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After 60 Years Closure Ellis Island Hospital Open to Public
October 5, 2014 March 21, 2016 Rena Barry Moreno, Ellis Island Hospital, Jessica Cameron-Bush, Unframed-Ellis Island
Ellis Island Hospital
Beginning on October 1st the public will be allowed to visit the Ellis Island Hospital for the first time in 60 years. As part of the opening an art exhibit by artist JR will be on display. Featuring old photographs superimposed on the walls and doors of the hospital, the exhibit, "Unframed-Ellis Island," evokes a time during the first half of the 20th century when about 1.2 million immigrants passed through the hospitalâ's doors between 1901 and 1954.
Visitors will be led through the corridors of the hospital wearing hard hats. During the 90-minute tour they will visit the laundry building, infectious and contagious disease wards, kitchen, staff housing, autopsy room and more. During the entire half century that the hospital was in use only 3,500 of the immigrants passing through there died.
"This is a part of the history of immigration that is really not well known" museum historian Barry Moreno said.
Tour guide Jessica Cameron-Bush says that these buildings are not just for tourists. She says that these buildings are
"for people who live in this area that see the Statue of Liberty every day, or that hear about Ellis Island every day. Itâ's something new for them to come back and see."
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As I tucked my three year old into bed last night, she held up one little finger in front of her face. One finger left, having worked her way down from all ten...and then some. "One more sleep till I turn four?" she asked. I confirmed that yes, indeed, she would wake up the next morning a full fledged four year old. She squealed and declared her love for me, as she often does when things are going her way. I just read over Anna's birthday post from last year, and am once again struck by how quickly twelve months fly by, and how much those months contain. This has been a wonderful year with Anna. Although she still has a flaming stubborn streak; she is finally starting to grow out of that "terrible two/three" stage! It's so fun having conversations with her as her understanding and comprehension grow, yet she maintains a bit of her baby-ish lisp and logic :) Though she's the smallest member of the family, she quite often sets the tone for the mood of the household. If she's in good spirits, she has us all laughing...if not, look out. Anna's favourite thing is playing with her sisters...hands down. When they are away at school, she asks at least a dozen times as day, when they will be back so she can play with them. When the girls are home, but occupied with more "grown-up" activities, she asks how long until they will play with her again. She is ready for either a) another sibling or b) school. Option a) is NOT an option, and so we countdown the 10 months until she starts kindergarten. I know already how bittersweet this will be. I look forward to all the free time I will have to edit without interruption and go on spontaneous lunch dates with Steve or girlfriends. But, it aches my heart to know that when I write this post next year, she will be spending 5 out of 7 days a week, not with me. My baby.
Anna Grace - You are a gift of the greatest kind! I had no idea how much I needed you...my 3rd little girl. You have a fire in you, and I pray that you don't lose it, but that you allow it to spur you forward when things are hard, to ground you when things appear uncertain, and that you would love the Lord, your family, friends and those around you with this beautiful, burning love. I love you lambchop.


The human mind, I have come to understand, has the fascinating capacity to store experiences and fertilise the imagination with these stored experiences when an occasion demands it. I learned to voluntarily keep my mind open to thoughts and experiences should be kept in the inner recesses of the mind for recollection at a later day.
My sense of storytelling was ignited during my childhood days in Peshawar. Every evening, I held Aghaji's (father's) finger and walked with him to the square to listen to the unfolding by one of the maulanas. I read the short stories of Guy de Maupassant. I was fascinated by the plot structure and storytelling ability of the author. In a latent sort of way, I was developing a keen narrative skill by reading the works of European authors.
We travelled by the Frontier Mail to Bombay (from Peshawar). When the train stopped at stations, there were men carrying casks of tea and water in pots calling out: `Hindu chai, Hindu paani, Muslim chai, Muslim paani.' My parents, I remember, took little notice of the difference. They drank water and tea without any discrimination and so did many others in the compartment.
At Khalsa College (Mumbai), I had very few friends. Raj Kapoor became a close pal and he used to take me to his house in Matunga where his father Prithvirajji kept the doors of the house open all the time. The respect Prithvirajji commanded as the head of the family was never lessened by the freedom he gave to his sons and brothers to be their own selves.
We had flowers and trees in our garden, which was tended to by a jovial maali (Bihari) and his wife who spoke a UP dialect which fascinated me. Many years later, when I began work on the dialogues of the film Gunga Jumna (1961), it was this dialect that came to mind.
I am often asked what I thought of my first performance and my first film (JwarBhata), which was released in 1944. Honestly, the whole experience passed by without much impact on me. I did as I was told to do and it was not easy at times, or most times rather, to come to terms with the fact that it was all unreal and unrelated to one's real self and real existence.
The new identity as Dilip Kumar had a liberating impact on me. I told myself that Yousuf (Khan) had no need to see or study films, but Dilip surely needed to accumulate observations of how actors reproduced the emotions, speech and behavior of fictitious characters in front of a camera. So, I started seeing films, one film a day, at two successive shows.
It did not take me long to realise that an actor should not imitate or copy another actor if he can help it, because the actor who impresses you has consciously and even painstakingly moulded an overt personality and laid down his own ground rules to bring that personality effectively on the screen. I had to be my own inspiration and teacher.
Stardom bothered me more than it pleased me and I guess I was drawn more intellectually than emotionally to Uma (KaminiKaushal), with whom I could talk about matters and topics that interested me outside the purview of our working relationship. If that was love, maybe it was. I don't know and I don't think it matters any more.


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The magnitude of depression around the world underscores the need for effective strategies that can impact as many people as possible.
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Getting more exercise could help ward off depression, even if you have a genetic risk for it, new research shows.
For the study, researchers analyzed data from nearly 8,000 people and found that those with a genetic predisposition were more likely to be diagnosed with depression over the next two years.
But that was less likely for people who were more active at the study's start, even if they had an inherited risk. Higher levels of physical activity helped protect even those with the highest genetic risk for depression, the investigators found.
Our findings strongly suggest that, when it comes to depression, genes are not destiny and that being physically active has the potential to neutralize the added risk of future episodes in individuals who are genetically vulnerable.
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Both high-intensity exercise (such as aerobics, dance and exercise machines) and lower-intensity activities (such as yoga and stretching) were associated with a reduced risk of depression, the findings showed. Adding four hours of exercise a week could lower the risk of a new episode of depression by 17%, according to the study published Nov. 5 in the journal Depression and Anxiety.

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On your trip to Zante, you'll encounter natural beauty around every corner, from the island's olive groves to miles and miles of unspoilt golden sandy beaches. But one of the most beautiful places to visit must be Zante's Turtle Island, in the middle of the Bay of Laganas.
You might hear Zante's Turtle Island referred to as Marathonissi Island, and until the Second World War, this tiny private island was inhabited by a number of local people. Today, people have moved on and the only residents of the island are endangered loggerhead turtles. Also known as Caretta Caretta turtles, these rare, gentle creatures come to the island to breed, and if you're lucky, you may get the opportunity to spot them! Heavily protected by the National Marine Park of Zakynthos, all boat trips must leave the island by sunset; this is when the turtles approach the beach to lay their eggs.
The island is accessible by organised boat tours or you can rent a private boat to explore at your leisure. It takes around 5-10 minutes by speed boat to reach Marathonissi from Laganas, Agios Sostis and Porto Koukla. On your Zante Turtle Island trip, you'll have the opportunity to spot turtles and hopefully get some great photographs of these amazing creatures by the shore. With time to wander around and see the whole island, you can enjoy a spot of swimming or snorkelling, or just relax and unwind.
Take the time to explore both the island's beaches. One is a pebble beach which is surrounded by intriguing sea caves that you can explore. This is a great spot for snorkelling as the waters are crystal clear! The other beach is one of Zante's most beautiful beaches; a shelf of tropical white sand and turquoise waters where you can relax, soak up the sun or enjoy a picnic with the family.
Although here are no amenities on Zante's Turtle Island, this is part of the charm of visiting an uninhabited island. Make sure you pack your own food and drink, and bring plenty of water as it can get pretty hot under the summer sun. There's also a quaint little picnic boat which sails around the island, selling everything from doughnuts to watermelon and cold drinks! When you leave, always ensure you take all your rubbish with you to ensure the island stays looking as beautiful as when you found it.


In this paper, the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) is applied in order to measure the social benefits derived from the restoring of some port areas for recreation purposes in the City of Castellón (Spain). As the data show a high rate of zero responses we have applied the Spike model, one of the most recent models in CVM literature, since traditional models (Logit and Probit) are not suitable due to the characteristics of our data. The results show that the willingness to pay is significantly correlated to income, age (negatively), the expected use of the new recreation facilities and the subjective value given to the whole project.


Considered one of the most widespread electrical wiring inquiries is regarding how to wire a switch. While applying switches in the home is kind of quick, wiring one particular may not be that straightforward for everybody. An ON-OFF switch is really quite simple to wire. You can find different kinds of switches, but for this instance, let's say you happen to be installing a single-pole toggle switch, an extremely popular swap (and the easiest).
You will discover 3 colours of wires in the standard single-pole toggle switch: black, white, and inexperienced. Splice the black wire in two and connect them about the terminal screws - one particular on major and also the other to the bottom screw with the switch. The white wire serves for a resource of uninterrupted power and it is generally linked to a mild colored terminal screw (e.g., silver). Link the eco-friendly wire into the ground screw of your switch.
These techniques would generally be adequate to make an average swap work without a issue. On the other hand, if you are certainly not self-confident which you can achieve the endeavor effectively and safely and securely you improved let the pros do it in its place. Immediately after all, there is a purpose why this job is without doubt one of the most common electrical wiring queries questioned by most of the people.
For a few purpose, ways to wire a ceiling fan is likewise certainly one of quite possibly the most prevalent electrical wiring questions. To simplify this task, you can utilize just one swap for the single ceiling fan. To wire the supporter, it's simply a issue of connecting the black wire in the ceiling fan towards the black wire of the swap. If there is a light, the blue wire must be connected into the black wire in the change as well.
There are actually causes why these are by far the most generally questioned electrical wiring questions. Just one, lots of believe it's basic to try and do, and two, these are the widespread electrical jobs in the home. But then you must not place your basic safety in danger with your objective to economize. The stakes could even be substantially bigger should you attempt to cut costs and do an electrical wiring occupation without sufficient expertise or practical experience.


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I am attempting to load this data from a csv file into my database, but am running into the following error from the title. The original formatting of the date from my csv is HH:MM:SS PM/AM and my column type in the database is datetime. In my database, the datetime formatting is YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS:MMM. I think this is because of the database's formatting of things, but I am genuinely not sure.

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my column type in the database is datetime. In my database, the datetime formatting is YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS:MMM.

You misunderstand how the database and .Net DateTime values work. If the column type or data type is DateTime, the format in the database or in memory is binary, and when you see YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS:MMM that's just a convenience provided for you by your tooling. There is no need to ever try to match your string to that internal binary format.
But as for the code, the problem is the lower-case hh in the format string. We can see in the documentation the lower-case h is for 12-hour times and upper-case H is for 24 hour times. Looking at the input string 2022-04-14 13:03:12 from the error in the question title, we have a 13 in this position, which definitely puts you in upper-case H territory:
var sentDate = DateTime.ParseExact(date, "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

But it's worse than that. I also see this in a comment:

the first row is 4/14/2022 1:03:12 PM

So first of all, the format string for DateTime.ParseExact() tells the format of the original input source string, not the target format for the parsed value, which is, after all, binary and not human readable anyway.
The format string to parse that value would look like this: M/dd/yyyy h:mm:ss tt. Also note the use of paired vs single characters in certain positions.
var sentDate = DateTime.ParseExact(date, "M/dd/yyyy h:mm:ss tt", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

But the real significance here is the variation between the error in the question title and the comment means you might have a mix of formats. That's scary. DateTime.ParseExact() uses strict parsing. If the input does not EXACTLY match the expected format you WILL get an exception.
Fortunately, there is an overload for the method that accepts multiple format strings. Even with this overload, though, you probably need to take the time to review the csv data and make sure that every possible format in the data is accounted for.
And if data for this field could be entered by random humans may God have mercy on your soul.

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Ty u menja odna (Ты у меня одна) è un film del 1993 diretto da Dmitrij Astrachan.

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Il film racconta di un pugile che è diventato un ingegnere, che una donna bella e ricca chiama con lui in America. Ma il problema è che non ha mai voluto vivere in America e vuole restare a casa con sua moglie.

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Tune in here to watch the School of the Arts Celebration of Graduates!
11 am: University Commencement [watch here]
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Commencement:
Congratulations to all graduates of Columbia University School of the Arts. In light of COVID-19, we are in an unfortunate position to announce that this year's in-person graduation ceremonies have been cancelled. However, we are still dedicated to celebrating each of our graduate's extraordinary achievements.
The School of the Arts will offer a Virtual Class Day on May 20, 2020. Furthermore, University-wide Commencement will also be recorded and shared virtually on May 20. As Columbia Universtiy President Bollinger writes, "We still hope to have at some later time an in-person celebration, but it is, unfortunately, not possible at this moment to be more specific."
Please click here to read President Bollinger's full update on April 9, 2020.
More information will be announced soon. If you are a May 2020 graduate, please be sure to submit your application for degree or certificate in order to receive information about Commencement.
Please contact soastudentaffairs@columbia.edu if you have any questions.
John Turturro, Award-Winning Actor from 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' and 'The Big Lebowski,' Will Address School of the Arts Graduates Online
Carol Becker, Dean of Faculty at Columbia University School of the Arts, has announced that John Turturro, the award-winning actor best known for his roles in O Brother, Where Art Thou? and The Big Lebowski, will be the speaker at the School's virtual recognition of graduates, to
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CROSSFIRE, based on a novel by Richard Brooks, was directed by Edward Dmytryk in 1947.
Joseph Samuels is found dead in his apartment. Three soldiers were seen talking to Samuels minutes before his death. Police Capt. Finlay will successively hear the testimonies of Montgomery and Cpl. Arthur Mitchell. As Mitchell was drunk most of the evening and is unable to remember with precision his evening's schedule, he soon becomes suspect number 1 of the murder. When Floyd Bowers, the third soldier, is found hanged in his hideout, Mitchell is arrested.
Sgt. Peter Keeley, Mitchell's best friend, knows that his pal doesn't have the nerves to kill someone and tries to convince Finlay of it but the policeman will solve the case alone. He'll finally understand that Samuels was murdered by someone who hated Jewish people.


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Wellcome launches £20,000 photography prize to showcase powerful stories about health
A new international photography prize celebrating compelling imagery that captures stories of health, medicine and science launches today. Wellcome Photography Prize invites photographers to enter their images which highlight the most challenging health issues of our time.
The overall winner of Wellcome Photography Prize will receive a £15,000 prize, with the winner of each of the four categories receiving £1,250. Prizes will be presented at an awards ceremony in London in summer 2019.
Winning entries will also be showcased in a public exhibition at Lethaby Gallery, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London in July 2019. The shortlisted entries will be shown alongside a photo series commissioned by Wellcome, which will tell an in-depth story on the theme of 'outbreaks' from the perspective of a celebrated documentary photographer, to be announced later this year.
Deadline for entries
Winners announced
Exhibition opens
Submit your entry here
There are four categories in the competition:
Social perspectives – explore how health and illness affect the way we live
Hidden worlds – reveal details hidden to the naked eye
Medicine in focus – show health and healthcare up close and personal
Outbreaks (2019 theme) – capture the impact of disease as it spreads
Microparticle drug delivery by Annie Cavanagh / Wellcome Image Award winner 2009 / Credit: Annie Cavanagh. CC BY-NC
Inside Ghana's biggest bushmeat market by Nyani Quarmyne / published on mosaicscience.com/ Credit: Nyani Quarmyne / Panos Pictures 2016
Two young boys in rural Nicaragua by Joshua McDonald / Wellcome Image Awards winner 2017/ Credit: Joshua McDonald
The man with the golden blood by Greg White / published on mosaicscience.com / Credit: Greg White / Wellcome 2014
Prizes and publicity
Images will be shortlisted and then winners chosen by a panel of high-profile judges.
The winner of each category will receive £1,250, with the overall winner receiving a prize of £15,000. Prizes will be presented at an awards ceremony in London on 3 July 2019.
All the winning and shortlisted entries will go on show in a major public exhibition at Lethaby Gallery, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, from 4-13 July 2019.
If you're a winner, we will also offer you opportunities to take part in events to showcase your work to a range of audiences. Our winning images receive extensive international media coverage each year.
The winner of the Medicine in Focus category will be invited to produce the Julie Dorrington commission, a photo story exploring and documenting a patient's journey with their condition.
Judges panel
The judges for the 2019 prize are:
Emma Bowkett, Director of Photography at FT Weekend Magazine, UK
Dan M. Davis, Professor of Immunology at the University of Manchester, UK
Dr Heidi Larson, Director of The Vaccine Confidence Project at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
Joanne Liu, International President of Médecins Sans Frontières, Switzerland
Pete Muller, National Geographic Photographer and Fellow, Kenya
Azu Nwagbogu, Curator at Large for Photography at the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, South Africa
Chair: Jeremy Farrar, Director, Wellcome, UK.
Entries to the Wellcome Photography Prize 2019 will be accepted on its website which contains full terms and conditions for entry. The deadline for entries is 17 December 2018.
Wellcome Photography Prize 2019 exhibition will open at Lethaby Gallery, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, from 4 to 13 July 2019. Entry will be free and open to all.
Sign up to Wellcome Photography Prize emails.
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The Aurora Master Plots is a work in progress that will incorporate in one convenient, searchable database all of the cemetery information currently available at the Aurora Public Library.
is a work in progress at the Aurora Public Library, and is far from complete. We currently have more than 40,000 entries included. Information in our citations includes the name of the deceased, the date and the page number of obituaries, death notices, and other articles that deal with the demise of a local person.
Because the information has been gathered while our staff has been in the process of looking for obituaries for research queries, our citations cover a wide range of dates at this point.
is from a series of scrapbooks in the Closed Access Room on the 2nd floor of the Aurora Public Library Main facility. These scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings that originally appeared in The Beacon-News from 1925 to 1956, and from 1963 to 1978. Long-time librarian Mary Ann Pirone decided to index the names and subjects to be found therein.
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John Campion in Crime talks with Home Secretary
Improving policing in Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire was at the top of agenda during talks between the Home Secretary and a John Campion who is a candidate for Police and Crime Commissioner.
Conservative John Campion met with Theresa May when she visited Shrewsbury to discuss his priorities for the three counties if elected to the police and crime job on May 5.
Currently a senior county councillor, John says he wants to boost the number of special constables in West Mercia and increase the visibility of the police.
He also wants to work with senior officers to cut down on backroom costs like the interpretation bill and recruitment agency fees so to re-invest on the frontline
He also says there should be a fair distribution of police resources for both rural and urban areas.
Theresa May said: "It was useful to meet with John Campion ahead of this important election in May to discuss his plan for lowering crime and creating safer communities in West Mercia.
"It is clear that he has a very thought-out plan focusing on what matters to local residents like increasing police visibility and confronting rural crime and I am confident he can deliver."
John said: "I have a plan to make West Mercia safer and I was delighted to get the backing of the Home Secretary who listened very carefully to what I had to say.
"The police commissioner role is important as it is the voice of the public and holds police to account for cutting crime and keeping communities safe.
"I also think it is about time West Mercia had a police commissioner who can work with Government, listen to the public, spend wisely and produce fresh ideas to confront crime.
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Amir Lowery of the Carolina RailHawks faces off with Rowdies midfielder Shane Hill on Sept. 22 in Cary, N.C.
AL LANG STADIUM/ST. PETERSBURG—Another game, another draw between the Carolina RailHawks and the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Unfortunately for the lads from Cary, last Saturday's 2-1 home loss gave the Rowdies the advantage they needed to eke out a 5-4 aggregate victory in their two-legged NASL semifinals.
While Tampa Bay sported the same starting XI as last Saturday, the RailHawks made three changes. Greg Shields' fractured ribs were evidently not as serious as Jordan Graye's groin injury suffered last weekend, so Shields returned to right back. Gale Agbossoumonde got the nod in place of Richmond Kickers loanee Henry Kalungi, who was away on international call up for Uganda. And Orlando City loanee Matt Luzunaris was penciled in over Jason Garey.
The changes paid quick dividends in the 14th minute. After a sure shot from the Rowdies' Luke Mulholland careened off the crossbar, it triggered a RailHawks counterattack that ended with Floyd Franks playing a through ball ahead to Luzunaris. The striker slotted the ball past NASL Best XI goalkeeper Jeff Attinella to draw the aggregate score even.
Four minutes later, Carolina went ahead when Ty Shipalane won a race with Attinella to a bounding ball near the top of the box. Shipalane poked the orb ahead and it trickled into the netting to put Carolina ahead 3-2.
A few more chances would come Carolina's way, notably another Shipalane chip in the 33rd minute that flared wide left. But the next goal went to Tampa Bay after Shipalane was whistled for a penalty for a take down just inside the box. Midfielder Shane Hill took and buried the penalty kick to draw the clubs even on aggregate entering intermission.
In the 54th minute, a cross from Kupono Low off the left wing found a leaping Luzunaris, but he directed his point-blank header right of goal. With the RailHawks' defense being misdirected at will, the Rowdies took the lead in the 65th minute when Mike Ambersley jumped on one of countless loose balls in the box, slamming it out of the scrum and past RailHawks goalkeeper Ray Burse.
An Amir Lowery header in the 81st off a RailHawks' corner appeared destined for net until Stuart Campbell cleared away the threat with millimeters to spare. Three minutes later, the Rowdies seemed to put the game away when a grounder off the right wing from Keith Savage navigated its way past Carolina's defenders and onto Mulholland's waiting foot. His shot was deflected by Burse, but the England native lept on the rebound and completed the score to put Tampa Bay up by two.
A handball penalty against Tampa Bay in the 86th minute allowed Nick Zimmerman—an NASL Best XI teammate of Attinella and Mulholland—to convert his own PK and draw the RailHawks within a goal. But 5-4 would be where the scoring would stand, as the RailHawks fall in the league semifinals for the second consecutive season.
In many ways, the result was an encapsulation of the RailHawks' 2012 campaign: flashes of offensive potency—punctuated by goals from Zimmerman and Shipalane—undercut by an erratic, inadequate defense.
Tampa Bay will have to wait until tomorrow's semifinal finale between the San Antonio Scorpions and Minnesota Stars to determine who they will face in the NASL finals beginning next weekend. As for the RailHawks, a roller-coaster season ends without the championship that first-year manager Colin Clarke announced he aimed to deliver during the press conference announcing his hiring last December.


the four terms in the conjugate matrix one by one.
You might wonder why not the system matrix.
matrix talks about conjugate plans.
It knows about object and image distances.
really just talks about the glass, the system itself.
And so here we'll go through one example of that.
leaving off only the transfer matrices on the other end.
from the last surface, glass surface K to surface K+1.
Let's take and just assume we've been given or we've calculated M.
And those are the four terms of M, A, B, C, D.
And let's multiply the two transfer matrices in both sides.
Notice, I've written the 0 transfer matrix with a distance minus d1.
I could have done it with a positive d0 prime.
example, d1 systems where we measure backwards from the glass to the object.
So it's equivalent but just seem like a better way to do it.
conjugate matrix, in terms of the system matrix M.
if we were to set this one term here N12 equal to 0.
That enforces the conjugate condition, it puts the system in focus.
set it equal to 0 and solve for dk prime, the image distance.
the object distance, and the four terms of the system matrix M.
it gives me a relationship between object and image distances.
we know where the image is.
Just as a check, we can put in the A, B, C, D matrix for a single thin lens.
Pause for a minute and think exactly what that matrix is, because it's quite simple.
out pops the Gaussian thin lines equation which is just what we'd expect.
now for a thick lens or a system of lenses described by a two by two element matrix.


Stableford is a very common scoring system in golf whereby points are awarded on each hole according to how the player does against their own handicap.
This scoring system is widespread in competitive social golf, such as on society days and corporate golf day as it speeds up play.
It allows you to not to have to play out each hole – no need for a long embarrassing trudges back to the tee to play three off the tee when a drive is unexpectedly lost. No grinding it out to record an 8 or 9 on the scorecard as can be the case in medal play.
The idea is very simple. Make par on a hole, based upon your handicap, and you get 2pts. A handicap-adjusted score of one over par is 1pt, 1 under par is 3pts, 2 under par is 4pts and so on.
In order to work out which holes you get the extra holes you need to look at the stroke index. Thus a handicap 12 player gets an extra shot on stroke indexes 1 to 12; a 28 handicapper would get two extra shots on holes with a stroke index and an extra shot on those with a stroke index 11-18.
So if the both our players holed out in 5 shots, the 12 handicap would score 2pts and the 28-handicapper, 3pts – or "five for two" and "five for three".
So there you have it, only one thing to do know is book a round and put it in to practice!


British charity organization, Help Musicians UK has today released alarming research findings suggesting that over 70% of professional musicians in the UK suffer some form of depressive psychological issue.
Of the 2221 respondents to the annual study, 71% indicated they had experienced anxiety and/or panic attacks – with 65% reporting battles with depression.
Such findings suggest that musicians are potentially up to three times more likely to suffer from mental illness compared to the general public.
Respondents attributed poor working conditions, the difficulty in sustaining a living, anti-social working hours, exhaustion – and the inability to plan their time and future for their sickness.
"My depression is made worse by trying to exist as a musician … the industry and socio-economic pressures make this a f*cking sh*tty industry to try and make a living in … " one respondent has told the researchers.
"Sadly the results of this survey don't come as a surprise and paint a concerning picture of the conditions for those working in the music industry …" Help Musicians UK Chief Executive Richard Robinson has told The Violin Channel.
"This survey is a vital first step in helping us to establish the scale of the problem and it highlights the importance of the next phases of the survey, which will provide us with recommendations for launching the first music industry specific mental health service …" he has assured.
The survey is the largest of its kind to date in the UK.
Further results from the study are due to be announced early next year.


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Oct. 1 due date is only a "proposed delay" by the CFPB; it could still come sooner and DocMagic will be ready
TORRANCE, Calif., June 19, 2015 — DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, compliance, eSign and eDelivery solutions, announced that the CFPB's proposed delay will have no bearing on its plans to be ready to meet the CFPB's originally planned Aug. 1 due date to implement the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule.
"The CFPB only stated that they will be issuing a 'proposed amendment' to delay the rule to Oct. 1, which means it could possibly finalize a shorter time period," commented Rich Horn, TRID legal advisor to DocMagic and former senior counsel and special advisor at the CFPB. Mr. Horn led the 1,888 page final TRID rule and the design and consumer testing of the new mortgage disclosures. "Lenders would be wise to keep their foot on the gas and proceed with their TRID implementation work, and DocMagic gets that," said Horn.


NOW is the time to schedule an opt out info session for your community. Honestly, folks, it's a simple thing YOU CAN DO to inform your community about the right to opt out of NYS grades 3-8 testing and why they would want to take that important step. Here are the steps to take and resources you will need.
1. Schedule the event. When and where will you host your info session? Libraries, churches, community centers, colleges, and restaurants (many will invite you in for free) are all great places to host a session. You know your community best-where's the best place to get people together? Likewise, when is an ideal time to host the event? There's definitely not a way to make sure every single person can attend, but take a look at your community calendar and find a night where there's less likely to be conflicting events.
2. Advertise. Make a flyer (I use canva.com) to invite the public. Post on social media and then all around town (please be sure we know about your event so we can promote it at Opt Out CNY and via NYSAPE). Yep-we're talking about good old fashioned door to door, "May I hang this sign here" type advertising. It's also a good idea to create an event on Facebook and directly invite people to attend either via social media or in person. Lastly, why not email every parent on your child's class list to invite them?
3. Speakers. Yes, YOU CAN SPEAK. Already, you're an expert about the opt out movement and surely you know others who are involved in the movement. Coordinate with other like minded parents, educators and community members and ask a few people to speak with you, or at the very least attend to show support. I cannot stress enough that YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU are the expert. The opt out movement in NYS grew to 240,000 because of moms and dads who refused to sit by. YOU ARE THE NEXT LEADER OF THE OPT OUT MOVEMENT.
4. Prepare. Whatever you decide to share will be perfect. Speak from your heart. If you're looking for information, facts and resource to supplement your own thoughts, check out the links below.
This is the link to the Opt Out CNY 2016 refusal letter. Share paper copies at your info session but also let attendees know that the letter is downloadable and easily customizable. The link also explains why one may want to opt out of tests in grades K-2.
It's given in the slide show above, but here's our website that lists the steps for opting out. There are more details here that might help you answer parents questions in regards to working with their school district to accommodate test refusal.
A response to some of the most frequently asked questions about opting out. This is a good sheet to have available for those who attend your event.
This side by side handout is a response to every reason given to support participation in tests. It has proven to be one of the most useful tools in helping others to reframe reforms to see them for what they truly are: the privatization of our public schools.
Seriously. Advertising your event is key. The most important step to a successful event is getting people in the room. Gather the parents and grandparents and your work is easy. You will not need to "sell" you idea about opting out because once parents are informed, they will understand the importance of opting out.
There is no reason NOT to schedule an event. Be a part of history and the #GreatOptOutNY. With action YOU can be a part of the solution, but failing to act means you're complicit with what's happening to our children, teachers and schools. The time is now.


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Beautiful U Girls Conference was held in Troy, IL on April 7, 2018! It was an amazing day of worship, speakers, seminars, experience stations, great food and a message of encouragement and hope for young women.
Suzanne (leader), Christine (leader), Ava (worship leader), Courtney (percussion), Jordan (sign and experience station), Julie (photography), Katie (cards), Stacy (hospitality), Loren (lunch), Alex (tech ministry), Spencer (graphics), Mark (video), Malissa (experience station), Amanda (registration), Abbie (craft station), Laura (craft station), Luan (speaker), Katie (speaker), Megan (seminar leader), Jenny (seminar leader), Carol (hospitality and station), Rita (hospitality), Mary (experience station), Chelsea (experience station), and Elizabeth (hospitality / greeting).
Also thanks to each leader and or parent who brought students to participate in this year's conference. Thanks for your partnership in helping to reach and shape a new generation in faith.


The battle between Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and public unions continues. Tuessday, Governor Walker introduced his two-year budget proposal, which includes nearly $900 million in public school cuts. Walker unveiled his budget just weeks after he announced his controversial proposal to strip the state's public unions of collective bargaining rights. Wisconsin teachers are at the forefront of this fight. But how do teachers discuss the budget battle once they return to their classrooms? Kate Arnold, a high school social studies teacher from Madison, Wisconsin, talks about how she is teaching this event in her classroom.


Add raid driver to win8.1 iso?
Discussion in 'Windows 8' started by -HITMAN-, May 18, 2014.
I'm currently working on a personal win8.1 proWMC iso and need some help as to where to add drivers, so that when I do a clean install, windows has already loaded in my marvell controller driver and my raid drive is correctly detected ready to install windows to?
I have used /add driver to the install.wim index:1 but this has not worked and I find I have to still manually install my marvell raid drivers via a usb stick.
Windows 8/8.1/8.1U1 detects the raid0 on one of my computers SB750 chipset right out of the box without any driver needed, did you try to run setup and see if it detects your raid array?


"A Warm and Welcoming Community of Faith"
Boehm's is an inter-generational church where people come from a variety of faith traditions. We are a warm and inviting congregation--small enough that pretty much everyone knows your name!-- and a community of faith that cares deeply about all who worship here. Sunday morning is the time we gather as God's people to worship God together. We believe that worshiping together is one of the most important practices in our church life. All who seek to discover or nurture a relationship with God are welcome.
Though a smaller church, we are full of energy and excited about expressing our faith not only through worship, but in fellowship and outreach to others. We hope you enjoy your visit through the website and look forward to meeting you at church.
Boehm's Church is currently in the process of discernment towards becoming an Open and Affirming (ONA) church--a designation within the United Church of Christ that denotes an intentional commitment to being fully welcoming and integrative of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other non-binary identifying persons. All are welcome at Boehm's Church.
Saturday, May 4th @ 5 p.m.
It's ONA Dinner and Movie Night, but with a couple of twists! Instead of a movie, we will be watching a few episodes of Netflix's reboot of "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy." And, dinner will feature some of the recipes and items cooked on the show--including a DIY avocado toast bar! The show often touches on many topics relevant to our ONA journey. Come for some tasting, stay for some talking!
Friday, May 17th @ 5:30 P.M.
Join us for an evening of food and fun! All are welcome.
The Historical Marker is Unveiled!
Boehm's United Church of Christ was chosen by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission to receive a historical marker commemorating the life and work of John Philip Boehm (1683-1749). The marker, which was unveiled on Saturday, June 23rd, 2018, during a dedication ceremony, recognizes Rev. Boehm's instrumental work in founding the Reformed Church in Pennsylvania and introducing a unique form of constitutional church government in colonial America.
The historical marker program, administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, captures the memory of people, places, events and innovations that have affected the lives of Pennsylvanians over the centuries since William Penn founded his commonwealth. More than 2,000 cast aluminum markers, all across the Keystone State, tell the important and interesting stories that are part of the history of Pennsylvania.
To receive weekly e-notices about church activities and events; the monthly newsletter ("Beams from Boehm's"); and, other updates and useful information from Boehm's Church, please click here to join our e-mail distribution list.
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Vincent R. Malaguti "The Chief" 92, of North Dighton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at his home. He was the husband of the late Hilda L. (Westgate) Malaguti, married 65 years before her passing in 2013.
Born in Plymouth, MA, he was the son of the late Columbo and Madeline Malaguti.
Vincent continued his career as a union carpenter for most of his life until his retirement. He was a member of the Boston Local of the New England Carpenters Union.
He was very crafty always puttering around in his shop. He enjoyed building ship models and lighthouse lamp posts. He and his wife enjoyed playing cards with friends, dancing and spending time at the Taunton and Somerset Yacht Clubs. Boating was a big part of his life.
Mr. Malaguti is survived by his children, Sharon Araujo, of Dighton, Pamela Jefferson, and her husband Dorian, of North Dighton, Debra Dennen, and her husband, Michael of Sagamore, and Linda McCarron, and her husband, William, of Taunton, Ronald Malaguti, and his wife, Patricia, of Dighton; brothers, Harold, of Kingston, Dave and his wife Leanne of New Hampshire and Charles and his wife Robin of Plymouth, sixteen grandchildren; twenty five great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews, and dear friends. He was the father of the late Bruce, Roy, and Donald Malaguti and brother of the late Donald Malaguti and Catherine Sullivan.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend Vincent's Interment with military honors on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at 11:00 am, at the West Dighton Christian Church Cemetery, North Dighton. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in his memory can be made to charity of one's choice.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Silva Funeral Home, 80 Broadway, Taunton.


Before the big sales start spend some time researching your favorite stores' gift guides and create a plan for each person on your list. Our easy-to-use Gift Guide has something for everyone and is full of helpful ideas.
If you prefer to avoid the long lines and busy parking lots and take the cyber route make sure your online purchases ship in plenty of time. Take a look at our Shipping Calendar for the recommended purchasing dates and you'll be confident that your gifts arrive on time.
If you are stressing out trying to decide on the right shade or formula to pick for a loved one we suggest giving an eGift Card. These easy to redeem gift cards guarantee that your giftee will get exactly what they want. You will even be able to send them a custom note!
If you are brave enough to face the lines be sure that you pack plenty of water and snacks to keep you hydrated and keep your energy levels high. Bringing a healthy snacks will help you avoid the mall cafeteria which can be a trap for exhausted shoppers. Picking out gifts for loved ones should be fun so don't let a lack of energy zap your holiday spirit.
If you need a little pick-me-up while you shop keep your Revive Hydration Mist nearby for a refreshing treat that is sure to help calm your nerves and revive your senses.


Giving here at BCC is more about investing. We understand that we are invited to invest all that we have: our time, our treasures, and our talents. Through service and financial investment, we are able to impact those who come to worship here at BCC with us and those in the community and world beyond.
We give out of gratitude and love! You can give your gift safely and securely online - this is one of the easiest ways to give at BCC. Thank you.
BCC believes that giving is more than just the investment of your finances. Here at BCC, visitors, friends, and members are encouraged to find way to give back of their time and their talents. It might be knitting something for a small baby in need, serving lunch at the women's prison facility or anything else. We want to help you find a place where you can give.
Part of furthering the kingdom of God is supporting the workers and the work that is being done across the globe. BCC has not only sent out several missionaries but also supports the missions efforts of the C&MA. Your donation to any of these causes will have a direct impact on the work that is being done in Jesus' name.


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Books by David Guterson
David Guterson is the bestselling author of the novels Snow Falling on Cedars, East of the Mountains, Our Lady of the Forest, The Other and Ed King; a collection of short stories, The Country Ahead of Us, The Country Behind, the non-fiction book Family Matters: Why Home Schooling Makes Sense, the memoir Descent: A Memoir of Madness and a collection of poetry Songs for a Summons. Snow Falling on Cedars won the PEN/ Faulkner Award and was made into a major film starring Ethan Hawke. David Guterson lives in Washington State.
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REMEMBERING FRED LESSONS WHO WAS KILLED 100 YEARS AGO TODAY
Club remember former player and manager
Friday September 7th marks the 100th anniversary of the passing of Fred Lessons.
Lessons was killed on 7th September 1918, just before the war ended, and was a former Northampton Town player and manager.
In fact, Lessons is still tenth in the club's all time goalscoring list, and his grave is in the Eterpigny Cemetery in Northern France, not far from where Walter Tull was killed and close to Arras, where Tull himself is remembered.
Kelvin Thomas laid a wreath at the grave of Lessons and paid his respects to a very brave man and a true Cobblers Great during a visit to France last March.
Fred Lessons


A rapidly expanding social networking site has been slammed for its racist taunts against immigrants to Australia.
"This idea of Australia being a multicultural community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity," the site states.
"As Australians, we have our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own lifestyle."
The website is full of debate on its discussion board. The latest topics put up for comment include: Will Indian race-rioters be hunted down? and All foreigners need to be euthanised.
Matt, an active member of the group, said he joined because he believed immigrants were ruining the Australian way of life.
"That's why I joined it because I'm a very proud Australian and I love this place and I wouldn't give it up for the world," he said.
He believed the Federal Government's current immigration policies were too lenient.
"Personally I think that it should be put out there that we will shoot or destroy any vessel that comes into the Australian waters without the applicable visas or the Australian Government knowing of their existence," he said.
Female member Courtney said she recognised the site was racist but stood by its beliefs.
"I believe if you are going to come here, then do what we do and if you don't like it then leave," she said.
Another member, who doesn't want his name used, mirrored this view.
"I don't see why it should be a problem to have a group that is basically of an opinion that our country is full at the moment and we don't need any more bloody third world immigrants coming over here and making things worse than they already are," he said.
Murdoch University senior psychology lecturer Dr Anne Pedersen said the Facebook members were contradicting themselves.
"Why should we make people of colour assimilate to the white Australian culture, when in fact Indigenous people were the first people here," she said.
Project SafeCom coordinator Jack Smit, who advocates for refugee rights, said the site was incredibly offensive.
"Stop vilifying migrants and stop vilifying refugees who are running for their lives... and need to come here," he said.
"Everyone who attempts to exclude a whole swag of nationalities from what they regard as true Australians commits a form of racism."
Dr Pedersen believed shutting down the group would be pointless but said there was a limit to freedom of speech.
"I believe in freedom in speech, but with free speech comes responsibility and this is irresponsible," she said.
The Australian Protectionist Party, which describes itself as the patriotic movement Australia is looking for, says multiculturalism is ruining Australia.
Party spokesperson Darrin Hodges regularly uploads topic discussions on the site and says the Australian identity needs to be protected.
"Every country does have its own culture and way of life and they should be looking to preserve that rather than turning all countries into a globalised mish-mash," he said.
"In terms of protecting the identity, that comes back down to immigration and who is allowed into the country and who isn't.
"We would see immigration turned back to the more traditional forces of being Europe and Great Britain."
But Dr Pedersen said Australia was already a multicultural society and had been for a long time.
"It's just that we're not white anymore, walk down the streets, we're not a white city anymore and thank god we're not, " she said.
Facebook's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities states that any content that is 'unlawful, misleading, malicious or discriminatory' could be shutdown.


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Lexington Man Sentenced to 120 Months for Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon
LEXINGTON, KY- A Lexington man, David Lynn Carlin, 41, was sentenced in federal court on Monday to 120 months in prison, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
According to his plea agreement, on August 7, 2019, law enforcement and EMTs responded to a report of an unconscious person, later identified as Carlin. Officers and emergency personnel were able to revive Carlin, and during that response observed multiple firearms. Later that day, a search warrant was obtained and officers returned to the residence where Carlin was uncooperative and barricaded himself in the residence. Upon Carlin's arrest, officers found six firearms in the residence and two additional firearms in a vehicle. Carlin admitted that he was a convicted felon and was not permitted to own a firearm.
Carlin was previously convicted of Trafficking a Controlled Substance First Degree in Fayette Circuit Court in March 2013. He was also previously convicted of Assault Second Degree by Fayette Circuit Court in February 1999.
Carlin pleaded guilty in January 2020.
Under federal law, Carlin must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence. Upon his release, he will be under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office for three years.
Robert M. Duncan, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Shawn Morrow, Special Agent in Charge, ATF, Louisville Field Division; and Chief Lawrence Weathers, Lexington Police Department, jointly made the announcement.
The investigation was directed by ATF and the Lexington Police Department. The United States was represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Cynthia Rieker.
This is another case prosecuted as part of the Department of Justice's "Project Safe Neighborhoods" Program (PSN), which is a nationwide, crime reduction strategy aimed at decreasing violent crime in communities. It involves a comprehensive approach to public safety — one that includes investigating and prosecuting crimes, along with prevention and reentry efforts. In the Eastern District of Kentucky, U.S. Attorney Robert Duncan Jr., coordinates PSN efforts in cooperation with various federal, state, and local law enforcement officials.
This case is also part of Project Guardian, the Department of Justice's signature initiative to reduce gun violence and enforce federal firearms laws. Initiated by the Attorney General in the fall of 2019, Project Guardian draws upon the Department's past successful programs to reduce gun violence; enhances coordination of federal, state, local, and tribal authorities in investigating and prosecuting gun crimes; improves information-sharing by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives when a prohibited individual attempts to purchase a firearm and is denied by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), to include taking appropriate actions when a prospective purchaser is denied by the NICS for mental health reasons; and ensures that federal resources are directed at the criminals posing the greatest threat to our communities. Click here for more information about Project Guardian.
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Q: Without using panda or numpy, how would I separate my data into even columns? Then sum up the last column I am trying to align the year, model, and price. Then sum up the cost.
Saved as 'car.dat' data below without converting to csv or using panda and numpy.

2018,Alfa Romeo Stelvio Ti,$28,950
2022,Mercedes-Benz E350,$54,950
2022,Volvo XC90,49,900

What I have so far using python idle shell 3.10.4:
def main():
    file  = open('car.dat','r')
    content = file.readlines()
    #total =0
    #total =  all 3 rows.
    for line in content:
        print ('Year' 'Make/Model', 'Price')
        print ('-'*35)
        line = line.split('\n')
        print(line[0].replace(',',' ',2))
        #print ('Total'+ total)
main()

Expected results below:

A: Perhaps something similar to this:
def main():
    total = 0
    print("Year".ljust(6), "Make/Model".ljust(10), "Price")
    print("-" * 35)
    with open('car.dat') as f:
        for line in f:
            year, make_model, price = line.split(",")
            print(year.ljust(6), make_model.ljust(10), price)
            total += int(price)
    print("-" * 35)
    print("total".rjust(16), str(total))

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()


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Q: Cannot Set Default Geometry in Gnome Shell Terminal With .desktop File in Ubuntu 20.04 I want to configure the terminal so that new windows launch on the bottom left corner of the screen. Based on this issue I tried copying /usr/share/applications/org.gnome.Shell.desktop to ~/.local/share/applications/ and then setting Exec=gnome-terminal --geometry=80x24+233-58 in the .desktop file.
However, terminal windows still start at the upper left corner. I tried changing the signs on the geometry values, but the window still starts in the same place. The issue persists after reboot.

A: It depends on how you startup the terminal. The command line options you provide will be honored only when the terminal is launched through the .desktop launcher. Thus, it will work if you launch the terminal from your menu.
To have it work through a shortcut, you need to adapt the command defined for the shortcut key. Alternatively, you can also have your shortcut key launch the desktop launcher with the command
gtk-launch org.gnome.Terminal

where org.gnome.Terminal is the name of the .desktop launcher without the .desktop extension.
Unfortunately, this cannot be set in the Profile, so limitations remain. The setting is not honored when you launch a new window from an open terminal window, or when you "Open terminal here" in the file manager.


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Tag Archives: cartel
First Member of Chumph Cartel Goes to Jail
With the profligate racism of the Chumph Cartel, I don't imagine any of them convicted and jailed is going to do too much better than your run of the mill white wing child molester…
Dutch attorney gets 30 days in first sentence for Mueller probe
Alex van der Zwaan had admitted to lying to investigators.
Special counsel Robert Mueller obtained the first sentence in his high-profile investigation Tuesday, as a Dutch attorney who admitted to lying to investigators was ordered into federal custody for 30 days.
Former Skadden Arps associate Alex van der Zwaan, 33, pleaded guilty in February to lying to FBI agents about his contacts with former Trump campaign official Rick Gates and Konstantin Kilimnik, a suspected Russian intelligence operative who worked closely with Gates and former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
Lawyers for van der Zwaan had asked U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson to give him a fine and pleaded with the court to let him return to his London home by August, when his wife is due to give birth.
However, the judge said some time in jail was appropriate given his offense and the fact that he is an attorney.
"We're not talking about a traffic ticket," she said. "This was lying to a federal officer in the course of a criminal investigation."
In addition to the 30-day sentence, Jackson also gave van der Zwaan a $20,000 fine and two months of probation, but she said she would permit him to reclaim his passport and leave the country as soon as his month in custody is completed. It's not immediately clear where or in what type of facility he will serve the 30 days.
Van der Zwaan was drawn into the saga in 2012 as his law firm prepared to release a report commissioned by Manafort and Gates for Ukraine's Justice Ministry in a bid to defend then-Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, who had jailed one of his most prominent political opponents, former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
Manafort and Gates' work on behalf of Yanukovych's political party has drawn Mueller's scrutiny. Gates has pleaded guilty to lying to investigators, and Manafort is awaiting trial.
Posted by btx3 on April 3, 2018 in Chumph Butt Kicking, Daily Chump Disasters, High Crimes, Trump Impeachment
Tags: arrest, cartel, chumph, collusion, conviction, criminal, jail, lawyer, perjury, treason, trump
The Chumph-Russia Cartel Crumbles – Gates to Plead Guilty, Squeal
Yet another of the Chumph Crime Cartel boss, with heavy ties to Putin's Mob goes down, and will testify against his former co-conspirator, Paul Manafort. Rick Gates if the 5th Chumph cohort to take the lea.
How bad is it for the Chumph Cartel? You know you are in deep, deep isht when they indict your Lawyer too…Along with an "unnamed individual" –
Mueller is not only going to lock up Gates and Manafort…But their lawyers!
Getting closer to nailing the Chumph…Every single day.
Posted by btx3 on February 23, 2018 in Chumph Butt Kicking, Daily Chump Disasters, High Crimes, Trump Impeachment
Tags: cartel, chumph, collusion, criminal acts, FBI, gates, Guilty, lawyers, meuller, money laundering, Plea Deal, Russians, stool pigeon, trump
The Chumph Family Mob – Money Laundering
You are what you associate with…
The Chumph isn't the only crook in the family.
Ivanka Trump's Old Jewelry Business Is Now Caught Up in an Alleged Fraud Scheme
Throw a dart at a map of the world and there's a solid chance it will land near a spot where a Trump family business has allegedly gotten caught up in a money laundering scheme.
There's Panama, where the Trump Ocean Club is said to have washed dirty cash for Russian gangsters and South American drug cartels. There's Azerbaijan and the Trump Baku, where the money allegedly being laundered was said to belong to Iran's Revolutionary Guard. And of course, there's the Trump Soho in Manhattan, a magnet for money from Kazakhstan and Russia, and a property that one former executive on the project now calls "a monument to spectacularly corrupt money-laundering and tax evasion."
In each of those cases, the Trump Organization has denied any wrongdoing and has sought to distance itself—and the Trump family—from the property, saying they merely licensed the Trump name. But as it turns out, it's not just Trump-branded real estate developments that perhaps have attracted the wrong kinds of money.
Thanks to an overlooked filing made in federal court this past summer, we can now add a jewelry business to the list of Trump family enterprises that allegedly served as vehicles to fraudulently hide the assets of ultra-rich foreigners with checkered backgrounds. In late June, the Commercial Bank of Dubai sought—and later received—permission to subpoena Ivanka Trump's now-defunct fine jewelry line, claiming its diamonds were used in a massive scheme to hide roughly $100 million that was owed to the bank, according to filings at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
High-end real estate is a common vehicle for money laundering, in part because, until recently, the industry was effectively exempt from many of the laws that prevent laundering through other types of assets, such as the "Know Your Customer" laws that apply to banking. But diamonds, too, hold an important place in the money launderer's toolkit. Mountains of dirty money can be converted into tiny diamonds, which are easy to store or smuggle across national boundaries, and convert back into cash when the opportunity arises.
The Trumps are not the only Western business owners whose ventures have been tied to alleged money laundering and fraud schemes, but they are the only ones who are also in charge of American foreign policy, making the entanglements—and possible points of leverage—that arise from such ventures matters of national security.
Ivanka Trump launched Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry roughly a decade ago, partnering with a young real estate and diamond heir named Moshe Lax. It was her first independent business venture. She licensed her name for use by Madison Avenue Diamonds, which did business under Trump's name in exchange for royalties. Trump also owned an equity stake in the business for an unspecified period. Around the time they were going into business together, Lax introduced Trump to Jared Kushner, the man who would become her husband, at a luncheon for real estate heirs he convened in Midtown Manhattan.
Trump and Lax set up a flagship boutique on Madison Avenue and publicly showered praise on each other, but the partnership eventually soured. Lax has been accused of all kinds of wrongdoing, from stiffing creditors to extortion, in numerous lawsuits, some of them related to Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry and some of them unrelated.
Trump terminated her relationship with Lax late last year, and according to the Trump Organization, Lax still owed her money as of August. Meanwhile, the defunct diamond line is getting dragged into court proceedings like this latest Dubai case, which alleges a plot by the family of prominent Emirati oil traders named the Al-Saris.
A decade ago, the high-flying Al-Saris controlled a multibillion-dollar oil-trading empire, but then hit a rough patch, reportedly becoming mired in legal battles over unpaid bills and sanctions imposed in 2012 on the family's firm, FAL Oil, for selling oil to Iran.
Apparently strapped for cash, the Al-Saris are alleged to have borrowed over a $100 million from the Commercial Bank of Dubai. They defaulted on the debt and, according to court documents, proceeded to hide their assets in a network of shell companies, through which they bought diamonds and Las Vegas real estate. In addition, to Ivanka's line, the bank—which filed a fraud suit in 2014—says the Al-Saris purchased diamonds from Jacob Arabo—better known as "Jacob the Jeweler"—for the same purpose. As "Jacob the Jeweler," Arabo became famous as a diamond dealer to the stars (he was sentenced to 30 months in prison in 2008 for lying to investigators about Detroit's "Black Mafia Family" drug trafficking ring).
In this new case, the Commercial Bank of Dubai has not accused the jewelry line or Arabo of any wrongdoing. Arabo's business did not respond to requests for comment, nor did FAL oil, the Al-Sari- owned enterprise at the center of the dispute. Lawyers for the Dubai bank, which is being represented in New York by Mayer Brown LLP, declined to comment.
Josh Raffel, a White House spokesman who fields Ivanka-related inquiries, did not respond to questions about the subpoena request, nor did Alan Garten, the general counsel of the Trump Organization.
The attempt to subpoena the jewelry business has so far escaped public notice, likely in part because court documents name only "Madison Avenue Diamonds"—the corporate entity that was registered to do business as "Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry"—and do not mention the Trump name. Though Trump has since cut all ties to Madison Avenue Diamonds, the timeline of the underlying case suggests any alleged transactions would have taken place when the company was still doing business as Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry.
As a practical matter, such a subpoena request—from the Commercial Bank of Dubai—now potentially injects the business dealings of the first family into a vicious legal fight between Arab world power players at a time when the Trumps are also using the power of the presidency to influence the region….
Posted by btx3 on December 31, 2017 in Daily Chump Disasters, Domestic terrorism, High Crimes, The Clown Bus, Trump Impeachment
Tags: cartel, chumph, criminal, diamonds, Family, Investigation, Ivanka, Mob, money laundering, trump
Chumph Cartel Corruption
Took this long for folks to figure out the KKKlown is corrupt?
White House most corrupt governmental institution: poll
In the year since Donald Trump was elected president on a promise to "drain the swamp" of Washington's corruption, Americans have become more, not less, convinced that Washington is corrupt, and that the White House is the most corrupt institution in U.S. government.
A new public opinion poll conducted over the last two months found that Americans don't believe that Trump is cleaning up the government. In fact, the opposite is true: 58 percent of people surveyed say the level of corruption has risen in the past 12 months, up from 34 percent who said the same in January 2016.
And more Americans put the blame at the top: 44 percent now believe that most or all of the officials in the Office of the President are corrupt — up from 36 percent last year, and worse than perceptions of Congress (38 percent of Americans believe Congress is the most corrupt institution).
Americans also suspect big business: 32 percent of those polled believe business executives are corrupt.
Trump's administration also has not made Americans more confident that the government can stop double-dealing, fraud or dishonesty. Seven out of 10 Americans believe the government is failing to fight corruption—up from half last year.
The poll was commissioned by Transparency International, a Washington-based government oversight nonprofit that gauges conflicts of interests and other corruption in governments worldwide, and publishes an annual ranking of the most corrupt nations. Last year, before the Trump administration took office, the U.S. ranked 18th in terms of perceived corruption, with Denmark at number one, perceived as the most corruption-free nation. Somalia, at 176th, was perceived as the most corrupt.
Since before he took office, Trump and his family's personal conflicts of interest, and his agencies' revolving doors, have been widely reported on in the media and heavily criticized by ethics lawyers and government watchdogs.
While the president handed off day-to-day oversight of his company to his sons Eric and Donald, Jr., his hotels and golf courses have become vehicles for lobbyists and foreign dignitaries to curry favor with the administration, and, in the case of the golf courses, actually meet and play with the golf-loving president.
Shortly before his election last year, the Trump campaign trotted out a new slogan and a five-point plan for ethics reform that featured new lobbying restrictions. The plan was called "drain the swamp."
Posted by btx3 on December 12, 2017 in Chumph Butt Kicking, Daily Chump Disasters, High Crimes, Second American Revolution, Trump Impeachment
Tags: cartel, chumph, corruption, crooked, dishonest, Mob, money laundering, poll, public opinion, swamp, theiving, trump, White House
Michael Flynn Charged With Lying – Pleads Guilty
Joining Manafort and Gates, the third person in the Chumph criminal cartel has been charged. Michael Flynn with lying about contacts with the Russians, and will plead guilty today.
Looks like Mueller has Flynn in his pocket to testify against the Chumph. This is the first of many charges that Flynn can be indicted for.
Flynn is the first Trump administration official and the fourth connected to the campaign to be charged as part of Mueller's investigation into possible collusion between the Russian government and members of Trump's team, as well as potential obstruction of justice and financial crimes.
Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his deputy Rick Gates were indicted last month; they pleaded not guilty. And Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos pleaded guilty for making a false statement to the FBI over contacts with officials connected to the Russian government.
The charge against Flynn is the first in Mueller's probe that has reached someone in the Trump White House and is the latest sign that the special counsel's investigation is intensifying.
Here is a Copy of the Criminal Charge against Flynn.
Michael Flynn charged with making false statement to the FBI
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn was charged Friday with making a false statement to the FBI about his contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, marking another monumental development in the wide-ranging probe of Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III.
Flynn was expected to enter a plea at 10:30, according to the special counsel's office. The charge relates to false statements Flynn made to the FBI on January 24, four days after President Trump was inaugurated, about his meeting with Kislyak during the transition.
Flynn is accused of making false statements to the FBI about asking the ambassador in late December to "refrain from escalating the situation in response to sanctions that the United States had imposed against Russia that same day." Flynn also told authorities he did not recall the ambassador saying the Russians would moderate their response to Obama administration sanctions after the conversation.
Separately, authorities say Flynn lied about asking the ambassador to delay a vote on United Nations Security Council resolutions.
Posted by btx3 on December 1, 2017 in Chumph Butt Kicking, Daily Chump Disasters, Domestic terrorism, High Crimes, Second American Revolution, Trump Impeachment
Tags: arrested, cartel, charged, chumph, collusion, cooperation, crime, guilty plea, lying, Michael Flynn, Mueller, russia, testimoney, trump
The Chumph Criminal Cartel – "The fish rots from the head"
The number of Chumph appointees and staffers now either indicted, going to be indicted, accused, and under investigation has reached historic proportions.
The Chumph and his acolytes are criminals.
"The fish rots from the head": a historian on the unique corruption of Trump's White House
"Politicians lie, but this is different."
"Politicians lie, but this is different," says a historian who studies presidential history and estimates the Trump administration easily ranks among the most corrupt in American history.
Robert Dallek is a presidential historian and the author of several books, including his latest about FDR titled Franklin Roosevelt: A Political Life. Writing recently for the Guardian, Dallek lamented the "disaster" that is the Trump presidency but also reminded readers that American democracy is surprisingly resilient and has survived far worse.
Despite Trump's promises to "drain the swamp," the first year of his administration has been plagued by resignations, investigations, and scandals. Dallek estimates that historical examples of corruption, like that of the Warren G. Harding administration, don't hold a candle to how Trump and his people have conducted themselves in the White House.
History will judge Trump, and it will not be kind.
I spoke with Dallek about the history of corruption in American presidential politics and why he sees the Trump administration as "a low point in our history." What makes Trump exceptionally dangerous, Dallek argues, is how effortlessly he lies and what kind of tone he has set in this White House.
"The fish rots from the head," he told me, "and the stench of this administration starts at the very top."
Our conversation, lightly edited for clarity, appears below.
Sean Illing
You've studied a lot of presidents and White Houses. Is the corruption and the lying in this administration unique in your mind?
Robert Dallek
This administration is a low point in our history. We've been through scandals before, going as far back as the Grant administration in the 19th century and the Harding administration in the early 20th century. Presidents have been accused of bribery and shady gift-giving. So it's not entirely unique to see scandals subsume a White House.
But the shamelessness of this administration, the dishonesty, the total indifference to facts, is something I haven't seen before — at least not this blatant. I think it's demoralized people and made them even more cynical about politics.
Is this the most dishonest administration you've ever seen or studied?
The short answer is yes. Politicians lie, but this is different. I suppose if you wanted to be generous, you might say this is the least effective and trustworthy administration since Warren G. Harding, whose administration was overwhelmed by the Teapot Dome scandal in 1921, in which Harding's secretary of the interior leased Navy petroleum reserves in Wyoming and California to private oil companies at incredibly low rates without a competitive bidding process. That was a massive scandal, one of the biggest we've seen at the level of politics.
There are other examples, of course. Most obviously, there's Nixon and Watergate, which was a watershed moment in American political history. Ulysses S. Grant's reputation as a Civil War general was shattered by the Whiskey Ring scandal in 1875, in which Treasury officials basically stole tax dollars from alcohol distillers. Other presidents, like Bill Clinton, have lied shamelessly as well.
Still, I think what we're seeing right now will, eventually, rise above these examples, with the possible exception of Watergate. But a lot of this depends on the outcome of the Russia investigation. If it goes the way it appears to be going, it will exceed even Watergate.
Do administrations tend to pay a political price when they deceive and overstep in this way?
Typically they do. Look at Trump's numbers right now. For a president in the first year of his term to have never achieved 50 percent approval rating is something of a political disaster. I mean, Franklin Roosevelt never saw his approval rating dip below 50 percent during his 12-year presidency. Truman's popularity slipped to 32 percent near the end of this administration due to the stalemate in Korea. Nixon's support collapsed and went down to 25 percent during Watergate.
But Trump has been historically unpopular since the day he took office, in part because of how dishonestly he conducted himself during the campaign. What we're seeing now is very ugly and, I think, very corrupting to our political system.
Well, our system depends upon something like a consensus, something like majority rule. But now we have a president who outright lies about … everything. He lies about the number of votes he received, about the size of his inauguration crowd, about his own achievements, about Muslims cheering in the streets after 9/11, and so on. He lies about basic observable facts.
I think the cumulative effect of all this lying is to make people deeply cynical about our entire system, and that's very corrupting.
What, exactly, is so unique about this administration in terms of the corruption and the graft?
Obviously the examples of corruption are numerous: Trump refused to divest from his business interests; there are questions about whether he's violating the emoluments clause by running Trump International Hotel in DC; there's the indictment of his former campaign manager Paul Manafort; there's the looming indictment of his former national security adviser Michael Flynn; Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and adviser, failed to disclose $1 billion in loans connected to his real estate company; and of course several of his Cabinet heads are being investigated for profligate travel expenses.
But here's what I think is unique: Often you see a lot of corruption result from a lack of oversight, but I think this administration is quite different in that Trump really sets the tone for all this. He encourages it, really. The fish rots from the head, and the stench of this administration starts at the very top.
In what ways does he set the tone?
Trump is the head of government, and people know they can get away with things. Look at all the incidents of corruption I just laid out, and that's not even close to a complete list. Like Nixon, Trump has created a culture in his administration in which people feel comfortable with corruption. Trump himself has shown a complete indifference to democratic norms, to rule of law, and that sends a pretty clear signal to the people beneath him.
Again, Trump's lying is a big facilitator of all this corruption. This is a guy who will look right into the camera and lie without any hesitation at all. It's hard to overstate what kind of tone that sets in an administration; it makes everyone more comfortable when they lie, when they deceive, when they cover things up…
Posted by btx3 on November 17, 2017 in Chumph Butt Kicking, Daily Chump Disasters, High Crimes, Trump Impeachment
Tags: adminstratin, cartel, chumph, convictions, crminal, crooks, History, indictments, Liars, Mob, resignations, traitors, trunp
Feds Apparently Have Flipped Witness Against Michael Flynn
Yeah they got him, squealing away in a Federal hideout.
Did the Feds Flip Turkish Businessman Reza Zarrab—and Could He Bring Down Michael Flynn?
Reza Zarrab, whose trial for allegedly cheating U.S. sanctions is scheduled to begin in days, was secretly removed from a federal prison and may be working with prosecutors.
A man who may be part of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe of alleged misdoings by President Donald Trump's campaign and administration was secretly removed from a federal prison this month.
Mueller is reportedly looking at a December meeting blocks from Trump Tower where Michael Flynn—shortly before Trump became president and named him national security adviser—was reportedly offered upward of $15 million if he could help Turkey win the extradition of cleric Fethullah Gülen as well as the release of gold trader Reza Zarrab.
Now it appears Zarrab, whose trial for allegedly cheating U.S. sanctions by facilitating gold-for-gas deals between Turkey and Iran is scheduled to begin in just days, may be working with federal prosecutors.
Last month, lawyers for his co-defendant, bank manager Mehmet Atilla, remarked sardonically in court filings that Zarrab, the man at the root of the charges facing their client, had all but vanished, and it seemed "likely that Mr. Atilla will be the only defendant appearing at trial."
The Bureau of Prisons website shows that Zarrab was released from BOP custody on Nov. 8. He had been held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, a federal administrative prison near the Southern District of New York courthouse, before then.
Zarrab has not filed any court documents in the last month. His attorney, Benjamin Brafman, told The Daily Beast he would not be at the final pre-trial conference on Thursday. Flynn's lawyer did not return a request for comment Wednesday evening.
"All I can tell you is that he is in federal custody," Nick Biase, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, told The Daily Beast.
Posted by btx3 on November 16, 2017 in Chumph Butt Kicking, Daily Chump Disasters, Domestic terrorism, High Crimes, Trump Impeachment
Tags: cartel, chumph, criminal, Flynn, fraud, kidnpping, Michael, Money, Reza Zarrab, states evidence, testify, traitor, trump, Turkey