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World Peace Song 2018
World Peace Song Project 2015
World Music Project
World Water Creature Project
World Dot Project
World Friends on Tour Project
World Peace Song Project
World Peace Song, composed by Women of the World, is a song for connecting people from around the world with their wishes for peace. It was premiered in a concert in Nagoya in 2015 in which children with many backgrounds in World Museum contributed lyrics in their own languages and created a global chorus. Since then, the song has been sung in concerts and workshops in MIT Media Lab in the USA, Amsterdam, and Bangkok in Thailand.
In 2018, many new partners have joined the project and now they are preparing their contributions creating lyrics in their native languages, singing, recording and videotaping. The result will be shared on this page. Currently, we share the contributions on this Youtube Channel.
Children in 15 countries (so far) created a piece of music about peace collaboratively, by singing peace in their own languages. Let's start a tour to listen to them by clicking the green flag! When the tour is over, you can become the songbird and fly around the earth to listen to them in any way you like. The songbird flies in the direction of the mouse pointer. You can fly closer to the earth by pressing the down arrow key to listen to the songs more closely, or fly higher by pressing the up arrow key to listen to many of them singing together in harmony.
World Peace Song Project 2015 (Scratch Project)
Music:Women of the World
Claret School, Quezon City, Philippines
Oonoda Elementary School, Sendai, Japan
Jackson School, Newton, MA, USA
St. Gabriel's School Enfield, South Australia
Forrest Hill School, Auckland, New Zealand
Hawkesdale P12 College. Hawkesdale, Victoria
DL DAV Model School, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi, India
2A Vonsild School, Kolding, Denmark
Northside School- Gaborone, Botswana
Orsovo, Romania
J V Humphries Elem-Secondary, Kaslo, British Columbia
C.R.A Laguna de Pétrola, Pétrola, Spain.
Michalowo, Poland
Lyrics (in the native languages)
One song for all of us, Just one song, A song of peace. [The students in Botswana, singing in Setswana]
A:Vi vil ha ́ fred! (We want peace!) B:Vi vil kæmpe for fred (We will fight for peace) Vi vil kæmpe for fredVi vil kæmpe for frihed. (we will fight for freedom) C:D: Vi vil stå sammen. (We ́ll stand together) E:Vi er brødre og søstre (We are brothers and sisters) En familie er vi. (A family we are) [The students in Denmark, singing in Danish.]
te aroha ki te ao (love to the world), te rongo ki te ao (peace to the world); [The students in New Zealand singing in Maori.]
ayo'y mangarap (let's make a wish), kapayapaan (peace), ating abutin (we can achieve it), pag sama-sama (if we work hand in hand), kahit saan man (anywhere you are), iisang langit ating matanaw (we are looking at the same sky), kislap ng bituin (twinkling star) [The students in the Phillippines, singing in Tagalog]
Freedom and peace is inside us, Our voice will carry you / will uplift you [The students in Poland, singing in Polish]
We are brothers and sisters, We are one family [The students in Romania, singing in Romanian]


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PUBLISHED: June 4, 2007 at 10:13 a.m. | UPDATED: July 16, 2021 at 12:21 p.m.
She was born in Zsambek, Hungary on Dec. 12, 1923, to John and Anna (nee Gigler) Timar. She was married to Joseph Gundert on Oct. 30, 1948, in Germany. She came to American in 1952 and made her home in Avon. Mrs. Gundert worked for many years at Katie Kreutzer's and then Miller's Country Place Restaurants, Avon. She enjoyed cooking, baking and crocheting. She was a member of Holy Trinity Church in Avon and the Ladies Guild. She was also a member of the Donauschwaben German Club of Olmsted Falls. Survivors include her daughter, Irene Gehring of Spencer; son, Bob Gundert of Wellington; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; sisters Mary Weber, Anna Zakorowsky, Irene Bendzuck, Agnes Duldner, Betty Nimmons, Rose Honey and Eva Schulz; and brothers Al Timar, Lester Timar and Adam Timar. She is preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Joseph; a granddaughter; parents, John and Anna (nee Gigler) Timar; and brother, John Timar Jr. Friends may call Tuesday, June 5 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Busch Funeral Home, 32000 Detroit Rd., Avon. A prayer service will be at the funeral home at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, followed by the Mass of Christian Burial in Holy Trinity Church, 33601 Detroit Rd., Avon at noon. Fr. John Misenko of the Church will officiate. Interment will follow in Resthaven Memory Gardens, Avon. Memorial contributions may be made to Holy Trinity Church. To send online condolences, go to www.buschfuneral.com.

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"Search Party" was an appropriate title for the freshman season of TBS' hit dark comedy about a young New Yorker who enlists her friends to search for a missing girl. But now that their search is over – and, as it turned out, she wasn't missing at all – will they have to change the name of the show?
The Season 1 finale was quite a shocker. What the team of wannabe-gumshoes — Dory, Drew, Elliott and Portia — thought was a mystery (the "disappearance" of Chantal) really was no mystery at all. But because of Dory's overactive imagination, they're up to their necks in trouble — starting with that dead body that they're responsible for.
"One of the big suspenseful questions of this season is, they murdered a man, they're trying to get away with it, will they get caught?" Showalter says.
If you're expecting a quickie answer to that question, don't hold your breath because, Showalter says, "you won't know until you get to the very end" of the season. And while that's the show's long story arc, the smaller arcs throughout the season will also leave you guessing – namely how will the foursome deal (and not deal) with the threat of being found out.
"Search Party" airs Sunday nights on TBS.


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The Gift: how my life became grounded in gratitude
grace notes, Stewardship, voice of the clergy / By Donna Olendorf / October 27, 2014 October 27, 2014 / City, Grace Episcopal Church, Pete Clapp, stewardship, Traverse, Voice of the Clergy
By Pete Clapp It happened in the winter of 1965. I was 34, living in Detroit, working for the diocese of Michigan as a chaplain at Ford Hospital, had four pre-school kids (each a year apart), and lived precariously from paycheck to paycheck in a rental property a block from the hospital. Sometime in early …
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Engaging the Word: Readings for 11/2/14 (21st Sunday after Pentecost)
Engaging the Word / By Donna Olendorf / October 27, 2014 October 27, 2014 / 1 Thessalonians 2, Barbara Klugh, City, Engaging the Word, Grace Episcopal Church, Joshua 3, Matthew 23, Psalm 1-7, Traverse
By Barbara Klugh Joshua 3:7-17; Psalm 1-7: 33-37; 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13; Matthew 23:1-12. Go to www.lectionarypage.net for the weekly lectionary text. In this week's reading we have the miraculous story of the Israelites crossing the Jordan River, Paul encourages us to live lives worthy of God, and Jesus teaches the importance of servanthood and humility. …
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Doing amazing things
grace notes, Stewardship, voice of the clergy / By grace / October 26, 2014 October 26, 2014
By The Rev. Daniel P. Richards Every week I introduce people to Grace, in worship services, sure, but I also tell someone about our congregation every week, one on one. They are always impressed by the number of things we do as a congregation. What I don't get to say in so many conversations is …
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Jubilee House wins Community Champion Award
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By Glenda Andrews On October 23, Jubilee House was honored by the Grand Traverse Community Collaborative and was presented the Mary Lee Lord Community Champion Award. The Community Collaborative is made up from all of the human services agencies private and governmental in the Grand Traverse area and the award is in recognition of Jubilee …
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2015 Stewardship Campaign: Growing into Grace
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Engaging the Word: Readings for 10/26/14 (20th Sunday after Pentecost)
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By Barbara Klugh Deuteronomy 34 1-12; Psalm 90: 1-6, 13-17; I Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 22:34-46. Go to www.lectionarypage.net for the weekly lectionary text. In this week's reading, we say goodbye to Moses, Paul describes his ministry in Thessalonica, and Jesus gives us words to live by. Deuteronomy: The Book of Deuteronomy records Moses' farewell speeches …
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Engaging the Word / By Donna Olendorf / October 13, 2014 October 13, 2014 / Barbara Klugh, City, Engaging the Word, Exodus 33, Grace Episcopal Church, Matthew 22, Psalm 99, Thessalonians 1, Traverse
By Barbara Klugh Exodus 33:12-23; Psalm 99; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10; Matthew 22:15-22 Go to www.lectionarypage.net for the weekly lectionary text. In this week's readings, Moses again boldly intercedes with God on behalf of the Israelites, Paul writes a warm and loving letter to the Thessalonians, and Jesus outsmarts the Pharisees and Herodians. Exodus: In last …
Jesus is the keystone that holds the archway together
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By Barbara Klugh Exodus 32:1-14; Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23; Philippians 4:1-9; Matthew 22:1-14 . Go to www.lectionarypage.net for the weekly lectionary text. In this week's readings the Israelites dance around the golden calf, Paul's letter reminds us to keep the unity in our community, and Jesus tells the Parable of the Wedding Banquet. Exodus: In last …
Food Pantry receives challenge gift
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$ucce$$!: Grace Church members were challenged to match a gift of $1000 for the food pantry and exceeded that amount as of Monday, September 29. In 22 days $1945 was given to the Food Pantry. The family matching the gift will subsequently donate another $1000 for a total accumulation of $3945. Gratitude is extended for …
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Crawling up next to God: Prayer 101
grace notes, voice of the clergy / By Donna Olendorf / October 5, 2014 October 5, 2014 / City, Daniel P. Richards, Grace Episcopal Church, prayer, Traverse, Voice of the Clergy
By the Rev. Daniel Richards How to Pray. First off, let's begin with a simple description. Prayer is communicating with God. So it is important to me as your priest that you know who God is. I believe in the God revealed in Jesus of Nazareth. That God he called Abba, "daddy," and spent a …
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By Katherine Will The Worship Planning Committee is a visioning group that meets according to the seasons of the church year. Their primary responsibility is to help lead God's people into worship. The members of the committee discuss ways to make our worship services accessible and meaningful, and they help give feedback and suggestions to …
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West Ham Sacks Manuel Pelegrini after Loss to Kelechi Iheanacho-Inspired Leicester
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Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho scored for Leicester City on Saturday as the team defeated West Ham United 2-1 at home in a Premier League encounter that cost Manager Manuel Pelegrini his job.
West Ham had announced Pelegrini's sack on the team's official website.
It was West Ham's ninth loss in the past 12 games and the latest defeat on Saturday leaves them 17th on the log, one point above the relegation zone.
Pellegrini departs after 18 months in charge, having been appointed in May 2018 on a three-year deal.
Commenting on Pellegrini's sack, David Sullivan, joint-chairman of West Ham said: "It is with great disappointment that we've had to make this decision.
"It has become clear that a change is required to get the club back on track in line with our ambitions this season.
"We felt it was necessary to act now in order to give the new manager as much time as possible to try and achieve that goal."
West Ham entertain Bournemouth on January 1st but the club are yet to announce who will take charge of the game.
Pellegrini led them to 10th last season but becomes the sixth Premier League manager to lose his job this campaign.
As well as their poor form in the league, West Ham were also knocked out of the Carabao Cup by League One side Oxford United, losing 4-0 in September.
West Ham won 24 of their 64 matches under the Chilean, losing 29.
The Hammers have broken their transfer record twice under Pellegrini, paying £36m for Brazil winger Felipe Anderson in 2018 before a £45m deal for French striker Sebastien Haller in July as part of a £71m summer spend.
While the former Manchester City boss was in charge of the London club they have spent £155m.
Former Everton manager David Moyes has been penciled down to replace Pelegrini.
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Tariffs impacting Chinese inverters and AC modules rise to 25%
By Kelsey Misbrener | May 10, 2019
The stalling period has appeared to have come to an end. Although there's no confirmation yet from The White House or Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Reuters is reporting the Trump administration raised tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports from 10 to 25% at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, May 10.
….The process has begun to place additional Tariffs at 25% on the remaining 325 Billion Dollars. The U.S. only sells China approximately 100 Billion Dollars of goods & products, a very big imbalance. With the over 100 Billion Dollars in Tariffs that we take in, we will buy…..
These tariffs include inverters (8504.40.95: Static converters), AC modules (8501.61.00: AC generators of an output not exceeding 75 kVA) and non-lithium-ion batteries (those made of manganese dioxide, mercuric oxide, lead acid, nickel cadmium or nickel iron).
In January, Solar Power World asked Chinese inverter manufacturers how they're preparing for the possibility of tariffs jumping from 10 to 25%. Some China-headquartered companies assumed tariffs would be inevitable as soon as Trump became president. Sungrow preemptively took over a facility in Bangalore, India, with 3 GW of annual production capacity in case a trade war began. A spokesperson said it would move 100% of U.S. inverter production to that plant if the tariffs increased to 25%.
Similarly, microinverter manufacturer Enphase announced in September 2018 it expanded its contract with multinational technological manufacturer Flex in Mexico as part of a mitigation plan for the tariffs. It planned to move production of microinverters for the U.S. market to Flex starting this quarter. Click here to read about how other inverter manufacturers were preparing for high tariffs.
Out of the 18 company reps that answered Solar Power World's solar inverter manufacturing survey, more than half said their companies would be affected in some way by the Chinese tariffs. It seems manufacturers were realistic about the possibility of the tariff hike, but time will tell whether their preparation efforts were enough to weather the higher tariff's impact.
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package com.google.javascript.jscomp;

import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
import com.google.common.base.Predicate;
import com.google.common.base.Predicates;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
import com.google.javascript.jscomp.NodeTraversal.ScopedCallback;
import com.google.javascript.jscomp.Scope.Var;
import com.google.javascript.rhino.Node;
import com.google.javascript.rhino.Token;

import com.granule.java6emul.ArrayDeque;
import com.granule.java6emul.Deque;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 * A helper class for passes that want to access all information about where a
 * variable is referenced and declared at once and then make a decision as to
 * how it should be handled, possibly inlining, reordering, or generating
 * warnings. Callers do this by providing {@link Behavior} and then
 * calling {@link #process(Node, Node)}.
 *
 * @author kushal@google.com (Kushal Dave)
 */
class ReferenceCollectingCallback implements ScopedCallback, CompilerPass {

  /**
   * Maps a given variable to a collection of references to that name. Note that
   * Var objects are not stable across multiple traversals (unlike scope root or
   * name).
   */
  private final Map<Var, ReferenceCollection> referenceMap =
      Maps.newHashMap();

  /**
   * The stack of basic blocks and scopes the current traversal is in.
   */
  private final Deque<BasicBlock> blockStack = new ArrayDeque<BasicBlock>();

  /**
   * Source of behavior at various points in the traversal.
   */
  private final Behavior behavior;

  /**
   * Javascript compiler to use in traversing.
   */
  private final AbstractCompiler compiler;

  /**
   * Only collect references for filtered variables.
   */
  private final Predicate<Var> varFilter;

  /**
   * Constructor initializes block stack.
   */
  ReferenceCollectingCallback(AbstractCompiler compiler, Behavior behavior) {
    this(compiler, behavior, Predicates.<Var>alwaysTrue());
  }

  /**
   * Constructor only collects references that match the given variable.
   *
   * The test for Var equality uses reference equality, so it's necessary to
   * inject a scope when you traverse.
   */
  ReferenceCollectingCallback(AbstractCompiler compiler, Behavior behavior,
      Predicate<Var> varFilter) {
    this.compiler = compiler;
    this.behavior = behavior;
    this.varFilter = varFilter;
  }

  /**
   * Convenience method for running this pass over a tree with this
   * class as a callback.
   */
  public void process(Node externs, Node root) {
    NodeTraversal.traverse(compiler, root, this);
  }

  /**
   * Gets the variables that were referenced in this callback.
   */
  public Set<Var> getReferencedVariables() {
    return referenceMap.keySet();
  }

  /**
   * Gets the reference collection for the given variable.
   */
  public ReferenceCollection getReferenceCollection(Var v) {
    return referenceMap.get(v);
  }

  /**
   * For each node, update the block stack and reference collection
   * as appropriate.
   */
  public void visit(NodeTraversal t, Node n, Node parent) {
    if (n.getType() == Token.NAME) {
      Var v;
      if (n.getString().equals("arguments")) {
        v = t.getScope().getArgumentsVar();
      } else {
        v = t.getScope().getVar(n.getString());
      }
      if (v != null && varFilter.apply(v)) {
        addReference(t, v,
            new Reference(n, parent, t, blockStack.peek()));
      }
    }

    if (isBlockBoundary(n, parent)) {
      blockStack.pop();
    }
  }

  /**
   * Updates block stack and invokes any additional behavior.
   */
  public void enterScope(NodeTraversal t) {
    Node n = t.getScope().getRootNode();
    BasicBlock parent = blockStack.isEmpty() ? null : blockStack.peek();
    blockStack.push(new BasicBlock(parent, n));
  }

  /**
   * Updates block statck and invokes any additional behavior.
   */
  public void exitScope(NodeTraversal t) {
    blockStack.pop();
    behavior.afterExitScope(t, referenceMap);
  }

  /**
   * Updates block stack.
   */
  public boolean shouldTraverse(NodeTraversal nodeTraversal, Node n,
      Node parent) {
    // If node is a new basic block, put on basic block stack
    if (isBlockBoundary(n, parent)) {
      blockStack.push(new BasicBlock(blockStack.peek(), n));
    }
    return true;
  }

  /**
   * @return true if this node marks the start of a new basic block
   */
  private static boolean isBlockBoundary(Node n, Node parent) {
    if (parent != null) {
      switch (parent.getType()) {
        case Token.DO:
        case Token.FOR:
        case Token.TRY:
        case Token.WHILE:
        case Token.WITH:
          // NOTE: TRY has up to 3 child blocks:
          // TRY
          //   BLOCK
          //   BLOCK
          //     CATCH
          //   BLOCK
          // Note that there is an explcit CATCH token but no explicit
          // FINALLY token. For simplicity, we consider each BLOCK
          // a separate basic BLOCK.
          return true;
        case Token.AND:
        case Token.HOOK:
        case Token.IF:
        case Token.OR:
          // The first child of a conditional is not a boundary,
          // but all the rest of the children are.
          return n != parent.getFirstChild();

      }
    }

    return n.getType() == Token.CASE;
  }

  private void addReference(NodeTraversal t, Var v, Reference reference) {
    // Create collection if none already
    ReferenceCollection referenceInfo = referenceMap.get(v);
    if (referenceInfo == null) {
      referenceInfo = new ReferenceCollection();
      referenceMap.put(v, referenceInfo);
    }

    // Add this particular reference
    referenceInfo.add(reference, t, v);
  }

  /**
   * Way for callers to add specific behavior during traversal that
   * utilizes the built-up reference information.
   */
  interface Behavior {
    /**
     * Called after we finish with a scope.
     */
    void afterExitScope(NodeTraversal t,
        Map<Var, ReferenceCollection> referenceMap);
  }

  static Behavior DO_NOTHING_BEHAVIOR = new Behavior() {

    public void afterExitScope(NodeTraversal t,
        Map<Var, ReferenceCollection> referenceMap) {}
  };

  /**
   * A collection of references. Can be subclassed to apply checks or
   * store additional state when adding.
   */
  static class ReferenceCollection {

    List<Reference> references = Lists.newArrayList();

    void add(Reference reference, NodeTraversal t, Var v) {
      references.add(reference);
    }

    /**
     * Determines if the variable for this reference collection is
     * "well-defined." A variable is well-defined if we can prove at
     * compile-time that it's assigned a value before it's used.
     *
     * Notice that if this function returns false, this doesn't imply that the
     * variable is used before it's assigned. It just means that we don't
     * have enough information to make a definitive judgement.
     */
    protected boolean isWellDefined() {
      int size = references.size();
      if (size == 0) {
        return false;
      }

      // If this is a declaration that does not instantiate the variable,
      // it's not well-defined.
      Reference init = getInitializingReference();
      if (init == null) {
        return false;
      }

      Preconditions.checkState(references.get(0).isDeclaration());
      BasicBlock initBlock = init.getBasicBlock();
      for (int i = 1; i < size; i++) {
        if (!initBlock.provablyExecutesBefore(
                references.get(i).getBasicBlock())) {
          return false;
        }
      }

      return true;
    }

    /**
     * Whether the variable is escaped into an inner scope.
     */
    boolean isEscaped() {
      Scope scope = null;
      for (Reference ref : references) {
        if (scope == null) {
          scope = ref.scope;
        } else if (scope != ref.scope) {
          return true;
        }
      }
      return false;
    }

    /**
     * @param index The index into the references array to look for an
     * assigning declaration.
     *
     * This is either the declaration if a value is assigned (such as
     * "var a = 2", "function a()...", "... catch (a)...").
     */
    private boolean isInitializingDeclarationAt(int index) {
      Reference maybeInit = references.get(index);
      if (maybeInit.isInitializingDeclaration()) {
        // This is a declaration that represents the initial value.
        // Specifically, var declarations without assignments such as "var a;"
        // are not.
        return true;
      }
      return false;
    }

    /**
     * @param index The index into the references array to look for an
     * initialized assignment reference. That is, an assignment immediately
     * follow a variable declaration that itself does not initialize the
     * variable.
     */
    private boolean isInitializingAssignmentAt(int index) {
      if (index < references.size() && index > 0) {
        Reference maybeDecl = references.get(index-1);
        if (maybeDecl.isVarDeclaration()) {
          Preconditions.checkState(!maybeDecl.isInitializingDeclaration());
          Reference maybeInit = references.get(index);
          if (maybeInit.isSimpleAssignmentToName()) {
            return true;
          }
        }
      }
      return false;
    }

    /**
     * @return The reference that provides the value for the variable at the
     * time of the first read, if known, otherwise null.
     *
     * This is either the variable declaration ("var a = ...") or first
     * reference following the declaration if it is an assignment.
     */
    Reference getInitializingReference() {
      if (isInitializingDeclarationAt(0)) {
        return references.get(0);
      } else if (isInitializingAssignmentAt(1)) {
        return references.get(1);
      }
      return null;
    }

    /**
     * Constants are allowed to be defined after their first use.
     */
    Reference getInitializingReferenceForConstants() {
      int size = references.size();
      for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
        if (isInitializingDeclarationAt(i) || isInitializingAssignmentAt(i)) {
          return references.get(i);
        }
      }
      return null;
    }

    /**
     * @return Whether the variable is only assigned a value once for its
     *     lifetime.
     */
    boolean isAssignedOnceInLifetime() {
      Reference ref = getOneAndOnlyAssignment();
      if (ref == null) {
        return false;
      }

      // Make sure this assignment is not in a loop.
      for (BasicBlock block = ref.getBasicBlock();
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    private final Node parent;
    private final Node grandparent;
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    private final Scope scope;
    private final String sourceName;

    Reference(Node nameNode, Node parent, NodeTraversal t,
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    // Bleeding functions are weird, because the declaration does
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        BasicBlock basicBlock, Node func) {
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    private Reference(Node nameNode, Node parent, Node grandparent,
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          parent.getType() == Token.LP &&
          grandparent.getType() == Token.FUNCTION;
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    boolean isVarDeclaration() {
      return parent.getType() == Token.VAR;
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    boolean isHoistedFunction() {
      return NodeUtil.isHoistedFunctionDeclaration(parent);
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    /**
     * Determines whether the variable is initialized at the declaration.
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      // VAR is the only type of variable declaration that may not initialize
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      return isDeclaration() &&
          (parent.getType() != Token.VAR || nameNode.getFirstChild() != null);
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      return (parent.getType() == Token.FUNCTION)
          ? parent : NodeUtil.getAssignedValue(getNameNode());
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    BasicBlock getBasicBlock() {
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    Node getParent() {
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    Node getNameNode() {
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      Node parent = n.getParent();
      if (parent.getType() == Token.VAR) {
        return isLhsOfForInExpression(parent);
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      return NodeUtil.isForIn(parent) && parent.getFirstChild() == n;
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      this.parent = parent;

      // only named functions may be hoisted.
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      this.isFunction = root.getType() == Token.FUNCTION;

      if (root.getParent() != null) {
        int pType = root.getParent().getType();
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When son doesn't obey after several requests--uh oh, out comes Momster. Only a hug and apology will restore his Mom!
Storyline: This story is a morality tale encouraging children to obey their Mom on the first request. After asking several times, Moms tend to turn into Momsters! Although none of us Moms like to be reminded of the times we get mad at our children, the pattern of a child giving a hug, offering an apology and wanting to do better, is a pattern we want our children to learn. And this story explains and demonstrates the pattern in a funny way.
Illustrations: The illustrations are colorful and professional and add to the drama of the story.
Laura Jensen-Kimball is a mother of four children, a registered nurse, and author of the children's picture book, Momster. This is her first children's book, although she has six more she is preparing for publication.
Kimball was inspired to write after her youngest child was diagnosed with a speech delay. Books were a common tool used in improving his speech. She creates books with a touch of humor she feels both parent and child will enjoy.
What is the message in this book? Kimball believes the "most important message in Momster is how powerful an apology can be. After mom morphs into a momster, it is through forgiveness that she alters back into her delightful self. Through mother's transformation, a lesson is learned and an alliance is formed. Any book titled Momster should evoke a little well-placed fear in the heart of the reader."
Momster is illustrated by Peter Mahr. Mahr is from Budapest, Hungary and has illustrated many children's books. He uses software from the Adobe suite and also enjoys freehand illustration.
Want to know more? Click here for Kimball's website, or here to see Momster on Amazon.


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Мари Хеммер - (; род.20 ноября 1983 года) — норвежская конькобежка; 4-кратная чемпионка Норвегии в классическом многоборье, 3-кратная в спринте, 9-кратная на отдельных дистанциях, а также 25-кратная призёр национальных чемпионатов.  Обладатель текущего рекорда Норвегии на дистанции 10000 м. Выступала за клуб "Aktiv SK".

Биография
Мари Хеммер в детстве жила рядом с ледовым катком, где и начала кататься на коньках в возрасте 8-ми лет в Осло. В 1996 году впервые участвовала на молодёжном чемпионате Норвегии, а через год заняла 2-е место. В 1999 году Мари выиграла "серебро" в многоборье на чемпионате Норвегии среди юниоров. В 2000 году выиграла золотую медаль на юниорском чемпионате страны в забеге на 3000 м и "взяла" ещё три серебряные медали.

Наконец в 2001 году Хеммер стала чемпионкой Норвегии в спринтерском и классическом многоборье среди юниоров и дебютировала на юниорском чемпионате мира и Кубке мира. Также участвовала в зимнем Европейском юношеском фестивале и выиграла "серебро" в забеге на 1000 м. В 2002 и 2003 году продолжила выигрывать в Норвегии юниорские чемпионаты в многоборье, а также в 2003 одержала победы на дистанциях 1000, 3000 и 5000 м. С 2004 года она выступала уже на взрослом чемпионате Норвегии и сразу заняла 2-е место в забеге на 5000 м и в спринтерском многоборье.

В 2005 году Мари Хеммер одержала победы на дистанции 5000 и в обеих дисциплинах многоборья. В 2007 году дебютировала на чемпионате Европы в Коллальбо и на чемпионате мира на отдельных дистанциях в Солт-Лейк-Сити, где заняла соответственно 18-е место в многоборье и 21-е в забеге на 3000 м. С 2008 по 2010 года она не показывала высоких результатов на международном уровне.

В сезоне 2010/11 заняла 5-е место в командной гонке на чемпионате мира на отдельных дистанциях в Инцелле, а на чемпионате мира в Калгари заняла 21-е место в сумме многоборья. В 2013 году на чемпионате мира на отдельных дистанциях в Сочи в командной гонке стала 6-й и 17-й в многоборье на чемпионате мира в Хамаре.

В феврале 2014 года на зимних Олимпийских играх в Сочи Мари заняла 7-е место в забеге на 5000 м, в командной гонке и 14-е место на 3000 м. В том же году завершила карьеру.

Личная жизнь
Мари Хеммер окончила Университет Осло на факультете математики и естественных наук. Любит вязать, читать.

Примечания

Ссылки
  Профиль на сайте Международного союза конькобежцев (ISU)
  — профиль на сайте eurosport.com
  — профиль на сайте live.isuresults.eu
  Статистика на сайте the-sports.org

Конькобежцы Норвегии
Конькобежцы на зимних Олимпийских играх 2014 года
Чемпионы Норвегии по конькобежному спорту

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Trudeau accused of attempting to cover up scandal by proroguing parliament
Política The Guardian - Reino Unido Política Internacional
Move to 'reset' government due to coronavirus comes amid committee investigations into WE charity affair.
Canada's prime minister, Justin Trudeau, is facing accusations that his decision to prorogue parliament is little more than an attempt to cover up an ethics scandal – and walk away from his duties during a pivotal moment in the pandemic.
On Tuesday afternoon, Trudeau asked Julie Payette, governor general, to prematurely end the current parliamentary session. He vowed to resume on 23 September with a speech from the throne, followed by a confidence vote.
The move to "reset" the government because of Covid comes amid committee investigations into the WE charity affair, in which Trudeau and former finance minister Bill Morneau face accusations of an improper financial relationship with the international development organization. Both men have apologized for not recusing themselves amid apparent conflicts of interest.
Prorogation will suspend all government business, including the investigation.
The Conservative leader, Andrew Scheer, called Trudeau "spineless" and said the prime minister is "walking out on Canadians in the middle of a major health and economic crisis, in a disgusting attempt to make Canadians forget about his [alleged] corruption".
Jagmeet Singh, leader of the New Democrats, also questioned the timing of Trudeau's decision.
"Shutting down parliament in the middle of a pandemic and an economic crisis, with a planned sitting next week and committees working hard to get answers and solutions for Canadians is wrong," he tweeted.
The timing of prorogation is questionable even beyond the WE affair, Singh pointed out.
With Cerb – Canada's $2,000-a-month emergency citizen relief benefit – ending 26 September, and with schools returning to class in the coming weeks, the country is at a particularly volatile point of its pandemic recovery.
In a news conference Tuesday, Trudeau attempted to put a positive spin on the move, saying his government would use the five weeks between now and the throne speech to reset the Liberal agenda.
"We are taking a moment to recognize that the throne speech we delivered eight months ago made no mention of Covid-19, had no conception of the reality we find ourselves in right now," he told journalists in Ottawa.
He said his minority government would put together a new ambitious plan that took the pandemic into consideration.
In a question-and-answer period with the media, he hammered home his intentions to deliver a green post-pandemic economic recovery plan. He will also be expected to reveal details of how his government will support Canadians left unemployed and underemployed by Covid.
Prorogation, however, is a politically risky move no matter what he unveils in September.
It has been wielded by previous prime ministers, including Stephen Harper and Jean Chrétien, to avoid scrutiny of various financial and geopolitical scandals.
Ahead of the 2015 federal election, the Liberals promised to never use the measure to "avoid difficult political circumstances".


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**Coding Guidelines**

A general guideline is to follow the clean code principles for any new code we write or existing code we modify. Also, emphasis is laid on testing. Having a corresponding unit test for every class will make sure the code we have written is actually exercised once before being deployed. This way, we can avoid nasty bugs and make maintenance easier.

Some of the coding guidelines include:
* Using meaningful names for functions and variables
* Writing small functions (3-4 lines would be ideal. Max of 10 lines) and having only one purpose in one function
* Every function, and every block within a function, should have one entry and one return statement
* Avoid writing duplicate code
* Follow the 'girl scout'/'boy scout' rule of leaving the code cleaner than one finds it
* For indentation, follow the [BSD/Allman style](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indent_style#Allman_style)
* Use 4 spaces for indentation in place of hard tabs


Learn English quickly? Is this something that you want to do? Then this blog post is for you. Below I will lay out 3 easy ways to learn English quickly and if you follow them, you'll be an English-speaker in no time!
So what does this mean? It means that you travel abroad to learn English in an English-speaking country. At Oxford English Academy we offer world-class immersion programmes at our English schools in Oxford and Cape Town. During these programmes you will speak English in class, speak English outside of the classroom, speak English during your leisure time and also speak English to your host family. As you can see, you will be surrounded by English, and this is what we mean by 'immersion'.
If you are not able to go on an immersion programme, you can still learn English by committing to the process. Make a promise to yourself to spend a certain amount of time learning English every day. Just remember to make sure it is a manageable amount of time so that you don't feel overwhelmed or stressed. You will see a great improvement in your language if you spend time on it every day.
There is no need to put a huge amount of pressure on yourself to learn English. If you do, you will find it difficult and unpleasant. Rather try and bring as much fun into learning English by reading English books or watching English movies on topics you enjoy, by practising your English in a fun and relaxed setting with friends and by writing only if you enjoy it. Also try and make grammar fun and enjoyable by not learning rules from a book, but by finding the practical uses of grammar in situations you might find yourself in.
Being able to speak English is a fantastic achievement. And I believe it is achievable by all. So take the plunge and get learning! And remember, Oxford English Academy is always here to help!


You are the space traveler and you fly on the surface of a strange new planet.
There are many dangers – meteorites move toward your spaceship and they can bring down you. And only the fast reaction lets you pass by each other and continue your way. The speed gradually increases. This is the exciting game for those who love space, speed and heat.
Playing the game you'll not only spend time interestingly, but also develop your attention and rate of reaction. You know how these qualities are important in real life!
Your spaceship can fly only forward; you can't stop and turn back.
The game has 6 different colorful levels.
You may exchange earned points for new spaceship, there are 3 kinds of spaceship in the game.
When the new updates exist, the new levels and spaceship are added.
There is convenient control of touch screen which help you to enjoy the game.
Would you like to make fascinating flight in mysterious space? Your spaceship waits for you!


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Sony has been working on the PS5's accessibility controller for years
Sony has been working on the PS5's accessibility controller for years
Sony has been a pioneer of video game accessibility, winning numerous awards for its efforts in first-party games such as The Last of Us: Part 2, Horizon Forbidden West, and God of War Ragnarok. This has become a trademark of PS Studios, and the organization's efforts are becoming more ambitious with each release. The result is that more and more people are able to play its games.
But when it comes to hardware, the platform holder is lagging behind. While the PS5 comes with a suite of accessibility features at the operating system level, such as the ability to zoom in on the screen and remap controls, DualSense itself can be a barrier for people with physical disabilities; The mere act of holding the pad can be a challenge for some.
That's where the company's new accessibility controller, Project Leonardo, comes in – and according to boss Jim Ryan, it's an accessory that's been in development for a while. "Project Leonardo is a product we have been developing for years, with the aim of creating something that is truly unique and caters to a wide range of players with different physical needs," he explained. Wired. "It's really a toolbox for you to customize your gaming experience the way you want."
Sony is pitching the device as not just a controller, but a hardware kit, which is fully customizable. One of its key features is its split shape, which allows the user to position it as needed. "We ultimately settled on a split controller design that allows for freeform left/right thumbstick repositioning, can be used without the need to hold it, and highly flexible button and stick caps," said designer So Morimoto. Swapping is a feature. "Because players can customize it to their needs, there is no 'perfect' form factor. We want to empower them to create their own structures."
Ryan summed up Sony's aims: "We're working towards a future where players of all abilities can share in the joy of gaming. Whether through in-game accessibility settings, platform UI features, or new products like Project Leonardo, our PS Studio and product development teams are deeply passionate about making this a reality. It is our hope that the gaming industry will become even more inclusive, and we are grateful to be a part of this journey.
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Home / Emeritus Faculty Members / Beverly Taylor
Beverly Taylor
Specializing in Victorian literature and culture, especially poetry and women novelists, Beverly Taylor has published on Byron, Shelley, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Tennyson, Robert Browning, Elizabeth Siddal, Arnold, Carlyle, and Charlotte Bronte. She has also written on nineteenth- and twentieth-century Arthurian literature, the poet Francis Thompson, Victorian art, Chaucer, Gottfried von Strassburg, and Neo-Victorian fiction. She currently concentrates on Elizabeth Barrett Browning, the subject of her book manuscript now under review.
1977, PhD English, Duke University
1970, MA, English, Duke University
1969, BAE, English, University of Mississippi
The Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Co-edited with Sandra Donaldson, Marjorie Stone, Rita Patteson. Five vols., nearly 3,000 pp. Volume co-editor for vols. 1, 2, and 5 (2,022 pp.: lxxx + 546, 588, xxix + 779 pp.). London: Pickering & Chatto, 2010. A fully annotated scholarly edition including approximately 500 pp. of previously unpublished works edited from holograph manuscripts.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Selected Poems, co-edited with Marjorie Stone. An annotated critical edition. Peterborough, Ontario: Broadview Press, 2009, xxiv + 368 pp.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, 1806-2006, co-edited with Marjorie Stone, special Bicentenary Issue of Victorian Poetry, 2006, 211 pp.
"Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Unpublished Vaucluse Fragment and a Poetics in Transition: 'Wilder ever still & wilder!,'" co-authored with Marjorie Stone, Victorian Poetry, forthcoming. 48 pp.
"The Gender Politics of Portraiture in The Professor," Victorians Journal 130, Charlotte Brontë bicentenary issue, guest editor Deborah Denenholz Morse (Fall 2016), 170-94.


La Voz De Dios Comunidad Cristiana was established in October 1995 by the Rev. Francisco Jimenez Sr., and his wife, the late Guadalupe Jimenez, with 25 years of evangelical ministry experience. With the support of their five sons, the family as a whole, embarked on a lifelong ministry mission, to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ, to Alice TX and its surrounding areas, through way of preaching, praying for the sick, and various other community outreaches. 20 years strong and counting, the church still flourishes in the midst of difficult times. Here at La Voz de Dios Comunidad Cristiana, the basis of our beliefs and teachings are that, directly derived of the Word Of God and evident through the Holy Spirit.
LVDDCC is a non profit entity, that is affiliated with the Assemblies of God, an organization that holds churches in many different countries throughout the world.
Associate Pastor: Rev. Francisco Jimenez Sr.


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Nitish Kumar's Mahagathbandhan exit leaves Opposition decimated ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha polls
Politics Anshu Lal Jul 27, 2017 12:21:10 IST
Let's take a look at the results of the state Assembly elections that have taken place since the Narendra Modi government came to power in 2014.
Soon after the Modi wave uprooted the UPA government, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won elections one after the other in Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand and became a part of the BJP-Peoples Democratic Alliance (PDP) alliance which formed the government in Jammu and Kashmir.
Just as the saffron party's winning spree was gaining momentum, it suffered two massive jolts, definitely the most damaging it has suffered till now.
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar (right) with BJP leader Sushil Modi. PTI
The first was in Delhi polls, in which Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won 67 out of 70 seats, leaving only three for BJP.
The second was in Bihar, in which the combined forces of mainly Nitish Kumar's JD(U), Lalu Prasad's RJD and Congress defeated the Narendra Modi-Amit Shah juggernaut.
Political analysts, experts and news anchors at that time started talking about how a unified Opposition could defeat BJP in 2019. They correctly pointed out how Nitish was successfully able to create a 'Bahari' image of BJP because of the lack of any local leader.
In a way, Bihar polls turned out to be a blessing in disguise for the BJP and would ultimately point out a key difference between the ruling party and the Opposition: BJP learnt from its mistakes.
Because of this difference, BJP was able to grab power in five out of the ten states (including Uttar Pradesh) and union territory that witnessed elections after Bihar.
Even in some of the other states like West Bengal and Kerala, BJP was actually able to increase its vote share.
With AAP facing infighting and humiliating defeat in the Delhi civic polls, a unified alliance like the Mahagathbandhan — possibly led by Nitish — was the best option the Opposition had till Wednesday.
But now that he has left the Mahagathbandhan, the national reach of the leaders who remain in the Opposition has become so low that it wouldn't be too much of an exaggeration to say that the Opposition exists only in name in India.
Congress itself is aware of how desperately the Opposition needed someone like Nitish because until Nitish was sworn-in as chief minister on Thursday, Congress had been talking about its "affection" for him, despite the fact that the party was dumped by Nitish.
Maybe Rahul and Sonia Gandhi are aware of the party's declining influence. After all, the only major victory which the Congress has had since 2014 has been in Punjab, which was more because of a local leader like Captain Amarinder Singh and the anti-incumbency sentiment against the previous Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-BJP government.
Unless the Opposition learns some very important lessons, it has almost no hope of overthrowing the NDA government in the Lok Sabha polls in 2019.
First off, if an alliance between three parties ended after the alliance came to power and formed a stable government in the state, this should tell the political parties a lot about how tough it is to actually form a unified Opposition.
Instead of making compromises, politicians from the Opposition have been making selfish demands. For example, in December 2015, when Akhilesh Yadav was asked whether Samajwadi Party would be open to an alliance with Congress, he had told NDTV: "If Mulayam Singhji is prime minister and Rahul Gandhi is deputy prime minister, I will say yes to the alliance right now."
Hilariously enough, Rahul was seen grinning and shifting in his seat, according to the report.
As pointed out in this article by The Economic Times, all the three grand alliances of opposition parties that have been formed at a national level in India could not complete their terms after coming to power.
The government formed out of the movement led by Jayaprakash Narayan in 1977 lasted only two years. The other alliances under the Janata Dal banner in 1989 and the United Front banner in 1996 also could not complete their terms after coming to power.
Another takeaway is that corruption has become such an important issue in the country that even politicians like Nitish are leaving successful alliances because of it.
The Opposition has failed to realise so far that it needs to distance itself from any party or politician indulging in corruption. It needs to realise that corruption is generally a more hated evil than the same old rant about communalism, something which a lot of Opposition parties themselves indulge in.
The issue of corruption also makes things more complicated for the Opposition now because till Thursday, Nitish was the one of the few politicians who had a clean image in the country. With his departure, the Opposition will find it extremely challenging to project a leader as popular and honest as Nitish.
If the Opposition does not clean its own image and willing to make realistic compromises, it will be practically non-existent after 2019.
Updated Date: Jul 27, 2017 12:21:10 IST
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Michael Geoffroy
Mg Law
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Michael Geoffroy's law practice focuses on auto collisions, premises liability, wrongful death, and catastrophic injury, and he stands up for the cause of justice throughout Georgia and on behalf of his clients every day. He is a leader in both the courtroom and the community, having been recognized numerous times for his involvement in each. Michael has been recognized for representing his clients many times, being named Top 40 Under 40, Legal Elite, and Rising Star, as well as holding a 10.0 rating on Avvo. Michael was recognized by the Georgia Pro Bono Project as Lawyer of the Month in April, 2012 for his efforts representing Georgia's poor and disenfranchised. Michael has also held many leadership positions in Georgia's legal community, including serving as president of the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia. - Michael is a proud member of the Covington community and has served on the Main Street board, Arts Association board, the Newton County Planning and Zoning board, and the Covington YMCA Board. In 2013 he was also invited to participate in Leadership Georgia, where he met other young business, civic and community leaders with a desire to work towards a better Georgia.
Practice Areas/Issues Treated
Auto (Accidents, Insurance)
Injuries & Accidents
Licenses/Certifications
Juris Doctor (J.D.)
Michael was raised in Rockdale County and graduated from George Walton Academy in Monroe. He went on to attend the University of Florida on an academic scholarship. Upon graduation, he attended the University of Georgia Law School, and has been practicing law for since 2001.
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