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Q: Puppeteer taking so long to load the page I am trying to load a URL using Puppeteer and take the screenshot, somehow the page loading is taking too long. Here is my code
    const puppeteer = require('puppeteer');

    (async () => {
        const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
            // headless: false,
            args: [
                `--window-size=42280,39960`,
                // `--shm-size=1gb`,
                // `--disable-dev-shm-usage`
            ]
        });
        const page = await browser.newPage();
        await page.setViewport({
            height: 39960,
            width: 42280,
        });
        console.log('Page created');
        await page.goto('https://www.google.com');
        console.log('page loaded');
        await page.screenshot({
            path: 'example.png'
        });
        await browser.close();
    })();

Did anyone face the same problem?

A: The reason of the failure is this:
await page.setViewport({
  height: 39960,
  width: 42280,
});

Error running your code. Error: Protocol error
  (Page.captureScreenshot): Target closed.

Puppeteer can't take a screenshot with that resolution.

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Prague • Eating Out
City Notes: Prague
Dropping in for city's vibrant design and fashion week...
Dave Waddell • 24 January, 2023
If when the word Prague is mentioned you think variously of Kafka, Bohemia, the Hapsburgs, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, late gothic spires, UNESCO world heritage site, the choice location for the late 1990s Brit-abroad stag-do, then think again. Or rather think more. Prague – beautiful, old and packed – is all these things, and may well be a leading contender for central Europe's most visited city, but do not, for one minute, imagine that the reasons for its enduring popularity lie only at the doors of literature, history and the art of the bucket flight.
Like Berlin, like Krakow, the Czech Republic's capital city is many things to many people, and if you be a gadfly, or a punk, or a person of clothes, of the beautifully rundown, the bizarre, the one of a kind, of design, art and anything repetitively minimalist, then to Prague, good friend, you must go.
Anytime would be good, winter or summer, but may I suggest late September / early October, which is when Designblok – Prague's Fashion and Design Week – takes the city by stealth, with buildings, public spaces and column inches given over to a bewildering array of designers, artists, models – local and internationally-renowned. Big, deep and longer lasting than the week it claims to span, it's a multi-lingual, multi-talented platform for everything that is fine about the world of design, particularly in the sense that it is as enamoured of the unheard of as it is the well known, and makes a point of showcasing the work of young, inexperienced and college-based artists and designers.
So, without further ado, somewhere to stay, somewhere to schmooze, to eat, drink and be merry, some things to see, be at, experience. First off, if you can get it, then a room at the Fusion Hotel is an absolute must. Ignore the name. This is not some the-parts-are-greater-than-the-sum kind of a joint. A converted bank, its vault the walk-in fridge, it's a hotel made up of many sized rooms, rooms that fit the size of every group – within reason. Designed with your wallet firmly in mind, you can book by bed or room, eat either at more upmarket Epopey or cheap and tasty Soup in the Kitchen, and get dizzyingly drunk at in-hotel 360 Bar.
If you can get away, then food-wise Lokal's a very cool low budget alternative, Café Café's as alive and as eclectic as it gets, while for those for whom money is a special black card a heart-in-the-mouth dining experience is to be had at Oblaca, located at the top of the fantastically modernist Tower Park Praha. Oblaca is also, incidently, a one roomed hotel, and if you've got dollars to burn, and love heights, then what a stay!
For your week in week out sights, I've nothing new to say – except that if art's your thing, then I must beat you straight to DOX, Prague's Tate Modern, and to the wonderfully dilapidated Artbanka Museum of Young Art, museum to the up and coming.
However, during Designblok – which among dozens of fringe events, centres on 2 Superstudios, an Openstudio and two fashion locales, the gorgeously gothic Church of St Simon and St Jude and the Mayor's Residence – there's all new and temporary sorts going on. The Openstudio's a joy, while last event's Men by ZOOT at St Simon's eclipsed the women's – rare and nearly impossible this in the world of catwalk fashion. With even a significant part of Wenceslas Square seconded to the event, Prague in autumn is a design and art love-in. Pop it in the rolodex.
Words: Dave Waddell / Natasha Bidgood
Photography © Natasha Bidgood / We Heart
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A strength test for the strong force
By Sarah Charley
New research could tell us about particle interactions in the early universe and even hint at new physics.
Much of the matter in the universe is made up of tiny particles called quarks. Normally it's impossible to see a quark on its own because they are always bound tightly together in groups. Quarks only separate in extreme conditions, such as immediately after the Big Bang or in the center of stars or during high-energy particle collisions generated in particle colliders.
Scientists at Louisiana Tech University are working on a study of quarks and the force that binds them by analyzing data from the ATLAS experiment at the LHC. Their measurements could tell us more about the conditions of the early universe and could even hint at new, undiscovered principles of physics.
The particles that stick quarks together are aptly named "gluons." Gluons carry the strong force, one of four fundamental forces in the universe that govern how particles interact and behave. The strong force binds quarks into particles such as protons, neutrons and atomic nuclei.
As its name suggests, the strong force is the strongest—it's 100 times stronger than the electromagnetic force (which binds electrons into atoms), 10,000 times stronger than the weak force (which governs radioactive decay), and a hundred million million million million million million (1039) times stronger than gravity (which attracts you to the Earth and the Earth to the sun).
But this ratio shifts when the particles are pumped full of energy. Just as real glue loses its stickiness when overheated, the strong force carried by gluons becomes weaker at higher energies.
"Particles play by an evolving set of rules," says Markus Wobisch from Louisiana Tech University. "The strength of the forces and their influence within the subatomic world changes as the particles' energies increase. This is a fundamental parameter in our understanding of matter, yet has not been fully investigated by scientists at high energies."
Characterizing the cohesiveness of the strong force is one of the key ingredients to understanding the formation of particles after the Big Bang and could even provide hints of new physics, such as hidden extra dimensions.
"Extra dimensions could help explain why the fundamental forces vary dramatically in strength," says Lee Sawyer, a professor at Louisiana Tech University. "For instance, some of the fundamental forces could only appear weak because they live in hidden extra dimensions and we can't measure their full strength. If the strong force is weaker or stronger than expected at high energies, this tells us that there's something missing from our basic model of the universe."
By studying the high-energy collisions produced by the LHC, the research team at Louisiana Tech University is characterizing how the strong force pulls energetic quarks into encumbered particles. The challenge they face is that quarks are rambunctious and caper around inside the particle detectors. This subatomic soirée involves hundreds of particles, often arising from about 20 proton-proton collisions happening simultaneously. It leaves a messy signal, which scientists must then reconstruct and categorize.
Wobisch and his colleagues innovated a new method to study these rowdy groups of quarks called jets. By measuring the angles and orientations of the jets, he and his colleagues are learning important new information about what transpired during the collisions—more than what they can deduce by simple counting the jets.
The average number of jets produced by proton-proton collisions directly corresponds to the strength of the strong force in the LHC's energetic environment.
"If the strong force is stronger than predicted, then we should see an increase in the number of proton-protons collisions that generate three jets. But if the strong force is actually weaker than predicted, then we'd expect to see relatively more collisions that produce only two jets. The ratio between these two possible outcomes is the key to understanding the strong force."
After turning on the LHC, scientists doubled their energy reach and have now determined the strength of the strong force up to 1.5 trillion electronvolts, which is roughly the average energy of every particle in the universe just after the Big Bang. Wobisch and his team are hoping to double this number again with more data.
"So far, all our measurements confirm our predictions," Wobisch says. "More data will help us look at the strong force at even higher energies, giving us a glimpse as to how the first particles formed and the microscopic structure of space-time."
More on Standard Model
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Researchers on the ALICE experiment are uncovering the properties of elusive hyperon particles hypothesized to be found inside neutron stars.
The unseen progress of the LHC
It's not always about what you discover.
Five mysteries the Standard Model can't explain
Our best model of particle physics explains only about 5 percent of the universe.
The big book of physics
Looking for the latest info on particle physics? There's a book for that.
Incredible hulking facts about gamma rays
From lightning to the death of electrons, the highest-energy form of light is everywhere.
What is a "particle"?
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Light is all around us, but how much do you really know about the photons speeding past you?
Fermilab scientists discover new four-flavor particle
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Former Power Rangers actor Ricardo Medina Jr. has officially been charged with the murder of his roommate.
A representative of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office told to Us Weekly magazine Thursday Jan. 14 that Medina, 36, has been arrested and charged with the murder of Joshua Sutter, also 36.
Medina was first arrested in February of 2015, after he and Sutter got into an argument over Medina's girlfriend at the residence the two men shared in Green Valley, California.
The actor allegedly stabbed Sutter several times in the abdomen with a sword.
Sutter was rushed to a Los Angeles area hospital with multiple stab wounds, where he later died.
According to Us Weekly, Medina is scheduled to be arraigned at the Antelope Valley Branch of the Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday, January 19.
If convicted, he could face up to 26 years in prison.
Medina first appeared as the Red Ranger on Power Rangers Wild Force in 2002. He later played the character Dekker on Power Rangers Samurai.


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Blue Moon Marquee Release Fiery Track & Video 'Hound Dog On A Chain'
By Eric Alper.
The electrifying sound of blues-folk duo Blue Moon Marquee out of Cowichan Valley, British Columbia, is sure to make audiences jump out of their seats and dance with the latest upbeat single, "Hound Dog on a Chain"!
A harmonic synthesis of blues, jazz, rock n' roll, and swing, the latest single comes from Blue Moon Marquee's highly anticipated fifth studio album "Scream, Holler & Howl." The album is a sophisticated collection of music that instantly transports listeners to places of sonic wonder.
"Hound Dog on a Chain" is a pulsating track dripping with equal parts style and substance. The song features emotive vocals by Badlands Jazz, a.k.a Jasmine Colette, and a Hammond solo from the supremely talented Darcy Phillips (Jann Arden). As approachable as the new single is, "Hound Dog on a Chain" is about the systems of oppression that continue to drive society further from happiness.
As the duo says, "Wake up to the realization that people have the power. We need to believe in that power and to believe in the people. The chain is taut. This hound dog is about to bust loose."
Groovy licks and up-tempo percussion punctuate "Hound Dog on a Chain" and the urgency of the message about social patriarchy and the prioritization of profit and corporate greed over life.
"Go hoist a rag
Can't stop what's coming
Hey, can you believe it?
They trying for your head
Watch out they don't snare ya
Rock the feint instead."
The sensational new album "Scream, Holler & Howl" showcases the exceptional talent of some of Canada's finest musicians. Co-produced by the legendary Duke Robillard (The Fabulous Thunderbirds / Roomful of Blues), the album also features the musical stylings of Darcy Phillips (Jann Arden) on piano and Jerry Cook (Colin James) on tenor and baritone saxophone.
The latest single is accompanied by a provocative black and white music video that visualizes the detached world we're reeling through. Utilizing dazzling choreography and interpretive dance, the official music video for "Hound Dog on a Chain" was produced by Studio 549 and filmed on the unceded territory of the Lekwungen-speaking peoples.
Blue Moon Marquee writes and performs original compositions influenced by anything that swings, jumps or grooves. A.W. Cardinal and Jasmine Colette a.k.a. Badlands Jass (vocals/bass/drums) have played for a vast gamut of crowds at jazz clubs, Lindy Hop dance halls, folk venues, blues haunts, hospitals, prisons, markets, motorcycle joints, dive bars and prestigious festival stages.
Colette not only commands the upright bass but also brings the rhythm with her feet on a custom foot drum kit, all while singing in her signature honey-dipped tone. Cardinal's distinctive and soulful vocals barrel out like a raging bull while his guitar crackles with the swinging energy of jazz-tinged blues.
The result of 9 years of rigorous touring, crisscrossing Europe and North America, is a distinct energy and style from this acclaimed duo. Carving a path through blues, jazz, jump jive, folk, country, swing, and Indigenous soul with an authentic spirit, their sound does not idle easily in one certain category. It stomps and struts through the wilds, conjuring a blend where Howlin' Wolf tangos with Django, Earnest Tubb shoots firecrackers with Cab Calloway, and Memphis Minnie throws dice with Screamin' Jay Hawkins.
Their gift is bringing all these elements together without anything sounding out of step. They collect the roots and smoothly braid them with lyrics that often touch on the underbelly of society, woven with elements of Indigenous storytelling and poetic cadence.
With their highly anticipated 5th album Scream, Holler & Howl (SHH), Blue Moon Marquee have captured their most sophisticated collection of songs yet. Co-produced by Duke Robillard and recorded live to tape, SHH blazes forward with a full band featuring some of Canada's finest veteran players. While they have primarily performed as a duo since 2013, over the last couple of years they have been performing often as a trio or quartet with Darcy Phillips (Jann Arden) on piano and Jerry Cook (Colin James) on tenor and baritone saxophone.
With 2019's Bare Knuckles and Brawn (BNAB), released on Spanish label FOLC Records, they were nominated as Blues Artist of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards and Indigenous Songwriter of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards.
Appreciated for their lyrical candour, outstanding musicianship and vivacious live performances, Blue Moon Marquee was the most requested band in the country for the Canadian International Jazz Festival Circuit following their 2017 release Gypsy Blues.
It was in 2012 that they came together in Vancouver, B.C. to record Cardinal's original material for his album Stainless Steel Heart which he had written while living in Montreal. A mutual old friend was engineering the project and they connected deeply on their taste and obsession over music.
The vast repertoire of this band is a reflection of bounteous years on the road, experiencing life through a wide diversity of lenses. The result is their trademark blend that pulls the different parts of their musical worlds together, taking the tones of early blues, the expressions of jazz, the heart of country, the spirit of folk, the swagger of soul and the rhythm of roll. The way Colette's velvet tones lift Cardinal's mystique is something that enthralls audiences from backroom bars to festival stages.
Unbound by genre or era, Blue Moon Marquee has an edge that demands you take notice. With an authentic mixture of tempo, melody and imagery, they are timeless artists perfect for this time.
Website: bluemoonmarquee.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bluemoonmarquee Instagram: www.instagram.com/bluemoonmarquee


Op-ed in the Gulf Daily News: Lock up rogue sponsors – not their victims!
Lock up rogue sponsors - not their victims!
Yet again we see a report in the GDN of two allegedly abused workers trapped in Bahrain because their sponsors refuse to hand over their passports.
The Migrant Workers Protection Society criticises police for alleged lack of co-operation and in fact obstructing efforts to rescue such people by either arresting them or handing them back to their sponsors, like pieces of property.
On the other hand, the Interior Ministry says the MWPS needs to work within the rules and to go through the ministry's Complaints and Human Rights Directorate - a doubtless laborious exercise in what are urgent situations.
But no-one seems to be addressing the real issue - that the sponsors themselves are guilty of the crime of theft and as such should be arrested and charged.
A passport is the property of the country which issues it and no-one, repeat no-one, has the right to seize it, certainly not employers, whether they be corporations or housewives taking on a maid.
To do so is theft and embassies should stop pussyfooting around and file formal charges every time a sponsor refuses to hand back a passport, regardless of the allegations and counter-allegations between the two parties.
If the sponsor then claims to have lost the passport - as many do - then the charge should stand, since being in possession of it against the employees' will was illegal in the first place.
Bahrain has in recent years publicly acknowledged the practice of employers taking possession of passports and that it is illegal - but has done nothing about it.
Embassies are sadly more concerned with securing business for their respective countries than with protecting citizens overseas, so they do nothing about it either.
It is time ambassadors did their jobs and demanded that host countries, be it Bahrain or elsewhere, stop ignoring international law. Police still act on the assumption that sponsors have rights over employees which the government itself has said they do not - it has in fact said that there is no such thing in law as a "sponsor".
So police must stop handing back so-called runaways to the sponsors. If by leaving their employment, they have broken the immigration laws, then they should be handed over to immigration authorities and their embassies informed.
This ability of sponsors to effectively hold people prisoner in Bahrain is straight out of the dark ages and is a blemish on Bahrain's character.
It is time embassies, the police and the government each did their jobs in ensuring that laws are properly enforced.
If a sponsor refuses to hand back a passport, put him in the cells - not the victim.


After a long Legislative session -- one that still has not seen an official close with pending special healthcare and water sessions -- California manufacturers managed to escape some really bad policy ideas thanks to the Governor and his sound policy decision-making. The Gov. only went against the manufacturers and the economy 6 of 29 times on important legislation that got to his desk. Of those 6, none were deemed a priority by CMTA. Most importantly the Gov. vetoed the California-only instant rebate and the Family leave expansion bills. Legislation that would have increased dramatically the cost of operating in California.
View pdf of the 29 bills.
On the Legislative front, 57 percent of the Legislature voted against manufacturing interests more than 75 percent of the time.
View the 2007 Manufacturers vote record.
Along with the current healthcare and water negotiations, important legislation looms in the second year of this session. Career tech bills are still alive (such as SB 672 and AB 1414). Meal and rest period regulation fixes are needed. Legislators will look to expand Family Leave even more. Liquefied natural gas permitting obstacles must be addressed to for increased natural gas supply. California manufacturers still lack a sales tax exemption on manufacturing equipment and many many other important economic issues will dominate the Capitol Community in '08.
The Gov. did a great job making good policy decisions with his signatures and vetoes this year. In '08, it's time the Legislature does the same with its votes.


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1199 Coffee brewed perfectly in Caffeinated documentary! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Hanh Nguyen and Vishal Solanki, documentary filmmakers, Caffeinated
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I don't think I've ever seen my mother without a cup of coffee in her right hand to start the day.
As far back as I can recall, it seemed like the first thing she did every day was start a pot of coffee – I remember the tins of Chockful 'o Nuts when I was a kid — but never Sanka, even when it was trendy – "never anything that wasn't the real McCoy," she told me when I called her last night.
VISHAL SOLANKI podcast excerpt: "What makes us consume something again and again and again? We are never tired of it! That's a quality coffee has — every morning there is something inspiring in terms of taste or how it wakes you up. The movie gives us a chance to reflect on it."
The Starbucks explosion came too late for Mom; she had already retired by the time there was a barista on every corner.
"Now I love my Keurig," Mom said. "It's tasty, it's quick; there's no cleanup but your cup. My very favorite is Folgers Columbian, medium to dark brews. I don't like Starbucks. Even their mildest one, I don't like. Dunkin' Donuts – I like their coffee in the store but I don't like their pods. Not sure why."
HANH NGUYEN podcast excerpt: "While making 'Caffeinated,' we would work at our day jobs and meet at midnight at a cafe and work things out — over coffee."
I had Mom in mind when I agreed to preview a new documentary film by Vishal Solanki and Hanh Nguyen called Caffeinated that follows coffee beans from the ground to your individual cup and takes java drinkers behind the scenes with the growers, buyers, processors and coffee shop proprietors of the world.
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Электронная книга: James Kendrick «A Companion to the Action Film»
An authoritative guide to the action-packed film genre With 24 incisive, cutting-edge contributions from esteemed scholars and critics, A Companion to the Action Filmprovides an authoritative and in-depth guide to this internationally popular and wide-ranging genre. As the first major anthology on the action film in more than a decade, the volume offers insights into the genre's historical development, explores its production techniques and visual poetics, and provides reflections on the numerous social, cultural, and political issues it has and continues to embody. A Companion to the Action Film offers original research and critical analysis that examines the iconic characteristics of the genre, its visual aesthetics, and its narrative traits; considers the impact of major directors and stars on the genre's evolution; puts the action film in dialogue with various technologies and other forms of media such as graphic novels and television; and maps out new avenues of critical study for the future. This important resource: Offers a definitive guide to the action film Contains insightful contributions from a wide range of international film experts and scholars Reviews the evolution of the genre from the silent era to today's age of digital blockbusters Offers nuanced commentary and analysis of socio-cultural issues such as race, nationality, and gender in action films Written for scholars, teachers and students in film studies, film theory, film history, genre studies, and popular culture, A Companion to the Action Film is an essential guide to oneof international cinema's most important, popular, and influential genres.
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By Eddy Ball
Reprinted from Environmental Factor
The Genetics and Environmental Mutagenesis Society (GEMS) has promoted communication of leading-edge science for more than 30 years. However, the group offered something a little different from its traditional science-focused program at its spring meeting April 19 at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
For the first time, meeting organizers, which include scientists from NIEHS, EPA, and area biomedical research groups, let scientific updates take a back seat, while experts explored the theme "Communicating Our Science: Outreach to the Public and Future Scientists."
Attendees included a group of promising high school students, who presented posters of their work, and keynote speaker Nobel Prize winner Oliver Smithies, D.Phil. The event gave attendees an opportunity to meet local outreach specialists, including NIEHS Office of Science Education and Diversity Director Ericka Reid, Ph.D.
It was a gamble for GEMS and its program organizer, President-elect Brian Chorley, Ph.D., but it clearly paid off, attracting the second highest number of registrations in the society's history.
In his opening remarks, Chorley underscored the need for scientists to better communicate their work, expanding on a recent Scientific American blog post, Scientists: do outreach or your science dies.
Showing and telling where ideas come from
At age 90, Smithies continues to pursue his lifelong love affair with science, in his lab at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). Smithies structured his talk around familiar themes, as he progressed historically through events in his long career, beginning with important teachers from his elementary school days during the 1930s in the English village of Copley, West Yorkshire, where there is now a plaque in his honor.
Noting how many of the schools in the West Yorkshire area can boast of alumni with Nobel Prizes, Smithies told the audience that it's the teachers who are so influential in a career. During his undergraduate and graduate education at University of Oxford Balliol College, he formed a relationship with tutor and mentor Alexander "Sandy" Ogston, D.Phil. Smithies said it helped shape his mastery of doing good science and lasted until Ogston's death some 50 years later.
"It isn't work [to me]," Smithies said of his pure enjoyment of doing science. Throughout the talk, his slides showed pages of his handwritten lab notes, with entries on weekends and at all hours of the day and night.
Smithies offered example after example of his scientific discoveries, to demonstrate how failure, serendipity, and even childhood memories can be sources of ideas. After his talk, Smithies gathered the high school students in a semicircle and further charmed them during an intimate question-and-answer session.
Careers and outreach
The afternoon held concurrent sessions for students and for scientists. The students attended talks on finding a satisfying career, by Holly Menninger, Ph.D., director of public science at the North Carolina State University College of Sciences; Kal Gunasingha, NIEHS intern and medical student at Duke University; and EPA toxicologist George Woodall, Ph.D.
Scientists heard a talk on "Building Academic-Community-Government Partnerships to Improve Public Health," by NIEHS Superfund grantee and UNC associate professor Rebecca Fry, Ph.D. They also heard from the director of the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center at UNC, Todd Boyette, Ph.D., on "A Broader Impact: Extending Your Work Beyond the Lab."
(Eddy Ball, Ph.D., is a contract writer with the Office of Communications and Public Liaison.)
Chorley gained science communication experience during his NIEHS postdoc by writing for the Environmental Factor and the NIH Catalyst. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw)
Smithies shared his journey from an English village school to the Nobel auditorium in Stockholm. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw)
NIEHS Deputy Director Rick Woychik, Ph.D., was Smithies' escort at the meeting. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw)
The many new faces at the spring meeting were joined by veteran members, including retired scientists Barbara Shane, Ph.D., of NTP, and Errol Zeiger, Ph.D., J.D., of NIEHS. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw)
The real stars of the meeting were the students, still pondering career choices ahead. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw)
From left, Chorley and Smith-Roe presented Smithies with a plaque in appreciation of his service to GEMS members and visiting students. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw)
Menninger emphasized that a career path can be a bumpy and winding road. After completing her doctorate, she found her niche in public science and outreach. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw)
During the poster session, students shared their research with GEMS members and officers, such as Campbell, center, who helped them feel a part of the greater scientific community. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw)
As students gained valuable insights into careers, veteran scientists listened as Fry discussed communicating risk to North Carolina communities concerned about arsenic-contaminated well water. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw)
For these students from local high schools, it will be a day to remember. After all, not many young people enjoy this much personal attention from a Nobel Prize-winning scientist. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw)
Boyette's successes in engaging the public in science include co-founding the North Carolina Science Festival and luring Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ph.D., to speak in Durham. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw)
The agenda included a hands-on exercise in which attendees paired off to craft their own plain language pitches about their science. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw)
GEMS and NIEHS — a three-decade partnership
Although GEMS attracts scientists from universities and the private biomedical sector, scientists from NIEHS, NTP, and EPA dominate the membership and board. The current president of GEMS is NTP genetic toxicologist Stephanie Smith-Roe, Ph.D.; the treasurer is Jef French, Ph.D., a retired NTP toxicologist and current special volunteer. Councilor Michelle Campbell is an NIEHS biologist; and councilor Jennifer Nichols, Ph.D., was a fellow at NIEHS prior to joining EPA.
At the past two spring meetings, retired NTP toxicologist and special volunteer Michael Shelby, Ph.D., presented tributes to mark the passing of friends and colleagues in the mutagenesis community. At the latest meeting, Shelby discussed the life and work of mutagenesis pioneer Elizabeth Von Halle, Ph.D., of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and longtime member of the Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society.
The GEMS spring and fall meetings often feature presenters with ties to NIEHS. The speakers scheduled for the upcoming fall meeting Nov. 9 at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center have current or past affiliations with NIEHS. They include NIEHS lead researcher Bill Copeland, Ph.D.; NIEHS staff scientist Janine Santos, Ph.D.; and former NIEHS trainees Sherine Chan, Ph.D., and Joel Meyer, Ph.D., now an NIEHS grantee. The meeting theme will be "Mitochondrial DNA Mutagenesis and Human Health Impacts."
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package org.apache.usergrid.security;

import com.google.inject.Inject;
import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;

public class PasswordPolicyImpl implements PasswordPolicy {

    private final PasswordPolicyFig passwordPolicyFig;

    @Inject
    PasswordPolicyImpl( PasswordPolicyFig passwordPolicyFig ) {
        this.passwordPolicyFig = passwordPolicyFig;
    }

    @Override
    public String getDescription( boolean isAdminUser ) {

        final int minLength;
        final int minUppercase;
        final int minDigits;
        final int minSpecialChars;

        if ( isAdminUser ) {
            minLength       = passwordPolicyFig.getMinLengthAdmin();
            minUppercase    = passwordPolicyFig.getMinUppercaseAdmin();
            minDigits       = passwordPolicyFig.getMinDigitsAdmin();
            minSpecialChars = passwordPolicyFig.getMinSpecialCharsAdmin();
        } else {
            minLength       = passwordPolicyFig.getMinLength();
            minUppercase    = passwordPolicyFig.getMinUppercase();
            minDigits       = passwordPolicyFig.getMinDigits();
            minSpecialChars = passwordPolicyFig.getMinSpecialChars();
        }

        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        sb.append( "Password must be at least " ).append( minLength ).append(" characters. ");
        if ( minUppercase > 0 ) {
            sb.append( "Must include " ).append( minUppercase ).append(" uppercase characters. ");
        }
        if ( minDigits > 0 ) {
            sb.append( "Must include " ).append( minDigits ).append(" numbers. ");
        }
        if ( minSpecialChars > 0 ) {
            sb.append( "Must include " ).append( minUppercase ).append(" special characters. ");
        }
        return sb.toString();
    }

    @Override
    public Collection<String> policyCheck( String password, boolean isAdminUser ) {

        final int minLength;
        final int minUppercase;
        final int minDigits;
        final int minSpecialChars;

        if ( isAdminUser ) {
            minLength       = passwordPolicyFig.getMinLengthAdmin();
            minUppercase    = passwordPolicyFig.getMinUppercaseAdmin();
            minDigits       = passwordPolicyFig.getMinDigitsAdmin();
            minSpecialChars = passwordPolicyFig.getMinSpecialCharsAdmin();
        } else {
            minLength       = passwordPolicyFig.getMinLength();
            minUppercase    = passwordPolicyFig.getMinUppercase();
            minDigits       = passwordPolicyFig.getMinDigits();
            minSpecialChars = passwordPolicyFig.getMinSpecialChars();
        }

        return policyCheck( password, minLength, minUppercase, minDigits, minSpecialChars );
    }

    public Collection<String> policyCheck(
        String password, int minLength, int minUppercase, int minDigits, int minSpecialChars ) {

        List<String> violations = new ArrayList<>(3);

        // check length
        if ( password == null || password.length() < minLength ) {
            violations.add( PasswordPolicy.ERROR_LENGTH_POLICY
                + ": must be at least " + minLength + " characters" );
        }

        // count upper case
        if ( minUppercase > 0 ) {
            int upperCaseCount = 0;
            for (char c : password.toCharArray()) {
                if (StringUtils.isAllUpperCase( String.valueOf( c ) )) {
                    upperCaseCount++;
                }
            }
            if (upperCaseCount < minUppercase) {
                violations.add( PasswordPolicy.ERROR_UPPERCASE_POLICY
                    + ": requires " + minUppercase + " uppercase characters" );
            }
        }

        // count digits case
        if ( minDigits > 0 ) {
            int digitCount = 0;
            for (char c : password.toCharArray()) {
                if (StringUtils.isNumeric( String.valueOf( c ) )) {
                    digitCount++;
                }
            }
            if (digitCount < minDigits) {
                violations.add( PasswordPolicy.ERROR_DIGITS_POLICY
                    + ": requires " + minDigits + " digits" );
            }
        }

        // count special characters
        if ( minSpecialChars > 0 ) {
            int specialCharCount = 0;
            for (char c : password.toCharArray()) {
                if (passwordPolicyFig.getAllowedSpecialChars().contains( String.valueOf( c ) )) {
                    specialCharCount++;
                }
            }
            if (specialCharCount < minSpecialChars) {
                violations.add( PasswordPolicy.ERROR_SPECIAL_CHARS_POLICY
                    + ": requires " + minSpecialChars + " special characters" );
            }
        }

        return violations;
    }

}

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The Little League website states that all 2 5/8 composite bats for 50/70 and Junior Division must have a BBCOR stamp. Problem is when you look at composite bats that are appropriate size/weight for 11, 12 and 13 year olds(-10, -8 or -5 composite), none are BBCOR certified. You don't see BBCOR certified bats until you get in -3 bats which are high school size bats. So are the bats stamped 1.15 BPF USSSA approved on the 2 5/8 bats mean they are not acceptable? Thank you for helping clarify this.
You are correct, the only BBCOR bats have a -3 ratio.
If you want a weight of less than -3, you will need to look into a bat with some type of a metal barrel.
Many of these have composite handles which are fine.
The 1.15 stamp is not necessary at the 50-70 or Juniors level although it is uncommon to find one without it.
Jon - The latest info posted in the Bat FAQ on the LL web site says that 2-1/4" metal/alloy barrel bats used in INT/JRS must be BPF 1.15 or less. 2-1/4" composite barrel bats are NOT allowed in INT/JRS.
I've seen that and don't mean to be "that guy" but..... neither 1.10 or the RIM list any such requirement.
The Juniors and above have never required BPF 1.15 so it seems a little strange now.
My personal opinion is that FAQ needs another look over at HQ.
Yeah, a 12 year old can't use his LL composite, but it's okay to use his LL metal bat.
He also can use a completely unregulated 2 5/8" metal bat.
Williamsport has been completely silent on the logic of these rules.
Jon, I've seen the wording requiring 1.15 for the 2 1/4" metal bats for INT and Juniors. Again, this makes zero sense with you mix in the 2 5/8" bats.
April....need more details on the model number. Bottom line is if it has a composite barrel, illegal. If it is a 2 5/8" big barrel and is metal/alloy or a hybrid (composite handle, metal/alloy barrel), the it is legal.
I have looked on LL website and can only find 2 5/8 dia. bat rules from 2012. Based on what I'm reading there is plenty of confusion. 2012 rules say that 2 5/8 barrel must have BBCOR stamp and -3 drop if composite. If not composite, then BBCOR stamp and any drop. Has anyone found anything different?
Wayne - The bat rule did not change this year, so the 2012 info still applies. BBCOR only comes in 2-5/8" with -3 drop. For Seniors and Bigs ALL bats need to be BBCOR. For INT/JRS composite barrels must be BBCOR.
The FAQ was updated in Feb 2013 to include the info I posted above. I know some argue that this is not in the "book" but I know I intend to enforce and will be teaching this in clinic this weekend.
I manage in my league and am on the board of directors. My desire is for my son and all the players in my league to be safe. I am definitely ok with strict rules. I'm looking at LL site now. Where is this addressed? Can you cut/paste the URL?
2 1/4 bats allowed for these divisions - wood or metal alloy - NO COMPOSITE 2 1/4 BATS!
Length cannot exceed 34 inches.
So for the Intermediate Division can a 2 1/4 bat have a composite handle but a alloy barrel?
@ Kip, Yes. You're telling me the BARREL is alloy, right? As long as the barrel is NOT composite.
Please Read Rule 1.10 in the Official Playing Regulations and Rules for Baseball.
The bats rules for these divisions are confusing because they defy logic.
Composites are dumbed down to BBCOR, yet metal bats have no certification at all. Unless they're 2 1/4".
Someone (like Williamsport) really needs to explain this.
As I understand the rule and the info in the FAQ's on LL website this is what is currently allowed/not allowed for Intermediate and Juniors. The composition of the handle does not matter, only the barrel.
Agree with Kyle - not sure why 2-1/4" metal/alloy must be BPF 1.15 and 2-5/8" metal/alloy are unrestricted.
Once again you need a law degree to figure out a rule in the book. Wording very confusing and sure to cause some trouble this season in 50/70.
Not really. It's the same as Juniors have been.
I asked a few people about the Marucci Elite Senior League 31" 21oz bat. They all said the bat is Legal for the Intermediate division. Here is the link for the bat.
Let me know if you think it is legal or not!
Even though it says that there is some composite at the end of the bat?????
Marucci is creating some confusion. At the top of their page, they reference an alloy barrel. Then, in their description "...Marucci's patented technology allows for industry best weight reductions by fusing composite and aluminum materials together along the length of the barrel. By replacing the final inches of the bat, including the endcap, with aerospace grade composite materials,...."
I'm sure more of our LL experts will jump in, but isn't their description is kind of saying the barrel is composite?
In May/June 2012, Marucci's CAT5 and Black Black bats were both decertified for use in Little League and other Baseball organizations that required BBCOR for composite bats. IMO, they may be skating on some thin ice again???????
Is there someone at little league I could email to get correct answer?
Check the bat for the BBCOR mark. If it has BBCOR, it would be legal regardless of the makeup. According to that web page it is BBCOR and according to the washington state testing page, it is BBCOR. Washington State calls it a composite.
Apparently, BBCOR bats that are more than -3 are now being made... ugh.
Ironically, this bat, while called senior league, is illegal for senior league... because it isn't -3 drop.
Also note on the Washington State website... only 31, 32, 33, 34 meet BBCOR. I don't see 28, 29, 30 mentioned on there.
permanent certification mark. The certification mark shall be rectangular, a minimum of a half-inch on each side and located on the barrel of the bat in any contrasting color.
wood shall meet the Batted Ball Coefficient of Restitution (BBCOR) performance standard, and such bats shall be so labeled with a silkscreen or other permanent certification mark. The certification mark shall be rectangular, a minimum of a half-inch on each side and located on the barrel of the bat in any contrasting color. Aluminum and composite bats shall be marked as to their material makeup being aluminum or composite. This marking shall be silkscreen or other permanent certification mark, a minimum of one-half- inch on each side and located on the barrel of the bat in any contrasting color.
On a related note, Marucci's lawsuit against NCAA (and ultimately BBCOR principles) got tossed this week.
Beginning this year, bats are required to have a screen on them that say BBCOR .50. This being a new bat, it should say that if BBCOR approved.
I just called Marucci directly and they said that the Senior league -10 bat will not have a BBCOR stamp on it and that the Washington Website is listing a 31,32,33,34 all -3. But he did say that the Barrel is all alloy until the last 2" and including the end cap. So now I'm back to zero!
if the last 2 inches is not alloy, then it is a composite barrel.
Marucci is going to find themselves out of business if they keep this stuff up. That web page lists bats that are not BBCOR and it has the BBCOR logo on the bottom of the web page.
On the whole, I'm still confused because I didn't think BBCOR was allowing less than -3 drop.


Record four chords in a DAW with midi export, using four voices each chord (in studio one for example).
At the beginning of chord 1, make one note very short like 1/16th, an then copy the same note after the now shortened note to 3/16th position.
Export the event to a midi file and drag that file to renoise.
The note on 3/16th position is placed in front of a totally different note, so stopping the wrong note.
The note should be placed on a column where a note-off already appeared or no note at all did play so far.
I think you are taking the "The Etiquette Of Submitting A Bug Report" a bit too serious. An example MIDI file really would make things a lot easier for everyone here and would not require any further explanation?
if I import a drum midi sequence from VPS Avenger, all notes will be mixed randomly, plus the last column seems to be empty? Would be nice to have an option / options-popup, e.g. "sort columns by note", "sort columns by instrument", checkboxes "create at cursor position", "create new tracks". Is the midi import made in LUA?
Is the midi import made in LUA?


My long-term goals have not change much from last year. The only change has been in my perspective. I have changed and my view of my goals have as a result deepened and blossomed.
My understanding of my spiritual journey has changed considerably. I initially thought my studying for example, would primarily shift to a more formal effort associated with the Assisi Institute. But what I had not imagined was how much my independent study would deepen in addition to the certification program's requirements.
My spiritual practice went from my trying to dictate canonical periods of prayer and morphed into a continuous process of dream, trance, contact, reverie and prayer. The only goal that has stayed pretty much the same is building my tradition. We are hard at work on our bylaws and secular structure. At the same time, our ecclesiastical structure and vision has become clearer and more detailed.
Nurturing the fabric of my life has similarly evolved as I have slowed down for various reasons this winter and spring. And for the first time in my life I am experiencing a slower pace, an open schedule and a calmer mind. At first I thought it was a result of the fogginess, but as I have revived with the help of vitamin D, I am noticing a lack of urgency in my gut. Part of it is a result of my practices of deep awareness and prayer, but it is also the result of the painful work of reclaiming my physical awareness from a lifetime of pain, rage and grief.
Whatever the cause, I feel stronger. I cannot bench press anywhere close to extremes of my youth, but I am stronger where it counts. And with this strength and calmness, my heart is opening in ways I had never imagined only a short time ago. And with this evolution, I am letting go of even my modest self-expectations in favor of an acceptance of what is real … in the here and now. And in the here and now, my home needs to be a place of peace, serenity and compassion – and not a place of sterile organization, overcompensation and fatigue inducing projects. So I let it all go … at least in the moment … and instead I focus on what is the work in my hands. And in my hands are simple things like clean dishes, delicious meals, clean laundry, empty trashcans, and paid bills. I do what I can and leave what I cannot handle … for now.
It may have seemed that I was unafraid, but some fears are so deep down, you don't even know you have them. And so I am learning to open my mouth … and say what I want … without fear. And what I am learning is that the one who needs to hear it the most … is me. And so as I open my heart, my mouth, my ears and my hands … I am becoming stronger, happier and more at peace.


In the first nine days of December we were running a contest entitled «Defend Ardania!». All registered users could grab their chance to answer a few questions about the Defenders of Ardania game, what many did! We have got a high number of entries to this competition from the whole Eurasia continent as well as from its surroundings.
The Quiz started a few days before the release of this new Tower Defense title. The game was developed by a Hungarian team at Most Wanted Entertainment. In this Strategy you need to defend your own castle, while attacking the enemy one. You could find more details about it in our detailed Preview. Just as we promised, Five Winners of our contest will get their Steam keys to unlock the video game for PC on their accounts.
Defenders of Ardania is published worldwide by a Swedish company – Paradox Interactive, which supplied us with the prizes for this contests. All the correct answers can already be found at the «Defend Ardania!» quiz page in our media. In total, we have got 1159 entries from 17 countries, including European and Asian ones. Our participants spent around 8 minutes on average to come up with their answers. The toughest question seemed to be the fifth one, since it has accumulated the most incorrect answers. However, its secret was held in the FAQ section at the official game's website.
1. Alex Ng (here4u, Malaysia).
2. Juraj Rakos (anzelm65, Slovakia).
3. Andrey Sychev (Horus55Rus, Russia).
4. Muranishi Tomohiro (Flexscan, Japan).
5. Renato Stojkovic (dustystorm, Croatia).
Our Congratulations to all of the winners on this list! Today you will get your prizes, so make sure to check your E-mail, since we have already sent them to you along with a short instruction to activate these prize codes on Steam. Each key can be used only once. If you have any other questions about redeeming your prize, feel free to Contact us and ask them.
We would also like to thank everyone, who participated in this Competition. Certainly, we will hold more international contests for you, where you will be able to win new video games, so stay tuned!
Read More: Contest / Interview / Preview / Review.
A next-generation Tower Defense game set in the rich fantasy world of Majesty (2000-2009), but with a twist. Besides the addictive core mechanics of placing towers to stop advancing enemy units, Defenders of Ardania also allows players to take on the role of the attackers seeking to conquer the enemy base. Innovative new game concepts include light RTS elements, taking the popular genre to the next level.
Players must oversee unit production and upgrades while assembling the most effective army from one of three playable races, each with unique locations, towers, and units. However, without magic, a fantasy game is little more than a toothless lion (or dragon, rather), so a wide range of spells will be available for players to decimate their enemies and protect their forces.
Although Defenders of Ardania includes a single-player portion, the focus of the game is undoubtedly multiplayer, where two to four players can take each other on or compete against AI opponents via Internet, LAN, or PSN. The multiplayer component offers three different game modes where players can assume either the defensive or offensive sides – or both!
An intriguing new take on the massively popular Tower Defense genre: in Defenders of Ardania players lead both offensive and defensive operations.
GameScope * Contest Winners * Defend Ardania!


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Desiree Rodriguez is an Eisner award winning editor, writer and journalist born and raised in New Jersey. She's currently the Catalyst Prime Universe Coordinator for Lion Forge, in charge of organization, communication with talent, recruiting, world building, quality control, narrative coordinator, as well as editing several titles. She works closely with Gail Simone, the acting CPU Story Architect, and David Steward II and Carl Reed the CPU Editorial Directors.
Desiree is the head editor of Summit, written by Amy Chu, and Seven Days, written by Gail Simone. She oversees all other eight Catalyst Prime titles of the imprint.
In 2018 she was a co-editor for the charity anthology Puerto Rican Strong that centered around various historical fiction stories about the island to raise awareness for Puerto Rican pride, culture, and history. Puerto Rico Strong was nominated for a Diamond Gem Award, and has been included on various top lists for educational graphic novels including CBC Books. In 2019 Puerto Rico Strong was nominated and won the Eisner Award for Best Anthology.
She also edited the Spanish version of Jamila Rowser's successfully funded Kickstarter comic Wash Day.
Her writing has been published in Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez's anthology Ricanstruction; a collaborative charity anthology with DC Comics where she wrote two original stories, one starring the popular DC character Starfire and La Borinqueña.
Desiree is also the creator of the hashtag, and chats, #BeingLatinxInComics, that discusses Latinx representation in the comic industry.
Desiree has been featured as a voice on Latinx representation in media in outlets such as: The Washington Post, US Today, The Nerds of Color, and Color Web Magazine. She's also been a featured guest on episodes of Graphic Policy Radio and Hard NOC and has been interviewed by: SyFy Wire, Geek Mom, Black Comics Chat, Comicosity, PreviewsWorld, Bleeding Cool, and The Outhousers.
She is also a recurring co-host on DC Classics, a podcast that discusses various DC television shows. Desiree has also participated in various panels at NYCC discussing Latinx representation in comics, queer characters and stories in comics, and being a woman of color in comics.
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The Killing Joke: Starring Barbara Gordon
Being Latinx in Comics: Ignorance, Erasure, Whitewashing, Oh My!
How Diverse is the Marvel Cinematic Universe? The Movies: Phase One
The Disappointing Truth About Supergirl's Maggie Sawyer
Starfire's New Costume: A Reflection of Her History and Personality
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I just recovered from a really bad case of the flu (thanks New York) so I'm finally coherent enough to share some pics from #nycc! I might not be a fan of NY but I'm a fan of the con and all the amazing people I get to see there 💗
Mi Mami has a picture of Pancakes & Pedro on her wall and told me "these are the only grandchildren you'll ever give me" These aren't even my cats. #catsofinstagram #boricuasbelike
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Q: Regex AND operator Based on this answer
Regular Expressions: Is there an AND operator?
I tried the following on http://regexpal.com/ but was unable to get it to work. What am missing? Does javascript not support it?
Regex: (?=foo)(?=baz)
String: foo,bar,baz

A: Example of a Boolean (AND) plus Wildcard search, which I'm using inside a javascript Autocomplete plugin:
String to match: "my word"
String to search: "I'm searching for my funny words inside this text"
You need the following regex: /^(?=.*my)(?=.*word).*$/im
Explaining:

^ assert position at start of a line
?= Positive Lookahead
.* matches any character (except newline)
() Groups
$ assert position at end of a line
i modifier: insensitive. Case insensitive match (ignores case of [a-zA-Z])
m modifier: multi-line. Causes ^ and $ to match the begin/end of each line (not only begin/end of string)

Test the Regex here: https://regex101.com/r/iS5jJ3/1
So, you can create a javascript function that:

*

*Replace regex reserved characters to avoid errors

*Split your string at spaces

*Encapsulate your words inside regex groups

*Create a regex pattern

*Execute the regex match

Example:

function fullTextCompare(myWords, toMatch){
    //Replace regex reserved characters
    myWords=myWords.replace(/[-\/\\^$*+?.()|[\]{}]/g, '\\$&');
    //Split your string at spaces
    arrWords = myWords.split(" ");
    //Encapsulate your words inside regex groups
    arrWords = arrWords.map(function( n ) {
        return ["(?=.*"+n+")"];
    });
    //Create a regex pattern
    sRegex = new RegExp("^"+arrWords.join("")+".*$","im");
    //Execute the regex match
    return(toMatch.match(sRegex)===null?false:true);
}

//Using it:
console.log(
    fullTextCompare("my word","I'm searching for my funny words inside this text")
);

//Wildcards:
console.log(
    fullTextCompare("y wo","I'm searching for my funny words inside this text")
);

A: Maybe you are looking for something like this. If you want to select the complete line when it contains both "foo" and "baz" at the same time, this RegEx will comply that:
.*(foo)+.*(baz)+|.*(baz)+.*(foo)+.*

A: It is impossible for both (?=foo) and (?=baz) to match at the same time. It would require the next character to be both f and b simultaneously which is impossible.
Perhaps you want this instead:
(?=.*foo)(?=.*baz)

This says that foo must appear anywhere and baz must appear anywhere, not necessarily in that order and possibly overlapping (although overlapping is not possible in this specific case because the letters themselves don't overlap).

A: Maybe just an OR operator | could be enough for your problem:
String: foo,bar,baz
Regex: (foo)|(baz)
Result: ["foo", "baz"]


Ask anyone French about celebrities linked to the Ile de Ré and usually Charles Aznavour is the first name to be mentioned. He immortalised one of the island's many beaches in the song Trousse Chemise. This year Joan Collins has been added to the list thanks to the filming of her latest movie, The Time of Their Lives.
Joan has apparantly escaped her retirement home in the UK to say goodbye to an old flame at his funeral on the island. They spent several days filming down the road from our house in St Martin de Ré. The church being used for the funeral while the old 2cv was driven the wrong way up the quayside to get a more exciting hotel arrival on camera.
Watching the film crew at work was a holiday bonus for many. Sometimes it wasn't always clear how much was going on. It turned out the hotel arrival scene was being filmed from across the water. You can just make the camera out in this shot, to the right of the yacht's mast. The crowd may be able to spot the backs of their heads in the finished film when it comes out.
Alongside Joan Collins, we saw Pauline Collins and Ronald Pickup. Sir Tim Rice is involved, working on the music. Dame Joan has described The Time of Their Lives as Thelma and Louise mixed with a bit of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
To book our house in St Martin de Ré, or just find out more about it, click here.
Other Ile de Ré set films include Les Maris, les Femmes, les Amants back in the 1980's. More recently came Alceste à Bicyclette released in the UK as Cycling with Moliere.
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6:00pm Choral Evensong – The Twenty-third Sunday After Trinity – 15 November 2020
May faith protect us from practice: A sermon by The Rev'd Dr Lynn Arnold AO
May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be worthy in your sight, O Lord, our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen.
Our Psalm this evening (90) is also called a psalm of Moses, making it chronologically the oldest psalm. It is said to have been written by Moses at a time of partial deliverance – after having been guided out of Egypt, delivered from slavery, but not yet brought to the Promised Land, the people of God were still wandering through the wilderness. Knowing this gives an especially poignant beauty to the opening lines:
Lord, you have been our refuge:
From one generation to another. [v1]
Ponder those words in the knowledge that Moses wrote them before they had reached the promised sanctuary, after generations of enslavement and yet still in the midst of a hostile wilderness. Deliverance had not yet been fully delivered yet here was Moses praising that the protection of the Lord in the dark times of their past and their then difficult present – 'from one generation to another' he had written. We have all had periods in our lives when we have felt trapped in dark valleys – in those periods, have we acknowledged 'Lord, you have been our refuge' as Moses did? Yet we don't live in a state of continual or even extended repression – would we find it harder to sing such a verse had that been so for us?
Last Monday was the 82nd anniversary of a dreadful event – Kristallnacht – the night of the broken glass, so called for the shards of broken windows of Jewish property throughout Nazi Germany on the night of 9-10 November 1938. That physical vandalism was accompanied not by arrests of the perpetrators but by the incarceration of 30,000 German Jews. Apart from the destruction of Jewish properties, so too were 267 synagogues. Early reports indicated that at least 91 Jews were murdered while a further 638 committed suicide in the wake of that night – it must have seemed more a night of broken dreams, than just of broken glass.
From one generation to another. [90:1]
These words which are frequently incorporated in Jewish services, especially those of Hoshanah Rabbah, the last of the Days of Judgment in the Jewish calendar, might have been as hard to endure for those who suffered that night as the physical destruction and visceral hate which surrounded them.
News reports of Kristallnacht went around the world, but tragically the event that presaged the Shoa, the Holocaust, was largely met with silence. One exception to that silence occurred on the morning of December 6 that year. Starting from outside a cottage in Southampton Street, Footscray, a dozen men and women, dressed in suits and hats, assembled and marched from there to 419 Collins St in Melbourne for an appointment with Dr R W Dreschler, Consul-General of the Third Reich where they would attempt to deliver a letter protesting 'the cruel persecution of the Jewish people by the Nazi Government of Germany and asking that this persecution be brought to an end'
Yad Vashem, the world's leading research centre on the Holocaust, says this protest against Kristallnacht was the only one of its kind anywhere in the world. Who were these protesters and why were they moved to protest while most remained silent?
The twelve who marched that day were all Aboriginal; they were led by 78 year-old William Cooper, a Bangerang man of the Yorta Yorta nation. Those were the 'who', but what of the 'why'? William Cooper's grandson, Boydie, later described how his grandfather had chanced upon a newspaper report of the attack and noted that:
Nobody (had done) anything about it, and therefore he would have to do something.[1]
But there was an added impetus to Cooper's motivation. Matt Andrews of Common Grace has written this about the group's leader:
William Cooper identified strongly with the Jews. When he was born in 1860, whitefellas had all but taken their land of milk and honey – the fertile country along the Murray River north of Echuca. The new white masters could be as cruel as Egyptian slave-drivers – they denied Aboriginal pastoral workers their wage, and stories were told of landed men going on 'blackhunts' after church picnics of a Sunday.[2]
Blackhunts after church picnics – what a dreadful introduction to Christianity for the young William Cooper. Yet amid all this violence Matt Andrews reports that:
William Cooper found one place where he knew he was safe. It was on an old sacred site, called Maloga. His sister had taken him there when he was 14, and he'd met a towering white man with a long black beard, called Daniel Matthews. Here he learnt to read and write – and the great stories from the black book from an ancient people who had become slaves, and whom God, the Creator of the world, would rescue.[3]
A different church had come to meet the young Cooper from the church which sadly prevailed in the community where his people were now forced to live. It would take ten years for this different church to win the battle for Cooper's heart; but at 24 Cooper went to Daniel Matthews and said 'I must give my heart to God'. What followed would be a life where William Cooper, emboldened by his new faith, would speak out on behalf of the 'least of these'; starting at age 27 when he was one of eleven people who penned the Maloga Petition for land rights that stated Aborigines:
Should be granted sections of land not less than 100 acres per family … always bearing in mind that Aborigines were the former occupiers of the land.
Decades of subsequent activism saw him help establish the Australian Aborigines League in 1935, petition King George V, and lead the first aboriginal deputations to Commonwealth ministers and the prime minister.
At about the time he was gathering signatures for the petition to the King, which incidentally the Commonwealth Government stopped being delivered by stamping 'no further action' on the file, in a small settlement 1800 kms away a two year old girl was being taken from her mother to be delivered along with two of her sisters to missionaries in Quorn where they would join two older siblings who had been taken years earlier. Their mother, asked years later if she was happy that the missionaries had taken her children, replied 'Wiya' – 'No' in Antikirinya-Yankunytjatjara. Another sister, born after the three girls were taken said many years later:
Ngunytjunya pulkara ulangu munutjuni kuraringu [My mother cried a lot and was sick in her stomach][4]
This was the lived experience of Lowitja O'Donoghue, well known to many of us not just because of her well-deserved national acclaim but also because she has been well known to us here at St Peter's Cathedral, where she frequently worshipped for a number of years. Stuart Rintoul in his recently published book, Lowitja: The Authorised Biography of Lowitja O'Donoghue, has touched upon Lowitja's faith journey. Like William Cooper, she encountered two different community expressions of church in the encounter between black and white Australia. Rintoul writes of her early relationship with the church:
In her teenage years, she becomes a Baptist, although all her life she will struggle with the role the church played in her life. In old age … she will scribble on a piece of paper that she was converted and baptised 'to please the missionaries, the white fellas who dominated my life.'[5]
Indeed, the Christian experience offered to the teenage Lowitja was very conflicted both whilst she was in Colebrook Home at Belair and later when she was indentured out by the church to unpaid domestic service with a Christian family.
In spite of those experiences and many decades later, Lowitja found spiritual succour from the Twenty-third psalm which was recited at the funeral of her beloved sister Vi in 1999:
The Lord's my shepherd, I'll not want;
He makes me down to lie
In pastures green; he leadeth me
The quiet waters by. [v1-2]
Those words, echoing the spirit of the first verse of our psalm this evening, started a journey which, Rintoul writes, '(would bring) her back to the church.'[6] But that journey still had land mines of bitter experience to be avoided; speaking at the Baptist World Congress months later, Lowitja said:
The Christian message I will leave to other speakers, because my experience of the Christian church and those involved is a mixed experience of good times and bad times, of removal as a child from my mother – my cultural heritage and language, harsh punishment.[7]
Lowitja returned to reading Scripture, in particular Luke's Gospel and Paul's second epistle to the Corinthians leading her to pen the following note to a friend:
Please continue to pray that I may know God's will for me in this difficult situation and that I will step out in Faith to do his will.[8]
Today is the end of this year's NAIDOC Week. Normally held in July, the strangeness of 2020 has forced its postponement this year to this month which by coincidence commemorates Kristallnacht – not an irrelevancy, for the very person who had led that protest 82 years ago was the person who instituted what is now known as NAIDOC. After years of having his approaches to civil authority ignored, William Cooper changed his approach, turning back to the church. Reaching out not to the practice of much of the colonial church of his childhood but to the deep faith of individual Christians like Daniel Matthews, in 1939 Cooper wrote to the National Missionary Council of Australia in the following terms:
We request that sermons be preached on this day dealing with the Aboriginal people and their need of the gospel and response to it and we ask that special prayer be invoked for all missionary and other effort for the uplift of (Aboriginal people).[9]
By 'uplift' Cooper was referring to those things we now think of as 'closing the gap'.
Initially just one Sunday a year, the annual event became NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islanders' Observance Committee) Week. Sadly, while the event has grown in community significance, it has shrunk in terms of church engagement. Quoting Matt Andrews again:
It is bizarre that … schools and governments now mark their calendars for an annual week of awareness, while Christian churches, which actually created Australia's Day of commemoration, have all but forgotten this great man William Cooper, and the challenge he gave us all.[10]
My purpose tonight has not been merely to restore an 80 year tradition to our church calendar but to ask each of us whether we believe, like William Cooper, in the 'great redeeming God of Exodus', the God who never leaves us alone in the wilderness but has ever been our refuge sometimes in spite of church practice. May NAIDOC, with its theme this year 'Always was, always will be' be like an epistle to us, calling us, as Lowitja wrote, to 'step out in Faith to do his will'.
[1] https://www.jwire.com.au/kristallnacht-and-the-righteous-australian-aboriginal-william-cooper/
[2]https://www.commongrace.org.au/william_cooper#:~:text=Common%20Grace%20Hero%20William%20Cooper%20Matt%20Busby%20Andrews,then%20left%20a%20final%20challenge%20to%20Australian%20Christians
[3] Op.cit
[4] Stuart Rintoul, Lowitja: The authorised biography of Lowitja O'Donoghue, Allen & Unwin, 2020, p70
[5] Rintoul, p75
[6] Op.cit., p303
[7] Op. cit, p307
[9] https://www.naidoc.org.au/about/history
[10] Matt Andrews – see previous website reference


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The dual citizenship crisis claimed five more scalps today: Katy Gallagher, Susan Lamb, Rebekha Sharkie, Justine Keay and Josh Wilson. Emil Jeyaratnam/The Conversation using AAP images
Dual citizenship debacle claims five more MPs – and sounds a stern warning for future parliamentarians
May 9, 2018 5.38am EDT
Anne Twomey, University of Sydney
Anne Twomey
Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney
Anne Twomey has received funding from the Australian Research Council and occasionally does consultancy work for governments and inter-governmental bodies.
University of Sydney provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU.
In one fell swoop, the High Court's judgment about the eligibility of Katy Gallagher as a Senator disposed of five members of Parliament.
Not only was Gallagher disqualified, but the consequence was that Susan Lamb, Justine Keay, Josh Wilson and Rebekha Sharkie had no legal ground left to stand on. They had to resign, and they did.
In each case, although they had initiated the procedure to renounce their foreign citizenship before the nomination date at the last election, that procedure had not been completed in the United Kingdom and they were still formally British citizens on nomination day. That was enough to see them disqualified.
A change in the law or a clarification?
The ALP had previously boasted of its rigorous vetting of its candidates, and expressed certainty they were all validly elected.
What went wrong? Has the High Court changed its interpretation of the Constitution or has it been consistent, as the Liberal Party claims?
The answer is that the previous position, as set out by the High Court, was ambiguous and could legitimately have been interpreted in two different ways. What the High Court did was to clarify the law by removing the ambiguity.
Read more: Explainer: what the High Court decision on Katy Gallagher is about and why it matters
When the issue was first dealt with in the 1992 case of Sykes v Cleary, Chief Justice Mason and Justices Toohey and McHugh rejected a strict reading of section 44(i) of the Constitution on the ground that it would:
result in the disqualification of Australian citizens on whom there was imposed involuntarily by operation of foreign law a continuing foreign nationality, notwithstanding that they had taken reasonable steps to renounce that foreign nationality.
They considered that it would
be wrong to interpret the constitutional provision in such a way as to disbar an Australian citizen who had taken all reasonable steps to divest himself or herself of any conflicting allegiance.
Their Honours pointed out that even at federation, Australia was a nation of migrants, and that:
it could scarcely have been intended to disqualify an Australian citizen for election to Parliament on account of his or her continuing to possess a foreign nationality, notwithstanding that he or she had taken reasonable steps to renounce that nationality.
The ambiguity was whether the "reasonable steps test": (a) only applies where the person would otherwise be disbarred from parliament because he or she was unable to renounce the foreign citizenship by any reasonable means; or (b) applies to all categories of dual citizenship, including those that can readily be renounced by following a reasonable procedure. This would mean that a candidate need only take all the reasonable steps within his or her power to renounce the foreign nationality prior to the nomination date, even if the formal renunciation did not happen until after that date.
Either view about what the court meant could have been fairly taken, but on balance most scholars favoured interpretation (b) because their Honours went on to apply the test of "reasonable steps" to two candidates who had dual citizenship with countries that permitted renunciation.
It was therefore unsurprising that the ALP, in its legal advice to candidates, took interpretation (b), with the consequence that some of its candidates undertook the renunciation process before the nomination date, but not sufficiently early for the renunciation to be completed prior to nomination.
While this approach was legitimate, it was not the most cautious one, as it involved a risk of invalidity if the High Court later decided that (a) was the correct approach.
Doubts arose about this interpretation when the High Court handed down its judgment last year in relation to Barnaby Joyce and the other "citizenship seven" in the Re Canavan case.
There, when discussing the "reasonable steps test", the High Court did so solely in the context of the "constitutional imperative" to avoid the "irremediable exclusion" of citizens from being capable of election to parliament.
This left lawyers wondering whether the reasonable steps test applied more broadly, and the court had simply not mentioned it in that context, or whether the Court was confining its application to circumstances where the foreign citizenship could not be renounced at all.
What the High Court decided in the Katy Gallagher case
We now have an answer – the court took interpretation (a) above. It held that the "reasonable steps test" only applies where it is impossible or not reasonably possible to renounce the foreign citizenship.
In such a case, the person must still take all reasonable steps within his or her power to renounce that citizenship (but not the "unreasonable" ones). Once this is done, the person can stand for Parliament even though the foreign citizenship continues.
But if the impediment is simply slow processing, or that renunciation is a matter of discretion, this is not enough to trigger the exception. The process of renunciation has to be completed in accordance with the law and procedures of the foreign country before the person nominates as a candidate in a Commonwealth election.
Has this now resolved all the problems?
We now have more certainty than we did a year ago. We know that a person can be disqualified for holding dual citizenship, even when it was inherited through parents and the person holding it did not know of its existence. Ignorance is no excuse. We also now know that a person has to complete the process of renunciation of that foreign citizenship before he or she nominates to stand for parliament, even if it takes a long time to complete it.
The only exemption will be if it is impossible to renounce the foreign citizenship or the steps for doing so are unreasonable, such as a requirement that would involve a risk to the person, such as residency in a dangerous country.
It is in this area that there may yet be litigation. Some countries make it very difficult to renounce foreign citizenship, and the court may have to decide in the future about the point at which that difficulty becomes unreasonable. So this may not necessarily be the last of these cases.
What are the ramifications?
In practice, it will mean that political parties need to complete their pre-selection processes well before an election to allow sufficient time for any renunciation. If there is a snap election, or where casual vacancies or byelections occur and a candidate is needed quickly, those with dual citizenship may have to be passed over if there is not enough time to renounce the foreign citizenship.
Read more: Grattan on Friday: Voters just want citizenship crisis fixed – but it isn't that easy
It is also likely that arrangements will be made with some countries, such as the United Kingdom, to fast-track processing of renunciation to deal with this problem.
But in other countries, this will not be feasible, so some potential candidates will have to renounce a long time in advance in order to be ready to nominate if the opportunity arises. The message to every aspiring politician is to check your family tree, identify any foreign citizenship you may have and renounce now.
Can this be fixed?
Realistically, the only way of removing this problem is by way of a constitutional amendment approved by a referendum. There have been many past proposals to repeal this disqualification, or to replace it with a requirement that all candidates be Australian citizens, or instead to give parliament the power to deal with the issue by legislation.
It would not be necessary to abandon the principle that members of parliament have sole allegiance to Australia. Instead, this could be achieved by legislation that puts control over renunciation of foreign citizenship into Australian hands.
The biggest problem with the current provision is that both the law as to who is a foreign citizen and the procedure to renounce it are outside Australian control.
Would such a referendum be successful? I have my doubts. It is likely to be perceived as something to help politicians, not the people.
But this High Court judgment will make it more difficult for people from some countries to become members of parliament, and that unfairness may provide a stronger argument to support a referendum to change the system.
Australian Constitution
Katy Gallagher
Rebekha Sharkie
Justine Keay
Susan Lamb
Gallagher was ineligible to sit because she had not completed the renunciation of her dual British citizenship when she nominated for the 2016 election. Lukas Coch/AAP
Four MPs resign as citizenship crisis causes more havoc
Senator Katy Gallagher knew she was a British citizen at the last election, but maintains she took "all reasonable steps" to renounce it. AAP/Lukas Coch
Explainer: what the High Court decision on Katy Gallagher is about and why it matters
Mathias Cormann congratulates new Senate arrival Amanda Stoker, who replaces George Brandis. Mick Tsikas/AAP
VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on musical chairs in the Senate
New senators Tim Storer and Steve Martin boosted the prospects for the government's tax cuts for big business. Lukas Coch/AAP
Grattan on Friday: New players in 'Bradbury' Senate a gift to government's company tax cut prospects


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Our final tour of the year provides the opportunity to see behind the scenes of our family brewery, which is the oldest in the Chiltern Hills and Buckinghamshire. It is a chance to understand how the wholesome, 100% British hops, malt and barley are used to create the characteristics of our award winning fine ales, and to taste some beers that you might not normally try. Each tour includes an introduction to the art of craft brewing, a brief history of The Chiltern Brewery, a tour of the Brew House and a tutored beer and food tasting with a selection of our locally made chandlery; all set in the convivial surroundings of the Brewery Shop and dining room.
We will be going all out for our last tour of the year! We will be pouring extra generous servings during our tasting session, PLUS you will be able to enjoy an extra beer that is not normally served as part of the tour. To complete your experience we will be serving our Lord Lieutenant's Luxury Christmas Pudding, which is made with our award-winning Lord Lieutenant's Cream Porter. So let's get together and kickstart the Christmas season in style!
The Tour starts at 2pm, please arrive 10 – 15 minutes beforehand to enjoy a complimentary beer whilst you browse around our shop and reception room. The formal part of the tour lasts about 1 hour but many of our guests like to relax for longer over the beer and food. Most people arrange for their "chauffeurs" to pick them up around 3.30pm. Whilst the tour is all on one level, and is therefore suitable for wheelchairs, our courtyard can be uneven in places.