"For over fifty years, Colombia has experienced armed conflict. This has led to great humanitarian problems for the civilian population, with more than eight million people internally displaced. With the Peace Agreement between the Government and the FARC, and the current peace talks with the ELN we currently find ourselves in a situation of hope. There is an opportunity for the Colombian people as long as the government carries out what was agreed in Havana and has genuine political will for peace. This will involve a series of transformations, both in political institutions and in the economic model.
The upcoming elections in 2018 are something of concern. Declarations have been made by political actors that go against the aims of the peace process. These declarations are mainly focused on the unwillingness to address land reform and political participation: two themes that are at the root of the armed conflict in Colombia.
"In recent months, Colombia has witnessed an increase in threats, attacks, and killings aimed at human rights defenders. According to official numbers, 156 human rights defenders have been killed between January 2016 and March 2017. According to civil society organisations, this number is even higher: they speak of a number of 175 murdered human rights defenders and social leaders. These statistics are worrying, because human rights defenders play an important role in the construction of the peace in Colombia.


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SAMAMA/VAN LEEUWEN SMASH RECORD WITH ALMOST 20 MINUTES
Spectacular 28th Zwitserleven Round Texel Race
Den Burg / Texel
Wind, waves and shallow water... the 28th Zwitserleven Round Texel Race for beachcatamarans was a tough one. The surf became a huge playground for waves with boats as their toys. It was a challenge to get to the starting line, due to the onshore wind. Many participants crashed and were washed ashore. Even top sailors. Others decided to withdraw from the race and did not try to face the elements. Only 247 teams crossed the finishline, but 120 were disqualified. Wouter Samama and Jeroen van Leeuwen, sailing on a Tornado Spi, smashed the race and world record with almost twenty minutes. Mischa Heemskerk and Sander de Boer finished about four minutes later with their Hobie Tiger, which was enough for the victory on handicap.
At 8:00 hours on Saturday morning 11 June, race director Jaap Tirion wished all sailors a safe and good race. The north-north-west wind was force 5 to 6 and the waves were high. Participants prepared themselves for a tough challenge. Spectators got ready for an unprecedented spectacle. It was like an exciting show. Xander Pols and Sven de Laaf were the first drop-outs among the favourites. Their M20 with brand new carbon sails capsized in the surf, after which the mast broke immediately. Gerard Loos, Rikkert Graat and Daan Koene followed. Mitch Booth and Herbert Dercksen had bad luck as well. Although they were able to start again, the frames inside their carbon Hobie Concept hulls were cracked, which forced them to give up. Sailors were assisting each other to save masts of capsized catamarans. For others it was too late and they needed help to rescue their equipment. Wouter Samama and Jeroen van Leeuwen were also in troubles. Samama: "I thought it would not be too difficult, but I fell off the boat and we broke the tiller and we damaged the bow. Fortunately, we could repair the damage on the water."
Heavy first leg As usual, the helicopter gave the starting signal at 10:00 hours AM. The fleet went off reaching with a rough North Sea and strong wind. Team Samama/Van Leeuwen took the lead and was first to set spinnaker after the light house. Samama: "We hit the ground before the VC-mark and damaged our rudder. We fixed it with a rope and continued." According to Willem Geijssen, who finished third overall, this part of the race was the most exciting. "The water was so shallow that many teams capsized or their rudders went up. Gunnar Larsen damaged his bow and was out of competition for the victory. Jacco Salman broke his rudder and had to give up." The race committee did not expect the fleet to be that fast, so the participants entered the Wadden Sea a little bit too early. Remko Kenbeek and Paul Brouwer flipped over after the VC-mark. They were heading directly to Oudeschild, as Heemskerk/De Boer choose for a course closer to the shore. Repeat Team Geijssen and Van Capelle followed them. Geijssen: "We wanted to stay close to the leader of the F18's. In case he would capsize, we could take over the first position, but it turned out to be a wrong decision. Kenbeek and Brouwer had more wind and passed us." Meanwhile, Heemskerk and De Boer extended their lead and passed the second Tornado of Eduard Zanen and Willem Houwing, who finished third. Wouter Samama and Jeroen van Leeuwen flew after 2 hours, 11 minutes and 11 seconds over the finishline. An absolute record. Samama: "I think this one will remain a while." The winners of the 1997 Round Texel Race needed 2 hours, 30 minutes and 36 seconds. Hans Bouscholte and Ruurd van Wieren were 11 seconds faster in September 2003, but that is all history now.
The battle for the second and third F18 (also on handicap) was still going on. At the Razende Bol in the south, Kenbeek and Brouwer capsized again and Geijssen/Van Capelle almost. Geijssen: "At that point I really thought that we would beat Remko, but he just got us."
Close finish The French Nissan team Mourniac/Citeau and Repeat Team Huntelman/Van der Kamp fought for the fifth and sixth position overall. Herwin van der Kamp: "We were fast beating upwind at the southern point, but a wave knocked us off the hull. It was very exctining as we were heading towards the finishline with three boats: Mourniac/Citeau, Flier/Krijthe (NED) and us. The gap between Mourniac and us was only six seconds, but he won." Jean-Louis Flier and Chris Krijthe were disqualified, due of a early start. The same happened to Hans Bouscholte and Ruurd van Wieren, winners of the line-honours in 2004. But most of the 120 disqualifications were caused by a wrong passage of the gate at the light house in the north.
Sportive women's competition There was another battle going on, because two F18 female teams were aiming at the Women's Cup. Wampe van der Poel and Marieke Engelsman sailed out first, but capsized in the surf. They came back safely and did not want to go out anymore. Until they saw the other girls leaving. Van der Poel: "We decided to try again and we made it." Kathelijn de Bruijne reached the light house as first female crew. After the VC-mark the female Repeat Team flipped over and Van der Poel/Engelsman passed them. At Oudeschild both teams were knocked down by a huge gust of wind. De Bruijne took over the lead and finished as first women team, but they were also on the dsq list. De Bruijne: "We passed the mark and went back to sail through the gate, but we could not convince the jury." As a result, Van der Poel and Engelsman won the Women's Cup, but they did not accept that. At the prize giving ceremony, they gave their Cup away to the team of De Bruijne. Van der Poel: "We do not like to win a race this way. The girls sailed correctly and we will beat them next year."
Winners' party The prize giving ceremony became a great celebration. All winners were honoured on stage. Champaign flew plentifully, TNG Swiss Watches were handed over and flowers were thrown into the crowd. Heemskerk and De Boer won on handicap, followed by Kenbeek/Brouwer and Geijssen/Van Capelle. All F18-teams. The Zwitserleven Round Texel 2005 event ended with a fantastic sailor's party on the Texel Beach. There was more good news, because title sponsor Zwitserleven announced a prolongation of the sponsor contract with two more years.
Top five (on handicap) Zwitserleven Round Texel Race 2005:
1. NED - F18 – Heemskerk / De Boer, 2:16:35 hours
2. NED – F18 - Kenbeek / Brouwer, 2:20:57 hours
3. NED – F18 – Geijssen / Van Capelle, 2:21:46 hours
4. NED – Tornado Spi – Samama / Van Leeuwen, 2:11:11 hours
5. FRA – F18 – Mourniac / Citeau, 2:23:13 hours
SAMAMA/DE BOER BREAKS RECORD IN ZWITSERLEVEN ROUND TEXEL RACE
Tough surf claims many victims
On Saturday June 11th 2005, Wouter Samama and Jeroen van Leeuwen (NED) broke all records during the 28th Zwitserleven Rounde Texel Race. They sailed their Tornado within 2 hours, 11 minutes and 11 seconds around the island. That was about 19 minutes faster than Van Teylingen/Manuel in the 1997 race and Bouscholte/Van Wieren at their attempt in 2003. According to the provisional results, Mischa Heemskerk and Sander de Boer won on handicap with their Hobie Tiger.
Many drop-outs
Participants had a tough day, due to the heavy conditions. During the briefing at 8:00 AM hours, the north-northwest-wind wind was already force five. The direction in combination with the high surf claimed many victims. Boats capsized by the handful, which resulted into lots of damage to the equipment. Among them were favorites for the victory, like Xander Pols and Sven de Laaf with their M20. Last year's winners, Team Zwitserleven Booth/Dercksen, turned over as well and cracked the inside frames of their brand new carbon hulls. The damage was too serieus and therefore they could not start the race. Booth: "Of course we are disappointed, but what happened belongs to these kind of events. It was close to the limit." Half of the 547 subscribed teams withdrew prematurely. Finally, 247 catamarans finished. Paralympic sailor Thierry Schmitter completed the race as well.
"The party broke out"
Samama and Van Leeuwen did not go through the surf undamaged, but they were able to repair their broken tiller before the start. They started high on the line. Samama: "We could go over everybody and reached the light house in first position." The team hit the ground before the VC-mark and damaged their rudder. "We tied it. Our leg towards Oudeschild was extremely fast, after which we saw nobody anymore. I looked at my watch at the southern point of the island. We still had 45 minutes left to break the record and we only needed 20. As we entered the beach, the party broke out. Super cool!"
Five minutes later, Mischa Heemskerk and Sander de Boer crossed the finishline as second team. De Boer: "Remco Kenbeek and Paul Brouwer were just behind us, until they capsized close before the VC-mark. At that point, there were two Tornado's in front of us, but Eduard Zanen took in his spinnaker earlier. We passed them, after which we tried to stay as close as possible to Wouter and Jeroen." The Nissan Hobie Pro Team won on handicap. Eduard Zanen and Willem Houwing from Texel finished third.
'Zwitserleven Gevoel' from the hammock
This morning, title sponsor Zwitserleven surprised the spectators with hammocks on the beach. They were placed last night, to enable enthusiasts to enjoy this year's spectacular race. Semi-live images were broadcasted on a television screen on the beach. People stayed infromed about the interim scores with the help of Official TNG Timekeeping System. This evening, the prize giving ceremony will start at 21.00 hours in the party tent.
In addition to Zwitserleven, the event is sponsored by TNG Swiss Watches, Repeat Sales Promotions, PWN Waterleidingbedrijf Noord-Holland, W&H/Liebherr, Software AG, LinkinMedia, Nissan, Teso, VVV Texel, TROS, RoT Events en de Mondriaan Onderwijsgroep.
www.roundtexel.com
Diana Bogaards

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Following on from our last post on the impact that words have on fashion & film, we could not of course forget the immense impression that music has to guide us to a perfect fashion moment.
My favourite all time fashion moment is created by none other than Guy Ritchie as director for Dior, staring Jude Law, Michaela Kocianova, with creative director Robert Lussier and of course Paris an intoxicating mix of sensory overload to say the least. What fuses this whole moment into combustible fashion lust is of course the music titled Exogenesis by Muse.
Here is the fashion, film & music video triage that I hope you enjoy as much as we do here at Harlette.


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Flying Logic Forum > Flying Logic > Flying Logic for Writers > Flying Logic for Writers?
As it is, Flying Logic is not designed for writers -- as far as I can tell after having tested it for a few days only. However, I do think it has the potential to be quite powerful for both academic and creative writers -- as well as for teaching writing. I am in literary studies and could use a tool that would help me visualize the textual evidence that supports an interpretive claim, that would allow me to make warrants or underlying assumptions explicit, as well as possible objections and their rebuttal (sort of Toulmin-style). But such visualization would be particularly helpful in teaching.
I used the template (or "domain") for evidence-based analysis to test such an analysis and was quite happy with how it added clarity to the complex problem. I found myself wishing for a way to turn this analysis into an argument, and to export the argument as an outline. I realize that this would be a complex thing to accomplish since you have to turn the spacial representation into a linear one, but, well, I was wishing.
I hope that this discussion will start a process that leads to the development of such templates.
Re: Flying Logic for Writers?
As for "turning analysis into argument," I would need more understanding of what is involved in this before determining how the software may be adaptable to the task. Exporting to an outline is not a technical problem at all, and it's now on my list of features to add for future versions. It would be helpful to know what outlining software you believe is popular, so I can figure out what export file formats to support.
First, it helped me in fact thinking. It helped to clarify vague thoughts and nebulous ideas in a way paper could not - this impresses me because I always thought of paper as the unbeatable tool for any thinking outside my head, as the best tool available. In the first 2 days, I got a grip on a number of problems that were plaguing me for long - now, they are turned into to-do-lists! I developed the concept for a writing workshop I am going to give next week, and I was ready to go after two or three hours - in the past, this was something that costed me half a week! So, chapeau, Mr McNally!
Next thing will be the development of a novel plot. I aquired the Professional Version because it allows to create one's own domains and classes: My first attempt was to create a domain "Plot" and classes for each POV or each plot thread. Using a direction from left to right one should be able to easily create lines of events and interweave them later - just to drag an arrow from one entry to another would mean "this happens after that" -, until one arrives at one long chain of events. That could be grouped into chapters and acts to have an overall structure. We'll see.
The possibility to export an outline (that is, any list that contains the title of an entity and its notes together) would be a great help - not only for writers, I think.
First, it helped me in fact thinking. It helped to clarify vague thoughts and nebulous ideas in a way paper could not - this impresses me because I always thought of paper as the unbeatable tool for any thinking outside my head, as the best tool available. In the first 2 days, I got a grip on a number of problems that were plaguing me for long - now, they are turned into to-do-lists!
I had a similar experience of sudden clarity with my first attempts at testing Flying Logic. I had also discovered it at the Scrivener forum and was working on a research problem; using the "Evidence-Based Analysis" domain as a starting point, I was able to pinpoint a paradox at the heart of my problem. It took me a while to understand that it is quite easy in the Pro version to create your own custom domains. I was quite frustrated at first that all that thinking was locked into Flying Logic -- unless I retyped everything. To me, the ability to export into a format Scrivener can read is crucial.
Indeed! In the end, what you need as a writer -- regardless of whether you write fiction or non-fiction -- is an outline to turn into a readable text. It would be wonderful if Flying Logic included the ability to export as OPML -- or even better come to think of it as MultiMarkdown file. You could import the outline directly into Scrivener, turning every node in FL into a document and thus a card on the pinboard. Bliss! OPML would probably speak to a larger number of applications, and you can import an OPML file into Scrivener via fletcher's trick over at the Scrivener forums using a MultiMarkdown file as an intermediary.
Andreas, now I have a question for you: how would you turn your storyboard, or your map of the plotlines into an outline? You would probably want the groups (i.e. chapters) to be top-level items with the events in those groups as children, right? So you would end up with an outline that gives you the chapters in succession. It seems to me that flexibility in what ends up where on the outline would be a killer feature.
I too came to this from Scrivener forum and am playing with the demo, particularly with a view to tracking plot, what are the consequences of certain actions, what prerequisites need to be in place for things to happenm what are the desired and undesired outcomes etc. I'm interested in what new classes you might create. I can't afford the professional version at the moment but would be interested in your experience of using it, particularly with regard to tracking the different plot points in an outline.
Speed in the transferring step is, BTW, overrated in my opinion. For a writer, it does no harm if one is forced to write something a second or third time. I very often develop my plot lines several times independantly anew from scratch, just to find out whether I arrive at the same conclusions or not or to have alternatives to chose from. It might very well be that I will use Flying Logic only for a very early stage of the developing process - when I have bits and pieces of a story that have to go in, but no idea how. And once the basic structure is fixed, I might create it again in Scrivener, this time focusing on other aspects - time, place, characters involved etc.
We'll see. I have to give my seminar first next week, after that is Frankfurt Book Fair, and then home again, I'll have to fine-tune the second half of a novel in progress, and I'll attack this with Flying Logic. After that, I'll be able to tell more.
AndreasE, thank you for your response. Do you have classes for Acts, chapters, and scenes in your domain? It seems to me that in writing narrative, there would be different types of maps that would not easily come together in an outline -- but this may be my lack of imagination in this area. E.g. I could imagine a graph that charts out conflicts between characters (sort of like a reverse conflict resolution graph). These conflicts are what drives the narrative and since they happen in time, they would turn into a chronological structure. But you wouldn't necessarily tell the story in the same chronology, right? I am trying to wrap my head around this conundrum not just because I'm nosy, but because much of my work revolves around the analysis of narrative. In terms of mapping, I think, there would be a lot of similarities between a map that facilitates the creation of a narrative and one for its analysis.
It seems to me that there would be value in mapping on each of these levels, but each would require different domains and classes. Your outline with Acts, chapters and scenes would be on the third level here. Level 2 is what makes your story different from other stories that use the same basic material; this is where I would expect you to do your mapping as a fiction writer. Level 1 would enable you to see what basic material you use. It seems to me it would be very difficult to model the transfer from a level 2 map to a level 3 outline, but perhaps I'm on a completely wrong track here.
Speed in the transferring step is, BTW, overrated in my opinion. For a writer, it does no harm if one is forced to write something a second or third time.
I agree with you that re-typing is potentially creative; but here, I think there may be a difference between fiction (narrative) and non-fiction (argumentative) writing. To me, direct transfer to an outline would add tremendous value to the software in mapping my own writing. I am working on an academic book and am using Flying Logic to map a chapter that I had been struggling with; I find that my graphs get very extensive, and I tend to write full sentences in the nodes. But speed of transfer is not even the main point here, perhaps: seeing my work in outline view gives me a wholly different perspective on the flow of the argument. Export to outline would enable me to go back-and-forth between a potential outline and the graph. Here, the difference between the structure of the argument and its expression in my text is very small, meaning that the outline of the argument will look very similar to the outline of my text.
This would be very different if I used Flying Logic to analyze a narrative. There would be no pressing need for me to transfer the outline of such a map. But, since I haven't tried that yet, I am not sure here either.
And just want to mention that to analyse a novel and to create a novel are two completely different things that can hardly be compared and can tell each other almost nothing: Whatever works in analysis might very well be of zero value in creation.
If one analyses a novel, one wants to create a telling image from the text. This is something I would rather use an application like OmniGraffle for, not Flying Logic.
But as I promised, more later this month!
Oh, I did not mean to suggest creation and analysis are the same thing -- I would absolutely agree with you that they are completely different activities that have quite different requirements. However, I would like to respectfully disagree on that they have nothing to tell each other and that they cannot be compared. Approaching a text from the perspective of creation when you are trying to analyze it can yield valuable insights, although it is certainly not the only way to approach a text. Of course I will not disagree with you that processes that would be helpful for analysis could well be worthless in creation -- or even detrimental to it. It seems to me though that at some point in the creative process some writers may rely on analysis if only as a diagnostic tool.
I am absolutely willing to concede though that Flying Logic may not be the right tool for analysis of fiction. I just haven't found a good reason why it would not be. OmniGraffle is all about options and freedom -- you can focus on the visual aspects and are free to create new shapes on the spot, which is definitely helpful for some analytical tasks -- for example to show character relations or how they move in space. The advantage of Flying Logic to me lies in constraint - each element has very specific meaning and you have a limited number of elements. This may be very valuable for a structural analysis. But this is just hypothesis; I will report back when I have tried it myself.
Yes. creating such template would make flying logic a great tool for writers..
c) helping students map their arguments.
I'd love to hear others' ideas.


Would you be interested if I told you there's a secret to saving money? Well, it's true. There are a few secrets that can be used to save money, even if it doesn't feel like you have any money to save. The bad news is that these secrets have been made public for decades and it's simply up to you to decide whether or not to use them.
First, you need to create a budget. I know what you're thinking, but before you can even dream about saving money you have to know where your money is going. There's simply no way around it. How can you decide where to make cuts or find extra cash to save if you have no idea where all of your money is going? You can't. So, it's time to create a budget.
The thing is, you don't have to make it a chore. In fact, many successful people get through life without tracking every single penny each and every day. You can probably get by doing the same. Initially, you do have to at least sit down and find out where your money is going. How much is being spent on housing, utilities, groceries, debt, and entertainment? Once you have created a clear picture of where your money goes in a typical month you can begin to spot trends and problem areas. After you've found the problem areas you'll have a better idea of where you can cut back and by how much.
Then you can use that money to apply to your savings.
As you can see, the idea is to paint a picture of where your money is going and isn't so much about tracking every single dollar you spend throughout the day. Yes, that can also be a helpful exercise to keep spending under control, but that's also what turns most people off of budgeting after just a few weeks.
After you've identified where your money is going you should have a few spare dollars to put aside into your savings or a retirement plan like a 401(k). That's a great start, but there's another secret to saving money: paying yourself first.
You've probably heard that phrase before, but it's so common because it works. If you're like most people you probably wait until your paycheck hits your checking account, you pay the bills and buy the weekly groceries before deciding how much you can afford to deposit into savings. By then the amount may be small and you're worried you might need those few dollars later in the week so you avoid putting any money into savings at all. Big mistake.
You need to think of your savings just like you would any other bill. When your electric bill comes each month what do you do? You make sure it gets paid, right? That's how you need to treat your savings account. If your goal is to save $100 a month then think of that as a $100 bill that needs to be paid. If you are thinking about this in terms of a bill you're more likely to make that deposit and build up your emergency fund.
Just thinking about your monthly savings as a bill isn't enough, and that's where you have to pay yourself first. You need to create an automatic savings plan that will automatically deposit money into your savings account before you even have a chance to spend it. This can be done right through your employer's direct deposit or with a recurring transfer with your bank. And just like magic, you don't even miss the money going into savings each week, yet your savings account begins growing over time.
This is the holy grail of personal finance, but if you can't utilize this secret you'll never be able to save money. You simply have to spend less money than you earn and there's no way around that. It's all about cash flow.
If you earn $100 and spend $110 you're now at a -$10. Where does that extra ten dollars come from? Usually, it's borrowed money, either from a credit card or some sort of loan. And guess what? That borrowed money comes with interest. That means you're actually more than ten dollars in the hole. As you begin to do this on a regular basis month after month and with large dollar amounts it's easy to see how someone can get tens of thousands of dollars in debt, which is exactly why most people feel as if they don't have any money to save.
As this debt mounts you may find yourself just making the minimum payments each month, but that in turn just means you'll be spending the next ten or twenty years paying for something you couldn't afford, spending thousands on interest.
Do those secrets sound like common sense? They should. Most of us know that we need to budget our money, put money aside for the future, and stay out of debt, but many of us still can't do it. Unfortunately, short of winning the lottery, there are no secrets to building wealth. These three sound money management principles are the foundation of personal finance.
One thing is certain. If you can budget your money so that you are spending less than you earn and put some of that money into a savings or retirement account before you have time to spend it, you will be able to save money and build wealth.


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TV I've Watched Recently (and a couple podcasts too)
I'm pretty sure that I am not the only person in the world who has watched an obscene amount of TV recently. As much as I would prefer to spend my time reading, the amount of silence that takes for that is driving me a little crazy. We usually watch a lot of TV in our house anyway, but because of lockdown, we've been watching even more to the point that we're all kind of running out of things to watch.
Thankfully, everything that I've watched has been enjoyable and different from one another, and I've also been listening to some podcasts lately, which is something I wasn't into before. So today, I thought that I would share what I've been watching (and listening to) lately!
This is a Disney+ series that chronicles the history of all the Disney theme parks starting from the very beginning, and I'm enjoying it so much that I'm sad that it's a weekly show and hasn't been released all at once. I love amusement parks and especially Disneyland so I love learning about what attractions were in the parks before I was able to go to them, although I am disappointed that there's no mention of Nara Dreamland which was supposed to be Disneyland but there's still a lot of information here so I'm not mad about it. Plus, Angela Bassett has the most soothing voice I've ever heard. I used to watch Defunctland on YouTube, but I think this show's better because it doesn't take any chance it can to call Michael Eisner evil, which Defunctland does.
I don't usually like things that make fun of religion for the sake of it *cough*southpark*cough* but this show is different because it's not making fun of the televangelist characters because of their faith, but because they're complete total hypocrites. This is the first Danny McBride show I've watched and I'm not going to lie, I did initially watch it only for John Goodman because he's one of the best and I ended up finding this show so funny. One thing I did not expect is the amount of male full-frontal nudity that is in this show. If the warning voice at the beginning says that there's nudity I just think "eh that's ok, there are boobs on TV all the time" and then a bunch of weenies appeared on the screen. It was quite a surprise.
It's been a while since I finished this show, but I jumped on it as soon as I found out that Sky would be adding more box sets of American comedy shows. We do have a lot of American programming, but when it comes to some highly regarded shows, we just don't get them because the TV people must think that it wouldn't mesh with a British audience or something dumb like that. But anyway, 30 Rock is a show that I've wanted to watch ever since I went inside the NBC studios building and after I saw so many screencaps from it being used as memes. I don't really rewatch shows unless I really like them, so it's very likely that I'll rewatch this in the future.
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
This show is another drag competition, like Drag Race, but unlike Drag Race, this competition focuses on alternative and horror performers and doesn't have a restriction on the gender of its contestants. I know that Drag Race is supposed to be open to anybody who does drag, but we still have yet to see drag kings, bio queens, or fully transitioned trans performers, which is disappointing. Instead, this show looks for a drag "supermonster" who embodies drag, filth, horror, and glamour and this can get intense to watch. Especially when it gets to the "filth" section of the finale floorshow because they do not hold back with being disgusting.
I was a little bummed that season three is an Amazon exclusive because I don't always get the chance to watch things on Prime so by the time I got around to watching it, I already knew who won, but I still had a great time watching it.
Speaking of Drag Race, I have mixed feelings towards this show these days. I do still enjoy watching to see the queens and what they can do, but so much of the drama is completely manufactured by the producers and it gets both tiring and predictable. Especially this current season with Brita blaming everyone but herself for her own shortcomings. I will still continue to watch but I'm not taking an active part in fandom anymore, because so many Drag Race fans have the worst selective memory.
The Office (US)
Watching this show should not be so difficult for me, but it is. My only way of watching this version of The Office is to watch it on Amazon Prime, which is not something I can do often thanks to my parents using it more often. Netflix UK only has the original version (ew) and Sky doesn't have it on demand, so I'm a little stuck. It has been a while since I've watched any of it and I do want to continue watching it because Steve Carrell is one of my favourites
Recently I've been in the biggest horror mood and I owe it all to this podcast, which is an extension of the YouTube channel Dead Meat. If you've ever seen a Kill Count video, you'll know about Dead Meat. In this podcast, James and Chelsea, who are engaged, do a lot of things related to horror movies. They alternate weeks between reviewing movies both new and old and either having research-based discussions, interviewing people who work in horror, or just having some fun like playing MASH.
Because I'm a geek, I will admit that their research-heavy episodes are some of my favourites, like their Final Girl discussion, and their episode on transgender representation in horror, but their more fun episodes where they talk about things like horror movie gimmicks or people's childhood fears are really cool too. I don't listen to a lot of their reviews, though, because I tend to just ignore reviews and form my own opinion (i actually thought their review of the hunt was pretty annoying) but I'm more likely to listen if it's an older movie they're reviewing.
Yes, this is Jenna and Julien as in Jenna Marbles and her boyfriend from YouTube. I used to be an on-and-off listener of this podcast and would only really listen to episodes on YouTube that interested me, but now I've been listening on Apple Podcasts more regularly. I will admit that you do miss a few things when you don't have the video – especially things that their dogs do because they often have their chihuahua sleeping on the table – but it's still just as fun to listen to. I guess the only thing that bugs me about this podcast is that there are times where it's definitely the Julien Podcast and Jenna's just sort of there not saying much, which kind of sucks.
Race Chaser
I do watch a couple of Drag Race reviewers on YouTube, but Race Chaser is the only podcast that I listen to because Alaska and Willam provide a better insight into the way the production of the show works than any non-RPDR queens who also do reviews. Although I will admit that there are times where Willam gets a little too abrasive when he reads and it gets to be pretty annoying. Especially with the current season as he constantly feels the need to remind us that every queen is a cisgender man and under 25, which is not true at all. Which is another annoying thing: the lack of research they do when they have their phones right next to them and could easily Google something is unbelievable at times.
My complaints aside, this is still a fun podcast to listen to if you like Drag Race.
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If you are going to be spending time outside this summer then we have some important tips to follow to protect yourself from the sun.
Scrambling is just like walking, except you throw your hands into the mix and tackle ground that's a little steeper.
An overview of the essential items to carry in your mountain rucksack.
We take a look at some considerations when choosing which survival bag to take on your hikes.
All about the world of bothies in the Great British outdoors.
How to purify water to make it drinkable when in the great outdoors.
If you've ever wondered what some of the most extreme hikes and treks in the world are then we have just the list for you.
Wild camping is something everyone should try at least once if they love the British Outdoors.
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Q: RadioButtons messing up bound data In an UserControl (TaskView1) I'm binding several booleans to RadioButtons:
      <StackPanel>
                <RadioButton Content="Spell" IsChecked="{Binding IsSpell}"  />
                <RadioButton Content="Movement" IsChecked="{Binding IsMovement}"/>
                <RadioButton Content="Action" IsChecked="{Binding IsAction}" />
                <RadioButton Content="Find" IsChecked="{Binding IsFind}"/>
       </StackPanel>

This UserControl (TaskView1) is used to display the selected Task in a TreeView (note that I have two DataTemplate defined because there are two different type of Task and I want different views for each of them).
 <GroupBox Header="Selected Task">
            <GroupBox.Resources>
                <DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:Task1}">
                    <local:TaskView1/>
                </DataTemplate>
                <DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type local:Task2}">
                    <local:TaskView2/>
                </DataTemplate>
            </GroupBox.Resources>
            <Grid HorizontalAlignment="Left">
                <ScrollViewer DataContext="{Binding SelectedItem, ElementName=TaskTreeView}" Content="{Binding}"/>
            </Grid>
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The issue arises when I change the selection of tasks in my tree. As the radio buttons are exclusive I often find that the actual bound data of Task1Instance1 has been changed when I've selected in the tree Task1Instance2.
Example:
Task A is selected in tree. It is a Movement.
Then the user selects Task B, and it is a Spell. What happens is that somehow the data of Task A is changed and now IsMovement is false, so no RadioButton is selected if the user selects Task A again.
Question:
Is this a common issue in WPF or I'm just messing up something?

A: The issue was with a ComboBox that had SelectedIndex property set to ="0" in XAML.

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When the debris from the global financial crisis was finally cleared away, glaring deficiencies in global systemically important banks (G-SIBS) were laid bare. Regulators uncovered serious inadequacies in the way banks were collecting and reporting on customer data.
Thus began the global push for accountable data governance. Since then, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has issued regulation BCBS 239 to closely monitor data management in G-SIBS, domestic systemically important banks (D-SIBs) and other large banks.
BCBS 239 became effective in January of 2016 – yet nearly half of the targeted organizations worldwide are not compliant. If you fall on that side of the equation, compliance should be your top priority.
Read "BCBS 239: Accelerating Compliance" for a fast-track roadmap through the challenges – and opportunities – in reaching robust data governance.


The Huracan has been with us for a few months now and Lamborghini have already readied a track rendition of their newest supercar. The 2015 Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo will be the successor to the highly acclaimed Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo. Lamborghini have teased an image of the Huracan LP 610-4 Super Trofeo in a cool camouflage themed wrap showcasing some of the aero advances the race car will make.
The track version of the Huracan will feature the same 5.2-litre, naturally aspirated, V10 engine that makes 610PS. However, the Huracan Super Trofeo will be wrapped around in a lighter and more aerodynamic body, which will make the car much faster around corners. Aero aids will include a completely redesigned front end with a built in splitter arrangement for more downforce. The front will also adopt a larger intake for better cooling for both the brakes and the radiators.
The Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4 will also feature a large rear wing and a rear diffuser to improve rear end down force to help keep the car planted on the track. The aero enhancements combined with the stripped out interior and the stiffer adjustable suspension and slick tyres will make the Super Trofeo much faster than the street car on the track even though it has the same 610PS power rating.
Set to compete in next year's Blancpain Super Trofeo series, the race-spec Huracan will be seen alongside the outgoing Gallardo Super Trofeo as Lamborghini has announced existing owners of the Gallardo ST will still be able to use their cars. However, the Gallardo and Huracan Super Trofeo models will compete in different classes. The race car will soon inspire lighter, more powerful versions of the Huracan for the street too. With the Spyder due anytime soon and the Superlegerra post that, there will also be a Super Trofeo Stradale edition available in limited numbers for select buyers worldwide.


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Posted by Mike Peterson
Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? — Matthew, 7:9
I agree with Ann Telnaes. It is unconscionable that employers can provide health coverage but limit it to only the care they deem moral.
As a recovering Catholic, I've always felt persuasion was a more defensible tactic than prohibition, which is a large part of why I'm a recovering Catholic.
It's my position that, if you can't persuade someone to adopt your moral position, you need to examine both the position and your argument.
Still, if you accept the coin, you accept the terms, and I'm not a fan of "Cafeteria Catholicism."
There's plenty to criticize in the Supreme Court's decision, and their other religion-based decision offers even richer soil:
They upheld the right of a Catholic school to fire teachers at will, based on the theory that, because their duties include religion along with math, reading, science and so forth, they are "ministers."
One of the two teachers involved was fired because she developed breast cancer and the principal didn't want her taking a leave of absence to deal with it.
It is completely irrelevant that the same principal was later found to have embezzled, at the very least, half a million dollars from the school.
The teacher died of her cancer, Sister Mary Madoff was quietly disappeared like a pedophile priest, and yesterday the Court upheld the school's right to fire anyone who qualifies as a "minister" without regard to laws that would otherwise prevent it.
The small, personal moral of that story is "Don't work for those people."
The larger, far more critical moral for the birth-control decision is "We need a healthcare system that is provided to all people, not through their employers but through their government."
At which point, whether you're working for Hobby Lobby, a Catholic grade school or a Colombian drug cartel, your healthcare choices will be your own.
Not that the government can't interfere in health issues, raising our first
Juxtaposition of the Day
(Mike Smith)
(Mike Luckovich)
Dear Leader's reliance on his theory that Covid-19 is a political hoax aimed at ruining his chances for a second term requires that we not only open schools in the fall but do it in a way that puts the children physically in the building.
No word on whether he and Betsy DeVos will also pressure schools to stop teaching science.
There's also no word on how this decision that children must be present in a classroom will impact the administration's policy towards homeschooling.
My professional experience with homeschoolers is that those who aren't total off-the-grid non-voting, non-participants tend to be Trump supporters. And my experience with them also reveals that they rely a lot on distance-learning.
To be honest, I'm just playing the gadfly; I don't really expect to see the kind of consistency in policy that would trickle down to them.
The justification I've heard so far for opening the schools and having kids in classrooms is that little kids aren't as prone to dying from Covid-19 as are older people.
Such as the relatives they'll be bringing the coronavirus home to.
Which in turn suggests that, while this is a cunning plot to gain favor with parents by giving them six hours a day of not watching their kids, it will still require the more intelligent among them to keep isolated to avoid having little Kristen or Jordan kill their grandparents or neighbors.
Not that the more intelligent among them are the target audience.
The teachers I've spoken to so far are horrified. They were already deeply concerned about the fall, wondering how they would balance the need to educate with the need to protect.
They didn't need political interference to complicate the dilemma.
The good news is that, even with Trump's threats to withhold federal aid, he's probably just blowing hot air.
The bad news being that he got elected once on a platform of hot air and bullshit and it could happen again.
And his willingness to apply a policy of pointless cruelty brings us to our second
(Jeff Stahler)
(Bill Bramhall)
The new policy from ICE is that foreign students participating in distance-learning instruction at colleges will be deported, which makes no sense but what's new?
I heard a Nepalese student on NPR saying that Nepal has shut down all air travel in and out of the country in response to the coronavirus, so he's not sure where he will be deported to.
That made me wonder about kids from countries that have decided Dear Leader's no-science, no-policy response to Covid-19 requires them to close their borders to us.
Meanwhile, being within 10 miles of Dartmouth and reading how they, and Harvard, plan to let a few students live on campus and have everyone else take on-line courses raises a question in my mind, which is
Wouldn't this be a lovely opportunity for a gap year?
Someone at the dog park pointed out that, with everything locked down, there's not much to do with a gap year right now, but there are places you could go, do your two weeks isolation, and then live a cautious life that would be more fun than sitting in your parents' basement spending $50,000 to take on-line courses.
I learned a great deal from my professors. But I learned a great deal more from my fellow students, and not just in seminars but in the snack bar, in late night conversations, at the coffeehouse, by being in plays, over pizza and through extensive independent research in the field of applied pharmacology.
If you need specific technical training for a career, go for the distance-learning thing.
But don't mistake it for "going to college," which is a much more holistic experience. And fewgawdsake don't pay $50,000 for the privilege of watching Sunrise Semester.
Take a year off and come back when sanity has returned.
And, back to those Supreme Court decisions, don't mistake fervor for caring.
Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. – 1 Corinthians 13
#1 Billn Harris
July/9/2020
Though I agree that teachers in church-affiliated schools are ministers (why else would one spend the money to send their child to a church school if not to reinforce your child'f faith life), I think the SCOTUS blew it with this decision as both cases appear to have nothing to do with religious dogma. For that matter, the churches also blew it by apparently ignoring the compassion and charity they are supposed to be preaching.
Can't agree with you about the SCOTUS ruling on health care insurance- why do the Little Sisters of the Poor need to supply birth control options to their members? ACA is what you get when a grand idea meets special interest. Too bad we don't have a universal health care system that doesn't depend on private business and for-profit insurance companies to institute it.
#2 Nick Merritt
@Billn: that's precisely the point, though. Little Sisters of the Poor isn't being asked to supply birth control options. They're being asked to provide health care that happens to cover birth control options, which would be paid for by either the government or the insurers (I'm not clear on the details as to when it's which of those). They're objecting to the thought that their name would be on the insurance providing birth control, even though they're not paying a single cent for it. All in all, this was a pretty nonsense decision.
#3 Greg Olson
Since Dear Leader has said that we wouldn't have so many Covid cases if we tested less, it follows that if women didn't take pregnancy tests, they wouldn't get pregnant. Problem solved.
#4 Kip Williams
My sister's pretty liberal, and she homeschooled her kids. Because their music curriculum was beginning to instill bad habits.
#5 Bill Goode
I don't disagree with your assessment around COVID-19 risks at home if schools are re-opened, but, like most things in life, the situation is more complicated. Additional concerns include:
– Teachers are mandatory reporters and, given their intimate knowledge of their students, play an essential role in recognizing signs of abuse or neglect in children. Keeping schools closed removes this line of defense.
– It's more difficult for impoverished children to access school lunch programs.
– Missing more time may be detrimental to younger children who could conceivably be playing catch-up long after COVID-19 is gone.
As usual, though, Trump's approach to the issue lacks finesse, there isn't a one-size-fits-all solution. There has to be room for states and school districts to adjust to their own situation. It's particularly ironic considering his insistence that a federal response to COVID-19 was unnecessary because each state has its own unique concerns…
On an unrelated note: I love your column, I found it three or four months ago and have been hooked ever since. I never felt the need to comment before now, and don't know when I will again, so I want to squeeze in a "thank you" while I have the opportunity.
#6 Mike Peterson
Just an add-on to Bill's note: I was seeing school buses going up and down the street and couldn't figure out why. Turns out they're delivering lunches to those who need them.
#7 mark johnson
So, can Christian Scientist employer choose prayer health coverage?
Be careful who you work for
#8 Mary Ella
So, I'm assuming that all these lovely, righteous companies will also refuse to pay for Viagra as well, right? Not being able to get it up is just part of God's plan, after all.
#9 Michael Morgan
July/10/2020
As an alternative to taking a gap year, students should consider community college. Good education, years of experience with distance learning (which is what we in the trade call online teaching), and a hell of a lot cheaper.
#10 phil von neupert
So, Trump and his lackeys want to send kids back to school during a viral pandemic. Then, he and his friends in the state-houses can kick their parents off unemployment and force them back to work in a viral pandemic. This will allow businesses to make a profit, a portion of which will get "donated" to the crooked politicians who forced everyone out into the viral pandemic. Sound about right? (By the way, whatever happened to Edith Prickly?)
#11 Laryn
If the moral majority wants to deny a woman birth control, maybe they can pay for everything a child needs after he or she is born. I don't see these people putting out when baby needs new shoes.


Anna Klesse has been selected from international submissions to exhibit at the 5th London edition of the prestigious Artrooms Fairs. Anna is a Dorset photographer with a studio in Poole, and she will be taking her artworks for Artrooms London Exhibition in January.
The exhibition is held in the splendour of a Meliã White House Hotel in Albany Street, Regent's Park, NW1 3UP, London from the 11st – 13rd January 2019 and it sees independent artists from all over the world exhibit their work in over 70 hotel rooms that have been transformed by each individual artist showcasing their work, plus in the common areas of the hotel.
Selection Committte and wish a great success to all selected artists!" Founded and directed by Cristina Cellini Antonini with co-founder Francesco Fanelli, the Artrooms Fair (London and Roma) has become the leading fair for independent artists, providing exhibition spaces to the most talented artists worldwide. The fair is redefining the art world by innovating the way artists, galleries and collectors meet.


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The Paris-Saclay Faculty of Sciences or Orsay Faculty of Sciences, in French : Faculté des sciences d'Orsay, is the mathematics and physics school within Paris-Saclay University, founded in 1956. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in mathematics, physics and chemistry (though its undergraduates are officially enrolled in Paris-Saclay Undergraduate School).

Previously the Paris-Sud Faculty of Sciences, the School assumed its current structure in 2019. Christine Paulin-Mohring has been the School's dean since 2016.

Recent investments as part of the Paris-Saclay cluster have enlarged the School's faculty and upgraded its facilities. In July 2020, Paris-Saclay was ranked first worldwide for Mathematics by Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) and 9th worldwide for Physics (1st in Europe). The Faculty has produced numerous research discoveries and many distinguished alumni and professors.

History
Established in 1956, the Paris-Saclay Faculty of Sciences was originally part of the University of Paris (founded in c. 1150), which was subsequently split into several universities.

After World War II, the rapid growth of nuclear physics and chemistry meant that research needed more and more powerful accelerators, which required large areas. The University of Paris, the École Normale Supérieure and the Collège de France looked for space in the south of Paris near Orsay. Later some of the teaching activity of the Faculty of Sciences in Paris was transferred to Orsay in 1956 at the request of Irène Joliot-Curie and Frédéric Joliot-Curie. The rapid increase of students led to the independence of the Orsay Center on March 1, 1965.

Now it hosts a great number of laboratories on its large (236 ha) campus in Paris-Saclay. Many of the top French laboratories are among them especially in particle physics, nuclear physics, astrophysics, atomic physics and molecular physics, condensed matter physics, theoretical physics, electronics, nanoscience and nanotechnology. The faculty comprises some 40 research units.

Academic overview

Nobel and Fields laureates

 Albert Fert - Professor - Nobel in Physics - 2007
 Pierre-Gilles de Gennes - Professor - Nobel in Physics - 1991
 Ngô Bảo Châu - PhD and Professor - Fields Medal - 2010
 Wendelin Werner - Professor - Fields Medal - 2006
 Laurent Lafforgue - PhD and Professor - Fields Medal - 2002
 Jean-Christophe Yoccoz - PhD and Professor - Fields Medal - 1994
 Pierre Deligne - PhD - Fields Medal - 1978

See also

 Paris-Saclay University
 Paris-Saclay
 France
 Science
 Mathematics

References

External links

 Faculty of Sciences official homepage

Paris-Saclay University
Academic staff of Paris-Saclay University
Paris-Saclay

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Gunther von Hagens (1945- )
Gunther von Hagens invented a plastination technique and created Body Worlds, a traveling exhibit that has made anatomy part of the public domain. Von Hagens invented the plastination technique in 1977 while working at Heidelberg University in Heidelberg, Germany. Von Hagen's plastination technique preserves real bodies and tissues by the removal of the fluid and replacement with resin. Body Worlds features three-dimensional, plastinated human bodies.
Subject: People, Outreach, Reproduction
Our Bodies, Ourselves (1973), by the Boston Women's Health Book Collective
Our Bodies, Ourselves, a succession to a pamphlet of resources pulled from co-ops of women in and around Boston, Massachusetts was published in New York in 1973 by Simon and Schuster. Retitled from the original Women and Their Bodies, Our Bodies, Ourselves was an effort by a group of educated, middle class women to reinforce women's ownership of their bodies. There have been eight editions of Our Bodies, Ourselves, as well as sequels such as Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth and Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause.
Subject: Outreach, Reproduction
Fetal Surgery
Fetal surgeries are a range of medical interventions performed in utero on the developing fetus of a pregnant woman to treat a number of congenital abnormalities. The first documented fetal surgical procedure occurred in 1963 in Auckland, New Zealand when A. William Liley treated fetal hemolytic anemia, or Rh disease, with a blood transfusion.
Subject: Disorders, Ethics, Reproduction
Anencephaly is an open neural tube defect, meaning that part of the neural tube does not properly close or that it has reopened during early embryogenesis. An embryo with anencephaly develops without the top of the skull, but retains a partial skull, including the face. Anencephaly is one of the most common birth defects of the neural tube, occurring at a rate of approximately one in one thousand human pregnancies. The condition can be caused by environmental exposure to chemicals, dietary deficiencies, or genetic mutations.
Subject: Disorders, Reproduction
Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (1968)
The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA or the Act) was passed in the US in 1968 and has since been revised in 1987 and in 2006. The Act sets a regulatory framework for the donation of organs, tissues, and other human body parts in the US. The UAGA helps regulate body donations to science, medicine, and education. The Act has been consulted in discussions about abortion , fetal tissue transplants , and Body Worlds , an anatomy exhibition.
Subject: Legal, Outreach, Reproduction
Elinor Catherine Hamlin (1924- )
Elinor Catherine Hamlin founded and helped fund centers in Ethiopia to treat women affected by fistulas from obstetric complications. Obstetric fistulas develop in women who experience prolonged labor, as the pressure placed on the pelvis by the fetus during labor causes a hole, or fistula, to form between the vagina and the bladder (vesicovaginal fistula) or between the vagina and the rectum (rectovaginal fistula). Both of those conditions result in urinary or fecal incontinence, which often impacts womenÍs social status within their communities.
Subject: People, Reproduction
Assisted Human Reproduction Act (2004)
The Assisted Human Reproduction Act (AHR Act) is a piece of federal legislation passed by the Parliament of Canada. The Act came into force on 29 March 2004. Many sections of the Act were struck down following a 2010 Supreme Court of Canada ruling on its constitutionality. The AHR Act sets a legislative and regulatory framework for the use of reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization and related services including surrogacy and gamete donation. The Act also regulates research in Canada involving in vitro embryos.
Subject: Legal, Reproduction, Ethics
Social Implications of Non-Invasive Blood Tests to Determine the Sex of Fetuses
By 2011, researchers in the US had established that non-invasive blood tests can accurately determine the gender of a human fetus as early as seven weeks after fertilization. Experts predicted that this ability may encourage the use of prenatal sex screening tests by women interested to know the gender of their fetuses. As more people begin to use non-invasive blood tests that accurately determine the sex of the fetus at 7 weeks, many ethical questions pertaining to regulation, the consequences of gender-imbalanced societies, and altered meanings of the parent-child relationship.
Subject: Reproduction, Ethics, Legal
"Transfer of Fetal Cells with Multilineage Potential to Maternal Tissue" (2004), by Kiarash Khosrotehrani et al.
In 2004, a team of researchers at Tufts-New England
Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, investigated the fetal
cells that remained in the maternal blood stream after pregnancy.
The results were published in Transfer of Fetal Cells with
Multilineage Potential to Maternal Tissue. The team working on that
research included Kiarash Khosrotehrani, Kirby L. Johnson, Dong
Hyun Cha, Robert N. Salomon, and Diana W. Bianchi. The researchers
reported that the fetal cells passed to a pregnant woman during
Subject: Experiments, Reproduction
Whitner v. South Carolina (1997)
In the case Whitner v. South Carolina in 1997, the South Carolina State Supreme Court defined the concept of a child to include viable fetuses. This allowed grounds for prosecution of a pregnant womanÕs prenatal activity if those activities endangered or could potentially endanger the fetus within her. The case brought the issue of fetal rights versus pregnant womenÕs rights to light.
Subject: Legal, Reproduction
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act (1990)
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 established the legal framework that governs infertility treatment, medical services ancillary to infertility treatment such as embryo storage, and all human embryological research performed in the UK. The law also defines a legal concept of the parent of a child conceived with assisted reproductive technologies.
US Regulatory Response to Thalidomide (1950-2000)
Thalidomide, a drug capable of causing fetal abnormalities (teratogen), has caused greater than ten thousand birth defects worldwide since its introduction to the market as a pharmaceutical agent. Prior to discovering thalidomide's teratogenic effects in the early 1960s, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did not place regulations on drug approval or monitoring as it later did. By 1962, approximately 20,000 patients in the US had taken thalidomide as part of an unregulated clinical trial before any actions were taken to stop thalidomide's distribution.
The Silent Scream (1984), by Bernard Nathanson, Crusade for Life, and American Portrait Films
The Silent Scream is an anti-abortion film released in 1984 by American Portrait Films, then based in Brunswick, Ohio. The film was created and narrated by Bernard Nathanson, an obstetrician and gynecologist from New York, and it was produced by Crusade for Life, an evangelical anti-abortion organization. In the video, Nathanson narrates ultrasound footage of an abortion of a twelve-week-old fetus, claiming that the fetus opened its mouth in what Nathanson calls a silent scream during the procedure.
Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia (1974- )
Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia is a nonprofit organization that began in 1974 as a joint endeavor by Reginald and Catherine Hamlin and the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia promotes reproductive health in Ethiopia by raising awareness and implementing treatment and preventive services for women affected by obstetric fistulas. It also aims to restore the lives of women afflicted with obstetric fistulas in Ethiopia and eventually to eradicate the condition.
Genetics and IVF Institute, GIVF
In 1984, human genetics and reproduction researcher and physician Joseph D. Schulman founded the Genetics and IVF Institute, an international organization that provides infertility treatment and genetic services to patients. IVF stands for in vitro fertilization, an infertility treatment in which a female egg is fertilized by male sperm outside of the female body. GIVF is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, in association with Inova Health System, formerly called the Fairfax Hospital Association, one of the largest regional hospital systems in the United States.
Subject: Organizations, Reproduction
The Shettles Method of Sex Selection
In the 1960s in the United States Landrum B. Shettles developed the Shettles method, which is a procedure for couples to use prior to and during an intercourse to increase their chances of conceiving a fetus of their desired sex. Shettles, a physician, who specialized in obstetrics and gynecology, found a difference in the size and shape of male sperm cells that he correlated with the different sex chromosomes they carry.
Subject: Technologies, Reproduction
The First Successful Cloning of a Gaur (2000), by Advanced Cell Technology
The first successful cloning of a gaur in 2000 by Advanced Cell Technology involved the cells of two animals: an egg cell from a domestic cow and a skin cell from a gaur. The researchers extracted the egg cell from the ovary of the domestic cow and the skin cell from the skin of the gaur. First, the researchers performed nuclear transplantation on the egg cell of the cow, during which they removed the nucleus of the egg cell. The mitochondria of the egg cell remained intact inside the cell.
Format: Graphics
Subject: Experiments, Organisms, Reproduction
Vaginal Speculum (after 1800)
A vaginal speculum is a medical device that allows physicians and health providers to better view a woman's cervix and vagina during pelvic exams. Most specula are made of metal and plastic, and physicians insert a portion of the speculum into the patient's vagina to separate the vaginal walls. Physicians have used devices to view inside a woman's vagina for centuries, but physicians did not begin using what is known as a speculum in the twenty-first century until the 1800s.
"Some of the Uses of Electricity in Gynecology," (1901) by William Henry Walling
In 1901, physician William Henry Walling published the article, Some of the Uses of Electricity in Gynecology, in the January issue of the American Gynecological and Obstetrical Journal. Walling was a practicing gynecologist who studied electro-therapeutics, or the use of electricity in medicine for the treatment of disease, which was an emerging topic during the late 1800s. Walling stated that proper administration of electrical current to a woman's vagina, uterus, bladder, or rectum could be therapeutic for gynecological diseases.
Subject: Reproduction, Theories, Publications


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Dating high-grade south European Variscan evolution: constraints from trace element chemistries of garnet, zircon and orthopyroxene on U-Pb zircon ages.
Cation disordering in dolomite: theoretical and experimental approach.
Siderite and zirconian pyroxene in the Mt Gibraltar microsyenite, New South Wales, Australia: Late magmatic mineralogy reflecting uncommon crystallization conditions and magma composition.
Multi-stage melt-rock interactions in peridotite xenoliths inferred from micro textural and chemical evidences.
Modelling P-T conditions in the Cnoc an t'Sidhean supracrustal rocks of the Lewisian complex near Stoer, NW Scotland.


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Sailing a Royal Huisman yacht is an experience like no other, whether you're the one at the wheel – benefitting from its performance, handling and balance in demanding conditions – or the one delighting in its finish and comfort at an idyllic anchorage.
Small but important details of design and construction reveal themselves over time and affirm value of engineering that is inherent in every Royal Huisman yacht. Please enjoy the embedded video slideshows showing various exterior and interior details.
Attention to detail, in every detail: the more one looks the more one will see.
The engine rooms are equally state-of-the-art and every yacht's beating heart, certainly for the engineer.
Here, Royal Huisman turns designing and engineering the available space into an art form with surgical precision, to achieve the highest standards – and if this art cannot be seen by the casual observer, it can certainly not be heard, either, thanks to Royal Huisman's famed attention to noise and vibration suppression.
The levels of both noise and vibration are reduced to (almost literally) unheard-of levels, whilst the board systems are engineered to provide the highest levels of performance, and deliver with assured reliability.
And the experience does not stop there. Acquiring a Royal Huisman yacht means investing in a unique relationship with the "Royal Huisman family of yachts", and other Royal Huisman owners.
Whether enjoying likeminded company at events and regattas, or seeking advice and support from the far side of the world: that relationship will enrich your ownership over the long term.
And should you ever decide to sell your boat, the new owner will be pleased to step into that special relationship as well. The new owner, to whom at some point you may well have replied: "It's a Royal Huisman!"
TAKING ON THE WORLD
Many Royal Huisman yacht owners are actively involved in global sailing. These images show just a few of the thousands of adventurous ocean miles undertaken by Royal Huisman yachts in recent times.
More and more superyacht owners have come to recognize that the thrill of the regatta circuit, coupled with the relaxed social ambiance they can enjoy ashore with fellow owners, guests and crew at a regatta makes the perfect complement to their ocean cruising itineraries.
BUCKET REGATTAS
Royal Huisman was an early supporter of the original Nantucket Bucket regatta in 1986 and has continued to support the Bucket Regattas in Newport and St Barth's ever since.
In 2014 Royal Huisman teamed up with regular supporters to acquire the Bucket Regattas and so to secure the relaxed, owner-focused culture of these special "industry supported" events for the long term.
Mark your calendar:
St. Barths Bucket Regatta 2022: 17 – 20 March
Some yachts are conceived with the strong desire for fast passages and podium places. Royal Huisman is no stranger to delivering the lightest, most luxurious and reliable yachts, with fast and efficient sail handling systems to suit the individual owner's brief.
Regatta results and sea-kindly ocean cruises – proving time and time again that you can, "have your cake and eat it". Here are some examples from recent years:
First in Class and First Overall
Superyachtcup Palma
Third overall
New Zealand Millenium Cup
First in 'Les Elegantes' Class
St. Barths Bucket Regatta
Third in 'Les Grand Dames' Class
Third in class
Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta
SPIIP
First in the Corsairs Class
Superyacht Challenge Antigua
Second in 'Les Mademoiselles' Class
ELFJE
Second in class
KAMAXITHA
Third in 'Les Elegantes' class
Royal Huisman's dedicated service department is on call to advise on operational and maintenance issues, supply parts, and dispatch engineers to any part of the globe. With detailed data and images of every stage of the design and build process at their fingertips, the team truly is a "rapid response unit".
This high level of service supports future owners of the yacht, too, enhancing resale value and providing invaluable advice, information and continuity to new owners and their crew.
PALMA SERVICE HUB
The team of Royal Huisman and refit division Huisfit also rely on their Mediterranean service hub, Palma-based P&G Yachting, renowned for their bespoke support services to the yachting industry.
For Royal Huisman it was an obvious choice to become a shareholder in 2017. P&G offer expert services, maintenance, spare parts supplies and support to all superyachts, backed by the team in Holland.


We are excited to announce another round of Comedy Night at at Ladyface Alehouse and Brasserie featuring local and well known comedians! Show starts at 9:00PM on the patio. 18+ recommended (some mature content may be featured). 1 item minimum per person. No reservations necessary, although recommended.


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artist and writer
Oceanic Feeling: Victoria Selbach at Dacia Gallery
I'd like to talk with you today about the show "Grace in the Light," at Dacia Gallery in Manhattan. It's a solo show of paintings by Victoria Selbach. I've been a fan of her paintings for a few years now, and in the interests of disclosure, I should tell you that I also show at Dacia Gallery. In fact, I recommended Selbach to the dealers there, and they liked her work and gave her a show.
Victoria Selbach, Mary 4, acrylic on canvas, 58"x28", 2011
I'm a painter first and an art writer second. This puts me in an awkward spot. I do have to write about painters apart from myself, but I also know a lot of the painters whose work I like. The way I've resolved this issue is that I simply won't write a negative review. That doesn't mean I'm lying in my positive reviews. It means I only write about work if a) I like it and b) I have something interesting to say about it. And I hope you'll put up with my being friends with some of the painters.
So let's talk about Selbach. Much of her work involves paintings of women in dark interior spaces, patchily lit by bright sunlight. The human eye can handle a maximum light-dark contrast ratio of something like 15,000 to 1. Paint at its best goes to maybe 100 to one. Selbach has spent years finessing tricks out of paint to suggest dazzlingly intense light emerging out of lush shadow. Consider Nude 4, from 2009:
Victoria Selbach, Nude 4, acrylic on canvas, 24"x30", 2009
She has figured out composition, overexposure, and bounce-light glow in this image. But revisiting these techniques three years later, she coordinates them much more subtly and gracefully:
Victoria Selbach, Mary At Mille Fleurs,acrylic on linen, 48"x30", 2012
There are a lot of people painting a lot of female nudes right now, and many of them are doing a good job. Yet I have always had a feeling that there was something more essential, more necessary to Selbach's work than to most of the nudes I was seeing. What makes them special? I think I've finally put my finger on it. Consider Mary 3:
Typically for Selbach's work, a complex pattern of light and shade is draped over the figure. This pattern disrupts the ordinary figure-ground relation. Instead of one figure (the figure itself) and one ground (everything behind the figure), we have two paired figures-and-grounds. One pair is the literal figure and the floor she's lying on. The other is the light, and the shadow surrounding it. These two systems conflict.
That's interesting, but what does it buy us? On the most superficial level, it's cognitively appealing; the brain is forced to fill in the outline of the figure, just as it does in those images of a dalmatian against a field of random black-and-white blotches. We get a huge preconscious kick out of this edge-completion procedure.
On a deeper level, I think this disruption holds the key to the significance of the work. The sight we see has clarity and definition, and yet the figure is not entirely separable from the space in which it is immersed. This phenomenon - a combination of clarity and irresolvability - reminds me of Freud's elaboration on Romain Rolland's proposal of the concept of oceanic feeling. Freud writes:
It is a feeling which he [Rolland] would like to call a sensation of 'eternity,' a feeling as of something limitless, unbounded - as it were, 'oceanic.' ... it is the source of the religious energy... One may, he thinks, rightly call oneself religious on the ground of this oceanic feeling alone... it is a feeling of an indissoluble bond, of being one with the external world as a whole.
[Civilization and Its Discontents, pp. 1-2]
Yes, yes - this is what I think of when I look at Selbach's women, who are so thoroughly integrated into their spaces that they cannot be separated from them, or even seen distinctly, despite the light. There is no cognitive impairment here, but rather a shift in perspective, a collapse of distinction between self and world. Where does this oceanic feeling originate? Freud continues:
An infant at the breast does not as yet distinguish his ego from the external world... He must be very strongly impressed by the fact that some sources of excitation, which he will later recognize as his own bodily organs, can provide him with sensations at any moment, whereas other sources evade him from time to time - among them what he desires most of all, his mother's breast - and only reappear as a result of his screaming for help. In this way there is for the first time set over against the ego an 'object,' in the form of something which exists 'outside' and which is only forced to appear by a special action.
I would not like to overcommit to Freud as a thinker, but I do think he's onto something here. Let us return to Selbach's work, so much of which is named in relation to Mary mother of Jesus. Here is Mary 5:
Armed with the concept of the oceanic feeling, we can make more sense of our response to the work. This Mary emerges partly out of darkness, as do the Magdalenes of de La Tour. The immeasurably bright sunlight, reflecting off the floor, warmly illuminates the undersides of her belly and her breasts. Confronting this female nude - yet another female nude, sigh - we are suddenly overcome with a feeling of the essential, of the unfetishized feminine. Why? Because the entire basis for the oceanic feeling lies in the primal encounter of the infant and its mother's body, and its inability to distinguish itself from it. Selbach's Mary figures juxtapose the religious impulse, and the infantile bond to the mother, evoking both in the glowing bodies of her models, dappled by sunlight and lost in shadows just inside the doorway of her studio. They must evoke both, because their true subject is the profound force which underlies both, the oceanic feeling. And if Selbach's true subject is the oceanic feeling, then we have an explanation for why her female nudes read not as a neo-academic reflex, but as a thematic necessity: because without the original encounter of the inchoate consciousness with the body of a woman, dimly understood as a kind of cosmic mother, there is no fully-formed oceanic feeling.
This is what sets Selbach's work apart. She selects a seemingly simple toolkit: light, shadow, wooden floors, trellised windows, a female model. But she recognizes that her tools are not ends in themselves. They serve a basic need, a fundamental impulse, to go back - if you are a Freudian - or forward - if you are a Catholic - to that Mary who is all-surrounding, all-present, loved without bound because she herself is without bound. Selbach's impulse is an ache for the ocean, and her work is the ocean itself.
1. Grace in the Light
Victoria Selbach, Solo Exhibition
Dacia Gallery, 53 Stanton St., 10002, Manhattan
2. Victoria Selbach online: http://www.victoriaselbach.com
3. As usual, I'd love to read your comments, but I'm going to be offline from August 16-26, so if I'm a little delayed replying, it's not you - it's me.
Art Painting Nude Sigmund Freud


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Het federaal administratief openbaar ambt in België wordt georganiseerd door de wet van 22 juli 1993. Deze wet voorziet op federaal niveau in vijf categorieën van instellingen die een of ander aspect van de openbare administratie behartigen.

De wet van 1993 betrof niet alle openbare instellingen. Een aantal instellingen zoals het Koninklijk Gesticht van Mesen, Koninklijk Belgisch Filmarchief of de Proefbank voor Vuurwapens zijn niet opgenomen.

Ambtenaar
Aanvankelijk werd de term ambtenaar in België voornamelijk gebezigd voor het staatspersoneel van het hoogste niveau ( 1 of A ), de rest van het personeel werd aangeduid als beambte. Arbeidsrechtelijk gesproken ging het wel om ambtenaren voor elke functie. In België wordt het "statuut van de ambtenaren" geregeld door het Koninklijk Besluit van 2 oktober 1937, het zogenaamde "statuut Camu"; dit statuut werd weliswaar reeds herhaalde malen aangepast en uitgebreid. Het statuut Camu geldt echter enkel voor de statutaire federale administratieve ambtenaren van de federale uitvoerende macht. De rechtspositieregeling (het 'statuut'), van de statutaire ambtenaren van de gemeenschappen en gewesten, wordt geregeld in besluiten van de desbetreffende Gemeenschap of het Gewest zelf, binnen een gemeenschappelijk kader, dat men het Algemene Principes Koninklijk Besluit (APKB) noemt.

Zowel op het federale, regionale als lokale niveau zijn er naast statutaire (administratieve) ambtenaren ook contractuele ambtenaren en mandaathouders (dit laatste voor de hoogste functies). Daarnaast zijn er op het federale niveau naast de statutaire administratieve ambtenaren ook nog specifieke statuten voor militairen, politieagenten, medewerkers van inlichtingendiensten,... Op het regionale niveau zijn er ook specifieke statuten voor leraren.

Federale overheidsdienst (FOD)
Federale overheidsdiensten zijn de voormalige ministeries en werden ingevoerd in 2003. Deze diensten houden zich ofwel bezig met een specifieke tak van het federale overheidsbeleid (financiën, gezondheidszorg, ...) en worden verticaal gestructureerd, terwijl andere zich bezighouden met algemene takken van het federale overheidsbeleid (personeel en organisatie, begroting en beheerscontrole ...) en worden horizontaal gestructureerd.

Sinds 2003 bestaan de volgende federale overheidsdiensten:
 FOD Kanselarij van de Eerste Minister
 FOD Beleid en Ondersteuning, ontstaan uit een samengaan in 2017 van de vroegere FOD's Personeel en Organisatie, Budget en Beheerscontrole en Fedict, naast Empreva, Selor, het OFO, FED+ en PersoPoint
 FOD Buitenlandse Zaken, Buitenlandse Handel en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking
 FOD Binnenlandse Zaken
 FOD Financiën
 FOD Mobiliteit en Vervoer
 FOD Werkgelegenheid, Arbeid en Sociaal Overleg
 FOD Sociale Zekerheid
 FOD Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en Leefmilieu
 FOD Justitie
 FOD Economie, KMO, Middenstand en Energie

Enkel het ministerie van defensie is nog niet omgevormd tot een FOD.

Programmatorische overheidsdienst (POD)
Programmatorische Federale Overheidsdiensten werden voor het eerst opgericht in 2003 en zijn diensten die verband houden met maatschappelijke vraagstukken die anders verspreid zouden liggen over verschillende federale overheidsdiensten én waarvoor coördinatie binnen één en dezelfde dienst noodzakelijk wordt geacht (wetenschapsbeleid, duurzame ontwikkeling ...).

Begin 2022 bestaan de volgende programmatorische overheidsdiensten:
 POD Consumentenzaken
 POD Duurzame Ontwikkeling
 POD Maatschappelijke Integratie, Armoedebestrijding en Sociale Economie
 POD Wetenschapsbeleid

Wetenschappelijke instelling (WI)
De Wetenschappelijke Instellingen van de federale overheid, die steeds afhangen van een federale of programmatorische overheidsdienst, vervullen bijzondere taken. Het gaat begin 2021 om de volgende instellingen:
 Algemeen Rijksarchief en Rijksarchief in de Provinciën
 Studie- en Documentatiecentrum Oorlog en Hedendaagse Maatschappij sinds 2016 opgenomen in het Algemeen Rijksarchief
 Belgisch Instituut voor Ruimte-aëronomie
 Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen
 Koninklijk Instituut voor het Kunstpatrimonium
 Koninklijk Meteorologisch Instituut van België
 Koninklijk Museum voor Midden-Afrika
 Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België Albert I
 Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis
 Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van België
 Koninklijke Sterrenwacht van België
 Nationaal Instituut voor Criminalistiek en Criminologie
 Penitentiair Onderzoeks- en Klinisch Observatiecentrum
 Sciensano, ontstaan uit het vroegere WIV en het vroegere CODA

Instelling van openbaar nut (ION)

Instellingen van openbaar nut zijn specifieke instellingen die afhangen van één of meerdere federale overheidsdiensten en een bepaalde mate van autonomie bezitten.

Er bestaan vier verschillende categorieën wiens verschillen gebaseerd zijn op methode van toezicht, vaststelling van statuut van het personeel en financiële controle:
 categorie A: staan onder rechtstreeks toezicht van een minister, het personeelsstatuut wordt door de uitvoerende macht vastgesteld, begroting wordt opgemaakt door de bevoegde minister en goedgekeurd door de wetgevende macht,
 categorie B: staan onder onrechtstreeks toezicht van een minister, het personeelsstatuut wordt door de uitvoerende macht vastgesteld, begroting wordt opgemaakt door de raad van bestuur van de instelling en medegedeeld aan de wetgevende macht,
 categorie C: staan onder onrechtstreeks toezicht van een minister, het personeelsstatuut wordt door de raad van bestuur van de instelling vastgesteld, begroting wordt opgemaakt door de raad van bestuur van de instelling en ter goedkeuring voorgelegd aan het Rekenhof,
 categorie D: staan onder onrechtstreeks toezicht van een minister, het personeelsstatuut wordt door de uitvoerende macht vastgesteld, begroting wordt opgemaakt door de raad van bestuur van de instelling en goedgekeurd door gezagvoerende minister en de minister van financiën.

Begin 2021 bestaan de volgende instellingen van openbaar nut. Sommige instellingen zijn niet vermeld in de wet van 1993 maar worden als dusdanig als een ION beschouwd. Deze worden met een * aangeduid.
 Federaal Agentschap voor de Veiligheid van de Voedselketen (FAVV) (Cat. A)
 Federaal Agentschap voor Geneesmiddelen en Gezondheidsproducten (FAGG) (Cat. A)
 Federaal Agentschap voor de Opvang van Asielzoekers (FEDASIL)* (Cat. A)
 Federaal Planbureau (Cat. A)
 Pensioendienst voor de overheidssector (Cat. A) (gefuseerd naar de Federale Pensioendienst in 2016)
 Regie der Gebouwen (Cat. A)
 Agentschap voor de oproepen tot de hulpdiensten (agentschap 112) (Cat. B)
 Centrale Dienst voor Sociale en Culturele Actie van het Ministerie van Defensie (CDSCA) (Cat. B)
 Instituut voor de Gelijkheid van Vrouwen en Mannen (IGVM) (Cat. B)
 Nationaal Geografisch Instituut (NGI) (Cat. B)
Instituut voor Veteranen-Nationaal Instituut voor Oorlogsinvaliden, Oud-Strijders en Oorlogsslachtoffers (IV-NIOOO) gefuseerd met het koninklijk legermuseum naar War Heritage Institute (Cat. B)
 Federaal Kenniscentrum voor de Gezondheidszorg (KCE)* (Cat. B)
 Belgisch Interventie- en Restitutiebureau (BIRB) (Cat. B) Deze instelling werd in 2014 vereffend.
 Koninklijke Munt* (Cat. B)
 Nationaal Orkest van Belgie* (Cat. B)
 Nationale Delcrederedienst* (Cat. B)
 Controledienst voor de ziekenfondsen en de landsbonden van ziekenfondsen (CDZ) (Cat. C)
 Belgisch Instituut voor Postdiensten en Telecommunicatie (BIPT) (Cat. B.) Wordt nu beschouwd als een rechtspersoon van publiek recht met federaal onafhankelijk statuut
 Federaal Agentschap voor Nucleaire Controle (FANC) (Cat. C)
 Bureau voor Normalisatie* (Cat. C)

Openbare instelling van sociale zekerheid (OISZ)
Openbare instellingen van sociale zekerheid zijn specifieke instellingen die afhangen van één of meerder federale overheidsdiensten en een taak vervullen binnen het beheer van de sociale zekerheid

Begin 2021 bestaan de volgende openbare instellingen van sociale zekerheid:
 EHealth-platform
 Federaal Agentschap voor de Kinderbijslag (FAMIFED), de vroegere Rijksdienst voor Kinderbijslag voor Werknemers (RKW)
 Federaal agentschap voor beroepsrisico's (Fedris), ontstaan in 2017 door fusie van het Fonds voor Arbeidsongevallen en het Fonds voor Beroepsziekten
 Federale Pensioendienst (door fusie van de Rijksdienst voor Pensioenen en de Pensioendienst voor de Overheidssector)
 Hulpkas voor Werkloosheidsuitkeringen
 Hulpkas voor Ziekte- en Invaliditeitsverzekering
 Kruispuntbank van de Sociale Zekerheid
 Rijksdienst voor Arbeidsvoorziening (RVA)
 Rijksdienst voor Jaarlijkse Vakantie
 Rijksdienst voor Sociale Zekerheid (RSZ)
 Rijksinstituut voor de Sociale Verzekeringen der Zelfstandigen
 Rijksinstituut voor Ziekte- en Invaliditeitsverzekering (RIZIV)

Salaris
Federale administratieve ambtenaren worden aangeworven in vier verschillende niveaus. Om in het niveau A aangeworven te worden, moet je in het bezit zijn van een universitair diploma of een gelijkwaardig diploma. Voor niveau B is een bachelordiploma vereist. Voor niveau C volstaat een diploma secundair onderwijs en voor niveau D zijn er geen diplomavereisten. Deze niveaus gelden ook voor de contractuele federale administratieve ambtenaren. Binnen één niveau zijn er nog verschillende klassen. Zo bestaan er binnen niveau A zes klassen, gaande van A1 (laagste) tot A6 (hoogste). Per niveau of klasse gelden er verschillende titels:

Een gelijkaardige indeling in niveaus wordt gebruikt bij regionale en lokale overheden. Binnen één niveau zijn er echter andere indelingen in klassen, waarbij er bij de regionale overheden minder (rangen A1-A3) en bij de lokale overheden meer (graden A1-A10) klassen bestaan.

Belgische overheid


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Please pray for my oldest granddaughter who has many issues. She's very young and just had a baby and needs direction and healing in many ways! Also to rekindle her relationship with her father who needs his heart softened as well.


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Overall, it's a beautiful apartment, with modern furniture and fixtures. The kitchen is spacious and stylish, practical and functional. The living room is relatively simple and mainly designed for comfort and accessibility. So there a nice and very comfortable L-shaped sofa, a small and simple coffee table, the TV and that's about it. It's really all you need in there. The bedrooms are again very simple and inviting, with a large and very comfortable bed and two simple nightstands. It's a very nice apartment, with modern and simple interior design and furniture pieces.
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