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Written by David Mantik
In reply to Michael Shermer and the LA Times, David Mantik asks why the media refuse to accept the overwhelmingly obvious conclusion that Oswald was framed.
A reply to Michael Shermer and the Los Angeles Times
In the JFK assassination, why do the media refuse to accept the overwhelmingly obvious conclusion that Oswald was framed?
Michael Shermer is the publisher of Skeptic magazine, to which I once subscribed. [1] Skeptic has printed at least two pieces that favor a JFK conspiracy, but now Shermer paradoxically promotes the lone gunman theory. Ironically, for that case in particular, he has dropped his pretense of skepticism.
In a November 26, 2013 Op-Ed, Shermer purports to explain away a JFK conspiracy via psychology. However, if this notion is logically extrapolated, no one (not even the judicial system – nor even string theorists) would ever need to consult any facts, i.e., merely identifying an author's motives would suffice to discern the truth. But what is good for the conspiracist is good for the anti-conspiracist – perhaps some day Shermer will reveal what deep psychology motivates his own persistent obfuscation of the JFK case.
Shermer believes that conspiracy theories offer tidy and simple-minded explanations. But what could be more simple-minded than Oswald as a lone gunman?
Shermer claims that we have had a surfeit of documentaries favoring conspiracy. On the contrary, in my three decades of observing this event, we have never had such a deluge of mainstream support for Oswald. (See my critique of just one of these – on NOVA.)
He claims that evidence points toward Oswald. For once, he is correct. Unfortunately, nearly all of it is suspect. An itemized demolition of these fraudulent claims has come from a fellow Wisconsin Badger (see Into the Nightmare, pp. 195-205, by Joseph McBride). Is Shermer truly ignorant of all this soiled laundry? Moreover, this is hardly the first case in history of misleading evidence. The French had their own Dreyfuss Affair, where virtually all the "official evidence" pointed toward an innocent man. And the Lincoln assassination was a lone gunman case before additional evidence emerged. Even in Watergate, the evidence of conspiracy only evolved across time.
A conspiracy, by definition, requires only two persons. Given the pervasive tendency of humans to socialize, that is the natural state of human affairs. Most curiously, the original meaning of conspiracy theory was neutral. Only since the mid-1960s (suspiciously right after the JFK assassination) did it become a term of ridicule. It is now a term of derision, whose sole purpose is promptly to strangle any serious examination of the evidence. Oddly enough, The Paranoid Style in American Politics (by Richard Hofstadter), was first published in Harper's Magazine on the first anniversary of the JFK assassination – in November 1964.[2]
Michael Parenti has observed that even the CIA is, by definition – via its covert actions and secret plans – a conspiracy. Ambassador David K. E. Bruce, in his formal report on the CIA to President Eisenhower, disclosed the devastating impact these conspiracies had on US foreign policy.[3] Even the Mafia (by its very nature) believes in conspiracies.
Justin Fox of Time magazine describes most Wall Street traders as conspiracy-minded; he adds that most good investigative reporters are also conspiracy theorists. For conspiracy theorists in this JFK case, see my long list (with supporting documentation – see Addendum 5). Here are several: Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, John Connally, J. Edgar Hoover, John McCone, David Atlee Phillips, Robert Tanenbaum, James Rowley, George Burkley, Jesse Curry, Roy Kellerman, Evelyn Lincoln, Richard Russell, Bertrand Russell, G. Robert Blakey, and Robert Kennedy, Jr.
Cass Sunstein, in a 2008 paper, offered his own remedies for conspiracy theories; he proposed infiltrating them to cause internal disruption. In other words, his response to conspiracy theories was to propose a conspiracy of his own. Several years ago, I sent him a rebuttal. I am still waiting for his reply.
My own view of the JFK assassination has evolved from mere belief into actual knowledge. Based on my seeing (on nine different occasions) the JFK artifacts at the National Archives, I now know that the JFK skull X-rays are copies, not originals, and that the mysterious 6.5 mm bullet-like fragment (supposedly at the back of the skull) was added to the X-ray in the darkroom, merely to incriminate the supposed weapon – a 6.5 mm Mannlicher-Carcano.
On November 22, 2013, I met with James Jenkins, who had been Dr. Boswell's technician at the JFK autopsy. He confirmed my conclusion (based on hundreds of data points via optical densitometry on the extant JFK skull X-rays) – that the images of the brain in the National Archives are fraudulent. But this was no surprise; after all, the official autopsy photographer, John Stringer, had long ago disavowed these photographs as those he took.
David W. Mantik earned his Ph.D. in physics at Wisconsin and his M.D. at Michigan. He is Board Certified in radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology. A former fellow of the American Cancer Society and director of residency training in radiation oncology at Loma Linda University, he has also used proton beams to cure cancer.
"A reliable way to make people believe in falsehoods is frequent repetition, because familiarity is not easily distinguished from truth."
"It is the consistency of the information that matters for a good story, not its completeness. Indeed, you will often find that knowing little makes it easier to fit everything you know into a coherent pattern."
"The confidence that individuals have in their beliefs depends mostly on the quality of the story they can tell about what they see, even if they see very little. We often fail to allow for the possibility that evidence that should be critical to our judgment is missing – what [you] see is all there is (WYSIATI)."
"They didn't want more information that might spoil their story."
– Thinking Fast and Slow (2011) by Daniel Kahneman
(Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his seminal work in psychology)
Postscript: A Rebuttal from Shermer (and the Los Angeles Times)
Before my critique had even been submitted to the Los Angeles Times, Shermer had already struck back. Here is what the Times printed on Saturday, November 30, 2013 (p. A15).
Facts or Conspiracies?
Almost all of the readers who responded to Michael Shermer's November 26, 2013 Op-Ed didn't buy his idea that psychology helps to explain why JFK assassination theories persist. Reader Stephany Yablow of North Hollywood wrote:
"J. Edgar Hoover came up with the lone-gunman scenario within 24 hours of the assassination as a cover-up. Lyndon Johnson backed it, demanding that the case be closed quickly.
"The Warren Commission was political window dressing. It failed to thoroughly investigate, interview witnesses and experts and conduct forensic studies. It produced a shallow report.
"Maybe people would believe the lone-gunman theory if Jack Ruby didn't waltz into the jail and kill Lee Harvey Oswald; hence, the theory that someone directed Ruby to do so. There must have been at least two people (the requisite number of actors to define a 'conspiracy'). If the lone-gunman proponents had a better answer, they haven't convinced us yet."
Michael Shermer responds:
[Note by Mantik: Misleading statements so densely infest this manifesto that each opinion is itemized, followed by my comments. Shermer's words are in italics.]
The Warren Commission report was shallow? At 880 pages, I wonder what would be considered deep.
Reply (based on the work of Walt Brown): Of the 488 witnesses who testified, only 93 did so in the presence of any of the seven members of the Commission. Here is the scorecard: Earl Warren – 93, Allen Dulles – 70, Gerald Ford – 60, John Sherman Cooper – 50, John McCloy – 35, Hale Boggs – 20, and Richard Russell – 6. What value would be placed on a judicial proceeding in an American courtroom in which the prosecutors, the defense attorneys, or certain jurors just came and went as they pleased? Furthermore, anyone who has even glanced at these volumes quickly recognizes that trivia and irrelevancies populate the pages, but critical witnesses are often studiously avoided. Insofar as a "deep" analysis, one example is Douglas Horne's five volume set: Inside the Assassination Records Review Board. Horne's book is 1880 pages. (The Warren Report is actually 888 pages.) Another would be Walt Brown's Chronology of the JFK Assassination.
In any case, five different government investigations – along with countless private inquiries – have concluded that the evidence overwhelmingly points toward Oswald as the lone assassin.<
Reply: Shermer apparently has not read that brilliant piece by Dr. Gary Aguilar and Kathy Cunningham: "How Five Investigations into JFK's Medical Autopsy Evidence Got It Wrong." Insofar as private investigations, Shermer likewise seems hopelessly lost – the vast majority favor conspiracy. (See his last statement here, which implies that he does know this.)
Oswald's Carcano rifle with his fingerprints on it was found on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository.
Reply: The weapon (actually a carbine, not a rifle) in evidence is not the one ordered by LHO. The Commission states that he used a coupon from the February 1963 issue of The American Rifleman (but this ad does not appear in the Commission). The ad is for a 36" Carcano weighing 5.5#. The weapon in evidence is supposedly 42" and weighs 8# (with sling and sight). The first weapon reported in the Texas School Book Depository was a 7.65 German Mauser; Eugene Boone filed two separate reports to this effect, and Seymour Weitzman filed a confirming affidavit. Boone later testified that Captain Fritz and Lt. Day also identified it as a Mauser. The weapon in evidence, however, clearly reads "Made Italy" and "Cal, 6.5"." Furthermore, no one has explained why a wannabe assassin would purchase a weapon by money order through the mail – instead of paying cash locally (with no trace of ownership). In addition, on the supposed purchase date (March 12), Oswald was at work from 8 AM to 12:15 PM (see Harvey and Lee by John Armstrong for company employee records). If the post office records can be believed, LHO walked 11 blocks to the General Post Office, purchased a money order, but then did not mail it from there. Instead, he walked many bocks out of his way (eventually using a mailbox) before returning to work, where his absence was not noted. This order then arrived the very next day at Klein's (in Chicago) – and was already deposited at the bank that same day! Unfortunately, the bank deposit actually reads February 15, 1963 – not March 13, 1963. Of course, if the date really had been February, then the serial number C2766 could not apply to the weapon in the backyard photographs. For even more anomalies on the MC see Reclaiming Parkland by James DiEugenio.
Insofar as fingerprints go, none were initially found on the weapon. Only after a visit by federal agents to the morgue, where Oswald was fingerprinted – according to the mortician, did a palm print appear on the weapon. Moreover, during the last several decades much doubt has been cast on fingerprint evidence in general; see my review of John McAdams's book.
Three bullet casings there match what 80% of eyewitnesses in Dealey Plaza reported hearing: three shots.
Reply: The initial report described only two casings. The so-called Magic Bullet (which should have matched the casings) could not be identified at Parkland Hospital by the man who handled the actual bullet. Josiah Thompson (a private detective) and Dr. Gary Aguilar have demolished the chain of possession for this bastard bullet. Regarding witnesses, a long list of them reported that the final two shots were very close together, much too close for the Mannlicher-Carcano. [4]
It was the same rifle Oswald purchased in March 1963, which he then used the following month in an attempt to assassinate the rabidly anti-communist Army Maj. Gen. Edwin Walker.
Reply: Walker denied that Oswald had shot at him. The bullet was not matched to any weapon owned by Oswald. At the time of the event, the Dallas Morning News reported a 30.06 bullet. (Of course, the Warren Report omitted this.) A witness, Kirk Coleman, saw two men, but neither was Oswald. A photograph of a car behind Walker's house turned up at Ruth Paine's house and was ascribed to Oswald. While the police had that photograph, the license plate disappeared from the back of the car. However, Chief Curry's book (1969) contains a photograph of Oswald's possessions, including that Walker photograph. In that version, the license plate is intact – which strongly implies that the police had cut it out of the other one.
Co-workers saw Oswald on the sixth floor of the depository shortly before JFK's motorcade arrived, and saw him exit soon after the assassination.
Reply: Oswald worked in the building and might well have been seen there. But Shermer fails to tell us when he was seen there. The only witness the Commission could round up was Howard Brennan, who had poor eyesight; he could not identify Oswald in a line-up later that same day. Furthermore, the window in the sniper's nest was partly closed, making it virtually impossible for Brennan to get a good look at the man's face. Arnold Rowland and Carolyn Walther saw a man with a rifle, but neither identified Oswald. Furthermore, both said they saw two men! Within 90 seconds of the shooting, Roy Truly spotted Oswald drinking a coke in the second floor lunch room. Victoria Adams walked down the same stairs (from the fifth floor) right after the shooting and did not see Oswald.
Oswald went home and picked up his pistol and left again, shortly after which he was stopped by Dallas Police Officer J. D. Tippit, whom Oswald shot dead with four bullets.
Reply: "The official story of the Tippit killing is full of holes." [5] McBride has devoted most of his book (and much of his life) to the Tippit case. If Shermer truly likes long books (as he claimed about the Warren Report), then he will love this book (662 pages). It is mostly devoted to the Tippit case. The author firmly denies that Oswald shot Tippit. Another author, John Armstrong, has investigated this murder for two decades and has now developed a detailed scenario of the event. Has Shermer done as much research on this as Armstrong or McBride?
He then ducked into a nearby theater without paying, which resulted in a police confrontation.
Reply: Theater employee Warren Burroughs said that Oswald went to the balcony. A police dispatcher (at 1:46 PM) stated that Oswald was in the balcony. However, Oswald was arrested on the main floor. Bernard Haire saw a second man (who was flushed, as though he had been in a struggle) leave the rear of the theater and then be placed into a police car. Until Haire saw Oliver Stone's film, he had always thought that he had seen Oswald's arrest. Can Shermer explain any of this?
Two days later, Oswald was himself assassinated by a pro-Kennedy nightclub owner named Jack Ruby, who said his motive was "saving Mrs. Kennedy the discomfiture of coming back to trial." Thousands more pieces of evidence all converge to the unmistakable conclusion that Oswald acted alone.
Reply: Does Shermer truly know more than these legal minds, which were deeply immersed in the case? (None of them believed in a lone gunman.)
Senator Richard Russell, member of the Warren Commission
John McCloy, member of the Warren Commission
Rep. Hale Boggs, member of the Warren Commission
Senator John Sherman Cooper, member of the Warren Commission
Rep. Henry Gonzalez, chair of the HSCA
Rep. Don Edwards, chair of the HSCA
Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel for the HSCA
Robert Tanenbaum, Chief Counsel for the HSCA
Richard A. Sprague, Chief Counsel for the HSCA
Gary Cornwell, Deputy Chief Counsel for the HSCA
In the 50 years since, conspiracy fabulists have concocted more than 300 different people and organizations allegedly involved in the assassination, and yet not one line of evidence conclusively supports any of these suspects. It's time to move on and let JFK R.I.P.
Reply: If Shermer had paid any attention to JFK books or meetings during the past year, he would know that the evidence of a cover-up by federal agencies is now overwhelming. Instead, he has responded like an automaton, programmed to recite the Commission's dogmas. He even evades the last official government investigation (the HSCA), which declared a probable JFK conspiracy. We might well ask: What about history? For example, what if the Dreyfuss affair had simply been left to lie dormant? Or what if the Lincoln assassination had never been pursued – or if no investigation had been done into Watergate, or into Iran-Contra, or into BCCI? What then Mr. Shermer?
I let my subscription lapse after I became skeptical of some of these alleged skeptics.
According to Wikipedia, on November 21, 1963 (sic) Hofstadter delivered the Herbert Spencer Lecture at Oxford University (on this same subject)
Timothy Weiner, Legacy of Ashes (2007), pp. 133-135. The complete report is still unavailable!
Assassination Science (1998), edited by James Fetzer, p. 296.
Joseph McBride, Into the Nightmare (2013), p. 201.
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David Mantik
David W. Mantik, MD, Ph.D., is a board certified radiation oncologist who previously served on the tenure-track physics faculty at U. Michigan. He received his PhD in physics from U. Wisconsin, his MD from Michigan, completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Stanford, and held a Junior Faculty Clinical Fellowship at USC. He has visited the National Archives on nine separate occasions and has written extensively about the JFK medical evidence, particularly the autopsy images. He has recently published an e-book, JFK's Head Wounds.
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First I created a wiki entry about E17 compatible composite managers. But people told me it doesn't belong into the official wiki as it has no support at the moment. So I insert it into my Blog to save the links.
There're several X composite managers that work with E17. This article explains some composite manager that work with E17. See the article Compositing window manager on wikipedia for a formal description.
Xcompmgr is a simple composite window manager, capable of rendering drop shadows and, with the use of the transset utility, primitive window transparency. Designed solely as a proof-of-concept, xcompmgr is a lightweight alternative to Compiz Fusion and similar composite managers.
Because it does not replace any existing window manager, it is an ideal solution for E17 users seeking a more elegant desktop. It's packaged for the most distributions and easy to install. It runs out of the box with E17, but had some problems. For example the gnome-terminal had no window border.
This composite manager is implemented as module for E17. It's available in CVS (e_modules/bling). The easy_e17.sh script installs this module by default. So it's easy to install. Bling looks not bad, but compared to other composite manager it feels really slow. The source code looks not really extensible.
The Bang composite manager is available here.
The Ecomorph composite manager is available here.
The Egloo composite manager is available here. Update: Egloo host seems to be down. If someone knows what happened to it, please leave a note.


The Disco Ceiling Light from Ai Lati features a white satin glass shade, decorative know in white opal glass and a chrome metal ring. Available in 23.6" and 31.5" Diameter shade sizes, and 4 or 6 X 75W Medium Base Incandescent lamp sockets. Dimmable with a Standard Incandescent dimmer.


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Danny Pearson Thrillers by Stephen Taylor
Danny Pearson Thrillers by Stephen Taylor (2-6)
Requirements: epub reader, 2.5 mb 478 kb
Overview: was born in 1968 in Walthamstow, London but have lived in Norfolk since the age of five. I have a wife Emma and two children, Adam and Sophie.
2. Vodka and Jellied Eels – Family Honour Must be Upheld…
When Danny's uncle Harry Knight is pushed by a Russian Mafia family for control of London. The violence escalates until there are fatalities on both sides.
Yuri Volkov must fly to London and avenge his brother's death and family honour. His only aim is to destroy Harry and make him suffer in the process.
Harry's daughter May is kidnapped and his world falls apart. When he starts getting fingers in the mail he calls on the one man who can get her back.
In his quest to save his cousin before Yuri kills her. Danny must declare war on the Russian Mafia and stop at nothing until she's safe.
High octane action at a breath-taking pace.
3. Beware the Chinaman – The future is electric. But who holds the power…
Sent by Government Agent Howard to pick up a stolen hard drive, Danny soon finds himself fighting for his life as he's chased across Europe by the mysterious and deadly Chinaman.
The hard drive holds information to expose an organisation called the Board and its Chairman wants it back. The Boards plan is to save the planet and gain global dominance through its ecological empire. The execution of the plan is by any means necessary.
4. Alive Until I Die – When government cutbacks threaten project Dragonfly. General Rufus McManus takes direct action to secure its future. Deep undercover with his life on the line, can Danny survive long enough to bring him to justice…
After the theft of a consignment of prototype rifles, and the death of one of Howard's agents. Danny Pearson is sent undercover to infiltrate a team of ex-special forces soldiers, led by his old SAS buddy Commander Rex Benton.
Things go from bad to worse when the team steals an experimental pulse weapon and plant it in an unknown venue. Danny enters into a race against time to find the weapon before it goes off, while trying to stay alive as the General terminates all links back to project Dragonfly.
5. Sport of Kings – When Danny's old SAS buddy goes missing, Danny's unit reunite to find him. When they follow Smudges trail they find themselves on the wrong side of an international drug smuggling operation and the sport of kings, an exclusive hunt of a deadly nature…
When Smudge rings from the Norfolk coast he's in big trouble, Danny and his old SAS team mate Fergus drive up to help him only to find he's vanished. When the search the holiday chalet, the only clues they can find are Smudges diving gear and a brick of cocaine sealed in plastic.
Things go from bad to worse and Danny and friends end up going head to head with drug smugglers and the Sport of Kings run by Lord Bartholomew Harrington-Smythe and Sir John Riddlesworth.
6. Blood Runs Deep – Five Years Ago (Vodka Over London Ice) The London mob clashed with the Russian Mafia. Death and violence escalated, putting Danny's family in danger. Danny Pearson ended the war, or so he thought…
Time has passed and Yuri Volkov's daughter Annika has come of age, after reviving her father's empire she spends five long years searching for her father's killer, and now she's found him.
Kidnapped and packaged off to a Moscow prison, Danny learns of his fate. Annika Volkov doesn't want him dead; she wants him to spend an eternity of suffering at the hands of the Volkov Mafia inmates…
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Bella would no doubt have been looking on with bewilderment at the events of recent days.
Cats are most frequently known for a peaceful nature and openness to form trusting relationships with very different people. They are also known for an occasional sense of indifference to others, wholly wrapped up in the importance of their own world. Here in the UK the 48% of the former were insufficient to counter the will of the 52% of the latter. It would seem that a reflective look back at a sea-faring history has caused some to believe they can conquer the world through an ability to reclaim trading nation status, despite having little or no sea-faring and trading capability left. Welcome to the 19th century, but without the Empire status!
So, as the sun sets on an era, and we embark on the challenge of a roller-coaster that will ultimately only benefit the ruling classes, I am sure if Juno and Bella were still with us they would be apologising to European friends for an outcome of a unnecessary referendum born out of right wing political panicking.
Until we speak again, enjoy the chaos and keep the welcome genuine and open.
From the fledgling years of the 20th century, when 'coal was king' and the Port of Cardiff dominated world trade, the floor of the Coal Exchange buzzed with the chaotic sounds of commerce. Even beyond the age of heavy industry in South Wales this iconic location was set to become the home of Welsh Government at the end of the 1970's.
It appears that the City Planning Department lacked any vision for the jewel on their doorstep. A 15 storey residential block seemed to be the height of corporate ambition! We don't need to look far around our city to see that money lies in throwing up blandly mediocre residential and office developments, whilst simultaneously allowing historic buildings oozing character to fall into disrepair. This serves to remind me of the good decision I made to abandon a career in Town Planning 33 years ago while it was still in its infancy!
Civic pride from public authorities means nothing in these days of corporate greed and power. We have seceded architectural virtue and the values of beauty and historic appreciation, bowing to the whims of the money-tocracy, as the privileged few profit on the backs of the many.
Rumour has it that plans are being discussed to restore the Coal Exchange building on the basis of housing a boutique hotel. This would be a welcome development by the many who appreciate the importance of this building, provided some areas are opened for wider public access. Talk is one thing, but this is an icon that is in desperate need of action… NOW!
Until we speak again lets all hope that talking is matched by walking for this beauty. Then there is the issue of halting the local avalanche of historic building neglect that could then transform the city centre and bay areas of Cardiff into a mix of historic and contemporary pride (pigs are flying as I gaze out of my window across the aforementioned areas).


Hi Gaila, I hope you and your family are doing well. My puppies are growing up so fast. Our son has a new best friend in Lola the Vizsla. Jiggy is growing huge and looks so skinny, but the vet says he likes her weight. The are both so differant. One puppy doesn't like to swim, one LOVES it. I've had so many people ask about Jiggy and want one like her. She is a wonderful, smart, sweet, mellow puppy. She is not as outgoing as Lola. Many people including the vet have asked "Why would you get a vizsla? They are so hyper." I think they are wrong! Both dogs are a wonderful addition to our family and fit in so well. After working with them the trainer has decided they are both nice dogs. Erica Murphy.


Meridian Technology Center is now partnering with the Stillwater Public Library to provide free and low-cost computer classes for beginners and seniors! Topics covered include: using smartphones, taking photos, beginning steps for using Facebook, & more!
See a complete list of classes and REGISTER HERE.
Meridian also offers a wide variety of computer classes at their facility. For information about short-term computer classes offered at Meridian Technology Center, view their online catalog or contact their Computer Training Services at 405-377-3333.
The library offers FREE one-on-one computer learning sessions to individuals. The sessions are one hour each and must be reserved in advance at the Help Desk, by email, or by calling 405-372-3633 x8106.
Fridays, between 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Those who cannot attend during the day may email Emily States to arrange for evening sessions.
What's the next book in this series?
Do you teach people to read?
Do you have a library map?
Does the bus stop here?
Are there authors in Stillwater?


Jan. 19, 2010 – The Ohio State University and several collaborators have landed a $3.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to further innovative research seeking to decipher the molecular mechanisms that regulate fruit shape.
The four-year grant is a joint endeavour between Ohio State's Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Centre (OARDC), The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute (Ohio State ATI), The College of Wooster, and Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) on Cornell University's Ithaca, N.Y., campus. Other collaborators include natural sciences research institute RIKEN and Chiba University, both in Japan.
The research project is led by Esther van der Knaap (photo at right), a geneticist in OARDC's Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, who utilizes tomato as a model to analyze fruit shape variations. Her work has received previous NSF support and has been featured on the cover of the prestigious journal Science (http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/tomshape.htm).
As part of this investigation, van der Knaap's lab has cloned a gene (dubbed SUN) that plays a significant role in the elongated shape of some types of tomato. The discovery could help unravel the mystery behind the huge morphological differences among edible fruits and vegetables as well as provide new insight into mechanisms of plant development. Only two other genes, OVATE and FASCIATED, are known to control the shape of tomato – a diverse fruit that has evolved from a very small, round wild ancestor into the wide array of cultivated varieties known today.
This grant will allow researchers to delve more deeply into the function genes like SUN have in plant development and fruit shape. BTI scientists, for example, will study the role of auxin, a hormone that regulates many aspects of plant growth and that also seems to be involved in controlling tomato fruit shape.
In addition to biological, biochemical and molecular research, success of the tomato morphology study also relies on bioinformatics and statistical modeling – which are crucial for measuring, recording and analyzing changes in fruit shape and size. The NSF grant will boost development of these areas through partnerships with Brian McSpadden Gardener, an OARDC plant pathologist; Tea Meulia, director of OARDC's Molecular and Cellular Imaging Centre (MCIC); and mathematics and computer science faculty at The College of Wooster, a liberal arts school.
Previous collaborations between OARDC and The College of Wooster had led to the creation of the Tomato Analyzer, a unique software program van der Knaap now employs to more accurately and automatically measure the effects on fruit shape and size of different regions of the tomato genome. The new research dollars will provide continued support of the software. Moreover, Sofia Visa, a College of Wooster computer science professor and co-principal investigator, will assist van der Knaap's lab in better understanding the correlations between gene expression and morphological data.
Another dimension of the NSF grant is the involvement of undergraduate and high school students in field and laboratory activities, with the goal of increasing their knowledge and appreciation of plant science and crop diversity. Students from both The College of Wooster and Ohio State ATI (a two-year technical institution) will be engaged in various studies related to fruit morphology, improvement of the Tomato Analyzer software and training in bioinformatics skills.
Carri Gerber, an assistant professor at Ohio State ATI, will serve as outreach coordinator for the grant, facilitating the participation of high school students in workshops held at Ohio State facilities. Experiments will also be conducted at high schools with the help of "travelling laboratories" that will be purchased thanks to the grant.
Van der Knaap said research findings from the project will be shared with the scientific community at large via websites such as the Solanaceae Genomics Network (http://sgn.cornell.edu ), the Plant MetGenMAP database (http://bioinfo.bti.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/MetGenMAP/home.cgi) and the Gene Expression Omnibus (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo).
Beyond contributing to the scientific community's understanding of plant development, the tomato shape research endeavor is expected to provide clues of how the shape and size of produce can be improved to benefit growers, processors and consumers.
More information about this project can be found at http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/vanderknaap.
The research arm of Ohio State's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, OARDC is the largest university agbioscience research centre in the nation.
Mauricio Espinoza is an OSU communications specialist.


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Lyngby Vikings wins CBE National Tour – Hillerød
CBE National Tour visited Hillerød May.
Lyngby Vikings entered the event with a seed as number 2, with the Danish team "Great Danes" holding the number 1 seed for the tournament.
In the qualifying rounds for the tournament playoffs, Lyngby Vikings didn't lose a single map and as the tournament progressed the team seamed unstoppable.
In the Grand final of tournament Lyngby Vikings was up against Great Danes, and this match was no walk in the park, after winning the first map comfortably, the team suffered a defeat in the second map of the game.
It was now down to the third and last map, to decide witch of the two team that would walk away as the winners of CBE National Tour and a spot at the finals in Sønderborg.
As the final map progressed it looked like the team had no chance of winning the Grand final, at some point in the match Lyngby Viking was down 3-12 against Great Danes, and victory seemed so far away.
The team started to pick rounds one by one, and within 20 min. they had made the comeback, the match was now a draw 15-15 and was forced in to overtime.
With a great deal of help from the crowd, the team managed to get the victory with score of 19-16!


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Meeting Detectives Harry Blaker and Maddie Ives was nothing short of exceptional.
He is Watching You really is a gripping thriller that you really must read from start to finish, and if you're anything like me… then it won't take you long.
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Q: SignInManager.PasswordSignInAsync(...) throws "InvalidOperationExeption : Headers are read-only, response has already started." I'm using Identity to manage the users in my app.
I Have a Hub with a method SignIn(...) to authenticate users. Inside that method I make a call to SignInManager.PasswordSignInAsync(...) But it keeps throwing the following exception:
System.InvalidOperationException : Headers are read-only, response has already started
What is causing that ? Is it because I'm using signalR ? And Is there a way to fix it ?
Here is the code I have on the server for now:
public class AccountHub : Hub
{
    private readonly IConfiguration configuration;
    private readonly UserManager<User> userManager;
    private readonly SignInManager<User> signInManager;

    public AccountHub(
        IConfiguration configuration,
        UserManager<User> userManager,
        SignInManager<User> signInManager)
    {
        this.configuration = configuration;
        this.userManager = userManager;
        this.signInManager = signInManager;
    }

    public async Task<SignInResultDto> SignIn(UserSignInDto user)
    {
        var result = await signInManager.PasswordSignInAsync(user.Email, user.Password, false, false);
        if (!result.Succeeded)
            return new SignInResultDto { Successful = false, Error = "Username and password are invalid."};
        return new SignInResultDto { Successful = true };
    }
}

And on the client (a .Net client) i'm essencially doing this:
hubConnection = new HubConnectionBuilder()
            .WithUrl(this.navigationManager.ToAbsoluteUri("/Account"))
            .AddMessagePackProtocol()
            .Build();
await hubConnection.StartAsync();
var response = await hubConnection.InvokeAsync<SignInResultDto>("SignIn", userSignInData);

A: So this issue clearly says that SignInManager sets some cookies when it authenticates the user. SignalR apparently doesn't allow to modify the headers of the http connection after the connection is established. Hence the error.

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PAS 8 → Intelsat 8
PAS 8 [SSL]
Three of the most powerful broadcast satellites ever launched that are capable of direct-to-home (DTH) service are providing DTH programming to millions of consumers of PanAmSat. They were designed and built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L).
PanAmSat-8 (PAS-8), sits above the Pacific Ocean and offers coverage to Australia, Hawaii, the northwest coast of the U.S., and portions of the Far East.
PAS-8 has 24 Ku-band channels at 100 Watts and 24 C-band channels at 50 Watts. The PAS-6/7/8 spacecraft are based on SS/L's three-axis, body-stabilized SSL-1300 bus.
Intelsat changed the name of the PAS satellites to Intelsat effective to 1. February 2007.
PanAmSat
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L)
24 Ku-band transponders, 24 C-band transponders
R-4D-11
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
PAS 8 → Intelsat 8 1998-065A 04.11.1998 Ba LC-81/23 Proton-K Blok-DM3
Space Systems/Loral: Intelsat 7 and 8 (was PAS-7 and PAS-8)
Further PAS missions:
PAS 1 [AS-3000]
PAS 1R [HS-702]
PAS 2, 3, 3R, 4 [HS-601]
PAS 5 [HS-601HP]
PAS 6 [SSL-1300]
PAS 6B [HS-601HP]
PAS 9 [BSS-702]
PAS 9, 10 [HS-601HP]
PAS 11 [Star-2]
PAS 11R [Star-2]
PAS 12 [SSL-1300]
PAS 22 [HS-601HP]
Further Intelsat missions:
Intelsat-1 1 [HS-303]
Intelsat-2 1, 2, 3, 4 [HS-303A]
Intelsat-3 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Intelsat-4 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 [HS-312]
Intelsat-4A 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 [HS-353]
Intelsat-5 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Intelsat-5A 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Intelsat-6 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 [HS-389]
Intelsat-7 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 [SSL-1300]
Intelsat-7A 6, 7, 8 [SSL-1300]
Intelsat-8 1, 2, 3, 4 [AS-7000]
Intelsat-8A 5, 6 [AS-7000]
Intelsat-9 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 [SSL-1300HL]
Intelsat 10-01 [Eurostar-3000]
Intelsat Americas 5, 6, 7 [SSL-1300]
Intelsat Americas 8 [SSL-1300S]
Intelsat Americas 9 [SSL-1300]
Intelsat Americas 13 [SSL-1300]
Intelsat-APR 1 [Spacebus-3000A]
Intelsat-APR 2 [I-3K]
Intelsat-APR 3 [Eurostar-2000+]
Intelsat K [AS-5000]
Intelsat K-TV [Eurostar-2000+]
Intelsat 1R [HS-702]
Intelsat 1W [Spacebus-4000B2]
Intelsat 2, 3R, 4 [HS-601]
Intelsat 5 [HS-601HP]
Intelsat 6B [HS-601HP]
Intelsat 7 [SSL-1300]
Intelsat 9, 10 [HS-601HP]
Intelsat 11 [Star-2]
Intelsat 12 [SSL-1300]
Intelsat 21 [BSS-702MP]
Intelsat 24 [AMOS-Bus]
Intelsat 26 [HS-601]
Intelsat 29e [BSS-702MP]
Intelsat 30, 31 [SSL-1300]
Intelsat 32e [Eurostar-3000]
Intelsat 40e [SSL-1300]
Intelsat 41, 44 [Space-Inspire]
Intelsat 42, 43 [OneSat]
New Dawn [Star-2]


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Ethiopia's Tigray region says it will observe humanitarian ceasefire
Reuters | Posted: March 25, 2022, 3:51 a.m. | Updated: March 25, 2022, 4:12 p.m. | 2 Min Read
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Rebellious Tigrayan forces in Ethiopia have said they will respect a ceasefire proposed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government as long as sufficient aid is delivered to their war-scarred northern region "within reasonable time".
The government in Addis Ababa declared the cessation of hostilities on Thursday, saying it was to allow aid to flow into Tigray.
However, it was not immediately clear how it would enforce this on the battlefield, where a mix of regional fighters and volunteer militias have been fighting the Tigrayan forces.
"The government of Tigray will do everything it can do to make sure this cessation of hostilities is a success," the regional Tigrayan government said in a statement late on Thursday.
War broke out between Tigray's rulers – the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) - and the central government led by Abiy, in November 2020.
The conflict, which later engulfed the neighbouring Amhara and Afar regions, has killed thousands of civilians and displaced millions across northern Ethiopia and into neighbouring Sudan.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called "for the restoration of public services in Tigray, including banking, electricity and telecommunications," a U.N. spokesperson said.
"Our teams, humanitarian supplies and trucks are ready to deliver as soon as safe and unrestricted access is guaranteed by all parties," the U.N.'s World Food Program said in a statement.
The United Nations has said more than 90% of the 5.5 million people in Tigray need food aid.
Food distribution in the mountainous region fell to a new record low this month, due to depleted food stocks, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in its latest weekly bulletin.
The previous record low was in March last year. Only about 68,000 people received food aid in March 10-16, OCHA said.
Tigray and Amhara regions were relatively calm during the week of March 15, but armed clashes were reported in parts of Afar region, OCHA said. It did not say who was involved in the fighting.
The federal government has always said aid is allowed to enter Tigray but only a small amount has gone in since Ethiopian troops withdrew from Tigray at the end of June last year.
Tigray's leaders have blamed federal authorities and authorities in the Afar and Amhara regions for blocking aid going into Tigray, accusations they deny.
The central government has accused Tigrayan fighters of blocking aid because they have invaded Afar, which is on the only land route currently open into Tigray.
The United Nations and the United States welcomed Addis Ababa's declaration of a ceasefire, which followed a visit by the U.S. special envoy for the Horn of Africa, David Satterfield, to Addis Ababa this week.
(Reporting by Addis Ababa NewsroomWriting by George ObulutsaEditing by Frances Kerry)


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Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans could open for $10m at Christie's
Christie's has announced an auction of an exceptional selection of Pop Art masterpieces at its Post-War and Contemporary Sale on November 8, 2011 in New York, including Roy Lichtenstein's I Can See the Whole Room… and There's Nobody in It!.
Lichtenstein's I Can See the Whole Room… and There's Nobody in It!
Also for sale are Andy Warhol's pictures of Campbell's Soup Cans - among the indisputable icons of the twentieth century.
Dating from 1962, Four Campbell's Soup Cans is a unique, hand-painted picture that predates the use of the silkscreen process that would revolutionise Warhol's output later the same year (estimate $7,000,000-10,000,000).
Of the sixty or so pictures of soup cans that Warhol created during the early 1960s, many of which are now in museum collections, a large number were made using processes that allowed for the repetition of the image.
However, Four Campbell's Soup Cans forms part of a separate group of works that were based on photographs taken by Warhol's friend Edward Wallowitch.
Within that limited group, only two pictures aside from Four Campbell's Soup Cans showed multiple cans, making this work all the rarer.
To create Four Campbell's Soup Cans, Warhol projected Wallowitch's photograph and then carefully rendered it in paint. He banished any sense of shade or shadow, creating a fascinating tension between the clearly photographic origin of the work and the flat fields of colour of both the background and the red labels.
Four Campbell's Soup Cans by Andy Warhol - indisputable icons
In a work that was still hand-painted, he wryly undermined the cult of the brushstroke that had fuelled so much of Modernism.
The Silver Liz paintings that Andy Warhol made in the summer of 1963 are among the defining icons of his oeuvre. Representing the culmination of several series of portraits of Elizabeth Taylor made in the early 1960s, these definitive "icons of an icon" rank among the most resonant, enduring and unforgettable pictorial statements of his art (estimate $16,000,000 to $18,000,000).
Of all the stars that Andy Warhol knew and painted, he seems to have held Elizabeth Taylor in especially high regard, seeing her throughout his life as the absolute epitome of glamour.
When later in his life Warhol met Taylor, growing to become friends with her in the late 1970s and '80s, he was famously heard to quip that if there was an afterlife, he would like to be reincarnated as a "big ring" on her finger.
Andy Warhol's Silver Liz is among the sale's other highlights
She was included in his pantheon of "death and disaster" of the early 1960s because of her recent brush with death, when suffering from pneumonia she had to undergo an emergency tracheotomy. As Warhol later explained, he "also did movie stars - Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Troy Donahue - during my 'death' period…(because)... Marilyn Monroe died then.
"I felt that Elizabeth Taylor was going to die too, after her operation."
His return to her image in the Silver Liz of the summer of 1963 marked a distinct contrast to these earlier, more morbid and biographically orientated images.
"I started (the first portraits of Taylor) a long time ago" Warhol told an interviewer in the autumn of 1963, "when she was so sick and everybody thought she was going to die. Now I'm doing them all over, putting bright colours on her lips and eyes."


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Here's my first proposal to CBS for a Star Trek spinoff series. Call me.
With today's Enterprise tribute, Star Trek Week comes to an end here at SFAM! Thanks for playing, each and every one of you. Join us on Friday for something innocuous but strangely offensive.
Welcome back to Star Trek Week(s) here at SFAM! I'm going to try and do one comic for each of the five live-action Star Trek TV series. Today's comic: Voyager. Come on back Wednesday for more trekky goodness!
Here are the official lyrics to the Star Trek: The Original Series theme song. If you'd like to sing along, queue up the full theme from the end credits and let loose!
Gonna do some Star Trek comics this week I think. I'm full of Voyager eps and I need to release the spit valve, if you catch my drift.


The Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians extends our condolences and support to the Bad River Band of Ojibwe in this time of tragedy. We give our thoughts and prayers to the family of the young boy who tragically lost his life Wednesday in Odanah. We stand together with the tribe and its members during this time of tragedy.
In times of tragedy when the interaction of police with the public ends in the loss of life, we must come together to ensure that these outcomes may be avoided in the future. Lac Vieux Desert supports local law enforcement and the job that they do in protecting the public, but that duty comes with great responsibility and the taking of a life in the line of duty must be done so as a last resort. As governments, tribal, state, and federal alike, we must support law enforcement and our communities by providing the proper level of funding to train officers to the greatest degree available and to provide them the necessary tools, such as non-lethal weapons, to ensure that we provide as many opportunities to avoid the tragic loss of life that too often happens today.
In times like these, the only option for healing is to come together to support all of the individuals, families, and communities touched by this tragedy. The Lac Vieux Desert Band stands firm in its support of the Bad River Band, the families, and members of the community and offer our assistance in this time of sorrow and grief.
The tribe originally lived on South Island in Lac Vieux Desert until they moved to the south shore of the lake around 1880.
Fishing, hunting and gathering natural foods has sustained the members of the Lac Vieux Desert Band for years.
After the treaty of 1854, a large portion of the Lac Vieux Desert Band returned to this village from the established reservation at L'anse. When the ceded Indian lands were placed on public sale, the Indian of Katikitegoning pooled part of the yield of their winter hunting, and took the furs to the Public Land Office in Marquette to purchase the land they were living on.


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Like lots of American families, lots of military families need two earners for financial stability and to achieve their families goals. The crises of spouse unemployment really undermines our population, especially when they're most vulnerable -- during transition, if a service member wants to go back to school, in case of injury or PTSD, etc. BSF really has their feet on the ground working hard to craft solutions, and they've outlined some of the main concerns below.
Unemployment rate for military spouses is many times higher than U.S. average.
Our country should be proud of the robust programs and public-private partnerships that have successfully lowered the veteran unemployment rate in recent years; however, joblessness among the spouses of active duty service members has remained alarmingly high and largely unnoticed: 3-4 times the rate of most vets and of the general public.
Through over a decade of war military spouses have sacrificed and supported the service member and our country, now it's time to help them find jobs. The Blue Star Families 2013 survey showed that more than half of the spouses who are not working want to be working now.
Military spouses want and need unemployment but can't find it.
Addressing the military spouse unemployment problem isn't just the right thing to do for military spouses who have also sacrificed during 12 years of war -- it's also the smart thing to do. RAND research has found military spouse employment to be an essential source of income for most military families.
91,000 or 1 in 4 military spouses who are actively looking for work are unable to find it--that translates into a 26 percent unemployment rate among military spouses.
Military spouses experience the same career challenges as their civilian counterparts; however, they also face additional obstacles to pursuing employment that are specific to the military lifestyle.
Military families move every 2-4 years and will reside in 8-12 different locations during a typical 20 year career.
Many military bases are located in remote locations, removed from many opportunities for traditional career employment.
When military spouses are able to find a job, they work fewer hours and for less pay than individuals with similar educations, experience, and marital status.
Military spouses earn 25 percent less than comparable individuals not married to service members.
Implications Include National Security and Stalled Demobilization/Reintegration Efforts.
Military spouse unemployment threatens the financial well-being and quality of life of military families, thus impacting national military retention and readiness.
Spouse employment is correlated with satisfaction with a military lifestyle and research suggests that spousal satisfaction is the most significant determinant in whether a service member will continue a military career.
The current U.S. draw-down means over 100,000 military members will have made a transition out of the military within a few years. Employed spouses facilitate the successful transition of service members to civilian life by providing a steady source of income while veteran is searching for a civilian job.
As in the civilian world, one (military or otherwise) salary alone does not usually sustain families and most military families want to be dual income families.
Causes are varied, but predominantly relate to job market alignment and poor employer understanding of the military family lifestyle.
A military family lifestyle means military spouses face additional challenges to employment.
Job market alignment challenges arising from frequent geographic re-locations, prolonged family separations and unpredictable work hours represent significant challenges to consistent employment and career growth for military spouses.
Many employers harbor erroneous conceptions or poor understanding of military spouses.
Military spouse resumes may have employment gaps or short periods of employment that suggest instability on unreliability; rather, it reflects military spouses' resiliency, resourcefulness and commitment to supporting their active duty spouse and the needs of our country.
Solutions require broadly increasing awareness of the problem and connecting employers and military spouses to existing nonprofit and government initiatives.
Broader societal and employer awareness.
The Hiring our Heroes (HOH) program (sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce) holds military spouse hiring fairs at major U.S. bases throughout the country, bringing corporate employers to military spouse communities. Blue Star Families is honored to partner with Hiring our Heroes to make spouse hiring fairs a success. HOH features the spouse's guide to employment, the Blue Star Spouse Employment Toolkit, which BSF developed to help spouses translate significant volunteer experience into resume-ready information.
Developing quality portable and work-from-home positions for military spouses that enable employment continuity and career advancement.
Blue Star Jobs is Blue Star Families solution to remote locations, frequent moves, and heightened care-giving responsibilities. It offers employers the opportunity to search and hire military spouses for work-at-home positions through a joint initiative with an on-line contract-job platform, oDesk.com. Through Blue Star Jobs, military spouses can find career-quality contractor work they can do at home, in the hours they want to work, and have their jobs move with them when it is time to change duty stations.
Employment solutions must meet spouses where they are and be built into existing military family life structures rather than asking spouses to fit into or follow conventional/civilian employment advice.
Blue Star Networks enable spouses to establish professional networks in the most common military spouse professions, to find local information about the job market in an upcoming duty station, and obtain advice and tips about complying with new state licensing requirements. Blue Star Networks are run via Facebook in order to provide the dynamic and easily accessible delivery platform that makes it easy for military spouses to stay current on changing employment information and professional resources.
In addition, Blue Star Families has a number of education related programs to help get military spouses career-ready.


Detailed Guide To Get Vietnam Visa For Indian citizens - Latest update!
A Vietnam tourist visa is required for all Indian passport holders visiting Vietnam on leisure trip regardless of length of their stay in the country.
The very first option to obtain a valid tourist visa to Vietnam for Indian citizens is to obtain a Vietnam Visa on Arrival which has been preferred by a lot of travelers around the world for its convenience, simplicity, fast processing and time saving.
A Vietnam business visa is required for all Indian passport holders visiting Vietnam on business trip regardless of length of their stay in the country.
The very first option to obtain a valid business visa to Vietnam for Indian citizens is to obtain a Vietnam Visa on Arrival which has been preferred by a lot of travelers around the world for its convenience, simplicity, fast processing and time saving.
Why should I, an Indian, use Vietnam visa on arrival?
Simplicity to apply: To apply for Vietnam visa on arrival, you are not required to travel to Vietnam embassy/consulate, to prepare written documents at all, but the only thing you need is a device with internet connection to submit online application form and get visa approval letter sent to your email. It is applied for both Vietnam tourist visa for Indian citizens as well as Vietnam business visa.
Convenience: You can apply for this kind of visa at any time and any place where internet connection is available.
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Here are just some to be named. Just use it and you will have your own reasons to further use it.
When can I use your Vietnam visa on arrival service? I'm Indian.
As Vietnam Visa On Arrival works at Vietnam international airports only, you are highly recommended to use it when you are traveling to Vietnam by air. Vietnam visa on arrival can be applied for both Vietnam tourist visa for Indian passport holders and business visa.
I'm not citizen of India but now I'm working here. Do I need to apply for Vietnam visa to visit your country?
As we are not sure about your nationality, you are highly recommended to check whether you need a Vietnam visa or not by selecting your nationality on box search on top of this page. The result after your selecting will show you whether you need a visa to visit Vietnam or not, and options to get a visa in case it is required.
How to obtain a Vietnam Tourist Visa for Indian?
Getting visa at Vietnam embassy if you are not traveling to Vietnam by air.
I'm traveling to Vietnam on a business trip with invitation from a Vietnam organization. Do I need Vietnam Visa?
Please be kindly informed that, at the moment, all Indian passport holders need to obtain a valid visa for their every single trip to Vietnam, regardless of their purpose of visit.
It means that, you, in this case, need to obtain a Vietnam visa to enter the country.
There is another way to obtain Vietnam Visa for Indian citizens – get it via Vietnam Embassy in India or in other country. In case you wish to obtain the Vietnam visa in this way, please kindly contact the embassy for details regarding visa procedure, fee and required documents as well. Following are contact details of Vietnam Embassy in India.


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Science Specialist - STEAM
Victoria State Government - Education and Training
Full time - Fixed Term Teaching
Rolling Hills Primary School is located in Mooroolbark approximately 35 km east of Melbourne CBD, at the gateway to the Yarra Valley.
The school has a current enrolment of 380 students with 50 teaching and non-teaching staff. The student population is stable with very few students moving in or out of the school once they have enrolled. Students are spread across 18 classrooms, with a combination of single level and multi-level classes. Additional specialist staff cater for Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Physical Education, LOTE and all classes have access to the Library with their teacher. A strong Administration and Integration team complements all school programs with extra support provided by the Learning Support, School Chaplain, Department Speech Pathologist and Psychologist. Rolling Hills has a strong focus on student well-being which underpins all school programs. The school follows the Tribes process to develop a strong learning community, where all members are supported to become independent, lifelong learners. The school is renowned for its inclusive and diverse programs, with success coming from the provision of individualised programs to enrich or support students at their point of need whilst always identifying the development of the whole child at the core. An integral aspect of personalised learning is through Inquiry and Developmental Play curriculum.
The school's values are responsibility, honesty, pride and support. All parts of the school community – students, staff, parents and friends – are expected to strive to be their best in reference to these values. Our Tribes Agreement are Mutual Respect, Appreciation, Personal Best, Safety, Attentive Listening and Right to Pass.
The school has two key buildings and separate facilities include an Art Room, Library and Gymnasium that caters for interschool sports, assemblies and general community activities. The school grounds are extensive, consisting of three playground equipment areas (including an all-abilities playground), an oval, synthetic turf courts, asphalt play area, buddy seat and arboretum. The William Barak Building is home to an Out of School Hours program that operates during school terms. The school continues to fundraise and invest in its grounds and facilities in the pursuit of having the best possible learning environment and spaces.
The use of Information Communication Technology Skills across all aspects of learning is integral to our programs. Rolling Hills Primary School has a combination of laptops and iPads available for student use. There is a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program operating for our year three to six students. All classrooms have Smart TVs.
Parent involvement in the school is essential to Rolling Hills Primary School. Parents work closely with staff to support their children's learning at school and at home. Parent involvement in the school includes involvement in class programs, excursions and camps, canteen volunteering along with School Council and Parents & Friends Committee. Communication includes the school newsletter, website, Compass School Manager system, information sessions, assemblies, notices and student led parent teacher interviews. The teaching staff at Rolling Hills Primary School are active members of our learning community, committed to providing learning environments focused on educational excellence and personal growth, assuming a collective responsibility for the school's vision and goals. All staff actively support all school activities and programs.
SC1 Demonstrated high level of knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the ability to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated high level of ability to respond to student learning needs.
SC2 Demonstrated high level of ability to plan for and implement high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.
SC3 Demonstrated high level of ability to monitor and assess student learning. Demonstrated high level of ability to use data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.
SC4 Demonstrated high level of interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated high level of ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, agency, wellbeing and engagement.
SC5 Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated high level of ability to reflect upon practice and engage in professional learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.
SC6 Please outline your knowledge, skills and capabilities in the area of STEAM. Share an example of when you have worked with a school's leadership team to drive sustainable improvements in the learning and teaching of STEAM across the school.
Range 2 classroom teachers play a significant role in assisting the school to improve student performance and educational outcomes determined by the school strategic plan and state-wide priorities and contributing to the development and implementation of school policies and priorities.
A critical component of this work will focus on increasing the knowledge base of staff within their school about student learning and high quality instruction to assist their school to define quality teacher practice.
Range 2 classroom teachers will be expected to:
Have the content knowledge and pedagogical practice to meet the diverse needs of all students
Model exemplary classroom practice and mentor/coach other teachers in the school to engage in critical reflection of their practice and to support staff to expand their capacity
Provide expert advice about the content, processes and strategies that will shape individual and school professional learning
Supervise and train one or more student teachers
Assist staff to use student data to inform teaching approaches that enable targets related to improving student learning outcomes to be achieved.
The role of classroom teacher may include but is not limited to:
Direct teaching of groups of students and individual students;
Contributing to the development, implementation and evaluation of a curriculum area or other curriculum program within the school;
Undertaking other classroom teaching related and organisational duties as determined by the School Principal;
Participating in activities such as parent/teacher meetings; staff meetings; camps and excursions;
Undertaking other non-teaching supervisory duties.
Who May Apply
Teachers currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching and qualified to teach and/or have demonstrated experience in the curriculum area(s) specified for the position.
EEO AND OHS Commitment
The Department values diversity and is committed to workforce diversity and equal opportunity in schools and all education workplaces. The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces.
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the Department's exemplar available at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/health/protect/Pages/childsafestandards.aspx
DET Values
The Department's employees commit to upholding DET's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. DET's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the DET values is available at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/workm/Pages/Public-Sector-Values.aspx
All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx
VIT LANTITE
To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class a person must have provisional or full registration from the Victorian Institute of Teaching. In addition, from 3 August 2020, to be eligible for employment in the principal class or teacher class, a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education program after 1 July 2016, must demonstrate that they have passed the literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education (LANTITE) requirements. This condition is satisfied where the LANTITE requirement is part of the Victorian Initial Teacher Education program completed by the person.
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and other Sciences
About Victoria State Government - Education and Training
The Victoria State Government is the executive administrative authority of the Australian state of Victoria.
As a parliamentary constitutional monarchy, the State Government was first formed in 1851 when Victoria first gained the right to responsible government. Since the federation of Australia in 1901, Victoria has been a state, to which the Constitution of Australia regulates its relationship with the Australian Government. Under the Constitution, all states ceded legislative and judicial supremacy to the federal government but retain powers in matters not in conflict with federal law.


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Syrenka i książę / Mała Syrenka (ros. Русалочка) – radziecko-bułgarska baśń filmowa  z 1976 roku w reżyserii Władimira Byczkowa.

Obsada
 Wiktoria Nowikowa jako Syrenka
 Walentin Nikulin jako Sulpitius
 Jurij Sienkiewicz jako książę
 Galina Artiomowa jako księżniczka
 Galina Wołczek jako karczmarka / wiedźma

Wersja polska

Dubbing
Syrenka i książę:

Reżyser dubbingu: Maria Piotrowska

Głosów użyczyli:
 Ewa Adamska jako Syrenka
 Stanisław Kwaśniak jako książę
Źródło:

Lektor
Mała Syrenka:
 Tekst Polski: Krystyna Łozowska
 Lektor: Zdzisław Szczotkowski

Przypisy

Bibliografia

 Mała Syrenka w bazie IMDb

Filmy oparte na baśni o małej syrence
Radzieckie adaptacje filmowe
Radzieckie filmy dla dzieci i młodzieży
Radzieckie filmy fantasy
Radzieckie filmy z 1976 roku


Most of us don't think of doctors, lawyers, psychologists, and professors as likely alcoholics, but as many of half of all alcoholics are high-functioning types with respectable, stable, and high-paying jobs. High-functioning alcoholics are usually able to balance their home and family lives with work and other responsibilities, all the while suffering from alcoholism and putting themselves and those around them in danger.
Most high-functioning alcoholics are in denial about their condition, and often hide their behaviors from loved ones. Many times, the problem is only brought to light when a crisis occurs, such as being arrested for drunk driving or when a spouse or loved one leaves because of their partner's drinking.
Many celebrities, such as Betty Ford, Buzz Aldrin, Elizabeth Taylor, Mary Tyler Moore, and Robin Williams, have publicly opened up about their alcoholism and entered rehab before their lives were ravaged by alcohol. But there are millions of others, including respected lawyers, judges, surgeons, and police officers, who are silently drinking themselves into a downward spiral.
Benton explains that people in positions of power are often the most difficult to detect because they usually are not closely supervised at work, they are assumed to be able to handle the pressure of their jobs, and they view drinking as a reward for their hard work. A further problem is that many high-functioning alcoholics do not meet the criteria for alcohol abuse: They have good jobs, they look presentable and professional, and they usually have no financial or legal problems.
This is what Benton calls living a double life. High-functioning alcoholics appear to be normal, healthy individuals, and often conceal their problem by drinking alone or sneaking alcohol before or after social events. High-functioning alcoholics also may not be physically dependent on alcohol, as many can go days or weeks without suffering withdrawal symptoms. But they are psychologically dependent on it, becoming convinced that they need to drink in certain settings or constantly thinking about the next time they can drink.
They have trouble controlling their alcohol intake, even after deciding that they will drink no more than a given amount.
They find themselves thinking obsessively about drinking—when and where and with whom they will drink next.
They experience blackouts, unable to remember what took place during a drinking bout.
In her book, Benton warns against the seemingly lesser risks of being a high-functioning alcoholic. "…Just because people are high-functioning doesn't mean they aren't putting themselves and others in danger…They can face the same health risks of being a lower-functioning alcoholic." They may be arrested for drunk driving, miss important meetings or family events, engage in risky sexual encounters, and repeatedly miss or be late to work. And the longer and more often they drink, the more likely they are to eventually lose the things that make them high-functioning: their jobs, money, and loved ones.


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3rd Time President Trump Issues the Call: Be in DC...
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President Trump Clarifies Why He Signed Widely Criticized COVID Relief Bill with $600 Checks and Pork
President Trump has officially signed the widely criticized stimulus package.
Yes… THAT one.
The one that only had $600 in stimulus checks for Americans…
While giving billions to foreign countries like Iran.
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President Trump has issued a clarifying statement on why he signed the bill.
Remember, President Trump is the author of Art of the Deal.
He knows what he's doing.
Now… it's up to Congress to follow-through on their "promise" to Trump.
.@realDonaldTrump tonight says Senate leadership has promised votes on bills to increase the #covid relief payments to $2000 for working people AND to terminate #Section230. Let's vote!
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) December 28, 2020
Here's the Statement from the President that was published on the White House website:
As President of the United States it is my responsibility to protect the people of our country from the economic devastation and hardship that was caused by the China Virus.
I understand that many small businesses have been forced to close as a result of harsh actions by Democrat-run states. Many people are back to work, but my job is not done until everyone is back to work.
Fortunately, as a result of my work with Congress in passing the CARES Act earlier this year, we avoided another Great Depression. Under my leadership, Project Warp Speed has been a tremendous success, my Administration and I developed a vaccine many years ahead of wildest expectations, and we are distributing these vaccines, and others soon coming, to millions of people.
As President, I have told Congress that I want far less wasteful spending and more money going to the American people in the form of $2,000 checks per adult and $600 per child.
As President I am demanding many rescissions under the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The Act provides that, "whenever the President determines that all or part of any budget authority will not be required to carry out the full objectives or scope of programs for which it is provided, or that such budget authority should be rescinded for fiscal policy or other reasons (including termination of authorized projects or activities for which budget authority has been provided), the President shall transmit to both Houses of Congress a special message" describing the amount to be reserved, the relevant accounts, the reasons for the rescission, and the economic effects of the rescission. 2 U.S.C. § 683.
I will sign the Omnibus and Covid package with a strong message that makes clear to Congress that wasteful items need to be removed. I will send back to Congress a redlined version, item by item, accompanied by the formal rescission request to Congress insisting that those funds be removed from the bill.
I am signing this bill to restore unemployment benefits, stop evictions, provide rental assistance, add money for PPP, return our airline workers back to work, add substantially more money for vaccine distribution, and much more.
On Monday the House will vote to increase payments to individuals from $600 to $2,000. Therefore, a family of four would receive $5,200. Additionally, Congress has promised that Section 230, which so unfairly benefits Big Tech at the expense of the American people, will be reviewed and either be terminated or substantially reformed.
Likewise, the House and Senate have agreed to focus strongly on the very substantial voter fraud which took place in the November 3 Presidential election.
The Senate will start the process for a vote that increases checks to $2,000, repeals Section 230, and starts an investigation into voter fraud.
Big Tech must not get protections of Section 230!
Voter Fraud must be fixed!
Much more money is coming. I will never give up my fight for the American people!
According to the 1974 Budget Control Act, Congress has 45 days to respond to President Trump's demands.
Unfortunately, if no legislation is passed, then the bill stays as is.
The 1974 Act states:
"Enhancing the President's authority to rescind funds by requiring the Congress to vote on his proposed rescissions. Currently, the Congress can ignore the President's request, which allows the funds to be spent."
https://twitter.com/alexmjordan/status/1343381479288692737
Trump signs Covid-19 relief bill.
"I am signing this bill to restore unemployment benefits, stop evictions, provide rental assistance… add substantially more money for vaccine distribution and much more," Trump statement says from Mar-a-Lago in Floridahttps://t.co/DDV6uJgWRq pic.twitter.com/NehY4zcNch
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) December 28, 2020
Trump said he signed the pandemic relief and government funding bill
Statement: "The Senate will start the process for a vote that increases checks to $2,000, repeals Section 230, and starts an investigation into voter fraud." https://t.co/nCqmG8x24a
— Nick Timiraos (@NickTimiraos) December 28, 2020
Notice how President Trump is demanding that Congress investigate voter fraud.
He is still giving them a chance to come clean… and join the right side of history!
Time will tell who the true patriots are!
Congresswoman Reportedly Seeks to Become Trump's Running Mate
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ST. PAUL -- Minnesota Wild General Manager Paul Fenton today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has agreed to terms with forward J.T. Brown on a two-year, $1.375 million contract.
Brown, who turns 28 tomorrow, totaled seven points (2-5=7), 24 penalty minutes (PIM) and 71 hits in 47 games with Tampa Bay and Anaheim in 2017-18. He also skated in four Stanley Cup Playoff games with Anaheim. The 5-foot-10, 169-pound native of Burnsville, Minn., has totaled 64 points (20-44=64), 192 PIM and 392 hits in 309 career NHL contests over parts of six seasons with Tampa Bay (2011-12, 2013-18) and Anaheim (2017-18). Brown has registered six points and two PIM in 41 career Stanley Cup Playoff games with Tampa Bay (2013-16) and Anaheim (2017-18).
Brown registered 38 points (14-24=38) and 51 PIM in 64 games during two American Hockey League (AHL) seasons with the Syracuse Crunch (2012-14). The right-shot winger totaled 84 points (40-44=84) and 109 PIM in 81 games during two seasons with the University of Minnesota Duluth (2010-12), helping the Bulldogs capture the 2011 NCAA National Championship at Xcel Energy Center. He was selected the tournament's Most Outstanding Player and one of six players named to the 2011 NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team. Brown also represented the United States at the 2012 IIHF World Championship.
Brown played Minnesota high school hockey at Rosemount High School and, after going undrafted, signed an entry-level contract with Tampa Bay on March 28, 2012.


To: Mr. Marinakis – Olympiacos F.C.
I am certain that you receive countless phone calls, emails, and actual letters from people who have benefited from the incredible work you have performed on behalf of all Olympiacos supporters since you took over at the helm of Olympiacos F.C.
Becoming part of the Olympiacos F.C. family seven years ago was one of the most meaningful experiences of my life. I grew up in Greece and have been an avid Olympiacos supporter all my life – carrying that love across the "pond" to the United States. My dream was always to affiliate myself with Olympiacos F.C., while at the same time provide the youth of this country the love I experienced while playing football in Greece and abroad.
You gave us that opportunity 7 years (September 2011) ago when you and your closest associates lead by Mr. Pavlou (who has been an avid supporter of our soccer school throughout these years) made the decision to expand your club's soccer school network outside of Greece, in a country that is not well known for its football roots (we are working on that).
ONE PASSION. ONE DREAM. ONE ACADEMY. ONE FAMILY.
I am more than aware that what I just said may sound like cliché to some. But, it is not cliché to us. It is elemental and pivotal as to how the Olympiacos Soccer School Chicago operates.
What you have done is to contribute in making a concrete difference in the lives of young football players that will be a legacy upon which people will look up to. Our pledge to you is that we will continue to wear our Olympiacos jersey with pride, fly the Olympiacos flag high in both Chicago and the United States, and continue to encourage and inspire the young football players instilling our values and mission. Count on us to keep that flame lit – after all you are the one that made it all possible for us.
You have given us such a great example of grace in the midst of complexity, dignity in the midst of opposition, and positivity in the face of all the negativity that comes with a life of public service.
All of this is just a very long way to offer you our THANK YOU!
Not just ours, but thanks from all the Olympiacos staff, coaches, and football families for whom you have made their love of football grow in Chicago! We could not have done it without you!


A great performance does not automatically mean a great movie. Jennifer Aniston is great in Cake. She successfully portrays a woman with chronic back pain who has lost her life before her accident, is slowly self-destructing, both mentally and with the relationships around her, and is contemplating suicide. It is a very heavy role and Aniston handles it very well.
The issue is how the movie around her handles it. Cake needed to be one of two things, a very tragic, heavier and more focused drama or very black comedy. Aniston's role is very good but she isn't really delivering anything we haven't seen many times before. She is the broken, foul-mouthed, harsh tempered loner who speaks her mind regardless of the consequences. Unfortunately, that has been done and much better.
This movie needs to either focus on the rebuilding of Aniston's character with a very raw movie around her or have her interactions, actions and general demeanour be funnier. Not slapstick or gag a minute but just have her say things you wouldn't expect, rather than existing in a quite pedestrian movie.
The problem Cake has is that it isn't anything that hasn't been seen many times before already. The film isn't offering anything new and is most definitely not packaging the movie it is in any unique, extreme or memorable way. The film is good, just not incredible and it is a shame because Aniston's performance warrants a better film.
There is promise. The relationship with her maid/housekeeper is a great one and the two-hander between Aniston and Adriana Barraza are some of the best scenes. The movie could focus more on this relationship. The same relationship between Aniston and recently widowed Sam Worthington has some potential but feels shallow and easily resolved.
There are even hints at a bigger, more complicated movie, with a sorely under-used William H Macy which almost makes you wonder what had been cut and the sudden appearance of a runaway played by Tommorrowland's Britt Robertson, offers another movie but is again, largely left to fade away. There are at least three to four potential films which would have worked a lot better or at least been more unique but instead we are left with Aniston's character being slightly irritating to many different people while she struggles to get her life back on track.
Overall, Cake feels like it is missing something. It certainly isn't the excellent performance from Jennifer Aniston but probably some sort of spark in story itself. A much crueller, harsher Aniston or a drama which really pulls no punches would work much better than the quite average, pedestrian drama which doesn't warrant the performance that Aniston offers.


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By Brett Arends
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Obesity may now be killing up to half a million Americans a year, costing us $147 billion a year in extra medical costs — and even contributing to climate change.
Multiple studies of average weight gains during each holiday season reported "consistent increases" in weight of 0.4 kilograms to 0.9 kilograms, or roughly one to two pounds, said researchers in the BMJ, after a survey of the medical literature.
Some 40% of the U.S. adult population is now clinically obese, as well as 19% of children, according to the U.S. Government's Center for Disease Control. Those suffering from obesity are more likely to have a lower quality of life and to die sooner than those of a healthy weight, medical researchers say. Being obese raises your risk of heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes and some cancers, the CDC adds.
Medical costs for the obese are on average nearly $4,000 a year more than for those of normal weight, says a study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
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Brett Arends is a MarketWatch personal finance writer. Follow him on Twitter @BrettArends.