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Have you considered upload your packages to maemo.org Extras .
In the Maemo world isn't "the right thing" create personal multiple repositories.
The main reason is: what happens if you tomorrow leave the Maemo development and your repository goes offline or something, the users will suffer it. Also it's far better have every package in the default repository, it even comes preinstalled in the application manager.


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A few weeks ago I covered some trigonometry classes for another teacher. They were studying polar and parametric graphs and the common curves limaçon, rose curves, cardioids, etc. I got to thinking about these curves. the next few posts will discuss what I learned. To help me see what was happening I made a Winplot animation. My "Roulette Generator" (RG) is a rather simple setup and turned out to be very well suited to study a variety of curves: cardioids, epicycloids, epitrochoids, hypochoids, and hypotrochoids to name a few. They are all examples of roulettes – curves generated by a point on a curve as it moves around anther curve. I considered only cases where both curves are circles. Calculus will make it appearance after the first few posts in this series. I hope you will find information here that will let you make a good project or investigation for calculus or precalculus students. The RG can be set to graph any number of situations as I will discuss. So here goes.
Roulettes – 1: Equations and the Roulette Generator.
In this post I will discuss the derivation of the parametric equations used to make the animations and some notes on how to use the RG. Later posts will discuss some of the various curves that result. I began with a simple cardioid.
A cardioid is defined as the locus of a point on a circle as it rolls without slipping around another circle with the same radius.
The equation of the locus: In the figure above, the locus of the point marked D, as the moving circle rolls counterclockwise around the fixed circle, will be the path of the curves. A small portion of the curve is shown in blue running from F to D. In our investigations we will eventually want to place the moving point inside, on, or outside the moving circle. To do this we will use S as the distance from the center of the moving circle to the point we are watching. For the moment and for the simple cardioid, we will assume they are the same: .
The ratio of the radius of the fixed circle to the radius of the moving circle is 1/R, and will be of interest. The ratio can be adjusted by changing R. We can, therefore, keep the fixed circle's radius constant and equal to one.
You may enter these equations on any graphing calculator by entering specific values of R and S. You will have to re-type them for each different curve. With the RG you can make the changes easily with sliders.
The roulette generators: I used Winplot a free graphing program I've used for years. Here are the links so you can download Winplot or Winplot for Macs. the Winplot file containing the generator is here: Winplot Roulette Generator. [Sorry, this is no longer available here and WordPress will not accept Winplot files for download. Please contact me at lnmcmullin@aol.com and I'll send you a copy.] The Winplot equations are discussed here: Notes on the Roulette Generator.
A Geometer's Sketchpad version may be downloaded Geometer's Sketchpad Roulette Generator. You will need Geometer's Sketchpad to run this on a computer or the "Sketch Explorer" app for iPads and other tablets. A big 'Thanks" to Audrey Weeks who was kind enough to make this for us. Audrey is the author of the Algebra in Motion and Calculus in Motion software. Audrey is my "go to" person when I have math questions.
Other graphers with sliders such as Geogebra and TI-Nspire will probably work as well. For those who wish to adapt this to some other graphing program there are some syntax consideration to making the one circle roll around the other and showing the path as the circle rolls. If you make your own generator on one of these other platforms, please send it along and I'll post it and give you credit.
Experiment with the R and S sliders. In the next several posts well will do this and learn about various other curves.


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A school district official in Connecticut resigned after a viral video surfaced in which she allegedly targeted an African American supermarket employee with a very loud and very public racist tirade.
According to the Hartford Courant, the video appears to show a woman identified by Hamden School District officials as Corinne Terrone using the n-word over and over again as she accosts the man with a shocking verbal barrage in front of multiple other shoppers.
In the video–posted to Facebook via journalist Mario Boone–the woman and the man appear to be engaged in conversation when she shouts and tells him to "sit down" while using an additional expletive about his mother. The man says something back and the woman replies with a series of racial slurs.
We have become aware of video footage that appears to show an employee in our district engaged in abhorrent conduct. Specifically, the video appears to show the employee repeatedly calling an African-American man the N-word in a supermarket in East Haven. The video also appears to show the Hamden employee spitting at the aforementioned African-American male as he was walking away from the employee. It also appears that the employee's children witnessed her conduct.
School administrators also claimed to have filed a child protective services report with the Nutmeg State Division for Children, Youth and Families report because Terrone's "children were present" during the incident, according to the statement.
The district said that Terrone was scheduled to meet with school officials before quitting on her own accord.
Local officials and authorities condemned the activity in the video.
The East Haven Police Department also suggested the video depicted a hate crime.
Editor's note: this story has been amended post-publication for clarity and accuracy.


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How My Husband and I Plan to Retire by 50
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Thrift & Minimalism
Because even TreeHuggers have to be financially savvy.
Often I feel baffled by how much money my generation spends. I see it everywhere I go -- young families in their early thirties, just like me and my husband, establishing mind-boggling lifestyles that include new mansions, swanky cars, expensive vacations, designer clothes, and yards full of toys.
While I'm happy that these wonderful folks feel so affluent and financially confident, I struggle to understand it. I don't think most young people can afford the things they buy; but because the cost of money is dirt cheap and has been for nine years, Canadians take this as a cue to take on record levels of consumer and real estate debt.
This makes me sad because many people seem to think that retirement will take care of itself, or that the Canada Pension Plan will provide them with the income they need in their golden years. Financial independence (as in, living debt-free and not having to work if we don't want to) is a top priority for me and my husband – and I wish it were for many other young people, too.
When I first met my husband, he was 25 years old and told me he planned to retire by 40. Initially I found it amusing, but I've grown to respect him for that goal. Almost a decade and several kids later, retirement has been bumped to closer to 50, but we've managed to develop a pretty solid financial philosophy that I want to share here. We are tremendously fortunate to have good jobs, but with that comes a responsibility not to squander it on a lifestyle that's more excessive than we require.
We strive to live on one salary and save the other. Not only does this allow us to put money away in the bank, but it creates security in the worst-case scenario that one of us becomes unemployed. We won't be totally screwed.
We know what our monthly cash flow is and understand where our money goes. We used to record every single receipt, but now we put most expenses on a rewards credit card (which we pay off fully every month) where purchases can be easily tracked.
My husband has delved into the world of investing and realized that the "big bad market" is nothing to be scared of, especially if you have a diverse portfolio. We know where our investments are and what they're costing us in fees, and we steer clear of costly mutual funds.
We do not rely on his pension because it might not be there when the time comes. Our approach is to ignore the pension, save as if it didn't exist, and then enjoy the extra income, should it appear someday.
We have invested in real estate, although it's only one aspect of our investment portfolio because the market is highly volatile in Ontario right now. A local rental gives us a small yet positive monthly cash flow. Our primary residence, however, is not viewed as an investment or a retirement strategy because, as the old adage goes, you can't eat a house. As an illiquid asset, it's entirely reliant on a fluctuating market, which is too unstable to count on as we approach retirement.
We put our TFSAs (tax-free savings accounts) to good work; the American equivalent is a Roth-IRA. It's astonishing how many Canadians think that a TFSA is a product or an account for saving for their next vacation. In so doing, its power is squandered. Increasingly, it will replace the RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan) as the primary source of retirement income. Maximizing contributions is the first thing we do each year, before considering any fun travel plans or house renovations.
Staying happily married is a key financial strategy for us, as well. We help each other pay down the credit card, top up TFSAs, and put money toward the mortgages. By staying together, there are no alimony payments, no double living expenses. In the words of Ms. Our Next Life, a financial blogger whose writing I enjoy,
"We see our marriage as our most important investment, both as the thing that has allowed us to save like crazy and as the support structure that has allowed us to even consider choosing this alternative life path. Note we say investment (something that needs tending), not asset (something we take for granted)."
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We both enjoy spending as much as the next person, but delaying gratification is a central philosophy in our relationship – not to mention my hard-core environmentalist leanings, which help.
The biggest thing is openness and transparency. We share a credit card account, which helps to hold us accountable to each other for purchases.
We drive old cars – a 2002 Acura with 355,000 kilometers (220,000 miles) on it and 2006 Toyota that's close behind. Both are fully paid off and both run just fine. We lust after newer, sexier cars on a regular basis, but it doesn't make financial sense – at least, not until that Tesla model 3 finally arrives, at which point the Acura will retire.
We buy second-hand clothes. Almost everything our children wear comes from the thrift store, and most of my clothes, too. My husband buys more things new because he works in a corporate office.
We opted for "less house" than we were eligible for. Sure, the toilets are ancient and the back deck is rotting, but we've got plenty of money left in the market to continue making us more money. This feels much safer than having a fancy nest. Almost all our home furnishings are second-hand. (The only exception I can think of right now is one sofa that we bought new six years ago.)
We know exactly what our priorities are and talk about them openly: good food (usually groceries, since we minimize eating out), date nights (hence, a hefty babysitting bill that's counterbalanced by the fact that most of our friends host gatherings at home – welcome to small town life!), and health (CrossFit membership for me, gym equipment at home for my husband). Travel is important, but it comes in second place to the TFSA and depends on what work needs to be done around the house.
I do not claim to have all the answers, nor would I presume that our approach would work for everyone. People have different priorities and requirements, and live with vastly different financial circumstances. But I do think that Canada and the U.S. face a crisis when it comes to lack of money management skills. Far too many people are afflicted by a fear of investing, a lack of knowledge about how to save and how they are taxed, and a tragic inability to say no to superfluous spending. The more we talk openly about this, the better it will get.
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The Internet economy: $4.2 trillion by 2016 | SmartPlanet: "The Boston Consulting Group report, published on Monday, indicated that the Internet will grow more than twice as fast in developing market as the developed markets of the G20 nations: 18 percent annually, versus 8 percent.
Leading the way: Argentina and India, at 24 percent and 23 percent per year, respectively. (In contrast, leading G20 nations Italy and Britain will grow just 12 percent and 11 percent each year.)"


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Useful Area information for LIME TREE PLACE, ST. ALBANS, AL1 3BD
Lime tree place is in St Albans in the county of Hertfordshire which resides in the East of England region of England. The postcode is within the St Peters ward, which is in the constituency of St Albans. This page is a collection of useful information for Lime tree place, St Albans, and the neighbourhood in which it resides.
We found 32 house sales in AL1 3BD. The most recent transaction was number 13 that sold for £317,000 on 25 Oct 2019. The most expensive house purchase so far has been number 4 that sold for £350,000 on 12 May 2017 and the lowest has been number 15 that sold for £52,500 on 01 Nov 1995. If you are interested in more detailed information then keep reading as we give insights about all of them in this page later on.
Regarding the Index of Multiple Deprivation, AL1 3BD has a score of 24301 out of 32844.
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£317,000 on 25 Oct 2019
£350,000 on 12 May 2017
£52,500 on 01 Nov 1995
13, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Other Sold for £317,000 on 25 Oct 2019
4, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Flat or Maisonette Sold for £350,000 on 12 May 2017
17, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Flat or Maisonette Sold for £332,000 on 28 Apr 2017
17, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Flat or Maisonette Sold for £250,000 on 11 Aug 2014
5, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Flat or Maisonette Sold for £244,000 on 07 Dec 2012
18, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Flat or Maisonette Sold for £202,500 on 25 Mar 2009
5, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST. ALBANS, ST. ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Flat or Maisonette Sold for £232,000 on 02 Nov 2007
17, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST. ALBANS, ST. ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Flat or Maisonette Sold for £208,000 on 05 Jul 2007
16, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST. ALBANS, ST. ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Flat or Maisonette Sold for £225,000 on 01 Jun 2007
1, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST. ALBANS, ST. ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Flat or Maisonette Sold for £201,000 on 13 Dec 2006
13, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST. ALBANS, ST. ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Flat or Maisonette Sold for £209,000 on 17 Nov 2006
4, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST. ALBANS, ST. ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Terraced house Sold for £195,000 on 06 May 2004
18, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST. ALBANS, ST. ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Flat or Maisonette Sold for £195,000 on 25 Oct 2002
8, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST. ALBANS, ST. ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Flat or Maisonette Sold for £140,000 on 08 Apr 2002
14, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST. ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Flat or Maisonette Sold for £120,000 on 22 Dec 2000
19, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST. ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Flat or Maisonette Sold for £124,000 on 06 Nov 2000
6, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST. ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Flat or Maisonette Sold for £125,000 on 13 Dec 1999
7, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST. ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Flat or Maisonette Sold for £122,500 on 22 Nov 1999
18, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST. ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Flat or Maisonette Sold for £92,500 on 23 Apr 1999
5, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST. ALBANS, ST. ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Flat or Maisonette Sold for £94,250 on 13 Mar 1998
9, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST. ALBANS, ST. ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Flat or Maisonette Sold for £84,000 on 19 Dec 1997
19, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST. ALBANS, ST. ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Flat or Maisonette Sold for £81,000 on 13 Oct 1997
20, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST. ALBANS, ST. ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Flat or Maisonette Sold for £75,000 on 03 Jun 1997
12, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST. ALBANS, ST. ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Flat or Maisonette Sold for £63,500 on 25 Apr 1997
2, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST. ALBANS, ST. ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Flat or Maisonette Sold for £67,000 on 15 Nov 1996
13, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST. ALBANS, ST. ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Flat or Maisonette Sold for £65,000 on 04 Nov 1996
5, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST. ALBANS, ST. ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Flat or Maisonette Sold for £60,000 on 10 Sep 1996
16, LIME TREE PLACE, AL1 3BD, ST. ALBANS, ST. ALBANS, ST ALBANS Freehold, Flat or Maisonette Sold for £54,000 on 04 Jan 1995
10 - C2 - Skilled manual workers
15 - DE - Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers; those on state benefit/unemployed, & lowest grade workers
Council: 10
The most common ethnicity is White. Residents have the following ethnicities: 269 White, 0 Gypsy, 9 Indian, 11 Bangladeshi, 9 Other asian, 3 Black, 19 Mixed.
Africa: 12
Bangladeshi: 11
Detached: 17
Terraced: 4
Flat: 97
Converted house share: 24
Muslim: 15
No qualification: 15
GCSES 1 to 4 any grades: 101
Apprenticeship: 12
NVQ Level 4-5: 12
The median age of this location's residents is 31.0 while the mean age is 33.79518. The most frequent age group is Thirty to fourty-four. These conclusions are made from the following data: 0-4 years: 24, 5-7 years: 9, 8-9 years: 3, 10-14 years: 7, 16-17 years: 3, 18-19 years: 7, 20-24 years: 26, 25-29 years: 75, 25-29 years: 75, 30-44 years: 98, 45-59 years: 41, 60-64 years: 9, 65-74 years: 19, 75-84 years: 10, 85-89 years: 0.
Some people have different preferences regarding the altitude of areas, this postcode's altitude is 102 metres above sea level. Areas at higher altitudes could be more favourable due to the expected rise of sea levels in the not so distant future.
Seven: 6
Nine: 15
According to the latest census which took place in 2011, this postcode had a population of 43 people that includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents. Furthermore, there were 20 households.
Good: 105
Many postcodes have been retired over the years but AL1 3BD is not one of them and it was first introduced on 31 Mar 1985.
The district code of AL1 3BD is E07000240 and its county code is E10000015.
The geographic X and Y coordinates are the approximate centre of the location covered by AL1 3BD postal code.
LIME TREE PLACE
St Albans 012D


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Details for: Palestinians and pragmatic citizenship: negotiating relationships between citizenship and national identity in diaspora
Palestinians and pragmatic citizenship: negotiating relationships between citizenship and national identity in diaspora
By: Mavroudi, Elizabeth .
Material type: BookPublisher: 2008Description: pp. 307-318.Subject(s): Athens (Greece) -- Ethnic relations | Citizenship -- Greece -- Athens | Palestinians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Greece | Palestinians -- Greece -- Athens -- Ethnic identity Abstract: "This paper puts forward the notion of pragmatic citizenship and forms part of the ongoing re-appraisals of citizenship in relation to national identity in an attempt to make it more relevant and inclusive for those with complex identities, legal status and, in particular, the stateless. Using the case study of Palestinians in Athens to discuss relationships between citizenship, identity and statehood, this paper argues that the notion of pragmatic citizenship can be useful in such re-conceptualisations as it can take into account the potentially ambivalent and multiple feelings of belonging that migrants and those in diaspora may have. In the process it stresses that strong notions of belonging and attachment to a territorialised homeland do not have to be exclusive or problematic. The paper outlines the complexity of Palestinian legal status in Athens and the feelings of injustice statelessness can provoke; it then describes the process of Palestinian acquisition of pragmatic citizen ...
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Published in: Geoforum, Vol. 39, no. 1 (January 2008), pp. 307-318.
"This paper puts forward the notion of pragmatic citizenship and forms part of the ongoing re-appraisals of citizenship in relation to national identity in an attempt to make it more relevant and inclusive for those with complex identities, legal status and, in particular, the stateless. Using the case study of Palestinians in Athens to discuss relationships between citizenship, identity and statehood, this paper argues that the notion of pragmatic citizenship can be useful in such re-conceptualisations as it can take into account the potentially ambivalent and multiple feelings of belonging that migrants and those in diaspora may have. In the process it stresses that strong notions of belonging and attachment to a territorialised homeland do not have to be exclusive or problematic. The paper outlines the complexity of Palestinian legal status in Athens and the feelings of injustice statelessness can provoke; it then describes the process of Palestinian acquisition of pragmatic citizen ...


'American Horror Story' has given us some awfully creepy images and disturbing characters over its six years on the air so far. Whether it was the devious witches in 'Coven' or the deranged lunatics in 'Asylum' or even the supernatural spirits from 'Murder House,' there's been no shortage of memorable portrayals on the show. Fans are usually in agreement, however, that one of the most memorable characters has definitely been Twisty the Clown, played to psychotic perfection by John Carroll Lynch in 'Freak Show,' the fifth season of the anthology series.
Does a character simply read about the clown in a comic, serving as an "easter egg" of sorts, or is there more connection here than meets the eye? We'll likely have to wait until 'American Horror Story' debuts on TV this fall to get the full story, I'm afraid!
The seventh season of 'American Horror Story' doesn't have an official release date yet, but will likely be premiering sometime this Fall on the FX network.


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Labour Ministry orders Korean footwear firm to pay compensation
September 19, 2014 in Archives, Lead Story, News98by KO HTWE
Burma's Deputy Labour Minister Htin Aung has announced that the now defunct Master Sports footwear factory is obliged to pay severance packages and outstanding salaries to more than 700 laid-off workers.
He said the compensation will amount to over 200 million kyat, nearly US$200,000, and is to be paid once the factory building and equipment are auctioned off on 9 October.
According to the Labour Ministry, the factory and equipment has been estimated between 120 and 160 million kyat, but could fetch higher bids at the auction.
Master Sports has yet to confirm the Labour Ministry's statement.
Htin Aung's comments come after an incident in Rangoon on Tuesday in which some 20 former employees of the factory were injured during a standoff with police after it is alleged they held an official captive at the facility.
A group of workers went to the Rangoon factory that day to negotiate with representatives of the Department of Labour, which was tasked with carrying out an August court ruling that the workers should receive compensation for sudden dismissal.
The group became irate when the Labour Department's Director-General Win Shein was unable to provide exact information about when and how the workers would be paid. A worker told DVB that the official said only that the workers will be paid after the factory is auctioned off on 9 October.
The workers then decided to stay at the factory in what they called a "sit-in", and reportedly said that they would not let the official out of their sight until he gave them an absolute date for their payment.
Police arrived on the scene later in the day to remove Win Shein, ultimately leading to a physical skirmish between police and the group of workers.
Win Shein told DVB that nine police officers had also been injured in the fracas.
At a press conference in Rangoon on Friday, a spokesman for the factory workers rejected accusations that they had held Win Shein against his will.
More than 750 mostly female workers were dismissed by the factory's South Korean management when the facility was suddenly shut down in late June.
The company's owner and his affiliates are still at large, as they left the country shortly after shutting down the factory.
The employees, who claim they were not given advance notice of the closure, received assistance from the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security to seek legal recourse. The ministry eventually brokered a deal through with the help of the South Korean embassy whereby the company agreed to offer one month's pay as severance; however only 56 of the 755 dismissed workers accepted the package.
Workers protested at the South Korean embassy in July to demand additional compensation. They later claimed the company had coerced some employees into signing predatory agreements relinquishing severance.
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be two preset files." I am not seeing these files anywhere, not even in the one zip file I have (FIRMWARE Marlin_v1_1_2_R1R2ft5_stock.zip). Am I missing something?
Edit: I do have a FT-5 R2 printer, newly assembled.
Yea, John didn't upload them yet. I'll post them in the main topic.
EDIT: I posted them in the R2 files section here.
No worries. Sorry I had not done that earlier. I also updated the assembly and setup guide links while I was in there.
I'm usually pretty quick at updating that stuff but the holiday kinda kept me busier than usual.


ACLS Humanities E-Book (HEB) is proud to announce its participation in Humanities Open Book (HOB), a program intended to give a second life to outstanding out-of-print books in the humanities by turning them into free e-books. HEB is one of ten awardees to have been selected for participation in this joint initiative of The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the largest funders of humanities research in the United States.
To create a title list for this pilot program, HEB will work with a specially convened committee to select fifteen books whose authors have retained or recovered publishing rights. The books will be selected for their enduring scholarly value and potential public interest. HEB has a unique opportunity to pursue and represent authors who are not affiliated with a publishing body acting on their behalf, but instead will be able to license work directly to it.
For further details about the program, please see the NEH press release.
ACLS Humanities E-Book (HEB) will be an exhibitor at the upcoming ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston, January 8-12, 2016. Stop by Booth 908 and say hello!
We look forward to touching base with current and prospective subscribers and answering questions about the collection. If you don't yet subscribe, sign up for a free trial. There will also be free giveaways and cocktails.
This year, HEB is hosting a roundtable discussion with the topic "E-Books in the Academic Library: Perceptions versus Reality" on Sunday, January 10, 8:30 AM-10 AM, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC), Room 204AB. If you are a librarian and would like to join the conversation, write to us at subscriptions@hebook.org. We welcome your participation!
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Facebook Does Not Profit From Hate Speech, Says India Chief Ajit Mohan
Mohan failed to appear before a Delhi panel probing allegations that Facebook had deliberately ignored instances of hate speech on its platform.
By Agence France-Presse | Updated: 17 September 2020 10:39 IST
Mohan added that Facebook was doing everything possible to "keep all kinds of harm away"
India is the biggest market for Facebook and WhatsApp in terms of users
Facebook is under pressure worldwide over the policing of hate speech
Facebook is being questioned by a parliamentary committee
Facebook does not profit from hate speech, the tech giant's India chief said Wednesday, rejecting allegations the Silicon Valley firm failed to act on the issue over business concerns.
India is the biggest market for the US-based company and its messaging service WhatsApp in terms of users, and the firm is under pressure worldwide over the policing of hate speech.
Facebook has been embroiled in a huge row in the South Asian nation after the Wall Street Journal reported in August that the company failed to remove anti-Muslim comments by a politician from the ruling party in order to protect its business interests.
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"It's not good for us, not for people on the platform. There is no constituency that benefits from hate speech," Facebook India Managing Director Ajit Mohan told The Times of India.
He added that the company was doing everything possible to "keep all kinds of harm away from the platform".
The comments came a day after Mohan failed to appear before a Delhi panel probing allegations that Facebook had deliberately ignored instances of hate speech on its platform.
The firm is also being questioned by a Indian parliamentary committee over its alleged political bias.
More than 40 rights groups worldwide have written a letter to Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg demanding that India public policy head Ankhi Das be sidelined, pending the outcome of a civil rights audit, for allegedly failing to address anti-Muslim hate speech on the platform.
Das reportedly told staff that punishing violations by politicians from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would harm the company's business prospects in India.
Mohan said Das was not responsible for any decisions governing hate speech.
"It's important to highlight that the public policy team that Ankhi leads as part of my team is separate from the content policy team that enforces these decisions," he said.
"The bias is for more speech to be on the platform than less," he said, adding that the company did not want to enable the "censorship of speech from elected officials or political leaders".
Following a media storm over its alleged failure to act against BJP lawmaker Raja Singh, who called for Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar to be shot, the firm banned him from Facebook and Instagram this month.
Facebook said he was barred under its "dangerous individuals and organisations" policy.
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Now that we have the basics of Perl down, we need to tackle some key issues: Input/Output and processing command-line arguments.
Standard in, or STDIN, is the default file handle for reading in text or data streams.
The above example shows the diamond operator in action. The diamond operator is the shorthand for <STDIN>, and we are printing from the scratch list @_.
All prints are directed by default to Standard Out.
Perl also provides a STDERR stream.
You can use the C functions, sprintf and printf in Perl to format your text! Very powerful!
This block of code basically copies the contents of file.in into file.out line by line. Notice the > symbol to signify a write-clobber. You can use >> to append to a file. Don't forget to close your output file handles!
flock - Provides a file lock on the filehandle.
seek - Provides the ability to move the file pointer within the file.
We are opening a log.out file for appending, and immediately lock the file with 2, which is LOCK_EX for an exclusive lock. This is typically used for writing. You can flock files for reading using 0 for LOCK_SH or a shared lock. The seek seeks to the end of the file if there was writing done to the log.out before the flock was called. seek takes in the filehandle, offset, and whence arguments. 0 is the beginning of the file, 1 is the current position in the file, 2 is for the end of the file. Note that closing any filehandles automatically frees all file locks.
So what does this do? Perl tries to open file.in OR it calls die with the string. The $! contains the most recent system error, so it will append a useful tag to the output of die. You could even make a dienice subroutine that could be more helpful. You can exit a Perl program immediately by calling exit;.
Notice how we used the logical operator, || as a control structure! It's basically saying open this file or die! You can even use &&.
There are many other file tests: -T tests for ASCII file, -B tests for a Binary file, -d tests for a directory, -l tests for a symlink. There are tons of other tests listed on Schwartz pgs. 112-113. You can run these tests of filehandles also.
This would print the size of the file. More on File::stat in the Larry Wall book.
So how do we get command line arguments? Perl automatically stores any command line arguments into a global list called @ARGV.
Each element in @ARGV sequentially contains the command-line arguments called with the program. You can parse these manually by hand, or use the more "sophisticated" getopt method below.
getopt('oDI');    # -o, -D & -I take arg.  Sets opt_* as a side effect.
# Sets opt_* as a side effect.
This example is taken from the man pages. getopt works much in the same way as getopt in C, but simpler. In the last example, getopts will take in -o, -i, -f with -f having arguments. The hash %opts contains the arguments, with the switches as the keys for the hash.
Getopt::Long can take in switches longer than one character.
You've probably noticed by now that we can call libraries, packages, or modules (whatever you want to call them), using the use keyword followed by the module.
In the above example, we used the Getopt::Std package. There are tons of standard modules and even more non-standard modules. Think of these as ANSI C Standard libraries and non-standard libraries for Perl. Other packages include File::Copy, Text::ParseWords, Math::Complex, and CGI. There are many, many more. See Schwartz Pgs. 238-242, and Wall Ch. 30-32 (pgs. 831-915).
Perl provides three standard streams (STDIN, STDOUT, STDERR) as well as the ability to specify your own filehandles. You can write, read, and append to these files using Perl's builtin functions.
You can parse command-line arguments using @ARGV list or using the Getopt packages.


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Please relax, unwind and enjoy your surroundings, be it in their gardens or in one of their fine dining areas and indulge in the grand British tradition of afternoon tea. Includes a selection of sandwiches, scones with jam, cakes, pastries and served with a choice of loose leaf teas or coffee.


This home was originally envisioned and remodeled by the owner's brother who was a movie set designer. It featured a casual Mediterranean vibe with fun details and a private entry courtyard. The husband is quite a chef and the wife quite an entertainer. They wanted a large chef inspired kitchen that could accomodate large groups in an upscale and sophisticated, yet casual environment. Our remodel featured a long "Pullman type" configuration with a linear skylight that stretched the length of the kitchen. Commerical appliances, handmade iridescent tiles, stainless accents, hand plastered walls with artisan finishes, glowing wood cabinets, and a dining room separated by a customer fir "Lattice" were fun elements.
Doors open directly onto decks overhanging the beach and water. A large wood burning custom masonry pizza oven graces the courtyard and an exterior BBQ, bar, and service area make entertaining fun. Lower beachside outside shower, beachside decks, and custom LED waterslide lighting accent the area. We later returned to convert the upper floor to a stylish master bedroom with immersive master bath and private viewing decks built into the roof. Their friend, Chef Tom Douglas, has graced the kitchen for multiple events.


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Artists under 30
[02 Sep 2010]
Every fortnight Artprice provides you with a new or updated ranking in its Alternate-Friday Top Series. The theme of today's TOP article is the top ten auction results for artists under 30, so far this year
Contemporary art is no longer a domain of activity limited to well-established artists. At the end of the first half of 2010, a number of young artists around the world (aged less than 30) have managed to sign auction results in excess of $20,000. And yet their auction careers began less than five years ago.
Top 10 : best auctions results in 2010 by artists under 30
Hammer Price
1 Dash SNOW (1981-2009) $78 369 Untitled (07) 06/30/2010 (Phillips de Pury & Co London)
2 PENG Si (1980) $51 359 Portrait of a man in red (06) 05/30/2010 (Christie's Hong Kong)
3 PENG Si (1980) $48 791 Portrait of a man in yellow (06) 05/30/2010 (Christie's Hong Kong)
4 Erinç SEYMEN (1980) $32 306 Untitled (10) 04/15/2010 (Sotheby's London)
5 YANG Na (1982) $31 381 Gold-Coined Hibernation (08) 05/02/2010 (33 Auction Ltd Singapore)
6 KAO Yu (1981) $30 217 Love tear gas (04) 06/27/2010 (Shanghai Hosane Auction Co.)
7 Zakaria RAMHANI (1983) $30 000 Faces Of The Other (08) 04/27/2010 (Christie's Dubai)
8 Noriko YAMAGUCHI (1983) $25 679 Keitai girl suit 3… 05/30/2010 (Christie's Hong Kong)
9 KAO Yu (1981) $23 038 « Ultimate Taste of Capitalism » (09) 04/24/2010 (Phillips de Pury & Co London)
10 Ariadhitya PRAMUHENDRA (1984) $21 827 Memorable 2 (08) 05/30/2010 (Christie's Hong Kong)
In first place, Dash SNOW is today the best known artist in our ranking both for his atypical life (born into a dynasty of collectors, he decided to live in the street when he was 15) and for his death in circumstances similar to Jean-Michel BASQUIAT's. At 27 years old, Snow Dash had become a New York icon.
Acquired by major collectors and exhibited at the Whitney Biennale in 2006, the work of the American artist has been climbing in value ever since its appearance on the secondary market. His best auction result so far was generated at Phillips de Pury in London last June by his Untitled (2007). This composition photograph using 140 Polaroids, fetched $78,369$ (£52,000) versus a pre-sale estimate of £20,000 – £30,000.
Presented in the collections of the major Chinese galleries and adored by the critics for his technical expertise using colour pigments, PENG Si is both second and third in our ranking for his Portrait of a man in red (2006) and Portrait of a man in yellow (2006) which sold for respectively $51,359 and $48,791 at Christie's May sales in Hong Kong (Asian contemporary art).
In 2008, these two portraits, both melancholic and yet strangely modern at the same time, fetched $56,238 and $62,000 respectively at Poly International Auction Co.
Another emerging Chinese artist is YANG Na who holds fifth place in this ranking for his Gold-Coined Hibernation that fetched $31,381$ at 33 Auction Pte Ltd in Singapore. This acrylic painting shows the face of "Nana", a kind of avatar created by the artist, whose contradictions and metaphors are very popular with both Chinese and non-Chinese collectors. Aged just 28, this young Chinese artist already has an impressive list of exhibitions to her name (Peking, Shanghai, Zurich, etc.)
The best result so far this year for KAO Yu (whose auction record of $81,704 was set in June 2008) has been $30,217 for his Love tear gas (2004) at the Shanghai Hosane Auction Co. in June 2010, two months earlier, « Ultimate Taste of Capitalism » (2009) fetched $23,038 at Phillips de Pury in London (the artists first work to be sold in London).
These two paintings are characteristic of Kao Yu's provocative and blood-stained "cartoon" drawings that represent a panda bear (a key figure in his work and a strong symbol of traditional China). Since 2004, Kao Yu has been invited to exhibit his work in numerous exhibitions.
The Japanese artist Noriko YAMAGUCHI holds the eighth place in this ranking for his three telephone girls Keitai girl suit 3 (old model)/Keitai girl suit 4 (silver)/Keitai girl suit 5 (white and red) which fetched $25,679 at Christie's in Hong Kong. The work is from his most well-known "Keitai Girl" series that proscribes our society's obsession with technology and communication.
The last Asian artist in our ranking (and last in this Top10) is Ariadhitya PRAMUHENDRA whose Memorable 2 (2008) fetched his latest auction record of $21,827 at Christie's in Hong Kong last May. Using charcoal and large format canvasses, this young Indonesian has managed to attract attention by creating self-portraits in which the "I" becomes simultaneously a subject and an object for observation.
He recently participated in the Art Hong Kong 2010 international Art Fair with a special project entitled "Ashes to Ashes".
Two other emerging artists – both marked by their cultures and religions – denounce the wrongs of our society: The Turk Erinç SEYMEN and the Moroccan Zakaria RAMHANI.
Erinç Seymen holds the 4th place in this ranking for his Untitled (2010) which fetched $32,306 (nearly double its low estimate) at Sotheby's in London. Like the rest of his work, this sculpture uses genre-mixity to elicit reaction from his audience: Painted pink, the work represents a butterfly with a body is in the form of a grenade.
Zakaria RAMHANI and his work Faces Of The Other (2008) (ranked 7th) fetched $30,000 at Christie's in Dubaï. The artist tries to convey a message by constructing the pose and the expressions of his characters using Arabic writing. His work reflects our fear of others, because for him, the history of humanity is the history of mistrust between civilisations. In this way, he shows that painting has a role in society and that it can elicit new questions.
What do these artists from such different backgrounds and cultures have in common? They have all managed to carve a place in the art market before reaching their thirtieth year, have all exhibited their work in numerous exhibitions… and all have plenty of potential to continue their artistic careers.


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Team in Enga to train teachers on early childhood learning
March 8, 2021 The National Education
THE Buk bilong Pikinini (BbP) training team is in Enga to conduct teacher training for teachers from 10 schools in the province.
This was made possible after Governor Sir Peter Ipatas requested early childhood development (ECD) training from BbP.
Enga early childhood education coordinator Robin Lakari travelled to Port Moresby in January to meet with BbP executive officer Leanne Resson to organise the training.
According to BbP, its teacher training programme covered principles of ECD, effective teaching strategies, phonics, lesson planning, classroom management, observation and assessment, child protection and inclusive education.
Lakari inspected the materials BbP had developed for the training, as well as the curriculum and teaching aids to be used by teachers in the classroom to improve education outcomes.
He said the curriculum materials documented by BbP were the best to implement in early childhood learning.
Lakari said he recommended the provincial government purchase the materials and hire BbP agents to run the training in Enga.
"The teaching and learning materials are perfect and can actually produce quality results when used in Enga," he said.
"Our provincial government agreed that the BbP curriculum for early childhood could be used in the province pending the Education Department's production of one of its own.
"I have no reservation to admit that the (BbP) materials are the best and if possible, can also be used in the country."Resson said children were fortunate to have teachers who had access to training, quality teaching aids, meaningful books and educational materials and would perform better than poorly trained and unsupported teachers.
"Children who have access to a quality early childhood education will perform even better, as the child will have set the foundations for memory and learning."
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