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RESOLVED to achieve the strengthening and the convergence of their economies and to establish an economic and monetary union..
RESOLVED to implement a common foreign and security policy including the progressive framing of a common defence policy..
The Treaties begin with these clear statements of the intention to form a single nation, what the founding fathers of the union called "The United States of Europe".
Those who support the EU outside the UK are openly working towards a single Nation. They are EU Nationalists. The EU Nationalists in the UK never admit that the EU project is about building a new Nation.
The process of transferring control to the EU has been relentless. Since the Lisbon Treaty EU policy is set by majority voting (QMV) in most areas and there are few vetoes available. The Lisbon Treaty allowed the European Council to remove almost any of the vetoes that remain if there is a unanimous vote to do so. There is now no need to have a further Treaty to implement the full union of the EU Nation State. The fact that no further treaties are needed for full EU Union explains why the EU Nationalists in the UK Parliament voted to allow a referendum if the treaties were changed.
A country cannot have two governments responsible for the same areas of control, the real government is the organisation that delegates control to regional governments, councils etc. Having delegated that control it can take it back as desired. Since Lisbon the EU controls large areas of the government of the UK. The EU has delegated control over many areas to National Governments so that there is no abrupt transition to full EU government. See EU Control for the details of which areas of government are controlled by the EU.
Those who support the EU within the UK have developed a debating technique where they demand that those who point out that the EU is a project to create a single state must explain what they understand to be the nature of sovereignty, independence, statehood etc. This is a disingenuous technique to deflect the discussion from the obvious truth and to lure the unwary into yet another small step towards an EU Nation. Anyone who desires the independence of the UK is a fool to be lured in to such nonsense.
As recently as 2015 the Five President's Report made it clear that political union was the goal of the EU.
If the EU Referendum is overturned the EU Nationalists will have won. The UK will subside into a small region of the EU, the UK government will assume that it has a mandate to finish the job of creating a full United States of Europe and will aid the Germans to achieve this.
Once the UK is in the Eurozone and the EU has its own army there will be no escape. The EU will swing to the far right and become a militant force in global politics exerting its control over North Africa and confronting Russia. This was always the objective of a United Europe in the minds of its founders (See for instance The Pan European Manifesto). The ordinary British who supported the EU Nationalists should have studied what they were adoring.
EU Nationalists control the UK Parliament. If they succeed in overturning the Referendum then that Parliament will become little more than a regional government within 20 years. Voting for EU Nationalist MPs is pointless because their intention is to give up control, to relinquish the power to make a difference for their constituents and the people of the UK.
Footnote 1: EU Nationalists are racists who believe that Europe will be "safest" when all diversity is removed. At present this is the cultural and economic diversity of nation states but with the rise of the far right in the EU it will end up in naked racism against ethnic groups.
Footnote 2: The British have been poor students of the EU. Most do not realize that the EU is about power, not love, peace and internships abroad. Most importantly the British seem entirely unaware that the European Movement (the EU Nationalist organisation) created the Bilderberg Group to provide funds and support. The Bilderberg Group is immensely powerful, being composed of huge multinational corporations, and its members have provided the funds, media support and propaganda for the EU Nationalist cause in the UK. See Who is paying for Remain and the Peoples Vote?.


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Eric Nshimiyimana (n. Buyumbura, 8 de mayo de 1972) es un exfutbolista y actual entrenador de fútbol ruandés que actualmente entrena al SC Kiyovu Sport de la Primera División de Ruanda.

Biografía
Debutó como futbolista en 1994 a los 22 años de edad con el Prince Louis FC de su país natal. Un año después fichó por el APR FC de Ruanda, nacionalizándose de dicho país. Jugó en el club durante nueve temporadas, llegando a ganar la Primera División de Ruanda un total de cinco veces, la Copa de Ruanda en 2002, y la Copa Interclubes Kagame 2004. En 2005 se retiró como futbolista para dedicarse al cargo de segundo entrenador durante seis años del club que le vio colgar las botas. Tras abandonar el club en 2011, fue la Selección de fútbol de Ruanda quien se hizo con sus servicios de segundo entrenador hasta 2013, momento que ejerció el cargo de seleccionador, hasta julio de 2014. En julio de 2014 se convirtió en nuevo entrenador del SC Kiyovu Sport.

Selección nacional
Jugó para la selección de fútbol de Ruanda entre 1996 y 2004, llegando a jugar cuatro partidos de clasificación para la Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 1998 y para la Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 2006. Además formó parte del equipo que jugó la Copa Africana de Naciones 2004.

Clubes

Como futbolista

Como entrenador

Palmarés

Campeonatos nacionales

Campeonatos continentales

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Ficha del jugador en national football teams (en inglés)
 Ficha del jugador en footballdatabase
 Ficha del jugador  en la web de la FIFA

Futbolistas del Prince Louis Football Club
Futbolistas del Armée Patriotique Rwandaise
Futbolistas de la selección de fútbol de Ruanda
Entrenadores de la selección de fútbol de Ruanda
Entrenadores del SC Kiyovu Sport

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Trenton Ducati (* 10. August 1977 in Houston, Texas) ist ein US-amerikanischer Pornodarsteller.

Leben
Ducati ist italienischer Abstammung. Er  wuchs mit seinen beiden Geschwistern (einem Bruder und einer Schwester) zunächst in Texas auf. Als Ducati 8 Jahre alt war, zog seine Familie nach Santa Fe im US-Bundesstaat New Mexico. Dort besuchte er die St. Michael's High School. Während der High School-Zeit spielte er Baseball und Football.

Ursprünglich wollte Ducati Cowboy und professioneller Rodeo-Reiter werden. Im Alter zwischen 13 und 21 Jahren war er als Rodeo-Reiter sowohl im Bullenreiten als auch im Pferde-Rodeo aktiv und nahm an mehreren Wettbewerben, u. a. an der Amateur-Rodeo-Weltmeisterschaft in South Carolina, teil. Er war Mitglied der Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association und hatte seinen Sponsoren-Vertrag mit Subway. Neben dem Rodeo betrieb er intensiv Bodybuilding. Nach der Aufgabe seiner Rodeo-Laufbahn zog er nach Seattle, wo er als Personal Trainer, zeitweise auch bei Subway, arbeitete. Ducati konsumierte in jener Zeit intensiv Drogen, war wegen Drogenbesitzes und Drogenproblemen einige Zeit im US-Bundesstaat Washington im Gefängnis und erhielt schließlich die Chance zur Teilnahme an einem Rehabilitationsprogramm. Nach seinem Gefängnisaufenthalt arbeitete er im Fitness-Club Gold's Gym in Seattle als Personal Trainer. Dort wurde er Personal Trainer des US-amerikanischen Porno-Darstellers Jimmy Durano; Ducati und Durano wurde auch privat Freunde. Über Durano kam er auch in die Porno-Branche. Durano sandte Ducatis Fotos an die Produktionsfirma Titan Media ein, die Ducati daraufhin unter Vertrag nahm.

Ende 2013 gründete Ducati seine eigene Model-Agentur Ducati Models, die vornehmlich Porno-Darsteller, aber auch Drag Queens, Go-Go-Boys und DJs vermittelt. Ducati engagiert sich aktiv im Kampf gegen Drogen, insbesondere gegen Crystal Meth, von dem er selbst über 15 Jahre abhängig war. Seit 2008 ist Ducati nach eigenen Angaben "clean". Er initiierte u. a. die #KILLMETH Kampagne auf Twitter.

Ducati war ab 2012 insgesamt 11 Monate mit dem australischen Porno-Darsteller Tate Ryder liiert; Ducati und Ryder hatten sich beim Dreh für den Film Greece My Hole für Lucas Entertainment auf Mykonos in Griechenland kennengelernt. Mit Ryder spielte Ducati in mehreren Filmen zusammen und trat mit ihm auch gemeinsam bei Live-Shows auf. Beide wurden in dieser Zeit als "Real-Life-Couple" intensiv werbewirksam vermarktet. Ducati und Ryder trennten sich im Frühjahr 2013.

Im Februar 2014 heiratete Ducati seinen neuen Lebensgefährten David, einen Go-Go-Tänzer und Stripper.

Im April 2013 zog Ducati nach San Diego; zeitweise lebte er auch in Los Angeles, New York City und London.

Karriere
Ducati ist seit 2011 als Pornodarsteller in den Vereinigten Staaten tätig. Seinen Künstlernamen Trenton Ducati wählte er nach dem Namen eines Jungen, in den er im Alter von 15 Jahren verliebt war, und nach dem italienischen Motorradhersteller Ducati, seiner Lieblingsmarke für Motorräder. Ducati übernahm in seinen Filmen aktive und passive Oralsex-Szenen und war stets auch in Analsex-Szenen zu sehen, wobei er sowohl als "Top", d. h. in der aktiven Rolle, als auch als "Bottom", d. h. in der passiven Rolle, eingesetzt wurde. Innerhalb weniger Jahre entwickelte sich Ducati zu einem der vielbeschäftigsten Porno-Darsteller, insbesondere im "Versatile"-Bereich (aktiv und passiv wechselnd).

Im Oktober 2011 erhielt Ducati im Alter von 34 Jahren einen mehrjährigen Exklusiv-Vertrag bei Titan Media. Sein Debüt als Porno-Darsteller gab er in dem Film Incubus (2011) als Hauptdarsteller an der Seite seines Freundes und Klienten Jimmy Durano. Es folgten einige weitere Filme für Titan Media. Wenige Monate später arbeitete Ducati dann freiberuflich für alle großen Filmstudios für schwule Pornografie, u. a. für Hot House, Lucas Entertainment, Raging Stallion, Falcon Entertainment und NakedSword.

Anfang 2012 wurde er bei Raging Stallion und Falcon Entertainment unter Vertrag genommen. Sein Debüt für Falcon Entertainment gab er 2012 in dem Pornofilm Body Shop; seine "Flip-Flop"-Szene mit Erik Rhodes war Rhodes' letzte Szene vor der Kamera vor seinem plötzlichen Tod im Juni 2012. 2012 stand Ducati außerdem für den zweiteiligen Pornofilm The Woods Part 1 und The Woods Part 2 für das Porno-Label Ragion Stallion vor der Kamera. Ducati spielte darin einen Park Ranger, der das spurlose Verschwinden von Männern untersuchen und aufklären soll. Ducati war in beiden Filmen wiederum sowohl als Top, als auch als Bottom zu sehen. Zu seinen Partnern gehörten u. a. Tomas Brand, Kyle King und Charlie Harding. Im ersten Teil hatte Ducati eine Sex-Szene mit einem mysteriösen Fremden, gespielt von dem schwedischen Porno-Star Tomas Brand, der mit dieser Szene sein Porno-Debüt gab.

Ducatis Rolle in Grindhouse (2012; für das Studio Naked Sword) trug autobiografische Züge; Ducati verkörperte einen Häftling im Gefängnis, dessen Wunsch es ist, Inhaber eines Strip-Clubs zu werden.

Mehrfach stand Ducati für Lucas Entertainment vor der Kamera. Er spielte dort u. a. in den Filmen Greece My Hole (2012; "Flip-Flop"-Bett-Szene mit Vito Gallo), The Power of Love (2012; in einer Outdoor-Szene mit Jonathan Agassi in einer einsamen Bucht), Assholes (2012), Awake (2012; Outdoor-Threesome mit Adam Killian und Alex Marte), Kings of New York (2013) und Love & Devotion (2013; mit dem russischen Twink Justin Cruise), in dem die romantische Seite schwuler Pornografie gezeigt wurde. Er drehte auch für Lucas Raunch, das Fetisch-Label des Studios. Für Lucas Entertainment drehte er 2013 auch seine ersten Bareback-Szenen in dem Film Trenton Ducati Goes Bareback.

Ducati arbeitete auch für mehrere pornografische Websites. 2012/2013 erschienen insgesamt vier Szenen bei dem auf Anzüge ("Suits") und Uniformen spezialisierten britischen Porno-Label MenAtPlay. Für Men.com erschienen zwischen 2012 und 2015 bisher insgesamt 17 Szenen und Filme mit Trenton Ducati. Im Dezember 2015 hatte er sein Debüt bei dem US-amerikanischen Porno-Label CockyBoys.

Ducati war Cover-Model und "Centerfold" der Playgirl-Ausgabe Winter 2013. Außerdem erschienen zahlreiche Fotostrecken mit Trenton Ducati. Ducati arbeitete zeitweise auch als Escort; er gewann 2013 bei den International Escort Awards in der Kategorie "Bester Porn Star Escort".

Ducati gewann mehrere bedeutende Preise der US-amerikanischen Pornoindustrie. Bei den XBIZ Awards 2013 wurde er als "Gay Performer of the Year" ausgezeichnet. Bei den Grabby Awards 2013 wurde er "Performer of the Year" und "Best Versatile Performer". Bei den Grabby Awards 2014 und 2015 wurde er erneut als "Performer of the Year" ausgezeichnet.

Rollen-Image
Ducati verkörpert in seinen Filmen den "Daddy"-Typ. Häufig wurde er als "Muscle Daddy", "Muscle Dad" oder "Muscle Hunk" bezeichnet. "Hunk", "Stud" und "Muscle Stud" waren weitere typische Beschreibungen. Sein Aussehen wurde u. a. mit den Attributen "gutaussehend", "stark" und "männlich" beschrieben. In Kritiken wurden häufig sein muskulöser Körper und sein markantes, gutes Aussehen hervorgehoben. Sein Aussehen wurde u. a. mit Hollywood-Stars wie Humphrey Bogart und Tyrone Power verglichen. Häufig wurde Ducati im Fetisch-Genre eingesetzt; er drehte Filme in Anzügen, Uniformen, Leder, mit durchsichtigen Socken, Strumpfhosen und Nylons. Ducati ist beschnitten; sein Körper weist zahlreiche, auch farbige Tattoos auf.

Filmografie (Auswahl)
 2011: Incubus (Titan Men)
 2011: Sticking Point (TitanMen)
 2012: Surveillance (TitanMen)
 2012: Hot Wired (TitanMen)
 2012: High Voltage (Raging Stallion)
 2012: Body Shop (Falcon Studios)
 2012: Trunks 7 (Hot House Entertainment)
 2012: Stud Finder (TitanMen)
 2012: Pure Sex (Raging Stallion)
 2012: Insatiable (Hard Friction)
 2012: Use Me Like A Tool (Raging Stallion)
 2012: Malpractice (Hot House)
 2012: In Yer Face! (Raging Stallion)
 2012: Kiss Lick Suck Fuck (Hot House)
 2012: Deep Inside Part 1 (Falcon Studios)
 2012: Pack Attack 7 (Hot House)
 2012: The Woods Part (Raging Stallion)
 2012: The Woods Part 2 (Raging Stallion)
 2012: Cock Craze (Raging Stallion)
 2012: Stripped 1: Make It Rain (Raging Stallion)
 2012: Never Enough (Raging Stallion)
 2012: Greece My Hole (Lucas Entertainment)
 2012: The Power of Love (Lucas Entertainment)
 2012: Push, Pull, Squat, Thrust (Fetish Force/Raging Stallion)
 2012: Tools Of The Trade (Hot House)
 2012: Assholes (Lucas Entertainment)
 2012: Awake (Lucas Entertainment)
 2012: Grindhouse (Naked Sword)
 2013: Cock Shot (Raging Stallion)
 2013: Sun Kissed (Falcon Studios)
 2013: The Dom (Hot House)
 2013: The Sub (Hot House)
 2013: Cock Tease (Raging Stallion)
 2013: Powerload (Hard Friction/Raging Stallion)
 2013: Close Up (TitanMen)
 2013: Big Cocks Rock! 2 (Cocksure Men/Jake Cruise Presents)
 2013: My Doctor Sucks (Hot House)
 2013: Hole 1 (Raging Stallion)
 2013: Harder. Faster. Rougher. (Lucas Raunch/Lucas Entertainment)
 2013: Musclebound (Falcon Studios)
 2013: Red Handed (Club Inferno/Hot House)
 2013: Hole 2 (Raging Stallion)
 2013: Pounded (Titan Men)
 2013: Kings of New York (Lucas Entertainment)
 2013: Love & Devotion (Lucas Entertainment)
 2013: Easy Summer (Hot House)
 2013: The Boy Who Cried DILF (Catalina)
 2013: Hung Americans, Part 1 (Raging Stallion)
 2013: Hung Americans, Part 2 (Raging Stallion)
 2013: Trenton Ducati Goes Bareback (Lucas Entertainment)
 2013: Size Matters (Raging Stallion)
 2014: Harder Faster Rougher (Lucas Entertainment)
 2014: California Dreamin' 2 (Falcon Studios)
 2014: Present Arms (All Worlds Video)
 2014: Under My Skin Part 1 (Raging Stallion)
 2014: Addict (NakedSword)
 2014: Fast Pace (Titan Media)
 2014: Forgive Me Father (Icon Male)
 2014: Sucked Off in Weird Places (Catalina Video)
 2014: Sentenced: Don't Get Caught (Rascal Video, Channel 1 Releasing)
 2014: Men Seeking Men (Icon Male)
 2014: Football Hero (Icon Male)
 2014: Gay Massage House (Icon Male)
 2015: Daddy Chasers (Catalina Video)

Preise und Auszeichnungen (Auswahl)
 2013: Grabby Awards – Beste Gruppe (mit Dario Beck, Christopher Daniels und Spencer Reed)
 2013: XBIZ Awards 2013 – Gay Performer des Jahres
 2013: International Escort Awards – Bester Porn Star Escort
 2013: International Escort Awards – Bester Body
 2013: Grabby Awards 2013 – Bester Versatile Performer
 2013: Hotrods Awards 2013 – Bester Top
 2014: Grabby Awards 2013 – Performer des Jahres
 2014: Grabby Awards 2014 – Performer des Jahres
 2015: Grabby Awards – Performer des Jahres
 2016: Cybersocket Web Awards  – Cybersocket Wall of Fame

Weblinks

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Einzelnachweise

Pornodarsteller
Träger des XBIZ Award
Träger des Grabby Award
Pseudonym
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Geboren 1977
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Оле́кса Десня́к (настоящее имя и фамилия ; 4 (17) марта 1909, с. Бондаревка, Сосницкий уезд, Черниговская губерния, Российская империя — 25 мая 1942, около с. Павловка Вторая, Харьковская область) — украинский советский писатель и журналист, военный корреспондент. Член КПСС с 1939 года.

Биография
Олекса Десняк родился 4 (17) марта 1909 года в крестьянской семье. В 1931 году окончил Черниговский институт социального воспитания. Печататься начал в 1928 году. После освобождения западно-украинских земель (1939) возглавил львовскую организацию Союза писателей Украины. Был главным редактором литературно-художественного и общественно-политического журнала "Жовтень" во Львове.

С первых дней Великой Отечественной войны — военный корреспондент. Погиб 25 мая 1942 года в бою во время Великой Отечественной войны.

Семья
Сын — Александр Руденко-Десняк (1936—2006), украинский и российский журналист, общественный деятель.

Творчество
Десняк — автор романов, повестей, очерков и рассказов. В качестве военного корреспондента им написано более 50 рассказов и очерков про героизм советских воинов на фронтах борьбы с фашистами.

Роман «Десну перешли батальоны» (1937) — одна из лучших книг о Гражданской войне в
 Украине, посвящена Тимофею Черняку. О нём же написал книгу «Полк Тимофея Черняка» (1938).

В романе «Удай-река» (1938) изображена жизнь украинского колхозного крестьянства в период предвоенных пятилеток, атмосфера творческого труда.

Повесть «Тургайский сокол» (1940) посвящена герою казахского народа Амангельды Иманову.  Роман «Высокое» (1939, первая часть задуманной трилогии Революция продолжается»).

Награды
 орден «Знак Почёта» (05.03.1939)

Память
 В 1979 году в честь 70-летия писателя открыт литературный музей.

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Ссылки
  [leksika.com.ua/11910820/ure/desnyak Десняк]  Українська радянська енциклопедія: у 12 томах / за ред. М. Бажана. — 2-ге вид. — К.: Головна редакція УРЕ, 1974–1985.

Фронтовые корреспонденты Великой Отечественной войны
Погибшие в боях Великой Отечественной войны
Писатели Украины
Писатели XX века
Жители дома «Слово»
Выпускники Черниговского национального педагогического университета имени Т. Г. Шевченко
Главные редакторы журнала «Дзвін» (Львов)


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Q: A tame(ish) fragment of second-order logic This question is about a tame(?) fragment of second-order logic with the standard semantics $\mathsf{SOL}$, motivated by the Tarski-Vaught test. The general setup is as follows. Given structures $\mathfrak{A},\mathfrak{B}$ and a logic $\mathcal{L}$, write $\mathfrak{A}\trianglelefteq_{\mathcal{L}}\mathfrak{B}$ iff $\mathfrak{A}$ is a substructure of $\mathfrak{B}$ and for every $\mathcal{L}$-formula $\varphi$ with parameters from $\mathfrak{A}$ we have $$\varphi^\mathfrak{B}\not=\emptyset\implies \varphi^\mathfrak{B}\cap\mathfrak{A}\not=\emptyset.$$
Tarski-Vaught says that $\trianglelefteq_\mathsf{FOL}$ coincides with $\preccurlyeq_{\mathsf{FOL}}$, but in general this breaks down: note that whenever $\trianglelefteq_\mathcal{L}$ and $\preccurlyeq_\mathcal{L}$ coincide we get a downward Lowenheim-Skolem theorem for $\mathcal{L}$ by counting formulas. However, we can ask how much elementarity $\trianglelefteq_\mathcal{L}$ guarantees. Specifically, say that the TV-fragment of $\mathcal{L}$ is the set $\mathcal{L}_{TV}$ of $\mathcal{L}$-formulas $\varphi$ for which we have $$\mathfrak{A}\trianglelefteq_\mathcal{L}\mathfrak{B}\implies\varphi^\mathfrak{A}=\varphi^\mathfrak{B}\cap\mathfrak{A}.$$
I'm interested in the expressive power of $\mathsf{SOL}_{TV}$ as a logic in its own right. Despite having the downward Lowenheim-Skolem property, it is much stronger than first-order logic. For example, well-foundedness is $\mathsf{SOL}_{TV}$-characterizable$^1$; this means that there is an $\mathsf{SOL}_{TV}$-sentence pinning down $\mathbb{N}$ up to isomorphism, which in turn implies that the $\mathsf{SOL}_{TV}$-definable relations on $\mathbb{N}$ are exactly the $\mathsf{SOL}$-definable ones. Beyond this, not much is clear to me. The following seems like a good next point to tackle:

Working in $\mathsf{ZFC}$ + "There is an extendible cardinal," can the strong compactness number$^2$ of $\mathsf{SOL}_{TV}$ be strictly less than the smallest extendible cardinal?

At present I don't see anything preventing the strong compactness number of $\mathsf{SOL}_{TV}$ from being extremely small - although of course since $\mathsf{SOL}_{TV}$ has the downward Lowenheim-Skolem property it must be uncountable by Lindstrom's Theorem.

$^1$Since well-foundedness is preserved downwards, it's enough to show (working in a language with a distinguished binary relation symbol $<$) that if $\mathfrak{A}\trianglelefteq_{\mathsf{SOL}}\mathfrak{B}$ and $<^\mathfrak{B}$ is illfounded then $<^\mathfrak{A}=<^\mathfrak{B}\cap\mathfrak{A}$ is illfounded. Consider first the formula $\psi(x)\equiv$ "The initial segment of $<$ below $x$ is ill-founded." We have $\psi^\mathfrak{B}\not=\emptyset$, so there must be some $a\in\mathfrak{A}$ which is in the ill-founded part of $<^\mathfrak{B}$. But now for each $u\in\mathfrak{A}$ in the ill-founded part of $<^\mathfrak{B}$, consider the formula $\theta_u(y)\equiv$ "$y<u$ and $y$ is in the ill-founded part of $<$." Applying $\triangleleft_{\mathsf{SOL}}$-ness, we get that the set of elements of $\mathfrak{A}$ which are in the ill-founded part of $\mathfrak{B}$ has no $<^\mathfrak{B}$-minimal element, which (together with its above-established nonemptiness) implies that $<^\mathfrak{A}$ is ill-founded as desired.
$^2$The strong compactness number of a logic $\mathcal{L}$, if it exists at all, is the least cardinal $\kappa$ such that every unsatisfiable $\mathcal{L}$-theory has an unsatisfiable subtheory of cardinality $<\kappa$. Large cardinals imply the existence of strong compactness numbers; in particular, second-order logic has a strong compactness number iff there is an extendible cardinal, in which case its strong compactness number is the least extendible. As an amusing aside, Vopenka's Principle turns out to be equivalent to the existence of strong compactness numbers for all logics in a precise sense.

A: To move this off the unanswered queue, note that user Farmer S. gave an affirmative answer at MathOverflow. They actually showed a general result: roughly speaking, that any time we have downward Lowenheim-Skolem we automatically get a compactness number at most the smallest supercompact cardinal. In particular, since $\mathsf{ZFC}$ proves that if there is an extendible cardinal then $(i)$ there is a supercompact cardinal and $(ii)$ the least supercompact is smaller than the least extendible this does fully answer the question above.

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U.S. Supreme Court sides with California apparel maker and invalidates law banning foul language trademarks
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By Robert Barnes | The Washington Post
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday struck down the federal government's ban on registering "immoral" and "scandalous" trademarks, saying it violates the First Amendment.
"The most fundamental principle of free speech law is that the government can't penalize or disfavor or discriminate against expression based on the ideas or viewpoints if conveys," Justice Elena Kagan said in announcing the decision.
"The ban on 'immoral' and 'scandalous' trademarks does just that."
Five justices joined Kagan's opinion. But others worried it went too far, and would leave the federal trademark office powerless, in the words of Justice Sonia Sotomayor, "to refuse (and thus no choice but to begin) registering marks containing the most vulgar, profane, or obscene words and images imaginable."
Kagan was joined in the majority by Justices Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Stephen Breyer shared Sotomayor's concern that the opinion went too far.
Erik Brunetti, artist, designer, director and founder of the lifestyle and clothing brand 'FUCT,' poses for a portrait near his studio in downtown Los Angeles, on April 11, 2019. (Philip Cheung/For The Washington Post)
Iancu v. Brunetti is a trademark dispute in which Los Angeles artist Erik Brunetti sued the government, saying it violated the First Amendment by refusing to register the trademark for his "subversive" clothing line: FUCT.
A free-speech fight over a trademark might sound familiar. Two years ago, when an Asian American band, the Slants, supported by a professional football team, the Washington Redskins, challenged the law against registering "disparaging" trademarks, the court ruled it was unconstitutional.
Brunetti was challenging a neighboring provision in the law, which prohibits the registration of "immoral" or "scandalous" trademarks.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled in his favor in late 2017, citing the Supreme Court's decision striking down the "disparaging" provision.
Brunetti's trademark met the definition of scandalous, a unanimous panel of the court decided. But it decided that the provision is unconstitutional.
"There are words and images that we do not wish to be confronted with, not as art, nor in the marketplace," wrote Judge Kimberly A. Moore. "The First Amendment, however, protects private expression, even private expression which is offensive to a substantial composite of the general public."
The government argued that registering a trademark is a benefit, not a restriction on speech. Brunetti has called his clothing line FUCT since 1990 and may continue to do so.
Brunetti is not being penalized for his viewpoint, the government said, but because of the content of his trademarks. The government's decision is based on content: the government's lawyer at oral argument said it "would be perceived by a substantial segment of the public as the equivalent of the profane past participle form of . . . perhaps the paradigmatic word of profanity in our language."
But Brunetti said that argument was undercut by a decision by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office review board that takes into account his speech, referencing his "assaults on American culture [that] critique capitalism, government, religion and pop culture" and referring to his "extreme nihilism."
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Could a New Vaccine Prevent Breast Cancer Recurrences?
We know that vaccines have the power to prevent deadly diseases, but could they also prevent cancers from recurring? In a small but promising pilot study, Baylor researchers are investigating whether a vaccine made from a patient's own immune cells could help prevent breast cancer recurrences in women at high risk.
The vaccine is made by teaching patient's cells to recognize certain proteins in the tumor, explains Maren Levin, MS, research project coordinator.
"When we inject the cells back into the patients, the cells will hopefully attach to the tumor, and keep it from growing back," Levin says.
Bench researcher Karolina Palucka, MD, PhD, director of the Ralph Steinman Center for Cancer Vaccines at the Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, and clinical researcher Joyce O'Shaughnessy, MD, Celebrating Women chair of breast cancer research at the Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, have combined their respective immunological and patient expertise for this potentially groundbreaking study.
"The vaccine could help counteract the negative effects of the immune system that exist in this type of breast cancer and unleash its powerful, positive effects to improve the success of standard treatments," Dr. O'Shaughnessy says.
Participants in the study will receive a series of seven vaccines during the course of their breast cancer treatment—which includes preoperative chemotherapy, surgery and six weeks of radiation—and then have follow-up visits every three months for three years.
"Our hope is that the patients who receive the vaccine will have no adverse effects and experience a lower rate of breast cancer recurrence as compared to historical data from patients who don't," Dr. Palucka says.
In addition, half of the patients in the study will also receive anakinra, an adult rheumatoid arthritis medication. Researchers hope that the medication will reduce inflammation, allowing the vaccine and chemotherapy to work together even more effectively.
Though results won't be available for a few years, Dr. Palucka says that she is excited about the potential for the vaccine.


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Peter Butschkow (* 29. August 1944 in Cottbus) ist deutscher Cartoonist.

Leben
Nach einem Grafik-Design-Studium in Berlin arbeitete er zunächst als Angestellter, später freiberuflich als Grafik-Designer. 1979 verließ er Berlin und zog ins Bergische Land. Fünf Jahre später zog er nach Hamburg. Seit 1988 lebt er mit seiner Frau und seinen zwei Söhnen in Nordfriesland.

Er arbeitet für diverse Zeitschriften (u. a. Eulenspiegel) sowie für Kunden aus Industrie und Werbung. Zusätzlich veröffentlicht er eigene Bücher im Lappan Verlag und Kalender im W. Heyne Verlag. 2017 veröffentlichte er mit Rebecca, Roswitha und die wilden Siebziger seinen ersten Roman.

Butschkow ist Mitglied beim ICOM.

Veröffentlichungen (Auswahl)
 Rebecca, Roswitha und die wilden Siebziger, 2017, ISBN 978-3-88769-588-0
 Nach Weihnachten fress' ich ihn auf, 2006, ISBN 3830361270
 Nicht von schlechten Eltern. Von frischen und fertigen Mamas und Papas, 2002, ISBN 3830360231
 Viel Spaß beim Zahnarzt, 2001, ISBN 3830340052
 Is' doch so, oder?, 1985, Comix + Cartoon Reihe

Literatur
 Burkhard Ihme: Immer viel gezeichnet und rumgetrommelt. Interview mit Peter Butschkow in COMIC!-Jahrbuch 2000, ICOM, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 978-3-8-8834-931-7.
 Thomas Steensen: Nordfriesland. Menschen von A–Z. Husum Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft, Husum 2020, ISBN 978-3-96717-027-6, S. 64.

Weblinks

 Internetpräsenz von Peter Butschkow
 Peter Butschkow und das müde Grinsen aktuelles Interview (12/2014) auf der ComicRadioShow
 Mit Buntstiften Humor in die Welt bringen Porträt in den Husumer Nachrichten

Einzelnachweise

Cartoonist (Deutschland)
Deutscher
Geboren 1944
Mann


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Socially Responsible Computing
Three Brown CS Alums Join FASPE's 2022 Design And Technology Program
Posted by Charlie Clynes
Click the links that follow for more news about Hal Triedman and other recent accomplishments by our alums.
Brown CS alums Shira Abramovich, Jessica Dai, and Hal Triedman are three of thirteen students chosen for the inaugural 2022 design and technology program of the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE).
Now in its twelfth year of operation, FASPE, which is based in Germany and Poland, engages graduate students and early-stage practitioners in an intensive course of study focused on contemporary ethical issues in their professions.
The FASPE design and technology program offers an approach that differs from the usual classroom experience in design schools by providing a holistic curriculum that looks beyond the specifics of formal rules to focus on ethical problems faced by individual design and technology professionals in the various settings within which they practice. Fellows participate in a two-week program which uses the conduct of design and technology professionals in Nazi-occupied Europe as a way to reflect on ethical issues currently facing architects, engineers, designers, and other technologists today.
By educating students about the causes of the Holocaust and the power of their chosen professions, FASPE seeks to instill a sense of professional responsibility for the ethical and moral choices that the Fellows will make in their careers and in their professional relationships," said David Goldman, FASPE's founder and chairman.
FASPE studies the perpetrators to emphasize the essential role of professionals and to ask how and why professionals abandon their ethical guideposts. The design and technology program examines the roles and responsibilities of designers of built environments and the design and technology professions in the Nazi state, underscoring the reality that moral codes governing professionals can break down or be distorted with devastating consequences.
Jessica Dai is a researcher and engineer currently working at Arthur AI as a Machine Learning Engineer. She is also co-founder and editorial lead at Reboot, a publication and community dedicated to thoughtful, critical techno-optimism. While at Brown she worked on the first iteration of Brown CS's Socially Responsible Computing program.
Shira Abramovich is a writer, translator, and software engineer. Her work has appeared in Kernel Magazine and Revue Fragile, among others. She holds degrees in computer science and comparative literature from Brown University, where she was a leader in Brown CS's Socially Responsible Computing program. In the past, she was a civic digital fellow at the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. She is now a software engineer at Studio, a contributor to the techno-optimist publication and community Reboot, and an active member of the French-American translation collective Connexion Limitée.
Hal Triedman is a technologist, journalist, and political organizer who lives in Denver, Colorado. After graduating from Brown University in 2020 with degrees in computer science and history, he found work as a privacy engineer at "the last best place on the internet" — Wikipedia — where he is working on differential privacy, algorithmic accountability, anti-censorship, and other issues at the junction of technology and policy.
Hal, Jessica, and Shira join a diverse group of eighty FASPE fellows who were chosen from across the US and the world. To date, FASPE has over 650 alums.
For more information, click the link that follows to contact Brown CS Communication and Outreach Specialist Jesse C. Polhemus.


The music of Niger has developed from the musical traditions of a mix of ethnic groups; Hausa, the Zarma Songhai people, Tuareg, Fula Kanuri, Toubou, Diffa Arabs and Gurma and the Boudouma from Lac Chad.
Most traditions existed quite independently in French West Africa but have begun to form a mixture of styles since the 1960s. While Niger's popular music has had little international attention (in comparison with the music of neighbors Mali or Nigeria), traditional and new musical styles have flourished since the end of the 1980s.
The Hausa, who make up over half of the country's population, use the duma for percussion and the molo (a lute) in their Griot traditions, along with the Ganga, alghaïta (shawm) and kakaki (trumpet) for martial, state, and ceremonial occasions. These uses are typified by the ceremonial usage of large trumpets to mark the authority of the Sultanate of Damagaram in the southeast Zinder area (see Hausa music).
Over 20% of Niger's population are Zarma people, while the Tuareg and Fulani both number around a million in the early 21st century, somewhat less than 10% each. The Kanuri are just over 4% while the Toubou, Diffa and Gurma are all small populations of less than a half percent each.
The Zarma inhabit the region around the capital, Niamey. They play, generally solo, a variety of lutes (xalam or molo), flutes and fiddles and, like the Fula, carry on the griot tradition of caste-based praise singers and musicians. Songhai traditional music was the topic of extensive study in the late colonial and early independence period.
The Tuareg of the north are known for romantic, informal sung/spoken love poetry performed by both men and women, with voices accompanied by clapping, tinde drums (in women's songs) and a one-stringed viol (in men's songs) (see Tuareg music).
The Fula and Wodaabe, a nomadic desert subgroup of Fula, practise group singing accompanied by clapping, stamping and bells. The Wodaabe Gerewol festival is one example of this repeating, hypnotic and percussive choral tradition. The Beriberi too are known for complex polyphony singing. To get an overall understanding of traditional music and instruments in Niger visit the traditional instrument museum at the CFPM Taya in Niamey. An amazing collection of drums, string instruments and flutes from all tribes in Niger.
Nigerien Tuareg musician Moussa ag Keyna performing in 2007.
Music for the purpose of entertainment has not been readily accepted by the Nigerien government, though restrictions have loosened since the death of Seyni Kountché in 1987. A competitive music festival called the Prix Dan Gourmou helped inspire a musical renaissance in the country, led by people like Alassane Dante. The Centre for Musical Training and Promotion was founded in 1990, furthering this process, using a grant from the European Development Fund. Musicians formed bands to seek fame both domestically and internationally, with the most successful being the group Takeda, formed by Reggae singer Adams Junior, Saâdou Bori, Fati Mariko, Mamoudou Abdousalam, Sani Aboussa, John Sofakolé, Moussa Poussy and Yacouba Moumouni.
In the mid-1990s, internationally renowned record producer Ibrahima Sylla travelled to Niamey and ended up signing Poussy and Saadou Bori. He has since also helped release records from Adam's Junior and from Mamar Kassey, perhaps the best known Nigerien group outside the country, who combine traditional Songhai styles and modern jazz.
Since 2008 Tal National have been the most popular modern band in Niger. They are based in Niamey. Their 2008 album A-Na Waya reached the top of the charts in Niger and earned the band numerous awards. In 2013 they signed a worldwide record deal with Fat Cat Records  for the album "Kaani".
Tuareg Blues is perhaps the most internationally known of Tuareg musical styles. Growing out of the refugee camps to the 1990s Tuareg insurgencies, Tuareg Blues have been exported to Europe, most notably by the Malian band Tinariwen. Niger born Tuareg Blues artists include the pioneering guitarist Abdallah ag Oumbadougou from Agadez and his band Takrist n'Akal, Hasso Akotey and Tidawt from Agadez, Group Bombino also from Agadez, Moussa ag Keyna's group Toumast, Alhousseini Anivolla from AgadezMdou Moctar, and the performer Mouma Bob.
The Black Daps perform in Niamey, January 2009.
Rap Nigerien, a mélange of different languages spoken in Niger, appeared at the end of the 1990s. The music is relaxed and mellow, mixed with the sounds of traditional musical styles from the many ethnicities in the country. It grew into an interesting sociologic phenomenon, expanding what was expected of domestic popular entertainment. The young and disaffected have used Rap Nigerien to give voice to popular complaints - forced marriages, child labor, corruption, poverty and other problems.
Rap Nigerien also spontaneously appeared in UNICEF grassroots cultural programs, one of the few outlets for large scale performance in the country. In August 2004, UNICEF opened the competition "Scene Ouverte Rap", where 45 new groups were selected from among an over 300 entrants. The competition performances took place at the Centre Culturel Franco – Nigerien between the 5th and 14 August.
A large number of Rap Nigerien acts grew out of this scene and remain active, with the best known being Awn, Tchakey, Kaidan Gaskya, Wass Wong and Djoro G. Newer groups, such as Haskey Klan, Kamikaz, Rass Idris and Metaphor, have since appeared.
^ "UN Demographic Yearbooks". un.org. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
^ See the works of Jean Rouch, as well as Bernard Surugue. Contribution a l'etude de la musique sacree zarma songhay (Republique du Niger). Etudes nigeriennes; no 30. Niamey, Centre nigerien de recherches en sciences humaines, 1972.
^ Disparition de Adams Junior. Fofo Magazine. 30 March 2009.
^ DOMH. "FatCat Records". FatCat Records. Archived from the original on 2018-04-14. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
(in French) Audio clips: Traditional music of Niger. Musée d'ethnographie de Genève. Accessed November 25, 2010.
studio la source: a Niamey-based Rap Nigerien label.
nigerime: Niger Hip hop portal.
BBC: Mamar Kassey Alatoumi. Reviewed by Peter Marsh. 20 November 2002.
Afropop Worldwide: Mamar Kassey Alatoumi. Reviewed by Banning Eyre, 2001.
EtranFinatawa.com: the Touareg/Wodaabe fusion band's website.
Niger Popular music links, the-real-africa.com. Includes links to videos by group and the official websites of the most successful Nigerien popular music groups].
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Xwalacktun, born Rick Harry, is a Squamish and Kwakwaka'wakw sculptor and carver. He was born and raised in Squamish, British Columbia and is known primarily for his wood carvings.

Background and education
Xwalacktun received his name from his father, Pekultn, who was a hereditary chief from the Seymour Creek area of North Vancouver, British Columbia. His mother is Kwakwaka'wakw from Squamish and Alert Bay. Xwalacktun has two children, James (Nexw'Kalus-Xwalacktun) and Austin (Aan'yas) Harry, who are visual and 3D artists respectively.

Xwalacktun studied sculpture at Capilano University and Emily Carr University of Art + Design (then called Capilano College and Emily Carr College of Art, respectively). He graduated from Emily Carr University of Art + Design in 1982.

Career
Xwalacktun primarily creates sculptures and carvings from wood as well as metal, concrete, and rock. His work addresses central themes of healing, growth and raising an awareness of the environment using traditional stories that relate to his own life. He has over 80 carvings displayed in British Columbia schools and other institutions, also directing carving classes in Scotland. For the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games, he was the first Indigenous artist granted a license to create designs related to the games.

Xwalacktun has worked in various school districts in British Columbia as a cultural instructor, creating carvings with students at the schools he visited. He views this work as an opportunity to give back to the community and as work that supports the reconciliation between Canada and Indigenous nations.

Awards

 2002 Georgie Award.
 2005 FANS Award.
 2012 Order of British Columbia.
 2013 Queen's Diamond Jubilee Award.
 2016 BC Achievement Award.
 Arthur G. Hayden Medal at the 31st annual International Bridge Conference Awards in 2021.

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Year of birth missing (living people)
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The true copy of a letter sent to the Kings Most Excellent Majestie.
The copie of a letter sent to Monsieur de Beauuoir lord embassador for the French king vvherin is shewed the late attempt of a Iesuite who would haue killed the kings Maiestie with a knife.
The French King's letter, to the King of Spain, relating to the French and Spanish armies in Italy; with the young king's resolutions thereupon.
by: Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715.
Copy of a letter of the King of Portugal sent to the King of Castile concerning the voyage and success of India.
by: Manuel I, King of Portugal, 1469-1521.
Copy of a letter from the Marquis of Monteleone Ambassador from the King of Spain, to the Right Hononrable [sic] Mr. Secretary Craggs.
by: Monteleón, Isidoro Casado de Azeveda de Rosales, marquese de.
by: Georgievska-Shine, Aneta.,, et al.
The copy of a letter sent from the Kings army to a gentleman of worth and qualitie in Suffolk shewing the present condition of the Kings army : intercepted August 28 by the scouts at Cambridge and by them brought to the committee.
by: Crofts, John, 1612 or 13-1670.
The copy of a letter, sent from two thousand youthfull citizens, to the menacing marshall of the Kings-Bench, Sir John Lenthall.
by: Urban VIII, Pope, 1568-1644.
The copie of a letter sent from Pope Urban the 8. unto the King of France, Jan. 28. 1641. Brought unto the said king, by the Bishop of Salerno the Popes nuntio. Wherein he informes the king, that he understands by his nuntio lately returned out of England. What and how great persecutions and pressures the catholiques suffer, since the sitting of the Parliament there. Whence he taketh occasion to exhort and incite the king to the same measure towards his Hugonets in France. Also strongly perswading him to an inclination unto peace with the crowne of Spaine. And for the assisting of the Catholiques in Ireland. Translated out of the Latine copie by J.S.
The copy of a letter sent from the Kings army to a gentleman of worth and qualitie in Suffolk: shewing the present condition of the Kings army, intercepted August 28. by the scouts at Cambridge, and by them brought to the committee. Published by order.
The last will and codicil of Charles II. King of Spain Made the 2d. of October 1700. With the letters that have past betwixt the Most Christian King, and the Regency of Spain, on that subject. Translated at large from the authentick copy, printed at Paris in Spanish and French, by the French Kings autbority [sic].
The kings last farewell to the world, or The dead kings living meditations, at the approach of death denounced against him.
The kings last farevvell to the world or The dead kings living meditations, at the approach of death denounced against him.
by: Gifftheil, Ludwig Friedrich, d. 1661.
A letter to Mr. Secretary V-n, in relation to the French King's proclaiming the Prince of Wales King of England, Scotland and Ireland.
The poet's address to his Majesty King William Occasion'd by the insolence of the French King, in proclaiming the sham Prince of Wales, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
An authentic copy of the French constitution as revised and amended by the National Assembly, ... To which is added, a copy of the King's letter to the National Assembly, on accepting the constitution.


This five-piece set includes a soft wax that shapes brows, two setting powders for definition, a hard angle brush for easy application, and mini tweezers for stray hairs.
(Tweeze) Remove any stray hairs from above or below brow. Fill in eyebrows with one or both Brow Powders to match hair color. Apply Brow Gel in an upward direction to keep brows in place.


Grundy County Commissioners today agreed to contribute ten thousand dollars towards efforts to market Trenton and the ConAgra foods facility to potential businesses.
Grundy County Industrial Development Corporation has a goal of raising 80 thousand dollars for the proposed work.
Commissioners yesterday were asked to make a financial commitment, although no specific amount was requested. Commissioners today agreed to commit ten thousand dollars, with two thousand dollars coming from funds budgeted for economic development and the remaining eight thousand dollars from general revenue.
The contribution matches the ten thousand dollars the City of Trenton is to provide and the ten thousand dollars Trenton Municipal Utilities is to give.
Conagra has pledged 20-thousand dollars and Empire Gas company has made a pledge, although the amount has not been announced.
The North Central Missouri College trustees, Trenton R-9 Board of Education, and Wright Memorial Hospital are expected to be among others to be approached for contributions.
Once the 80-thousand dollar goal is reached, Grundy County Industrial Development Corporation is to engage the services of Ady Advantage to do the marketing.
The firm is an economic development, marketing, site selection, and consulting company, which made a proposal to Grundy County Industrial Development Corporation.
In other action, the commission today appointed Darrell Cunningham to the Myers Township board to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Rod Jermanovich. The appointment is until the term expires next April.
Myers Township recommended Cunningham be appointed.


During the opening scene as the girls make coffee and poptarts in the kitchen.
We have heard XTC several times during season 1 already, on Episode 2, Episode 9, and Episode 10.
Rory puts a cd in the boom box from the stack of music that lane found in the used section.
LANE: Hey Grandaddy new album used – I love a bargain.
Playing in Rory's room as she helps Lane get ready for the double date with Dean and Todd.
Beck has music in Episode 109: Are You My Boyfriend?
ShiSho is a sister act. They've been a band for 11 years, and neither of them is yet out of the teen years. This is Sydnie's second appearance on Gilmore Girls Soundtrack—she also appeared on Episode 102: First Day.
ShiSho is pictured holding my copy of Instrument by Fugazi (1999; 2009 Re-issue, Dischord Records).
Recommended for those who enjoy the more classic Christmas tunes, such as the Tony Bennett fans. I know this song is a favorite to many folks, as far as Christmas memories go.
PLEASE NOTE: This is not from the album ShiSho is holding — I do recommend this album, however: it features demo versions of songs from their studio albums, including six from 1998's End Hits (No Surpirse does not make an appearance).
Recommended for those who enjoy Claudine Longet.
Next Post Our Little Corner of the World Giveaway!
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Argentina's flanker Pablo Matera said in a statement that he was 'deeply ashamed' about his offensive tweets. Picture: Charly Triballeau/AFP
Argentina dump rugby captain Pablo Matera over 'xenophobic' posts
By AFP Dec 1, 2020
SYDNEY - Argentina rugby skipper Pablo Matera was stripped of the captaincy and suspended along with two other players Tuesday over "discriminatory and xenophobic" tweets.
Just over two weeks after Matera led the Pumas to their first win over the All Blacks, the Argentina Rugby Union "revoked" his captaincy and suspended him, along with second row Guido Petti and replacement hooker Santiago Socino.
"The Argentina Rugby Union forcefully rejects the discriminatory and xenophobic comments published by members of the Pumas squad on social media," a statement read, after offensive tweets dating from 2011-2013 came to light.
In his tweets, since deleted, Matera spoke of "running over blacks" with his car and disparaged Bolivians and Paraguayans.
The team said that although the posts were almost a decade old and did "not represent the personal integrity that the three have shown during their current period with the Pumas", action had to be taken.
"The Argentina Rugby Union condemns any instance of hate speech and considers it unacceptable that anyone expressing those views would represent our country," the statement said.
Matera - who plays club rugby for top Paris side Stade Francais - said in a statement that he was "deeply ashamed".
"I'm sorry to everyone who was offended by the barbarisms I wrote," he said on Instagram.
"At that moment I could never imagine who I would become. Today I have to take responsibility for what I said nine years ago."
"I want to apologise as well to my team and to my family for what they are experiencing because of my actions."
Argentina rugby said it would be asking staff to propose candidates to replace Matera as captain.
The trio's suspension leaves the Pumas reeling ahead of a clash against the Wallabies this weekend.
It is the final fixture of a Tri Nation series that had seen Argentina beat New Zealand and draw with Australia, but which now also be remembered for scandal.
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Ruffey Lake Park Disc Golf Course is located east of Melbourne in Doncaster. The 9 short holes will appeal to both beginner to intermediate disc golfers. Since it's installation in 2012, the course reminas the home of disc golf for the Melbourne Disc Golf Club.


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Home›Carriers›AT&T gets a lift with KONE predictive maintenance deal in US, Canada, Mexico
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AT&T gets a lift with KONE predictive maintenance deal in US, Canada, Mexico
Lift maker KONE has selected AT&T to connect it elevators and escalators in North America in order to gather data, enable predictive maintenance, and improve safety and performance.
AT&T said it had been chosen to provide internet-of-things (IoT) "connectivity and service management". The pair will make "thousands" of elevators and escalators smarter across the US, Canada and Mexico using "IoT connectivity", they said.
It is unclear whether AT&T will support all of KONE's assets in the field with its own low-power wide-area (LPWA) network, in the form of LTE-M connectivity, and NB-IoT network later, or it will draw from a broader connectivity set on a case-by-case basis.
KONE monitors parameters such as speed, weight, vibration, temperature, frequency of use and much more. AT&T is providing the means to transmit its data in "real time" to IBM's cloud, where it is analysed by IBM's Watson IoT platform to help identify and predict faults before they happen.
The idea is to keep equipment up and running, and to improve people flow, said AT&T.
KONE's customers, comprising building owners and facilities managers, have access to an online dashboard to track their equipment, and KONE technicians receive alerts when equipment has an issue – "so they can perform proactive, even predictive maintenance".
Larry Wash, executive vice president for KONE in the Americas regions, said: "Reliable connectivity is an essential element for powering KONE 24/7 Connected Services and for driving our smart buildings strategy.
"Our solution enables real-time data to predict, maintain and act before a breakdown occurs, creating a better customer experience. With AT&T, we can easily implement and scale KONE 24/7 Connected Services for our elevators and escalators and those we service across North America."
Chris Penrose, president of IoT solutions at AT&T, said: "Escalators and elevators are often something that we take for granted – until they aren't working. As they transport millions of passengers each day, just one broken-down elevator can cause bottlenecks in buildings, which can be frustrating and inconvenient.
"KONE is showing how a manufacturing and services company can use IoT solutions to help put customers first and improve insights into the condition of elevators and escalators."
Tags:AT&TescalatorsIIoTIoTKONEliftspredictive maintenance
AT&T and Ericsson offer to test enterprise IoT devices for cybersecurity flaws
U.S Cellular targets business, rural customers with new IoT deal
Five steps on the road to industrial 5G – licences / fees (step #3)
/ January 16, 2020 /
Software can actually increase the value of IoT hardware over time (Reader Forum)
Keysight eBook: Battery life is IoT device life
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Sprint to launch Curiosity IoT platform in Australia soon


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Access (Student Fee Referendum)
BeAM Student Fee Referendum Information
Be A Maker (BeAM) is a network of four makerspaces at Carolina currently open to any UNC student, staff, or faculty member. You and anyone on campus can join the UNC maker community to design and create physical objects for education, research, entrepreneurship, and recreation. BeAM is where you can make, invent, and be creative.
On February 11th, there will be a referendum for a $17 annual student fee, which will maintain BeAM's current services, continuing open access to all on campus. The vote will be held using Heel Life and will coincide with Student Government and other campus elections. We encourage all students to educate themselves and exercise their right to vote in all ballot areas on February 11th.
What does open access mean?
BeAM's philosophy is that all students deserve the chance to become makers and therefore we are proposing a student fee, which would allow for open access, rather than a pay-for-service. Since we launched our first makerspace in 2016, we've provided open access to everyone in the UNC community. Anyone from any background in any major can take a training and access our makerspaces. You can build almost anything your mind can conceive! BeAM wants to continue providing all students with the tools and resources they need to create, innovate and build job skills that leading companies are looking for.
BeAM at Carolina is quite unique in the national university makerspace landscape. We are open to all and provide studio spaces, training, equipment, materials, and an outstanding student staff to support the maker community. At many universities, makerspaces are hidden, require a steep membership fee for access, or are restricted to students of specific colleges or departments (e.g. engineering). At a university such as Berkeley, students may pay over $150 per year to access their makerspace/innovation hub.
Ballot Language to Appear on February 11th
The Department of Applied Physical Sciences has petitioned the University for the imposition of a new student activity fee to contribute toward sustained financial support for the operation of the "Be A Maker" (BeAM) network of makerspaces at UNC. If approved, the fee would be set at $17 per student for the 2020-2021 academic year and would apply to all full-time, fee-paying undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. If the initial creation of this fee is approved by students, future increases to the fee would not require approval by student referendum but would be subject to the usual fee review process, including review by the student-led Student Fee Audit Committee (SFAC).
By voting "Yes," to this measure, you indicate your support for creating this fee and setting it in the amount of $17 per student for the 2020-2021 academic year. Furthermore, you indicate your support for the following amendment to Chapter 1, Article VII of the Student Constitution ("Independent Agencies").
Section 22. "Be A Maker" (BeAM) Makerspace Advisory Board
The BeAM Advisory Board shall be the governing body of the BeAM Program and shall, in cooperation with the Department of Applied Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, provide oversight and strategic guidance for the curricular and co-curricular programming as well as the capital investment decisions of all makerspace facilities at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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What is provided by Beam?
*Cumulative data since check-in system was brought online in fall 2017
Student makers can participate in a variety of activities, including:
Hosted classes
What tools and technologies can you learn to use at BeAM?
BeAM provides makerspaces, equipment, training, staff support, and even some supplies and materials. At BeAM, you get direct, hands-on access to emerging tools and technologies, such as:
Come See for Yourself – All are Welcome
We invite you to join us at any of our upcoming open house events through February 11th:
Tuesdays from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Hanes Art Center
Wednesdays from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Murray Hall
Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Carmichael Residence Hall
Fridays from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Kenan Science Library
*Open house and packout/table events will continue through the spring semester, with times to be announced soon.
Student Fee FAQ
Q: How would the BeAM student fee be assessed?
The fee would show up alongside tuition and other fees. The fee would not be collected when students visit BeAM MakerSpaces.
Q: When would the BeAM student fee go into effect?
This coming fall (Fall 2020).
Q: Is it a one-time fee, or will it be assessed each semester?
The $17 fee will be assessed annually.
Q: What will change with the fee?
This is somewhat complicated, but the short answer is BeAM will be able to maintain its current levels of service to the university. It would also allow for the creation of a student advisory board.
Q: What will change without the fee?
Again, this is complicated, but the short answer is that if everything else remains the same, BeAM's budget will decline, so services would be reduced accordingly. Open hours, offered materials, equipment maintenance and replacement, staffing, trainings, etc. would be impacted at different levels.
Q: Do faculty and staff have to pay fees to use BeAM MakerSpaces?
Not yet. That's the next step regardless of the referendum outcome.


A late touchdown pass from quarterback Andy Dalton to wide receiver Tyler Boyd gave the Cincinnati Bengals the last-minute lead and ultimately the 31-27 win over the Baltimore Ravens.
Boyd thrived as Dalton's go-to target all the way up to his game-winning reception, as he led the team with 91 yards on five receptions.
Ravens running back Alex Collins stood out once again for Baltimore, rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries. Of course, his efforts weren't enough to help his team come out with a win.
When the game was on the line, the Bengals threw the ball in the seam to Tyler Boyd, who took the play 49 yards for the game-winning touchdown. Outside of the biggest play of his career, Boyd recorded four other catches 42 yards. All of his targets came against Maurice Canady.
Dalton ran hot and cold against the Ravens, either producing good throws or being very inaccurate, as he only hit on 52.3 percent of his passes. When he was pressured, his completion percentage dropped to 33.3 percent. Where Dalton succeeded was throwing the ball 10-plus yards down the field in between the numbers, as he completed 5-of-6 such passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns. However, when he attempted a pass under 10 yards between the numbers, he was just 3-of-8 for 21 yards.
The rookie linebacker only played 23 snaps; however, he was very effective in coverage, allowing two catches for 15 yards and knocking down the ball on his other target. Also, one of his tackles in coverage was good for a defensive stop.
The talk of the season has been the play of the other cornerback William Jackson (who was once again excellent). But this week, Kirkpatrick was able to show why he was a first-round pick in 2012. Kirkpatrick allowed just three catches on eight targets for 20 yards and knocked down two passes. He was tested frequently but came off the victor.
The Ravens' offensive line did very little to help Alex Collins. In fact, Collins gained 79 yards after contact and only had 78 yards total in the game. The play of the Ravens' offense was the touchdown run, where Collins had to reverse field after being contacted four yards deep in the backfield.
The Ravens ended up losing the game on a dropped pass that was intercepted and returned for a touchdown, which will go on Flacco's stat line but was a good pass and had nothing to do with him. In fact, he received very little help from his pass-catchers, as Baltimore's receivers dropped five passes.
Williams is one of the premier run-stopping defensive lineman in the game, and he proved just that against the backup offensive guards for the Bengals. Even though the Bengals had success in the run game, their strong box-score production had more to do with their running backs being able to bounce out than the run near Williams in the middle.
Even in the latter stages of Suggs' career, he is still one of the better edge defenders in the league. Suggs can be a force in the run game or pass game and very rarely has a game of little value. Against the Bengals, he had four pressures and added three stops in the run game. He also blew up multiple plays before they had a chance to get going, as he was too quick and strong for the Bengals' offensive line and tight ends.


A movement to outfit this weekend's marchers with pussyhats – knitted pink hats sporting cat ears, is taking local and national yarn stores by storm. KBCS's Yuko Kodama visits a local eastside yarn store for details.
The knitted pussyhat pattern is here. You can find crochet and sewings patterns for pussyhats on the pussyhat website.


If there's one thing that every writer can relate to, it's scrambling to think of a new, super engaging and original idea for an article while a deadline looms menacingly over your head. And for business writers, this often has to be done while juggling a million other to-dos that sap your precious brain power.
As a "business writer" myself, I often feel the pressure to think of great ideas to keep readers engaged and wanting more. And unless you're a bottomless pit of fantastic blog ideas, you'll likely need a little bit of structure, and a little bit of help. For me, I've found that mind mapping new ideas, and storing them in a central location is the perfect way to always have new stories ready to go when needed.
In this post, I'll outline a few ways that I, and many other business writers, use mind mapping software to gather story ideas for their writing projects.
In most cases, a writer will start with a very general topic or theme. They will then have to think of an "angle" or a "story" that expands upon one focused point relating to that topic. Often, when an article feels jumbled and lacking a specific focus, it's because the writer is trying to discuss a general topic, rather than a specific story.
Luckily, mind maps can help you drill down to find that story very quickly. But before I explain how, I'll explain what I mean by "topic" and "story".
A topic is very general: strategic planning, employee onboarding, business ethics. Those are all topics, and there are endless ways to talk and write about them. Starting your blog post with "I'm going to write about business ethics today" is enough to drive a writer insane.
A story, on the other hand is focused. It relates to a topic, but it focuses in on one specific person, thing, event, outcome and so on. Starting your blog post with the idea to tell readers "How the CEO of this company used this strategic planning technique to increase revenues by this amount" will result in a much more interesting and useful article.
Finding these story ideas can be very challenging. That's where mind maps come in.
Because writing is such a solo experience, writers will of course have many different ways of collecting story ideas. I'd like to describe my own techniques, and how I use mind maps to find hidden stories. Mind mapping software, by nature, is a great tool for collecting ideas quickly and moving them around to find hidden connections. Mind maps allow you to start with a very general topic, and quickly brainstorm different angles for a story.
Start a mind map with Strategic Planning as the Central Topic.
Hold my own brainstorming session. Add as many focused story ideas I can think of into a mind map.
Ask colleagues. Send an email around to a few colleagues to ask if they have any story ideas around that topic. Add them into a mind map.
Do a Google search. Read through some articles and blogs related to Strategic Planning to introduce new ideas. Add them into a mind map.
Use Google Keyword Planner to collect keyword ideas. Google will provide a huge list of phrases related to strategic planning. Add those into your mind map.
Ask customers if I can tell their stories. Get real world use cases that can be adapted into an article about Strategic planning. Add those into a mind map.
Any other crazy mind exercises I can think of to generate new ideas. Add those into a mind map.
The idea here is to collect as much information as possible. Once you have it centralized, you can then start to focus on specific ideas, and flesh out the story you'd like to tell for each.
These allow you to sort, categorize and prioritize your new ideas using whichever parameters you see fit. For this exercise, I used numerical icons to mark which ideas are highest quality (#1) and which are the lowest (#3). There are also flags, arrows, and smiley icons built into MindManager, as well as the ability to colour code ideas. Choose which one works best for you and get sorting.
You'll quickly realize that some of your ideas will relate nicely to other ideas. MindManager allows you to create relationships between ideas you gathered at different stages of your process by drawing a visible line between them. Or, better yet, you can start to create new topics and drag and drop those related ideas into it.
Like relationships, boundaries allow you to visibly section ideas into their own groups. Choose a cluster of ideas that relate to each other, draw a physical boundary around them, and continue your brainstorming until you have a collection of story ideas.
Notes allow you to write additional detail for each individual idea, and attach it as a note you can return to later. This is great for keeping your map simple and clean, while also storing a mammoth amount of information.
Like with notes, links allow you to collect resources that relate to your ideas and can be used in your future writing. Links can be websites, files, entire folders, or even email addresses for a contact you'd like to interview.
There is "no one size fits all" approach to this stage of the story generation process. Trying different techniques and refining your own process is the best way to find what works best for you.
Here's what your map should look like once you've started to refine and sort your ideas. Once you've sorted and made sense of your ideas, you can create new topics or sub-topics containing your newly formed story ideas.
Once you've gone through refinement process for your ideas, you should have a nice list of focused story ideas you can pull out each time you need to hit a deadline. The last step is to store all of your story ideas in an easily accessible location.
Again, by their nature, mind maps lend themselves perfectly to this requirement. You can either store your map from Step 2 as is, or copy all of your refined story ideas into a new, uncluttered map that will serve as your story idea dashboard. Each time you need a new story idea, you can open this dashboard and choose one of your ideas to write about. It's every writers dream!
Add start and end dates, work duration, priorities and progress to each of your stories to track progress and easily see which have been completed, and which are still available to use. The dashboard will let you know if you missed a story deadline by coloring the topic red.
This allows your to drag and drop your ideas into a calendar to schedule publish dates. This feature is perfect for organizing a blog calendar with hard deadlines and a consistent publishing schedule.
If you've sorted your story ideas by priority, you can use this view to easily group each priority level. You can also see task information info in this view, allowing you to quickly get an idea of how many high priority ideas have or have not been completed yet.
With all of your story ideas in a single dashboard, you'll never have to worry about scrambling for a story idea again! And if you run out of ideas because you're such a prolific writer, you can just start the process all over again using a different topic.
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The future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) is underway for the first time conducting at-sea tests and trials in the Atlantic Ocean Dec. 7, 2015.
The multimission ship will provide independent forward presence and deterrence, support special operations forces, and operate as an integral part of joint and combined expeditionary forces.
Paul, I almost wish I were there; but, of course, if the Navy would need or want me (the ancient mariner) there, we would all be in a helluva pickle. The ship looks like something out of a S/F novel. But it does seem just a bit expensive!
Yes, the new destroyer does look like a s/f ship.
You and I are a proud part of U.S. Navy history, but, alas, we are history as far as the Navy is concerned.


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ANDREW BOSTOM: CHRISTMAS CLARITY, PALESTINIAN ARAB CHRISTY ANASTAS ON ISLAM AND SHARIA-BASED PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS IN HOLY LAND…….
Andrew Bostom Christian Support for Israel Paleostinians
A few weeks ago in Helsinki, during a lecture by visiting Israeli journalist, Ben-Dror Yemini, a self defined Palestinian Arab Lutheran pastor Ramez Ansara, stood up to give a blistering diatribe against Israel for all of the ills that befall the Arabs. Reading one supposed crime after the other, this Arab propagandizing 'pastor' (who happened to be sitting with the same guy in this picture, Haitham Hannan, seated left) placed the entire conflict on Israel's shoulders.
Talking to him afterwards, I challenged him on his "facts", and when confronted with real facts, he feigned ignorance but nonetheless, assertive of his original bogus claims. He knew nothing about international law, nothing about anything except the propaganda fed to him by his Muslim masters, I told Ansara that he has a typical dhimmi mind-set and that his Muslim handlers have managed him well.
Ben-Dror Yemini handled his claims rather easily, but this is typical of the anti-Israel brain dead, speak disingenuously, lying outright, and for some, burping out memes and catch phrases without knowing or even caring that they're completely bogus. This is why Christa Anastas is such a breath of fresh air, and thanks to Andy Bostom for reminding us all about her.
Christmas Clarity: Palestinian Christy Anastas on Islam and Sharia-Based Persecution of Christians in the Holy Land
"As Christmas approaches, and the usual Jew-hating calumnies against Israel, holding her responsible for the plight of Christians in the Holy Land, are leveled, Christy Anastas' honest, uncompromised observations identifying the Sharia-based source of Christian persecution in Gaza, Judea-Samaria, and throughout the Muslim-dominated Middle East, must be reverberated widely."
Open Doors, founded during 1955 in response to the plight of Eastern European Christians under the yoke of Communist anti-religious fanaticism, is a non-profit organization working to document and counteract Christian persecution. Its yearly "catalogue" of global Christian oppression declares ruefully that 2014,"has seen more global persecution of Christians than any other year in recent history."
Not surprisingly, given our era's rampant, worldwide Islamic jihadism, nine out of the ten countries persecuting Christians most egregiously, are Islamic societies, where Sharia, Islamic law-based discrimination, is the source of what Open Doors euphemistically dubs "Islamic extremism." Although, understandably, the horrific, jihad-sanctioned exploits of ISIS and Boko Haram targeting Christians—beheadings, eviscerations, torture, rape, and enslavement—have garnered the most attention, and condemnation, as the Open Doors reports make plain, chronic, grinding persecution of Christians in Muslim societies is a global phenomenon.
For example, Open Doors describes in rather anodyne terms these conditions for Christians in the very birthplace of Christianity, the Holy Land (i.e., Israel, and the disputed territories of Gaza, and Judea-Samaria), specifically, the areas under Palestinian Muslim rule, ranked 34th among the top 50 most persecuted Christian populations.
Leader: President Mahmoud Abbas; Government: Interim administration; Main Religion: Islam; Source of persecution: Islamic extremism—"Anti-Christian violence has increased, mostly caused by Islamic extremists, although Muslim-background believers face pressure from family, too. The authorities fail to uphold the rights of individual Christians, causing some to flee to safer areas. In Gaza, Christians are enticed into becoming Muslims, especially during Ramadan, with the offers of jobs, houses, wives and diplomas. Sometimes the approach is more violent. A Greek Orthodox monastery in Bethany, West Bank, was the repeated target of attacks…"
After more than thirteen centuries of almost uninterrupted jihad in historical Palestine, it is not surprising that a finalized constitution proposed for a Palestinian Arab state declared all aspects of Palestinian state law to be subservient to the Sharia, in harmony with the popular will (i.e., 79.9 percent of Palestinians want the PA to follow the Sharia—Islamic religious law— including 68.6 percent who wanted the Sharia as the exclusive code of law, according to data published by the Palestinian Center for Research and Cultural Dialogue, March 3, 2005). Moreover, contemporary Palestinian Authority religious intelligentsia openly support restoration of the oppressive system of dhimmitude within a Muslim-dominated Israel as well.
…Under the Geneva Convention, firing missiles indiscriminately at civilian targets is a crime against humanity. They have not considered how Israel cares for her citizens by building a network of bomb shelters, reinforcing buildings and public structures and providing early warning systems for her people. In contrast, the leaders of Gaza, given so much aid by the West, appear to have spent much of it on building and preparing for war, rather than helping or protecting the people. Sadly, militants hide like cowards behind civilians, using public/civilian buildings as cover for launching rockets in order to draw Israeli fire. Women and children are called to be jihadists on rooftops and pay with their lives, defying the IDF's warnings to evacuate. It breaks my heart to see the one called the enemy, work so hard to avoid collateral-civilian damage, whereas the other, my own people, think of them as a credible sacrifice for their cause.We Palestinians, whether Fatah, Hamas, Muslim or Christian, must accept responsibility for our actions and those among us who seek to perpetuate violence. We must recognize that violence only leads to more violence and must admit we are committing war crimes ourselves. The consequence of our actions is that we are reaping what we have sown. Israel's military might, causing so much damage in Gaza, is a consequence, not a first strike reaction, to the provocation of those militants among us who for years have launched thousands of rockets onto Israel.…I challenge anyone to find a nation who would tolerate what Israel has had to from radicalized people who seek to destabilize the entire Middle-East. I call upon world leaders to force the Palestinian leadership to address this serious matter. I call on my people to accept responsibility for their actions and restrain those among us who chose violence over diplomacy. Instead of constantly looking at the speck in Israel's eye, we must remove the plank from our own. If we truly want change, and care for our children who are dying as innocent victims in this conflict, we must be the change we want to see.
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BREAKING: This Yesteryear Actress To Become The Next Chief Minister?
She says she can become one in a minute!
Yesteryear actress Hema Malini, who wowed us with her performance in various iconic films including Sholay, Naseeb, Seeta Aur Geeta et al, appears to be harbouring some sentiments towards becoming the next Chief Minister. The actress-turned-politician said that she can become a CM "in a minute" but she isn't too up for it owing to the free time she'd have to forgo.
Was in Manaswad, Rajasthan for the performance of 'Meera' for Uttam Maharaj Swamy on the occasion of pre Guru Poornima After which I visited the famous & most beautiful temple of Mata Tripura Sundari there. pic.twitter.com/3Bp0uZ2gvM
— Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) July 26, 2018
Hema Malini, who is a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, for Mathura, was in Rajasthan's Banswara for a religious function.
Mai bana-na chahoon toh ek minute main ban sakti hoon but I don't like to be tied up. Mere jo free movements hain wo ruk jayenge: BJP's Hema Malini on being asked if she wants to be the CM pic.twitter.com/CAAU7B2KS0
— ANI (@ANI) July 26, 2018
The actress made her political debut in 2003. She has, in the past, campaigned for BJP candidates including yesteryear late actor Vinod Khanna, and formally joined the party in 2014. She was also the general secretary of the party in 2010. In the 2014 general elections for the Lok Sabha, Malini defeated the Mathura incumbent, Jayant Chaudhary (RLD) by 3,30,743 votes. She was then elected to the Lok Sabha.
As an actress, though, she was last seen on screen in Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi which was released last year. Over the years, she has made fewer presence on screen, with her daughter, Esha Deol, briefly acting in cinema too.


Sofia Mercer returns to her small Cape Cod hometown to lay her aunt to rest, but she wasn't counting on running into her first love, Burke Wolf. Where Sofia spent her teen years sick, Burke spent them fighting an addiction he didn't want to kick…until he did. Though these two had their ups and downs, the chemistry between them has stood the test of time, and so did the feelings they shared for each other.
Sofia and Burke certainly didn't have easy lives, but their meeting each other made an impact and left it's mark on them both. So much so, it's all too easy to see why these two people would still have a connection between them years later, even as complicated and unwanted as they pretend that it is.
I liked this second chance tale a lot. It was entertaining, well-written, and had quite a bit of depth and complexity to it, which I both appreciated and enjoyed. I'm an angst girl and Sofia and Burke's story of strength and forgiveness provided some great angst. I will say that the beginning of this was a bit rocky for me because I didn't quite connect with the characters at first, mostly because it felt like I'd been dropped in the middle of their story and there were some vital parts missing from it. But by the fourth chapter, things began to smooth out and I got more into the story and the characters, and by the end of the book, I was glad I kept reading because I truly enjoyed Sofia and Burke's story.
An entertaining and enjoyable read.


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Q: If 3 out of 5 randomly chosen reports used incorrect style, how many to expect out of 125
A teacher randomly reads 5 written reports from the 125 she has to grade. He finds that 3 reports did not follow the correct style. At this time same rate, how many of the 125 can she expect to not follow the correct style?

How do you do this question? You don't have to give the answer, just how you solve.

A: The problem tells you that 3 out of 5 of the papers the teacher looks at "did not follow the correct style".  Then the "rate" of papers not following the style is $3/5$.  To find the answer, you need to figure out how many out of 125 makes 3/5.  That is, find $X$ such that $X/125 = 3/5$.


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The National Audubon Society Guide to Marine Mammals of the World describes in fascinating detail all 120 species of the world's whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals and sea lions, manatees, Marine and Sea Otters, and the Polar Bear. Written by a team of experts and featuring more than 320 illustrations, 418 photographs, and 123 maps, this new guide offers more authoritative, up-to-date, and accessible information than any book previously published on the subject.
Full-color paintings, some depicting males and females, juveniles, subspecies, or special features. Color photographs showing appearance in the wild and illustrating typical behaviors. Life history data, including length and weight at various life stages, and life span. Range and habitat text and a full-color range map based on the most current information. Facts about social organization, surface behaviors, swimming, and diving. Information on mating behavior, breeding, and the rearing of young. Details about food items and foraging techniques. Estimates of population in the wild, plus current and historic threats.
A general introduction outlines the evolution and taxonomy of marine mammals, distribution, migration, watching guidelines, identification techniques, organizations and laws that protect marine mammals, and more.
Introductions to groups include comparative size illustrations, discussion of behaviors particular to the group, and other unique features.
A useful illustrated glossary of terms and an index of species names complete the guide.
Exquisitely detailed illustrations, stunning photographs, and clearly written text combine to make this an indispensible reference source for marine mammal watchers and anyone interested in the natural world.
Pieter A. Folkens (illustrator) is widely acknowledged as one of the finest illustrators of marine mammals in the world. He has contributed to many books, including The Sierra Club Handbook of Seals and Sirenians and The Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals (Academic Press). He has also designed cetaceans for motion pictures and television, including the films Star Trek IV, Flipper, and Free Willy. He is a founding board member of the Alaska Whale Foundation, a non-profit marine mammal research and conservation organization, and spends his summers in Alaska studying the feeding ecology of Killer and Humpback Whales. Folkens lives in Benicia, California.
Randall R. Reeves (Sperm Whales, Beaked Whales, River Dolphins, Beluga and Narwhal, Ocean Dolphins, Porpoises, Glossary) has been involved in marine mammal work for over 25 years, ranging from field studies in the Arctic, the North Atlantic, and the Indus and Amazon Rivers, to archival research on the history of whaling. He co-authored The Sierra Club Handbook of Whales and Dolphins and The Sierra Club Handbook of Seals and Sirenians and edited Conservation and Management of Marine Mammals (Smithsonian). Reeves holds a Ph.D. from McGill University, Canada. Since 1997, he has served as chairman of the Cetacean Specialist Group of the World Conservation Union (IUCN). Reeves lives in Hudson, Quebec.
Phillip J. Clapham (Introduction, Baleen Whales) is a leading expert on large whales. He has conducted research on a variety of whale species around the world and has written or contributed to several books, including Humpback Whales (Voyageur Press), Whales of the World (Voyageur Press), and The Complete Book of North American Mammals (Smithsonian). Clapham earned a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. He is a Research Associate at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and lives and works in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, where he directs a research program on large whales.
Brent S. Stewart (Polar Bear and Otters, Pinnipeds) has been studying and writing about marine mammals since the late 1970s. He has published many articles on marine mammals and contributed to several books, including The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals and The Sierra Club Handbook of Seals and Sirenians. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Stewart is a Senior Research Biologist at Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute in San Diego, California, and Marine Science and Foreign Affairs Officer with the State Department in Washington, D.C.
James A. Powell (Sirenians) is recognized as an international expert on manatees. For the past thirty years he has conducted field research on sirenians around the world from Florida to the West Indies and Belize, and has spent ten years in remote areas of western Africa studying the West African Manatee. He earned a Ph.D. in Zoology from Cambridge University, England. He is co-chair of the Sirenia Specialist Group of the World Conservation Union (IUCN). Powell is the Director for Aquatic Programs for the Wildlife Trust in Sarasota, Florida.


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Situated 2.6 km from Silver Dollar City and 6 km from Mickey Gilley Theatre Lakeside Laziness Condo offers accommodation in Branson. The air-conditioned unit is 7 km from Titanic Museum.
The unit is equipped with a kitchen. A TV is featured. Other facilities at Lakeside Laziness Condo include a fitness centre.
You can play tennis at the property and the area is popular for golfing. Andy Williams Moon River Theater is 8 km from Lakeside Laziness Condo while Ride the Ducks Branson is 8 km away. Springfield-Branson Airport is 65 km from the property.


Click on the "Sign Up" link at the top of MartialConnection.com to get started.
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Yes, you can create an account using, facebook, twitter or LinkedIn.
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How do I add a new listing to Dojo Finder?
Can I list multiple Dojos?


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Step outside the Christmassy wrapped box and try the all new Mulled Cider Spice from Schwartz, a warming blend of allspice, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg with a sparkling of orange peel to give that extra twang.
For a warming non-alcoholic alternative, add 2 sachets to 1 litre of apple juice, heat as above then remove the sachets and serve garnished with apple slices. Also delicious with alcohol-free cider.


Bathworks Showrooms is proud to present this decorative controls exhaust fan, by Panasonic Canada. The FV-CSVK1 is made from premium materials, this Controls Exhaust Fan offers great function and value for your home. This fixture is part of Panasonic Canada's decorative Collection, so make sure to check out other styles of fixtures to accessorize your room.