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Belittling Damage – Published in The Statesman
Written by M R Shamshad on January 12th, 2018 .	Leave a comment
The Supreme Court of India has upheld the Gujarat Government's scheme restricting the compensation for religious places destroyed during the communal riots of 2002 to a maximum of Rs 50,000 with many conditions attached thereto. Before the issue reached the Supreme Court at the instance of the State of Gujarat, in terms of the judgment of the Gujarat High Court it was directed that the State should pay compensation for 'restoring' the destroyed religious places. At the time of the High Court judgment, there was no government scheme to meet that eventuality. The scheme was brought about during the pendency of the matter in terms of the interim order passed by the Supreme Court.
The issue before the Court was the abject failure of the State in controlling the mob and violence which destroyed religious places. While reaching this conclusion, the Supreme Court first records that the protection of property and places of worship is an essential part of secularism and also records that places of worship of all religions have been damaged and affected.
Why were these religious places damaged? For sure, it is failure of the Government in protecting rights and ensuring safety during the violence. What is the magnitude and impact of this failure? One can understand the fact that the United States Department of State had banned the then Chief Minister of Gujarat from travelling to the United States due to his alleged role in the attacks. The Supreme Court in 2004 recorded the situation prevailing at that time by observing that "The modern-day "Neros" were looking elsewhere when Best Bakery and innocent children and helpless women were burning, and were probably deliberating how the perpetrators of the crime can be saved or protected. Law and justice become flies in the hands of these 'wanton boys'."
One of the then MLAs, who subsequently became a Minister, was convicted for orchestrating the riot and massacre of 97 people of one community. The judge who convicted her, wrote that the incident "was a black chapter in the history of the Indian Constitution,". Many bureaucrats of the State government went to jail after the intervention of Supreme Court. The NHRC, in its report stated that there could be no doubt that there was a comprehensive failure on the part of the State Government to control "the persistent violation of the rights of life, liberty, equality and dignity of the people of that state".
In this riot, according to Christope Jaffrelot, about 273 dargahs, 241 mosques, 19 temples, and 3 churches were either destroyed or damaged. Many such religious places have not yet been repaired. In this background the High Court passed the order for compensating the damage caused to the religious places so as to ensure repair or reconstruction. It was not to promote religious affairs but to bring them back to the position which existed before the riot.
The democratic form of governance, based upon majoritarianism, ensures that the fundamental rights of the citizen are not compromised. Can that government, just to appease its voters, act with sheer negligence and complicity and ignore its Constitutional obligations and then limit compensation for property of citizens to such a petty amount and then say that they are not obliged to extend the value of actual loss for destruction of religious places of its citizens from the tax payers' money? The answer should be 'no'. Here the Supreme Court has, in a way accepted the state government's argument that tax payers' money cannot be used to compensate the actual loss of destruction and overturned the High Court judgment. In my view, this is not correct.
All money with the government is public money and tax payers' money. On voluntary basis, the governments have been spending money, allotting lands, distributing public resources for purely religious purposes many a times, without any policy to that effect. Just because the government wants to do the spending on voluntary basis, may be for keeping their supporters happy, why should not the same tax payer's money principle be applicable? Rather in a situation where due to failure of the government, if religious places are damaged, it should be government's obligation to restore them, failing which the courts should take strong view on it.
The scheme, apart from confining the amount to a meager amount, attaches many conditions, like the lodging of FIR at the nearest Police Station and that the place of worship should be authorised without defining what this would mean in this context. Thereafter the Supreme Court has held that the terms and conditions of the scheme are 'quite reasonable'. Hence, the recent judgment has, in effect, left the aggrieved party without a remedy considering the maximum amount which can be availed after going through a complex legal procedure.
In such communal violence, who is at the receiving end? Whose properties, values and value system gets most affected? They are the weaker sections. That is precisely where the role of the government to protect its citizens becomes paramount. If that role is diluted by the State's policy, the question would arise as to whether the accountability, which is already very low and unattended, shall improve or further erode?
This was an opportunity when the Supreme Court of India could have laid down certain guidelines which would have acted as deterrents and fixed the accountability of executives and the bureaucracy. A review application has been filed. The Apex Court has an opportunity to correct the legal position. An unreasonable policy of the State government has got the approval of Court which may serve as precedent to protect the promulgation of policies and schemes based upon majoritarianism and in violation of fundamental rights.
This article was published in The Statesman on 11th January, 2018
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Doctors: All Boston bomb patients likely to live
In a glimmer of good news after last week's tragedy, all of the more than 180 people injured in the Boston Marathon blasts who made it to a hospital alive now seem likely to survive.
BOSTON � In a glimmer of good news after last week's tragedy, all of the more than 180 people injured in the Boston Marathon blasts who made it to a hospital alive now seem likely to survive.
That includes several people who arrived with legs attached by just a little skin, a 3-year-old boy with a head wound and bleeding on the brain, and a little girl riddled with nails. Even a transit system police officer whose heart had stopped and was close to bleeding to death after a shootout with the suspects now appears headed for recovery.
"All I feel is joy," said Dr. George Velmahos, chief of trauma surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, referring to his hospital's 31 blast patients. "Whoever came in alive, stayed alive."
Three people did die in the blasts, but at the scene, before hospitals even had a chance to try to save them. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer who police say was fatally shot Thursday by the suspects was pronounced dead when he arrived at Massachusetts General.
The only person to reach a hospital alive and then die was one of the suspected bombers � 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
But the remarkable, universal survival one week later of all others injured in the blasts is a testimonial to fast care at the scene, on the way to hospitals, then in emergency and operating rooms. Everyone played a part, from doctors, nurses and paramedics to strangers who took off belts to use as tourniquets and staunched bleeding with their bare hands.
As of Monday, 51 people remained hospitalized, three of them in critical condition and five listed as serious. At least 14 people lost all or part of a limb; three of them lost more than one.
Two children with leg injuries remain hospitalized at Boston Children's Hospital. A 7-year-old girl is in critical condition and 11-year-old Aaron Hern of Martinez, Calif., is in fair condition.
The surviving bombing suspect, 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, is in serious condition at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center with a neck wound.
"Our training, our practicing, went a long way" to minimizing chaos so that hospitals and emergency responders worked effectively to treat the many wounded, said Dr. William Mackey, surgery chief at Tufts Medical Center.
"Trauma care is optimism translated into action," said Dr. Russell Nauta, chairman of surgery at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Mass., where the wounded transit police officer, Richard Donohue, remains in stable but critical condition.
Doctors and emergency responders approach each patient as someone who can be saved regardless of how severe the injuries appear.
And some were very bad.
"The legs came hanging on muscles and skin," said Velmahos, who did three of the four initial amputations at Massachusetts General in the early hours after the bombing. A fifth patient at the hospital had to have an amputation Thursday. Doctors had judged there was a 5 percent chance the woman's leg could be saved, so they didn't amputate right away.
"We restored the blood supply to the leg, but all the muscles and nerves were destroyed," so the leg had to be removed, he explained.
Of the remaining five patients at the hospital with severe leg injuries, "I'm very confident that they will all keep their legs, and even more, that they will have functional legs," he said.
Although doctors are optimistic, some patients still have life-threatening wounds. Complications can range from blood clots to infections. A few still have injuries that could require amputation, said Dr. Michael Yaffe, a trauma surgeon at Beth Israel.
"We have to see how these are going to heal" over the next few weeks, he said. "Blood supply is key ... The two biggest enemies we will face in the next two weeks are maintaining a good blood supply and preventing infection."
So far, the progress has been in the right direction.
"Every day they're a little better," Yaffe said. "A lot of them have a long road of recovery ahead."
Marilynn Marchione can be followed at http://twitter.com/MMarchioneAP

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The Studentenwerk Thüringen comissioned Bauhausmaschine (Marc Sauter & Stefan Kraus) to contribute an audiovisual live performance as part of their effort to promote the student friendliness of the city of Jena and the contribution of the Studentenwerk (Kindergärten, Mensen, Housing, Support for international students and the like). The composition was first presented live at the Studentenwerk conference in Jena. These Remixes use fotographs and soundsamples collected by Stefan and Marc on their trips through Jena. The Videoclips are recorded live and unedited.


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De Blasio sending canvassers to help city's homeless population
Police, social workers will look to put street population in touch with city services
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Mayor Bill de Blasio is taking measures to curb the city's homelessness problem by sending teams of social workers and police officers to seek out the homeless and put them in touch with city services.
With as many as 4,000 people living on New York City's streets, the teams will canvass areas of Manhattan from Canal to 145th streets where the homeless have congregated.
While those violating quality-of-life regulations by panhandling, building encampments or publicly urinating will be handled by the police, outreach workers from the city's Department of Homeless Services will reach out to the rest, according to Bloomberg.
The program, called HOME-STAT, would be the most comprehensive effort to confront homelessness in a major American city, de Blasio said, with more than 100 police officers and 300 social service workers involved.
The mayor has faced heightened criticism over the past several months over an apparent increase in the city's homeless population. The de Blasio administration has moved more than 22,000 people into shelters since taking office, with the number of people in the city's shelter system standing at roughly 58,000 – compared with about 23,000 two decades ago. [Bloomberg] – Rey Mashayekhi
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CHICAGO, April 26, 2018 — Results from a comprehensive survey by the American Bar Association released today show that 4 out of 5 attorneys believe that pro bono services are important although finding the time to provide free or low-cost legal services to the needy and charitable groups remains the biggest challenge for many.
The new study, "Supporting Justice: A Report on the Pro Bono Work of America's Lawyers," represents the fourth of a series — and first since 2013. The survey reached out to more than 50,000 attorneys in 24 states, seeking data in such areas as their interest, time spent and key influencing factors related to pro bono work to determine how the culture of volunteering manifests itself in the legal profession.
The survey asked lawyers about their pro bono activity during 2016 as well as their most recent pro bono experience, using a definition that tracked pro bono in Rule 6.1 of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. The survey then asked about motivations and attitudes as well as public service activity. Rule 6.1 defines pro bono as free legal service to the poor and organizations serving the poor and substantially reduced-fee work for such groups, as well as civil rights, civil liberties, public rights, charitable, religious, civic, community, governmental and educational organizations.
The results showed that 81 percent of attorneys believe that pro bono services are important and that most lawyers perform some type of pro bono work during their career. Just over half of the attorneys surveyed had provided some pro bono legal services in 2016, with a lack of time cited most often as the single most important challenge to pro bono participation. Just over half of the attorneys providing pro bono services did so on a limited scope basis, meaning their efforts were directed at specific tasks or services. Approximately 20 percent of surveyed attorneys reported that they had never provided pro bono legal services.
The report will be discussed at the upcoming Equal Justice Conference in San Diego May 10-12. The conference is co-sponsored by the ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono & Public Service, which issued the report along with an affiliate, the ABA Center for Pro Bono. The other co-sponsor of the San Diego conference is the National Legal Aid & Defender Association.
ABA Legal Fact Check seeks to help the media and public find dependable answers and explanations to legal questions and issues. Go to www.abalegalfactcheck.com and follow us on Twitter @ABAFactCheck.


The Indiana law allowed businesses to use religious liberty as a defense if they believed government was burdening their exercise of religion. Critics argued the law would allow businesses to discriminate against the LGBTQ community.
"shouldn't be legal to discriminate against people in this country because they're LGBT.
Buttigieg, who has enjoyed a rise in polls and fundraising in recent weeks as his high-profile feud with the vice president has drawn more and more attention, was known to have a cordial relationship with Pence when the two were both serving in Indiana.
Buttigieg formally launched his presidential bid over the weekend.


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In these new shots from Season 8, Episode 2, Jon, Dany, Sansa, Arya and the rest of those gathered at Winterfell look like they're about to do battle. Yeah, we know: They always look like they're about to do battle. But a fight seems more imminent than usual this time around.


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Biathlon na igrzyskach olimpijskich – zadebiutował w 1960 na zimowych igrzyskach olimpijskich w Squaw Valley biegiem indywidualnym mężczyzn na 20 km. Osiem lat później na zimowych igrzyskach olimpijskich w Grenoble, pierwszy raz odbyły się zawody w męskiej sztafecie 4 x 7,5 km, a na Zimowych Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 1980 w Lake Placid zadebiutował sprint na 10 km. Początek kobiecych startów w biathlonie na olimpiadzie nastąpił w 1992 na zimowych igrzyskach olimpijskich w Albertville, gdzie rozegrane zostały zawody w biegu indywidualnym na 15 km, sztafecie 3 x 7,5 km (w późniejszych latach, do 2002 roku sztafeta odbywała się na dystansie 4 x 7,5 km, zaś od igrzysk w Turynie na dystansie 4 x 6 km) oraz w sprincie (7,5 km). Na igrzyskach w 2002 w Salt Lake City do medalowych konkurencji dołączył bieg na dochodzenie rozgrywany na dystansie 12,5 km dla mężczyzn oraz 10 km dla kobiet. Na kolejnych igrzyskach w Turynie, zaczęto rozgrywać zawody w biegu masowym (15 km mężczyzn oraz 12,5 km kobiet), gdzie startuje 30 najlepszych zawodników aktualnie odbywających się igrzysk. Ponadto od igrzysk w Soczi odbywa się również rywalizacja w sztafetach mieszanych.

Biathlonowe zawody na zimowych igrzyskach olimpijskich wliczane są do generalnej klasyfikacji Pucharu Świata.

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Survey Finds Right Technology More Critical to Work From Home Success Than Executive Engagement
Most Believe Their Orgs Will Emerge From Crisis Better Than or Same as Before
NEW YORK, NY, June 15, 2020: A new survey finds that the right technology is more important to remote work success than management backing. The survey of executives from a wide array of industries throughout the US, Latin America, and Europe found that 71% believe having the right technology is the most important part of well-performing remote work.
Of that group, 38% ranked web- and mobile-enabled critical platforms as most important, 24% cited community building platforms and virtual communications was most important, and 9% said having critical platforms in the Cloud ranked highest. On the other hand, 29% said that management embracing remote work was the most important.
The study was conducted by A-Stryde, an Artificial Intelligence-powered workflow automation software that makes legacy platforms more mobile and agile by bringing their workflow together in a common user interface.
"As organizations shift from in-office to remote work, perhaps for the foreseeable future, the survey results make clear the importance of the right technology," said William Martinez, president and general manager of A-Stryde. "Enabling your team to work easily online has quickly become the most important way to ensure a bright future. Now is the time for managers to reassess their technology and, particularly, to tackle issues with legacy platforms to ensure their teams can work seamlessly, wherever they are."
The survey of 21 executives - 67% of whom can make or influence technology decisions at their organizations - took place in May. Approximately half of the executives came from organizations with over $500 million in revenue and roughly 30% came from companies/startups generating $1 million in revenue.
The majority of survey participants said the shift to remote work will be the longest lasting change due to COVID-19, but that it was not necessarily a detriment. Almost all executives viewed the work from home experience so far as positive, with 57% saying they had expected it to work well on a broad basis and it did, and 38% stating that working from home exceeded their initial expectations.
Survey respondents reported optimism about how their organizations will fare in the post-crisis world: 38% believe their organizations will emerge from the crisis better than before and 52% believe their organizations will fare about the same. Only 5% each believe their organizations will fare worse or not survive.
About A-Stryde:
A-Stryde is an Artificial Intelligence-powered solution that links legacy tech systems, connecting optimized workflows to a common, best-in-class User Interface. This breaks down data and content silos, making teams more mobile and agile and allowing organizations to significantly upgrade technology without massive investments. The A-Stryde organization is based in New York but the platform is available worldwide. See A-Stryde.com for more information.
71% of executives believe having the right technology is the most important part of well-performing remote work.
Almost all executives viewed the work from home experience so far as positive
38% believe their organizations will emerge from the crisis better than before and 52% believe their organizations will fare about the same.
Execs Have An Overwhelmingly Positive View of WFH During COVID-19
A-Stryde, Inc., survey, May 2020
Execs Expect Their Post-COVID Org to Fare Better Than or the Same As It Would Have
Right Technology Seen As More Important to Success of Remote Work Than Management Backing
"Enabling your team to work easily online has quickly become the most important way to ensure a bright future. Now is the time for managers to reas...
William Martinez — President and General Manager
"Enabling your team to work easily online has quickly become the most important way to ensure a bright future. Now is the time for managers to reassess their technology and, particularly, to tackle issues with legacy platforms to ensure their teams can work seamlessly, wherever they are."
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But like Shadow of the Colossus was open world.
Fumito Ueda's games often take a long time to release,a and when they do, they can be hard to digest for a lot of people. They can be riddled with technical glitches and deficiencies, they can be graphically lacking, and their mechanics can be eccentric. But if they click for you, then they can also become the most memorable experiences you will have as a player.
This has happened with ICO, with Shadow of the Colossus, and with last year's The Last Guardian. Now, Ueda is already looking ahead to his next project. Speaking at at the Nordic Game Conference, Ueda discussed some ideas he has in mind for his next project.
"I cannot talk about the details [of my next project] but… Shadow [of the Colossus] came out of the experience with ICO, [going] from a closed world to open world. When I completed Shadow, there was a moment where I wondered if I wanted to go around an open world again, and maybe I should go back to a more closed space, spending a more intimate time with something in that space. That became the starting point for The Last Guardian.
Shadow of the Colossus is arguably Ueda's greatest achievement as a game designer, and one of the greatest games ever made- so him making another title in that vein will definitely be greatly appreciated. I can't wait to see how it goes.


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Region: Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America
ESOA: SATELLITE OPERATORS SIGN CRISIS CONNECTIVITY CHARTER
Written on 14 Oct 2015
World-leading satellite operators step up support for the global humanitarian community
Geneva, 14 October - In the past year alone, global natural disasters including in Vanuatu, Nepal and the Philippines demonstrated the critical role of communications in the wake of crises. The satellite sector is systematically part of the first responder team, providing immediate communications links that support supply logistics, urgent medical care and coordination of relief efforts. Today, at the World Humanitarian Summit Global Consultation held in Geneva, the world's leading satellite operators, Eutelsat, Hispasat, Inmarsat, Intelsat, SES, Thuraya and Yahsat, under the umbrella of the EMEA Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) and the Global VSAT Forum (GVF), announced the signing of a Crisis Connectivity Charter with the global humanitarian community represented by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC).
Embodying a commitment from the satellite community to enhance connectivity in humanitarian emergencies, the Charter formalizes terms and protocols designed to accelerate the ability of emergency response teams to access satellite-based communications when local networks are affected, destroyed or overloaded after a disaster. The principles of the Charter also include increased coordination to prioritize access to bandwidth for humanitarian purposes during disaster operations, pre-positioned satellite equipment and transmission capacity at times of disaster in 20 high-risk countries in Europe, the Middle-East, Africa and Asia, as identified by the ETC and beyond, as well as training and capacity building for the humanitarian community across all five continents.
Aarti Holla, Secretary General of ESOA: "ESOA is honored to have led this effort on behalf of member satellite operators who collectively deliver global coverage and connectivity. We have to recognize that number of crises around the world is increasing both as a result of climate change and geo-politics. As a result, the unique ability of satellite solutions to help save lives is becoming indispensable and the Charter will enable the ETC to trigger pre-positioned satellite solutions in any one of their 20 high-risk countries or beyond."
Signing the Charter on behalf of UN OCHA, Stephen O'Brien, UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and the UN's Emergency Relief Coordinator said: "The humanitarian community relies on satellite communications as they are the only technology that are immune to natural disasters and that can be immediately deployed, regardless of constraints such as geography. This is a significant step for the humanitarian community and a step change in the way we have worked with satellite operators in the past."
Chair of the ETC and Chief Information Officer of the World Food Programme (WFP), Jakob Kern, noted: "The Charter seeks to ensure improved access to communications services in humanitarian emergencies, and with satellite services we can save lives. Through the Crisis Connectivity Charter and the ETC network, we endeavour to ensure that by 2020 all those responding to disasters, including affected people, can communicate to respond, recover and redevelop. Mobilising their members in this way, ESOA and GVF are supporting the ETC in making this vision a reality."
Signing for GVF, David Hartshorn, Secretary General noted: "Our members provide emergency communications on all continents using key satellite spectrum such as the C-band. We hope governments and administrations the world over will recognize the vital role satellite operators play in the globe's telecommunications infrastructure and its ability to ensure an immediate, robust and resilient response to disasters."
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ESOA is a Brussels-based trade association whose membership brings together all European, Middle-East and African satellite operators and supporting members including service providers, manufacturers and launch service providers. Set up in 2002, the association's mission is to provide a unified voice and a platform for collaboration for satellite operators to ensure the continued success of the sector and to broaden the opportunities for policymakers to leverage satellite services to fulfill their objectives.
GVF is an independent, non-partisan and non-profit organization with 200+ members from every major region of the world. The broad-based membership represents every sector of the satellite industry, including fixed and mobile satellite operators, satellite network operators, teleports, satellite earth station manufacturers, system integrators, value added and enhanced service providers, telecom carriers, consultants, law firms, and users
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The ETC is a global network of humanitarian, private sector and governmental organisations that work together in disasters to provide vital communications services. By 2020, the ETC will create an environment that provides emergency responders and people affected by disaster with a seamless, resilient and principled communications experience.
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Adriaan Lodewicus Badenhorst (né le 22 février 1878 à Riversdale, colonie du Cap et mort le 12 janvier 1942 à Riversdale, province du Cap en Afrique du Sud) est un homme politique sud-africain, membre successivement du parti national, du parti national purifié et du parti national réunifié, député de Riversdale de 1921 à sa mort en 1942.

En 1921, A.L. Badenhorst est élu député de Riversdale contre J.J. Michau (parti sud-africain). Il est réélu en  1924, 1929, et 1933. Il refuse la fusion de son mouvement avec le parti sud-africain dans le parti uni et fait partie des 19 députés qui fondent le parti national purifié, sous la houlette de Daniel François Malan. Il est réélu lors des élections générales sud-africaines de 1938. Il meurt le 12 janvier 1942. Sa circonscription sera remportée par P. K. Le Roux lors d'une élection partielle organisée le 23 avril 1942.

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Personnalité politique sud-africaine
Naissance en février 1878
Décès en janvier 1942
Décès à 63 ans


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Rezultati Nacionalno prvenstva ZDA 1956 v tenisu za ženske posamično.

Postavljene igralke
Seznam postavljenih igralk. Shirley Fry je postala prvakinja, za ostale je v oklepaju navedeno kdaj so izpadle.
  Shirley Fry (prvakinja)
  Althea Gibson (finale)
  Louise Brough (četrtfinale)
  Dorothy Knode (četrtfinale)
  Margaret duPont (četrtfinale)
  Shirley Bloomer (polfinale)
  Betty Pratt (polfinale)
  Darlene Hard (četrtfinale)

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Double success for CSNI at NICSSA Awards
The club had double success at the recent Northern Ireland Civil Service Sports Association (NICSSA) Awards.
The 1st XI were awarded the NICSSA Club of the Year and Stephen Dyer won the Volunteer of the Year.
Following the Awards Club Chairman, Ivan McMinn, said: "These Awards recognise the hard work that goes on at CSNI. The 1st XI had a successful season which culminated in winning the Arthur J Gallagher Challenge Cup.
"Stephen fully deserves his Volunteer of the Year Award. He puts in a phenomenal amount of work throughout the season with our youth section and this work is paying off with more and more of our younger players being picked for NCU development squads. This is part of the Clubs overall aim that our youth of today will become our 1st XI of the future.
"I would like to thank all who help out in and around our club, both on and off the field. It is through the hard work of these volunteers that we can continue to maintain the high standard we expect at CSNI."


The cost of a round-trip ticket on the subway ride of this promotional piece is well worth the purchase price.
Gluing the front side of the brochure to the back side of the brochure showed great ingenuity in not only achieving the heft of two paper thicknesses, but also in creating all of the incredible 105 accordion-folded inches! And yet, it never felt clumsy to handle. Opening each spread became a stop along the narrative line … a moment to linger and listen to the stories this music told.
I also appreciated the juxtaposition of the earthy black-and-white images with the full-color, spot UV treated ones – like the spirit of the musicians coming to life amid the environment of the sooty underground transit system.
And what can you say about the diecut circles on the front of the slipcase in the size of a penny, nickel, dime and quarter? Clearly, everyone was in tune with this capability brochure. It's a beautiful collaboration of designer, photographer and printer. I'd ride with this trio any day.
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Bakos restaurant is located in one of the most picturesque corners of Yerevan.
Restaurant Bel Etage is designed to host true connoisseurs of high notch cuisine, providing a remarkable atmosphere reminiscent of southern France known as Provence-Côte-d'Azur.
L'unico ed esclusivo locale italiano nel cuore di Yerevan.
Pioneer offers a big assortment of most delicious salads. The meals served in the restaurant are made from fresh, ecologically friendly ingredients.


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Testing Resistance & Reform News: February 15 - 21, 2017
Submitted by fairtest on February 21, 2017 - 2:57pm
Pressure is rising in state after state to reduce standardized exam overkill, end high-stakes and support better assessment measures. The beginning of testing season is a great opportunity to increase attention to the issue. Parents, students, educators, and community leaders should make sure that their elected representatives know of the strong support for real testing reform.
Colorado Governor Supports End to High School PARCC Testing
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CME Article
Student Evaluation of the Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program in Midwest Schools
Alexandra Flynn, MD, PhD; Rosalee Zackula, MA; Nicole M. Klaus, PhD, ABPP; Liz McGinness, EdS, NCSP; Susan Carr, MD, MPH; and Matthew Macaluso, DO
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' ¢ Investigate the availability of school programs in your area that encourage help-seeking behavior among young people with suicidal thoughts
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Alexandra Flynn, MD, PhDa; Rosalee Zackula, MAb; Nicole M. Klaus, PhD, ABPPa,*; Liz McGinness, EdS, NCSPc; Susan Carr, MD, MPHa; and Matthew Macaluso, DOa
Objective: Yellow Ribbon is a gatekeeper-type suicide prevention program that is widely used in public schools. However, data on its effectiveness are limited. The purpose of our study was to evaluate self-reported changes in knowledge and comfort level communicating about suicide following Yellow Ribbon training for a large, representative sample of students from a public school system in the midwestern United States.
Methods: The program was administered to students within the same school district during 2006 through 2009. A pre-post survey using a 4-point Likert scale was administered to rate students' knowledge of risk factors and available resources, comfort level communicating about suicide, estimate of friends at risk for suicide, and behavioral intent toward help-seeking.
Results: Aggregate responses from 3,257 students, aged 11 to 18 years, were collected by the schools; 51% were female, 33% were Hispanic, and 30% were white. Suicide-related knowledge of risk factors, where to go for help, and resources, along with comfort level in asking for help, all significantly improved following program participation (Cramer's V = 0.243 to 0.376, P < .001). Responses were associated with age and gender, indicating that younger males may benefit more than older males.
Conclusions: Implementation of the Yellow Ribbon school-based suicide prevention program appears to be beneficial for students in the midwestern United States. We observed significant improvement in knowledge, comfort level, and behavioral intent for help-seeking if suicidal thoughts occur. Findings also suggested that Yellow Ribbon training administered during middle school may be especially helpful for males.
Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2016;18(3):doi:10.4088/PCC.15m01852
aDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and bOffice of Research, University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, Wichita, Kansas
cSedgwick County Suicide Prevention Coalition, Kansas Youth Suicide Prevention Program, McGinness Family Foundation, Wichita, Kansas
*Corresponding author: Nicole M. Klaus, PhD, ABPP, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, 1010 North Kansas, Wichita, KS 67214 (nklaus@kumc.edu).
Suicide has risen from the third to the second leading cause of death in adolescents, contributing to over 5,500 deaths in 2014.1-3 A variety of school-based suicide prevention programs have been developed over the past 30 years.4 Existing suicide prevention programs have been generally classified as (1) first-generation, single-mode psychoeducational; (2) second-generation, cognitive psychoeducational; (3) multimethod approach programs; and (4) gatekeeper training programs.5 Evaluation of first- and second-generation suicide prevention programs, used since the 1980s, showed no strong effect of psychoeducation alone on improving maladaptive and help-seeking behavior.6,7 Multimethod programs, such as Signs of Suicide,8 combine a psychoeducation curriculum with self-screening. These programs have demonstrated impressive findings: a 40% reduction in suicide attempts at 3 months' postintervention, an increase in knowledge, and improved attitudes toward help-seeking, although they were not associated with increased help-seeking behavior among emotionally troubled youth.8 Promising outcomes were also reported for high school students when using the Surviving the Teens Suicide Prevention and Depression Awareness Program; however, the authors9 state that results may not be generalizable to different age groups or to other locations.
Other programs promote help-seeking behavior as a strategy to reduce suicidal behavior.10-12 Indeed, the US Surgeon General, among others, has recommended developing and implementing safe and effective programs in educational settings for youth that address adolescent distress, provide crisis intervention, and incorporate peer support for seeking help, similar to gatekeeper training.13,14 Gatekeeper training is aimed at school personnel to develop skills for identifying students at risk, determining level of risk, and making necessary referrals.15,16 Unfortunately, studies17,18 show that adolescents often turn to peers for help, who may be ill-equipped to deal with suicidality.
The Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program19 incorporates the above recommendations and addresses issues surrounding skill level of peers. This program was developed in 1994 and comprises "Be-A-Link" gatekeeper training for adults and skills curricula for youth and includes "Ask 4 Help" cards with a "help" message and suicide crisis hotline number.19,20 Yellow Ribbon is listed in the Suicide Prevention Resource Center's Best Practices Registry21 because its content meets standards of accuracy, safety, and suicide prevention program guidelines.
Suicide is now the second leading cause of death in adolescents.
The US Surgeon General recommends implementing programs in educational settings to address adolescent distress, provide crisis intervention, and incorporate peer support for seeking help.
Implementation of the Yellow Ribbon school-based suicide prevention program was beneficial for adolescents in midwestern schools; significant improvement was shown in suicide-related knowledge, comfort level, and behavioral intent for help-seeking for suicidal crisis.
Despite meeting these standards, the use of the Yellow Ribbon program has not been supported by data showing it to be safe and effective. Yellow Ribbon was evaluated in a small study conducted in Denver high schools by analyzing preintervention and postintervention surveys of 146 students.22 Students' postintervention responses showed a tripling utilization of a crisis hotline. However, no increase in student help-seeking from "helpers" was observed. Thus, it was concluded that further research with larger, more representative samples was needed to determine if findings were generalizable to other regions of the United States.22 Moreover, research shows effectiveness of suicide prevention programs varies drastically by geographical area and among socially diverse groups.9,23-25
Katz et al4 conducted a systematic review of 16 school-based suicide prevention programs that included an evaluation of Yellow Ribbon. This study highlighted the lack of conclusive evidence for Yellow Ribbon, specifically related to help-seeking behavior, attitude/knowledge, and protective factors. However, the authors4 could not recommend any specific suicide prevention program as a "best practice" for school-based suicide prevention. In lieu of the high rates of suicide among youth, along with sparse evidence for program effectiveness,7,26 new knowledge regarding the efficacy of suicide prevention programs is needed, especially in different geographical areas.
The purpose of our study was to evaluate the Yellow Ribbon program using survey responses from a large, representative sample of the midwestern school system. Specifically, we sought answers to the following questions: Does Yellow Ribbon training affect adolescents' suicide-related knowledge? To what extent do adolescents think their friends are at risk for suicide? What types of help-seeking behavioral attitudes are influenced by Yellow Ribbon training? Are there factors that may affect Yellow Ribbon program outcomes? By investigating these research questions, we hope to refine youth suicide prevention efforts and add to the dialogue for what constitutes best practice for school-based suicide prevention programs.
The Yellow Ribbon curriculum was administered to 3,257 students from 8 midwestern public schools within the same school district during 2006 through 2009. Both middle and high schools were included. Participants ranged in age from 11 to 18 years. To protect confidentiality and comply with school requirements, responses were compiled by school into 2 summary reports: (1) school demographics by school year, gender, age group, and race and (2) survey responses by school year and gender. These summaries were then forwarded to research study personnel. No personally identifiable records were obtained. As such, the study was deemed exempt from institutional review board approval.
Study Procedures
Intervention. Goals of the Yellow Ribbon program were to provide educational information regarding risk factors for suicide, how to seek help for self and communicate about suicide, and how to respond appropriately and seek help for a friend who is suicidal. The training also aimed to reduce stigma around mental illness and suicidality. A group of trainers were trained by the Yellow Ribbon organization to deliver a 1-hour presentation during core curriculum classes for groups of approximately 30 students. Participating students were provided with a yellow card that could be given to a peer or adult to initiate a discussion and seek help in the event of suicidal thoughts. Trainers also provided education to school personnel on suicide intervention strategies.
All schools received similar training by the same group of trainers. Thus, the intervention was conducted in a consistent manner across all years of data collection. However, the number of schools receiving the Yellow Ribbon program differed by year: the intervention was administered to 3 high schools the first year, 1 high school the second year, and 1 middle school the following 2 years. In this way, a wide range of students participated in the intervention. Potential bias was controlled by limiting the opportunity for repeating the program, which might have unduly influenced survey responses.
Measures. A survey, using a 4-point Likert scale, was created by the Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Foundation for evaluation purposes. The first part included an anonymous, before and after exposure, questionnaire rating knowledge of risk factors, understanding of available resources, and comfort level communicating about suicide. The second part assessed the number of friends that respondents thought were at risk for suicide after training, along with their behavioral intent toward help-seeking. All participants completed the survey immediately following the intervention. Responses were tallied by question, school demographics, and year. School demographics included gender, age group, and race. To assess the overall impact of the intervention, those questions associated with knowledge acquisition and comfort level were combined by responses so that before and after exposure to Yellow Ribbon totals were compared.
Aggregate data from survey responses were analyzed with IBM SPSS Statistics, version 20 (IBM Corporation, Somers, New York). Categorical data were summarized using frequency and percentages. A 2-sample proportions z-test was used to assess program impact. The χ2 test of independence was used to evaluate associations between categorical responses. Cramer's V was used to measure strength of association before and after training; V = 0 indicated no association, while V = 1 indicated a very strong, perfect association. Since all data were in aggregate, it was not possible to match preintervention and postintervention responses, thus no paired-type testing was conducted.
Demographics and Bivariate Assessment
Participant characteristics from 3,257 students who completed the survey are summarized by year and appear in Table 1. While no dropouts are reported, approximately 400 participants did not respond to those questions identified as "after today's training." To evaluate selection bias of the participants, we compared the sample distribution to demographic data from the school district. All demographics were similar, thus the respondents appear to be representative of the local district; therefore, no sample weighting was conducted. Next, we summarized the survey responses across years and evaluated results by each research question.
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Does the Yellow Ribbon Training Affect Suicide-Related Knowledge and Comfort Level in Asking for Help Among Adolescents?
Figure 1A-D summarizes responses before and after the Yellow Ribbon program to survey items that evaluated (1) understanding of reasons that put youth at risk for suicide, (2) knowledge of where to go to for help, (3) comfort asking for help, and (4) knowledge of resources available. To assess the overall effect of the intervention, the number of those responding "agree" or "strongly agree" to these 4 questions were summed and compared by training status (before and after intervention). The overall agreement before Yellow Ribbon training was 65.9% (8,526 of 12,927 total responses) and after was 86.8% (9,767 of 11,252 total responses) (z = 37.7, P < .001). Thus, Yellow Ribbon appears to significantly increase suicide-related knowledge and comfort level in asking for help.
The strength of relationship before and after training was also measured on each item with Cramer's V. Results ranged from 0.243 to 0.376, indicating a low to moderate positive change following Yellow Ribbon. Specifically, significant differences by question were as follows: "I understand some of the reasons that may put youth at risk for suicide" (V = 0.376, P < .001) (the strongest effect size). "If someone comes to me with suicidal thoughts I would know whom to go to for help" (V = 0.339, P < .001). "If I were having suicidal thoughts I would feel comfortable enough to ask for help" (V = 0.243, P < .001) (the weakest effect size). "I know resources available to me if I have suicidal thoughts" (V = 0.356, P < .001).
To What Extent Do Adolescents Think Their Friends Are at Risk for Suicide?
After Yellow Ribbon, the degree to which adolescents thought their friends were at risk for suicide was measured. Responses to the question, "How many of your friends do you think are at risk of suicide?" were as follows: 63.6% of students (1,791 of 2,816) reported "none," 16.0% reported "1," 11.9% reported "2 to 3," and 8.5% reported "more than 3" of their friends were at risk. Thus, over one-third of all respondents (36.4%) reported 1 or more of their friends were at risk of suicide.
Taken together, these data suggest that Yellow Ribbon improves suicide-related knowledge, increases comfort level in asking for help, and may increase adolescent awareness of those at risk for suicide. Next, help-seeking behavior attitudes were evaluated.
What Types of Help-Seeking Behavioral Attitudes Are Influenced by Yellow Ribbon Training?
The primary approach to address this question was to ask participants what they would do if they had suicidal thoughts. Results showed that, on average, 45.1% of students indicated that they would be willing to seek help. Regarding type of help-seeking, 53.2% responded they would "give yellow card to friend," 38.3% would "give yellow card to school staff," 40.5% would "give yellow card to outside adult," 37.9% would "call suicide prevention hotline," 39.0% would "talk to school staff," 41.9% would "talk to an outside adult," and 64.9% would "talk to friend." Thus, help-seeking behavior rates were highest among those willing to give a yellow card to a friend or talk to a friend, suggesting the importance of providing adolescents with resources for helping peers who may approach them with suicidal ideation.
Statistical Analysis After Yellow Ribbon Intervention by Groups
Differences in knowledge and attitude by sex. Given age and gender differences in suicidal behaviors within our area,27 we evaluated the extent to which the sex and age groups were associated with survey responses after exposure to Yellow Ribbon. Separate contingency tables were constructed for middle and high school students by participant sex (Table 2).
Regarding middle school-aged students, significant differences occurred by sex for the questions, "I understand some of the reasons that may put youth at risk for suicide" and "If someone comes to me with suicidal thoughts, I would know whom to go to for help" (P < .001 and P = .041, respectively). These results suggest that after suicide prevention training, middle school-aged females (more so than males) tend to understand risk factors of suicide and would know where to go for help.
Similar results occurred for high school-aged students. In addition, high school females, significantly more so than males, agreed they know what resources are available should they have suicidal thoughts (P < .001). Conversely, when asked, "How many friends are at risk of suicide," males tended to respond "none" significantly more often than did females regardless of age (71%-73% compared with 56%-57%, respectively). Thus, it appears that females, when compared with males, may be more skilled at identifying friends who might be at risk of suicide.
Differences in knowledge and attitudes by age group. Next, we compared responses from same-sex students across age groups. Younger males tended to agree, more so than older males, when answering the following: "I understand some of the reasons that may put youth at risk for suicide" (55.5% versus 47.9%, P = .052). "If someone comes to me with suicidal thoughts, I would know whom to go to for help" (58.8% versus 50.6%, P = .003). "If I were having suicidal thoughts I would feel comfortable enough to ask for help" (52.8% versus 42.3%, P = .004). "I know what resources are available to me if I am having suicidal thoughts" (57.7% versus 50.7%, P = .058). However, percentages for females in agreement remained stable regardless of school age. This finding suggests that timing of a suicide prevention program may influence response rates, especially for males, with younger males potentially benefiting more from the training than older males.
Differences in help-seeking behavior intent by sex and age group. Table 3 summarizes student responses regarding willingness to seek help from a variety of sources. Similar patterns of significant differences by sex and by age group emerged. For example, when comparing middle school males and females, males were significantly more likely to give their yellow card to school staff (47.6% versus 41.2%), call a suicide prevention hotline (48.4% versus 36.9%), talk to school staff (51.5% versus 40.1%), and talk to an adult outside of school (45.5% versus 39.5%). Likewise, high school males were significantly more likely than females to give their yellow card to school staff (37.8% versus 31.8%) and talk to school staff (37.4% versus 32.5%). Conversely, among female responders, middle school females were significantly more likely than males to give their yellow card to an outside adult (42.3% versus 39.5%). In comparison, high school females were more likely than males to give their yellow card to a friend (54.8% versus 49.0%) and more likely to talk to a friend (69.9% versus 59.1%).
Last, percentages by age showed a declining trend for males on willingness to seek help, especially for talking to school staff: 51.5% of middle school-aged males reported "yes" versus 37.4% for high school. Results were similar regarding males' willingness to call a suicide prevention hotline: 48.4% for middle school versus 35.2% for high school. Thus, it appears that both sex and age are important factors when considering student responses to the Yellow Ribbon program. Specifically, the responses indicate that males and females differ significantly in who they would be willing to divulge thoughts of suicide.
Our findings suggest that implementation of a Yellow Ribbon school-based suicide prevention program in midwest schools leads to significant improvements in suicide-related knowledge, comfort level, and behavioral intent for help-seeking in case of suicidal thoughts among adolescents. In fact, more than 77% of respondents reported feeling comfortable seeking help for suicidal thoughts after Yellow Ribbon training compared to 57% prior to training. Still, research shows that iatrogenic effects of suicide prevention programs may occur.28 While we found no direct evidence that participation in this suicide prevention program decreased students' comfort level or their willingness to seek help, future suicide prevention program studies may want to monitor iatrogenic factors, such as increased self-harm associated with training.
Results also showed that after training, 36.4% of participants reported thinking that their friends may be at risk of suicide, which may be an indication of increased knowledge and awareness of suicidal risk factors. Similar to other research,18 preferential source of help-seeking among adolescents appears to be a friend, followed by an outside adult and school staff. This finding supports the importance of providing adolescents with resources for helping peers who divulge suicidal thoughts. Future efforts of suicide prevention programs might also focus on empowering adolescents to override peers' requests for "secrecy" and locate appropriate resources for help as well as improving communication between adolescents and adults regarding suicide.
We observed important gender and age differences that may or may not be explained by normal development. Specifically, a subgroup analysis showed that females (in both middle and high school age groups) were significantly more likely than males to believe their peers might be at risk for suicide. Females appear to have a better understanding of risk factors and available sources for help. In addition, we observed that older males were less likely to seek help for suicidal thoughts, which may be explained by gender role theory or social psychology of help-seeking.29 These findings may also coincide with statistics of males being at higher risk of suicide-related mortality, while females have higher attempts.3
More hopeful was the finding that younger males seemed to benefit from the Yellow Ribbon program more so than older males in terms of knowledge acquisition and comfort seeking help in case of suicidal thoughts. This observation may suggest a benefit to introducing suicide prevention programs during middle school. At this age level, males were significantly more likely than females to seek help by calling a suicide prevention hotline or by talking to school staff, whereas high school males were more likely to seek help from school staff. Regardless, our findings support the importance of educating school staff and providing them with suicide prevention resources.
When comparing our results to the current literature about the efficacy of the Yellow Ribbon program, Freedenthal22 reported no increase in help-seeking behavior and a modest increase in youths reporting they had called a crisis hotline. These inconsistencies with our findings may be explained by a larger and more diverse sample or by differences in survey methodology. For example, we conducted the intervention in smaller groups of about 30 students during core curriculum classes versus a 50-minute presentation at a school-wide assembly. Our results might also be explained by social desirability bias, such that students might have been embarrassed to disclose unpleasant behaviors and attitudes, or perhaps they misreported due to a lack of effort given when responding to the survey.30 To circumvent this, we maintained each student's confidentiality by using an anonymous survey and reporting only aggregate data, a strategy that may have helped increase student comfort level and lessen the potential for embarrassment.
Several limitations of the current study are worth noting and suggest potential directions for further research. First, to our knowledge the reliability and validity of this school-wide survey has not been ascertained. Moreover, the questionnaire was created by the same institution that developed the program. Second, we had access only to aggregate data by school and were therefore unable to match preintervention and postintervention responses. This was problematic, especially given that some postevaluation responses appeared to be missing. Next, there was a possibility that a very small number of students may have received the suicide prevention training more than once. Because surveys were completed immediately after the Yellow Ribbon training, we assessed behavioral intent rather than actual help-seeking behaviors.
Future research might consider a more robust program evaluation, such as outlined by the Centers for Disease Control31 regarding public health programs, which they claim can be generalized to any evaluation effort. Future strategies might also include longitudinal studies of knowledge retention, suicide-related attitude, and help-seeking behaviors using record-level data over time (eg, several months postintervention). Last, utilization of matched designs for precurricula and postcurricula implementation would allow for more sophisticated statistical techniques, such as propensity score matching and repeated-measure type testing that could incorporate stratification by risk groups.
Overall, our results suggest the Yellow Ribbon school-based suicide prevention program is beneficial for students aged 11-18 years who attend midwest schools. Significant improvement was shown in suicide-related knowledge, comfort level, and behavioral intent for help-seeking for suicidal crisis. While no direct evidence was observed that Yellow Ribbon increased thoughts of self-harm, this was not specifically measured, and program efficacy for reducing suicidality among adolescents remains unknown. Regardless, our findings suggest that the Yellow Ribbon suicide prevention program may be especially effective during the middle school years.
Submitted: June 19, 2015; accepted March 7, 2016.
Published online: June 30, 2016.
Disclosure of off-label usage: The authors have determined that, to the best of their knowledge, no investigational information about pharmaceutical agents that is outside US Food and Drug Administration-approved labeling has been presented in this article.
Financial disclosure: Dr Macaluso has conducted clinical trials research as a principal investigator over the last 12 months for AbbVie, Alkermes, Assurex, Eisai, Forum, Janssen, and Naurex; all clinical trial and study contracts were with and payments made to the Kansas University Medical Center Research Institute, a research institute affiliated with Kansas University School of Medicine-Wichita. Drs Flynn, Klaus, McGinness, and Carr and Ms Zackula have no personal affiliations or financial relationships with any commercial interest to disclose relative to the article.
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Q: How can I disable work item creation at the end of a failed Team Foundation Build? I'm using Team Foundation Build but we aren't yet using TFS for problem tracking, so I would like to disable the work item creation on a failed build. Is there any way to do this? I tried commenting out the work item info in the TFSBuild.proj file for the build type but that didn't do the trick.

A: Try adding this inside the PropertyGroup in your TFSBuild.proj:
<SkipWorkItemCreation>true</SkipWorkItemCreation>

If you are curious as to how this works, Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.targets contians the following:
  <Target Name="CoreCreateWorkItem"
          Condition=" '$(SkipWorkItemCreation)'!='true' and '$(IsDesktopBuild)'!='true' "
          DependsOnTargets="$(CoreCreateWorkItemDependsOn)">

    <PropertyGroup>
      <WorkItemTitle>$(WorkItemTitle) $(BuildNumber)</WorkItemTitle>
      <BuildLogText>$(BuildlogText) $(DropLocation)\$(BuildNumber)\BuildLog.txt.</BuildLogText>
      <ErrorWarningLogText Condition="!Exists('$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\ErrorsWarningsLog.txt')"></ErrorWarningLogText>
      <ErrorWarningLogText Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\ErrorsWarningsLog.txt')">$(ErrorWarningLogText) $(DropLocation)\$(BuildNumber)\ErrorsWarningsLog.txt.</ErrorWarningLogText>
      <WorkItemDescription>$(DescriptionText) %3CBR%2F%3E $(BuildlogText) %3CBR%2F%3E $(ErrorWarningLogText)</WorkItemDescription>
    </PropertyGroup>

    <CreateNewWorkItem
          TeamFoundationServerUrl="$(TeamFoundationServerUrl)"
          BuildUri="$(BuildUri)"
          BuildNumber="$(BuildNumber)"
          Description="$(WorkItemDescription)"
          TeamProject="$(TeamProject)"
          Title="$(WorkItemTitle)"
          WorkItemFieldValues="$(WorkItemFieldValues)"
          WorkItemType="$(WorkItemType)"
          ContinueOnError="true" />

  </Target>

You can override any of this functionality in your own build script, but Microsoft provide the handy SkipWorkItemCreation condition at the top, which you can use to cancel execution of the whole target.

A: If you are using tfs2010 or above you can do this in the build definition itself.
In the Process tab of Build Definition set the Create Work Item on failure property to false (under the Advanced section)

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Q: Create square vignette in OpenCV, C++ i have implemented the radial vignette and this is my code
void Vignette(const Mat&img, Mat &out, jint sigma) {
Mat a, b, c, d, f;
//double sigma = 280; // vignette 'aperture', the param to play with
a = getGaussianKernel(img.cols, sigma, CV_32F);
b = getGaussianKernel(img.rows, sigma, CV_32F);
c = b * a.t();
double minVal;
double maxVal;
minMaxLoc(c, &minVal, &maxVal);
d = c / maxVal;
d.convertTo(d, CV_8UC4, 255);
cvtColor(d, d, COLOR_GRAY2RGBA);

d.convertTo(d, CV_32F, 1.0 / 255);
multiply(img, d, out, 1, CV_8UC4);
}

now i want to implement rectangular vignette effect in OpenCV, please help me with that. Thanks in advance.

A: I implemented square vignette manually following these steps.
 1. Created a Square bordered black and center white.
 void generateSquareMask(Mat& temp1, int rowPercent, int colPercent, int r,
    int g, int b) {

cvtColor(temp1, temp1, CV_BGRA2RGB);
for (int i = 0; i < temp1.rows; ++i) {
    for (int j = 0; j < temp1.cols; ++j) {
        if (i < (int) (rowPercent / 2)
                || i > ((int) (temp1.rows - (rowPercent) / 2))
                || j < (int) (colPercent / 2)
                || ((int) temp1.cols - j) < (int) (colPercent / 2)) {
            temp1.at < cv::Vec3b > (i, j)[0] = b;
            temp1.at < cv::Vec3b > (i, j)[1] = g;
            temp1.at < cv::Vec3b > (i, j)[2] = r;
        } else {
            temp1.at < cv::Vec3b > (i, j)[0] = 255;
            temp1.at < cv::Vec3b > (i, j)[1] = 255;
            temp1.at < cv::Vec3b > (i, j)[2] = 255;
        }
    }
}
cvtColor(temp1, temp1, CV_RGB2RGBA);
blur(temp1, temp1, Size(((int) colPercent / 2), ((int) colPercent / 2)));

}

1. Multiplied with the origonal image.
void square_Vignette(const Mat&img, Mat &out, jint sigma, int r, int g, int     b) {

float cols = img.cols;
float rows = img.rows;

float temper = ((float) sigma) / 100;

float colPercent = cols * temper;
float rowPercent = rows * temper;

Mat temp1(img.size(), img.type());

generateSquareMask(temp1, ((int) rowPercent), ((int) colPercent), r, g, b);

temp1.convertTo(temp1, CV_32F, 1.0 / 255);
multiply(img, temp1, out, 1, CV_8UC4);

}


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Rockstar's iFruit app lets you customize 'Grand Theft Auto V' vehicles outside of the game
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Ahead of Grand Theft Auto V's release tomorrow, Rockstar Games has launched a companion app for the game on iOS. And while the name iFruit pokes fun at Cupertino some, this mobile app isn't merely a satirical attempt at promotion; it's tied directly to your GTA V experience on consoles. Users can remotely access Los Santos Customs — the game's vehicle customization shop — and choose new paint jobs, wheels, lights, window tints, spoilers, and more for their car. Internal upgrades to the engine, brakes, and suspension can also be performed.
All of your modifications will be waiting for you on PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 the next time you visit your garage. You can even make customizations while playing, and you'll get an in-game call from a mechanic when those changes are ready. And of course, you can also reserve a custom license plate for the car you're driving around in GTA V.
But the deep integration doesn't stop there. iFruit also lets you train Chop, the Rottweiler that you'll interact with during Rockstar's epic tale. You'll be able to train and feed Chop, and a "happiness" meter helps you gauge how you're doing. Rockstar says Chop's happiness in the iFruit app will directly correlate with how he behaves in the console game, so making mistakes could cost you. There's no word yet on whether iFruit will make its way to Android — or Drones, as Rockstar refers to them in the game.
Update: Rockstar says it's "coming soon" for Android, Windows Phone, PlayStation Mobile, and PlayStation Vita.


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A new digital skills training fund will be piloted in the U.K. in January which will offer loans to non-graduate young people from East London with the dual aim of tackling the ongoing U.K. tech skills shortage while also addressing a socio-economic gap that tech risks exacerbating.
The fund, called the Tech City Fellowship, will offer educational loans of up to £11,600 per student to non-graduate 18 to 25 year olds to pay for a place on a training course that teaches software developer skills.
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UPDATED, 11:30 AM: Discovery Channel said today that a special expanded edition of its Ruby Slippers episode of Expedition Unknown will air Wednesday at 8 PM ET/PT. The network says it will feature exclusive, never-before-seen content about the recovery of the legendary shoes.
The FBI confirmed earlier today that the stolen slippers have been recovered, but did not name any suspects or give any details of the theft. Authorities say the investigation is still in progress and they are asking anyone with information to contact the FBI.
PREVIOUS, 8:51 AM: A years-long search for Dorothy's ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 classic film The Wizard of Oz is over.
The FBI recovered the slippers that had been stolen in 2005 from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, authorities said Tuesday.
Officials have not released details of how the famous shoes were recovered. A press conference is scheduled Tuesday afternoon with officials from the Minneapolis FBI, the North Dakota U.S. Attorney's Office and the Grand Rapids Police Department.
The shoes reportedly were insured for $1 million.
The shoes are one of several pairs that were custom made for Garland in the film.
At least two of the existing pairs are owned by private collectors. One pair has been on display in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington since 1979. In 2012, Leonardo DiCaprio led a group of donors in purchasing a pair to be displayed at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, set to open this year in Los Angeles.
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Jules Bouhin, né à Dijon en 1822, ville où il est mort le , est un sculpteur français.

Biographie
Jules Bouhin est né à Dijon en 1822. Il étudie à l'école de dessin de sa ville natale sous la direction de Pierre-Paul Darbois. Il meurt le  au sein de l'hôpital de Dijon.

Le musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon conserve son étude académique de jeune homme et son buste en plâtre de Bernard de La Monnoye (1641-1728).

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Sculpteur français du XIXe siècle
Artiste mentionné dans le Dictionnaire des sculpteurs de l'École française au dix-neuvième siècle
Naissance en 1822
Naissance à Dijon
Décès en septembre 1860
Décès à Dijon


CMS has released a new RAC FAQ (frequently asked questions) page. In addition, this video gives a RAC 101 seminar, particularly useful for staff training or review.
Is the New Rural Hospital REC Funding "Intended" to Help All Rural Hospitals?
According to the NY Times, President Barack Obama will nominate healthcare innovator Donald Berwick, M.D. to oversee CMS. Berwick heads the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) in Boston, MA whose organization has featured the "5 Million Lives Campaign" and has significantly accelerated the pace of change in quality improvement in American hospitals.
An administration official says President Barack Obama will nominate healthcare scholar Donald Berwick, M.D. to oversee the CMS, according to the Associated Press. Berwick heads the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) in Boston, MA whose organization has featured the "5 Million Lives Campaign" and has significantly accelerated the pace of change in quality improvement in American hospitals.


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Congress considers allowing bikes, other wheeled devices in wilderness areas
By John Myers | Forum News Service
PUBLISHED: December 5, 2017 at 10:21 pm | UPDATED: December 6, 2017 at 8:13 am
ELY, Minn. — A proposal to allow motorized wheelchairs as well as bikes, carts and wheelbarrows in federal wilderness areas — potentially including the Boundary Waters and Isle Royale — is advancing in Washington.
The U.S. House Subcommittee on Federal Lands is scheduled to hold hearing Thursday on H.R 1349 that could open 110 million acres of U.S. wilderness to mountain bikes and other wheeled devices.
The bill calls for both motorized and non-motorized wheelchairs in addition to bikes, strollers, wheelbarrows, game carts and other devices to be allowed in federal wilderness areas.
Of course, much of the 1.1 million acre Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is not prospective bike country; it's mostly water. But hiking trails within the wilderness certainly could be used by bikes, as could the network of trails on Isle Royale, if the bill passes and becomes law.
There are 192 miles of hiking trails within the BWCAW, including the Kekekabic and Border Route trails, and hundreds of miles of hiking trails on Isle Royale in Lake Superior, which is nearly entirely a designated wilderness area.
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Supporters say the bill would only allow the option of bikes but that specific agency land managers still could enact regulations to ban bikes in specific wilderness areas.
"Backcountry cyclists seek the same experiences as backcountry hikers and horseback riders," the Colorado-based Sustainable Trails Coalition posted on its website in support of the bill. "The legislation grants only a possibility" of bikes in wilderness areas.
But a coalition of 133 conservation and wilderness organizations from across the U.S. have asked Congress to reject the "unprecedented" effort to amend the Wilderness Act. The groups said all mechanization, even if non-motorized, was specifically excluded from wilderness areas by Congress.
"Mountain bikes are exactly the kind of mechanical devices and mechanical transport that Congress intended to keep out of Wilderness in passing the Wilderness Act. Bicycles have their place, but that place is not inside Wilderness areas," said Kevin Proescholdt, Minnesota-based conservation director of Wilderness Watch and a longtime activist for the BWCAW. The bill "could impact every wilderness in the country, including the Boundary Waters."
Others agreed.
"We see this for what it is: an assault on the very idea of Wilderness and the values of the Wilderness Act," said George Nickas, executive director of Wilderness Watch.
Critics of the bill note that the 1990 amendments to the Americans With Disabilities Act already allowed wheelchairs in wilderness areas and they called the inclusion of wheelchairs in the new legislation a "cynical attempt" to use disabled people to exploit wilderness rules.
A similar bill was introduced in 2016 but never advanced to a hearing.
The bill's exact wording is: "Section 4(c) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 'Nothing in this section shall prohibit the use of motorized wheelchairs, non-motorized wheelchairs, non-motorized bicycles, strollers, wheelbarrows, survey wheels, measuring wheels, or game carts within any wilderness area.' "
The bill is sponsored by Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., who is also chairman of the subcommittee.
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After LG's new OLEDs in March, Sony is the second big TV brand with new models out the door for 2016. And the new TVs, with 4K HDR support and twice the brightness of the OLED screens Sony is competing with, will be out in Australia quite quickly, and at surprisingly affordable prices too.
Sony's aggressive strategy for its 2016 Bravia TVs hinges on their 4K HDR capabilities. Sony is unique amongst the TV brands in that it's the only company with credibility in digital cinema cameras, movie production, projection and TVs all in 4K, and we all know 2016 is the year of HDR — but one thing you need to do HDR well is a diverse range of brightness, with a high maximum and low minimum luminance level helping display detail in both shadow and highlight scenes.
And it's Sony's calling card that its top Bravias can produce up to 1000 nits of brightness at maximum luminance — twice that of a LG OLED — while still keeping minimum blacks relatively low with local dimming switching off sections of the display when no content is being shown. That's what you'll see on the X9300D Bravia TV, which has the company's new Slim Backlight Drive grid-array edge-lit LEDs using both a light source and a polarising filter to accurate channel that brightness to specific parts of the display. On the more expensive X9400D, the screen is lit by a full backlight array of LEDs — slightly thicker, but producing a somewhat superior picture.
And just like last year, Sony is betting big on Google's Android TV operating system and all the advantages that it brings, like the Play Store's massive range of catch-up and subscription video on demand apps like Netflix and Presto and ABC iView, as well as integrated Google Cast support — negating the need for a standalone Chromecast. New for this year is a Netflix button on the remote control, giving Sony's Bravias a reason to be a Netflix recommended TV.
With screens from 55 to 85 inches, but with only three different new model ranges, Sony's line-up is quite straightforward. In the more affordable X8500D range, a 55-inch Bravia will set you back just $2999 while there are also 65-, 75- and 85-inch screens for $4499, $7499 and $14999 respectively, with the smaller screens out in late April and the larger two being released in early May and late June. The step-up X9300D has both a $3999 55-inch and a $5999 65-inch, both out in late April, while the top-spec X9400D is only available as a 75-inch $8999 panel hitting shores in early June.


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