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Sales and Marketing is the most annoying group.
Arrogance combined with low ethics and often poor expertise is their main behaviour.
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For people who bill themselves as those who "execute" they sure have nothing before and after the follow through.


Sleeveless blazer is considered to be one of the clothing staples which can make your everyday outfit look streamlined and elegant. In today's blog post I'd like to show you simple and uncomplicated outfit ideas you can recreate with this functional layering piece, no matter if it's Autumn or Spring outside. It's a kind of paradox, as they make you look polished but at the same time, they keep things on the lighter side. You are free to wear it over LBDs, or over casual jeans. Indeed, it can be worn in all kinds of unexpected ways. All in all, there are new ways to rock this sleeveless clothing staple.
This army green sleeveless suit jacket matches dark blue skinny jeans. Add white crop top to make yourself look youthful. Complete this urban outfit with a pair of black ankle-cuff heeled sandals and camo print folder clutch.


Comments: This is a book that takes 6 parts of modern life and shows you how they were fundamental in making modern life what it is. It changed how I saw the world.
1. Most innovations occur in the adjacent possible. Few make seemingly impossible leaps. The popular theory is the genius theory of innovation. But, there are plenty of high IQ individuals. If there is a common thread, it is that they worked at the intersection of multiple fields. Ada Lovelace could see the future of computers as she lived at the edge of science and art. Staying within the boundaries of your discipline can enable incremental improvements – which are critical to progress. But, to make leaps, we have to travel across borders – sometimes geographical to be in a different environment and sometimes conceptual. These time travelers often have hobbies and interests in varied fields. This is one of the reason "garages" have such a symbolic role in innovation as these are peripheral spaces.
3. Thomas Edison didn't invent the light bulb. Instead, he invented something more powerful – a process of innovation. He brought together diverse teams, built the first global supply chain, mastered the art of public relations and product launches, embraced experimentation and incentivized his teams with stock options. This is a model that continues today.
Comments: I think I might have called this a "Priority 1" book if it wasn't for business school. This was a very good refresher on how to think about predictions and data. As the ultimate data geek, Nate Silver does a very good job introducing us to the world of prediction and statistics.
1. Sometimes, predictions change the nature of the thing. If everyone is using an app that predicts highway x will have lesser traffic, everyone could end up on highway x.
2. Bayesian approach was to make a small prediction and keep improving on it. Probability was seen by Laplace and Bayes as a step toward progress. Bayes theorem is concerned with conditional probability. Think probabilistically. Require you to accept that your subjective representations of the world are not truth.
3. Terrorist attacks are similar to earthquakes – high uncertainty. However, when you plot frequency and destruction wrought by terrorist attacks on a double logarithmic scale, it is a straight line!
The broken windows theory was embraced in the US despite limited scientific evidence perhaps because it is easier for police to imprison a 16 year old with drugs than solve a difficult crime.
Israel has taken the opposite approach – it treats small acts of terror as normal but has worked hard to eliminate large threats. Israel's power law distribution curve looks different from what you might expect – due to their strategic choices.
Comments: This is a very powerful book. It is the sort of book that completely changes how you see the world. For example, I doubt I'll ever look at a map of the world the same way again. It is also unlikely I'll easily buy a story about how a country became a superpower. In this book, Peter Zheihan does a terrific job explaining why the world is the way it is from a geopolitics perspective. He, then, attempts to predict the future. You may not agree with his predictions. But, they are still worth listening to as they will likely help shape yours. In my case, I thought a lot of it was very prescient. I wish he'd been a bit more forthcoming about how we expected technology to change his assumptions though.
1. Geography is the primary reason superpowers become superpowers. Typically, it is some combination of access to arable land, presence of internal waterways, and a location that isn't easy to access that makes places superpowers.
2. Demographics are an important driver of economic growth. Kids and retirees drain economic resources. On the other hand, young adults make it consumption driven. And, older adults infuse a lot of capital. Thus, the majority group in the population drives the sort of activity in the economy.
3. The last few decades have witnessed unprecedented peace. That's a result of an unusual move by "the accidental superpower" – the United States – to govern the world via free trade. However, this period is ending since the biggest reason for that pact was to keep Russia at bay. Now, with the absence of a cold war and the sheer expense to maintain this pact, it is perhaps only a matter of time before we see this pact (from the meeting at Bretton Woods in 1945) called off.
Comments: Malcolm Gladwell is a masterful writer and weaves together many stories into a compelling book that asks us to rethink our traditional ideas of what constitutes an advantage.
1. You may be better off being a big fish in a small pond. More people get discouraged and depressed being average at a top institution.
2. David and Goliath was a mismatched battle. As a slinger, Goliath actually stood no chance.
3. There is such a thing as a desired level of adversity. That's how character is built.


The first entry is FREE to registered attendees of Killer Nashville, but attendance at Killer Nashville is NOT required. For second entries, or entries from non-attendees, the fee will be $79 per book.
The winner of each category will receive a personalized award medal. The respective authors of the overall best fiction and best nonfiction books will also receive a $500 cash prize.


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Q: Parse SDK para Windows Phone 8.1 Estou criando um projeto Windows Phone 8.1 usando o Visual Studio Community 2012. Este app deve se integrar com o backend provido pelo Parse. Bem, tentei seguir este tutorial, mas notei que o NuGet não instala o pacote... Abaixo segue a saída do NuGet:
Installing 'parse 1.3.2'.
Successfully installed 'parse 1.3.2'.
Adding 'parse 1.3.2' to youback.
Uninstalling 'parse 1.3.2'.
Successfully uninstalled 'parse 1.3.2'.
Install failed. Rolling back...
Install-Package : Could not install package 'parse 1.3.2'. You are trying to install this package into a project that targets 'WindowsPhoneApp,Version=v8.1', but the package does
not contain any assembly references or content files that are compatible with that framework. For more information, contact the package author.
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O parse é um requisito muito importante para o meu aplicativo, por isso não tenho outra alternativa.
Alguém por um acaso teve esse tipo de problema? Como resolveu?

A: Infelizmente no momento o Parse não é suportado pelo windows phone 8.1.
Para trabalhar com a plataforma devemos utilizar o windows phone sdk 8. No site do parse existe um projeto quickstart que pode ser utilizado para facilitar o serviço. Este projeto funciona bem no visual studio 2012 comunnity.

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Arrival Heights
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McMurdo Station seen from the summit of Observation Hill.
The McMurdo Station Webcams
The Arrival Heights Webcam is located on the edge of Arrival Heights just north of Hut Point on the west side of Hut Point Peninsula. The image shows fuel storage containers in the foreground, and housing, maintenance, and administrative facilities in the center. Observation Hill (Ob Hill) appears in the background.
The Ob Hill Webcam is located at the base of Ob Hill, a very large feature adjacent to McMurdo Station, approximately 750 feet (230 meters) high. On a clear day, it offers a good view of the station. The Ob Hill webcam is focused on McMurdo Station with a view showing the Crary Science and Engineering Center, McMurdo Sound and the pier on the left, and several dormitories to the right.
The ITC-Prime Construction Webcam offers a view of the new McMurdo data-center facility as it is being constructed adjacent to the existing Science Support Center (Bldg. 004). Construction on the ITC-Prime is anticipated to complete in late 2020.
The McMurdo Station Pier webcam (seasonal, typically available during vessel operations in January and February) shows views of the Ice Pier, McMurdo Sound, and Victoria Land beyond. Vessels providing essential services to the station--such as icebreaking or cargo and fuel delivery--can be seen docking at the Ice Pier.
For information about current research conducted in or near McMurdo Station, see NSF McMurdo Station Projects.
A view of the RIES satellite antenna during a test build in Texas.
Ross Island Earth Station Construction Webcam
Construction of the Ross Island Earth Station (RIES) is underway, and this webcam offers a view of the project near McMurdo Station during the 2021-22 austral summer season.
RIES will replace Black Island Earth Station as McMurdo's primary satellite communications terminal. RIES will be located closer to McMurdo than Black Island, which will make servicing the primary satellite dish more convenient. Black Island Earth Station, which has been in continuous operation since the early 1990s, will serve as a standby satellite terminal for the near future.
The RIES construction represents a major milestone in the jointly funded NSF Office of Polar Programs and NOAA Joint Polar Satellite System collaboration to modernize the McMurdo satellite communications infrastructure in anticipation of bandwidth enhancements in calendar year 2023.
The construction webcam offers a view of the Royal Society Range and the Arrival Heights lab and dome in the background. The dome (radome) is a NASA satellite space-data ground station.
Updates to the RIES project can be found at future.usap.gov.
McMurdo Station Weather
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More Antarctic Webcams
NOTE: Webcam images are often obscured due to harsh and unpredictable weather conditions.
McMurdo Station (77°51'S, 166°40'E), the main U.S. station in Antarctica, is a coastal station at the southern tip of Ross Island, about 3,864 km (2,415 miles) south of Christchurch, New Zealand, and 1,360 km (850 miles) north of the South Pole. The original station was built in 1955 to 1956 for the International Geophysical Year. Today's station is the primary logistics facility for supply of inland stations and remote field camps, and is also the waste management center for much of the U.S. Antarctic Program. Year-round and summer science projects are supported at McMurdo.
The station has a harbor, landing strips on the ice shelf and a helicopter pad. The two airfields-Phoenix and Williams Field Skiway-are used by different aircraft. Repair facilities, dormitories, administrative buildings, a firehouse, power plant, water distillation plant, wharf, stores, clubs, warehouses, a science support center, and the first-class, 4,320 square-meter Crary Lab are linked by above-ground water, sewer, telephone, and power lines.
Additional Links and Resources
NSF - Office of Polar Programs
NSF in the Antarctic
Significant U.S. Science Discoveries from Antarctica
The Antarctic Sun, Science Section
The mean annual temperature is -18°C (0°F). Temperatures may reach 8°C (46°F) in summer and -50°C (-58°F) in winter. The average wind is 12 knots, but winds have exceeded 100 knots.
Research in multiple fields is performed at and near McMurdo Station, including Astrophysics and Geospace Sciences, Earth Sciences, Glaciology, Integrated System Science, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, and Organisms and Ecosystems. Participants of the Antarctic Artists and Writers Program also work at sites in the area. For information about projects supported at McMurdo Station--and based from McMurdo, such as deep field projects in East and West Antarctica--see the USAP Science Planning Summaries on the Science Support page. Historical information on previous seasons can be found at the Science Planning Summaries Archives.
To find out more about life at U.S. Antarctic research stations, see the Around the Continent section of The Antarctic Sun.

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L'abbaye de Fabas, aussi appelée abbaye de (la) Lumière-Dieu ou Lum-Dieu, est une abbaye cistercienne féminine autrefois située à Fabas, dans le Comminges (aujourd'hui dans le département de la Haute-Garonne). La vie monastique s'y est maintenue du  à la Révolution française.

Histoire

L'abbaye a été fondée au , sans doute à l'initiative de l'archevêque d'Auch Guillaume II d'Andozile de Montaut, du comte de Comminges et de l'évêque de Comminges, sur les rives du Touch. En 1207, le comte de Comminges Bernard IV donne la terre de Fabas à l'abbaye, qui accueille sa fille Mascarosa ou Mascarose. L'église abbatiale, dédiée à saint Bernard, de style gothique, est consacrée en 1231 par l'évêque de Comminges Grimoard I et l'archevêque d'Auch Amanieu I. L'abbaye exerce certains droits seigneuriaux sur une partie des communes actuelles de Saint-André (Montdésert à la fin du Moyen-Âge), Lussan et Saint-Pé d'Arès (aujourd'hui Fabas). Fabas fonde les abbayes de l'Oraison-Dieu, à Muret, et en 1353, l'abbaye de l'Abondance-Dieu ou des Salenques, aux Bordes-sur-Arize (aujourd'hui dans l'Ariège).

Anglèze de Sagazan, la voyante de Notre-Dame-de-Garaison, y entre comme religieuse en 1543 et y meurt en 1589 ; elle dit continuer à y recevoir des apparitions, que le vicaire général du diocèse de Lombez juge réelles. À l'époque moderne, le monastère accueille de nombreuses femmes issues des familles de la noblesse de Gascogne, du Comminges et du Languedoc (de Benque, de Mun de Polastron, de Foix, d'Antin, de Terride, de Montant-Bénac...).

L'abbaye est supprimée en 1790, pendant la Révolution française, en même temps que plusieurs autres abbayes et couvents de la région, dont l'abbaye de la Bénisson-Dieu de Boulogne-sur-Gesse et l'abbaye de Bonnefont. Les bâtiments du monastère et ses métairies sont vendus comme bien national. Ils sont complètement détruits au cours des décennies qui suivent ; ne subsistent aujourd'hui que quelques éléments architecturaux, dont une clef de voûte en pierre avec sa rosace.

Les archives de l'abbaye sont conservées aux archives départementales de la Haute-Garonne.

Les armoiries de l'abbaye étaient

Architecture et description

Filiation et dépendances
Fabas est fille de l'abbaye de Tart

Liste des abbesses

La liste des abbesses de Fabas n'est pas connue dans son intégralité, et les documents d'archives disponibles présentent de nombreuses contradictions. Il est possible qu'à l'époque moderne, une abbesse commendataire non acceptée par la communauté et une abbesse élue par la communauté aient coexisté.

Wilhelma ou Guillaumette (v. 1156)
Petrona ou Peyronne ou Pétronille (v. 1207)
Angelica ou Anglessa (au moins de 1215 à 1244)
Comtors (ou Comtesse) de Benque (morte le ), abbesse de 1270 à 1299
Rubea de Comminges (morte en 1309), fille du comte Bernard VI de Comminges
Rose ou Comitissa de Arpello ou de Aspello
Candors de Monts ou de Montibus (citée en 1353)
Marianne de Samouilhan (meurt en 1480)
Marie de Lordat (meurt en 1500)
Jeanne de Baissas (meurt en 1527)
Anne de Benque (démissionne de sa charge en 1539)
Brune Jeanne de Mauléon (nommée en 1539)
Catherine de Terride de Lomagne, ou de Comminges (abbesse en 1557)
Marguerite de Biran, dite de Goha (abbesse en 1573)
Jeanne de Polastron de Lahillière (morte en 1574)
Jeanne de Benque (brevet du , vivante en 1597)
Anne II de Noé
Catherine III de Château-Verdun de Rissac
Claire de Noé
Marguerite de Bertier (1675-1704)
Marie III de Cabreroles de Villespassans (1705-1718 ou 1719)
Marie-Magdelaine de Boissière (1719-1772)
Catherine de Bastard d'Aubaise (jusqu'en 1791)

Notes et références

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I was 21 when I was diagnosed with MS. It was 1996, and I was healthy – running two km everyday, working full time, taking college courses and volunteering two days a week with the Ottawa Police Youth Program. I wanted to become a police officer. And, like any girl, I dreamed of walking down the aisle on my wedding day and dancing with my dad and husband.
Then I started to notice tingling and numbness in my arms and hands. I started to feel tired, too tired to run most days, and, when I worked out at the gym, I found the heat exhausting.
My family doctor thought the numbness was due to carpal tunnel syndrome in my wrist and the tiredness a result of working too much and staying out too late. I slowed down a bit, but the symptoms remained. Soon after, I had a lumbar puncture and a MRI scan. The diagnosis: Relapsing/Remitting MS.
Pretty quickly, I was transferred to the MS Clinic at the Ottawa General Hospital run by Dr. Mark Freedman. Over the next six years, I had multiple relapses: I lost function in my arm, experienced numbness in my legs and went through periods of extreme dizziness and nausea. I never knew how or when my MS would strike, and after each relapse I was left with more disability. I realised that becoming a police officer was not in my future.
The summer of 2000 was great, but by September I began to notice a lot of new symptoms and, by the beginning of 2001, I could no longer work. I was barely able to stand, had no sensation from mid-chest to my toes and was constantly nauseous. An MRI scan showed lesions on my brain stem. My diagnosis was changed to Secondary Progressive MS.
That year, Dr. Freedman told me about a new stem cell transplant study for patients with MS. They would destroy my immune system using chemotherapy and then use stem cells from my own bone marrow to essentially grow a new immune system. Their goal was to stop the progression of the disease, not to fix damage that had already been done. The best I was hoping for at that point was to not get any worse.
So, even though the procedure was experimental and involved risks, including seizures, sterility, and even death, my decision was easy. I had tried everything else, so I had no fear. My boyfriend (now husband), however, was terrified, but supported my decision. You know it's pretty bad when death is a viable option and what you're doing to help could actually kill you in the process.
After months of tests, surgery, stem cell recovery, chemo treatments and injections I was ready to begin the transplant stage on July 4th, 2002. I had my stem cells harvested, and over the next three weeks they were transplanted into me.
The first six to eight months after the transplant are a blur and involved overwhelming tiredness and lots of medical appointments. My life was scheduled day by day from February of 2002 until the time I was done. Even now, I still have to go for tests and follow-ups, but it's a longer leash.
When I look back it was probably about two years before I really started to feel better. And it was sometimes so gradual that I didn't realize I was getting better. One day I realised I had walked to my mailbox and back without a cane. Soon after, I walked into Dr. Freedman's office and he looked down and said, "Jen, you're wearing high heels!" For someone who had been wheelchair-bound a couple of years earlier, this was a remarkable thing.
I approach my eighth year post-transplant mark this July. I'm no longer taking any medication. I returned to work full-time, passed my driving test, am completely independent, inside my home and out. I've even gone downhill skiing. I was married seven years ago and, yes, I did dance at my wedding.
I still have MS, but I don't. For many people with this disease, your whole life is spent coping with getting worse. For me, I'm fortunate to be coping with getting better.
Jennifer Molson was patient number six in the Canadian MS Bone Marrow Transplant Research Study. She is also a True Blood expert.


An exciting afternoon exploring the ways in which gay, lesbian and trans characters have been represented in British television soap operas over the years. Speakers will discuss the public and media responses to these characters and their impact on culture and attitudes.
John Partridge, the hugely popular actor, dancer and singer who is best-known for his role as Christian Clarke in EastEnders in which he played Jane Beale's gay brother. John will talk about the difficulties involved in performing the role of a gay character, the positive outcomes, public responses and media representation.
Pete Lawson is a screenwriter and playwright, who is currently on the writing team for EastEnders and has also written for BBC One's long running series Casualty. His other TV credits for BBC One include Being April in 2002, a series starring Pauline Quirke, and the television play Drive in 2004 which won a Royal Television Society award. Pete will talk about how he approaches writing gay characters, avoiding the clichés, audience and media responses, breaking taboos and pushing the boundaries.
Kathleen Beedles is an Executive Producer in Drama, writer and Story and Script Consultant, with an extensive and successful track record, working on over 2500 episodes of continuing drama to date.
During the three years Kathleen Series Produced Emmerdale, it had some of its highest profile storylines, which were recognised in 2006 by an RTS Award for Best Soap and by three consecutive BAFTA Nominations (2006-2009), and Soap Awards, Inside Soap Awards and TV Choice Awards. Kathleen also Produced Series 18 of Heartbeat, has Story Produced Eastenders, overseeing highlights such as the return of Sharon Watts and David Wicks, and has Story Consulted on Hollyoaks and River City.
Kathleen is now an Executive Producer and writer in Drama Development for Lime Pictures in London, specialising in returning series.
We regret that, as previously advertised, Daran Little will no longer be speaking at this event.
In partnership with The Lesbian and Gay Newsmedia Archive (LAGNA).
The event will take place from 2.00pm - 5.00pm.


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This Week In St. Louis 10/12/15 - 10/18/15
The Cult of Lip (Minneapolis, MN)
Brilliant Beast (Minneapolis, MN)
The Brainstems
Bridled Spells
@ Foam / 3359 S. Jefferson Ave.
9 p.m. / $7 / all ages
Cult of Lip takes the garden variety garage rock jangle and runs it through a cassette tape, warped with fire and spit on for good measure. The result is a wobbling punk rip that balances out, staying catchy while not compromising its fierce underlying aggression. Bridled Spells is the new digs from Gabe Karabell and company and if history is any indication, the band will kill.
Russian Tsarlag (FL)
Secret Boyfriend (UK)
Kingston Family Singers
@ Kerr Foundation / 21 O'Fallon St.
8 p.m. / $7-$8 / all ages
Florida's Russian Tsarlag is a pop diva from a world where "acquired taste" is an alien concept. Beats seem to meander while dark melodies trail over the top, delivering mostly simple songs that stand on shaky ground. As a long-standing experimental duo (of a man and his dog), the Kingston Family Singers don't sing at all, unless your definition is loose. As in, they scream through use of modular synthesizer and wild post-processors.
Charlie Megira (Asheville, NC)
Lumpy & the Dumpers
@ Livery Company / 3227 Cherokee St.
Charlie Megira and his band take an old form of rock (which feels like the forefather of punk) and wraps it with all the dressings of modern day. In 2015, songs like these feel novel but still just as honest, owing to the band's dedication to consistency both live and on record. The local lineup couldn't be stronger, and will likely incite a sweaty night in Livery's cramped (or cozy) basement.
Live on WHPK 88.5FM Pure Hype 7/24/15 by Imelda Marcos
Imelda Marcos (Chicago, IL)
The Conformists
@ The Heavy Anchor / 5226 Gravois
9 p.m. / $7 / 21+
"Math rock" is a weird term that gets thrown around, and like any genre, it doesn't actually mean anything (except to the people who use it to market themselves). But today, the common conception is that "math" means melodic and needlessly complex. But the first bands to be called "math rock" by music writers of the '90s were names such as Drive Like Jehu, the Jesus Lizard and Shellac. St. Louis' own Dazzling Killmen were an underground favorite, and remained that way, owing to the band's distaste for press and promotion. What does that have to do with Imelda Marcos? That band comes from Chicago's scene, taking a heavier, darker approach to the aforementioned style. Through subtle use of looping, the duo builds songs that weigh a metric ton, all without a wall of amps or huge drums to make up the difference.
The Conformists take a similar approach, sans looping (or many pedals at all). Original singer Mike Benker recently rejoined the band, helping to rework songs written through the past two years while finishing a few more. This marks the last live show for the band before it records a third studio album with Shellac's Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago.


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JSI Tip 4221. How do I use MSConfig in Windows 2000?
Microsoft did NOT include MSConfig in Windows 2000.
In tip 2620, I introduced StartUpCPL as a freeware alternative.
Microsoft did include MSConfig in Windows XP.


Tim Spicer studied special education in college and has applied his passion of helping others and his love of music when he opened a music store in 2012. Spicer's Music focuses on offering its customers with a wide range of quality products as well as carefully constructed lessons that meet the needs of each student. As a result, his 23 teachers are able to focus on each student, such as those with special needs. Since the time the store opened, Tim has also been very active in the music industry and in 2017 was voted to serve on the board for the NAMM Young Professionals.


Today's cards feature a couple dies from Sue Wilson's Caribbean Island and a few others. I am working on getting a mini photo studio set up so that I can take better pictures. The poor (or incorrect) lighting don't show the true beauty of these cards unfortunately.
one of my favorite dies, I just think it is so unique and beautiful.
think to use corners, but they sure do add a nice touch.
Cheery Lynn Med. Tea Roses make a nice accent too.


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Mary Lou Breslin (born in 1944) is a disability rights law and policy advocate and analyst. She is an adjunct faculty member at the University of San Francisco in the  McLaren School of Business Executive Master of Management and Disability Services Program. She is the co-founder of the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF), a leading national civil rights law and policy center led by individuals with disabilities and parents of children with disabilities. She served as the DREDF's deputy and executive director, and president and chair of board of directors.

Breslin was the driving force behind DREDF's leadership in the enactment of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Fair Housing Act, and the Civil Rights Restoration Act. She currently serves as the senior policy advisor with DREDF, focusing on their healthcare research initiatives.

Early life
Mary Lou Breslin was born in October 1944 and is a well-known figure in the disabled community through her activism and achievements for changing the way people with disabilities live their daily lives. She grew up with a polio-related disability in the 1950-1960s and had to face society's harsh psychological and physical obstacles that came along with her visible physical disability. Through these obstacles, she remained optimistic even through the post war culture that would be reflected in the 1970s onward and wanted to take matters into her own hands. Although she got admitted to various universities, her options were limited because most of the schools would not accommodate her. She ended up attending University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign from 1962 to 1966 and earned her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology because they were more accessible than the rest of her options. Her first jobs included being a psychiatric state worker and working for an employment opportunity program that served the low-income population in Chicago. She was involved in the Vietnam war opposition and the 1968 Democratic Convention. In 1975, she was hired for the Physically Disabled Students Placement Project at UC Berkeley. It was in Berkeley that she began to learn about the few disability-related laws that existed at the time.

Activism
Mary Lou Breslin has been an advocate for disability rights law and policy for about 40 years. Breslin co-founded the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF), a national disability rights law and policy center established in 1979. Breslin played a crucial role in the creation of groundbreaking legislation – including the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act and inclusion of accessibility requirements in the 2010 Affordable Care Act.

In the early 2000s, Breslin turned her attention to the reformation of health care for individuals with disabilities. She wanted to shift the viewpoints circulating in the healthcare industry and find ways that could better accommodate patients with physical disabilities, for example a height-adjustable exam table, to ensure there was no discrimination based on disability. There is often a lack of disability awareness among MCO's and providers regarding physical and programmatic accommodations; advocates and federal policy makers are finding new pathways to improve access and raise disability cultural awareness through means of provider education and new training requirements

Mary Lou Breslin also worked with feminist policies and creating a more inclusive space. She has committed herself towards the fight for justice and advancing the social progress for women, disabled people, and disabled women.

Career
Mary Lou Breslin served as a researcher, trainer, and policy consultant in addition to lecturing on disability and related civil rights topics. Earlier in her career, Breslin taught graduate courses at the University of San Francisco and was an editor and researcher for Disability Rights and the Independent Living Project stemming in Berkeley, California. Besides work in the US, Breslin has provided consultations for disability rights leaders in Russia and Japan.

Trainings and DREDF
In 1978, Breslin began running trainings about Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, a law which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in federally funded programs. In 1979, the DREDF separated from the Center for Independent Living. In 1980, Breslin assisted in creating a Washington office for the DREDF (which was previously located only in Berkeley). They were able to meet with members of the United States congress and discuss issues regarding Section 504. In addition, they formed alliances with disability organizations across the United States. In 1993, Breslin founded the DREDF Development Partnership, which supports and secures DREDF's programs.

Research
During her career as a policy consultant, researcher, and trainer, Breslin taught graduate courses at the University of San Francisco Masugang Graduate School of Management. In 1996–2004, she served as editor and researcher with the Disability Rights and Independent Living Project of the Regional Oral History Office of the Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley. Her research has consisted mainly of written publications on various disability topics, specifically healthcare throughout the more recent years. In 2004, she became focused on health inequality for individuals with disabilities after a friend who used a wheelchair died from cancer after suffering from inadequate care, medical equipment, and lack of disability awareness from her medical provider. Since then, Breslin has successfully pushed for changes in policy and standards at the state and federal level. She has worked with selected Medicaid managed care organizations to develop model disability policies in California, and in Washington her research was vital for the inclusion of accessibility requirements in the 2010 Affordable Care Act.

Awards and recognition
Mary Lou Breslin received the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Award from the University of California, San Francisco in 2015 which acknowledged DREDF's advocacy on behalf of people with developmental disabilities. Earlier in her career she received a Mary E. Switzer Merit Fellowship in 1995. The Physical and Mental Disability Rights Committee of the American Bar Association awarded her and DREDF the Paul A. Hearne Award in 2000 and the community leadership award from the San Francisco foundation in 2009 for improving the lives of people with disabilities. In 2013, Breslin was named a Fellow by Encore.org.

See also
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
Disability Rights Movement

References

Living people
1944 births


Every business owner dreams of growing his/her venture into a thriving entity and some even enact plans to make that happen. Once in a while, a business owner has the good fortune to create a venture that takes off like a rocket but usually, building a business is a slow boil. Whatever your circumstances, it will take time and resources to grow and expand your enterprise.
Most business owners and Freelancers think first of investment capital, an additional product or service line, or increasing the client list and billable hours when contemplating what it will take to grow revenues and profit, but the process of building a bigger business almost always requires additional staffing as well. For the typical business, that means deciding whether new staff members will be full or part-time employees. Freelancers face a different picture, however, since most work alone. Still, additional staffing will make it possible for you to more quickly and effectively position your Freelance consultancy for growth.
So what kind of hired help might a Freelancer bring on, once the growth strategy has been determined? Start by considering which of your business functions might be successfully outsourced, perhaps to a fellow Freelancer. Specialized tasks, such as your quarterly tax preparation and filing, can be performed by a Freelance bookkeeper. Your new bookkeeper will also be able to prepare and send 1099 forms to those who bill $600 or more/year to you for professional services rendered. Furthermore, your bookkeeper can ready the information that you'll deliver to your accountant for the annual tax preparation and filing.
Accounts receivable and accounts payable functions are other tasks that a bookkeeper can take on, since these are financial transactions. Accounts receivable management means invoicing, a task that many Freelancers have difficulty keeping up with. You'll have to supply information about the project fee, payment schedule, hourly rate and hours worked for each billable client, but the invoices will be prepared and emailed on time. Moreover, a savvy bookkeeper will give you valuable advice about maintaining healthy business cash-flow and other financial management suggestions.
Marketing tasks, including the editing of your blog and/or newsletter (which you may prefer to continue writing yourself), is another business function that might be successfully outsourced to a fellow Freelancer. If LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and other social media platforms play a regular part in your marketing campaigns, then contact a social media marketing expert to discuss how s/he can help your organization.
A talented marketing expert will bring a fresh perspective and innovative ideas that can reinvigorate your overall marketing strategy, refine your approach to social media and also manage social media postings on your preferred platforms. Not only that, your Freelance marketing specialist will read and analyze statistics for each platform and use the info to guide future campaigns.
When you've removed a few important, yet time-consuming, tasks from your plate, you can then freely direct a laser focus on finding and creating opportunities that will ensure that you achieve business goals. You'll design and implement an effective launch strategy for the new products or services you plan to introduce. You'll have time and energy to network your way into a longer client list or pursue new or niche markets that will enlarge your customer base and pump up your billable hours and sales revenue. You might also explore outside funding sources that will allow you to purchase new equipment or open your first office.
EXPERIENCE—Does the candidate possess the necessary skill set to be an asset to you and your business? Ask to see examples of the kind of work that you'll request.
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FEE—Shop around and get quotes from three or four service providers, but understand that the lowest fee may not result in the best value for dollars spent.
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Badass Women August 16, 2017
Orange is the New Black Actress Stands Up For Girls' Ambitions
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Like many of her female cast members on the Netflix hit show, Orange is the New Black, Jessica Pimentel's character is a strong woman. Badass and independent, the five seasons of OITNB thus far have seen Pimentel's character, Maria, giving birth in prison, leading a Dominican uprising, starting her own (secret) business, and going to extremes to get out early and see her daughter.
Maria is not alone – most of the women on the show are culturally diverse, deeply multifaceted, and rebellious. The show itself has famously covered a broad spectrum of social issues, including: sexism, racism, drug use, poverty, Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ issues, mental health, and, of course, the massive problems with incarceration in the United States.
So it's almost no surprise that Pimentel is just as determined, passionate, and proud to be female. For Amy Poehler's Smart Girls, Jessica Pimentel wrote an article about her personal life, and the obstacles she has faced in pursuit of her interests. Pimentel aims to help girls rise against stereotypes and classic gender-based dichotomies.
From a young age, Pimentel writes that she always loved music. Playing violin as a child, and then as a teen in orchestras and chamber ensembles, Pimentel grew up with the concept that talent and hard work are very important. It didn't matter where someone was from, how old they were, or other identity factors like gender. How well a person played music on their instrument decided their status.
It was this mentality that motivated Pimentel to pursue her passions and work hard at them, despite the discrimination she would later face, in environments far different from that of orchestral music. When Pimentel picked up the guitar, and started singing in heavy metal bands, she began to receive the common backhanded compliment that made her "cringe endless times: 'You're pretty good, for a girl.'"
Pimentel never believed that she had to qualify her actions or achievements with her gender, and she still doesn't. She doesn't believe that traditionally male-dominated activities are restricted to women, or that one's gender is an impediment. Instead, she argues that as long as someone puts in the effort and diligence, they can achieve anything.
"When someone told me that I couldn't/shouldn't be a singer in a metal band because I needed to scream hard 'like a dude,'" Pimentel wrote, "My answer was simple: I came into this world screaming."
In her post, Pimentel encourages young women everywhere to practice hard, study hard, or do whatever it takes to achieve the skills necessary for their dreams – even if it their interests have traditionally been male-dominated. Dedication is key, she states, and the only limit is not gender, but one's own mentality.
"My femininity is not a weakness," Pimentel said, "but a strength that gives me my special perspective when I express myself."
Aside from her acting roles on TV and Netflix, you can find Jessica Pimentel at the front of the heavy metal band, Alekhine's Gun.
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The electric parallel gripper GEP5000 combines high performance with high economic and environmental standards by being produced from 100% recycled aluminum and steel with an energy share of approximately 28% solar power. This ecological claim is also reflected in the high energy efficiency in the operation of the gripper. The energy-efficient brushless DC motor and the integrated high-efficiency control module are uncompromisingly designed for low power consumption. The clear, reduced formal language and color scheme divide the product into the control module with ergonomic user interface and the housing.


Treatment of postnatal depression with cognitive behavioural therapy, sertraline and combination therapy: A randomised controlled trial.
Jeannette Milgrom, Alan W Gemmill, Jennifer Ericksen, Graham Burrows, Anne Buist and John Reece.
The article has been published in a recent edition of the Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. See: Milgrom, J., Gemmill, A. W., Ericksen, J., Burrows, G., Buist, A., & Reece, J. (2015). Treatment of postnatal depression with cognitive behavioural therapy, sertraline and combination therapy: A randomised controlled trial. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 0004867414565474.


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Home Industry Segments Regulations EPA issues major changes for oil and gas regulations
EPA issues major changes for oil and gas regulations
by JOHN B. KING, Partner, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson LLP
With the presidential election looming, EPA has finalized a three-year effort to revise, amend or repeal the 2012 and 2016 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) regulating VOC and methane emissions from the oil and gas production, processing, and transmission and storage segments. EPA has issued two rules that make sweeping changes to these Obama-era regulations.
The 2012 rule established NSPS for VOC emissions from these three segments of the oil and natural gas industry. The 2016 rule established NSPS for greenhouse gases for these three segments in the form of limitations on methane. In the 2012 and 2016 rules, EPA interpreted the source category to also include, for the first time, the natural gas transmission and storage segment.
EPA issued two rules to address the 2012 and 2016 rules. The "policy" rule addresses the regulation of the natural gas transmission and storage segment and the regulation of methane from all three segments. The "technical" rule addresses VOC requirements in the oil and gas production and processing segments.
The policy rule contains three main parts. First, EPA determined the source category should only include the production and processing segments. The original scope of the category did not include these segments, and EPA found that a segment is its own source category. EPA explained that it can only list a source category for regulation by making a cause-or-contribute and endangerment finding, which the agency never did. As a result, EPA rescinded the VOC and methane standards applicable to the transmission and storage segment of the industry.
Second, EPA rescinded the methane requirements of the NSPS applicable to sources in the production and processing segments because they are redundant with existing NSPS for VOC. EPA stated that rescinding the methane requirements while leaving the VOC emission requirements in place will not affect the amount of methane emission reductions.
Third, EPA included an interpretation of Clean Air Act Section 111, which specifies the agency must find that the emissions of any air pollutant it did not originally consider when regulating a source category causes or significantly contributes to air pollution as a prerequisite for enjoining any new regulation of the pollutant. While seemingly innocuous, this interpretation would appear to require a finding that methane would "cause or contribute" prior to re-regulating it for the transmission and storage segment, an unlikely finding under the current administration.
The technical rule is somewhat more straightforward and applies to existing requirements applicable in the oil and gas production and processing segments. In general, the rule revises requirements associated with fugitive emissions requirements, pneumatic pump standards, storage vessel standard applicability determinations and engineer certifications.
The policy rule is effective when published in the Federal Register, and the technical rule is effective 60 days after publication. With the presidential election pending, the provisions of the Congressional Review Act may play a role in the survival of the two rules. In general terms, the act allows Congress to vote to disapprove of the regulation -- preventing it from going into effect -- within 60 days after Congress receives the rule.
Taken together, the two rules free the transmission and storage segment from NSPS regulation, establish a framework for regulating new source categories, and substantially revise existing regulations in the production and processing segments. However, it remains to be seen whether these rules could survive a change in administration.
John B. King is a partner with Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson LLP in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His practice relates mainly to environmental regulatory permitting and compliance. Prior to joining the firm in 2003, he served as chief attorney of enforcement for the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality.
For more information, visit www.bswenviroblog.com, or contact John B. King at jbk@bswllp.com or (225) 381-8014.
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Библиотека Чехова у Таганрогу (пун назив: Централна градска јавна библиотека  Антона Чехова, рус.: Центральная городская публичная библиотека имени А. П. Чехова) је најстарија библиотека на југу Русије.

Историја
Јавну библиотеку заједно са малом књижаром званично је отворио 23. маја 1876. гувернер Таганрога адмирал Јохан Хампус Фурухјелм. Градско веће је дало библиотеци неке од својих слободних канцеларија у Греческој улици. Раније су постојале само приватне библиотеке и библиотеке у гимназији за дечаке, Маринској гимназији за девојчице и Поморској школи Таганрог. У марту 1878. Народна библиотека се преселила у другу зграду коју је доделило Градско веће у Петровској улици.

Школске године Антона Чехова
Међу првим члановима били су будући светски познати писац Антон Чехов, историчар Павел Филевски, Владимир Богораз, уметници Серафима Блонскаја и Дмитриј Синоди-Попов. Андреј Дроси, Чеховљев друг из разреда, писао је касније у својим мемоарима: "..сваке недеље и сваког празника долазили смо рано ујутру у градску библиотеку и тамо проводили сате и сате, заборављајући на храну, седећи и читајући часописе..." . У то време, Антон Чехов је живео сам у Таганрогу, пошто се цела породица преселила у Москву. Према архивским записима, прве књиге које је Чехов читао биле су књиге о путовањима и авантурама, а потом  Мигел де Сервантес, Харијет Бичер Стоу, Иван Тургењев и Иван Гончаров, касније - Дмитриј Писарев, Висарион Григоријевич Бјелински и Николај Александрович Доброљубов.

Чеховљеве књиге
Градоначелник Таганрога Константин Фоти је 1890. замолио Чехова да пошаље своје књиге са ауторским посветама у Народну библиотеку Таганрог. Антон Чехов је овај захтев сматрао признањем родног града и одговорио да је срећан што је од помоћи свом родном граду, коме много дугује и који много воли. Прве три књиге биле су збирке његових прича и књига Лава Толстоја са ауторском посветом. Чехов је задржао традицију слања својих књига, ретких књига, књига са аутограмима и страних књига у свакој прилици од 1890. до своје смрти у Баденвајлеру 1904. године.

Чеховљев музеј и библиотека
1904. године, након смрти Чехова, библиотека је добила име по светски познатом драмском писцу и писцу кратких прича. За први Чеховљев музеј у Русији посвећена је и просторија библиотеке. У периоду 1906–1907, Градско веће је расправљало о изградњи нове зграде у којој би се налазила и Чеховљева библиотека и Чеховљев музеј. Након детаљне анализе, савет је одлучио да изгради библиотеку, одајући почаст преминулом писцу Антону Чехову, доделивши за ту сврху 25.000 рубаља. Комисија се обратила Чеховљевом пријатељу, архитекти Фјодору Шехтелу у марту 1910. Он је дао своју сагласност у јулу 1910. Мала кућа која је изграђена 1878. је срушена, а нова библиотека је почела да се гради  14. септембра 1910. године. Завршена је августа 1911. године, а отворена је 1912. Музичко одељење библиотеке налази се у историјској кући Чајковског у Таганрогу.

Галерија

Референце

Литература
Филевски, Павел (1898) Историја града Таганрога. Москва: Типо-лит. K. Ф. Александрова
енциклопедија Таганрога, друго издање, 2003.

Спољашње везе
Официјални сајт Библиотеке Чехов

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Christie Tyler Knows How To Rock White Denim
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New York darling and fashion blogger Christie Tyler is always mixing trendy pieces with contemporary must-haves. On her Instagram, she made a case for white denim in a cut-off denim jacket and white kick flare, raw-hem jeans. She kept her accessories neutral, letting these cool pieces speak for themselves.
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Feminist Philosophy of Science: How can we benefit from science in uncertain times?
9:00-11am Contributed papers: How to question science?
Though scholars in the field of Science and Technology Studies have spent decades exploring the relationships between science, technology, and the wider society and culture, we have reached a historical moment where it may be necessary to reconsider what these relationships mean for future scholarship. By asking how and why cultural communities consume, use and are subjugated by technoscience, we can garner a deeper understanding of how these communities, based on collective cultural needs, desires, aesthetics, and priorities, produce and redefine artifacts, practices, and knowledge that transform the architectured meanings of technoscience. By focusing on anime and hip hop, black history month and sneaker design, oil embargoes and limited-edition automobiles, and material science and athletics, this talk will prod us to collectively rethink these connections and build unfamiliar linkages between culture and technoscience.
Public trust in government, and specifically in science and technology policymaking, has been eroding for decades. In the 1960s, feminists and environmentalists began to question the evidence and expertise used in policymaking, arguing that it did not adequately reflect their concerns. These types of concerns have multiplied in recent years, as citizens worry about the racial bias built into big data and algorithms and the lack of regulatory oversight, and question the safety of vaccines and science of climate change. Science and technology studies (STS) scholars have responded to this citizen engagement by carefully identifying how these concerns are based in alternative forms of knowledge and expertise, and arguing that our governing institutions must consider these alternatives more seriously through more inclusive and deliberative democratic approaches. But what should we make of these efforts in an era of "alternative facts" and "fake news"? Some STS scholars suggest that we should step back from our analyses of the social construction of science, worrying that it will be misconstrued to catastrophic effect in a post-truth era. This talk argues the opposite. It will articulate an STS research agenda designed to develop a more nuanced understanding of the relationships between science, knowledge, politics, and policy. In particular, it will explore how STS can help us identify the structural limitations of democratization efforts, and ultimately help produce science and technology policies that are more socially just and democratically legitimate.
Q: How do you look back at the "science wars"?
A: Nothing that happened during the '90s deserves the name "war." It was a dispute, caused by social scientists studying how science is done and being critical of this process. Our analyses triggered a reaction of people with an idealistic and unsustainable view of science who thought they were under attack. Some of the critique was indeed ridiculous, and I was associated with that postmodern relativist stuff, I was put into that crowd by others. I certainly was not antiscience, although I must admit it felt good to put scientists down a little. There was some juvenile enthusiasm in my style.
We're in a totally different situation now. We are indeed at war. This war is run by a mix of big corporations and some scientists who deny climate change. They have a strong interest in the issue and a large influence on the population.
To submit a paper for consideration, please submit an abstract of no more than 500 words, including references. Each speaker will have 30 minutes to present their paper during the workshop. The closing date for abstracts is November 1, 2017.
A limited amount of funds will be made available for presenters to cover some of the costs of attending the workshop. We plan to finalize the workshop schedule by the end of November.
Critical reflection on scientific authority has been central to science and technology studies (STS) for some time. Interrogating science's claim to universality, apoliticism and autonomy, scholars have highlighted the suffusion of values, interests and power inherent in the production, use and consumption of scientific knowledge. Yet, recent political developments have raised questions about the value and ultimate purpose of such critique, leading to concerns about living in a "post-truth" era of "alternative facts." For example, in massive demonstrations such as the March for Science, protesters oppose what they perceive as a radically altered relationship between science and power.
Echoing the science wars of another era, current conversations question the value and legitimacy of STS scholarship, given its thoroughgoing skepticism of scientific authority, and generate concerns about ceding the public sphere to entrenched private interests and traditional prejudice. As such, this workshop will consider the prospects for sustained investigation and questioning of science and its social standing. What is the role of STS scholars in these times of uncertainty? Does an embattled scientific community require social constructivists to modify, soften or abandon critique? Or is critique necessary now more than ever, given science's role in sustaining various social injustices?
Prof. Fouché is the author of Black Inventors in the Age of Segregation: Granville T. Woods, Lewis H. Latimer, and Shelby J. Davidson (Johns Hopkins, 2004) and editor of the four-volume Technology Studies (Key Issues for the 21st Century) (SAGE, 2008). His current research project considers the interactions between technology and sport. See here for more details.
Prof. Parthasarathy is the author of Building Genetic Medicine: Breast Cancer, Technology, and the Comparative Politics of Health Care (MIT, 2012) and Patent Politics: Life Forms, Markets, and the Public Interest in the United States and Europe (University of Chicago Press, 2017). Her current research considers questions such as: How does social and political context shape the development and implications of science and technology? Why and how have citizens become more critical of scientific and technological development, and the institutions that govern it? How do scientific and other knowledge systems come into conflict in innovation and innovation policy, and what is the best way forward to maximize social benefit and ensure public legitimacy? How can our science and technology policy institutions better achieve the public interest, including social justice? See here for more details.
We are pleased to announce a workshop on the topic "Questioning Science in Uncertain Times", to be held Feb. 15-16, 2018 at Ohio State. This workshop is sponsored by the Science and Technology Studies initiative, and is being co-organized by Monamie Bhadra and Chris Pincock.
Check back soon for more details, including our keynote speakers and call for abstracts.


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\subsection{A First Order Typed Functional Programming Language}\vspace*{-1mm}\label{sec:syntax-programs}

Let us consider a typed, first order functional language.
We assume that the {\textit{basic types}} of the language are \textit{int\/},
for integers,
and \textit{bool\/}, for booleans.
We also have \textit{non-basic types}, which are introduced by
(possibly recursive) type
definitions such as the one for trees of integers considered in Section~\ref{sec:Intro-Ex}.
The type system of our language can be formally defined as follows.
(One may consider richer type systems including, for instance,
parameterized types, but this system is sufficient for presenting
our verification technique.)

\smallskip

\noindent
\hspace{5mm}\makebox[9mm][l]{\textit{Types}}\ $\ni$
\makebox[2mm][l]{$\tau$}~::= ~\textit{int\/} ~|~ \textit{bool\/}  ~|~ $\mathit{ident}$ ~|~ $\tau_{1}\ast\ldots \ast \tau_{k}$

\noindent
\hspace{5mm}\makebox[27mm][l]{\textit{Type Definitions\,{\rm :}}} $\mathit{ident} = $
$c_{1}~\textsf{of}~\tau_{1} ~|\hspace{-.9mm}|\hspace{-.9mm}|\hspace{-.9mm}|~ \ldots ~|\hspace{-.9mm}|\hspace{-.9mm}|\hspace{-.9mm}|~ c_{n}~\textsf{of}~\tau_{n}$

\smallskip

\noindent
where: (i)~\textit{ident} is a type identifier,
(ii)~the operator~`$\ast$' builds $k$-tuple types,
(iii)~$c_{1}$,~$\dots$,~$c_{n}$ are distinct constructors with arity,
and (iv)~in any expression `$c_{i}~\textsf{of}~\tau_{i}$', if
$c_{i}$ has arity~\mbox{$k\!>\! 0$,} then $\tau_{i}$ is a $k$-tuple type,
and if~$c_{i}$ has arity 0, then
`$\textsf{of}~\tau_{i}$' is absent.

Every function
has a {\em functional type} of the form $\tau_{1}\rightarrow \tau_{2}$, for
some types~$\tau_{1}$ and~$\tau_{2}$,
modulo the usual isomorphism between
$\tau \rightarrow (\tau'  \rightarrow \tau'')$ and $(\tau \ast \tau')  \rightarrow \tau''$.

In the following definitions:
(i)~$n$ is an integer, (ii)~$b$ is {\textit{true}} or  {\textit{false}}, (iii)~$x$~is a typed variable,
(iv)~$c$~is a constructor of arity~$k\ (\geq 0)$, and
(v)~$f$~is a function of arity~$k\ (\geq 0)$ or a primitive operator on integers or booleans
such as: $+$, $\times$, $=$, $\neq$, $\leq$, $\neg$, $\wedge$, and $\Rightarrow$.

\smallskip
\noindent
\makebox[18mm][r]{~\textit{Values}\ $\ni$}
\makebox[2mm][l]{$v$}~::= ~$n$ ~|~ $b$ ~|~ $c\ v_{1}\ldots v_{k}$

\noindent
\makebox[18mm][r]{~\textit{Terms}\  $\ni$}
\makebox[2mm][l]{$t$}~::=  ~$n$ ~|~ $b$ ~|~ $x$ ~|~ $c\ t_{1}\ldots t_{k}$ ~|~ $f\ t_{1}\ldots t_{k}$ ~|~
$\mathsf{if}$ $t_{0}$ $\mathsf{then}$ $t_{1}$ $\mathsf{else}$ $t_{2}$

\makebox[20mm][l]{}~|~ $\mathsf{let}$ $x=t_{0}$ $\mathsf{in}$ $t_{1}$ ~|~
   $\mathsf{match}~x~\mathsf{with}~|\hspace{-.9mm}|\hspace{-.9mm}|\hspace{-.9mm}|~\mathit{p}_{1}~\textsf{-->}~t_{1}~|\hspace{-.9mm}|\hspace{-.9mm}|\hspace{-.9mm}|~\ldots~|\hspace{-.9mm}|\hspace{-.9mm}|\hspace{-.9mm}|~
   \mathit{p}_{n}~\textsf{-->}~t_{n} $ \nopagebreak

\noindent
\makebox[21mm][r]{\textit{~Patterns}\ $\ni$}
\makebox[2mm][l]{$p$}~::= ~$c\,(x_{1},\ldots,x_{k})$

\smallskip
\noindent
We assume that all values, terms, and patterns are well-typed. In every \textsf{let-in} term  $x$ is a
new variable
not occurring in $t_{0}$ and occurring in $t_{1}$.
In every \textsf{match-with} term the patterns $\mathit{p}_{1},\ldots, \mathit{p}_{k}$
are pairwise disjoint and exhaustive.
\noindent
A \mbox{{\it user-defined function}}~$f$ is defined by:
$\mathsf{let}~\mathsf{rec}~f\ x_{1} \ldots  x_{k} = t$,
\noindent
where the free variables of $t$ are among $\{x_{1},\ldots, x_{k}\}$.

A \textit{program} is a (possibly empty) set of type definitions together with
a set of \mbox{user-defined} functions.
Given a program~$P$ and a term~$t$ without free variables and whose functions are defined in~$P$,
the value~$v$ of~$t$ using~$P$ is computed according to the
call-by-value semantics. In this case we write $t \rightarrow_{P} v$.
We say that a program~$P$ {\textit{terminates}} if, for every term $t$
without free variables and whose functions are defined in $P$, there exists a value~$v$ such that
$t \rightarrow_{P} v$.
Given a boolean term $q$ whose free variables are in $\{x_{1},\ldots,x_{n}\}$,
a {\textit{property}} is a universally quantified formula of the form $\forall x_{1},\ldots,x_{n}.\,q$.
Given a program~$P$, we say that a property $\forall x_{1},\ldots,x_{n}.\,q$,
whose functions are defined in~$P$, holds for~$P$ iff for all values $v_{1},\ldots,v_{n}$, we have that
$q\, [v_{1},\ldots,v_{n}~/~x_{1},\ldots,x_{n}] \rightarrow_{P} {\mathit{true}}$, where the
square bracket notation is for substitution.

Let us consider a typed first order logic~\cite{End72} which includes:
(i)~the theory {\textit{LIA}} of the linear integer arithmetic constraints,
and (ii)~the theory {\textit{Bool}} of boolean constraints.
A {\em constraint} in $\textit{LIA}\cup\textit{Bool\/}$ is any formula in
$\textit{LIA}\cup\textit{Bool\/}$.

An {\it atom} is a formula of the form $q(t_{1},\ldots,t_{m})$,
where~$q$ is a typed predicate symbol not used in
$\textit{LIA}\cup\textit{Bool\/}$, and
$t_{1},\ldots,t_{m}$ are typed terms made out of variables and constructors.
A~{\it constrained Horn clause}  (or simply, a {\it clause}, or a CHC) is
an implication of the form
$A\leftarrow c, B$ (comma denotes conjunction),
where the conclusion (or {\it head\/}) $A$ is either an atom or \textit{false},
the premise (or {\it body\/}) is the conjunction of
a constraint  $c$, and a (possibly empty) conjunction~$B$ of atoms.
A clause whose head is an atom is called a {\it definite clause},
and a clause whose head is {\it false} is called a {\it goal\/}.
A {\em constrained fact} is a clause of the form $A\leftarrow c$. We will write the
constrained fact
$A\leftarrow \textit{true}$ also as $A\leftarrow$.
We assume that all variables in a clause are universally quantified in front.
Given a term $t$, by ${\it vars}(t)$ we denote the set of variables occurring in $t$.
{Similarly for the set of
variables occurring in atoms, or clauses, or sets of atoms, or
 sets of clauses.}
A set $S$ of CHCs is said to be {\em satisfiable} if $S\cup \textit{LIA}\cup \textit{Bool}$
has a model, or equivalently, $S\cup \textit{LIA} \cup \textit{Bool} ~\not\models \textit{false}$.

We define a translation \textit{Tr} from any set $P$ of function definitions
into a set of CHCs by:
(i)~introducing for each function $f$ of arity $k$, a new predicate, say $\mathit{p}$,
of arity $k\!+\! 1$, and then
(ii)~providing the clauses for predicate $p$
so that $f(x_1,\ldots,x_k)\!=\!y$ iff $\mathit{p}(x_1,\ldots,x_k,y)$ holds.
This translation has been applied in Section~\ref{sec:Intro-Ex}
for generating {\mbox{clauses~1--7}} starting
from the \textit{Tree\su Processing\/} program.
Primitive operations, such as $+$ and $-$,
are translated in terms of constraints expressed in \textit{LIA}.
Similarly, a property of the form: $\forall x.\,\mathit{r}(x)\Rightarrow \mathit{s}(x)$ is translated
into a goal (or a set of goals, in general) as indicated in Section~\ref{sec:Intro-Ex} (see goal~8).
 If we denote by ${\mathit{Tr}}(P)$ and
$\mathit{Tr}(\mathit{Prop})$ the set of CHCs generated from a given
program~$P$ and a given property $\mathit{Prop}$, respectively, we
have the following theorem, where satisfiability is defined within the typed logic
we consider.

\begin{theorem}Given a program~$P$ that terminates, a property~$\mathit{Prop}$  holds  for $P$ iff
the set $\mathit{Tr}(P) \cup \mathit{Tr}(\mathit{Prop})$ of clauses is satisfiable.
\end{theorem}

\section{Introduction}
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	\section{A Tree Processing Example}
	\label{sec:Intro-Ex}
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	\section{Preliminaries}
	\label{sec:Prelim}
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	\section{Eliminating Inductively Defined Data Structures}
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	\section{Correctness and Termination of the Transformation}
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    \section{Adding Integer and Boolean Constraints}
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	\section{Experimental Evaluation}
	\label{sec:Experiments}
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	\section{Related Work and Conclusions}
	\label{sec:RelConcl}
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	\section{Acknowledgements}
	We would like to thank Hiroshi Unno for his support in the use of the {\small\textsc{RCaml}}\xspace system.
	We thank the anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments.
	The authors are members of the INdAM Research group GNCS.
	E.~De~Angelis, F.~Fioravanti and A.~Pettorossi are research associates at
	CNR-IASI, Rome, Italy.

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Best of The Hit List Philadelphia
By Kae Lani Palmisano December 10, 2021
It's been a roller coaster of a year, but compared to where we started 2021, we're ending on a high note. After all, things began with restaurants open at a limited capacity and outdoor dining in the winter weather. While vaccines were slowly rolling out, restaurants that were normally meant for sit-down dinners were rolling out takeout and delivery menus, all in an effort to keep diners and staff safe.
But then the past couple of years have brought dramatic change to the dining landscape in Philadelphia. It was hard to say goodbye to some of the city's most beloved dining establishments. But while restaurants close, the creative forces behind them are still around, and developing new businesses. Right after Ange Branca closed Saté Kampar, she opened Kampar Kitchen, a chef incubator in the BOK Building that is giving opportunities to new and rising chefs. Then there's Kiki Aranita. It was heartbreaking to see Poi Dog close, but empowering to see Poi Dog reimagined as a sauce company, churning out bottles of Maui Lavender Ponzu, Guava Katsu, and Chili Peppah Water. It was an absolute sauce boss move.
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After a year as eventful as this one, it's hard not to look back and take into account how far we've come. This end of the year Best of The Hit List shines a light on restaurants that aren't known just for their menus and their culinary artistry. These are industry leaders making waves in the community and changing the way Philadelphia thinks about food. And they deserve a year-end salute.
1. Middle Child Clubhouse
You can tell by looking at the menu that the team at Middle Child Clubhouse is having a great time playing with food. In addition to the sandwiches they've become known for, they have a wide range of eyecatching cocktails, dinner entrées, and more. It's dishes like their okonomiyaki topped latkes; the PEI mussels in a savory hot ham broth; and that wild foie gras and concord grape jelly sandwich that graced their specials a few weeks back that really sets the Clubhouse apart from the Center City location that started the Middle Child craze.
Aside from the food, it's really the vibes that have made this spot a quick Fishtown favorite. The casual bar seating invites folks to stop by to enjoy a drink with friends (try the cannoli milk punch, a grown up "chocolate milk" with whiskey, orange liqueur, chocolate, and pistachio) and the pool table really makes it feel like a playful clubhouse. But, crucially, those good vibes extend to how Middle Child Clubhouse treats its staff. Even before they opened, owner Matt Cahn made it a point to rethink the way his restaurant would operate by offering competitive wages, mental health training, and limiting the number of hours staff can work each week to promote a healthy work/life balance. Cahn believes that when the staff is happy, the customers are happy, and so far, he's been right. And doing so, he's set a model for restaurant life in Philadelphia — and beyond.
2. Zahav
It's not hard to see why Zahav won the James Beard Award for outstanding restaurant in 2019. The illustrious menu explores the nuanced flavors and numerous cultural influences that make up Israeli cuisine. The five-course prix fixe tasting menu begins with a selection of salatim, wood-fired laffa bread topped with za'atar and olive oil, and Zahav's infamous hummus with green tehina. The mezze and al ha'esh offers a selection of aromatic spiced dishes, like the smoked and fried sweet potato with caramelized onion labneh, and the chicken shashlik with saffron, orange, and pomegranate. For a main course, try the smoked lamb shoulder braised in a pomegranate molasses.
3. Friday Saturday Sunday
Having a tasting menu at Friday Saturday Sunday was always a goal simmering in the back of chef Chad Williams' and executive sous chef Sashia Liriano's minds, but it took the pandemic for them to turn the dream into a reality. The new tasting menu lets diners experience a little bit of everything that Friday Saturday Sunday has to offer.
It's a soulful journey that shows off the restaurant's full range, starting with a chichi morada and an empanada topped with a silky and salty royal ossetra caviar to the succulent barbecue veal cheek with yam, and ending on a sweet note with a bay leaf semifreddo with huckleberry and a crispy meringue, all plated with finesse.
4. Kalaya
Italian Market
Kalaya may have only opened in 2019, but the impact it has had on the Philadelphia dining scene makes it feel like the restaurant has been around forever. Owner and chef Chutatip "Nok" Suntaranon became an instant favorite in the Italian Market, serving up southwestern Thai dishes inspired by the food made by her mother, Kalaya, for whom the restaurant is named.
The menu, which Suntaranon refuses to alter in any way (so don't ask), is as authentic as can be. Experience traditional dishes like kang ghai khao mun, southern-style chicken curry served with coconut rice, and tom yum Kalaya, a beautifully presented spicy and sour lemongrass soup with jumbo river prawns. Suntaranon also serves Royal Thai specialties, like the blue-tinged, chicken-filled shaw muang dumplings, ornately sculpted in the shape of flowers.
The food is spectacular, but Suntaranon's service both in the restaurant and out in the community is what makes Kalaya one of the best establishments in Philadelphia. When Kalaya would have been celebrating its one-year anniversary, Suntaranon and her staff developed an outdoor market where neighbors and food industry professionals, temporarily out of work due to the pandemic, could get the food they needed. Over the course of this pandemic, Suntaranon has been incredibly generous, collaborating with chefs, preparing food for events, hosting pop-ups, and as of recently, giving space on the walls of her restaurant to artists through her new artist residency program. It's awe-inspiring to see everything that Suntaranon has done since opening Kalaya in 2019, and with a second location due to open in Fishtown, we look forward to seeing what she will do next.
Call 215-385-3777 for more info.
5. Hardena
For 20 years, Hardena has been serving traditional Indonesian dishes from an unassuming row home in South Philly. What started out as a way to give the Indonesian community a taste of home quickly became a Philadelphia favorite, attracting diners from all over the city for their perfectly grilled sate and flavorful rendang. The humble, family-run restaurant drew so much attention they were named a James Beard Semifinalist in 2018. Hardena is the kind of restaurant that will keep you coming back to experience more. You may find yourself making a special detour on weekends just for the goat curry.
Hardena used to be easy to miss if you didn't know exactly where you were going, but the exterior of restaurant recently got a makeover from the Mural Arts Program. They've installed a new two-story mural of an ornate tapestry that tells the story of immigration to Philadelphia from the Indonesian and Southeast Asian perspective. It's a powerful mural that not only shares Hardena's story with the neighborhood, but also serves as a body of work that the Indonesian community can see themselves within.
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6. Irwins
The BOK Building has experienced a lot of changes in the last decade. It was originally a school that closed in 2013, empty for two years before BOK Bar tested the waters of what this space could potentially become. Since then, the BOK Building has welcomed local makers, artists, entrepreneurs, and non-profits to set up shop. The building's old classrooms are now home to over 200 local businesses. And on the 8th floor, sharing the roof with BOK Bar, is Irwin's, an upscale Sicilian restaurant.
Chef Michael Vincent Ferreri worked under some of Philadelphia's greatest chefs including Jose Garces, Michael Solomonov, and Joey Baldino before taking the helm of Irwin's. Ferreri's menu is slightly reminiscent of Baldino's menu at Zeppoli, but with more of a focus on seafood. His command over fresh fish is apparent in the swordfish Milanese, the flavorful heat of the octopus with salsa verde, the crudo made with local New Jersey fluke, and of course, the whole grilled dorade. Make this meal a special occasion by pairing it with the natural wines or artfully crafted cocktails.
7. Pizzeria Beddia
What started out as making a few pies out of a tiny shop on the corner of East Girard Avenue has expanded into the wildly celebrated restaurant, Pizzeria Beddia. Marrying his love of wine and pizza, Joe Beddia has created a dining experience that can be best described as a grown-up pizza party.
Pizza may seem simple – dough topped with sauce, cheese, and an assortment of meats and vegetables – but it's a deceptively tedious craft, one that Beddia has mastered. What sets these pies apart from a city full of exceptional pizzas are the quality of the ingredients. The rich tomato sauce is simply Jersey Fresh tomatoes blended with fresh garlic, sea salt, extra virgin olive oil, and Sicilian oregano plucked right off the vine, and the Sicilian anchovies bring an unparalleled briny earthiness to every pie they grace. Don't leave without try a slice of the tomato pie, a Philadelphia classic made with thick focaccia bread drenched in tomato sauce and served at room temperature – it's actually one of Beddia's favorites.
That same high quality and attention to detail extends to The Hoagie Room at Pizzeria Beddia where guests can experience the only hoagie omakase in Philadelphia. A variety of exciting hoagies are served alongside small plates, pizza, and a crafted cocktail. Hoagie fans come hungry because it's a dining feat of strength!
8. Ember & Ash
We often think of offal as the parts of the animal that are thrown away or prepared as part of homely meals, but Ember & Ash is changing the way we think about nose-to-tail cooking. The menu pushes the boundaries of what is possible with ingredients that are usually discarded, like the lamb tongue fries with a house Dijonnaise, and, a customer favorite, a whole pig's head served with greens, carrots, and pepper vinegar. They also find uses for parts of the vegetables that aren't normally prepared, like the roasted celery root made into a slaw, and the tomato Collins, a non-alcoholic cocktail featuring smoked tomato shrub. The entire menu is an eloquent commentary on how we can transform food waste into something that is exciting and worthy of a fine-dining establishment.
For reservations, call (267) 606-6775.
9. River Twice
Passyunk Ave
Restaurants are more than just places to go and dine. They're platforms where chefs express their experiences and where diners can engage with cultural traditions. River Twice not only uses their platform to create imaginative dishes with local ingredients, like the raw New Jersey scallop whose subtle sea flavors are enhanced by fermented kohlrabi and a silky trout roe, they also lend that platform to other culinary creators in the industry.
It's definitely worth going to River Twice and experiencing their seven-course tasting menu, which changes fairly regularly. But it's the Hidden in Plain Sight dinner series that brings in a multitude of talented chefs, and thus, expands the perspective of what "New American cuisine" looks like. Over the past few months, the series has welcomed Danny Childs, the mixologist behind The Farm & Fisherman Tavern's locally sourced and foraged cocktail menu, and Chef Matthew Harper's Southern-style menu. The series will continue through 2022, with Ange Branca of Kampar Kitchen (formerly Saté Kampar) kicking things off on January 11.
10. Hearthside
There is no shortage of excellent restaurants along Collingswood's Haddon Avenue, but Hearthside is a dining destination. With their elegant wood-fired menu and welcoming open kitchen concept, Hearthside offers a dining experience that's unlike anything else in the burbs.
The progression of flavor builds from start to finish. Small plates like the unforgettable hamachi ceviche and spicy wagyu beef carpaccio with Thai basil and jalapeño start the meal off strong. The medium plates continue the excitement with rich options like the spaghetti with butter-poached lobster seasoned with saffron and topped with trout roe. It all leads to a crescendo of expertly wood-fired large entrees, and the tricky decision between sharing your seared scallops nestled in a pool of beet puree, or just getting a whole roasted branzino for everyone at the table. Hearthside is a celebratory meal for any occasion. And it's a BYOB so don't forget to bring a bottle!
Archives: The Hit List
Resy's 2022 Holiday Bucket List for Philadelphia
Where to Eat in November: Southwark, Oloroso, Sally, and More
Where to Eat in October: Irwins, Townsend, Frankford Hall, and More
Where to Eat in September: Bad Brother, Messina Social Club, Samuel's, and More
Where to Eat in August: Oyster House, Omakase by Yanaga, and More
The July Hit List: Stina Pizzeria, Adelinas, Good King Tavern, and More
The June Hit List: River Twice, Mish Mish, Suraya, and More