Have you made Basic Risotto And Several Variations?
1. Pick through the rice to remove any stones or foreign matter, but do not wash it before cooking.
2. Using a large skillet with a heavy bottom, heat the olive oil over low eat and saute or "sweat" the onions until translucent, being careful not to allow them to color or brown at all.
3. Add the Arborio rice, stir to coat with the olive oil, and saute with the onions to toast each grain of rice, about 7 minutes.
4. This toasting process adds the chewy, al dente quality that attracts so many people to risotto.
5. Once the rice is lightly toasted, add the white wine slowly, stirring with a wooden spoon.
6. (A wooden spoon is always preferable when making risotto, as a metal spoon tends to cut or injure the grains of rice.
7. Constant stirring should be avoided for the same reason).
8. Preheat the chicken stock just to the boiling point, then have it ready at stoveside.
9. After the rice has absorbed the white wine and the skillet is nearly dry, add 1 cup stock, stirring occasionally, and cook over very low heat until the stock is absorbed.
10. Continue adding the stock, 1 cup at a time, until all the stock has been absorbed.
11. (Adding the liquid in stages, instead of all at once, allows the grains of rice to expand more fully, adding to the risotto's creamy texture).
12. Once the rice has been added to the pan, the entire cooking process will take about 17 to 20 minutes.
13. After all of the liquid has been added and the rice is chewy yet fully cooked, with a creamy texture, add the butter, Parmesan, and heavy cream.
14. Stir to combine all the ingredients and serve immediately.
This recipe contains potential food allergens and will effect people with Wheat, Butter, Gluten, MSG, Poultry, Rice, Cheese, Sulfites, Onion, Olive Oil allergies.


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3 Strategic themes/
3.7 Finland that promotes competence, education, culture and innovation/
3.7.1 Youth, culture and sport/
3.1 Carbon neutral Finland that protects biodiversity
3.2 Globally influential Finland
3.3 Safe and secure Finland built on the rule of law
3.4 Dynamic and thriving Finland
3.5 Finland built on trust and labour market equality
3.6 Fair, equal and inclusive Finland
3.7 Finland that promotes competence, education, culture and innovation
3.7.1 Youth, culture and sport
''Key elements in a good society include being prepared to do things together, to interact, to be inclusive and to create parity''
Key elements in a good society include being prepared to do things together, to interact, to be inclusive and to create parity. Our youth, culture and sport sectors are built on a strong and vibrant civil society.
A dynamic cultural life has intrinsic value and as such it creates the foundation for a society where education and culture are highly regarded, strengthens democracy and reinforces the freedom of speech. Furthermore, the production and service sectors in the arts, culture and creative industries are not only labour-intensive areas but they are also continually growing.
It is important that we adopt a physically active lifestyle and daily habits early in life. Currently only one in five of us engage in enough physical activity to keep healthy. This generates significant costs to society.
While most young people are doing fine, 10 to 15 per cent of young people are struggling. For example, exclusion among boys, mental health problems among girls and discrimination against minorities cause human suffering and are costly to society.
In modern societies, the ratio of intangible content to GNI is growing. Currently, creative industries account for less than 4 per cent of Finland's GDP, below the level of the other Nordic countries. Across the EU, the ratio of creative industries has increased on average to 7 per cent.
Tourism also holds great potential; currently we have one of the weakest travel accounts in Europe. However, the attractiveness of Finnish nature and cultural life will offer many new opportunities.
Objective 1
Creative industries will provide more jobs, their ratio to GDP will grow and the conditions for workers will improve
We will increase production aid to the film industry and the audiovisual sector and establish Creative Business Finland to support growth in the creative sectors.
We plan to implement a renovation and modernisation project at the National Theatre and a project for extending the exhibition spaces at the National Museum. We will explore the potential for establishing a new Architecture and Design Museum.
We will stimulate cultural tourism, for example by making better use of our World Heritage Sites, and, as a long-term investment, establish a fund to support the creative industries and cultural activities. The fund's operating principles will be examined.
We will make provision to help fund the European Capital of Culture in 2026.
Cultural services will become more accessible, and the conditions will improve to allow culture to flourish
In the long term, we will seek to increase the share of appropriations for arts and culture in stages to one per cent in the Budget.
We will raise the level of grants for artists.
We intend to promote collaboration between administrative branches to enhance the impact of culture on wellbeing. To harmonise remuneration practices, we will investigate how minimum fees are determined across the artistic fields. We will pursue the 'Lukuliike' project for promoting reading, and we aim to develop a feasible levy system for private copying.
We will implement a reform of the system of central government transfers to the performing arts in order to improve the conditions in which they are created. This applies to all those involved in the performing arts sector. We will ensure the position and funding of Svenska Teatern and the TTT-Theatre in their role as major national theatre companies.
By securing the levels of central government transfers, the grants for activities and the appropriations for national institutions, we will create the conditions for culture to flourish.
We will ensure the accessibility of libraries, availability of mobile libraries, and diversity of collections. Central government financial support to libraries must be sufficient to allow the purchase of cultural works with limited circulation or material in languages other than those spoken in Finland, for example. We plan to support the publication of scientific literature written in the languages of Finland. We will improve the availability of works with literary merit that have a limited circulation. We will make sure that intangible cultural heritage is protected.
We aim to develop the 'one per cent for art and culture' scheme (one per cent of the building costs are donated for the arts and culture) and continue to implement it. We plan to support expansion to new artistic fields in addition to the visual arts.
We will increase the government grant provided in the Act on Svenska Finlands folkting Association (1331/2003) to an appropriate level.
We plan to promote children's culture. We will support the basic education in the arts and increase the general and project grants to children's culture.
We will develop our cultural services. We intend to draw up a cultural heritage strategy and implement the measures of the new Programme for Architectural Policy. We will update and develop the strategy for the national languages. We plan to launch a programme to promote more efficient use of cultural spaces with a view to exploring shared use of spaces, improving the conditions for touring, and strengthening the basis of cultural service providers.
Exclusion among young people will be reduced – every young person will stay on an education path and youth unemployment will decrease
Our main themes for the national programme for youth work and youth policy are to prevent social exclusion and bolster inclusion among young people. The programme will also incorporate the following measures: creating a model for assessing individually and reliably every child's ability to attend school, supporting minorities and preventing exclusion, promoting young people's employment and mental health, addressing substance use and game addiction among young people, ensuring equal opportunities for young people to access face-to-face support as part of the Ohjaamo activities, and taking into account financial literacy skills and working life skills as part of young people's wellbeing. We plan to improve the coordination of youth policy, to set up a ministerial working group for child and youth policy and to enhance cooperation between all those involved in youth policy. We aim to ensure the effectiveness of the services designed for young people, including indicators, assessment and research. We plan to encourage budgeting with a focus on children and young people.
We will reinforce the operating conditions and financial resources for outreach youth work and workshops. We will develop a national digital system to facilitate the transfer of contact and identification data to outreach youth work.
Inclusion among young people will increase
We will reinforce the obligation to consult young people and introduce new tools to develop it.
We aim to improve the recognition and acknowledgment of prior work experience and learning gained from voluntary work. We plan to foster cooperation between civil society organisations and schools.
We will enhance democracy and human rights education and inclusivity at schools. We will facilitate the student union and student association activities. We aim to update the Action Plan on Democracy Policy and ensure young people's inclusion in the Action Plan. We will prepare the necessary proposals for amending the Youth Act, particularly with a view to streamlining the financial aid processes.
The appropriations for the beneficiaries of Veikkaus gaming funds will be secured
Over this government term, we will compensate the Veikkaus beneficiaries for any decrease in the appropriations to culture, sports and youth work that may result from the Lotteries Act. The compensation may be implemented, for example, by moving the central government transfers to municipal sports and youth work and to theatres, museums and orchestras to on-budget finances in stages, and by reinstating in stages funding for outreach youth work under the youth work item in the Budget.
A physically more active lifestyle will be encouraged for all population groups
The physical activity programme and its evaluation unit will be primarily set up at the Prime Minister's Office. We also plan to establish a sports policy coordination body in accordance with the Report on Sports Policy and appointed by the Government.
We will launch a new 'Finland on the Move' programme and develop the evaluation process. We plan to expand the Schools on the Move programme to various life stages.
Conditions for outdoor and daily activity will improve
We will support the construction of outdoor sports facilities, reduce the maintenance backlog and improve energy efficiency. We also plan to renovate and increase the number of local outdoor sports facilities and trails. We aim to create more neighbourhood outdoor places, such as parks and green areas, which are important for everyday physical activity especially for children, older people and groups with special needs. We plan to create a national strategy for the recreational use of nature.
Conditions for club and elite sports will improve
We will step up efforts to promote gender equality and parity. We will promote sports for people with disabilities and for older people.
We will implement measures proposed in the Report on Sports Policy. We plan to increase financial support to sports clubs, boost funding for elite sports, increase the performance support allocated to various sports, and carry out a study on the need for a range of elite sports as outlined in the Report on Sports Policy. We aim to allocate additional resources for a sports academy and for coaching centres.
We will ensure equal opportunities for young people engaging in performance sports to attend vocational education and training, in addition to general upper secondary schools specialising in sports.

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Rackspace®(NYSE: RAX), the #1 managed cloud company, today announced financial results for the quarter that ended June 30, 2016.
On a GAAP basis, net revenue for the second quarter of 2016 was $524 million, up 7.0 percent from the second quarter of 2015. These results were adversely affected by shifts in currency exchange rates and the sale of its Jungle Disk business. Adjusted for those factors, on a normalized basis, net revenue grew 8.9 percent from the second quarter of 2015.
Net income for the second quarter of 2016 was $36 million, for a margin of 6.8 percent, up from 5.8 percent in the second quarter of 2015. Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2016 was $187 million, for a margin of 35.8 percent, up from 32.8 percent in the second quarter of 2015.
For the second quarter of 2016, cash flow from operating activities was $165 million and capital expenditures were $82 million. Free Cash Flow was $98 million. At the end of the second quarter of 2016, cash and cash equivalents were $544 million, and interest-bearing debt including capital lease obligations totaled $501 million. Return on Assets was 7.1 percent in the second quarter of 2016 compared to 6.4 percent in the second quarter of 2015. Return on Capital was 16.4 percent in the second quarter of 2016 compared to 11.8 percent in the second quarter of 2015. The company repurchased $66 million in shares in the second quarter of 2016.
"Demand is scaling rapidly for the expertise and managed services that we provide to businesses that use AWS, the Microsoft Cloud, and our OpenStack private cloud," said Taylor Rhodes, president and CEO of Rackspace. "We now serve almost 600 customers on these platforms, including some of the world's largest companies. During the second quarter, we demonstrated continued revenue growth, along with higher profitability, higher capital efficiency, strong operating cash flow and record free cash flow."
As Rackspace continues to focus on delivering expertise and Fanatical Support® for the world's leading clouds, while serving more enterprise customers, it has been divesting services that are not core to this strategy. Rackspace signed an agreement in July to sell its Cloud Sites business to Liquid Web. Liquid Web is a global provider of professional cloud and application hosting services with over $90 million in annual revenue. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2016.
For the third quarter of 2016, Rackspace expects revenue to be between $510 million and $515 million. Excluding the expected negative impact of currency movements and asset divestitures, Rackspace expects its normalized year-over-year growth rate for the quarter to range between 5 percent and 6 percent. For the full year of 2016, Rackspace expects revenue to be between $2.06 billion and $2.08 billion. These revenue estimates factor in approximately $70 million of negative impact from currency movements and asset divestitures. Excluding the expected negative impact, Rackspace expects its normalized growth rate for the year to range between 6.5 percent and 7.5 percent. Adjusted EBITDA margins are expected to range between 33 percent and 35 percent for the third quarter and the full year. Capital expenditures as a percent of revenue are expected to range between 16 percent and 18 percent for the full year.
Rackspace achieved AWS Marketing and Commerce Competency, and can help AWS customers architect, deploy and manage e-commerce solutions more effectively.
Rackspace announced Fanatical Support® for Amazon Web Services (AWS) is now available for customers with Payment Card Industry (PCI) and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) workloads on AWS.
Fortune ranked Rackspace in its top 100 best places to work for millennials, who represent a major part of the talent pool in the cloud computing industry.
Rackspace completed the $500 million share buyback commitment that was announced last August.
Rackspace signed an agreement to sell its Cloud Sites business to Liquid Web, which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2016.
Rackspace's executive management will host a conference call to discuss the results for the second quarter of 2016 starting today at 4:30 p.m. ET.
To access the conference call from the United States and Canada, please dial 800-954-0696; from the United Kingdom, dial 0800-528-0984; and from Hong Kong, dial 800-968-283.
A live webcast and a replay of the conference call, along with an earnings slide presentation, will be available on Rackspace's website, located at ir.rackspace.com.
Adjusted EBITDA, revenue growth adjusted for foreign currency and asset divestitures, Return on Capital, Free Cash Flow, and Non-GAAP EPS are non-GAAP financial measures. Rackspace believes these measures provide helpful information with respect to evaluating the company's performance. Other companies may calculate non-GAAP measures differently, limiting their usefulness as a comparative measure. The financial statement tables that accompany this press release include reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.
With respect to our third quarter of 2016 and full year 2016 expectations given above, reconciliations of revenue growth adjusted for foreign currency and asset divestitures to net revenue are included in the financial statement tables that accompany this press release. A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA margin to net income margin cannot be provided without unreasonable efforts due to high variability in net non-operating foreign currency exchange gains or losses and the inability to predict future acquisitions, dispositions, and certain other items that arise from time to time, the impact of which is excluded from Adjusted EBITDA margin. The Company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information.
Rackspace (NYSE: RAX), the #1 managed cloud company, helps businesses tap the power of cloud computing without the complexity and cost of managing it on their own. Rackspace engineers deliver specialized expertise, easy-to-use tools, and Fanatical Support® for leading technologies developed by AWS, Google, Microsoft, OpenStack, VMware and others. The company serves customers in 120 countries, including more than half of the FORTUNE 100. Rackspace was named a leader in the 2015 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Enabled Managed Hosting and has been honored by Fortune, Forbes, and others as one of the best companies to work for. Learn more at www.rackspace.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of Rackspace could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including any statements concerning expected operational and financial results, long-term investment strategies, growth plans, expected results from the integration of technologies and acquired businesses, the impact of divestitures, or the performance or market share relating to products and services; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements or assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include infrastructure failures; the deterioration of economic conditions or fluctuations, disruptions, instability or downturns in the economy; the effectiveness of managing company growth; technological and competitive factors; regulatory factors; and other risks that are described in Rackspace's Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on June 13, 2016, and subsequent filings and in the 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, expected to be filed no later than August 9, 2016. Except as required by law, Rackspace assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements publicly or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.
(1) Non-cash purchases of property and equipment primarily represents changes in amounts accrued but not yet paid.
(2) During the fourth quarter of 2015, we decommissioned approximately 2,400 servers in order to replace older, less efficient gear and also as part of the migration of customers from existing data centers to our new London data center. The process of replacing older, less efficient gear continued in Q1 2016 and Q2 2016 as approximately 1,600 and 3,400 additional servers, respectively, were decommissioned.
(3) Reflects additional expense we would have expected to record if our build-to-suit lease arrangements had been deemed operating leases instead of finance lease obligations for build-to-suit leases. Calculated as the excess of estimated straight-line rent expense over actual depreciation expense for completed real estate projects under build-to-suit lease arrangements.
(4) Includes the outstanding principal amount of debt and capital lease obligations.
(5) Non-cash purchases of property and equipment primarily represents changes in amounts accrued but not yet paid.
(6) Megawatts under contract at period end represents data center capacity for which we have a contract enabling us to take control of the space.
(7) Megawatts available for customer use at period end represents data center capacity that is built-out and is being used to provide service to customers.
We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income, plus income taxes, total other (income) expense, depreciation and amortization, and non-cash charges for share-based compensation, less gain on sale. The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income.
We use revenue growth adjusted for foreign currency and asset divestiture as an additional metric for understanding and assessing our growth excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations on our international business operations and the impact of the sale of certain assets of a non-strategic product line. We also believe this is an important metric to help investors evaluate our performance in comparison to prior periods. The effect of foreign currency is calculated by translating current period results using the average exchange rate from the comparative period rather than the actual exchange rates in effect during the respective period. The effect of the asset divestiture is derived by reducing our net revenue by the amount of net revenue contributed by this product line in the periods being compared. The following table presents a reconciliation of revenue growth adjusted for foreign currency and asset divestiture.
(1) Reflects additional expense we would have expected to record if our build-to-suit lease arrangements had been deemed operating leases instead of finance lease obligations for build-to-suit leases. Calculated as the excess of estimated straight-line rent expense over actual depreciation expense for completed real estate projects under build-to-suit lease arrangements.
(3) Defined as the amount of cash and cash equivalents that exceeds our operating cash requirements, which is calculated as three percent of our annualized net revenue for the three months prior to the period end.
We use Free Cash Flow as a supplemental measure to analyze cash flows generated from our operations because we believe it is useful to investors in evaluating our ability to fund capital expenditures, which continue to be a significant investment required by our business.
We define Free Cash Flow as net cash provided by operating activities less cash purchases of property and equipment, plus excess tax benefits from share-based compensation arrangements. Excess tax benefits represent tax deductions for share-based compensation expense in excess of book compensation expense and reduce our income taxes payable. We have included the impact of excess tax benefits in Free Cash Flow to be consistent with the treatment of other tax benefits.
Free Cash Flow has limitations, including the fact that it does not represent the residual cash flow exclusively available for discretionary expenditures because we are obligated to make payments for debt service and other contractual obligations which have not been deducted from this measure. Therefore, Free Cash Flow should be evaluated in addition to, and not as a substitute for, other financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. The following table presents a reconciliation of Free Cash Flow to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, net cash provided by operating activities.
Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP EPS are used as supplemental measures to facilitate comparisons to peer companies. Non-GAAP Net Income is defined as net income excluding non-cash charges for share-based compensation and other items that may arise from time to time, net of the related tax benefits. Non-GAAP EPS is calculated using Non-GAAP Net Income divided by the weighted-average number of shares on both an unadjusted basis and as adjusted to give effect to dilutive securities. The following table presents a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures.
(1) Based on the GAAP effective tax rate for the period.
As previously stated, we use revenue growth adjusted for foreign currency and asset divestitures as an additional metric for understanding and assessing our growth excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations on our international business operations and the impact of certain asset divestitures. We also provide investors with expected revenue growth adjusted for foreign currency and asset divestitures for future periods. The following tables present reconciliations of expected revenue growth adjusted for foreign currency and asset divestitures for these future periods.


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According to population projections released by the United Nations, India's share in the world's population will peak in 2030 after which it will decline and the growth in the world's population from then on will be fuelled by Africa. These figures come from the UN's 2010 revision of the World Population Prospects. The last revision was in 2008.
India's population is projected to peak at 1.718 billion in 2060.India will be the most populous country. China at its peak in 2025 will have 1.395 billion people. India will surpass china population by 2025.
India's population will start declining in 2060 a full 35 years after China. By the turn of the century, India's population though declining will be almost that of China.
The medium variant for 2010 produces a world population in 2050 of 9.31 billion that is 156 million more than the 2008 revision.
Nearly 70% of India's population could be middle class within 15 years if the country's economy sustains growth says report by Asian Development Bank. These structural shifts mean that Asia's growth can rely increasingly on the markets of Asia. According to the report all Asian countries could benefit from rapid intra-regional growth without excessive reliance on the consumer markets of Europe or America.


In the sacrament of the altar Thomas invented transubstantiation. I think that the bread and wine remain, just as the water remains in baptism and just as the human voice remains when I preach. Yet it is in truth the power of God, as Paul calls it.


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Teenage Swedish girl rescued from Islamic State in Iraq
Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces are fighting IS militants to the north and east of Mosul (AP)
February 23 2016 15:56 PM
Iraqi Kurdish troops have rescued a teenage Swedish girl from the Islamic State group near the extremist-controlled city of Mosul, Kurdish authorities said.
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A statement from the regional government said the rescue operation by Kurdish anti-terrorist forces took place on February 17 near Mosul, 225 miles north-west of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
The statement said the girl is a 16-year-old from the town of Boras who "was misled" by an IS member in Sweden to travel to Syria and later to Mosul.
It said Swedish authorities and the teenager's family had contacted the Iraqi Kurdish government and asked for help in locating and rescuing the girl.
The young woman is in Iraqi Kurdish territory and is being "provided the care afforded to her under international law", the statement said, adding that she will be "transferred to Swedish authorities to return home once necessary arrangements" are made.
The statement provided no details on the rescue operation and did not say whether the teenager was mistreated by IS.
Iraq's second-largest city of Mosul was the first major centre to fall into the hands of IS militants during their blitz in June 2014, when the group swept across vast areas in the country's north and west.
Mosul remains under control of IS as Iraqi forces - aided by air strikes by the US-led international coalition, as well as Shiite militiamen and Sunni pro-government fighters - battle to reclaim ground lost to the militants.
Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces are fighting IS militants to the north and east of the city.
By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press Greece's politicians elected their country's first female president, with an overwhelming majority voting in favour of high court judge Katerina Sakellaropoulou.


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SHAPIRO: When Lies Matter More Than Facts
By American Faith
The Daily Wire reports:
This week, The New York Times ran a long piece re-reporting a supposed race scandal from Smith College. The scandal, originally reported in midsummer 2018, featured a black student, Oumou Kanoute, who claimed that she was racially profiled while eating in a dormitory lounge. She suggested in a Facebook post that she was confronted by a campus police officer, who might have been carrying a "lethal weapon," and a janitor, adding: "All I did was be Black. It's outrageous that some people question my being at Smith College, and my existence overall as a woman of color."
The janitor was placed on paid leave. The college president issued a campuswide statement explaining, "This painful incident reminds us of the ongoing legacy of racism and bias in which people of color are targeted while simply going about the business of their ordinary lives."
The incident was reported by establishment media outlets far and wide.
There was only one problem: It was a lie.
A full investigation by an outside law firm found no evidence of bias. Kanoute was eating in a closed dormitory, and the janitor was doing his job. The campus police officer had no weapon.
So, did The Times apologize for its original coverage? Of course not. It turned the story into an investigation of supposed structural biases based on race and class. In one of the more astonishing sentences ever written in a major newspaper, The Times reported, "The story highlights the tensions between a student's deeply felt sense of personal truth and facts that are at odds with it."
For those who speak English, this sentence translates thusly: The story highlights the tensions between lies and the truth. But for those who speak the wokeabulary, this sentence actually makes equivalence between lies told on behalf of a self-serving victim narrative and factual truth. The two must be balanced against each other, not one dismissed for its patent falsehood.
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While he was living in New York after college, he writes in Dreams From My Father, Obama met a white woman whom he doesn't name with "dark hair and specks of green in her eyes" whose voice "sounded like a wind chime." For a year the lovebirds saw each other mostly on weekends, and Obama eventually visited her family's country home in an undisclosed woodland setting. The two started stressing over the interracial aspect of their relationship; the breaking point came when they argued loudly over an angry play by an African-American that Obama had taken her to see. The couple split. "We started to think about the future, and it pressed into our warm little world," he writes. He also admits that "there are several black ladies out there who've broken my heart just as good," but doesn't elaborate on those women or which hanging ornaments, if any, their voices sounded like.
Ann Davies was the first girl that Romney ever seriously dated, and considering that he proposed to her mere hours after returning from a 30-month mission spreading the good word of Joseph Smith in France, she's likely the first (and only) girl he's ever loved. However, in a surprisingly unguarded interview with conservative news site Newsmax, Romney's wife was clear about the fact that by the time she first met Romney, an upperclassman, at the birthday party of a mutual friend (and one of Romney's exes), he had already earned himself a bit of a reputation for his roving eye. "He was pretty cute; that's all I cared about," she said, "but he'd dated a bunch of my friends, and so I kind of knew him a little bit from my friends. He was one of those guys that would date a girl for like six weeks and then go on to another girl, and then another and another. He kind of did that through my sophomore year. He dated about three of my friends. So I was very wary of him." Which raises the distinct possibility that some other young student at Kingswood — the all-girls counterpart to all-male Cranbrook — in the early sixties first stole Romney's heart, but then left him in the lurch. Well, whoever this imaginary lady is, now's the time to come forward.


Three people died and around 42 were injured as heavy storms and rains hit Peshawar Tuesday night.
The torrential rains damaged properties in Peshawar and its surrounding areas causing roofs and walls of houses to cave in.
Heavy rain that began Tuesday evening triggered flash floods, turning some streets into raging rivers, toppling trees and causing electricity outage as number of feeders tripped in different areas.


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The Best Songs of 2010 You May Not Have Heard
"LA Water" - Helmet
Helmet was the East Coast reply to grunge in the 90s. They were grittier, harder, lacked even the slightest bit of hippyness, and they had short hair (a revolutionary thing for a metal band at the time). Their latest album features this gem of a song deriding their current West Coast lives. This song would have been the perfect theme for the show Californication, which depicts a hard-partying writer from New York forced against his will to live in Los Angeles. He inexplicably favors wuss-rock and Kurt Cobain. He should be listening to this.
"Carry Me Away" - Cypress Hill
This album, as a whole, got a lot of attention this year, but most of the attention was paid to the Tom Morello songs and the radio hit "Armada Latina" (a great song as well). "Carry Me Away" was a lesser known track on the album featuring Linkin Park's guitar player Mike Shinoda, but it had more heart.
"Il Cielo In Una Stanza" - Mondo Cane
While the eyes of the rock world were focused on the Faith No More reunion tour as one of the most notable stories of the year, Mike Patton wasn't taking a break on his half dozen not-so-side projects. The latest of these projects was Mondo Cane, featuring Patton's interpretation of Italian pop songs of the 50s and 60s, with the backing of an orchestra, of course. As usual, anything Patton touches is at least interesting and, in this case, brilliant.
"Sextape" - Deftones
iTunes called the new Deftones album, Diamond Eyes, the best rock album of 2010 and I agree completely. Every song is endlessly interesting, original and unique. Every month, I change which song I'm obsessed with. This one's just the latest. Next month it'll probably be "You've Seen the Butcher." As usual, it's not their most radio-friendly songs that have videos made (maybe that's why they remain underrated), but that's all the more reason to buy the album. I'm just getting around to appreciating these videos after months of listening to masterpieces like "Cmnd/Ctrl," Risk" and "976-Evil."


Hyperloop One high speed project test results releasled. Yesterday, Hyperloop One disclosed May 12 test results where the test vehicle levitating for 5.3 seconds and reached 70 miles per hour. Per company statement. The test was conducted in a vacuum – click to read more.


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Israel can't win this or any future conflicts by bombing Gaza
When a brother and a sister fight, you see the brother hitting her, but don't see the girl pinching him. The following OpEd at LA Times has expressed this well, " Israel cannot win this war, primarily because it is fighting only the symptoms of the conflict with the Palestinians — rocket launching — not the underlying causes, which are the Gaza blockade and the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories."
Those who are biased towards Jews will condemn Israel to no end, and those who are biased against Muslims love the killing, bombing and annihilation of Palestinians. Shame on the men and women on both ends of the conflict for cherishing death and destruction. None of us should justify killings of any kind and no one should rejoice this. We are not animals to lock in our horns or tear apart each other with our fangs, we are humans blessed with the ability to talk and find solutions.
I am deeply committed to security for Israelis and Justice for the Palestinians, one will not happen without the other. I have written and published over 50 pieces on the issue, and have been involved with many peace initiatives including Middle East Peace Initiative by Rev. Moon's ministry. I have been to Israel and have traveled most of the land. I am a board member of the Israeli Palestinian confederation, a non-profit organization working to find solutions with membership from both Palestine and Israel and a few non-Palestinians and non-Israelis like me.
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-sharqieh-israel-gaza-20140716-story.html
Mike Ghouse is a pluralist committed to building cohesive societies where no human has to live in apprehension or fear of the other. More at
www.IsraelPalestineDialogue.com
Smoke is seen billowing from the Gaza Strip following an Israeli airstrike. (Jack Guez / AFP/Getty Images)
A popular colloquial definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Israel launched military campaigns in 2008 and 2012, purportedly to eliminate Hamas' rocket-launching capabilities from the Gaza Strip. Obviously, the campaigns failed: Hamas is again unleashing a barrage of rockets and Israel is again bombarding Gaza. Israel cannot win this war, primarily because it is fighting only the symptoms of the conflict with the Palestinians — rocket launching — not the underlying causes, which are the Gaza blockade and the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.
Without addressing the root causes, even crippling Hamas would not be a victory.-
The range of Hamas' rockets was about 50 miles in 2012, reaching cities such as Ashdod. Today, some rockets have traveled nearly 100 miles, targeting Tel Aviv and even Haifa. Hamas launched more than 800 rockets in the first six days — more than it did in 21 days in 2008. Israel has launched more than 1,300 airstrikes on Gaza in those first six days.
Seventeen members of the extended family of Tayseer Batsh, the Hamas police chief, were killed by one such airstrike — the largest number from one family in a single attack in the three conflicts. We don't know how long the current conflict will last, but it could prove more punishing this time.
Palestinian girls living shout slogans against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the airstrikes against Gaza, near the Israeli embassy in Amman, Jordan.
A popular colloquial definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Israel launched military campaigns in 2008 and 2012, purportedly to eliminate Hamas' rocket-launching capabilities from the Gaza Strip. Obviously, the campaigns failed: Hamas is again unleashing a barrage of rockets and Israel is again bombarding Gaza. Israel cannot win this war, primarily because it is fighting only the symptoms of the conflict with the Palestinians — rocket launching — not the underlying causes, which are the Gaza blockade and the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories..
The heavy bombardment of Gaza only deepens the Israelis' problem rather than solving it. Over the last 47 years, Israel has systematically created one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the world in the Gaza Strip. The more targets Israel destroys, the more frustration grows among the Gazans. The surviving relatives, neighbors and friends of those killed, and the rest of Gazan society, are more exasperated than ever by the Israeli blockade. Increased frustration within a besieged Gaza is what pushed things to the edge in the first place.
It is delusional to assume that when the current battle ends, both parties will return to their communities to resume normal lives. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has created two meanings of normality. The 40,000 Israeli reservists who were called up this time will, for the most part, go back to their jobs and homes when the fighting ends. But Gazans, 39% of whom are unemployed, will go back to their "normal" lives under the brutal conditions of the Gaza blockade and be at the mercy of Israel's rules about what type and quantity of food and other basics are allowed into Gaza. The Palestinians in the West Bank will go back to their daily humiliation of roadblocks and expanding Israeli settlements at the expense of their livelihoods.
In fact, the two sides are more equal under the conditions of war than those of peace; although the Israelis are much stronger militarily and inflict more damage, both sides feel the effects of being under attack. But when the fighting ends, the Palestinians' version of normality gives them every incentive to defy Israeli roadblocks and blockades. When the choice for Gazans is either accepting the blockade and life in what some have called the largest open-air prison in the world or fighting back, no sane person would consider anything other than the latter option.
To prevent another tragic war in the future, things must change. Palestinians mainly need two things: dignity and bread. Israel must end the occupation in general and the Gaza blockade in particular. The mistake of the 2008 and 2012 mediation efforts was that they produced cease-fires that allowed the Israelis to go back to business as usual — but left the Gaza blockade intact and perpetuated untenable conditions, which led to further and bloodier fighting. Israel cannot win this or any future conflicts by bombing Gaza. Without addressing the root causes, even crippling Hamas — which was able to impose calm after 2012 — would not be a victory. Instead, it would merely set the stage for the next time, against whatever group or groups — perhaps even more radical than Hamas — that would inevitably emerge to take up its mantle.
Ibrahim Sharqieh is a foreign policy fellow at the Brookings Institution's Doha Center and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University in Qatar. Twitter: @sharqieh
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Nearly every Thursday since the start of our NORC, visiting scientists have presented one-hour presentations on topics of research interest to Pennington faculty and post-docs. Topics have varied, but a large number have related to some area of obesity and metabolic syndrome.
For this enrichment program, PBRC pledged to invite (at least four times a year or twice per semester) scientists whose research involves molecular and environmental interactions that relate to obesity. A faculty committee, with input from the entire faculty, selects speakers who are prominent scientists from national and international universities and governmental and industrial laboratories.
All faculty and postdoctoral trainees are encouraged to attend these seminars. Faculty and postdocs have the opportunity to interact with visiting scientists during pre-seminar receptions or during meals. They may also request individual time with the visiting scientist.
Members of the NORC and their postdoctoral trainees have attended Laboratory Work in Progress Presentations each Tuesday morning (11:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.) since the establishment of our NORC. NORC members both within and outside Pennington Biomedical receive WIP schedules and are invited to attend the presentations, give feedback to presenters and participate in discussions. At each session, a faculty member, two postdocs or a transdisciplinary team of faculty collaborating on a specific project present on their ongoing research activities. Speakers deliver a seminar of their recent activity with at least 10-15 minutes for questions and discussion. We especially encourage discussions that motivate between basic and clinical science projects and/or involving investigators at multiple institutions (e.g. Pennington and Tulane).
Scientists involved in the NORC participate in the centers mentoring program for junior faculty. Professors and Associate Professors at Pennington Biomedical serve as mentors for Instructors and Assistant Professors. Junior faculty members identify a primary mentor and at least two other committee members that are approved by the Associate Executive Director in their research area (basic, clinical or population/public health research). Informal mentee/mentor interactions and at least two formal committee meetings per year help ensure junior faculty members have guidance from senior faculty along their path to promotion and tenure. Mentoring activities are reported in the annual faculty review.
A fundamental goal of postdoctoral training at Pennington is to provide postdoctoral fellows with the knowledge and skills to enable them to perform high quality research and develop competitive research proposals for submission to external funding sources such as the National Institutes of Health. We have two institutional training grants in place. One entitled "Training in Obesity Research" funded by NIDDK, and another entitled "Training in Botanical approaches to Combat metabolic Syndrome" funded by NCCIH. Dr. Phillip Brantley is a co-director of both the T-32 grants and nearly all participating faculty are members of the NORC.
There are approximately 25 postdoctoral fellows at PBRC, many of whom are mentored by NORC faculty. Along with working side by side in research activities with our faculty mentors, postdocs attend a two-semester graduate course entitled "Molecular and Clinical Nutrition". The course is offered each fall through the LSU Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences and is team taught by NORC faculty at Pennington Biomedical Research Center. The two-course series is designed for postdocs and LSU advanced graduate students.
We also allow senior postdocs, who have previously taken the course, to teach two to three of the lectures in the course in order to acquire graduate teaching experience.
Postdocs also participate in formal grant writing courses. PBRC's Division of Education recently encourages and offers transportation for postdocs to attend regional workshop on grant writing. Postdocs at all levels of training are encouraged to attend NIH sponsored grant workshops at professional meetings. PBRC invites speakers each year to provide grant writing seminars to the postdocs (e.g., Dr. Paula Gregory who conducts workshops on grant writing at NIH, Dr. Israel Goldberg, and professional trainers from Health Research Associates, Inc.). Furthermore, faculty and staff from PBRC's sponsored projects office discuss key aspects of grantsmanship (proposal preparation, budget development, etc.) during the RCR/Professional Development series.
All postdocs and interested faculty meet one Wednesday each month from January to August for Responsible Conduct of Research Seminars. This seminar series includes case studies and discussions on topics related to research ethics and professional issues. Topics have included: conflicts of interest in research, mentor/trainee relationships, issues in data acquisition and management, data sharing and ownership, authorship, responsibilities to the public, handling research misconduct and more.
Pennington continues to organize at least one scientific symposia each year on topics of interest to Pennington scientists. These two-day meetings allow top international scientists to visit Baton Rouge and the Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Upwards to thirty visiting scientists join together with Pennington scientists at each meeting to present data and develop conclusions and recommendations for future research in a targeted area. Meeting proceedings and conclusions are published on the Pennington web site and in scientific journals.


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Rethinking Arab Democratization
Elections without Democracy
Larbi Sadiki
Oxford Studies in Democratization
Draws on materials not used before in Western scholarship
Rethinking Arab Democratization unpacks and historicizes the rise of Arab electoralism, narrating the story of stalled democratic transition in the Arab Middle East. It provides a balance sheet of the state of Arab democratization from the mid-1970s up to 2008. In seeking to answer the question of how Arab countries democratize and whether they are democratizing at all, the book pays attention to specificity, highlighting the peculiarities of democratic transitions in the Arab Middle East. To this end, it situates the discussion of such transitions firmly within their local contexts, but without losing sight of the global picture, namely, the US drive to control and democratize' the Arab World. Rethinking Arab Democratization rejects exceptionalism', foundationalism', and Orientalism', by showing that the Arab World is not immured from the global trend towards political liberalization. But by identifying new trends in Arab democratic transitions, highlighting their peculiarities and drawing on Arab neglected discourses and voices, it pinpoints the contingency of some of the arguments underlying Western theories of democratic transition when applied to the Arab setting.
Oxford Studies in Democratization is a series for scholars and students of comparative politics and related disciplines. Volumes concentrate on the comparative study of the democratization process that accompanied the decline and termination of the cold war. The geographical focus of the series is primarily Latin America, the Caribbean, Southern and Eastern Europe, and relevant experiences in Africa and Asia. The series editor is Laurence Whitehead, Official Fellow, Nuffield College, Oxford University.
1. Rethinking Democratization in the Arab Context
2. Mapping out Arab Electoralism, 1998-2007
3. Elections without Democracy: The False Starts, 1975-1997
4. The Greater Middle East Initiative: A US Democracy Promotion 'Road Map'?
5. Catalysts from Below: Transition and 'Bread Riots'
6. Al-Jazeerah and the Internet as Sites of Democratic Struggle
Larbi Sadiki is Senior Lecturer in Middle East Politics at the University of Exeter, where he is Director of the Middle East Politics Programme. He has published widely on the question of democratic transitions in the Arab Middle East. Sadiki has been researching two separate projects on Islamist notions of democracy, with special reference to Hamas and Hizbullah, titles of forthcoming works he is currently authoring. His first book on Arab democratization has been translated into Arabic and is widely used as the key reference on notions of Arab democracy.
"This impressive book offers a probing analysis of Arab electoralism as part of a penetrating larger critique of the applicability of Western democratic 'transitology' to the Arab world. Employing an effective blend of scholarly research and practical political insights, Sadiki presents a useful alternative lens that is true to local realities without sacrificing core democratic ideals."--Thomas Carothers, Vice President for Studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
"This is an invaluable, empirically rich exploration of the pitfalls, detours and dead-ends on the variety of paths that may lead to democratization in the Arab world, or may not. If Larbi Sadiki reveals a residual optimism about the future, it is only after he has presented an exhaustive examination of the manoeuvres and barriers that Arab political elites deploy to sustain privilege and stifle freedom. Larbi Sadiki reveals an informed empathy for the dynamic non-elite social and political forces that seek greater freedom and greater justice. He is perceptive, thoughtful and persuasive, which is why his book will quickly be recognized as the indispensible and authoritative volume to read on the topic."--Augustus Richard Norton, Professor of International Relations and Anthropology, Boston University
"The author combines to great advantage a close and critical familiarity with the politics of the Arab Middle East and Islamic culture with equally close knowledge of the relevant Western democratization literature. The result is a remarkable book that greatly advances our knowledge of those countries and of their--surely convoluted but not inexistent--possible paths toward democracy. "--Guillermo O'Donnell, Professor Emeritus, University of Notre Dame
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Earl and Robin volunteering at The Children's Book Bank!
We're inviting our awesome book-loving customers to join us for Family Volunteering at the Children's Book Bank on Tuesday, May 5th from 4pm to 6pm.
The Children's Book Bank, one of our favorite local non-profits, takes donated children's books and gives them to children in low income neighborhoods where the ratio of books to children is one book for every 300 children! We will be cleaning up donated books to prepare them to be given out.
This is an off-site event. The address is 1728 NE Glisan St.
Feel free to look over your bookshelves and donate any unwanted children's books in good condition to the Children's Book Bank! Green Bean Books will offer a 15% discount on any books that you buy to donate to CBB until our volunteer day on May 5th!
We invite families with kids ages 6 and up to register at 503-954-2354. We'll talk about books and help get books into the hands of kids who need them!
Get to Know Your Green Bean Booksellers: Meet Cat!
Meet Cat! She's our Thursday afternoon Story Time reader and she takes wonderful pictures for our social media pages. Learn more about her below!
I really loved The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister. I remember doing a craft in school for it, and I loved all the beautiful colors!
I have only just begun reading Nightbird by Alice Hoffman, an engrossing story about witches, spells, curses, myths, and mystery! I don't have too much to say about it just yet other than I'm excited to get back to reading!
Oh, this is a tough one. I love escaping to the coast with my dog, Biff. We play fetch with his favorite tennis ball, walk or run the beach, and settle down in the sand with a good book for me and a chew toy for Biff! If it's Friday, you can find me at the Bingo Hall with my favorite coworkers - Earl and Robin!
What movie makes you laugh out loud no matter how many times you've watched it before?
Finding Nemo! My favorite scene is with the sharks, and they say, "Hah-low, Bruce." Do you know the voice I'm trying to say that in? If not, watch the movie - it's hilarious!
I would love to travel to Ireland! I would love to see the lush green hills and the huge, old castles! Ireland seems like a green fairytale waiting for me to explore with my royal camera!
When I'm not at the bookstore, I'm … giving the best belly rubs to Biff!
My favorite place in Portland is … other than Green Bean Books, I love reading and writing at the Ugly Mug Coffee Shop!
My go to Pandora station is… Echo & the Bunnymen!
Of all my talents, people will be most surprised that I can… get a crowd going with the best karaoke songs!
April Fools' Day Treats: Books to Make You LOL!
Are you looking for light reads during the nice weather we've been having? Or do you need a pick me up? Here are some books we know will have you laughing out loud!
The first in a new series, The Terrible Two is guaranteed to make even the most reluctant readers chuckle and keep on turning the pages to see how the prank war escalates and perhaps just to learn more facts about cows they never thought they wanted to know!
Middle schooler Jamie Grimm wants to be the next stand-up comic. Pop culture references and visual gags fill the pages of this book, perfect for fans of The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.
Benjamin Chaud has become one of our favorite new artists and he's back with a follow up to I Didn't Do My Homework Because…! In this one, the boy with wildly imaginative excuses is back to explain why he was late to class.
Read-alouds can be so much fun! Cleverly, The Book with No Pictures, explores the fine art of the read-aloud. Written by The Office star, B.J. Novak, this has become one of Green Bean Books' bestselling titles.
We can always tell when someone's reading it by the sounds of giggles from both kids and adults!
Stop by Green Bean Books between noon and 5pm today, April 1st, for a super-silly April Fools' Day Craft!


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Dariusz Wódke (* 26. února 1957 Varšava, Polsko) je bývalý polský sportovní šermíř, který se specializoval na šerm šavlí. Polsko reprezentoval v osmdesátých letech. Na olympijských hrách nestartoval. V roce 1984 přišel o účast na olympijských hrách kvůli bojkotu. V roce 1981 získal titul mistra světa v soutěži jednotlivců a s polským družstvem šavlistů vybojoval třetí místo.

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By Jonny Clark / May 10, 2015 / AIRSIDE, BRANDING / 2 comments
When we recently visited Cathay Pacific's new Tokyo Haneda Lounge, we were excited to announce the carrier was expanding the new aesthetic and product across a range of outstations. The latest lounge to join this exclusive list of designer spaces is found in Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Not really being known for its amazing facilities, the Cathay Lounge will now be the jewel in the crown for the Philippines' biggest airport – and no doubt raise the game for their competing airlines.
Opened yesterday (May 9th) the lounge is located airside at Level 4 near Gate 114 in Terminal 3 (following their move from Terminal 1 back in October). Frequent passengers on the Cathay Network will definitely notice the similarity to the Studioilse design template first used in the airline's lounge at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, it's also only marginally smaller, catering for 135 people.
Cathay go on to describe the space in detail. "Designed by Studioilse, the London-based design studio led by Ilse Crawford, the aim is to bring to life Cathay Pacific's new brand design ethos, and to create an environment that helps passengers feel relaxed, engaging the senses and focusing on wellbeing as a core principle. This has been achieved by working with warm, natural materials like wood and stone, softening the acoustics where possible and adopting a considered approach to lighting.Cherry wood walls and a limestone floor are framed with details such as glazed screens, green ceramic tiles in The Noodle Bar, bronze highlights in the main entrance and brass in the Bar." But its not all about following a template, there is a unique sense of place on show. "The extensive use of plants gives colour and life to the space, while works by Philippine artists add an element of local culture."
As for the amenities the carrier has adopted yet another open kitchen style signature Noodle Bar, a popular facility at the airline's lounges at Hong Kong International Airport, which offers a selection of Asian noodles including dandan mien and wonton noodle soup, freshly prepared by a chef. During the morning hours until 11:00am, an authentic Philippine breakfast will also be offered.
Another dining highlight is the Bar, where passengers can enjoy a wide selection of tapas, desserts, freshly blended cocktails and a variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
It's safe to say we love the aesthetic, materials and sense of light, just as we did back in Haneda. Here at TheDesignAir, we can't wait for the rest of the lounges to come out to play, including Cathay Pacific's Bangkok lounge which will be opening shortly.
Tags: airport, Business class, cathay, Cathay Network, cathay pacific, CX, first class, Lounge, manila, Ninoy Aquino International Airport, one world, philippines, premium
Jonnie
It's still Manila, one of the world's biggest "holes."
MisterVir (@MisterVir)
Anything that would enhance customer experience is welcome. The name Cathay Pacific was coined by its founders in Manila Hotel. London was a hellhole for thousands of years before the city it is now but with Brexit, might be going back to its roots. (Just a little history lesson.)


The best advice is simply: don't!
I remember the first time I brought my French boyfriend, Laurent, home for the holidays. Although he made efforts, his English was limited. I was responsible for interpreting much of the small talk. It was no easy task — especially since he liked to tell a lot of jokes.
After being in France for a couple of years, I was at a point where I could actually "get" most French jokes. Also, I was already familiar with my boyfriend's humor since he had explained his own jokes to me before. But something happened when I translated them for my American family. They made absolutely no sense at all. That's how I learned that jokes are the hardest thing to translate!
I finally told Laurent to please stop telling jokes, but poor Laurent loved to make people laugh. It was an inherent part of his personality. Despite the fact that my parents already loved him and found him quite entertaining as he was, Laurent wanted desperately to share his unique wit. I wanted to help him.
In England, for example, constant self-deprecation is the first step to humor. By contrast, the French sense of humor is fueled by ridicule and mockery that is directed toward others. Another frequent form of French humor is to exaggerate a statement to illustrate its falsehood. If you are gullible like me, you may not clue in to the "funny" factor.
We were in line for a baseball game. When I told my mom that Laurent said he needed to "pee the father-in-law to the mother-in-law" she widened her eyes and looked at me as if a spaceship had landed. Telling jokes in an international context is very tricky. It is not only a question of a good translation. A lot of humor depends on subtle cultural differences or on local references. In Laurent's case, using the in-laws to point our how badly he needed to go to the bathroom was a bad choice in local reference. Although from what I understood, in Southern France it was a common and funny joke.
But unless you are prepared to give a whole lesson on the cultural underlying meaning (and lose the humor while you are at it) it's best not to translate the joke at all.
I'm a forth year student at an English department in a palestinian university.The doctor asked me to make my graduation project about the translation of humor in cartoon and specified it to be about translation of jokes. Realy I'm confused and so sad and despairing,and don't know what to do and how to make the research and what are the points that I should talk about. Sorry if I annoy you , but really I need someone to help me .
Please If you can help be I'll be very thanksful to you .


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Pets entering Denmark must have an ID; either a microchip or a tattoo. Then it must have an EU Pet passport. The passport is to be issued by a veterinarian and is valid only if it is certified that the animal has been vaccinated against rabies. Find more information from the homepage of Danish Veterinary and Food Administration.


Referring into Nugent is a clear process.
At Nugent one of our key values is integrity. We want to ensure that all that we do for our young people, their families have an open and transparent dialogue to ensure that our educational and care services are the best choice for the young person. Please, come visit Nugent House School or Clarence High School. We would be happy to show you what we provide for the young people.
For the local authorities who look to place young people with us, in a time of reduced funding and high regulator expectations we want to ensure that we are providing positive outcomes that demonstrate added value.
With a well-established reputation as a provider of choice in specialist education and residential care services, Nugent works closely with commissioners to guarantee a customer focused approach, with feedback of the individual's progression throughout each stage of their time with us. We work collaboratively with commissioners to agree anticipated lengths of stay and transition planning, and maintain good communication with the referring team throughout each person's care pathway with us.
Our services are delivered in partnership with the NHS and local authorities, and we are committed to providing a transparent and rapid referral process which ensures that individuals are placed into the services most appropriate to their individual needs.
Local authorities, social services, education departments and health departments are responsible for referring young people into our schools and homes, and also for paying their fees. Parents have a right to be involved in the arrangement of provision and are welcome to visit our services to see the quality of our care first hand.
Our transparent pricing structures ensure that fees are matched to the service needs of the individual. Guaranteed fee reductions ensure that as children and young people progress and become more independent, their fees will reduce accordingly.
Nugent offers flexible pricing plans which are specifically designed to ensure a transparent and efficient process for commissioners.
We offer a range of fee levels designed to reflect the intensity of interventions needed by the service user.
Discounts are available for length of placement, quantity of placements (up to 10%), and % return on spend.


If we could only remember that all we do to our brothers and sisters, or the sick and hurting, or even to little children, we are literally doing to Christ. ?If we really believed this it would radically change how we relate to others.
For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.? Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ?Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you??
Whatever we do to the least of these…you did it to me.
When we bear with the most difficult Christian, we do it to Christ. When we comfort a friend who?s depressed, we?re do it to Jesus. ?When we bless our spouse or children, we literally blessing Jesus. ?When we care for a little one in Children?s Ministry, we care for Christ. ?When we make a meal for a mom who?s just had a baby, we make a meal for Christ. ?When we sponsor a child or give to the poor through Covenant Mercies, World Vision or Samaritan?s purse we feed and clothe Jesus. ?When we take an interest in that immature brother who never takes an interest in us, we do it to Christ.
Conversely, when we slander our brother, we do it to Jesus. When we?re impatient with that sister, we?re impatient toward Christ. ?When we?re selfish with our family, we?re selfish toward Christ. ?When we avoid talking with that brother because he irritates us, we avoid Christ.
We have to look past the surface. We have to look past the face of our friend, our spouse, or that annoying brother to see Jesus. ?We have to look past that snotty-nosed 3-year old to see Jesus. ?It?s not JUST Bill or Tom or Jessica, it?s not JUST that poor guy who doesn?t smell good – it?s JESUS.
I?m preaching to myself here. ?How often have I neglected to do good to Christ because I just didn?t want to have to listen to that brother?s problems or visit that sister in the hospital? ?How often have I missed opportunities to bless Christ by failing to bless my wife? ?How much of my life has been consumed with providing for my own comfort and pleasures compared with how to care for the poor?
I?m not condemned by my failures, because Christ took my condemnation on the cross. ?Yet I want the reality of this Scripture to stir me to love and good deeds: ?Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.? ?And I want to hear Jesus say that to me someday.
So look past the face and do something good to Jesus today.
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                    <option value="DC">District Of Columbia</option>
                    <option value="FL">Florida</option>
                    <option value="GA">Georgia</option>
                    <option value="HI">Hawaii</option>
                    <option value="ID">Idaho</option>
                    <option value="IL">Illinois</option>
                    <option value="IN">Indiana</option>
                    <option value="IA">Iowa</option>
                    <option value="KS">Kansas</option>
                    <option value="KY">Kentucky</option>
                    <option value="LA">Louisiana</option>
                    <option value="ME">Maine</option>
                    <option value="MD">Maryland</option>
                    <option value="MA">Massachusetts</option>
                    <option value="MI">Michigan</option>
                    <option value="MN">Minnesota</option>
                    <option value="MS">Mississippi</option>
                    <option value="MO">Missouri</option>
                    <option value="MT">Montana</option>
                    <option value="NE">Nebraska</option>
                    <option value="NV">Nevada</option>
                    <option value="NH">New Hampshire</option>
                    <option value="NJ">New Jersey</option>
                    <option value="NM">New Mexico</option>
                    <option value="NY">New York</option>
                    <option value="NC">North Carolina</option>
                    <option value="ND">North Dakota</option>
                    <option value="OH">Ohio</option>
                    <option value="OK">Oklahoma</option>
                    <option value="OR">Oregon</option>
                    <option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option>
                    <option value="RI">Rhode Island</option>
                    <option value="SC">South Carolina</option>
                    <option value="SD">South Dakota</option>
                    <option value="TN">Tennessee</option>
                    <option value="TX">Texas</option>
                    <option value="UT">Utah</option>
                    <option value="VT">Vermont</option>
                    <option value="VA">Virginia</option>
                    <option value="WA">Washington</option>
                    <option value="WV">West Virginia</option>
                    <option value="WI" selected="selected">Wisconsin</option>
                    <option value="WY">Wyoming</option>
                </select>
                ZIP:

                <input name="empZIP" style="width: 50%" type="text" maxlength="5" required />

Javascript
var empArray = [];

var storeArray = function (){
var employee = [];
employee["firstName"] = $("empFirst").value;
employee["MI"] = $("empMI").value;
employee["lastName"] = $("empLast").value;
employee["address"] = $("empAddress").value;
employee["city"] = $("empCity").value;
employee["state"] = $("empState").value;
employee["lastName"] = $("empZip").value;

empArray.push(employee);
updateList();
}

var updateList = function(employee){
for (var i in employee){
    var fullName = employee[i]["firstName"] + " " + employee[i]["MI"] + " " + employee[i]["lastName"];
    var employeeList = document.getElementById("drpEmp");
    var option = document.createElement("option");
    option.text = fullName;
    employeeList.add(option, employeeList[i]);
}
}

window.onload = function(){

$("btnNewEmp").onclick = storeArray;
}

[edit] Forgot the JSFiddle: https://jsfiddle.net/m06x7dn3/2/

A: Some issues:

*

*Your jQuery selectors are not matching anything - you need to do $("[name=empFirst]") or, even better, change all the name attributes to ids and use $("#empFirst").

*You overwrite the last name with the zip code: employee["lastName"] = $("empZip").value;

*employee is an array but you are treating it like a struct.

*In updateList() you are iterating over employees - which does not exist - you need to iterate over empArray instead.

And there are more.... so I just rewrote it:
JSFIDDLE
HTML:
<form>
<fieldset name="EmployeeInfo">
    <legend>Employee Information</legend>

                    First Name:

                    <input id="empFirst" style="width: 100%" type="text" maxlength="20" required />
                    M.I.

                    <input id="empMI" type="text" maxlength="1" style="width: 20%" required />
                    Last
                    Name:

                    <input id="empLast" style="width: 100%" type="text" maxlength="35" required />

                    Business Name:

                    <input id="BusinessName" style="width: 100%" type="text" maxlength="35" required />
                    Address:

                    <input id="empAddress" style="width: 90%" type="text" maxlength="35" required />

                    City:

                    <input id="empCity" style="width: 100%" type="text" maxlength="25" />
                    State:

                    <select id="empState">
                        <option value="AL">Alabama</option>
                        <option value="AK">Alaska</option>
                        <option value="AZ">Arizona</option>
                        <option value="AR">Arkansas</option>
                        <option value="CA">California</option>
                        <option value="CO">Colorado</option>
                        <option value="CT">Connecticut</option>
                        <option value="DE">Delaware</option>
                        <option value="DC">District Of Columbia</option>
                        <option value="FL">Florida</option>
                        <option value="GA">Georgia</option>
                        <option value="HI">Hawaii</option>
                        <option value="ID">Idaho</option>
                        <option value="IL">Illinois</option>
                        <option value="IN">Indiana</option>
                        <option value="IA">Iowa</option>
                        <option value="KS">Kansas</option>
                        <option value="KY">Kentucky</option>
                        <option value="LA">Louisiana</option>
                        <option value="ME">Maine</option>
                        <option value="MD">Maryland</option>
                        <option value="MA">Massachusetts</option>
                        <option value="MI">Michigan</option>
                        <option value="MN">Minnesota</option>
                        <option value="MS">Mississippi</option>
                        <option value="MO">Missouri</option>
                        <option value="MT">Montana</option>
                        <option value="NE">Nebraska</option>
                        <option value="NV">Nevada</option>
                        <option value="NH">New Hampshire</option>
                        <option value="NJ">New Jersey</option>
                        <option value="NM">New Mexico</option>
                        <option value="NY">New York</option>
                        <option value="NC">North Carolina</option>
                        <option value="ND">North Dakota</option>
                        <option value="OH">Ohio</option>
                        <option value="OK">Oklahoma</option>
                        <option value="OR">Oregon</option>
                        <option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option>
                        <option value="RI">Rhode Island</option>
                        <option value="SC">South Carolina</option>
                        <option value="SD">South Dakota</option>
                        <option value="TN">Tennessee</option>
                        <option value="TX">Texas</option>
                        <option value="UT">Utah</option>
                        <option value="VT">Vermont</option>
                        <option value="VA">Virginia</option>
                        <option value="WA">Washington</option>
                        <option value="WV">West Virginia</option>
                        <option value="WI" selected="selected">Wisconsin</option>
                        <option value="WY">Wyoming</option>
                    </select>
                    ZIP:

                    <input id="empZip" style="width: 50%" type="text" maxlength="5" required />

</fieldset>

         <select multiple="multiple" id="drpEmp" style="float: left; width: 256px; height: 121px;">
        </select>

        <input id="btnNewEmp" type="button" value="New Employee" style="width: 149px" />

        <input id="btnEdtEmp" type="button" value="Edit Employee" style="width: 149px" />

        <input id="btnDelEmp" type="button" value="Delete Employee" />

</form>

JavaScript:
$( document ).ready( function(){
    var firstName = $("#empFirst"),
        MI        = $("#empMI"),
        lastName  = $("#empLast"),
        business  = $("#BusinessName"),
        address   = $("#empAddress"),
        city      = $("#empCity"),
        state     = $("#empState"),
        zip       = $("#empZip"),
        employees = $("#drpEmp"),
        newBtn    = $("#btnNewEmp"),
        edtBtn    = $("#btnEdtEmp"),
        delBtn    = $("#btnDelEmp"),
        selected  = null;

    function Employee(){
        var that = this;
        this.option =
            $( "<option />" )
                .data( "employee", this )
                .prop( 'selected', true )
                .on( 'click', function(){ that.edit() } );

        employees.append( this.option );
        this.update();
        edtBtn.prop( 'disabled', false );
        delBtn.prop( 'disabled', false );
    }

    Employee.prototype.update = function(){
        this.firstName = firstName.val();
        this.MI        = MI.val();
        this.lastName  = lastName.val();
        this.business  = business.val();
        this.address   = address.val();
        this.city      = city.val();
        this.state     = state.val();
        this.zip       = zip.val();
        this.option.text( this.getFullName() );
    }

    Employee.prototype.getFullName = function(){
        return [ this.firstName, this.MI, this.lastName ].join( ' ' );
    }

    Employee.prototype.edit = function(){
        firstName.val( this.firstName );
        MI.val( this.MI );
        lastName.val( this.lastName );
        business.val( this.business );
        address.val( this.address );
        city.val( this.city );
        state.val( this.state );
        zip.val( this.zip );
        selected = this;
        edtBtn.prop( 'disabled', false );
        delBtn.prop( 'disabled', false );
    }

    newBtn
        .on( 'click', function(){
            selected = new Employee();
        });

    edtBtn
        .on( 'click', function(){
            if ( selected != null )
                selected.update();
        })
        .prop( 'disabled', true );

    delBtn
        .on( 'click', function(){
            $( "option:selected", employees ).remove();
            selected = null;
            edtBtn.prop( 'disabled', true );
            delBtn.prop( 'disabled', true );
        })
        .prop( 'disabled', true );
});

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