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4u Management client Martin Ureta traveled to Shenzhen, China the last week of November to compete in the Omega Mission Hills World Cup. Martin and his playing partner Hogo Leon represented Chile in the 28 country battle. This year's event was the 55th World Cup of Golf. While many of golf's top stars and countries considered to be superpowers competed, they went head to head with some of the sport's emerging nations. The World Cup was played at the magnificent Mission Hills Resort. Martin and Hugo finished tied for 12th and pocketed $80,000. Congratulaions!
Kimberly Harris, who was one of the neighbors on the scene after Tiger Woods' crash last week outside his home, told police Woods' mother and mother-in-law were at the home the night of the crash, according to an audio recording of the interview obtained Thursday by the Associated Press.
Woods has faced intense media scrutiny after a car accident outside his home early last Friday morning and sordid allegations of affairs. In a 317-word statement on his website Wednesday, Woods acknowledged he had "let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart."
The audio recording of an interview the FHP conducted with Woods' neighbors was obtained Thursday by the AP through a public records request. Troopers interviewed Jarius Adams, who called 911, and his sister, Harris.
Harris told troopers that Woods' mother, Kultida, and mother-in-law, Barbro Holmberg, were at the scene. The AP could not independently confirm whether the two women were present.
"Did they ever talk to anybody at the scene that showed up, any emergency workers or anything?" a trooper asked Harris.
"The cops came, the Windermere cops came first, then the security guards came," Harris said. "And then it appears Mr. Woods' mom, and Tiger's wife's mom came out after the fact. I don't know if they heard the commotion, I don't (know) if she, his wife, left and came back. But they walked across the grass and were outside as well."
A voice that strongly resembles Woods' mother is heard in the background during the 911 call saying loudly, "What happened?"
A lawyer for a New York woman who has denied having an affair with Tiger Woods canceled a news conference scheduled for Thursday in Los Angeles. Attorney Gloria Allred said the news conference was canceled for unforeseen circumstances. Allred told the Associated Press in a brief telephone interview that there will be no further statements on the matter. Allred earlier had planned to make a statement about Rachel Uchitel's relationship with Woods. Last week the National Enquirer published a story alleging the world's No. 1 golfer had been seeing Uchitel, a New York nightclub hostess. Uchitel denied having an affair with Woods when contacted by the Associated Press.
The media frenzy surrounding Woods is extreme for golfers, but all PGA Tour rookies are given instruction about media relations and personal conduct when they finish qualifying school. It's part of a two-day orientation that comes after Q-school, which is underway in Florida. This year the orientation will be Tuesday and Wednesday.
"We'll tell them the same thing this year that we tell them every year," said Rick George, the Tour's chief of operations. "We talk about our image; our code of conduct and the personal brand of the player."
With new forms of media —Facebook, Twitter and cellphones with cameras — George said players must be more cautious about their conduct. "Once you step out of your house there is no privacy," he said.
Agents also try to instruct young golfers about their image, said Tommy Limbaugh, who owns 4U Management in Orlando. "I basically tell young players that they have a great opportunity to make a living playing golf, but with it comes a great responsibility," Limbaugh said.
Limbaugh said golf as a sport has a lot of integrity, but "the golfers are human and they make mistakes. John Daly has struggles. The public knows about them. But people are forgiving."
Limbaugh, a former college football coach, said public trust is important to a player's career.
"The key to getting endorsements is that companies think the public will trust you," he said. "When you lose that trust you lose the ability to attract those endorsements."


September 11th 2018 the Sculpture Garden "Dark Elegy" was open as usual from 10am-12noon- only on this day Cellist Jeanne Fox, a Hudson Valley resident and frequent Montauk visitor performed in the garden among the sculptures, as she has for the past two years.
Two years ago, with permission from the Lowensteins, on the morning of 9/11 Jeanne set up on a bench to the side of the garden and began to play. When Suse and Peter came into the yard they brought a chair and insisted that Jeanne play in the middle of the garden surrounded by her sculptures. Jeanne admitted it was a bit overwhelming playing among all of the women and surrounded by the deep feelings and meaning of the display. Only about 8-12 people strolled through that day, but Suse loved it and they agreed to do it every year.
Scattered around the perimeter of the garden, on the muggy Tuesday morning, this year's audience once again had a truly unique experience with music, art and remembrance. Jeanne's performance along with Suse's sculptures, created a perfect atmosphere in which to recall and remember all victims of terrorism. Somber, reflective, and quiet, it was a peaceful time of reflection for all.
The sculpture garden "Dark Elegy" depicts emotional reactions of surviving family members, dealing with their first hand experiences of loss as a result of terrorism. The Suse and Peter Lowenstein tragically lost their son Alexander, a student at Syracuse University, on December 21, 1988 when Pan Am flight 103, from London to NY went down over Lockerbie, Scotland in an act of terrorism. Dark Elegy is a product of Suse Lowenstein's artistic grievance therapy during the months and years following their loss. Starting with herself, she created a self-sculpture of the moment she heard the news of her son's death. Wanting to expand the project to include as many family members as possible, she extended an invitation to all family members of the victims of flight 103; about eighty mothers, daughters, wives, sisters, and grandmothers accepted the invitation to pose.
The garden, depicting raw emotions shared by all surviving member of any act of terrorism, can be viewed daily from 10am-12pm at the Lowenstein's home at 11 East Lake Dr.


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L'edificio, risalente al XVIII secolo, si affaccia sulla piazza Duomo.

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Ana Mendieta Creek, 1974, Still from super-8mm film transferred to high-definition digital media, color, silent. Running time: 3:11 minutes. © The Estate of Ana Mendieta Collection, LLC. Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co.
IlluminArts presents "A Female Force," a program inspired by the work of celebrated Cuban-American artist Ana Mendieta at the de la Cruz Collection on Thursday, April 26, 2018.
Mendieta's groundbreaking work was largely autobiographical and focused on themes of feminism, life, identity, place, and belonging. Her art provides a wealth of inspiration to be illuminated through a musical program focusing on arrangements by some of today's most influential female composers including Paola Prestini, Sarah Kirkland Snider, and Libby Larsen. Director Alison Moritz, whom NPR has called, "A rising young star in the contemporary American opera field," will fully stage this multimedia performance with a cast lead by Metropolitan Opera soprano and Broadway star Jennifer Zetlan, with internationally renowned soprano Emily Birsan and the sensational mezzo-soprano Annie Rosen. This celebration of art as rite and ritual will blur the line between classical music and performance art.
Join us after the performance for a "Talk Back" session led by Dennis Scholl, President of ArtCenter/South Florida, with the cast and creative team of "A Female Force." Ask questions, hear about the process, and learn more about Ana Mendieta and the inspiration her work provided for the performance.
IlluminArts is Miami's Art Song and Vocal Chamber Music series, collaborating with Museums and Galleries to present site specific programs inspired by the visual arts. Following a growing desire in our programming to highlight social issues, IlluminArts recognizes the power of the arts to inspire thought, dialogue, and action by exposing audiences to performances that not only entertain, but also engage. A two time Knight Arts Challenge winner, IlluminArts has collaborated with the Pérez Art Museum Miami, Lowe Art Museum and Bass Museum of Art, among many others.
In the late 1980s, Rosa and Carlos de la Cruz started collecting from their home which they opened to the public by appointment. From 2001 to 2007, Rosa founded and chaired the non-profit Moore Space, a kunsthalle located in Miami's Design District. It was then that Rosa and Carlos started planning and building the present de la Cruz Collection on 41st Street, a 30,000 square foot museum which opened to coincide with Art Basel/Miami 2009.
Public initiatives supported by the de la Cruz Collection include lectures, artist-led workshops, international student travel, and summer pre-college programs in New York.
Admission free: including lectures, events, and all educational programs.
Museum hours: Tuesday through Saturday, from 10:00AM to 4:00PM.
The de la Cruz Collection is a private museum and is not government funded.


Find here all informations about your visit of the Historial of the Great War with schools groups.
> Guided tours: guided field trips are available in complement to the museum visit.
> A half-day tour of the Remembrance Trail accompanied by a Historial guide. The tour usually includes three sites: Lochnagar Crater in La Boisselle, Beaumont Hamel Newfoundland Memorial Park, and the Thiepval Memorial. Through these sites the students will learn about the Battle of the Somme, from the battles that took place in 1916 to the importance of remembrance.
>The reconstruction tour takes students through the streets of Péronne (duration: 1 to 1.5 hours). No guide is needed as teachers are given a booklet about the tour developed by the Education Department (itinerary, questions and answers).
In order to provide the best possible service, it is essential for us to regulate the flow of visitors in the museum.
In consequence, school groups must book their visit by contacting the Education Department's secretary: email educ@historial.org ; tel +33 (0)322835414 from Monday to Friday.


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Noblesville teen faces reckless homicide charge in pellet gun death
Jose Luis Romo and two other teenagers were target shooting in a Hamilton County field the evening of Oct. 30, when t...
Noblesville teen faces reckless homicide charge in pellet gun death Jose Luis Romo and two other teenagers were target shooting in a Hamilton County field the evening of Oct. 30, when t... Check out this story on IndyStar.com: http://indy.st/Ila2XX
By Kristine Guerra , kristine.guerra@indystar.com Published 3:11 p.m. ET Nov. 29, 2013 | Updated 12:23 a.m. ET Nov. 30, 2013
Jose Luis Romo
Jose Luis Romo and two other teenagers were target shooting in a Hamilton County field the evening of Oct. 30, when they heard noise coming from a nearby home's driveway.
With their air rifles in hand, the three walked toward the south side of the house and climbed over a fence. After realizing that a man they knew was in the driveway, they decided to give him a scare.
One teen fired his rifle into the air. Romo fired his generally toward the man, according to a probable-cause affidavit, but not directly at him.
Moments later, though, the man cried out, saying he had been hit.
Romo and the other teens ran toward Jesus Martinez-Lopez to help him. He was lying on his left shoulder when police arrived. On the ground were droplets of blood and vomit.
The 45-year-old was taken to Riverview Hospital, where he later died. The cause of death was a penetrating gunshot wound to the chest, according to the Hamilton County coroner's office.
Romo, 19, Noblesville, was arrested and charged with reckless homicide, a Class C felony punishable by up to eight years in prison. He told detectives that he was not aiming at Martinez-Lopez and that the shooting was an accident.
Romo's statement as well as witness accounts in court documents shed some light on what happened at about 9:30 p.m. in the 2700 block of Cicero Road in Noblesville.
The death is an unusual case, experts say, and a conviction will hinge heavily on what constitutes "reckless."
"Whether the state can demonstrate that he acted recklessly would be one of the primary issues," said Indianapolis defense lawyer Scott Barnhart, who is not involved in the case.
According to Indiana law, a person acted recklessly if he or she engaged in conduct "in plain, conscious and unjustifiable disregard of harm" that might result in his or her actions.
Romo's own words detailed in court documents may help the state's case against him. When a detective asked Romo whose idea it was to scare Martinez-Lopez by firing the air rifles, Romo said he and the other teens decided to do so.
"If it was their intention to scare him, perhaps that would be evidence to support recklessness and demonstrate that he's actually reckless," Barnhart said.
A likely challenge in prosecuting such a case, however, is the slippery slope between recklessness and negligence, legal experts say.
"I think that's the very question that a judge or jury or the attorneys in this case have to answer. Is this negligence? Or is he negligent in such a fashion that he's reckless?" said Indianapolis lawyer Bryan Ciyou, who also is not involved in the case.
Ciyou said the nature of the gun involved — an air rifle that is not considered a firearm under federal law — could work in Romo's favor. The air rifle was a high-powered pellet gun, but court documents do not indicate what caliber it is.
"Defense would likely argue that no one thinks a pellet gun is going to kill someone," Ciyou said, "that it's basically a freak accident instead of a criminal act."
Andre Miksha, chief deputy prosecuting attorney for the Hamilton County prosecutor's office, declined to comment on the charge. But he said Romo was not charged with murder or involuntary manslaughter.
Guy Relford, a Carmel attorney who also is not involved in the case, said such charges would be harder to prove in Romo's case.
"I think that's exactly why they charged the defendant with reckless homicide," Relford said. "With murder, you have to intentionally kill a human being. With manslaughter, you have to intentionally kill a person when acting under sudden heat. I doubt they could prove he was intentionally trying to kill the victim."
A call to Romo's attorney, Karl Hadley, was not returned.
Deaths from non-powder guns are rare. Although the number of injuries over the past decade have averaged more than 20,000 annually in the U.S., only about four people have died each year, federal statistics indicate.
Such threats do raise concerns about firearm safety, said Ciyou, who also is the author of the Indiana Firearms Law Reference Manual.
"People, whatever they're doing, whether shooting a BB gun or a paintball gun, they need to be aware what it is they're shooting at and take the appropriate safety measures," Ciyou said. "I think it raises the general issue about safety when you're doing anything that has an inherently dangerous aspect to it."
Relford, a firearms instructor who also specializes on Second Amendment rights and gun-related cases, said the issue lies with the lack of education. He said the same safety rules apply both in using real firearms and non-powder guns.
"People need to be educated to know that with an air rifle, you have to follow the same rules when you're handling a real firearm. Rule No. 1 is never point a gun, including a pellet gun, in the direction of another person," Relford said. "I think this case points out how dangerous even a pellet gun or an air rifle can be."
Call Star reporter Kristine Guerra at (317) 444-6209. Follow her on Twitter: @kristine_guerra.
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Seattle routinely dumps garbage into Puget Sound as of 1892.
The 1892 Annual Report of Seattle's Department of Engineering makes it clear that garbage, swill, and "night soil" from Seattle's business district is gathered into horse-drawn wagons and taken down to the waterfront, where it is loaded onto a scow, towed several miles out into Elliott Bay, and dumped. Throughout the city and its neighborhoods, refuse is also dumped in vacant lots, alleys, and into various bodies of water. The bay is "a prime catch-all for all sorts of waste" (Phelps).
"This casual approach to refuse and garbage disposal prevailed in Seattle for several years. It was a sprawling town and there was ample room at not too great distances to get rid of anything that was not taken away in the barge. Early in the [twentieth] century private contractors collected the garbage and transported it to various dumping grounds, the tide flats under the trestles being a favored place. A slow fire was kept burning to destroy combustibles. Pig farms were part of the garbage disposal operations in most cities, including Seattle, but stock disease made it necessary to destroy the animals" (Phelps).
The components of refuse make one interesting index to a community's way of life. Until 1930, horse manure was a major component of garbage in Seattle.
Myra L. Phelps, Public Works in Seattle: A Narrative History: the Engineering Department, 1875-1975 (Seattle: Seattle Engineering Department, 1978), 204-205.


This website describes how to use the University's online Financial Accounting System (FAS). It explains how to log on and start FAS, describes the FAS screens, and discusses how to navigate and use the screens to display information about one account or a particular group of accounts.
Prior to using this guide or the system, you should be familiar with the University's accounting structure and policies. Such information is provided in the companion website, FAS User's Manual.
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Hot on the heels of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals here's a look at today's top sneaker releases to keep the heat coming for the fall and holiday seasons. Included in today's drops are a few different silhouettes from the Swoosh including the Nike Kyrie 5 "Taco" PE, the Nike Air Max 97/BW retro running hybrid in three different colorways (Metallic Gold, Deep Royal and Atlantic Blue), as well as a Moon Particle color scheme in the Nike Air VaporMax Flyknit Utility for fans of the fast-lacing, mid-cut running shoe. Check out the new kicks with links to where you can cop them online, with more of the latest Nike sneaker releases available here.


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Sally Kagan Stotsky Salamy passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015. She was 103 years old. Born in Poland Feb. 18, 1912, she came to the U.S. in 1923 at the age of 11. She gerw up in Bayonne, N.J., and was married to her first husband, Philip Kagan in 1933 at the age of 21. She and Philip had two daughters, Loretta and Annette. The marriage ended in 1946.
She married Maurice Salamy in 1948. They had two sons, Gordon and Sterling, who died in 1985.
Mrs. Salamy died on Sterlings birth date.
The Salamys moved to Massapequa Park, Long Island, in 1952. They moved to Orlando 1963.
Mrs. Salamy was a life member of The Jewish War Veterans Auxiliary, The VFW Ladies Auxillary, and the Moose Lodge 1002. She was a retired seamstress, and also did volunteer work at the Orlando Veterans Clinic for 20 years.
Her hobbies were ballroom dancing, bowling, billiards and knitting.
Mrs. Salamy is survived by her husband, Maurice; daughters, Loretta Harvey and Annette McPerson; son, Gordon; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Salamy was a long-time member of Congregation Ohev Shalom and was buried at the COS cemetery on Old Winter Garden Road, Orlando.
Donations may be made to COS Cemetery Fund.
Services were entrusted to Beth Shalom Chapel, 640 Lee Road, Orlando, 407-599-1180.


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Hoadhadu is an administrative division of Fuvahmulah, Maldives. The district shares borders with Dhadimagu, Dhiguvaandu and Maadhadu. Hoadhadu has been the smallest district in Fuvahmulah throughout history. During the late 20th century, the increase in population of the district led to pressure on land in the neighbouring areas. This led to a northern extension of the village, resulting in land from Dhadimagu and Dhiguvaandu wards being claimed to the village. Though this has resulted in a change of the believed-to-be areas in a disputed state, no formal changes have been made and area claims of different views exist.

History
Hoadhadu is the first district in Fuvahmulah to have accepted Islam. The smaller size of the village with fewer people during the time of conversion may be the main reason for the village being the first district to be converted. What is clear from historical sources is that smaller districts of Fuvahmulah converted first and the larger districts last. After Hoadhadu it was Maadhadu, Maalegan, Miskiymagu and Dhashukubaa (the remaining smallest villages back then) which were converted. The larger ones, Dhadimagu, Dhoondigan, Funaadu and Dhiguvaandu are the last villages to have converted.

Economy
Historically, many residents of Hoadhadu depended on fishing as the primary source of income, although today retail business along with white collar jobs have diminished the dependency on fishing. One of the traditional harbours of Fuvammulah "Anbule Athiri" is located within Hoadhadu which explains the district's dependency on fishing.

Places of interest
Former Naaibu Aboobakuru School: Was one of the four primary schools in Fuvahmulah till 2012 when it was merged with the other primary schools in the island. On the site of the school, there are government plans to open a junior college or a polytechnics institution.
Anbule Athiri: One of the traditional harbours of Fuvahmulah.
Hanihari (Heniari) Miskiy: The first mosque to be built in Fuvahmulah. It was demolished in the 1950s and now only the ruins of its foundation is there.
Hoadhadu Miskiy: The second mosque to be built in Fuvahmulah.
Kilhiemagi Miskiy: A mosque which is more than 100 years old.
Seedhi Miskiy: Another mosque which is more than 100 years old.
Hoadhadige: The house where the Yoosuf Naaibu family (who introduced Islam to the island) lived.

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Subdivisions of the Maldives


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"Wabanaki Film Holdings at Northeast Historic Film: A Bibliography," by Micah Pawling © 2009
This bibliography was compiled by Micah Pawling, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History & Native American Studies, University of Maine. The identification of individuals, locations, occasions, and further aspects of the media works is an ongoing process. To send your comments and corrections, please contact Dr. Pawling at Micah_Pawling@umit.maine.edu
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"From Stump to Ship: Forgotten Film to the Formation of a Film Archives," by Janna Jones
"As long as the state of Maine exists, as long as there are woods, this will be a primary document for a way of life that does not exist any more. It helps us to come close to the flavor of the time–to know what the men looked like; to know how they moved; to even understand their faces. The film captures that Yankee toughness and that certain wry quality."
--Pam Wintle, quoted by Janna Jones.
"Home Movies," by Karan Sheldon
Amateur films contain extensive cultural and political information from unheard voices. Who made these films? Why? Who saw them? These questions require much greater attention. It is a privilege to uncover this private past.
--A piece from the 1990s.
"New England in Feature Films," by Karan Sheldon
Five themes in discussion of New England in feature films: Development of Yankee characters, Small-town life contrasted with city values, Seafaring tales, Family secrets, and Haunted New England.
--Written in 2001 with a filmography from the same era.
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(ANSA) - Naples, May 21 - A campaign to bring in the 10,000 volunteers needed for the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples is set to begin on Tuesday.
The official website of the event (www.universiade2019napoli.it) will from May 22 have a specific page to sign up. An online form will be available in the 'volunteers' section.
The campaign aims to draw in both the young and those no longer so, as long as the candidates are over 18, to work in all the structures of the events - in the athletes' village, the toilet facilities - and the delegation service, as well as on all the other aspects of the event.
There is currently no deadline, as the registration process will be open until the 10,000 have been selected. 'Join Us, Meet the World' is the slogan chosen for the volunteers program, a nod towards the international nature of the event scheduled to take place in Naples from July 3 to July 14, 2019. The program is open to all those with Italian citizenship who will have turned 18 by April 2019 and will enable participants to take part in training courses. All candidates must be willing to work for at least five days during the event. Campania-region universities will be a significant 'hunting ground' for candidates and on May 23 a tour of the various institutes of higher education in the region will begin. Several well-known figures will be taking part in presenting the volunteer recruitment campaign, including Massimiliano Mandia, the Italian archer at the 2017 Taipei Universiade, who will be at Caserta's Luigi Vanvitelli University.
The next stop will be on Wednesday, May 30, at Naples' Federico II University. The presentations will continue in June with a visit to the University of Salerno, where last week the first stone was laid for work on the Baronissi sports campus, which will host the fencing competitions.
In September, the tour will end with visit to the Naples' universities "L'Orientale", "Parthenope" and "Suor Orsola Benincasa" and the University of Sannio in Benevento. All the facilities across the five Campania region provinces in which the events will be held can be found on the website: https://www.universiade2019napoli.it/?page_id=1483 .


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Updated Wednesday 9.13am with Labour Party reaction - Simon Busuttil, the government and the Labour Party have reacted after a court turned down a request by the former Opposition leader to have a magisterial inquiry opened into the key protagonists of the Panama Papers revelations. The Criminal Court said that Dr Busuttil had failed to indicate sufficiently that any crime had been committed.
In July 2017, Dr Busuttil had asked for a magisterial inquiry to be opened into the allegations. Magistrate Ian Farrugia had eventually found that there was enough reason to justify an inquiry, but appeals had been immediately filed against that decision by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, Tourism Minister Konrad Mizzi, OPM chief of Staff Keith Schembri, Nexia BT's Brian Tonna and Karl Cini, and businessmen Malcolm Scerri and Adrian Hillman.
Mr Justice Grixti said in his judgment, issued on Tuesday, that Dr Busuttil had given a number of facts which in themselves did not indicate any wrongdoing, such as the Prime Minister going to Azerbaijan on a solo trip, the police commissioner and the head of the FIAU resigning, and Nexia BT getting rid of considerable amounts of documents.
He stressed there was a considerable leap between these facts and money laundering, and that the accusations were merely Dr Busuttil's opinion - something that he was free to have - as long as he did not them extrapolate them to a crime.
Dr Busuttil, the judge said, ought to have provided details of layering to prove money laundering.
He therefore overruled Dr Farrugia's decision and said an investigation was not justified.
In a statement, the Office of the Prime Minister highlighted the judge's remarks that Dr Busuttil had not substantiated his claims and that they therefore "qualified as speculation in the absence of further evidence".
"After the Egrant inquiry, this has also completely exonerated the Prime Minister and others," the OPM said in a statement.
Unbelievable. How can a Court refuse to open an inquiry when Mizzi and Schembri were caught RED-HANDED with a secret Panama company to pocket €5,000 a day? This cannot be right. Where can we go for justice to be served in #Malta? @VeraJourova https://t.co/BZ1L4S9OS2
— Simon Busuttil (@SimonBusuttil) January 8, 2019
Reacting in a tweet, Dr Busuttil asked how could a court refuse to open an inquiry when Dr Mizzi and Mr Schembri were caught red-handed with a secret Panama company to pocket €5,000 a day.
In a reaction to Dr Busuttil's comments, the Labour Party described the former Opposition leader as arrogant and said that somebody who professed to believe in the rule of law was now hitting out at the court, effectively acting as judge and jury.


The Bachelor of Psychology with Honours degree — BPsych(Hons) — is an integrated four-year degree with progression requirements that students must satisfy to remain in the degree. Provided these progression requirements are met, entry into the 4th year is guaranteed. The content of the 4th year program for the BPsych(Hons) is the same as for BA(Hons), BSocSc(Hons) and BSc(Hons).
Psychology Honours provides the opportunity to undertake advanced training in the conduct and evaluation of scientific research, and advanced study in preparation for further professional training in psychology. The program can be completed full-time (over one year) or part-time (over two years) as an on-campus or off‐campus student. Please note that full-time off-campus study requires special permission from the 4th Year Coordinator.
Students already enrolled in the four-year Bachelor of Psychology with Honours degree at UNE will automatically progress into the Honours program, provided they have met the progression requirements of that degree.
Please note: Students already enrolled in our Bachelor of Psychology with Honours do not need to apply for Honours entry.
those who have completed a 3 year APAC accredited sequence elsewhere.
In these cases, Honours in Psychology is studied as a separate 4th year in the Bachelor of Arts [BA(Hons)], Bachelor of Social Science [BSocSc(Hons)], or Bachelor of Science [BSc(Hons)]. The program is the same regardless of the course in which you are enrolled. Please note: You should nominate the BA (Hons) course unless you have completed a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Social Science undergraduate degree.
One additional 300 level Psychology coded elective of your choice.
Students who are applying from outside UNE should compute their GPAs based on 200 and 300 level Psychology units completed at their institution that match most closely with the UNE core units listed above.
To compute your Psychology GPA, convert your grades to a numerical scale for the seven core units and one 300 level Psychology coded elective of your choice (i.e., 8 units in total) using the following conversion table. Sum the grade points and divide by 8.
Note: If you have sat a unit twice, use only the most recent result for the unit. When applications are processed students will be ranked on the basis of their GPAs and the top applicants will be offered a place in the program (assuming all other previously stated entry requirements have been satisfied).
Meeting the minimum GPA does not guarantee an offer of a place in Honours. The number of Honours places are limited, which means that all applicants are ranked on their GPA and offers are made in the order of rank from the highest ranking applicant. Although the minimum entry standard is a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.25 across the eight designated units, the GPA required for Honours entry is currently expected to be above 6.00. Students who are not successful in obtaining a place in our Honours program will automatically be considered for a place in the Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advanced).
The Honours program consists of 48-credit points consisting of the following units: PSYC421, PSYC422, PSYC423, PSYC424 and PSYC402H/403H.
Full-time students study all units concurrently in one year, whereas part-time students undertake PSYC421, PSYC422, PSYC423, and PSYC424 in the first year and PSYC402H or PSYC403H in the second year.
For part-time students, enrolment in PSYC402H/403H is dependent on successful completion of all components in the first year.
PSYC421: Professional Practice 1 - Provides students with knowledge about the theoretical and empirical bases underpinning the construction, implementation and interpretation of the most widely used psychological tests and assessment approaches.
PSYC422: Advanced Research Skills – Provides students with an advanced understanding of research design and research ethics, together with practical skills in advanced data analysis.
PSYC423: Professional Practice 2 – Provides students with the opportunity to develop basic skills related to psychological interviewing and knowledge of the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of evidence-based approaches to psychological interventions. The unit also provides students with knowledge about professional standards and ethics.
PSYC424: Elective Reading Course – Students choose one topic from a range of applied or theoretical topics to develop an advanced understanding of a specific area within psychology. A list of elective reading units is provided later in this document.
All components require participation in seminars and activities at two mandatory Intensive Schools held at the UNE campus in Armidale in each Trimester. Students who fail to attend or are unable to attend the mandatory Intensive Schools will be unable to complete the program, and will be withdrawn from the program.
For 2019, the Intensive School dated are to be advised at a later date and can be found on the Courses and Units Catalogue.
Literature Review. Students work with a research supervisor to complete a literature review and project proposal related to their research thesis topic.
Research Project - Thesis. Requires students to pursue an independent research project in psychology under the supervision of an academic staff member. Students build their knowledge and understanding of the discipline through advanced empirical research and by communicating their findings in a professional, scientific format. Group data collection may be permitted when appropriate.
Students admitted to the Honours in Psychology will be advised of the process for arranging research supervision.
Please note that each academic staff member will be able to supervise only a small number of Honours students each year so it is possible that you will not be able to work with your preferred supervisor.
PSYC402H/403H students are required to attend an Intensive School in February to present their research proposals. As noted earlier, students who fail to attend or are unable to attend the mandatory Intensive Schools will be unable to complete the program, and will be withdrawn from the program.
The PSYC402H/403H Intensive School will be held in February 2019.
PSYC402H and PSYC403H are equivalent in academic terms. Students who wish to conduct research projects involving biopsychology and/or neuroscience should enrol in PSYC403H. PSYC403H enrolments attract additional government funding that helps offset the added expense associated with conducting research in these areas.
Note: Students must achieve at least a pass grade in all components of the 4th year program to successfully complete the degree.
The Graduate Diploma In Psychology (Advanced) provides the opportunity to undertake advanced training in the conduct and evaluation of scientific research (via a group research project) and advanced study in preparation for further professional training in psychology. The program can only be completed part‐time (over two years) as an on‐campus or online student.
Students who have completed a three year accredited sequence in psychology within the last 10 years are eligible for entry to the Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advanced), and must submit an application.
These students include 1) those who have completed our Graduate Diploma in Psychology; 2) those who have completed our Bachelor of Psychological Science, and 3) those who have completed a 3 year accredited sequence elsewhere.
Students who are applying from outside UNE should compute their GPAs based on 200 and 300 level Psychology units completed at their institution that match most closely with the UNE core units listed earlier in this paragraph.
To compute your Psychology GPA, convert your grades to a numerical scale for the seven core units and one 300 level Psychology coded elective of your choice (i.e. 8 units in total) using the following conversion table. Sum the grade points and divide by 8.
NOTE: If you have sat a unit twice, use only the most recent result for the unit. When applications are processed, students will be ranked on the basis of their GPAs and the top applicants will be offered a place in the program (assuming all other previously stated entry requirements have been satisfied).
The minimum entry standard is a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.00 across the eight designated units.
However, please note that meeting the minimum GPA does not guarantee an offer of a place in the program. The number of places are limited, which means that all applicants are ranked on their GPA and offers are made in the order of rank from the highest ranking applicant.
The Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advanced) consists of 48-credit point including the following units: PSYC421, PSYC422, PSYC423, PSYC424, and PSYC412.
This Diploma is only available in part-time mode and students undertake PSYC421, PSYC422, PSYC423, PSYC424, and PSYC412 in the first year and PSYC412 in the second year. Enrolment in PSYC412 is dependent on successful completion of all components in the first year.
All components require participation in seminars and activities at two mandatory Intensive Schools held at the UNE campus in Armidale. Students who fail to attend or are unable to attend the mandatory Intensive Schools will be unable to complete the program, and will be withdrawn from the program.
PSYC412 comprises one half of the fourth - year Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advanced) program and contains three components.
Literature Review - Students work with a research supervisor on a core group project. Each student is required to contribute an additional variable to the core project. They then complete a literature review that covers literature relevant to both the core project and the additional variable.
Research thesis - As a group, students collect data on the core project plus all of the additional variables identified by each student in the group, under the supervision an academic staff member. Students build their knowledge and understanding of the discipline through advanced empirical research and by communicating the findings of the core and their additional variable as a research report in journal article format.
Reading Unit - Students choose from a range of applied or theoretical topics to develop an advanced understanding of a specific area within psychology.
The unit is completed concurrently after PSYC421, PSYC422, PSYC423 and PSYC424 by part-time students. This unit in combination with PSYC421, PSYC422, PSYC423 and PSYC424 provides a fourth year accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council.
There is no essential difference between online and on-campus study of 4th Year Psychology. Students in both modes are required to attend the Intensive Schools, and there are no other lectures, seminars, or activities associated with on-campus study.
The main advantage of on-campus study is that it allows easy access to academic staff and UNE facilities such as laboratories (EEG, Biopsychology, and Eye-tracking facilities), the library, and computing facilities.
Can I study part-time or full-time?
Completing the 4th Year Psychology program requires a substantial investment of time and effort.
Off-campus (external) enrolment in Honours is normally part-time. Individual permission from the 4th Year Coordinator is required before an external full-time enrolment is possible. The Coordinator needs to be assured that a student's individual circumstances will allow for genuine full-time study.
Due to limitations related to student supervision capabilities, UNE reserves the right to limit the number of full-time 4th year places available in any given year.
Please note the Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advanced) is only available to be studied part-time.
For further information on the application process, please refer to the Honours Psychology Application page.
If you require further information about the application process, please contact The Future Student Team.


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Q: Sort by multiple fields and delete record with highest value I have some GPS points that I am trying to find the highest precision point for. How would I go about sorting the table by time collected and horizontal precision and then deleting the highest precision for each record?
For example:
I would want to delete the record with Horz_Prec of 17.8 and keep the 13.8 one.

A: I figured out a way to do it using summary statistics.

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*Created a combined time and date field called DateTime

*Ran summary statistics with Horz_Prec - MIN as the statistics field and DateTime as the case field

*Joined the new statistics table to the GPS points on the DateTime field

*Selected by attributes where DateTime = Stats.DateTime AND Horz_Prec <> Stats.MIN_Horz_Prec

*Deleted selected records

Not the prettiest solution but it seems to work. Thanks for y'all's help.

A: Here's one potential approach (untested):
from collections import defaultdict

fc = 'some_fc'
fields = ('GPS_Date', 'Horiz_Prec')
lookup = defaultdict(list)

# first pass, build a dict of date -> list of precision values
with arcpy.da.SearchCursor(fc, fields) as cursor:
    for date, prec in cursor:
        lookup[date].append(prec)

# second pass, delete any row whose precision is not the max for the given date
with arcpy.da.UpdateCursor(fc, fields) as cursor:
    for date, prec in cursor:
        if prec != max(lookup[date]):
            cursor.deleteRow()

Note that it doesn't do the sort or handle the case of duplicate precision values for a given date, so you'll have to build those in if necessary

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Bailed on Sparring - Ounree!
Saturday evening I was supposed to spar for a TV show, but once they began filming with two other people, I realized I didn't want to be in their position. I was sitting there, geared up, but no longer willing to put on a show. So, I told them I wasn't doing it, and left.
I don't feel bad about my decision. I had expressed some reservations about it previously, and nothing felt right about the situation once I got there. I wasn't in good condition to fight, had injured my back that day. The introductions they asked the fighters to make, throw a flurry of punches or kicks and introduce yourself, rubbed me the wrong way. The atmosphere of camaraderie was not present and the space was cramped, we had to wait on the street for an hour while things were set up. In the end, I just didn't have any desire to be recorded for a TV show. And once it was recorded, I had no rights to how that footage got used, as far as I can tell.


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Fletcher Remains Calm Despite Chaos In Club
September 3, 2014 Categories Uncategorized
Fans of Manchester United were thrilled to see David Moyes being sacked after an awful season as the Scottish manger could never gain support for the fanatics of the Premier League. Louis van Gaal was the man selected to restore the pride and turn Manchester United into the club that they were some years ago but the Dutch coach has only been picking up disappointing results so far.
Losing against Swansea City and some week's later drawing against Sunderland and Burnley is not the way that supporters of Manchester United wanted to see their club kick-start the season but the vice-captain of the club, Darren Fletcher remains calm about everything that is going around in Manchester United as he veteran midfielder told the media that players need time to get accustomed to the playing style of a new coach.
Darren Fletcher spoke and revealed some details concerning the condition of Manchester United as he told reporters: "The players are learning a new system and developing ideas. It is going to make us better players in the long term. These things take time and we just have to keep believing in the manager's philosophy and ideas. There are other things that come into it, it's not just the system, but I am confident we will put things right."
Manchester United's summer transfer window has seen the Premier League club spending over €120 million which is the estimated total of cash that was offloaded in order to sign: Radamel Falcao, Daley Blind, Angel Di Maria, Marcos Rojo and Luke Shaw.
All of these new additions to the squad are expected to kick-start the season for Manchester United and start picking up positive results. Darren Fletcher is confident that his club and teammates will indeed be able to accomplish that and flourish under the tutelage of Louis van Gaal but they only need time to get accustomed to all of these recent changes.
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Alpheus P. Hodges (1821 - ) est le premier maire de la ville de Los Angeles (du  au  (un mandat)).

Voir aussi
 Liste des maires de Los Angeles

Maire de Los Angeles
Naissance en 1821
Décès en juillet 1858


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Working Smarter
Household income on the rise? Thank the kid living in your basement
Jobs and workplace
Last fall, the U.S. Census Bureau released statistics showing that median household income increased by 5.2 percent from $53,718 in 2014 to $56,516 in 2015. The Census reported that this represented the largest percentage increase in median household incomes since it began tracking the metric in 1967. At first glance these data are good news, but there are some important nuances to understand before getting too excited, including competing data reports, rising household sizes and nonearnings-related sources of income.
What could be driving household incomes up, and is it in fact good news for Americans? Workforce Intelligence Network for Southeast Michigan (WIN) decided to take a closer look.
1. There is debate as to whether personal income has increased at all or at least to the extent the Census Bureau indicates.
The reason is the way in which the Census Bureau collects its personal income data. According to Gary Burtless, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, the Census derives its metrics from its annual Current Population Survey. Burtless explains that income estimates through the CPS have differed substantially compared to income estimates from the Commerce Department in recent years. The Commerce Department's National Income and Product Account extracts data from actual income tax returns, undoubtedly forming more reliable estimates than information formed through household surveys. Those returns, as can be seen in the graph, indicate lower real per capita income (adjusted for inflation) than the CPS survey results. According to NIPA, there has been clear decline and relative stagnation in per capita income since the year 2000.
Part of the reason for income stagnation could be the types of jobs that have been gaining the most traction recently in the U.S. economy. Unfortunately, while more Americans are working since the recession (employment has increased by an average of 204,000 workers each month over the last year), many of the top jobs that have been filled do not pay particularly well.
From 2014-15, two-thirds of the fastest growing occupations in the United States did not require any post-secondary education and paid an average of $15.58 per hour, or a little more than $32,000 annually if workers were employed full time, year-round (which they most certainly were not). In comparison, the average U.S. worker with a high school degree (no college) earns $700 weekly, or $36,400 annually.
Of the top 15 fastest growing occupations, 12 require a high school diploma or less. For the top fifty fastest growing jobs in the United States, an astounding 76 percent required a high diploma or less. Overall, two-thirds of the jobs added in 2015 did not require any form of post-secondary education. These jobs generally pay less. In fact, the recent report that claimed the 5.2 percent jump in household incomes also found that there was no statistically significant increase in median earnings for individuals working full time, year round. Trends like those just described help to explain why.
2. The Census Bureau could be reporting that household incomes have been rising because there are more wage earners living in each household than ever before.
A recent analysis of census data by the Pew Research Center reveals that a record number of Americans live in multigenerational households (a household with two or more adult generations) as of 2014. One of the most sobering statistics from the analysis pointed out that "among a broader group of young adults, those ages 18 to 34, living with parents surpassed other living arrangements in 2014 for the first time in more than 130 years."
A WIN analysis of national census data on the number of workers per household shows that the share of households with two workers or three or more workers increased at a statistically significant rate between 2014 and 2015. The increase of households with multiple workers represented an 84 percent share of the total increase in households, and could partially explain the jump in household income.
3. Finally, other nonearnings sources of income might be influencing household incomes.
The Census Bureau's definition of income includes more than just wages from a job. It also includes forms of income like dividends, Social Security, disability insurance, child support, etc. As of July, the number of Americans receiving Social Security Income increased to 65.6 million, compared to 64.2 million in 2015. Moreover, the share of working-age Americans receiving disability benefits has doubled to 5 percent since 1990. With the increasing number of Americans living in multigenerational households, a combination of more working individuals and retired or disabled family members could also possibly explain increases in household income.
While at first glance it may seem like good news that median household incomes are on the rise, the explanation of why is far from clear and is not necessarily (and, in fact, is unlikely) due to rising incomes. Despite more individuals entering the workforce, earnings for workers have not risen by any significant margin because many new jobs require low levels of skill and education. Instead, household income growth is likely caused by a combination of factors, including more workers per household and more nonearnings-based income.
The bottom line is that individuals are having to identify creative solutions to help their incomes stretch further in changing economic times. This includes multigenerational households, namely the proverbial college graduate living in the basement. Take heart, parents of college grads living at home: at least your household income will see a boost.
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Cartilage is the flexible, rubbery connective tissue that cushions bones and joints. It is made up largely of water (65-80%), plus a matrix of proteins including collagens, proteoglycans and noncollagenous proteins. The composition of cartilage is quite distinct from bone, which contains only 10-20% water, and is made up primarily of collagen and inorganic bone mineral.
Although the presence of visible or palpable cartilage at the base of a pressure ulcer was not included in the stage IV terminology; it is the opinion of the NPUAP that cartilage serves the same anatomical function as bone. Therefore, pressure ulcers that have exposed cartilage should be classified as a Stage IV.
What does it all mean? It all comes down to this: if you can see or feel any cartilage in the wound, it is a Stage 4 pressure injury. It's that simple.
Do you know the new staging system?
How well do you know your 2016 Staging Definitions? Click on the slideshow below to find out. (If you have any difficulty viewing, please click HERE).
In terms of staging pressure injuries with visible or palpable cartilage, have you encountered many wounds of this nature within your facility? Have you had difficulty staging them, and are there any particular challenges you've faced? We are interested in hearing about your experiences, so please leave your comments below.
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Q: imagick error converting pdf to png: Postscript delegate failed `/tmp/magick-bpkD9zy7': @ error/pdf.c/ReadPDFImage/663 I need to convert multipage PDFs to series of PNGs that will be displayed in a browser.
This code works:
$images = new imagick();
$images->readimage($_FILES['upload']['tmp_name']);
$images->setformat('png');

    foreach ($images as $pageNumber => $image) {
       //Save individual images
     }

But it generates PNGs that are of such poor quality that they are almost unreadable.
This code:
$images = new imagick();
$images->setresolution(1024,0);
$images->readimage($_FILES['upload']['tmp_name']);
$images->setformat('png');

    foreach ($images as $pageNumber => $image) {
       //Save individual images
     }

Generates the following error at readimage():
Postscript delegate failed `/tmp/magick-bpkD9zy7': @ error/pdf.c/ReadPDFImage/663

I need to be able to rasterize the PDF at a higher resolution than the imagick default to get good enough quality to be able to read the PNGs. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
EDIT - BELOW IS THE SOLUTION - THANKS TO SITES DONE RIGHT
$images = new imagick();
$images->setimageunits(RESOLUTION_PIXELSPERINCH);
$images->setresolution(150,150);
$images->readimage($_FILES['upload']['tmp_name']);
$images->setformat('png');

    foreach ($images as $pageNumber => $image) {
       //Save individual images
     }

A: Using
$images->setresolution

sets the density of the image. Instead of trying 1024,0 (which would be like using convert -density 1024x0), try setting the density to something like 200x200.
Then use http://php.net/manual/en/imagick.setimageunits.php
$images->setImageUnits

to set the units of that resolution (to something like "PixelsPerInch"). That should properly set the image's clarity.


I don't answer to my Focus Group name.
There's no reason to go on and on about All You Need is Kill (I don't answer to my Focus Group name). It's good, you saw it. It takes an idea and permutates it into every possible form it could think of. There's a strong possibility it has thirty seven acts. I will see it again and count them, which is not hyperbole. I find it depressing, but not surprising that mass audiences in general ignored it, so much so that I can't even be bothered to have a theory about it.
If it's about a dog, therefore it is good. All these weird title changes. By making it confusing, you're inviting the audience in! Yeah, the General thing felt like one of those Producer Six notes: he's a ad guy, and then general hates him because I was an ad guy once and people hated me. Not because I was an idiot but because I was in advertising. So put it in the movie! That's my theory.
Yeah. I almost didn't see it but there is literally nothing coming out here until August because of the world cup.
I will have something to say.
It's up. That's what Michael Bay's prostitute said! After six and a half hours. It's actually quite sad.


Debates : Illegal Immigration: Legal or Moral Issue?
Illegal Immigration: Legal or Moral Issue?
President Obama's recent initiative on immigration has reignited the national debate on the issue.
GARY GUTTING: In your recent book, you talk a lot about the rights of people to immigrate or to remain in a country after they've immigrated. What would you say to those who think that immigration policy should instead focus on the right of a country to decide who gets to live there?
JOSEPH CARENS: I think this way of posing the question confuses two issues. The first is the question of who ought to have the authority to decide what a policy will be. The second is whether that policy is morally acceptable. Someone can have the right to make a decision and can still make a decision that is morally wrong.
It seems clear that President Obama has a similar view of illegal immigrants as President Lincoln did for southern slaves. We now have sanctuary cities protecting illegal immigrates by flaunting federal law just as the Northern states did before and during the American Civil War.
So should illegal immigration be treated as a moral or a legal issue?
And is President Obama morally right to flaunt federal law as President Lincoln did?
Illegals should be deported, even the children.
1. Is it morally permissible to enslave a person?
2. Is it morally permissible to return a fugitive who was enslaved, to an enslaved condition?
If the two answers differ, how and why do they differ?
No such thing as morality. Morality is just one person's or group's opinion. Should opinion be forced on others?
Could you answer my questions first?
Very well. You appear to be OK with "should" questions.
Should a fugitive from enslavement be re-enslaved?
If your two opinions differ, why do they differ?
To your question: My opinion is that sometimes certain opinions should be forced on others using minimal reasonable and necessary force. The purpose should be to affect behavior, not belief.
I should inform you that Eladar (a Christian) will not answer this question, because it has recently been shown to him that the bible approves of slavery. This forced him to take a "slavery is not that bad" kind of position. Your question puts him in a quandary.
Both of course. It's also an economic issue and other type of issue as well.
The second question is loaded and thus cannot be answered on its terms.
You are being one trick pony.
How many other threads are you going to derail with this discussion?
Yeah, that discussion is why this one is a non-issue. Bring up the topic in every thread you don't wish to discuss and troll right along.
"So should illegal immigration be treated as a moral or a legal issue?"
Legal issue but people's moral standards will be involved in both legislating and enforcement.
"And is President Obama morally right to flaunt federal law as President Lincoln did?"
Legal issue. In both cases there was/is opportunity for judicial and legislative action and they both knew it. In effect, each of them was/is saying "I'm going to do this, stop me if I'm wrong." "Doing this" might have meant "I'm not going to initiate executive action against the so-called underground railroad/sanctuary cities."
Before the war, Lincoln was acting as president, during it he was also acting as CinC. This might affect the situation.
A non-answer from someone so forthcoming with his views, is an answer.
Legal issue. In both cases there was/is opportunity for judicial and legislative ac ...[text shortened]... was acting as president, during it he was also acting as CinC. This might affect the situation.
Lincoln was only President for three weeks before Fort Sumter.
It is the first time for these particular questions. Another one is whether you condemn or condone the use of the battle flag as a symbol of white supremacy. What they have in common is they seem impossible for the people I ask to answer.
Anyone with any knowledge of the Bible, Christian or not, knows that slavery in the Old testament was acceptable, as well as other practices, such as polygamy, that were not permissible to Christians.
One might examine the conditions of black slaves in the antebellum South, and compare them to dirt poor whites who often lived in worse conditions, and with no security whatsoever. Starr Parker, and African American writer, has made realistic comparisons of today's welfare system to slavery. I'm not sure I completely agree with the analogy, but it fits in many ways.
We could make an argument for the morality of slavery, given proper care of the slaves. Chattel slavery has some ugly characteristics, but indentured servitude seems a fair way for a man to work off debt. Such a prospect might make people less likely to take on debt that they have little prospect of ever repaying. Somehow the modern notions of bankruptcy don't encourage responsible decision making.


I am Justin Tauber, a PhD candidate at Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter from March 2017 until March 2021. I obtained my Bsc and Msc in Molecular Life Sciences at Wageningen University. During my studies I specialized in soft matter physics and computer modeling.
As a part of the SoftBreak project I develop models for failure in soft (polymeric) materials, such as gels and rubbers. I am especially interested in failure processes in multi-component materials, such as inter-penetrating networks, and heterogeneous materials.
My research is based on the philosophy that general trends in soft matter physics can often be explained by simple models. We interpret polymer networks as networks of (entropic) springs and use this concept to model physical phenomena that are observed in experiments or predicted by theory.


Tech startups. When you hear this, most probably you think about games, instant messaging or social networks; but what about vacations? Yes, some startups aim to help travelers, like you, to book hotels, find amazing touristic places or share your vacation experiences with other users.
Not only booking in this site is easy, cause they give you many options betweens hostels and hotels, also, you'll be able to find people who will stay in those hostels and hotels at the same time you are planning to. Inbed.me becomes a social network for travelers and gives you the opportunity to meet your host previously to your trip. The site is available in spanish, english and portuguese, when you sign up (with mail or Facebook account) you can refer users to the site, if they book using the link you share, you get paid for it, cool right? Go ahead, search a place, find travelers and share a great time.
Imagine a place you want to visit. How many days do you want to stay in that place?, now that you have an idea, visit LetMeGo, type the info in the "calculator" and let hotels, bed&breakfasts places and vacation rentals compete for your stay. Yes!, you only have to add some info (how many people, how many days and budget of your trip -optional-), and this search engine, find for you many options to stay, according to the prices and dates you previously gave. For example, if you search London between August 8th to August 16th, you can find hostels, hotels and apartments from USD $55 to USD $3,174, it's up to you where to stay. Site available in spanish and english.
With LetMeGo you have hotels and vacations rentals competing for your stay, in SnappyGo travel advisors compete to help you plan your vacations. You can login to the site with your Facebook account (or regular sign up with email), and then you are ready to plan your trip. What you have to do?, follow the steps below and then, the form will be sent to an advisor, within 24 hours, you'll receive an email with proposals from travel advisors, for free. How great is that?
If you find these sites useful, let me know, I'm already using them to plan my next vacations, but would love to hear your own experiences, what places did you visit or want to visit?
Gracias por los datos. I will include these sites in my blog.
De nada! saludos y disfruta tus vacaciones.


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Sup. Mirakrimi New Chair of San Francisco COUNTY Transit Authority!
While we await word as to when today's Muni N/J Failwhale will be repaired, there's some news today that is of interest, particularly those of you who live in District Five (Inner Sunset, Haight, et al) – Sup. Ross Mirkarimi is the new chair of the San Francisco County Transit Authority.
As I've discussed in the past, unlike the MTA, the SFCTA has a very focused staff, and spends money on specific projects. When Muni dragged its heels on fixing the Irving/9th turn mess, the SFCTA stepped in, did a study and got things done as fast as possible. Yes the solution now isn't perfect – but the perfect one meant ripping out the rails. I bring this up because Sup. Mirkarimi was one of the few trying to keep the MTA and Muni to their promises made at a town hall meeting in 2006, which of course, they later reneged on.
Nowadays the MTA is begging for big cash infusions from the SFCTA's bucket of cash, without any guarantees it won't be blown on big pay for people who don't like working, or on stupid crap like "work orders" or aides in the Mayor's office. We need Sup. Mirkarimi to hold the line on such nonsense, and keep the SFCTA doing what it does best, and work with people on all sides to ensure that at least the sales tax money doesn't just get wasted.
Sup. Mirkarimi, show us what you can do. The more electeds willing to stick their neck out on Muni issues and do something, the better for us Muni owners.
One Response to Sup. Mirakrimi New Chair of San Francisco COUNTY Transit Authority!
Definitely good news, I just hope this isn't too little too late to have an impact.


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Q: How to change alignment of cell text in MS Word table without "paragraph" object I have a MS Word "template" file that I am opening, modifying with new data from various sources, and then saving as a new file. I have multiple tables in the template document which are appropriately styled, including centered text inside of table cells.
Having some familiarity with the python-docx module, I am able to alter the table's data easily, by assigning new values to cell.text. However, whenever I assign cell.text a new value, the new data is no longer centered, but is instead left-justified.
I have browsed several similar questions, but all of the answers seem to involve modifying paragraph objects. This post was helpful and provided a quick POC, but also doesn't deal with cells, but instead adding paragraphs to tables. However, it was helpful seeing that paragraph objects have an alignment attribute.
# Example table
table = doc.add_table(rows=0, cols=2)
row = table.add_row().cells

p=row[0].add_paragraph('center justified text')
p.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER

p.alignment
>>> 1

For my current case, I noticed that cells do not have the alignment attribute. I then tried to modify the paragraph objects, but nothing changes.
from docx import Document
from docx.enum.text import WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH
doc = Document(BASE_DOC)

# test table, row, and cell
table = doc.tables[1]
row = table.rows[4]
cells = row.cells
cells[0].alignment
>>> AttributeError: '_Cell' object has no attribute 'alignment'

# attempt to modify paragraph alignment in table cells
for col in table.columns:
    for cell in col.cells:
        for par in cell.paragraphs:
            par.alignment = WD_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH.CENTER

doc.save(NEW_DOC)

A: Assigning to _Cell.text is a convenient and compact way to set the contents of a cell to a known state. To do this, _Cell.text removes all content from the cell and then adds a single paragraph containing a single run containing the text you specified.
Because run and paragraph formatting is part of the run or paragraph it formats, all run formatting and all paragraph formatting disappears when you assign to _Cell.text. This is part of the "setting to known state" bit.
If you apply your paragraph centering after assigning to _Cell.text, you will see it reflected in the output.
Alternatively, you would avoid assigning to _Cell.text and navigate the existing paragraphs and runs yourself.


Ocular allergens tend to be airborne (as are most other allergens). The most frequent allergic triggers include: Pollen; pet hair or dander; dust; some medicines.
Some tips for controlling allergies: Try to avoid being outside when the pollen count is particularly high (check your local paper or the Internet.) Keep doors and windows shut to keep pollen out; use air filters indoors, and have someone vacuum regularly; try not to rub your eyes-this can make irritation worse and increases risk of infection; over-the-counter medications such as antihistamines, nasal sprays and eye drops can help; if your allergies are severe or home remedies don't help, consult your physician.
When one eye develops good vision while the other does not, the eye with poorer vision is called amblyopic. Usually, only one eye is affected by amblyopia.
Aniridia means "without iris." It is an eye condition characterized by the absence or partial absence of the iris muscle tissue. The iris, which is a disk of muscle suspended behind the cornea, regulates the amount of light entering the eye by adjusting the size of the pupil. A greater than normal amount of light enters the eye of patients with aniridia. This can result in reduced vision.
A cataract is a clouding of the normally clear lens of the eye. This happens to everyone as we age. Common symptoms of cataracts include: painless blurring of vision; glare light sensitivity; poor night vision; double vision in one eye; needing brighter light to read; fading or yellowing of colors.
How quickly a cataract develops varies among individuals, and may even be different between the two eyes. Most age-related cataracts progress gradually over a period of year, average age people come to have surgery is 74 years old. Other cataracts, especially in younger people and people with diabetes, may progress rapidly over a short time. It is not possible to predict exactly how fast cataracts will develop in any given person.
Surgery is the only way a cataract can be removed. However, if symptoms of cataract are not bothering you very much, surgery may not be needed. Sometimes a simple change in your eyeglass prescription may be helpful. Surgery should be considered when cataracts cause enough loss of vision to interfere with your daily activities, such as driving at night or in bright sunlight.
Conjunctivitis, also known as "pink eye," is an inflammation of the conjunctiva (the membrane lining under the eyelids) and can be caused by allergies or infections. Both have similar symptoms, such as redness, itching and swelling in the eye area. However, when conjunctivitis is caused by allergies, both eyes are usually affected. Viral or bacterial conjunctivitis can affect either a single eye or both eyes. It is important to pinpoint whether someone has conjunctivitis because of allergies or infection since each condition has a different treatment.
The clear front window of the eye that transmits and focuses light into the eye.
Keratitis is a deep infection of the cornea caused by the presence of bacteria in the cornea. The condition may cause severe pain, reduce vision, and produce a corneal discharge. Minor corneal infections can be treated with eye drops. Serious infections require more intensive treatment to eliminate the infection and reduce inflammation.
A corneal ulcer can be very painful. Ulcers are caused when the corneal tissue is eroded or rubbed away. The most common source is due to improper contact lens use. Treatment will be specific or the severity of the condition. Prompt evaluation is required for proper treatment.
Your correction or prescription is the actual lens power within your glasses or contact lenses. It is the slip of paper that your eye doctor gives to you for your glasses to be made. Every prescription is different and unique for each person's eyes. That is why each surgery has to be tailor made to each specific patient.
A transparent, colorless body located in the front third of the eyeball, behind the iris, that helps bring rays of light to a focus on the retina.
The usual symptoms of dry eye include: stinging or burning eyes; scratchiness; stringy mucus in or around the eyes; excessive eye irritation from smoke or wind; excess tearing; difficulty wearing contact lenses; decreased ability to read for an extended period of time.
Excess tearing from "dry eye" sounds illogical, but if the tears responsible for maintenance lubrication do not keep the eye wet enough, the eye becomes irritated. When the eye is irritated, the lacrimal gland produces a large volume of tears that overwhelm the tear drainage system. These excess tears then overflow from your eye.
Dry eye is often caused by the normal decrease in tear production as we age. Although dry eye can occur in both men and women at any age, women are most often affected. This is especially true after menopause.
Dry eye is often treated by using eyedrops called artificial tears. They lubricate the eyes and help maintain moisture. Artificial tears are available without a prescription. There are many brands on the market, so you may want to try several to find the one you like best. You can use the tears as often as necessary - once or twice a day or as often as several times an hour.
With extreme cases of dry eye, your ophthalmologist may recommend temporarily or permanently closing the small channels that drain tears away. The closure conserves your own tears and makes artificial tears last longer.
Refers to the cells that make up the thin, innermost layer of the cornea. Endothelial cells are essential in keeping the cornea clear.
Fuchs' Dystrophy is a slowly progressing disease of the endothelium (the innermost layer of the cornea). This hereditary disease causes corneal swelling, which clouds the cornea, and decreases eye function. Treatment may begin with ointments or drops to reduce the swelling. In more severe cases, corneal transplants are performed to restore vision.
Glaucoma is an eye disease in which the internal pressure of the eye increases enough to damage the nerve fibers in the optic nerve and cause vision loss. The increase in pressure happens when the passages that normally allow fluid in the eyes to drain become clogged or blocked.
The most common type of glaucoma develops gradually and painlessly, without symptoms. As the disease progresses, a person with glaucoma may notice his or her vision gradually failing with: blurred vision; loss of peripheral vision; difficulty focusing on objects; presence of halos around lights.
Glaucoma cannot be prevented, but if diagnosed and treated early, it can be controlled. The treatment for glaucoma includes prescription eye drops and medicines to lower the pressure in your eyes. In some cases, laser treatment or surgery may be effective in reducing pressure.
Shingles are an infection caused by the chicken pox virus. After an initial outbreak of chicken pox, the virus remains dormant within the nerve cells of the central nervous system. In some cases, sometimes years later, the virus will reactivate in the eye. This can cause painful blisters on the skin and the eye. Treatment may reduce inflammation and scarring in the cornea when the skin around the eye is affected.
This technique actually uses two lasers to perform the procedure. Instead of using a mechanical microkeratome to create the flap, IntraLASIK uses a femtosecond (FS) pulsed laser to create the corneal flap. The corneal flap is created with the IntraLase FS. The flap is then lifted and an Excimer laser is used to perform the actual vision correction.
A small synthetic lens, made of a hard plastic (polymethyl methacrylate or PMMA), silicone, acrylic, or hydrogel material implanted into an eye after cataract surgery to replace crystalline lens, which has been removed.
Circular, colored portion of the eye. Its opening forms the pupil. The iris helps regulate the amount of light that enters the eye.
Iritis is an inflammation of the iris, or colored part of the eye. This causes the eye to be red, painful and sensitive to light. Medical treatment is necessary to decrease pain and to prevent additional eye damage.
But when both eyes are affected, the loss of central vision may be noticed more quickly. Some common ways vision loss is detected: words on a page look blurred; a dark or empty area appears in the center of vision; straight lines look distorted.
Certain types of macular degeneration can be treated with laser surgery, a brief outpatient procedure. Laser surgery and another form of treatment called photodynamic therapy use a focused beam of light to slow or stop leaking blood vessels that damage the macula. These procedures may preserve more sight overall, though they are not cures that restore vision to normal.
The instrument a surgeon uses to create the corneal flap in the uppermost layer of the cornea during the LASIK procedure.
Provides good distance and sometimes intermediate vision but doesn't correct near vision. Usually requires corrective lenses or eyeglasses after surgery for reading and near vision tasks.
Designed to provide distance and near vision simultaneously but does not restore good intermediate vision. Increased glare and halos reported at night.
A nevus is a benign lesion in the eye. This is most commonly formed on the iris or in the choroids. A nevus rarely becomes a cancerous lesions (melanomas), but if any change is noticed, an ophthalmologist should be seen for treatment.
The fluid-filled space between the back of the iris and resting against the capsular bag.
A pterygium is a growth on the conjunctiv cornea that can cause irregular astigmatism and/or warping of the cornea. If large enough, the growth will block light entering the eye and may lead to vision loss. In severe cases, an outpatient procedure may be considered to remove the tissue. Pterygiums can be prevented by wearing UV-protective sunglasses, and applying artificial tears for surface dryness.
Ptosis is the drooping of the upper eyelid. This condition can be slight or significant enough to impair vision. Ptosis is attributed to age, trauma, or a neurological condition. It can be repaired by surgery.
The opening at the center of the iris of the eye that varies in diameter depending upon the brightness of the light coming into the eye.
Refers to many different procedures used for correcting the refractive error of an eye.
The thin membranous lining of the rear two-thirds of the eye that converts images from the eye's optical system into electrical impulses sent along the optic nerve for transmission to the brain.
A person's uncorrected vision refers to the vision acuity when no glasses or contact lens are used. The notation of usual acuity is written as a fraction, with normal vision being 20/20.
Vision is measured by reading the letter chart at your eye doctor's office. Most people identify 20/20 as perfect vision. The notation 20/20 is a scientific measurement. For example, if your vision was 20/60, this would indicate that you would have to stand 20 feet away from the chart in order to see what a person with perfect vision can see 60 feet away. The notation 20/100 or 20/400 would have the same meaning at 100 feet and 400 feet.
Everyone's ultimate goal in having refractive surgery is to see as well without glasses (uncorrected) or contact lenses as you currently see with them. Most patients prior to surgery have uncorrected vision of 20/400 to 20/800. Their vision with glasses or contacts (best corrected vision) is 20/20 to 20/25.
The clarity or clearness of the vision, a measure of how well a person sees. The ability to distinguish details and shapes of objects; also called central vision.