Or more specifically my nose having been more or less busted open against a cold, oak table (was it oak? I was never good at wood). The inner contents of said nose had pooled on said oak (?) into an unusual pattern inked out in a vibrant crimson color with flecks of gray and a mournful violet. The sharp line, the organic nature of the composition, the sense of movement and stasis, predicted decades of post-war American art. Lou was an action painter, I his brush and pallet, and the table his canvas. Lou- an artist before his time. But that evening, in the hot and damp interrogation room that smelled vaguely of sauerkraut (or maybe that was Lou), we had merely a typical example of a pre-war bloodstain. Except, of course, who the hell knew this was pre-war? Or, I guess, it's kind of always pre-war, isn't it?
"Nothing three more martinis wouldn't fix," I said as I pinched out little red clumps from my damn stylish pencil-thin mustache.
I wanted a peppermint candy I'd been saving but couldn't quite get to my pocket with my wrists in shackles. So I had to do a kind of shimmy to wriggle the candy onto the floor where I could dip down and retrieve it.
The twitchy dance steps made the giant cop chuckle and shake his head. Good old Clark. I grinned, squinted and then sneezed out a bubble of red goo. Lou handed me a used hanky. Good old Lou.
I shrugged. I couldn't recall the last half hour or so of the party and consequently hadn't the foggiest what state my wife was in when they took her away. I did remember ordering the sixth gin martini for each of us, so I had a guess. Either she was a bubbly delight or a thunderous disaster. Judging from the state of my nose and the dreary condition of my confinement, I reckoned it was the thunder.
I came to a little while later.
I gave the old gal a friendly wink and a shackled wave.
"You smell like the bottom of a lake," she said.
Another chuckle from the big fella.
I pressed a thumb deep into the tissue at the dead center of my right temple in a vain attempt to chase off the bugler that was blowing taps between my ears. I gave Lou a cheery salute.
The big guy nodded and made his exit.
Doris took off her fur ("it's not too late. RUN" said the fox) and took a seat. The chair creaked. The woman sighed. The bugler blew.
She sat with a lowered head for a damn long time. Maybe she'd fallen asleep. But then she leaned back cooly in her chair and propped her feet up on the table and gave a wry smile, her grey eyes crystalizing into metal sharp weaponry.
She dropped her feet and leaned forward propping herself up on her bony elbows. Those grey eyes turned serious, even, it seemed to me, sympathetic.
She was standing now. Both fists clinched. A big blue vein throbbed at the left corner of her forehead. Her chair had fallen and must have caught the back of her neckless somehow because pearl-shaped pearls were rolling in every direction across the concrete floor. They were the color of pearls.
I held up a hand as if to surrender.
The punch came hard and fast, locating the center of my busted nose liberating another expressionistic masterpiece. Everyone's a goddamn painter. I fell back in my chair and let out a manly scream pitched slightly above an A5.
Doris crossed to the corner of the room and recovered her handbag. She took out two letters and slapped them on the table. I scanned the messages and then glanced back at her. She fanned them out and then tapped the left one three times with the long red nail of her left index finger.
"I'm assuming you would like me to read that one."I picked up the letter and began to read.
Mommy – I think I may have made an awful mistake. England is dreary, and the weather is miserable. I'm constantly left alone in this large house with his frightening mother. And he — well, mommy, he's grown distant and quite angry. I'm frightened, and I don't know what to do. I know it's so far to travel with dad's work and your bunions, but I want to see you. I need to know what you think. There's an engagement party in late February for one of the daughters. I've attached the invitation. Can you come? Please? I know it's an awful expense, but can you?
I set the letter down and shrugged.
Doris tapped the letter on the right. This was getting old.
Mommy – things are swell here. Please disregard my last correspondence. I've never been happier. No need to make the journey. Truly. Do not come. All my love to dad.
Doris righted the chair and sat. She leaned in and made like a conspirator. I followed suit.
She stood up and paced around the tiny room, pausing long enough to light a cigarette.
"Why not go yourself? Why the scheme?
She held what seemed to me to be a somewhat stagey pause. So I held it too. Mine wasn't as dramatic on account of the sound of crunching peppermint.
I picked up the two letters and studied them side-by-side. There was nothing here. Nothing at all. A damn fool's errand. We should really drink less, I thought. Maybe only in the evenings from now on. Take off every other Monday, or something.
Lou entered the room arm-in-arm with Clara. She was in handcuffs and remained astonishingly drunk. Her green eyes were gay and glittery. She was having the time of her life. She fell into my lap and gave me a big kiss on the lips.
She crinkled her nose at me.
I turned to the big fella.
I gave Clara a gentle little head bump.
"Absolutely not!", said Doris, turning a strange color.
Clara flung both arms around my neck and gave me a much less gentle head bump.
Clara retrieved the metal cuffs from her lap and tossed them on the table.
Clara swiveled toward Lou and displayed her bare wrists like a magician.
"Sure did," I said, having now slipped out of my own handcuffs and set to work on straightening my bow tie. It was made of pink silk and pretty goddamn expensive. It had somehow escaped the evening's adventures unspoiled but was nonetheless topsy-turvy at this point. Lou scratched his head and grunted to himself.
Doris could sense it all unraveling.
"Who she shot with a pistol!" said Doris. Clara burst into weeping.
I flashed a smile at Doris. This was fun. The party was back on.
I waved my free hands at Doris and grinned.
"What'll it be, Doris?" I said.
Clara giggled and waved her hands too.
Clara gave a "thumbs up" and then passed out on the table sending another thousand pearl-shaped pearls rolling across the floor.
Doris chewed her lip, stomped a foot, and huffed and puffed.


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Browse > Home / News / Prime Minister Scott Morrison tell parliament "Israel's light is now a beacon of democracy in the Middle East"
Prime Minister Scott Morrison tell parliament "Israel's light is now a beacon of democracy in the Middle East"
Australian Prime Minister Scott has acknowledged the 70th anniversary of Australia's formal diplomatic relationship with Israel.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison
Israel's ambassador to Australia Mark Sofer attended parliament to hear the address.
During his address, Prime Minister Morrison called Israel "Israel's light is now a beacon of democracy in the Middle East".
In turn, he blasted United Nations as being antisemitic and an 'intellectual fraud".
Prime Minister's address:
"In any long friendship, there are moments that matter.
And moments never forgotten.
For Australia and Israel, it was in 1947, and it was at the United Nations. There was, at that point, no nation of Israel.
Instead, there were broken and scarred Jewish people scattered around the world.
Places like Auschwitz-Birkenau, Dachau and Buchenwald, though they no longer existed as state-sponsored machines of death, they seemed more real, than a permanent home for the Jewish people at that time.
It was as if darkness and hopelessness had covered the Jewish people as the true extent of the Holocaust became known."
He said the age-old dream of David Ben-Gurion was "the redemption of Israel".
The Prime Minister continued: "It was in this setting, that Australia chaired the 1947 UN Committee that voted in favour of dividing the territory of Mandate Palestine.
And on 29 November 1947, at the United Nations General Assembly, Australia joined 32 other nations in successfully voting for the Partition Plan.
Looking back across seven decades, it might seem that was a simple thing to do, an obvious choice to make.
But it was neither of those things.
But Australia made, in Doc Evatt's words, who was instrumental in this recognition, an "inevitable and just" choice to stand with the Jewish people of the world and their vision for a Jewish state — and a place of sanctuary where they would never again, and should never again, face persecution.
Australia extended official recognition to the new State of Israel in January 1949."
In May that same year, Australia was proud to preside over the vote which formally admitted Israel as a member of the United Nations.
As that new nation formed, the Jewish people arrived, in the words of David Ben-Gurion, with "the dew of dreams still moist in our hearts".
Our small part, Australia's part, is a legacy of which we are proud and one we hold dear today as we mark this anniversary.
In the words of our then Prime Minister, "The new nation of Israel will be a force of special value in the world community", and its recognition was "fair and just". And so it has proved to be.
Today, Israel's light is now a beacon of democracy in the Middle East.
Ours is a 70-year long friendship between two peoples which share a commitment to democracy and the rule of law; have a multi-cultural character, committed to science and research, to a free press, to prosperity for our people and to innovation to overcome the challenges of our often hostile natural environments.
My Government is resolved to ensure our commitment to Israel remains as firm today and in the future as it indeed was 70 years ago for Australia.
That is why our Government has acted for Australia to now recognise West Jerusalem—the seat of the Knesset and many institutions of government — as the capital of the State of Israel.
And we look forward to moving our Embassy to West Jerusalem when practical, in support of, and after the final status determination of a two-state solution.
And in the spirit of a two-state solution, we acknowledge the aspirations of the Palestinian people for a future state with its Capital in East Jerusalem.
My government is also currently establishing a Trade and Defence office in West Jerusalem to enhance and support our deepening collaboration on trade, defence industries, investment and innovation.
Just as it was 70 years ago, it remains in our national interest to see Israel continue to flourish as a liberal, participatory democracy in the Middle East.
And, now as then, Australia continues to strongly support Israel's right to exist within secure and internationally recognised borders.
But my Government won't just proclaim these words and these sentiments. We will continue to act on them and not step back from or shrink from our commitments. And this includes standing by Israel in the face of biased and unfair targeting of Israel in the UN General Assembly.
The UN General Assembly is now the place where Israel is bullied and where anti-Semitism is cloaked in language about human rights.
Think about it: a nation of immigrants; with a free press; parliamentary democracy; financially prosperous; the source of innovation in the world; and a refuge from persecution and genocide, is somehow now the centre of cruelty in the world, according to some in the UN.
That is intellectual fraud.
Last year, there were 17 UN General Assembly resolutions critical of Israel. This compared with a total of five covering all other countries, including Myanmar, the Syrian Arab Republic, and Russia's actions in Crimea and Ukraine; Iran and North Korea.
This year, the UN Human Rights Council passed six motions condemning Israel, compared to a total of 14 across the rest of the world.
Last year, at my direction, Australia opposed six resolutions that attacked Israel in the UN General Assembly. These included the 'Jerusalem' resolution, which contains biased and one-sided language attacking Israel and denies its historical connection to the city, and the 'Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine' resolution, which confers on the Palestinian Authority a status it does not have.
In the past, we had abstained on these resolutions. Not anymore, and not on my watch.
My Government will not turn a blind eye to an anti-Semitic agenda masquerading as defence of human rights in the UN.
This has also extended to calling out those who would seek to wipe Israel from the map.
Again at my direction, last year Australia supported a UN General Assembly resolution to condemn the egregious and ongoing violent acts of the terrorist organisation Hamas.
Hamas are violent extremists. Terrorists who use the Israel-Palestinian conflict as an excuse to inflict terror.
They should have no friends at the UN.
The failure of the resolution to pass with the requisite majority was an indictment, I think, on the UN.
Australia condemns Hamas' activities in the strongest possible terms.
Now of course, our partnership has always been underpinned by the people of our nations.
Australia's Jewish community began with those who arrived on the First Fleet.
Though persecuted in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Australia has been, to quote the words of the Member for Berowra, a land "almost uniquely in human history, good to the Jewish people".
Though numbering about one-hundredth of our population, Australians of Jewish heritage have made a remarkable contribution to our national life and our story.
We are the nation of John Monash, of Isaac Isaacs, Sir Zelman Cowen, Governor Linda Dessau, Frank Lowy, Harry Triguboff, and Joan Rosanove and thousands more who in their own way, have all sought to be light unto the nations, performing the mitzvot or good deeds according to the law of Moses.
Mr Speaker, Australia has been a steadfast and loyal friend to Israel since its very creation.
And I can assure the House and the people of Australia and our friends in Israel that the Liberal and Nationals Parties will never walk back or shrink from the recognition that Australia now affords Israel and the commitments and support for the state of Israel, whether in the General Assembly of the United Nations or elsewhere.
We know this about Israel, they are a steadfast and loyal friend.
Seventy years on, this Parliament re-states our commitment to Israel, to its people and to the deep friendship between our nations.
We are friends who have always stood with each other – and may that always be the case.
5 Responses to "Prime Minister Scott Morrison tell parliament "Israel's light is now a beacon of democracy in the Middle East""
James swann says:
So proud of your stand Mr Morrison, you got my vote mate
Peter Inns says:
A wonderful breath of fresh air, to hear a leader of a nation express such support for Israel. I am not Jewish, but the way that so much of the world condemns Israel is a disgrace. The United Nations should be disbanded. It has become a mouthpiece for anti-Semitic diatribes. It disseminates lies and deceptions. It has lost any legitimacy and serves no useful purpose.
Long live Israel.
Check out an Australia film on immigration on Youtube called "Admission Impossible" from 1947 were post WW2 Australian immigration officers on Europe used application forms with questions on it like "Jewish/Non Jewish" and are you of "Aryan" decent.
michael kuttner says:
A fine speech totally ruined by his acceptance of the fraudulent claim of a fake Palestine with half of Jerusalem as its Capital. This means that the Temple Mount and Kotel plus sundry other holy sites would once again be Judenrein and that a terror supporting state would exist in the heart of Israel's Capital.
Are we supposed to jump up and down with joy at this piece of political hypocrisy?
Stephen Hynes says:
While I applaud Prime Minister Morrison's speech, I find his references to West Jerusalem and East Jerusalem somewhat of a bet hedging exercise. Jerusalem is Jerusalem is Jerusalem–there is no Eastern or Western Jerusalem. They only exist in the minds of historical revisionists who would like us to believe it to be so.

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The impact of dark satellites on dwarf galaxies in a ΛCDM universe
Tjitske Karen Starkenburg
Research output: Thesis › Thesis fully internal (DIV)
The structure in our Universe is thought to have formed in a hierarchical fashion. This means that galaxies, from small to large, grow through accretion, and through interactions and mergers with other galaxies. Within the concordance LCDM (Lambda cold dark matter) cosmological framework, galaxies are embedded in dark matter halos, but the vast majority of the smallest halos have likely been unable to host a galaxy. Detecting these small, star-less but very numerous halos is very important as it may provide novel clues to the nature of the dark matter, and may be possible through their gravitational effects on luminous matter.
In this Thesis, I present a suite of simulations studying the effects of dark satellites on dwarf galaxies. We find that these interactions can lead to the formation of irregular, starbursting, and spheroidal systems. Furthermore, we characterize the effects of the dark satellites quantitatively through morphological and kinematical indicators to aid their observational identification. Our models predict that a significant fraction of the dwarf galaxies at the present day likely has recently experienced such an interaction. Therefore, interactions with smaller dark matter halos may well contribute to the diversity of the dwarf galaxy population.
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Helmi, Amina, Supervisor
[Groningen]
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Starkenburg, T. K. (2016). The impact of dark satellites on dwarf galaxies in a ΛCDM universe. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.
Starkenburg, Tjitske Karen. / The impact of dark satellites on dwarf galaxies in a ΛCDM universe. [Groningen] : Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, 2016. 170 p.
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Harvey Glen Keefer
Glen Keefer, 64 years old, passed away February 13,2021 Harvey Glen Keefer was born February 21,1956 to Harvey and Willie Keefer at Landstuhl Army Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany. Glen had a love for music and a passion for serving the Lord. In the late 90's, Glen felt the Lords calling into ministry as a worship leader, a call he took very seriously. In over 20 years in the ministry, Glen led worship and various music programs at 4 churches here locally. Never leaving his hometown, turning it into his personal mission field. Glen was currently serving at Tanglewood Baptist Church, a church that became a home to him and Pat, and a congregation that became family. Glen Loved his family and enjoyed spending his free time with them. He always enjoyed playing 42 with his parents and Pat, driving to the hill country to look at wild flowers, going to the cabin in Ruidoso and just sitting around watching M*A*S*H with his grandkids. Glen really loved Christmas . He loved the story of our Saviors birth and the Awe that it created. He loved putting up decorations, listening to carols, watching his grandkids open their presents, enjoying a hallmark movie or 12 and setting up his Christmas Village, HappyTown. A name given to his village by its first mayor, adopted son David Chapman. Glen was employed at Commercial Foods Services and would have celebrated 19 years there this June. Glen loved working for the Brown Family and enjoyed his time spent with them. Over the years, the Browns became more like family, and his customers became his friends. Glen is survived by his parents, Harvey and WIllie, of Odessa, his wife of 32 years Pat, of Odessa, his sister, Debbie Mouser and husband Tommy of Boise,Idaho. Son, Bradley Keefer and wife, Katie of Savannah, Ga, granddaughter Abgayl, of Mobil, Al, Grandson, Elijah of Savannah, Ga Nephew, Benjamin Mouser and wife Gennifer of Boise,Idaho and nieces Karen Lee and husband Greg of Conroe, Tx and Nancy Baker and husband James of Amelia,Ohio. Services will be held at 10:00 am on February 22,2021 at Tanglewood Baptist Church in Odessa,Texas with Pastor Lyndel Lee leading the memorial
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Business | The data sheriffs
Companies should take California's new data-privacy law seriously
The state's sweeping online regulations come into force on January 1st
Dec 18th 2019 | NEW YORK
HISTORY DOES not repeat but sometimes it rhymes. So, it seems, do efforts to protect netizens' privacy. The European Union led the world with its General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came into force in May 2018. That law shook up internet giants and global advertising firms, both of which had previously used—and at times abused—consumer data with little oversight. On December 11th India's government introduced a bill that would force firms to handle data only with consumer consent and give the authorities sweeping access to them. The same day Scott Morrison, Australia's prime minister, promised a review of privacy laws and said the competition authority will monitor how advertising is done on digital platforms. But the most important piece of legislation rhyming with GDPR right now is the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which comes into force on January 1st. To online businesses, it jars.
The Californian law copies some of the GDPR's provisions. It gives consumers the right to know what online information is collected about them and how it is used, permits them to demand that their data be destroyed and to sue companies for data breaches. In some ways, the CCPA is looser than its European predecessor. It does not, for instance, insist that firms have a "legal basis" for collecting and using personal data or restrict the international transfer of data. It also stops short of demanding the appointment of corporate data-protection officers and assessments of projects' data-protection risks. And whereas the GDPR lets individuals demand that private information about them be removed from the web under certain circumstances, the First Amendment makes this "right to be forgotten" a non-starter in America.
In other respects, though, California goes further than the EU. The CCPA adopts a broader definition of personal information (which extends to such things as internet cookies that identify users on websites) and it explicitly forbids discrimination (by offering discounts to those who grant firms access to their data). Companies must enable Californians to opt out of the sale of personal data with a clear "do not sell" link on their home page, rather than through GDPR's fiddlier process. Michelle Richardson of the Centre for Democracy and Technology, a privacy-advocacy group which is bankrolled in part by big tech companies, calls the CCPA "ground-breaking".
The California law will apply to firms with revenues of $25m or more that do business in the state or process its residents' data, even if not based there. Any for-profit entity anywhere that buys, shares or sells the data from more than 50,000 Californian customers, households or devices a year is also covered. Law-breakers face fines of up to $7,500 for every violation, compared with 4% of global annual revenues or €20m ($22m), whichever is higher, for the GDPR. But California's relatively trifling ceiling can add up quickly for firms with thousands of users.
The GDPR's track record suggests the effects of the CCPA will be far-reaching. Some 250,000 complaints have been lodged under the EU rules, and some penalties approach €100m. If breaking the rules could prove expensive, so is respecting them. The International Association of Privacy Professionals, an industry body, and EY, an accountancy, reckon that complying with the GDPR costs the average firm $2m. Tech firms spend over $3m; financial firms, more than $6m. By one estimate, the total cost to all American firms with more than 500 employees could reach $150bn.
"Initial compliance" with the CCPA may, for its part, cost the estimated 500,000-odd affected American firms $55bn, according to a study commissioned by California's attorney-general. Any such estimates should be taken with a grain of salt. For one thing, global firms that are already GDPR-compliant have a head start, even if differences between the two laws mean abiding by the Californian one will be far from automatic. Big firms, which are already on the hook for GDPR, are expected to spend another $2m each. For the tech giants that looks like chump change. Microsoft and Apple say they are not only ready for CCPA, but also plan to implement it across America.
For America's legions of smaller online trinket-sellers, app-makers or other firms present on the internet the Californian law will be onerous. They can ignore European regulations, because most have no EU business, but cannot easily stay away from one of America's biggest domestic markets. A new survey by the US Chamber of Commerce, a lobby group, claims that only 12% of small businesses in America know about the law, let alone have prepared for it.
The impact of the CCPA is being felt beyond boardrooms. Big Tech is lobbying lawmakers in Washington, DC, for a federal statute on the subject. "We really, really support an omnibus federal privacy law," says a data-privacy official at a large American technology company. Facebook and Google do, too, they profess. The US Chamber of Commerce, better known for opposing regulations, is also now in favour.
One explanation for tech firms' sudden enthusiasm to safeguard user information is their reasonable desire to avert a balkanised mess of contradictory state laws. Illinois, New York and Washington have differing state legislation in the works. Many others are looking into the matter.
Tame west, wild east
Tech companies could have another motive to back federal rules. Because much online activity crosses state boundaries it falls under federal jurisdiction. A national data law would therefore supersede California's, unless it explicitly made federal rules the floor which states could raise if they wished. A Democratic proposal in the Senate does just this. A rival Republican one would set business-friendlier rules as the ceiling, in effect obviating the CCPA. No points for guessing which one of these America Inc would prefer. Neither is likely to pass before November's presidential elections. Until then companies will need to heed California's data sheriffs. After that, expect a shoot-out. ■
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline "California's data sheriffs"
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Vitamin A; night blindness, (eye disease) and xerophthalmia (eye disease).
A deficiency of vitamin A can cause a disease called night blindness, in this disease the eyes fail to adjust to the dark because of problems with the retina. The deficiency also may cause another disease known as "glare" blindness, or problems seeing when the eye is exposed to too much light or to a sudden change in the amount of light when entering a darkened room. Vitamin A deficiency also can cause a disease called xerophthalmia the symptoms of this disease are eye dryness and thickening of the surface of parts of the eye. If this disease left untreated, it may lead to blindness.
Beriberi is a disease that affects the heart, digestive system, and nervous system. It results from a lack of vitamin B1 (also called thiamine) in the diet. The early stages of this disease are characterized by fatigue, loss of appetite, and a numb, tingling feeling in the legs.
Infantile beriberi: Although a nursing mother may not have the disease herself, her infant gets sick from not getting enough thiamine in the breast milk. The child may die in infancy, or the child may develop wet or dry beriberi disease.
Wet beriberi: This is characterized by an accumulation of fluid throughout the body, and a rapid heart rate that can lead to sudden death.
Dry beriberi: In this form of beriberi there is no fluid accumulation, but there is a loss of sensation and a weakness in the legs. People with this disease often need to walk with the aid of a cane and may become bedridden and susceptible to infectious diseases.
A deficiency of vitamin B3 leads to a disease called pellagra. Pellagra disease affects the skin, nervous system, and digestion, and can cause the "four Ds": diarrhoea, dermatitis, dementia, and death. A person who is developing this disease may feel weak and tired, may have trouble sleeping, and may lose weight. The skin that is exposed to the sun may become scaly, rough, and reddened, and painful sores may develop in the mouth. There is a loss of appetite accompanied by indigestion and diarrhoea. A person with pellagra also might experience headaches, dizziness, and muscular tremors. Sometimes mental disorders (or dementia) appear.
A deficiency of vitamin C leads to scurvy. The main symptom of scurvy is haemorrhaging, or bleeding under the skin, which results in the appearance of many bruises. A person with scurvy also may have swollen and infected gums. Wounds heal slowly, and bleeding in or around vital organs can be fatal. Scurvy is one of the oldest deficiency disease recorded and the first one to be cured by adding a vitamin to the diet.
Rickets: (bone disease) Vitamin D is essential for proper bone formation because it helps regulate the amounts of certain bone-forming minerals (calcium and phosphate) in the bloodstream. Without enough vitamin D, a person can develop a disease called rickets, which is characterized by bone deformities. Rickets affects mainly children, because bone growth occurs during childhood. Rickets can cause the legs to become bowed by the weight of the body, and can cause the wrists and ankles to become thickened. Teeth are badly affected and take a longer time than usual to come in. All the bones are affected by not having sufficient calcium and phosphorous for their growth and development. Childhood rickets once was a common disease of infants and children.
Osteomalacia: (bone disease) an adult version of rickets disease caused by a deficiency of Vitamin D, calcium, and phosphorous is called osteomalacia. The bones become soft, deformed, and painful. This disease is seen more often in the Middle East and Asia than in Western countries.
There are about 25 mineral elements in the body that usually appear in the form of simple salts. Those minerals that appear in large amounts are called macro minerals, whereas those that are in small or trace amounts are called micro minerals. Minerals known to be essential to a healthy body include calcium, phosphorous, cobalt, copper, fluorine, iodine, iron, and sodium. The result of a mineral deficiency depends on the particular mineral that is missing from the diet.
Iron deficiency Anaemia; in this disease, the level of the haemoglobin becomes low gets tired very easily and feels weak. The skin becomes pale. The lips and nails become dull and colourless. This disease is caused due to the deficiency of iron.
Most dietary deficiency diseases can be prevented by eating a well-balanced diet comprising a diversity of foods. Ongoing medical care can help prevent dietary deficiency diseases caused by genetic problems and by metabolic problems that prevent the body from absorbing or utilizing nutrients properly.


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Political Commentator asked in Arts & HumanitiesBooks & Authors · 5 months ago
Why is J.K. Rowling the richest and most successful story writer in the history of the world?
What are the reasons behind the success of Harry Potter?
Why is J.K. Rowling richer and more successful than J.R.R. Tolkien, Frederick Forsythe and Jefferey Archer?
Because I literally floated through her apartment wall and inspired her by showing her that it is real.
in my opinion, her harry potter is overrated..
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Assuming that it's overrated she has still managed to con a substantial adult audience into buying this product. Selling a lucrative overrated product to make a huge amount of money.
Her way of writing books is unique
bluebellbkk
Anonymous, in case you're wondering why all the thumbs down, it's because you're mis-using the word 'unique'. It has a very specific meaning, and is not a synonym for 'unusual'.
Because infantile adults went mad over a kids book, then there were the films and the merchandising.
doubt she is most successful - I bet more people in the World have read Tolstoy than her - and got more out of it.
This question does not compute.
chorle
It depends on how you measure success she has had many songs written about her work but the many more of the songs written about JRR Tolkien's works have been played on the radio. We will see if people are still reading Harry Potter in 80 years
She made a fortune off the Harry Potter movies
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She knows how to steal other author's work and profit from them. Like Harry Potter is basically "The Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula Le Guin.
Much as I admire Le Guin - and admit freely that her work is superior to Rowling's in every way - I really see nothing about the Earthsea books that would require JKR to acknowledge a debt. Young boys at wizard school are ten a penny.
nope, that would be Trump!!!!!!!
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Well, you're not wrong. He co-wrote his books with the help of others but, none-the-less, he DID write.
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Can the government read our thoughts?
If it is record mended or preferred that books use one font for the whole thing, then why do some self-published books have two fonts?
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15 October 2020updated 16 Oct 2020 9:28am
How East Asia's balance of power is shaping its US election stance
Both principles and pragmatism are at play in the region ahead of the presidential contest.
By James Chater
The optics of an American President meeting with the leader of North Korea (above in 2019), was significant for Seoulâ?Ts governing party (Photo By Handout/Dong-A Ilbo via Getty Images)
Underpinning the complex international relations of East Asia today is a crude reality: for each of Taiwan, Japan and South Korea, China is the largest trading partner, but the United States is the guarantor of security. As a result, in a region increasingly marked by competition between the two superpowers, economic interests often conflict with values, and pragmatism must sometimes trump principles.
On principles – including a commitment to the international order – the president of the United States was once a constant. Donald Trump's disavowal of international norms by withdrawing from a number of multilateral initiatives, including the World Health Organisation, has complicated such considerations for East Asian publics. But an expansionist China and volatile North Korea, means that amongst administrations at least, support for the incumbent US president remains robust.
The challenges facing the region are numerous. In June, the same month that Beijing enacted its controversial National Security Law in Hong Kong, North Korea blew up a joint liaison office with South Korea in Kaesong, near its border. More recently, encroachments on Taiwanese airspace by Chinese military aircraft have increased; meanwhile, a trade war between South Korea and Japan rumbles on.
In Taiwan in particular, Trump's tough stance on China has been welcomed by many. Since 1979, when the US switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing and signed the Taiwan Relations Act, Taiwan has relied on the "strategically ambiguous" backing of the US – meaning that Washington opposed any non-peaceful attempts to unify Taiwan with China, but would not state unequivocally whether they would assist in the event of a Chinese attack.
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Numerous diplomatic coups for Taiwan have come under Trump's watch. In March 2018, Trump signed the Taiwan Travel Act, encouraging cabinet-level visits between Taiwan and the US; and in March this year, he also signed the Taipei Act, encouraging better engagement between international organisations and Taipei. Finally, earlier this month, a new economic dialogue between Taiwan and the US was announced.
Concerns remain in Taipei, however, that too strident an approach from Trump after re-election – perhaps even overturning the US's long-standing policy of 'strategic ambiguity' – might prove a step too far for Beijing.
Beijing has already signalled its intent. From mid-September to October 11, fleets of Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwanese airspace on a total of 17 occasions. The incursions began in response to the visit to Taiwan of Keith Krach, US Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs. Krach's visit was the second of a Trump administration official in two months, following that of Alex Azar, US Health Secretary, in August. (Azar's trip was the highest level visit of a US official to Taiwan since the US severed ties with Taiwan in 1979.)
[See also: Electoral triumph for Taiwan's China-sceptic Tsai Ing-wen poses big questions for Beijing]
Furthermore, in a nation fiercely proud of its democratic system, some Taiwanese have criticised Trump for his behaviour domestically, especially the fanning of racial tensions and irreverence for democratic processes. Fan Chi-fei, host of a popular Taiwanese political talk show, said in August: "Why is that when we talk about China, all these issues suddenly become unimportant? Isn't our difference with China that we don't compromise on human rights?"
By contrast, Joe Biden has been viewed as a candidate for long-term stability, more able to re-engage the international community; in the 2020 Democratic manifesto, reference to the "one-China principle" was dropped in favour of support for the Taiwan Relations Act. Acknowledgement of the "one-China principle" is the basis of establishing relations with the People's Republic of China (PRC); accordingly, a country cannot simultaneously recognise the PRC and the Republic of China, Taiwan's official name.
However, Rath Wang, a committee member of a Taiwanese Americans for Biden group, predicts that, regardless of who wins, pragmatism will prevail. "China is not an imaginary threat," he says. "These values are good to have, but if Taiwan's gone, there's no meaning to that." Young, liberally-minded Taiwanese would stomach another Trump presidency if it meant protecting Taiwan's self-governing status from China.
Apprehension over Trump's preference for unilateralism applies in Hong Kong too. Shortly after Beijing passed the National Security Law, severely limiting freedoms in the city, a memo published by the Center for Strategic & International Studies in Washington said: "retracting Hong Kong's special status or imposing sanctions risks harming the people of Hong Kong without necessarily increasing the likelihood that Beijing changes course or pays political cost."
On 14 July, Trump indeed revoked Hong Kong's special status. "No special privileges, no special economic treatment and no export of sensitive technologies," he said at the time. More measures have come since; in August, the US placed sanctions on Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam; and earlier this month, the US State Department told Americans to "reconsider travel to Hong Kong".
Still, given the broad bipartisan support for getting tough with China, it's unlikely a Biden presidency would see a dramatic shift in policy on Hong Kong. As the US-China trade war festers, regardless of who wins the presidency, Hong Kong looks set to bear the brunt of collateral damage.
In Japan, new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga inherits a complex brief. Although Suga is viewed as the conservative Liberal Democratic Party's "continuity candidate", reservations remain over his lack of foreign policy experience and inability to replicate the comradery enjoyed between Abe and Trump; Abe was the first foreign leader to meet Trump after his election victory, even before he was inaugurated.
The challenges facing Japan are not insignificant. The beleaguered Japanese economy shrunk at an annualised rate of 28.6 per cent between April and June, impacted by not just Covid-19 and the US-China trade war, but also one between itself and South Korea. The two key American allies are prone to spats over unresolved historical questions dating back to the Second World War; the current dispute began last year, when Tokyo removed Seoul from its list of trusted trading partners. Trump, with his preference for bilateral talks, hasn't done much to build consensus.
However, Koichi Nakano, professor of Political Science at Sophia University in Tokyo, says that pervasive positive attitudes towards the United States in Japan means that sentiment is, "not that much affected by political change".
Strong channels of communication with the Republican Party, alongside consensus on key issues – such as the primacy of business interests and hawkish foreign policy – indicates Tokyo's governing party would prefer a Trump re-election. "He still makes people nervous," says Nakano, citing his unpredictability, "but they are also happy that Trump is tough on China."
[See also: Japan's longest-serving prime minister stands down]
If Biden were to win, the Democrats' greater emphasis on the promotion of democracy and human rights does not pose too significant a problem for Japan's Liberal Democratic Party even though, Nakano says, "they are not issues the Japanese conservatives care that much about."
"Containing China is also seen to make economic sense, so if the normative issues can be weaponized to attack China, a lot of right-wingers will be happy to use them," Nakano says, referring to China's poor human rights record.
Suga's new administration is unlikely to fear a Democrat victory, but, due to Trump's tough stance on China and prioritisation of business, his re-election is still the preferred outcome.
Similar considerations are at play in Seoul, where President Moon Jae-in has come under criticism domestically for his relative silence on Hong Kong and Xinjiang. South Korea was absent from a list of countries that raised concerns over Beijing's National Security Law in the United Nations in late June. Seoul sends over a quarter of its exports to China.
It's a silence which complicates the "new Cold War" narrative often used to characterise current global relations – the notion that countries must ally themselves exclusively with either China or the United States.
South Korea has also been the target of Trump demands similar to those levelled at Nato states; since taking office, he demanded Seoul burden a 500 per cent increase in costs for the roughly 28,000 US troops stationed in the Korean peninsula. The Koreans didn't agree to it. If re-elected, Trump is expected to make the same demands of Tokyo.
Still, James Kim, senior fellow at the ASAN Institute for Policy Studies in Seoul, says that on cost-sharing, the Moon administration "called Trump's bluff", and never really thought he would pull troops out. Kim says the administration views him as, "the dog that barks very loudly…but he hasn't taken a bite".
Moon's progressive party has also found an unnatural ally in Trump on North Korea. Issues of substance aside, the optics of an American president meeting with the leader of North Korea was significant for Seoul's governing party, which favours dialogue with its belligerent neighbour.
"They have a stronger preference for Trump in that regard in comparison to Biden, because Biden is not the type that will just have a summit for fanfare," James Kim says. Support for Biden in Korea comes from the conservative opposition; they view the spat over cost-sharing as undermining the security nexus upon which stability in East Asia rests.
Historical tensions and conflicting interests boil beneath the surface of East Asia. The United States must seek to appease, not aggravate, the type of in-fighting between Tokyo and Seoul which China is only too happy to see.
The variables are changing, but the equation is the same; in the face of an expansionist China, economic dependencies, and a volatile North Korea, leaders of East Asia's democracies have no choice but to get along with the occupant of the White House.
James Chater is a Taipei-based freelance writer. He tweets at: @james_chater
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Your generosity my greatest gift: Amitabh Bachchan on his 78th birthday
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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Sunday celebrated his 78th birthday and thanked his well-wishers for their continued love, describing it as his "greatest gift." Bachchan has been a force to reckon with in the Hindi film industry, starting out as the Angry Young Man of Indian cinema and adapting to changing times and mediums in his career of over five decades.
On his birthday, the actor took to Twitter and shared images of himself, bowing down with folded hands as a gesture of gratitude towards his fans.
"Your generosity and love be the greatest gift for me for the 11th. I cannot possibly ask for more," Bachchan tweeted.
The icon was showered with praise by fraternity members, including legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, actors Ajay Devgn and Sanjay Dutt, among others.
"Your personality is a role model for all of us. May you always remain healthy and happy, that's my prayer for you," Mangeshkar tweeted.
Dutt, who has worked with Bachchan in films like "Kaante" and "Eklavya: The Royal Guard", took to Twitter and shared images with the icon across two different eras.
"Thank you for all the love, learning and guidance over all these years. Wishing you a happy, healthy and blessed birthday @SrBachchan Sir," Dutt wrote.
"Many happy returns of the day dear Amitji. Prayers and best wishes for a great year ahead sir," Devgn, who has worked with him in films like "Satyagraha", "Khakhee" and "Major Saab", tweeted.
Bachchan was last seen on-screen in "Gulabo Sitabo", which marked his first digital release.
His co-star from the Shoojit Sircar directorial, Ayushmann Khurrana said Bachchan's contribution to the industry has been immense.
"When my childhood dream of working with you came true, I felt my life was blessed. What you've done for the industry is unmatched. We will forever be grateful to you," Khurrana tweeted.
A recipient of four National Awards and nearly 15 Filmfare trophies, Bachchan completed five decades in Hindi cinema in 2019.
Last year, he also received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Indian cinema's highest honour, in a special ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Having made his debut with the Khwaja Ahmad Abbas-directed "Saat Hindustani" in 1969, the actor has given countless critically-acclaimed performances in films, including "Zanjeer", "Deewar", "Sholay", "Agneepath", "Black", "Paa", and "Piku".
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This panel discussion will hear from the heads of four social-impact organisations and businesses in Oxfordshire, to find out what they are doing to navigate through the Coronavirus crisis.
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Personal resilience
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This workshop is aimed at SMEs that are Social Enterprises, social entrepreneurs, enterprising charities and other purposeful businesses committed to enabling positive social and environmental impact.
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The speakers will share their personal experiences, and provide advice and ideas on how to survive during turbulent times.
Richard Kennell, founder & CEO – SOFEA
Richard founded SOFEA in 2014, having run a small business for the previous 8 years. He has a background in local schools as a former Deputy Headteacher. He is a member of a number of local groups including the Charity Leaders' Forum and the Oxfordshire Skills Board.
SOFEA has a dual social mission – educating disadvantaged young people and providing surplus food to more than 150 not for profit organisations.
It has reacted quickly to the COVID-19 crisis, and is currently distributinh 3,000 food parcels a week to vulnerable individuals and familis through its network of Community Larders.
For more information, visit www.sofea.uk.com
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Jodie became CEO of Oxfordshire Youth in 2014. Before that she worked with charities including Stonewall and Raleigh International.
Oxfordshire Youth is the leading organisation for the youth sector in Oxfordshire. It's aim is to empower young people through a programme of informal education and youth work programmes, reaching more than 26,000 young people each year.
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As well as co-founder of the Tap Social Movement, Paul a practicing criminal barrister and visiting fellow in law and criminology at the University of Oxford.
Started in 2016, Tap is an award-winning craft brewery, events and hospitality business, which grew out of a passion for great beer and social justice. It provides training and employment to people serving and recently released from prison sentences to assist in effective rehabilitation and seeks to champion the cause of inclusive employment in the hospitality industry.
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Home Business Banking & Finance Fidelity Bank launches 5-year action plan to promote gender inclusive banking
Fidelity Bank launches 5-year action plan to promote gender inclusive banking
Julian Opuni
Ghana's largest privately-owned indigenous bank, Fidelity Bank Ghana, has launched a 5-year Gender Action Plan to promote gender inclusion in accessing financial services. This plan has aims to position the bank as the benchmark for gender-inclusive banking in Ghana.
The bank, in partnership with AfricInvest and BIO Invest, has engaged Value for Women – a specialised advisory firm that works with organisations globally to advance gender equity – to develop a 5-year Gender Action Plan that translates the bank's commitment into action.
Through this commitment, Fidelity Bank will enhance product and service design to ensure that it meets the financial and non-financial needs of women and men in Ghana. Beyond that, the bank will consciously ensure equitable representation of men and women across all levels within the organisation.
Speaking on the 5-year gender action plan, Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Julian Opuni explained: "As a responsible bank, we believe that gender inclusion is integral in building sustainable businesses and equitable economies. Over the years, Fidelity Bank has supported businesses, especially SMEs, run by both men and women. This five-year plan we are adopting will however be a game-changer for the bank, and contribute significantly to our efforts as a country in achieving the SDGs – especially SDG5 on Gender Equality".
Mr. Opuni revealed that the action plan was developed following a holistic 360-degree gender diagnostic process in assessing the current state of gender inclusion at Fidelity Bank and opportunities for improving practices, as well as a series of collaborative workshops with senior and executive management.
"I am confident that this initiative has the potential to be a key differentiating factor for our bank, positioning us as a gender-inclusive bank for both employees and customers while boosting our business performance," he added.
"It has been an inspiring experience to work with Fidelity Bank Ghana as they embark on their journey toward greater gender inclusion," states Rebecca Fries, Co-Founder and CEO at Value for Women. "It was clear from the beginning that the bank has strong ambitions on this front, and through visionary leadership is striving to set an example for gender-inclusive practices in the financial services industry.
"The gender action plan documents a holistic vision to support women as leaders, entrepreneurs and employees, along with ensuring the bank provides a workplace that allows all staff to grow and thrive. We look forward to supporting the bank over the coming five years as they continue to implement these strategies."
In a little over a decade, Fidelity Bank Ghana has grown from a discount house to a Tier-1 Bank and is now the largest privately-owned Ghanaian bank in Ghana. The bank currently serves its approximately 2 million customers at 75 branches across Ghana, and is a leader in the digital banking space.
The bank has two subsidiaries – Fidelity Asia Bank Limited, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary in Malaysia; and Fidelity Securities Limited, an asset management firm. In a short period of time, Fidelity Bank has become a household name in Ghana by adopting a customer-centric culture and delivering consistently on the promise of making a difference in the lives of all stakeholders.
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Migration Italy: The Art of Talking Back in a Destination Culture
GRAZIELLA PARATI
Series: Toronto Italian Studies
Migration Italy
In terms of migration, Italy is often thought of as a source country - a place from which people came rather than one to which people go. However, in the past few decades, Italy has indeed become a destination for many people from poor or war-torn countries seeking a better life in a stable environment. Graziella Parati'sMigration Italyexamines immigration to Italy in the past twenty years, and explores the processes of cultural hybridization that have occurred.
Working from a cultural studies viewpoint, Parati constructs a theoretical framework for discussing Italy as a country of immigration. She gives special attention to immigrant literature, positing that it functions as an act of resistance, a means to talk back to the laws that regulate the lives of migrants. Parati also examines Italian cinema, demonstrating how native and non-native filmmakers alike create parallels between old and new migrations, complicating the definitions of sameness and difference.
These definitions and the complexities inherent in the different cultural, legal, and political positions of Italy's people are at the heart ofMigration Italy, a unique work of immense importance for understanding society in both modern-day Italy and, indeed, the entire European continent.
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One of the first sentences I ever pronounced was 'Nona, cüna, nona,' because I wanted my grandmother to rock the cradle in which I was supposed to nap. 'Nona' stayed with my family until I was seven, so I learned to understand her native Occitan, which was also my mother's native tongue. My older sister did not get along with our grandmother and therefore never articulated a sound in her language.² My sister firmly embraced standard Italian, the language we siblings spoke to each other. Standard Italian was also the language my mother used in talking to her daughters; she...
CHAPTER ONE Strategies of 'Talking Back'
In September 2000 a controversy captured the attention of Italians, highlighting the need for a redefinition of Italian culture. Cardinal Biffi, archbishop of Bologna, expressed the opinion that immigration to Italy should be limited to Catholics in order to preserve the identity of the Italian nation. He argued that even though Catholicism is no longer the official religion of the Italian state, it has traditionally been Italy's religion. Biffi's position was informed by the prescriptive obsessions of the pope, and by statements by Cardinal Ratzinger affirming the superiority of Catholicism over all other religions.² It was also supported by the...
CHAPTER TWO Minor Literature, Minor Italy
In some of my earlier articles on migrants' literature, I employed the term 'Italophone literature' in order to define texts written by migrant authors in Italy and in Italian. My use of the term was motivated by affinities between examples of migrants' writing in Italian and the francophone tradition. However, the Italophone context that I traced starting from the early 1990s must be analysed in its specificity and the use of such a term must be questioned.
The term Italophone places the emphasis on language and on the difference between native speakers and non-native speakers, who acquire a new language...
CHAPTER THREE Cinema and Migration: 'What' and 'Who' Is a Migrant?
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CHAPTER FOUR The Laws of Migration
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For for the Italian condottiero, see Teobaldo Visconti (1230-1276).
Pope Gregory X (Latin: Gregorius X; c. 1210 – 10 January 1276), born Teobaldo Visconti, was Pope from 1 September 1271 to his death in 1276 and was a member of the Secular Franciscan Order. He was elected at the conclusion of a papal election that ran from 1268 to 1271, the longest papal election in the history of the Catholic Church.
He convened the Second Council of Lyon and also made new regulations in regards to papal conclaves. Though briefly annulled by Pope Adrian V and Pope John XXI, these regulations remained in force until the 20th century, when they were altered by Pope Paul VI.
Teobaldo Visconti, a member of the Visconti of Piacenza, was born in Piacenza around 1210.
It is said that he began his career by attaching himself to the household of the Cistercian Cardinal Giacomo de Pecorari, Bishop of Palestrina (1231-1244), who was also from Piacenza. He was attracted by the reputation of holiness which the Cardinal enjoyed; he had been elected abbot of the monastery of Trois-Fontaines in Champagne. Teobaldo became the Cardinal's Oeconomus or Majordomo, and was therefore in constant attendance. The Cardinal was Legate of Pope Gregory IX in Tuscany in 1235, in Lombardy in 1236-1237, and in Provence, France and Germany in 1239-1241. It was probably during the assignment in Provence that Teobaldo became known to important French clergy and laity. He was already Canon of the Basilica of S. Antonino in Piacenza when he returned to Piacenza on business of the Cardinal in 1239.
The deadlock was not even broken when the citizens of Viterbo locked up the cardinals in the Episcopal palace where they were meeting, and finally tearing off part of the roof of the building. Finally, in August 1271, the Cardinals decided to appoint a committee, three of their number from each side, to negotiate a settlement (Election by Compromise). When the six could not agree, however, on the choice of one of the cardinals, they decided to look outside their ranks. They settled on Teobaldo Visconti, the Archdeacon of Liège. Their decision was ratified by all of the Cardinals on 1 September 1271. This was a victory, in fact, for the French-leaning faction, since Teobaldo had intimate connections with France, and his nephew, Vicedomino de Vicedomini, a native of Piacenza but Archbishop of Aix in Provence, had been a follower and advisor of Charles of Anjou ever since he came into Italy.
On his arrival at Rome in 1272, his first act was to carry forward the wish of Gregory IX and summon a council. Two days after his coronation Gregory X sent a letter to King Edward I of England, inviting him to a general council to be held on the subject of the Holy Land, beginning on 1 May 1274. Pope Gregory X left Orvieto on 5 June 1273, and arrived in Lyons in the middle of November 1273. Not all of the cardinals followed him. Pope Gregory notes in a letter to King Edward dated 29 November 1273 that Cardinal Riccardo Annibaldi and Cardinal Giovanni Orsini were still in Rome and had been ordered to find a secure place of imprisonment for Guy de Montfort. The two cardinals were hereditary enemies and would be an effective check on each other. Neither was present at the opening of the Council of Lyons. Gregory himself had an immediate meeting with King Philip III of France, whom he had been cultivating vigorously since his accession. The meeting was evidently quite harmonious and successful, since Philip ceded to the Papacy the Comtat Venaissin. The Second Ecumenical Council met at Lyons, beginning on 1 May 1274 for the purpose of considering the East-West Schism, the condition of the Holy Land, and the abuses of the Catholic Church.
The Pope's interests were not doctrinal in nature, but disciplinary.
Pope Gregory's health had worsened after he left Lyons in April 1275. He was suffering from a hernia, and so he was forced to stop frequently on the way back toward Rome. He departed Vienne shortly after 30 September 1275 and arrived in Lausanne on 6 October 1275. In Lausanne, he met with the Emperor-elect Rudolph, King of the Romans, and on 20 October 1275, received his oath of fealty. On Tuesday, 12 November 1275, he was in Milan. His party reached Reggio Aemilia on 5 December 1275, and they were in Bologna on 11 December 1275. A severe rise in his temperature and the presence of the hernia forced him to a halt at Arezzo in time for Christmas of 1275. His condition rapidly declined following this and led to his death on 10 January 1276 in Arezzo. He is buried inside the Cathedral Church of Arezzo.
He was succeeded by the Dominican Peter of Tarantaise of Savoy (Pope Innocent V), a close collaborator of the pontiff throughout his pontificate.
Writing in L'Osservatore Romano, Agostino Paravicini Bagliani says that the popular belief that St. Pius V (1566–72) was the first Pope to wear the white cassock is inaccurate. Instead, writes Bagliani, the first document that mentions the Pope's white cassock dates from 1274. "The first pope to be solemnly invested with the red mantle immediately after his election was Gregory VII (1076)," the scholar added, noting that traditionally "from the moment of his election the Pope put on vestments of two colors: red (cope, mozzetta, shoes); and white (cassock, socks)."
Teobaldo Visconti is a central character in the 1982 American-Italian miniseries Marco Polo, in which he is portrayed by American actor Burt Lancaster. He is also depicted by Irish actor Gabriel Byrne in the Netflix series Marco Polo.
^ Pope Pius VI, in 1798, in consideration of the occupation of Rome by the French, dispensed the Cardinals from many of the conclave regulations, including those of Gregory X: (Pietro Baldassari, Relazione delle aversita e patimenti del glorioso Papa Pio VI negli ultimi tre anni del suo pontificato (Roma: Tipografia poliglotta del S.C. di Propaganda Fide, 1889) II, pp. 297-302). Pope Pius IX, in 1878, in fear that the Italians might invade the Vatican on his death and try to prevent or dominate a conclave, gave Cardinals great latitude in the regulating of the next conclave: Agostino Ceccaroni, Il conclavo (Torino-Roma 1901), pp. 85-129. The rule on bread and water was relaxed, and then ignored at nearly every conclave.
^ Pietro Maria Campi Dell' historia ecclesiastica di Piacenza II (Piacenza 1651), p. 155, quoting from manuscripts in the Cathedral library at Piacenza and at the Church of S. Antonino. Campi was a Canon of the Cathedral.
^ Campi. p. 167. The date of appointment as Canon is unknown, as is the patron. It may have been family influence, the influence of his uncle the Archbishop of Milan, or that of Cardinal Giacomo de Pecorari. In September 1239, he is signatory to a contract drawn up by the Canons of the Basilica.
^ Campi, p. 169; P. Clerion, Histoire de Lyon Tome troisieme (Lyon 1830), pp. 276-277. Giuseppe de Novaes, Elementi della storia de'sommi pontefici da San Pietro, sino al Pio papa VII III (Roma 1821), p. 249.
^ Adams, Dr. J. P. "The Sede Vacante and Conclave of 10 November 1241-24 June 1243".
^ Baldwin, Pope Gregory X and the Crusades, p. 25.
^ Émile Schoolmeesters, "Tableau des archdiacres de Liége pendant le XIIIe siècle," Leodium II (Liège 1903), p. 5. Berger, Les registres d' Innocent IV Volume I (Paris 1884), p. 334 no. 2260, shows that Pope Innocent IV approved the grant on 19 September 1246 by allowing Teobaldo to hold multiple benefices. Cf. Baldwin, p. 24 and n. 50. He held the archdeaconry until 8 March 1271.
^ Judith Bronstein, The Hospitallers and the Holy Land: Financing the Latin East, 1187-1274 (Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK: Boydell Press 2005), pp. 24-25; 115-121.
^ Gallia christiana III (Paris 1725), 888-889.
^ Baldwin, Pope Gregory X and the Crusades, p. 30-31.
^ Gallia christiana III (Paris 1725), 939-952, at 948-949. He finally resigned all his offices in 1274 in the presence of Gregory X at the Council of Lyons.
^ Gallia christiana III (Paris 1725), 888-889. Alphonsus Ciaconius, Vitae et Res Gestae Pontificum Romanorum et S.R.E. Cardinalium (ab Augusto Olduino recognitae) Tomus II (Roma 1677), 185—where it is alleged that Henry actually struck Teobaldo. Baldwin, Pope Gregory X and the Crusades, p. 31. The "Vita Gregorii X Papae" severely telescopes events at this point by some five years. It seeks to have Teobaldo take the Cross along with Louis IX and his sons, but that event did not happen until 24 March 1267. If that collocation is accepted, then the length of Teobaldo's assignment in England is seriously reduced and its purpose compromised.
^ "Vita Gregorii X Papae," ab antiquissimo anonymo auctore scripta, in Ludovico Muratori Rerum Italicarum Scriptores Tomus tertius (Mediolani 1733), p. 600. Campi, p. 223.
^ A. Tomassetti, Bullarium Romanum III (Turin 1858), pp. 748-763. F. Gregorovius, History of Rome in the Middle Ages, Volume V.2 second edition, revised (London: George Bell, 1906), pp. 381-382.
^ F. Gregorovius, pp. 457-460. H. D. Sedgwick, Italy in the Thirteenth Century Volume II (Boston-New York 1912) 71-80. F. Cristofori, Il conclave del MCCLXX in Viterbo (Roma-Siena-Viterbo 1888) pp. 9-42; 337-348.
^ J.R.S. Phillips, The Medieval Expansion of Europe second edition (Oxford: Clarendon 1998), p. 113.
^ Peter Jackson, The Mongols and the West: 1221-1410 (New York: Routledge 2014), especially pp. 167-196. B. Roberg, "Die Tartaren auf dem 2. Konzil von Lyon 1274," Annuarium historiae conciliarum 5 (1973), 241-302.
^ . Brian Tierney, The Middle Ages: Sources of Medieval History sixth edition, revised, Vol 1 (New York: McGraw-Hill 1999), 259-260.
^ Thomas Rymer Foedera, Conventiones, Literae et cuiusque generis Acta Publica inter Reges Angliae et alios... editio tertia, Tomus I. pars 2 (The Hague 1745), pp. 121-122. Other copies went out to other Kings, Princes and rulers of Europe.
^ Augustus Potthast, Regesta pontificum Romanorum II (Berlin 1875), p. 1671, 1672.
^ Rymer, II. 2, pp. 134-135. Potthast, no. 20767.
^ Isidoro Carini, "Brevis Historia Concilii Lugdunensis," in Specilegio Vaticano di documenti inediti e rari estratti dagli Archivi e dalla Biblioteca della Sede Apostolica Volume I (Roma: Ermanno Loescher 1890), pp. 250-251.
^ Potthast, no. 20761 (21 November 1273).
^ J. M. Hussey, The Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire (Oxford-New York: OUP 2010), Section VIII, parts 1-3.
^ Maureen Purcell, Papal Crusading Policy, 1244-1291: The Chief Instruments of Papal Crusading Policy and Crusade to the Holy Land from the Final Loss of Jerusalem to the Fall of Acre 1244-1291 (Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1975), especially pp. 135-195. Judith Bronstein, The Hospitallers and the Holy Land: Financing the Latin East, 1187-1274 (Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK: Boydell Press 2005), pp. 127-133.
^ Norman Tanner, Church in Council: Conciliar Movements, Religious Practice and the Papacy (New York-London: I.B.Tauris 2011), pp. 24-25. Cf. Edmund J. Fortman, The Triune God: A Historical Study of the Doctrine of the Trinity (Eugene, Oregon, USA: Wipf and Stock Publishers 1999), p. 229. William Crockett et al., Four Views on Hell (Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA: Zondervan, 1996), pp. 111-113.
^ Baldwin, Pope Gregory X and the Crusades, p. 4.
^ These are summarized from the Constitution 'ubi primus', by Franciscus Pagi, Breviarium historico-chronologico-criticum illustriora pontificum Romanorum, Conciliorum Generaliorum acta... III (Antwerp 1718), pp. 406-408.
^ Pietro Campi, Dell' historia ecclesiastica di Piacenza II (Piacenza 1662), p. 483.
^ Conclave of 20-21 January 1276 (Dr. J.P.Adams).
^ Acta Sanctorum: Aprilis Tomus III (Antwerp 1675), pp. 379-404 (biography by Fr. Bertramo Reoldi, O.Cist.).
^ "Vatican newspaper examines history of red, white papal garb". catholicculture.org. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
^ "L'Osservatore Romano". osservatoreromano.va. Retrieved 2 April 2015.


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Q: Leave Darlington inputs unconnected I'm designing a relay-driver board with 15 double throw relays.
I'm using shift registers to save IO-pins on the CPU. The shift registers feed into darlington ST ULN2003A transistor arrays: http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/uln2003a.pdf .
During bootup, I'm thinking about arranging so that output-enable on the shift registers is disabled.
This should be safe, right? There's no way a darlington transistor will start conducting when the base is floating? With MOSFET I know it wouldn't really be stable, since the MOSFET gate could keep a charge for a long time. But it should be safe with bipolar transistors, right?

A: The answer depends on the leakage current of the shift register. It can definitly be high enough to turn a darlington switch on. You should consider pulling the base down.
Also if you need fast switching though the Miller Effect can be a problem. A pull-down at the base would help with this too.
As your specific transistor already includes a pull-down path, you will most likely be fine though.

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