichthys, evolving now into basking sharks
Q3. Because of the tremendous hard work, dedication, and conceptual clarity required to clear the prestigious CSAT Examination, an examination distinguished for high difficulty level and fierce competition, such students generally tend to be very bright.
A. required to clear
B. required for clearing
C. required for clearance of
D. required of students to clear
E. needed by students for clearing
In an America steeped in romanticism, cemeteries were laid out beyond the city as places for a transcendental contemplation of nature, death and duty.
(A) In an America steeped in romanticism, cemeteries were laid out
(B) In America steeped in romanticism, cemeteries were laid out
(C) In an America steeped in romanticism, cemeteries laid
(D) Cemeteries, in America steeped in romanticism, were laid
(E) Cemeteries in an America steeped in romanticism laid
Is C wrong bcoz of no verb? ''Laid" isn't a verb?
12922 wrote:
C is wrong because it implies that the cemeteries are doing the action. Illogical meaning.
We need to refer back to students, as the non-underlined portion says "such students". Therefore, ABC are out. Needed is the wrong word here - required is better. Should be D.
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The only logical comparison here is B.
A is nonsense, comparing the proportion of neurons in a mammal brain to the proportion of neurons in a mammal brain in a insect brain.
B properly compares the proportion of neurons devoted to x function in a mammal brain, to the proportion of neurons devoted to y function in insect brain.
C compares the mammal brain devoting to an insect brain. Controlling is a modifier here, not a verb.
D: I am not 100% sure, but there is a SJV error here. A larger proprtion of (plural) should be plural. Regardless, we have a nonsense comparison here as well: the proportion of neurons in a mammal brain devoted to x, to the proportion of neurons in a mammal brain in an insect brain devoted to y. nonsense.
E is complete nonsense, like D and A.
we can eliminate C and E here, for illogical meaning.
B can also be eliminated. The meaning implies that the cemeteries were "steeped in romanticism".
between A and D now.
D makes a similar error to B, where it implies that the cemeteries are "steeped in romanticism".
A properly conveys the meaning that the cemeteries were in America, and that America was steeped in romanticism, not the cemeteries themselves.
Should 100% be A.
Really nice question 12922, is this GMATPrep? I think I saw it one of my mocks.
mysterymanrog wrote:
If you post your explanation in SC/CR forum, you can get more kudos. Also It will be helpful for other forum members.
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Sure, I'll go and do that. Thank you Winterschool.
CR Questions November - 30 :
Q1. Heavy weight lifting was for long considered the most effective muscle-building exercise. However, through recent studies conducted in hundred gymnasiums across the state where most amateur bodybuilders workout, it was found that well above eighty percent of heavy weight lifters suffered from serious damage to their muscles during their workouts. Citing these statistics, some bodybuilding experts argue that heavy weight lifting should not be taken up by amateur bodybuilders.
Which one of the following, if true, most weakens the criticism against heavy weight lifting by amateur bodybuilders?
A. The number of injuries during amateur heavy weight lifting workouts has gone up by thirty percent in the past two years.
B. Many of the amateurs who suffered muscle damage during heavy weight lifting workouts were first-time heavy weight lifters.
C. Heavy weight lifting workouts, when carried under expert guidance, are more effective and safer than when undertaken without guidance by amateurs.
D. Among the amateurs who engaged in heavy weight lifting, only those with a history of injuries suffered muscle damage.
E. Heavy weight lifting can be fatal to those with heart troubles.
Q2. As a Christmas bounty, the city council of Granara decided to provide all Granara residents free intercom service in order to reduce their expenses on telephone bills. Every person in the town applauded the announcement because it was evident that every household would be benefited from this move. However, when the plan came to implementation, people were found hesitant in paying the required $100 one-time fee for the same. "The telephone bill every household would save in three months was enough to justify $100, yet it is not clear why people are not signing up", the Mayor said in a review meeting on the project.
Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain the residents' hesitation to sign up while simultaneously believing in the benefits of the scheme?
A. Cheap mobile phone connection plans for long distance calls were round the corner and everyone was waiting for them.
B. The intercom would benefit people only when everyone in the town had a connection, and people were skeptical about everyone signing up.
C. The same telecom companies that provided private telephone connections to residents would build the intercom network.
D. The intercom network did not include the offices outside town where some of the residents worked.
E. People believe that $100 was worth their savings in telephone bills of six months, and not three months as the Mayor believed.
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Two Cuban children and their mother disappear on way to Florida
Out of about twenty people who left Cuba by sea on March 1, two minors and their 28-year-old mother, as well as two other rafters, have not been found so far by the Bahamas authorities and the United States Coast Guard.
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U.S. Coast Guard ship that transports Cuban migrants intercepted at sea. Photo: U.S. Coast Guard/EFE/Archive.
Cuban Arsen Hernández asked the U.S. authorities not to give up the search for his two children, aged 6 and 4, who left for Florida with a group of rafters aboard a boat that disappeared in the Bahamas.
About twenty people left Cuba by the sea on March 1, among them the two minors and their mother, Lisbeth Alfonso Aborresco, 28, but the group was left by the pilot on a key in the Atlantic while he was fixing the boat, the father told the Hispanic network Univisión.
En medio de lágrimas, Arsen Hernández relata que su expareja y sus dos hijos partieron de Cuba en una embarcación que, al parecer, desapareció en Bahamas. La Guardia Costera continúa adelantando las labores de búsqueda donde fueron vistos por última vez.https://t.co/DKMzh9NW2F
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The alleged driver of the boat, identified as Kiko García, was arrested in the Bahamas archipelago on suspicion of human trafficking and deported to Miami. Later, two people, including Aborresco's current husband, went in a boat to look for the group, but that boat exploded with them on board, according to a report by the Spanish agency EFE published by the international media.
The Bahamian authorities confirmed the discovery of the wrecked boat near Cay Sal, halfway between Cuba and the Florida Keys, and went in search of the rafters. They found a group of them, among whom there was a deceased, but not the mother, or the two children.
"I never thought I would go through something like that. I can do nothing but pray and have faith. I try to be as calm as I can and not lose hope that I can hug them again," Arsen Hernández told the Hispanic network.
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The Bahamas authorities and the United States Coast Guard continue to search for the mother, the two children and two other Cubans, who are still missing.
Arsen Hernández and his family seek to contact the rafters who were rescued by the Bahamian authorities to ask them what exactly happened and when was the last time they saw the mother and her children.
Number of Cuban rafters trying to reach Florida grows
According to U.S. authorities, attempts by Cuban immigrants to reach the shores of this country have intensified in recent months.
So far this fiscal year, that is, since October 1, 2020, Coast Guard crews have intercepted at least 87 Cubans who were trying to reach the coast of Florida. During fiscal year 2019, from October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019, a total of 314 Cubans were intercepted.
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BERG: Democracy? Come on. You can't really believe that that's a democracy there when the people who are running the elections are holding guns. That's not democracy.
SOLEDAD O'BRIEN: There is a theory that as they try to form some kind of government that, in fact, it's going to be brutal, it's going to be bloody, there's going to be loss and that's the history of many countries, that that's just a lot of people pay for what they believe will be better than what they had under Saddam Hussein.
BERG: Well, you know, I'm not saying Saddam Hussein was a good man, but he's no worse than George Bush. Saddam Hussein didn't pull the trigger, didn't commit the rapes. Neither did George Bush, but both men are responsible for them under their reigns of terror. I don't buy that.
Iraq did not have al Qaeda in it. Al Qaeda supposedly killed my son. Under Saddam Hussein, no al Qaeda. Under George Bush, al Qaeda. Under Saddam Hussein, relative stability. Under George Bush, instability. Under Saddam Hussein, about 30,000 deaths a year. Under George Bush, about 60,000 deaths a year.
I don't get it. Why is it better to have George Bush be the king of Iraq rather than Saddam Hussein?
We will see if these words see the light of day when Berg is interviewed by Larry King later tonight.
Larry King did not press Berg on these earlier comments. Berg was very eloquent. A real pacifist.
The amazing thing about what Berg said earlier is that 80% of the rest of the world agrees with him and thinks that Bush is worse than Saddam.
Saddam grew up in a culture of cruelty and mass murder. Bush came from a more civilized society, but comparing the number of innocent people killed, the results are about the same.


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Sighisoara in Transylvania, Dracula's birthplace in Romania
Foreign tourists spent more than €660 million euros in Romania in the first half of 2018, up by 16% compared to the same period during 2017. The data from the National Statistics Institute (INS) also showed business tourism as the chief reason for inbound travel to the country.
Business trips, attending congresses, conferences courses, fairs and exhibitions accounted for 58.5% of the total number of non-resident tourists in Romania in Q II 2018. These tourists accounted for more than 60% of all expenditures for the period as well. The numbers also show the number of foreign tourists who checked into local hotels only went up by 5.6% in the same period, to 1.27 million, but their average spending also increased by 9.5%, to €518 euro.
Percent weight of business travel and private travel expenditure in total expenditure group
Private travel accounted for a little over 40% of the overall arrivals, with holiday travel being the biggest reason for visiting. Private travel included travels for holidays, shopping, sports and cultural events, visits to friends and relatives, medical treatment, religion, transit and other activities.
Over half of the €660 million foreign tourists spent in Romania in the first half went on accommodation or about €263 euro per tourist. The fact that foreign tourist spent on average 1.9 nights at local hotels, suggests their average spending for accommodation for one night was about EUR 138. This, in turn, shows traveler preference for upper-segment hotels.
The remaining budget went on restaurant and bar tabs €110 million or €86.5 per person, shopping at €87.5 million or €68.7 per person, recreation with €47.2 million or €37 per person, and transport expenditures of €42.7 million or €33.5 per person).
The bad news is that Romania had a negative tourism balance, which means that the sums spent by foreign tourists in the country are lower than the sums spent by Romanians abroad. Foreigners spent about €990 million in Romania for tourism, but Romanians spent at least €1.62 billion abroad for the same purposes.
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Author Mary Higgins Clark is just one of the celebrities that will join in a national celebration of Read Across America – an annual event sponsored by the NEA and the NJEA. Ms. Clark will visit Roberge School in River Vale where her grandson attends. N. J. Acting Gov. Don DiFrancesco will read to students at Woodrow Wilson School in Clifton, and we'll also see how students at James Madison Primary School in Edison react when Saturn, a car dealership in North Brunswick, donates hundreds of books to the school.


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Northern Territory Election: Anti-Discrimination Questions
Posted on August 8, 2020 by Alastair Lawrie
[Update: For a response from the re-elected Labor Government, please scroll to the end of the post]
The Northern Territory election will be held on Saturday 22 August 2020. One of the many issues that could be affected by the outcome is the future of the Anti-Discrimination Act (NT), which commenced on 1 August 1993.
This legislation is now out-dated, and does not offer appropriate protection to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community. For more information on its problems, see: What's Wrong With the Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Act?
While the Northern Territory Department of the Attorney-General and Justice conducted a public consultation on modernisation of the Act in 2018, no reforms have been proposed or progressed prior to the current election campaign.
In this context, I have sent the below questions to the leaders of the three main parties contesting the election: Territory Labor; the Country Liberal Party; and the Territory Alliance. If I receive answers from any Party prior to the poll, they will be published below.
The Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Act is now more than a quarter of a century old, and does not offer appropriate protections against discrimination for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community.
If your Party forms government after the election on 22 August 2020, will you commit to, as a matter of priority:
Update the definition of 'sexuality' to be consistent with the definition of 'sexual orientation' in the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth)?
Introduce a new protected attribute of 'gender identity', to ensure all trans and gender diverse people are protected against discrimination?
Introduce a new protected attribute of 'sex characteristics', to ensure all intersex people are protected against discrimination?
Amend section 37A(a)(ii) to remove the ability of religious schools to discriminate against teachers and other staff members simply because they are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)?
Remove the ability of religious organisations to discriminate against LGBT people in relation to accommodation under section 40(3)?
Introduce new prohibitions against vilification, including on the basis of race, as well as in relation to sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics?
Please note that, if received, your answers will be published on www.alastairlawrie.net, and at 'No Homophobia, No Exceptions'.
No responses were received from Territory Labor, the Country Liberal Party or Territory Alliance prior to the election on 22 August 2020.
The below response was received from Labor Attorney-General Selena Uibo on 5 October 2020. It is disappointing in two key ways. First, most obviously, they did not comment in time for NT voters to consider ahead of the 22 August election.
Second, and more importantly, it abdicates responsibility for fixing the outdated NT Anti-Discrimination Act, preferring to wait until after the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) to complete its review of religious exceptions at Commonwealth, state and territory law.
However, as I have written previously, that review has been delayed until 12 months after the Commonwealth Religious Discrimination Bill has been *passed* by Commonwealth Parliament, which a) hopefully will not happen and b) if it does, won't be until the first half of 2021 – meaning the ALRC will not report until 2022 at the earliest.
There is absolutely no justification for the re-elected NT Government to postpone taking urgent action to provide LGBTI Territorians with essential protection against discrimination and vilification. Anyway, here is the short response from Minister Uibo:
Dear Alastair,
I refer to your correspondence dated 8 August 2020 in relation to the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991.
The Territory Labor Government is committed to making changes to modernise the Territory legislation based on feedback received.
The Commonwealth Government have referred a number of recommendations following the Federal Report into Religious Freedoms to the Australian Law Reform Committee [sic]. Given the impact that Commonwealth legislation can have on the Northern Territory, we have been awaiting their report, before any changes are considered. This Report was originally due in April 2020; however, this date has now been extended to allow passage of the Federal Religious Discrimination Bill. It is expected that the Law Reform Committee [sic] Report will be returned sometime in 2021.
Thank you for taking the time to write to me regarding this important issue.
Selena Uibo
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Interview: Isa Pearl Ritchie talks about Fishing for Māui
Isa Ritchie is a Wellington based writer. She grew up as a Pākehā child in a bicultural family and Māori was her first written language. She has completed a PhD on food sovereignty in Aotearoa and is the fourth generation in her family to achieve a PhD. She is passionate about food, wellbeing and social justice. Since completing her PhD, Isa now works as a social policy advisor in the public service. Isa has written for the Pantograph Punch, the Spinoff, Organic NZ. Fishing for Māui is her second novel.
Isa talks to NZ Booklovers about Fishing for Māui
Tell us a little about Fishing for Māui.
Fishing for Māui is a novel with themes around food, family, and mental illness. It is also about identity, cultural disconnection, and a quest to reconnect with culture through mythology - that is where Māui come in. The story is told from the perspectives of five main characters and four more minor characters, each is on their own journey, and they are all connected by being part of the same whānau. The stories converge around a crisis that one family member goes through.
What inspired you to write this book?
The idea for this book was sparked from an experience that my own family went through where one member had a break down that was unexpected and frightening, but also fascinating. What I found interesting was how everyone had a very different perspective and experience. I couldn't write about my own family because it would violate the privacy of family members, so I spent a long time developing the characters and the story to capture the uniqueness of the situation if it had happened in a different family. Many of the events in the novel are based on real events, but they are happening in a different context. I had also been wanting to write fiction that was related to my food research, so I also drew heavily on this. I love reading novels where I learn things so I wanted to incorporate understandings from my research into the novel.
What research was involved?
My Masters thesis research focused on different understandings of health and nutrition, and I drew on this, particularly for Elena's character. My background is in sociology and food is a wonderful topic for social research because it is complex and interconnected with so many parts of life - it is both intensely personal and highly political, and there are so many strong views. I personally don't think there is one right way to eat and I'm fascinated by food ethics and values, health and nutrition. I also did wider research for this novel, particularly to get into the voices of the characters and how they think and talk. I spent a lot of time listening to people who talk in similar ways to the more blokey characters, and I read surfing magazines so that I could better describe those experiences. I always find it hardest to write the characters who are least like me. I had to brush up on my Māui mythology too and other Māori cultural things - I drew a lot from my own upbringing but I had to double check quite a few things to make sure I was doing them justice.
What was your routine or process when writing this book?
When I first started writing Fishing for Māui I had already developed a lot of it in my mind, but I hadn't been writing it down because I was finishing my first novel and working on my Masters and parenting and working. I wrote the first 50,000 words quite quickly because I'd developed so much of it, and then it sat there for quite a while until someone challenged me to get it finished. At this time I had very little childcare, so I started going to a cafe where I was living in Raglan called The Shack, and spending an hour there in the afternoons and just aiming to write 500 words or so. I got into a really good routine, and this has served me well in that I can pop out to write in my lunch breaks or on weekend mornings when I'm in a writing phase. I do a lot of novel development inside my head and I don't try to write until I have the energy for it. This works really well for me.
If a soundtrack was made to accompany this book, name a song or two you would include.
I think a soundtrack for this book would ideally incorporate local music from Hamilton and Raglan, like the Cornerstone Roots songs Home, and Wake up. Kimbra and Katchafire are from Hamilton and and I can see their music working pretty well. There's also a lot of great lesser-known music from Hamilton, like The Hollow Grinders, Halcyon Birds, and Dynamo Go - some great music that would work well with the story. My dad Jon McLeary (also from Hamilton) has made some fantastic music with his band The Spines, and I can think of a few songs like Lily and I, Weathered Lines and Your Body Stays.
If your book was made into a movie, who would you like to see playing the lead characters?
It would have to be made with New Zealand actors, I think, for it to be the same story. I can imagine Taika Waititi making it with a bunch of local actors, doing the casting locally where the book is set. I can imagine it merging into fantasy animation with Rosa's imaginary worlds and with the Māui legends coming to life. That would be amazing.
What did you enjoy the most about writing this novel?
I enjoyed getting to know the characters. Characters are really important to me in a novel whether I'm reading or writing. The characters drive the story for me. I enjoyed the collage aspects, like how Evie's sections all have quotes about activism and vegetarianism - I collected a whole lot of quotes and found the best ones and then matched them with her character sections, or with Elena's recipes, I drew a lot from the research blog I kept for my Masters thesis. I enjoyed working the mythology into Michael's narrative, which makes it playful and an interesting juxtaposition of the historic and contemporary.
What did you do to celebrate finishing this book?
I need to get better at celebrating. I tend to just move on to the next project, and by the time this book was finished I was ready to get started on the next one! I'm celebrating now with the book launch followed by a weekend in Otaki at my friend Kirsten's bach.
What is the favourite book you have read so far this year and why?
Earlier this year I read Carl Jung's autobiography and it really resonated with me. In his childhood he was very much an outsider. He had a lot of interesting intuitive understandings of things that other people around him didn't see. I felt a lot like this as a child, this sense of being liminal - of being in between different worlds. My friend David believes this is a quality that writers often have, a sense of permanent displacement, and that separation lends a kind of effectiveness and perspective that is useful for writing.
What's next on the agenda for you?
My next novel is called Innerspace. It is told from the perspective of four close friends, over the course of twenty four hours at the beach, in various states of consciousness, reflecting on their friendship and their deepest thoughts. The story is driven by a secret that the characters Isaac and Moana have found out about Ethel, and whether or not they should tell her.
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The Granite, CQ, and Sling tag libraries give you access to specific functions for use in the JSP script of your templates and components.
The Granite tag library contains helpful functions.
The global also declares the Sling library.
The <ui:includeClientLib> tag Includes a AEM html client library, which can be a js, a css, or a theme library. For multiple inclusions of different types, for example js and css, this tag needs to be used multiple times in the jsp. This tag is a convenience wrapper around the com.adobe.granite.ui.clientlibs.HtmlLibraryManager service interface.
A list of comma-separated client lib categories. This will include all theme related libraries (both CSS and JS) for the given categories. The theme name is extracted from the request.
A list of comma-separated client lib categories. This will include all CSS libraries for the given categories.
A flag that indicates of only themed or non themed libraries should be included. If omitted, both sets are included. Only applies to pure JS or CSS includes (not for categories or theme includes).
The CQ tag library contains helpful functions.
When the /libs/foundation/global.jsp file is included in the script, the taglib is automatically declared.
It declares the sling, CQ, and jstl taglibs and exposes the regularly used scripting objects defined by the <cq:defineObjects /> tag. This shortens and simplifies the jsp code of your component.
The <cq:text> tag is a convenience tag that outputs component text in a JSP.
Name of the property to use. The name is relative to the current resource.
Value to use for output. If this attribute is present, it overwrites the use of the property attribute.
Value to use for diff output. If this attribute is present, it overwrites the use of the property attribute.
Defines whether the characters <, >, &, ' and " in the resulting string should be converted to their corresponding character entity codes. Default value is false. Note that the escaping is applied after the optional formatting.
Optional java.text.Format to use for formatting the text.
Suppresses the calculation of a diff output, even if a diff info is present.
CSS class name of an element that will surround a non-empty output. If empty, no element is added.
Name of the element that will surround a non-empty output. It defaults to DIV.
Default value to use for null or empty text. Note that the default check is performed after the optional formatting and escaping i.e. it is written as-is to the output.
The <cq:setContentBundle> tag creates an i18n localization context and stores it in the javax.servlet.jsp.jstl.fmt.localizationContext configuration variable.
The language of the locale for which to retrieve the resource bundle.
static: the locale is taken from the language attribute if available, otherwise from the server default locale.
page: the locale is taken from the language of the current page or resource if available, otherwise from the language attribute if available, otherwise from the server default locale.
request: the locale is taken from the request locale (request.getLocale()).
auto: the locale is taken from the language attribute if available, otherwise from the language of the current page or resource if available, otherwise from the request.
If the language attribute is set, the source attribute defaults to static.
If the language attribute is not set, the source attribute defaults to auto.
First, the JCR properties of the underlying resource that is currently rendered are searched for translations. This allows you to define a simple component dialog to edit those values.
If the node does not contain a property named exactly like the key, the fallback is to load a resource bundle from the sling request (SlingHttpServletRequest.getResourceBundle(Locale)). The language or locale for this bundle is defined by the language and source attributes of the <cq:setContentBundle> tag.
The <cq:setContentBundle> tag can be used as follows in a jsp.
The <cq:include> tag includes a resource into the current page.
A boolean defining whether to flush the output before including the target.
The path to the resource object to be included in the current request processing. If this path is relative it is appended to the path of the current resource whose script is including the given resource. Either path and resourceType, or script must be specified.
The resource type of the resource to be included. If the resource type is set, the path must be the exact path to a resource object: in this case, adding parameters, selectors and extensions to the path is not supported.
If the resource to be included is specified with the path attribute that cannot be resolved to a resource, the tag may create a synthetic resource object out of the path and this resource type.
Either path and resourceType, or script must be specified.
The jsp script to include. Either path and resourceType, or script must be specified.
A boolean controlling whether the component hierarchy should be ignored for script resolution. If true, only the search paths are respected.
Should you use <%@ include file="myScript.jsp" %> or <cq:include script="myScript.jsp" %> to include a script?
The <%@ include file="myScript.jsp" %> directive informs the JSP compiler to include a complete file into the current file. It is as if the contents of the included file were pasted directly into the original file.
With the <cq:include script="myScript.jsp"> tag, the file is included at runtime.
Should you use <cq:include> or <sling:include>?
When developing AEM components, Adobe recommends that you use <cq:include>.
<cq:include> allows you to directly include script files by their name when using the script attribute. This takes component and resource type inheritance into account, and is often simpler than strict adherence to Sling's script resolution using selectors and extensions.
<cq:includeClientLib> has been deprecated since AEM 5.6. <ui:includeClientLib> should be used instead.
The <cq:includeClientLib> tag Includes a AEM html client library, which can be a js, a css or a theme library. For multiple inclusions of different types, for example js and css, this tag needs to be used multiple times in the jsp. This tag is a convenience wrapper around the com.day.cq.widget.HtmlLibraryManager service interface.
The <cq:defineObjects> tag exposes the following, regularly used, scripting objects which can be referenced by the developer. It also exposes the objects defined by the <sling:defineObjects> tag.
the current component context object of the request (com.day.cq.wcm.api.components.ComponentContext interface).
the current AEM component object of the current resource (com.day.cq.wcm.api.components.Component interface).
the current design object of the current page (com.day.cq.wcm.api.designer.Design interface).
the current AEM WCM page object (com.day.cq.wcm.api.Page interface).
the current style object of the current cell (com.day.cq.wcm.api.designer.Style interface).
the designer object used to access design information (com.day.cq.wcm.api.designer.Designer interface).
the edit context object of the AEM component (com.day.cq.wcm.api.components.EditContext interface).
the page manager object for page level operations (com.day.cq.wcm.api.PageManager interface).
the page properties object of the current page (org.apache.sling.api.resource.ValueMap).
the properties object of the current resource (org.apache.sling.api.resource.ValueMap).
the design object of the resource page (com.day.cq.wcm.api.designer.Design interface).
the resource page object (com.day.cq.wcm.api.Page interface).
When the /libs/foundation/global.jsp file is included in the script, the <cq:defineObjects /> tag is automatically included.
The <cq:requestURL> tag writes the current request URL to the JspWriter. The two tags <cq:addParam> and <cq:removeParam> and may be used inside the body of this tag to modify the current request URL before it is written.
The use of addParam or removeParam only changes the occurrence of the given parameter, all other parameters are unaffected.
<cq:requestURL> does not have any attribute.
The <cq:addParam> tag adds a request parameter with the given name and value to the enclosing <cq:requestURL> tag.
The <cq:removeParam> tag removes a request parameter with the given name and value from the enclosing <cq:requestURL> tag. If no value is provided all parameters with the given name are removed.
The Sling tag library contains helpful Sling functions.
When the /libs/foundation/global.jsp file is included in the script, the sling taglib is automatically declared.
The <sling:include> tag includes a resource into the current page.
The resource object to be included in the current request processing. Either resource or path must be specified. If both are specified, the resource takes precedence.
The path to the resource object to be included in the current request processing. If this path is relative it is appended to the path of the current resource whose script is including the given resource. Either resource or path must be specified. If both are specified, the resource takes precedence.
When dispatching, the selectors are replaced with the value of this attribute.
When dispatching, the value of this attribute is added to the selectors.
When dispatching, the suffix is replaced by the value of this attribute.
The resolution of the resource and the script that are included with the <sling:include> tag is the same as for a normal sling URL resolution. By default, the selectors, extension, etc. from the current request are used for the included script as well. They can be modified through the tag attributes: for example replaceSelectors="foo.bar" allows you to overwrite the selectors.
SlingHttpServletRequest object, providing access to the HTTP request header information - extends the standard HttpServletRequest - and provides access to Sling-specific things like resource, path info, selector, etc.
The standard JSP response object which is a pure HttpServletResponse.
A SlingScriptHelper object, containing convenience methods for scripts, mainly sling.include('/some/other/resource') for including the responses of other resources inside this response (eg. embedding header html snippets) and sling.getService(foo.bar.Service.class) to retrieve OSGi services available in Sling (Class notation depending on scripting language).
the current Resource object to handle, depending on the URL of the request. It is the same as slingRequest.getResource().
If the current resource points to a JCR node (which is typically the case in Sling), this gives direct access to the Node object. Otherwise this object is not defined.
Provides an SLF4J Logger for logging to the Sling log system from within scripts, eg. log.info("Executing my script").
The JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library contains a lot of useful and standard tags. The core, formatting and functions taglibs are defined by the /libs/foundation/global.jsp as shown in the following snippet.
After importing the /libs/foundation/global.jsp file as described before, you can use the c, fmt and fn prefixes to access to those taglibs. The official documentation of the JSTL is available at The Java EE 5 Tutorial - JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library.


good to just have a couple of general reminders.
for using your ladder safely.
shape. Make sure the ladder is clean and free of any slick surfaces.
the ladder out of service until they have been replaced.
opt for a fiberglass ladder.
lightweight and generally easier to pack around than fiberglass ladders.
fiberglass since the fiberglass material does not conduct electricity.
from the leaning surface or wall.
with levelers, you can adjust them to the unlevel ground before climbing.
Department of Labor's website or browse this website.


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Chrysobothris achardi es una especie de escarabajo del género Chrysobothris, familia Buprestidae. Fue descrita científicamente por Obenberger en 1922.

Referencias

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Toronto Through the Eyes of Kenny vs. Spenny
Ask the average twentysomething Canadian who Tommy Douglas was and, chances are, you will be met with a blank stare. Shame.
Mention to the same doltish dunce, however, the names Kenny and Spenny and, more likely than not, you will be greeted with enthusiastic blabber about two of our nation's most (in)famous citizens.
"Dude, remember that time Spenny got covered in cow shit?"
"Yo, what about the first episode of season two, when Spenny ate Kenny's puke? That was awesome!"
"No, man, the best was when Spenny had to bite off Kenny's toenail. Now, that was cool."
It seems like everyone has a favourite tale about these two hometown heroes. ("We're Toronto boys, born and raised," they boast.) Forget Margaret Atwood, forget Glenn Gould, forget Leonard Cohen, and say hello to Canada's current red-hot exports: a guy (Kenny) who, on their show just last week, ingested his best friend's (Spenny's) freshly harvested snot balls. (Though, to be fair, not all famed Canadian exports have us beaming with pride: Vegas showgirl--errr, songstress--Celine Dion comes to mind.)
The primer for those who have been living under a rock for the past few years: Kenneth Hotz and Spencer Rice are two best friends with a Gemini-nominated TV show, Kenny vs. Spenny. Each episode, the childhood pals engage in a competition of sorts--past ones have included "who do old people like more" and "who can kiss more women". The loser then endures a punishment of a degrading and/or humiliating nature, as chosen by the victor.
The show, while simple in premise, has skyrocketed in popularity due to the humdinger gags and hilarious interactions between the two friends. Kenny is Machiavelli reborn and delights in scheming and finagling his way to supremacy--his W-L-D record is 24-14-3--then torturing Spenny in the most extreme of ways. Spenny, a nervous breakdown waiting to happen, struggles to be Virtue personified, though frustration has led him, at times, stoop to Kenny's level. Indeed, largest selling format series in Canadian history has even spawned imitations abroad: Ed vs. Spencer in the UK and Elton vs. Simon in Germany. Yet, despite all the international attention, Kenny and Spenny remain steadfast Toronto lads at heart.
"I grew up in downtown Toronto, Spenny grew up in The Barn," Kenny says, a matter-of-factly, over a cup o' joe at the Bloor Street Diner.
I had assumed the rancor between the two friends were simply fabricated--or, at the very least, hammed up--for the camera. "The Barn?" I ask innocently.
"Yeah, you know. The Barn," Kenny sneers. "That gay joint on Church and Granby, where all the homosexuals hang out. It's a famous gay institution, Spenny loves it."
Spenny refuses to look in the direction of his best friend. "Actually, I grew up in Rosedale in the Summerhill/Yonge area," he explains patiently. "Kenny often likes to say things that aren't true."
"Bullshit. Spenny doesn't know what the fuck he's talking about," Kenny retorts.
And so this goes, back and forth, for the next hour. Juvenile? Perhaps. Comical and entertaining? Most definitely. I marvel at the two characters sitting before me: Kenny, always the instigator, merrily jabbing and poking his best friends with the harshest of words; and Spenny, trying so very hard to maintain his cool despite the snide name-calling and unremitting provocations. Why does he put up with so much?
"Sometimes, when I walk down the street and someone yells, 'Hey you, you're a loser,' I feel hurt. But then I realize that there's a reason that I'm doing the show the way I do. That's why I put up with all the shit from Kenny: I want to show people that with goodness and virtue, you can win the game. Playing by the rules is important, and cheating is unnecessary. That's what keeps me going, knowing that I'm sending out this important message. That's why I still do the show."
While these are noble words, I question the sincerity behind them. Spenny loses the majority of the competitions and usually ends up looking like a wretched fool by episode's end. If anything, he's a shining argument against playing by the rules. I arch my eyebrows and glance over at Kenny, who is chuckling to himself. I look back at Spenny, searching for a hint of a smile, just a crack. No such luck--the man is dead serious.
These days, the boys divide their time between Los Angeles--"It's great there, all our friends are these really famous people," Kenny boasts--and Toronto, where they film the series. Their set is located in Cabbagetown.
"Why? Well because we like cabbages," deadpans Kenny. "I just love cabbage."
"It's a nice area," Spenny offers. I think I see a half-smile.
"Spenny doesn't know what he's talking about. Ignore him," Kenny snaps. The inkling of a smile I saw on Spenny instantly fades. "It's actually in the bad area, because, in the past, so many neighbours complained about us living next to them. But now, we're amongst murderers and crackheads. It's fucking great. Crackheads don't complain. They're probably the only people that won't complain about us."
I look back at Spenny, waiting for a response. He gives a resigned sigh. "What's the point of me saying anything anyway? You're just going to take Kenny's side and use all his quotes, anyway."
My heart breaks for the little muffin. And things don't get better for him as the two discuss their favourite T-dot gems...
Kenny and Spenny on Toronto
My favourite place...
...for breakfast:
Spenny: I eat fruit for breakfast so it doesn't really matter. But if I'm forced to eat a more substantial breakfast, I like The Senator (249 Victoria, 416.364.7517) and cold Chinese food leftovers.
Kenny: Spenny's lame when it comes to breakfast and eating out. But I, well I do a lot of eating out, but not at restaurants. [Kenny laughs. I muster a grin. Spenny rolls his eyes.] I love Zoulpy's (244 King E, 416.594.3737). Everything is the best there, I love it. I get the club house sandwich with only two slices of bread and a Caesar salad. It's so awesome.
...for lunch or dinner:
Spenny: There are so many great places to eat in Toronto. Lee Garden (331 Spadina, 416.593.9524), Zoulpy's, House of Chan (876 Eglinton W, 416.781.5575), Sushi Inn (120 Cumberland, 416.923.9992), California Sandwiches (various locations), Shanghai Cowgirl (538 Queen W, 416.203.6623), Nataraj (394 Bloor W, 416.928.2925), Scaccia (55 Bloor W, 416.963.9864), Terroni (various locations)...
Kenny: Agreed. Toronto just has so, so many great places to eat. Favourites...let me think. I like having lunch at The Coffee Mill (99 Yorkville, 416.920.2108)--I like my wieners with cabbage salad. For dinner, I love Lee Garden, it's the best. I get everything there, I get everything and anything I can."
...drinks:
Spenny: Artful Dodger Pub (12 Isabella, 416.964.9511), Graffiti's (170 Baldwin, 416.506.6699), Hemingways (142 Cumberland, 416.968.2828), to name a few.
Kenny: Yeah, those are alright. Personally, I like more happening places and I like pubs with really good beer. I like Belgian beer and Guinness. The Queen West area is good. I like The Beaconsfield (1154 Queen W, 416.516.2550) and Czehoski (678 Queen W, 416.366.6787).
...dancing:
Spenny: Not in this lifetime.
Kenny: Please excuse Spenny. He's just antisocial and doesn't like to go out.
Spenny: No, I just like to do other things with my time.
Kenny: No, he's just antisocial. Me, I have a lot of friends and I love to go out. I try to drag Spenny along sometimes but he doesn't like to. He's just so damn antisocial. Now, for dancing? Well, I don't dance anymore; like, I'll only dance when I'm really, really drunk. When that happens, Supermarket is great. But otherwise, nah. I'm just getting too old and I don't do crazy drugs anymore. I stopped doing ecstasy.
blogTO: Yeah, having some of that serotonin thing might come in handy some day...
Kenny: Exactly That's why I stopped after about the 40th time. And, these days, I like actually tasting food.
...to unwind:
Kenny: Spenny's mom's house. With his grandma watching.
Spenny: Don't talk about my mom like that.
Kenny: Okay, fine, just your grandma.
Spenny: Stop it.
Kenny: You know she likes it.
Spenny: [Making a pointed effort to ignore Kenny] To unwind, I like my bath tub, pubs, massages--the legal kind--and long walks with my iPod.
Kenny: Bullshit. The mental hospital is where Spenny goes to unwind. I go to my living room to play Xbox a lot, but Spenny, nah...he goes to the Queen Street mental centre. I visit him sometimes because I'm just a good friend like that.
...to get inspired:
Spenny: I like taking long walks--Toronto is really great for walking around. I also enjoy reading books, watching movies, therapy and a good night's sleep.
Kenny: I get inspired almost anywhere. I love Kensington Market.
Everyone should know about:
Spenny: The late, great Paul Rimstead, all the incredible restaurants Toronto has to offer, Chippy's fries and curry gravy, California Sandwiches and Kensington Market.
Kenny: Way to sound like a boring guide book. Me, I love coffee and Ideal Coffee (84 Nassau, 416.364.7700) and The Bulldog (89 Granby, 416.606. BARK) are both great. Yeah, tell people about those.
Biggest pet peeve about Toronto:
Spenny: Winter
Kenny: I don't know why so many people go to Starbucks and Tim Horton's when there's so many great coffee baristas in Toronto.
My ideal day in Toronto:
Spenny: I would have nothing to do but wander all over the city on foot, meeting up with friends, and eating and drinking all along the way.
Kenny: I love Yonge Street, I grew up on Yonge Street. So my ideal day would be walking down Yonge Street with Spenny, Bloor to Queen, and then seeing him get hit by a car. That'd be great.
Finish the sentence "Toronto is...":
Spenny: Home.
Kenny: Lightening up.
Kenny vs. Spenny airs on Showcase Thursdays at 9:30 pm ET/PT. A glimpse of the competitions in upcoming episodes:
November 2, 2006: Who can wear a dead octopus on their head the longest?
November, 9, 2006: Who can win a 10 mile races?
November, 16, 2006: Who can make a better porno?
November, 23, 2006: Who can lift more weight with their genitals?
November, 30, 2006: Who can produce more semen?
For a full listing of this season's episodes, see the Kenny vs. Spenny website.
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Masiya speaks on women issues
June 27, 2014 Author: zewuunion Category: News
THE chairperson of the Zimbabwe Energy Workers Union (ZEWU) Women's Advisory Council, Joyce Masiya had urged women in the energy sector to actively participate in trade union activities and take leadership positions.
A seasoned trade unionist who have been in the tranches for more than 15 years said women should not take a back seat on issues that affect their welfare as they were equally affected as their male counter parts.
This year she said the union managed to send participants to the international women's day in Harare, Bulawayo, Gweru, Masvingo and Mutare which was held under the theme "Inspiring Change taking a stand for women".
In Harare, the commemorations were held at the Rayton Sports Club were hundreds of workers from the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions concerned affiliates attended the event. However the commemorations were marred by an unfortunate incident when the ZEWU general secretary, Martin Chikuni and Tatenda were arrested by the police for organising a march without their cleared.
In Zimbabwe all marches and proceedings have to be cleared by the police under the notorious Public Order and Security Act (POSA). This is despite the fact that the High Court made a landmark ruling in 2005 exempting trade union from the excesses of POSA.
During the commemorations women raised issues affecting them at the workplace which included sexual harassment and victimisation by their male counterparts who oftenly regard them as sex toys.
Other issues raised were discrimination especially on promotions especially involving managerial positions and other strategic posts.
"What we have discovered is that women are taken as second class citizens and they are regarded as incapable people. But to our surprise is that we have a lot of examples were women have led powerful organisations and institutions such as Securico and Zimbabwe Open University whose directors have proven to be credible and powerful women. We have to emulate these distinguished women because nothing for us without us," she said.
She said women's activities in the ZEWU structures were at times affected by the mushrooming of yellow unions which are bent to confuse membership. She said these yellow unions are formed by disgruntled dubious individuals who are power hungry and have a hidden agenda of derailing the working class's agenda.
At the moment some women members have undertaken several capacity building courses on paralegal while others are undertaking programmes on Train the trainer courses.
Masiya saluted ZEWU president Angeline Chitambo for standing firm and demonstrating that women are equally capable if given the opportunity. She said all women in the rank and file of the organisation have great inspiration for Chitambo who have made a mark nationally, regionally and globally.
"We salute Chitambo for leading the way in becoming one of the most influential trade union leaders in a male dominated field. She is our pillar of strength. We are fully behind her," said Masiya.
In Masvingo participants were allowed to march and the mayor alsograced the ocassion. ZEWU president Angeline Chitambo addressed workers there were she urged them to actively participate in union activities. The commemoration in Mutate, Gweru and Bulawayo were
The Harare commemorations were attended by other trade union leaders who include, president Lovemore Matombo, Raymond Majongwe and Munyaradzi Gwisai among others. They all urged women to rise up to the occasion and be their own liberators.
Posted in NewsTagged Joyce Masiya, Public Order and Security Act (POSA), Women's Advisory Council


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Reviewed by Ian Payne
"The Admirable Creighton crossed with Lord of the Flies" was the comment on one of the voting slips for Ruben Östlund's film 'Triangle of Sadness', accurately summarising the third Act of this remarkable satire.
Triangle is about power and influence and how the balance shifts in different circumstances. Act One is about the strained relationship between Yaya – a glamourous 'influencer' on social media and her boyfriend Carl, a male model with a fragile ego, perhaps knowing his talent only extends as far as his good looks. Indeed, is Yaya's interest in Carl due to the fact he is a pretty accessory to her Instagram account, much like the designer clothes and handbags she is given to promote?
One such promotional gift is a luxury cruise, actually filmed on one of the Onassis yachts. Here the issues of power and influence go up several notches. The passengers are the super-rich, Russian oligarchs, arms manufactures and the like, all eminently dislikeable. In the boat's hierarchy, they are at the top. Beneath them are the crew of immaculately groomed, young stewards who are told that the one word they cannot use towards a guest is 'No'. At the bottom of the heap, out of sight and in shabby blue fatigues are the cooks, the cleaners and the engineers.
Östlund has fun in showing up the absurdities of the passengers however the picture of privilege and luxury changes as the seas become rough and an outbreak of food poisoning consumes the guests. Their gastric turmoils as the boat pitches and rolls make for moments of queasy hilarity.
After the shipwreck, Act Three takes us to the island. Here amongst the survivors, wealth has no currency and it is knowledge that is power. One of those in blue fatigues made it to shore and it is now she, who can light a fire and catch fish who takes command – displaying a level of ruthlessness straight from the oligarch's playbook.
A delightfully ambiguous ending brings this prize-winning film to a fine conclusion.