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Q: What does "You thought I was out of your league" mean in the lyrics of Next to You by Jordin Sparks? I asked around and I heard that you were talking
Told my girl that you thought I was out of your league What a fool, I got to get next to you
Does the girl, who represents the speaker, is too good for the guy, or the other way around?
Definition:
To say that someone is "out of your league" means that someone else (or something else) that you want to date or have some kind of connection with is smarter than you, better-looking than you, younger than you, makes more money than you, is of a higher social class than you, or is more advanced in their careers than you, or any combination of the above. Basically, it refers to a giant gap between you and this other person or thing you want.

A: From The Free Dictionary:

out of (one's) league: Not the proper match for someone, often because the other person is considered superior in some way. Although it can be used in other situations, this phrase is very often applied to romantic partners who are more attractive or wealthy.

Let's call the singer Girl 1.

I asked around and I heard that you were talking --> Girl 1 is saying that she's heard that the boy she's attracted to has been talking.

Told my girl that you thought I was out of your league --> Girl 1 is saying she heard that the boy told the girl's friend, Girl 2 (a.k.a. "my girl"), that he thought Girl 1 was out of his league.

What a fool, I got to get next to you --> Girl 1 is saying that the boy is a fool for thinking she (Girl 1) is out of his league ... and that she needs to "get next to him". Wink, wink.

A: The speaker is saying that they heard from "my girl" that "you" thought the speaker was out of your league - so if the girl is the speaker and the guy is you, the guy thought the girl was too good for him. But the girl seems to not agree (calling him a fool).

A: My girl is Jordin's female friend.
Jordin's friend heard the man talking. The man was saying  that he wished to date Jordin but he thought that Jordin was too good/pretty etc. for him.
However he doesn't realise that Jordin likes him too. Jordin has been dreaming about him
and would like to date him (she wants to get next to him), she says he is a fool for not trying to speak to her.
She says she wants to get next to him (get into a relationship).

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College Football Playoff rankings: Mississippi State checks in at No. 23 in Week 14
Andrew Astleford, SEC Country
Mississippi State had an eventful week, with few of the developments good for the Bulldogs. However, they remain ranked in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, checking in at No. 23 when the latest edition was released Tuesday night.
Last Thursday, the Bulldogs lost to rival Ole Miss, 31-28, in a dramatic Egg Bowl that saw Nick Fitzgerald sustain a gruesome ankle injury. Then on Sunday, Dan Mullen left the program to become Florida's next coach.
The Bulldogs are 8-4, and they should be in line for a quality bowl, despite stumbling down the stretch this season. Mississippi State lost two of its last three games to close the regular season.
The Bulldogs still are searching for a new coach, and a hire is expected to happen soon.
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How's your 2018 going so far? Did you meet all the goals you set for 2017? Set new ones for 2018? Steve Strauss has written an article with advice for getting 2018 off on the right foot. Check it out, then come back here and share your thoughts. Maybe you have some other advice on ways to start the new year off right.


A Call to Action: Take Up Thy Cross in Proper Style!
Is there anything wrong with this very typical scene from American parochial life? While there may be legitimate debate about various details, perhaps the most significant issue is a practice that has become so ubiquitous as not even to register in the consciousness of many weekly congregants.
The bulletin proclaims that the celebration of the day is Laetare Sunday, but to what does that term refer? One would hardly know, on account of the entrance hymn "Take Up Your Cross," that the proper introit for the Fourth Sunday of Lent begins with the incipit, Laetare. Not even the sentiment of muted rejoicing comes through in the text of the hymn. This example illustrates how the omnipresent replacement of proper texts with popular hymnody threatens to deprive Mass participants of a great richness.
This action, were it to be taken, would still admit of variety and the necessary inequality of the musical-liturgical experience in different setting. The propers could be sung by a cantor, a choir, or the whole congregation; they could be sung accompanied or unaccompanied; they could be sung in English, Latin, Spanish, Igbo, Tagalog, or any other tongue. This action would not necessarily eliminate the possibility of singing something in addition to the propers, either, but it would certainly help to restore the traditional structure of the Proprium Missae—a hallmark of the Roman Rite.
Thanks to the dedication of many selfless Church musicians, a lack of sufficient resources (in Latin or in the vernacular) is finally no longer a legitimate excuse for the replacement of propers with hymnody (or anything else). Choices among Latin and vernacular propers are now widely available, and many of them are available at no cost. The Church, herself, provides the Graduale Simplex6 as a simpler alternative to the Graduale Romanum.7 The Communio8 chants, published by the Church Music Association of America (CMAA), are another wonderful option in Latin. Among the English-language options, the Lumen Christi Missal9 and Lumen Christi Simple Gradual10 of Adam Bartlett are noteworthy resources. A regular contributor to Adoremus Bulletin, Bartlett is also responsible for the Simple English Propers11 and an online score library of free resources.12 Additional English-language resources include the Simple Choral Gradual13 and English Chant for the Modern Roman Rite,14 both from Richard Rice, and The Proper of the Mass,15 by Father Samuel Weber, OSB. In addition, Jon Naples has produced an excellent collection in his Offertory,16 and Gary Penkala has published numerous settings of propers through his CanticaNOVA Publications.17 In parishes seeking to introduce propers-based music gradually, resources such as Introit Hymns of the Church Year18 by Christoph Tietze remain a useful first step. A full analysis and comparison of each of these collections is not necessary here, but Catholic musicians must become aware that such resources exist and are easily accessible.
It is worth noting that the movement towards propers is finding traction even among many of the major liturgical music publishers in the United States. One can find collections that draw from the antiphons of the Roman Missal, for example, in the catalogs of GIA Publications, Oregon Catholic Press, and World Library Publications. While not all of these resources reflect the same musical quality or suitability for liturgical use, the growing presence of materials related to proper texts is evidence that the demand for "proper" music is a developing market. Publishers would not, after all, be producing new settings of propers if they did not expect them to sell. This trend means that what presently remains a largely grassroots effort has a future.
Adam Bartlett's setting of Laetare Sunday's Introit from the Lumen Christi Missal easily places the Church's own liturgical words on the lips of cantor and assembly.
A return to propers-based liturgy is not an impossible goal. It is the onus of our present generation to see that the Second Vatican Council's "original vision of a musical renaissance consistent with tradition is achieved."19 Professor Dobszay has testified to the real viability of this call to action, speaking of the current liturgical life of his native Hungary. There, "despite very adverse conditions," the chanting of the propers "has in fact been achieved."20 In both urban and rural parishes, the voice of the Church is heard through the sung propers of the Mass as presented in the 2007 volume, Graduale Hungaricum.21 Similar success is possible in the American milieu.
Whether or not the repeal of the permissive phrase legitimizing "another suitable song" is effected officially within the Church, Catholic musicians today have the freedom to make the option extraneous. Choices can be made in favor of the propers even now, and the fruits of such action could be beneficial for the Church and for the faithful. It is the charge of the present generation of Catholic musicians in America to initiate this movement, participate in it, and bring it to a happy completion.
For the sake of the people in the pews, we must take up this cross.
Father David M. Friel is a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Ordained in May 2011, he has served as parish priest at St. Anselm Church in Northeast Philadelphia. Currently he is pursuing graduate studies in sacred liturgy at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.
Francis P. Schmitt, "Leaning Right?" in Crisis in Church Music?: Proceedings of a Meeting on Church Music Conducted by The Liturgical Conference and the Church Music Association of America (Washington, DC: The Liturgical Conference, 1967), 53.
László Dobszay, "The Proprium Missae of the Roman Rite," in The Genius of the Roman Rite: Historical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspectives on Catholic Liturgy, ed. Uwe Michael Lang (Mundelein, IL: Hillenbrand Books, 2010), 100.
Sacra Congregatio Rituum, Musicam Sacram 32, 5 March 1967, AAS 59 (1967): 309. ET from www.vatican.va.
General Instruction of the Roman Missal (Washington, DC: USCCB, 2003), 48. Hereafter, abbreviated GIRM.
Graduale Simplex: In usum minorum ecclesiarum, edition typica altera (Vatican: Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis, 1975).
Solesmes, Graduale Romanum (Tournai, Belgium: Desclée & Co., 1974).
Richard Rice, Communio: Communion Antiphons with Psalm Verses for Sundays and Solemnities (Richmond, VA: CMAA, 2008).
Adam Bartlett, Lumen Christi Missal (Illuminare Publications, 2012).
Adam Bartlett, Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Illuminare Publications, 2014).
Adam Bartlett, Simple English Propers for the Ordinary Form of Mass, Sundays and Feasts (Richmond, VA: CMAA, 2011).
Richard Rice, Simple Choral Gradual: Settings for Mixed Choir of the Entrance, Offertory, and Communion Antiphons for Sundays and Solemnities of the Church Year (Richmond, VA: CMAA, 2011).
Richard Rice, English Chant for the Modern Roman Rite, 2 vol. (Lulu, 2016).
Samuel F. Weber, The Proper of the Mass: Entrance, Offertory, and Communion Antiphons for Sundays and Solemnities (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2014).
Jon Naples, Offertory: Chant Propers in 3 Parts, Sundays and Feasts Complete (Lulu, 2015).
Online catalog available here: http://www.canticanova.com.
Christoph Tietze, Introit Hymns for the Church Year (Franklin Park, IL: World Library Publications, 2006).
Jeffrey A. Tucker, Sing Like a Catholic (Richmond, VA: Church Music Association of America, 2009), 20.
Graduale Hungaricum (Gödöllö: A Premonterei rend Gödöllöi Kanóniája, 2007).
Father David M. Friel has been a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia since May 2011. Having served as parish priest at St. Anselm Church in northeast Philadelphia, he is presently pursuing graduate studies in sacred liturgy at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.


What a fun weekend! I was hoping it wasn't going to be over so soon :( Saturday we went to the waterfront and watch everyone on their sailboats. It was so relaxing. There were even some very excited sparrows flying around us. We stopped at the mall and walked around and my daughter bought some blue hair extensions. It was a pack of 2 and I wore one and so did she. You can see it in the picture below in my daughter's hair. My work doesn't let me have crazy hair color so I'm glad they make cute little hair clips you can take right out. The blues are really pretty too, I wish I could dye all my hair. Anyway, I hope this Monday finds you in a good mood, I know I struggle with Mondays and trying to get back in the swing of things. Tonight I have an Art exhibit for my sculptures. It's the last day of class for the summer and now we get to show off all our hard work!
I hope everyone has a great day, and here are some blues that will brighten your day!
How awesome is her hair?! I love all the different hues! The nails above are cute too. I think it's cool when you can paint your nails one color but different shades. Whats your favorite color to dye your hair? OR paint your nails?


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'World's first' liquid air storage site opens in UK
It says it will power around 5,000 homes for up to three hours while producing no emissions
Tuesday 5 June 2018
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Highview Power has launched what it claims is the world's first grid-scale liquid air energy storage (LAES) plant.
The 5MW LAES plant in Bury, which was developed in partnership with recycling and renewable energy company Viridor, aims to help ensure the UK has a secure, affordable and clean energy system.
Demand response aggregator KiWi Power will draw enough energy from the LAES plant to power around 5,000 average-sized homes for up to three hours.
LAES technology stores freely available air as a liquid – when this is converted back to a gas it releases stored energy, driving a turbine to generate electricity.
No rare metals or harmful chemicals are used in the process and it releases no carbon dioxide.
In addition, the steel making up an LAES plant can be recycled once it is decommissioned.
Richard Pennells, Managing Director of Energy at Viridor, said "The innovative LAES technology which has been developed through the Highview Power project could play an important role in supporting UK growth in low carbon, renewable energy sources and in maintaining the security of the UK's electricity supply.
"Sustainability and innovation has been at the heart of this project and it is this focus which is required to reduce our carbon footprint and deliver the long-term energy security the UK requires."
Innovative new technologies will be discussed at Energy Live Future this Thursday.
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An important aspect of learning a language is to immerse yourself in the culture of the language. It has been nearly a semester since 9I has commenced our venture in trying to grasp onto the Indonesian language, but we'd had yet to encounter anything similar to an authentic experience. Luckily, it wasn't so long until we were presented with an opportunity. On Wednesday 23rd May, the entirety of 9I, Pak Knock and Mori Sensei were fortunate enough to pay a visit to the Indonesian Consulate-General, as well as enjoy some traditional Indonesian food at a nearby restaurant. The previous week, the Year 11 Indonesian classes at both Mac.Rob and Melbourne High School had joined together to participate in these same experiences.
The Consulate was only a short tram ride and walk away and it didn't disappoint. Inside, we were introduced to Bu Risa (Ms. Risa), who gave us some fascinating information about Indonesia and its connections to Australia. She also challenged our skills by asking us to introduce ourselves with our name, age and hobby. Pak Ragil (Mr. Ragil), an professional gamelan musician from Indonesia, then took over, using simple instructions to teach us two songs, which we mastered by the end of our short gamelan class.
From the Consulate, we took a brief walk that lead us to our lunch destination: a small Indonesian Restaurant called Café Batavia. There, we were exposed a typical Indonesian meal, which consisted of delicious dishes such as gado-gado, mi goreng, nasi, ayam goreng, ikan goreng, rendang sapi and krupuk. Finally, with our the new knowledge we learnt and our incredibly full stomach, we concluded our excursion, satisfied.
Pada dua puluh tiga, Mei, kelas 9I, Pak Knock dan Mori Sensei pergi berdarmawisata ke Konsulat Jendral Republik Indonesia (KJRI) dan sebuah restoran Indonesia, Café Batavia.
kami. Ada banyak orang yang berkata punya hobi menonton televisi dan makan. Sesudah itu, Pak Ragil mengajar kami bermain alat musik, bernama gamelan Jawa. Pak Ragil mengajar kami dua lagu. Ada banyak orang di kelas kami yang lebih suka kedua lagu, tetapi juga ada banyak orang di kelas kami yang suka dua-duanya. Bermain lagu pertama sulit tetapi yang kedua lebih mudah. Semua orang suka bermain alat musik di KJRI. Lalu, Bu Risa memberi kami gelang kunci sebagai hadiah kecil. Bu Risa dan Pak Ragil baik hati sekali.Sesudah itu, kami berjalan kaki dari KJRI ke restoran Indonesia. Restoran tidak jauh dari KJRI. Di restoran kami membayar enam belas dollar untuk makanan. Aduh, terlalu banyak makanan! Kami makan gado-gado, mi goreng, nasi, ayam goreng, ikan goreng, rendang sapi, krupuk dan kami minum air. Semua orang berbicara tentang makanan yang enak. Kami lebih suka mi goreng. Sesudah makan siang semua orang naik trem dari restoran pulang ke rumah.


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Paul Cowan, né à Montréal et résidant à Westmount, au Québec, est un cinéaste canadien.

Biographie

Paul Cowan est marié à une personnalité de la chaîne de radio (CBC), .

Carrière
Paul Cowan a passé la majeure partie de sa carrière à l'Office national du film du Canada, qu'il quitte en 2009.

Il est le réalisateur de film documentaire,  (1979), film officiel des Jeux du Commonwealth de 1978, nommé pour l'Oscar du meilleur film documentaire ( des Oscars). Il réalise en 1983 la docu-fiction controversée . Il est également directeur de la photographie de Flamenco à 5 h 15, oscarisé en 1984 ( des Oscars).

Paul Cowan réalise en 2012 le documentaire The Crash of Flight 810, un des huit documentaires de la série Engraved on a Nation de The Sports Network (TSN) célébrant la  Coupe Grey. Ce film traite de l'accident du  qui s'est écrasé en 1956 sur les  en Colombie-Britannique et qui a causé la mort des 62 personnes à bord, dont cinq joueurs de football de retour du match annuel East-West All-Star Game, et de son impact sur les familles des joueurs et le football canadien.

En 2014, il co-réalise le documentaire Les 18 fugitives avec l'artiste palestinien Amer Shomali, consacré aux efforts de la ville palestinienne de Beit Sahour pour établir une industrie laitière indépendante au cours de la première Intifada. La première du film s'est déroulée au Festival international du film de Toronto 2014.

Filmographie
 1975 : Descent
 1976 : Coaches
 1977 : I'll Go Again
 1979 : , un documentaire sur les Jeux du Commonwealth de 1978 de 1978
 1980 : Coming Back Alive
 1980 : Stages
 1981 : Where the Buoys Are
 1983 : Anybody's Son Will Do
 1983 : The Deadly Game of Nations
 1983 : The Kid Who Couldn't Miss
 1984 : Democracy on Trial: The Morgentaler Affair
 1986 : At the Wheel: After the Crash
 1986 : At the Wheel: Under the Influence
 1986 : No Accident
 1988 : See No Evil
 1989 : Justice Denied
 1992 : Double or Nothing: The Rise and Fall of Robert Campeau
 1995 : Lessons
 2000 : Give Me Your Soul...
 2001 : Westray, sur la catastrophe de la mine Westray
 2005 :
 2009 : Paris 1919 : Un traité pour la paix (adaptation pour la télévision de Peacemakers)
 2012 : The Crash of Flight 810 (série télévisée Engraved on a Nation)

 2014 : The Wanted 18

Prix et récompenses

Prix
 Prix Génie pour le documentaire Westray, sur la catastrophe de la mine Westray

Nominations
 Academy Award du meilleur film documentaire pour Going the Distance

Liens externes

Réalisateur québécois
Naissance à Montréal
Personnalité de l'Office national du film du Canada
Anglo-Québécois
Personnalité liée à Westmount

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Strängnäs domkyrkoförsamling var en församling i Strängnäs stift och i Strängnäs kommun i Södermanlands län. Församlingen uppgick 2002 i Strängnäs domkyrkoförsamling med Aspö.

Administrativ historik
Strängnäs domkyrkoförsamling bildades 1966 genom sammanslagning av Strängnäs landsförsamling  och Strängnäs stadsförsamling. Församlingen var till 2002 moderförsamling i ett pastorat med Aspö församling. Församlingen uppgick 2002 i Strängnäs domkyrkoförsamling med Aspö.

Före 1971 var församlingen delad av kommungräns och därför hade den två församlingskoder, 041502 för delen i Tosterö landskommun och 048601 (först 048600 under året 1966) för delen i Strängnäs stad.

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Downs underground bunker - can you help?
I was on a Sunday school outing about 25 years ago and ended up exploring an underground chamber up on the Downs. I looked for it again about 10-15 years ago and presume it was demolished, but can anyone else remember it?
If we conveniently forget that business involving me spending too much time in the bunker, getting left behind, getting lost and waiting for the search party to find me, it was an interesting experience.
I only have my memory to rely on, but the bunker was of brick and sunk so that the roof was just above ground level. The roof was turfed over, and had a series of standard stoneware drainpipes set vertically through it for ventilation.
At one end of the bunker was a vertical shaft that terminated above floor level. A set of wide steps lead down into the near darkness; I don't think I actually went very far in due to a wet floor covered with rubble and debris. The smell probably wasn't too pleasant either.
The images below have been based solely on my memories; what I'd like to know is if anyone else remembers this structure (or others) up on the Downs?
I have no documentary evidence for the bunker, but it is within a known defended locality described in a 1941 document. I presume it dates from 1942 at the earliest, but what it's purpose was, I don't know.
There's no mention of an underground battle HQ in the area, but it might have been connected with the South Downs Training Area and used as accomodation, a depot or some sort of communications centre.
Then there's the shaft at one end - what was this for? I can't see it being for ventilation or an emergency exit and so I'm thinking it might have been a convenient way to run field telephone cables into the bunker or perhaps run a radio aerial up. I don't think it was for a generator, as these were usually housed in separate buildings and the noise and fumes would've been too much in a confined space. The only other possible use is that it was simply a sunken window with light well.
Were there other similar structures elsewhere? I'm sure I saw at least two different ones on the Downs, but I may be wrong. I remember having easy access to it, but also seeing one with a set of wooden gates and barbed wire at the bottom of the steps. It's so long ago that it might be the same structure seen on different occasions.
I also have one other theory as to what it was, but I'm keeping this (and the location) to myself for now as I want to see if anyone else comes up with the same purpose at the same place.
If you do know the structure(s) in question and have any information/photographs, please do send me an email!
Below: the basic structure without the roof.
An area defended by a force (e.g. a platoon) occupying a series of defence works, normally within a barbed wire perimeter. Localities were designed for all-round defence and usually fitted in with a coordinated scheme of neighbouring localities.


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Q: django url not matching I am doing a project and I have this problem with a specific url that doesn´t want to get matched with an url regex I made for it. Furthermore, it was working great until today.
Here is the html code with the button
    <button class="btn editar" onclick="location.href='{% url 'ver_caso' caso_id=caso.id %}';">Crear caso</button>

And here all the urls I have in the urls.py file
urlpatterns = [

    # Uncomment the admin/doc line below to enable admin documentation:
    # url(r'^admin/doc/', include('django.contrib.admindocs.urls')),

    #Casos en curso
    url(r'^casos/en_curso/buscador_inteligente/editar_entidad/(?P<tipo>[A-z úé]+)/(?P<id_ent>\d+)/(?P<id_caso>\d+)/$', views.editar_entidad, name='editar_entidad'),
    url(r'^casos/en_curso/buscador_inteligente/guardar_resultadoInteligente/(?P<tipo>[A-z úé]+)/(?P<caso_id>\d+)/$', views.guardar_resultadoInteligente, name='guardar_resultadoInteligente'),
    url(r'^casos/en_curso/buscador_guiado/guardar_resultadoGuiado/(?P<tipo>[A-z úé]+)/(?P<caso_id>\d+)/$', views.guardar_resultadoGuiado, name='guardar_resultadoGuiado'),
    url(r'^casos/en_curso/buscado_general/guardar_resultadoGeneral/(?P<caso_id>\d+)/(?P<expresion>.+)/$', views.guardar_resultadoGeneral, name='guardar_resultadoGeneral'),
    url(r'^casos/en_curso/buscador_inteligente/(?P<tipo>[A-z úé]+)/(?P<caso_id>\d+)/$', views.buscador_inteligente, name='buscador_inteligente'),
    url(r'^casos/en_curso/buscador_guiado/(?P<tipo>[A-z úé]+)/(?P<caso_id>\d+)/$', views.buscador_guiado, name='buscador_guiado'),
    url(r'casos/en_curso/compartir_casos/(?P<caso_id>\d+)/(?P<tipo>[A-z úé]+)/$', views.compartir_casos, name='compartir_casos'),
    url(r'^casos/en_curso/administrar_casos/(?P<tipo>[A-z úé]+)/$', views.administrar_casos, name='administrar_casos'),
    url(r'^casos/en_curso/buscador_general/(?P<caso_id>\d+)/$', views.buscador_general, name='buscador_general'),
    url(r'^casos/en_curso/agregar_doc/(?P<caso_id>\d+)/$', views.agregar_doc, name='agregar_doc'),
    url(r'^casos/en_curso/nuevo_caso/$', views.nuevo_caso, name='nuevo_caso'),
    url(r'^casos/en_curso/ver_caso/(?P<caso_id>\d+)$', views.ver_caso, name='ver_caso'),
    url(r'^casos/en_curso/$', views.casos, name='casos'),

    #Resultados
    url(r'^resultados/eliminar_resultadoCaso/(?P<caso_id>\d+)/(?P<resultado_id>\d+)/(?P<tipo>[A-z úé]+)/$', views.eliminar_resultadoCaso, name='eliminar_resultadoCaso'),
    url(r'^resultados/eliminar_resultado/(?P<caso_id>\d+)/(?P<resultado_id>\d+)/(?P<tipo>[A-z úé]+)/$', views.eliminar_resultado, name='eliminar_resultado'),
    url(r'^resultados/crearInforme/(?P<resultado_id>\d+)/(?P<tipo_informe>[A-z úé]+)/$', views.crearInforme, name='crearInforme'),
    url(r'^resultados/ver_resultado/(?P<resultado_id>\d+)/(?P<tipo>[A-z úé]+)/$', views.ver_resultado, name='ver_resultado'),
    url(r'^resultados/$', views.resultados, name='resultados'),

    #Casos finalizados
    url(r'^casos/documentos_caso/(?P<caso_id>\d+)/(?P<destino>FrontEnd/documentos_[a-z]+\.html)/$', views.documentos_caso, name='documentos_caso'),
    url(r'^casos/resultados_caso/(?P<caso_id>\d+)/(?P<destino>FrontEnd/resultados_[a-z]+\.html)/$', views.resultados_caso, name='resultados_caso'),
    url(r'^casos/informes_caso/(?P<caso_id>\d+)/(?P<destino>FrontEnd/informes_[a-z]+\.html)/$', views.informes_caso, name='informes_caso'),
    url(r'casos/finalizados/compartir_casosFinalizado/(?P<caso_id>\d+)/$', views.compartir_casoFinalizado, name='compartir_casoFinalizado'),
    url(r'^casos/finalizados/eliminar_finalizado/(?P<caso_id>\d+)/$', views.eliminar_finalizado, name='eliminar_finalizado'),
    url(r'^casos/finalizados/$', views.casos_finalizados, name='casos_finalizados'),

    #Documentos
    url(r'^documentos/mensaje_nuevo/(?P<id_doc>\d+)/(?P<id_caso>\d+)/$', views.mensaje_nuevo, name='mensaje_nuevo'),
    url(r'^documentos/eliminar_doc/(?P<id_doc>\d+)/(?P<id_caso>\d+)/$', views.eliminar_doc, name='eliminar_doc'),
    url(r'^documentos/agregar_docDocumentos/(?P<caso_id>\d+)/$', views.agregar_docDocumentos, name='agregar_docDocumentos'),
    url(r'^documentos/agregar_docCaso/(?P<caso_id>\d+)/$', views.agregar_docCaso, name='agregar_docCaso'),
    url(r'^documentos/ver_doc/(?P<id_doc>\d+)/$', views.ver_doc, name='ver_doc'),
    url(r'^documentos/$', views.documentos, name='documentos'),

    #Notas
    url(r'^notas/eliminar_nota/(?P<id>\d+)/(?P<tipo>[A-z úé]+)/(?P<id_nota>\d+)/$', views.eliminar_nota, name='eliminar_nota'),
    url(r'^ver_notas/eliminar_notacaso/(?P<id_caso>\d+)/(?P<id_nota>\d+)/$', views.eliminar_notacaso, name='eliminar_notacaso'),
    url(r'^notas/(?P<id>\d+)/(?P<tipo>[A-z úé]+)/$', views.notas, name='notas'),
    url(r'^ver_notas/crear_nota/(?P<id_caso>\d+)/$', views.crear_nota, name='crear_nota'),
    url(r'^ver_notas/$', views.ver_notas, name='ver_notas'),

    #Informes
    url(r'^informes/eliminar_informe/(?P<informe_id>\d+)/$', views.eliminar_informe, name='eliminar_informe'),
    url(r'^informes/ver_informe/(?P<id_informe>\d+)/$', views.ver_informe, name='ver_informe'),
    url(r'^informes/$', views.informes, name='informes'),

    url(r'^login/$',
        django.contrib.auth.views.login,
        {
            'redirect_authenticated_user': True,
            'template_name': 'FrontEnd/login.html',
            'authentication_form': FrontEnd.forms.BootstrapAuthenticationForm,
            'extra_context':
            {
                'title': 'Iniciar sesión',
                'year': datetime.now().year,
            }
        },
        name='login'),
    url(r'^logout/$', views.logout_view, name='logout'),

    # Uncomment the next line to enable the admin:
    url(r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)),

    # Home
    url(r'^eliminar_docInicio/(?P<id_doc>\d+)/$', views.eliminar_docInicio, name='eliminar_docInicio'),
    url(r'^eliminar_mensaje/(?P<id_msj>\d+)/$', views.eliminar_mensaje, name='eliminar_mensaje'),
    url(r'^eliminar_usuario/$', views.eliminar_usuario, name='eliminar_usuario'),
    url(r'^crear_usuario/$', views.crear_usuario, name='crear_usuario'),
    url(r'^$', views.home, name='home'),
]

The view it is supossed to be working is this one
@login_required
def ver_caso(request,caso_id):
    """ Editar un caso ya existente"""
    caso = Caso.objects.get(id=caso_id)
    check_owner(caso.propietario, request.user)
    if request.method == 'POST':
        #Actualizar el caso
        form = CasoFormEdit(instance=caso, data=request.POST)
        if form.is_valid():
            form.save()
            print("entro")
            return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('casos'))
    else:
        #Solicita el caso para ser modificado, con información precargada
        form = CasoFormEdit(instance=caso)

    context = {'form':form,
               'caso': caso,
               'caso_nombre':caso.nombre,
               'documentos':documentos,
               'title':'Editar caso',
               }

    return render(request,'FrontEnd/editar_caso.html',context)

I think this should be working great because I cannot find any error but it keep redirecting me to the same page I am when I click on that button
Here u can see what shows the console when the page loads and when I click in that button. It keeps doing that
[15/Mar/2019 20:59:48] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 28390
[15/Mar/2019 20:59:49] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 28390
[15/Mar/2019 20:59:50] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 28390
[15/Mar/2019 20:59:51] "GET /casos/en_curso/ HTTP/1.1" 200 16825
[15/Mar/2019 20:59:51] "GET /casos/en_curso/ HTTP/1.1" 200 16825
[15/Mar/2019 20:59:53] "POST /casos/en_curso/ HTTP/1.1" 200 16825
[15/Mar/2019 20:59:53] "GET /casos/en_curso/ HTTP/1.1" 200 16825
[15/Mar/2019 21:00:02] "POST /casos/en_curso/ HTTP/1.1" 200 16825
[15/Mar/2019 21:00:02] "GET /casos/en_curso/ HTTP/1.1" 200 16825

Any help will be great. Thank you in advance
UPDATE
Responding FailSafe question, the url that doesnt work is this one
url(r'^casos/en_curso/ver_caso/(?P<caso_id>\d+)$', views.ver_caso, name='ver_caso'),

it is located inside the first block of urls in urls.py file, is the one above the last
#Casos en curso
    url(r'^casos/en_curso/buscador_inteligente/editar_entidad/(?P<tipo>[A-z úé]+)/(?P<id_ent>\d+)/(?P<id_caso>\d+)/$', views.editar_entidad, name='editar_entidad'),
    url(r'^casos/en_curso/buscador_inteligente/guardar_resultadoInteligente/(?P<tipo>[A-z úé]+)/(?P<caso_id>\d+)/$', views.guardar_resultadoInteligente, name='guardar_resultadoInteligente'),
    url(r'^casos/en_curso/buscador_guiado/guardar_resultadoGuiado/(?P<tipo>[A-z úé]+)/(?P<caso_id>\d+)/$', views.guardar_resultadoGuiado, name='guardar_resultadoGuiado'),
    url(r'^casos/en_curso/buscado_general/guardar_resultadoGeneral/(?P<caso_id>\d+)/(?P<expresion>.+)/$', views.guardar_resultadoGeneral, name='guardar_resultadoGeneral'),
    url(r'^casos/en_curso/buscador_inteligente/(?P<tipo>[A-z úé]+)/(?P<caso_id>\d+)/$', views.buscador_inteligente, name='buscador_inteligente'),
    url(r'^casos/en_curso/buscador_guiado/(?P<tipo>[A-z úé]+)/(?P<caso_id>\d+)/$', views.buscador_guiado, name='buscador_guiado'),
    url(r'casos/en_curso/compartir_casos/(?P<caso_id>\d+)/(?P<tipo>[A-z úé]+)/$', views.compartir_casos, name='compartir_casos'),
    url(r'^casos/en_curso/administrar_casos/(?P<tipo>[A-z úé]+)/$', views.administrar_casos, name='administrar_casos'),
    url(r'^casos/en_curso/buscador_general/(?P<caso_id>\d+)/$', views.buscador_general, name='buscador_general'),
    url(r'^casos/en_curso/agregar_doc/(?P<caso_id>\d+)/$', views.agregar_doc, name='agregar_doc'),
    url(r'^casos/en_curso/nuevo_caso/$', views.nuevo_caso, name='nuevo_caso'),
    url(r'^casos/en_curso/ver_caso/(?P<caso_id>\d+)$', views.ver_caso, name='ver_caso'),
    url(r'^casos/en_curso/$', views.casos, name='casos'),

I am assuming when I click on that button that the url that is getting matched is the last of the block. If that is not what happens, then I have no clue about what it should be

A: Not a final solution, but the missing slash at the end of your url pattern may be unintentional (since all other urls have it), and this can have unintended consequences. Here's the pattern first without and then with the slash:
url(r'^casos/en_curso/ver_caso/(?P<caso_id>\d+)$', views.ver_caso, name='ver_caso'),
url(r'^casos/en_curso/ver_caso/(?P<caso_id>\d+)/$', views.ver_caso, name='ver_caso'),

Apart from that, the problem seems to be in the template; you're calling a different URL (/casos/en_curso/) than you intend to. Have you tried entering a correct URL by hand, eg. yoursite.com/casos/en_curso/ver_caso/1234/? (After correcting the pattern to add the slash at the end.)
My guess is that it would work, showing that the url configuration is fine.


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Press Releases • By Interpreters Unlimited On 23 Sep 2020
Ernst & Young Announces Sayed Ali of Interpreters Unlimited as Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist for the 2nd Consecutive Year
Press Release: SAN DIEGO, September 23, 2020 — Ernst & Young has announced that Sayed Ali, President and CEO of Interpreters Unlimited (IU), is a Finalist for the 2020 Entrepreneur of the Year Pacific Southwest – San Diego Award. This marks the second consecutive year that Sayed has been selected for this prestigious honor.
Now in its 34th year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year program honors entrepreneurial business leaders whose ambitions deliver innovation, growth and prosperity as they build and sustain successful businesses that transform our world. It is one of the preeminent competitive award programs for entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies and recognizes business leaders in more than 145 cities in over 60 countries around the world.
The nominees are evaluated based on six criteria, including overcoming adversity; financial performance; societal impact and commitment to building a values-based company; innovation; and talent management. This year, unstoppable entrepreneurs who have provided extraordinary support for their communities, employees and others during the COVID-19 crisis will also be recognized for their courage, resilience and ingenuity.
Sayed's story is an impressive one. This year alone he has demonstrated so much of what the award evaluations are based on. In response to COVID-19 Sayed transitioned his office to a work from home model for staff, and he pivoted to focusing on video remote interpreting instead of in person on-site interpreting. This move ensured that language services continued without interruption for all of the organizations who depend on them daily, from hospitals to schools and everything in between. Sayed is also involved in many charities including helping to house the local homeless with PATH San Diego (People Assisting The Homeless) and feeding the homeless weekly without wavering, continuing to do so throughout COVID-19. Additionally, at 74 years of age, he just launched a new sister company to IU, Interpreter Marketplace, a smart phone app for scheduling interpreters in San Diego.
Regional award winners will be announced during a virtual awards gala event on October 6th. Those regional award winners then move on to national judging followed by a Virtual Strategic Growth Forum® experience and the National Entrepreneur Of The Year US Awards celebration in November. The Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner will then move on to compete for the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Award in June 2021.
Sayed remarked, "I am thrilled and honored to be named a finalist for the second year in a row. This has been one unforgettable year. I congratulate the other finalists and look forward to the final award announcement in October."
The complete list of finalists can be seen at https://www.ey.com/en_us/entrepreneur-of-the-year/san-diego/finalists.
For more information about Interpreters Unlimited, Inc., please visit www.interpreters.com or call 800-726-9891.
About Entrepreneur Of The Year®
Entrepreneur Of The Year® is the world's most prestigious business awards program for unstoppable entrepreneurs. These visionary leaders deliver innovation, growth and prosperity that transform our world. The program engages entrepreneurs with insights and experiences that foster growth. It connects them with their peers to strengthen entrepreneurship around the world. Entrepreneur Of The Year is the first and only truly global awards program of its kind. It celebrates entrepreneurs through regional and national awards programs in more than 145 cities in over 60 countries. Winners go on to compete for the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ title. ey.com/us/eoy
About Interpreters Unlimited, Inc.
The IU Group of companies include: Interpreters Unlimited, Accessible Communication for the Deaf, Albors & Alnet, Arkansas Spanish Interpreters and Translators, and IU GlobeLink, LLC, and are headquartered in San Diego, California as a minority-owned company. IU Group is committed to providing equal opportunity in the work environment with its diverse team to aid in supplying linguistic and cultural interpretation services to clients. A combined 70 years in the industry has demonstrated a surplus of leadership and best practices, which has helped establish its respected role in the language services community. Its services include interpretation, document translation and non-emergency medical transportation.
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The IU Group of companies include: Interpreters Unlimited, Accessible Communication for the Deaf, Albors & Alnet and Arkansas Spanish Interpreters and Translators, and IU GlobeLink, LLC, and are headquartered in San Diego, California as a minority-owned company.


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POWASSAN VIRUS:DEADLY TICK-BORNE DISEASE AND BLACK SUMMER
THIS PATHOGEN IS RARE BUT DANGEROUS
It is fascinating how the micro world is perfect within our imperfect, macro world. It seems that invisible germs have no problems to make order in their universe of survival. All they want is to find a host, all we want is to not be that host. The chain of life and death, we are all on the same track. But, they are faster and they are more adaptive…in the time that comes, their molecular resistance and mechanical intelligence to overcome the natural challenges will put them on the top of the food chain. The microbes will be the leaders of the new age, the age of failed mankind. Once the borders are broken, they will be everywhere. The only one who is responsible for this silent collapse is homo sapiens, the same one that wanted to take something what doesn't belong to him. The nature. At the end of the days, it will be so ridiculous to even think that we have ever be capable to turn the Mother Nature into our own slave and not to risk to confirm that we have been always ruled by her majesty.
The story about the evil viruses are numerous but their endless attempt to reach our cells are worthy of admiration. That simple thing that levitates between crystal and moving organism is getting more and more aggressive and devoted to the final battle. There is no way that we can go back to the point to make peace with pathogens, especially not after all what we have done and what we do on daily level to the ecosystem and wildlife. The natural balance is a myth, we live in the constant disturbed environment and it is just a matter of time when the red button will be pushed.
After the celebrities like Ebola, Zika, Marburg, Hanta or Lasa, the name Powassan sounds like code for an exotic paradise holiday. However, the Powassan virus is another name for our new nightmare. The virus is achieving the popularity in this summer, particularly around the U.S. ,where people are starting being aware that in comparison with the Powassan disease, the Lyme disease is not so threatening.
POWV is not a new microbe, it is known to science for years but it has been located in wildlife until the doctors have not identified the first case in humans in Powassan, Ontario, in 1958. The horror begins with the Ixodes scapularis, better known as the black-legged tick or deer tick, that is directly transmitter of deadly virus.According to one medical article published in Invisiverse, it is stated the following :"Although it is a virus, POWV is not communicable between humans. It is carried by the I. scapularis tick, and more than most tick-borne infections, POWV can be immediately serious.POWV causes neurological symptoms including swelling of the lining of the brain and spinal cord, leading to potentially fatal conditions like encephalitis and meningitis, both severe inflammatory infections.While some persons infected with POWV have no symptoms, others suffer:confusion,seizures,headache, muscle pain and fatigue.Because it is a virus, antibiotics are not an option. With no vaccine and no antivirals that work against the infection, the only treatment for POWV is medical support — and approximately 10% of victims die."
So, the small tick causes the big problems for animals and humans, bringing the possibility not only for Powassan virus but also for other hazardous microbes as: Borrelia burgdorferi (The Lyme disease), Borrelia miyamotoi that causes similar symptoms, then Anaplasma phagocytophilum (which causes anaplasmosis) and Babesia microti (which causes babesiosis). When we think of all of them, beside Powassan evil, we should never be so relaxed in summer time. The hot American summer has faced up with explosion of Powassan there where it hasn't been expected. Minnesota, New Hampshire and Virginia have seen their first Powassan infections in the past seven years, and Connecticut too. The main reason for Powassan virus to be emerging recently is the previous warm winter that indicated the population of ticks to simply make boom. The more ticks, the more chances for humans to catch some of the natural reservoirs of dangerous Powassan virus or the devastating bacterium that brings Lyme disease on our back.
The American scientists warn that the Powassan is just on its first chapter and that it will be a real threat in the future, attacking the neurological and sensitive parts of the human body:"Powassan adds a new level of complexity to the chronic Lyme disease landscape and Powassan is a dangerous virus that in most cases does not show symptoms in those infected. However, for those who are infected with Powassan and show symptoms of Powassan, 10-15% could end in mortality with up to 50% having long-term neurological damage [1]. After being bit by a tick with Powassan the virus can be transmitted as quickly as 15 minutes; this, in comparison to Lyme disease which typically takes 24 to 48 hours of a tick being attached to transmit."
The Powassan virus and the Lyme bacteria are both very dangerous and challenging for the mankind, but the capacity of Powassan that can not be treated and cured is greater and could provoke the global health. The current instabilities about the climate changes and the brutal consequences of global warming turn the epidemic diseases into the gladiator ring. At least, the Lyme disease could be somehow addressed while there is a zero solution for those who suffer from Powassan disease. All they can hope is that medical support and the try of regular chemical dose against virus will be helpful in fight between good and bad cells, between host and intruders.
The prevention is recommended, especially during the warm summers and in the zones that are definitely exposed as critical with deer tick population. The virus is one step forward because it is a silent enemy. Usually, it is hidden with symptoms so people do not ask for help or they do not give attention to mild symptoms that they developed. However, that doesn't mean that virus is mild. It has a burning potential, maybe not like Ebola but also very remarkable.
Those are all important reasons that we consider preventive measures rather than curement itself. The ticks are possibly infective and they should be always controlled as well as their contact with us. The standard techniques of avoiding the areas of ticks and the behaviour in the areas where they are located is the primary goal for everyone who has outdoor activities.
The Powassan virus is just one more provement that we are not powerful species in spite of fact that we have powerful weapons and we rule this world.The secret and stealth world within the one we think we own is unpredictable and unstoppable.
2 thoughts on "POWASSAN VIRUS:DEADLY TICK-BORNE DISEASE AND BLACK SUMMER"
Thank you, Sarah, for this educational article!
So many viruses that we, humans, have to protect ourselves from as a result of all the "human" interferes with nature, such as deforestation, tampering with ecosystems, and lab tests that may accidentally spawn perilous viruses !
It's time "humans" stopped playing with fire, as this may lead to cataclysmic outcomes ! Mankind has to learn its own limitations and limits !
Excellent research and presentation, and most intriguing illustrations as usual, Sarah !
Sarah's elucidating and intriguing article brought to mind the North American physician, naturalist and mineralogist Gerard Troost (1776-1850), founding member and first president of the prestigious Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences: in 1821, he referred to what would be denoted as 'New Jersey Amber'. Among the fossilized remains he was documenting, he found the oldest known example of a tick, the argasid bird tick from The Cretaceous Epoch (i.e. the geological period and system that spans 79 million years, from the end of The Jurassic Epoch 145 Million Years Ago [MYA] to the commencement of The Paleogene Epoch 66 MYA).
Fossilized ticks are known from The Cretaceous Epoch onwards; most commonly, in amber. Most likely, ticks (i.e. as organisms) originated in The Cretaceous Epoch, with most of the evolution and dispersal occurring during The Tertiary Epoch (5 to 65 MYA).
Gerard Troost's scientific documentation has allowed contemporaneous microbiologists, etc., to study how parasites evolved and in what environmental conditions they developed and spread within, over the millions of years of evolution on Earth. This may or may not assist scientists in researching how to counter the spread of things like the Powassan Tick…
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by Bookwhirl | Oct 30, 2009 | Press Releases
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By indiabadmin On Jul 17, 2021
A typing error almost came to the rescue of a man accused of sexual assault on a two-year-old girl.
During the proceedings of a case filed in 2017, it so happened that the typist wrote 'semen' as 'semman', which means red soil in Tamil.
The accused man, who was booked under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, was acquitted by a POCSO court as the prosecution failed to prove his act beyond a reasonable doubt.
But the Madras High Court overturned the lower court's judgment while hearing an appeal by the girl's mother and sentenced him to life imprisonment, Bar and Bench reported.
The woman's plea in 2017 stated that her daughter, who was two years and nine months old then, was raped by her neighbour.
After the man was let off by POCSO court, the mother appealed to Madras High Court.
The bench of Justice P Velmurgan noted that the defence counsel had taken advantage of a typo made during the trial at POCSO court.
The order stated that during hearing of the case, while recording the mother's statement, the word 'semen' in English was erroneously typed out as 'semman' in Tamil.
"Taking advantage of that mistake, the defence stated that P.W.1 (the mother) has said in her evidence that she found 'semman colour' which means red soil colour," the high court said.
However, the complaint noted by police clearly shows that the woman had said 'semen', and that she saw a 'white coloured fluid' on the private parts of the child, the court added, and also noted that subsequently, the word 'semen' in English was misinterpreted as 'semman' in Tamil.
"Hence, it is dangerous to write an English word in Tamil, which has totally turned the case of the prosecution, and admittedly, the defence side has taken flimsy defence that P.W.1 has stated as 'semman colour'," Justice Velmurugan said.
He also noted that as per the evidence, the doctor who medically examined her had said the two-year-old was sexually assaulted.
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At church, we believe that prayer is an essential and wonderful part of communicating with God. The Bible encourages us to 'pray continually' and prayer is part of everything we do here at church. We also have monthly dedicated Prayer Gatherings during our Central Prayer Week.
We pray together to express the fact that we are utterly dependent on God for all things. Other reasons are that it expresses our unity as believers coming together from different congregations, but part of one larger family; it teaches us how to pray as we listen to others, it enriches our fellowship as we meet people from different congregations and different ages and stages of life and faith; and it encourages our soul as we hear of how God has answered the prayers of the saints. That is one reason why our Connect Groups do not meet on the 1st week of each month – to enable us to come together as one family to pray!
Our Central Prayer Week is the 1st week of each month, with our Prayer Evening on the 1st Wednesday at Kirribilli (745-915pm) and our Prayer Breakfast on the 1st Saturday at Neutral Bay (730-830am).
Our Wednesday evenings include singing, praying set liturgical prayers, praying in smaller groups, hearing answered prayers, and each month we hear a short bio of a Christian person of history. Saturday mornings are quieter, with more of an emphasis on mission to our neighbourhood and nations. You don't need to pray out loud – you can come and listen to the prayers of others and just say Amen.


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Monitoring Team (MT) Reporting and Political Analysis Co-ordinator (S2)
osce special monitoring mission to ukraine | Luhansk
Location: osce special monitoring mission to ukraine | Luhansk
Grade: S-2, Seconded Position - Open for OSCE's 57 participating States - Mid level
Communication and Public Information
Documentation and Information Management
Medical Technology (Med Tech)
General Minimum Requirements
The general minimum requirements for working with the OSCE are:
Excellent physical condition
Possession of a valid automobile driving license and ability to drive using manual transmission
Ability to cope with physical hardship and willingness to work extra hours and in an environment with limited Infrastructure
Field of Expertise Requirements
The general minimum requirements for working in this field of expertise are:
Demonstrable organizational skills
Proven ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
Demonstrable interpersonal skills and documented experience in negotiations
Depending on the field activity's mandate, significant prior experience in relevant fields such as international customs practices and procedures, law enforcement, and military observations and arms control may also be required
Negotiating experience, preferably in the area of monitoring operations and/or related activities
Level of Professional Competence Requirements
Furthermore, this level of responsibility requires the following:
First-level university degree in political and/or social sciences, international studies, journalism, public policy, law or similar related fields; or in lieu, graduate from Police or Military academy or similar related professional experience in a relevant field
Minimum six (6) years of relevant professional experience
Mission Specific Requirements
Additionally, this particular post has specific requirements:
Mandatory:
Minimum six years of diversified relevant and progressively responsible experience in political science, international relations, conflict resolution or public information in government or international organizations;
Proven experience of working in a demanding and constantly changing operational environment;
Proven experience in supervising and leading staff in an international and multicultural organization;
Well-developed management, negotiation, communication, organizational, interpersonal and leadership skills;
Ability to establish priorities and to plan, organize, co-ordinate and monitor the work of a number of staff in multi-disciplined activities and as appropriate provide advice and guidance to others;
Demonstrated conflict sensitivity, including an ability to apply conflict sensitivity principles into reporting;
Experience in report writing (analysing, summarizing, drafting, editing and clearing to a tight deadline with minimum supervision);
Flexibility and ability to work within limited time frames and with minimum supervision;
Professional fluency in English language;
Readiness to deploy to various locations within Ukraine;
Demonstrated ability and willingness to work as a member of a team, with people of different cultural and religious backgrounds, different gender, and different professional experiences, diverse political views, while maintaining impartiality and objectivity;
Demonstrated gender awareness and sensitivity, as well as the ability to integrate a gender perspective into reporting tasks and activities;
Cultural sensitivity and judgement;
Professional ability to operate Windows applications, including word processing and e-mail.
Experience in working in Eastern Europe and/or knowledge of the region;
Experience in working with the OSCE and/or other international organizations;
Knowledge of Ukrainian and/or Russian language(s).
Please note that SMM offers of appointment/assignment shall be subject to prospective mission members being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and failure to meet this medical standard will result in termination of the appointment/assignment.
The Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), in line with the OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality, is committed to further improving gender balance among staff in all areas and levels within the SMM. We encourage qualified applicants, especially women to apply for this position.
If applicable, deployment is subject to attendance to and successful completion of pre-deployment training and assessment.
Applicants are hereby notified that the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) is designated by the OSCE as a non-family duty station. This designation is based on the fluid and dynamic working environment in the SMM. The currently prevailing working conditions in the duty station may include working in a hazardous location with extended hours of service, and possibly curtailed freedom of movement. Successful candidates who are appointed to locations deemed by the OSCE as hazardous will receive hazard pay. In addition, all successful candidates will be required to participate in the OSCE accident and life insurance scheme in accordance with the OSCE Staff Regulations and Staff Rules.
The selected candidate will be deployed in Luhansk region/Monitoring Team.
Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Team Leader, and overall guidance of the Monitoring Team Leader, the MT Reporting and Political Analysis Co-ordinator will perform the following duties:
Managing the staff of the Monitoring Teams' Reporting and Political Cell (RPC) including all aspects of performance management;
Advising MT leadership on all reporting tasks and available resources within the RPC to achieve the mission mandate;
Managing and co-ordinating the standards and editorial policy for all staff of the MT including quality control and the timely submission of reports, in co-ordination with the SMM's Head Office;
Integrating the reporting cycle with the SMM internal planning cycle in accordance with SMM policy and guidance;
Constantly monitoring and evaluating all aspects of the RPC activities in the MT;
Reporting on political developments to advise the MT leadership and the Head Office;
Participating in the management of critical incidents including Post-Incident Procedure;
Overseeing and drafting regular and analytical reports, talking points, briefing materials and trend reports as required;
Gathering and analysing data, including in coordination with other relevant MT units, to ensure the consistency, accuracy, objectivity, impartiality and timeliness of reports;
Co-ordinating support for the development and delivery of training to build capacity in all areas in the MT;
Integrating a gender perspective in all activities and products produced by the RPC;
Participating in patrols and meetings as required;
Reporting on and highlighting Early Warning Indicators on behalf of MT;
Performing other duties as required.
For more detailed information on the structure and work of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, please see https://www.osce.org/special-monitoring-mission-to-ukraine
The OSCE is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages the nomination of qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious, ethnic and social backgrounds. Please note that nationals or permanent residents of the country of the duty station are not eligible to apply.
Candidates should, prior to applying, verify with their respective nominating authority to which extent financial remuneration and/or benefit packages will be offered.
Please apply to your relevant authorities well in advance of the deadline expiration to ensure timely processing of your application. Delayed nominations will not be considered. The OSCE can only process Secondment applications that have been nominated by participating States. For queries relating to your application, please refer to the respective delegation as listed here: https://www.osce.org/contacts/delegations.
Issued by: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
Requisition ID: MON00000X
Contract Type: International Secondment
Grade: S2
Job Level: Senior Professional
Job Type: Seconded
Location: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Luhansk
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Private Games by James Patterson
This is, once again, a novel in the Private series by James Patterson
This particular story takes place in 2012, during the Olympic Games in London. The Private London office is getting swamped with agents from all over the globe, all filing into London for security passes since the Private London office has been granted with the task of providing security for the Games. The head agent for this office is Peter Knight, who was made manager of the office after his boss, Dan Carter and four of his colleagues were killed in a mysterious plane crash. (BTW, to know this, read Private London by James Patterson).
Meanwhile, people associated with the Games and athletes are being targeted and killed by a figure known only as Cronus. He is aided by three figures known only as the Furies. They believe the Olympic Games have been tainted by corruption and the only way to "cleanse" the Games is to murder those they deem unworthy of performing the Games.
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Microsoft paying Nokia to switch? Devices not till 2012, tablets and more...
By Daniel Rubino
We mentioned yesterday that Microsoft was spearheading a hardware engineering team for Windows Phone--to expedite development in new mobile hardware, almost like their own R&D department for phones. That addition gives Microsoft an interesting ability to better control the future and direction of hardware for their OEMs by basically getting their foot in the door on developing mobiles.
Flash forward a whole day and we have Nokia and Microsoft merging their smartphone strategies. As has been pointed out, this is not "Nokia is now an OEM for Windows Phone" but much deeper, more substantial. Nokia's services will run into Microsoft's, Microsoft's will mix with Nokia's and more importantly, Nokia will have a say in the direction of Windows Phone. From the joint open-letter: "Nokia will help drive and define the future of Windows Phone." Yowza.
In a New York Times article, is was pointed out that both Google and Microsoft were throwing money at Nokia to commit:
To get Nokia to switch, Google and Microsoft are offering hundreds of millions of dollars worth of engineering assistance and marketing support, according to a person who has done consulting for the company and was told of the talks.
What caught our eye was the whole engineering assistance, which sounds a lot like what the new Hardware Group of Microsoft's Mobile Communication Business (MCB) department is all about. Reader Henripple pretty much caught this yesterday in comments, suggesting that this may be the groundwork to speed up that Nokia agreement and get devices to market, faster.
On a related note, Ina Fried at All things D is live-blogging the event and when asked, Nokia CEO Elop said this about device availability: "We'll be shipping in volume in 2012" so we have some time yet before we see a device, though we imagine by "holiday 2011" we'll definitely see some devics about to launch.
And on the much controversial issue of tablets:
"We are not announcing today a specific tablet strategy," he reiterated, saying that Microsoft creates opportunities.Elop noted that there are rumors of Windows Phone and Windows that could power tablets."We could do that," he said. "We might do that."Also an opportunity for Nokia to step back into the game using its own software.
Certainly intriguing and we hope both companies come up with a solid strategy here.
Daniel Rubino
Daniel Rubino is the Editor-in-chief of Windows Central, head reviewer, podcast co-host, and analyst. He has been covering Microsoft since 2007 when this site was called WMExperts (and later Windows Phone Central). His interests include Windows, laptops, next-gen computing, and for some reason, watches. Before all this tech stuff, he worked on a Ph.D. in linguistics, watched people sleep (for medical purposes!), and ran the projectors at movie theaters because it was fun.
Paying? Well, any deep partnership like this is give and take, but paying isn't quite it. Nokia is giving it's nav/maps and localisation + marketplace billing and hardware know-how to MS in exchange for a mobile OS and full support behind it with some deeper access compared to other OEMs.
I agree. This doesn't sound like "paying" so much as "supporting". This is a partnership, and not an OEM vendor like Samsung and HTC are.
Microsoft has always had this hardware department. At least as far back as 2004 when I was there for the MVP summit.
Nokia hardware...eww.
??? Nokia Hardware is some of the best out there. It's just been largely ignored due to their OS.
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The IAEA Board of Governors today approved by consensus a nuclear Safeguards Agreement with India, calling for application of IAEA safeguards to Indian civilian nuclear facilities. During the one day meeting, the 35-member Board deliberated on the Agreement Between the Government of India and the IAEA for the Application of Safeguards to Civilian Nuclear Facilities, a 22-page framework that requests the IAEA to verify that certain declared Indian nuclear material and facilities are used only for peaceful purposes.
Termed an "umbrella" arrangement, it will allow India to add facilities over time to be placed under IAEA safeguards. The agreement is set to enter into force once the IAEA receives notification that India´s statutory and/or constitutional requirements have been met.
In his address to the Board, Dr. ElBaradei stated that the IAEA would begin to implement the new Safeguards Agreement in 2009, with the aim of bringing a total of 14 Indian reactors under Agency safeguards by 2014. The IAEA currently applies safeguards to six Indian nuclear reactors under safeguards agreements concluded between 1971 and 1994.
The text of the safeguards agreement was finalized after several rounds of consultations conducted between India and the IAEA which began in November 2007, and the draft agreement was circulated to Board Members last month.
Dr. ElBaradei also announced that the IAEA and India are currently in dialogue concerning an Additional Protocol Agreement.
The Board is scheduled to convene its next meeting on 22 September 2008.


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A quote from Malcom X says "The media is the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent". What if the media was an honest entity and was up for a better change?
I have just finished my journalism degree and it has been wonderful so far. I have realised investigative journalism is my passion; During my degree I have enjoyed all my assignments and I feel proud to say I tried my very best in every single one of them. I love investigative journalism but I think documentaries are much more effective when it comes to persuading people. An image can tell you much more than words.
I describe myself as an activist, a political citizen, a fighter for our rights -both people an animal's rights. I'd like to be the voice for those who cannot speak and I'd love to serve my purpose on this life of being useful, being the person that helped to move towards a change.
I'm a dreamer, an idealist, a person who believes in democracy, equality, justice and honesty, and those are concepts that sound a bit old-fashioned because we are used to have dishonest politicians, unfair justice, inequality economy and an inexistent democracy that makes us believe we will not be able to make a change with our vote.
I see this sleeping society and I feel bad for the future generations that are about to come. What will they have? A very polluted environment, very powerful companies making profit of ridiculously low salaries in third world countries, animal exploitation in exchange of a few dollars a day, politicians robbing and buying justice, drug lords ruling entire communities including police in marginal areas. We need a change. This is not the world I want to live in, and I'll do my very best to make a difference.


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Seaway Bank president and CEO Darrell Jackson talks on how he intends to turn around Seaway, which suffered big losses tied to acquisitions of two failed banks. | Richard A. Chapman/Sun-Times
Chicago's Largest Black Owned Bank has Closed
January 31, 2017 November 8, 2017
Chicago has lost several Black-owned banks in the last few years, including Highland Community Bank and Covenant Bank. Unfortunately, another has joined the list. Seaway Bank & Trust, the largest Black owned bank in Chicago, was shut down Friday by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
In 2011, Seaway took over Milwaukee's Legacy Bank after it too was closed by regulators. Legacy was founded in 1999 by three Black women who raised $6.9 million in capital. It was one of a few Black owned banks in Milwaukee.
Deloris Sims left, and Margaret Henningsen. Founders of Legacy Bank
The New Owners
Now, all of Seaway's deposits and most of its assets will be transferred to the Dallas-based, Indian-American owned State Bank of Texas. According to the FDIC, SBT has $740 million in assets, and Seaway had $361 million in assets as of September 30th. Seaway customers will automatically become customers of State Bank of Texas.
SBT Management Team : Chan Patel, (center) with sons Sushil and Rajan
Chan Patel, SBT's founder has an interesting story. He came to the US in 1965 with $600(his father's whole life savings). To start SBT, Chan raised and invested $1 million himself. He then approached other local Indian businessmen and professionals to purchase shares at the $10 per share.
He was about to raise another $1 million in two weeks by promising family and friends that each of them would become a professional banker and be Director of the bank throughout his lifetime.
Last Bank Standing
The one Black-owned bank left in Chicago—Illinois Service Federal, was also in danger of failing, but was rescued early last year with $9 million investment from the Ghanaian-American, Nduom family. The Nduom family runs Groupe Nduom, a 5,000-employee conglomerate that include entities in the tourism, financial services, technology, media and sports industries.
Kweku Nduom, left, and his brother Chiefy Nduom
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The HTA has welcomed the outcome of yesterday's (12 December 2019) General Election result, where the Conservative Party achieved a commanding majority.
Challenge 25 material underway for bladed items
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Paul Mason announced for GCA conference
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New consumer guarantees from Worcester Bosch
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The View into your Windows 10
29 July 2015 by Jenn Granger
Windows 10 is here and it's getting some people pretty hot under the collar. In some cases, because it's got some ace new features; in others, because it could open the window to tracking more of your data. Here's a quick breakdown of the new features, and why it's important that you're not just leaving a window to your data wide open …
Windows 10 is packed full of some new (and old) features that people are pretty happy about – noticeably, the resurrection of the start menu and full integration of Cortana.
Directx12 low level API is also present, which is a big one not just for gamers on PC or Xbox but will change the state of the graphics and gaming industry. It will affect CAD software, video rendering applications and more to improve performance and provide easy scalability. It's also a game changer for the big video card manufacturers, encouraging them to take on board the new API feature set and provide more powerful hardware in the future, which is ace.
There's also an exciting new arrival in the shape of Microsoft's browser, Edge (previous incarnation Project Spartan), with decent security features that completely trump Chrome and IE. In terms of security, Windows Defender is now pre-installed too, free of charge.
Unfortunately, if years of watching B-rate horror films have taught me nothing else, the dangers within are the ones you need to be wary of; and many tech news outlets are flagging up that the small print suggests that Microsoft is competing for 'Big Brother of the Year' prize – collecting as much data as possible to boost UX, but collecting as much data as they can nonetheless.
For example, French tech news website Numerama discovered that when you sign into Windows with a Microsoft account it now syncs some of your settings and data with Microsoft servers, including "web browser history, favorites, and websites you have open" as well as "saved apps, websites, mobile hotspots, and Wi-Fi network names and passwords". Although, if this makes you nervous then you can block it in your settings.
It also gives each user a unique advertising ID to make it easier for 3rd parties to try and sell you stuff, and if device encryption is enabled then Windows automatically encrypts the Windows drive and generates a recovery key, which it then keeps safe for you.
Microsoft also has permission to: "…access, disclose and preserve personal data, including your content (such as the content of your emails, other private communications or files in private folders), when we have a good faith belief that doing so is necessary to", for example, "protect their customers" or "enforce the terms governing the use of the services".
Microsoft has announced Windows 10 as a "new era" for personal computing and a "milestone" for the industry. Whilst the launch brings some clearly fantastic features bundled up as part of Windows 10, it is becoming increasingly common to see messages popping up like 'this app wants to access all of your information and be able to pose as you and send stuff from your account'.
Unfortunately, this level of data collection is pretty standard in the mobile world (think Siri and co) and is now reaching further into other devices too. Windows 10 is multi-platform, meaning these rules apply to smartphones, PCs, tablets, games consoles and wearables. Whilst all of the data from that tech could create a pretty epic and seamless user experience, that's a lot of data to have about a person. Simple fix: check your settings. Allow what you're happy with, restrict what you're not.
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Lotus the National Flower of India Essay for Children
December 24, 2017 by Study Mentor Leave a Comment
As per botany Lotus's original name is Nelumbo nucifera. It is also known as sacred lotus or bean of India. It is a kind of aquatic plant. It was adopted as the national flower of India in 1950 after the formation of our constitution. Generally these species are found in south eastern
Asiatic countries, Japan, America and Europe. It grows usually in the stationary water bodies which are kind of lakes, ponds and artificial pools.
It is spread around horizontally up to 3 meters and it is 2 cm long. Leaves grow up to length of 60 cm. And flower grows fully fledged up to 20 cm respectively. On an average it is having 30 numbers of petals when it gains maturity.
Growing Techniques
Religion Importance
It is tied in our culture, heritage and history of our nation. To reinforce the qualities of the nation and to make country's large image among the whole world, lotus plays an important role. Lotus denotes the truthfulness and strength of the nation like India.
It is termed as Padma which is defined in Sanskrit. From time to time, from past to present, Lotus has been treated as an integral part of nation strength.
Lotus is the only aquatic plant which identifies the Indian core values of psyche and it also denotes the Indian mythology.
It symbolizes fruitfulness, wealth, spirituality, illumination and knowledge. The most fascinating point about lotus is that it grows in muddy water such that it remains untouched and its purity never diminishes. Therefore lotus also symbolizes the purity of mind and heart.
Our national flower Lotus or in other words it is also known as water lily grows only in shallow waters as an aquatic plant of species Nymphaea. It is a bright and aromatic flower which have floating leaves over the muddy water bodies. The flowers and leaves of lotus flows and their long stems contain air spaces in between them.
Pattern of petals of the lotus are in proportionate. Root functionality of lotus is carried out by rhizomes which fan out horizontally from inside the mud and below the water bodies. Lotus may be grows in the muddy water but it carries tranquil beauty which make you feel heavenly and it is delighted to have a look on lotus over the pond's surface.
It is cultivated across the world for the food which includes its stems and rhizome. The lotus is actually a seed which propagates itself in a fully grown flower.
The seeds are kept in damp soil and remain exposed to sunlight for minimum 7 hours every day at initial stage. Temperature maintained around 25-30 degree Celsius.
Lotus is also considered as economical and medicinal value. Lotus is a plant whose every part is consumable. Its petals are generally used as an ornament purpose like garnishing. Fully grown leaves can be utilized for packaging and for serving food.
In India, it is considered beneficial for health if the food is served on lotus leaf. It contains huge amount of fiber and vitamins like B2, B1, B6 and C along with the minerals like copper, phosphorous, manganese and potassium. They may also be used as a dry fruit which is also known as phool makhana.
Lotus has certain use in medicinal area. Cardiac ailments can be reduced by using lotus tea brewed which gives relief. It also acts as detoxifying agent and helps to stop blood flow in case of injuries. Lotus flower is a good treatment for the wellness of reproductive organs and stomach.
It also helps in normal development and growth of fetus during pregnancy. It is a home remedy in case of throat complications or pigmentation in skin. It can be a strong agent against infections like diarrhea and small pox etc.
Its consideration is very sacred in both Buddhism and Hinduism. Hindu deities like Lakshmi, Brahma and Saraswati are depicted as they are always seated on a large grown lotus flower. Lotus across the world denoted the powerful symbol of beauty and it describes someone with delicate and pure attributes.