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Q: Change the value of checkbox using text input in React JS I have a form with a group of checkboxes and a text input, the text input allows the user to change the last checkbox value that displays the input. This is done because the last checkbox original value shouldn't appear in the response, there should be the value from the checkbox.
import "./styles.css";
import {
  Controller,
  useFormContext,
  FormProvider,
  useForm
} from "react-hook-form";
import { useState } from "react";

export const Component = ({ name, ITEMS }) => {
  const { control, getValues, setValue, watch } = useFormContext();
  const [state, setState] = useState(false);
  const [value, setV] = useState("");
  const allValues = watch(name) || [];

  console.log(allValues);
  // setValue(`${name}[6]`, allValues.group)
  const handleCheck = (val) => {
    const { [name]: ids } = getValues();

    const response = ids?.includes(val)
      ? ids?.filter((id) => id !== val)
      : [...(ids ?? []), val];

    return response;
  };

  // useEffect(() => {
  //   const a = document.getElementsByName('test')[0]
  //   a.value = 'demo';
  //   console.log(a)
  // },[])

  return (
    <Controller
      name={name}
      control={control}
      render={({ field, formState }) => {
        return (
          <>
            {ITEMS.map((item, index) => {
              return (
                <>
                  <label>
                    {item.id}
                    <input
                      type="checkbox"
                      name={`${name}[${index}]`}
                      onChange={(e) => {
                        field.onChange(handleCheck(e.target.value));
                        if (index === ITEMS.length - 1) {
                          setState(e.target.checked);
                        }
                      }}
                      value={index === ITEMS.length - 1 ? value : item.value}
                    />
                  </label>
                  {state && index === ITEMS.length - 1 && (
                    <input
                      onChange={(e) => {
                        const a = document.getElementsByName(
                          `${name}[${ITEMS.length - 1}]`
                        )[0];
                        a.value = e.target.value;
                        setV(e.target.value);
                      }}
                      type="text"
                    />
                  )}
                </>
              );
            })}
          </>
        );
      }}
    />
  );
};

Here:
 <input
                      onChange={(e) => {
                        const a = document.getElementsByName(
                          `${name}[${ITEMS.length - 1}]`
                        )[0];
                        a.value = e.target.value;
                        setV(e.target.value);
                      }}
                      type="text"
                    />

... i change the last checkbox value, also i used this approach but this does not help: value={index === ITEMS.length - 1 ? value : item.value}.  Question: How to fix the issue and to display the value of the text input as the last checkbox value?
demo: https://codesandbox.io/s/brave-kowalevski-etpe3w?file=/src/Component.js


DUBAI – Oct. 30, 2017 - CellPoint Mobile has been formally recognized as a full member of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) partner program. For more than a decade, CellPoint Mobile has provided mobile-first technologies for both the sell side and the payment side of the digital travel channel that enable airlines and travel companies to keep up with the pace of digital innovation, maximize revenue opportunities and enhance customer experiences.
Answering the need for travel merchants - whether they are in the airline, ground transportation, or hospitality industries - to capture the full revenue potential of mobile-first commerce, CellPoint Mobile offers a seamless process for passenger booking and ticket payment, while simultaneously supporting revenue enhancing up-selling and cross-selling opportunities, including loyalty programs. With CellPoint Mobile's solutions in place, airlines, and other travel merchants, can capture revenues and streamline their path to profits.


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Kazakhstan and Belarus are increasing freight traffic
Kazakhs view Belarus as a prospective partner in transport and logistics. The railway industry development is important to both countries. Economists and political scientists say that Kazakhstan is becoming one of the main players of the route connecting Europe and China.
GEORGIY GRITS, SENIOR STAFF OF UNIVERSITY:
- This shows that Kazakhstan is not only a center of regional economy, but also leads by example other countries in terms of forming new approaches, in times of complicated world topics. Not only Kazakhstan's geographical location, but also geopolitical policy show that it is necessary to form not only new relations and economic ties, but also it is important to appreciate the past, present and future.
Kazakhstan's transit and transport significance is an indisputable fact. There are 17 transit routes across Kazakhstan's territory which means thousands of kilometers of railway tracks. Kazakhstan and Belarus are increasing freight traffic. Containers on the territory of the two countries are delivered from China to Europe and back in the shortest possible time.
VLADIMIR ULAKHOVICH, CHAIRPERSON, BELARUSIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY:
- Not only manufacturers will benefit from the increase of volumes and speed of supply, but also companies that will provide this transport and logistics support. Therefore, there are two goals. First, costs will be modernized and optimized. Secondly, delivery of products to final consumer will be faster and done through our transport infrastructures.
Over the past 10 years, Kazakhstan has invested nearly US$30 billion into development of the transport industry. More than 2,000 kilometers of railways were built and 19,500 kilometers of highways were reconstructed. In addition, the capacity of port facilities at the Caspian Sea have been improved, and the country's key airports have been upgraded.
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Almaty power plant-1 reduces harmful emissions three times
Asian Development Bank issues green bonds in tenge
Kazakh Senate adopts amendments for through rates to support renewable energy sources
Kazakhstan's trade turnover within EAEU grows by 33 percent

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DEIF Wind Power Technology is an independent business area of DEIF A/S, which was established in Denmark in 1933 and is a global supplier of green, safe and reliable control solutions for decentralized power production, marine/offshore and wind turbines.
DEIF Wind Power Technology is a globally represented with subsidiaries and distributors in Europe and Asia. Headquarters is situated in Skive, Denmark. Our head quarter placed in the centeral hub of wind turbines is the key to our solid and long experience in the market.
We offer second to none robust and dedicated key components for wind turbine control. We develop robust turbine components that can rise the challenge in all environmental conditions such as temperature range, storm and lightning, vibrations and shock. Therefore, our products are built to have the longest life time. Our main products are key components for electrical pitch hereunder a unique motor drive besides an off-shore standard main controller for the turbine.
We guarantee maximum safety of turbine operation with our components that comply with the newest safety regulations. Our wind power technology is reliable and is developed and tested to secure optimal turbine performance and availability in all environmental conditions.
We master wind turbine technology in all sizes and types of turbines. We are a technology provider with deep knowhow and experience within wind turbine operation, modeling of wind turbines, control strategy, grid compliance, pitch systems and park power management on wind parks with up to several hundred MW.
We are suppliers of wind turbine solutions such as Retrofit, Wind Park Control, Pitch Control Systems and Main Control Systems etc.


I'm sure there were others I could have named too.
What's this all about? You may remember sometime back I wrote that when Edith and I had selected granite slabs for counter tops in the house, we had NO idea it would take so long before the house was ready for them. As a result, we didn't reserve them, and because of that, the suppliers sold the pieces we'd picked. D'oh!
So now that we're finally ready for the slabs, we had to go back to the suppliers and see what they had. OK, no problem, right?
One of the suppliers no longer had any of the Blue Storm we'd selected in stock. Not in Tucson, not at any of their other stores. Well, they did have one piece… but it was really orange. SIGH. All right, we'll see what else they have.
Meanwhile, they didn't have any of the Timbalada stone in stock, either, but there was another slab at one of their other stores. "Get it!" I said.
That lower right corner looks kind of icky brown, doesn't it? In person it's A LOT more green. Perfect for the guest bath.
But no Blue Storm. Or…?
The salesman said that just for grins and giggles he'd checked their online catalog and what, to his wondering eyes, did appear, but this.
OK, those problems are solved. But there was one more to pick, at another store. We'd originally picked a stone called "Golden Crystal" for the master bath, with a back-up stone called "Golden Ridge." The folks at Arizona Tile kindly pulled one of each from their stock, and a good thing they did. The Golden Crystal had more gray than gold, but the Golden Ridge?
Much better. And what gray there is will complement the gray in the slate floor tiles. We have a winnah!
There's one thing these pictures can't show–and it's my fault for taking them the way I did–and that's how big these slabs are. Each one is about 5 feet tall by 7 or 8 feet wide. That's A LOT of stone, and while we won't use all of it, we need to have that much to be sure that we have enough. Some of the Blue Storm will get used for the big desk that will go in my office. What will happen to the rest? Well, we'll just have to see.
Stone work has been the major effort this week at the house too. More of the front landscaping has gone in.
That funny-looking guy and the one behind it, closer to the street, are cow-tongue prickly pear cacti.
The Texas Mountain Laurel that will (eventually) hide the utility boxes on the front of the house is in as well.
It (that's really just one plant) will grow taller and fill out. Eventually it'll look more like this.
Out back, another "river feature" has gone in to channel overflow from the rainwater harvesting tanks through the future lawn and toward the wash.
And speaking of living, I have tenants.
I'm not sure who the "construction engineers"–or the real estate agents, especially–are but some feathery friends decided that the cover over this electrical outlet above the south patio looked like a good place for a nest. Uh, maybe not. We will be needing to get to that outlet soon.
Being a butcher block person, after seeing all this business with the granite, I have a new appreciation. A lot of personal expression can be made!
I have been a landlord to feathered acquaintances (will NOT call them friends considering the mess they made!) and was forced to implement several forms of eviction!
I continue to be interested in this undertaking as details become, seemingly, less mechanical but wonder if your stress and, perhaps, frustration levels stay the same or diminish.
There are SO many different kinds of granite! Just at the store where we picked out the Timbalada and Blue Storm there were something like eight rows of slabs, with 10 stacks of slabs on each row! Pick a color, pick a style, it's probably out there. Eye-popping!
I have had a pair of barn swallows nesting at my current house for three or four years now. They just returned and I'm happy to have them back. Yes, they make a mess, and yes, I have to give up the use of one of my patios (the one I don't use much anyway) so they can raise their yearly 3 clutches of chicks, but I don't mind. I expect the new place will have its share of "renters" too–there are certainly places for them. In fact, birds built nests in the framing while that process was underway. Not a good choice but what did they know?
As things wind down and the number of choices remaining to be made gets smaller, some stresses go down, while others–like preparing for the move and figuring out what needs to be done to and for my current house to make it more saleable go up. Things will only level out when I'm in the new house and the old one is sold. Then I'll probably be bored!


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Q: Windows phone 7 add items asynchronously to stackpanel I'm wondering if it is possible add children asynchronously to stackpanel (or any other element). It seems that all items are rendered at once.
it doesn't matter if i use background worker or dispatcher. Always the result is the same - when all items have been added then they are shown.
What i would like to have is something like this:
Deployment.Current.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(() => {
    foreach (var item in items.Skip(x).Take(pageSize))
    {
        // when this row is executed new item should be visible
        ItemsList.Children.Add(new _ListItem(item));
    }
});

regards
max

A: This snippet adds new TextBlock into stackPanel every 500 ms without freezing UI. Item is visible in UI right after it has been added:
ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(_ => {
                foreach (int item in Enumerable.Range(1,50)) {
                  Thread.Sleep(500);//simulate some calculations here
                  int item1 = item;
                  Deployment.Current.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(() => {
                      stackPanel.Children.Add(new TextBlock(){Text = "Text "+item1});
                  });
                }
            });

A: You should use the ObservableCollection class to store the items you want to display. That class implements the INotifyCollectionChanged interface, which will allow it to update the UI as items are added and removed.
Here are some more details about binding to an ObservableCollection and updating the UI as items are added (See this demo).
Also you may need to add/remove items using the Dispatcher.

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It has to be the multi-tasking challenge of all time. Theresa May will attempt to pull off Brexit transition timing and an EU trade deal simultaneously. That's a challenge all by itself but one has to remember that, while she's setting about accomplishing this, she's already busy — running a country.
When Greenland decided to leave Europe, it had one issue. Fish. It still took this tiny country two years to make the break.
The UK has more complex issues, stronger ties and more diverse investment in the relationship going forward.
So why is the PM trying to pull rabbits out of hats when, arguably, all we really need right now is to know who's wearing the hat?
Breaking away from Europe doesn't seem like something that should be done in a rush. Like most relationships, after four decades together, hurrying doesn't seem to be the best way forward. There is always 'baggage' to be sorted out and a way of co-existing peacefully and productively to be navigated.
Yet, we can understand the promises of speedy resolution. Under pressure to deliver, there's an irresistible temptation to please and, perhaps, overpromise.
One of the hazards of her juggling act is how Europe will react. You can't seek to control the publicly expressed reaction from the other side of the negotiating table; you can only try and anticipate — and ameliorate it.
So, when you look at the pros and cons of this as a strategy — promise everything now — she may not exactly be backing a winner. Unless, of course, a rabbit is in the palm of her hand as she withdraws it from that hat.
Telling someone you've been with for 40 years that you're leaving, that you're going to do it very quickly and that negotiating that exit will share an agenda with one or two other things (like new trade agreements and running one of the most influential countries of the developed world) could be seen as a slap in the face.
But then it could also be seen as efficient, respectful and a way to move on that frees business and communities to move on too and create new ways to work and live together more quickly. Is that such a bad thing after all? Possibly not.


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Q: Save NestJS local project settings without committing to Github I have created two (2) NestJS projects using Visual Studio Code, that are 99.9% identical, on 2 distinct host machines. Each project relies upon a docker-compose.yaml file and a separate .env file to connect to a Postgres database. The issue is that on one host machine I successfully use the default port (5432). However, on another host machine, I am unable to use the Postgres default port, and so changed the port value to 5433. The project on each machine runs successfully without issue(s).
My question is how I keep the local project settings in the .env file and the docker-compose.yaml without committing to Github?
I modified .gitignore to include both files. Git expects me to commit my newest changes, which is only the port number (5432 <--> 5433). And of now .gitignore is also a change. I am expected to commit these three (3) changed files to GitHub.
I have also tried 'git stash', which, according to GitHub specs, rollbacks to the HEAD of last commit. Which just undoes my changes. Committing to GitHub means that 'git pull' will be necessary on 2nd host, and so the port number must be modified to expected value. This is a cycle that I have been unable to get past. Git stash command does not appear to provide any options that I can use to resolve. I did mention that I am using a docker container which I start with the compose YAML file.
I am seeking help to resolve. I am including the relevant code.
docker-compose.yaml
ports:

*

*5432:5434  **** On 2nd host ports - 5433:5435 ***
environment:
POSTGRES_USER: postgres

.env file
DATABASE_URL="postgresql://postgres:XXXXxxx@localhost:5432/nest?schema=public"
*** On 2nd host port set to 5433 ***


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5 Things to Do in Sunny London
Helen Winter
Written by: Helen Winter
Today marks the hottest day of the year so far (and not the last, we hope) at 27 degrees. Okay, so for people currently on their gap year, 27 degrees is probably quite nippy, but for all us stuck in the UK, it's time for sunglasses, Pimms, ice cream and a guide on how to spend this gorgeous day in our great capital.
Things to do on a Sunny Day in London
There's no better way to spend a hot day in London than lying down and sunbathing in a park. Any Londoner, or London visitor, is spoilt for choice when it comes to choosing which stunning park to settle in for the day. Famous for music gigs and other events, Hyde Park is one of the most well-known parks around. On its occasional days off it becomes a great place to relax or throw a Frisbee. Being one of the largest parks in London, covering 350 acres, you're guaranteed plenty of room to lay out that picnic mat.
If you're after a British safari on foot, then a deer-spotting trip to Richmond Park is a great way to spend the day. Head to southwest London to the National Nature Reserve equipped with a pair of binoculars and a telephoto lens, and you'll be sorted. This beautiful royal park stretches out for miles, so take those hiking boots and make a day of it.
Everybody loves a Boris bike! You may have seen these fancy blue hire bikes stationed around London, you can't really miss them. All you have to do is pay, ride and return it at any docking station within 30 minutes, and if you're riding isn't done then you can hire it out again! A bike is a great option to get around London and see the sites, especially if you're new to the city. Of course, you'll have to focus on navigating yourself around London traffic, but as most Londoners spend a lot of their time underground, it's guaranteed to be a much better way to get from A to B.
Be an outdoor culture vulture
There is so much the eager information hoarder can do in London. You can take a trip to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, or for a morbid day out, you can head to the famous Highgate Cemetery.
At this famous cemetery lies revolutionary, Karl Marx, author of Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams, late-twentieth-century novelist, George Elliot, and pop artist, Patrick Caulfield. You can also visit the Egyptian Avenue, a historic Cedar tree in the Circle of Lebanon, as well as attending numerous events. This isn't any normal boneyard.
Go to the zoo
If culture and bikes aren't your thing, then how about a trip to London Zoo? Situated in Regents Park, this huge zoo is a great way to get closer to the wild without traveling too far. At this award winning zoo you can see turtles from the Galapagos Islands, Gorillas from Rwanda and Llamas from Peru. The zoo is also open late this month until the 25th July, so you can really take your time strolling around and enjoying each animal encounter.
Okay, so this kind of goes against the whole theme of this article, but on a quick train ride you can be out of the bustling city and onto the beach. In just over an hour, you can be soaking up the sun in quirky Brighton or in the same time frame you could enjoy a day out in Kent. And, if you're really an eager beaver, then wake up early for a two hour train journey to the Dorset coast and soak up the sun on the soft sandy beaches of Bournemouth.
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whatever it is, i'm still crazy over the beautiful songs plus the real-romantic movies of this huge industry. so, since i knew lot of Hindi songs from lot of films, i'd likely wanna share my favourite ROMANTIC SONGS selection in here. hehe..
ehh!! takde dlm list ea..


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Q: How can I cross-compile for Solaris with cgo? I am trying to compile some cgo code for Solaris. I get these errors when I try to build:

$ CGO_LDFLAGS="-L$(pwd)/solaris-11.4-amd64-libs" CGO_CFLAGS='-I/home/shane/src/ioctl-experimentation/solaris-11.4-headers -Wno-unknown-pragmas' CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=solaris GOARCH=amd64 go build
# runtime/cgo
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/9/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/Scrt1.o: in function `_start':
(.text+0x16): undefined reference to `__libc_csu_fini'
/usr/bin/ld: (.text+0x1d): undefined reference to `__libc_csu_init'
/usr/bin/ld: (.text+0x2a): undefined reference to `__libc_start_main'
/usr/bin/ld: $WORK/b003/_x003.o: in function `_cgo_release_context':
gcc_context.c:(.text+0x5c): undefined reference to `__stack_chk_fail'
/usr/bin/ld: $WORK/b003/_x004.o: in function `x_cgo_sys_thread_create':
gcc_libinit.c:(.text+0x87): undefined reference to `__stack_chk_fail'
/usr/bin/ld: $WORK/b003/_x004.o: in function `_cgo_wait_runtime_init_done':
gcc_libinit.c:(.text+0x121): undefined reference to `__stack_chk_fail'
/usr/bin/ld: $WORK/b003/_x004.o: in function `_cgo_try_pthread_create':
gcc_libinit.c:(.text+0x291): undefined reference to `__stack_chk_fail'
/usr/bin/ld: $WORK/b003/_x006.o: in function `x_cgo_init':
gcc_solaris_amd64.c:(.text+0xb6): undefined reference to `__stack_chk_fail'
/usr/bin/ld: $WORK/b003/_x006.o:gcc_solaris_amd64.c:(.text+0x214): more undefined references to `__stack_chk_fail' follow
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

I am cross-compiling on Linux. Here is my Go version:

$ go version
go version go1.18.3 linux/amd64

The solaris-11.4-amd64-libs directory contains a copy of all files under /lib/amd64 from a Solaris 11.4 AMD64 machine. The solaris-11.4-headers directory contains a copy of all files under /usr/include from a Solaris 11.4 AMD64 machine.
Here is my Go code in main.go:
//go:build solaris
// +build solaris

package main

import "C"

func main() {
}

I know cgo is fully supported for Solaris as of Go 1.5, and I am using Go 1.18.
I'm looking for help understanding why these linker errors are happening, even when I copied across all libs from the /lib/amd64 directory. Is it possible there are more libs I also need to copy over from somewhere else?
Edit
At the suggestion of Liam Kelly, I looked at this question about how to link against a different libc. I tried passing -Xlinker -rpath=$(pwd)/solaris-11.4-amd64-libs as part of CGO_LDFLAGS, but I got the same errors as before. I tried using -nodefaultlibs and -nostdlib both separately and together along with -Xlinker -rpath=$(pwd)/solaris-11.4-amd64-libs, but using either of these two flags either separately or together just increased the number of linker errors.

A: I am going to assume that libxnet is needed for Solaris and that is why is is being automatically added.
First confirm that the libxnet library is where is should be with sudo find /lib libxnet*. I expect you will see one line of the output show:
lib/64/libxnet.so
Assuming you see the above output, I believe you just need to tell the linker to look in that location with CGO_LDFLAGS="-L/lib/64" CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=solaris GOARCH=amd64 go build. If that works then you should be able to embedded that LDFlag in your main.go file with:
// #cgo LDFLAGS: -L/lib/64
import "C"

Once embedded you will not need to explicitly set CGO_LDFLAGS


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La província de Grosseto és una província que forma part de la regió de Toscana dins Itàlia. La capital és la ciutat de Grosseto.

Banyada pel mar Tirrè, també inclou les illes meridionals de l'arxipèlag toscà: l'illa de Giglio, Giannutri i les illes menors no habitades, incloent les Formiche di Grosseto i la Formica di Burano.

Té una àrea de 4 503,12 km², i una població total de 223.259 hab. (2016). Hi ha 28 municipis a la província.

Referències

Enllaços externs

 Pàgina oficial

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Yannick Jadot (Clacy-et-Thierret, 27 de julio de 1967) es un político y ecologista francés diputado del Parlamento Europeo desde  2009. Fue candidato por Europa Ecología Los Verdes en las elecciones presidenciales de Francia de 2022.

Biografía
Yannick Jadot nació el 27 de julio de 1967 en la comuna de Clacy-et-Thierret. Como ambientalista y humanitario, coordinó las acciones de Greenpeace en Francia entre 2002 y 2008, pero también dirigió la Alianza por el planeta y fue uno de los promotores en el Acuerdo Grenelle Environnement de 2008.

Carrera política
En 2009 anunció que dejaba su empleo en Greenpeace para liderar la lista de Europe Écologie en la circunscripción occidental antes de las elecciones europeas de 2009. Su lista ganó un 16,65% de los votos y fue elegido miembro del Parlamento Europeo. Fue reelegido eurodiputado por la circunscripción francesa Oeste, en las elecciones europeas de 2014 y en las elecciones de 2019.

En 2016 fue seleccionado por Europa Ecología Los Verdes para presentarse como su candidato en las elecciones presidenciales francesas de 2017 después de vencer a su compañera eurodiputada Michèle Rivasi en la votación primaria. Jadot consiguió 496 patrocinios, pero, justo antes de la apertura del período de recogida de firmas, anunció que retiraría su candidatura y respaldó al candidato socialista Benoît Hamon, habiendo acordado una plataforma común; su alianza fue consumada cuando los votantes de las primarias de EELV aprobaron el acuerdo el 26 de febrero de 2017.

En 2021 gana las primarias como candidato del Polo Ecologista en las elecciones presidenciales francesas de 2022 frente a Sandrine Rousseau. En diciembre de 2021 la diputada Delphine Batho antigua rival en las primarias es elegida portavoz de la campaña del candidato sustituyendo a Matthieu Orphelin acusado de violación y agresiones sexuales y destituido el 27 de noviembre.

Referencias

Ecologistas
Ecologistas de Francia
Activistas contra el cambio climático
Eurodiputados
Políticos de Francia del siglo XXI
Eurodiputados de Francia de la Legislatura 2009-2014
Eurodiputados de Francia de la Legislatura 2014-2019
Eurodiputados de Francia de la Legislatura 2019-2024


Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2C (LGMD2C) is an autosomal recessive muscle dystrophy that resembles Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Although DMD is known to affect one in every 3500 males regardless of race, a widespread founder mutation causing LGMD2C has been described in North Africa. However, the incidence of LGMD2C in Japanese has been unknown because the genetic background remains uncharacterized in many patients clinically diagnosed with DMD.
We enrolled 324 patients referred to the Kobe University Hospital with suspected DMD. Mutations in the dystrophin or the SGCG genes were analyzed using not only genomic DNA but also cDNA.
In 322 of the 324 patients, responsible mutations in the dystrophin were successfully revealed, confirming DMD diagnosis. The remaining two patients had normal dystrophin expression but absence of γ-sarcoglycan in skeletal muscle. Mutation analysis of the SGCG gene revealed homozygous deletion of exon 6 in one patient, while the other had a novel single nucleotide insertion in exon 7 in one allele and deletion of exon 6 in the other allele. These mutations created a stop codon that led to a γ-sarcoglycan deficiency, and we therefore diagnosed these two patients as having LGMD2C. Thus, the relative incidence of LGMD2C among Japanese DMD-like patients can be calculated as 1 in 161 patients suspected to have DMD (2 of 324 patients = 0.6%). Taking into consideration the DMD incidence for the overall population (1/3,500 males), the incidence of LGMD2C can be estimated as 1 per 560,000 or 1.8 per million.
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to demonstrate a low incidence of LGMD2C in the Japanese population.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD; OMIM#310200) is the most common inherited muscular dystrophy, and affects 1 in every 3,500 males, regardless of race. DMD is caused by a mutation in the dystrophin gene on the short arm of the X chromosome and is characterized by the absence of dystrophin in skeletal muscle. Those affected by DMD develop muscle weakness by the age of 4 or 5, followed by progressive muscle wasting that ultimately leads to patients being wheelchair bound by the age of 12. In addition, calf hypertrophy and lumbar lordosis are also observed. DMD patients succumb to either cardiac or respiratory failure secondary to the disease during their twenties .
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2C (LGMD2C) (OMIM # 253700) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the SGCG gene, which encodes γ-sarcoglycan. It is characterized by a childhood onset of progressive muscular dystrophy. The mean age of onset is 5.3 years, and half of these patients lose ambulation by the age of 12. Calf hypertrophy and lumbar lordosis are common . Based on these clinical findings, LGMD2C is referred to as a severe childhood autosomal recessive muscular dystrophy or as a Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)-like autosomal recessive disease .
Unlike DMD, LGMD2C shows geographical difference in its incidence. The highest incidence of LGMD2C has been reported in North Africa as a result of a founder mutation in the SGCG gene . Numerous studies have summarized the clinical and pathological features of LGMDs outside of North Africa. These studies have reported at least 19 subtypes, with 7 exhibiting autosomal dominant (LGMD1A to E) and 12 exhibiting autosomal recessive (LGMD2A to J) patterns of inheritance . Previous studies have determined the prevalence of LGMD to range from 8.1 per million in a nationwide study in The Netherlands  to 40 per million in a worldwide survey . However, the incidence of subtype LGMD2C has yet to be determined. In the Bulgarian Roma (Gypsy) population, one founder mutation has been reported to be common . Other than in the geographical areas associated with founder mutations, only limited numbers of LGMD2C cases have been reported. For example, only nine and seven LGMD2C patients have been described among large numbers of patients examined in Italy  and the USA , respectively.
Since differentiation of LGMD2C from DMD has not been considered a major problem in current clinical practice, strong efforts to differentiate the two conditions have not been made. Dystrophin restoration therapy for DMD by either inducing exon skipping [10, 11] or by suppressing nonsense mutations  appears to be close to clinical implementation. However, before there can be any clinical application of these technologies, it is essential that DMD be confirmed at the molecular level.
Kobe University Hospital contains a DMD clinic that examines patients suspected to have the disease from all over Japan, especially from the western part of the country. We herein report on two LDMD2C patients that were found among a group of 324 Japanese patients suspected to have DMD. We accordingly estimate the incidence of LGMD2C in the Japanese population to be 1 per 560,000.
Boys were enrolled in this cohort if they had been referred to the Kobe University Hospital with a tentative clinical DMD diagnosis based on strongly elevated levels of serum creatine kinase (CK) activity. Patients ranged in age from 0 - 7 years. We performed an extensive analysis on mutations in the dystrophin gene and were able to molecularly identify a mutation in the dystrophin gene in 322 patients with DMD-like disease (manuscript in preparation). However, in two other patients, no mutations were noted in the dystrophin gene. After obtaining informed consent from their parents, further examinations were conducted on these patients.
Muscle samples were obtained from the quadriceps of each patient. Standard histochemical stains including hematoxylin and eosin (H-E), Gomori trichrome, NADH tetrazolium reductase, succinate dehydrogenase, periodic acid-Schiff, acid phosphatase, adenosine triphosphatase at pH 4.3 and 9.4, cytochrome c oxidase, and alkaline phosphatase were conducted. Immunohistochemical stains for α- and β-dystroglycan; α-, β-, γ-, and δ-sarcoglycan; dystrophin; and merosin were performed using their respective monoclonal antibodies (Novocastra, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, and Millipore, Billerica, MA, USA).
Under an institutionally approved protocol, DNA was extracted from blood samples that were obtained from the probands and all available family members. For examination of the SGCG gene, eight sets of primers (Table 1) were designed to amplify eight exons, with the amplified PCR products then directly sequenced. Reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) was used to analyze the SGCG mRNA expressed in lymphocytes or skeletal muscle, as previously described . Full-length SGCG cDNA was amplified as two separate, partially overlapping fragments by using two sets of primers (Table 1). The amplified products were then directly sequenced.
Genomic dosage of the exons of the SGCG gene was assessed by a semiquantitative multiplex PCR, as previously described . Eight fragments encompassing exons 1 to 8 of the SGCG gene and one fragment encompassing exon 2 of the α-dystroglycan gene were co-amplified using two PCR reactions that employed six sets of primers (Table 1). PCR products were separated by capillary electrophoresis (Agilent 2001 Bioanalyzer with DNA 1000 Lab Chips, Agilent Technologies, Palo Alto, CA, USA). The amount of PCR product derived from the SGCG exons was quantified by measuring their peak areas followed by calculating the ratio of these areas to that found for the α-dystroglycan exon 2.
The two male patients with clinical diagnosis of DMD were incidentally found to have marked elevations of serum CK levels (more than 50 times higher than control) in early childhood, despite a negative family history for muscular dystrophy. To confirm the clinical diagnosis of DMD, dystrophin gene mutations were extensively searched for using not only genomic DNA but also mRNA. However, no mutations could be identified, even when we included a deep intron mutation .
To clarify pathological changes in these two patients, muscle biopsies were performed. In patient 1 (KUCG 527), H-E staining revealed marked replacement of muscle by adipose tissue along with increases in endomysial connective tissue. We also found a few muscle fibers that were remarkably different in size (data not shown). In spite of the clinical diagnosis of DMD, the immunostaining pattern for both dystrophin and merosin staining was completely normal. Unexpectedly, there was no staining for γ-sarcoglycan, while there was only a mild reduction for α-sarcoglycan and almost normal results for β- and δ-sarcoglycan (Figure 1). In order to confirm the γ-sarcoglycan deficiency, we looked for mutations in the SGCG gene. When PCR was used to amplify the eight exons that encompassed the regions of the SGCG gene, all regions other than exon 6 could be obtained. This suggests a homozygous deletion of exon 6 (Figure 2). To confirm this, we used RT-PCR to analyze the SGCG mRNA from the patient's muscle. Amplification of the fragment encompassing exons 5 to 8 resulted in a small-sized product. Subsequent sequencing of this product revealed a complete absence of the exon 6 sequence (data not shown). Therefore, we concluded that this patient had a homozygous deletion of exon 6 in the SGCG gene. In addition, both the patient's mother and father were found to carry this deletion in one allele (data not shown). Because the exon 6 deletion removes 73 bp (nt 506 - 578) from the mRNA, it was expected that a stop codon would appear in exon 7, thereby leading to γ-sarcoglycan deficiency. It became clear that this patient had LGMD2C rather than DMD.
Immunostaining of skeletal muscle. Results of immunohistochemical examination using dystrophin, α-, β-, γ-, and δ-sarcoglycans and dystrophin antibodies are shown. There was clear staining of every protein along the plasma membrane in the control. In patient 1, γ-sarcoglycan was completely absent, and there was a mild reduction of α-sarcoglycan. Both β-sarcoglycan and δ-sarcoglycan were found to be almost entirely intact. There was clear staining of dystrophin in patient 1. In patient 2, γ-sarcoglycan was completely absent, and a patchy reduction in both α- and β-sarcoglycan was observed. Dystrophin, δ-sarcoglycan, and merosin staining patterns appeared normal.
Mutation analysis of the SGCG gene in patient 1. Amplification products of exons 5, 6, and 7 are shown (c; control, p: patient) in the upper part of the figure. Although PCR amplification of eight exons of the SGCG gene was conducted, no products were obtained from the fragment encompassing exon 6 (Exon 6 p). For the other exons, the products of the SGCG gene met size expectations. Results of SGCG mRNA analysis are shown in the lower part of the figure. RT-PCR (c; control, p: patient) was used to analyze the muscle mRNA. The fragment encompassing exons 5 to 8 was amplified as a small-sized product in patient 1. Sequencing of the product showed a complete absence of exon 6. It was concluded that patient 1 had a homozygous deletion of exon 6 in the SGCG gene.
In patient 2 (KUCG 280), H-E staining indicated excess variability of muscle fiber size, clusters of regenerating fibers, degenerating fibers, some acutely necrotic fibers, and scattered inflammatory cells. Immunohistochemistry revealed the absence of γ-sarcoglycan and a patchy reduction in α- and β-sarcoglycan. The staining patterns for dystrophin, δ-sarcoglycan, and merosin all appeared normal (Figure 1). Since the findings suggested γ-sarcoglycan deficiency, PCR amplification of the patient's genomic DNA was performed for all eight exons in the SGCG gene. Amplification of all fragments resulted in products that were of the expected size, and thus, subsequently could be used for direct sequencing. With the exception of exon 7, sequencing of the amplified products demonstrated a completely normal sequence. In exon 7, subcloning of an ambiguous sequence of the amplified product resulted in one clone with a completely normal sequence and a second clone that contained a novel single T nucleotide insertion between nt 602 and 603 within exon 7 (c.602_603insT). This mutation created a stop codon in exon 7. The patient's mother was heterozygous for this mutation, whereas the father had a normal exon 7 sequence (data not shown). Since patient 1 had a homologous deletion of exon 6 of the SGCG gene, we supposed that patient 2 carried this deletion in one allele. When semi-quantitative PCR amplification of exon 6 of the patient's SGCG gene was performed, the results showed nearly half the genomic dose for the exon 6 encompassing region, indicating a heterozygous deletion of exon 6 (Figure 3). Further analysis of the SGCG mRNA from the patient's muscle revealed two kinds of mRNA: one exhibited an exon 6 deletion and the other demonstrated the above-mentioned novel single nucleotide insertion within exon 7 (Figure 3). Therefore, the γ-sarcoglycan deficiency in this patient was caused by a hemizygous c.602-603insT in exon 7 along with the deletion of exon 6 on the other allele.
Mutation analysis of the SGCG gene in patient 2. Capillary electrophoretic patterns of the PCR products are shown in the upper portion of the figure. Five genomic regions were co-amplified in one PCR reaction, with the products separated using capillary electrophoresis. The position of each of the amplified products of exons 5, 6, 7, and 8 of the SGCG gene and exon 2 of the α-dystroglycan gene (DG) are marked. In patient 2, the peak area of exon 6 is nearly half that of the control, indicating a heterozygous deletion of exon 6. IS refers to a 1,500-bp marker. The amplified fragments that encompassed exons 5 to 8 of the SGCG mRNA are shown in the lower part of the figure (c; control, p; patient). Two different product sizes were obtained from the patient. Sequencing of the products disclosed that one exhibited a complete absence of exon 6, while the other included a nucleotide insertion in exon 7 (c.602_603insT). Thus, in this patient there was both a heterozygous nucleotide insertion in exon 7 and a heterozygous deletion of exon 6 of the SGCG gene.
To date, our analysis of patients suspected to have DMD has revealed that two of the entire cohort examined can be regarded as having LGMD2C. Thus, the relative incidence of LGMD2C among Japanese patients suspected to have DMD can be calculated as 1 in 161 (2 of 324 patients = 0.6%). When the DMD incidence is taken into consideration for the overall population (1/3,500 males), the incidence of LGMD2C can be estimated as 1 per 560,000 or 1.8 per million.
This is the first comprehensive study that has been able to definitively clarify the incidence of LGMD2C among patients suspected to have DMD. In our cohort of 324 Japanese children clinically diagnosed with DMD, two were diagnosed as having LGMD2C. The incidence of LGMD2C among this cohort was calculated as 1 in 161 (0.6%) and the incidence in the Japanese population was estimated at 1 per 0.56 million people. The relative proportions of all LGMDs, including LGMD2C, have been previously reported for various regions of the world [5, 9]. However, these reports did not describe the relative prevalence of LGMD2C to DMD. The present study is the first to describe the incidence of LGMG2C in one race. The incidence of severe LGMDs was estimated to be 11.8% in a German study of patients with severe muscular dystrophy with early childhood onset  and about 8 to 12% in a Brazilian study of males with a clinical diagnosis of DMD . In comparison, our results indicate a much lower incidence (0.6%) of LGMD2C among patients suspected to have DMD. However, the low prevalence of LGMD2C in Japanese is in accordance with the few reports that have examined LCMD2C patients from Japan [18, 19]. Regardless of these differences, the potential presence of LGMD2C needs to be considered when making a differential diagnosis of DMD, even in Japan.
Although originally reported to be a severe autosomal recessive muscular dystrophy that resembles DMD, LGMD2C has since been reported to have a heterogenous clinical course, even with identical mutations . Initially, both of our LGMD2C patients were tentatively diagnosed as having DMD, even though both patients showed only very mild muscle weakness during the original observation period. A clinical hallmark for differentiating DMD and LGMD2C involves the inheritance pattern. However, this is impossible to determine in sporadic cases in males. In the current cases, the failure to determine any dystrophin gene mutations that were responsible for DMD led to immunohistochemical examination of muscle tissue. Quite unexpectedly, we found normal staining for dystrophin in these patients (Figure 1). This finding proved to be the key for diagnosing the complete or near-complete absence of γ-sarcoglycan deficiency, which led to our using genetic analysis to definitively prove the γ-sarcoglycan deficiency.
It has been reported that residual sarcoglycan expression is highly variable, and that this makes it difficult to accurately predict the genotype [2, 20]. In addition, both sarcoglycanopathy and DMD were reported to show weak staining of all types of sarcoglycan complexes . On the other hand, patients with LGMD2C have been reported to show a significant reduction or a complete absence of γ-sarcoglycan staining in conjunction with reduced or only partially preserved staining of the other sarcoglycan proteins [2, 5, 9, 21, 22]. In the present two cases, we observed a marked reduction of γ-sarcoglycan, in addition to finding a reduction of staining intensity for other members of the sarcoglycan complex (Figure 1).
Since the maintenance of the carboxyl terminus of γ-sarcoglycan is important for both the processing and stability of the protein, mutations in the extracellular domain of γ-sarcoglycan can lead to an absence of protein expression . While the most common cause of LGMD2C is thought to be a homozygous del521T in exon 6 of the SGCG gene, this mutation has not been reported in Japanese. However, in the current study we identified a novel c.602_603insT mutation. We identified a homozygous deletion of exon 6 of the SGCG gene in patient 1. We also identified the exon 6 deletion in three of four alleles in our two Japanese LGMD2C patients. This mutation has been previously reported to occur as a hemizygous condition in Japanese . In Europe, this exon 6 deletion has been reported in both homozygous and hemizygous conditions . Taken together, these previous findings suggest that exon 6 can be considered prone to deletions. Although our identification of the exon 6 deletion in one allele was initially difficult, we have now been able to successfully detect deletions in one allele by using semiquantitative PCR amplification (Figure 3). Therefore, use of this methodology may help to increase the mutation detection rate in patients suspected to have DMD, and in addition, help to correctly identify LGMD2C. Being able to successfully identify LGMD2C patients in the future will help to ensure correct DMD diagnosis and proper implementation of therapy in patients who do indeed have DMD.
This is the first comprehensive study to describe the prevalence of LGMD2C in one race from mutation study results on patients suspected to have DMD. The incidence of LGMD2C in the Japanese population was estimated to be 1 per 560,000.
We would like to thank Ms. Kanako Yokoyama for her secretarial help. This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) and Grant-in-Aid for Exploratory Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; a Health and Labour Sciences Research Grant for Research on Psychiatric and Neurological Diseases and Mental Health; and a research grant for Nervous and Mental disorders from the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare.
YO performed the molecular genetic studies, participated in the sequence alignment and drafted the manuscript. KI carried out the immunoassays. ZZ and HA participated in the sequence alignment. YT, MY, KM and TK participated in the design of the study. MM conceived of the study, and participated in its design and coordination and helped to draft the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.


Adamu stated this when the European (EU) Election Observation Mission to Nigeria delegation visited him on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that while the elections would last, security personnel would keep surveillance at the polling areas to ensure that restriction of movement and other rules were obeyed as stipulated by the electoral law.
"Your presence here in Nigeria to see the process will give credence to the fact that proper arrangement or otherwise has been made," he said. Adamu noted that without security, credible elections would not take place, adding that adequate arrangements had been made to protect INEC officials, election materials, installations and voters.
"We have done a lot in terms of security and training of our personnel in respect of the elections. "Your mission to Nigeria is very important inasmuch as every Nigerian will want credible elections," he said.
Earlier, the Leader of the delegation, who is the Chief Monitor, Domini Howell, said that the visit was to ascertain the level of preparedness of the police for the elections. "We know security is important during the elections so we want to meet you and know your activities for the day of the elections," she said.
Howell said that the EU had had 11 persons in Nigeria for the past one month to monitor the level of preparation for the general elections. She said that the union currently had 40 persons in the field, adding that on the day of election, no fewer than 120 would be in the field and people from the EU embassies would join.


I have been given the opportunity to redesign the DVD disc label for Hard House Pictures' short film Dark Journey.
I have had to start from scratch as there aren't any real existing assets to use as the existing design for the labels and cover are all flattened jpegs. Have used a font similiar to the existing one which if they like, can always use on the cover. My version is quite subtle so not sure what the feedback will be!
There is an opportunity to also rework their banner ads.


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Q: UML - Help drawing crafting system I have drawn usecase, activity and class diagrams for "Crafting System" for my game.
I am bit confident in activity and use case diagrams but I doubt in class diagrams. Do you find any mistakes in it? or suggest any improvements?

Crafting Mechanic:
Crafter could be either an NPC or building thorough which player interacts to craft. Upon clicking on the crafter a window will be opened.

A: Hmm. If we look at a crafting process in a very abstract way this may work. What I'd miss here are the directional (aka one-sided) dependencies in the class diagram; for example the crafting process may not now anything about the crafter. Same goes for the items.
In a more detailed look at this you will have to split up some compound classes. For example, the crafting process is likely going to be split into at least two classes, if not even more. The reason behind this is that you'd like to keep the data ("recipe") split from the actual process. This will not only make things easier with the actual implementation, but also gives you a means to provide actual recipe items to the player.
Which brings me to another point: If you have some kind of item tree, your ConsumableItem and CraftableItem are more like interfaces with the same parent. Infact, I honestly fail to see why you would make any difference between these two, because you may have mixed up classes and roles here (which are described differently in UML).


The National Transportation Safety Board is issuing a recommendation to state authorities, advising them to require ignition locks to be installed in the vehicles of convicted drunk drivers.
The five member group noted that requiring ignition locks in the vehicles of drivers convicted of driving under the influence is currently the best solution for keeping repeat offenders off the road and lessening the impact of drunk driving on the country's auto-related death toll.
Currently, according to the board, drunk driving accidents account for one third of the 32,000 auto-related deaths that occur every year in the U.S.
The locks are effective in preventing inebriated motorists from getting onto the road. In order to start their cars, they have to breathe into a breathalyzer. If their blood-alcohol level is higher than .15, the car won't start.
This law is already in effect in several states, including Alabama. Not only could it help to increase drivers' safety, but it could decrease insurance rates for drivers who learn from their mistakes and stay out of trouble.


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Sailing By: Tales from our coasts and inland waterways
Sailing for Pleasure
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An ancient mariner's view of Northumberland
April 4, 2014 beverley yates North East
An OGA Solent member reflects on his childhood spent sailing the Northumberland coast in a Norwegian gaffer called 'Viking'. His memories include the 'out of bounds' areas of the Royal Northumberland Yacht Club ship 'Cretehatch' and the port of Blyth. In contrast to the RNYC, he recommends a secluded anchorage outside the Inner Farne Island called The Kettle.
My father's first boat was a gaffer called 'Viking', in which he sailed up and down the Northumberland coast. As you may imagine, with a name like that, she was built in Norway to the traditions of Colin Archer. My earliest memory is sitting, not at my mother's knee, but at her foot. She'd sit on the weather rail, with me baling out the clinker bilge using a wooden-handled galvanised scoop.
In those days there was plenty of scope for water to pour down one's neck between the sou'wester and the none-too waterproof waxed canvas coat. There was no shelter between safe ports on that bleak coast, exposed to everything between North and Southeast. There are few off-lying dangers, but rocky headlands separate the grand sweeping beaches. The absence of prominent landmarks makes progress along the coast difficult to follow.
Our home port was Blyth, in those days a coal exporting port which still had the overhead conveyers to prove it. The river ran black with the coal dust, and the bucket dredger 'Cowpen' had a full time job to keep the port from silting up.
Our haven of peace was the Club Ship 'Cretehatch', home to the Royal Northumberland Yacht Club (RNYC). It was a former ferro-cement Admiralty tug put to good use in a busy commercial harbour, where dockside space was at a premium, giving access to deep water yacht moorings for members. I have memories of the panelled mahogany and polished brass interior and the Stateroom lined with copies of Lloyds Register of Yachts, where us children were not allowed! Sadly, the 'Cretehatch' was sunk in a storm in 1949, and the Club was confined to shore base for several years until she was replaced by a former wooden lightship, the oldest in existence, having last served on the Calshot Spit.
Under this guise the Club has thrived, and now offers safe haven and warm welcome to visiting skippers and crews. The RNYC is equipped with visitors' pontoons alongside the clubship, and is manned seven days a week.
As a complete contrast, if anyone wants to anchor for six hours or an overnight stop in fine weather, there is a secret secluded anchorage outside the Inner Farne Island called The Kettle. The secret is that it is one of only two anchorages in the UK administered by the National Trust. The anchorage is accessible from the North at all states of the tide, and from the South at two hours before high tide (which is when you will need to head South).
Contributed by John Lowrie, OGA member, Solent Area
Farne Islands, NT
RNYC
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'Visit of Luís Echeverría Álvarez, President of the Mexican Republic' [Conference in the UNESCO and speeches at the gala dinner]
Title: 'Visit of Luís Echeverría Álvarez, President of the Mexican Republic' [Conference in the UNESCO and speeches at the gala dinner]
Duration: 34 min., 52 seg.
Sound collection: Radio Paris. Ramírez/del Campo
Summaries: La cinta recoge dos actos de la visita oficial del presidente Luis Echeverría a Francia: Una primera con la conferencia sobre el origen y cometido de la UNESCO en la sede de la organización. Y una segunda parte donde se recogen los brindis de la cena de gala y un breve discurso del presidente Pompidou en español. La cinta acaba con música tradicional mexicana
The recording was issued during the official visit of Luís Echeverría Álvarez, President of the Mexican United States (1970-1976), to Paris in April of 1973:
Mexico was one of the main countries that received exiled Spanish in 1939, and their initial destination was substantially different of the refugees in France, specially due to the attitude of the Office of Lázaro Cárdenas (1934-1940), who had managed to be one of the main defenders of the Spanish Republic during the Civil War. First of all, from the Society of Nations, and later by sending weapons and equipments, against of the Treaty of No-Intervention (also violated by Italy and Germany in support to General Franco). Besides, from 1938 he set up The House of Spain in Mexico, located in the capital, a body aimed to facilitate the integration of the Spanish exiled intellectuals in the academic and professional level, favouring similar conditions to the land of origin. On the other hand, in 1940 he gave the Mexican citizenship to everyone who asked for it, that finally was almost the 60% of the exiled. Mexico never get to recognise diplomatically the Francoist regime, considering the Government of the Republic in the exile as the only legitimate one. And although it is true that there were cultural and commercial contacts between Mexico and the Francoist Spain, they did not have them in the political level.
On the other hand, in Mexico there were created educational and academic centres that symbolised the hugh Spanish intellectual contribution, such as the 'School Ruíz de Alarcón', the Institute 'Luis Vives', the 'Hispano-Mexican Academy', the 'Spanish Athenaeum in Mexico', the 'School of Madrid', the 'Spanish Republican Centre'... It also existed an important publishing activity, of which the most famous company was the Fondo de Cultura Económica. They were in sum cultural, literary and scientific contributions. Obviously, no all the Spanish refugees came from intellectual backgrounds and the coexistance was not always easy, although the Government and the Government employees always had a favorable attitude.
Luís Echeverría Álvarez was the responsible of an active external politics that were intended to break the traditional Mexican dependence on the U.S., promoting -amongst other things- an approaching to the European Economic Community and other countries of the Western Block, and encouraging the solidarity with numerous Third World Countries (as a result of a process of decolonization), keeping in touch at the same time with the Oriental Block (supporting, amongst other things, the entry of China in the UN). He also showed his sympathy towards Cuba and Allende's Chile. He declared himself the one who continued the work of Lázaro Cárdenas, giving political asylum to the refugees of the military dictatorships of the South Cone and reinforcing his commitment with the Government of the Republic in the exile, getting to demand the UN an express condemn to the Franco regime after the shooting of five members of ETA in September 1975. After the end of his mandate, he became member of the Executive Committee of the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) and itinerant Mexican ambassador between 1977 and 1978. And although as a political figure presents some chiaroscuros, the exiled Spanish have good memories of his mandate.
In the catalogue a total of five tapes on his historical visit to France have been kept, most of them make evident his firm commitment with the values of the Republican Spain, as it has been stated:
-Visit of Luís Echeverría Álvarez [Speech and press conference]
-Visit of Luís Echeverría Álvarez [Conference in UNESCO and speeches at the gala dinner]
-Visit of Luís Echeverría Álvarez [Interview and press conference]
-Visit of Luís Echeverría Álvarez [Homage to Miguel Hidalgo]
Devuélveme la voz: 1964 Visit by President De Gaulle to Mexico
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Asian Contemporary Art (Day Sale)
GERALDINE JAVIER
HKD 400,000
HKD 100,000 - HKD 180,000
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(Filipino, B. 1970)
Life Cycle (after Goya's Disaster of War)
oil on canvas, embroidered birds and insects encapsulated in resin
182.8 x 244 cm. (72 x 96? in.)
Executed in 2009
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Primo Marella Gallery.
Felix Yip
fyip@christies.com
Marcello Kwan
mkwan@christies.com
Exhibited
Basel, Scope Art Show, 8 - 14 June 2009
Bologna, Museo delle Generazioni Italiane del '900, Asean Tour - Artists from Southeast Asia, January - February 2010.
Lot Essay
The viewer is struck by the contrast between the grey kitchen tiles and the red birds, like ravens dipped in blood, growing like bizarre, apocalyptic fruit from an ash colored burnt-out tree. Like fruit, or even strange butterflies of war, growing in their transparent pupas, soon to hatch and inflict a terrible toll on the world. If you did not mention Goya, i would not have caught the reference, yet once having viewed the works in question, it is impossible not to see the line you have traced back to the Napoleonic wars and to imagine the body parts of revolutionary heroes nailed to a dead tree, the superimposition of new death on old death. I also thought of the Norse World Tree, Yggdrasil, inhabited by crows and birds of the dead, to be burned at Ragnarok, the end of all things.
by Michelangelo Samson
Geraldine Javier's Life Cycle (After Goya's Disasters of War) was inspired by Los Desastres de la Guerra, a set of 82 etchings and prints made by Goya between 1810 to 1820, which describe Goya's protest against the Napoleonic invasion of Spain. Life Cycle is specifically based on Plate 39, 'A heroic feat! With dead men!' which illustrates the randomness of slaughter and violence. Dismembered body parts from the aftermath of war are mounted on to the lone tree within a barren landscape as trophies of the victors. The scene inevitably reminds us of the Crucifixion, but instead of the deliberate nature of the biblical sacrifice, Goya's tree of body parts illustrates the brutal pointlessness of human destruction and waste.
Javier has chosen to focus on the tree itself, a Y-forking deadwood sprouting from the unseen ground. Using a gradient of almost monochromatic shades (reminiscent of Goya's own chiaroscuro technique within the etchings) she suffuses the tree with a visceral quality. The stark isolation of a single inanimate object suggests a tableau-like fixity, an almost theatrically dramatic sense of being the centre of all things. Instead of dismembered body parts, Javier's tree is laden with embroidered red birds holding frozen insects in their beaks. Through this uncanny device the dead tree appears to come back to life, bearing an illusion of low-hanging scarlet fruit.
By tapping the universal archetype of the tree, Javier participates in a larger narrative discourse resonating across history, literature and religion. As discussed by Michelangelo Samson, Javier's use of the tree is associated with Yggdrasil, the primeval world tree of life within Nordic mythology. Odin, the Norse god of battle, victory, magic and death sacrificed himself to hang from Yggdrasil for nine days and nights in exchange for wisdom to rule Valhalla. The idea of the world tree as Odin's gallows gives birth to the medieval trope of the Hanged Man within the tarot deck, a liminal figure who hangs suspended by his ankle between this world and the next.
The limbic forms of the hanging birds create a visual paradox: of life springing from the branches of a dead tree, yet in the form of birds ensnared in the act of picking insects off the dry branches. The medium of clear resin reminds us of traps of gum or lime used by trophy-hunters pursuing prized feathers. With its creatures caught in eternal stasis, Javier's tree symbolizes the endless dance between destruction and rebirth.
The stark uniformity of the kitchen tiles is Javier's remaking of Goya's barren landscape, a flat plane against which the textural construct of the tree and three-dimensionality of the birds stand out in stark relief. This patterning is reminiscent of the fabric of life, an endless sequence of objects brought into uniformity against which existence sparks and shrivels. Like a reel of slow film which gently insinuates the bizarre into our consciousness, the cyclical illogic of existence is deftly illustrated through an almost cinematic incongruity.
Life Cycle is closely related to Javier's series of other works with trees as the central objects, such as The Perfect Blossom (After John Everett Millais' Apple Blossoms) , and Eruption (Christie's Hong Kong, November 2009, Lot 1120) exploring her fascination with the natural world and its inhabitants.
Christie's is grateful to Mr Michelangelo Samson for his kind assistance with this catalogue entry.
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I wrote in my last post how I took my grandma on a NYC double decker bus tour. Our tickets included the Uptown Loop, Downtown Loop, Brooklyn Loop, Bronx Loop, and Nighttime Tour. We obviously couldn't do all of them in one day, but we decided to do both the Uptown and Downtown loop since each one was only a couple of hours.
The Downtown Loop Starts in Times Square. Now, normally I avoid Times Square like the plague. It is just so busy that it is actually faster to walk an avenue block out of the way to avoid the tourist craziness.
But since I was with my grandma, I decided to put on my patient pants and we went to the start of the Downtown Loop tour. Luckily, we didn't have to wait long – a few minutes later we were on top of the bus looking down on all the craziness.
This awesome church that I see every time I get off the 9th Street Path Train.
It's like a castle on top of a building!
Looking at the pictures now, it is actually nice to have seen some of these sights from the bus, such as Time Square, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the Wall Street Bull, without having to push through the crowds.
I would still recommend taking a walk down the Brooklyn Bridge and going to the Brooklyn Bridge Park to see the views of the city from the Bridge and from across the river.
My grandma and I both had a really good time on the bus tour, and I'm really glad I got to take her out for the day!
Have you ever been on a bus tour when you traveled? Did you like it?
Loved the tour…as a New Yorker, I've always meant to try one, but never have!
One note: the church you see when you get out of the PATH station is actually the Jefferson Market branch of the New York Public Library. It was originally built as a courhouse, and was nearly torn down in the 1960s until it was saved to be a library!
Well if anyone you know visiting NY ever asks you to go on this tour with them, it's really not so bad! And keep in mind that NY/NJ/CT residents get 2-for-1 tickets from this company. It's not advertised in big font, but it's definitely on their website.
That's so interesting about that church building, I had no idea they turned it into a library. Crazy how many things we walk by every day but don't know anything about their history. Thanks for sharing!


ZE:A's Lee Hoo To Take Break From Group | IdolWow!
After his public struggles in September, Lee Hoo of ZE:A has decided to take a break from the group, according to a new statement released by the band's agency.
Why the 25-year-old ZE:A frontman — also known as Junyoung — has decided to take a leave of absence is a mystery, but it is most likely related to the controversies between himself and the agency.
On September 21 the idol star went on an angry tweeting spree, singling out and vowing to bring down his agency head CEO Shin Joo Hak, only to retract his comments the very next day claiming a resolution had been agreed.
Star Empire has since released a statement that the band leader's grievances were related to his aggravations over the insufficient treatment for bandmate Tae Heon's martial arts injury, however the public still remain skeptical about the circumstances of his withdrawal.
During his time off, Lee Hoo will also be ceasing all social media communications as he takes his time away from the group.
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My boyfriend recently surprised me with a box of brownies, cookies, and mini cupcakes after returning from a week away. It was so sweet! But it was also the last thing I wanted in my apartment after a weeklong sugar and carb binge. I can't be trusted around sugar. If it's nearby, I eat it…and I do so ASAP…and that's exactly what happened. Chocolate is king on Valentine's Day, but it's not the only option! There are plenty of foodie gifts that you can give your lover without "ruining" his diet. Here's a look at some favorites.
If you're looking to spoil your significant other (and, when you think about it, help him save money in the long run), head straight for The Lattissima Touch. It looks complex, but it's literally the simplest, easiest, and most importantly, CLEANEST device I've ever used to make a cappuccino. It's also relatively compact and like everything else from Nespresso, sleek in design. The brand also launches limited edition coffees at various points throughout the year, and they just came out with two: UMUTIMA wa Lake Kivu and TANIM de Chiapas. I usually drink black coffee in the morning since most often it's the only thing I have energy to do, but this takes only marginally more time and is incredibly intuitive to use. At Nespresso for $499.
There's no question that box food delivery services are part of a trend that isn't going anywhere, but all the ones I've seen come with a commitment beyond a single meal, which is really annoying if you're just looking to test the waters (or you have to remember to cancel). Diced is a new 100% gluten-free meal kit delivery service that lets you order single-serving portions AND requires no subscription. Recipes that cater to vegetarian and vegan preferences are also available. They officially launched a few weeks ago in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic areas. I tried out two meals and loved them! Or loved them as much as I could have being someone who hates cooking. That said, it's such a great way to surprise a loved one if, like me, you want to do a romantic dinner at home but have no knack for putting together recipes or patience for shopping for ingredients. Single-serving prices start at $10.95 per meal, and there are meal subscription plans available in which you can get three meals each week for $35.85/week.
Show me someone who says they don't love avocados, and I'll show you a liar! This fun bundle comes with an herb mincer (on Crisp for $15.99) to help mince fresh, leafy herbs in seconds without bruising, a serrated paring knife (on Crisp for $11.99), and an avocado tool (on Crisp for $14.99) to slice, split, and pit avocados using its wavy knife and slicing scoop. Does anyone need this to make guacamole? Probably not, but it's a smile-inducing gift and inarguably does make the process more seamless. On Crisp for $34.99.
Wellness Tribe is a wellness subscription box. Each month they curate a care package of natural body products, healthy snacks, and wellness essentials, all of which are tied to a theme; February's box, for example, is all about Self-Love. Each box is $39.95. This is especially great if your loved one is a food grazer (to that end, also check out Nourish Snacks).


How Were/When Were Railroad Lodges Born?
Bro. Thurgood Marshall's grandfather was a former slave who fought on behalf of the Union Army during the Civil War. His mother was among the first women to graduate from Columbia Teacher's College. And Bro. Marshall himself was a pioneer, becoming the first African-American on the Supreme Court of the United States in 1967. During a lengthy legal career with the NAACP, Bro. Marshall gained significant experience arguing cases before the court on which he one day would serve. In the 32 cases where he was called upon to argue on behalf of defendants or plaintiffs, he was victorious 29 times. Perhaps the most famous of those victories was 1954's Brown vs. The Board of Education, which ultimately resulted in the forced desegregation of schools across America. While on the Supreme Court, Bro. Marshall was often at odds with conservative justices. He became known for his eloquent dissent and sharp wit. Upon his retirement in 1993, he was replaced by Clarence Thomas.
Enjoy your page! visiting L.I. from Costa Rica on 7/2/10 to 7/15/10 is there a meeting or hall I can visit?


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Several years ago I gave a talk at Calvin College, about the two-book preaching method that was evolving in my mind and at our church. After I presented, someone came up to me and told me that Calvin Seminary's Old Testament and Preaching professor, Sidney Greidanus, had been sitting in the back row. I swallowed hard when I heard that news. Dr. Greidanus was my pastor when I was a boy and I knew he held the bar very high when it came to orthodox preaching. That night I couldn't help but wonder what he thought. ..


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Newsroom / Featured Stories / Associated Bank gifts nearly 13,000 Arbor Day Foundation saplings to customers to further build roots in the community
Associated Bank gifts nearly 13,000 Arbor Day Foundation saplings to customers to further build roots in the community
Tree symbolizes commitment to bank's Midwest roots, sustainability
Monday, October 21, 2019 | Corporate
Evergreen tree saplings provided to Associated Bank customers represent the bank's commitment to sustainability and symbolize the deep roots it has in the Midwest.
Associated Bank recently gifted nearly 13,000 evergreen tree saplings to customers throughout its three-state footprint to help amplify its sustainability and symbolize the strong roots the bank has in the communities it serves. Through a partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, Associated Bank delivered saplings to each of its more than 200 locations for distribution to customers.
This sapling distribution is part of the bank's recently announced Your Money Works Here™ campaign that highlights the bank's commitment to the people, businesses and communities it serves throughout the Midwest as well as demonstrate how its customers are helping to invest in their local communities and businesses by banking with Associated Bank.
"The evergreen tree has long been a symbol of Associated Bank and it denotes our commitment to our communities and to sustainability," said Christopher Piotrowski, executive vice president, CMO, Associated Bank. "That's why you'll see an evergreen tree in each one of our branches—to symbolize our commitment to the people and businesses we serve."
Customers were invited to pick up a sapling at their local branch and show how they are #PlantingHere to improve their environment by sharing photos of their newly planted trees and tagging @AssociatedBank on Twitter and Instagram. Customers can participate further by following and engaging with #YourMoneyWorksHere.
The sapling distribution continues Associated Bank's long history of making environmentally conscious and socially responsible choices, including efforts to manage its carbon footprint and investing in renewable energy. Since 2012, over $900 million in total credit commitments to support more than 30 wind, solar and hydroelectric projects have been made, representing cumulative generating capacity in excess of 6,500 megawatts. These projects, spanning across 15 states, generate a significant number of jobs in their surrounding communities while providing clean, sustainable power.
"We're proud to build upon our 2018 sustainability efforts and further them in 2019 by partnering with the Arbor Day Foundation as we work towards a better environment together," said Piotrowski.
Other Associated Bank sustainability efforts have included energy efficient buildings; utilizing "green" materials made of recyclable content or high life-cycle content; occupancy sensors & Energy Star compliance applications to manage energy use; and LED lighting programs.


Queens Park Rangers midfielder Massimo Luongo may be set for a summer trip to Russia after being named in the Australia's preliminary squad for the Confederations Cup.
The 24-year-old, who has 24 caps and five goals for his country, has been named in an initial 30-man squad for the competition, which runs from June 17 to July 2.
However, the Socceroos will have to cut their squad to 23 before the start of the tournament.
Before that deadline, Australia host Saudi Arabia in a World Cup qualifier, in which Luongo could well press his case to remain in the squad for the Confederations Cup.
Should Luongo make the final 23-man squad for the Confederations cup, he will hope to help Ange Postecoglu's men progress from Group B.
The Socceroos open up against Germany in Sochi on June 19, before facing Cameroon in Saint Petersburg three days later and Chile in Moscow on June 25.
QPR club-mate Yeni Ngbakoto, meanwhile, has been called up to the Democratic Republic of Congo squad to face Botswana in a friendly on June 4 and Congo in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier six days later.


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Growth of key sectors in 2018's first half
In the first 6 months of 2018, the 3 sectors of agro-forestry-fishery, industry-construction, and services expanded significantly compared to the same period last year.
VNA Thursday, July 05, 2018 11:00
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Vietnam economic growth 2018 first half agro-forestry-fishery industry-construction services Vietnam News Agency vietnamplus
InfographicVietnam 7th best place in world for expat life
Vietnam is the 7th best place globally for expats to live, according to a report by InterNations. The social club is a community of international expatriates working abroad with more than 4.5 million members in 420 global cities.
InfographicCuc Phuong national park among leading national parks in Asia
InfographicHa Long Bay ranks fifth among world's 10 most beautiful places
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InfographicFolk games during Tet holiday
InfographicDigital economy contributes 14.26% to GDP in 2022
The contribution of the digital economy to national GDP in 2022 accounted for about 14.26% of the total, with 7.18% contributed by the ICT digital economy.
InfographicVietnam a bright spot for startup investments
Vietnam has emerged as a dynamic economy and a development hub for innovative startups in the region.
InfographicFirst batch of Cao Phong oranges shipped to UK
The People's Committee of Cao Phong district in the northern province of Hoa Binh, the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the RYB Joint Stock Company, and the Cao Phong Co. Ltd., held a recent ceremony to mark the first shipment of seven tonnes of Cao Phong oranges to the UK.
InfographicVietnam exports first batch of longan to Japan
Vietnamese fresh longan has been officially imported into the Japanese market after six years of negotiation.
InfographicAgro-forestry-fishery exports set new record in 2022
Agro-forestry-fishery exports set a new record of over 53.22 billion USD in 2022, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.


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Betty: your own Siri for Linux's command line
Ah, the command line. The reason Real Men Do It In Keyboard Only™. But what if I told you there is a program out there, where you can ask it to perform a task in plain language, and it will carry it out for you? Meet Betty.
KDE ships beta 1 of its next-gen Plasma workspace
Gnome and its derivatives do seem to have the upper hand these days; but the other camp is not resting on its laurels. KDE announced today that it is releasing the first beta of its next generation Plasma workspace, in what will eventually become KDE 5.0 Since the alpha, a wide range of changes has been made. Many are of course small yet important stability, performance and bug fixes, but there have also been larger changes. For example, the introduction of a new Application Menu widget, which is a reimplementation of what originally debuted as 'Homerun Kicker' in the homerun...
Alien/Dark Seed artist, H.R. Giger dies at 74
One of the most influential designers, and the guy who single-handedly defined the biomechanical style of art, Swiss artist H.R. Giger, died today at the age of 74, after sustaining injuries from a fall.
New Google Now feature: Cancel my subscription please.
Google Now is a killer feature for Android; and as it learns from you, it becomes even more useful. But there are some features that are not well-known. Like cancelling subscriptions.
EA cutting off 50 titles due to Gamespy shutdown
We have covered the Gamespy situation before; with Rockstar Games already announcing which titles will be getting the axe as far as their multiplayer components are concerned, and now it's EA's turn.
Trip down memory lane: where did Netscape disappear to?
Speaking of weekends, the guys over at Engadget have a great read concerning Netscape. You know, the company responsible for the first world wide web browser that actually took the world by storm when it was first introduced back in 1994.
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On a day when the winners look well hidden, I have gone looking for a couple at a bit of odds at Mudgee on Sunday and found a little-known trainer with a very good strike rate whilst there is an interesting jockey change in the last.
Ten heats at Flemington last Thursday and some unraced horses for punters to make note of.
The final Group I races of the Sydney season with Pierata finally crack it at the top level and young Warwick Farm trainer Richard Litt picking up his first major with Castelvecchio taking out the Champagne Stakes.
A promising stayer from New Zealand has joined the Peter Gelagotis stable.
Honours were mostly shared with Dwayne Dunn and Damien Oliver riding doubles. It was a day where we saw a number of runners put their hand up for the Adelaide carnival.
We get back on the Kensington track for the Easter Monday meeting and there looks a couple of good bets early before saving a bit of ammunition for one at a decent price in the last race.
Patience is a virtue and Warrnambool trainer Daniel Bowman is starting to reap the rewards with Begood Toya Mother.
Prolific winner Fab's Cowboy is the first horse into the 2019 Battle Of The Bush final and has taken a further step towards another record with his win at Gladstone.
Last start Hawke's Bay Cup winner Felaar is headed for Melbourne with a feature race at Flemington his goal.
Barry The Baptist gave the locals something to cheer when holding on to land Sunday's Stawell Gold Cup (2000m) in a driving finish.
A delay for rain proved no hindrance to Baccarat Baby which held on to win Sunday's Listed $125,000 Princess Stakes (1600m) at the Sunshine Coast.


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Aegis Brands unveils its first retail cannabis location
July 10, 2020 by Chris Powell
A former Second Cup store in midtown Toronto has transitioned from beans to buds as parent company Aegis Brands formally unveiled its new cannabis retail strategy on Friday.
The new Hemisphere Cannabis Co. is the first of seven cannabis stores Aegis Brands plans to open in Ontario before the end of the year. The company promises that "It's like going to the grocery store, just a whole lot better."
Hemisphere joins The Second Cup and Bridgehead Coffee (an Ottawa-based chain of 19 stores that was acquired by Aegis for $9.5 million last year) in the company's brand portfolio.
"With Hemisphere, we've created an environment that's entirely focused on matching customers with the right product for their desired experience—whether they're shopping for cannabis for the first time ever, for the first time in a long time, or for the first time today," said Aegis Brands CEO Steven Pelton in a release.
The brand is built around the premium concept, with the name Hemispheres inspired by the concept of navigation. "Both the brand and the specific in-store experience are built around the idea of offering way-finding for Canadian in their cannabis purchase journey," said the company.
Aegis plans to convert an undisclosed number of its 244 Second Cup locations across the country into Hemispheres as the chain faces increased pressure from larger rivals like Tim Hortons and Starbucks.
"We created Aegis with the vision of building a portfolio of amazing brands that can grow and flourish by leveraging the expertise that we've developed over 40 years in the Canadian retail and foodservice industry," said Pelton.
"Given our unparalleled access to top-tier real estate assets across the country, and the incredible shared services that Hemisphere will be able to tap into as part of the Aegis network, we truly believe the potential for this brand is limitless."
Aegis has not disclosed any marketing plans for the Hemispheres brand, but a new study from Chicago-based Brightfield Group suggests it faces an uphill battle in building brand recognition.
The study of more than 3,000 cannabis users found that none of Canada's leading cannabis brands has achieved greater than 41% awareness, with the vast majority having awareness between 1% and 15%.
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A relation of a former England captain who has been inducted into the Rugby Hall of Fame collected the award on his behalf on Sunday.
James Garnett is the great nephew of Ronald Poulton-Palmer, who is regarded as one of the best rugby players to have graced the sport in the early 20th Century.
Mr Poulton-Palmer played centre from 1909-14 and captained England to the 1914 Grand Slam where he scored four tries against France - a record that still stands in international rugby. But tragedy was to follow a year after the team's success when he was killed by a German sniper while serving his country during the First World War.
Mr Garnett lives in Sulgrave and along with his wife Sarah they attended the ceremony at Wembley which inducted 25 players from seven countries and across three centuries before New Zealand's World Cup clash with Argentina.
Born in Oxford to a wealthy family in 1889, Mr Poulton-Palmer was educated at Oxford and excelled in most sports before opting to concentrate entirely on rugby.
A fine all-round sportsman in his school days, he quickly developed into one of the finest rugby players of his generation.
Easy on the eye both in terms of his good looks and playing style, the centre three-quarter is widely referred to as rugby's first real superstar. Always self-effacing, Poulton-Palmer took the hype surrounding him from an early age in his long stride.
In just six seasons of senior rugby, as an international and with Oxford University, Harlequins, Liverpool and representative sides East Midlands and London, Poulton-Palmer broke countless individual records – some that survive to this day – and left a lasting impression on everyone who saw him play.
Players from a wide array of backgrounds were honoured at the special presentation in the Spirit of Rugby lounge at Wembley, with eighteen captains of their country included.
South Africa have five representatives. England, Ireland and Scotland have three and two from France and Australia.
Notable inclusions are Irishman Fergus Slattery, Welsh legends and Lions Mervyn Davies and Phil Bennett, former Scottish fullback Andy Irvine and coaching guru Carywn James.


Did you see the piece I did last year about Nigerian culture for Time Out London? No worries – you can check it out here. I mention some of my favourite spots including 805 restaurant in Peckham and the Soboye boutique in Shoreditch.


The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is an odd-toed ungulate mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today. Humans began to domesticate horses around 4000 BC, and their domestication is believed to have been widespread by 3000 BC. Horses in the subspecies caballus are domesticated, although some domesticated populations live in the wild as feral horses. These feral populations are not true wild horses, as this term is used to describe horses that have never been domesticated, such as the endangered Przewalski's horse, a separate subspecies, and the only remaining true wild horse. There is an extensive, specialized vocabulary used to describe equine-related concepts, covering everything from anatomy to life stages, size, colors, markings, breeds, locomotion, and behavior.
Horses' anatomy enables them to make use of speed to escape predators and they have a well-developed sense of balance and a strong fight-or-flight instinct. Related to this need to flee from predators in the wild is an unusual trait: horses are able to sleep both standing up and lying down. Female horses, called mares, carry their young for approximately 11 months, and a young horse, called a foal, can stand and run shortly following birth. Most domesticated horses begin training under saddle or in harness between the ages of two and four. They reach full adult development by age five, and have an average lifespan of between 25 and 30 years.
Horse breeds are loosely divided into three categories based on general temperament: spirited "hot bloods" with speed and endurance; "cold bloods", such as draft horses and some ponies, suitable for slow, heavy work; and "warmbloods", developed from crosses between hot bloods and cold bloods, often focusing on creating breeds for specific riding purposes, particularly in Europe. There are more than 300 breeds of horses in the world today, developed for many different uses.