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Published at Thursday, June 07th 2018, 18:44:26 PM by Trudchen Schulz. area rugs. WALLACE CUNNINGHAM. It is most important to think about what objects you are choosing communicate, especially since you are creating a self portrait. Carpets can state something very personal about a person's history and interests, as well as making political and religious statements.
Published at Monday, April 09th 2018, 20:46:41 PM. area rugs By Lyront Papp. For living rooms rugs, we would leave about 18"-24" off the wall depending on the size of the room and whether or not the room is shaped or if there is a hearthstone. We don't shape rugs around hearthstones. From simply bound sisals in a catalog to precious antiques at a good rug dealer, rugs come in an enormous range of prices and styles.
Published at Wednesday, April 04th 2018, 20:22:05 PM. area rugs By Mare O'Connor. While modern homes are trendy, even the most minimalist designers use heirloom-quality rugs to add a touch of elegance and sophistication. The cost of rugs is as diverse as the designs and while some can be found for under $100, there are many that cost small fortunes to procure.
Published at Tuesday, April 03rd 2018, 17:43:21 PM. area rugs By Laycie Dupont. Carpets also reflect history and culture (one could literally tour the globe and discover it's history by looking at carpets). Carpets can be art and should be purchased with one's budget in mind and the time line for that particular space.


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Tom: Meta-Hipster Lord of the Vegans
By Aaron Hastings
Diversity and variety are the spice of life. The world is a full spectrum of culture and lifestyle, but some lack the mascots to elevate the cause to new heights. Hipsters and vegans everywhere; I bring you a champion.
Oh Tom Bombadil is a merry fellow! Bright Blue his jacket is, and his boots are yellow!
His name is Tom.
The master of wood, water and hill isn't just a fictional character who happens to match the certain common lifestyles of veganism and hipsterism; he is the embodiment of those lifestyle choices working in a seemingly perfect scenario.
Just how accurate is his pseudo-reality? Let's find out.
Meta-Hipster Master
Tom isn't a mainstay character in The Lord of the Rings, probably because it became far to mainstream in its publication in 1954.
Tolkien has acknowledged this fact in multiple quotes, including his letters to interested readers:
"Tom Bombadil is not an important person — to the narrative. I suppose he has some importance as a 'comment.' I mean, I do not really write like that: he is just an invention, and he represents something that I feel important, though I would not be prepared to analyze the feeling precisely. I would not, however, have left him in, if he did not have some kind of function."
It's clear that the character, though he belongs to Middle Earth, is clearly not an essential part of the story in theory. Frodo's meeting with Tom has no consequential relationship to the plot of the ring and the black riders' pursuit, save only to keep Frodo off of the eastern road from Buckland to Bree for a short time.
The rules of the world don't even seem to apply to Tom. "Tom Bombadil is master," states Goldberry in response to Frodo's inquiry. Even a straight answer is too mainstream for these people.
Tom's like Peter; he's breaking this world open like an egg
This is evidenced by Gandalf's commentary in the Council of Elrond as well as Tom's ability to interact with the One Ring to no effect. Frodo, unlike any who has ever born a ring of power, gave up the ring with both willingness and no apparent struggle.
Tom promptly handles it, wears it, and shows no sign of having done so, with neither invisibility nor temptation imparting onto him.
He is simply too meta for the literature, too focused on the past, which is of course where he originates.
The being was inspired by an old Dutch doll that had been flushed down a toilet, and first appeared in The Oxford Magazine circa 1933. The printed poem, entitled The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, essentially follows Tom through a series of inconveniences in which Tom simply commands the situation to be different, and it becomes so. He then marries Goldberry, because why not?
Some have tried to explain this and Tom's origins by assuming he is either a Maia, an angelic deity akin to God living on Arda, but I think this explanation is again too simplistic and mainstream for Tom.
Rather, I think these attributes go beyond the written word.
Who has the power to resist the One Ring in all this? Who can control the story and its interpretation through simple speaking and thought? Who is the ultimate master of Middle Earth, of Arda, but yet not the master of all because it would be too much of a burden? Only one person matches this description.
Tom is one of the writers.
Stuff Tom is probably doing
While Tolkien was the sole author of 1954's The Lord of the Rings, he makes it clear that this work and all the legends of Arda and Middle Earth are meant as a sort of origin story for England and the U.K.
The in-world authors of the tales are Bilbo, Frodo, Sam, and some others, ranging from the elf lords to the dwarves to the historians of Numenor.
Tom, not caring to manipulate any other part of the world, simply writes in his own story, which is ultimately of no consequence to the remainder of the plot.
Consider also Tom's appearance compared to the traditional garb and appearance of a hipster.
Tom modeling a potential Hipster look
The hair should look as if it is of no concern to the individual. They do not care what others think of the hairstyle, and do not wish for it to be overly tended or matching a multitude of others.
Additionally, the clothing must appear as if no thought was given to them, with a lack of color coordination or desire to appear normal or in conformity.
In terms of attitude, the hipster is not simply apathetic, but is only passionate about things that are of concern to that induvial, and are not of interest to anyone else.
Let's compare these to Tom.
Why Tom likes hobbits, maybe
First, his hair is described as unkempt, having a long beard and long hair. He also covers his hair with a hat, showing a lack of interest in showing his hair or styling it in an accommodating manner.
Second, his choice of wardrobe must be without great thought or coordination. He primarily is depicted as wearing a coat of blue, yellow boots, a brown hat with an old feather, and trousers of no descript.
Considering the color wheel's color pairings, his sky blue coat and bright yellow boots are not in coordination with one another except in the presence of red. None is mentioned in the text.
Additionally, the tertiary brown hat does not match well at all with the rest of the outfit, creating a nondescript clash that marks a distinct disinterest in color or appearance, with the only thought seeming to be geared towards utility.
Finally, he must have an attitude of passion only towards things he cares about. This is evidenced by his lack of sympathy or alliance with the free peoples of Middle Earth.
He is not present at the Council of Elrond, does not offer any advice to Frodo in terms of the ring, save only that Frodo's hand is fairer without it, and is ultimately, while kind to the hobbits, not interested in or involved with the War of the Ring, despite his very existence being tied with its outcome.
Compare this attitude to his obsession with Goldberry, his animals, his garden, and his life in general within the Old Forest. He is passionate about his own affairs, and it even passionate about helping the hobbits if their need is great, but not if that need drives him beyond his own land.
Tom is not a factor in the War of the Ring, and the War of the Ring is not a pressing factor to Tom. He simply doesn't care about these mainstream issues, even when they directly affect him.
Is Tom a hipster? I say yes. Is Tom meta? I say absolutely. Is Tom a vegan? That remains to be seen.
Vegan of the Old Forest
Tom stole those forks from the barrow-downs
To determine Tom's status as a vegan, we must analyze his diet and relationship with animals. This is an easy analysis, primarily stemming from book I chapter VII of The Fellowship of the Ring, titled "In the House of Tom Bombadil."
"Is the table laden? I see yellow cream and honeycomb, and white bread, and butter; milk, cheese, and green herbs and ripe berries gathered."
This quote from Tom Bombadil, and the heavy implication that much of the same is served to the hobbits in next two days, enlightens us to the Bombadil diet.
A notable lack of meat
Notice the emphasis on natural yield with green herbs and ripe berries, along with the absence of meat or any animal product, save honeycomb and milk, along with milk byproducts.
The milk is not specifically outlined, and therefore may be plant milk. However, we can assume Tolkien's writing from the 1950s would not include a product so unknown in the west until soy milk's introduction to the U.S. market in 1979.
Do not let the use of milk-based products through you off just yet. From Bombadil's relationship to animals, primarily that of Fatty Lumpkin and the hobbits' ponies, we can glean that Tom and Goldberry were extremely kind to all animals, including any cows or goats that lived free in their realm. Because these were free range animals under the loving and magical care of Tom, this offense may be pardonable.
As for the honeycomb, we know these can be harvested safely from bees without harming them or their hive. Again, on the assumption that Tom knows the benefits of bees for pollination and treats them with some love and kindness, the animals are not harmed in the process of gathering honeycomb without excess.
Another aspect of vegan living lies in choices for clothing and other products. From what we can gather from the clothes and sheets used in Bombadil's home, most of these are seemingly of plant origins, though again Tolkien does not specify.
The articles not made of metal include: Two dresses for Goldberry, yellow boots, a blue coat, and a hat for Tom, as well as green clothes and stockings, soft green slippers for the hobbits, and soft bedsheets.
We have several options that potentially could supply the fiber for these products, but I feel the two most likely candidates, due to the environment that spans Tom's realm, are flax and wool.
Linen, made from the fibers of a flax plant
Flax comes from the stems of the plant linum usitatissimum, and is used mainly to make linen. The plant has been used for fiber production since prehistoric times, and grows best at northern temperate latitudes, where moderately moist summers.
A rainy forest with a river in the temperate climate of northern Middle-Earth seems to fit this description. The hobbits note the cold fog of the barrows and the Old Forest, making the place ideal for flax to grow.
Consider also what Tom is doing by the river; he is harvesting flowers. Clearly, Tom is a man who knows plants and flowers, and has knowledge of the terrain and what grows within it.
While these lilies he collected are for Goldberry, no doubt he could harvest a great deal of other herbs and stems either from their garden or the river bank.
An illustration of Goldberry, as described by Frodo
Additionally, Frodo describes Goldberry as "a fair young elf-queen clad in living flowers." He also notes that flowers adorn her belt and hair. This familiarity with flowers and its incorporation in their garb indicates a strong connection with the natural uses of plants within their home.
The other candidate is of course wool from sheep. Tom does note in his recollection of the past from chapter VII that the men of the barrow-downs, likely ancient kings of the west, did raise sheep among the grasses.
He also notes that these sheep remained there after the kingdoms of men had fallen, but then further explains that "soon the hills were empty again." This leads to the introduction of Barrow-wights, which I doubt would be accommodating to sheep herds.
We must also consider the space and amounts needed for wool production that would meet the needs of Tom and Goldberry, who clearly have both the space and the requisite materials to produce a wide wardrobe as well as multiple beds and sheets.
The Romney sheep, native to Kent County in southeast England
Sheep can produce anywhere from 2 to 30 lbs. of wool per year. While the U.K. has over 200 breeds of sheep, Tolkien was most likely familiar with the Romney breed of sheep, used for both wool and meat, with ancestry tracing back to Kent, in the area just south of London. A mature Romney ram can produce approximately 22 lbs. of wool, of which about three quarters are salvageable.
With Tom and Goldberry's current living situation, we can assume their borders do not extend far beyond the barrow-downs or the Brandywine River. As such, the only suitable environment in that region for sheep would be on the barrow-downs or north of the road to Bree.
We've already discussed the problems associated with the barrow-downs, and we know that Tom, from his own explanation, remains within his own realm and does not use the road, cutting instead through the Old Forest or potentially on the Withywindle to the Brandywine to visit his friend Farmer Maggot.
Of course, it is possible to have a small group, consisting of only a few sheep, in the Old Forest, but grazing would become a significant issue. Then there's production.
Unlike a cow or goat's milk, the amount of wool needed for two people's larger wardrobes plus additional products would take years to produce from one ram.
Wool loses around a quarter of its weight as it becomes yarn
We're talking about 16 lbs. of wool usable by Goldberry to work with for a single year, which would be spun into yarn. The amount of yarn depends on the thickness and style of the spinning. Traditionally, a single garment made from yarn approximately translates to 4 lbs. of wool needed.
So, between the coats, slippers, sheets, boost, dresses, and the like, Goldberry would need approximately 208 lbs. of grease wool, conservatively. This means a single mature Romney ram would take 13 years just to produce the items Tolkien mentions in this chapter belonging to Tom and Goldberry.
Considering Romney sheep live about 6-11 years, it would definitely take multiple sheep over time to produce the needed wool, even with natural life increase from the love and care of Tom.
Comparing this to the almost infinite potential to grow flax throughout the forest, flax would most likely have the upper hand on production.
Thus we can conclude that, under these circumstances, Tom and Goldberry are in fact living a successful vegan lifestyle.
Tom is master of wood, water and hill
A Champion for the Ages
With the evidence reviewed, it becomes clear to me that Tom is not just a meta-hipster vegan. He is the meta-hipster vegan. He is the champion you may or may not have been looking for.
He is the leader, the model, the application, the perfect scenario for the movement. He is the feature all millennial purists and dietary participants long for on a shirt or a poster. Embrace your new champion, for he is Tom Bombadil, and he is master.
And the best part about all this? Tom probably won't care.

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Dell is to buy Wyse Technology – a global leader in cloud computing – to "significantly" expand desktop virtualization offering, it announced yesterday.
Wyse will provide new market opportunities for Dell's enterprise solutions and services and has over 200 million people using its products, currently.
Founded in 1991, San Jose based Wyse's portfolio includes thin client solutions with advanced management, desktop virtualization using Microsoft, Citrix and VMware, and cloud software.
The two companies view and approach to the Desktop Virtualization market are similar, says Dell, who did not disclose the value of the deal.
The market for desktop virtualization should continue to grow globally and exceed $15 billion by 2015, with the larger revenue and margin opportunities coming from the datacenter infrastructure, cloud and services tied to thin client and desktop virtualization, said Matt Eastwood, IDC analyst.
Desktop virtualization helps organizations streamline IT management, improve productivity and security, and increase cost efficiency for discrete workloads or usage scenarios, says Jeff Clarke, President, End User Computing, Dell.


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Waubonsie State Park
Artist-in-Residence
2019 Artist in Residence Awards
Tom Harnack
"I feel as an artist, nature is my main inspiration. When I fire my wood kiln, it takes 7 days outdoors. Whether it be the owls in the grove, or the stars before sunrise, it's being in the natural environment that inspires my creativity."
Vanessa Lacy
"I believe art and the parks have always gone hand in hand. The park inspires the artist and the artist's work inspires more
visitors to visit."
Zack Jones
"I would like to use my paintings to highlight the unique geography while highlighting Waubonsie State Park. My artwork is at its best when there is a personal connection and common interest with others."
Learn more about the first Artist in Residence and planned outreach in KMA's 'Out and About' segment!
Birds of a Feather - Saturday, April 13 - Waubonsie State Park
"Birds of a Feather" is Zack Jones' latest series based on a 3 week artist and residency at Waubonsie State Park. The art show will reflect the unique Loess Hills and nature. Zack also participated in a 3 week residency at Whiterock Conservation last fall which will also be on display along with special guest Liz Garst. Liz carries on the Garst Legacy that dates back to the Cold War finding balance between Iowa's Natural Heritage, farming, and recreation.
Golden Hills is working with Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Friends of Waubonsie State Park to host Iowa's first State Park Artist Residency program!
To facilitate an artist in residency program that will house at least one artist at Waubonsie State Park to engage with the natural resources of the park through a visual arts lens. The artist will lead community events that will bring visitors to the park. The goal of the residency is to reach a broader audience of park-goers, thus increasing the number of visitors per annum and ultimately educating more people about the Loess Hills ecosystem.
Yearly Oct. 15 to April 15
1 to 3 months per artist
Waubonsie State Park provides
A cabin for the artist to live in
1 studio space
Access to park trails and amenities
Connections to potential collaborators (e.g. naturalists)
Artist agrees to the following:
Donate one artwork to the park after the residency period
Develop public programming in collaboration with the Park Manager, hosting at least one event per month (e.g. workshops, open studio events, guided hikes, retreats)
Reside on site during the residency period
Engage with the natural environment of WSP
Do no permanent damage to the buildings or site
About the Program
Waubonsie State Park awards approximately 6 residencies to visual artists per year. Residencies range from 1 month to 3 months in length. Artists work in a variety of media. Residency awards include living and studio space in Waubonsie State Park, which is in the Loess Hills region of Iowa. The studio location is identified together with the Park Manager based on the needs of the artist. The artist has access to work tables, handtools and a fully equipped woodshop. Artists have access to a vehicle to perform residency-related activities during their residency pending approval and coordination with the Park Manager. Artists are required to deliver at least one public program per month of their residency and to donate one piece of art to the park at the conclusion of their stay.
Learn more about Waubonsie State Park here.
Timeline for 2018-2019
May-July: Planning and development of residency program.
August 31: Artist residency applications due.
October 15: Artist residency begins for 2018-2019.
April 15, 2019: Artist residency ends for 2018-2019.
Matt Moles, Park Manager Waubonsie State Park
Becca Castle, Project Coordinator, Golden Hills RC&D
Lance Brisbois, Project Coordinator, Golden Hills RC&D
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The establishment of the Faculty of Animal Science, in 1966, was based on the awareness that faunas could be good potential to meet the need of food. The establishment of two study programs, Graduate Program of Animal Science and Diploma Program of Animal Production, reflects their commitment to produce skilled professionals majoring animal production, animal food and nutrition, social and economic study of animal husbandry, and animal technology.
This faculty is supported by qualified lecturers consisting of 5 professors, 71 senior associate professors, 20 associate professors, 3 experts, and 67 staff of administration. The teaching learning activities are supported by a number of laboratories i.e. Laboratory of beefproduction and drought animal, Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Reproduction, Laboratory of Poultry, Laboratory of Animal Food and Nutrient, and Laboratory of Dairy Product. Besides, there are the Laboratory of Animal Food, Laboratory of animal breeding applied, Laboratory of Agrostology, Laboratory of Animal Health, Laboratory of Social and Economic Study of Animal, and an Experimental Farm. In addition, this faculty has a scientific journal, Animal Production, as a medium to present research findings related to animal technological development.


The widespread availability of the World Wide Web has led to a rapid increase in the amount of data accessing, sharing and disseminating. This gives the opportunities for delivering maps over the Internet as well as small mobile devices. In a GIS industry where there are many vendors or companies, they have produced their own web map products which have their own version, data model and proprietary data formats. They are not able to talk with each other. Such problem has long been an issue and therefore Geography markup Language (GML) was designed to help solve. GML is an XML grammar written in XML Schema for the modelling, transport, and storage of geographic information including both spatial and non-spatial properties of geographic features. It is developed by Open GIS Consortium in order to promote spatial data interoperability and open standard.
As GML is not for data display, SVG is an ideal vector graphic for displaying geographic data. GML sets at the backend to store and transport data and on the other side SVG sets on front end to render and display geographic data. They not only can visualize geographic data on the web, but also give the possibility to edit geographic data online. This research therefore is to develop efficient algorithms of editing geographic data online and in mobile devices. It explores whether using GML and SVG is a good method to intergrate web-based mapping information in terms of data modelling, spatial data presentation represertation mechanism and spatial data editing capability. Especially in Internet and wireless environment, whether using GML and SVG gives a significant improvement of bandwidth, speed, access and reliability. Since SVG is text-based and vector format, it is expected that downloads can be considerably shortened and even more important for bandwidth is the scalability inherent to vector lines. In this way, the performance can be substantially improved.
a. GML data and application schema generation: As Hong Kong basemap data originally are in ArcInfo coverage format, data are needed to generate into GML first. Also, a conceptual model of GML and SVG data will be built. It is specially applied for describing and modeling topographic features in Hong Kong. Specific application schema will be generated to validate GML data.
b. XSL stylesheet generation and graphic presentation: Stylesheets are used to convert and format GML into SVG and different style and symbols can be applied. The stylesheet also defines the graphic presentation of the map. A set of recommended styles and symbols for the portrayal of basemap data is specified.


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Home/3D Printer Hardware/BigRep introduces large-format STUDIO G2 3D printer
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BigRep introduces large-format STUDIO G2 3D printer
The next-gen STUDIO system is compatible with engineering-grade materials
Tess BoissonneaultMay 20, 2019
The BigRep STUDIO G2 3D printer
Large-format 3D printer manufacturer BigRep has revealed its newest AM system, the STUDIO G2. The hardware is the latest generation of BigRep's STUDIO 3D printer line and it introduces a range of improvements, including compatibility with engineering-grade materials.
BigRep introduced its original STUDIO 3D printing system in 2016 and it has since become recognized as a "workhorse 3D printer for premium large-format objects." The latest iteration of the STUDIO system—the STUDIO G2—maintains many of the qualities of the original machine while introducing new features for improved speed and quality.
"We are excited to host the world premiere of the STUDIO G2 at North America's most influential AM event—RAPID + TCT," said Frank Marangell, BigRep CBO. "We believe that both customers already relying on the original machine and new ones appreciate the many advanced featured of the STUDIO G2."
The German-engineered and manufactured system integrates a number of temperature-related features that make it compatible with a broad range of engineering-grade materials. For instance, it has a fully enclosed and insulated build envelope of 500 x 1000 x 500 mm, a fast-heating print bed with temperatures up to 100°C and a temperature-controlled filament chamber. The processing of abrasive industrial materials, such as PA6/66, is further enabled by dual 0.6 mm ruby nozzles, which can achieve layer heights as fine as 0.1 mm.
In addition to PA6/66, BigRep plans to introduce a range of other engineering-grade materials, including ASA and composites with carbon and glass fiber reinforcements. Despite its large build volume, the 3D printer has a surprisingly compact footprint, with a height of 176.5 cm. BigRep said it was designed to fit ergonomically into most workspaces.
"The new generation STUDIO G2 is a great addition to our expanding industrial portfolio of large-format printers," said BigRep CEO Stephan Beyer, PhD. "Based on proven, successful technology, the STUDIO G2 is upgraded with key features that industrial users need. We've built it for printing with the abrasive, engineering-grade materials that the industry demands in a next-level, space-saving printer for large-format parts."
The STUDIO G2 release is also accompanied by the launch of the new proprietary BigRep BLADE slicer software, which offers accurate print time predictions and material use calculations. The software helps to boost productivity using the new large-format system.
At the RAPID event in Detroit this week, BigRep will also be displaying NERA, the first fully 3D printed electric motorbike and the BigRep PRO 3D printer, first announced at Formnext 2018.
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ESF Tigers Basketball will be launching a new Basketball Development Academy (BADAC) for Under 10s, U11s, U12s and U13s on Saturdays.
Every week, the BADAC session will focus on developing 4 fundamental skills, on a station basis, such as ball handling/dribbling, footwork/movement, shooting and passing/receiving.
Please note: It is no longer compulsory to enrol in an After-School Programme (ASP) session in order to be eligible to participate in this new competitive Development Academy Programme.
The BADAC programme has already been discounted, so there are no further discounts for enrolling your child into an ASP session. Your child may, however, enrol in both programmes separately.
Please note that there are no credit notes, refunds nor make-up sessions for the BADAC programme.
Sessions may be cancelled during the term due to non-availability of the school facilities or due to non-availability of coaching staff.


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Leonard Alfred Schneider (1925 –1966), better known by his stage name Lenny Bruce, was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, and screenwriter. He was renowned for his open, free-style and critical form of comedy which integrated satire, politics, religion, sex, and vulgarity. His 1964 conviction in an obscenity trial was followed by a posthumous pardon, the first in New York State history, by then-Governor George Pataki in 2003. He paved the way for future outspoken counterculture-era comedians, and his trial for obscenity is seen as a landmark for freedom of speech in the United States.
Medic has obtained the official military records of Lenny Bruce from the National Archives. Many of the documents display burn marks from the 1973 fire in Saint Louis. It is noteworthy that documents pertaining to the charges of homosexuality described above were left out. These were obtained elsewhere, and with fuller context than provided by Wikipedia. Medic has also obtained the FBI files of Lenny Bruce.
Bruce joined the United States Navy at the age of 16 in 1942, and saw active duty during World War II aboard the USS Brooklyn (CL-40) fighting in Northern Africa, Palermo, Italy in 1943 and Anzio, Italy in 1944. In May 1945, after a comedic performance for his ship-mates in which he was dressed in drag, his commanding officers became upset. He defiantly convinced his ship's medical officer that he was experiencing homosexual urges. This led to his Dishonorable Discharge in July 1945. However, he had not admitted to or been found guilty of any breach of naval regulations and successfully applied to have his discharge changed to "Under Honorable Conditions … by reason of unsuitability for the naval service".
Released from service, Bruce began his career in comedy. In time, his stand up satire routines were dogged by obscenity arrests, and for drug use. Even the UK barred him from entry as an "undesirable alien."
In his later club performances Bruce was known for relating details of his police encounters into his comedy routine. These performances often included rants about his court battles over obscenity charges, tirades against fascism and complaints that he was being denied his right to freedom of speech.
Bruce gave a famous performance at the Berkeley Community Theater in December 1965. It was recorded and became his last live album, titled "The Berkeley Concert." The performance has been described as lucid, clear and calm, and one of his best.
His last obscenity arrest, in 1964, despite statements of support from many artists, including Woody Allen, Bob Dylan, Jules Feiffer, Allen Ginsberg, Norman Mailer, William Styron, and James Baldwin, resulted in a guilty verdict. Lenny Bruce died before the appeal was decided in his favor. He continued to perform, but by 1966 he had been blacklisted by nearly every nightclub in the United States, as owners feared prosecution for obscenity.
His last performance was on June 25, 1966, at the Fillmore, on a bill with Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention. The performance was not remembered fondly by Bill Graham, whose memoir describes Bruce as "whacked out on amphetamine."
On August 3, 1966, a bearded Lenny Bruce was found dead in the bathroom of his home in Hollywood Hills. The official photo, taken at the scene, showed Bruce lying naked on the floor, a syringe and bottle cap nearby. According to legend, a policeman at the scene said, "There is nothing sadder than an aging hipster," possibly one of Bruce's own lines. The official cause of death was "acute morphine poisoning caused by an accidental overdose."
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The year 2020 has a nice ring to it.
2020 sounds like the type of year discussed in science fiction Hollywood movies as a transformational year far away in the future. But it's not that far away, it's five years' time and IT services and solutions is definitely not Hollywood. Is 2020 too far away to plan for or so near it shouldn't be feared – in my opinion it's a resounding NO to both. 2020 and the impact of information technology on future business outcomes should be top of mind for every IT professional. If IT decisions are being made now that will deliver the technology platform for growth and change not just for today but equally over the next 5 years and beyond, 2020 vision is essential today.
At this point it may be easy to reply, "but surely not much will change in five years' – to that statement, I can't agree. In my opinion we will see "right size, right use" IT deliver levels of such resounding change & value over the next five years that today's IT architectural perspective must shift and shift now. Starting with networks, in five years' time the SDN euphoria may subside as many of today's networks will be well on the way to a degree of fabric aligned convergence underpinned by optimised hardware that leverages automation and orchestration seamlessly. As a starter for ten all of the benefits of an intelligent programmable network dont just make cloud computing work, its fundamental to a successful cloud future. This healthy amalgam of hardware and software will deliver a friction free, dynamic application transport fabric still benefiting from the intelligence and inputs of highly competent network architects, but enhanced by software and automation. And why am I so confident of this state – "because the tangible benefits realised will be immense and too compelling to ignore". The potential and business benefit of a network capable of changing personality (to a degree) on the fly, calibrated by real time application or user requirements will lead to the most optimum network performance level delivered "in that moment". Surely that must be a real world business benefit that delivers material and repeatable value to any user or business.
But it doesn't end there, 2020 must see a different security look, feel and outcome delivered by IT products, services and solutions. If organisations currently fear the in situ advanced persistent threat often in play as we speak but undetected within even the best protected enterprises across the world, by 2020 the mental acumen required to launch such an attack will be greatly reduced. Whether the attack is out tasked to a "hacker for hire", occurs via an even more proficient malicious insider, or as a result of a seemingly harmless mistake (a laptop left on a train), the ramifications of breach or data loss will be colossal. If many believe we are on a journey starting now to digitise the enterprise, by 2020 many organisations may be exploiting their digital DNA to its full potential (often via enhanced the use of accessible data analytics platforms like Hadoop or Splunk), with the result a security breach or attack could halt an organisation short term or even permanently almost like a digital cardiac arrest. And lets not add the unknown benefits and effect of a growing internet of connected things (IOT) often unseen but very easy to access and manipulate. To that end security transformation plans today without 2020 vision top of mind may be destined to fail.
But in the midst of this 2020 chronicle of interest (networking), must do (security) there is a story of real excitement (UC) as we end this overview. UC will allow 2020 users to engage with greater productivity with 2020 users – let's call it REAL collaboration. Unified Communications has struggled to date within the enterprise due to circa fifteen years of potential and promise but with the result for many no more than a digital dial tone. But with 2020 in mind all of that is set to change with user pervasive UC a "must have" element within any "good to great" enterprise. The social network user persona is no longer the template of the teenage smartphone user, it's the norm for preschool children, babies (with digital tablets and intelligent toys), the digital savvy Y & Z generation, the "baby boomers" for everything from shopping to collaboration with friends abroad and retirees who just want to stay in touch. And how do they achieve this, via a smart phone capable of communicating via different communications channels (video, voice, IM, social, browser) unified together by the network unified on a single device. In short if UC is starting to work now, driven by the growth of social ideals, the smartphone and tablets within modern enterprises by 2020 as they reach critical mass, enterprise UC will be the communications glue that keeps organisations, their users and their customers – "communicating".
This ends my short roundup on 2020 and the potential our 2020 future holds. But 2020 isn't far away and business decisions that drive IT change (or IT change that enables business innovation) happening now without 2020 vision in mind may be built with failure by design through the core. Now is the time not just to plan, but to do – no one wants to be the victim of a digital heart attack.
Chief Technologist: Networking, Security & Communications.


This group is for lovers of TRAVEL! Whether you have been all over the world or have a desire to travel - this group is for you. Maybe you want to travel and are looking for someone to travel with or you want to share stories and photos or even seek advice. This will be an evening for you to meet other travel members, listen to travel tales from other member's experiences, and of course build new and lasting friendships.
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Every month we will have different destinations that we discuss so that you can get excited about where you want to take your next trip.
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Cruise for a Cause 4 nights on the Carnival Elation You will making a $25 donation to charity and the donation will be matched by Carnival and Cruises Inc. 5/2 Thu Jacksonville, FL 04:00 PM 5/3 Fri Freeport, The Bahamas 12:00 PM 07:00 PM 5/4 Sat Nassau, The Bahamas 08:00 AM 05:00 PM 5/5 Sun Fun Day At Sea 5/6 Mon Jacksonville, FL 08:00 AM 12/1/18 - deposit is due 12/22/18 - $150pp due 2/25/19 - final is due Interior - $467*pp Oceanview - $512*pp Balcony - $703*pp Anyone is welcome - you don't have to be a member to go! *Includes cruise rate, port charges, fees taxes. and $25 donation to charity. Based on double occupancy. Prices are the starting rate - some cabins may have a higher price. Does not include gratuities of $52pp Contact Tara at[masked] or [masked] for questions.


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The Productivity Commission has now completed its report on Using land for housing. The Government asked the Productivity Commission to look into the processes that New Zealand's fastest-growing local councils use to provide land for housing (including planning, zoning and the provision of infrastructure such as roads and water pipes) and to make recommendations about how this can be improved.
A report detailing progress in responding to the Auditor-General's 2011 recommendations. Published by the Office of the Auditor-General in 2014.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development presents this report on 17 tribal housing projects that highlight a variety of unique features of sustainable construction within Native American communities.
This report has been commissioned by the Independent Māori Statutory Board and prepared by Te Matapihi He Tirohanga mō te Iwi Trust. The report assessed the opportunities to improve housing affordability for Māori in Auckland, and investigates the options and opportunities for establishing a Māori Housing Provider in Auckland.
Adding It All Up is a report produced by the Salvation Army in 2012 on the political economy of Auckland's housing. The paper's recommendations include establishing an affordable housing agency, funded by Auckland Council and the Government and guided by an Auckland housing plan to ensure future housing needs are anticipated and planned for.
The 2011 report Housing on Māori Land produced by the Office of the Auditor-General.
This document highlights the Commission's findings and recommendations most relevant to Mäori aspirations for warm, safe, healthy and affordable housing – rural and urban, on general or Mäori title land.
Authored by Shaun Awatere, Craig Pauling, Shad Rolleston, Rau Hoskins and Karl Wixon (2008), this report provides detailed analysis and guidance relating to the development of papakāinga.
A study of Māori housing experiences and emerging trends produced by the Research Centre for Māori Health and Development, Massey University, August 2006.


It's been forever since I last blogged.
Chances are, if you're reading this, that you probably already know most of what has transpired in my life since March. I tweet a lot (sometimes). But, writing it out seems like a good way to ease back into blogging.
A week after my last post, Liam Apollo Tesla was born. We had him at home, but ended up at the hospital to tend to Erica's health. It turned out that Liam had some respiratory distress, which developed into pneumonia. We lived at the hospital for nearly ten days. It was not the first ten days as a new family that we had hoped for, but it was what we got, and we made the most of it. It was stressful, and when it was all over, we were elated to finally be at home with our baby where he was born.
We weren't there for very long, though. We were already planning a move to Chicago that was just waiting for Liam to be born. The next month was devoted to Liam and cleaning and organizing and packing. I said my goodbyes at work, then the movers came and we hopped on a plane. I cannot recommend enough having other people pack and move your stuff. I am so thankful that I can afford that.
Apartment hunting in a new city is stressful. Doing it with a seven week old baby is doubly so. But, through Erica's sheer genius at finding things, we found a great apartment. It is in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago, and we love it. We feel like we found a little sliver of San Francisco here by the Lake.
Fast-forward six months. I've been killing it at my new job with DRW. Liam has tripled in size to a whopping 33 pounds and change, and he is wearing 24m/2T clothes. My 8-month-old wears toddler clothes. Yeah. We (yes, Erica again) found a great deal on Craigslist. We're good on clothes. He just cut his seventh tooth, and will likely cut another before his age-in-months gets ahead of his tooth count. Being new parents is awesome, and I mean that in the fear-and-wonder sense, not the Wayne's World sense.
Only recently have I even remembered I have a blog, let alone thought of things to write for it. But, now I have a lot of things I want to say. I've been putting this off for a couple of weeks. What's one more week on top of eight months, right?
There's a lot going on in my life, and a lot going on in the world. I've got things I want to share and things I want to say. Surprisingly, little of it has to do with programming any more. I had a realization not too long ago that I am happier with hobbies that aren't programming. I still may do some, but I'm finding that I actually enjoy the programming I do at work much more if I'm not spending all hours of the night programming at home too.
I knit. I've been knitting a lot. Since Liam was born, I've finished one scarf, a pair of gloves, three hats, two pairs of socks, and the sleeves for my first sweater (I had done the rest of the sweater before that). I am presently designing an Aran sweater for a class I will be teaching in a few months at my local yarn store. I am also knitting a sweater for Erica.
I have been doing a lot of thinking about political stuff and activist things. The Occupy movement has really connected with me in many ways. It's really only by sheer, dumb luck that I'm not in the same boat as so many people that are out there protesting. Part of me wants to be out there protesting, too. But, there are so many things that need our attention. Not just the screwed up (non-)regulatory systems for banks.
Since Erica got pregnant, we have both immersed ourselves in feminism. In the last twelve months, or so, I've come to realize a lot of things about our culture that I really don't like. I'm not sure what to do about them yet, but I'll probably step up on my soap box and blog at whomever whishes to come along and read it.
So, I've got lots of posts rattling around in my brain, and now that I've hunkered down and actually written my I'm Back Post™, I'll start writing them.


DIY mania has gripped Britain thanks to TV makeover problems, the desire to accomplish something rewarding and the empowerment that we all feel after a few hours of surfing the Net. But, one area in which DIY can be far more dangerous that hitting your thumb with a hammer is that of writing your Will.
Get it wrong and you won't just be bruised, but bequeathing a potential nightmare for your bereaved and grief-stricken friends and relatives to deal with. Choose to overlook an obvious beneficiary, without explaining why, use words open to a different interpretation, or be ignorant of how the law operates in relation to your individual circumstances and your final wishes may become a DIY disaster.
Writing a Will is a skill, not a hobby – or at least it should be. According to local Will writing expert, DanJo & Co – The Will Writing Company, however, just as many legal loopholes can be found in Wills written by unqualified will writers, or by the Wills factories now springing up. It reminds local people that this market is currently unregulated and that there are many so called experts literally sticking a nail into the coffin of individuals who thought they were doing right by their family and friends by making a Will.
DanJo & Co, on the other hand, offers advice from qualified specialists who come under strict regulation, who pass its entrance exam, or an equivalent, undergo continuous training, have a minimum of £2.5 million professional indemnity cover in place and who abide by strict codes of conduct.
If you wish to do right by your loved ones, rather than doing it yourself, call the professionals at DanJo & Co on 01952 919210.


The President-elect focused his message to cities on fixing schools through school choice and law and order. The choice of Betsy DeVos as education secretary is controversial. School choice generally refers to vouchers for low-income children to attend private schools (scholarships); tax credits for contributions to private schools that provide assistance to low-income children; or charter schools, which are public schools that are managed privately. Trump has been explicit about his support for vouchers, something that DeVos has championed. Read more in The Philadelphia Citizen.


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Mathematics is the science that deals with the logic of shape, quantity and arrangement. Math is all around us, in everything we do. It is the building block for everything in our daily lives, including mobile devices, architecture (ancient and modern), art, money, engineering, and even sports.Mathematics is an indispensable subject of study. It plays an important role in forming the basis of all other sciences which deal with the material substance of space and time.Mathematics is one of the essential emanations of the human spirits' thing to be valued in and for itself, like art or poetry.
Since the beginning of recorded history, mathematics discovery has been at the forefront of every civilized society, and in use in even the most primitive of cultures. The needs of math arose based on the wants of society. The more complex a society, the more complex the mathematical needs. Primitive tribes needed little more than the ability to count, but also relied on math to calculate the position of the sun and the physics of hunting.
In the modern age, the intensely abstract nature of pure Mathematics has brought the science nearer to philosophy. Knowledge of Mathematics is indispensable both for the public person in the street as well as for scientists and philosophers.
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require 'spec_helper'

describe Visit do
  describe "::for_hit" do
    let(:yesterday) { 1.day.ago.to_date }
    subject do
      Visit.for_hit(double(created_at: yesterday, to_hash: {foo: 'bar'}))
    end

    it "uses the date of the hit object" do
      expect(subject.date).to eq(yesterday)
    end

    it "has a hit" do
      expect(subject.has_hit?).to be_true
    end

    it "stores the results of to_hash as the hit" do
      expect(subject.hit).to eq({foo: 'bar'})
    end

    it "has no failures" do
      expect(subject.has_failures?).to be_false
    end
  end

  describe "::for_failures" do
    let(:two_days_ago) { 2.days.ago.to_date }
    subject do
      Visit.for_failures(double(created_at: two_days_ago, to_hash: {bar: 'baz'}))
    end

    it "uses the date of the exploitable object" do
      expect(subject.date).to eq(two_days_ago)
    end

    it "has failures" do
      expect(subject.has_failures?).to be_true
    end

    it "stores the results of to_hash as the failures" do
      expect(subject.failures).to eq({bar: 'baz'})
    end

    it "has no hit" do
      expect(subject.has_hit?).to be_false
    end
  end

  context "with an empty visit" do
    let(:date) { Time.now.utc.to_date }

    subject { Visit.new(date: date) }

    it "has today's date" do
      expect(subject.date).to eq(date)
    end

    it "has no hit" do
      expect(subject.has_hit?).to be_false
    end

    it "has no failures" do
      expect(subject.has_failures?).to be_false
    end
  end

  context "with a hit" do
    subject { Visit.new(hit: Hash[fid: '12345']) }

    it "has a hit" do
      expect(subject.has_hit?).to be_true
    end

    it "returns the feed id" do
      expect(subject.feed_id).to eq('12345')
    end
  end

  context "with failures" do
    subject { Visit.new(failures: Hash[fid: '22222', 'foo' => 'bar']) }

    it "has failures" do
      expect(subject.has_failures?).to be_true
    end

    it "returns the feed id" do
      expect(subject.feed_id).to eq('22222')
    end
  end
end


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'RHOA's Porsha Williams Is off the Dating Market Thanks to Her Fiancé Simon Guobadia
By Gina Vaynshteyn
Dec. 3 2021, Updated 11:59 a.m. ET
Longtime Real Housewives of Atlanta fans would all agree that Porsha Williams's dating life has come with plenty of twists and turns. Over the years, we've seen the 40-year-old navigate her first marriage to former NFL player Kordell Stewart, and watched her get engaged to businessman Dennis McKinley, with whom she shares daughter Pilar Jhena. However, things have quickly changed in her relationship status.
Throughout the course of the RHOA Season 13 reunion, it was alleged by Marlo Hampton that the star had secretly been dating someone. And while Porsha attempted to keep her private life behind closed doors, she decided to announce that she is, in fact, in a new relationship. So, who is Porsha Williams dating? Here's the full scoop.
Porsha Williams is currently engaged to Simon Guobadia.
In case you've been out of the loop, Porsha delivered the shocking news about her relationship with Simon Guobadia in May 2021. Since Simon is the ex-husband of former RHOA star Falynn Pina Guobadia, the world was not pleased with this information. And as a result, Porsha made it a point to explain the relationship in a lengthy Instagram post.
"For all of you that need facts, I get the optics but Simon filed for divorce from a previous marriage in January," Porsha wrote on Instagram. "I had nothing to do with their divorce filing. That's between the two of them."
She continued, "Falynn and I are not friends, and Simon's divorce has been settled. Our relationship is a positive, loving step forward in everybody's lives."
A post shared by Author 📚 (@porsha4real)
Porsha and Simon have since decided to take their relationship to the next level by getting engaged a mere week after Falynn announced that she and Simon were getting a divorce. Messy!
However, Porsha and Simon have been rolling full steam ahead with their relationship. Their love story is playing out on Bravo's Porsha Family Matters.
Porsha and Dennis were an item from 2018 to mid-2019.
Before Simon Guobadia came into the picture, Porsha was in a relationship with Dennis. The pair initially started dating in 2018, and in September of that year, Porsha revealed that they were expecting their first child.
"The thought of me getting that blessing after praying for it for so long and getting that blessing with someone who is just as excited as me — it's Dennis' first child, just like me — and it's something we've both always wanted … It's like a dream come true," Porsha told People at the time.
A post shared by Dennis McKinley (@workwincelebrate)
Porsha and Dennis welcomed their daughter, Pilar Jhena McKinley, in March 2019. Unfortunately, the bliss was short-lived. The couple broke up in June 2019, after Porsha learned Dennis had cheated on her while she was pregnant. They tried to work things out and got re-engaged in December 2019, but it looks like things didn't pan out the second time around, either.
However, Porsha and Dennis now have an amazing co-parenting relationship. On Christmas 2020, the pair joined forces to make the holiday magical for their daughter.
Dennis posted a photo of the family together and captioned it, "Grateful to have the best Mother [and] Daughter combo the world has ever seen. Family. Legacy." "We love you !! Merry Christmas," Porsha wrote in the comments.
Porsha was once married to NFL player Kordell Stewart.
Day One RHOA fans are likely familiar with Kordell! The former NFL player appeared on the franchise when Porsha first joined in Season 5. While both Porsha and Kordell seemed committed to their marriage, things crashed and burned rather quickly.
According to Nicki Swift, Kordell and Porsha divorced due to the former baller's belief that she was choosing fame over being an actual housewife. Plus, Kordell also felt that Porsha contributed to the gay rumors that circulated about him. After nearly three years of marriage, Kordell filed for divorce in 2013.
Source: Bravo/YouTube
However, the failures of Porsha's previous relationship appear to be the least of her worries. The reality star is now focused on her upcoming marriage to Simon and her entrepreneurial efforts.
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on Monday 27 September 1954, at 11.50 a.m.
The CHAIRMAN asked the representative of Israel if he wished to comment on his Government's press statement concerning blocked accounts, which members of the Commission had received during the weekend.
Mr. KIDRON (Israel) wished first of all to recall the events leading to the drafting of the press statement which the Commission now had before it. The Government of Israel had replied to the Commission's Aide Memoire of 25 May 1954 in a letter dated 19 August. Since that time, no meetings had taken place and no further action had been taken. Negotiations had, however, been carried out between the Government of Israel and representatives of the banks concerned on the question of what foreign exchange might be made available to Israel for the purpose of continuing the release of the blocked accounts. An agreement was signed in Jerusalem on Saturday, 24 September, one feature of which was the joint statement which the Commission had before it. Mr. Kidron had been instructed to ask the Commission to lend its support to the statement. For technical reasons the statement had to be issued at five o'clock that afternoon in order to make the next day's editions of the local press in the Middle East. The wording of the statement was not, Mr. Kidron stated, subject to any change. He added that he was not authorized to make any changes in the text, which was the result of lengthy negotiations between the Government of Israel and the banks concerned.
Mr. Kidron then read out the text of the statement (see annex). He felt that it would be of great benefit to all concerned if the Commission could agree to lend its support to the statement so that it could be issued from New York as a joint statement. He added that if the Commission could not associate itself with the communiqué, it would be issued in any case.
The CHAIRMAN thanked the representative of Israel for his explanation. The Commission, he said, had been studying the communication and had certain doubts in connexion with the final paragraph, concerning the readiness of the Government of Israel to "consider the necessary procedural adjustments, including such as may be proposed by the representatives of the depositors themselves…" The Chairman felt sure that the views of the Commission were well known to the delegation of Israel as a result of the informal meeting which had taken place on 8 September between the Commission and Mr. Kidron. The Commission considered that under the original agreement concluded between the Commission and the Government of Israel, the latter had undertaken to release the blocked accounts, subject to the sole condition of the availability of the necessary foreign currency. It was quite clear that no other reservation existed. In its letter of 19 August 1954, the Government of Israel had put forward a new plan —involving what seemed to be a new reservation — which suggested negotiations between the refugee depositors and the Government of Israel. That suggestion was also included in the press statement.
The Chairman thought that before the Commission could adopt a position in the matter it should be quite clear as to what that new proposal actually meant. The Commission was certainly not opposed to negotiations between the parties, but it felt that the new proposal for negotiations in this connexion placed a new condition on the entire scheme which might lead to unfavourable results. The Commission could not agree that the final release of the accounts would be impossible if the proposed negotiations were not held or did not lead to positive results. He asked the representative of Israel if the proposal for negotiations was in fact a condition for the implementation of the release scheme.
Before replying to the Chairman's question, Mr. KIDRON (Israel) wished to address two questions to the Secretariat. In the first place, he wanted to know what, if anything, had been done in connexion with the letter of 19 August from his Government and whether any efforts had been made to ascertain whether the Israeli proposal could be acted upon. In the second place, he understood that a letter had been addressed to the Commission from a group known as the Arab Refugee Congress, which expressed readiness to send representatives to discuss the question of blocked accounts. He asked whether such a letter had been received.
In response to the Chairman's question, Mr. Kidron agreed that a possible discrepancy might seem to exist between the letter of 19 August and the press statement. This was, however, more apparent than real. The letter of 19 August did state in fairly emphatic terms that the Government of Israel deems it necessary to discuss new suitable procedures with representatives of Arab account holders who are the beneficiaries of the release scheme. From even a cursory reading of this statement, it did not look like a conditio sine qua non. The press statement referred to Israel's readiness to consider the necessary procedural adjustments, which had even less of the quality of a condition and which could not be considered as a demand for face-to-face discussions. It was merely an invitation to the account owners to suggest methods which would allow Israel to improve on a procedure which had run into difficulties in the past. The position set forth in that sentence of the communiqué was therefore to be considered as the final position of the Government of Israel. The banks — which were, after all, possibly the most interested party — had agreed to it and Mr. Kidron could see no reason for the Commission to take objection to it. He was, he added, glad to learn that the Commission had no objection in principle to negotiations between the parties; he would have been most surprised to learn otherwise.
In reply to the two questions addressed by Mr. Kidron to the Secretariat, Mr. CHAI (Acting Principal Secretary) said that the letter of 19 August from the Government of Israel had immediately been brought to the attention of the members, and copies circulated. Informal meetings had then been held to consider the document. With regard to a letter addressed to the Commission by the Arab Refugee Congress, he had no knowledge so far of any such communication having been received.
Mr. BARCO (United States of America) added, in connexion with Mr. Kidron's question to the Secretariat concerning the letter of 19 August, that the Commission had decided to meet privately with Mr. Kidron on 8 September and had communicated its views to him for transmittal to his Government. The next thing that the Commission learned was that the position of the Government of Israel remained unchanged. During the meeting of 8 September with the representative of Israel the Commission had stated its views very clearly and ha asked for a reply. The responsibility of the Secretariat was not in any way involved.
With regard to the new procedure which Israel had proposed, Mr. Barco stated that unhappily he was not fully convinced that he understood the position of Israel in the matter. He would like to know whether the suggested meetings with the account holders were a necessary preliminary to the release of the accounts. He felt sure that Mr. Kidron would realize that the Commission's misgivings in the matter were not lightly taken. He had been instructed by his Government to say that it was not convinced that any new procedural arrangements were necessary or feasible. According to the original undertaking it had been agreed that the best procedure would be one based on a simple banking operation. While there was no question of obstructing discussions between the parties concerned, the Commission still felt, Mr. Barco added, that it would have to know if the consultations envisaged would in fact involve meetings between the Government of Israel and the refugee account holders.
Mr. DERINSU (Turkey) felt that the Commission had made it clear during the meeting of 8 September that it did not see what benefits were to be derived from the suggested new procedure. The Turkish delegation had considered the matter very carefully, and was anxious to be co-operative, but in view of the fact that the availability of foreign currency had been the only condition laid down under the original agreement, the delegation was still unclear as to what possible advantages might accrue from the proposed new procedure.
Mr. KIDRON (Israel) asked the Commission to consider the text of the proposal as it appeared in the statement rather than in the letter of 19 August. In the former document it was stated very clearly that the Government of Israel was prepared to consider, etc. The Commission seemed to be objecting, not in principle, but on grounds that the proposed negotiations might tend to delay or wreck the entire scheme. The Government of Israel was vitally interested in the success of the scheme and had no desire whatsoever to delay it. Moreover, it must be remembered that the banks, which were a highly interested party, had agreed, and obviously did not feel that any condition was imposed or that the proposed negotiations might wreck the operation. With regard to Mr. Barco's reference to a simple banking operation, Mr. Kidron did not think it would be possible to restore the banker-client relationship as it had previously existed; the situation had changed and the depositors no longer had access to the banks with which they had dealt.
Mr. Kidron pointed out that the first stage of the release scheme had been a limited one but that its procedures were possibly rather complicated. Although he did not know the details, he felt that the next phase would be simpler: the instalment basis would, in all probability, disappear. His Government felt that the depositors, who were the real sufferers from the continued delays, should be encouraged to state their views on the next phase of the operation, since the interferences which hindered the first instalment did not derive from them but were essentially political in character. Perhaps the views of the depositors would make it possible to speed up the operation. Perhaps the banks and the Government of Israel could not carry it out effectively by themselves. Mr. Kidron stressed that the Government of Israel had no ulterior motives in the matter. It wanted to carry out the scheme with minimum of trouble. If the plan were to be allowed to drag on, as in the case of the first instalment, Israeli interests could only suffer from what would turn out to be a botched and inefficient scheme.
Mr. Kidron reiterated that he was not empowered to agree to any changes in the text of the statement. He felt sure that the Commission, which had maintained such a close interest in the blocked accounts question over so long period of time, would consider it extremely important to clear the matter up in as short a time as possible.
The CHAIRMAN observed that the fact that there could be no modifications in the text put the Commission in a difficult position. The representative of Israel had made some very precise statements which the Commission would have to consider carefully before it could take a position. Since the Commission was not being asked to consider the communiqué rather than the letter of 19 August as representing Israel's final position, it would seem that the situation had changed.
Mr. BARCO (United States of America) then addressed three questions to the representative of Israel.
(1) Was the Government of Israel withdrawing its letter of 19 August?
(2) Did the Government of Israel wish to enter into consultations with the Commission, looking towards discussions with refugee depositors?
(3) Inasmuch as the Commission did not believe such discussions, as stated, to be desirable, did the Government of Israel continue to insist upon them?
Mr. KIDRON (Israel) replied that the letter of 19 August was not being withdrawn and repeated that there was no essential contradiction between the two documents. In neither case did the text impose an unbreakable condition. The text of the press statement could certainly not be construed as a condition. No new demands were being made; nothing was being concealed; the Government of Israel would simply like to receive suggestions from the depositors as to how the plan might best be carried out. With regard to Mr. Barco's second question, Mr. Kidron replied that the Government of. Israel would be happy to enter into such consultations but not if they were to delay the execution of the scheme in any way. Mr. Kidron further stated that the plan had been agreed upon with the bank who were, after all, the interested parties and who could afford no further delay.
The CHAIRMAN asked whether, if the invitation to the account holders were not accepted and no suggestions were put forward, Israel would then say that the plan could not go forward.
Mr. KIDRON replied that, as of the present, the answer was no.
The CHAIRMAN thanked the representative of Israel for answering the Commission's questions. The Commission could now meet to consider the position, though it was possible that the members might have to seek new instructions from their respective Governments.
Mr. KIDRON (Israel) expressed the hope that the Commission would decide to lend its authority to the issuance of the statement which would, in any case, be released. The Commission's support would be most helpful. If the Commission were to decide not to support the statement, it might appear to the depositors that there was something which was not quite right. If the Commission, a United Nations body which had always taken such an active part in the matter, were now to withhold its support from a statement announcing the most important phase of the release scheme, there would be a very unfortunate reaction from the outside world and great regret in Israel.
Mr. BARCO (United States of America) stated that he did not wish to appear insistent in the matter, but that he was acting under strict instructions. It was not a help, he continued, to be faced with a situation over which the Commission could exercise no influence. Such an approach did not create a good impression. In the meeting of 8 September the Commission had expressed its views to the representative of Israel in order to be helpful. Since that time, nothing had been done to remove the difficulties. Mr. Barco continued to have grave misgivings as to the wisdom of the Israeli proposal and felt that it was only too apparent that the Commission had been presented with a fait accompli. In his opinion, the exercise of such pressure was not a helpful way to proceed.
Mr. Barco stated that if the press statement were to be released without the agreement of the Conciliation Commission, he would have to press for a communiqué by the Commission in which the Commission's position would be made clear. Perhaps if there had been more time, other arrangements could have beet worked out. But as matters now stood the Commission, whose position had been well known since the meeting of 8 September, was now being forced to agree to something to which it could not lend its approval.
Mr. KIDRON (Israel) said that he too was acting under strict instructions, but he wished to make it clear that he was in no way holding a sword over the Commission's head or attempting to exert pressure. He was merely asking for the Commission's support. The banks, which were faced with certain legal proceedings the following day, bad insisted on the publication of a notice to the effect that Israel was prepared to proceed with the release scheme. Mr. Kidron felt that there was nothing in that statement to which the Commission could take exception. A consideration had been included which, he thought, would have been welcomed by the Commission, in that it would serve to obviate difficulties which had arisen in the past. He could conceive that the Commission might possibly not wish to lend its support to the statement, but for it to issue a contradictory statement would, in his view, be most unfortunate. He urged the United States representative to reconsider his position.
Mr. Kidron expressed regret over the hurried manner in which the affair had been carried out, but there was a deadline which could not be avoided. He had, he concluded, approached the Commission to request support for something which the Commission had long wanted Israel to do, and he hoped that the position of the United States could be reconsidered.
Mr. BARCO (United States of America) said that he wished the position of both sides could be reconsidered, adding that the present state of affairs placed the Commission in an extremely difficult position.
In continuation of its discussions with the Palestine Conciliation Commission and in pursuance of its undertaking of September 1952, the Government of Israel has agreed to proceed with the release to absentee or refugee owners of the outstanding balances of their accounts with banks in Israel together with articles deposited for safe custody and the contents of safe deposit lockers at present vested in the Custodian of Absentee Property. As previously, the balances of accounts will be made on the basis of one Pound Sterling being equal to one Israel Pound.
It will be recalled that as from September 1952 the Government of Israel has already released the sum of one million pounds sterling of which the major part has been paid out, to the benefit of thousands of refugees in various Arab countries.
The new arrangement for the release of outstanding balances has been made possible by special long-term facilities as regards the provision of foreign exchange offered to the Government of Israel by one of the banks concerned.
The Government of Israel is now in consultation with the Palestine Conciliation Commission regarding the procedures to be adopted for the implementation of the scheme. It has informed the Commission of its readiness to consider the necessary procedural adjustments, including such as may be proposed by the representatives of the depositors themselves, designed to secure a speedy and efficient release to those entitled to benefit from the scheme.


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Academic Standing is a measure of a student's academic achievement according to established college standards and (in some cases) the additional requirements of the student's particular program of study. Academic standing determines a student's ability to continue in a program and to qualify for graduation. Wake Tech recognizes the following levels of academic standing: Good Standing, Academic Warning, Academic Suspension, and Academic Probation.
A student's academic standing is determined at the end of each fall and spring semester based upon previous academic standing and cumulative grade point average (GPA).
Students with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher are considered to be in Good Academic Standing.
Students will be placed on Academic Warning the first fall or spring semester their cumulative GPA is below 2.0.
Students will be placed on Academic Suspension the second consecutive fall or spring semester their cumulative GPA is below 2.0.
After a one-semester suspension, students that are reinstated will be placed on Academic Probation for the enrolled term immediately following the suspension. Students on Academic Probation must adhere to the success contract developed with their Academic Advisor. At the conclusion of the probation period, students whose cumulative GPA improves to a 2.0 or higher move to Good standing. Students whose cumulative GPA remains below 2.0 return to Academic Suspension.
What is the difference between semester (or term) GPA and cumulative GPA?
Semester GPA is your grade point average for a specific semester. Cumulative GPA is your grade point average for all attempted courses at Wake Tech.
What will happen if I'm on Academic Warning?
Students on Academic Warning will have a restriction placed on their record to prevent access or continued access to the registration system. Upon successful completion of College Strong, an online academic support course, the restriction will be lifted and access to the registration system will be restored.
Where can I find the College Strong course?
The College Strong course is located in Blackboard.
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The College Strong course is self-paced and consists of 5 modules. Most students will complete the entire course in 2-6 hours.
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Upon successful completion of the College Strong course, defined as a score of 80% or higher, the restriction will be lifted from the student's account within 2 to 3 hours to restore access to the registration system.
What will happen if I'm on Academic Suspension?
Students on Academic Suspension will not be allowed to enroll in courses for one full semester and will not be allowed to participate in college functions during that time. Students on Academic Suspension will be blocked from registering for classes and may not remain in any classes for which they have pre-registered. A refund of any tuition and fees paid will be authorized, and any applicable financial aid will be canceled for the term.
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Sokołowo – wieś w Polsce położona w województwie mazowieckim, w powiecie ostrołęckim, w gminie Czerwin.

Wierni kościoła rzymskokatolickiego należą do parafii Trójcy Przenajświętszej w Czerwinie.

Historia
Wieś szlachecka położona była w drugiej połowie XVI wieku w powiecie ostrowskim ziemi nurskiej. W latach 1921–1939 wieś leżała w województwie białostockim, w gminie Piski.

Według Powszechnego Spisu Ludności z 1921 roku wieś zamieszkiwało 126 osób w 23 budynkach mieszkalnych. Miejscowość należała do parafii rzymskokatolickiej w m. Czerwin. Podlegała pod Sąd Grodzki w Ostrołęce i Okręgowy w Łomży; właściwy urząd pocztowy mieścił się w Piskach.

10 września 1939 we wsi Sokołowo i Laski żołnierze Wehrmachtu zamordowali 20 miejscowych Polaków. Mord był zemstą za porażkę w bitwie z Wojskiem Polskim pod Czerwonym Borem. Ustalono 18 nazwisk ofiar mordu.

W wyniku napaści ZSRR na Polskę we wrześniu 1939 miejscowość znalazła się pod okupacją sowiecką. Od czerwca 1941 roku pod okupacją niemiecką. Od 22 lipca 1941 do 1945 włączona w skład Landkreis Lomscha, Bezirk Bialystok III Rzeszy. W latach 1975–1998 miejscowość administracyjnie należała do województwa łomżyńskiego.

Zobacz też
 Sokołowo

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne

Czerwin (gmina)
Wsie szlacheckie I Rzeczypospolitej (województwo mazowieckie)

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