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Virginia Athletics reports zero weekly positive COVID-19 tests among student-athletes, staff for first time since fall competition began
No cases were found among either student-athletes or staff members over the last seven days
No Virginia football players or coaches were withheld from Saturday's win against Louisville, one week after the game had been postponed due to an outbreak of cases in Louisville's program.
By Jacob Tisdale
Virginia Athletics reported zero positive COVID-19 test results Monday out of 1,135 tests administered to student-athletes and staff between Nov. 9 and Nov. 15. The total positivity rate of the athletic department since athletes began returning to Grounds July 5 is now 0.8 percent.
This week's 0 percent positivity rate represents the culmination of Virginia Athletics' steadily decreasing numbers, which have been dropping consistently since the fall season began. Only one student-athlete tested positive last week.
"All positive tests are reported to the Thomas Jefferson Health District of the Virginia Department of Health," the press release stated. "Those individuals will self-isolate for at least 10 days or until symptoms are resolving plus 24-hours fever free."
As dictated by ACC protocol, all Virginia student-athletes participating in "high-risk" sports that are in the midst of competition — which, this past week, included football, men's soccer and women's soccer — are tested three times a week. The other Virginia team currently in season — swimming and diving — is considered a "low-risk" sport by the ACC Medical Advisory board, which means its team members are not required to undergo asymptomatic testing. The ACC just updated its winter sports protocols, requiring men's and women's basketball, wrestling teams and staff members to be tested three times a week as well.
All COVID-19 testing for Virginia student-athletes is administered by U.Va. Health with the exception of the testing the football team receives the day before games. This set of tests is administered by Mako Medical — an independent third-party, North Carolina-based laboratory.
No Virginia football players or coaches were withheld from Saturday's win against Louisville, one week after it had been postponed due to an outbreak of cases in Louisville's program. The Cardinals, on the other hand, were without seven players, including standout junior wide receiver Tutu Atwell. The Cavaliers look to extend their streak of no unavailable players for their fourth consecutive week Saturday against Abilene Christian.
Virginia Athletics held a ticket lottery for 150 students to attend Saturday's football game, marking the first time fan attendance was made available to more than just family and friends of players and coaches. Scott Stadium maintained compliance with the Commonwealth's maximum number of 1,000 attendees at sports venues.
Across the country, several teams' football schedules have been impacted by COVID-19. Most recently in the ACC, Pittsburgh and Georgia Tech postponed their game scheduled for Saturday to Dec. 12 after both football programs paused all activities due to issues related to COVID-19. This marked the sixth postponed ACC game of the season.
Overall, nationwide, 15 of the 49 college football games that were scheduled to be played Saturday were either delayed to a future date or canceled due to COVID-19 issues. In addition to the ACC, games from seven other conferences were affected, including the AAC, Big Ten, Conference USA, Mountain West, Pac-12 and SEC. With five games impacted by COVID-19, including the highly anticipated meeting between No. 1 Alabama and LSU, the SEC had more games either postponed or canceled than any other conference.
The University has seen a small increase in the number of cases among faculty, staff, students and contract employees as students prepare to leave Grounds for an extended winter break. The University reported 39 active cases Nov. 9, yet by Thursday, that number had jumped to 66 active cases after 40 new cases were reported among University faculty, staff, students and contract employees over a three-day span. The tracker also reported its highest number of student cases since Oct. 20 when 16 positive tests were reported Friday.
As of Monday, there are a total of 78 active cases of COVID-19 in the University community, of which 59 are students. Currently, 2 percent of the University's quarantine dorms are filled, along with 1 percent of its isolation dorms — the former are reserved for students who have been exposed to and the latter for those who tested positive for COVID-19.
These statistics are updated on the University's COVID-19 Tracker Monday through Friday at 4 p.m. and include nearly all tests administered to student-athletes, with the exception of the football team's round of testing conducted 24 hours before game day.
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A beginning or refresher hand-appliqué class geared toward those who would like to learn hand appliqué or those who have done some appliqué but would like to hone their skills, taught by appliqué expert Sandy Reynolds.
We will make a lovely quilt that will have both hand appliqué and machine-pieced blocks. In the class we will learn how to do needle turn appliqué, making perfect points, circles, and valleys. A gorgeous finished quilt is hanging in the classroom if you want to take a peak.
This is a six-month class, meeting on the first Thursday of the month.
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Hello! My name is Aimsel Ponti and I'm based in Portland, Maine USA. I'm a Music Writer & Content Producer at Mainetoday.com & The Portland Press Herald. I've been full-time there since 2011 and have been writing my Face the Music column & blog since 2003.
I'm also the Local Music Director and host of Music from 207, the local music show, at 98.9 WCLZ which airs on Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. and re-airs Sunday nights at 7 p.m. You can tune in old school style with on a radio or stream it live from anywhere. Also get it on your phone with the free TuneIn radio app.
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Can you believe our kids are officially seniors?! Our class has an exciting but busy year ahead! Be sure to read class and PTSA emails and check the DAB for important deadlines and information.
Senior Fees: Each year, seniors are required to pay a fee to cover graduation expenses. The fee covers all school-supported events like senior breakfast, senior t-shirts, senior assembly and lunch, senior family picnic (student meal only), graduation and reception, caps, gowns, tassels and diploma covers. Because of your generous support of class fundraisers over the last three years, we are able to keep the fee minimal. This year, every senior is required to pay $40 to cover projected graduation expenses. Please fill out the enclosed senior dues form included and return it to Harris Mason (harrishcm@gmail.com) or pay by credit card at https://seniordues2019.cheddarup.com.
Senior Class Brick Fundraiser: To buy a brick in honor of your student, fill out and return the enclosed form or purchase online at https://class-of-2019-buy-a-brick.cheddarup.com. Contact Lissa Johnsen (ljohnsen@earthlink.net) or Kirsten O'Brien (iveyobrien@bellsouth.net) with questions.
Senior Slideshow: We need pictures for the slideshow that's shown during the senior family picnic and graduation reception. Please make sure: 1) photos are only high school years (no elementary or middle school); 2) group pictures include only Broughton students; and 3) group pictures include no more than 10 people. Freshman and sophomore year pictures are particularly fun for the kids! Email photos to Marc Ridel at capsslideshow@gmail.com no later than September 30.
Class of 2019 email: It's important for parents to stay connected about what's happening at school and with our class, especially senior year. If you're not already receiving class emails, contact Tish Hamilton at tishhamilt@yahoo.com. Also be sure to like and follow our Facebook page @BroughtonClassof2019.
Parent Partners: We are very happy to welcome our new parent partner, Paula Parsons! Paula brings lots of experience since this is her 3rd child to come through Broughton, and we're very grateful for her willingness to step in for our senior year. We are also thrilled that Leigh Krause has volunteered to serve as our class treasurer this year. It will be a busy time for that position, and we're very thankful to have her aboard. We're sad to say goodbye to parent partner Maureen Bizyak, and thank her for all of the help and fun she brought to our class.
Late August Senior parent social Check your class email for details!


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Read This: What's the best horror film of the 21st century?
Is there a way to use ratings, scores, user input, and other analytics to define the single "best" film? It's uncertain but at least one man set out to try just that by using MetaCritic, IMDB, and Rotten Tomatoes in order to figure out the best horror film of the 21st century. Mark Hofmeyer of Movies, Films, And Flix put in a great deal of time and energy in order to see if he could find some critical and audience consensus around the greatest scary movie released since 2000. The answers so far are interesting, and it's an impressive amount of work using all of the analytical tools out there for judging such things.
The Top 20 Critically rated 21st Century horror films averaged from Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic critic scores.
The Top 20 Audience rated 21st century horror films from IMDb, RT Audience and Metacritic Users.
The Top 25 Critical and Audience rated 21st Century Horror Films from Rotten Tomatoes, IMDb, and Metacritic.
Data from renowned horror websites Shock Till You Drop, Bloody Disgusting, Bloody Good Horror, Dread Central and Fangoria.
Each grouping produces a different list of top horror films, but there is some consistency throughout: Pan's Labyrinth, Let The Right One In, Shaun Of The Dead, What We Do In The Shadows, The Babadook, and Zombieland are in the top tier of all the lists. So for those looking to make a marathon of the best horror films of recent years, it's a safe bet to go with those six for 12 hours of critically well-received movies that also appeared to have scared or delighted audiences as well. There's plenty more films and information over at MFF, so check it out and vote on what should be considered the best horror film of the 21st century.


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Man Who Filmed Walter Scott's Killing: 'It Wasn't a Fight…It Was an Injustice'
Feidin Santana testified at the murder trial of Michael Slager that the cop's unarmed victim wasn't struggling but trying to escape.
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CHARLESTON — If Feidin Santana hadn't overslept on April 4, 2015, he'd likely be home in the Dominican Republic, enjoying time with his family.
Instead, he spent Friday testifying in a courtroom in Charleston, South Carolina, describing how he came to famously film a police officer shooting an unarmed suspect in the back.
Santana was called as a witness by prosecutors seeking to convict former North Charleston policeman Michael Slager of the murder of 50-year-old Walter Scott.
Slager had pulled Scott's vehicle over for a broken taillight in April 2015. Scott soon fled the vehicle, initiating a chase that ended with Slager firing five bullets into Mr. Scott, who crumpled to the ground and died.
Slager claimed Scott had grabbed his Taser and that he shot the suspect in self-defense. But days later Santana released a video of the shooting, prompting much public outrage and leading to Slager's firing from the police department and his arrest for murder.
On the stand Friday, Santana explained that he was overdue for work at a barbershop the morning he overslept. Despite his tardiness, he strayed from the most direct route to work, unwilling to walk along a busy highway, preferring to listen to music and exercise a bit. His choice of this route was fateful, as he soon saw Scott and Slager running toward him before turning into an empty lot.
He followed the men, rediscovering them both on the ground, scuffling. Slager was on top of Scott and punching the suspect, said Santana, and he could hear an "electric sound" that he later learned was from the use of a police Taser. Scott then got up "aggressively" and shook himself free of Slager's grip, said Santana, before turning to run.
Santana filmed a final portion of this struggle as well as Slager then firing eight shots at Scott, who was running away from the officer.
"It's something I will never forget," said Santana. "It's something I didn't expect."
Defense attorney Andy Savage questioned Santana's perspective and recollection of events, repeatedly referring to the encounter between Scott and Slager as a "fight."
Santana took issue with this characterization, telling Savage that he understood a fight to be some kind of attack or altercation between two or more people.
"It wasn't a fight," said Santana, claiming he saw Scott only trying to flee from Slager, never attacking him.
"He was trying to get away from the Taser I was hearing," said Santana.
"It was an injustice what I saw," he later added.
Santana also described at great length his deliberation over what to do with the video in the days after he witnessed and filmed the fatal encounter, reluctant to be dragged into a criminal case. Initially believing Scott had possibly survived the encounter, Santana said he was later dismayed to learn Scott had died and that media reports were indicating Slager claimed to have fired his weapon in self defense.
Scared for his safety and distrustful of the police, he obtained an attorney before releasing the video to the media and allowing himself to be interviewed by major news networks in New York City.
"I'm showing the other side of the story. I'm showing the truth," he said in court Friday, believing his video contradicted the existing record of what had allegedly occurred between Scott and Slager.
Santana subsequently profited from the sale of the video and received financial donations solicited over the Internet on his behalf.
The defense questioned Santana's motivation for releasing the video to the media instead of to a law enforcement organization, making conspicuous mention of the money Santana made and the many news outlets he visited in New York. Santana insisted his actions were determined by his fear for his safety. Public exposure, he reasoned, would help protect him.
Santana was 23 when he filmed the police shooting, living a limited existence in a gritty section of North Charleston, a community with longstanding distrust between its black population and the police. He worked 14-hour days as an unlicensed barber at an unlicensed barber shop, he testified, making money to send to his wife and child in the Dominican Republic.
"My only routine was my home to my job, seven days a week," said Santana, a former baseball player who also enjoys writing music.
Defense attorney Savage noted that six months prior to the shooting, Santana had penned song lyrics with an anti-police bent, including:
It's all war, trouble, police abuse, and those who must defend us are the worst criminals, who can I trust? Tell me.
When confronted with this writing, a feisty Santana declared to the prominent defense attorney that he harbored no ill will to policemen themselves.
"I am against police brutality," said Santana. "I don't tolerate injustice."
Now living in the Dominican Republic again, Santana said he bought his own airplane tickets to return to Charleston to testify. As he had feared 18 months ago when deciding whether to publicize the video, his release of the footage guaranteed his presence in a South Carolina courtroom.
"My fear was to be here where I am today" said Santana. "My only wish was to be with my family in the Dominican Republic."


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Man dies in North Las Vegas attempted home invasion
North Las Vegas police say an"attempted home invasion" on Wednesday morning left a 55-year-old man dead.
By	Katelyn Newberg	/ Las Vegas Review-Journal
December 6, 2019 - 10:22 pm
The shooter was described as a man with a large build wearing a gray sweater, blue jeans and a black beanie cap. (North Las Vegas Police Department)
The type of Lexus sedan North Las Vegas police say is connected to an attempted home invasion. (North Las Vegas Police Department)
North Las Vegas police are searching for two people after an "attempted home invasion" on Wednesday morning left a 55-year-old man dead.
About 9 a.m. Wednesday, officers were called to an apartment on the 1200 block of West Alexander Road, east of Martin Luther King Boulevard, after a fight between two men was reported.
When police arrived they found a 55-year-old man outside the apartment not breathing, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a North Las Vegas Police Department press release sent Friday night about the previously unreported homicide.
Detectives believe the victim and his wife were inside their apartment when the woman went to answer a knock at the door. When she opened the door, a man with a gun "pushed his way into the apartment and struggled with the victim," the release said.
The 55-year-old pulled the suspect outside, where the two men continued struggling.
After the men were outside, "a second suspect appeared and started firing at the victim," the release said. The shooter drove away from the scene in a silver 2007 to 2009 Lexus sedan.
The shooter was described as a man with a large build wearing a gray sweater, blue jeans and a black beanie cap. It was unclear if police had identified a motive in the shooting.
The coroner's office will identify the man, as well as his cause and manner of death, after his family has been notified. The man's death marked the department's 20th homicide investigation this year, according to records maintained by the Review-Journal.
Anyone with information about the shooting can contact North Las Vegas police at 702-633-9111, or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.
Contact Katelyn Newberg at knewberg@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0240. Follow @k_newberg on Twitter.
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Pair charged in Henderson fatal shooting told police they were threatened
Two men arrested in connection with a fatal drug-related shooting in Henderson told police they attacked the victim after he threatened to shoot them, according to an arrest report.
Woman charged with aiding felon in Las Vegas road-rage shooting
Court records indicate that a 60-year-old woman faces a charge of aiding a felon in connection with an August fatal road-rage shooting on Interstate 15.
Henderson police investigate man's shooting death
By Carri Geer Thevenot / RJ
January 15, 2020 - 11:58 am January 15, 2020 - 4:00 pm
Henderson police are investigating the death of a 26-year-old man who was fatally shot Tuesday night while walking and talking on his cellphone.
2 arrested in slaying during alleged drug robbery in Henderson
A man believed to have been shot in a robbery during a drug deal a week ago in Henderson has died, and two suspects have been arrested, police said.
2 jailed after Henderson man's body found in burned car in California
By Sabrina Schnur / RJ
Two people have been arrested and charged with open murder after a missing Henderson man was found dead in a burned car in California, Las Vegas police said.
Victim shot after fight with fiance's ex-husband in Las Vegas ID'd
The Clark County coroner's office has identified a 49-year-old Las Vegas man fatally shot in the Hollywood Ranch neighborhood in southeast Las Vegas on Thursday.
Family, friends want answers in fatal shooting of Las Vegas man
Family, friends identified the victim of a fatal shooting Thursday night as 49-year-old Randall Johnson, who was allegedly killed by his girlfriend's ex-husband.
Coroner identifies man found shot to death in North Las Vegas
The Clark County coroner's office has identified a man found fatally shot Wednesday in a North Las Vegas residential area as 25-year-old Sidney McKnight.
Coroner IDs man whose body was found in vacant lot in Las Vegas
The Clark County coroner's office confirmed information in a police report identifying the victim as Joshua Pyzer and said the 43-year-old died of blunt force head trauma.
'I did not do it,' convicted killer Margaret Rudin says in first interview after release
Hours after she was paroled Friday, Margaret Rudin told the Las Vegas Review-Journal she still wants to be exonerated in her husband's 1994 shooting death.


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High-brightness, high-power solid-state laser sources, such as fiber lasers, demonstrate their potential in future metal cutting applications. IPU was formerly known as the Danish Institute for Product Development, the Institute for Product Development. A new concept developed using a single-mode fiber laser for laser cutting has begun to be applied in the DOEFLAC and ROBOCUT projects, and has been carried out with many other project partners. Cooperation. The initial experimental test shows that this new processing method has the potential to surpass advanced fiber laser cutting and CO2 laser cutting, and is faster, more effective, and cheaper than the latter two laser cutting technologies. It is expected that after the completion of the two projects, this cutting technology will become increasingly mature and reach a certain level, which can be used to manufacture and sell products in accordance with normal commercial conditions. Custom beam shape These projects are based on a principle that: Compared with traditional laser cutting using a single circular laser beam, the new cutting process uses a complex laser beam shape. Utilize the unique focusing characteristics of high-power single-mode fiber lasers to generate complex beam shapes and make it possible to separate a part from the overall laser energy in order to create a 'keyhole for laser welding or laser cutting applications. The rest. The energy will be distributed to the melt; before that, the main beam is used to create an appropriate high vapor pressure distribution on the surface of the molten material. This makes it possible to apply local pressure on the melt flowing out of the incision, which is far more than The pressure of coaxial gas jet commonly used in laser cutting. As a result, the incision is very narrow. The new process has great potential. It will not produce burrs in a large cutting speed range, and it can also perform high-speed cutting in narrow contours. Cutting to produce high-quality cuts. Several cutting methods. Moreover, by correctly customizing the laser beam shape (adding the 'cap-shaped beam shape), even if the cutting assist gas is not used, the molten fluid will follow the opposite direction of the incident laser beam Flow out of the incision. Therefore, a single-channel remote cutting technology was developed. This technology has a clear application prospect and can remove the melt from the incision more effectively than advanced remote laser cutting. Beam shaping The core of this laser cutting technology is beam shaping, which can be achieved in different ways, such as designing a system with a single-mode fiber laser. Through the beam combination structure-instead of converging all single-mode transmission beams into a large transmission fiber, these beams can be transmitted to the cutting head, just as it is used for high-power multi-mode fiber laser configurations. Use a single-mode fiber laser source. Using an advanced optical system and a specially designed artificial hologram (also called diffractive optics), the input laser beam is converted into a radiation pattern in order to optimize a given laser cutting process. Since the beam pattern is asymmetric, the diffractive optics must be rotated according to the actual cutting direction. (The above is edited by metal laser cutting machine for details, please refer to www.gnlaser.com)


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Jordan Peele's 'Nope' Final Trailer Promises That It's Not What You Think…
As promised, the final trailer for Jordan Peele's third horror movie Nope has arrived, and it's loaded up with all kinds of new footage and additional teases about the storyline.
The good news? Even with this brand new 3-minute final trailer it's still hard to know *exactly* what Nope is about, the trailer making it clear that "it's not what you think…"
All we know is that SOMETHING appears in the skies above a ranch in the middle of nowhere, with Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer's characters hoping to make it big by capturing "undeniable proof of aliens on camera." Of course, whatever's up there may not actually be aliens – and knowing Jordan Peele, there's probably something more going on here.
Watch the Nope final trailer below, along with a modified international trailer!
Universal will be releasing Nope in theaters on July 22, 2022.
In the film, "Residents in a lonely gulch of inland California who bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery."
Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out) will be reteaming with Peele on the mysterious movie, with the cast also including Steven Yeun ("The Walking Dead," Mayhem) and Keke Palmer ("Scream"). Michael Wincott (The Crow), Barbie Ferreira and Brandon Perea also star.
Nope is part of a "five-year exclusive production partnership" Universal Pictures inked with Peele and his Monkeypaw Productions, and it's been described as a "horror event." Mind you, anything from Peele at this point is instantly an event, but we can probably expect Nope to be Peele's biggest movie to date, with an announced IMAX optimization. On that note, the film's cinematographer is Hoyte van Hoytema, whose previous work includes Let the Right One In, Spectre, and the Christopher Nolan films Interstellar, Dunkirk, and Tenet.
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The 2018 study of the European language industry conducted jointly by the EUATC, Elia, FIT Europe, GALA and LINDWeb shows a continuing confidence in future trading prospects following last year's study.
A record response compared to previous studies point to higher confidence in the market, from expected sales levels, recruitment plans and investment intentions to the expectation that 2018 prices will be stable.
"2018 is clearly the year of machine translation. This is the first year that more than half of the respondents declare that they are using the technology in one way or another. On the other hand, it is too soon to conclude that MT is now part of the translation reality, with only some 20% of the language service companies and independent language professionals reporting daily usage. Neural MT has clearly not yet brought the big change that the market is expecting.
"Changes to the technology questions are giving us a better view of the actual use of CAT, MT and other technologies by the various categories of respondents. New questions about internships have brought us additional insights in the way that the market is looking upon this important tool to bridge the gap between the universities and the professional world.
"Since its first edition in 2013, the survey is showing a remarkably stable picture of the challenges that the industry is reporting, both through the scores of the closed list of challenges and the open trend questions.
"Price pressure, competition that is often perceived as unfair, and technological advances that are not initiated or controlled by the respondents remain the main concerns that the language industry – like so many others - is struggling with."
You may download the full report and analysis HERE.


I asked our FRG leader at the beginning of my husband's first deployment.
I was pregnant with my first child at the time and I felt incredibly alone. I had hoped that maybe I could make mom friends in the Family Readiness Group, but apparently that was not going to happen.
I told a couple other military spouses from another branch about this and they told me how lucky I was. They told me how horrible the other military spouses were (conveniently excluding themselves and hopefully me from this blanket accusation). They told me horror story after horror story.
It was a horribly disheartening conversation to say the least.
Then we switched to a new duty station and started a new deployment at the same time.
The FRG leader (who was in the military herself) made sure to check on me on a regular basis despite the fact I hadn't actually moved to the new state yet. She made sure to let me know about every event and support option that was available, and if anything changed about the deployment she called to keep me up to date.
Once the deployment was over and we actually moved to our new state, another military family let us live with them until our house was ready, despite barely knowing us.
Since then, I've slowly gotten more and more involved in my military community, from becoming a NextGen MilSpouse regular contributor to going to military spouse events and attending the American Military Partner Association gala. I can now say a large portion of my Facebook friends list is made up of military spouses.
The military community is a community which I can call on for anything.
It spiderwebs across the world and if they don't know the answer, they know someone who does. If I needed a place to stay in a different state, or if I needed someone to check on a friend or family member during a disaster, or I simply needed help around the house I know that I can call on my military community.
I'm not sure where those negative rumors come from, and I can only assume that maybe somewhere they've occasionally happened. However, I have yet to see them occur.
I have friends that are officer's wives.
I have friends whose husbands are enlisted.
And I have never once seen any of them treat anyone disrespectfully. I have yet to see a military spouse use their service member's rank as their own.
If I still knew those women who spoke so hatefully about military spouse groups, I think I would ask them if they've actually encountered that kind of drama. If they hadn't, then maybe gossip was the only thing keeping them from being part of something amazing.
If they had, then I would challenge them to become part of the group and call out that kind of disrespect and create change.
Military spouses are a unique group, and though some can empathize, it's hard to understand what our life is like without living it. We have our own inside jokes, our own unique struggles, and we are bonded by a common love.
We have a unique view on what goes on in the world and we are the link between the civilian community and service members. We can do great things together from advocating for our service members to supporting fellow military families through tough times.
So is it worth it to get involved in the military community?
The military community is a support system like no other filled with diverse and remarkable men and women, and the good is far more common than the bad.
And if you've seen the bad? Well I encourage you to meet hatefulness with love (or sometimes, tough love) and be the change you wish to see in the community.
I think I am. Truthfully, in a lot of ways I am, but at the end of the day, I am human. And I can't do it all by myself. But I forget that, a lot.
Rewind to the end of last year, my daughter was about 6 months old. She was becoming more mobile. She no longer slept all day. And the tug between my part-time freelance work and valuable parenting time was straining. There was no way that I could be successful in both and keep my sanity.
I have always needed work.
I took a short break when we were at a duty station for 6 months after a grueling 4 years of grad school, work and a long commute. I went crazy for the month it took to start working for my first freelance client. It was a small monthly project and in the time I had off I didn't know what to do.
I went to the farmers market every week.
I watched a lot of Netflix.
But I needed more structure and projects to fuel me, without it I felt lost.
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When it was time to PCS again and we settled into our new longer-term duty station, my local job hunt went sour, but I picked up more freelance work and was loving my new flexible work-from-home life.
My husband noticed immediately. He commented that I seemed happier. And I was. I felt fulfilled having work to do, work that I loved. It got my mind going in all the right ways and gave me my outlet.
I thought it would be the perfect set-up as I entered motherhood. But it wasn't.
When I came back to work after 2 months of maternity leave I was excited. I missed my job and my coworkers. I thought that my part-time freelance work and motherhood would be the perfect match. I would work while my daughter napped or played by herself.
And it worked really well for a few months, until, well, she grew up way too fast. She could play by herself for short spurts, enough to schedule a tweet here and there. She hated napping so by the time I got a good groove going, she was awake.
I quickly realized that I couldn't fully focus on my daughter or work, which isn't fair to her, me or my employer.
At the end of the day when she was asleep, I wanted to veg out on the couch and do nothing. Being a parent is a lot of work. And work is a lot of work, and I was treading water.
I faced a dilemma – daycare is expensive, but to really work and be successful in my career, she needed to go, at least part-time, and for us to afford daycare, I needed to work more. It was a catch-22, but I knew that for my own sanity it had to happen.
With a deployment on the horizon, I also knew that I would need me time.
So the hunt began and I got lucky. Another freelance client fell into my lap and the daycare center minutes from my house had an opening. With my next paycheck spoken for, off to daycare she went.
The first few days were weird. I work from home 3 days a week, and not working with her monitor on my desk at all times was surreal. My house was so…quiet.
But the focus was unreal. I could work for 7 hours. And for me, that was exactly what I needed.
When I picked her up at the end of the day and came home – we could spend quality time together. Not half play-half work stress. I didn't have to log work hours on the weekend. With my husband deployed I used some of my daytime hours to run errands and work out, the only time I truly had to myself to fit those key things into my schedule.
Daycare made me a better mom.
Self-care is not a cliche or a trend. It is necessary. It looks different for everyone, for others it means church, spending time with friends, running and getting enough sleep.
For me, self-care includes work. It involves me working toward goals and creating plans for success. It involves some pretty fun Google Hangouts to record a weekly podcast without me worrying if my daughter would cry mid-interview.
Self-care means that my daughter gets the best version of me. It means that my husband gets the best version of me. It means that I'm the best version of me.
And that, well, I guess that makes me superwoman after all.
Have you felt conflicted about sending your child to daycare? What factors influenced your decision?
It was our 13th wedding anniversary, and my wife was TAD in Jericho, Vermont, participating in the second half of Mountain Medicine Training. Successful completion would result in her receiving the Diploma in Mountain Medicine (DIMM) and we expected this training to be a repeat of her first TAD: exciting for her but otherwise uneventful.
But this one turned out to be different, for both of us.
I knew at that point that she was definitely downplaying her injury. We have been married long enough that I know how she works when she is ill or injured.
I knew that she was in good hands so that was comforting and that they wouldn't let her injure herself anymore than she already was. The not knowing how bad her injury was was the hard part. But she got an X-ray and remained in Vermont.
The next day I texted her asking how her ankle was. "It's OK with some Motrin," she replied and that she was sidelined for the day to let her ankle rest. The next morning I asked how her ankle was and said that I was concerned about it and her.
That was when she sent me a picture of her ankle.
I cannot type the words that came out of my mouth when I saw that photo. My concerns were confirmed. What I was looking at was NOT a soft tissue injury. There had to be some sort of fracture and/or torn ligaments and tendons. The last time I saw bruising like that was in a trauma unit at work when someone blew out their knee. It wasn't pretty by any means.
I was at work that day so all we could do was a quick FaceTime call and we talked about it and that I knew that it was worse than expected. She asked me why I was upset. It's not that I was upset.
It was that I had never been put in this type of situation before.
She hasn't deployed yet either so in a way, I am glad that this is happening now while she is stateside and coming home in a week.
"This is training for both of us" was my response.
After a couple more texts, I began to calm down and regain my composure. Now that I knew what the true extent of her injury was, what she was doing about it and what the plan was, I returned back to my normal thought process and it didn't bother me for the remainder of her training.
So after walking on it for a week, it actually did some good by rounding all the fragments down so that healing can start. No operation needed! She was put in a cast for 2 weeks and was issued a scooter.
During the time between seeing the photo of her ankle and the time I picked her up from the airport, I thought about what if something like this happens while she is deployed?
How do I want to receive potentially bad news? Who do I want to hear it from? Who do I trust and whom do I not trust when it comes to such information?
Another male military spouse said that they have agreed to "play down the issue" until they are back together. Then they spill it all to each other.
Another male military spouse had a much different experience. The communication between his wife's command and medical was horrid and they actually lost her for some time because she was grounded halfway through transport. When they gave her a phone card, it only called the United States and they were stationed in Korea. So, she had to call her mother and then her mother had to call her husband and then he relayed that information to her company. His suggestion was to soak in the SOPs so that when things go south, you know whom to contact.
My wife recently had her 2-week check-up and the cast was removed and placed in a walking boot and we have added a set of crutches to her repertoire.
She also returned to work. You would think that with an injury like that one would be sidelined for 2 weeks right?! Nope. Not my wife!
She went on a 3-mile ruck with us with her scooter. She modified all her CrossFit workouts and she even finished the 2017 CrossFit Open season at our box, BlackFin CrossFit!


text:
package renderers_test

import (
	"github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh-bootloader/renderers"
	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
)

var _ = Describe(renderers.ShellTypePowershell, func() {
	var (
		renderer renderers.Renderer
	)

	BeforeEach(func() {
		renderer = renderers.NewPowershell()
	})

	Describe("RenderEnvironmentVariable", func() {
		Context("WhenSingleLine", func() {
			It("prints env statement properly", func() {
				key := "KEY"
				value := "value"
				result := renderer.RenderEnvironmentVariable(key, value)
				Expect(result).To(Equal("$env:KEY=\"value\""))
			})
		})
		Context("WhenMultiLine", func() {
			It("prints env statement with enclosing quotes", func() {
				key := "KEY"
				value := "1\r\n2\r\n3\r\n4\r\n"
				result := renderer.RenderEnvironmentVariable(key, value)
				Expect(result).To(Equal("$env:KEY='\r\n1\r\n2\r\n3\r\n4\r\n'"))
			})
			It("appends newline if not present", func() {
				key := "KEY"
				value := "1\r\n2\r\n3\r\n4"
				result := renderer.RenderEnvironmentVariable(key, value)
				Expect(result).To(Equal("$env:KEY='\r\n1\r\n2\r\n3\r\n4\r\n'"))
			})
		})
	})

	Describe("Type", func() {
		It("is powershell", func() {
			t := renderer.Type()
			Expect(t).To(Equal(renderers.ShellTypePowershell))
		})
	})
})

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Makbool Javaid Speaks at the Bar Conference
Makbool Javaid is the head of the Employment Group at the law firm, Simons Muirhead and Burton.
Next Saturday, he will be speaking at the Bar Conference, the annual conference of the Bar Council:
10 Religion and Belief – What is it all About?
Catherine Casserley Cloisters; Chair, Discrimination Law Association
Daphne Romney Cloisters; Chair, Employment Law Bar Association
Robin Allen QC Cloisters
Maqbool Javaid Solicitor and Human Rights Advocate; former Head of Litigation at the CRE
Hanne Stinson Executive Director, British Humanist Association
John Wadham Commission for Equality and Human Rights
Organised by the Employment Law Bar Association and the Discrimination Law Association
Who is Makbool Javaid?
Unfortunately, if I told you what I think of his politics, it is likely that he would join the long list of people who have tried to have Harry's Place shut down. Mr Javaid is a professional litigator, and does not take kindly to people discussing his political activities. In fact, acting in the guise of the Al Muhajiroun front organisation, The Society of Muslim Lawyers, Makbool Javaid attempted to prevent Channel 4 for screening the Jon Ronson documentary on Omar Bakri Mohammed, The Tottenham Ayatollah, by threatening to sue them.
Well, Makbool Javaid has been very visibly active in Al Muhajiroun and its various front organisations. When it was pointed out, in 1998, that this was his political background, Makbool Javaid sued various newspapers. He is recorded as saying:
"I knew al-Muhajiroun as an organisation involved in a wide range of educational and social activities consistent with the promotion of Islam. I have never supported any form of violence, let alone terrorism"
Because Makbool Javaid sues, it is unsafe to speculate on this statement.
However, what follows are a few documents bearing Makbool Javaid's name, that provide background color.
"Muslims in Britain Declare War"
Here are two documents, signed by Makbool Javaid, which contain a "fatwa" that states:
10. We the undersigned confirm that the only Islamic Fatwa against this explicit aggression is Jihad. Therefore the message for the US and the British Governments or any other government of non-Muslim countries is to stay away from Iraq, Palestine, Pakistan, Arabia etc. or face a full scale war of Jihad which will be the responsibly and the duty of every Muslim around the world to participate in.
11. We the undersigned call upon the Muslims around the world, including the Muslims in the USA and in Britain, to confront by all means whether verbally, financially, politically or militarily the US and British aggression and to do their Islamic duty in relieving the Iraqi people from the unjust sanctions.
You will see that Omar Bakri Mohammed and Muhammad Al Mass'ari are the first two signatories to this letter.
The third is Makbool Javaid.
The other signatories to the letter are Al Muhajiroun front organisations. Makbool Javaid usually signs in the name of the Society of Muslim Lawyers, which has been named in Parliament as an Al Muhajiroun front.
Pamphlets and Meetings
Here are a series of pamphlets and flyers for meetings that bear Makbool Javaid's name. Their message is always the same. Man made law is oppressive and must be overthrown. Only divine law, as implemented by the Caliphate, is legitimate. Voting is prohibited.
The Muslim Cultural Society of Enfield & Haringey
Makbool Javaid was the secretary of a charity called The Muslim Cultural Society of Enfield & Haringey (no. 1037987): another Al Muhajiroun front. It was shut down on 26 November 1999, after this incident.
An Islamic court in Britain has imposed a death sentence against Terence McNally, the writer who depicted Jesus Christ as a homosexual in his play Corpus Christi . The fatwa was passed by the Shari'ah Court of the UK to coincide with the opening of the play in London on Thursday night.
The trustees were Omar Bakri, Anjem Choudary and Kalim Mohammed.
I understand that Makbool Javaid has previously said, of all this material, that he was wholly unaware of the nature of Al Muhajiroun, or of the politics of the persons with whom he served in the various Al Muhajiroun related bodies.
There is not sufficient space to discuss all the merry japes that Al Muhajiroun and Hizb ut Tahrir got up to in the 1980s and 1990s. However, here are two documents which give you some idea of the activities of Omar Bakri Mohammed's Hizb ut Tahrir and its successor, Al Muhajiroun.
In 1988, Hizb ut Tahrir promulgated a fatwa, legitimising aircraft hijacking.
In 1996, Al Muhajiroun organised a conference – which never took place – at which the following men of peace were billed to provide messages of support:
Sheikh Osama Bin Laden – Sheikh Al-Jihad (Saudi Arabia/Afghanistan)
Sheikh Ahmed Yaseen – HAMAS Still held in Isreali Prison (Palestine)
Sheikh Abdullah Abou Al-Farouq- International Islamic Front (Syria)
Sheikh Muhammad Ubaied – Still held in Isreali Prison (Palestine)
Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Fadhlullah – Hizbollah, (Beirut)
Sheikh Omar Abdur-Rahman – Prison in the USA
Sheikh Ali Ballhaj – Leader of FIS (Algeria)
I cannot comment on Makbool Javaid's present politics. However, he participated in a public debate earlier this year, organised by the Muslim Brotherhood front organisation the Cordoba Foundation, between Muslim Brotherhood, Labour and Hizb ut Tahrir speakers. The subject of the debate was whether Muslims should participate in democracy.
Here is Makbool Javaid's contribution to the debate:
Mr Javaid told the meeting: "I think that we have lost our way, that we've been mesmerised by this society.
"We need to return to our roots. Our vision is to change the world, not join silly little parties.
"What could be better than that when it's rooted in Islam?"
The English Bar used to be thought of as a conservative organisation, which would not normally promote or give a platform to those who regard all law – bar Sharia, applied in a Caliphate – as an evil, to be challenged and destroyed, and who regard voting as a sin.
I do not understand why Makbool Javaid has been billed as a Human Rights Advocate. His conception of human rights is not one shared by most people in this country.
I do not think that it was appropriate for the Bar Council to invite Makbool Javaid to speak on religion and belief. Very few Muslims in Britain reject law and democracy. A more representative participant could surely have been found.
Nevertheless, if Makbool Javaid does participate in this event, then there are two speakers who I hope will ask him about his views on the Caliphate, man made law, Muslims voting, Al Muhajiroun, Omar Bakri Mohammed, the "declaration of war" on the United Kingdom that he signed and generally, of his vision for Muslims in Britain.
They are:
John Wadham, legal director of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, and formerly deputy director of the Independent Police Complaints Commission: before which he spent years fighting for human rights at Liberty
Hanne Stintson, the Chief Executive of the British Humanist Association.
There is a depressing tendency for Muslim speakers with radical views to be given a pass in public meetings. A speaker or any other cultural origin who had such a remarkable history would be questioned closely on their activities in any debate or discussion in which they participated.
It would be a terrible shame if the opportunity to discuss the rise of Jihadist politics in the United Kingdom were lost.
By Lucy Lips
The Labour Party Branch too Moral to the Condemn Pittsburgh Murders
This Week in Labour News (2/9/2019)
Historian Benny Morris Attacks Palestinian Intransigence


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A helicopter crash in a Kyiv suburb Wednesday killed 18 people, including Ukraine's interior minister and three children, Ukrainian authorities said.
There was no immediate word on whether the crash was an accident or a result of the war with Russia. No fighting has been reported recently in the Kyiv area.
Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi, his deputy Yevhen Yenin and State Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Yurii Lubkovych were among those killed, according to Ihor Klymenko, chief of Ukraine's National Police.
Monastyrskyi, who was in charge of the Ukrainian police and other emergency services, is the most senior Ukrainian official to have died since the start of the war with Russia almost 11 months ago.
Nine of those killed were aboard the emergency services helicopter that crashed in Brovary, an eastern suburb of the Ukrainian capital, Klymenko said.
Kyiv Regional Governor Oleksii Kuleba said three children were also killed. Earlier, officials and media reports said the helicopter crashed near a kindergarten.
A total of 29 people were injured, including 15 children, the regional governor said.
"For now, we are considering all possible versions of the helicopter crash accident," Ukraine's prosecutor general, Andriy Kostin, said on Telegram.
The investigation is being carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine, he said.
Ukraine first lady, Olena Zelenska, daubed teary eyes and pinched her nose in emotion minutes before attending a World Economic Forum session in Davos, Switzerland.
"Another very sad day today — new losses," she said.
Forum President Borge Brende requested 15 seconds of silence after opening the session to honor the Ukrainian officials killed in the crash.
The crash came just four days after a Russian missile strike on an apartment building in southeastern Ukraine killed 45 civilians, including six children — the deadliest attack on civilians since the spring.
"Haven't had time to recover from one tragedy, there is already another one," said the deputy head of the Ukrainian presidential office Kyrylo Tymoshenko.


text:
from __future__ import absolute_import
from .ssh_execute_operator import *
from .fs_operator import *


The best advantage of being a Corporate Industrial cameraman is that you follow a subject after your own heart, do lots and lots of research on photography and get into this field in a professional way. Plus you get to earn your wages. Industrial photography is a highly rewarding, well paid profession. If you are smart in your job and occur to meet the right folks and get the right opportunities, you can end up with a fortune.
Most organizations use company photography for marketing pamphlets to offer to current or prospective clientele, or to pass out at job interviews or at hiring events. In these examples, the company or enterprise should be shown in the absolute best angle. Many people recognise stock images, and they are viewed in graphic designing and layout circles as leaden and unimaginative selections. Corporations come across as new and progressive-thinking when they use unique, authentic images in their marketing literature and pamphlets.
JIM CUNNINGHAM has been providing distinctive location photography to his clients for over 20 years.
Growing up in Pittsburgh the world of industry was always around him and by his early adulthood a deep interest in railroads was the spark that caused him to acquire his first camera. Jim Cunninghamwent on to acquire a degree in Design and Visual Communications from Southern Illinois University. He then came back to his hometown and commenced his career at Pittsburgh's biggest and busiest photography studio and went on to become staff photographer for Bechtel Company on a foreign assignment for Two years in Saudi Arabia. With his combined knowledge his studio has been serving Corporate and Business customers across the United States by providing remarkable images of their people, products and facilities. JIM CUNNINGHAM's work has taken him into coal mines, steel mills, railway yards and numerous industrial plants as well as hospital facilities and corporate offices across the US and worldwide. He has hung out from helicopters, Crawled around through a 38 inch coal mine and gone up Two hundred feet in a crane bucket to get that special angle of view.


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Jim Norton, DL Hughley to join cast of new Leno show
August 6, 2009 Brendan McLaughlin 0 Comments brian williams, dl hughley, jay leno, jim norton, mikey day, stand-up, the dan band
Can Jay Leno's new primetime comedy/talk show rescue NBC from ruin? Who knows. But one thing is certain: comedy will be the priority, with a slightly diminished focus on the talk.
NBC has announced that The Jay Leno Show, set to air at 10PM 5 days a week, will feature a cast of regularly featured men/women on the street. D.L. Hughley, Mikey Day, Rachael Harris, Jim Norton, The Dan Band have been announced as comedy correspondents, and NBC Nightly News' Brian Williams will partake in news-based comedy segments.
Guests will be interviewed at the desk a la The Tonight Show, but the format will be shifted around so that there is a greater emphasis on comedy.
"There will be something for everyone. Hopefully it will play across the board," Leno told critics at a recent industry event. "It won't be talk show and it won't be a variety show with wigs and hats on."
NBC hopes that increased laughs and reduced costs will do the trick against competing networks' 10 pm dramas. There's only one question: if someone else does it, is it still "Jay Walking?" The show premiers Sept. 14.
Tags: brian williams, dl hughley, jay leno, jim norton, mikey day, stand-up, the dan band
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Brendan is a comedian and writer based in Brooklyn, NY.


Get quick, easy, damage-free hanging with Command Medium Clear Hooks. These hooks are perfect for dormitories, apartments, and for anyone else who doesn't want to put a hole in the wall. Each hook can hold up to 2 pounds of weight so you can decorate with ease.
Each package contains 2 hooks and 4 clear strips.


The Youth-In- Transition Worker Program offers 1:1 support and guidance to youth leaving the Children's Aid Society care as they identify, access, and navigate adult service systems. Youth-In- Transition Workers will be available to meet regularly with participants to provide life skills coaching, information and referrals, and offer guidance and mentoring as youth access supports, and can assist youth in speaking on their own behalf.
When necessary, the Youth-In-Transition Worker will assist in determining eligibility.


The College of Graduate Studies is made up of the Department of Interdisciplinary Research, the Archie Mafeje Research Institute, the South African Research Chair in Development Education and the Institutes for African Renaissance Studies, Open and Distance Learning, Science & Technology Education, Social & Health Sciences.
The Postgraduate Administration Support section within the College of Graduate Studies handles all administration for the six colleges from first enquiries, registrations, re-registrations, capturing of research proposal module results, maintenance of the research titles, data capturing and much of the administration pertaining to students, until such time that the student is handed over to graduations.
With research methodology as a central platform of CGS, the College of Graduate Studies has developed a suite of training programmes through workshops, colloquia, video conferences and virtual research environments. It reaches out to candidates in Unisa's regional centres, from Gauteng to Akaki, Ethiopia. Many of the offerings are general, but some are tailor-made to fit the precise demands of specific fields of research.
There are currently a number of Community Engagement projects taking place across the College of Graduate Studies. These include the ISTE Winter School, MOOCS Teacher Training project and many more.


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Lubbock reports 34 new coronavirus cases Saturday
Adam Young
ayoung@lubbockonline.com
Lubbock confirmed 34 new coronavirus cases on Saturday - marking the second day in a row the city has seen numbers similar to its highest rate in April.
The announcement of new cases is the highest since 34 cases were reported April 16. And it continues a week where the numbers are trending up. The second highest number of new cases since then was Friday with 23, while Thursday saw 15 new cases, according to city statistics.
The total number of cases is listed at 847, with 541 people recovered and 255 active cases. Only one new recovery was reported Saturday.
There were no new reported deaths on Saturday. Thursday saw the first confirmed coronvirus-linked death in Lubbock since May 11. The city has reported 51 people have died.
The exposure type for 34 cases Saturday remains unknown, pending investigation.
As of Saturday, the origin of 77 cases remains under investigation, according to the health department.
There were 10 people with coronavirus hospitalized in Lubbock Saturday, with nine in an Intensive Care Unit.
The number of coronavirus tests being administered in Lubbock is also generally on the rise.
A total of 24,399 coronavirus tests have been processed in Lubbock - up 667 from Thursday, according to data provided by the city. Of those, 22,630 have come back negative, 1,163 have been positive and 606 are still pending.
Across the state of Texas, there are 86,011 confirmed cases, with 1,957 deaths linked to the coronavirus, according to data provided by the Department of State Health Services.


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Il Palacio de los Olvidados (Palazzo dei dimenticati) è un museo di Granada, in Spagna, dedicato all'inquisizione spagnola, alla storia ebraica, e al patrimonio granadino e andaluso. Il Palazzo è ubicato nell'Albayzín, quartiere dichiarato Patrimonio dell'umanità dall'Unesco nel 1994 come ampliamento dell'insieme monumentale dell'Alhambra e del Generalife.

Il museo occupa l'emblematica Casa-Palazzo di Santa Inés, un edificio restaurato nel XVI secolo e dichiarato Bene di interesse culturale. Sulla facciata c'è uno stemma non identificato, i cui tratti fanno credere che appartenesse a un ebreo converso che volle lasciare una memoria della sua "limpieza de sangre". Il museo, inaugurato nel 2014, offre visite guidate previa prenotazione.

Descrizione
Con una superficie espositiva di più di 700 metri quadri, il Palazzo permette la visione delle sue collezioni e offre delle stupefacenti vedute dell'Alhambra e dell'Albayzín dai suoi balconi e terrazze. Negli ultimi anni il museo ha allestito due esposizioni permanenti: Inquisizione e antichi strumenti di tortura e Flamenco interattivo.

Contesto storico
Esistono pochissimi resti della Granada degli ebrei, ma fu un'importante comunità con grandi poeti, uomini di stato, scienziati e filosofi, che contribuirono ad arricchire la città dell'Alhambra. Il Palacio de los Olvidados è stato concepito come spazio espositivo dedicato alla cultura sefardita di Granada, dovendosi il suo nome a "un popolo che è rimasto «dimenticato» dopo l'inquisizione e la sua espulsione da Granada con l'arrivo dei Re cattolici". Con ciò intende coprire quel vuoto storico e la non conoscenza sulla presenza sefardíta nella città.

Esposizioni
Il museo integra elementi che fanno parte della sua struttura con collezioni particolari, la più importante delle quali è quella della famiglia Crespo López, distribuita tra i due piani dello spazio espositivo, con pezzi riguardanti l'Inquisizione, gli ebrei conversi (o "nuovi cristiani"), simboli religiosi, rituali liturgici e di festività. Pone l'attenzione sull'importanza della donna nella cultura sefardta e nei personaggi più emblematici della comunità ebraica, come Samuele Ibn Nagrella, Moses ibn Ezra o Yehuda ibn Tibbon. Il percorso espositivo termina in una sala dedicata interamente alla Sinagoga dell'Acqua di Úbeda (Jaén), con una riproduzione del suo bagno rituale (Mikveh).

Per rendere chiara la rilevanza dell'Inquisizione nella vita degli ebrei di Granada, i due temi condividono lo stesso spazio. Una "horca" con vista sull'Alhambra, ghigliottine e maschere di tortura, si mescolano a simboli della cultura sefardita, con meridiane e anticipazioni astrofisiche che richiamano la presenza e la persecuzione degli ebrei e ne testimoniano le luci e le ombre dell'epoca.

Museo dell'Inquisizione
L'Inquisizione spagnola, creata dai Re cattolici nel 1478 con lo scopo di «purificare» la Spagna e imporre il cattolicesimo, durò 350 anni finché non venne abolita nel 1834.

Il Palacio de los Olvidados ha in esposizione più di 70 strumenti di tortura utilizzati dal tribunale europeo e spagnolo dell'Inquisizione. Una tenera musica di archi, come la luce delle sue stanze, conduce attraverso il "sentiero del terrore" e avanza, con uno scheletro legato a una ruota e il "sanbenito" che indicava i malvagi, il repertorio di elementi di tortura distribuiti nei suoi due piani.

Esposizione interattiva di flamenco
Nel primo piano si trova l'esposizione interattiva di flamenco, disegnata per creare un'esperienza che replichi le molteplici sensazioni che evoca il flamenco. In questo spazio viene mostrato il suo passato e presente, i suoi passi, i suoi canti e i generi di voci.

Disegnata per la sperimentazione sensoriale, ricrea con la partecipazione del pubblico e con il supporto di applicazioni di multimedia interattivi, i suoi balli e gli influssi ricevuti da altre danze.

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Musei della Spagna
Inquisizione spagnola
Storia di al-Andalus


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Title 15 Part 997
Title 15 → Subtitle B → Chapter IX → Subchapter G → Part 997
Title 15: Commerce and Foreign Trade
PART 997—REGIONAL INFORMATION COORDINATION ENTITIES
Subpart A—General
§997.2 Acceptance of procedures by a RICE.
Subpart B—Certification and Decertification Process for a Regional Information Coordination Entity (RICE)
§997.10 Eligibility.
§997.11 Application process.
§997.12 Review by NOAA.
§997.13 Certification process.
§997.14 Certification duration and renewal.
§997.15 Audit and decertification.
§997.16 Final action.
Subpart C—Certification and Application Requirements for a RICE
§997.20 General.
§997.21 Organizational structure.
§997.22 Membership policy.
§997.23 Strategic operational plan.
§997.24 Gaps identification.
§997.25 Financial oversight.
§997.26 Civil liability.
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 3603 et seq.
Source: 79 FR 32460, June 5, 2014, unless otherwise noted.
Certification. For purposes of these regulations, the term "certification" means the granting by NOAA of status to a non-federal entity as a participating RICE of the System authorized by section 12304 of the ICOOS Act. An applicant will not be considered to be participating in the System unless 1) it agrees to meet the certification standards issued by the Administrator issued herein, and 2) the Administrator declares the applicant to be part of the System as a certified RICE.
Equipment. For purposes of these regulations, the term "equipment" is defined as a tangible asset that is functionally complete for its intended purpose and has a capital cost of over $5,000. Both individual sensors and collections of sensors on a platform are considered equipment and are subject to the $5,000 minimum cost.
Non-Federal assets. The term "non-Federal assets" means all relevant coastal and ocean observation technologies, related basic and applied technology research and development, and public education and outreach programs that are integrated into the System and are managed through State, regional organizations, universities, nongovernmental organizations, or the private sector.
Owned and/or operated by the RICE. The term "owned and/or operated by the RICE" means non-Federal Assets that are either owned and/or operated directly by the RICE, or supported financially in part or in full by the RICE.
Regional Information Coordination Entity. The term "regional information coordination entity" means an organizational body that is certified or established by contract or memorandum by the lead Federal agency (NOAA) designated in the ICOOS Act, and that coordinates State, Federal, local, and private interests at a regional level with the responsibility of engaging the private and public sectors in designing, operating, and improving regional coastal and ocean observing systems in order to ensure the provision of data and information that satisfy the needs of user groups from the respective regions. The term "regional information coordination entity" includes regional associations described in the System Plan.
Employee of a Regional Information Coordination Entity. The term "Employee of a Regional Information Coordination Entity" means an individual identified in §997.23(d)(3) or (f)(1) of these Regulations and satisfies the requirements listed in §997.26(c).
System. The term "System" means the National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System established in accordance with section 12304 of the ICOOS Act (33 U.S.C. 3603).
System Plan. The term "System Plan" means the plan contained in the document entitled "Ocean.US Publication No. 9, The First Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Development Plan," as updated by the Council under these regulations.
By its voluntary entrance or participation in the System, the RICE acknowledges and accepts the procedures and requirements established by these regulations.
Any non-Federal entity may submit an application for certification as a RICE as defined in the ICOOS Act and these Regulations.
(a) The applicant for certification shall submit an application package containing the information and documentation outlined in subpart C of this part. The submission package shall include the application form, available online at http://www.ioos.noaa.gov/certification.
(b) Submission shall be made to NOAA at the address below, or to such other address as may be indicated in the future: Director U.S. IOOS Program Office, NOAA, 1100 Wayne Ave, Suite 1225, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Submissions may also be made online at http://www.ioos.noaa.gov/certification.
(a) After receiving an application package, NOAA shall have up to 90 calendar days to review the application package and decide whether to certify the applicant.
(b) Before the 90 calendar days have elapsed, NOAA may request additional information, in which case NOAA shall have up to 30 additional calendar days after that additional information has been received by NOAA, above and beyond the original 90 calendar days, to review the application package and decide whether to certify the applicant.
(c) NOAA's decision whether to certify the applicant shall be based on whether the RICE demonstrates that it satisfies the current IOOC certification criteria and these regulations.
(a) NOAA's decision whether to certify the applicant, along with the reason for its decision, shall be delivered to the applicant via letter delivered by first class mail and by electronic means.
(b) Applicants receiving a certification determination in the affirmative shall be designated as "certified" RICEs by NOAA. NOAA shall memorialize this status via a memorandum of agreement with the applicant. Certification shall mean that a RICE is incorporated into the System.
(c) A certified RICE shall provide NOAA with written notification of the RICE's intention to substantively change its organizational structure or Strategic Operational Plan, and shall request approval from NOAA for the change. After receiving the written notification, NOAA shall have up to 30 calendar days to review the requested change and decide whether to approve the requested change. NOAA's decision, along with the reason for its decision, shall be included in a written notification to the RICE.
(a) Certification of a RICE shall be for a term of 5 years, unless otherwise specified by the NOAA Administrator.
(b) Certification may be renewed, at the request of the RICE, for a period of five years. A RICE seeking to renew its certification shall provide NOAA with a written request to renew at least 120 calendar days before the expiration of the existing certification. The request shall include the application form, available online at http://www.ioos.noaa.gov/certification, and all information providing evidence that the applicant satisfies the IOOC certification criteria and NOAA regulations promulgated to certify and integrate non-Federal assets into the System.
(c) After receiving a written request for renewal of certification, NOAA shall have up to 90 calendar days to review the request and decide whether to renew the certification.
(d) Before the 90 calendar days have elapsed, NOAA may request additional information, in which case NOAA shall have up to 30 additional calendar days after that additional information has been received by NOAA, above and beyond the original 90 calendar days, to review the request and decide whether to renew the certification.
(e) NOAA's decision whether to renew the certification shall be based on whether the RICE continues to demonstrate that it satisfies the current IOOC certification criteria and these regulations. NOAA's decision, along with the reason for its decision, shall be included in a written notification to the RICE.
(a) NOAA may audit a RICE that it has certified to ensure compliance with the IOOC certification criteria and these regulations. NOAA will notify the RICE of its intent to conduct an audit and will coordinate with the RICE on the audit schedule and process.
(b) NOAA may decertify a RICE. In general, a RICE may be decertified when:
(1) The results of an audit indicate that the RICE no longer satisfies the requirements under which it was certified; or
(2) Other relevant reasons for decertification become apparent.
(c) NOAA's intent to decertify a RICE, along with the identification of a specific deficiency(ies) and a recommended corrective action(s), shall be included in a written notification to the RICE. After receiving NOAA's written notification, a RICE shall have up to 45 calendar days to request in writing that NOAA reconsider its intent to decertify the RICE. The RICE's request for reconsideration shall contain sufficient information for NOAA to determine whether to grant the request for reconsideration. Alternatively, the RICE may correct the deficiency(ies) identified by NOAA within 45 calendar days, notify NOAA in writing of the corrective action(s) taken, and provide sufficient evidence for NOAA to determine the correctness and effectiveness of the corrective action(s) taken.
(d) If a RICE submits to NOAA a written request for reconsideration or a written assertion that the identified deficiency(ies) has been corrected, NOAA shall have up to 60 calendar days after receipt of the request or assertion, to review the request for reconsideration or the assertion of corrective action. NOAA's decision, along with the reason for its decision, shall be delivered to the applicant via letter delivered by first class mail and by electronic means.
(e) Upon decertification, a RICE shall no longer be incorporated into the System.
(f) A RICE may act voluntarily to terminate its certification at any time by notifying NOAA in writing of its desire to do so. Upon receipt of the notification by NOAA, the RICE will no longer be incorporated into the System.
NOAA's decision, whether to certify, renew or decertify a RICE shall be considered final agency action.
(a) For the purposes of these certification regulations, when the verb "describe" is used it indicates that the RICE shall give an account in text that responds to the requirement. This text shall contain sufficient information to demonstrate how the RICE satisfies the certification requirement. The RICE may include a link(s) to additional information. When the verb "document" is used, it indicates that the RICE shall furnish a document(s) that responds to the requirement. A text statement accompanying the document(s) will normally be necessary to provide context for the document(s) and to demonstrate how the RICE satisfies the certification requirement. The RICE may include a link to a document in the accompanying text statement.
(b) Documentation that addresses the certification requirements may include references to existing RICE documents. All documents and materials may be submitted directly to the U.S. IOOS Program Office or made accessible for public viewing on the RICE's Web site.
(c) To become certified, a RICE must submit an application that addresses each of the requirements listed in this subpart.
(a) To become certified, a RICE must demonstrate an organizational structure capable of gathering required System observation data, supporting and integrating all aspects of coastal and ocean observing and information programs within a region and that reflects the needs of State and local governments, commercial interests, and other users and beneficiaries of the System and other requirements specified in this subchapter and the System Plan.
(b) The application shall:
(1) Describe the RICE's organizational structure (e.g., 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, establishment via MOU or MOA).
(2) Document the RICE's ability to satisfy applicable legal criteria for accepting and disbursing funds, and entering into agreements. Sufficient documentation may be provided in the form of: Evidence of a current grant, cooperative agreement, or contract in good standing with the Federal government; or evidence of fiscal agreements, standard operating procedures for financial activities, and proof of an audit process.
(3) Document the RICE's measures for addressing issues of accountability and liability. For this criterion, accountability and liability refer to the RICE's governance and management activities. Sufficient documentation may be provided in the form of a conflict of interest policy for the Governing Board or governing body, which clearly states that a member of the governing board will declare any conflict of interest he or she may have and will recuse him or herself from associated funding decisions that may result in the Board member or a direct family member benefiting financially, and a policy statement in the RICE's by-laws that addresses liability issues.
(4) Describe the process the RICE uses to set priorities for distributing funds (e.g., requirement for Governing Board or governing body approval when responding to funding opportunities or adjusting to funding level changes in existing agreements); and
(5) Document the by-laws, signed articles of agreement, or any binding agreements that demonstrate how the RICE establishes and maintains a Governing Board or governing body. The documentation shall demonstrate:
(i) How the composition of the Governing Board or governing body is selected and how it is representative of regional ocean observing interests. NOAA defines "representative" in this specific context to include geographic, sector, expertise, and stakeholder considerations.
(ii) How and with what frequency the RICE solicits and receives advice on RICE participant diversity, stakeholder coordination, and engagement strategies, to ensure the provision of data and information that satisfy the needs of user groups.
(iii) How the RICE collects and assesses user feedback to gauge the effectiveness of the regional system and subsystems in satisfying user needs, and how the RICE responds to this user feedback in setting its priorities. Sufficient documentation may be provided in the form of a description of the method the RICE uses in its annual planning process to assess priorities among the identified user needs in the region and to respond to those user needs, and
(iv) Steps the RICE takes to ensure decisions on priorities and overall regional system design are transparent and available. At a minimum, RICE priorities and regional system design decisions shall be made accessible for public viewing on the RICE's Web site.
The application shall describe:
(a) The process by which individuals or organizations may formally participate in the governance activities of the RICE;
(b) The rights and responsibilities of this participation;
(c) The process by which the RICE strives for organizational diversity through intra-regional geographic representation, and diversity of activities and interests from both public and private sectors; and
(d) How the RICE allows for participation from adjacent regions or nations.
(a)(1) To become certified, a RICE must:
(i) Develop and operate under a strategic operational plan that will ensure the efficient and effective administration of programs and assets to support daily data observations for integration into the System, pursuant to the standards approved by the Council; and
(ii) Work cooperatively with governmental and non-governmental entities to identify and provide information products of the System for multiple users within the service area of the regional information coordination entities.
(2) The application must contain a Strategic Operational Plan, which is a high-level document that outlines how a RICE manages and operates an integrated regional observing system. This Plan should evolve as a RICE matures, new technologies become available, regional priorities change, and new users and stakeholders are identified. The Plan may be responsive to changing funding levels, and shall contain sections that each address the requirements in paragraphs (b) through (g) of this section, referencing other plans directly when applicable.
(b) Background and Context. The Strategic Operational Plan shall contain a Background and Context section that describes:
(1) The role of the RICE in furthering the development of the regional component of the System;
(2) The process by which the RICE updates the Strategic Operational Plan at least once every five years and how the RICE seeks inputs from the broader user community; and
(3) The RICE's primary partners and any contributing observing systems. For the purposes of §997.23, NOAA defines a primary partner as any organization or individual that contributes significant staff time, funding or other resources to project activities. This is not an exhaustive list of all RICE partners but the primary partners the RICE is working with on a given project.
(c) Goals and Objectives. The Strategic Operational Plan shall contain a Goals and Objective section that describe:
(1) How the RICE addresses marine operations; coastal hazards; ecosystems, fisheries and water quality; and climate variability and change; and
(2) The major objectives that guide the RICE's priorities for data collection and management, development of products and services, research and development, and education and outreach.
(d) Operational Plan for the Observing System. The Strategic Operational Plan shall include or reference an Operational Plan for the Observing System that:
(1) Describes the desired outcomes of the observing system;
(2) Describes the elements of the operational integrated observing system that will deliver those outcomes;
(3) Documents to NOAA's satisfaction that the individual(s) responsible for RICE operations has the necessary qualifications and possesses relevant professional education and work experience to deliver observations successfully. At a minimum the Strategic Operational Plan shall:
(i) Identify the individual(s) responsible for overall RICE management;
(ii) Identify, as applicable, the individual(s) responsible for observations system management across the region;
(iii) Provide the curriculum vitae for each identified individual; and
(iv) Identify the procedures used to evaluate the capability of the individual(s) identified in §997.23(d)(3) to conduct the assigned duties responsibly; and
(4) Describes how the RICE manages ongoing regional system operations and maintenance. At a minimum the Strategic Operational Plan shall:
(i) Describe the RICE's standard operating procedures for calibrating, validating, operating, and maintaining equipment owned and/or operated by the RICE regularly and in accordance with manufacturer guidance or industry best practice. Equipment is defined in §997.1; and
(ii) Describe the RICE's standard operating procedures for maintaining equipment inventories, shipping logs and instrument history logs for equipment owned and/or operated by the RICE.
(e) Development of a Strategy to Sustain and Enhance the System. The Strategic Operational Plan shall describe its strategy for balancing changes in regional priorities with the need to maintain established data sets, the primary value of which may be in their long-term records. At a minimum the description shall:
(1) Identify the guiding principles that inform the strategy;
(2) Reference and show connections to a long-term (five-to-ten-year) regional Build-out Plan for the full implementation of the regional observing system based on the RICE's priorities and identified user needs; and
(3) Relate the annual planning process the RICE uses to review its priorities in light of funding levels and its plans for system enhancement as outlined in the regional Build-out Plan.
(f) Data Management and Communications (DMAC) Plan. The Strategic Operational Plan shall include or reference a DMAC Plan that:
(1) Documents to NOAA's satisfaction that the individual(s) responsible for management of data operations for the RICE has the necessary technical skills, and possesses relevant professional education and work experience to support DMAC capabilities and functionality for the System. At a minimum the DMAC Plan shall:
(i) Identify the individual(s) responsible for the coordination and management of observation data across the region;
(ii) Provide the curriculum vitae for the identified individual(s); and
(iii) Identify the procedures used to evaluate the capability of the individual(s) identified in §997.23(f)(1) to conduct the assigned duties responsibly.
(2) Describes how data are ingested, managed and distributed, including a description of the flow of data through the RICE data assembly center from the source to the public dissemination/access mechanism. The description shall include any transformations or modifications of data along the data flow pathway including, but not limited to, format translations or aggregations of component data streams into an integrated product.
(3) Describes the data quality control procedures that have been applied to data, not obtained through a federal data source, that are distributed by the RICE. All data shall be quality controlled and QARTOD procedures shall be employed for data with QARTOD manuals. For each data stream, describe the quality control procedure applied to the data, by the RICE or other named entity, between the data's collection and publication by the RICE. The description will also include a reference to the procedure used.
(4) Adheres to the NOAA Data Sharing Procedural Directive.1 The System is an operational system; therefore the RICE should strive to provide as much data as possible, in real-time or near real-time, to support the operation of the System. When data are collected in part or in whole with funds distributed to a RICE through the U.S. IOOS Program Office, the RICE should strive to make the data available as soon as logistically feasible for each data stream. When data are not collected with funds distributed to a RICE through the U.S. IOOS Program Office, the data may be made available in accordance with any agreement made with the data provider.
1NOAA Data Sharing Policy for Grants and Cooperative Agreements Procedural Directive, Version 2.0 https://www.nosc.noaa.gov/EDMC/documents/EDMC_PD-DSPNG_final_v2.pdf.
(5) Describes how the RICE will implement data management protocols promulgated by the IOOC and the U.S. IOOS Program Office in a reasonable and timely manner as defined for each protocol; and
(6) Documents the RICE's data archiving process or describes how the RICE intends to archive data at a national archive center (e.g., NODC, NGDC, NCDC) in a manner that follows guidelines outlined by that center. Documentation shall be in the form of a Submission Agreement, Submission Information Form (SIF) or other, similar data producer-archive agreement.
(g) Budget Plan. The Strategic Operational Plan shall include or reference a Budget Plan that:
(1) Identifies who supports the RICE financially;
(2) Identifies how RICE priorities guide funding decisions; and
(3) Assesses funding constraints and the associated risks to the observing System that the RICE must address for the future.
(a) To become certified, a RICE must identify gaps in observation coverage needs for capital improvements of Federal assets and non-Federal assets of the System, or other recommendations to assist in the development of annual and long-terms plans and transmit such information to the Interagency Ocean Observing Committee via the Program Office.
(1) Document that the RICE's asset inventory contains up-to-date information. This could be demonstrated by a database or portal accessible for public viewing and capable of producing a regional summary of observing capacity;
(2) Provide a regional Build-out Plan that identifies the regional priorities for products and services, based on its understanding of regional needs, and a description of the integrated system (observations, modeling, data management, product development, outreach, and R&D). The RICE shall review and update the Build-out Plan at least once every five years; and
(3) Document the priority regional gaps in observation coverage needs, as determined by an analysis of the RICE asset inventory and Build-out Plan. The RICE shall review and update the analysis of priority regional gaps in observation coverage needs at least once every five years.
(a) To become certified, a RICE must comply with all financial oversight requirements established by the Administrator, including requirement relating to audits.
(b) The application shall document compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in 2 CFR Part 215—Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-profit Organizations, Subpart C—Post Award Requirements. Subpart C prescribes standards for financial management systems, among others. (Compliance with this criterion can be demonstrated by referencing any existing grant, cooperative agreement, or contract the RICE has with NOAA.)
(c) The RICE shall document annually the RICE's operating and maintenance costs for all observing platforms and sensors, etc., owned and/or operated by the RICE. This information shall be made available to NOAA upon request.
(a) For purposes of determining liability arising from the dissemination and use of observation data gathered pursuant to the ICOOS Act and these regulations, any non-Federal asset or regional information coordination entity incorporated into the System by contract, lease, grant, or cooperative agreement that is participating in the System shall be considered to be part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Any employee of such a non-Federal asset or regional information coordination entity, while operating within the scope of his or her employment in carrying out the purposes of this subtitle, with respect to tort liability, is deemed to be an employee of the Federal Government.
(b) The ICOOS Act's grant of civil liability protection (and thus the RICE's limited status as part of NOAA) applies only to a RICE that:
(1) Is participating in the System, meaning the RICE has been certified by NOAA in accordance with the ICOOS Act and these regulations; and
(2) Has been integrated into the System by memorandum of agreement with NOAA.
(c) An "employee" of a regional information coordination entity is an individual who satisfies all of the following requirements:
(1) The individual is employed or contracted by a certified RICE that has been integrated into the System by memorandum of agreement with NOAA, and that is participating in the System, as defined in §997.26(b);
(2) The individual is identified by the RICE, as required in §997.23(d)(3) and (f)(1)(i), as one of the individuals responsible for the collection, management, or dissemination of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observation data; and
(3) The individual is responsive to federal government control.
(d) The protection afforded to employees of a RICE with regard to liability applies only to specific individuals employed or contracted by a RICE who meet the requirements of §997.26(c) and who are responsible for the collection, management, or dissemination of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observation data. The RICE must identify to NOAA's satisfaction: The individual(s) responsible for overall system management, as applicable, the individual(s) responsible for observations system management across the region, and the individual(s) responsible for management of data operations across the region. In accepting certification, the RICE will concede to NOAA the power to ensure these individuals comply with the requirements of this rule in their daily operations and that they are responsive to NOAA through the agreement the RICE has with NOAA.