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South Sudan's troubled ruling party (SPLM) seeks unity, with help
By Sam Mednick
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, left, and South Sudan's President Salva Kiir shake hands outside the presidential palace in Juba, South Sudan Thursday, May 3, 2018. South Sudan's troubled ruling party is trying to pull itself together ahead of a new round of peace talks but the visit on Thursday of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni came amid reported friction inside the administration of South Sudan's President Salva Kiir.
JUBA, South Sudan — South Sudan's troubled ruling party is trying to pull itself together ahead of a new round of peace talks on the country's civil war, with high-profile assistance from Egypt and Uganda.
The attendance on Thursday of Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni at a special party conference came amid reported friction inside the administration of South Sudan President Salva Kiir.
Kiir has faced recent calls for his resignation as international frustration rises with the five-year civil war in the East African nation that has left tens of thousands dead and created Africa's largest refugee crisis in years.
Kiir's administration has been marked by the departures of several high-profile officials who accused their former colleagues of blocking the path to peace and profiting from the conflict.
The ruling party said even the opposition had been invited to its conference this week, but the opposition refused. The warring sides are expected to attend the next round of peace talks mediated by a regional bloc in neighboring Ethiopia starting May 17.
"There comes a point where leaders must rise above challenges and turn crisis into opportunity," Kiir told the gathering.
Uganda's president warned people not to make the mistake of pushing South Sudan into a vacuum by asking Kiir to step down. He urged South Sudan's leaders to embrace dialogue "whatever the political differences."
Museveni, whose country has taken in well over 1 million refugees fleeing South Sudan's fighting, also called on members of Kiir's administration to show restraint among themselves, saying that "force is reserved for the enemy."
Conflict experts said they viewed the party's attempt at unification with skepticism.
"It's a smoke screen and a public relations recovery exercise. It's futile because when they come together they loot and when they disagree they kill," Jacob Chol, professor of comparative politics at the University of Juba, told The Press.

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From the Underground Church to Freedom
Hardcover – October 31, 2019
by Tomáš Halík (Author), Gerald Turner (Translator)
International best-selling author and theologian Tomáš Halík shares for the first time the dramatic story of his life as a secretly ordained priest in Communist Czechoslovakia. Inspired by Augustine's candid presentation of his own life, Halík writes about his spiritual journey within a framework of philosophical theology; his work has been compared to that of C. S. Lewis, Thomas Merton, and Henri Nouwen. Born in Prague in 1948, Halík spent his childhood under Stalinism. He describes his conversion to Christianity during the time of communist persecution of the church, his secret study of theology, and secret priesthood ordination in East Germany (even his mother was not allowed to know that her son was a priest). Halík speaks candidly of his doubts and crises of faith as well as of his conflicts within the church. He worked as a psychotherapist for over a decade and, at the same time, was active in the underground church and in the dissident movement with the legendary Cardinal Tomášek and Václav Havel, who proposed Halík as his successor to the Czech presidency. Since the fall of the regime, Halík has served as general secretary to the Czech Conference of Bishops and was an advisor to John Paul II and Václav Havel.
Woven throughout Halík's story is the turbulent history of the church and society in the heart of Europe: the 1968 Prague Spring, the occupation of Czechoslovakia, the self-immolation of his classmate Jan Palach, the "flying university," the 1989 Velvet Revolution, and the difficult transition from totalitarian communist regime to democracy. Thomas Halík was a direct witness to many of these events, and he provides valuable testimony about the backdrop of political events and personal memories of the key figures of that time. This volume is a must-read for anyone interested in Halík and the church as it was behind the Iron Curtain, as well as in where the church as a whole is headed today.
Tomáš Halík is a Czech Roman Catholic priest, philosopher, theologian, and scholar. He is a professor of sociology at Charles University in Prague, pastor of the Academic Parish by St. Salvator Church in Prague, president of the Czech Christian Academy, and a winner of the Templeton Prize. His books, which are bestsellers in his own country, have been translated into nineteen languages and have received several literary prizes. He is the author of numerous books, including I Want You to Be: On the God of Love (University of Notre Dame Press, 2016), winner of the Catholic Press Association Book Award in Theology and Foreword Reviews' INDIES Book of the Year Award in Philosophy.
Gerald Turner has translated numerous authors from Czechoslovakia, including Václav Havel, Ivan Klíma, and Ludvík Vaculík, among others. He received the US PEN Translation Award in 2004.
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press (October 31, 2019)
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SEEING IDENTITY
Once only available to the most privileged, throughout the 20th and into the 21st centuries eyewear has become quotidian and ubiquitous. Eyewear serves many ends from correcting and protecting vision to a deliberate expression of fashion and identity. Spectacles have, therefore, come to shape and inform our impressions of each other and ourselves.
In this chapter, "Seeing Identity," modern and contemporary artists incorporate eyewear into their artwork as a tool for investigating personality, identification, and selfhood. Connecting the nine renowned artists and their multimedia self-portraits, portraits of other artists, and still lifes are their thoughtful incorporations of glasses. This online exhibition explores both the beauty and symbolism of eyewear.
Marius de Zayas (Mexican-American, 1889–1961)
Alfred Stieglitz, ca. 1912–13
Charcoal on paper, 24 ½ x 18 ¾ in.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949, 49.70.1844
© 2021 Marius de Zayas
Licensed by Art Resource, NY
An important figure in the avant-garde modern art world, Marius de Zayas identified himself as an artist, writer, editor, and, briefly, an art dealer. Born and raised in Vera Cruz, Mexico, and later residing in New York City and Paris, de Zayas found inspiration in an array of global artistic disciplines, styles, and cultures experienced during his international travels. Informed by the daring artistic movements of Dada and Cubism, his admiration for traditional Mexican and African art, and influenced by his participation in various artistic circles, de Zayas developed a unique approach to abstraction. His varied interests are apparent in his humorous Cubist and geometric abstract artworks, in particular his abstract caricatures.
One of de Zaya's most successful portraits captured the likeness of one of his closest friends, Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864-1946), a pivotal modern arts advocate and photographer. Incorporating geometric shapes, symbols, and abstract signs, de Zayas renders Stieglitz's physical and metaphysical impressions, utilizing his theory of abstract caricatures. In this portrait, de Zayas prominently repeats a pattern of circles, the central pair are shaded and represent Stieglitz's signature eyeglasses. Other physical qualities include a complex algebraic equation—an abstract portrait of the sitter's complicated mind—suggestive of the photographer's distinctive mustache. Additionally, the repeated forms, bold lines, and shading allude to the subject's more intangible qualities. For instance, the geometric shape of Stieglitz's eyeglasses holds similarities not only to his eyes and frames but also to a camera lens—an object strongly associated with the sitter—as well as likeness to an Indigenous rope object called a "soul-catcher" which de Zayas likened to his friend. Together, the forms and symbols allegorically refer to Stieglitz's seemingly infinite, holistic, and impressive creative vision.
Duane Michals (American, b. 1932)
Andy X 4 (detail), 1980/c. 1980s
Four gelatin silver prints with hand-applied text
3 7/8 x 5 7/8 inches (each image); 5 x 7 inches (each paper)
Courtesy of DC Moore Gallery, New York
© 2021 Duane Michals
Duane Michals' artistic career has spanned five decades, producing a vast body of photographic work. He is best known for his pioneering multi-frame compositions, painting on his printed images, and incorporation of text.
One of Michals' best known bodies of work consists of portraits of his friend and fellow artist, Andy Warhol. Experimenting in a range of media—including painting, sculpture, silk-screening, film, and photography—Warhol's art explores popular American cultural and consumer objects, celebrities, and advertising prevalent in the 1960s. Warhol's art, as well as his own physical likeness, has become synonymous with the popular American Pop Art movement. Reaching a celebrity-like status, Warhol's own physical image was captured and reproduced for popular consumption and marketing. Keenly aware of his rising acclaim during the 1960s, Warhol maintained a groomed and highly recognizable appearance donning his iconic silver wigs, black leather jackets, and trademark eyewear. Warhol sarcastically criticized eyeglasses for homogenizing humanity by giving everyone perfect vision. In his autobiography published in 1975, Warhol poignantly wrote "eyeglasses standardize everyone's vision to 20-20…everyone could be seeing at different levels if it weren't for glasses." Despite his sardonic opinion on eyewear's equality impeding individuality, his own glasses became an essential part of the artist's public persona. In this detail from Michals' photograph of the artist, he highlights Warhol's distinctive glasses with a tightly cropped composition framing a quarter of his face. Despite the very limited view of Warhol's face, he is instantly recognizable largely based on his clear acetate framed eyeglasses.
Cover Photo & Design by Yoko Ono (Japanese, b. 1933)
Produced by Geffen Records (American, Est. 1980)
Season of Glass, 1981
Phonograph Record, 12 x 10 in.
© 2021 Yoko Ono
Despite her highly publicized marriage to one of the world's greatest musicians and activists, John Lennon (1940–1980), overshadowing much of her own career, Yoko Ono is one of the most celebrated multimedia performing artists living today. Drawing upon choreography, written word, music, and philosophy, Ono's art encompasses multiple disciplines and often explores themes of peace, anti-war, and feminism.
While some artists shy away from entangling their personal lives with their work, Ono openly embraced the tragedy of her private life in this sculpture commemorating the murder of her late husband. In 1981, she repurposed a photograph she took of Lennon's bloodstained glasses as the album art for her successful fifth studio album, Season of Glass. Despite her record company's discouragement, Ono demanded that this haunting image be used as the cover art. For her, the eyeglasses are sentimental as one of the only remaining objects belonging to her late-husband from his last day. "The pair of glasses were the only thing I had managed to salvage," Ono later recalled. "And people [were] looking at me saying it was in bad taste to show the glasses to them. …I'm not changing the cover. 'This is what John is now,' I said." As with much of the artist's work, this photograph alludes to violence, trauma, and death felt and experienced personally by the artist and collectively throughout society.
Carrie Mae Weems (American, b. 1953)
Untitled (Spike Lee Grid), 2018
Magna, acrylic, and oil on linen, 72 x 48 in.
Courtesy of the artist, TIME and Jack Shainman Gallery
© 2021 Carrie Mae Weems
Activism is a prominent thread that runs through Carrie Mae Weems's diverse and complex body of work, in which she unabashedly explores the themes of family relationships, power, identity, and issues surrounding gender roles, race, and class. Her bold work confronts problematic historical and contemporary sociopolitical narratives and provokes viewers to question long-accepted stereotypes and sustained cultural issues.
Similarly, award-winning director, producer, screenwriter, and actor Spike Lee has long confronted similar issues through his masterful films. In 2018, in celebration of the auteur's inspiring 30-year career, Time magazine and Weems created several poignant portraits of Lee wearing his signature quirky glasses. Comprised of 35 individual images cast in various shades of blue and black, this grid installation features a mixture of portraits of Lee and the titles of several of his early films, including She's Gotta Have It (1986), School Daze (1988), and Do the Right Thing (1989). Untitled (Spike Lee Grid) is informed by her artwork Untitled (Colored People Grid)(2009–10), wherein Weems plays off the loaded word "colored" and challenges viewers' perceptions about the term by bathing Black adolescents in varied, bold tonal shades. Weems reclaims the derogatory term, and applies color to the grid as a signifier of pride.
Collaging and juxtaposing color, negative space, text, and photographic portraits of Lee in Untitled (Spike Lee Grid), Weems not only celebrates his manifold accomplishments and legacy, but she also honors his beauty, individuality, and cultural identity. Weems captures Lee in various profiles, gazing out in different directions, and includes tight detail images of jewelry and personal adornment. Lee's aviator-style glasses are established emblems for expressing his charisma, fashion sense, and creativity, and therefore it was only natural for Weems to make sure they were prominent in these thoughtful portraits.
Wayne Thiebaud (American, b. 1920)
Five Rows of Sunglasses, 2000
Oil on canvas, 20 x 16 in.
Collection of the Phillips Collection, Washington DC, 2001.008.0001
Gift of the Thiebaud Family, 2001
© 2021 Wayne Thiebaud
Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Wayne Thiebaud finds beauty and intrigue in everyday objects. From repetitive rows of confectionary-colored cakes and ice cream cones to boldly adorned arcade games, Thiebaud exquisitely paints familiar object associated with mass consumption and appeal.
Often interested in serials, Thiebaud's curiosity for slight variances in formal design is apparent in this painting depicting eyewear. In Five Rows of Sunglasses, Thiebaud explores the variety of formal qualities and creative design of sunglasses. Displayed in sequential rows that exceed the confines of the canvas—echoing a display case—the different styles of eyewear are displayed against a flat neutral background. Highlighting different defined geometric forms and lines inherent in the basic design of sunglasses, Thiebaud's repeated rows of these everyday objects present as an abstracted pattern of circles, rectangles, squares, and a rainbow of colors.
Thiebaud's Five Rows of Sunglasses also honors sunglasses as a signifier of identity, fashion, and emulating "coolness" within American popular culture. The reflective surfaces of optical or mirrored lenses act as concealers of identity, presenting the wearer a sense of anonymity or authority that has an air of detachment through disguise. Theibaud explores how the functional forms of sunglasses come in all shapes and styles allowing wearers the ability to creatively express themselves through the fashionable frames they choose.
Jasper Johns (American, b. 1930)
The Critic Sees, 1961
Sculp-metal on plaster with glass, 3 1/8 x 6 ½ x 2 1/8 in.
© 2021 Jasper Johns
Photography by Jamie Stukenberg, Professional Graphics, Rockford, Ill.
© The Wildenstein Plattner Institute, New York
American artist Jasper Johns' work defies easy art-movement categorization. Over seven decades of experimenting within abstract expressionism, Neo-Dada, and Pop Art, Johns has assembled a vast and diverse body of art that encompasses painting, sculpture, and works on paper. Recognized for repurposing and incorporating well-known symbols and motifs into art—from the American flag to a target—Johns' work often challenges preconceived notions about particular subjects.
John's 1961 Sculp-metal on plaster sculpture The Critic Sees presents humorous commentary on the rhetoric used by art critics of his day. Using Sculpt-metal on plaster and real eyeglasses, Johns has produced 15 of these life-size soft metallic bricks. Set within the frames of the critic's eyeglasses are two animated mouths, one open and the other clenched shut, both with teeth exposed. The cavernous mouths fill the entire frames, totally replacing any eyes. By doing so, Johns satirically implies that critics are blind or hindered from "seeing" art clearly, as their quick mouths— voicing what he considered their unsubstantiated opinions — impede their vision. Johns' sour opinion of art critics is based on his view that they fail to listen to artists before they share their misguided views.
Robert Arneson (American, 1930–92)
California Artist, 1982
Stoneware with glazes, 68 ¼ x 27 ½ x 20 ¼ in.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Gift of the Modern Art Council
© 2021 Estate of Robert Arneson
Photography by Ben Blackwell
Over the course of his three decades of work, sculptor Robert Carstone Arneson never shied away from confrontation. Instead, he injected his figurative ceramic sculptures with biting satire and, at times, controversial sociopolitical commentary that was popular within the art movement referred to as "Funk Art." Arneson was not afraid to turn his humorous, critical lens onto himself creating hundreds of caricatured self-portraits throughout his life.
In California Artist, Arneson satirically depicts himself through the critical lens of the New York City art establishment. In Arneson's eyes, West Coast artists were the antithesis of East Coast artists—who he saw as overly theoretical, intellectual snobs who took themselves too seriously. Portraying himself as the stereotype of a "California artist," Arneson appears belligerently nonchalant, casual, and unkempt. He unabashedly wears a denim shirt left unbuttoned, fashioned with sunglasses, to capture a smug, unperturbed and cool appearance. The classically inspired pedestal that supports his bust features an ironic array of some of California's most well-known indulgences including a marijuana plant, spent cigarette butts, and empty beer bottles.
Photography by William R. Ferris (American, b. 1942– )
James "Son Ford" Thomas in Leland, Mississippi Displaying Head Sculptures, 1973
William R. Ferris Collection, Southern Folklife Collection,
The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
© 2021 William R. Ferris
Born and raised in rural Mississippi, James "Son Ford" Thomas' art and identity are firmly rooted in his experience as a Black southerner. He earned his moniker by sculpting model Ford tractors out of locally sourced red Yazoo clay Thomas called "gumbo." Introduced to music and sculpture at a young age by his uncle, Thomas' passion for performing the blues and creating clay sculptures continued throughout his life providing a supplementary income to farm work and grave digging.
He typically modeled woodland animals, birds, fish, and human skulls, the latter for which he is best well known. Informed by the spiritual beliefs of hoodoo and dreams, his portrait busts often feature hollowed spots on top of the cranium for use as ashtrays, but were often purchased by neighbors and collectors for display. Thomas' sculptures are highly recognizable for replicating bone, and his inclusion of mixed media and found objects detail and decorate each unique portrait. At times, the artist fashions foil, beads, marbles, matchstick heads, and wire to adorn the busts, as well as incorporates real hair and teeth.
The head sculptures captured in this photograph are exemplary portraits from Thomas' extensive oeuvre. These whimsical, slightly macabre busts functions as momento mori—a reminder of our inevitable mortality—as Thomas' astutely stated, "we all end up in the clay." The skull portraits are also a reflection and celebration of the people and community he portrayed. Sculpted using unfired clay, Thomas likely added wax or hair grease, typical to his process, to the raw material to prevent the work from cracking. Two of the sculptures in this photograph—the one Thomas is holding and another resting near his right foot—are adorned with distinctive spectacles. Both the sunglasses and eyeglasses add details of specificity and personality to these individualized and creative portraits.
Cindy Sherman (American, b. 1954)
Dye sublimation metal print, 48 1/8 x 52 ½ in.
Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth
© 2021 Cindy Sherman
For over four decades, Cindy Sherman has explored the social and cultural constructs of identity, gender, and celebrity by manipulating her own image. Transforming herself into different identities, personas, and tropes, her photography challenges the credibility of consumer culture and stereotypes.
Carefully altering her appearance before photographing herself, Sherman purposely selects appropriate backdrops, prosthetics, makeup, wigs, and costuming to transform herself into one of her fictional characters. For some of her guises, the artist incorporates distinctive eyewear, a necessary prop or tool for completing the appearance. While Sherman has long integrated spectacles into her art, her most recent photographic series featuring glasses are some of her most withering commentaries on the way society views feminine beauty and youthful appearance. In Untitled, from Sherman's 2016 "Flappers" series, she transforms into women wearing nostalgic, vintage costuming and hairstyles reminiscent of young 1920s Hollywood stars. While the four women attempt to cover up their aged features under thickly applied makeup, their strikingly similar circular eyeglasses reveal their vulnerability to aging and physical deterioration. Their glasses are emblematic of their true age and diminishing eyesight. Moreover, the series plays on the artist's recognition of her own advancing age. In this case eyewear not only acts as a catalyst for transforming Sherman into these four different women, but also provides a new lens for exploring beauty, identity, and age in a culture that assigns attractiveness to youth, and perhaps, perfect eyesight.
Eyesight & Insight: Lens on American Art
Early Optics in American Art
Newspaper Vision
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Argentina is the second largest country in South America with a population of 39,144,753. Although the official language is Spanish, Italian culture influences the food, music, and traditions of Argentina, making it unique from other South American countries. Significant numbers of Spanish, Basque, Irish, German, British, mestizo, and other ethnic groups also influence Argentina's cosmopolitan and multicultural society.
Argentina is a republic, declaring its independence from Spain's dominion in 1816. A bright yellow sun with a human face sits in the center of the light blue and white stripes of equal width that make up its flag. Argentina's native population was greatly diminished after 1502 when the Europeans imposed their class system of guaranteed privilege to the rich. With only 1% of the population controlling 70% of the land, the Argentinean economy relied heavily on export of grain and beef. The political system was also controlled by the rich, led by a succession of presidential, military, and civilian governments.
In 1943, a member of the military, which was in power at the time, staged a coup against his own generals to become one of the most memorable presidents for the common people. Juan Peron took leadership among the labor unions of Argentina and was the champion of the working-class people, as was his second wife, Eva. A member of the working class, Eva (affectionately called "Evita") was known for her flamboyant style as well as her extreme generosity and service to the general public. The Peron legacy ended when the economy went sour, Evita died of cancer, and the military again took power.
In the 1960s, the military leadership gripped Argentina with a rule of political violence, responding to armed leftist guerrilla challenges. Ernesto "Che" Gueverra, a martyred leftist revolutionary, emerged as a prominent figure in Argentinean history and folklore during this time. Gueverra was a comrade of Fidel Castro and fought to spread Marxist ideas in Argentina. In response to political opposition, the military declared a state of internal war, known the world over as the "Dirty War," in which approximately 6,000 citizens disappeared between 1976 and 1982. Suspected leftists and members of their families were tortured, raped, and brutally murdered. This had the effect of all but destroying labor unions and any other forms of political organization, that is, except for the Madres (mothers) of the Plaza de Mayo, who met every week in front of the capital in Buenos Aires to protest the kidnapping of their family members and to demand their release. As a result of the actions of the Madres and other human right's groups, Argentines have effectively pressured the government to reform its structure. And while its torrid past generates little confidence in democratic processes, Argentina now has a democratically elected president. Elected in 2003, Nestor Kirchner addressed the corruption of the supreme court and the federal police. Members were impeached, dismissed, or retired.
Argentina's economy has long suffered from rising inflation and a skyrocketing deficit. Argentina owes over $21 billion to multilateral institutions. In opposition to dominant global economic influences, including the United States, Kirchner refuses to refinance the debt in terms defined by the International Monetary Fund. Priorities are focused on stabilizing the Argentine peso, reducing the high rates of unemployment, investing in agricultural productivity, stabilizing internal markets, addressing high crime rates, reducing inflation, and securing trade relation-ships with Brazil.
Argentina makes up most of the southern cone of the continent. The environment is highly varied, consisting of the Andes in the west, highlands in the northeast, the pampas in the east, the Gran Chaco in the north, and the arid plateaus of Patagonia in the south. The fertile grassland plain of the pampas is home to the capital city of Buenos Aires, built on the wealth of cattle ranching. Here roamed the infamous symbol of Argentina's heritage, the gaucho. These nomadic cowboys lived on horseback and off the land. Gauchos dressed in bombacha pants and tall leather boots, using boleadoras (lassos with three metal balls at the end) to rope cattle. Gauchos played the guitar and demonstrated a wide range of technical capabilities in their performance of the milonga, an instrumental solo. They are credited with the growth of Argentina's leather industry and method of barbequing beef, the asado. The gaucho also introduced yerba mate, an herbal tea made inside a hollowed gourd, to Argentine culture. Yerba mate is now sipped from gourds coated with silver, often through a silver straw.
The Patagonia region of Argentina contrasts starkly with the bustling pampas region. Frigid temperatures and high winds, due to its extreme southern latitude, make Patagonia barely habitable. The few people who live there are mostly highly adapted indigenous populations, who herd sheep and guanaco. The southernmost point on the continent of South America is located in Argentina and Chile at Tierra del Fuego, or "land of fire." It was named thus by the first European sailing explorers, who saw the lights of native campfires on the shore. Another amazing destination for ecotourists from all over the world is Iguazu Falls, located in Iguazu National Park on the border of Argentina and Brazil. The waterfall, consisting of around 275 individual falls, is about 2.5 miles long and drops about 269 feet.
Argentines are religiously devoted to their favorite sport, futbol (soccer). They are always serious contenders for the World Cup soccer tournament, which they won in 1978 and 1986. Argentineans are proud of Diego Armando Marodona, considered by many to be the best soccer player in the world. In addition to the Argentine national team, there are many popular teams in Buenos Aires. The Rio Plate team and Boca Juniors have an ongoing rivalry that creates much excitement in Argentina. Polo is another popular sport. The game consists of a ball and mallet and is played on horseback. It was traditionally played by the gauchos and resembled a game of tag on horseback. Initially, a duck was the intended object to be retrieved from the other team.
Argentines are equally passionate about the tango. Originally considered a statement of social protest by the poor, the tango is a highly intimate and almost obscene dance. It emerged as a sarcastic expression against European wealth and social dominance in the 1880s, representing the sexual relations between prostitutes and their upper-class patrons. During a military takeover of Argentina in 1955, the tango was outlawed for a time in the country because it expressed both social and political freedom for the working class and the people of the slums. Tango Argentino, a stage spectacle, was a hit on Broadway and in Paris during the 1980s. The highly technical and musically sophisticated dance form is now the source of much national pride and a major tourist draw in Argentina.
Argentina's political history has been the subject of many literary and theatrical works. Poet Jorge Luis Borges is internationally famous. The musical production Evita, dramatizing the life of Evita Peron and featuring the hit song, "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" received international acclaim and was followed by an award-winning film. Lawrence Thornton's novel, Imagining Argentina, the story of the "disappeared" of the 1970s, was also released as an international film.
Borges, J. L. (1999). Everything and nothing (D. A. Yates, Trans.). New York: New Directions.
Feijoo, M. del C., & Gogna, M. (2002). Women in the transition to democracy: Argentina's mothers of the Plaza de Mayo. In D. B. Heath (Ed.), Contemporary cultures and societies of Latin America (3rd ed., pp. 375-383). Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press.
Lewis, P. H. (2002). Guerillas and generals: The dirty war. New York: Praeger.


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La Constitution de la république démocratique d'Azerbaïdjan est la première Constitution  azerbaïdjanaise. Elle est entrée en vigueur en 1920 pour quelques mois.

Elle fut remplacée par la Constitution de la république socialiste soviétique d'Azerbaïdjan de 1921.

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Le , la première république azerbaïdjanaise, la république démocratique d'Azerbaïdjan, est proclamée indépendante à Tbilissi, en Géorgie ; avec cette proclamation débute l'acceptation juridique de certaines valeurs européennes et l'établissement de l'Azerbaïdjan en tant qu'État de droit et république parlementaire.

Les premières résolutions et les lois pour la rédaction d'une constitution sont adoptées par la nouvelle république en 1918. Parmi les lois adoptées, on retrouve les définitions du gouvernement, du parlement, de la citoyenneté, du drapeau national, de la langue officielle, de l'hymne national, du siège de la capitale, etc. ; de même, la création du parlement national entraîne l'adoption de la garantie des droits de l'homme et des libertés individuelles, du droit de vote des femmes, de l'introduction et de l'amélioration des droits des femmes, etc..

Néanmoins, au moment où les dirigeants ont terminé la rédaction de la Constitution, la république naissante est envahie par l'Armée rouge, perd son indépendance et .

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Safety features in the design of elevators for people with disabilities
Elevators for people with disabilities are a type of lifting equipment that provides movement of people with disabilities outside and inside buildings. The design of such devices complies with safety standards according to GOST 55555 and 55556, according to which these mechanisms must be equipped with systems that protect persons with disabilities and persons accompanying them from injury.
Basic safety elements in elevators for handicapped people
The list of systems responsible for the safe movement of disabled persons in the horizontal, vertical and inclined planes includes:
safety frame;
barrier;
locking element;
doors;
safety damper;
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speed limiters;
manual control system;
dispatching system.
The safety lip is a mechanism that provides protection against crushing and other mechanical effects on the platform during its movement.
The barrier acts as a guardrail to prevent a person from falling outside the perimeter of the elevator. According to GOST standards, the upper shawl of the barrier must be placed at a level of 110 cm, the lower - 20 cm above the level of the platform.
Equally important is the locking mechanism, which prevents the wheelchair from rolling away. A similar function in elevators with a travel mode of up to 50 cm is performed by a barrier flap. For devices with a height of 200 cm and more a door is provided. According to GOST standards, its height must be at least 110 cm.
The mandatory elements in lifting platforms for MSH are catchers. The main purpose of these safety elements is to stop and hold the platform moving in a downward direction. The catches are triggered when the traction elements are loosened or broken and are controlled by a safety device that opens the circuit when it is activated.
Another mandatory element in elevators for the disabled is a speed limiter.If the permissible downward speed of the platform is exceeded, the device engages the catcher mechanism.
In the process of installation the equipment is equipped with a manual control panel. The emergency system of this device allows the use of the elevator for MSH when there is no power supply. Alternatively, a backup power supply can be used for emergency operation.
According to GOST requirements, the characteristics of the lifting equipment must strictly meet the declared parameters of voltage, current loads and operating conditions of the platform.
The power circuits on landing platforms and platforms must be 380 V, in administrative and residential buildings - not less than 220 V. Electrical cables, enclosures and other elements of the system must be protected according to IP3X (in hoists used outdoors - IP 4X). The exposed parts and other metallic parts of the unit, with the exception of live wires, must be earthed.
The system of operator control of wheelchair platforms for MSH includes units functioning on the basis of remote control means. To establish a feedback with the dispatcher, the elevators are equipped with two-way voice communication devices. With the help of dispatching elements the system notifies the operator of the following situations:
emergency triggering of the safety circuit;
opening of the doors during the movement of the platform;
intercom call.
If there is no two-way communication, commissioning of the equipment is strictly forbidden!
Security a wheelchair elevator is implemented on the basis of compliance with a number of mandatory requirements of GOST, which is ensured by qualified and responsible work of its manufacturer and installer. The company "SILACH-Lift" designs and manufactures functional lifting devices of various modifications. Our products are reliable, easy to install and safe in operation. We provide prompt delivery, installation and guarantee long-term service of lifting platforms.
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Hypertension with obstructive sleep apnea
Bornali Datta MD, MRCP (UK), CCST , Ashish Kumar Prakash DNB, DTCD, EDRM
Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Bornali Datta
Senior Consultant, Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Medanta - The Medicity, Sector 38, Gurgaon - 122 001
Datta B, Prakash AK. Hypertension with obstructive sleep apnea. J Clin Prev Cardiol 2016;5:29-30
Datta B, Prakash AK. Hypertension with obstructive sleep apnea. J Clin Prev Cardiol [serial online] 2016 [cited 2022 Jan 29];5:29-30. Available from: https://www.jcpconline.org/text.asp?2016/5/1/29/184013
Hypertension is one of the most common diseases encountered by the general physicians. On the contrary, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and other sleep disordered breathing (SDB) are not so common and are often underdiagnosed. Hypertension when combined with OSA has a poor outcome and it is very difficult to manage if OSA is not managed properly. There are common risk factors for both the diseases which can lead to problems such as aging, obesity (i.e., body mass index), gender, smoking, and dyslipidemia, either together or alone. Overall, they both have a bidirectional effect. [1],[2]
Two entities have been described as follows: [3],[4]
OSA definitions, as described, have been markedly influenced by hypertension itself. OSA is defined as apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) of at least 10-14 events/h or AHI between 5 and 14 events/h with documented hypertension, ischemic heart disease, history of stroke, or symptoms of excessive daytime sleepiness, impaired cognition, mood disorders, or insomnia that exist
OSA syndrome is defined by the AHI as the number of apneas and hypopneas per hour of sleep ≥5 events/h and persistent complaints of excessive daytime somnolence, unrefreshing sleep, or fatigue.
The evidence now clearly demonstrates that hypertensive patients with OSA are at an increased risk of developing resistant hypertension. The presentation which is first reported to general practitioner can be confusing and the patient needs to be evaluated by a sleep specialist.
In OSA patients, it is the fragmented sleep and intermittent hypoxemia with or without CO 2 retention which alter the autonomic and hemodynamic responses to sleep. Sympathetic nerve activation and high serum catecholamine levels are the functions of periodic hypercapnia and hypoxemia due to apnea-hypopnea episodes. Impaired baroreflex sensitivity and the continuous activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone axis also contribute to OSA-associated cardiovascular disorders. It has been reported that patients with OSA have a higher prevalence of isolated diastolic hypertension and the underlying mechanism might be due to the tachycardia and shortening of cardiac diastole. Research has demonstrated that patients with both OSA and primary hyperaldosteronism are more likely to develop drug-resistant hypertension. Most importantly, sleep deprivation from OSA is associated with endothelial dysfunction and arterial stiffness, both of which initiate and accelerate the development of hypertension. There are specific categories of hypertension related to OSA; the most common and clinically relevant categories are resistant hypertension, nocturnal hypertension, and masked hypertension. [5],[6]
The management of OSA with hypertension is by giving antihypertensive and proper management of the OSA component. The diagnostic tool is polysomnography which can differentiate SDB such as OSA, central sleep apnea, and others. The gold standard for the diagnosis of SDB is in laboratory-attended polysomnography. It is a diagnostic test where the patient is made to sleep under observation, and comprehensive recording of biophysical changes during sleep is performed with the help of various parameters. There are both attended and unattended sleep studies. There is a debate regarding cost-effectiveness and compliance with respect to home sleep testing (HST), which is unattended versus laboratory polysomnography, as more compliance is found with HST. [7],[8] Once OSA is diagnosed, its severity is graded on the basis of AHI (mild: 6-15/moderate: 16-30/severe: >30). [4]
The treatment includes conservative management such as weight reduction, avoidance of alcohol and sleeping pills, and good sleep hygiene. Other interventions such as uvulo-palato-pharyngoplasty and mandibular appliances are also advised in specific cases.
The treatment of choice for OSA is positive airway pressure (PAP) either Bilevel PAP or continuous. Continuous PAP (CPAP) therapy has been found to be successful for reducing OSA. However, the four available meta-analyses have found that the effect of prolonged CPAP therapy on ambulatory blood pressure is small (1-2 mmHg reduction). [9],[10],[11] The compliance of CPAP is a major concern, and the poor results of meta-analysis may be attributed to that. Recently, two prospective studies have reported that (i) normotensive subjects with OSA were characterized over a 12-year follow-up by a significant increase in the risk of developing hypertension and (ii) the risk of new-onset hypertension was lower in subjects treated with CPAP, although the benefit seemed restricted to those with daytime sleepiness. [12],[13]
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Parati G, Lombardi C, Hedner J, Bonsignore MR, Grote L, Tkacova R, et al. Position paper on the management of patients with obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension: Joint recommendations by the European Society of Hypertension, by the European Respiratory Society and by the members of European COST (Co-operation in Scientific and Technological research) ACTION B26 on obstructive sleep apnea. J Hypertens 2012;30:633-46.
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Bixler EO, Vgontzas AN, Ten Have T, Tyson K, Kales A. Effects of age on sleep apnea in men: I. Prevalence and severity. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1998;157:144-8.
Simon S, Collop N. Latest advances in sleep medicine: Obstructive sleep apnea. Chest 2012;142:1645-51.
Alajmi M, Mulgrew AT, Fox J, Davidson W, Schulzer M, Mak E, et al. Impact of continuous positive airway pressure therapy on blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Lung 2007;185:67-72.
Haentjens P, Van Meerhaeghe A, Moscariello A, De Weerdt S, Poppe K, Dupont A, et al. The impact of continuous positive airway pressure on blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: Evidence from a meta-analysis of placebo-controlled randomized trials. Arch Intern Med 2007;167:757-64.
Mo L, He QY. Effect of long-term continuous positive airway pressure ventilation on blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome: A meta-analysis of clinical trials. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2007;87:1177-80.
Barbé F, Durán-Cantolla J, Sánchez-de-la-Torre M, Martínez-Alonso M, Carmona C, Barceló A, et al. Effect of continuous positive airway pressure on the incidence of hypertension and cardiovascular events in nonsleepy patients with obstructive sleep apnea: A randomized controlled trial. JAMA 2012;307:2161-8.
Marin JM, Agusti A, Villar I, Forner M, Nieto D, Carrizo SJ, et al. Association between treated and untreated obstructive sleep apnea and risk of hypertension. JAMA 2012;307:2169-76.
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Da-Bo Liu,Yu-Jing Yao,Zhen-Yun Huang,Jian-Wen Zhong,Jia-Jian Xu,Shu-Yao Qiu,Shao-Feng Liu,Xin-Hua Yi
Chinese Medical Journal. 2016; 129(23): 2876
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Electronics Recyclers International rebrands as ERI
Beyond recycling, ERI's services range from recovery and reporting to regulatory guidance.
Recycling Today Staff
Electronic Recyclers International, Fresno, California, has announced a name change to ERI.
ERI Chairman and CEO John Shegerian says the rebranding effort is a response to the company's services expanding beyond electronics recycling to include recovery, reporting and regulatory guidance.
"While we do still lead the nation in the recycling of electronics and e-waste, the shortening of our name to ERI reflects the tremendous growth in our capabilities over the last several years and that we are leading the charge in so much more than recycling now," says Shegerian.
He continues, "Whether it is recommerce, recovery, reporting, recycling or regulatory guidance, the 'R' in our name applies to our multiple service offerings. We are also leaders in the ITAD (information technology asset disposition) space for secure data destruction and hardware data security, which has become a huge part of what we do."
Shegerian notes that ERI currently provides the only dually certified nationwide solution offering 100 percent data destruction for consumer electronics devices, e-scrap and hardware.
ERI also has successfully achieved achieved AAA Certification for data destruction from the National Association for Information Destruction (NAID), Phoenix, for its facilities in California, Colorado, Indiana and Massachusetts. ERI says its goal is to have all of its locations NAID certified by January 2017.
In keeping with the name change, ERI has launched a new URL for its website and online identity and branding, anchored by its ERIdirect.com moniker. Anyone can reach ERI by visiting www.eridirect.com or by calling 1-800-ERI-DIRECT.
"It's a natural shift for us to make as we enter a new phase of growth," says Shegerian. "The vast majority of our customers, partners and the public at large refer to us as 'ERI' anyway. We've made the acronym official—and it's a name we are all proud of for what it represents in terms of innovation and doing things the right way."
ERI is a leading recycler of electronic waste in the U.S. and the world's largest ITAD and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company. The company is certified to demanufacture and recycle every type of e-waste in an environmentally friendly manner. The company processes more than 275 million pounds of e-scrap annually at eight locations, serving every zip code in the United States.
Rubicon Global co-founder named a 2016 '40 Under 40' honoree
Marc Spiegel was recognized by the "Atlanta Business Chronicle" during a Nov. 3 reception.
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Atlanta-based Rubicon Global, a provider of cloud-based waste and recycling solutions, has announced that co-founder Marc Spiegel has been named to the Atlanta Business Chronicle's "40 Under 40" list for 2016.
Spiegel is a native of Louisville, Kentucky, and comes from four generations of waste and recycling hauling experience. In addition to overall strategy, Spiegel oversees the hauler/vendor management team at Rubicon Global, which helps businesses reduce operating expenses, implement recycling programs and save money by finding new ways to reduce, reuse and recycle waste.
"Marc and the Rubicon team were all concerned by the woefully under-evolved nature of waste and hauling and became inspired to build a company that would use both technology and innovative thinking to change the industry," says Rubicon CEO Nate Morris. "Marc is a great leader and friend, and in addition to his work at Rubicon, he finds time to both mentor growing Atlanta startup companies as well as work on a social entrepreneurship program with the Weber School in Atlanta."
Spiegel says, "My grandfather—a charter member of the National Solid Waste and Recycling Association Hall of Fame—told me, 'Don't be content doing things the way they've always been done.'"
He continues, "That always stuck with me. Nate and I were determined to use technology to bridge the gap and force the industry to find a better way to serve businesses, consumers and the environment."
The Atlanta Business Chronicle honored the 2016 "40 Under 40" class Thursday, Nov. 3 at American Spirit Works in Atlanta.
Rubicon Global is a worldwide leader in sustainable, cloud-based waste and recycling solutions. Using its proprietary technology-enabled platform, the company provides comprehensive waste stream solutions that enable companies to reduce operating expenses and implement recycling programs.
Sonoco acquires Plastic Packaging Inc.
Acquisition expands company's flexible packaging capabilities in Southeast U.S. and in new markets.
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The diversified global packaging company Sonoco, headquartered in Hartsville, South Carolina, has acquired Plastic Packaging Inc. (PPI), a privately held Hickory, North Carolina-based flexible packaging company.
Founded in 1957, PPI specializes in short-run, customized flexible packaging for consumer brands in markets including:
food products (i.e., frozen foods, baked goods and seafood);
pet products (i.e., dry food, bird seed and litter);
confection (i.e., seasonal promotions, heat-sealed chocolate packaging, and hard and soft candy); and
health and personal care (i.e., nutraceuticals, diapers, tissues and wipes).
Through the acquisition, Sonoco says it gains additional lamination, wide and narrow web flexographic printing and pouch and bag forming capabilities that will allow the company to better serve its current customers while expanding its customer base.
"This acquisition grows our flexible packaging assets in the Southeast U.S., adding short-run capabilities that allow us to offer additional specialty and customization capabilities to our customers," says Rob Tiede, Sonoco senior vice president for global consumer solutions. "PPI complements Sonoco's existing technologies and leverages our expertise in flexible packaging, while expanding our customer base in complementary markets."
PPI says it expects 2016 sales of approximately $42 million and operates two manufacturing facilities in Hickory and in Forest City, North Carolina, with approximately 170 employees.
Founded in 1899, Sonoco is a global provider of a variety of consumer packaging, industrial products, protective packaging, and displays and packaging supply chain services. With annualized net sales of nearly $5 billion, the company has 20,800 employees working in more than 300 operations in 35 countries.
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2015 US plastic bottle recycling rate shows no growth
Domestic processing of HDPE reaches new high, however, according to APR and ACC figures.
The 2015 U.S. plastic bottle recycling rate posted a slight decrease of 0.5 percent compared with 2014, according to figures released by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) and the American Chemistry Council (ACC) in the 26th annual "National Post-Consumer Plastics Bottle Recycling Report," available at https://plastics.americanchemistry.com/2015-United-States-National-Postconsumer-Plastic-Bottle-Recycling-Report.pdf. The overall U.S. recycling rate for plastic bottles in 2015 was 31.1 percent, down slightly from 31.7 percent the previous year, according to the report.
Since 2010 plastic bottle recycling has grown by nearly 400 million pounds, increasing on average by nearly 80 million pounds per year, or 2.9 percent annually, the ACC and APR say.
Following 25 consecutive years of growth, several factors contributed to the recent plateau, the associations say, including a decline in material collected for recycling, reduced exports and increased contamination of recyclables. In addition, use of plastic bottles in packaging applications continued to expand but was offset by lightweighting and increased use of concentrates with smaller, lighter bottles.
In 2015, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling decreased by 15 million pounds, while collection of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) bottles, which includes bottles for milk, household cleaners and detergents, dipped slightly by 0.4 percent, or 4.8 million pounds, at just over 1.1 billion pounds for the year. The recycling rate for HDPE bottles declined 0.4 percent to 34.4 percent.
Domestic processing of recycled HDPE continued to grow for the fifth consecutive year, according to the report. Domestic reclaimers processed more than 1 billion pounds in 2015, an increase of 4.4 percent. Total domestic capacity to process postconsumer HDPE grew to 1.46 billion pounds, with reclaimers continuing to use assets to process nonbottle HDPE and polypropylene (PP).
Exports of HDPE fell 16 percent to 184 million pounds, while imports rose by 25 percent to nearly 66 million pounds. Given steady domestic collection, these trends resulted in U.S. reclamation plants purchasing nearly 44 million pounds in additional material, the report notes. Domestic reclaimers purchased more than 1 billion pounds of postconsumer HDPE for the year.
"The plastics recycling industry has a history of growth that spans a quarter century and has weathered many factors," says Steve Alexander, executive director of APR. "As a result of expanded infrastructure and demand, this industry remains well-positioned for long-term growth."
Steve Russell, ACC vice president of plastics, says, "All of us should remain diligent in recycling our plastics. Putting the right materials into the bin helps make processing more efficient, which supports the long-term growth and stability of plastics recycling."
This year's survey also found the collection of PP bottles rose nearly 20 percent to reach 32 million pounds, with the PP collection rate increasing to nearly 18 percent. PP caps, closures and nonbottle containers are widely collected for recycling in the United States, and these data are presented in a separate report on recycling nonbottle rigid plastics, which will be released in the coming months.
PET and HDPE bottles combined make up 97 percent of the U.S. market for plastic bottles, with PP comprising 1.8 percent, low-density polyethylene (LDPE) representing 0.8 percent and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) representing 0.3 percent, the report states.
The 2015 report reflects minor corrections in methodology for PP and HDPE in 2104 and 2015, the ACC and APR note. Details on the corrections are provided in the introduction.
Data on PET recycling referenced in the report were separately funded and published by APR and the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR). A separate report, "Report on PET Container Recycling Activity in 2015," is available on APR's website at www.plasticsrecycling.org/images/pdf/resources/reports/APR_NAPCOR_2015RateReportFINAL.pdf.
The 2015 United States National Postconsumer Plastic Bottle Recycling Report is based on a survey of reclaimers conducted by Moore Recycling Associates Inc. of Sonoma, California.
Resources for municipal recyclers are available at www.recycleyourplastics.org and at www.plasticsrecycling.org. An informational webinar about the report will be held Monday, Nov. 7, at 1 p.m. EST. Those interested in attending can register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8457610939930067457.
Dart Container opens foam recycling drop-off in Georgia city
Thomaston, Georgia, residents, businesses and organizations now can recycle polystyrene foam.
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Foam recycling has become more convenient for residents of Thomaston, Georgia, according to Dart Container Corp., headquartered in Mason, Michigan, which recently launched a foam recycling drop-off center for city residents. The new drop-off is publicly accessible 24 hours per day, seven days per week, and provides a free option for local residents, businesses and organizations to recycle foam labeled with a No. 6 chasing arrows symbol.
The Thomaston drop-off site at 2260 Delray Rd. (across the street from the Upson County Airport) will accept a variety of recyclable foam, including cups, egg cartons, meat trays, ice chests and packaging that is frequently used to protect fragile materials, such as electronics, during shipping.
"We encourage Thomaston residents to take advantage of the new drop-off and recycle their used foam, especially this upcoming holiday season," says Christine Cassidy at Dart Container. "Many people don't realize that foam is recyclable. We are excited and proud to continue to promote foam recycling and offer this service."
Once collected, the foam is recycled into many different types of products, including picture frames, baseboards and crown molding, Dart says.
To participate in the program, residents should:
ensure the foam has the No. 6 chasing arrows symbol on it;
deposit foam in a clear or translucent bag;
rinse or wipe foodservice containers free from food; and
remove straws, lids, tape or any other nonfoam material.
Foam packaging peanuts are not accepted at the center. For recycling options for this material, residents should call 800-828-2214 or visit www.loosefillpackaging.com for drop-off sites.
Businesses that would like to make large deliveries should phone 706-647-2205.
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WITH distractions such as mobile phones causing all kinds of traffic chaos both in and out of vehicles, a new campaign has been launched to keep pedestrians safe. Highly visible pavement stickers are being installed at pedestrian crossings, intersections and pedestrian refuges in Leeton throughout December to remind pedestrians to cross at the safest locations and to make safe decisions when crossing the road. Leeton Shire Council road safety officer Stephanie Puntoriero said the "look out before you step out" campaign was being launched across the state. RELATED The initiative is being rolled out in conjunction with the Roads and Martime Services to combat the number of pedestrians hit on roads. "The stickers are at key pedestrian crossing points as a reminder to everyone to ''ook out before you step out', particularly over the busy holiday period," Mrs Puntoriero said. "More than 1500 pedestrians are struck across NSW each year and the aim of the initiative is to drive that number down. "Taking risks and not being mindful on the roads can end in tragedy, which is why it is important for pedestrians to have their head in the moment." All road users are pedestrians at some time or other. Research from the NSW government shows there is an even spread of fatalities and serious injuries across all ages, although males make up the majority of pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries on the state's roads. Mrs Puntoriero urged residents to take of the pavement stickers and act accordingly, but also recognised it wasn't always solely up to pedestrians to remain safe. "We also know this is a two-way street, and drivers also need to play their part by slowing down, especially in high pedestrian 40kmh zones and on streets where they know pedestrians are," she said. "It's important to stick to speed limits in high pedestrian areas since a car travelling at 50kmh is twice as likely to kill a pedestrian than a car travelling at 40kmh." Many of the stickers can be found in the main street area, as well as throughout the town. **** While you're with us, you can now receive updates straight to your inbox every Friday at 6am from The Irrigator. To make sure you're up to date with all news in Leeton sign up here.
WITH distractions such as mobile phones causing all kinds of traffic chaos both in and out of vehicles, a new campaign has been launched to keep pedestrians safe.
Highly visible pavement stickers are being installed at pedestrian crossings, intersections and pedestrian refuges in Leeton throughout December to remind pedestrians to cross at the safest locations and to make safe decisions when crossing the road.
Leeton Shire Council road safety officer Stephanie Puntoriero said the "look out before you step out" campaign was being launched across the state.
The initiative is being rolled out in conjunction with the Roads and Martime Services to combat the number of pedestrians hit on roads.
"The stickers are at key pedestrian crossing points as a reminder to everyone to ''ook out before you step out', particularly over the busy holiday period," Mrs Puntoriero said.
"More than 1500 pedestrians are struck across NSW each year and the aim of the initiative is to drive that number down.
"Taking risks and not being mindful on the roads can end in tragedy, which is why it is important for pedestrians to have their head in the moment." All road users are pedestrians at some time or other.
Research from the NSW government shows there is an even spread of fatalities and serious injuries across all ages, although males make up the majority of pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries on the state's roads.
Mrs Puntoriero urged residents to take of the pavement stickers and act accordingly, but also recognised it wasn't always solely up to pedestrians to remain safe.
"We also know this is a two-way street, and drivers also need to play their part by slowing down, especially in high pedestrian 40kmh zones and on streets where they know pedestrians are," she said.
Many of the stickers can be found in the main street area, as well as throughout the town.
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WHO IS THE BEST DRUMMER OF ALL TIME?
Rolling Stone made a list of the top 100 drummers of all time. The magazine's choices were based on "one important caveat: we used rock and pop as our rubric, so a drummer's work needed to directly impact that world to make the list". The second best drummer of all time is Keith Moon of The Who, and he is followed by Cream's Ginger Baker and Rush's Neal Peart.
Of course, John Bohnam of Led Zeppelin has topped the list! According to Rolling Stone, John Bonham "changed rock drumming forever on Led Zeppelin's first record ("I")", and the magazine adds: "Jimmy Page was still amused by the disorienting impact that Good Times Bad Times, with its jaw-dropping bass-drum hiccups, had on listeners: 'Everyone was laying bets that Bonzo was using two bass drums, but he only had one.' Heavy, lively, virtuosic and deliberate, that performance laid out the terrain Bonham's artful clobbering would conquer before his untimely death in 1980".
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When we define a disease for research, treatment, or disease-control purposes, and in simple communication about disease, common standards of diagnostic nomenclature are essential. In most diseases, nomenclature and classification of stages have posed problems. Often compromises have been developed, based on the best judgment available. These classification schemes serve certain needs, most often in terms of control or treatment, but are sometimes found insufficiently exact for research programs or other highly technical purposes. Experience has shown that a scheme of classification, prepared by those familiar with the disease, which is widely accepted and, more important, widely used, is invaluable in support of broad-scale public health programs.
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BlackBerry Cascades Framework Makes Gorgeous UIs With Few Lines of Code
One of the new features of RIM's new BBX OS is support for a new UI framework called Cascades. The brainchild of a Swedish company called The Astonishing Tribe, which RIM acquired in December 2010, Cascades uses just a few lines of text to create compelling UI animations.
With Cascades, developers will have access to a slew of built-in animations, swipes, fades and other gorgeous special effects, without hiring a dedicated animator. Artists will also have the ability to export images from Photoshop and have them seamlessly integrated into Cascades-based apps.
At BlackBerry DevCon today, RIM's Anders Larsson showed off a Cascades based app for maintaining a to-do list where each task was listed as a card on the screen. He also demoed an e-mail app which had complex animations for making messages appear and disappear from the screen. He said that these kinds of effects are built-in to Cascades and easy to implement.
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A wonderfully original 1964 Aston Martin DB5 £POA
DB5/1706/R left the Aston Martin factory in Newport Pagnell in September 1964 in its original colour scheme of Caribbean Pearl with Red Connolly. It was first registered to Messrs. M Berman Ltd of Leicester Square, famous as costumiers to the British theatre and film industry and headed by flamboyant owner Monty Berman MBE.
After serving with the RAF in WW2 as a squadron leader, Monty Berman took over the family tailoring business, diversified into costumes and soon became London's largest and best equipped theatrical costumiers. His list of clients encompassed some of the biggest names in movies including Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Katherine Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Roger Moore and Sean Connery! His costumes can be seen in many theatre productions, films and TV series, from Africa Queen and Dr Zhivago to Chariots of Fire and Dads Army, and most fittingly, many Bond movies!! He was passionate about the theatre and showbusiness and devoted much time to The Variety Club helping to raise funds for handicapped children and was rewarded with the Queens award for industry, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the British Film Institute and an MBE.
It is not clear how long Monty kept the car but it did appear at Aston Martin Works, Newport Pagnell in January 1967 for a new fan belt at 21,000 miles. Further records show that by 1979 it had come into the hands of a Mr Jaspers from The Netherlands. He entrusted it to UK Aston Martin Lagonda dealer Robin Hamilton to carry out some major mechanical restoration, so it is possible it had by that time had much use. It subsequently came back to the UK in 1989 when it was taken on by Mr Bolton of Bedford who sent it to Aston specialist Peter Austen Smith, PAS Mobile, in Olney. A few years earlier Peter's apprentice was one Desmond Smail! Once again, the car was subject to some extensive mechanical work and had by this time had a colour change to Dubonnet Rosso.
Mr Bolton kept 1706 until 1993 when it came into Desmond's hands and he then sold it to the current keeper. The new owner, being Editor of 'Popular Classics' magazine at the time, thought it appropriate to own a classic car himself! The DB5 was used as a daily driver for the first few years of his ownership but eventually became more of a pleasure than a necessity. It has been maintained whenever necessary with no expense spared throughout his tenure, exclusively by Desmond J Smail Ltd. This included a full engine re-build in 2003, the car has only covered 3,000 miles since then!
This DB5 has been kept in a wonderfully original condition with sympathetic maintenance throughout and comes with a very comprehensive history file including many invoices, MOT's, Heritage Certificate and manufacturers original build sheet.
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Rochesterians Take the Plunge for New York Special Olympics
By Andrew Freeman Rochester
UPDATED 4:23 PM ET Feb. 10, 2019 PUBLISHED 3:57 PM ET Feb. 10, 2019 PUBLISHED 3:57 PM EST Feb. 10, 2019
It was the 19th annual Polar Plunge at Lake Ontario Beach Sunday afternoon, one of the largest polar plunges to benefit the Special Olympics across the country.
The air was a crisp 22 degrees and the water a chilly 36, but that did not stop more than 2,000 people from diving into Lake Ontario Sunday. For some, it was their first plunge.
"Not as bad as I thought I'd be. In and out, real quick, get real hype," said Rochesterian Nick Dean. "Everyone's super friendly. Super warm when cuddled together."
But others like Laurie and David Walker have been coming back year after year.
"This is our fifth year of doing it. Every year our team gets a little larger," David said. "We started out with like four or five people, now we're up to 21 on our team."
The annual Polar Plunge benefits Special Olympics New York, raising more than $250,000 for the organization and their mission of improving the lives of those with special needs through sports.
"It's so much more than just a sport," said Renee Snyder, vice president of Development for Special Olympics NY. "It's about learning independence, it's about camaraderie, teamwork, leadership, all those things people with intellectual disabilities come to Special Olympics for."
It is a cause dear to the Walkers hearts.
"We have a nephew who benefits from the Special Olympics so this is important to us," Laurie said.
And as for the water being too cold? The Walkers say come on in.
"You gotta try it. Once you try it you're hooked," Laurie said. "Like I said, we started off with just a few, and everybody that's joined us stays with us."


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3 Things Hecla Mining Company Has to Prove in 2017
The miner has done a great job on development, but it has to keep that up -- and maintain financial discipline at the same time.
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Feb 3, 2017 at 9:47AM
Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) produced more silver equivalent ounces in 2016 than ever before in its 125-year history. And it has a number of projects in the works that make the outlook for more growth fairly bright. However, there's still a lot of work to be done before that forecast becomes a reality. If Hecla's production growth story interests you, here are three things the silver and gold miner needs to prove in 2017.
Image source: Hecla Mining Company.
More and less
Between 2012 and 2016, Hecla expanded its silver production by 169%. Gold production increased by an even more impressive 322%. Overall, silver equivalent production, which puts silver and gold on equal footing, was up 223%. That's pretty impressive growth considering that gold and silver were in a deep downturn through most of that period. To give a comparison point, precious metals giant Barrick Gold Corporation's (NYSE:GOLD) gold production fell roughly 25% over the same span.
The comparison here is even more interesting when you consider costs. Barrick's decision to reduce production is about lowering costs by focusing on its best assets. Hecla, meanwhile, has been working to grow production while keeping its costs in check. That said, since 2012, Hecla's cash costs have increased because of its growth spending. That's not unreasonable.
The timeline for some of Hecla's big projects. Image source: Hecla Mining Company.
In fact, the miner's cash costs can vary greatly from period to period depending on the timing and progress of its investments. For example, year over year in the third quarter of 2016, its silver cash cost fell 51% partly because of successfully increased silver production at the Greens Creek and Lucky Friday mines. Its gold cash costs, however, increased 15% because of the expensing of stripping costs at the East Mine Crown Pillar pit.
It's a delicate dance between cost and production growth. And that's why in 2017 Hecla needs to prove to investors that it can continue to expand production while at the same time not letting costs get out of hand.
Solid foundation
The other big issue to keep in mind is Hecla's financial position. At the end of the third quarter, long-term debt made up roughly a quarter of the miner's capital structure. That's a decent figure. The absolute debt level, meanwhile, has remained fairly steady since 2013, which is another piece of good news.
What Hecla needs to prove is that it can maintain that kind of discipline in 2017 and beyond. For example, with gold and silver prices heading higher, Helca has been talking about its improving net-debt-to-adjusted-EBITDA metrics. That's well and good, but rising commodity prices are bolstering the company's EBITDA numbers. If it uses this metric as an excuse for increasing leverage as it pays for its expansion efforts, a fall in silver and gold prices would be that much more painful.
Hecla's debt metrics have been helped along by rising gold and silver prices. Image source: Hecla Mining Company.
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Keeping up the good work
At the end of the day, the real key for Hecla is doing more of the same. That means making discernible progress on its development efforts, keeping its costs in check, and maintaining a solid balance sheet despite its growth spending. With silver and gold prices starting to solidify, there's likely to be more money floating around in 2017 than there was during the commodity downturn. That's good news, but it could make maintaining the discipline of recent years harder to achieve. So watch closely to see if Hecla can prove it has what it takes to stay on course.
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Honeywell Transforms Picking in Small & Medium Distribution Centers with Voice for SAP Business One
FORT MILL, S.C., Oct. 18, 2018 - Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced the launch of a fully integrated voice-directed productivity solution for SAP Business One® users.
Honeywell signed an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement with SAP (NYSE: SAP) to integrate and offer its Guided Work Solutions as an add-on for SAP Business One. The bundled solutions are expected to provide distribution center customers with improved productivity, accuracy and safety.
Honeywell's Guided Work Solutions is a software application that runs on the AndroidTM operating system and is based on the company's industry-leading Vocollect voice technology. The worker-focused software is integrated with SAP Business One, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform designed for small and medium enterprise distribution centers.
"For more than 20 years, distribution centers globally have achieved significant productivity and accuracy gains by empowering their workers with Honeywell Vocollect voice solutions," said Bill Birnie, general manager of voice solutions for Honeywell Safety and Productivity Solutions. "With our new Guided Work Solutions, we can help small- and medium-sized enterprises smoothly and quickly deploy the same voice-directed technology used by some of the world's largest and most complex fulfilment operations."
The integration with SAP software makes it easy for workers to perform complex warehousing tasks, such as picking, receiving, put-away, packing and shipping inventory. For example, when SAP Business One receives a work order, Honeywell's Guided Work Solutions translates that order into a set of optimized interactive voice commands to allow workers to perform their tasks hands-free and eyes-free.
The software runs on a wide range of compatible hardware, including Honeywell's mobile computers, as well as other Android mobile devices. The Android platform provides support for multiple interfaces including voice, scanning and keypad.
SAP Business One is a software application that provides small- and medium-sized enterprises with solutions to manage warehouse operations, logistics and order fulfillment. Through the SAP partner program, SAP provides companies like Honeywell with access to technologies and platforms to build integrated solutions that are easy to deploy for end-users.
By allowing workers to receive instructions and capture data hands-free and eyes-free, voice technology improves efficiency, accuracy and worker safety. It also speeds up training times for onboarding new workers by simplifying and standardizing workflows in distribution centers and warehouses.
"Businesses are working to grow their operations while addressing their customers' expectations for speed and accuracy. Our bundled voice solution will allow even the smallest businesses to make their distribution operations more efficient by adding voice to their existing warehouse management system," said Birnie.
Nearly 1 million mobile workers use Honeywell Vocollect voice solutions in distribution centers around the world. More than 80 percent of the top supermarket chains in North America have deployed Honeywell's voice technology. The technology has been shown to increase warehouse worker productivity up to 35 percent, while reducing errors by up to 25 percent.
SAP Business One users can see a live demonstration of Honeywell's new technology at booth 14 at the SAP Biz.ONE conference in Orlando, Florida, running October 22-24, 2018. For more information about Honeywell's Guided Work Solution, please visit http://hwll.co/GWS-SAP.
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31.1 Have You Found a Bug?

If you are not sure whether you have found a bug, here are some guidelines:

If the debugger gets a fatal signal, for any input whatever, that is a
GDB bug.  Reliable debuggers never crash.

If GDB produces an error message for valid input, that is a
bug.  (Note that if you’re cross debugging, the problem may also be
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AT long last, it is now being realized by almost all stakeholders that the country cannot afford fresh elections soon in view of the grave economic and financial challenges and the need to take firm and concrete measures to steer the country out of the existing messy situation.
PTI Chairman Imran Khan, who recently predicted that general elections might be held in March/April, now says he doesn't see fresh polls any time soon.
He also referred to rumours about formation of a government of technocrats to run affairs of the country for the next 2.5 years while his aide and former Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has described such an idea as a 'joke'.
Some circles have been floating the idea of delaying elections for an indefinite period arguing that even fresh elections in the given circumstances are hardly expected to produce a stable government which is a pre-requisite for effectively tackling the challenges facing the country.
Whether or not there is any substantial move to install a government of technocrats, one has to acknowledge that it is mainly because of the infighting among political parties and politicians that paves the way for such novel ideas which have even no place in the constitutional scheme of things.
We have repeatedly been emphasizing in these columns that the incumbent Government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has the demonstrated capability to deliver but impatience of some elements who want immediate elections at any cost is depriving the government the opportunity to implement its agenda with the required peace of mind.
The problems of the country would not have multiplied and compounded if the government was allowed to pursue its policies and programmes but there is leg-pulling on an almost daily basis, distracting its attention from the real task of stabilizing the economy.
There would be nothing unusual if elections are held on completion of the term of the present assemblies but all types of pressure tactics are being applied to force early elections.
There are continued threats of dissolution of provincial assemblies and judicial interventions, based on factors other than merit and fair play, are adding to the political confusion and instability.
If PTI is genuinely interested to prevent the idea of a technocrat government from being implemented, the best course would be to shun rhetoric, return back to parliament, discuss and decide everything from the platform of the elected houses and allow the incumbent government to deliver as its success in efforts to stabilize the economy would benefit anyone who comes to power as a result of the next general election.
PTI believes it is poised to get two-thirds majority in the elections and, therefore, stabilization of the economy would be to its advantage.
As for the idea of technocrats, it shows we have not learnt lessons from the past mistakes and as a consequence the country might plunge into further chaos.
We have witnessed the performance of technocrats and even if there are brilliant brains anywhere, there is no bar to hiring their services by the elected government.
You can include them as advisors and special assistants without trying to mould the Constitution to suit our ideas.
One tends to agree with Fawad Chaudhry that the country cannot afford any new experiment and it should be allowed to be governed strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.
Parliament and the Constitution are supreme and they should be allowed their due place and respect if we are genuinely interested in resolving the problems of the country.
The real problem of the country is deviation from the Constitution as all stakeholders try to interpret its provisions to suit their designs and objectives.
No system is wrong and no system is perfect as every system can deliver if there is sincerity of purpose and laws and the Constitution are not trampled.
If parliamentary democracy is delivering in other countries why it can't succeed in Pakistan?
There must be no deviation and the country must be run strictly in accordance with the Constitution that offers solutions to all situations.
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has emphasized the need for polls on time and consensus seems to be evolving on holding of elections after completion of the term of the National Assembly.
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Located on the left, half block before turning to the crocodiles.
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