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Mar 15, 2007, Eileen E. Padberg — SF Gate
The latest effort by the Bush administration to revise its strategy in Iraq to "empower the Iraqi women … in the hopes that they would encourage their men to fight the insurgency" is fascinating, considering it is too little, too late.
A deep belief in opportunity for women led me to Iraq, where I spent 22 months helping Iraqi women get jobs, start new businesses and undergo career training. I felt that debating why we went to Iraq was for others; I could do my part by providing the Iraqi women with a level playing field. That was my area of expertise.
Yet, the Bush administration failed to understand how important it was to include the Iraqi women in their fledgling democracy, to protect their rights and to help them achieve financial independence. Every day, my work was like pushing a rock uphill — because our own people could not see the incredible benefits of providing equal opportunities for women.
When the United States committed $18.4 billion to Iraq for reconstruction efforts, I believed that an opportunity existed for women-owned businesses to land U.S. reconstruction contracts — contracts for any and everything, from painting buildings to rebuilding schools. But serious effort was required — not just to provide jobs — but to create real opportunities that could help Iraqi women, who made up two-thirds of the population, obtain a stake in the economy. What I found, however, was that providing Iraqi women opportunities was low on the list of priorities for our U.S. contractors as well as our State Department. Most of the people who went to Iraq had little knowledge of Iraq. They didn't understand that under Saddam Hussein's Baath Party, Iraqi women had some degree of equality. They were encouraged to get an education, allowed to work, to drive and to vote. Many had their own small businesses.
The erosion of their rights began when Hussein, who was losing favor as a result of failed wars and increased poverty, expanded his coalition to include religious leaders. In addition, 30 years of U.S. sanctions were particularly hard on the women, plunging them into poverty.
So, the day the statute of Hussein was pulled from its pedestal in Baghdad, women all over Iraq were meeting in small groups to determine how they were going to win back and protect their constitutional rights.
Yet, the future was foretold when only three were assigned roles in the Coalition Provisional Authority. Even with that setback, the Iraqi women didn't give up: They demanded 40 percent representation in their Parliament, but without the support of the provisional authority, the women ended up negotiating down to 25 percent representation — still better than our Congress, where women hold 17 percent of the seats.
Despite the pronouncements from Washington that Iraqi women were a priority, the State Department and the U.S. contractors it hired failed miserably to recruit "women-owned businesses" in Iraq or even to engage Iraqi women professionals.
From the beginning, the Iraqi women faced major hurdles. Not only did they face the "good old boy" system in Iraq — not necessarily of Arab culture, but of American contractors — with contracts going to those men who had built their businesses in the provisional authority days. Iraqi women didn't have the financial backing needed to meet the start-up requirements, nor did they have U.S. partners.
Within six months, we developed a list of approximately 350 women-owned businesses that were capable of bidding on contracts. This list was distributed every other month to anyone in Iraq who had any authority to award contracts. It bore fruit: By the end of March 2006, approximately 500 substantial contracts were awarded to women-owned businesses. However, the effort to get the State Department to set aside 5 percent of the U.S. contracts for Iraqi women-owned businesses (just as we do in the United States) stalled for 1 1/2 years, without support from either the State Department or female members of Congress.
Another big problem for those Iraqi women in government jobs — generally in the ministries that provided water and power — was a lack of training that would enable them to advance in their careers. Many had been in the same jobs for 25 years, with no hope of promotion. We provided training in leadership, management, budget and finance, as well as a series of "train-the-trainer" seminars. We had trained more than 1,900 mid- and senior-level women in the Iraqi government as of March 2006. This part of the program continues through this month.
I left Baghdad in March 2006 with a great sense of accomplishment, but also with a deep sense of disappointment in our own disrespect for the Iraqis, particularly for the Iraqi women. Now, I wonder, will we use what we learned in Iraq or will we continue to make the same mistakes?
What the Iraqi women really needed was opportunity, and — oh boy — did we fail them there. In failing them, we failed ourselves. I truly believe if we had kept our commitment to the Iraqi women, we would not be in the situation we are in today. Had we provided the Iraqi women with opportunities three years ago, Iraqi women would have stood up and said, "that's enough."
But we missed that opportunity.
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Explanation: The input to the command isvector() should be placed within  always. If the input is a single element, it can be placed within (). But since there are two elements, the above code will give an error.
Explanation: The 'copy' input should be before the text which we want to copy to our system clipboard. Since it has been placed after the text, we get an error.
Explanation: We cannot give  after the following command. We may give parentheses but it's not needed though. Here, the output will be an error eventually.
Explanation: The default limit, if a limit isn't mentioned are, 0 for lower limit and 1 for upper. Here, we've only mentioned the lower limit as 3 and the upper limit gets initialized as 0. This causes a typical error since there can't be a uniform distribution whose lower limits is greater than the upper limit.
Explanation: The given input, po, results in an error. If after the input() command, we want to give a text input, we need to include the input within ''. Since we've not given po within '', it results in an error.
Explanation: There is a syntactical error in the above code. This is because we've given  after the input command but the syntax of the input command requires us to put parentheses after it. This leads to an error.
Explanation: Before mentioning the lower limit for the uniform distribution, we need to mention 'lower'. Even though we will receive an error, due to Inf, if the aforementioned syntax is followed- that will be the 2nd error MATLAB observes while the first error is the fact that lower is mentioned after defining the lower limit. This leads to an error.
Explanation: When we write NaN within '', we declare it as a character. Now, the sumsqr command can only take integers as input. Since there is a character0 it results in an error. Hence, the output is option c and not b. If it was not placed within '', it would've been ignored and the output would've been 21.
9. The uniform distribution can range from -infinity to 0 or 0 to Infinity but not from -infinity to infinity.
Explanation: The uniform distribution can typically range from (-Inf,Inf), i.e. the lower and upper limits of the distribution cannot be less than or -Infinity or more than Infinity respectively. Hence, this leads to an error.
10. If a character input is given to a command which only takes integers, it'll always give an error.
Explanation: MATLAB is very sensitive to the nature of inputs defined for a particular command. If the input to a command has to be an integer but we give a character input, it'll give an error.
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Q: Connecting to Presto database using AWS Glue. Unable to pass SSL Keystore or Certificate I have issue connecting to Presto using AWS glue job. The code is written in Spark Scala. I am trying to connect to Presto using the below code.
val datanot_in_hz = sqlcontext.read.format("jdbc").option("url", jdbcConUrl).option("driver", "io.prestosql.jdbc.PrestoDriver").option("SSL","true").option("SSLKeyStorePath","s3://test/presto_client.keystore").option("query", datanot_in_hz_sql).option("user", dbUserName).option("password", dbPassword).load()

I get the below error

2020-12-18 20:36:52,376 ERROR [main] glue.ProcessLauncher
(Logging.scala:logError(70)): Exception in User Class:
java.sql.SQLException : Error setting up SSL:
s3:/test/presto_client.keystore (No such file or
directory)
io.prestosql.jdbc.PrestoDriverUri.setupClient(PrestoDriverUri.java:235)
io.prestosql.jdbc.PrestoDriver.connect(PrestoDriver.java:88)
org.apache.spark.sql.execution.datasources.jdbc.JdbcUtils$$anonfun$createConnectionFactory$1.apply(JdbcUtils.scala:63)
org.apache.spark.sql.execution.datasources.jdbc.JdbcUtils$$anonfun$createConnectionFactory$1.apply(JdbcUtils.scala:54)
org.apache.spark.sql.execution.datasources.jdbc.JDBCRDD$.resolveTable(JDBCRDD.scala:56)
org.apache.spark.sql.execution.datasources.jdbc.JDBCRelation$.getSchema(JDBCRelation.scala:210)
org.apache.spark.sql.execution.datasources.jdbc.JdbcRelationProvider.createRelation(JdbcRelationProvider.scala:35)
org.apache.spark.sql.execution.datasources.DataSource.resolveRelation(DataSource.scala:318)
org.apache.spark.sql.DataFrameReader.loadV1Source(DataFrameReader.scala:223)
org.apache.spark.sql.DataFrameReader.load(DataFrameReader.scala:211)
org.apache.spark.sql.DataFrameReader.load(DataFrameReader.scala:167)
sddsurwithDAXreporting$.main(sddsurwithDAXreportingPresto.scala:89)
sddsurwithDAXreporting.main(sddsurwithDAXreportingPresto.scala)
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
com.amazonaws.services.glue.SparkProcessLauncherPlugin$class.invoke(ProcessLauncher.scala:38)
com.amazonaws.services.glue.ProcessLauncher$$anon$1.invoke(ProcessLauncher.scala:67)
com.amazonaws.services.glue.ProcessLauncher.launch(ProcessLauncher.scala:108)
com.amazonaws.services.glue.ProcessLauncher$.main(ProcessLauncher.scala:21)
com.amazonaws.services.glue.ProcessLauncher.main(ProcessLauncher.scala)

I tried passing pem certificate but still it fails with the same error. I have checked all the permission. I have a jar file which I access from the same folder, I am able to access that.
When I run the same code from my machine using Eclipse it runs fine. Can someone please help? I am fairly new to scala and this is my first attempt in using SSL certificate to connect to a database.

A: AWS support recommended to copy file from S3 to tmp folder as during runtime as Glue was not able to read the path correctly

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Sweeping state cannabis bill that would establish equity trust fund sails through committee
Colin A. Young
BOSTON — There was no opposition in the state Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy to fresh legislation targeting persistent issues with host community agreements and social equity in the new cannabis industry.
The committee — consisting of representatives from both the Massachusetts House and Senate — sets up the Legislature to involve itself in cannabis policy more closely than it has since rewriting the marijuana legalization law passed by voters five years ago.
All 16 members of the committee who weighed in on the legislation (H 174/S 72) in the poll that closed late last week were in favor of advancing the bill to put tighter restrictions on the legally-required contracts between marijuana businesses and their host communities.
In addition, it would establish a Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund and lay the groundwork for cities and towns to allow onsite cannabis consumption establishments.
And 14 committee members who registered an opinion on a bill (S 73) relative to the expungement of convictions for marijuana possession voted to advance it favorably.
The more wide-ranging bill (H 174/S 72), which a spokesperson said is a priority for House Speaker Ron Mariano, addresses aspects of state laws that cannabis regulators and industry entrepreneurs have been increasingly vocal about taking issue with.
"The gap between the law's stated commitment to equity and the on-the-ground reality of the industry shows just how much work we have left to do," Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz, co-chair of the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy, said. "There's universal agreement about the problems: high costs of entry and lack of access to capital create a near-impossible barrier for many talented entrepreneurs. This bill addresses both sides of that coin. I'm thrilled we're finally advancing it."
Hands-off approach
The Legislature has long maintained a hands-off approach to marijuana policy.
Lawmakers passed up their opportunities to act before voters approved decriminalization in 2008, medical marijuana in 2012 and adult legalization in 2016, but then delayed and rewrote significant portions of the 2016 ballot law legalizing marijuana.
Otherwise, the Legislature has largely avoided cannabis issues though some provisions in the new committee bill mirror those of a bill that the House passed in early 2020, but which never surfaced in the Senate.
Massachusetts was the first state in the country to mandate that equity and inclusion be part of its legal cannabis framework and was the first to launch programs specifically designed to assist entrepreneurs and businesses from communities disproportionately harmed by the decades of marijuana prohibition.
But more than three years since the first legal sale here, just 6% of the licenses issued for the cannabis industry have gone to social equity (SE) program participants or economic empowerment (EE) priority applicants, the committee said.
Out of more than 1,000 applications submitted to the Worcester-based Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) as of November, just 232 came from SE or EE applicants.
No-interest, forgivable loans
The committee's bill would make no-interest loans, forgivable loans and grants available through a Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund that would be seeded with $10 million and refreshed with 20% of the revenue brought in by the state's marijuana excise tax.
For fiscal year 2021, that 20% share of cannabis excise revenue ($112.37 million) would have worked out to about $22.5 million for the trust fund.
Similar funds have been or are being created in Connecticut, New York, Illinois and Virginia. The committee said that the creation of the trust fund "is responsive to advocacy by the Cannabis Control Commission, whose commissioners voted unanimously to endorse the idea earlier this legislative session."
In a statement the CCC issued minutes after the committee's poll closed Friday, the agency said it was grateful for the committee's work and "looks forward to reviewing" the legislation and "continuing to collaborate" with the Legislature as it progresses.
"For several years, we have been intentional about advocating for urgently needed changes to Massachusetts' cannabis laws. Among them, Commissioners past and present have called for 1) the authority to regulate, review, and enforce host community agreements, along with clarification about what state law allows within those contracts; 2) a state-administered fund composed of public and private resources for equity businesses to receive low- or zero-interest loans or grants; and 3) a technical amendment to state law that will allow municipalities to adopt social consumption licensing," the CCC said in a footnoted statement.
CCC priorities highlighted
The committee's bill also addresses the other two priority issues the CCC highlighted.
On the issue of host community agreements (HCAs), the bill authorizes and directs the CCC to review HCAs as part of the license application process and to only approve applications after certifying that the HCA is in compliance. The agreements would more specifically define what can and cannot be included in the contracts, and would codify a municipality's right to waive the requirement to have an HCA as a handful have already done.
HCAs have given businesses, prospective businesses and regulators fits basically since the CCC began licensing businesses here. Entrepreneurs, lawyers, lobbyists and regulators have pointed to stories about cities and towns demanding more from businesses than the state's marijuana laws allow, up to 3% of gross sales.
The CCC began wrestling with the issue in 2018, determined it lacks the authority to intervene or reject an application based on the HCA and voted in January 2019 to formally request that the Legislature give it that authority.
Under the bill, the CCC would be directed to implement a "safe harbor period" during which host communities, marijuana establishments and medical marijuana treatment centers, "shall renegotiate in good faith any existing host community agreement that is out of compliance with this act."
The bill also instructs the CCC to, "review all host community agreements that have received their final license and commenced operations as of the effective date of this act and strike any provision of a host community agreement that is not in compliance."
The committee bill appears to address a quirk (the committee referred to it as "technical errors") that has kept so-called marijuana cafes — establishments where an adult could both purchase and use marijuana — from becoming a reality in Massachusetts.
More than two years ago, the CCC approved regulations that paved the way for establishments where adults could use marijuana together in a social setting. But the agency says the pilot program it has designed for up to 12 communities "would not be able to begin without a change in state law or the passage of legislation that will first allow cities and towns to authorize social consumption in their communities."
The bill that's on the move includes language that would create a process by which residents could, "request that the question of whether to allow, in such city or town, the sale of marijuana and marijuana products for consumption on the premises where sold be submitted to the voters of such city or town."

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Home Economy Chief Economist quits government panel on economic data over JNU situation
Chief Economist quits government panel on economic data over JNU situation
The panel on economic data was created after many controversies arose over data manipulation that rocked the Modi government in 2019
Gauri Lankesh News Desk | January 8, 2020
Chief economist C.P. Chandrashekhar has quit a government panel tasked with reviewing economic data over the situation at JNU campus
Chandrashekhar, an eminent statistician, and a former JNU professor has cited the present situation in JNU and his lack of faith in the committee's ability to work in a fair manner as the reasons for his resignation.
Chandrashekhar in an email to the committee says that He was "disturbed" by the masked mob attack on students and teachers at the university on Sunday. "I regret to inform you that, because of the situation in JNU where I stay, I will be unable to attend tomorrow's meeting," Professor CP Chandrasekhar wrote in his resignation letter.
Chandrasekhar also raised doubts over the credibility of the committee in the email and informed the members that he will not be able to be a part of it.
"…I feel that, under current conditions, this committee is unlikely to be able to restore the credibility of the statistical system, which has been undermined in the recent past," he said.
Chandrasekhar was also among 108 academicians who signed a joint statement in March 2019, flagging serious concerns over increasing "political interference" in the handling of economic data.
This is not the first time that concerns over government data and surveys have come under question.
Last year in January 2019, PC Mohanan acting chairman of the National Statistical Commission (NSC), a government-funded advisory body that checks the quality of official data resigned from his position over delay in releasing a new set of jobs statistics. This was followed by the resignation of another member of the advisory board, J. Meenakshi.
Who is afraid of the Data?
Many economists and social scientists have accused the Modi government of not releasing the Employment survey and economic conditions in the country 2017- 2019. Despite its many efforts to contain the survey data, many independent organisations and social scientists surveys gave a very bleak picture of the economy and job sector with India staring at an all-time high unemployment rate.
Many relied on the data released by Cente for monitoring the Indian Economy (CMIE). The CMIE's figures are with the findings of the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey, which had estimated an unemployment rate of 6.1% between July 2017 and June 2018, the worst in 45 years.
Modi government tried to deny, obfuscate CMIE data through lies and propaganda. It finally released the National Sample survey organization (NSSO) after the May 2019 general election a week after BJP came back to power.
In November 2019, when several reports indicated that rural spending has dropped for the first time in four decades, the government blamed the quality of the data and announced that it won't release the findings of the Consumer Expenditure Survey 2017-18.
It was under these controversies over data that rocked the Modi government in 2019 that the government panel on economic statistics was created.
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If you keep your own chickens and ducks, you can sell their eggs to friends and neighbours, or take them along to the market once a week. There should be more than enough for you and your family to live off happily, selling the surplus is a great way of avoiding waste and making money.
Without a steady wage coming in, you would be well advised to invest in a wind turbine or some solar panels to avoid monthly electricity bills. However, it is likely that you will generate more electricity per month than you need. When this is the case, the national grid will buy back the surplus electricity you produce, generating a steady income as well as green electricity.
Being self-sufficient needn't mean being poor. If you are going self sufficient after a long period of employment, it is important to save up for when you are not earning a steady wage, and clear any outstanding debts. There is always income to be gained from selling your surplus produce, and with a little know-how, you should be able to live comfortably without working.


Because a rich person might be living a luxurious life but he can only enjoy all these luxuries if he is in good health. In fact, it is health not wealth that can buy happiness. Life expectancy has increased but people are living their lives with illness. Wealth is nothing without health. The world has progressed a lot in health but hasn't been able to find the major causes to reduce illness and diseases.
Wealth is of no use for an unhealthy person. An unhealthy person spends a lot of money on doctors and medicines. He is never cheerful. He cannot enjoy any blessing of life. On the other hand, a healthy person lives his life actively. His life is full of happiness and bliss. Because only a healthy person can work effectively to earn money and achieve his dreams.
A healthy person can live his life freely and happily while a person who has all the facilities of life but is ill or not healthy cannot utilize those amenities and thus they are of no use for him. He does not feel happy, his mood is always rude, his behavior is irritable and he is a burden on his family. He cannot do anything by himself thus becoming directly dependent on others.
So, bad health not only affects the life of the victim person but also affects the lives of others. Our health depends upon different factors like food, water, air, sleep, mental health and sunlight to name a so. Exercise and morning walks are very important for our health. Not only exercise and fitness brings a positive attitude but also helps the mind and body to work well.
A person who is rich has no use of money if he is not healthy. He is a burden not only for himself but also for his family. He is totally dependent on others. He is always sad, depress and tense. On the other hand, a farmer who is healthy works hard from dawn to dust eats healthy food and gets a good sleep. He is always in a good and cheerful mood. He is always smiling, enjoying every moment of his life even if he is not rich. Because he possesses something more important than wealth that is "health".
To conclude, we should always keep a balanced diet and try to remain happy every time. We should develop a habit of getting early in the morning and go for a good walk and do exercise as it is very good for our health. Money can't buy happiness. A person with limited wealth but healthy lives a more glorious and better life than a rich but ill person.


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Residents are reporting ongoing, intense odor from Ontario County landfill
Julie Sherwood/ Messenger Post Media
Debbie Dressner knows farm smell. A native of Ontario County who has lived around farming all her life, she is tired of hearing from some that her complaints about odor from the Ontario County landfill may be from cabbage or cows.
Dressner and her husband, Steve, live across from Hemdale Farms on Orleans Road in Seneca Castle, three miles from the landfill. For Debbie, there's no mistaking landfill stench. Sometimes the odor is so strong she smells it through her clothes dryer.
In recent days, Debbie is one of more than 100 people who have posted odor complaints on social media and made formal complaints through a landfill hotline or talking directly with local officials. Some report landfill stench as far away as the city of Canandaigua, 20 miles to the west, as well as the city of Geneva to the east and from numerous other surrounding communities.
Jean Cirone, who teaches at the Canandaigua Primary School and commutes from her home in Geneva, tried changing her route to avoid the pungent landfill odor along Routes 5 and 20. Taking County Road 4 wasn't much better. Cirone is contacting the state Department of Health and Department of Environmental Conservation with concerns. The DEC exercises state oversight of the landfill, which is owned by Ontario County and managed by Casella Waste Systems Inc.
Landfill gas is no laughing matter. The odor, foul like rotten eggs mixed with the reek of ammonia, is caused primarily by ammonia and hydrogen sulfide. Short-term exposures (typically up to about two weeks) to elevated levels of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide in the air can cause coughing, irritation of the eyes, nose, and throat, headache, nausea, and breathing difficulties, according to the state Department of Health.
These effects usually go away once the exposure is stopped.
"Studies have been conducted in communities near landfills and waste lagoons to evaluate health effects associated with exposure to landfill gases. These studies lasted for several months and reported health complaints which coincided with periods of elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide and landfill odors," according to the Department of Health. "Reported health complaints included eye, throat and lung irritation, nausea, headache, nasal blockage, sleeping difficulties, weight loss, chest pain, and aggravation of asthma. Although other chemicals may have been present in the air, many of these effects are consistent with exposure to hydrogen sulfide."
Whether an annoyance or health hazard, people are concerned.
Landfill expansion delay
Casella is in the midst of an expansion project within the landfill at the intersection of Routes 5 and 20 and County Road 5. Odors that increased last fall are blamed in part by a delay in completing the final stage of a new cell built to take trash.
Canadice Town Supervisor Kris Singer, who heads the Ontario County Board of Supervisors' Planning and Environmental Quality Committee, said Casella was ready to finish the new cell but could not because of a delay in the DEC signing off on the project.
In a construction update in November, Casella warned of increased odor because of the delay. An exposed part of the older landfill liner system — required in order to weld new sections of liner to older sections — left exposed a stone layer that "provides the path of least resistance" for landfill gas and odor, Casella reported.
Based on meeting with Casella and the DEC, "it is our understanding that there are multiple types of odors being experienced, with multiple causes," stated Carla Jordan, who heads a new county department overseeing the landfill.
Responding to questions via email, Jordan cited three main causes: Exposed drainage stone that is associated with the most recent cell construction; newly installed gas wells that are not fully operational; and odors associated with the types of waste received at the facility, specifically wastewater treatment plant sludge.
Ontario County last year hired SCS Engineers, a firm the county has hired previously in landfill matters, to do an independent assessment of landfill odor. Singer said Casella is also doing its own assessment on causes and ways to manage landfill odor.
"There have been issues there is no doubt about that," said Seneca Town Supervisor Andrew Wickham.
Casella "has things they need to improve on," the supervisor said. "They can't go on like this."
The landfill is on the agenda at a regular meeting Monday of the Planning and Environmental Quality Committee. The meeting is at 1:30 p.m. in room 200 of the Municipal Building, 20 Ontario St., Canandaigua.
Jordan, Wickham and others working on tracking and finding solutions urge people to report landfill odor by calling the 24-hour hotline: 1-888-230-2004.


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• Aurelia Probiotic Skincare: New British skincare brand providing women with next generation probiotic technology, selected by Net-a-Porter a mere 8 weeks into trading.
• Blaze: Global urban cycling brand founded by Emily Brooke, whose flagship bike light has been installed into London's renowned Santander Cycles.
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 Analysis of Development Trend of LCD Monitors - Shenzhen Roha Digital Technology Co., Ltd.
With the development of the economic situation and the popularization and application of safe cities and intelligent transportation, the security monitoring industry has developed rapidly, and the security monitoring system terminal display system has also become the key. The quality of the display screen displayed by the monitor directly affects the entire security. The practicality of the monitoring system, the monitor currently widely used in the market, according to the market demand for security monitoring systems, the user's requirements for security are also increasing, so the LCD monitor has been a high-speed development. Currently, LCD monitors have been widely used in jewelry stores, hospitals, railway stations, exhibition halls, commercial office buildings, and leisure and entertainment venues. With the advancement of LCD monitor technology, prices have dropped, and more and more small companies have also With the ability to withstand the price of LCD monitors, it began to establish its own monitoring system to achieve security needs.
The LCD monitor has high definition, high brightness, high contrast, and wide viewing angle, which makes the monitor display more clear and detailed images. The LCD backlight of LCD splicing screen makes the LCD monitor equipped with Ultra-thin and lightweight appearance and low power consumption, energy saving and environmental protection features; Because each point of the LCD keeps the original color and brightness after receiving signals, the LCD brightness is uniform and the image is stable and does not flicker, which brings health to the monitoring personnel. With long service life, 7X24 hours of continuous work can be achieved to meet the practical application needs of the security monitoring industry system operation.
The modern society and economy are becoming more and more demanding. From another perspective, it is an opportunity and challenge for the security monitoring industry. The transformation and development of the industry is the need of the times. It is due to power and pressure. The security monitoring system must take advantage of the transformation, LCD Both the performance and the technical level are the best choices for security monitoring front-end display. No matter what kind of display screen is used to present the image content, LCD can bring accurate and detailed screen effects. With the advancement of technology, networked , Modularization, Digitalization, 3D Technology, Infrared Multi-touch Technology, etc. Convergence Development to promote the development of LCD in a diversified direction, more powerful performance advantages to meet the market needs will prompt LCD to become the mainstream security monitoring system display equipment leading security monitoring In the market trend, compared to black-and-white monitors, LCD monitors not only have clearer colors, but also have higher pixels, better stability, and longer service life.
Monitors, LCD monitors not only have clearer colors and higher pixel resolution, but also have better stability and longer life.
Since the LCD video surveillance system plays a role that cannot be underestimated in terms of protecting security and preventing crimes, the increase in the demand for home security by individual users will inevitably drive the LCD monitor with the reduction in the price of LCD monitors and the rising standard of living of the people. development of. Home users will become emerging markets for LCD monitors and are expected to show significant growth in the coming years.


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Mainfreight and Bairds Mainfreight Primary School 20th Anniversary
The 12th March 2013 is an auspicious day on the calendars of both Mainfreight and Bairds Mainfreight Primary School as it marks the 20th anniversary of our association.
This partnership began, as many momentous things do, thanks in part to serendipity when Carol Selwyn - Mainfreight founder Bruce Plested's PA - was looking for a nearby school which might be able utilise some spare softball equipment. Bairds Primary was both nearby and an early alphabetical entry in the phone book and this "happy accident" made them the lucky recipient. As it turned out Mainfreight kept the softball gear and sent a $1000 cheque instead that was used to buy sports uniforms.
Since this initial contact the school and the company have firmly bonded and are a model of how big business and the community can work together to achieve positive results. Their association has gone from strength to strength in the intervening years and more than $750,000 of support has seen ICT hardware and support, uniforms and sports equipment, books through the Duffy Books in Homes programme and even a fleet of soap box derby racers benefit the school and its pupils.
It hasn't all been one-way traffic though as in 1997 the school decided to recognise Mainfreight's contributions with a name change and became Bairds Mainfreight Primary School. To quote Bruce Plested -"Our firm belief is that education is the enemy of poverty. We want to show that New Zealand businesses can work with schools to provide opportunities that their children might not otherwise have. Our contribution to the school has been more than outweighed by the school's generosity in kind and spirit – they continually uplift Mainfreight and our team."
On the morning of the 12th March a special assembly was held at the school where the teachers, parents, past and present pupils and invited Mainfreight and other guests got together to celebrate this special partnership. It was a profound experience for all concerned. Reflecting the multitude of ethnicities represented at the school the guests were ushered into the packed hall with a pan-Pacific welcome, enthusiastically performed by the children. Those attending then viewed a fifteen minute DVD presentation which told of the close 20 year relationship between these two entities.
Over the next two hours they were treated to items from various cultural groups including Maori, Samoan and Tongan as well as a few numbers from the school's Sistema Aotearoa violin group. It was an assembly full of fun and song (and just a few speeches) that kept everyone entertained.
Kevin Drinkwater then announced that to celebrate their 20 year partnership Mainfreight has decided to extend its support beyond the classroom and offer assistance to children who have left the school. At any given time a pool of up to $27,000 in tertiary scholarships will be available to former pupils of the school.
In addition, up to $12,500 will be available to high school students who attended the school to ease the burden of school fees, uniforms and excursions. The scholarships are offered not only to help former pupils strive academically and socially after they leave the school, but also to reinforce that both the school and Mainfreight are committed to supporting their futures.
There are further benefits to be had from connecting the scholarship programme with a primary school as Bairds Mainfreight Primary's Principal; Alan Lyth states "We believe the Mainfreight partnership has enabled us to have a really positive effect on our pupils during the early years of their education. When they come to leave us they're faced with new environments which may not give them the same opportunities. These scholarships will help us keep in touch with, and continue supporting our pupils, long after they're gone." The establishment of the scholarship is a celebration of Mainfreight's commitment in the last 20 years and a confirmation of their commitment to an on-going relationship long into the future.
The final group to perform was from the Cook Islands and they proceeded to invite audience members up to dance. Many of the Mainfreight party including Bruce Plested, Carol Selwyn, Don Braid and Kevin Drinkwater managed to shake it with the best of them and perform for the assembly to show their appreciation to their hosts and the kids who had done their school so proud. The festivities came to a close with the blowing out of three candles on the 3 ginormous birthday cakes – 3 cakes and 3 candles representing Mainfreight's 35th birthday last week, Mainfreight/Bairds Primary's 20th birthday this week, and Bruce's 71st birthday later in the week!!
The past, the present and the future – add in a little serendipity and a "happy accident" may just be a recipe for a long standing and mutually fulfilling relationship.
Ready Fire Aim The Mainfreight Story by Keith Davies
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Eduardo Camilo is a professor of semiotics, advertising, and strategic communication at the Department of Communication and Arts, University of Beira Interior, Portugal. He graduated in Communication Studies from the University Nova de Lisboa and holds a Ph.D. and Habilitation in Communication Studies from University da Beira Interior. He was a visiting Professor at the University Federal da Bahía, Brazil (FACOM).
His key research focuses on the semiotic and discourse analysis of political (party corporations), corporate (PR strategies), and commercial (advertising strategies) messages. For his Ph.D. dissertation, he studied the post-revolutionary Portuguese Parties discourses broadcast by posters (1974–1975) in which he intended to outline the emergent political rhetoric of that historical period (O cartaz partidário em Portugal (1974–1975), Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, 2004).
He is a research member at LABCOM – Communication Laboratory, Portugal.


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Isolated Genes are Patent-Ineligible, Apparently - Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal
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Isolated Genes are Patent-Ineligible, Apparently
June 13, 2013 In Biotech, Blog, Patents, United States Supreme Court By Tiffany Mahmood
The Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics today. Justice Thomas writing for the Court, with Justice Scalia concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, held that the composition of matter patent for the isolated DNA sequence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 from the human genome was patent ineligible under section 101 of the Patent Act. The cDNA, that is the chemically manufactured sequence for both BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, was found to be patent eligible.
Section 101 of the Patent Act of 1952 has long been found to contain an implicit exception to patent eligibility in that "[l]aws of nature, natural phenomena, and abstract ideas are not patentable," and this is fundamental to the patent system's policy of promoting invention. The Court held that Myriad's efforts in locating the DNA sequence for both breast cancer related genes from the human genome and isolating it were simply efforts relating to what exists already in nature. Myriad did not, in any way, create or alter the genes and simply isolating the sequences did not create a new and useful invention eligible for patent protection. Gene isolation methods have long been known by scientists, and the isolated DNA sequence was not considered a new molecule. Myriad's claims were not in relation to the chemical composition of the isolated gene nor in relation to any new chemical properties that isolating the gene may create. The Court also rejected the reliance argument made by Myriad, and found in Judge Moore's concurrence in the Federal Circuit's decision, that the USPTO has been granting isolated DNA patents for years now.
In contrast, the Court found that the creation of the cDNA sequence for BRCA1 and BRCA2 was patent eligible, because cDNA is completely chemically manufactured and therefore is not a naturally-occuring composition of matter. The Court also noted that this decision did not pertain to any method or process claims relating to Myriad's invention for testing for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, as only the composition of matter claims relating to the DNA and cDNA sequences were before them.
The Court, therefore, affirmed in part and reversed in part the Federal Circuit's decision in the case. Justice Scalia, concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, made the point that he could not affirm the parts of the opinion discussing the details of molecular biology, regarding DNA and cDNA sequences and gene isolation practices, as he does not have the requisite knowledge. He simply comes to the same judgment as the rest of the Court from reading the lower court opinions and expert reports in the case.
While this decision marks a huge change in previous practice of upholding gene patents both at the USPTO and at the Federal Circuit , it does not come as a surprise in light of the Court's decision last year in Mayo v. Prometheus. It will be interesting to see how the USPTO's practice will change and how the genetic industry will be affected by this variation in the status quo of patent-eligibility.
Tiffany Mahmood
Tiffany Mahmood is a second year student at Fordham University School of Law and the incoming Editor-in-Chief for Volume 24 of the IPLJ. Originally from London, England, Tiffany studied to become a wig-wearing British Barrister before moving to the United States. She is a Senior Conference Fellow at the Fordham IP Institute, assisting in organizing the annual Fordham Intellectual Property Conference, and plans to pursue a career in Patent law in the U.S.


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Knowledge of library reference, circulation, cataloging and classification methods, practices and procedures; Dewey Decimal System; working with online and software programs to efficiently catalog library materials. Working knowledge: TLC library operating system; various areas of specialization of material related to different patron groups; reader interest levels; interpersonal communication skills; various specialty routines, methods, processes and procedures related to circulation, periodicals, and technical services; software applications, i.e., MS Word, Excel, Netscape/Explorer; various types of inter-related equipment, specifications and compatibility; specialized library system elements, i.e., OPAC, MARC records, subject headings, authority records, Boolean searching, RDA cataloging etc.
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AL West Dominates July Schedule
Astros Resume In Arlington Thursday
Bouton: 50 years ago (c) Houston Astros
With the All-Star Game in the rear-view mirror, the Houston Astros can begin to focus on the two key objectives of the next two months - winning the American League West and having everyone ready for a playoff run that hopefully doesn't quit until the World Series.
Entering Thursday's series opener with a 57-33 record and a 7-1/2 game lead in the division over Oakland, the Astros can fatten up on their AL West counterparts for the next two weeks. Houston is 26-7 (.788) against division foes this year. That trend continued last weekend when they took 2-of-3 against the Angels at home, including a wild 11-10 comeback walk-off win on Sunday.
The "second half" starts at the Broilpark with four against the Rangers. The lawmen from Arlington actually won four of the first six meetings but now Houston owns a 6-4 lead in the Silver Boot Series. Framber Valdez (3-4) is expected to be activated for the 7:05 pm Central opener where he will square off with Lance Lynn (11-4). Someone will need to be sent down when Valdez is recalled and the best guess would be Jose Urquidy who had two shaky starts in Valdez' rotation spot before the Break.
Unused All-Star Gerrit Cole (9-5) will challenge Jesse Chavez (3-4) in Friday's 7:05 pm Central duel. Wade Miley (7-4) takes on Mike Minor (8-4) in a battle of southpaws for Saturday night's 7:05 pm Central contest before All-Star Justin Verlander (10-4) closes the series against Ariel Jurado (5-4) in the 2:05 pm Central finale.
After that will be four nights in quaking Anaheim before returning home for a six-game homestand against the Rangers and Athletics.
The Astros are hoping to get back SS Carlos Correa, infielder Aledmys Diaz and pitcher Joe Smith by the end of the month. Pitcher Brad Peacock is also eligible to come off the injured list.
1B/DH A.J. Reed was claimed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox and has been activated by the parent club. His release was caused by the call-up of Urquidy before the Break.
Jake Marisnick may miss time if Major League Baseball decides to suspend him for his eighth-inning collision Sunday with Anaheim catcher Jonathan Lucroy. It did not appear intentional but it did appear to violate the new rules about running over catchers who are chasing down errant throws. He might potentially appeal then wind up sitting out the series in Anaheim next week.
Rumors continue about the Astros shopping for starting rotation help. Depending on who you believe, there is interest in Noah Syndergaard, Marcus Stroman and Matthew Boyd.
Verlander, for his part, started a wildfire with his comments about juiced baseballs. Justin, who has given up an unusual number of long balls this year, had his theory refuted by Commission Rob Manfred but, then, what else did you expect the Commish to say?
Finally, condolences are in order to the friends and family of former Astro pitcher Jim Bouton who passed away at age 80. The author of "Ball Four", baseball's first tell-all book back in the early 70s, later resurfaced as a knuckleball pitcher in Atlanta and a sportscaster in New York City. Bouton was a 24-year-old All-Star with the Yankees in 1963 but, by 1965, his arm was shot and there weren't surgical cures back then.
"Ball Four" was an inside-the-locker diary of life as a big leaguer and it spared no punches with a sport that expected hero worship from the media. He was traded to the Astros in mid-season of 1969, the year he decided to write his diary so there were several stories about the Houston club although the majority focus was on his time with the expansion Seattle Pilots. Hated by some, admired by others, Bouton seemed like someone ill-at-ease with the whole celebrity culture of sports athletes and tried to humanize them in his own way.
- Bob Hulsey


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Announcement, News / December 15, 2020 December 16, 2020
(2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR)
The University of The Gambia is pleased to invite applications for admission into the graduate degree (Masters) programme in Public Administration commencing second semester of 2020/2021 academic session.
(1) Master of Science (MSc) in Public Administration
Philosophy and Objectives of the Course
The Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree programme provides an advanced and specialized course in Public Administration. The programme offers outstanding students the opportunity to make significant and enduring contribution to the practice and teaching of Public Administration especially those that have aspirations of taking a doctoral degree in the field of Public Administration. The programme is designed such that it offers broadly based and interdisciplinary training that prepares students' skills and knowledge for a doctoral degree in the field especially in conducting both analytical and empirical research.
For the M.Sc. degree, candidates are to be graduates of the University of The Gambia or any other recognised University with a minimum of cumulative grade point average 3.00 in Public Administration. Candidates from cognate disciplines such as Development Studies, Political Science, Economics, Management, Public Policy, and Local Government Administration, among others, may be considered for admission.
A holder of Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree with a minimum of cumulative grade point average 3.00 from the University of The Gambia or any other recognised University may be considered for admission.
Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview which shall take the form of oral presentation of research proposals and the results will guide the Department to take final decision on candidates to be recommended for admission.
The minimum duration for MSc programme shall normally be four semesters (two sessions) for full- time study and six semesters (three sessions) for part-time study.
Programme of Study and Research
The programme of study for the MSc degree course is as specified and approved by the University Senate.
(2) Master of Public Administration (MPA) (Professional)
The objective of the MPA programme is to provide an advanced and specialized course in Public Administration and Management. This course is particularly available for the mid-career officers who have had several years of practice and experience and who are reaching the higher levels of administrative management. The programme is designed such that syndicate group discussion, case study analysis and close interactions between the faculty and participants will be facilitated. This will enhance sharing of professional experiences among participants. The curriculum is also structured to accommodate courses in contemporary issues that will develop the participants in specific areas of specialization.
An applicant for admission to this professional Masters degree shall be a graduate of the University of The Gambia or any other University recognized by the Senate of the University with a minimum of cumulative grade point average 2.00 (in any field of study) to be eligible for admission. A holder of Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration with not lower than 2.00 cumulative grade point average may also be considered for admission.
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The parking is awful. There is a small parking lot open to the public for beach access on the weekends. You can (and should) reserve the parking spaces for your event at an additional cost. We also recommend either providing a guest shuttle from a local hotel or hiring a valet service, so your guests don't have to deal with parking.
Tables, chairs and other rentals are not included in the facility rental cost. Even though the cost to rent the forum is attractive, keep in mind you are only renting the space. This means that you will need to rent chairs, tables, linens, napkins, plates, silverware, glassware, etc from a rental vendor or from your caterer. When calculating your wedding budget, you will want to add those additional rental charges into your total for an accurate cost.
Draping and lighting are extras. The Robert Paine Scripps Seaside Forum was designed as an educational forum. Most of the photos you see on pinterest show the back wall draped to hide the second story theater seats. Draping the back wall is gorgeous and softens the look of the room – however, this is an extra cost from an outside vendor. The same is true for the market lighting under the patio for cocktail hour and over the ceremony lawn.
Even though you can provide your own alcohol, you are required to use the Forum's exclusive vendor for bartending. They provide amazing service – you will be happy – but at an additional vendor cost. A quick note on providing your own alcohol – ensure you have someone assigned to deliver the alcohol to the forum on your wedding day. An average 100 guest wedding will require 50 bottles of wine, 150 beers and enough liquor to make 100 cocktails, plus waters, sodas and any garnishes – it can be a labor-intensive job to deliver that amount to the venue.
Plan for wind. Ocean breezes are a daily occurrence at the venue. Most of the time, the wind is gentle and does not cause any issues. But have a backup plan in case of stronger winds for place cards, programs, signs, and any ceremony decor that could blow away.
The Robert Paine Scripps Seaside Forum is an ideal wedding venue for your beachfront San Diego wedding. It is a one-of-a-kind venue that will awe your guests and provide a stunning backdrop for your ceremony. There will be several vendors to coordinate for your wedding day, so we recommend having a professional planner on your vendor team to ensure every detail is perfect. Want more planning tips for your Scripps Seaside Forum wedding? Say hi using the form below and receive even more planning tips from Stephanie Rose Events.
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Dr. Zhuang is graduated from Tsinghua University with B.S. and M.S. degrees in the field of Electronic Engineering. He also studied in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University and received M.S. degree; Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California at Irvine and received Ph.D. degree.
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Mr. Ardizzone recently joined Brite Semiconductor, in August 2015. Prior to joining Brite, he was Group Director of Worldwide IP Sales at Cadence Design Systems. Mr. Ardizzone spent 5 years at Tensilica as Sr. Vice President of Worldwide Sales and helped grow the company's revenue by over 200% during that period, which lead to the successful acquisition by Cadence Design Systems in 2013. Prior to joining Tensilica, Mr. Ardizzone, spent several years in advisory and VP of Sales roles at two start-up semiconductor IP companies located in Silicon Valley. Mr. Ardizzone also spent 7 years at ARM, Ltd, as President, ARM Inc. (USA Subsidiary) and Executive VP of Worldwide Sales. Before joining ARM, Mr. Ardizzone held a variety of sales and sales management roles at Motorola Semiconductor over a span of 14 years.
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So that made me think why are people busier now than they used to be? Is it because we are using two words instead of one, are we creating extra work for ourselves and overcomplicating everything to give the appearance of busyness?
I sit in an open plan office as most professionals tend to do these days and it is quite interesting to observe the amount of busyness that replaces business in the modern work environment.
Technology is supposed to make life easier. It is supposed to save us time. Yet, between email, web-surfing, and games, we fritter away much of our time.
A recent survey showed that the office based professionals spend an average of 23 hours a week online. What could you accomplish if you could reclaim even a portion of that time each week? Probably quite a bit!
We used to have very few interruptions in the workplace, you know back in the dark ages pre internet and while I risk sounding like a Neanderthal people were a lot more productive as there were fewer distractions.
I remember my first office job was before mobile phones and the only things on our computers was an intranet rather than the internet. Sounds boring but in reality the only way to distract yourself from work was to talk to your colleagues or read a newspaper and neither of those things took very long.
These days our offices have high speed internet connections, we all have smart phones and many people have tablets too. So for anyone looking for a distraction they can now, email, message, text, blog, video call/face time and chat while sitting at their desk and that is only the list of ways to communicate with others and add to that the ability to spend time surfing the web for gifts, holidays, clothes etc or watching YouTube or Vevo.
These days, information is only a click or web search away. But, do you really need to know the answer to every bit of trivia that pops up in the course of your day. Resist the urge to immediately look everything up on Wikipedia. That one search could end up costing you hours of time.
When you are surfing the web it can be tempting to keep reading each related and linked article. A great technique to stop this is to save "other" articles for reading later. Use an app like Pocket to save those articles. This allows you to save important information while preventing you from endlessly reading now.
Interestingly, you will often find that when go through your saved queue that you clear out many articles without reading. In other words, upon later reflection they weren't worth the time in the first place.
If you must search the Internet, set a time limit on your web adventure. Better yet, set an actual timer. This puts a boundary on your surfing. Or at a minimum it will snap you out of your web-induced daze when it starts chiming.
Don't spend your core business time on frivolous text or messaging conversations about what to have for dinner or what bar to go to later on, we all used to be able to agree a time, location and date for our social catch ups, dates, events and general social lives with 24 hours' notice and we didn't need to be consistently in each other pockets 24/7.
Technology is a powerful ally in the modern world. It allows us to instantly find information and solutions to many problems and puts us within reach of everyone that we need all the time. However, it can also be a big time waster. One web search can lead down a path of hours of wasted time. So, put down the mouse, smartphone, or tablet… and get some work done instead.
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WITN is reporting two people were killed in Lenoir County.
Police in Wilmington, North Carolina, tweeted that a mother and infant died when a tree fell on their house; the baby's father was injured. Restoring power to all customers could take weeks, it said.
In aggregate, this can have serious repercussions for businesses that aren't dedicated to fixing up cars and clearing water damage: according to one estimate, retailers suffered $1 billion in negative impacts from Hurricane Harvey and almost $2.8 billion from Hurricane Irma, including damage to stores and warehouses as well as lost sales. It came ashore along a mostly boarded-up, emptied-out stretch of coastline.
At that time, Florence was a Category 1 storm but has since been downgraded to a tropical storm. But it was clear that this was really about the water, not the wind.
As of 1 p.m. ET, more than a foot of rain had fallen in many towns in southeastern North Carolina. Other communities got well over a foot.
On the forecast track, the center of the storm is expected to move inland across extreme southeastern North Carolina and extreme eastern SC on Friday and Saturday. The storm is expected to turn west and then north moving through the Carolinas and the Ohio Valley by Monday, the NHC said early on Saturday.
During Hurricane Matthew in 2016 - North Carolina's last major hurricane - the state counted 4,071 people in 109 shelters.
The NHC described Florence as a "slow mover" and said it had the potential to dump historic amounts of rainfall on North and SC, as much as 40 inches (one meter) in some places. That's enough to fill the Chesapeake Bay or cover the entire state of Texas with almost 4 inches of water, he calculated.
Coastal streets flowed with frothy ocean water and tens of thousands lost electricity. It was crawling west at 5 miles per hour (7 kph).
"We moved all the furniture up in case the water comes in but the water seems to be staying at the edge of the driveway", he said, adding that if the wind picks up and the rain keeps coming, that could change. Officials say more than 100 people have already been rescued in the area overnight.
"We're very familiar in Columbia with the flooding of 2015", McMaster said. "We've had it reported to where it's over mailboxes, to the stairs of homes, even at first, second floors to where people are having to get on their roofs".


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Yes, this is the film that immortalized the lines of Anna Scott played by Julia Roberts. ''The fame thing isn't real, you know. And don't forget: I'm also just a girl. Standing in front of a boy. Asking him to love her."
The bench scene is equally memorable, too. It is the last scene of the epilogue that leaves us with a visual interpretation of, "And they lived happily ever after."
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"For June who loved this garden from Joseph who always sat beside her. Some people do spend their whole lives together." - Anna Scott
One of its romantic scenes is the iconic bench scene wherein the two, Ana and Will while roaming uninvited in a gated compound with a spectacular garden. Ana paused in front of a wooden bench and read its dedication aloud. Sat on the bench, invited Will to sit beside her, and then cue love song as the scene began to fade.
A huge success in ticket sales earning a total of $364M worldwide. An endearing romantic, comedy of two unlikely individuals, William Thacker and Anna Scott falling in love, and eventually getting their Hollywood version of fairy tale ending. A modern twist on the Cinderella story where the male protagonist is rescued by the Princess in her powerful man's suit. She kissed him, he got flustered.
Will, an owner of the unknown bookstore at Portobello Road in London, got swept off his feet by Anna, an extremely famous Hollywood actress with a power player personality. They encountered several misfortunes trying to pursue a romance, presented in witty and intelligent sequence with a large ensemble of cheerful, weird but lovable friends.
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Bring a book and a mobile speaker. Play the movie's theme song. Ronan Keating's "When You Say Nothing At All", to make it extra special. Drinks would be a nice gesture, too.
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Colombian Art, an Invitation to Experience the Best of Culture
Although Colombian art has a tradition dating back to pre-Columbian times, it is not a secret that it has achieved international recognition. Fernando Botero, Doris Salcedo, Alejandro Obregón, Luis Caballero, Beatriz González, Enrique Grau, among others, are artists easily recognizable abroad, however, do not forget that there is still a lot to know.
For beginners, it is worth visiting the National Museum of Colombia, which has important collections of art, history, archeology and ethnography.
Speaking of art involves speaking of disciplines as diverse as painting, sculpture, film, architecture, theater, literature and dance. The country's artistic offer is huge and, of course, the best way to approach the Colombian art is living a first-hand experience.
Museums and galleries are good choices to explore and enjoy the highlights of the Colombian painting and sculpture. There are specialized museums that hang solo shows or focus in some artistic trends or movements; it just depends on what you're looking for.
National Museum of Colombia.
Traveling across cities is the most interesting way to appreciate the Colombian architecture, but if you are a true lover, you cannot miss the Museum of Architecture Leopoldo Rother, first and only museum of its kind in the country, located in Bogotá.
The Colombian cinema, meanwhile, is constantly present in film festivals around the world. There is also a calendar of national festivals that showcase the latest of Colombian and world cinema. The International Film Festival of Cartagena is the most important film event in the country.
Theatrical plays are also made in Colombia. There is a huge list of must-see theaters for visiting across the country. Certainly, you can't miss the Iberoamerican Theater Festival, which takes place every two years during the Easter holidays in Bogota and gathers the most important theater companies and directors in the world. There is no similar event in all of Latin America.
Regarding dance, the country is well known for its folkloric ballet and other traditional dance companies. The typical dances are varied and in each region you can learn and enjoy a new one.
Generally, traditional music festivals, fairs and major regional events are accompanied by typical dance exhibitions, so it is important to stay on it to enjoy them. However, it is also usual to attend dance performances in theaters and indoors.
Colombian literature has much to offer apart from the great Gabo. In bookstores and libraries you can get the latest literary works of authors who are already part of the Colombian literature history.
Colombian publishing houses are many and well known for their quality. There is also a full calendar of literary and poetry festivals, among which stands out the Hay Festival Cartagena.
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Excavation:J.D. Davies, 1861; H.E. David, 1924; T.K. Penniman, 1931-2.
Curation: National Museum of Wales, Cardiff (25.221); Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
Finds: Middle Bronze Age pottery, bone and flint artefacts, IA & Romano-British artefacts, animal bones.
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