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NURD: Unsettling Topics to Nerd Out On
By Caroline Walker
Hosted by Comedienne Caroline Walker
NURD explores topics that give us the heebie jeebies. From Outer Space to Creepy History, we cover it all.
Find us on social media: @nurdpod
NURD BONUS!!!! The Future: Corona Virus
Caroline Walker and Nicole Laas dive deep into the world of Corona Virus. Who is at risk? Where dis come from? Why, oh why does it have to be in our lifetime? HELP! Does my dog have Corona? All of this and more on our bonus episode of NURD. Don't forget to check us out on April 1st when we drop the first episode of The Future Collection. Thank you to TAO for the theme song https://soundcloud.com/tao-music-842954674 Thank you Pillowsnake for the musical contributions to the show https://soundcloud.com/pillow187
NURD: We're Back!! APRIL 1ST, 2020
NURD took a break cause Caroline had sex and got pregnant then gave birth to the baby and she was busy doing pregnant lady things. Catch our next collection premiering on April 1st 2020, the one year anniversary of the first official episode of NURD!
Space Oddities: Roswell, NM
Caroline sniffles the whole episode. Tom talks about his alien abduction. Caroline says Hello to all the lizard people out here irl. Tom is thankful for Roswell shaping his favorite nerdy TV shows. Jonathan Frakes is hot af. The X-Files is the best kinda tv out there and Marilyn Manson starts a Alien cult. Thank you Tom for co-hosting ridgeroadmedia.net Thank you to TAO for the theme song https://soundcloud.com/tao-music-842954674 Thank you Pillowsnake for the musical contributions to the show https://soundcloud.com/pillow187 Thank you Elevated Wellness for sponsoring our podcast https://www.facebook.com/elevatedwellnesstx/
Space Oddities: SpaceX
Tom and Caroline talk quirky Musk. Not the fragrance, but the actual Elon Musk. Caroline attacks Amazon and Jeff Bezos even though she is a constant shopper (because human interaction is scary) Tom talks about Nirvana. I burped super loud but edited it out. We share our predictions for SpaceX and we hope that his journey is an epic one. Thank you Tom DeRosa for being on the show. https://www.facebook.com/ridgeroadmedia/ https://soundcloud.com/chrebet Thank you T.A.O for the theme song. https://soundcloud.com/tao-music-842954674 Thank you to Pillowsnake for the musical interludes. https://soundcloud.com/pillow187 Thanks to our sponsor Elevated Wellness. https://www.facebook.com/elevatedwellnesstx/ Much love and luck to SpaceX. I hope that the universe takes care of Musk and his journey.
Space Oddities: Crop Circles
Joseph and I stay and the brand new hotel called Dub State. We take a trip through Europe and ask the question, "Why the F?". The ocean needs cleaning, do we need extra terrestrial help? My heart does not belong in Los Angeles and Joseph does a breath check. Thanks to Joseph Soto for guest hosting https://www.facebook.com/joseph.soto.3766952 Thank you to Tom DeRosa fb.com/ridgeroadmedia fb.com/chrebet Thanks to T.A.O. https://soundcloud.com/tao-music-842954674 Thank you to Pillowsnake https://soundcloud.com/pillow187
Space Oddities: Space Force
Tom and Caroline wear some flashy camo and blast off into space on project Artemis. Adam DeRosa pops in for a NURD visit as well as Mr. Donald Trump himself. My dog bites a poor unsuspecting woman and my life is in shambles. Thank you Tom for being on our show today. https://www.facebook.com/ridgeroadmedia https://soundcloud.com/chrebet Thanks to T.A.O for nailin' the theme song. https://soundcloud.com/tao-music-842954674 Thank you to Pillowsnake for his musical contributions. https://soundcloud.com/pillow187 Thanks to me for getting an episode out even though i'm sad and tired af.
Space Oddities: Man on the Moon & Other Conspiracies
Tom leads us in this week. Ray and Caroline talk about germs. They are everywhere!! Who is the 3rd member of the Apollo crew? Do we mean the naked men of the Apollo male dancers? The ADVERTISEMENTS don't know when to stahp. Ray shares his predictions for the future of the Moon. We have not confirmed nor denied that the moon is made of cheese. All this and more! on NURD Pod Thank you Ray for co-hosting. https://www.facebook.com/pinxeray Thanks to TAO for providing our theme song. https://soundcloud.com/tao-music-842954674 Thank you Tom DeRosa for filling in. https://soundcloud.com/chrebet https://soundcloud.com/chrebet/universe Thank you Pillowsnake for your musical contributions. https://soundcloud.com/pillow187 Thank you to our new sponsor Elevated Wellness. https://www.facebook.com/elevatedwellnesstx/ Thanks all the mommas out there.
Phobia Collection: Astrophobia
Unfortunately certain circumstances have led me to delete this episode.
Phobia Collection: Phasmophobia
Humberto and Caroline take a wild ride through various ghost stories. Someone get's possessed. Caroline nearly has a panic attack. The technical difficulties are surely a sign of paranormal activity and not just a bad Internet connection. This episode is not altered in anyway besides cutting out long pauses and off record conversation. There are no sound effects added. It's up to you to decide what is real and what is PARANORMAL. Thank you Humberto Moreno for co-hosting this episode. https://www.facebook.com/RecalledProductions/ Thank you Tom DeRosa for being our researcher and social media marketer. https://soundcloud.com/chrebet Thanks TAO for letting us use your song for the intro. https://soundcloud.com/tao-music-842954674 Thanks Pillowsnake for your musical contributions. https://soundcloud.com/pillow187
Phobia Collection: Eurotophobia
THIS EPISODE IS VERY GRAPHIC. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. Rose Quacker and Caroline Walker talk literally about life, god, death, and family. All of these things stem from the vageeen. "Tell me all your thoughts on God, cuz I'd really like to meet her" and other womanly things etc. I love trees. Thank you to researcher for NURD: Tom DeRosa https://soundcloud.com/chrebet Thanks to TAO for letting us use their song for the intro. https://soundcloud.com/tao-music-842954674 Thanks to Pillowsnake for his musical contributions to the show. https://soundcloud.com/pillow187 Thanks to Rose Quaker for migrating down from Alaska. https://www.instagram.com/rosequacker/ Thanks to Caroline Walker for letting herself and others be brave. https://www.facebook.com/cmwalkerart/
Phobia Collection: Philophobia
RGV based Comedian Sonia and Caroline get down and deep on this episode of NURD. Caroline sits on her leg too long. Sonia regrets not getting married, or does she? Caroline and Sonia make men hot by slingin' jokes. Caroline air claps like a seal. If you have any of these symptoms please confide in a friend and/or speak to a Doctor you trust. Thank you to Sonia for co-hosting https://www.facebook.com/hottomatotody A thank you to our researcher and social media marketer, Tom DeRosa https://www.facebook.com/ridgeroadmedia/ https://soundcloud.com/chrebet Thanks to Pillowsnake for his musical contributions. https://soundcloud.com/pillow187 Thank you to TAO (Together As One) for letting us use their song for the intro. https://soundcloud.com/tao-music-842954674 NURD is edited by Caroline Walker
Phobia Collection: Xenophobia
Caroline Walker talks about quitting stand up like it was a bad drug. Tom DeRosa isn't amused by Caroline's Enya jam. Caroline's son cries a bit. A clinician needs to mind her damn business. We talk African Xenophobia, PTSD, and the Border Wall. Special Guest Mariam El Haj Thank you to Roy Alex Gomez for making our promo video. You can find the vid at facebook.com/nurdpod. Crown Holdin Klick sets the beat for our promo! https://soundcloud.com/crownholda/the-beast?in=crownholda/sets/crown-holdin-klick-shock-and-awe-2016 TAO (Together As One) throws it down for our podcast intro. https://soundcloud.com/tao-music-842954674/guerrillaz-gkno-axg Thanks to Pillowsnake for his musical contributions to the show as well! https://soundcloud.com/pillow187 A huge thanks to researcher and co-host for the day Tom DeRosa. You can find him on Soundcloud under Chrebet. https://soundcloud.com/chrebet Please consider supporting our podcast monthly! You can do so at anchor.fm/nurdpod If we get enough contributions we may be able to hire someone other than a novice burnt out comedian (Caroline) to edit our shows! Oh and better equipment! Sign up to contribute as little as $1 a month for bigger and better episodes!
NURD MOMO BONUS EPISODE!!!! NSFW
Caroline and Sara try to ward off anxiety attacks during this Momo Bonus! In today's episode we talk about the role social media plays in being anti-social, Momo's uggo ass, and how cops aren't as informed as most people think they are. (DUH) CW: This episode talks about suicide. Please proceed with caution if this is a topic that may be disturbing to you. Please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255) If you feel like hurting yourself or others. Much love from the NURD fam. You can find us on 8 different platforms! Check out our social media! @nurdpod or visit nurdpod.com Check out the artists for our theme song on Soundcloud! https://soundcloud.com/tao-music-842954674 https://soundcloud.com/tao-music-842954674/guerrillaz-gkno-axg
NURD EXTRA!!! The Phobia Collection: Arachnophobia NSFW
In this episode, Caroline and Tom try to figure out why Spider-Man isn't scary (that's an easy one), which of these creepy crawlies are poisonous, and poke fun at the 1990 movie "Arachnophobia". Our special guest on the podcast is Sandra Barba who says she is more scared of little spiders than big ones. She also hasn't seen Harry Potter so please forgive her for her sins! All this in a shorter version of NURD! Keep your eyes peeled for the Phobia Collection beginning on April 1st. C1:E1 Xenophobia Intro song by T.A.O Listen to the full song at this link!! https://soundcloud.com/tao-music-842954674/guerrillaz-gkno-axg
EXCITING NEWS FOR YA NURDS!!!
Hey NURD fam, We are now on 7 different platforms! More info coming soon to facebook.com/nurdpod. Check us out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, RadioPublic, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, and of course Anchor!
NURD Trailer
NURD covers unsettling topics in the hopes of alleviating some of the anxiety that surrounds them. Our premiere episode, The Phobia Collection: Xenophobia, is coming out on April 1st.


Expedition: The Roleplaying Card Game is a fast RPG that expedites character creation and combat, allowing adventurers to immediately jump into the action.
Expedition uses an open source, cross-platform app that is free on iOS, Android, and web browsers. The app comes with a variety of pre-built adventures and also provides tools for you to create and tell your own stories. The game makes use of a unique card-based system for combat. Each player has a deck of eight unique ability cards. Every turn, each player draws three cards, then chooses one to play. This must be done quickly, however, because the app times combat; if your party takes too long, you suffer additional damage! This simulates the hectic nature of battle and balances the time spent role-playing and performing combat.
Adventures consist of two parts - roleplaying and combat. To start, players roleplay as characters exploring the world, interacting with the environment and making decisions about how to proceed.
Sometimes, roleplaying results in combat. During each round of combat, players have a limited amount of time to use abilities to defeat their enemies (represented by encounter cards) or accomplish their goal (presented by the app or their Guide). If the party takes too long to react, enemies will deal additional damage! Your party will deal more damage with a diverse set of skills, and by coordinating during combat.


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House Energy Panel Zeroes in on the Electric Grid of the Future
MeriTalk - Joseph A. Heppert, vice president for research at Texas Tech University, testified that the danger of cyber threats targeting power grids is only growing.
In addition to Federal research funding, Heppert testified that his university is investing heavily in research and development related to grid security.
"Over the next four years, we intend to invest a minimum of $8 million in research into cybersecurity and energy grid resiliency to enable the creation of a sustainable and diverse energy economy," Heppert said. "We are confident this investment will help the nation attain its goals in energy security, traditional and alternative energy utilization, and a 21st-century energy grid."
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Blue Notes
2017 FC Kansas City
Blue Links: Espinoza, Dwyer, FC Kansas City, Oliveira, SPR
Lots of news out of Kansas City for Roger Espinoza, Dom Dwyer, FC Kansas City (NWSL) and for Kevin Oliveira. Plus players are getting awarded left and right.
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"I'm thinking about my back pain." - Not a quote from Roger Espinoza
Kansas City soccer does not stop. There is lots to catch up on over the last week or so that you may have let slip through the cracks. Before we catch you up on some news you may have missed, check out what you may have missed on The Blue Testament.
2017 All-Star Game Roundtable between TBT staff (e.g. who we voted for)
Vermes will be "active" in the Secondary Transfer Window
Dom Dwyer gets his first USMNT call-up.
Soony Saad called up for International duty.
EPB and the U-20's were eliminated from the World Cup. There are a couple contributing circumstances worth noting.
Amer Didic signs with Sporting KC!
Even More Blue Links!!
Roger Espinoza Injured
Right after Espinoza got called up to the Honduran National Team for the FIFA break (which MLS isn't observing) there is news that Espinoza has withdrawn due to injury. The diagnosis is back spasms, which doesn't seem too serious, but he'll remain in Kansas City to rehab the injury.
Sporting Kansas City have two straight home games between this weekends clash with the Montreal Impact and next Wednesday's Lamar Hunt US Open Cup match with Minnesota United. That stretch of games will be capped with a road trip to San Jose on the 17th, which will be the clubs third game in just eight days.
Jimmy Medranda filled in admirably for Roger last weekend so it'll be interesting to see what direction Vermes takes with the starting eleven over the next weeks worth of games. Speaking of Roger, here he is getting his quick one-on-one interview with Jillian Carroll.
Dom Dwyer on By The Way
Susannah Collins takes us behind the scenes with Dom Dwyer at the WWE event in Kansas City. Dwyer meets the Hardy Boys and a bunch of other wrestlers I've never heard of while Collins admits to stalking Dom's son and wife on Instagram. Don't worry Susannah, my wife stalks them too.
FCKC Awards and Call-Ups
Despite FC Kansas City coming up short this past weekend, the prior week (and month) brought some honors in the clubs direction. First Sydney Leroux won NWSL Player of the Week on the heels of her brace against the Washington Spirit and Becky Sauerbrunn won NWSL Goal of the Week based on her goal scored in that same game. Sauerbrunn added the honor of being on the NWSL Team of the Month for May as well.
Speaking of Syd and Becky, they also earned United States Women's National Team call-ups recently. This is Leroux's first stint since announcing her pregnancy well over a year ago. Though not with the Senior team, FCKC's first round pick from the 2017 draft, Christina "Gibby" Gibbons will join the U-23 team as the US head to play in the Open Nordic Tournament. The last player called up will be Desiree Scott to the Canadian National Team. The FIFA break will be observed in the NWSL who won't have another game for KC until the 17th against the Seattle Reign.
SPR's Kevin Oliveira Called Up
Not to be left out of all the call-up news (Sporting KC also have four players who will be away this weekend) the Swope Park Rangers superstar midfielder Kevin Oliveira has joined the Cape Verde National Team for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. This is Oliveira's first call-up for the senior team in a competitive match. Cape Verde has just one game on June 10th against Uganda. Kevin has struggled recently in USL as he returns from a serious knee injury though he is second on the team with two goals.
SKC Academy Update
The Sporting KC Academy keeps showing the future is bright after they qualified for the playoffs on the heels of a second place finish in the US Soccer Frontier Division (behind only FC Dallas). They learned their group stage opponents yesterday and will play against Atlanta United, FC Boston Bolts and the LA Galaxy in the U-17/18 Division and Weston FC (FL), Pateodores (CA) and Everton FC Westchester (NY). The group stage will take place June 22-26th in Indiana.
One player worth watching is striker Leroy Enzugusi who is under contract with the Swope Park Rangers as well. He scored 14 goals this season.
For the younger guys the U-12 and U-13 teams won their respective Kansas State Cup titles two days ago.
Ike Opara and Tim Melia get snubbed for USMNT call-ups (but really, they can't all be gone or who will SKC play).
SKC are historically good at home this year. The last time they were this successful was 2004 and before that 2000 and both years trophies were won. Mmmm trophies!
Ike Opara made the MLS Team of the Week
Oumar Ballo made the USL Team of the Week in his first start of the year.
SKC made an appearance in the Apple Developer's Keynote. Random.
Sporting opened the Wyandotte Sporting Fields.
KC are up to 5th in the MLS Power Rankings


Hour Dollar Music Group is a new label that just sprung out of Detroit, and they have a promising young artist up to bat for their first release. B Lewie is a Detroit native with a lot to say, and he does just that on his new mixtape Focused.
Focused is 10 songs deep, no features, no filler and a lot of bars. He gets production from Gaddy who murders his beat on "Pace" and then another heat rock is the Jerry Parker produced "Like You." B Lewie is super laid back, and a step out of the norm for usual Detroit artists but it works here.


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Acadia University's frosh week limits booze | CBC News Loaded
Acadia University's frosh week limits booze
Acadia University announced Thursday that drinking in dorm rooms will not be tolerated during its welcome week.
Health officer releases report on alcohol and students
CBC News · Posted: Aug 30, 2012 11:46 AM AT | Last Updated: August 30, 2012
Only plastic bottles and cans will be allowed in residence. (CBC)
While students move into their residence rooms at Acadia University in the upcoming week one thing they won't be able to unpack is alcohol. Acadia University announced Thursday that drinking will not be tolerated in dorm rooms during its welcome week.
Acadia University is sending a letter to its students' parents outlining their new alcohol policies to curb binge-drinking.
Students will no longer be able to stockpile alcohol in their residence rooms, display or store empty alcohol bottles. Glass bottles are also not allowed.
The school is adopting four key recommendations:
1. No drinking in dorm rooms during welcome week. Must happen in designated supervised areas.
2. Training for staff and students to help change attitudes towards high-risk drinking.
3. Work with public health and emergency health service to learn how to respond to issues related to high-risk behavior.
4. Creation of a red and blue crew - students specifically trained to reach out to others at high risk of harm. It's modelled after a program at Stony Brook University in New York.
The school said if the changes don't work they'll try a different route.
The province's chief public health officer, Dr. Robert Strang, was in Wolfville to release his report on alcohol harm reduction among university students.
The province's chief public health officer, Dr. Robert Strang, and Acadia University administration discuss students and drinking (Carolyn Ray/CBC)
Acadia University requested Strang's report following a students' death after heavy drinking last year.
Strang said there's a culture where alcohol is a necessity for having fun.
Binge drinking is classified as five or more drinks on a single occasion. On average about 30 percent of Canadian university students are binge drinkers.
Wolfville prepares for binge-drinking season
Reducing alcohol harms among university students: A summary of best practices and recommendations


Wow the end of the year flew by in such a blur. We started out the holidays by going up to Payson to cut down Christmas trees! We went with Wayne's siblings and nieces and nephews. A fun time was had by all.
Niece Hailey with the boys and I.
We then took the rest of the weekend decorating our 2 trees! The boys had so much fun!!!
Cody was obsessed with this small ornament!!
The following weekend we went to look at Christmas lights at a resort Wayne used to work at in college. We discovered their lights last year and have decided this will be our new tradition!
We had a craft night and made candy cane ornaments for the tree.
We had several cookie baking days!!


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Jong-Wha Lee
Professor, Korea University, South Korea
Residency: May 18-27, 2020
Jong-Wha Lee is a professor of economics and director of the Asiatic Research Institute at Korea University. He served as a senior adviser for international economic affairs to the former President of South Korea. He was also previously chief economist and head of the Office of Regional Economic Integration at the Asian Development Bank, and an economist at the International Monetary Fund. Lee has taught at Australian National University, Harvard University and Peking University. He also served as a consultant to the Harvard Institute for International Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations Development Programme and the World Bank.
Lee holds a Ph.D. and master's degree in economics from Harvard University and a master's and bachelor's degree in economics from Korea University.
During his residency, he will share his perspectives on international economic affairs, financial crises and economic integration.


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Ubi periculum (в превод от латински: Къде е опасността) е апостолическа конституция, издадена от папа Григорий X на 16 юли 1274 г. по време на Втория лионски събор. В документа се установява реда за избиране на папите посредством конклав, като този начин за избиране на римския понтифик става единствения възможен.

Причини за издаване
Необходимостта от въвеждането на конклава възниква в резултат от папските избори през 1268-1271 г., които стават най-продължителните в историята на папството. В течение на 2 години и 9 месеца кардиналите събрани в италианския град Витербо, не могли да постигнат съгласие за избора на нов папа. Поведението на кардиналите възмутило гражданите, и те ги заключили в двореца, с предупреждението че ще останат вътре докато не изберат нов папа. Кардиналите продължали да спорят и да се карат помежду си. тогава вярващите съборили покрива на сградата и оставили духовниците само на хляб и вода, вече настъпвала зимата. Скоро студът и гладът заставили кардиналите да постигнат съгласие. Така бил избран папа Григорий X. Три години по-късно той издава конституцията за да улесни кардиналите при бъдещите папски избори.

Правила

Конституцията предвижда следните правила за провеждане на конклава:
 Ако папата почине в града, в който той е живял със своята курия, кардиналите, намиращи се в същия град, трябва да изчакат останалите кардинали в продължение на десет дни. След изтичането на този срок, независимо от това дали са пристигнали или не, всички кардинали, присъстващите трябва да се съберат в сградата, където е живял починалия папа за избор на нов папа. Всеки кардинал може да бъде придружаван от един спътник – духовник или мирянин, като тези които имат нужда могат да се придружават и от двама помощници.
 Ако папата почине извън града, в която той е живял заедно със своята курия, кардиналите се събират на конклав в града, на чиято територия или област папата е умрял, освен ако това е невъзможно или този град е в открит бунт срещу Римската църква. В този случай, конклавът се провежда в друго по-близко място, също при условие, че не е под запрещение, или не проявява открито непокорни. Конклавът се провежда в избрана от кардиналите сграда в града, обител или епископски дворец. Същите правила се спазват и в случай, че папата умре в града, в който той живее с неговата курия.
 Сградата, в която се провежда конклавът се затваря от всички страни, така че никой да не може да влиза или да напуска. Само пред определен отвор се доставя храна за кардиналите, но трябва през него да не може да влезе външен човек.
 Всеки участник в конклава трябва да живее в обща стая, без всякакъв контакт с външния свят.
 Изпращането на писма до кардиналите, както и тайните разговори с тях, е строго забранено под страх от отлъчване.
 Като се има предвид миналия опит, документът предвижда специфични правила за хранене. Ако след изтичането на три дни кардиналите не успеят да изберат нов папа, те имат право само на едно ястие на хранене, а ако не успеят да постигнат съгласие в продължение и на следващите пет дни, храната им се ограничава само хляб, вино и вода.
 В допълнение, по време на периода Sede vacante, всички църковни приходи, дължащи се на кардиналите, се задържат от шамбелана и след това се предават на разпореждане на новия папа.
 Ако някой от кардиналите след влизането си в конклава го напусне без явна причина за заболяване, това не е основание за непризнаване на изборите, и останалите кардинала могат свободно да продължат избора на папа. Ако напускането е поради болест, след като кардиналът оздравее или дори преди това, той може да се върне и да продължи участието си в конклава.
 Страстите и принудата поробват свободната воля и принуждават да се действа по определен начин, поради което при липса на свобода изборът на папа е невалиден. Ето защо никой, освен Бог, не трябва да повлияе на преценката на кардиналите в изборите, които с чист дух, свободно, и без страх трябва да изберат достоен понтифик. Който действа по друг начин, ще бъде подложен на божия гняв и вината му може да се прости само след тежка покаяние. Трябва да се считат за невалидни всякакъв вид спогодби, споразумения, задължения и договорености във връзка с избора, и никой не е длъжен да ги спазва.

В резултат на тези строги правила, следващите конклави довеждат да много по-бързо избиране на папи, особено първият от тях през януари 1276 г., който продължава само един ден и завършва с избора на папа Инокентий V.

Литература
 Josep M. Colomer and Iain McLean. (1998). "Electing Popes: Approval Balloting and Qualified-Majority Rule". The Journal of Interdisciplinary History, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 1-22.

Външни препратки
 Текст на Ubi periculum на латински език

Апостолически конституции
Конклави
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Depending on your circumstances, there is more than one way to become a British citizen. If you are married or in a civil partnership with a British citizen, you can apply for citizenship through a process known as naturalization. As a British citizen, you have the freedom to live and work in the U.K. free of any immigration controls.
Can I Become a British Citizen by Marriage?
You can become a British citizen by marriage if you are married to, or in a civil partnership with, a British citizen.
You must also have lived in the U.K. for at least three years, while holding Indefinite Leave to Remain. ILR is basically settlement, meaning you can stay in the U.K. without any time restrictions.
You must be over 18 years old at the time of your application for naturalization and be able to speak English, Welsh or Scottish Gaelic. Additionally, you cannot have a criminal record or have broken any immigration laws, including overstaying any visa or working illegally in the U.K.
Residency requirements also apply to an application for naturalization. You should not have spent more than 270 days outside the U.K. during the immediate three years before your application, and you should not have spent more than 90 days outside the U.K. in the last 12 months.
However, you may be exempt from the residency requirements if your partner works abroad, either for the U.K. government or an organization closely connected to the U.K. government.
You can apply for naturalization yourself, through an agent or representative, or use the Nationality Checking Service, a partnership with local authorities in which people make their application in person at their local Register Office. For a small fee, a local authority officer helps you complete your application form, checks that you have paid the correct fee, and copies and certifies valuable documents before returning the originals to you in person.
If you apply yourself, you can do it online via the GOV.UK website or by post.
Before you apply, you must pass the "Life in the UK Test" and provide the pass reference number on your application for naturalization. You need to provide details of two people willing to provide a reference for you, and proof of your knowledge of the English language.
You must also provide one of the following: evidence of ILR, a European Economic Area (EEA) Permanent Residence Card, or a certificate of entitlement to the right to abode.
It's a good idea to read the document "Guide AN" before making your application. This tells you everything you need to know about the application process, so familiarizing yourself with this ahead of time reduces the risk of making mistakes.
An application for naturalization requires personal information, such as your name, date and place of birth, marital/civil partnership status and home address for the past five years.
If you don't live in the U.K. at the time of making your application, you must apply by post. Form AN, "Application for Naturalisation as a British Citizen," is available to download from the GOV.UK website. You must also use the paper form if you choose to apply through the nationality checking service.
Send your completed application (with the correct fee and all supporting documents) to: Department 1, UKVI, The Capital, New Hall Place, Liverpool, L3 9PP.
The fee for a British citizenship application is £1,330, which is payable at the time of application by credit or debit card if you apply online. If you apply using the paper form, you must use the payment slip to send your payment (by check or credit or debit card) with your application.
Your application will be acknowledged, typically, within two to four weeks. You can expect a decision on your application within six months, although it can take longer.
Depending on your personal circumstances, you may be interviewed by the police or another Home Office representative, to provide more details to support your application. This may take place at your home in the U.K.
If your application is successful and you are living in the U.K., you will be invited, by letter from the Home Office, to attend a citizenship ceremony. You have to contact the local authority stated on the letter to arrange your ceremony. It's very important to do this within three months of receiving the invitation, or the invitation will expire and you will have to go through the entire naturalization application process again.
If you live abroad, your citizenship ceremony will take place at the embassy or consulate in the country where you are currently living.
After you have received your Certificate of Naturalisation, you are able to apply for a British passport, the most common proof of ID for British citizens.
You can apply online for a British passport via the GOV.UK website. If you'd rather apply by post, you can get the application forms from your local Post Office. You can also use the Post Office Check and Send service, which means a Post Office employee checks to ensure that you have filled in the right sections of the paper form, included the right supporting documents and photos, and paid the correct fee. Post Office staff then send your application to Her Majesty's Passport Office by special delivery.
If you apply online, you'll need to include your debit or credit card details for payment. As of October 2018, the fee for a first British adult passport is £75.50 if you apply online and £85 if you apply by post. The standard British passport has 34 pages; you can apply for a 50-page passport for £85.50 (online) or £95 (by post). The Post Office's Check and Send service costs an additional £9.75.
It generally takes around six weeks to receive your passport, although it can take longer.
Do You Need a Visa if You Are Married to a British Citizen?
If you want to live in the U.K. with your spouse or civil partner for more than six months, you need a "family of a settled person" visa. You need this visa if you are married to, or have a civil partnership with, a British citizen, someone who is settled in the U.K., or someone who has humanitarian protection, for example has refugee status in the U.K.
You can apply for this visa from outside or inside the U.K. If you apply from outside the U.K., the cost is £1,523. If you apply from inside the U.K., either online or by post, the cost is £1,033.
The decision on your application is typically made within 12 weeks if you apply outside the U.K. and within eight weeks if you apply in the U.K., either online or by post. It costs £1,643 to use the premium service, which provides a same-day decision.
To apply, you and your partner both need to be 18 years of age or older, and you must intend to live together permanently in the U.K. after you apply.
You must be able to prove that you are in a civil partnership or marriage that's recognized in the U.K., you've been living together in a relationship for at least two years at the time of application, or you are a fiance, fiancee or proposed civil partner and will marry or enter into a civil partnership within six months of your arrival in the U.K. If the last option applies to you, you must prove that any previous marriages or civil partnerships have ended.
You must demonstrate that you have a good knowledge of English and can financially support yourself and your dependants.
A minimum income requirement applies to a family of a settled person visa. If you are applying as a partner and want to get ILR within five years, you and your partner must have a combined income of at least £18,600 a year. If you have children who are not British citizens, EEA nationals or permanently settled, you must prove you have an extra £3,800 for your first child and £2,400 for each additional child.
You must send proof of all income, such as bank statements, payslips and employees' letters.
If you cannot meet the minimum income requirement, you may be able to settle in 10 years.
If your application is approved, you'll get permission to stay for two and a half years, or for six months if you're applying as a fiancé, fiancée or proposed civil partner. After this time, you'll need to apply to extend your stay.
Can You Work on a Spouse Visa in the U.K.?
After your application for family of a settled person visa is approved, you'll receive a biometric residence permit, which lets you work or study in the U.K. However, you cannot usually get benefits or other public funds for yourself or any dependent children.
A biometric residence permit includes your name, date and place of birth, your biometric information (fingerprints and a photo of your face), your immigration status and any conditions of your stay, and whether you can receive benefits or other public funds. You can use your biometric residence permit to confirm your identity and your right to work or study in the U.K.
How to Get a Spouse Visa in the U.K.
You can apply for a family of a settled person visa online via the GOV.UK website. If you'd rather apply by post, complete form FLR(M) if you can meet the requirements. If you cannot meet the requirements, complete form FLR(FP). However you apply, you must provide certain details. You need to give the name and date of birth of yourself and any dependent children, your national insurance number if you have one, details of any previous immigration applications and criminal convictions, and your parents' dates of birth and nationality if you are applying from outside the U.K.
Similar information is required about your spouse or partner, such as name, date of birth, nationality and details of any previous spouses or partners. You must provide information to prove your relationship with your spouse or partner, including how you met, how often you see each other, how long you've lived together and expenses you share. If you're applying from outside the U.K., you must provide digital proof of your relationship, such as photos of you together, WhatsApp messages and Skype history.
You have to provide details of all children (both yours and your partner's) even if you're not applying for citizenship for them, and information about your life outside the U.K., such as countries you've lived in and visited and family and friends in the country you were born.
You'll also need to give proof of your finances and how well you speak and understand English.
With your completed application, you must send your current passport or other valid travel ID, any previous passports, your biometric residence permit, if you have one, and two passport-sized color photos.
Gillespie, Claire. "How to Become a British Citizen by Marriage." , https://legalbeagle.com/6232036-become-british-citizen-marriage.html. 15 October 2018.


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Miss Garnet's Angel
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The new novel from Salley Vickers, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Librarian.
Grandmothers is the story of three very different women and their relationship with the younger generation: fiercely independent Nan, who leads a secret life as an award-winning poet when she is not teaching her grandson Billy how to lie; glamorous Blanche, deprived of the company of her beloved granddaughter Kitty by her hostile daughter-in-law, who finds solace in rebelliously taking to drink and shop lifting; and shy, bookish Minna who in the safety of shepherd's hut shares with her surrogate granddaughter Rose her passion for reading. The outlook of all three women subtly alters when through their encounters with each other they discover that the past is always with us and that we go on learning and changing until the very end.
Grandmothers is a beautifully observed, sometimes subversive, often tender and elegiac novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Librarian.
Salley Vickers was born in Liverpool, the home of her mother and grew up as the child of parents in the British Communist Party. Her father was a trade union leader and her mother a social worker. She won a state scholarship to St Paul's Girl's School (something which caused her father some anxiety because of his dislike of public schools and for a while he felt that she should not attend the school) and went on to read English at Newnham College Cambridge, with which she recently renewed working ties. She has worked, variously, as a cleaner, a dancer, an artist's model, a teacher of children with special needs, a university teacher of literature and a psychoanalysis.
Copyright © Salley Vickers 2020


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Mark and Ben were in our local area of Bromley, Kent to install these fantastic track system shutters complete with special shape shutters above. A client approached us to design these shutters to cover their sliding doors and window area directly above. The doors lead out to a balcony overlooking the garden so the shutters needed to be designed in a way that allows for easy access to the doors whenever required.
We achieved this by installing some track system shutters which can be neatly folded out the way allowing for partial opening or full opening. As you can see from the pictures this allows for the shutters to be half pulled back to keep some form of privacy on the windows to each side, or fully pulled back to open up the whole area.
The shutters were created in a full height style with mid rail halfway up each panel. This not only helps to strengthen such high shutters, but also allows for the top and bottom louvres to be adjusted independently through touch using a hidden tilt rod system.


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Joseph Antoine (Giuseppe Antonio) Risso, född 8 april 1777 i Nice, död där 25 augusti 1845, var en italiensk naturforskare.

Risso var apotekare i sin födelsestad till 1826 och blev 1832 professor där i medicinsk kemi och botanik. Han utmärkte sig som fiskkännare genom sin Ichthyologie de Nice (1810) och skrev även Histoire naturelie des Crustacés de la mer de Nice (1843). Tillsammans med Pierre-Antoine Poiteau utgav han några botaniska verk, varibland Histoire naturelie des orangers (folio, 109 kolorererade tavlor, 1818–1819) och Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europé méridionale (fem band, 1826–1828).

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Il caso Graneris è un caso di parricidio commesso a Vercelli la notte del 13 novembre 1975 da Doretta Graneris e dal suo fidanzato Guido Badini, che uccisero con una pistola cinque membri della famiglia della ragazza; il caso ebbe all'epoca grande rilevanza mediatica per l'efferatezza del delitto e le implicazioni sulla morale comune.Le vittime furono: i genitori Italia Zambon (41 anni) e Sergio Graneris (45 anni), i nonni Romolo Zambon (79 anni) e Margherita Baucero (76 anni) e Paolo Graneris (13 anni), fratello di Doretta Graneris.

Storia

Doretta Graneris (Vercelli, 16 febbraio 1957) era la maggiore di due figli. Gli insegnanti del liceo artistico di Novara che la ragazza aveva frequentato con discreto profitto la descrissero come «educata, rispettosa, di sani principi religiosi... I genitori le volevano un bene dell'anima», mentre i suoi amici ricordarono come la giovane si sentisse insicura per il proprio aspetto fisico (reputandosi troppo grassa, si imponeva frequenti digiuni) e di carattere malinconico, litigasse spesso con i genitori da lei reputati troppo severi e sembrasse soffrire di solitudine.

Aveva conosciuto Guido Badini nel 1972, a una festa per il capodanno 1973 organizzata a casa sua; Badini, rimasto orfano da poco, venne invitato dallo zio per fargli passare in compagnia quell'occasione di festa. I due ragazzi si piacquero subito e incominciarono a frequentarsi e poi lei andò a convivere con lui. Il ragazzo, descritto dagli amici come un giovane immaturo che fino alla morte della madre aveva insistito per dormire nel letto con lei, era appassionato di armi da fuoco ed esperto di tiro a segno.

Il padre della ragazza aveva rilevato l'officina da gommista del suocero, cosa che gli consentiva un buon tenore di vita e gli aveva permesso di accogliere gli anziani suoceri. All'epoca degli omicidi, Graneris aveva 18 anni e Badini 21. Dopo l'ennesima lite con i genitori, che non vedevano di buon occhio la relazione col Badini, Doretta era scappata di casa, stabilendosi a Novara, dove lei e il fidanzato convivevano nell'appartamento di Badini, in vista di un prossimo matrimonio programmato per la settimana successiva agli omicidi.Le loro condizioni economiche erano precarie, per via della disoccupazione di Badini e del rifiuto di Doretta di trovare un lavoro. Per venire incontro alle esigenze dei ragazzi, i genitori della Graneris, risoltisi ad accettare le nozze della figlia, avevano regalato alla coppia il mobilio per la camera e la cucina come dono di nozze e avevano deciso di assumere Badini nell'officina di famiglia.

L'omicidio
La sera del 13 novembre 1975 la Graneris e il fidanzato si recarono in casa dei genitori di lei accompagnati da una terza persona, e uccisero tutti a colpi di pistola. Il terzo partecipante, Antonio D'Elia,  ed aveva avuto una relazione con la Graneris; inizialmente D'Elia avrebbe dovuto compiere gli omicidi, per garantire un alibi ai giovani, ma alla fine si accordò per svolgere solo il ruolo di "palo" ed autista.

Badini, mentre i due complici effettuavano il furto di una Simca 1300 ad Arese, noleggiò una Fiat 500 e la usò per raggiungere la ragazza e l'amico in un parcheggio nei pressi di Vercelli. A bordo della Simca, i tre si diressero a casa dei genitori della ragazza, in via Caduti dei Lager n. 9; i genitori accolsero i due giovani davanti alla TV, mentre D'Elia rimase ad aspettare in macchina, pronto alla fuga. I Graneris discussero coi giovani per alcuni minuti di questioni legate al matrimonio e della promessa del padre di donare alcuni lingotti d'oro alla coppia.

Dalle confessioni non emerse con certezza l'autore materiale degli omicidi, in quanto entrambi i giovani si scambiarono l'accusa di aver premuto il grilletto della calibro 7.65 di proprietà di Guido. La prima vittima fu il padre, Sergio Graneris, seguito dalla madre della ragazza che cercò di intervenire, poi vennero uccisi i nonni materni e per ultimo gli spari furono contro il tredicenne Paolo, dapprima solo ferito ed infine ucciso.  In tutto, dalla pistola vennero sparati 17 colpi, più uno per abbattere il cane della famiglia che aveva abbaiato durante la fuga degli assassini.

Indagini e processo

I corpi delle vittime furono scoperti il mattino successivo da Maria Ogliano, 67 anni, l'altra nonna di Doretta Graneris, avvertita dai dipendenti dell'azienda del figlio della sua insolita assenza. La donna si recò alla villa dove, insospettita dall'audio del televisore rimasto acceso, entrò in casa scoprendo i cadaveri. La coppia venne rintracciata dai carabinieri mentre faceva acquisti in un mercatino rionale poco distante da casa. La reazione composta della ragazza suscitò sospetti nei militari. Venne ritrovato a bordo della Opel Rekord 1700 di Badini un bossolo che, anche se non corrispondeva alle munizioni usate per gli omicidi, insospettì gli inquirenti che approfondirono le ricerche e trovarono a casa sua altri bossoli come quelli dell'arma usata per l'omicidio. Dopo altre indagini e testimonianze che alludevano ad abitudini particolari della coppia, i carabinieri convocarono i giovani in caserma per un interrogatorio che si concluse dopo otto ore con la confessione.

Inizialmente fu Graneris a confessare, dichiarando di avere ucciso personalmente i genitori e scagionando il fidanzato. Le contraddizioni, l'uso di un'arma da fuoco che la ragazza non avrebbe saputo usare e la violenza del delitto, spinse però i carabinieri ad approfondire le indagini dubitando della versione della ragazza. Badini intanto ammise l'omicidio, attribuendo però la responsabilità alla ragazza. Doretta, nei primi mesi di carcere preventivo, continuò a scrivere lettere affettuose al fidanzato, per poi decidere di abbandonarlo definitivamente quando scoprì che lui le aveva addossato tutta la colpa, alludendo a una sua relazione segreta con D'Elia.

Dalle indagini emerse che Graneris aveva un rapporto conflittuale con i genitori, con cui litigava anche per i motivi più futili. Nell'estate del 1975, conseguito il diploma di maturità presso il liceo artistico, in seguito all'ennesima lite, la ragazza era scappata da casa, stabilendosi presso il fidanzato. I coniugi Graneris non vedevano di buon occhio la relazione tra i due e disapprovavano le abitudini del Badini, che ritenevano fragile e insicuro. Altri motivi di dissapore erano riconducibili al fatto che il giovane non avesse un lavoro, nonostante un diploma di ragioniere, e che manifestasse simpatie politiche di estrema destra, ma ultimamente i rapporti sembravano migliorati, pare soprattutto per intercessione di Badini, che al processo giunse persino a sostenere di aver considerato i coniugi Graneris alla stregua dei propri genitori. Dalle indagini emersero aspetti torbidi

In seguito a questo tradimento, l'amore di Graneris per il ragazzo venne meno, e anch'ella cominciò ad accusare Badini, attribuendogli l'ideazione del piano e l'intenzione di appropriarsi del patrimonio della famiglia. Badini confessò di aver compiuto l'azione da solo: dichiarò di aver temuto di perdere la ragazza per via del disprezzo che i genitori provavano per lui, e affermò di aver desiderato rendere la ragazza orfana come lui, poi cambiò parzialmente difesa. Infatti ricordò ai giudici di essere rimasto orfano da ragazzo, dichiarò che in realtà i Graneris l'avevano accettato come fidanzato della figlia, tanto da aver comprato per loro una costosa cucina e una camera da letto e da avergli trovato un posto di lavoro nell'officina del suocero e negò di essere mai stato simpatizzante fascista, sostenendo che la sua ambizione era sposarsi e avere una famiglia numerosa. Ripetutamente dichiarò di essere stato plagiato dalla fidanzata e che l'avrebbe a suo dire, costretto a compiere la strage prospettandogli una vita facile grazie all'eredità dei genitori. Il patrimonio delle vittime all'epoca era stimato in circa 100 milioni di lire.

Un secondo colpo di scena scaturì invece dalle dichiarazioni della Graneris, che confessò l'omicidio di una prostituta come prova per il massacro. L'affermazione non trovò riscontro, e venne identificata dai giudici come un tentativo di invocare l'infermità mentale, subito esclusa da una perizia psichiatrica. I parenti superstiti della ragazza si costituirono parte civile nel processo, rifiutando pubblicamente di prendere in considerazione l'idea di perdonarla e rilasciando dichiarazioni molto dure alla stampa. Durante le indagini emerse il profondo risentimento che Doretta nutriva nei confronti dei genitori, dai quali si sentiva limitata e soffocata e che trovava — come testimoniò una compagna di scuola — di una ristrettezza mentale desolante.

La camera di consiglio durò dieci ore: D'Elia riuscì a ottenere la seminfermità mentale e le attenuanti, che gli valsero ventidue anni di carcere; alla coppia venne invece inflitto l'ergastolo. Vennero condannati a 15 anni anche due amici che avevano aiutato a pianificare gli omicidi, e avevano fornito la benzina per bruciare l'auto rubata. Guido venne condannato a un anno e mezzo di isolamento diurno, .

Epilogo
Doretta Graneris, che in carcere ha conseguito la laurea in architettura, nel 1992 ottenne la libertà condizionale. L'atto di clemenza suscitò polemiche. Il caso è stato ripreso nel febbraio 2001 dopo il delitto di Novi Ligure, per via dei diversi punti in comune tra i due episodi delittuosi, e nel 2008, anche a seguito della semilibertà concessa a Pietro Maso, autore dell'assassinio dei genitori nel 1991.

Influenza culturale
Nel 2014 la serie Rai Stelle nere dedica alla strage una puntata, servendosi di immagini e interviste dell'epoca.

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Voci correlate
 Parricidio
 Caso Carretta
 Caso Maso
 Delitto di Novi Ligure

Collegamenti esterni

Graneris
Graneri


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For David Bennett and Daniela Mascetti jewels are so much more than just precious ornaments. They are also about passion and they hold a deep fascination which had endured over 40 years in their work.
David and Daniela
Regarded internationally as a leading authority in the field of precious stones and jewellery, David Bennett is best known in his role as Worldwide Chairman of Sotheby's Jewellery Division, a post he held until 2020, after a brilliant 42 years career at Sotheby's. During his prestigious career David sold three of the five most expensive jewels in auction history and as well as seven 100-carat diamonds – earning him the nickname the '100-carat man'.
David has also presided over many legendary, record-breaking auctions such as the Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor (1987), The Princely Collections of Thurn und Taxis (1992) and Royal Jewels from the Bourbon-Parma Family (2018)...
Daniela Mascetti
Daniela Mascetti is one of the jewellery world's most experienced scholars specialising in the history of jewellery. Daniela joined Sotheby's in 1980, and soon after opened the firm's Jewellery department in Milan. After a distinguished career of 40 years at Sotheby's, she was appointed Chairman Jewellery, Europe, a position she retained until 2020.
As one of the most renowned and experienced of scholars specialising in the history of jewellery, highlights from Daniela's distinguished career include research for the sales of historic collections such as the Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor (1987), The Princely Collections of Thurn und Taxis (1992), Elton John, Maria Callas and Gina Lollobrigida...
David has also presided over many legendary, record-breaking auctions such as the Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor (1987), The Princely Collections of Thurn und Taxis (1992) and Royal Jewels from the Bourbon-Parma Family (2018).
Among the many records achieved during his career as an auctioneer is that for the highest price ever paid for a gemstone, the CTF Pink Star, a 59.60ct Vivid Pink diamond which sold for $71.2 million in 2017, and the world record for any jewellery sale where he achieved a total of $175.1 million in May 2016.
David was named among the top 10 most powerful people in the art world in December 2013 by the international magazine Art + Auction. In June 2014, Swiss financial and business magazine Bilan named him among the top 50 "most influential people in Switzerland".
David Bennett is co-author, with Daniela Mascetti, of the best-selling reference book Understanding Jewellery, in print since 1989. They have also co-written Celebrating Jewellery, published in 2012. Understanding Jewellery The 20th Century was published in late 2021, and Understanding Jewellery The 19th Century will be published in late 2022.
In 2021 David and Daniela launched a unique website showcasing their unparalleled experience and knowledge in the field of jewellery.
David Bennett grew up in London and graduated from university with a degree in Philosophy, a subject about which he is still passionate, alongside alchemy and hermetic astrology.
As one of the most renowned and experienced of scholars specialising in the history of jewellery, highlights from Daniela's distinguished career include research for the sales of historic collections such as the Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor (1987) and The Princely Collections of Thurn und Taxis (1992), Elton John, Maria Callas and Gina Lollobrigida. Most recently she was responsible for the academic research for the record-breaking sale of Royal Jewels from the Bourbon-Parma Family which included treasures from Queen Marie Antoinette. Daniela also provided research for the auction Castellani & Giuliano: The Judith H. Siegel Collection" held in New York, a landmark event which reinvigorated the interest in and demand for revivalist jewels.
Daniela regularly lectures on jewellery and was responsible for Sotheby's Institute of Art Jewellery Courses. She is co-author, with David Bennett, of the best-selling reference book Understanding Jewellery, in print since 1989, as well as Celebrating Jewellery, published in 2012. Daniela and David's most recent work is Understanding Jewellery The 20th Century, published in late 2021, and Understanding Jewellery The 19th Century will be published in late 2022. Daniela has also co-written The Necklace from Antiquity to the Present, Earrings from Antiquity to the Present and a Bulgari monograph with Amanda Triossi.
In 2021 Daniela and David launched a unique website showcasing their unparalleled experience and knowledge in the field of jewellery.
Daniela Mascetti grew up between Lake Maggiore, Lake Varese and Lake Como and graduated in Archaeology from the University of Milan, where she developed the analytical skills required for the dating, researching and valuing of historical jewels.
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'...a love letter to glorious pieces from the last hundred years. Page after page of unexpected delights take your breath away.'
- MJ Rose | The Adventurine
* JUST OUT * Understanding Jewellery The 20th Century
David Bennett and Daniela Mascetti
First edition: 24th November 2021 | Publisher: ACC Art Books
In this new work, David and Daniela have taken the concept of Understanding Jewellery a stage further with their focus on the 20th century. Each decade is explored in detail through the study of the key players, trends and movements.
'There are many excellent books on the jewelry market, but start with Understanding Jewellery, the industry bible by two former Sotheby's jewelry executives, David Bennett and Daniela Mascetti'
- Kristen Shirley, Bloomberg Business Week, March 2022
First edition: 1989 | Publisher: ACC Art Books
Since its publication over 30 years ago, Understanding Jewellery has become the standard work of reference in the field, and an indispensable tool for collectors, dealers and students alike. From the methods used to identify and date pieces, to the factors that can affect their value, Understanding Jewellery contains an abundance of expertise relating to precious stones and metals.
'…the ultimate compendium of the most celebrated jewels from the past 200 years of Western history'.
- Town & Country magazine, April 2020 | One of the '10 Best Books for Jewellery Lovers'
Celebrating Jewellery: Exceptional Jewels of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Success, wealth and privilege have many ways of manifesting themselves, not least through the purchase and display of beautiful jewels. Some of the greatest and most iconic pieces from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries are included here and every example is synonymous with style and luxury, from the formal tiaras, suites and ornaments of the Victorians through to the innovations of Belle Époque and Revivalism, the geometric and linear designs of the Art Deco movement, and the bold, colourful jewels of the late twentieth century.
'Now its role in fashion history is delightfully explored...their expertise on the subject reaches from the Bronze Age to the 20th century...'
- Town & Country magazine, May 1997
The Necklace: from Antiquity to the Present
Daniela Mascetti and Amanda Triossi
First edition: 1997 | Publisher: Thames & Hudson
The necklace has been a source or personal adornment throughout history, and this work features reproductions of notable paintings, sculpture, and photographs illustrating this fact. Primarily focusing on the necklace in the 19th and 20th centuries, important finds and research from the ancient world to the present, noting the various roles of adornment in fashion and culture, are also included.
'Not only a feast for the eyes but also a serious scholarly study'
- The Spectator
A lavishly illustrated survey of Italy's greatest jeweller tracing the development of the Bulgari style, a distinctive look that has captivated royalty, movie stars, and many others for over a century.
'A mouthwatering collection of earrings across the ages - indispensible for the jewellery designer'.
Earrings: from Antiquity to the Present
This work presents the history of earrings from pre-history to modern times. The fashion of wearing precious earrings spread spread through the Mediterranean region from Ancient Egypt to Mycenae, to the Classical Greek, Roman and Hellenistic worlds, to Byzantium. In the 18th century the techniques of cutting coloured gemstones and diamonds were perfected, and so the design of earrings evolved towards its most stylish and glamorous.
The book is a history of the various forms, techniques and materials employed by the companies and individuals who defined jewellery in the 20th century. Featuring a new selection of images, Understanding Jewellery: The 20th Century is one of the most dazzling, absorbing and varied collections of jewellery images to be presented in one volume.
With very few exceptions all the jewellery in this book and on our website has appeared at auction at Sotheby's.
With its clear and detailed explanations the approach taken was to offer a richer and more accessible reading experience than that offered in the text-dominated books of the time. Featuring introductions to precious and semi-precious stones, the work charts the stylistic developments of jewellery over the last 200 years.
Celebrating Jewellery also includes a number of the most famous jewels in history, such as the Cartier 'great cat' and Flamingo jewels created for the Duchess of Windsor, and other extravagant and illustrious examples made for European royalty.
Virtually every type of material has been used in the design and creation of the necklace, from precious metals and gems to natural objects such as shells and feathers, with many examples represented here.
A lavishly illustrated survey of Italy's greatest jeweller tracing the development of the Bulgari style, a distinctive look that has captivated royalty, movie stars, and many others for over a century.
From its founding in Rome in 1884, and throughout years of expansion through shops in Los Angeles, New York, Madrid, Athens, Jeddah and Hong Kong – Bulgari has launched trends and revivals. Successful innovations are explained, such as the easy-to-wear everyday jewels made with precious gems, the powerful modular units combined in repeating patterns, and the recent trademark Bulgari wristwatches.
The revival of Classical and Roman motifs is documented along with the bold lines of art deco and modern designs, created by the leading European and American designers. Great names among the designers and international jewellery houses include Boucheron, Cartier, Mellerio, Van Cleef and Arpels, Verdura, Andrew Grima, Bulgari, Marina B., David Webb, Harry Winston and Graff.
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package com.youtube.vitess.vtgate.hadoop;

import com.youtube.vitess.vtgate.Exceptions.ConnectionException;
import com.youtube.vitess.vtgate.Exceptions.DatabaseException;
import com.youtube.vitess.vtgate.Row;
import com.youtube.vitess.vtgate.VtGate;
import com.youtube.vitess.vtgate.cursor.Cursor;
import com.youtube.vitess.vtgate.hadoop.writables.RowWritable;

import org.apache.hadoop.io.NullWritable;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.InputSplit;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.RecordReader;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.TaskAttemptContext;

import java.io.IOException;

public class VitessRecordReader extends RecordReader<NullWritable, RowWritable> {
  private VitessInputSplit split;
  private VtGate vtgate;
  private VitessConf vtConf;
  private RowWritable rowWritable;
  private long rowsProcessed = 0;
  private Cursor cursor;

  /**
   * Fetch connection parameters from Configuraiton and open VtGate connection.
   */
  @Override
  public void initialize(InputSplit split, TaskAttemptContext context) throws IOException,
      InterruptedException {
    this.split = (VitessInputSplit) split;
    vtConf = new VitessConf(context.getConfiguration());
    try {
      vtgate = VtGate.connect(vtConf.getHosts(), vtConf.getTimeoutMs());
    } catch (ConnectionException e) {
      throw new RuntimeException(e);
    }
  }

  @Override
  public void close() throws IOException {
    if (vtgate != null) {
      try {
        vtgate.close();
        vtgate = null;
      } catch (ConnectionException e) {
        throw new RuntimeException(e);
      }
    }
  }

  @Override
  public NullWritable getCurrentKey() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
    return NullWritable.get();
  }

  @Override
  public RowWritable getCurrentValue() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
    return rowWritable;
  }

  @Override
  public float getProgress() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
    if (rowsProcessed > split.getLength()) {
      return 0.9f;
    }
    return rowsProcessed / split.getLength();
  }

  /**
   * Fetches the next row. If this is the first invocation for the split, execute the streaming
   * query. Subsequent calls just advance the iterator.
   */
  @Override
  public boolean nextKeyValue() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
    if (cursor == null) {
      try {
        cursor = vtgate.execute(split.getQuery());
      } catch (DatabaseException | ConnectionException e) {
        throw new RuntimeException(e);
      }
    }
    if (!cursor.hasNext()) {
      return false;
    }
    Row row = cursor.next();
    rowWritable = new RowWritable(row);
    rowsProcessed++;
    return true;
  }
}

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Q: How to inject css to next.js page on ssr? I am new to next js.
I have _app.tsx page:
import '../styles/antd.css'
import '../styles/globals.css'
import type { AppProps } from 'next/app'

function MyApp({ Component, pageProps }: AppProps) {
  return (
    <>
      <Component {...pageProps} />
    </>
  )
}

export default MyApp

Problem is that styles - import '../styles/antd.css' are loaded as a external request in production run /_next/static/css/fffc165f54adb267.css it mean that there is a one second blink lag during the styles loading. Is there any better way how to load styles in my base page? Without external request for styles?

A: Next.JS's docs when talking about importing CSS states

In production, all CSS files will be automatically concatenated into a single minified .css file.

With SSR, the mark-up is sent to the user's DOM, which will have a link tag to your styles, the user will need to fetch, and parse styles before they render, which is what causes that flash you're talking about.
Use Styled-JSX to avoid this.
Styled-JSX will add the CSS render on the server with the rest of the content, and when served load with everything else instantly*  Here's an example from their docs
function HelloWorld() {
  return (

      Hello world

scoped!

  )
}

export default HelloWorld

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Mexico's MORENA Party Obtains Legal Status–What Will Be the Impact?
By: Dan La BotzJuly 19, 2014
Will MORENA, the National Regeneration Movement founded and led by former presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador, be able to change Mexican politics and what sort of change might that mean? We will soon have an idea. Founded in November 2012, MORENA is now a legitimate political party with the right to run candidates in elections.
MORENA received official recognition as a political party from the National Electoral Institute in early July. López Obrador and his followers, who had previously been members of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), now have the electoral vehicle they have desired and worked for as they prepare to enter the mid-term Mexican elections in 2015. The expectation is that MORENA will nominate López Obrador for president in the 2018 elections.
No Chiles, Please
López Obrador who lost the 2006 and 2012 elections—both of which he and many other believe were stolen—had previously run as the candidate of the PRD. Frustrated with that party's in-fighting, corruption, and political compromises, he and his supporters left to found MORENA, first as a social movement and now as a political party. Since his defeat in the controversial and fraudulent 2006 election, López Obrador has traveled throughout Mexico virtually continuously, speaking to the issues, recruiting followers, and building up local and state organizations. That work came to fruition with the organization being granted political party status this month.
MORENA's like the PRD from which it sprang, has a political program, that essentially accepts the existing neoliberal economic frame, though with a nationalist, progressive, and democratic flavor. One finds no reference to fundamental structural changes or to socialism in the program, but there are several references to the role of the private sector and to the elimination of monopolies in order to to increase competition.
There are no chiles here, nothing picante. MORENA is not socialist, is not radical, and is not a working class party. MORENA'S politics represent only another tepid version of the Mexican nationalist tradition. While its acronym, which means "the dark girl," may suggest Mexico's working class majority, this is not tortilla de maíz but rather pan blanco. Yet it is not impossible that this party could become a vehicle for modest social change. The party's rural and urban working class base and discontented middle class members may engage in militant protests and push the party to take more far-reaching positions, though it is doubtful that it could ever become the kind of genuinely radical party needed to begin to transform Mexico.
The Size and Power of the Parties
MORENA was one of three would-be parties which passed muster, the other two being the Humanist Front (Frente Humanista or FH), a conservative party, and the Social Encounter Party (Encuentro Social – PES), based on the Evangelical churches, bringing the number of electoral parties in the country to ten. To become a party, according to the 1946 electoral law, the three pretenders had to demonstrate that they had a national presence, now defined as 220,000 supporters or more in a large proportion of the country's states and municipalities. In order to maintain their party registration, each must win at least 3 percent of the vote in the 2015 elections.
Of the three parties seeking legal status, MORENA was by far the strongest. FH had 270,966 accredited members and 221 district assemblies and PES had 308,997 members and 236 district meeting, while MORENA had 496,729 members and held 30 (out of 32) state-wide assemblies.
Mexico's political spectrum now looks like this: there are ten parties, six of which are conservative and four of which are on the left. The conservative parties are the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) which is in power; the National Action Party (PAN) which held the presidency during the previous two terms; the Ecological Green Party (PVEM), a satellite of the PRI; the Nueva Alianza (NA) which is the party of the Mexican Teachers Union (el SNTE) and is also allied with the PRI; and the two new conservative parties FH and PES. On the left there are the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD); the Workers Party (PT) which came out of the Maoist movement; the Citizens Movement (MC – formerly Convergencia); and now MORENA.
According to María Marván Laborde of Excelsior, based on federal electoral statistics, some 13 million Mexicans are affiliated with one or another of the political parties. The existing parties' numbers are as follows: The PRI has 5,848,944 members; the PRD, 3,435,979; the PVEM, 947,346; the PT 892,756; MC, 795,281; NA, 639,174; and the PAN, 271,632.
How, one might wonder, has the PAN with so few members been able in the past to win the presidency and sometimes control about a third of the congress? The answer is that the PAN has relied heavily on its influence in the media. What is clear above all from these statistics is the enormous electoral capacity of the PRI which not only now plays a dominant role in the media but with its allies the PVEM and NA controls or influences about 7.5 million party members, that is about half of all party members.
Party members alone are not everything. López Obrador and his followers demonstrated in 2006 and again in 2012 that they are capable of organizing hundreds of thousands of people in massive demonstrations and sit-ins. Though, at the same time, it is not clear on the basis of past experience that López Obrador and his party have the ability to win a majority or even the necessary plurality of the vote.
Will MORENA be able to pull voters form the PRD and the PRI, as well as mobilizing new voters? The entrance of MORENA into the national elections in 2015 could lead to a reshaping and realignment of the political parties, and one can imagine a variety of possibilities, that will make the 2015 elections more interesting, though probably not more significant.
Posted July 19, 2014 Left Politics, Mexico by Dan La Botz
DAN LA BOTZ is a Brooklyn-based teacher, writer and activist. He is a co-editor of New Politics.
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Q: python pandas: export structure only (no rows) of a dataframe to SQL I am using pandas 0.16 and sqlalchemy.
Is it possible to export just the structure, i.e. column names and data types but no rows, of a dataframe to SQL?
The closest I managed to get to was to export the first row only:
df.ix[[0],:].to_sql( tablename, myconnection )

And then I'd have to do a truncate table. However, there are inconsistencies between the to_csv and the to_sql methods: to_csv writes boolean fields as the strings 'TRUE' or 'FALSE' , whereas to_sql writes them as 0 or 1. This means that importing files creates with dataframe.to_csv is more complicated than it should be.
If I run
df.ix[[],:].to_sql( tablename, myconnection )

that doesn't work because all columns are exported as text.

A: You can use the get_schema function:
from pandas.io.sql import get_schema

engine = ...
df = ..
get_schema(df, 'table_name', con=engine)

This will give you the schema that would otherwise be created in string form, which you could execute with engine.execute
Further, the reason to_sql writes your boolean data as 0 and 1's, is because SQL Server has no boolean data type (see eg Is there a Boolean data type in Microsoft SQL Server like there is in MySQL?)

A: .to_sql() supports a dict= argument that lets you specify the column types as SQLAlchemy types.
df.ix[[], :].to_sql(tablename, myconnection, dtype={
    'column1': sqlalchemy.types.Float,
    'column2': sqlalchemy.types.BigInt,
    'column3': sqlalchemy.types.Date,
})

... will let you map the columns to their respective SQLAlchemy types.

A: Maybe you can try drop method to drop all rows.
import pandas as pd
from sqlalchemy import create_engine

df = pd.read_csv("c:\\Users\\ym\\Desktop\\out.csv")
# just drop all rows
df = df.drop(df.index[ [x for x in range(0,len(df))]])
engine = create_engine('mysql://root:root@127.0.0.1:3306/test?charset=utf8', echo=False)
df.to_sql(name=table_name, con=engine, if_exists='replace', chunksize=1000 ,index=False)


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Mein Hari Piya Episode 62: Conveniently "Black and White" Characters Drag The Show Down
"Mein Hari Piya" stars Sami Khan, Hira Mani, Sumbal Iqbal and Marina Khan, has been written by Qaisra Hayat and directed by Badar Mehmood. When "Mein Hari Piya" first began, this was a story of a happily married couple, Sarah (Hira Mani) and Fawad (Sami Khan), but lacking only one thing in their marriage – a child. Enter Farwa (Sumbal Iqbal), Sarah's childhood friend, a young woman from a lower class with a stifling home background. Farwa isn't that "stereotypical" second lead, the scheming friend who wants to break her friend's home and steal her husband. This is a young woman who respects her friend's marriage, but also wishes she could have happiness like that too – you know, a normal woman with normal dreams. Unfortunately, where "Mein Hari Piya" went horribly wrong was precisely when they decided to take this "normal" girl and turn her into a scheming, stealing, lying, murderous psychopath.
By episode 62, Sarah has finally had a child of her own and this is burning Farwa up inside. She is furious – no one can rise "above her" or her son, Saad…..not even Asad, a two day old baby. Farwa has done everything under the son from accusing Sarah of infidelity, attempting to force Sarah's miscarriage by poisoning her food and now, in her latest of grand gestures, she tries to suffocate baby Asad to death. Let's just pause here. Yes, given, Farwa comes from a lesser background and yes, she always wanted companionship – but what would drive a seemingly normal woman to go to this extent? This isn't good writing about the state of mental health. It's simply making the "other wife" go crazy in order to create masala in a story. This could have been a fascinating window into the life of a man with two wives and how the two women dealt with their tricky situation – one childless, the other loveless. But instead, it has become a story about "innocent, sweet" Sarah and "conspiring, evil" Farwa.
Coming back to Farwa attempting to suffocate Asad, Sarah walks into the room, which causes Farwa to toss the pillow away, which hits Saad. He falls down and is knocked unconscious…..with a pillow…..hitting him lightly…..in the face. While evil Farwa once again tries to blame Saad's injury on Sarah, Fawad sees through it all. At the hospital, Saad is diagnosed with epilepsy as the "doctor" berates the couple with what's "wrong" with their child and the lifelong difficulties their child will face due to this incurable disease. Honestly, what sort of doctors are these in Pakistani dramas? What self-respecting doctor would give bad news like this and offer zero words of encouragement? Of course, Fawad then immediately tells Farwa that this is her punishment for what she has done to Sarah. Wait just a minute here – let's make it clear that Fawad doesn't know anything about Farwa trying to poison Sarah (because Sarah is so dim and sacrificing that she didn't tell him) nor does he know that Farwa was in the room trying to murder Asad. So his making this declaration is not only absurd, it's unfair. Why is a child the tool for "punishment" in this scenario? A child is innocent, so why would anyone declare to a scared mother that her child is her punishment from God?This makes it seem as though individuals with any illness or disability are being punished for the sins of their parents – which couldn't be further from the truth. In trying to make Farwa out to be the biggest witch possible, Sarah and Fawad are looking like judgmental, self loving saints who cannot see the damage they themselves have brought upon Farwa. Oh but wait, sorry, Farwa is bad and has been written to be "bad," so we must maintain this.
With the finale of "Mein Hari Piya" airing tomorrow, it's unlikely that there will be a follow-up review to this – unless something particularly triggering happens in tomorrow's episode. "Mein Hari Piya" has not really been a guilty pleasure – there hasn't been anything enjoyable about this show. Honestly, the highlight of the show has been Hamza Sohail as Saud, the most balanced, likable character on the show. The rest has been highly forgettable.
Jo Bichar Gaye Episode 6: Wahaj Ali, Talha Chahour, Maya Ali and Nadia Jamil Impress!
Parizaad Episode 27: Ahmed Ali Akbar, Yumna Zaidi Leave Audience In Tears


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After being halted, Apple shares quickly fell over 8 percent over concerns on iPhone and China growth.
Apple cut its revenue guidance for its fiscal first quarter, sending its stock sharply lower in after-hours trading as concerns continue to mount over the company's future iPhone and China growth.
In a letter to investors, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company now expects revenue of $84 billion in the quarter ending Dec. 29.
Apple had anticipated revenue of between $89 billion and $93 billion for the quarter. The number is also lower compared with the $91.5 billion in revenue analysts previously anticipated, according to earnings-tracker Refinitiv.
"Based on these estimates, our revenue will be lower than our original guidance for the quarter, with other items remaining broadly in line with our guidance," Cook wrote.
After being halted temporarily, Apple shares resumed trading at 4:50 p.m. ET, quickly falling over 8 percent to $145.12. The plunging shares wiped out more than $50 billion in the company's market value, according to Bloomberg data. Apple, which was trading around $146 in after-hours trading is now down more than 37 percent from its Oct. 3 high and has fallen mightily since becoming the first U.S. company to reach a $1 trillion market cap in August.
The bad news sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average down more than 300 points in after-hours futures trading.
Apple's stock is widely owned by workers ranging from teachers to electricians to lawyers. With a roughly 3.5 percent weighting in the S&P 500 at the end of 2018, Apple is the second-biggest company behind Microsoft in the large-company stock index, an investment most people own in their 401(k)s.
Apple has faced a number of questions on its future growth for iPhones in the U.S. and abroad and its overall growth in China.
"While we anticipated some challenges in key emerging markets, we did not foresee the magnitude of the economic deceleration, particularly in Greater China," Cook said in his note. "In fact, most of our revenue shortfall to our guidance, and over 100 percent of our year-over-year worldwide revenue decline, occurred in Greater China across iPhone, Mac and iPad."
The company recently brought out a trade-in offer to try to get consumers to upgrade their older devices to newer iPhone XR, XS and XS Max phones. These phones aren't cheap, starting at $749 for the XR, for example.
More: Did Apple retail prices get too high in 2018? Consumers say yes.
More: 2018 has come and gone. So where is Apple's AirPower wireless charging mat?
Apple saw "fewer iPhone upgrades than we had anticipated," according to Cook, noting that, among other factors, people were taking advantage of the company's cheaper battery replacement program, which it offered for the duration of 2018. By upgrading their iPhone's battery, people would see performance for their phones improve as software limitations Apple put in place to help weaker batteries last were lifted.
Apple raised the price of replacement iPhone batteries on Jan. 1.
The iPhone has long been a driver of Apple earnings. iPhone sales made up roughly 59 percent of its nearly $63 billion in revenue during the company's fourth quarter.
The trade war between the U.S. and China may have also played a role according to Cook. "We believe the economic environment in China has been further impacted by rising trade tensions with the United States. As the climate of mounting uncertainty weighed on financial markets, the effects appeared to reach consumers as well, with traffic to our retail stores and our channel partners in China declining as the quarter progressed."
Cook says the company also faced constraints with its other products.
"Sales of Apple Watch Series 4 and iPad Pro were constrained much or all of the quarter," the CEO wrote, adding that AirPods and the MacBook Air also dealt with constraints.
Not all will be bad for Apple in the quarter, however, according to Cook. The company continued to see growth in its other categories including Mac, iPad, wearables and services.
"Revenue outside of our iPhone business grew by almost 19 percent year-over-year, including all-time record revenue from Services, Wearables and Mac," said Cook. The services division – which includes Apple Music, the App Store and iCloud subscriptions – generated over $10.8 billion in revenue in the quarter.


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Labor & Employment Law Alert - New Criminal Code Changes to Affect Indiana Employers on July 1, 2013
June 17, 2013 | Atlanta | Chicago | Columbus | Delaware | Elkhart | Fort Wayne | Grand Rapids | Indianapolis | Los Angeles | Minneapolis | South Bend
Today's employers are constantly adapting to new rules and regulations implemented at the federal, state and local level. Sometimes the changes that require employer attention can come from unusual places – like revisions to a state's criminal code. Last month, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed legislation modifying Indiana criminal code. That legislation, House Enrolled Act No. 1482 (HEA 1482), includes some provisions that have prudent Indiana employers reviewing their employment practices and application materials.
This new Indiana law, which goes into effect on July 1, 2013, relates mostly to conditions and procedures for the sealing or expunging of certain criminal records after a prescribed period of time. However, HEA 1482 also includes language making it unlawful to, among other things, refuse to employ or otherwise discriminate against a person because of a conviction or arrest record that has been expunged or sealed.
With respect to employment applications, HEA 1482 provides further that any inquiry about an applicant's previous criminal record may be "only in terms that exclude expunged convictions or arrests, such as: 'Have you ever been arrested or convicted of a crime that has not been expunged by a court?'" A violation of the statute's anti-discrimination provision is defined as a Class C infraction (comparable to a traffic violation), but HEA 1482 also suggests that a contempt proceeding and/or an injunction against the violator may be warranted. To avoid such consequences, it will be important for Indiana employers to assess whether their application materials and employment practices (including, for example, the interview questions that they utilize) are compliant with the new law.
For employers outside of Indiana, HEA 1482 is significant in at least two respects. First, it highlights the continuing trend of attention being paid to the issue of criminal backgrounds and their impact on employment opportunity. Second, it drives home the importance of working with counsel who can help an employer stay on top of the latest developments in the jurisdictions applicable to them. As the example of HEA 1482 demonstrates, the next change impacting employers in your jurisdiction might come from a place you would not normally think to look. Experienced labor and employment counsel can help you see it coming, even when change comes out of left field.
For more information, please contact the Barnes & Thornburg Labor and Employment attorney with whom you work, or a leader of the firm's Labor and Employment Department in the following offices:
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There's an old Icelandic saying that, if you get lost in an Icelandic forrest, stand up. This is pretty accurate reflection of the landscape in Iceland nowadays because there was a time when Iceland basically had no trees. Over the past century or so, as tourists flocked to the island and environmentalists started to raise concerns, people began paying more attention to this issue. Because of the new attention, reforestation began to happen all over the country, but mostly in the main cities. It's more common to see a tree in Reykjavik than in the surrounding countryside.
It wasn't always this way though. Back before the Vikings arrived, it's estimated that almost half the country was covered in trees. As soon as they sailed into iceland, they started chopping everything down and exploiting the land for its resources. Basic colonizer stuff. They used the wood for building material and to burn. Once the forests were all gone, they let their sheep roam around, which led to soil erosion and loss, which made it near impossible for trees to grow back.
You might be wondering if trees can even grow in Iceland since it's so cold and there's volcanic rock everywhere. The answer is yes! Despite the long, cold winters, there are some trees, especially Birch and Rowan, that are strong enough to survive until the long, warm days of summer. In some areas, there's too much stone from volcanoes to grow trees, but this is a blessing in disguise. Volcanic ash is actually a really great fertilizer. When volcanoes have erupted over the past, the ash that comes out with the lava falls down into areas and makes the land even richer.
In the future, maybe the saying that to find your way in an Icelandic forrest, all you have to do is stand up, will just be one of those things that grandparents say to brag about how hard they had it in the old days, when they had to walk uphill both ways to get to school.


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A cursed, seemingly immortal warrior aids a young girl in her quest for revenge, as the students of a brutal new sword school tear a bloody path across Japan. Hiroaki Samura's massive manga series spawned two anime adaptations, a spinoff novel, an art book, and a live-action film! Samura's storytelling tour de force also won Japan's Media Arts Award, several British Eagle Awards, and an Eisner Award, among other international accolades. Collects Blade of the Immortal volumes 1 to 3 in the original 7" x 10" serialized format, in a faux-leather hardcover treatment, and with a bookmark ribbon. Oversized deluxe hardcover! Dark Horse Comics
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Chuck Liddell Will Be Dancing With The Stars
I wrote a blog last week speculating about Chuck Liddell's future. I talked about potential fights and a return to the UFC. I expected Chuck Liddell to return to dancing on faces, not television. The next competition for Chuck Liddell will be Dancing With The Stars. Chuck Liddell was announced today as part of the next cast of ABCs Dancing With The Stars.
I think this is great on so many levels. For one, I have never watched ABC's Dancing With The Stars for a second. However, I will absolutely tune into the show next season to check out the Iceman. I would also suspect that a big portion of the 1.77 million fans who ordered UFC 100 are feeling the same way this morning.
It is a brave move for Liddell. Dancing With The Stars isn't exactly what I think of when I think of masculine competition. Yet I don't think anyone will be questioning Liddell's machismo any time in the near future. I would imagine that it will be a big step for Liddell stepping out of his comfort zone. This may be one of the most courageous decisions that the UFC Hall of Fame fighter has ever made.
I have never watched the show so I can only vaguely speculate on how he will do. From what I gather, professional athletes seem to do pretty well. The show has featured several former NFL players who have all done well and even won. As a former boxer and fighter, Liddell will have excellent foot work. I think he actually has a shot of winning this thing.
It is a slam dunk win for UFC. There are many that feel that UFC fighters are barbarians and thugs. This should put a human face on UFC and allow MMA to breakthrough some major barriers. MMA is still banned to this day in New York. A dancing Chuck Liddell will really help put a new spin on the sport and give UFC even more publicity.
God bless the poor judge that has to critique Chuck Liddell. I could see it now. "A perfect 10, the best, we love you Chuck…just don't hit me."
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De weidekervel (Silaum silaus) is een plant die behoort tot de schermbloemenfamilie (Umbelliferae of Apiaceae). Het is een plant van natte, voedselrijke grond in uiterwaarden, bermen en op dijken. De plant komt van nature voor in Eurazië. In Nederland komt de plant voor in het westen van Limburg en op Texel. De soort staat op de Nederlandse Rode lijst van planten als zeer zeldzaam en matig afgenomen.

Weidekervel onderscheidt zich in het vegetatieve stadium van karwijselie (Selinum carvifolia) door de nauwelijks gegroefde bladsteel, die bij karwijselie duidelijk gegroefd is. Tevens is de weidekervel te onderscheiden van de melkeppe (Peucedanum palustre) door de niet holle stengel, die bij de melkeppel wel hol is.

De plant wordt 30-90 cm hoog. De vaak licht violetbruine stengel is ten minste bovenaan kantig en gegroefd. De lang gesteelde wortelbladen zijn drie- tot viervoudig geveerd. De blaadjes van de eerste orde zijn lang gesteeld, die van de laatste orde lancetvormig en fijn gezaagd. De vlezige wortel heeft een peperachtige smaak, vandaar de Engelse naam Pepper-saxifrage.

Weidekervel bloeit van juni tot september met bleekgele bloemen, waarvan de kelkbladen ontbreken. De bloeiwijze is een samengesteld scherm van de eerste orde. Het scherm bestaat uit vier tot vijftien met papillen bezette stralen, nul tot drie omwindselbladen en vijf tot elf omwindselblaadjes. De omwindselbladen zijn evenals de omwindselblaadjes vliezig gerand.

De vrucht is een 4-5 mm lange, tweedelige splitvrucht, die in vooraanzicht langwerpig is met slanke, uitspringende ribben. De deelvruchtjes zijn op doorsnede halfrond.

Plantengemeenschap
Weidekervel is een indicatorsoort voor het mesofiel hooiland (hu) subtype 'Grote vossenstaartverbond', een karteringseenheid in de Biologische Waarderingskaart (BWK) van Vlaanderen en het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest.

Namen in andere talen
Duits: Gewöhnliche Wiesensilge
Engels: Pepper-saxifrage
Frans: Silaüs des prés, Fenouil des chevaux

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weidekervel
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Q: Remove columns from CSV I don't know anything about Notepad++ Regex.
This is the data I have in my CSV:
6454345|User1-2ds3|62562012032|324|148|9c1fe63ccd3ab234892beaf71f022be2e06b6cd1
3305611|User2-42g563dgsdbf|22023001345|0|0|c36dedfa12634e33ca8bc0ef4703c92b73d9c433
8749412|User3-9|xgs|f|98906504456|1534|51564|411b0fdf54fe29745897288c6ad699f7be30f389

How can I use a Regex to remove the 5th and 6th column? The numbers in the 5th and 6th column are variable in length.
Another problem is the User row can also contain a |, to make it even worse.
I can use a macro to fix this, but the file is a few millions lines long.
This is the final result I want to achieve:
6454345|User1-2ds3|62562012032|9c1fe63ccd3ab234892beaf71f022be2e06b6cd1
3305611|User2-42g563dgsdbf|22023001345|c36dedfa12634e33ca8bc0ef4703c92b73d9c433
8749412|User3-9|xgs|f|98906504456|411b0fdf54fe29745897288c6ad699f7be30f389

I am open for suggestions on how to do this with another program, command line utility, either Linux or Windows.

A: Match \|[^|]+\|[^|]+(\|[^|]+$)
Repalce $1
Basically, Anchor to the end of the line, and remove columns [-1] and [-2] (I assume columns can't be empty. Replace + with * if they can)
If you need finer detail then that, I'd recommend writing a Java or Python script to manual parse and rewrite the file for you.

A: I've captured three groups and given them names. If you use a replace utility like sed or vimregex, you can replace remove with nothing. Or you can use a programming language to concatenate keep_before and keep_after for the desired result.
^(?<keep_before>(?:[^|]+\|){3})(?<remove>(?:[^|]+\|){2})(?<keep_after>.*)$

You may have to remove the group namings and use \1 etc. instead, depending on what environment you use.
Demo

A: From Notepad++ hit ctrl + h then enter the following in the dialog:
Find what: \|\d+\|\d+(\|[0-9a-z]+)$
Replace with: $1
Search mode: Regular Expression
Click replace and done.
Regex Explain:
\|\d+ : match 1st string that starts with | followed by number
\|\d+ : match 2nd string that starts with | followed by number
(\|[0-9a-z]+): match and capture the string after the 2nd number.
$ : This is will force regex search to match the end of the string.
Replacement:
$1 : replace the found string with whatever we have between the captured group which is whatever we have between the parentheses (\|[0-9a-z]+)