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Wal Mart kicked in the door in the '90s, but something always made you feel dirty about shopping there. Not Target though—excuse us, Targét. This discount superstore brilliantly cast itself as the hip alternative to bloated suburban sprawl. With the chain finally expanding nationwide in 2000, Target's simple, strangely pleasing bullseye logo and stylish marketing campaigns convinced even the bougiest shoppers to give one-stop-shopping a shot.
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Tottenham & Manchester City Target Ruben Dias Signs New Five-Year Contract at Benfica
In-demand Benfica centre-back Ruben Dias has agreed a contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2024.
The 22-year-old joined the Eagles academy in 2008, before making his debut nine years later. He quickly became an integral member of the side, making 85 appearances across his first two campaigns at senior level. Dias was a standout figure in both seasons, with his immaculate form catching the eyes of Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur.
The Sky Blues are weighing up a bid for the Portugal international in January after it became clear Pep Guardiola required defensive reinforcements, while Spurs boss Jose Mourinho has asked Dias' agent to keep him updated on the player's situation at Benfica.
The Eagles confirmed the youngster had agreed terms on a new deal via their official website, with their announcement revealing the contract includes a release clause of €100m.
Discussing his decision to sign on for five more years, Dias explained: "I've always been calm over this time. My mind was always where it should be. Me and the club were in line and we have reached this deal in time.
"There's only one thing in my head: to win and bring titles home. I believe that this was the main reason for the renewal."
Dias was included in the starting lineup for the Lisbon outfit's 2-2 draw at RB Leipzig on Wednesday, a game in which they surrendered a two-goal lead in stoppage-time.
The result leaves them on the brink of a group stage exit in the Champions League after Bruno Lage's recruits collected just four points from their opening five pool fixtures.
Benfica's struggles in Europe could mean City still have a chance of bringing Dias to the Etihad Stadium this winter. it's likely the defender will want to keep competing at the highest level, which the Sky Blues can offer following their qualification for the last 16.
His release clause is staggering, but it's not beyond the Premier League champions' financial capabilities. If they genuinely want him to join in January, they will have no issue in signing him. There will be no tricky negotiations, all they must do is pay the requisite fee.
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"This year is the year. The year when I actually take my new year's resolution to its completion". That's what I tell myself every year. Last year I started a new resolution: post an article a month on this blog. Well… that went great as you can see, although it was a nice experience being on the first page of Hacker News for a brief period. I did try my best, but sometimes life hits you like a ton of bricks. Feeling swarmed I opted to dedicate my spare time to my open source projects on Github, leaving this blog rather sad and empty.
Anyway, since I'm a creature of habit, I am here telling myself "This year is the year. the year when I actually take my new year's resolution to its completion". Since I'm an idiot I'm about to pick a challenge worth 365 daily efforts instead of 12 monthly ones. Before illustrating this year's challenge, I'll take a step back to explain my reasoning behind this. If you happened to read one of my previous post you might know that I'm an iOS developer at heart, and sometimes I take a stab at UI design and Rails development. I feel like my iOS tools are moderately sharp (although I need to catch up on WatchKit and start taking Swift more seriously, i.e.: start using it for production code), unlike my designer's skills, that definitely need some polish. That's why this year's resolution will be covered by my favorite design tool, Sketch.
The other day I stumbled upon this project. A really simple idea (to describe): design an icon a day. I love this concept, for one I'll be able to practice designing vector shapes, and as icing on this slowly baked cake I'll end up with a bunch of (hopefully) reusable icons. I was intrigued, so intrigued that I think this will be the perfect year-long project. I can already hear future-me screaming in pain, calling me an idiot. Brilliant.
I'll be using Sketch, and my main source of inspiration will be, at first, random words from a word generator. I'll be posting the icons on my Github's profile, in this repository. The icons will be licensed under Creative Commons's Attribution 4.0 International licence. The fun starts on January 1 2015. Future-me will hopefully stop this project on December 31 2015 maintaining a sizeable amount of sanity.


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Mr. Mir has over 20 years experience in the financial industry. Over that time, he was responsible for having restructured half a dozen companies. He is an investment banker by trade and has served as a C-level member of executive management for the past ten years. Conrad has been a board of directors member of such companies as Aran Laboratories, O6 Technologies and Genetic Immunity Incorporated. He has expertise in the immunotherapeutic, cancer, infectious disease and medical device space.
Prior to joining Competitive Technologies, Conrad was the CFO of Pressure BioSciences, Incorporated (OTC: PBIO), an instrumentation company that services the healthcare, military and homeland security industry. In this capacity, his mandate called for structuring financial instruments that afforded the company operational and expansion funds, and reengineered current operations and broadened institutional contacts that resulted in sell-side research coverage. Mr. Mir co-engineered a company-led, $2.0 million convertible preferred financial instrument and orchestrated a $500,000 convertible debt, bridge financing.
Prior to that, Conrad was the chairman and CEO of Genetic Immunity Incorporated – a privately-held biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of a new class of immunotherapeutic biologics for the treatment of chronic viral infections and cancer. At Genetic Immunity, Mr. Mir re-engineered the Company into a US-headquartered biotechnology company, incorporated in Delaware from a Hungarian-based R&D laboratory. He raised over US$3.0 million from a foreign institution and orchestrated the warrant exercise of the company's largest paid-in capital institutional investor. As of the fourth quarter of 2012, the company was successfully sold to a publicly-traded Hungarian holding company.
Prior to that, he was the executive director at Advaxis Incorporated (OTC:ADXS.ob) – a biotechnology company focused on developing immunotherapies for cancer and infectious diseases. Under his watch, he was responsible for structuring and raising $36.1 million via a company-managed, multi-tranche debt and equity financing. These monies were used to fund operations and two phase II clinical trials. The success of this raise helped increase Advaxis' share price from an historical low of $0.01 to a historical high of $0.25. Contemporaneous with the company's stock price appreciation, the average daily trading volume increased from 10,000 shares to a historical high of 9.3 million with resistance at the 1.4 million share level for over one year. As part of such a comprehensive reengineering effort, the shareholder register similarly increased from 400 shareholders with no institutions to over 5,200 shareholders and over 4 institutions and two equity analyst reports.
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Q: Im trying to make this function write to port the opposite of a variable's current state. Any ideas? What I'm trying to achieve is when the E key is pressed it will either send true or false over the serial port. So if its currently true and I press E it will send false and vise versa.
This is what I have so far:
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            port.Write(State.ToString());
        }

I'm extremely new to C# and programming in general so go easy on me.

A: You need to store the current state in your class:
class MyClass
{
    bool _state;
    private void Form1_KeyPress(object sender, KeyPressEventArgs e)
    {
        if ((int)e.KeyChar == (int)Keys.E)
        {
            writeToPortLaser();
        }
    }
    public void writeToPortLaser()
    {
        _state = !_state; // this toggles the state
        port.Write(_state.ToString());
    }
}

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July 7, 2009 (CHICAGO) The proposed "Gold Line" would actually be a hybrid between the CTA and Metra-Electric line. It calls for station upgrades and the installation of CTA turn styles at Metra facilities.
The Tribune reports the group Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation says the new line would serve Hyde Park and other Southeast Side neighborhoods.
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Home » The Counter Reformation » Important religious orders and the Counter-Reformation
Important religious orders and the Counter-Reformation
Citation: C N Trueman "Important religious orders and the Counter-Reformation"
A number of important religious orders were started during the Counter-Reformation. A number of these religious orders were established which concentrated on helping the sick and needy in their own locality. The people in these religious orders did not question Catholic ideology though they were concerned about the direction the Church was going in. Their work satisfied the Catholic belief in "salvation through good works' and improved Catholic standing in cities such as Rome, Milan and Augsburg.
The Rome Oratory later formed the Theatines and one of the Theatines founders was Caraffa. This group wanted to advertise to the local population in Rome how good priests should live and work by setting examples in pastoral care and spiritual learning. But the Theatines were few in number and therefore of limited influence. In 1524, the group received Papal approval.
The Ursulines were founded in Brescia in 1535. It was an order for women. They worked among the poor and founded a school for poor children. They were to become a major teaching order.
The Somaschi were founded in 1530 in Venetia and they concentrated on helping orphans.
The Barnabites were founded in c1530 in Milan and they concentrated on pastoral care.
All the above were attempts to rediscover the original spirit of friars and they also sought to spread the true Catholic faith.
Some of the old orders also responded by modernising themselves. The Capuchins came from the Franciscans in 1528. They cared for the sick and needy and provided comfort especially to lepers.
They expanded rapidly after 1570. However, most old orders failed to copy this example and it was the new orders that set a better example to the laity. The most obvious example of this is the Society of Jesus; better known as the Jesuits.


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"For us, education proved to be a critical investment for climate change adaptation"
Sea level rise, increasing storminess, changes in rainfall patterns, increasing temperatures and increasing humidity could have potentially significant implications. The knock on effects of these changes could see the Sefton Coast alter dramatically for both better and worse. Click on this link to learn more about Climate Change in the Sefton Coast; coastal activities that could be affected, drivers and impacts and our specific institutional framework.
Raised awareness through the Issue Identification workshop, further developed the local evidence base (ie dune hydrology study, habitat response to an eroding coast, etc.), adaptation workshops and risk assessment, educational activities and pack for primary schools, local forum focused on coastal change and an academic conference.
To support the understanding of future scenarios we developed the evidence base and communicated it to partners before workshops.
We have a strong committment from key partners on the coast to adapt. There is a need to embed the adaptation approach into existing policy.
The approach to working with academics that exists on the Sefton Coast works well as long as we recognize that there will be limitations due to resources and other commitments and that the process inevitably relies to a great extent on individuals and the relationships between individuals. It appears to work best where both the practitioner and academic are passionate about the coast as they are more likely to overcome any barriers to achieving results.


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I set the product to use other themes. It's not displaying there also, so it is not a theme problem.

A: Admin site : catalog->attribute ->Manage Attribute.
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The fall of Berlin took place on 27 October 1806 when the Prussian capital of Berlin was captured by French forces in the aftermath of the Battle of Jena–Auerstedt. The Emperor of the French Napoleon Bonaparte entered the city, from which he issued his Berlin Decree implementing his Continental System. Large-scale plundering of Berlin took place.

Aftermath
The subsequent Battle of Eylau, the Battle of Friedland and the Treaty of Tilsit compelled Prussia to cede large portions of its territories and accept French garrisons in its major fortresses and settlements. Prussia became a client state of France, forced to pay large indemnities, and Berlin itself remained occupied until early 1813. A garrison was also established at the nearby Spandau Citadel.

Following Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow in 1812, Prussian forces serving as auxiliaries for the French switched sides and supported Russia. This combined with major uprisings across Prussian territory, forcing French troops to retreat and abandon Berlin. The city then became a major target for the French who attempted to recapture it during the German Campaign of 1813, ending only with the complete French withdrawal following the Battle of Leipzig.

Impact
Although Berlin had previously briefly been raided two times during the Seven Years' War, its occupation was a major blow to the Prussian leadership. It destroyed the reputation the Prussian Army had gained during the days of Frederick the Great. After arriving in Berlin, Napoleon visited the tomb of Frederick and is reported to have said to his marshals "Hats off gentlemen, if he were alive we wouldn't be here today". This became an iconic scene in German culture, portrayed in Prussian films such as Old Fritz (1927) and Kolberg (1945).

In the wake of the fall of Berlin, a major reform movement was launched to restore the fighting effectiveness of the Prussian Army and renew the nation at large in order to plan a war of revenge against France. The reformed Prussian forces playing a key role in the subsequent French retreat from Germany in 1813-14, and during Napoleon's final defeat during the Waterloo Campaign in 1815.

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Further reading

External links

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History of Berlin
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First: Thanks to all the readers of this new site! Artificial Lawyer has only been running for about a month and is already building a sizeable audience around the world. Without you, the readers, there would be no-one to share news and views with in this increasingly exciting sector. So, a massive thank you to you.
And an equally big thank you to all the people and legal tech companies that have participated in Artificial Lawyer stories and interviews. Without you there would be nothing to write about or anyone to talk to when it comes to advanced legal tech. Your willingness to participate is truly very appreciated.
There are several new interviews I can't wait to bring you, including fascinating chats with Kira Systems and Neota Logic. While I'll also be making an effort to cover all the latest and most exciting legal tech conferences.
If you haven't had a chance yet, check out the video about the evolution of legal coding by Legalese Co-Founder, Meng Weng Wong.
If you want a deeply thoughtful read of what AI really is and whether humans could ever build 'the Singularity', then I'd strongly recommend this book by MIT Press: 'The Technological Singularity' by Murray Shanahan, who is a professor of cognitive robotics.
…..and if none of that is enough then here is another idea for how to pass your time on the beach over the next couple of weeks: How about writing an article that you'd like to share with Artificial Lawyer's audience of lawyers, CTOs, GCs, legal tech companies, VCs and academics? I really welcome comment pieces, articles, videos and visual data that you would like to share, as well as any news and developments in the applied AI, smart contract, legal bot and automation fields.
Thanks again to everyone for being part of this growing community and I look forward to catching up with everyone in the weeks ahead.


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Putin's Military Reforms: 20 Years Later and Russia Has an Army Again, National Pride Again!
The 23rd of February, 2019, Kremlin. The commander in chief is talking about new weaponry that has no analogs in the world.
Vladimir Putin: «In any case, there are no analogs for now, and, I think, there won't be for a long time».
The 23rd of February, 2001, a similar solemn event — entirely different mood.
Vladimir Putin: "The last ten years have been very hard, even dramatic, for the Russian military. Events of the recent years have shown that there's a very simple alternative for our country: either Russia will be strong… Or there will be no Russia."
Poor, dirty, and despised: this is the state the Russian army was on the edge of the centuries. Mud in tents and food brought to the soldiers by the residents of nearby villages. It was not an exception but almost a rule.
Lyudmila Bogatenkova: «A jar of jam, a jar of pickle, cigarettes, socks. Literally anything we can share».
Vladimir Putin: «The vessels were standing idle, aircraft didn't fly. Unfortunately, there was a period at the beginning of the 1990s when they'd knock off service caps off of military officers in public transport. That was the overall public attitude towards the army. Let's not forget about it».
There are American flags waving over nuclear enterprises in Russia. The USA delegations technically rule the places. By the end of the 1990s, the army had been driven to the state when officers were not embarrassed to publicly speak about the treason on the part of the high commandment.
«We do have the idea of the duty and the homeland. Unfortunately, our high commandment doesn't».
Vladimir Shamanov, Russian Government: «Those ripped uniforms, felt boots with holes. That dry ration which was nothing to talk about. I'm proud that homeland defenders today are provided by the state with everything they need.»
KALININGRAD, 2000
Vladimir Putin: «Any time when fleet got weak the whole country felt worse as well. And any time when the fleet revived our country got back to its feet and could be called "a great nation".
MURMANSK, 2000
From the first day in his office, Putin attends to the issues of the army and fleet. Many material issues remained but the pivoting aspect of the army life returned: martial spirit.
MOSCOW, 2000
Vladimir Putin: Please, present your estimations. Please, start. You may stay seated. I was sitting, and I'm praying you to.
— The one with higher ranking must be seated. The rest must stand.
— If you are standing, I'll be standing too. As will everyone.
— No, I can't.
Putin goes camping with the Marines, takes part in the mimetic warfare of the ground forces, visits landing troops' trainings.
RYAZAN, 2002
»505, GUBO!"
Vladimir Putin: «I jumped a couple of times when going through special training. Although, I shouldn't boast about my first jump. If the jump-master didn't kick me, I might have never had the courage to do this».
The officers started to get their wages on time, and, for the first time in modern history, they got to be raised.
Vladimir Putin: «Of course, it's impossible to do immediately, to make a jump-start in this matter. However, starting on the 1st of January, there will be a raise for the rank. And, further on, we will be raising it».
Back then, Putin announced the rearmament program that was, in fact, a saving program for the army.
Vladimir Putin: "We are about to complete a large-scale work on the re-equipment of the army with the latest samples of weaponry and military hardware. A long-term military-technical policy is being developed now to achieve this purpose."
PLESETSK, 2004
In 2004 already, the president hints in quite a transparent way that Russia was about to create cutting-edge weaponry. But it seems that that signal was not heard in the West.
Vladimir Putin: «We'll do everything we can to ensure Russia's military invincibility and to enable the military organization of our country to reliably… I'd like to emphasize it — reliably neutralize any threat».
Many years later, the new weaponry is being supplied to the army. Now, the signal has been definitely heard.
Vladimir Putin: «The result of systematic, purposeful measures of the state and enormous, tense work of the scientists, designers, and the defense industry».
Vladimir Mikhailov, former Air Force Chief Staff: «The noise in the West is not just noise. It's a significant noise. It says about the prevailing of our armed forces».
Young ladies and little girls taking photos of themselves with aircraft and vessels.
«They're beautiful».
Russia is proud again of its armed forces which truly deserve it.
Vladimir Putin: «Combat capability, training, coordination of action have improved dramatically. It is confirmed not only by large-scale training but in combat conditions as well, particularly the during counter-terrorist operation in Syria. They've been defending and are defending Russia's interests».
Russia's defense potential is to be strengthened further The President in his speech promises to continue the development of the armed forces.
Vladimir Putin: «As the commander-in-chief, I'm always confident in you, comrades military officers».


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Q: Best aproximation to an numerical solution using two aproximated functions I want to find the best aproximation to a numerical solution. For that I want to use two aproximated functions (that I already know). If I plot them I see that one of them underestimates the original solution and the other  overestimates it.
It would be nice to combine this two "bad" approximations to find a better one.This way I think the error will be more or less compesated, but I don't know how I could do this properly.
Thanks for your ideas!

A: It is important to know in what sense you want the best approximations, and whether you are looking only for linear combinations of the functions or not. As an example, you can take a linear combination $\tilde{f} = \gamma g + \delta h$ of the 2 approximations $g$ and $h$, choose a set of grid points, use the values of the numerical solution and $\tilde{f}$ at these grid points and calculate simple OLS (Ordinary Least Squares) estimates for $\gamma$ and $\delta$ to get a "best" discrete approximation in $L^2$.


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Country Singer — Phil Vassar
Phil Vassar (born May 28, 1964 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is a country music artist American. Carried out her debut at the end of the 1990s, coescribiendo singles for quite a few artists of this genre, including Tim McGraw (For a Little While, My Next Thirty Years), Joe Dee Messina ("Bye, Bye", "I m Alright"), Collin Raye ("Little Red Rodeo") and Alan Jackson ("Right on the money"). In 1999, was named by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) like Writer of country music of the year.
Subsequently, during the same year, signed with Arista Nashville. His album debut, Phil Vassar, was released in 2000; produced five hits in the US Billboard Country Singles Charts and was certified gold in the same country. Then released in 2002 American Child, Shaken Not Stirred in 2004 and finally Greatest Hits Vol. 1 in 2006 before the Vassar leave Arista Nashville to sign with Universal South Records. Their first album for universal was Prayer of a Common Man, released in early 2008. Been nineteen hits for Billboard Hot Country Songs, including two Numero Uno: "Just Another Day in Paradise" and "In a Real Love" in 2000 and 2004 respectively.
Phil Vassar was born on May 28, 1964 in Lynchburg, Virginia. While studying at University, chose to play the piano and eventually found work playing clubs as a singer. Decided to move to Nashville, Tennessee to begin a music career. Eventually, got a small advertising contract but had no success with it.
In the late 1990s, he began to write songs that were used for a varied number of artists including country BlackHawk ("Postmarked Birmingham"), Collin Raye ("Little Red Rodeo"), Jo Dee Messina ("Bye, Bye", "I m Alright"), Tim McGraw ("For a Little While"), Alan Jackson ("Right on the money") and Neal McCoy ("I Was"). Of these "Bye, Bye", "I'm Alright" and "Right on the money" reached Numero Uno. "Bye, Bye" gave Vassar first prize of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) to best song of the year in 1999 was appointed by the same organization as the best year song writer.
At the end of 1999, Vassar signed his first contract with Arista Nashville grabcion. Their single debut, "Carlene", was scheduled for that year, and by mid-2000 song had reached quiento placed in the [[Billboard]] Country Charts. Carlene, It was followed by "Just Another Day in Paradise", which it became her first number-one as a singer. Shortly after the success of this song another song written by Vassar brings me to the top of the country; tables "My Next Thirty Years" of Tim McGraw, this along with Marshall Dylon "Live It Up" would be of the latest contributions from Vassar towards another artist. After all Phil Vassar produced three singles mas: # 16 "Rose Bouquet", "Summer Six Pack" # 9 and finally "that's When I Love You" in # 3. Besides the album itself won certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for 500,000 copies, its success led tours with Kenny Chesney.
American Child
American Child was his second album co-produced with Byron Gallimore. It was released in 2002. That same year he co-wrote and singing the charity song "Words Are Your Wheels" to promote reading. It was distributed exclusively by Wal-Mart, this song was the vocal participation of Sara Evans, Martina McBride, Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn. American Child was so well received it was re-released in 2003, now including the single "This Is God", which reached the Top 20 country songs.
Shaken Not Stirred and Greatest Hits Vol. 1
In 2004, Vassar released their third album Shaken Not Stirred. The album produced the following hit number one of Vassar with the song "In a Real Love". Vassar produced album with Nick Brophy and Frank Rogers. Unlike their first two albums, Vassar made this with his band on their way. Greatest Hits the first collection of hits from Vassar, Greatest Hits, vol. 1, was scheduled for 2006. This included their best songs and his version of what he wrote. This was his last album with Arista Nashville.
Prayer of a Common Man
On March 17, 2007, Vassar signed with Universal South Records, his first single was "This Is My Life", scheduled for mid-2007 peaking at # 35 on country tables. Then was "Love Is a Beautiful Thing" which brings me to the number two in the country and his first album of universal tables (Prayer of a Common Man) was released.
A week after "Prayer of a Common Man" fell tables, Vassar launched its single eighteenth "Bobbi with an I", released in April 2009 was the first single from their album Traveling Circus, released in December of 2009, followed by "Everywhere I Go."
From 2002 until 2007 he was married to Julie Wood, with whom he wrote some of his songs. Wood's brother, Jeff Wood, also helped co-authoring Vassar. Vassar and Wood signed divorce in 2007. Vassar has two daughters: Presley (with Wood) and Haley (from a previous marriage).
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Dr. Jen Yensel has a PhD. in Counselor Education Supervision from Kent State University and is independently licensed as a Professional Clinical Counselor with Supervisory status in the State of Ohio. In addition to her PhD, Jen has a Master's Degree in Community Counseling from Kent State University. Jen has experience working in inpatient, outpatient, and school settings. She has had the opportunity to work with a myriad of clients who dealt with a wide range of mental health issues. Jen has also worked at a local hospital where she developed a substance abuse intensive outpatient program for adolescents, utilizing evidence-based treatment and motivational interviewing.
Dr. Yensel, who is the owner of TY & Associates Counseling (upstairs from The Cole Center), is also serving as the clinical director at The Cole Center. Jen loves working with her husband of nearly 20 years, Joe, owner of The Cole Center.
Jen enjoys helping clients understand themselves, so utilizing assessments and education is extremely fulfilling for her. As the clinical director, Jen is excited to hear what clients and their families need and helping provide wrap around services. As a parent of children who experience multiple levels of learning and attention needs, and has struggled with dyslexia herself, Jen feels strongly about helping people identify their gifts, support their challenges, and being a cheerleader for everyone to reach their fullest potential.
Jen has been an adjunct professor at Youngstown State University in the Counseling, School Psychology & Educational Leadership program Additionally, Jen runs groups and workshops at Akron Artworks as she enjoys practicing art and mental health. In her free time, Jen enjoys spending time with her family, dogs, and going on adventures with friends and family.
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Heather Harris Freiberg M.Ed, M.S., is a licensed, and educationally accredited school psychologist. She completed her bachelor's degree in psychology at Kenyon College and her Master's degree in education at John Carroll University. In addition she has worked as a classroom teacher for several years in both Atlanta, Georgia and southern Ohio. After returning to Ohio Ms Freiberg completed additional education in school psychology at Miami University. She maintains an educational license to teach children of all ages, in both regular and special needs classroom environments, as well as to practice school psychology.
Ms. Freiberg has experience working with children and adolescents in a variety of settings. In addition to experience with psycho-educational assessment, she has training and experience in intervention services for children and adolescents who experience difficulties managing their attention, learning typically, or behaving as expected at home or in classroom environments.
inattention and hyperactivity. Ms. Freiberg also has experience in assisting children who struggle with social challenges. In addition to her experience with children and adolescence, her work within public and private schools has included collaboration with school personnel and with parents.
schools regarding children in grades pre-K through 12. Ms. Freiberg is a member of both the Ohio Association of School Psychologists and the National Association of School Psychologists.
grateful for the opportunities to enjoy their company. In her spare time, Ms. Freiberg loves the outdoors (especially the beach), cooking, gardening and reading.
Diane Heidorf has a Master's Degree in Counseling and a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Bowling Green State University. Diane is independently licensed as a Professional Clinical Counselor in the State of Ohio. Diane has also completed post-Master's Clinical Psychology coursework and passed the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology.
Diane worked as a Psychologist Assistant and School Psychologist in Arkansas and Nebraska. Upon returning to Ohio, Diane has worked with children and adolescents in multiple settings, including private practice, mental health centers, and schools. As a clinical counselor in the schools, Diane has conducted individual and small group counseling, individual assessment, consultation with teachers regarding students' academic, behavioral, emotional, and social issues, developed student 504 Plans, and presented to school staff on various topics relating to student needs.
Diane has a particular expertise in working with children, adolescents, and adults with ADHD. She has over 30 years of education, training, and experience in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of ADHD, including extensive knowledge of the pharmacologic management of ADHD. Diane has specialized training in evaluating and counseling gifted children and adolescents, including twice-exceptional (2e) children (gifted with learning deficits); perfectionism; school-related issues; anxiety and related disorders; depression; parent training and education.
Diane is passionate about helping children and their families successfully navigate their unique journeys. She strives to provide practical and research-based recommendations to each family member. Diane strongly believes in a collaborative treatment approach, involving the family, school, and ancillary services (e.g., physicians, therapists, etc.). In her free time, Diane enjoys spending time with her family, hiking with her dog, Nayla, trying out new restaurants, and traveling.
Katie Douglas has her Master of Arts in Speech Language Pathology from the University of Akron and has earned her Certificate in Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Katie has experience working in the school setting with children from preschool age to high school as well as extensive experience working with geriatric patients in the healthcare setting. In addition to her career in speech-language pathology, Katie is a nationally certified personal trainer and nutrition coach. She enjoys the opportunity of encouraging and guiding over 300 members to improve their health and fitness through a variety of exercises and simple changes in nutrition.
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Katie finds her career in speech pathology incredibly rewarding and has a great appreciation for one's ability to communicate. In her free time, Katie enjoys working in her garden, exercising, creating healthy recipes to add to her cookbook of over 30 recipes, and spending time with her family and friends.


Chris Davis - According to a December 6 press release, the Government of Alberta "is building on recent moves to protect Albertans and the environment while ensuring a fairer liability system for oil and gas companies operating in Alberta." Directive 67, developed by the government with the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER), will close a loophole that allowed companies to "walk away from wells or other oil and gas infrastructure without cleaning up".
The new directive is in response to a 2016 decision by the Alberta Court of Appeal regarding the Redwater Energy Corp. bankruptcy which gave secured creditors priority over environmental cleanup concerns, and "other receivership cases that have been undermining the AER's ability to ensure companies and operators are held accountable for their actions." The AER is currently appealing the precedent-setting Redwater decision to the Supreme Court of Canada. According to the government's press release, the Orphan Well Association's inventory "increased to 1,861 wells that were in need of reclamation in November of this year, up from 705 wells in March 2015."
"Officials from companies that walk away from wells or other oil and gas infrastructure without cleaning up will now be subject to greater scrutiny and AER discretion if they apply to start new companies."
Directive 67 "will support companies that behave responsibly and help shield them from potential further increases in the number of orphan wells, which are reclaimed through a fund which industry pays into under the polluter-pays principle."
The AER approved Directive 67 on December 6, and it became effective that date as well. According to the directive, "Acquiring and holding a licence or approval for energy development in Alberta is a privilege, not a right. This new edition increases the scrutiny the AER applies to ensure that this privilege is only granted to responsible parties. Changes include requiring additional information at the time of application, increased discretion regarding the rejection of applications where an applicant poses a risk, and requirements for keeping corporate information up to date."
The Alberta government has also provided a $235-million loan to the Orphan Well Association (OWA) "to accelerate the cleanup of old wells across the province over the next three years." In addition, a broader review of oil and gas liabilities is underway, the federal government is being lobbied change federal regulations "that would hold companies accountable for their environmental cleanup" "and for changes to bankruptcy laws, and municipalities province-wide will now receive credit for uncollectable taxes on disowned oil and gas properties."
"We're pleased with the government's initiative to reduce environmental and financial risk to Albertans. We support provincial efforts that help ensure licences are granted to companies with the sound financial capacity, compliance history and professional expertise to responsibly operate through the life cycle of oil and natural gas development, from lease acquisition to reclamation." - Marty Proctor, president and CEO, Seven Generations Energy Ltd.


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Workplace mediation offers significant benefits to employers and employees. It has the potential to facilitate fast, innovative, mutually beneficial, solutions to employment disputes. When a dispute is mediated soon after it arises the chances of a satisfactory resolution are optimised because the parties' positions are usually still fluid and their differences have not had a chance to fester and deepen.
the internal disciplinary process has run its course or the grievance has been lodged and there has been no satisfactory outcome. Workplace mediation is aimed at assisting parties to resolve workplace problems at an even earlier stage, prior to disciplinary action being taken or grievances being lodged.
The CCMA is leading the way in this area – as part of its strategic imperative to advance good practice at work and to transform workplace relations. It is running a six month pilot project in the Cape Fruit Industry (March 2016-August 2016) to explore the potential in this area.
At the 29th Annual Labour Law Conference (ALLC), taking place for the first time at Emperors Palace from 24 to 25 August 2016, the CCMA will address the topic of workplace mediation, as well as other strategies to encourage job retention and workplace harmony in these difficult economic times.
Advocate Thuli Madonsela will tackle the topic of job creation and corruption in a plenary session. Prof Paul Benjamin and Mr Thobile Lambate, the Director-General of the Department of Labour, will speak on the impact of the 2014 amendments to the Labour Relations Act on job creation. Of course, sometimes job retention is simply not possible – and there will be a panel presentation on developments in the field of retrenchment law as well.
Nicci Whitear-Nel (BA LLB) is a Senior Lecturer at the University of KwaZulu-Natal's School of Law. She practiced as an attorney before joining the university. She maintains links with the legal profession, and believes this is beneficial to her and to her students as it feeds both her research and teaching functions. She has written four books and is also qualified as a Commissioner of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration. She is also presently a consultant at Austen Smith attorneys in Pietermaritzburg.


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Karmel was raised in Burlington and attended the University of Windsor Law School graduating in 1993. Karmel then completed his Bar Admission courses at Osgoode Hall and was called to the bar in 1995. Karmel articled in Toronto working principally on appellate matters before the Ontario Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada.
Wanting to live and work in his home town, Karmel joined Law Firm of Green Germann in 1995 which changed its name to "Green Germann Sakran" when Karmel became the managing lawyer.
Insisting on the highest caliber of service for his clients, Karmel's area of practice focuses on residential and commercial real estate, corporate\commercial matters and Wills & Estates and succession planning.
Being the son of a grocer, Karmel carries a legacy of hard work and commitment of service to his clients and community.
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This Is the Fastest Growing Ethnic Group in America's Most Populous State, According to Census Data
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's Asian population grew by 25% in the past decade, making it the fastest growing ethnic group in the nation's most populous state, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday.
California's white population plummeted by 24% between 2010 and 2020, confirming California is one of three states — along with New Mexico and Hawaii — where whites are not the largest ethnic group.
Hispanics surpassed whites as California's largest ethnic group in 2014. The Census data show California's Hispanic population grew by 11% to 15.5 million people, making up just shy of 40% of the state's nearly 40 million residents.
But it was the Asian population that had the biggest percentage gain over the past decade. California now has more than 6 million people of Asian descent — more than the total population of most other states.
Ten years ago, none of California's 58 counties counted Asians as their largest ethnic group. Now, two do: Alameda County, which includes the cities of Oakland and Berkeley, and Santa Clara County, home to San Jose — the nation's 10th most-populous city — and the technology capitol of Silicon Valley.
"I think the story nationwide focuses primarily on the Hispanic population, but in California … I think the Asian population, in particular related to the growth in the younger age groups, is sort of a major driver of factors as to why we see this large increase over the past 10 years," said Noli Brazil, a demographer at the University of California-Davis.
The data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau will be the foundation for redrawing 429 U.S. House districts in 44 states. Republicans need five seats to win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Data released earlier this year shows Democratic-heavy California will lose a Congressional seat for the first time in its history because its population grew at a slower rate compared to other states. But California's redistricting process will likely have less partisan drama because, unlike most states, it is led by an independent Citizens Redistricting Commission instead of the state Legislature.
Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty ImagesChildren react as they watch the Leung's White Crane Lion Dancers perform a traditional lion dance during a Lunar New Year 2020 celebration at the Lincoln Recreation Center in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, January 30, 2020.
There were few surprises for California in Thursday's data release. Los Angeles County remains the nation's most populous, with more than 10 million people. Eleven counties lost population, with most of them in the sparsely populated region near the Oregon border that has been devastated by wildfires in recent years.
Nine counties had double-digit percentage population growth, led by Trinity County in Northern California with 16.9% growth. Riverside County in Southern California had the largest gain in total population, adding more than 228,000 residents.
Greater ethnic representation in Californian politics
California's Asian population growth has led to growing political power for the community, including earlier this year when Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Rob Bonta as the state's first Filipino-American attorney general.
The state Legislature now has 14 Asian Pacific Islanders, a number that will grow to 15 once a special election is held to fill an Alameda County vacancy in the state Assembly, according to Alex Vassar, an unofficial legislative historian at the California State Library.
The rise in influence has coincided with a rise in hate crimes against Asians. A report by the California Attorney General's Office in June revealed 89 hate crimes against Asians in 2020, more than double the amount in 2019. The most events were recorded in March and April of 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic was taking hold in the state.
California's new operating budget includes $156.5 million in response to the attacks on the Asian community, with most of the money going to community organizations that provide victim services.
About $10 million will go toward better data collection to better understand the needs and challenges of the diverse community. Robyn Rodriguez, a professor of Asian American Studies at the University of California-Davis, noted California's Asian population is "linguistically diverse" and "culturally and religiously diverse" that require better data to understand the nuances of the community.
"Asian Americans come to the United States under very different circumstances," she said. "Some are the products of war and displacement. Others are the product of immigration, of people making the choice to come here. All of these are complexities that really require some better attention."
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GearBest Deal: Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 Flagship For $459.99
By Kristijan Lucic February 15, 2018, 5:01am
The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, as most of you know, is Xiaomi's flagship, and it is currently on sale on GearBest. To be clear this phone's 6GB RAM variant with 64GB of internal storage is currently on sale, for those of you who are interested. In case you've been planning to get this phone, you'll be glad to know that it's currently priced at $459.99 on GearBest, and you do not need a coupon in order to grab that discount.
The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 was announced in the second half of last year, and it improves on what the Xiaomi Mi MIX had to offer. The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 has a considerably thinner 'chin' than its predecessors, while the phone looks a lot sleeker in general. This smartphone sports a rear-facing fingerprint scanner on the back, above which you will notice the device's main snapper, and a dual-LED, dual-tone flash. The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 comes with a rather large 5.99-inch fullHD+ (2160 x 1080) display, while the phone is fueled by the Snapdragon 835 64-bit octa-core processor by Qualcomm. The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 is made out of metal and glass, in this case, though a ceramic unibody variant of the device is also available for those of you who are interested, though it's a bit more expensive than the model we're talking about today.
The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2's front-facing camera sits in the lower-right portion of the phone's front side, while there are two SIM card slots available inside of this phone, two nano SIM card slots. A 12-megapixel snapper sits on the back of the device, while you will find a 5-megapixel camera on the phone's front side. A 3,400mAh non-removable battery is also a part of this package, and the same can be said about Bluetooth 5.0. If you'd like to know more about the Mi MIX 2 and / or buy it, follow the link provided down below.
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Q: how to save dynamically created elements to json using Javascript? I have a simple block which is created automatically by user, I want this element to be saved automatically after its created.
HTML

Add movie
    block

JavaScript file
var jsonData =json.parse('{"movies:[]"}');

function addMovieBlock() {
    var newMovie = $('
New Movie
');
    $(".main-container").append(newMovie);
}

$("#btn-add-movie-block").on("click", function () {
    addMovieBlock();
}

Add movie
        block

I just want to save this block to the JSON data above? How can I achieve this using a simple method?

A: Your JSON parse incorrect format, change to var jsonData =JSON.parse('{"movies":[]}');
You can add by push jsonData.movies.push(newMovie);

var jsonData =JSON.parse('{"movies":[]}');

function addMovieBlock() {
    var newMovie = $('
New Movie
');
    $(".main-container").append(newMovie);
    jsonData.movies.push(newMovie);
    console.log(jsonData)
}

$("#btn-add-movie-block").on("click", function () {
    addMovieBlock();
})

Add movie
    block

Add movie
        block

A: Use a normal object literal to build up your list don't use JSON.parse() at all unless you are receiving a JSON string and need to work with an object. In the following demo is an add/delete list, the object you'll see in the console will be there as long as your page doesn't refresh -- you stringify it when you need to.
As Mr. Nguyen said use push() to add. Although not requested I added a delete function that uses splice(). This only adds/deletes the data within the
 not the markup.

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*It's cleaner to have just the data in your data structures (JSON strings, objects, arrays, etc.) and generate DOM objects separately when needed (which is when you need to display data in a browser). If you still want to keep the markup change:
data.movies.push(movie);

to:
data.movies.push(newMovie);

in addMovie() callback function.

*You are duplicating id="movie-block" once user clicks the second time. It's invalid HTML to have duplicated ids plus it will most likely cripple jQuery/JavaScript. In jQuery you can use classes 99% of the time. Avoid using ids as much as possible.

let data = {
  movies: []
};

function addMovie() {
  const movie = $('.movieInput').val();
  const newMovie = $(`<li class="movie">${movie} <b>–</b></li>`);
  data.movies.push(movie);
  $('.movieInput').val('');
  $(".movies").append(newMovie);
  console.log(data);
}

function delMovie() {
  let idx = $(this).closest('li').index();
  $(this).closest('li').remove();
  data.movies.splice(idx, 1);
  console.log(data);
}

$(".add").on("click", addMovie);
$('.movies').on('click', 'b', delMovie);
:root {
  font: 400 16px/1.2 Arial
}

.menu {
  list-style: none;
  text-indent: -5vw;
}

input {
  font: inherit;
  display: inline-block
}

a {
  text-decoration: none
}

b {
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.as-console-wrapper {
  width: 50%;
  margin-left: 50%;
  min-height: 80%;
}

.as-console-row.as-console-row::after {
  content:'';
  padding:0;
  margin:0;
  border:0;
  width:0;
}

      <input class='movieInput' list='movieList' autocomplete='off'>
      <datalist id='movieList'>
        <option value='Pulp Fiction'>
        <option value='Kung Fu Hustle'>
        <option value='True Romance'>
        <option value='Old Boy'>
      </datalist>
       + Add Movie


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Q: Drag and drop with custom type identifier doesn't work I'm trying to achieve drag and drop on macOS with a custom type identifier to avoid collisions but it doesn't seem to work. First, here's a working example with a public and known identifier:
struct ReleaseView: View {
    let id: Int

    var body: some View {
        GeometryReader { _ in
            VStack(spacing: 16) {
                Image(nsImage: NSImage(named: NSImage.networkName)!)
                    .contentShape(Rectangle())
                    .onDrag {
                        return NSItemProvider(item: "\(self.id)" as NSString, typeIdentifier: NSPasteboard.PasteboardType.string.rawValue)
                    }

                DropZone()
            }
        }
    }
}

struct DropZone: View {
    @State var isDragging = false

    var body: some View {
        RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 16)
            .stroke(style: StrokeStyle(lineWidth: 4, dash: [8, 8]))
            .background(isDragging ? Color.secondary : Color.clear)
            .frame(width: 100, height: 100)
            .onDrop(of: [NSPasteboard.PasteboardType.string.rawValue], isTargeted: self.$isDragging) { itemProvider in
                print(itemProvider)
                return true
            }
    }
}

In this example, you can drag the image above into the drop zone and it will print out the provider. Now, merely changing the typeIdentifier breaks everything.
static let sharedTypeIdentifier = "com.procrastin8.plzwork"

struct ReleaseView: View {
    // skipping the unchanged bits

                    .onDrag {
                        return NSItemProvider(item: "\(self.id)" as NSString, typeIdentifier: sharedTypeIdentifier)
                    }
}

struct DropZone: View {
    // skipping the unchanged bits

           .onDrop(of: [sharedTypeIdentifier], isTargeted: self.$isDragging) { itemProvider in
                print(itemProvider)
                return true
            }
}

Now this doesn't work. Using the same constant here, so it's not a string mismatch. Just yet another SwiftUI bug?

A: The typeIdentifier in above is not just a unique string, it must be UTI.
If you want to use some custom-application-specifc UTI (think twice if you really need it), then you have to register one according to Apple rules, starting from
<key>UTExportedTypeDeclarations</key>
        <array>
            <dict>
                <key>UTTypeIdentifier</key>
                <string>com.procrastin8.plzwork</string>
                ...

in app Info.plist
See details specifically in Declaring New Uniform Type Identifiers
And wide collection in Technical Q&A QA1796

A: Nowadays, you can add a type identifier through target project and it adds the UTI string automatically on the Info.plist, as explained on this Raywenderlich article.

Walkthrough

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*Select the project on Project Navigator

*Select the project target under "Targets" section

*Select the "Info" tab

*Expand "Exported Type Identifiers"

*Click + to add a new UTI

*Enter a description for the Description field

*Enter your identifier for the Identifier field with the same value you used in your code

*Under Conforms To enter public.data


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By Chuck Nowlin
Via usatoday.com. One of the biggest shows in television history debuted this week, 70 years ago. "I Love Lucy" debuted October 15, 1951 and became the top rated TV show until the end of it's run in May of 1957.
Starring Lucille Ball and her real life husband Desi Arnaz, this megahit is considered the cornerstone of sitcoms today, from Desi's technical ideas like the three camera shot, to the crazy plot lines around Lucy's desire to be a part of show business like her bandleader husband. And now, their rise to the top is a movie with some big name stars.
"Being The Ricardo's" brings us into a week of the lives of Lucy and Desi on the set of their show. Lucille Ball is played by Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem is Desi Arnaz.
In the trailer Lucy says, "I get paid a fortune to do exactly what I love doing. I work side by side with my husband who is genuinely impressed by me. And all I have to do it is kill for 36 weeks in a row. And then, do it again the next year."
"Being The Ricardos" is out in theatres December 10th and streaming on Amazon Prime starting December 21st.
Check it out...and some backstage footage of Desi Arnaz introducing the cast to the live studio audience.


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Givenchy Spring/Summer 2017 Full Fashion Show
Is Riccardo Tisci, designer of some of the most assertive, even threatening, menswear in the world, mellowing? "I've been in a really good place," he allowed backstage, after a Spring 2017 Givenchy show that, while peopled with warrior-like models, hulking in combat gear, somehow sounded a note of affection rather than aggression.
It was long due. Givenchy's menswear has been dark and foreboding for many a season: Last Spring Tisci erected his own prison; Fall was a vipers' den. Emblematic of fashion? You hope not. Today's collection was "much more spiritual," allowed Tisci. "And happy! Images of sunshine!" He sounded as surprised as we were. Staged in the open air, there was an almost karmic lightness to flyaway, zippered panels at the hips, or nylon sportswear falling open into panes that seemed to effervescently lift up and away from the body. The sunshine was quite literal, too, refracted off multiple mirrors embroidered across hems, looping peplums, and tramlining zips. Those were a nod to Givenchy's haute couture—Tisci added his Fall showing to his men's, tagging on 13 slender couture looks to the end of his stream of butched-out, beefed-up, macho-man militia gear.
The aforementioned doubtless sells—it's something Tisci is required to produce, by the business's suits and by his fan base. It's not really a chore: He certainly enjoys designing clothes that emphasize masculinity, squaring the shoulder and puffing out the chest. This time, that was most effectively achieved by multiple zippered pockets, some attached to the coats, others strapped into a Desert Strike harness—a spin-off from a backpack that could oddly make viable commercial sense. Three times the space to store your junk, after all.
Haute couture is known as the great paradox of fashion—it's indicative of a house's heavyweight credentials as a moneymaker, by the very fact it doesn't make money. You know Tisci's mirror-embroidered pieces will cost a king's ransom, but they aren't meant to sell in any great quantities. The other key decorative motif in the collection was a graphic morphing camouflage with dollar bill imagery—printing money. That's what that grab bag of sportswear pieces undoubtedly spell for Givenchy, even if you couldn't silence the niggling feeling that digital print has had its day, certainly as an exciting runway statement.
Although they're often center stage, and always front-of-house in the salesroom, the immediately identifiable Givenchy graphics have never been the sum total of Tisci's aesthetic. They're simply the ones that are easiest read. The sum total is, actually, precisely that: no single style or item, but in the entirety of his fashion vision, and how adroitly he's fashioned his Givenchy man. As the models filed past, there was no danger of thinking that this collection had come from the hand of another designer.
Tisci's shows are specific and distinctive, uncompromising and unapologetic. They're entirely true to his vision, and his vision is, after over a decade at the helm, intrinsically tied with maison Givenchy. There's a comfort, a happiness even, to that kind of security. Given the uncertainties of current designer firings and hirings, and the number of houses swirling without distinct leadership, surely there's no better place for Tisci to be right now than here, at Givenchy, doing his thing.
By Alexander Fury
Tags: Desert Strike, Full Fashion Show, Givenchy Spring Summer, Last Spring Tisci, models
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Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva thanked the award he recently received from the International Human Rights Foundation.
8 November, 2019 Lula Is Free
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was released today after serving 580 days in political prison in the Superintendence of the Federal Police of Curitiba, capital of the southern state of Parana.
15 October, 2019 Cuban President Reaffirms Solidarity with Lula da Silva
Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel ratified on Twitter this Tuesday the claim for the immediate release of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, victim of a political and judicial conspiracy that keeps him in prison more than a year ago on false charges.
23 April, 2019 Supreme Court Reviews Lula's New Defense Appeal
The Supreme Court of Brazil will review a new recourse to the defense of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, sentenced to 12 years in prison on charges of passive corruption and money laundering.
20 November, 2018 Brazilian Fernando Haddad's Trial to Be Opened
Former candidate Fernando Haddad, who relieved Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on the Workers' Party ballot during the past presidential elections, will be prosecuted on charges of alleged passive corruption and money laundering.
15 November, 2018 Brazil Loses Access to Cuban Medicine Because of Bolsonaro
The president of the Workers' Party, Gleisi Hoffmann, denounced that due to the threats of the President-elect, ultra-right-winger Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil loses today access to Cuban medicine, recognized by the World Health Organization.
14 November, 2018 Lula Da Silva Will Face Another Interrogation
Former Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, prisoner for seven months in Curitiba, faces another interrogation this Wednesday as part of the Lava Jato Operation investigating cases of corruption.
25 October, 2018 Lula Asks to Vote for Haddad to Stop Fascism
In order to preserve democracy in Brazil, threatened by right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva asked this Wednesday to vote for Fernando Haddad, representative of the Workers' Party.
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3 October, 2018 Brazilians Immersed in a War of Numbers
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module God
  module Conditions

    class Complex < PollCondition
      AND = 0x1
      OR  = 0x2
      NOT = 0x4

      def initialize()
        super

        @oper_stack = []
        @op_stack = []

        @this = nil
      end

      def valid?
        @oper_stack.inject(true) { |acc, oper| acc & oper.valid? }
      end

      def prepare
        @oper_stack.each { |oper| oper.prepare }
      end

      def new_oper(kind, op)
        oper = Condition.generate(kind, self.watch)
        @oper_stack.push(oper)
        @op_stack.push(op)
        oper
      end

      def this(kind)
        @this = Condition.generate(kind, self.watch)
        yield @this if block_given?
      end

      def and(kind)
        oper = new_oper(kind, 0x1)
        yield oper if block_given?
      end

      def and_not(kind)
        oper = new_oper(kind, 0x5)
        yield oper if block_given?
      end

      def or(kind)
        oper = new_oper(kind, 0x2)
        yield oper if block_given?
      end

      def or_not(kind)
        oper = new_oper(kind, 0x6)
        yield oper if block_given?
      end

      def test
        if @this.nil?
          # Although this() makes sense semantically and therefore
          # encourages easy-to-read conditions, being able to omit it
          # allows for more DRY code in some cases, so we deal with a
          # nil @this here by initially setting res to true or false,
          # depending on whether the first operator used is AND or OR
          # respectively.
          if 0 < @op_stack[0] & AND
            res = true
          else
            res = false
          end
        else
          res = @this.test
        end

        @op_stack.each do |op|
          cond = @oper_stack.shift
          eval "res " + ((0 < op & AND) ? "&&" : "||") + "= " + ((0 < op & NOT) ? "!" : "") + "cond.test"
          @oper_stack.push cond
        end

        res
      end
    end

  end
end


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Military police to enforce driving ban in snow-slammed Buffalo
By The Associated Press - December 29, 2022
Home > The Nation > Military police to enforce driving ban in snow-slammed Buffalo
Workers use heavy equipment to clear snow from Richmond Avenue in Buffalo, N.Y., on Monday, Dec. 26, 2022. (Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP)
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Storm-battered Buffalo braced Tuesday for fresh snow while still counting fatalities and striving to recover from the deadliest storm in western New York in at least two generations.
Mayor Byron Brown's office announced seven additional storm-related deaths Tuesday, bringing Buffalo's total to 27, along with at least seven suburban fatalities. The toll surpasses that of the historic Blizzard of 1977, blamed for killing as many as 29 people in a region known for harsh winter weather.
The National Weather Service predicted that as much as 2 inches more snow could fall Tuesday in Erie County, which includes Buffalo. It is the second-largest city in New York, with about 275,000 residents.
Meanwhile, state and military police are being sent to keep people from driving.
County Executive Mark Poloncarz said police would be positioned at entrances to Buffalo and at major intersections to enforce a ban on driving in New York's second-most populous city.
"Too many people are ignoring the ban," Poloncarz, a Democrat, said at a news conference. Meanwhile, the prohibition on driving was lifted in suburban areas.
While Tuesday's forecast was nothing like the massive storm that dropped over 4 feet of snow in some places starting Friday, "any additional snowfall that Buffalo may continue to have today is going to be impactful," said lead forecaster Bob Oravec.
"The biggest impact is going to be how it hinders the removal of the previous snowfall," he said.
The rest of the United States also was reeling from the ferocious winter storm, with at least an additional two dozen deaths reported in other parts of the country, and power outages in communities from Maine to Washington state.
On the Rosebud Sioux Tribe's reservation in South Dakota, there were plans to use snowmobiles Tuesday to reach residents after food boxes were delivered by helicopter and trucks over the weekend, the tribe said.
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Matthew Maxwell says:
"Ferocious winter storm", what a joke. Here in Colorado, we had sub-zero for 2 days. Wednesday in the 40s, Thursday and Friday sub zero, Saturday in the 40s. Nothing to get up in arms about. Hell, in Yakutsk Russia, the temperature stays well below zero for fall through most of spring.
We are just not used to these types of storms these days. People dying in this type of weather is due to either their own stupidity, going out, and the reckless stupidity of towns' and cities' leadership; not opening up for the homeless. Except, here in Denver, our ridiculous leader closed down a recreation center to house "illegal immigrants", and did absolutely nothing for the US citizen homeless.


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The 1988 Tompkins Square Police Riot - A Video Point of View
Paul Garrin
Saturday night on August 6th 1988 was stiflingly hot and humid. My apartment had no air conditioning and I was dying from the heat. Fortunately that night I was booked from midnight to 7 a.m. at Broadway Video at Broadway and 49th street to do special effects and editing on my video work entitled "Free Society".
video activism, gentrification, camcorder revolution
Man With a Video Camera
Tompkins Square Riot Memories Issue #53.pdf, 904,9 KiB
Tompkin Square Riot Memories
Paul Garrin's bio on Mediafilter
Entry about the Tompkin Square Riot at the Tactical Media Files blog
Tompkin Square, August 6, 1988 - Eyewitness News
Tompkin Square August 6, 1988
Broadway Video was a technical marvel and an oasis from the melting heat of the city. Just after midnight the technician and I started work on image processing of various riot scenes that I had collected over time by recording the TV news. Just as our session was getting up to speed, the power suddently went off and all the media equipment and computers in the entire place went dark. The excessive power demand that night caused a brownout in Midtown, which triggered the facility's power protection system to shut everything down. Since it was a weekend, and we were on artist-discount rates, there was no engineering staff on duty to safely bring systems back up, so I said goodnight to my technician friend and took a taxi back to my apartment on East 7th Street just off of Avenue B and Tompkins Square Park.
As I got out of the taxi I looked up 7th St. and saw flashing lights, a helicopter hovering just above the rooftops, and police on horseback riding on Avenue A. I had no idea what was going on, but with the sight of all the police vehicles and riot cops on the street, I thought it would be a good chance to get some fresh material for Free Society. I went back to may apartment to drop off my video work tapes and pick up this new Sony video 8 camera that I borrowed from my friend. I walked up East 7th St. to the corner of Avenue A, but there were cops all over the corner blocking the view and preventing me from seeing or turning the corner on to Avenue A. I took some shots of the cops standing around, and caught some mounted police riding their horses South on Avenue A. As I recorded scenes of the cops on the corner I noticed that many had black bands covering their badges. I thought that it was strange to see what appeard to be a sign of mourning covering up the numbers on the officers' badges.
A police helicopter was hovering just above what was then Leshko's Coffee Shop, and I took some footage as it hung there almost touching the rooftop, kicking up dust and debris on the street. I had a feeling that there was more going on around the corner, so I doubled back around Avenue B and up East 6th St. to Avenue A where I came upon the front line of riot cops with helmets and shields that spanned East to West across Avenue A. I started the tape rolling and panned the lineup of riot cops and some apparent police brass among them. There was the occasional sound of glass breaking as bottles hit the street not far from the police. Suddenly, a herd of cops broke formation and chased people up East 6th Street towards First Ave., nightsticks flailing into bodies and darkness.
I didn't feel very safe at that moment and I scoped out a van parked on Avenue A just by the Con Edison substation, for cover. As the confrontation escalated I climbed to the roof of the van to get above the fray and to secure a better vantage point for my camera. Again the cops broke ranks and began pushing people with their nightsticks and chasing them down the avenue. I was following the action as much as I could when I heard two thumps against the metal body of the van -- then noticed that the van was surrounded by cops shouting at me "GET DOWN" and swinging their nightsticks at my legs, and at the legs of two other photographers perched next to me. The cops were shouting at me to get down, and at the same time were swinging their nightsticks trying to hit me -- an unreconcilable situation. I continued to roll tape as I danced to avoid the blows of the nightsticks, and shouted "I'M GETTING DOWN! JUST GIVE ME A CHANCE...". As I sat down on the roof and started to come down, one cop lunged at me out of the darkness and grabbed me by my shirt, swung me around, and slammed me against the brick wall at Con Edison, as my camera rolled on. He screamed at me "PUT YOUR FUCKING HANDS TO YOURSELF OR I'LL CRACK YOUR FUCKIN' SKULL!!! YOU GOT ME?" I answered: "Yea, I got you!" as I hit the ground and felt him kicking me. Then he yelled: "NOW GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!!!!" and then he stomped on the video 8 camera. I was dazed, the camera hit me in the face as the cop assaulted me, and cut me above my eye...I realized that the cop said to get the fuck out of there, and not that I was under arrest, so after ascertaining that the camera and tape were actually intact, I took his advice and got the fuck out of there.
I went to a bodega and got some bandaids and put one on the cut above my right eye, and got back out on the street to shoot some more footage. I could see in the distance the cops beating a man with nightsticks as he lay on the street next to a parked car. After the cops beat the guy they ran away. When I came closer, there was a guy standing on the sidewalk covered in blood, that gushed from a clear opening in his head. People rushed to help him and tried to stop the bleeding with a tshirt or whatever was on hand. Finally the paramedics came and took the bloodied man to the hospital. FIres were burning in the streets. The cops retreated. Firetrucks raced up the avenue, sirens blaring. People wandered in all directions in the smoke haze and heat, dazed and outraged by what had been going down throughout the night.
As things quieted down, I went to a nearby pay phone and started calling the local TV news stations. I got through to CBS and NBC but both night desk operators were skeptical, especially since I shot with a home camcorder and not professional TV gear. First I said, where the hell are you guys? the cops are going wild in the streets beating the crap out of people and there are no news cameras anywhere to record this. I just got my ass kicked for no reason, but I did record it on video. Besides my own beating, I have people bleeding, and cops seemingly out of control. I was asked "what did you shoot it on?" I said: "on video 8"...he said "we can't air that! it's not broadcast spec!" I told him, "look, send your crew with your betacam and I'll dub you the tape directly." I guess speaking tv speak worked, and he said that a crew and a reporter would come out in the morning.
At around 8:00 am my phone rang and it was CBS 2 local news -- they and the local NBC Ch. 4 crew were outside my building. I went down and let them in, and brougnt them up to my hot sticky apartment. I connected both teams to my video playback and they copied the footage as we watched it on the tv monitor in my living room. When the reporters interviewed me on camera, I asked that they not show my face and not use my name, as I was afraid of repurcussions by the police. The reporter commented: aww come on, show your face -- you have a black eye -- it's GOOD TELEVISION!. I said ok, no silhouette, but please don't use my full name! They agreed and the interview continued. That night the report was the top story on every local channel, highlighted by the point-of-view shot of my own beating by the cops.
Besides breaking the story and contradicting the official police story that "nothing happened", my video tape also exposed the attempted coverup -- many if not most of the cops who rioted either covered their badges with black tape, or in some cases completely removed their badges in order to avoid identification. A shot of a cop with a covered badge from my video made the front page of the NY Post. Mayor Ed Koch and Police Commissioner Benjamin Ward stuttered in front of the news cameras as they tried to explain away the obvious police criminality capured on my videotape.
Feeling that my identity was protected, I went on with my life, and back to work on my video. When I got home the next night I played back my answering machine which recorded many death threats apparently left by police. I called the mayor's office at 3 a.m. to report the death threats but the cop that answered the phone -- a sergeant -- refused to get a message to Mayor Koch. Not knowing who else to call -- knowing that it wouldn't work to call the cops on the cops, I called the FBI, I guess that's when my file started-- and I called the local news, who ate it up...every channel's crew was knocking at my door to get the story and take a shot of the threats playing back on my answering machine.
At this point my identity was public and there was no turning back, so I decided to go full-on high profile. I made lots of duplicates of the video on to VHS tapes and made the rounds the next day to the U.S. Attorney's office, the District Attorney's office, led by high powered legal counsel Gerald Walpin (the D.A. almost dropped to her knees when Walpin walked with me through the door into her office). I made sure that everybody had a free copy of my video tape -- not only was it a major news story, it was also evidence.
I arranged a supervised copy of the original tape with the D.A.'s office, and they accepted that as evidence. The original tape never left my hands and there was never a question or demand for it beyond the supervised dub from the original, the chain of custody paperwork and my signed, sworn statement declaring that the tape was original and unaltered. The verified copy was entered into evidence and the original tape remains in my own archive. I wanted everybody to have a copy of it and wanted everyone to see what my camera recorded that night.
The power of the video to scoop the mainstream media and contradict the official lies became evident, and the event became known as the Tompkins Square Police Riot. From that moment on, the local news began soliciting home video -- instead of scoffing at it -- and the face of news gathering was forever changed, as was the aesthetics of television for better or worse with "reality" shows such as COPS and America's Funniest Home Videos. The euphoria of scooping the media and heralding the truth was intoxicating for a time, and it felt like what I called "Reverse Big Brother -- not the state watching the people, but the people watching the state". I knew that video served as a tool, a weapon, and a witness. The tompkins square riot video inspired many to pick up their cameras and record what would have otherwise been unseen. The video revolution swept across the airwaves and across the world, as communism fell in the Eastern block, and as the cops armed themselves with cameras and media. The riot became a media riot, and escalated to a media war. Then I advised: "Use your camera intelligently". Today with internet and a shakeup in the media distribution system, that same advice applies: "Use your media intelligently". The Tompkins Square Riot video was the spark that ignited the camcorder revolution, and it was the first wave leading up to the internet media revolution of today, 20 years later.
Tompkins Square Park Police Riot of 1988
What Happened One Hot Summer Night in 1988
Eric Drooker Riot Cops Flaming Fist
On the evening of July 30, 1988, a group of people in Tompkins Square Park were violently rousted by club wielding cops, claiming that they were enforcing a midnight park curfew. This curfew, not declared by any city agency, was phony and illegal. Some people resisted and this got cops very angry.
Over the next seven days, neighbors watched as the NYPD built up a para-military presence in and around the park, complete with maneuvers on horse back and displays of crowd control techniques with phalanxes of riot cops advancing in special formations.
On August 6, 1988, a sweltering hot and stifingly humid night, anti-Tompkins Square Park curfew demonstrators were set upon by riot cops at the stroke of midnight, as the police attempted to clear the park and enforce the curfew. The police pushed people out of the park and into the streets, beating people indiscriminately with nightsticks, as police on horseback charged the crowd, injuring numerous innocent bystanders, some seriously. All the while a police helicopter hovered just above the rooftops on Avenue A, blowing up a blinding dust and attracting more and more residents who came out to see what was going on. Out of control police charged into the crowd repeatedly, kicking, beating, crashing peoples' heads with clubs, drawing blood and sending many to the hospital with concussions and broken bones. Outrage over the police violence increased as hundreds of cops from all over the city descended on the neighborhood, randomly chasing and beating area residents and anyone in their sights. In the midst of the mayhem the commanding officer left the scene "to take a personal" at the station house a mile away, leaving the rank and file cops to terrorize and brutalize the neighborhood -- unconstrained and unaccountable, in the absence of any mainstream TV news cameras. Little did they realize that two neighborhood videographers, one whom was beaten by police as his camera rolled, would come back to haunt them with footage of the night's unconstrained police violence. The police attacks lasted all night as people resisted their assaults.
By 6:00 the following morning, the cops withdrew, satisfied that they had successfully enforced the illegal park curfew until 6am as they had been ordered to. In reality, the only thing they had succeeded in doing was to unite our neighborhood like never before!! Over 120 people were hospitalized with injuries inflicted by gratuitous police beatings. The evening news was ablaze with the home video footage that showed the extent of the police wilding in the streets, and clips that exposed dozens of police attempting to conceal their identities by covering up their badges with black bands and in some cases removing their shields altogether. One videographer, Clayton Patterson, captured literally hours and hours of the attacks on video that was ultimately used as evidence to bring charges against the police, and in civil lawsuits brought against the City by those who suffered injuries at the hands of unruly police. The shot that broke the story to the mainstream media and topped the week's TV coverage of the riot replayed the point of view of artist and videomaker Paul Garrin's camera as several police officers ganged up on him and beat him to the ground in an attempt to destroy his camera and stop him from videotaping their crimes. While the video footage contradicted the official story of the night's events it also ignited public outrage over the police brutality. In the nights to follow large protests and demonstrations formed as hundreds of neighborhood residents took to the streets in a show of solidarity and in opposition to the curfew. The police showed up by the busload in force and in full riot gear and on their best behavior -- in light of the media riot -- where hoardes of mainstream TV crews were determined not to miss this time. Then Mayor Ed Koch relented and the attempted curfew was rescinded, leaving the park open 24 hours a day as it had been for a century before.
A week after the riot a concert and rally was held in the Tompkins Square Park bandshell (demolished in 1991) where many local bands, poets, performers, and speakers celebrated the park as free public space where people gather to express themselves, and demonstrate politically.
Every year since the riot, we have held events, concerts and demonstrations to commemorate what happened on that hot summer night in 1988, so that people do not forget and so young people can learn the history of our struggle to exist in the face of gentrification and corporatization of our city, and to celebrate the creative energy and talents that once and again thrive here.
Chris Flash, Editor,
The SHADOW,
http://shadowpress.org