I'm closing in on the last third portion of our adoption story. Thanks for reading about the incredible journey of faith that God ordained for us to bring Rebekah home. If you'd like to read the whole story, scroll down and start with Part 1.
In March of 2009 the Harbor sent a mission team to the Im Jai House, which was Rebekah's orphanage. By this time, we had sent many teams there and we had a core group of volunteers who led a VBS for the kids at Im Jai. Mark and I joined the team, without our other daughters, so that we could give some personal TLC to Rebekah, as well as possibly make some progress on the adoption.
Mark and Rebekah enjoying shrimp at a favorite BBQ-at-your-table restaurant, which our teams always take the kids to.
Our dossier was already in Thailand and our Japanese agency had already done what they could do. The Thai Adoption Board was almost ready to review our paperwork, but they wanted a few more documents. I knew exactly what they wanted because I called them every single day. Two years into this process I had learned that if I wanted anything done, I was going to have to be a squeaky wheel. And I wanted our dossier reviewed now. So I called and called and called everyday. People who adopt through a normal American adoption agency would never be allowed to do that--so working with a Japanese agency and spearheading our own adoption process allowed me the luxury of calling the Thai government and demanding/begging/pleading for whatever I saw fit. I always heard my dear friend and fellow adoptive mom Carrie's voice in my ear, "You are your child's best advocate. If you want something done, who better to do it than her mom?"
The social worker who I bugged each day (after calling at least 6 times before the connection was actually made, plus an additional 8 or so attempts to get an English speaker) informed me that they needed the death certificate for both Deer's mother and father. This request felt like a large blow to our progress. Deer had left her hometown over 6 years prior to that. I knew the living conditions of her grandmother. I was convinced that a long drive to her hut would not be beneficial because, to me, the chances of her opening a file cabinet and pulling out legal paperwork seemed slim to none.
But what choice did we have? The government wanted those certificates and without them they would not look at our dossier. We had no choice but to do our best to get them. The orphanage director and her husband escorted Deer and me, along with an Im Jai house father who drove us on the long drive to Nan. We left well before sunrise. Mark decided to stay with the team because we knew it was a risky drive through the mountains on windy and ill-repaired roads and we didn't want to risk us both being killed in an accident. In fact we never traveled together on that trip for that very reason. We five set out on our quest for death certificates and I had very little faith that we would be successful.
I learned about 30 minutes into the drive that Rebekah gets car sick. Poor girl.
We drove and wound and sped through the hills for over five hours. We reached Nan by lunch--it's an eight hour drive, but our house father driver had a lead foot. When we got to Nan, no one knew where to go, as none of the adults had ever been there before. Deer didn't remember exactly how to find her grandma's little home either. The driver pulled over and--just like our lawyer had--asked a few people if they knew her grandmother and where to find her. Sure enough, someone did, and then we did.
We parked the van and Rebekah began to remember where she was and we walked down a few mud-caked streets and right into her grandmother's dusty yard. The women were frying bananas--the family trade. I heard cries of "Nong Deer!" coming from a few different directions. "Nong" is an affectionate title that is said before a child's name in Thailand. Deer didn't appear apprehensive at all and walked right into her grandmother's home. It was pretty awkward for me, as I didn't understand any of the conversation and was quite obviously "one of these things doing her own thing..." White, six feet tall--not exactly blending in.
Thankfully, I did not have to say, "Oh, hi. It's me--that tall American lady who has been called by God to adopt your granddaughter. Do you happen to have any death certificates in here? Would you mind checking and then perhaps running up to Kinko's and having them copied for us? That'd be great. Then we'll just be on our way. Thanks so much."
The Im Jai director seemed to do a great job speaking on my behalf and Deer's family very warmly received us and invited us in for a visit.
Me and sweet Grandma--she told me that day that I had put on some weight--I'm still trying to figure out if that was a compliment or insult based on her culture. I wonder what things she'll say when I see her again next month!
Rebekah's half sister is on the chair and her aunt it in red. They are looking at photos of her mother's funeral.
At some point our meeting's purpose was evidently revealed and people began to rummage about the hut. I was floored when I watched one of them walk to a corner of the wooden-slat house, pull a grocery sack off the wall, look inside, and pull out official-looking paperwork. Lo and behold, right there in that sack was her mom's death certificate. I would not have been more shocked if they had pulled a live alligator out of that bag. There it was. Holy cow. One down, one to go. You are amazing, Lord. How did You do that??
The certificate was taken by the Im Jai director who promised to take very good care of, bring it back to Chiang Mai to be copied and have it returned to them quickly. There was much conversation and concern in Thai as to how to obtain the father's death certificate. His family lived in the same neighborhood, but the two families were not on speaking terms, so they weren't sure how they would go about trying to get it. We did not go home with that certificate that day, but I was thrilled with what we had.
Apparently, some kind of story was presented to the father's family within a few days of our visit. His family surprisingly agreed to provide the certificate--another testimony of God's hand in all of the details. The Thai government received a copy of his certificate within a few weeks time.
Here is Grandma posing in her doorway on our way out.
My faithful and sweet Im Jai helpers.
Deer inspecting a leaf bug during a potty break on the drive home.
Momma-and-daughter-to-be at the end of our visit.
Once again, the Lord had required us to walk by faith and not by sight. And once again, He alone provided what we needed. And once again, the adoption inched closer to the finish line.


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Конференция ООН по изменению климата 2015 года (COP21), посвящённая климатическим изменениям, проходила в Ле-Бурже во Франции с 30 ноября по 12 декабря 2015 года. Это 21-я конференция, проводимая в рамках Рамочной конвенции ООН об изменении климата (СОР 21) и 11-я — в рамках совещания сторон по Киотскому протоколу (CRP-11). Результатом конференции стала выработка Парижского соглашения.

Накануне этой конференции, 4 и 5 июня 2015 года, в Марселе прошла также конференция MedCop21, посвящённая климатическим проблемам Средиземноморья.

Хронология переговоров по климату
 Открытие конференции в Лиме COP 20 (2014)
 Стокгольмская конференция прошла с 5 по 16 июня 1972 года в Стокгольме. Это был первый мировой симпозиум, на котором была затронута проблема окружающей среды на мировом уровне и где впервые в рамках международного права был принят документ в области охраны окружающей среды. Стокгольмская конференция определила 26 принципов, план действий, содержащий 109 рекомендаций, и разработала программу ООН по охране окружающей среды (ЮНЕП). По словам Жака-Андре Эртига, именно в Стокгольме «охрана окружающей среды стала одной из приоритетных задач для многих стран». Он цитирует Кларка и Тимберлейка, по оценке которых до 1972 года существовало не более 10 министров окружающей среды, а в 1982 число министров и государственных секретарей возросло до 110.
 Создание МГЭИК, Международной группы по борьбе с климатическими изменениями (1988) имело своей целью изучение с научной точки зрения влияния человека на климатические изменения, оценку рисков и выработку стратегии по смягчению последствий.
 В 1990 году было создано AДЕМЕ, Агентство по окружающей среде и управлению энергетикой — государственное учреждение, которое участвует в реализации политики в области устойчивого развития, охраны окружающей среды и энергетики. Оно предоставляет в распоряжение государственных предприятий, организаций и территориальных объединений услуги по консалтингу и экспертизе.
 Конференция в Рио 4 (1992), также известная как Саммит Земли или Конференция ООН по защите окружающей среды и развитию (ЮНСЕД), собрала представителей 182 стран в Рио-де-Жанейро, чтобы обсудить будущее планеты. Именно во время первого Саммита Земли была разработана концепция устойчивого развития, описывающая процесс эволюции, позволяющий отвечать текущим запросам граждан, не затрагивая их будущих интересов. 170 из присутствующих в Рио стран одобрили «План 21» или «21 Действие». Этот план из 40 глав содержит программу действий и 2500 рекомендаций в отношении всех возможных сфер влияния человека на окружающую среду. На Конференции в Рио план был одобрен 178 главами государств. Саммит также установил ежегодный порядок встреч в рамках конвенции ООН по климатическим изменениям (РКИК ООН).
 Киотское соглашение в отношении выброса парниковых газов (1990—2007)
Протокол Киото5 (1997) — это международное соглашение, подписанное в ходе СОР3 в Киото в декабре 1997 года. В нём закреплены обязательные цели и сроки по сокращению выбросов парниковых газов в большинстве стран, включая промышленно развитые. Договор построен на основе Рамочной Конвенции ООН об изменении Климата (РКИК ООН); страны-члены решили создать более строгий протокол. Обязательная цель, предусмотренная Киотским протоколом для различных стран, в поддержании уровня выбросов парниковых газов на уровне от −8 % до +10 % по сравнению с показателями 1990 года. Соглашение предусматривает определённую гибкость для стран в отношении путей и способов достижения поставленных в Протоколе задач (увеличение количества лесов, финансирование зарубежных проектов и т. д.). Вступление в силу Киотского Протокола состоялось лишь в феврале 2005 года.
 Соглашения в Бонне и Марракеше (2001), являются результатом переговоров, проведенных в ходе СОР 6 в Бонне в июле 2001 года и СОР7 в Марракеше в ноябре того же года. Он касается, в частности, обязательств развитых стран оказать помощь развивающимся. Подписание именно этих соглашений, определившего порядок осуществления Киотского Протокола, открыло путь его ратификации и реализации.
 Вступление в силу Киотского протокола (2005). В феврале 2005 года, 55 стран, на долю которых приходилось в среднем 55 % выбросов углекислого газа в 1990 году ратифицировали протокол. Его вступление в силу означало для 30 промышленно развитых стран обязательство достичь целей по снижению или ограничению выбросов парниковых газов. Это позволило также официально конкретизировать международный рынок торговли углеродом и установить Механизм чистого развития (МЧР).
 Копенгагенское соглашение (2009) — это трехстраничный текст, который объединяет общие направления действий в области изменения климата на международном уровне (снижение выбросов парниковых газов, ограничение глобального потепления на 2 °C, финансирование в размере 30 миллиардов долларов в 2010—2012 годы).
 Соглашения в Дурбане (2011)направлены на принятие в 2015 году универсального соглашения. Они положили начало формулировке нового протокола, принятие которого в 2015 году должно было привести к конкретным результатам в отношении выбросов парниковых газов и снижению темпов глобального потепления до 2 °C уже к 2020 году.
 СОР 20 в Лиме (2014) вывела на первый план необходимость дополнительных усилий для поддержания темпов потепления ниже 2 °C к 2100 году. Она привела к редактированию предварительного документа будущего соглашения СОР21 в Париже и утверждению 37 страниц текста 6.

Цели и задачи
В пятом докладе межправительственной экспертной группы по вопросам изменения климата (GIEC) в 2014 году было спрогнозировано повышение температуры в пределах от 0,3 до 4,8 % к 2100 году.

По данным оргкомитета, цель этой конференции — впервые « достичь универсального и обязательного для выполнения соглашения, позволяющего эффективно бороться против изменения климата и ускорить переход к обществу и экономике, мало потребляющим углеродные технологии». С этой целью соглашение, которое, как ожидается, вступит в силу в 2020 году, должно привести к снижению выбросов парниковых газов и адаптации компаний к изменениям климата, настоящим и будущим. Оно призвано найти баланс между потребностями и возможностями каждой страны. Распределение усилий между развитыми странами и странами с формирующейся экономикой является одной из самых болезненных точек переговоров.

Для подготовки соглашения, каждая страна должна подготовить и опубликовать к дате Парижской конференции СОР 21 конкретный план работы и включиться таким образом в общий процесс.

Парижская конференция должна также помочь развитым странам собирать по 100 миллиардов долларов в год, начиная с 2020 года, частично через «Зеленый Фонд» для помощи в борьбе с климатическими изменениями.

Обязательства государств
В рамках подготовки Парижской Конференции СОР21 и в соответствии с решениями, принятыми СОР19 в Варшаве и СОР20 в Лиме, каждая страна должна сделать свой вклад, принятый на национальном уровне, достоянием общественности. На данном этапе эти проекты пока расцениваются лишь как намерения, а не обязательства. Это так называемый процесс Предварительного определения национальных вкладов (Intented Nationally Determined Contributions).

Основная цель этого процесса — вывести на новый уровень вовлеченность стран. Вторая цель — приняв во внимание особенности каждой страны, учесть их в общем амбициозном проекте. Третья цель касается прозрачности; все программы должны быть опубликованы на сайте РКИК ООН.

Наконец, все проекты направлены на снижение выбросов парниковых газов и предусматривают развитие национальных экономик и адаптацию условий жизни людей к изменениям климата — фактическим и ожидаемым.

Вклады стран-участниц Парижской конференции СОР21 разнообразны как с точки зрения содержания, так и по времени обнародования. Так, страны с развитой экономикой должны были представить свои программы к 31 марта 2015, в то время как развивающиеся страны имеют возможность представить свои программы до осени. Вот список стран, уже озвучивших свои предложения:

 27 февраля 2015 : Швейцария первой официально представила свой проект: сократить на 50 % выбросы парниковых газов в период с 1990 по 2030, 30 % из которых на своей территории и 20 % при участии в проектах за границей.
 6 марта 2015 : 28 стран Евросоюза, на которые приходится около 10 % выбросов на планете, обязались сократить на 40 % выбросы парниковых газов до 2030 года по сравнению с показателями 1990. Основная цель в долгосрочной перспективе — сократить выбросы на 80-95 % к 2050.
 27 марта 2015 : Норвегия обязалась сократить как минимум на 40 % выбросы парниковых газов к 2030.
 30 марта 2015 : Mексика первая из развивающихся стран представила свои обязательства — на 22 % сократить выбросы парниковых газов к 2030 (после спрогнозированного на 2026 год пика) по сравнению с 2013. Благодаря финансовой поддержке и развитию технологий выбросы могут сократиться на 36 %.
 31 марта 2015 : Россия объявила о намерении сократить выбросы парниковых газов с 25 % до 20 % к 2030 по сравнению с 1990. В данном вопросе Россия рассчитывает на свои лесные ресурсы, которые составляют 20 % мирового леса.
 31 марта 2015 : Соединенные Штаты Америки, второй источник в мире по уровню выбросов парниковых газов, совместно с Китаем (в ноябре 2014)обязались сократить свои выбросы на 26-28 % к 2025 (по сравнению с 2005).
 1 апреля 2015 : Габон первым из африканских стран озвучил свои обязательства по снижению выбросов на 50 % в случае стабильности политической ситуации. Страна представила также список мер, направленных на сохранение береговой линии, особенно в условиях повышения уровня моря.
 23 апреля 2015 : Лихтенштейн обязался снизить выбросы парниковых газов на 40 % к 2030 по сравнению с 1990.
 30 апреля 2015 : княжество Aндорра обязалось сократить на 37 % выбросы парникового газа к 2030 за счет энергетического сектора и отходов, которые являются основным источником этих выбросов.
 18 мая 2015 : Канада зафиксировала цель по снижению выбросов на 30 % к 2030 по сравнению с 2005.
 3 июня 2015 : Maрокко сформулировало свои обязательства по сокращению выбросов парниковых газов на 13 % к 2030 и, возможно, на 32 % при условии финансовой помощи международного сообщества.
 11 июня 2015 : Эфиопия обязалась, при условии достаточного финансирования, зафиксировать на уровне145 миллионов тонн и ниже выбросы углекислого газа к 2030 или снизить их на 64 % по сравнению с прогнозами при условии стабильной политики.
 11 июня 2015 : Сербия приняла проект 11 по снижению выбросов на 9,8 % к 2030 по сравнению с 1990. Она первой из Балканских стран и из числа стран-кандидатов на вступление в Евросоюз представила свою программу.
 30 июня 2015 : Исландия зафиксировала своей целью снизить выбросы парниковых газов на 12 40 % к 2030 по сравнению с 1990.
 30 июня 2015 : Китай определил три основные цели своей программы13 : достичь пика выбросов CO2 к 2030; сократить на 60-65 % выбросы углекислого газа на единицу ВВП по сравнению с 2005, учитывая, что выбросы уже сократились на 33,8 % в 2014 по сравнению с 2005 ; увеличить использование возобновляемых источников энергии, а также ядерной энергии с тем, чтобы использование первичной энергии п 20 % к 2030 (для примера 11,2 % в 2014).
 30 июня 2015 : Южная Корея 14 заявила о намерении сократить выбросы парниковых газов на 37 % к 2030.
 3 июля 2015 : Сингапур 15 озвучил намерение сократить выбросы парниковых газов на 36 % к 2030 по сравнению с 2005, а также стабилизировать выбросы СO2, достигнув пика к 2030.
 7 июля 2015 : Новая Зеландия 16 ставит целью сократить выбросы на 30 % к 2030 по сравнению с 2005,что составит снижение на 11 % по сравнению с 1990.
 17 июля 2015 : Япония 17 к 2030 обязуется сократить выбросы парниковых газов на 25,4 % по сравнению с 2005 (26 % по сравнению с 2013). Эта цифра к 2030 составит около 1,04 миллиарда тонн эквивалентов углекислого газа.
 21 июля 2015 : Маршалловы острова 18 предложили свою программу по снижению выбросов парниковых газов на 32 % к 2025 по сравнению с уровнем 2010 и на 45 % к 2030, основная цель — достижение нейтрального баланса к 2050.

В работе Peters et al. (2015) предложен метод оценки заявлений о намерениях отдельных стран в отношении эмиссии СО2 с точки зрения цели ограничения потепления величиной 2 °С. Методической основой оценки является понятие эмиссионного бюджета СО2.
На графике показано, как обещанные сокращения эмиссии трех крупнейших эмиттеров СО2 соотносятся с целью удержания потепления в пределах 2 °С.

Авторы работы указывают, что, как продемонстрировано в Raupach и др. 2014, решение по разделу эмиссионного бюджета находится в диапазоне между двумя крайними подходами:

 равное право на эмиссию в расчете на одного человека, независимо от страны проживания
 раздел эмиссионного бюджета пропорционально фактической текущей эмиссии отдельных стран.

Соответственно, можно оценить добросовестность предложений отдельных стран, сравнивая их с квотами на эмиссию по принципам «равенство» и «инерция». США выйдут за пределы квоты по принципу «равенство» в 2020 году, по принципу «инерция» в 2050 году, для ЕС соответствующими временными рубежами будут 2032 и 2044 годы, а для Китая 2027 и 2030 годы. Таким образом, с точки зрения официальной цели переговоров эти предложения явно недостаточны и находятся за пределами возможного компромисса.

Согласно Raupach и др. 2014 для цели 2 °С среднемировые темпы сокращения эмиссии СО2 должны составлять примерно 5,5 % в год, достигая для развитых стран величин 10-15 % в год. Это ставит под вопрос возможность экономического роста в этих странах.

Франция как принимающая сторона
Выбор страны, проводящей Конференцию, регламентируется четкими правилами. Место проведения конференции определяется поочередно в одной из пяти региональных групп ООН — Тихоокеанский регион /Азия, Восточная Европа, Латинская Америка /Карибский бассейн, Западная Европа и Африка. После определения региона, определяется страна.

В сентябре 2012 Франсуа Олланд, Президент Французской Республики, публично заявил о намерении Франции принять у себя Конференцию по климатическим изменениям COP 21 в 2015. Кандидатура Франции была одобрена ООН в апреле 2013, а затем официально утверждена на СOP19 в Варшаве в ноябре 2013.

COP 21 пройдет с 30 ноября по 11 декабря 2015 в Париже, в выставочном комплексе Ле Бурже. Этот комплекс был выбран благодаря своим возможностям разместить от 20 000 до 25 000 участников конференции, а также более 40 000 посетителей, которые не будут принимать непосредственного участия в обсуждениях.

Место проведения конференции объявлено «синей зоной», где полностью действуют правила доступа и безопасности, принятые ООН. То есть доступ в зону будет открыт только для лиц, аккредитованных секретариатом РКИК ООН.

Tри французских министра играют ключевую роль в подготовке COP21 и входят в её президиум: Лоран Фабиус, Министр иностранных дел и международного развития ; Сеголен Рояль, Министр экологии, устойчивого развития и энергетики; Aнник Жирарден, Госсекретарь по вопросам развития и франкофонии.

Эти министры возглавляют межминистерскую группу по организации и проведению Конференции COP 21.Группа делится на две «команды» : переговорную группу и общий секретариат.

Переговорная группа состоит из четырёх отделений

 сектор «Парижское соглашение» состоит из экспертов в области климатических изменений;
 сектор «Двусторонние и многосторонние отношения» занимается дипломатическими вопросами и переговорами по национальным обязательствам;
 сектор «Финансы» предназначен для мобилизации финансовых средств;
 сектор «Программа решений» координирует инициативы гражданского общества.

Общий секретариат состоит из шести отделений

 сектор « Логистика мероприятия и устойчивое развитие» занимается организацией доступа в выставочный центр Ле Бурже и координацией с секретариатом ООН по вопросам изменения климата ;
 сектор «Охрана и безопасность» обеспечивает безопасность участников COP21;
 сектор «Отношения с гражданским обществом» ответственно за часть конференции, посвященную гражданскому обществу;
 сектор «Коммуникации и пресса» занимается обеспечением связи с прессой и цифровой коммуникации;
 сектор «Партнерство государство-частный бизнес» отвечает за связи в области финансов или ноу-хау;
 сектор «Управление и финансы» отвечает за контроль за бюджетом СОР21.

Участие гражданского общества
Саммит «Климат и Территории» в Лионе в июле 2015

Гражданское общество будет играть важную роль на Парижской конференции COP21. Хотя доступ в «синюю зону» будут иметь только лица, аккредитованные в Секретариате РКИК ООН, в рамках конференции предусмотрено проведение большого количества мероприятий (выставок, конференций, дискуссий). Активное привлечение граждан и негосударственного сектора (органов местного самоуправления, предприятия частного сектора, НПО, ученых, др.) к переходу на новые виды энергии, к экологическим проблемам и адаптации к климатическим изменениям — важная задача как для негосударственных организаций, так и для принимающих решения лиц.

В рамках подготовки и проведения Парижской конференции предусмотрены многочисленные мероприятия. Например, в субботу 6 июня 2015 года прошли «крупнейшие гражданские слушания по вопросам энергетики и климата», включившие в себя результаты 104 дискуссий, проведенных в 83 странах в течение 24 часов. Условия и правила проведения этих слушаний (метод одобрен Danish Board of Technology, и протестирован дважды в масштабах «World Wise Views») предусматривают репрезентативную выборку по результатам опроса, состоящего из 5 пунктов: важность борьбы с климатическими изменениями, финансирование переходных этапов, передача технологий, ответственность государств за принятые обязательства и контроль за их исполнением осуществляемый Францией в партнерстве с Национальной комиссией по публичным обсуждениям (CNDP) и Aссоциацией регионов Франции (ARF). Результаты проведенных опросов с сравнительным анализом приоритетов, точек сближения и разногласий стран-участниц доступны начиная с 10 июня участникам межсессионных переговоров в Бонне, лицам, принимающим решения, некоммерческим организациям и всем заинтересованным в работе Парижской конференции COP21. Все рекомендации, сделанные гражданами, были рассмотрены в рамках Всемирного Саммита Климат&Территории, организованного регионом Рона-Альпы в начале июля 2015 в Лионе.

Критика
Соглашение не предусматривает какой-либо формы ответственности за нарушение обещаний, а в международно-правовом смысле сокращения эмиссии вообще не являются обязательными.
В связи с этим климатолог Джеймс Хансен назвал текст соглашения «мошенническим», другие критики говорят о «соглашении об увеличении эмиссии».
Джордж Монбио назвал соглашение «комически односторонним» имея в виду отсутствие в нём ограничений на добычу ископаемого топлива. Правительства, столь торжественно обещающие в Париже сократить эмиссию, у себя дома озабочены извлечением максимальной прибыли из добычи нефти и газа.
Некоторые считают примечательным тот факт, что в тексте соглашения вообще не встречается словосочетание «ископаемое топливо».
По мнению профессора Кевина Андерсона, несмотря на широковещательные заявления об ограничении потепления величиной 1,5 °С, пересмотр обещаний сторон раз в пять лет не оставляет серьезных шансов остаться хотя бы в пределах эмиссионного бюджета для 2 °С. Если мы серьёзно относимся к глобальному потеплению, 10 % человечества, ответственные за 50 % эмиссии, должны резко сократить своё энергопотребление.

Примечания

Глобальное потепление
Международные конференции
Конференции ООН по изменению климата

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Q: Backspace calculator in jquery So I am making a calculator using HTML,CSS,JQUERY,Bootstrap. The input of calculator will be clicked, not typed. The #C is to erase all, and the #del is to erase one number only (like backspace). The #C works fine, but the #del is not. My #del function worked the same as #C, it erased everything. Anyone know why? Thanks!
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La Resolució 1908 del Consell de Seguretat de les Nacions Unides fou adoptada per unanimitat el 21 de gener de 2010. Després d'aprovar la recomanació del Secretari General, el Consell va augmentar la mida de la Missió d'Estabilització de les Nacions Unides a Haití (MINUSTAH) establerta en virtut de la Resolució 1542 (2004), després del terratrèmol d'Haití del 2010. La resolució va autoritzar 3.500 pacificadors addicionals a Haití, que augmentaven el nombre total de tropes de MINUSTAH a 8.940 i un component de policia de 3.711.

La resolució també va expressar simpatia i solidaritat amb els afectats pel terratrèmol.

La Força consisteix en tropes de fins a 17 països, inclosos Argentina, Bolívia, Canadà, Jordània, França, Corea del Sud i Estats Units, i la policia de 41 països, inclosos Argentina, Bangladesh, Brasil, Egipte, Rússia i Espanya.

El president mensual del Consell, Zhang Yesui de la República Popular de la Xina, va dir que l'aprovació de la resolució seria important per mantenir la pau i l'estabilitat, donant suport als esforços de socors i ajudar a restablir la situació després de la reconstrucció.

Referències

Vegeu també
 Llista de resolucions del Consell de Seguretat de les Nacions Unides 1901 a la 2000 (2009 - 2011)

Enllaços externs
  Text de la Resolució a UN.org

Resolucions del Consell de Seguretat de les Nacions Unides de 2010
Resolucions del Consell de Seguretat de les Nacions Unides sobre Haití


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Junior Doctor Who and the Giant Robot
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By: Terrance Dicks
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Editions: UK (hardback) | UK (paperback)
Note: A rewritten version of the Robot novelisation, aimed at younger children (5 to 8 years old). Only two of these "junior" novelisations were ever produced — the other was Junior Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius.
Edition: UK (hardback)
Released: May 1979
Publisher: WH Allen
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It stalks through the night, huge, terrifying, powerful, smashing everything that stands in its path... The Giant Robot is controlled by evil scientists who want to rule the world.
Meanwhile, the Doctor is still recovering from his latest change of body. Can he regain his strength in time to save the world from the Giant Robot?
Due to popular demand, Terrance Dicks has rewritten this DOCTOR WHO story especially for 5 to 8 year olds.
Edition: UK (paperback)
Released: January 1980
Publisher: Target
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Kvalet
Sverige spelade i kvalgrupp F som även bestod av Spanien, Norge, Rumänien, Färöarna och Malta.

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Sveriges trupp presenterades den 18 maj 2021 av förbundskaptenen Janne Andersson och bestod av 26 spelare. Den 31 maj ersattes Martin Olsson av Pierre Bengtsson i truppen på grund av en skada.

EM 2020
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This article was first published in the Fall 2006 issue of Bible and Spade.
In the 600th year of Noah's life, on the 17th day of the second month—on that day all the springs of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened (Gn 7:11).
For centuries, the Biblical Flood described in chapters 6–8 in the book of Genesis was considered global, cataclysmic and historical. Since the late 18th century, however, the historicity of the Flood has come under constant attack, and is now rejected as a fable by most people in Western societies. Even some in the Church have rationalized the so-called "evidences" against the Flood, trying to reinterpret it as local event. This has been most unfortunate, because Noah's Flood is one of the most significant events in the history of the world, impacting interpretations in the physical sciences, history, archaeology and Biblical studies. My purpose here is to briefly review the implications on some of these fields of study.
2) Biology. The Bible tells us that God sent two of each kind of land animal to the Ark so that they would be preserved during the Flood (Gn 6:19–20). When the Flood ended, the animals dispersed from "the mountains of Ararat" (Gn 8:4) and began to repopulate the planet. The history of animal habitat and genetic distribution across the planet must be understood in the context of the Flood and its immediate aftermath, or erroneous conclusions will result. The Flood or its subsequent affects serve to explain animal extinctions on a massive scale.3 This includes dinosaurs, which have been hijacked by the evolutionary establishment as a propaganda tool against the Scriptures. Most of the dinosaurs were simply unable to survive the adverse environmental conditions that existed after they left the Ark.
The Flood would also have drastically impacted the entirety of the plant kingdom, which most likely survived via floating mats of vegetation and other mechanisms. Since the Flood lasted for a period of 371 days, the carbon cycle of the entire earth was completely disrupted in a relatively short period of time. This state of affairs would drastically affect the results of C-14 dating methods as one moves back in history closer to the Flood. Rejecting the historicity of the Flood leads to erroneous assumptions built into the C-14/C-12 ratios4 needed to calculate dates. Again, ignoring the historicity of the Flood and its consequent effects on the entire planet leads to flawed conclusions.
3) Anthropology and Archaeology.5 Almost all current scientific paradigms assert that man evolved from primitive life forms into humans at some point in the distant past. This dogma is so deeply entrenched in the mind of the scientific community that no other paradigm will even be considered. Therefore, when "primitive" remains of ancient human societies are discovered, it is automatically assumed they are from an earlier time when man was less evolved. The Bible, however, plainly teaches that man was created fully formed and with a sophisticated intellect right at the beginning of creation (Mk 10:6, Gn 1:27). When God decided to judge the world because of its great wickedness (Gn 6:7, 2 Pt 2:4–5), Noah and seven others from his family were spared in the Ark. All human beings alive today are descendants of Noah's family. If this fact of history is rejected, once again false conclusions will be drawn.
Noah and his immediate descendants entered a brand new world, a world that had lost most of its technical knowledge and civilization. Although Noah and his sons were certainly quite intelligent, they did not carry the full knowledge of all human society wiped out in the Flood. In a real sense, they were starting over (much like a modern man being stranded on a deserted island, isolated from civilization, yet not a primitive brute), so the technologies and level of civilization of humanity were no doubt more "primitive" in the immediate post-Flood world. Living in caves and using more "primitive" tools to survive would have been perfectly logical for humans living in a new and barren world. Neolithic and other ancient remains predating the explosion of civilization in the third millennium BC therefore need to be reinterpreted in a post-Flood context.
The immediate context indicates there will be universal and worldwide ignorance about the time of Jesus' return, just as there was a universal and worldwide ignorance regarding the coming inundation in Noah's day. A local flood was not in Jesus' view.
Of further interest are references to the Flood in the Septuagint, the third century BC Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament. In every instance where mabbûl appears in the Hebrew text, the Septuagint translators used kataklusmŏs as the Greek translation. Genesis 7:6, 17; 9:11 are translated as kataklusmŏs. Genesis 6:17; 9:15, 28; 10:1, 32; 11:10 and Psalm 29:1012 are translated as kataklusmŏn. Genesis 7:7, 10 and 9:11 are translated as kataklusmŏu. In each instance, the Septuagint translators recognized the unique nature of Noah's Flood and used derivatives of this specific Greek word to communicate that fact.
Noah's Flood must be given its proper place in the history of the world and in Biblical history. Ignoring or dismissing its historicity impugns what God has plainly said, a serious sin indeed. The spiritual lessons are obvious as well. God is gracious and merciful, but takes sin very, very seriously. Let us give the Flood its proper place in our Biblical studies and as an important factor in developing a Biblical worldview.
1. The most notable work on this subject is by Henry Morris and John Whitcomb in their classic The Genesis Flood (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 1961).
2. See Michael Oard, An Ice Age Caused by the Genesis Flood (El Cajon, CA: Institute for Creation Research, 1990).
3. Some animals such as the wooly mammoth appear to have been wiped out in catastrophic events after the Flood. For a discussion on the wooly mammoth, see Michael Oard, Frozen in Time (Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2004).
4. See Don Batten, ed., The Answers Book (Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2000), pp. 75–94.
6. For a detailed study of the Flood in the ANE context, see the four-part series in the 1996 issues of Bible and Spade by David T. Tsumura, "Genesis and Ancient Near Eastern Stories of Creation and Flood" (Bible and Spade 9).
7. We should be careful about dogmatically asserting the inherent definition of words alone (especially when one solely looks at etymology), but in this section we see how references to the Flood are quite unique.
8. For further reading on Psalm 29:10 and the Flood, see John Wheeler, "Who Wrote Psalm 29: David or a Canaanite?" (Bible and Spade 5 : 28–33).
9. See James Strong, Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1984), p. 40.
10. We find the Synoptic parallel in Luke 17:27, where kataklusmŏs is once again used.
11. 2 Peter 2:4–5. Peter's reference to the Flood in 1 Peter 3:20 is undoubtedly universal, but he does not use kataklusmŏs in that context.
12. The Septuagint and the Hebrew Psalms differ by one chapter. This passage is found in Psalm 28:10 of the Septuagint.
13. Jesus' absolute authority and supremacy over all existence are indelibly stamped on the pages of the New Testament, notably in Colossians 1:15–20.
14. Local flood eisegesis has even afflicted the NIV translators, readily apparent in reading the footnotes of the NIV in Genesis 6–8.
15. See Martin Luther, What Martin Luther Says: A Practical In-Home Anthology for the Active Christian (St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House, 1986), p. 1523. In this quote Luther is referring to the six days of Creation, but Luther's attitude toward Scripture is my main point.
Can the population of the earth be determined by estimating the population of the earth with the flood, and without, and compare it to today? To again prove that everyone was destroyed but Noah and family. Am I making any sense?
Thanks for your question. It is almost impossible to know the earth's population prior to the Flood. We can generally surmise, since there were extremely long life spans, that people had many children and that the population may have been substantial. See Whitcomb and Morris, The Genesis Flood, 23-30.
Regarding post Flood calculations, if we take the Flood at around 3000 BC or so, and calculate a very modest rate of growth from 8 people, we can easily reach the population total today. Henry Morris has provided the calculations in his book, Scientific Creationism, on pages 167-169. The numbers need updating since the book was published in the 1970's. But the formula he uses is still valid.
Starting with 2 people at a low growth rate of 2%, you can reach 6 billion people in about 1100 years. Further, if long ages and human evolution were true, the population should be literally in the multiple trillions, even with a very modest growth rate of .002%. It is obvious the long age and/or evolutionary story is a fairy tale. See: John Morris, The Young Earth, pages 70-71.
The "explosion" of civilization from about 3000 B.C. forward and population statistics are more evidence in support of the Genesis Flood from the time of Noah.
I recently read a news article on- line about genetic research which indicated that there was a huge "die- off" of the human population in the "recent" past. I cannot relocate the article, but as I recall the researcher was from New Zealand. His research centered around an African tribe called the Hottentots and another people group whose name I can't recall. His conclusion was that about 14,000 years ago the human population went from a very large number (millions or billions) to a very small number (under 1000 as I recall). I don't know how he arrived at the time and final population numbers (could it be for instance 5000 yrs. and eight people?) but I thought genetic proof of a die-off significant.
Do you believe that all animals on earth, except the ones in the ark, died as a result of the flood?
You stated: All the finches on the Galapagos Islands are descended from birds that survived Noah's Flood on board the Ark, some 4,500 years ago. After the Flood, the birds multiplied and gradually migrated away from the Middle East. Some eventually reached the islands where they rapidly diversified into different environmental niches.
Do you think Noah's flood was worldwide?
David from GA, If the flood were not global then there would have been no point in building an Ark as people and animals would merely have moved to dry land elsewhere.
Apart from the logic Jesus treated the Flood as total and so do all other references in the Bible.
Not that it is necessary, but the physical evidence from all over the globe also backs up a global flood. The survival of delicate creatures like jelly fish as fossils indicate sudden total inundation. Fish caught in the act of eating another fish, the list goes on and on.
In answer to your first question; yes, all land animals except those on the Ark died; just as all the people, except those on the Ark, died. All the birds died except those on the ark.


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Q: Install CUDA 6.0 on Debian 7 via package manager I am following the official installation guide for Ubuntu. I first installed the cuda-repo package (cuda-repo-ubuntu1304_6.0-37_amd64.deb), which adds the NVIDIA repository to apt. Then it gives when installing that:
$ uname -a
Linux debian 3.14-1-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.14.10-1 (2014-07-07) x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ dpkg -i cuda-repo-ubuntu1304_6.0-37_amd64.deb
$ aptitude update
$ aptitude install cuda

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 nvidia-settings : Depends: screen-resolution-extra (>= 0.12) which is a virtual package.
 nvidia-331 : Depends: xorg-video-abi-11 which is a virtual package. or
                       xorg-video-abi-12 which is a virtual package. or
                       xorg-video-abi-13 which is a virtual package. or
                       xorg-video-abi-14 which is a virtual package.

I cannot find any package named screen-resolution-extra via aptitude search. And there is only a xorg-video-abi-15 in the repository which cannot be installed.
How can I solve this if I want to install CUDA via package manager?


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import javafx.scene.control.Alert;
import javafx.scene.control.Alert.AlertType;
import javafx.scene.control.ButtonBar.ButtonData;
import javafx.scene.control.ButtonType;

public class Alerts {

    private Alert removeAlert;
    private Alert exitAlert;
    private ButtonType confirmationButton;
    private ButtonType cancelButton;

    public Alerts() {

    }

    public Alert getRemoveAlert() {
        return removeAlert;
    }

    public Alert getExitAlert() {
        return exitAlert;
    }

    public ButtonType getConfirmationButton() {
        return confirmationButton;
    }

    public void showWarningAlert() {
        Alert warningAlert = new Alert(AlertType.WARNING);
        warningAlert.setTitle("Ostrzeżenie");
        warningAlert.setHeaderText("Uzupełnij wszystkie pola");
        warningAlert.showAndWait();
    }

    public void showSqlError() {
        Alert sqlErrorAlert = new Alert(AlertType.ERROR);
        sqlErrorAlert.setTitle("Błąd");
        sqlErrorAlert.setHeaderText("Wystąpił błąd podczas pobierania danych z bazy");
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    }

    public void showAddBudgetError() {
        Alert addBudgetAlert = new Alert(AlertType.ERROR);
        addBudgetAlert.setTitle("Błąd");
        addBudgetAlert.setHeaderText("Wystąpił błąd podczas dodawania danych do bazy");
        addBudgetAlert.showAndWait();
    }

    public void showUpdateDataBaseError() {
        Alert updateError = new Alert(AlertType.ERROR);
        updateError.setTitle("Błąd");
        updateError.setHeaderText("Wystąpił błąd podczas aktualizowania bazy danych");
        updateError.showAndWait();
    }

    public void showWrongAmountError() {
        Alert wrongAmountAlert = new Alert(AlertType.WARNING);
        wrongAmountAlert.setTitle("Ostrzeżenie");
        wrongAmountAlert.setHeaderText("Podaj poprawną kwotę!");
        wrongAmountAlert.showAndWait();
    }

    public void showConnectionAlert() {
        Alert connectionAlert = new Alert(AlertType.ERROR);
        connectionAlert.setTitle("Bład");
        connectionAlert.setHeaderText("Błąd podczas nazwiązywania połączenia");
        connectionAlert.showAndWait();
    }

    public void showDriverAlert() {
        Alert driverAlert = new Alert(AlertType.ERROR);
        driverAlert.setTitle("Bład");
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    public void showRemoveAlert() {
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        removeAlert.setHeaderText("Czy na pewno chcesz usunąć wybrane dane?");
        confirmationButton = new ButtonType("OK", ButtonData.OK_DONE);
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    public void showExitAlert() {
        exitAlert = new Alert(AlertType.CONFIRMATION);
        exitAlert.setHeaderText("Czy na pewno chcesz wyjść z programu?");
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        cancelButton = new ButtonType("Anuluj", ButtonData.CANCEL_CLOSE);
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Denise Lombardo
Jordan Belfort's First Wife – Denis Lombardo Wiki (Bio, Age, Today, Kids, Net Worth, Height)
Many of Lombardo's fans still associate her with Jordan Belfort, her ex-husband and a once-upon-a-time scandalous stockbroker.
Denise Lombardo got married to Jordan Belfort in 1985 when she was still young and deeply in love. Since their divorce in 1991, Lombardo and Belfort went separate ways, but fate wasn't finished yet.
To date, scanty details about their six-year marriage keep popping in interviews and media analyses.
Te most in-depth scrutiny of Lombardo and Belfort's short-lived union was a blockbuster movie in 2013, created by a renowned filmmaker, Martin Scorsese.
The megahit focuses more on Jordan Belfort than his ex-wife. Regardless, as her first wife, Denise couldn't resist the renewed media attention of her movie role. In the movie, Cristin Milioti assumed her character by playing Teresa Petrillo.
'The Wolf of Wall Street' is one epic film featured in cinemas for the better part of 2014, generating more than $400 million in initial revenue.
Despite the reenactment of her first marriage and her previous strong connection to Jordan Belfort – a man with a knack for many things, including fame – Denise Lombardo has avoided the public eye since her heydays and maintains a low social profile.
Her Early Life and Education
Denise is quite a versatile linguist – she speaks both German and Italian. However, she is of pure Italian origin as her parents Ann Lombardo and Anthony Fiorito.
Ann and Anthony were blessed with two other girls, Lisa Scordato and Deanna – Denise had a wonderful sibling company and a loving family.
While some sources state that she was born in 1960, others suggest her actual birthday was in early November 1963.
Most of her early schooling and childhood life remains hidden in the memories of her closest family and friends. However, it's a publicly known secret that she first met and fell in love with Belfort in high school.
The two didn't waste time making lengthy proposals as was the norm – they got married in 1985 when Denise was still a Sales student and Belfort, a scrabbling meat dealer.
Their marriage journey wasn't easy – Belfort's meat venture wasn't much of an investment, and Denise had to finish her studies, and at the same time, make both ends meet.
However, fate knocked on their doors when Jordan ventured into stocks. He made more than $3 million selling in the stock market franchise, one year after launching the career.
Despite the proceeds bearing good tidings for the young couple, Belfort had other plans. He preferred raving with other rich folk and soon lost interest in his first wife.
Even before parting ways, Jordan created a strong romantic relationship with his next wife, Nadine Caridi. In 1991, he made things official and left Denise for Nadine.
After the separation, Lombardo returned to Townson University to complete her Business studies. She graduated in 1992, and in the following year, was employed as a sales expert in the Modern Medical Systems sodality.
Her occupations and current net worth
Since her graduation in 1992, Denise has built a solid reputation as a hardworking employee in all the four companies she has worked and still does. Throughout the years, she has served diligently and done her best to accomplish greater heights in her career.
Denise Lombardo was a sales employee for the Modern Medical Systems Corporation between 1993 and 2000.
From 2000 to 2006, she worked as a flooring consultant for the Home Depot Company. For the following two years, she provided sales aid and expert advice on behalf of Smith & Nephew, a medical company. However, she returned to Home Depot from 2008 to 2010.
Even though her career was blooming at this point, Denise had one goal – to build her brand better and surpass the summit of her accomplishments. She ventured into real estate for the Prudential Douglas Elliman Company, where she works to date.
In her different careers, Denise has earned more than $3 million. However, speculations still surround her total net value. Besides, she must have gained a great deal through compensatory awards from her separation case.
The divorce and current love life
Immediately following her divorce, Denise retracted from the public spectrum and dedicated her time to improving her career.
She also kept her private life a secret from many. As far as her personal life goes, Mlady is the only lover she's had since her public divorce with Jordan. They both live in Washington, where Denise also works.
Belfort married his new lover Nadine. However, the two also separated but were graced with two children from the marriage. Since the separation to date, Jordan has remarried – he wedded Anne Koppe and lives with her in Los Angeles, California.
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Jordan Belfort, the Wolf of Wall Street
Belfort first appeared in the spotlight in the late 80s, when his stock market investments earned more than $3 million.
Before his stockbroking career, Jordan sold close to eight hundred pounds of meat a day. Despite his resilience, his meat business almost went bankrupt – that's why he quickly opted for the profitable stocks brokerage niche.
Jordan came to be known as the Wolf of Wall Street when claims about his fraudulency surfaced years after founding his brokerage company, Stratton Oakmont.
He was later sentenced to twenty-two months imprisonment at the Taft Correctional Institution – he was found guilty of defrauding brokers and other clients $1 billion.
Besides living a king's life and attending many classy parties, Jordan developed an addiction to Quaalude, a sedative and hypnotic drug.
He quickly rose to fame when news about his billion-dollar fraud traveled across the world. The epic heist inspired directors to create movies including 'The Wolf of Wall Street' and 'Boiler Room.'
After completing his jail sentence, Belfort was not only famous but also filled with ambition and passion for change. To reiterate his life story, he wrote the currently famous books, 'Catching the Wolf of Wall Street' and 'The Wolf of Wall Street.'
Apart from being an author, Belfort is a motivational speaker. He hosts different seminars across America and other parts of the world.
Jordan Belfort has a staggering number of fans and social media followers. In 2020, his Instagram account recorded more than one million followers.
Jordan Belfort seems to enjoy the public glare and make the most of it.
Denise Lombardo is relatively inactive on social media and refrains from creating a public social profile.
Nonetheless, she's still a media darling and a huge inspiration for many through her career milestones.
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STAGE TUBE: Behind-the Scenes Look at Barrington Stage's THE BLACK SUITS
by Stage Tube
BroadwayWorld.com Aug. 10, 2012
Barrington Stage Company, under the leadership of Julianne Boyd, Artistic Director, and TriStan Wilson, Managing Director, presents a workshop production of the new musical The Black Suits with music and lyrics by Joe Iconis and book by Joe Iconis and Robert Emmett Maddock. The Black Suits is part of Barrington Stage's Musical Theatre Lab, William Finn, Artistic Producer. Directed by John Simpkins, with musical direction by James Sampliner, The Black Suits will run August 16 through September 2 at BSC's St. Germain Stage (formerly Stage 2), located on the upper level of the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield.
BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the show below.
The Black Suits is a rock musical about a high school garage band on suburban Long Island trying to win the St. Anne's Battle of the Bands. Two teens struggle to learn how to be real friends as the inevitability of adulthood threatens to pull them apart. A musical about dreams, blood, Pop Tarts, records, drug runs, blue hair and the transformative coolness of rock and roll music.
Making their BSC debuts in The Black Suits are Annie Golden (Xanadu/The Full Monty) as Mrs. Werring, Jason Hite (Giant – Dallas Theatre Center) as John, Ben Platt (National Tour: Caroline, Or Change) as Chris, Harrison Chad (Caroline, Or Change) as Brandon, Will Roland as Nato, and Sarah Cetrulo as Lisa.
The Black Suits has sets by Tony Award-winner Derek McLane, costumes by Tony Award-winner Paloma Young, lighting by Jason Lyons, sound by Brad Berridge, and music direction by James Sampliner. Swaine Kaui is the Drama League Directing Fellow. Kate J. Cudworth is production stage manager. Shakina Nayfack is Associate Producer.
The Black Suits is sponsored in part by Gregory Bulger and Richard Dix. The Barrington Stage Company Musical Theatre Lab is sponsored in part by Elayne Bernstein and Sol Schwartz.
Joe Iconis (Book, Music and Lyrics) Joe is a writer, concert performer, and lover of all things Pittsfield. Joe performed his Hell Raisers cabaret at BSC last summer and opened Mr. Finn's Cabaret in May with Joe Iconis & Family. He has been nominated for two Drama Desk Awards, a Lucille Lortel Award, and is the recipient of an Ed Kleban Award, a Jonathan Larson Award, and an ASCAP Harold Adamson Award. He is the author of Bloodsong of Love, The Black Suits (book co–written with Robert Maddock), ReWrite, Theaterworks USA's The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks and We The People. The Original Cast Recording of Things To Ruin, Joe's theatrical rock concert, is available on Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight Records. www.MrJoeIconis.com.
John Simpkins (Director) John has directed the Off-Broadway productions of Bloodsong of Love, ReWrite, Plant That Ate Dirty Socks, Things to Ruin (co-conceiver) – all with Joe Iconis. He directed last season's The Bus at 59E59 Theatres. Regional: NC Theatre (Hairspray); Engeman Theatre (A Wonderful Life, Damn Yankees); Sacramento Music Circus (Cabaret, Annie); Lyric Oklahoma (Evita). He has developed new works at Goodspeed, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Second Stage, Ars Nova, NAMT, NYMF, and York Theatre. John is Artistic Director at Sharon Playhouse and faculty at NYU Steinhardt (Floyd Collins, Sweet Smell of Success, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Parade, Violet, The Fix). www.john-simpkins.com
August 21. CONVERSATIONS WITH…The Making of The Black Suits with Joe Iconis and John Simpkins. Tuesday at 4:30pm. St. Germain Stage (formerly Stage 2) at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield. The creative team discusses the process of creating a musical in Barrington Stage's Musical Theatre Lab. Moderated by Musical Theatre Lab Artistic Head William Finn. Free (reservations recommended).
August 23. Post-Show Discussion: The Black Suits. St. Germain Stage (formerly Stage 2) at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield. Following the Thursday 7:30pm performance.
Performances of The Black Suits will take place at Barrington Stage Company's St. Germain Stage (formerly Stage 2) located on the upper level of the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield, from August 16 through September 2. Performances are Tuesday-Friday at 7:30pm, Thursday at 3pm (excluding August 16), Saturday at 4pm and 8pm, Sunday at 3pm. Tickets are $15-$39; with preview prices of $15 on August 16 & 17. Seniors: $28 all matinees. Youth 18 and under $15 all performances except Saturday evenings. Special discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. To purchase tickets or for more information, call the Barrington Stage Box Office at 413-236-8888 or visit www.barringtonstageco.org. The Box Office is located at 30 Union Street.
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NYC Cat Adoption Event Draws Over 2,000; 125 Cats Find Homes
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Pet-seeking New Yorkers gathered at "Whiskers In Wonderland," a Manhattan event which featured more than 400 cats from over 30 New York-area rescue groups.
Almost 2,000 people streamed through Manhattan's Metropolitan Pavilion and 125 cats, 7 rabbits, one snake were adopted on the spot with about 50 applications for cat adoptions to take place later this week, according to Jane Hoffman, President of the Mayor's Alliance for New York City's Animals , which co-sponsored the event along with Best Friends Animal Society.
"Forty cats from AC&C of NYC went home with new families and the five from AC&C who did not get adopted hitched a ride back to ASPCA to get a second shot at their adoption center on East 92nd Street," says Hoffman.
1010 WINS' Susan Richard at Whiskers In Wonderland
Among the other rescue groups involved, were the Urban Cat League, Animal Relief Fund of the Hampton, Kitty Kind, Liberty Humane Society, Anjellicle Cats and Rabbit Rescue & Rehab.
Best Friends celebrity Ambassador, actor Kevin Conway stopped by, as did Cat Fanciers Association Vice President and All-Breed Judge Joan Miller. "Our mission statement includes the enhancement and well being of all cats," said Miller. "We're really concerned about feral cats, random bred cats and shelter cats".
1010WINS Anchor Susan Richard served as MC and has all the highlights in the latest edition of All For Animals.
If you're looking to get a pet, there are thousands of cats, dogs, rabbits and other small animals available for adoption across the metro area. For a complete list of rescue organizations, visit the Mayor's Alliance Web site.


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Int J Med Sci 2021; 18(1):73-80. doi:10.7150/ijms.48050 This issue
Low Radiation X-rays: Benefiting People Globally by Reducing Cancer Risks
Fu-Jun Luan1, Jun Zhang2, Kin-Cheung Mak3, Zhi-Heng Liu4, Hai-Qiang Wang5✉
1. Department of Orthopaedics, Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing City, P. R. China, 402160
2. Department of Orthopaedics, Baoji Municipal Central Hospital, Baoji, Shaanxi, China, 721008
3. Spine Central, Specialist Central, The Hong Kong Adventist Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
4. Department of Orthopaedics, Chinese PLA No.986 Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, P. R. China, 710054
5. Institute of Integrative Medicine, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, P. R. China, 712046
✉ Corresponding author: Prof. Hai-Qiang Wang, Institute of Integrative Medicine, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xixian Avenue, Xixian District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, P. R. China, 712046. ORCID: 0000-0002-7752-6217 Research ID: X-8268-2018 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7752-6217 Tel: 0086 29 38185061; E-mail: hqwangedu.cn; drwanghqcom More
Luan FJ, Zhang J, Mak KC, Liu ZH, Wang HQ. Low Radiation X-rays: Benefiting People Globally by Reducing Cancer Risks. Int J Med Sci 2021; 18(1):73-80. doi:10.7150/ijms.48050. Available from https://www.medsci.org/v18p0073.htm
Modern medical imaging facilitates the diagnosis and treatment of human diseases. However, few people are aware of the cons of radiation exposure from medical imaging. Emerging evidence reveals that cumulative doses of radiation exposure will increase the morbidity and mortality of pertaining cancer. As a special young population, patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) suffer more radiation harms from repeated diagnostic imaging, most of which can be avoided in clinical practice. Accumulating evidence highlights reduced cancer risks of radiation exposure for AIS patients with low/zero radiation imaging modalities proposed, amongst which easy conversion from anterior-posterior (AP) to posterior-anterior (PA) projection for whole-spine radiographs should be stressed. It can greatly reduce radiation doses without compromising the quality of diagnostic imaging. Tight collimation combined with PA projection can further reduce radiation harms, and need to be spread to benefit people globally.
Keywords: radiation exposure, cancer, mortality, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis