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The mass shootings in Orlando exposed hypocricies in liberal and conservative positions alike
By BERNIE BELLAN The mass killing in Orlando earlier this month provoked the usual storm of outrage from a myriad of different commentators – although the outrage varied depending on the perspective of the person voicing the outrage.
Liberals lamented the ease with which, once again, an individual in the United States was able to acquire the kind of assault rifle that one would think would be of absolutely no use to anyone except for someone in the military. And, even though Donald Trump went ridiculously overboard in accusing President Obama and Hillary Clinton of not wanting to use the term "fundamentalist Muslims", he did have a point that politicians often bend over backwards using euphemisms for radical or fundamentalist Muslims.
Do you think that maybe, just maybe, after the third mass shooting now by a Muslim in the United States in recent years, we are witnessing a trend that is likely to continue, which is mass shootings by Muslims, apparently in alignment with radical Muslim groups, but without any direct coordination with those groups?
While I understood the reasoned responses of both President Obama and Hillary Clinton to the Orlando shootings, especially President Obama's lamenting the inability of American politicians to make any meaningful changes to gun control laws, the problem isn't just the ease with which so many individuals in the United States can acquire high-powered guns. There is also the problem of attempting to balance the rights of an individual to privacy and freedom of thought with the rights of members of society to be protected.
Members of the LGBT community focused on the fact that the shootings took place in a gay nightclub, but didn't dwell on the fact that the shooter was a Muslim. I didn't hear anyone from the LGBT community comment on the shooter's father's pronouncement that gays deserved to die, but only at God's hands. This wasn't just an act of homophobia; it was a deliberate act perpetrated by a Muslim (who may, it turns out, have been gay himself in a strange but understandable twist that might help to explain his actions if he was struggling with his own angst over being a gay Muslim) in accordance with anti-gay attitudes prevalent in Islam.
Right-wing commentators pointed to the extreme homophobia associated with fundamentalist Muslims, but didn't draw the same connection between fundamentalist members of other religions, including Jews and Christians, and extreme homophobia. Can we be honest about this? The Torah is replete with condemnations of homosexuality. Sure, liberal Jews (and even some Orthodox Jews) can bend themselves into pretzels trying to explain away the Biblical injunctions against homosexuality, but for fundamentalist adherents of the Mosaic religions, it's pretty clear that homosexuality is an abomination in God's eyes. A few years ago I read a hugely sarcastic book that pointed out the Torah's position on homosexuality. That book was titled God Hates You if You're Gay and Loves the Smell of Burning Fat. (That latter reference is to the Torah's preoccupation with rules governing animal sacrifice.)
Let's also remember the attacks by ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel on women. When it comes to religious zealots prepared to uphold their beliefs, right now Muslims may be the scariest, but it wasn't too long ago that Christians were quite willing to burn heretics and non-believers at the stake. If anything, the lesson is that religious fanatics are capable of outrageous acts no matter which religion.
Frankly though, when it comes to dealing honestly with Islam, however, the commentators who make the most sense to me are individuals who would be considered liberal in most respects, but who refuse to align themselves with the purveyors of political correctness. My hero in this regard has always been Bill Maher, whose show "Real Time with Ball Maher" can be seen on HBO. Maher's savage skewering of almost anyone with whom he disagrees can be cruel, but he always backs up his arguments with facts. Of course, which facts he chooses to advance is problematic but, like another HBO personality, John Oliver, of "Last Week with John Oliver", Maher can be deadly in skewering sacred cows.
A while ago Maher had a show during which he offered up a litany of poll results from around the world showing that Muslim attitudes on a whole host of issues were predominantly anachronistic by Western standards – and not just liberal Western standards.
Homophobia is pervasive among Muslims everywhere, Maher was able to show, but even something that I'm sure even the most conservative Jews or Christians would find odious – support for honour killings, receives substantial support among Muslims throughout the world, and not just in Arab countries. I'm not talking about majority support; but even if only a small number of Muslims support honour killings, in this case, one is too many.
Okay, I know the counter argument: Muslims who have emigrated to the West have often moved here precisely because they want to escape that mentality. Islam, we are told, is a religion of peace. But, any examination of the Koran will reveal that, at best, it's a mass of contradictions, calling for tolerance on the one hand, but ordering the killing of unbelievers on the other.
I don't know about you, but when I see a woman clad in a burkah head-to-toe, which is something I've seen more often of late in Winnipeg than I have in the past, I cringe. It's so commonly seen in cities like Toronto that I suppose residents of that city may have grown quite accustomed to seeing something that is so medieval and misogynistic that it cannot be perceived as anything less than barbaric by anyone who truly gives a damn about real human rights. But, when you see a husband and wife out in public, with the wife wearing a burkah – and remember, a woman wearing a burkah will always be in the company of a male, how respectful do you think either that man or woman is likely to be of gay rights?
Yet, it's supposedly Westernized Muslims who have been involved in the three mass shootings which I referenced earlier – the shootings by an army psychiatrist in Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009; the shootings by a couple in San Bernadino in 2015; and now the shootings in Orlando this month. If there's one saving grace from the most recent episode of mass killings, however, it's that Donald Trump does not appear to have benefited in the polls from his attacks on Obama and Clinton for their refusing to use the term "fundamentalist Islam". Normally one would expect that Americans would support that kind of right-wing demagoguery following such a tragic incident. In this case though, it appears that Trump's message of bigotry toward so many groups, especially Latinos, has worn thin and perhaps tiresome to the vast majority of Americans. Still, one can only hope that law enforcement authorities in the U.S. are doing their utmost to quietly infiltrate the mosques that are the source of so much Muslim hatred, along with keeping tabs on the Internet sites from where so many of those "lone wolf" killers are drawing their inspiration.
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Home2 Suites by Corpus Christi's La Palmera opens amid COVID-19 pandemic
Kathryn Cargo
The Corpus Christi hotel and tourism industry has taken a hit during the coronavirus pandemic but the Home2 Suites by Hilton Corpus Christi Southeast adjacent to La Palmera mall still opened on time this week.
Rick and Jody Patel, partners with Palmera Hospitality LTD, developed the hotel on the land that was once Mt. Vernon Park.
"We are very pleased to welcome Home2 Suites by Hilton to their newest location, literally steps away from La Palmera," said Fred Walters, vice president and general manager of La Palmera.
"It's a beautiful property with great amenities, and the proximity to the mall, with more than 100 retail and dining options, provides a real added value to guests."
The development is an 109-room, extended-stay hotel. It has a full kitchen in every room, a saline swimming pool and an outdoor barbecue area. The hotel is also modern and eco-friendly.
La Palmera, at Staples Street and South Padre Island Drive, is a regional mall that spans 1 million square feet and features many national retailers, including JC Penney, Macy's and Dillard's.
Palmera Hospitality bought 4.8 acres from Corpus Christi Retail Venture LP, which owns the mall, in 2018. La Palmera bought the land from the city for $1.76 million in 2017.
The property purchased for the hotel was valued at $985,000, according to Nueces County Appraisal District records.
Located near Dillard's, The Home2 Suites by Hilton Corpus Christi Southeast is the brand's first Corpus Christi location, according to a La Palmera news release.
Corpus Christi welcomes an estimated 8 to 9 million visitors each year, with approximately 74 percent of area visitors coming from other parts of Texas, according to the news release.
"This city is in need of an upscale extended stay hotel with over 100 rooms and Hilton is the right brand to do just that," said Victor Salinas, Home2 Suites general manager. "With La Palmera mall right next door to us and miles of restaurant and shopping venues for our guests to choose from -- we expect nothing short of success and growth. We couldn't have picked a better location."
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Little big time: Local bands submit to NPR's 2016 Tiny Desk Contest
Juliana Daugherty breaks out with "Easier," her solo submission to NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. Watch her video and other local acts at c-ville.com/arts. Photo: Courtesy the artist
Erin O'Hare
2/23/16 at 1:01 PM
A few years ago, Bob Boilen, host of NPR Music's "All Songs Considered," turned his work desk into a concert venue. Today, he invites musicians from all over the world to play intimate sets of songs between the desk and bookshelves in the Tiny Desk concert series. The short sessions are filmed and later posted online for music buffs to discover new jams or hear reimagined and often stripped-down versions of favorites. Superstars such as Adele, T-Pain and Natalie Merchant, as well as many others have recorded shows for the series.
Five bands from Charlottesville and Staunton hope they will be next.
They've all submitted videos to the 2016 Tiny Desk Contest and if they win, they'll be asked to perform a set. Fans can vote for their favorite videos, and judges will choose a winner by the first week in March. Each band brings something different to the competition, but they all share the same goal: Get their music into ears across the nation.
Vote for your favorites at tinydeskcontest.npr.org.
Juliana Daugherty, "Easier"
Juliana Daugherty's voice is beautiful. It's sensuous and haunting; it sends shivers down your spine and echoes in your ears all day. As a vocalist, guitarist and flutist, she's an integral part of two Charlottesville alt-folk bands, Nettles and The Hill & Wood, but with "Easier," she strikes out on her own for the first time. The song captures "a special kind of despair that comes of feeling like you're stuck in a black hole when everything else in your life is going objectively well," Daugherty says. It's a simple but abundant performance—Daugherty, her guitar and harmonies from Lowland Hum's Lauren Goans—of a song that offers a sincere look at melancholy: "I gave it a good fight, / I tried to be alright when I wasn't. / I took it all in stride, / life's got to roll the dice sometime, / but it isn't getting easier."
The Judy Chops, "Mouse and Cat"
"Mouse and Cat" is the latest tune from quirky, genre-defying Staunton band The Judy Chops. Written by vocalist and baritone-banjo-ukulele player Sally Murphy, this song is about love (and its pitfalls) and it will make you bob your head and snap your fingers. Murphy says that it's a solid introduction to The Judy Chops vibe, with all six members playing music in a tiny sound booth at Blue Sprocket Sound in Harrisonburg. Already, the contest is paying off: They've connected with some fellow contestants and are swapping shows for a tour this coming year.
The Findells, "The Girl Walking Backwards"
The Findells' submission is a live take of an energetic rock 'n' roar tune that's caught an early B-52s wave. It's a song about a guy who's too timid to cross the room and talk to a girl: "Red hair, black shirt, yellow pants / It's not hard to imagine romance / With the girl walking backwards." So he fantasizes about her (and her Plymouth Satellite) instead, says guitarist and vocalist Allan Moye. There's full percussion, male/female vocals and an electric guitar duel where you'd usually find a solo. Submitting a plugged-in rock song is a bold choice for this Staunton band, and Moye says it's a "knee-jerk CBGB stylistic response" to the softer, stripped-down format of most Tiny Desk concerts.
Disco Risqué, "Something for Nothing"
For Charlottesville's Disco Risqué, entering the contest was an opportunity (and a challenge) to create a stripped-down version of one of its catchy, rambunctious funk-rock tunes, "Something for Nothing." Most of the tracks on the band's debut run upward of five minutes—these guys love to vamp and keep the groove going—but this one is radio-friendly. "Something for Nothing" is a crowd favorite, says guitar player Charlie Murchie, and it was one the entire band felt comfortable presenting to NPR listeners as their first taste of Disco Risqué. Filmed in a house on Locust Avenue, with drummer Robbey Prescott using a guitar pedal case as a kick drum, this version of a song about a guy who just can't seem to get it together suggests that volume and a flashy light show has little to do with getting your groove on.
The Anatomy of Frank, "Diagonal/North America"
The Anatomy of Frank's intimate songs are well-suited to acoustic performances and small venues like Tiny Desk. The band garnered some new fans with its 2015 contest submission and hopes to do the same with "Diagonal/North America," a tune that singer-guitarist Kyle Woolard says is about getting lost in the cold, way up north, and about wanting something out of life that your partner may not. The contest gave Woolard and bandmates Jimmy Bullis (keys) and Max Bollinger (drums and xylophone) the chance to look at their music anew and to "make more sounds with fewer people," says Woolard (longtime guitarist Erik Larsen recently left the band to pursue new projects). The Tiny Desk movement—where local bands open their music up to a national audience—is a great one to be part of, Woolard adds.
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We are now on the outskirts of Jasper, the end of the train segment of our holiday. The trip took about 7 hours today.
So of course once the bags were dumped, had to check out Jasper itself.
An old Candadian National Mountain Class U-1-A steam loco (placed here in July 1972).
17.54 m long by 3.27 m wide and 4.65 m high and weinging in at 261.7 tonnes. It has 1.85 m driving wheels. The tender holds 45,500 l of water and 15.4 tonnes of coal.
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Oregon ballot initiative would curtail taxpayer funding of abortion
September 26, 2018 CNA Daily News News Briefs 0 Print
Salem, Ore., Sep 26, 2018 / 08:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A ballot initiative in the state of Oregon could, if passed, ban the use of public funds for abortion on demand, which has directly cost taxpayers nearly $25 million since 2002.
If Measure 106 passes, it would amend the state constitution to allow funds for abortion only in cases where it is required under federal law, or if a woman is in danger of death due to her physical condition.
It would also allow public funds to pay for the termination of a clinically diagnosed ectopic pregnancy, in which the fetus grows outside the uterus, causing the potential for complications.
Current Oregon law provides no protection from abortion for the unborn child for any reason and at any stage in pregnancy. Those eligible for Medicaid can obtain an unlimited number of abortions, for any reason, according to the "Yes on 106" campaign.
Jeff Jimerson, an Oregon graphic designer, spent two years gathering enough signatures to win his proposal a spot on the November ballot.
Opponents of the measure have cited studies, including a 2009 report from the Planned Parenthood-aligned Guttmacher Institute, that suggest that women seeking an abortion are more likely to seek other options when public funds are not available to pay for the procedure.
The federal government and about two-thirds of all U.S. states already have partial bans on the use of public funds for abortion, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting. The federal government bans the use of federal funds for abortion except in cases of rape, incest, or to save the mother's life.
But Oregon is one of 17 states which offers abortions paid for by state funds to women eligible for Medicaid, who are typically low-income. According to the Oregon Health Authority, about 3,600 abortions were paid for in fiscal year 17-18 alone by the Oregon Health Plan, the state's version of Medicaid, at a cost of nearly $2 million to taxpayers.
Oregon's governor signed a law last summer requiring Oregon insurers to cover abortion on demand and increasing taxpayer funding for abortion, drawing strong criticism from Catholic leaders. At the time of its passage, the law provided for about $500,000 over the next two years to expand free reproductive health coverage, including abortion, to immigrants.
While some religious exemptions were provided for, such as in the case of churches and some religious non-profits per federal law, the law provided that the government would step in to pay for coverage in the case of such gaps.
"By insisting on complete insurance coverage of abortion, including late-term and sex-selective abortions, the legislature shows itself intolerant of widely-held opposing views and will compel thousands of Oregonians to support what their conscience rejects," the Oregon Catholic Conference said in July 2017.
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MAJALENGKA REGENCY - Regional Secretary of West Java Province (Secretary of West Java) Iwa Karniwa appealed to all State Civil Apparatus (ASN) in the West Java Provincial Government to switch flights to West Java International Airport (BIJB) Kertajati. This step is to ensure the movement of socialization of flight services at BIJB.
Iwa admitted, his party had begun to direct government agencies, even their own families, to start using flight services to and from BIJB. In addition, Iwa emphasized that the optimization of flight services can also be started from the Cirebon, Indramayu, Majalengka and Kuningan (Ciayumajakuning) regions, with a population of 15 million.
"On this occasion we do massive socialization, starting with ourselves. I also ordered almost 57,000 State Civil Apparatus to use this airport as a flight service from Kertajati to a place and vice versa, "Iwa said when met after inaugurating the Flight Services Socialization Event through Kertajati Airport to Regional Device Organizations in Ciayumajakuning and Surroundings, at the BIJB Regency Majalengka on Friday (03/08/19).
"So we should to contribute. Moreover, the West Java State Civil Apparatus now has this airport because there are as many as two percent of shares," he said.
"Actually we can optimize in the Ciayumajakuning region where the population is 15 million. So Indramayu Regency, Cirebon Regency, Cirebon City, Majalengka Regency, Kuningan and Sumedang can utilize this airport optimally, "he added.
The BIJB optimization efforts did not just stop at socialization, Iwa Regional Secretary also explained that the West Java Provincial Government continued to accelerate the construction of infrastructure facilities, such as the Cileunyi-Sumedang-Dawuan (Cisumdawu) toll road. According to him, this Cisumdawu toll road can be a trigger for the development of BIJB, because it can reach the community of the Greater Bandung metropolitan area.
Iwa said, currently the construction of the one session Cisumdawu toll road (Cileunyi-Rancakalong), session two (Rancakalong-Sumedang) and session three (Sumedang-Cimalaka) are under construction. It is expected that the Cisumdawu toll road will be completed in September 2019 and can be used to increase public interest in using BIJB.
"We also encourage the completion of various infrastructure facilities, including the Cileunyi-Sumedang-Dawuan toll road. It is expected that September 2019 can be completed. This may be one of the triggering factors which later when completed, Cileunyi-Sumedang-Dawuan can be reached for 45 minutes, because only 61 km, "said Iwa.
This socialization also introduced technology for selfie at airport locations using the Informative Digital Information (IDI) screen, which can be directly uploaded to each social media, with the hashtag #ASNRamaikanKertajati added.
Unmitigated, this socialization was attended directly by the leaders of the Kasepuhan Sultanate, Kanoman, Kacirebonan and Kaprabonan Sultanate, Deputy Regent of Majalengka, PHRI leaders, ASITA, Muslim Association of Hajj and Umrah Organizers, as well as representatives of other regional leaders.
Deputy Regent of Majalengka Tarsono D Mardiana realizes that Kertajati Airport cannot stand alone without multi-stakeholder support. So that the Regional Government must continue to provide support by completing infrastructure and maximizing the potential possessed like other tourism.
"The purpose of this airport is to improve the economy of West Java, especially Majalengka. So that we understand, where the Regional Government continues to make improvements by building supporting infrastructure," explained Tarsono.
"We who have superior tourism potential will also open the gate of investors as an attraction. We will not be complicated, because we want Majalengka to become a new growth center with the existence of this Kertajati," he continued.
Director of PT BIJB M Singgih said there were 11 flight routes from five airlines that were served from Kertajati Airport. The route goes to Surabaya, Medan, Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Semarang, Lampung, Palembang, Balikpapan and Tarakan. New international flights for Umrah trips.
"If filling can be consistent with this high load factor, it will certainly be consistent in carrying out flights every day. But we are optimistic that this socialization will increase load factor," Singgih said.
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Universiti Putra Malaysia's study abroad and exchange programme is designed to encourage students from universities abroad to do short-term academic-related stints at UPM.
UPM is a multidisciplinary university that has 83-years of history, and located strategically within the Multimedia Super Corridor, which is only 10 minutes' drive to Putrajaya and 30 minutes' drive to the Kuala Lumpur City Centre. As one of the largest universities in Malaysia, UPM is also a key-player in contributing to the growth of learned and skilled human capital in the nation.
The exchange programs in UPM began in late 1990's with only a few students participated in the program mainly to conduct their practical training and research in the field of science and technology such as Veterinary Medicine. Now, UPM has more than 180 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) to foster student exchange programmes with universities from all over the world, and each year, hundreds of international students come to UPM from different parts of the world.


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The Ismaili mission was carried on in Khorasan around the last decade of the 3rd century/903-913 by Abu Abdullah al-Khadim, who stayed in Nishapur as the first chief dai of Khorasan. He was executed during the governorship of Abu Bakr bin Muhtaj (321-327/933-939), and was succeeded around 307/919 by Abu Sa'id al-Sha'rani, who was sent by al-Mahdi from Maghrib. He was followed by Hussain bin Ali al-Marwazi, who transferred his seat from Nishapur to Marw al-Rudh.
The Ismaili dawa was so pervasive in Khorasan that Nizam al-Mulk, an anti-observer, in fact, noticed that there existed an identifiable Ahl Khorasan among the Ismailis. Al-Marwazi is reputed in the annals of the Samanid dynasty, and during the rule of Ahmad bin Ismail (295-301/907-914), he commanded the Samanid forces in Sijistan in 298/910. In 300/913, al-Marwazi led the Samanid forces in Sijistan for the second time, and returned to Bukhara in the same year. Abu Zaid Balkhi (235-322/850-934) compiled his 'Suwar al-Aqalim' in 308/920, and makes mention of Hussain bin Ali al-Marwazi and his brother Muhammed Suluk, when the author visited his birthplace, Balkh in 301/914. Abu Zaid Balkhi also writes his close relation with al-Marwazi and the regular material assistance he acquired from him.
It is said that al-Marwazi hoped to be appointed governor of Sijistan due to his valuable services, but was disappointed. After the death of Ahmad bin Ismail and the accession of Nasr bin Ahmad in 301/914, al-Marwazi paid his allegiance to Mansur bin Ishaq, the cousin of Ahmad bin Ismail in Herat. Al-Marwazi extended his influence in Nishapur, but soon he had to return to Herat, and subsequently he again went to Nishapur and captured it. The Samanid commander, Ahmad bin Sahl (306-307/918-919) was sent against him, who took Herat and gave battle to al-Marwazi before Marw al-Rudh in 306/918. This time al-Marwazi was defeated due to shortage of supplies, and was taken prisoner to Bukhara, where he was imprisoned. He was released with the intervention of vizir al-Jayhani. After being pardoned and spending some time at Samanid court, he returned to Khorasan to organize the mission works, where he spent rest of his life.
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The University regularly 'refreshes' courses to make sure they are as up-to-date as possible. The University calls this process 'academic revalidation' and normally conforms to a quinquennial cyle of review. This programme was last revalidated in March 2018, with the revised programme being implemented from September 2018. Further minor adjustments may be instigated in the interim as required, to ensure the course continues to meet professional requirements and University policy. For the most up-to-date course/ module information, please contact the Course Director.
Diagnostic radiographers undertake imaging examinations essential to the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of disease and injury. This can also include the examination of apparently healthy individuals as part of a screening programme. As a diagnostic radiographer you will be required to evaluate the diagnostic and technical quality of images whilst at the same time recognising normal and abnormal appearances. Apart from the application of X-rays (including CT scanning), diagnostic radiography embraces ultrasound, radionuclide imaging, magnetic resonance imaging and other developing technologies. It is important to note that radiography involves working with ill and vulnerable patients, and that patient care is as vitally important as the technical aspects of the role.
Overall BTEC Leevel 3 QCF Extended Diploma with profile DDD (to include a unit profile of 9 distinctions) in a relevant science based BTEC. Applicants must also meet the GCSE science requirements for the course.
Periods of Professional Practice Placement are scheduled at regular intervals throughout the course enabling you to develop your technical imaging skills, as well as patient care and communication skills. In total you will complete 40 weeks of clinical experience across the duration of the programme, see schedule below. Elective placement in final year enables the opportunity to participate in optional placement schemes abroad such as ERASMUS exchange, or Work the World which is endorsed by the Society & College of Radiographers.
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Newbie! Tank, water, sand. That's where I'm at.
Hi everybody! I have wanted to do this for years but I'm just now converting over to salt water (now that all my freshwater fish have passed RIP) I have a 50 gallon corner model tank. I cleaned it out really well replaced with live sand, filled with salt water. Tested water (everything seems good nit, ph etc) I have a wave pump and hydrometer coming in the mail Tomorrow and coral rocks arriving next week. Not 100 percent sure where to place things: the pump and rocks. Or even if I'm doing this right sense my tank is so funky. I don't plan on getting any creatures for awhile I want to make sure everything is good before I start to purchase them. Any suggestions help thank you!
I would add macro algaes to balance out and stabilize the system. Best behind a refugium which can be just some 1/4" plastic grid (egg crate) partition 2-3 inches from the side glass. Add some side lighting to help get the macros thriving.
Ok thanks! Are these living plants? Sorry I'm new to this, I can only do so much reading online. I also received a wave pump today. Any particular depth or direction you recommend? Or does it mater? So I have the filter pumping and two more directions I can point water flow. Coral rock is in the mail should be here Tuesday.
Technically no. There are few actual plants that live in saltwater. Plants with circulation systems, roots, leaves and so on. A macro algae is actually an algae that looks like plants. Chaetomorphia looks like a green brillo pad.
that said the macro algae do essentially that same thing for the marine ecosystem and plants if FW systems. On 2003 when I reentered the marine hobby I asked several LFSs about plants and got basically nothing until one guy mentioned macro algae coming in a live rock. I add them in a partition on my 55g and within 3 weeks nitrates dropped down and the fish thrived and grew for the next several years. Just wish I had heard about macros before that.
I guess the save maker should just make waves. I think you judgement will be sufficient.


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…but I wish I could take that wonderful baby smell Nathan still has and put it in a jar so I could smell it forever. Because I would totally do it if it were possible. I'm going to miss his baby smell once it disappears.
I hope everyone has a safe and fun holiday! We certainly are… we've spent the whole weekend hanging out as a family, watching movies, and eating Paul's delicious grilled chicken and steaks. We took Nathan to a park yesterday, but the little guy wasn't interested in playing on any of the equipment. He was completely satisfied marching around, though, and playing with the wood chips. I'm looking forward to when he actually starts to play on the slides! So again, happy Labor Day to you all and if you have the day off, enjoy the hell outta it!


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I like rock bands! I really do! And my favourite hard rock band is Hootie&Blowfish! All band members has came together to perform more than 50 concerts to their fans in 2019! To know more about Hootie&Blowfish in 2019 visit website Hootie and the Blowfish Group Therapy Tour. You won't miss concerts in 2019 if you visit the link!


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Q: How can I programmatically obtain the max_length of a Django model field? Say I have a Django class something like this:
class Person(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField(max_length=50)
    # ...

How can I programatically obtain the max_length value for the name field?

A: The question is regarding models, but for people trying to do the same for forms (that's how I ended up in this thread), I think this approach is quite simple and clear:
1. In a template:

{{form.name.field.max_length}}

2. In python code (e.g. in the view)

form.name.field.max_length

A: Person._meta.get_field('name').max_length will give you this value. But having to use _meta suggests this is something you shouldn't do in normal usage.
Edit: as Carl pointed out, this naming is misleading and it does seem quite acceptable to use it: http://www.b-list.org/weblog/2007/nov/04/working-models/
Read more at Django Docs:
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/models/meta/#django.db.models.options.Options.get_field

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By Spry Contributor on April 1, 2009
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It doesn't have to take a lot of greenbacks—or a lot of time—to go green. We've put together simple steps that fit into every area of your life, no matter what your level of eco-interest.
Free: Wipe up with old t-shirts and dishcloths instead of buying sponges or using paper products that will just end up in a landfill.
Cheap: Make your own cleaning products with baking soda, vinegar, lemon juice and olive oil.
Eco-investment: Purchase cleaning products made with toxin-free and biodegradable ingredients (like Method).
Getting groomed
Free: Make a list of grooming must-haves-and stick to it. Buying only the essentials reduces the amount of packaging you throw away (not to mention cabinet clutter).
Cheap: Cook up self-care concoctions using natural ingredients. Get recipes at totalbeauty.com (search for "homemade beauty").
Eco-investment: Buy only products that do not contain problematic ingredients such as parabens, phthalates, synthetic fragrances and petroleum derivatives.
Powering up
Free: Unplug electronics when they're not in use to save "phantom energy" that can add up to 5 percent to your electricity bill each year.
Cheap: Contact your power company to find out whether you can purchase solar and wind power. You can also buy carbon offsets equal to the amount of energy your home uses at carbonfund.org.
Eco-investment: Get an energy audit of your home to find out where you're wasting energy and how to fix the problem.
Free: Drive the speed limit to save gas-and 13 to 42 cents per gallon. (Get other simple tips to maximize your miles per gallon at fueleconomy.gov/FEG/drive.shtml.)
Cheap: As often as possible, carpool with friends and colleagues to work and other group gathering places, or take public transit.
Eco-investment: Purchase a vehicle that gets at least 30 miles per gallon on the highway.
Doing laundry
Free: Switch to "cold" for every load to make a huge impact: About 90 percent of the energy required to wash clothing is used to heat the water.
Cheap: To protect waterways, choose laundry detergents free of chemicals like phosphates, bleach and synthetic fragrances.
Eco-investment: Choose a front-loading washer with the Energy Star logo and halve the water and energy used by your top loader. Look for a dryer with a sensor that shuts the machine off when clothes are dry. Find the most efficient models at greenerchoices.org (search for washers/dryers).
Free: Conserve 10 or more gallons of water each day by reducing the amount of H2O used to flush your toilet. Place pebbles into a plastic gallon jug, fill with water and place into the tank (avoid the working parts).
Cheap: Install a low-flow showerhead ($15 to $50) to save 3 to 4 gallons of water per minute while you shower.
Eco-investment: Get a low-flow toilet (prices start around $250) that uses no more than 1.6 gallons per flush, about 30 percent less than conventional models.
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Nirbhaya Case: Appeal to Review Death Penalty Rejected by the SC
Anusha Sathish (Author) Published Date : Dec 18, 2019 17:49 IST
Nirbhaya case - Death Sentence awarded to Akshay Kumar Singh - No dragging further: Nirbhaya's case was a commotion, and it has been dragged for almost nine years to award the judgment. The legal loopholes were well maneuvered, and the case was snailed. The time has hit rightly now, and the accused Akshay Kumar Singh, who requested in Supreme Court for reviewing the death sentence, was awarded the Judgement "Execution."
The total country was elated with this judgment. Social Media is replete with this news. Within a few days of Hyderabad's encounter, this passing of judgment has seeded some positive outlook about the Indian government and the court of law. The District Court has awarded death sentence for the four accused in 2013 September. The hierarchy was well utilized by the accused, and it has been six years since the first verdict was passed, and the time just hits today to get the same judgment approved.
The accused who were involved in this case were Mukesh Singh, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta, Akshay Kumar, Ramsingh, and a juvenile. The juvenile was given imprisonment for three years and has been released later. Ram Singh, one of the prime accused, has committed suicide in prison. The remaining four accused were dragging the case for a lot of reasons. Initially, they were given the death sentence in September 2013.
They have appealed to the high court for reviewing the sentence. The high court has dismissed the appeal in 2015. But to pronounce this, it took two years. The accused have appealed further to the supreme court, and the honorable court took two years to voice out its verdict, and finally, the judgment came in 2017.
The accused have been awarded death sentence, and the execution date was announced as May 5, 2017. Again Pawan Gupta, Mukesh Singh, and Vinay Sharma have sent a petition asking for consideration, and the Supreme court dismissed the same. One of the accused Akshay Kumar has sent a petition again to Supreme Court stating that "This is a case against women assault and the execution alone will not suffice to bring out the changes expected in the society. The verdict kills the criminal, but the crime is still existing."
This petition has come for trial before the jury members comprising CJI Bobde, R. Bhanumathi, and Ashok Bhushan. Surprisingly Bobde stepped back from this trial. Finally, this case has come before Ashok Bhushan, Bhanumathi, and Bopanna. They have dismissed the petition again and awarded the death sentence to Akshay Kumar.
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Following the success of Writing Matters which was held in February 2017 the Eltham Writers Group launched in October 2017.
The group meets the second Monday of every month between 7pm and 9pm in the GPO Pub on Passey Place, Eltham, (the small room on the left as you go in).
The purpose of the group is to support fellow writers, provide feedback, and allow writers to develop and grow their craft.
We aim to listen and discuss between three and four pieces of writing at each meeting. Pieces of writing or story extracts should last for no more than 10 minutes (about 1500 words). Each reading is followed by a detailed critical discussion.
The Eltham Writing Group is run by Wendy Moore, Joanna Sterling and David Roberts who will facilitate the group discussion on a rotational basis. To help us run the group smoothly we have drawn up some basic 'Ground Rules'.
We look forward to seeing you soon at one of the meetings. Happy Writing!
Another good source is ShortStops who are, to quote their website, 'GETTING EXCITED ABOUT SHORT STORIES IN THE UK & IRELAND – IN PRINT, ONLINE & LIVE!!
London South East College (LSEC) ran a number of free courses earlier in the year at the Eltham Centre and are planning on running further courses later in the year. When we have more details we will let you know. Watch this space.
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There are hundreds, probably thousands of books, websites, blogs and articles offering writers advice. It can be overwhelming to make sense of it all. This is by no way a definitive list but here are some books, articles, websites etc. we have come across which we think are worth a look at. If you know of others please let us know.
Thanks to everyone who attended our talk on the 7th February. We were especially pleased with the large number of attendees - deep down we knew there was a lot of creativity in Eltham and environs.
In the near future we will be setting up at least one writing group. More details will be forthcoming soon. In the meantime, anyone with any suggestions for this should email volunteer@elthamread.co.uk or visit our Elthamread Facebook page or visit Eltham Library in the Eltham Centre.


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The European Union is the worst choice – apart from the alternative
The EU is a festering cesspool. But it's a crystal spring compared with what the outers want to do – surrender Britain's sovereignty to the United States
Wed 15 Jun 2016 01.00 EDT Last modified on Wed 14 Feb 2018 11.10 EST
'If judged by their own standards, the Brexit campaigners who foresee a stronger alliance with the US are traitors.' Illustration: Eva Bee
What it's about is not what it's about. The referendum is a proxy question. Underlying it is the fundamental political question, one that is seldom asked precisely because it cuts to the heart: how do we best keep money out of politics?
This transatlantic trade deal is a full-frontal assault on democracy | George Monbiot
Without sufficient public scrutiny, all political systems degenerate into the service of wealth. All end up controlled by the few with the cash, not the many with the votes. The primary democratic task is to break the nexus of money and power. So the question we face next week is this: "In which political unit can money best be resisted?" We are not embarrassed by choice. This is a contest of plutocracies.
The European Union is a festering cesspool of undue influence and opaque lobbying. Prompted at first by the tobacco industry, the European commission is slowly dismantling, through what it calls its "better regulation agenda", many of the hard-won laws that protect our health, working conditions and wildlife. Once they are torn down, corporate power will be locked in place through the TTIP – the transatlantic trade and investment partnership – it is negotiating with the United States.
TTIP has two main strands. One is regulatory cooperation, which means standardising the laws on either side of the Atlantic – almost certainly downwards. The other is investor-state dispute settlement: allowing companies to sue governments through an offshore tribunal if a law threatens their profits. Democracy means being able to change those aspects of governance we do not like. TTIP, if it goes ahead, will ensure that this is not an option.
And if TTIP fails? Well, there are other means. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Europe and Canada, imposing much the same package, quietly transacted, now remains only to be ratified. The proposed Trade in Services Agreement – between North America, the European Union and 19 other nations – is a turbocharged version that has been negotiated behind closed doors for the past three years.
'Hillary Clinton is embedded in corporate power and corporate dollars.' Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA
The trade secrets directive, approved by the Council of the European Union last month, threatens to treat as commercial property any information that a corporation hopes to keep out of the public domain. Whistleblowers and campaigners trying to expose corporate malfeasance – tax evasion, falsifying emissions tests, polluting rivers – could be subject, depending on how it is interpreted by the courts, to massive fines and compensation claims. If the EU sometimes looks like a matchmaker for wealth and power, that's because it is.
By comparison with the British system, however, this noxious sewer is a crystal spring. Every stream of corporate effluent with which the EU poisons political life has a more malodorous counterpart in the UK. The new Deregulation Act, a meta-law of astonishing scope, scarcely known and scarcely debated, insists that all regulators must now "have regard to the desirability of promoting economic growth". Rare wildlife, wheelchair ramps, speed limits, children's lungs: all must establish their contribution to GDP. What else, after all, are they for?
The City's stranglehold makes Britain look like an oh-so-civilised mafia state | George Monbiot
Britain has become a power base for a legalised financial mafia that strips the assets of healthy companies, turns the nation's housing into a roulette table, launders money for drug cartels and terrorists, then stashes its gains beyond the reach of police and tax inspectors. Through privatisation, outsourcing and the private finance initiative, the public sector has been repurposed as a get-rich-quick scheme for friends in the City, licensed to erect tollbooths in front of essential services. The media, largely owned by members of the same class, directs our attention elsewhere, blaming immigrants for the ills it has inflicted.
It was British lobbying that sank Europe's soil framework directive and the financial transactions tax. Without a mandate from either parliament or people, the British trade minister wrote secretly to the European commission insisting that investor-state dispute settlement should remain in the TTIP. Wherever barriers to the power of money are being kicked over, there you will find David Cameron's bootprint.
Since the first states were established, they have sought power by making alliances. The splendid autonomy we are told a Britain out of Europe would enjoy is an illusion: we would swap one transnational system for another. The demand to leave Europe in the name of independence has long been accompanied by a desire to surrender our sovereignty to the United States. If judged by their own standards, the Brexit campaigners who foresee a stronger alliance with the US are traitors, ceding the national interest to a foreign hegemon.
Sixteen years ago, the Conservative party published a draft manifesto in which it proposed that we should join the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta). This remains a plausible outcome of leaving the EU: it is hard to imagine the business class permitting the UK to stand outside a formal trading bloc. What this means is swapping a treaty over which we have had some influence for one in which we have had none.
How do we know that TTIP would tear down public protections? Because the same clauses in Nafta have already started doing so across Canada, the US and Mexico. A closer alliance with the US means surrendering to a system that has been signed, sealed and delivered to the power of money. A Congress bound and gagged with dollars; a police and military machine pressed into the service of plutocracy; a media that scarcely bothers to disguise its own corruption. The political power of money there is naked, unashamed – even proud.
I suspect that Donald Trump, or at least Trumpery of some kind, represents the future of US politics, especially if the Democrats fail to connect with people who are catastrophically alienated from the system. Exciting as it will be to have a woman in the White House, Hillary Clinton is embedded in corporate power and corporate dollars.
We do not release ourselves from the power of money by leaving the EU. We just exchange one version for another: another that is even worse. This is not an inspiring position from which to vote remain. But it is a coherent one.
• A fully referenced version of this article can be found at www.monbiot.com
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