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MARY JENNINGS
It takes a lot of life experience to craft engaging, universal song lyrics—and singer, songwriter and musician Mary Jennings has had more than a lion's share. How's this for a start: career stops as a teacher, aerobics instructor, clothing retailer, bartender, luggage saleswoman and paranormal researcher. Add to that the early loss of her mom , and there are plenty stories to share. Jennings states that music has kept her sane. Not surprisingly, her songs often possess a modicum of sadness and darkness, about which she says, "I share these emotions with others because I know so many have felt the same things. If I can create melodies and deliver words that express their feelings, I've done my job." With an enormous singing voice that transcends her small frame, an extraordinary rock sound full of robust piano hooks, and a one-of-a-kind storytelling ability drawn from a remarkable and emotional history, Mary has carved out her own unique niche in the industry by doing things her way. Born into a family with strong musical roots, she began playing piano at five and has fond memories of her paternal grandparents teaching her vocal harmonies at a young age – a skill that is very evident in her work today. Mary's adolescent and teenage years were marked by her development on piano and the cultivation of her vocal ability through many school plays and musicals, but it was the sudden death of her mother in 2001 that prompted a seismic surge in her musical expression. "When people ask me why I'm a musician, I tell them that it's largely because music is my therapy," she says. "That entire notion really began with the death of my mom. My dad offered to help me record an album shortly after her death, and the experience of writing about what I was going through at the time went a long way towards helping me cope." It was on that album that Mary established her creative foundation, writing music that immediately bonds her to the listener in a genuine way. That openness, and the raw emotion inherent in both her writing and voice, has been a cornerstone of her work ever since. "I share these emotions with others because I know so many have felt the same things. If I can create melodies and deliver words that express their feelings, I've done my job." Mary's strong work ethic and commitment to her craft has paid off handsomely in recent years. A Casio-sponsored artist, she was featured in an online advertising campaign for the company's new line of keyboards in 2011 and her song "The Darkness" was placed in the Lionsgate motion picture The Devil's Seed (ironically, a horror film). In 2014, her song "Move" was featured during a final dance on Lifetime's tv show "Dance Moms." Mary has organized a number of extensive tours as well, opening for artists such as Jeffrey Gaines, Mike Doughty, Teddy Geiger, Ryan Cabrera, and Rachel Yamagata, and she has appeared at several major festivals including CMJ and South by Southwest. She often treats fans to a unique stage set-up when performing on her own, prominently featuring a loop pedal that she uses to effortlessly layer rhythmic beats and beautiful background harmonies over her unmistakably unique piano playing and vocals. Whether you experience Mary Jennings on stage or on one of the handful of albums she has released, you're witnessing a very special artist who has confidently found her voice over the course of a long, and at time, heartbreaking journey.
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Phenomenology of the archetype
Stefano Caggiano
In the new pieces created for Desalto, Guglielmo Poletti continues his path of architectural research on material through the refined definition of tensions and balances that shed light on the logical foundations of the project
When you look at a mountain you are not observing a 'thing' but a duration. What has taken on visible form as a mountain peak is the vastness of deep time, which one millimeter at a time has raised the earth and the stone by hundreds of meters. You can feel a similar sensation if you observe the objects halfway between art and design, sculpture and domestic installation, by Guglielmo Poletti. The sensation of looking not at an idea in concrete form, but at a distillate of time, the material fallout of a process that has been the true dispensing agent of the form.
This idea of objects that come not from an aesthetic prejudice but from respect for a process in which time is awaited, and encouraged, is central to Poletti's method. Which leads to the typical appearance of his pieces, theorems of architecture free of any shortcuts of styling and instead made as solemn as the boulders of Stonehenge. Architraves of silence that define space. He never resorts to any random, passing fashions.
Guglielmo Poletti (b. 1987) is an Italian designer. He founded his practice in 2016 after graduating from the Design Academy Eindhoven, where he earned an MA in Contextual Design. Currently based in Milan, his studio covers a variety of projects that range from custom pieces and limited edition series, to collaborations with the industry. From the very beginning, Poletti has developed a truly consistent language, built around solid criteria. Deeply rooted in a handson investigation, his research explores the limits of materials in relation to their use, challenging our perception by questioning the notions of balance, precariousness and structural strength.
"The idea of design as drawing is not part of my way of working. In my method," Poletti says, "I completely bypass the drawing table phase and start directly with the material." A material explored in its secret ribbing, smoothing down deep tensions, gathering immanent configurations. In pursuit not of an aesthetic solution but of a sublimation of the process. This is how the Void pieces for Desalto take form, subliminal investigations of architectural concepts of mass and emptiness. Likewise, the MM8 table, also for Desalto, displays the structural limits of the material, putting aluminium under tension to the point of bringing it to a minimum thickness of 8 mm.
What interests me is to collaborate with the right figures, based on what I want to do, be it a company or a gallery. With Desalto that is just what happened: I was not presented with a preset brief, but left free to develop the research in my own way"
To make such things, you have to have partners who are willing to let time do its part. Because the laws of physics cannot be bent to your will. You can only align yourself with them, making them your allies. "What interests me is to collaborate with the right figures, based on what I want to do, be it a company or a gallery. With Desalto that is just what happened: I was not presented with a preset brief, but left free to develop the research in my own way. So whereas at the start the project was supposed to lead to the making of one-offs with a demonstrative function, in the end pieces emerged that were suitable for insertion in the catalogue. Not because that was our objective, but because that is where the research took us."
In the MM8 table, also for Desalto, Poletti explores the structural limits of aluminium, exploiting its physical qualities to define the final construction. The compositional tension allows the top to reach a minimal thickness of 8 mm. The two cylinders of the base guarantee excellent stability, accentuating the contrast between the lightness of the top and the gravitational rooting of the support (photo Cesare Chindemi).
In this interpretation of design, there is much of the Dutch approach Poletti absorbed at the Design Academy of Eindhoven, that cradle of a method that is widespread by now that puts experimentation with processes, free of any formal etiquette, at the center of the project. It is only by respecting the process, without forcing it into your own aesthetic prejudices, that the equations of architectural geometry that are the objects of the designer can emerge. Not by chance, he cites architects like Peter Zumthor, John Pawson and Maarten van Severen as his main points of reference, acknowledging their ability to coordinate the principle of construction with the deconstructive principle of form.
The idea of design as drawing is not part of my way of working. In my method i completely bypass the drawing table phase and start directly with the material."
All this translates into a constant search for limits, seen as "deconstruction of an existing image to take the piece to a point in which it might seem too fragile to be utilized, but with an added strategy that restores its force. The idea is to go beyond the limit and then turn back, along another path." Thus carving out a new phenomenology of the archetype. A new eternity of the form that sheds light on the logical foundations of the project, synthesizing it as a chemist synthesizes a molecule.
Casari Architetti, a rhapsody in concrete
Flow Architecture, a column of light

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Niger Population: 19,866,231
Niger became independent from France in 1960 and experienced single-party and military rule until 1991, when Gen. Ali SAIBOU was forced by public pressure to allow multiparty elections, which resulted in a democratic government in 1993. Political infighting brought the government to a standstill and in 1996 led to a coup by Col. Ibrahim BARE. In 1999, BARE was killed in a counter coup by military officers who restored democratic rule and held elections that brought Mamadou TANDJA to power in December of that year. TANDJA was reelected in 2004 and in 2009 spearheaded a constitutional amendment allowing him to extend his term as president. In February 2010, military officers led a coup that deposed TANDJA and suspended the constitution. ISSOUFOU Mahamadou was elected in April 2011 following the coup and reelected to a second term in early 2016. Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world with minimal government services and insufficient funds to develop its resource base, and is ranked last in the world on the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Index. The largely agrarian and subsistence-based economy is frequently disrupted by extended droughts common to the Sahel region of Africa. The Nigerien Government continues its attempts to diversify the economy through increased oil production and mining projects. A Tuareg rebellion emerged in 2007 and ended in 2009. Niger is facing increased security concerns on its borders from various external threats including insecurity in Libya, spillover from the conflict in Mali, and violent extremism in northeastern Nigeria.
Landlocked; one of the hottest countries in the world; northern four-fifths is desert, southern one-fifth is savanna, suitable for livestock and limited agriculture
Location: Western Africa, southeast of Algeria
Geographic coordinates: 16 00 N, 8 00 E
Area: total: 1.267 million sq km
land: 1,266,700 sq km
water: 300 sq km
Size comparison: slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Land Boundaries: total: 5,834 km border countries (7): Algeria 951 km, Benin 277 km, Burkina Faso 622 km, Chad 1196 km, Libya 342 km, Mali 838 km, Nigeria 1608 km
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Climate: desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south
Terrain: predominately desert plains and sand dunes; flat to rolling plains in south; hills in north
Natural resources: uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, molybdenum, gypsum, salt, petroleum
Land use: agricultural land: 35.1% (2011 est.) arable land: 12.3% (2011 est.)
permanent crops: 0.1% (2011 est.) permanent pasture: 22.7% (2011 est.) forest: 1% (2011 est.)
Irrigated land: 1,000 sq km (2012)
Natural hazards: recurring droughts
Current Environment Issues: overgrazing; soil erosion; deforestation; desertification; contaminated water; inadequate potable water; wildlife populations (such as elephant, hippopotamus, giraffe, and lion) threatened because of poaching and habitat destruction
International Environment Agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea
Nationality: noun: Nigerien(s)
adjective: Nigerien
Ethnic groups: Hausa 53.1%, Zarma/Songhai 21.2%, Tuareg 11%, Fulani (Peuhl) 6.5%, Kanuri 5.9%, Gurma 0.8%, Arab 0.4%, Tubu 0.4%, other/unavailable 0.9% (2006 est.)
Languages: French (official), Hausa, Djerma
Religions: Muslim 99.3%, Christian .3%, animist .2%, none .1% (2012 est.)
Population: 19,866,231 (July 2018 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 48.68% (male 4,878,031 /female 4,793,021)
55-64 years: 3.3% (male 340,032 /female 315,142)
Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio: 111.6 (2015 est.)
youth dependency ratio: 106.2 (2015 est.)
Death rate: 11.5 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)
Major urban areas - population: 1.214 million NIAMEY (capital) (2018)
Mother's mean age at first birth: 18.1 years (2012 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Maternal mortality rate: 553 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 56.3 years male: 55 years
Contraceptive prevalence rate: 11% (2018)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 36,000 UNAIDS, AIDSinfo Online Database, 2017, 7/31/18 (2017 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths: 1,800 (2017 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight: 31.4% (2016)
female: 11% (2015 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total: 6 years male: 7 years female: 6 years (2017)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24: total: 0.7% male: 0.9% female: 0.4% (2014 est.)
Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Niger
conventional short form: Niger
local long form: Republique du Niger
local short form: Niger
etymology: named for the Niger River that passes through the southwest of the country; from a native term "Ni Gir" meaning "River Gir" note: pronounced nee-zher
Government type: semi-presidential republic
Capital: name: Niamey
Administrative divisions: 7 regions (regions, singular - region) and 1 capital district* (communaute urbaine); Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Niamey*, Tahoua, Tillaberi, Zinder
Independence: 3 August 1960 (from France)
National holiday: Republic Day, 18 December (1958); note - commemorates the founding of the Republic of Niger which predated independence from France in 1960
Constitution: history: several previous; passed by referendum 31 October 2010, entered into force 25 November 2010 amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or by the National Assembly; consideration of amendments requires at least three-fourths majority vote by the Assembly; passage requires at least four-fifths majority vote; if disapproved, the proposed amendment is dropped or submitted to a referendum; constitutional articles on the form of government, the multiparty system, the separation of state and religion, disqualification of Assembly members, amendment procedures, and amnesty of participants in the 2010 coup cannot be amended; amended 2011 (2017)
Legal system: mixed legal system of civil law (based on French civil law), Islamic law, and customary law
Executive branch: chief of state: President ISSOUFOU Mahamadou (since 7 April 2011)
head of government: Prime Minister Brigi RAFINI (since 7 April 2011)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 21 February 2016 with a runoff on 20 March 2016 (next to be held in 2021); prime minister appointed by the president, authorized by the National Assembly
election results: ISSOUFOU Mahamadou reelected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - ISSOUFOU Mahamadou (PNDS-Tarrayya) 48.6%, Hama AMADOU (MODEN/FA Lumana Africa) 17.8%, Seini OUMAROU (MNSD-Nassara) 11.3%, other 22.3%; percent of vote in second round - ISSOUFOU Mahamadou 92%, Hama AMADOU 8%
Legislative branch: description: unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (171 seats; 158 members directly elected from 8 multi-member constituencies in 7 regions and Niamey by party-list proportional representation, 8 reserved for minorities elected in special single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 5 seats reserved for Nigeriens living abroad - l seat per continent - elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - the number of National Assembly seats increased from 113 to 171 in the February 2016 legislative election
election results: percent of vote by party - PNDS-Tarrayya 44.1%, MODEN/FA Lumana 14.7%, MNSD-Nassara 11.8%, MPR-Jamhuriya 7.1%, MNRD Hankuri-PSDN Alheri 3.5%, MPN-Kishin Kassa 2.9%, ANDP-Zaman Lahiya 2.4%, RSD-Gaskiya 2.4%, CDS-Rahama 1.8%, CPR-Inganci 1.8%, RDP-Jama'a 1.8%, AMEN AMIN 1.8%, other 3.9%; seats by party - PNDS-Tarrayya 75, MODEN/FA Lumana 25, MNSD-Nassara 20, MPR-Jamhuriya 12, MNRD Hankuri-PSDN Alheri 6, MPN-Kishin Kassa 5, ANDP-Zaman Lahiya 4, RSD-Gaskiya 4, CDS-Rahama 3, CPR-Inganci 3, RDP-Jama'a 3, RDP-Jama'a 3, AMEN AMIN 3, other 8; composition - men 146, women 24 percent of women 14.6%
Judicial branch: highest courts: Constitutional Court (consists of 7 judges); High Court of Justice (consists of 7 members) judge selection and term of office: Constitutional Court judges nominated/elected - 1 by the president of the Republic, 1 by the president of the National Assembly, 2 by peer judges, 2 by peer lawyers, 1 law professor by peers, and 1 from within Nigerien society; all appointed by the president; judges serve 6-year nonrenewable terms with one-third of membership renewed every 2 years; High Judicial Court members selected from among the legislature and judiciary; members serve 5-year terms
subordinate courts: Court of Cassation; Council of State; Court of Finances; various specialized tribunals and customary courts
Political parties and leaders: Alliance of Movements for the Emergence of Niger or AMEN AMIN [Omar Hamidou TCHIANA] Congress for the Republic or CPR-Inganci [Kassoum MOCTAR] Democratic Alliance for Niger or ADN-Fusaha [Habi Mahamadou SALISSOU] Democratic and Social Convention-Rahama or CDS-Rahama [Abdou LABO] National Movement for the Development of Society-Nassara or MNSD-Nassara [Seini OUMAROU] Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress-Zaman Lahiya or ANDP-Zaman Lahiya [Moussa Moumouni DJERMAKOYE] Nigerien Democratic Movement for an African Federation or MODEN/FA Lumana [Hama AMADOU] Nigerien Movement for Democratic Renewal or MNRD-Hankuri [Mahamane OUSMANE] Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism or PNDS-Tarrayya [Mahamadou ISSOUFOU] Nigerien Patriotic Movement or MPN-Kishin Kassa [Ibrahim YACOUBA] Party for Socialism and Democracy in Niger or PSDN-Alheri Patriotic Movement for the Republic or MPR-Jamhuriya [Albade ABOUBA] Rally for Democracy and Progress-Jama'a or RDP-Jama'a [Hamid ALGABID] Social and Democratic Rally or RSD-Gaskiyya [Amadou CHEIFFOU] Social Democratic Party or PSD-Bassira [Mohamed BEN OMAR] Union for Democracy and the Republic-Tabbat or UDR-Tabbat [Amadou Boubacar CISSE] note: the SPLM and SPLM-DC are banned political parties
International organization participation: ACP, AfDB, AU, CD, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
National symbol(s): zebu;
national colors: orange, white, green
National anthem: name: "La Nigerienne" (The Nigerien)
lyrics/music: Maurice Albert THIRIET/Robert JACQUET and Nicolas Abel Francois FRIONNET
note: adopted 1961
Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Hassana ALIDOU (since 23 February 2015)
chancery: 2204 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 483-4224 through 4227
Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Eric P. WHITAKER (since 26 January 2018)
embassy: BP 11201, Rue Des Ambassades, Niamey
mailing address: 2420 Niamey Place, Washington DC 20521-2420
telephone: [227] 20-72-26-61
FAX: [227] 20-73-55-60
Niger is a landlocked, sub-Saharan nation, whose economy centers on subsistence crops, livestock, and some of the world's largest uranium deposits. Agriculture contributes approximately 40% of GDP and provides livelihood for over 80% of the population. The UN ranked Niger as the second least developed country in the world in 2016 due to multiple factors such as food insecurity, lack of industry, high population growth, a weak educational sector, and few prospects for work outside of subsistence farming and herding. Since 2011 public debt has increased due to efforts to scale-up public investment, particularly that related to infrastructure, as well as due to increased security spending. The government relies on foreign donor resources for a large portion of its fiscal budget. The economy in recent years has been hurt by terrorist activity near its uranium mines and by instability in Mali and in the Diffa region of the country; concerns about security have resulted in increased support from regional and international partners on defense. Low uranium prices, demographics, and security expenditures may continue to put pressure on the government's finances. The Government of Niger plans to exploit oil, gold, coal, and other mineral resources to sustain future growth. Although Niger has sizable reserves of oil, the prolonged drop in oil prices has reduced profitability. Food insecurity and drought remain perennial problems for Niger, and the government plans to invest more in irrigation. Niger's three-year $131 million IMF Extended Credit Facility (ECF) agreement for the years 2012-15 was extended until the end of 2016. In February 2017, the IMF approved a new 3-year $134 million ECF. In June 2017, The World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) granted Niger $1 billion over three years for IDA18, a program to boost the country's development and alleviate poverty. A $437 million Millennium Challenge Account compact for Niger, commencing in FY18, will focus on large-scale irrigation infrastructure development and community-based, climate-resilient agriculture, while promoting sustainable increases in agricultural productivity and sales. Formal private sector investment needed for economic diversification and growth remains a challenge, given the country's limited domestic markets, access to credit, and competitiveness. Although President ISSOUFOU is courting foreign investors, including those from the US, as of April 2017, there were no US firms operating in Niger. In November 2017, the National Assembly passed the 2018 Finance Law that was geared towards raising government revenues and moving away from international support.
GDP (purchasing power parity): $21.86 billion (2017 est.) $20.84 billion (2016 est.) $19.87 billion (2015 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP): $1,200 (2017 est.) $1,100 (2016 est.) $1,100 (2015 est.)
Gross national saving: 22.4% of GDP (2017 est.) 20.6% of GDP (2016 est.) 21.2% of GDP (2015 est.) GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption: 70.2% (2017 est.) government consumption: 9.4% (2017 est.) investment in fixed capital: 38.6% (2017 est.) investment in inventories: 0% (2017 est.) exports of goods and services: 16.4% (2017 est.) imports of goods and services: -34.6% (2017 est.) GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture: 41.6% (2017 est.) industry: 19.5% (2017 est.) services: 38.7% (2017 est.)
Agriculture - products: cowpeas, cotton, peanuts, millet, sorghum, cassava (manioc, tapioca), rice; cattle, sheep, goats, camels, donkeys, horses, poultry
Industries: uranium mining, petroleum, cement, brick, soap, textiles, food processing, chemicals, slaughterhouses
Labor force: 6.5 million (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line: 45.4% (2014 est.)
Distribution of family income - Gini index: 34 (2014) 50.5 (1995)
Taxes and other revenues: 21.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.) Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-): -5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Current account balance: -$1.16 billion (2017 est.) -$1.181 billion (2016 est.)
Exports - commodities: uranium ore, livestock, cowpeas, onions
Exports - partners: France 30.2%, Thailand 18.3%, Malaysia 9.9%, Nigeria 8.3%, Mali 5%, Switzerland 4.9% (2017)
Imports - commodities: foodstuffs, machinery, vehicles and parts, petroleum, cereals
Imports - partners: France 28.8%, China 14.4%, Malaysia 5.7%, Nigeria 5.4%, Thailand 5.3%, US 5.1%, India 4.9% (2017)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $1.314 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $1.186 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Debt - external: $3.728 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $2.926 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Exchange rates: Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - 605.3 (2017 est.) 593.01 (2016 est.) 593.01 (2015 est.) 591.45 (2014 est.) 494.42 (2013 est.)
Electricity - consumption: 1.065 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - imports: 779 million kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - installed generating capacity: 184,000 kW (2016 est.)
Crude oil - production: 11,000 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production: 15,280 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports: 5,422 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy: 2.534 million Mt (2017 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 46 (2017 est.)
Telephone system: general assessment: small system of wire, radio telephone communications, and microwave radio relay links concentrated in southwestern Niger; mobile services stronger than fixed telecoms; broadband penetration inconsequential; LTE license secured for the future; government tax of telecom sector (2018)
domestic: fixed-line 1 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity remains 46 per 100 persons despite a rapidly increasing cellular subscribership base; domestic satellite system with 3 earth stations and 1 planned (2018)
international: country code - 227; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)
Broadcast media: state-run TV station; 3 private TV stations provide a mix of local and foreign programming; state-run radio has only radio station with national coverage; about 30 private radio stations operate locally; as many as 100 community radio stations broadcast; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available
Internet country code: .ne
percent of population: 4.3% (July 2016 est.)
Airports (unpaved runways): total 20
914 to 1,523 m: 15 (2013)
Pipelines: 464 km oil
(2010) paved: 3,912 km (2010)
Waterways: 300 km (the Niger, the only major river, is navigable to Gaya between September and March) (2012)
Merchant marine: total 1
by type: other 1 (2018)
Military branches: Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force (Force Aerienne du Niger) (2012)
Military service age and obligation: 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory or voluntary military service; enlistees must be Nigerien citizens and unmarried; 2-year service term; women may serve in health care (2017)
Military expenditures: 4% of GDP (2016) 5.46% of GDP (2015) 3.45% of GDP (2014) 1.06% of GDP (2012) 1.31% of GDP (2011)
Disputes - International: Libya claims about 25,000 sq km in a currently dormant dispute in the Tommo region; location of Benin-Niger-Nigeria tripoint is unresolved; only Nigeria and Cameroon have heeded the Lake Chad Commission's admonition to ratify the delimitation treaty that also includes the Chad-Niger and Niger-Nigeria boundaries; the dispute with Burkina Faso was referred to the ICJ in 2010
Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees (country of origin): 118,868 (Nigeria), 56,306 (Mali) (2019) IDPs: 174,593 (includes the regions of Diffa, Tillaberi, and Tahoua; unknown how many of the 11,000 people displaced by clashes between government forces and the Tuareg militant group, Niger Movement for Justice, in 2007 are still displaced; inter-communal violence; Boko Haram attacks in southern Niger, 2015) (2019)


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Winter 2015-2016 issue (#3) of Healthy Intent magazine is very special. It is dedicated to magic. Not the magic cooked up by a witch in a cabin in the woods somewhere. But the real magic that floats around every day, in people, relationships, surroundings and us.
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MN EP 49 - "Make You Feel My Love"
MN EP 48 - "Take me ... I'm Yours ..."
MN Ep 47 - "Last night a DJ saved my life"
MN EP 46 - Top 11 Blues Songs!!!
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Q: Changing BackColor of button on Click event causes hover color to change instead There is an issue where I have a set of buttons that are supposed to act like tab buttons. I first change all the buttons' BackColors to the proper color, and then change the BackColor of the button that is clicked to a brighter color.
EDIT: Tab pressed is a method assigned to the Click event of each of the buttons i.e. btnFile, btnEdit, btnView, btnDocket, btnWidgets, and btnHelp
EDIT2: For clarification, these aren't actual tab buttons that are part of a tab control. They are regular buttons that are found in the toolbox
private void tabPressed(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        Button tabButton = (Button)sender;
        btnFile.BackColor = btnEdit.BackColor = btnView.BackColor = btnDocket.BackColor =
            btnWidgets.BackColor = btnHelp.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(1, 26, 29, 42);
        Console.WriteLine(tabButton.Text);
        switch(tabButton.Text)
        {
            case "File":
                btnFile.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(1, 39, 43, 62);
                break;
            case "Edit":
                btnEdit.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(1, 39, 43, 62);
                break;
            case "View":
                btnView.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(1, 39, 43, 62);
                break;
            case "Docket":
                btnDocket.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(1, 39, 43, 62);
                break;
            case "Widgets":
                btnWidgets.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(1, 39, 43, 62);
                break;
            case "Help":
                btnHelp.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(1, 39, 43, 62);
                break;
            default:
                break;
        }
    }

However, when this is done it seems that only the hover color of the clicked button is changed while the hover colors of the other buttons are normally colored.

I'm not sure what could be causing this. I thought maybe it was due to the fact that BackColor was being changed only for the hover event because it was in the hover "state" when the BackColor was changed, but I'm not sure.

A: Actually you code does not have anything to do with click or hover event, it is important that which event tabPressed method handles.
you may in design time click on a button and select its events and make sure that tabPressed is selected for the click event.
to do this programmatically on runtime do it like this:
btnFile.Click += tabPressed;

Also note that you don't need a switch-case for this, and you can simply apply it to the sender of event (which ever button that clicked):
private void tabPressed(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   //your color rest codes here
   Button tabButton = (Button)sender;
   tabButton.BackColor = Color.FromArgb(1, 39, 43, 62);
}

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While all eyes during the Summit of the Americas in Panama were on the hemisphere's presidents and political intrigues, such as the meeting between President Obama and Cuban President Castro or the hostilities between the United States and Venezuela, far more substantial was the separate meeting taking place at the "side forum" of business leaders. A parade of pro-business presidents, including President Obama, flocked to the Hotel Riu to address the Business Forum and greet the CEOs of major banks, oil companies, agribusiness, and other transnationals. While Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wooed the crowd with his plan to provide internet access to everyone in Latin America, more traditional speakers included the CEOs of Coca-Cola, Cargill, Boeing, Associated Petroleum Investors, AES Corporation, Citigroup Latin America and Walmart Latin America.
There was much talk about public-private partnerships, and "eco-systems" that promote business friendly environments. Even social programs, such as President Obama's signature education initiative in the Western Hemisphere, has heavy corporate influence. Called 100,000 Strong in the Americas, the program Obama touted at the Summit is designed to increase the number of U.S. students studying in the Latin America to 100,000, and the number of Latin America students studying in the United States to 100,000 by the year 2020. With the goal of better preparing "a globally aware and culturally competent workforce," this is a public-private partnership whose main business partners are Exxon Mobil, the mining company Freeport McMoran, Coca-Cola and Santander Bank. Certainly the students financed by these corporate titans will not be schooled in the art of building a vibrant civil society that fights for workers' rights and challenges corporate polluters.
A comic moment in the business summit was the obligatory panel on "Women's Economic Empowerment." The single woman speaker, Marriott Senior Vice President Brenda Durham, was outnumbered by three male panelists—the CEOs of Coca-Cola, Walmart Latin America and McLarty Associates—all "mansplaining" why promoting women to key positions made good business sense. Adding to the irony, the room was half empty as a sea of black-suited men streamed outside into the hallway to wheel and deal.
The Summits have always focused on trade. The very first Summit was held in Miami in 1994 on the heels of the passage of NAFTA (the North Americans Free Trade Agreement). Hosted by President Bill Clinton, one of its key goals was to get the continents' leaders to agree to the FTAA (Free Trade Agreement of the Americas) that would extend the corporate-friendly NAFTA agreement to every country in North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean, except Cuba.
Unions, farmers and environmentalists had opposed NAFTA, insisting it would lead to a race to the bottom in terms of wages and environmental standards. The Zapatistas in Chiapas, Mexico, shocked the world by staging an armed rebellion that day NAFTA went into effect, saying that the flood of corn from US agribusiness would destroy the livelihoods of Mexico's small farmers. Opponents of these trade agreements said they violated national sovereignty and democratic values by rewriting of national laws to favor corporations. They insisted it was undemocratic to have international bodies of trade bureaucrats and corporate representatives deciding the legality of environmental and labor regulations that many workers had fought so hard to implement.
Powerful social movements began to form "blue-green alliances" to reject these trade agreements and protest at the Summits, such as the one held in Quebec City in 2001. It wasn't just grassroots groups opposing the corporate agenda. The makeup of the region's governments was transforming, with the election of progressive leaders such as Hugo Chavez and Evo Morales. Candidates who promised greater social spending and wealth redistribution won election after election. Once in power, these leaders were determined to implement economic policies that prioritized local needs over profits, and they challenged the business agenda of the US government. Instead of US economic dominance, they promoted greater Latin American economic integration through entities such as the South America trade alliance MERCOSUR and the Union of South American Nations, UNASUR. At the height of Venezuela's oil revenues, Hugo Chavez also spearheaded an alliance of progressive nations called ALBA with the purpose of promoting economic partnerships that improved the lives of the poor, such as a deal to provide cheap oil to Cuba in exchange for thousands of Cuban doctors who went to work in poor Venezuelan communities.
With this tectonic shift in Latin America, the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas was doomed. After several rounds of negotiations greeted by civil society protests and by a clever "inside-outside strategy" between social movements and progressive Latin American governments, the FTAA was finally abandoned in November 2004. It was a huge victory against corporate-dominated globalization.
In its place, US leaders were left to promote bilateral trade agreements with the continents more conservative governments. The present free trade agreement being promoted by the United States is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade deal that President Obama is trying to get through Congress with Fast Track authority—meaning no debate. In Latin America, the TPP would connect the countries that border on the Pacific—Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile to a trans-pacific alliance. Many progressives in Latin America see this as a US-scheme to divide and weaken the Latin American alliances such as MERCOSUR and UNASUR.
The United States is also trying counter the economic influence of the socialist government of Venezuela, especially now that the Venezuelan economy is being devastated by the plummeting price of oil and internal conflicts. The Venezuela initiatives opposed by the US include ALBA, Petrocaribe (where Venezuela has been providing much-need and appreciated low-cost oil to Caribbean nations), and the Bank of the South (envisioned as an alternative to the IMF /World Bank).
In Central America, the US administration is trying to win alliances by pledging $1 billion to boost security and economic development after thousands of undocumented minors caused a crisis at the US border.
US businesses are concerned about the economic downturn in Latin America, making it more imperative for them to capture a greater portion of the shrinking pie. The continent has vast agricultural, energy and mineral resources. But after an economic boom in much of the region (where the middle class doubled in size over the last 15 years), falling global demand for commodities has slowed growth. The economic commission for Latin America, CEPAL, predicts that Latin American growth, which had been projected at about 2.5%, will actually drop to 1% this year.
US businesses are also concerned about the growing economic influence of China. China's trade with Latin America has mushroomed from $10 billion in 2000 to $257 billion in 2013 and estimates for the end of the decade are $500 billion. China is now the top trading partners for Brazil, Chile and Peru. Chinese investment in the region is mainly in the extractive and agricultural sectors, but China is also a major source of financial loans. Venezuela has received upwards of $50 billion in Chinese lending since 2005.
Meanwhile, free-traders have become fed up with the leftist rhetoric and demonstrations at the Summits. After the 2005 Summit in Mar de Plata, Argentina, the right-wing Heritage Foundation complained that the summits had become "an attractive target for U.S. enemies in Latin America. Aided and abetted by President of Argentina Nestor Kirchner, an unholy alliance of anti-U.S., anti-free trade, and anti-globalization groups and leaders—including Hugo Chavez, Evo Morales, Rafael Correa, hard-left NGOs, and other "21st century socialists"—staged very effective countersummits and violent demonstrations. They succeeded in distracting the media and blunted what remained of the pro-trade message of the 2005 summit." The Foundation recommended that the US "pull the plug on the Summit of the Americas" because it had lost its focus on the key goal of advancing free trade and private-sector solutions to development challenges.
But more useful for the hemisphere would be to pull the plug on the corporate-dominated Business Forum that will never promote the Summit's agenda of "prosperity with equity." A good replacement would be a gathering of socially responsible entrepreneurs, green businesses, organic farmers, worker cooperatives, creative public-private ventures and other innovative enterprises that could herald a new economic model. It's time for the business side of the summits to reflect the populist demands of the hemisphere that will never be represented by the likes of Walmart, Cargill or Coca-Cola.
Medea Benjamin is cofounder of the peace group CODEPINK and the human rights organization Global Exchange.


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The remote users will be using laptops with Windows 7 Enterprise.

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Q: Flask cache gives me 'AttributeError: 'Cache' object has no attribute 'app'' I am using application factory pattern in which I have initialized my cache
from xyz.caching import cache # this is the cache object
def create_app():
    app = Flask(__name__)
    cache.init_app(app)
    # other relevant variables.
return app

My caching.py
from flask_caching import Cache
cache = Cache(config={....})

When I import this in any file xyz.caching import cache, this works totally fine. However, in my application I have a entry point script, run.py
run.py
from xyz.caching import cache

def run_this():
  cache.get('XXX')

if __name__ == "__main__":
    run_this()

After running python run.py, I get the following error
'AttributeError: 'Cache' object has no attribute 'app''
Pls. guide me what is wrong in this, why I am getting this error and what is the way to solve this ?

A: I got this message because I forgot to initialize the app
cache.init_app(app)

I would try to debug if this method call is reached before cache.get('XXX') is called.


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Q: How to shift the values of a certain group by different amounts I have a DataFrame that looks like this:
    user   data
0   Kevin    1
1   Kevin    3
2   Sara     5
3   Kevin    23
...

And I want to get the historical values (looking let's say 2 entries forward) as rows:
    user   data data_1 data_2
0   Kevin    1    3      23
1   Sara     5   24      NaN
2   Kim      ...
...

Right now I'm able to do this through the following command:
_temp = df.groupby(['user'], as_index = False)['data']
for i in range(1,2):
   data['data_{0}'.format(i)] = _temp.shift(-1)

I feel like my approach is very inefficient and that there is a much faster way to do this (esp. when the number of lookahead/lookback values go up)!

A: You can use groupby.cumcount() with set_index() and unstack():
m=df.assign(k=df.groupby('user').cumcount().astype(str)).set_index(['user','k']).unstack()
m.columns=m.columns.map('_'.join)
print(m)

       data_0  data_1  data_2
user
Kevin     1.0     3.0    23.0
Sara      5.0     NaN     NaN


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Five takeaways from Trump's 2020 kickoff rally
by Jordan Fabian and Jonathan Easley - 06/18/19 10:56 PM ET
President Trump kicked off his 2020 campaign with a rally at the 20,000-seat Amway Center in Orlando, Fla., on Tuesday night.
Here are five takeaways from his speech.
Meet the new Trump, same as the old Trump
Trump's campaign billed the rally as the official beginning of his reelection bid, but it was easy to mistake it for any one of the many other rallies he's held over the past 2 1/2 years.
{mosads}Trump appeared to be more interested in airing grievances with familiar enemies, such as Democrats, the political establishment, special counsel Robert Mueller and the "fake news media" — whom he accused of putting him "under siege" — rather than touting his accomplishments and laying out a second-term agenda, as would be typical for an incumbent president.
For the first half-hour of his remarks, the president argued that life would get even worse if he loses next year, accusing his opponents "of un-American conduct" and claiming Democrats "want to destroy you and our country as we know it."
It was not until an hour into his speech that he began speaking in-depth about the economy, which political strategists argue is his core strength entering the race. It stood in stark contrast to his predecessors, many of whom have campaigned by echoing former President Reagan's line about whether voters are better off than they were four years ago.
The dark themes were reminiscent of the 2016 campaign, a sign that he is interested in running the same kind of campaign that engineered his surprise victory. But Trump could face challenges in controlling the debate and keeping his supporters motivated if he sticks with the same message for the next year and a half.
Trump will cast Democrats as socialists and extremists
On everything from abortion rights to immigration, Trump plans to cast Democrats as far-left extremists, oftentimes in harsh terms.
Trump warned on Tuesday that Democrats had become "depraved" on the matter of border security, arguing that "the Democrat position on open borders is morally reprehensible" and a "betrayal of the American middle class."
The president also seized on the abortion debate that ignited when Alabama passed one of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in the country, saying that "virtually every top Democrat" supports "ripping babies straight from the mother's womb." That fight is certain to energize the president's base of evangelical supporters.
And regardless of their thoughts on socialism, Trump plans to paint the entire 2020 Democratic field as the enemies of capitalism and the American way of life.
{mossecondads}Of the 2020 presidential contenders, only Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has openly embraced socialism. Most of the Democratic candidates are eager to separate the party's progressive policy proposals, such as "Medicare for All" and the Green New Deal, from the debate over socialism.
Nonetheless, Trump's approach is an attempt to set himself up as a populist fighter against political elites and an "angry, left-wing mob."
"They went after my family, my business, my employees, almost everyone that I've ever known or worked with, but they're really going after you," the president told the crowd.
Trump (mostly) holds fire on individual 2020 Dems
While the president spent much of his speech excoriating the Democratic Party, he largely avoided attacking his possible challengers.
During one 30-minute stretch of his remarks, Trump mentioned 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton seven times even though she will not be on the ballot this time.
The president by comparison mentioned former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic front-runner, just twice and Sanders only once. Trump called Biden a "sleepy guy" but stuck to hitting him over his handling of China and manufacturing during the Obama administration and did not wade into other personal attacks. He also hit Sanders to drive home his argument about socialism.
Trump's performance should please his advisers, who want him to paint Democrats with a broad brush, rather than get drawn into individual fights at this stage of the race.
But it appears unlikely that will hold: the president is reportedly planning to live-tweet next week during the Democrats' first primary debates.
Little talk of agenda
Trump barely scratched the surface when it comes to explaining to voters what he would do if they give him four more years in the White House.
The president touched on the unfinished business looming over his reelection race: his long-promised border wall and a new health care plan. But he offered few details about how he plans to get each accomplished.
He also paid lip service to the immigration plan he rolled out last month, but which has not gained traction on Capitol Hill.
He also appeared indifferent about striking a trade deal with China, saying he is fine with talks falling through, perhaps in an effort to show his base he will stay tough on Beijing.
While Trump may plan to argue voters should keep him in office as a good steward of the economy, the gaps in his agenda could open him up to attacks from Democrats that he does not have a plan to address issues like health care and the wage gap.
Trump wants to take on the very establishment he's part of
Is it possible for an incumbent president in charge of one-third of the federal government to run as a Washington outsider?
Trump is going to find out.
Over the course of his speech, the president railed against the "unholy alliance" of lobbyists and special interests and warned that nefarious entities in "Washington back rooms" want to "take away your dignity."
Trump complained about the "rigged system" he said was blocking him from achieving his goals and said the "swamp is fighting back so viciously and violently against him."
"The people trying to stop our movement are the same Washington insiders who spent their careers rigging the system so your losses will be their gains, you know that," Trump said. "These are the same career politicians who presided over decades of lost wages, the loss of our manufacturing jobs … a growing wealth gap and one ruinous trade deal after another."
The president will have a hard time convincing Washington insiders that his administration has been a breath of fresh air for government accountability. Countless administration officials have been forced out, or even indicted, for the type of conflicts of interest or scandals that Trump is railing against.
But still, there is a sense among Trump's supporters that they delivered a blow to the establishment when they helped elect Trump.
On Tuesday night, the president leaned into the grievances his supporters hold against the Washington political and media elites, whom he accuses of looking down their noses at ordinary Americans.
"They called us deplorables. That was a mistake. That was a big mistake," Trump said.
Updated on June 19 at 8:25 a.m.
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So you want to move with the movers & shakers? Well, if you are in Beverly Hills, you are definitely in the right place. Beverly Hills has long been known as the preeminent home place of the rich & famous, boasting residents such as movie stars, internet whiz kids, and movie moguls. Thus, if you want to go out where the "in" crowd goes, Beverly Hills is your destination.
Though only 5.69 square miles, Beverly Hills boast some of the finest restaurants and most exclusive clubs. After you have a four star dinner, here is a rundown of where to dance the night away.
This is a great happy hour spot, reminiscent of a New York City bar. Bungalow 13 is more properly classified as a lounge. The music is not by DJ, but rather, the establishment's stereo system. However, the right tunes and the right company make Bungalow 13 an exciting final destination for a night on the town with friends.
Two things resonate about Bar Noire. First, it is open until 1:30 AM, (which is very late for Beverly Hills.) Second, it is stunning. As soon as you walk in, one feels like they have time traveled to the seductive set of a Paris nightclub of the past. Decorated in black, white, and red, Bar Noir will rev your libido and inspire intimate conversation. Bar Noir is both a great place to start the evening, or end the night.
Although music is sporadic and usually reserved for special occasions, this is the place to go if you want a good drink. Named after the eponymous Vampire wine, numerous signature liquors and specialty drinks are offered in this very V.I.P. spot.
Currently the only true nightclub in Beverly Hills, Confidential Lounge tries to maintain its exclusivity by being hush-hush about its details, and also, being open only two nights a week. Unlike most so-called nightclubs in Beverly Hills, which are truly lounges; Confidential Lounge is more aptly categorized as a nightclub. This hot spot is modeled after European nightclubs and rivals similar clubs on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. Suffice it to say, if you are in Beverly Hills and are just getting your night started at 12 midnight; this is the place to be.
Confidential Lounge is located in the former Aqua Lounge space in the heart of the city (on Beverly Drive), which boasts a bit of foot traffic, several large hotels nearby and a team of well-known hosts.
Many Beverly Hills clubs have strict dress codes. This is not your destination if you are looking for something casual. Rather, be dressed as if you were ready to walk down the red carpet. Then, be ready to dance the night away.
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Idi i gledaj (; ) je sovjetski igrani film snimljen u režiji Elema Klimova i premijerno prikazan 1985. godine. Smatra se jednim od najboljih ostvarenja napravljenih na temu Drugog svjetskog rata.

Temelji se na priči Ja sam iz plamenog sela bjeloruskog pisca Alesa Adamoviča, delom temeljenog na ličnim iskustvima mladog partizana za vreme njemačke okupacije. Protagonista, čiji lik tumači Aleksandar Kravčenko, je adolescent koji se 1943. godine priključuje partizanima, da bi ubrzo svedočio kako njegova porodica i zemljaci postaju žrtve genocida koji sprovode SS-ovci i njihovi kolaboranti.

Idi i gledaj, originalno napravljen u svrhu proslave 40. godišnjice sovjetske pobede na Istočnom frontu, se isticao izuzetno mračnim tonom i beskompromisnim i uznemirujućim prikazom ratnih strahota, odnosno posledica koje one ostavljaju na nedužnog pojedinca. Klimov je film pokušavao snimati osam godina, ali mu je Goskino dao odobrenje tek nakon dolaska Gorbačova na vlast i početka procesa glasnosti. Idi i gledaj je prikazan na Moskovskom filmskom festivalu gdje je zajedno sa još nekoliko filmova podelio glavnu nagradu.

Uloge
 Aleksej Kravčenko ... Fljkora
 Olga Mironova ... Glapa/Glafira
 Liubomiras Laucevičius ... Kosač
 Valerij Kravčenko ... Kosačev glas (sinkronizacija)
 Vladas Bagdonas ... Roubej
 Jüri Lumiste ... mladi njemački oficir
 Jevgenij Tiličejev ... Kollborator
 Viktor Lorents ... njemački zapovjednik

Izvori

  (rating 4.5/5)
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 Иди и смотри 1 серия and Иди и смотри 2 серия: part 1 (first hour) and part 2 (second hour) were posted for free on YouTube by Mosfilm. Captions are viewable in English, Hebrew, Hungarian and Portuguese.

Филмови о Другом светском рату
Филмске драме
Ратни филмови
Совјетски филмови
Филмови 1985.
Филмови на руском језику
Филмови на немачком језику
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Weather in March
Treasure Cay weather in March 2020
9 (Very High) UV index
The March weather guide for Treasure Cay, Bahamas shows long term weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.
Guide to Treasure Cay weather in March
The average maximum daytime temperature in Treasure Cay in March is a warm 25°C (77°F) with low heat & humidity. The average night-time temperature is usually a comfortable 17°C (63°F). There are usually 8 hours of bright sunshine each day, which represents 70% of the 12 hours of daylight.
Expect 72mm (2.8 inches) of rainfall across the whole of March with 10 days with some rain falling. Maximum UV levels will be very high (9 UV index) at midday when the skies are clear.
The average sea temperature in and around Treasure Cay in March is 23°C (73°F).
Treasure Cay sunrise & sunset times for March 2020
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Cannabis processor license—Privileges, requirements, and fees.
(1) A cannabis processor license allows the licensee to process, dry, cure, package, and label useable cannabis, cannabis concentrates, and cannabis-infused products for sale at wholesale to cannabis processors and cannabis retailers.
(2) Application and license fees.
(a) The application fee for a cannabis processor license is $250. The applicant is also responsible for paying the fees required by the approved vendor for fingerprint evaluation.
(b) The annual fee for issuance and renewal of a cannabis processor license is $1,381. The board will conduct random criminal history checks at the time of renewal that will require the licensee to submit fingerprints for evaluation from the approved vendor. The licensee is responsible for all fees required for the criminal history checks.
(c) The application window for cannabis processor licenses is closed. The board may reopen the cannabis processor application window at subsequent times when the board deems necessary.
(3) Any entity and/or principals within any entity are limited to no more than three cannabis processor licenses.
(4)(a) A cannabis processor that makes cannabis-infused solid or liquid product meant to be ingested orally (cannabis edibles) must obtain a cannabis-infused edible endorsement from the department of agriculture as required under chapter 15.125 RCW and rules adopted by the department to implement that chapter (chapter 16-131 WAC). A licensee must allow the board or their designee to conduct physical visits and inspect the processing facility, recipes, and records required under WAC 314-55-087 during normal business hours or at any time of apparent operation without advance notice.
(b) A cannabis processor licensed by the board must ensure cannabis-infused edible processing facilities are constructed, kept, and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition in accordance with rules and as prescribed by the Washington state department of agriculture under chapter 15.125 RCW and rules promulgated to implement chapters 16-131, 16-165 and 16-167 WAC.
(5)(a) A cannabis processor may blend tested useable cannabis from multiple lots into a single package for sale to a cannabis retail licensee so long as the label requirements for each lot used in the blend are met and the percentage by weight of each lot is also included on the label.
(b) A processor may not treat or otherwise adulterate useable cannabis with any organic or nonorganic chemical or other compound whatsoever to alter the color, appearance, weight, or smell of the useable cannabis.
(6) Recipes, product, packaging, and labeling approval.
(a) A cannabis processor licensee must obtain label and packaging approval from the board for all cannabis-infused products meant for oral ingestion prior to offering these items for sale to a cannabis retailer. The cannabis processor licensee must submit a picture of the product, labeling, and packaging to the board for approval. More information on the product, packaging, and label review process is available on the board's website.
(b) All recipes for cannabis-infused products meant for oral ingestion (cannabis edible products) must be approved by the department of agriculture under chapter 16-131 WAC. Licensees must obtain recipe approval from the department of agriculture prior to submitting any cannabis edible products, packages, and labels for review and approval by the board. The recipe for any cannabis-infused solid or liquid products meant to be ingested orally must be kept on file at the cannabis processor's licensed premises and made available for inspection by the board or its designee.
(c) If the board denies a cannabis-infused product for sale in cannabis retail outlets, the cannabis processor licensee may request an administrative hearing under chapter 34.05 RCW, Administrative Procedure Act.
(7) With the exception of the cannabis, all ingredients used in making cannabis-infused products for oral ingestion must be a commercially manufactured food as defined in WAC 246-215-01115.
(8) Cannabis-infused edible products in solid or liquid form must be homogenized to ensure uniform disbursement of cannabinoids.
(9) A cannabis processor may infuse food or drinks with cannabis, provided that:
(a) The product or products do not require cooking or baking by the consumer;
(b) Coatings applied to the product or products are compliant with the requirements of this chapter;
(c) The product and package design is not similar to commercially available products marketed for consumption by persons under 21 years of age, as defined by WAC 314.55.105 (1)(c).
(10) To reduce the risk to public health, potentially hazardous foods as defined in WAC 246-215-01115 may not be infused with cannabis. Potentially hazardous foods require time-temperature control to keep them safe for human consumption and prevent the growth of pathogenic microorganisms or the production of toxins. Any food that requires refrigeration, freezing, or a hot holding unit to keep it safe for human consumption may not be infused with cannabis.
(11) Other food items that may not be infused with cannabis to be sold in a retail store include:
(a) Any food that has to be acidified to make it shelf stable;
(b) Food items made shelf stable by canning or retorting;
(c) Fruit or vegetable juices (this does not include shelf stable concentrates);
(d) Fruit or vegetable butters;
(e) Pumpkin pies, custard pies, or any pies that contain egg;
(f) Dairy products of any kind such as butter, cheese, ice cream, or milk; and
(g) Dried or cured meats.
(h) Vinegars and oils derived from natural sources may be infused with dried cannabis if all plant material is subsequently removed from the final product. Vinegars and oils may not be infused with any other substance, including herbs and garlic.
(i) Cannabis-infused jams and jellies made from scratch must utilize a standardized recipe in accordance with 21 C.F.R. Part 150, revised as of April 1, 2013.
(12) Consistent with WAC 314-55-104, a cannabis processor may infuse dairy butter or fats derived from natural sources, and use that extraction to prepare allowable cannabis-infused solid or liquid products meant to be ingested orally, but the dairy butter or fats derived from natural sources may not be sold as stand-alone products.
The board may designate other food items that may not be infused with cannabis.
(13) Cannabis processor licensees are allowed to have a maximum of six months of their average useable cannabis and six months average of their total production on their licensed premises at any time.
(14) Processing service arrangements. A processing service arrangement is when one processor (processor B) processes useable cannabis or an altered form of useable cannabis (cannabis product) for another licensed processor (processor A) for a fee.
(a) Processor A is the product owner. However, processor B may handle the product under its license as provided in chapter 69.50 RCW and this chapter. Processor B is not allowed to transfer the product to a retailer and may only possess cannabis or cannabis products received from processor A for the limited purposes of processing it for ultimate transfer back to processor A.
(b) Processing service arrangements must be made on a cash basis only as provided in WAC 314-55-115 and payment for the service and return of the processed product must be made within 30 calendar days of delivery to processor B. Failure to do so as provided by the preceding sentence is a violation of this section and any cannabis or cannabis product involved in the transaction will be subject to seizure and destruction. Payment with any cannabis products, barter, trade, or compensation in any form other than cash for processing service arrangements is prohibited under processing service arrangements.
(c) Each processor that enters into a processing service arrangement must include records for each service arrangement in recordkeeping documents which must be maintained consistent with this chapter.
(15) Cannabis may not be returned by any retail licensee to any processor except as provided in this section.
(a) Every processor must maintain on the licensed premises for a period of five years complete records of all refunds and exchanges made under this section including an inventory of cannabis and cannabis products returned to the processor by any retail licensee.
(b) Cannabis may be returned by a retail licensee in the event a retailer goes out of the business of selling cannabis at retail and a cash refund, as defined by WAC 314-55-115, may be made upon the return of the cannabis or cannabis products, so long as WSLCB approval is acquired prior to returns and refunds under this subsection.
(c) Cannabis products different from that ordered by a retailer and delivered to the retailer may be returned to a processor and either replaced with cannabis products which were ordered or a cash refund, as defined by WAC 314-55-115, may be made. These incorrect orders must be discovered and corrected within eight days of the date the delivery was made to be eligible for returns and refunds under this subsection.
(d) A cannabis processor may accept returns of products and sample jars from cannabis retailers for destruction, but is not required to provide refunds to the retailer. It is the responsibility of the retailer to ensure the product or sample jar is returned to the processor.
(16) The board may take disciplinary action against any cannabis processor that fails to comply with the provisions of WAC 246-80-021.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 69.50.342 and 2022 c 16 § 168. WSR 22-14-111, § 314-55-077, filed 7/6/22, effective 8/6/22. Statutory Authority: RCW 69.50.342 and 69.50.345. WSR 21-15-124, § 314-55-077, filed 7/21/21, effective 8/21/21. Statutory Authority: RCW 69.50.342, 69.50.345 and 2019 c 393. WSR 20-01-172, § 314-55-077, filed 12/18/19, effective 1/1/20. Statutory Authority: RCW 69.50.325, 69.50.342, 69.50.345, and 69.50.369. WSR 18-22-055, § 314-55-077, filed 10/31/18, effective 12/1/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 69.50.342 and 69.50.345. WSR 16-11-110, § 314-55-077, filed 5/18/16, effective 6/18/16; WSR 15-11-107, § 314-55-077, filed 5/20/15, effective 6/20/15; WSR 14-10-044, § 314-55-077, filed 4/30/14, effective 5/31/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 69.50.325, 69.50.331, 69.50.342, 69.50.345. WSR 13-21-104, § 314-55-077, filed 10/21/13, effective 11/21/13.]


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Hackers jack thousands of sites, including U.N. domains
It's a repeat of earlier attacks that relies on an SQL injection, says Websense
By Gregg Keizer
Large numbers of legitimate Web sites, including government sites in the U.K. and some operated by the United Nations, have been hacked and are serving up malware, a security researcher said today as massive JavaScript attacks last detected in March resume.
"They're using the same techniques as last month, of an SQL injection of some sort," said Dan Hubbard, vice president of security research at Websense Inc., referring to large-scale attacks that have plagued the Internet since January.
Among the sites hacked were several affiliated with either the U.N. or U.K. government agencies, said Websense.
The exact number of sites that have been compromised is unknown, said Hubbard. He estimated that it's similar to the March attacks, which at their height infected more than 100,000 URLs, including prominent domains such as MSNBC.com.
"The attackers have now switched over to a new domain as their hub for hosting the malicious payload in this attack," Websense said in an alert posted yesterday to its Web site. "We have no doubt that the two attacks are related."
Although the malware-hosting domain has changed, it's located at a Chinese IP address, just like the one used in March, Hubbard said. "It also looks like they're using just the one [hosting] site, but changing the link within the JavaScript," he added, talking about an obfuscation tactic that the attackers have used before.
When a visitor reaches one of the hacked sites, the malicious JavaScript loads a file from the malware-hosting server, then redirects the browser to a different page, also hosted on the Chinese server.
"Once loaded, the file attempts eight different exploits," noted the Websense warning, including one that hits a vulnerability in Internet Explorer's handling of Vector Markup Language (VML) that was patched in January 2007.
Another security researcher, Giorgio Maone, who also develops the NoScript Firefox add-on, said late Wednesday that although the U.K.-based sites appeared to have been cleansed of the malicious JavaScript, the U.N. sites had not.
Maone also said "I told you so" in his blog post yesterday. In an August 2007 entry, he had said that rather than fixing the underlying security problems on the U.N. site, the agency had simply deployed a "pretty useless" firewall that masked the most obvious attack surface.
However, even the disinfected sites could fall victim again, Maone maintained. "The sad truth, though, is that even those 'clean' sites are still vulnerable, hence they could be reinfected at any time," he said.
"Web site owners have to start securing their code," Hubbard noted.
Senior Reporter Gregg Keizer covers Windows, Office, Apple/enterprise, web browsers and web apps for Computerworld.


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Harper begins trip to Ukraine with message on rights, democracy
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By: Jennifer Ditchburn, The Canadian Press
Posted: 24/10/2010 1:58 PM | Last Modified: 24/10/2010 5:28 PM
Prime Minister Stephen Harper receives a gift of bread and salt from women in national dress as he arrives in the region of Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday.
KYIV, Ukraine – Prime Minister Stephen Harper will tug on the deep familial ties that bind Canada and Ukraine, in an attempt to pull that struggling republic's attention back toward the friendly West and away from a less-democratically minded Russia.
Three women in traditional Ukrainian dress offered Harper a gift of bread and salt as he walked on to the tarmac in Kyiv. He promptly tore off a piece before meeting a series of local officials. Canadian flags hung from lampposts on some of Kyiv's grand boulevards.
And Harper is also expected to visit a prison memorial that had been set up by former president Victor Yushenko to commemorate the anti-soviet resistance movement. The memorial has been open sporadically, and state security services have harassed archivists there.
Harper is also expected to sign a youth mobility agreement with Ukraine, to allow young people from both countries to work, study and travel more easily.


MURMUR is screening at the Reykjavík International Film Festival and in competition for The Golden Egg Award.
In a few weeks I'll be travelling to Iceland for the first time. Let's hope I get to see my namesake! The Northern Lights!! There is also a Masterclass with Director Darren Aronofsky.
The motto of RIFF is Innovation – Networking – Dialogue, which is perfectly manifested in the activities of the Talent Lab. The lab highlights and promotes the innovative works of young filmmakers and fosters as well as facilitates the networking necessary to promote their work to buyers and distributors. Further the attendees gain the opportunity to participate in a dialogue and exchange ideas and thoughts with young people from across the world.
Participants have the opportunity of submitting their short films to The Golden Egg competition. The Golden Egg is an award given to young and aspiring talents. The films selected for The Golden Egg competition will be screened in the festival's official program.


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Bedbugs may have sucked the blood of dinosaurs 100 million years ago as scientists discover they were alive twice as long ago as previously thought
May 16, 2019 / Spreading the Message
They evolved 100 million years ago which is far earlier than previously thought
Making them 50 million years older than bats, once believed to be their first host
They feed on species with 'homes' such as nests, burrows and human beds
So are unlikely to have sucked on dinosaurs although their first host is unknown
By Yuan Ren DailyMailOnline May 16, 2019
Bed bugs scuttled the Earth 100 million years ago alongside the dinosaurs, scientists have found.
Previously thought to have evolved 50 million years ago, the latest study shows they are actually twice as old as bats, thought to be their first hosts.
While they could have fed on the dinosaurs, birds and burrowing animals were more likely hosts as they prefer animals with 'homes' like nests and burrows.
By understanding the tiny bugs better scientists hope to better control and prevent the transmission of insect-borne diseases.
Bed bugs (pictured) scuttled the Earth 100 million years ago alongside the dinosaurs, scientists have found
Scientists from a number of institutions, including the University of Sheffield, compared the DNA of dozens of bedbug species to understand their evolution and their relationship with humans.
The findings revealed that Bedbugs evolved 50 million years before bats – a mammal that people had previously believed to be their first host.
Genetic evidence show that they have been parasitic companions with other species aside from humans for more than 100 million years, walking the earth at the same time as dinosaurs.
More research is needed to find out what their host was at that time, although current understanding suggests it's unlikely they fed on the blood of dinosaurs.
This is because they usually attached to animals that have a 'home', such as a bird's nest, an owl's burrow, a bat's roost or a human's bed – a mode of living that dinosaurs don't seem to have adopted.
Bedbugs may rank high among the list of most unwanted human bedfellows but until now, little was known about when they first originated.
The team, which includes University of Sheffield in the UK, spent 15 years collecting samples from wild sites and museums around the world, including African caves, cliffs and bird nests in Asia.
Based on the findings, experts found that the evolutionary history of bed bugs is far more complex than previously thought.
Professor Mike Siva-Jothy from the University of Sheffield's Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, said: 'To think that the pests that live in our beds today evolved more than 100 million years ago and were walking the earth side by side with dinosaurs, was a revelation.
'It shows that the evolutionary history of bed bugs is far more complex than we previously thought.'
Previously thought to have evolved 50 million years ago, the latest study shows they are actually twice as old as the bats, thought to be their first hosts.
HOW TO SPOT A BED BUG
Small dark dots are the key.
Experts say the buttons on a mattress are a popular hiding place If the infestation is bad, small white dots – which are bedbug eggs – may be visible.
A faint almond smell may also be noticeable
A pest controller will need to remove the bugs as household insecticides are not strong enough
Dr Steffen Roth from the University Museum Bergen in Norway, who led the study, added: 'The first big surprise we found was that bedbugs are much older than bats, which everyone assumed to be their first host.
'It was also unexpected to see that evolutionary older bedbugs were already specialised on a single host type, even though we don't know what the host was at the time when T. rex walked the earth.'
The study also reveals that a new species of bedbug invades human environments about every half a million years.
When bedbugs changed hosts, they also didn't always adapt to stay on that host but maintained the ability to jump back to their original host.
This demonstrates that while some bedbugs become specialised, some remain generalists, jumping from host to host.
Professor Klaus Reinhardt, a bedbug researcher from Dresden University in Germany, who co-led the study, said: 'These species are the ones we can reasonably expect to be the next ones drinking our blood, and it may not even take half a million years, given that many more humans, livestock and pets that live on earth now provide lots more opportunities.'
The team also found that the two major bedbug pests of humans – the common and the tropical bedbug – are much older than humans.
This contrasts with other evidence that the evolution of ancient humans caused the split of other human parasites into new species.
Professor Mike Siva-Jothy from the University of Sheffield, added: 'These findings will help us better understand how bedbugs evolved the traits that make them effective pests – that will also help us find new ways of controlling them.'
The researchers hope the findings will help create an evolutionary history of bed bugs, how they evolve to use different hosts and how they develop new traits.
The aim is to help control insects effectively and prevent the transmission of insect-vectored disease, say the scientists.
The research has been published in Current Biology.
WHAT ARE BED BUGS?
Bedbugs are small insects that often live on furniture or bedding. Their bites can be itchy but do not usually cause other health problems.
Bedbugs can hide in many places, including on bed frames, mattresses, clothing, furniture, behind pictures and under loose wallpaper.
HOW DO BED BUG INFESTATIONS HAPPEN?
Genetic tests have revealed that a single undetected pregnant bed bug is all it takes to start an entire infestation.
A DNA study at Sheffield University showed colonies of bed bugs come from a common ancestor or a few of the female bed bugs.
The pregnant bed bug could rapidly create a colony of thousands that feed on humans.
Bed bugs are capable of surviving without feeding for a month as they wait for a human.
In the late 1880s, an estimated 75 per cent of households were affected, but by the outbreak of World War II, that figure had dwindled to 25 per cent,
Their recent resurgence has been blamed by some experts on resistance to commonly used insecticides and international travel.
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Hello my name is William Wilson and I will be the Health and Physical Education teacher for BCA scholars in grades 1-7. I am a graduate of Nicholls State University in Human Performance Education. I am married and have three children.
My Vision for BCA Health and Physical education….
My vision is that every student, when leaving BCA, will be proficient movers, demonstrate strong character, collaborate effectively with peers, demonstrate knowledge of sports, and become advocates for family and friends in promoting the value of a healthy lifestyle.
Each grade level will be aligned to the Louisiana State Standards for Physical Education. For the youngest students, the curriculum will be designed to give them a solid foundation through different motor skill games and activities. As your child progresses through BCA the focus will change from basic motor skills to learning a variety of different sports. Before leaving BCA, our oldest students will have the ability to prescribe customized and individualized fitness programs that address their overall fitness and athletic goals that will ultimately lead to living healthier lives as adults.
Grading for younger students will depend on their participation. Please talk with your children and explain to them that PE is not recess. Their participation is not optional. Sportsmanship is also an extremely important part of their participation grade. Their ability to show strong character and collaborate effectively with their peers will determine a large portion of their participation grade. Older students will also have fitness testing, skills testing, and written exams on the sports we are participating in.
Students are encouraged to bring a bottle of water to school.
Students who are sick and need to be excused from PE need a note from home. If a student becomes ill during PE they will be sent to the nurse. If the nurse clears them to come back to class then they should participate.


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Felix A. Holldack (ur. 10 października 1880 w Królewcu, zm. 29 maja 1944 w Garmisch-Partenkirchen) − niemiecki profesor prawa, specjalizujący się w zakresie historii i filozofii prawa.

W latach 1899-1902 studiował prawo i filozofię w Berlinie, Heidelbergu, Królewcu i Monachium. W 1902 roku otrzymał doktorat z nauk prawnych Uniwersytetu w Lipsku (w związku z pracą o wpływie prawa kanonicznego na prawo małżeńskie w niemieckim kodeksie cywilnym), a dwa lata później z filozofii uniwersytetu w Heidelbergu na podstawie pracy poświęconej piśmiennictwu o gruzińskiej królowej Tamarze. W 1909 otrzymał habilitację na królewieckim uniwersytecie. Od 1911 do 1914 pracował w Lipsku, a od 1920 do 1934 w Dreźnie. Po przejęciu władzy przez nazistów został przymusowo przeniesiony w stan spoczynku.

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Niemieccy prawnicy
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Behind the scenes of Apple's powder-packed snowboarding video
Turn your to-do lists into actionable timelines with this Mac app [Deals]
Newest iPhone 12 rumor hints at 4 new models, including '12 mini'
Today in Apple history: Apple moves into Bandley 1, its first custom HQ
A decade ago, iPad blindsided Windows team
Mount your iPhone 11 anywhere with Xvida's amazing magnetic cases
5 big questions heading into Apple's first earnings report of 2020
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10 years on: How the iPad changed mobile computing
Apple could finally get its iPhone super-cycle this year
By Luke Dormehl • 5:48 am, May 30, 2018
2017 is on track to be a great year for Apple.
Apple could sell a massive 350 million iPhones in the next 12 to 18 months, GBH Insights analyst Daniel Ives writes in a new note to clients.
Despite a record March quarter, Ives claims that fans have nonetheless been reluctant to buy the most recent iPhone models, resulting in a possible wave of would-be upgraders waiting for the 2018-era-iPhones.
Essentially, the gist of his argument is that last year's predicted "supercycle" of upgraders didn't happen due to the high price point of the iPhone X, and the similarity of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus to previous generations of iPhone. As a result, while Apple definitely overperformed in terms of many analysts' predictions, some customers were put off upgrading.
"We believe the Street is now starting to fully appreciate the massive iPhone upgrade opportunity on the horizon," Ives said.
In addition to U.S. customers, Ives thinks that the next-gen iPhones could trigger a "renaissance of growth" for Apple's prospects in China. Of the 100 million iPhone customers in China, around 60-70 million are due for an upgrade in the next 18 months, he notes.
Does the argument make sense?
After analysts erroneously predicted that the iPhone X was a flop, it's going to be a while before they gain back the trust of users. Still, Ives' argument does make sense. This year, Apple is rumored to be releasing three new iPhones, all featuring its iPhone X OLED displays, but at a lower price point.
While iPhone sales rose over the last year, the 217 million iPhones sold in the last year was only a 1 percent increase from one year previous. If Apple can persuade more of its customers to upgrade — by offering its newer iPhone X tech at a lower price point — this could turn out to be an amazing year for the company.
Add in the booming Services division, and 2018 could certainly be the year in which Apple finally passes the $1 trillion valuation.
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