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'Steve Jobs' Official Trailer #2
The New 'Steve Jobs' Trailer Looks Like Everything A Movie About Apple's Creator Should Be
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Seth Rogen, Kate Winslet, Jeff Daniels
Director: Danny Boyle
Release Date: October 23rd, 2015
Quick Take: The second official trailer for the upcoming Steve Jobs film just dropped and it looks like it's going to finally be the biopic the genius behind Apple deserves.
The trailer is tense and dark and gives a taste of what a mix of Danny Boyle's direction with Aaron Sorkin's writing can create. Michael Fassbender seems like the perfect actor to capture both Jobs' altruistic desire to bring computing to the average consumer and the intense obsession and megalomania that fueled him.
Seth Rogen as Steve Wozniak makes less of an appearance in this trailer as compared to the first, but he seems like the perfect balance to Fassbender's intensity. Also featuring in this trailer are Kate Winslet as Joanna Hoffman a member of the original Mac team and Jeff Daniels as John Sculley, Apple CEO from 1983 to 1993.
The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 5th and has already garnered rave critical reviews. It opens in New York and Los Angeles on October 9th and nationwide on October 23rd.
Drop This Fact: During pre-production, David Fincher was considering directing the film with Christian Bale as the star.
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Most people aren't taking advantage of trading today and this can be blamed on confusion. When you talk about trading, this is something so huge that can easily intimidate with a lot of new terms, procedures and thousand different approaches. For anyone interested in making step, understanding derivative should be the first step to take. You will get to know more about derivative, reasons to use it and how it boosts goals achievement in trading.
Derivatives offer you the power to buy, trade and sell certain items easily. These derivatives are those that can be used the same as normal commodities. Derivative products can open up large doorways to financial success with minimum risks. Interested parties should research and learn more about Contract for Difference trading. With this type of derivative product, one's trading capabilities are enhanced. Thus a derivative is more of a contract that is easily valued from the source.
With a derivative, you won't have to pay cash. The derivative will be as valuable as that original source it represents. Underlying sources are things like index, asset, interest rates etc. Depending on the value of your derivative, you will know if your business will succeed.
In the price movements, an investor will hardly undergo any loss when using a derivative. Whenever there are tumults in the business market, derivatives will increase the leverage, i.e the wide between success and failure. The last use of derivatives is to analyze the movement of an asset. Thus this will enable investors to bet on the financial prices of all their assets in the future.
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Albert Kelly on fire, lethal right edge unplayable, history-maker Marc Sneyd - Hull FC talking points
The Black and Whites are third after a big win
Marc Sneyd had another good night with the boot
Hull FC strengthened their position in Super League's top five with a superb 31-18 win over Castleford Tigers.
The Black and Whites were behind at the break but produced a brilliant second-half performance to see off their play-off rivals.
Here, FC reporter Will Jackson takes a look at the major talking points.
Kelly on fire
He takes some stopping when he's on top form and Castleford Tigers just simply could not handle Albert Kelly on Thursday night.
In truth, he endured a mediocre first half, his kicks weren't finding space, he played a couple of hospital passes and he made the handling error which unfortunately led to Junior Moors' try towards the end of the first half.
But, he certainly flicked through the gears after the interval and for the second week running, after a superb display against Salford Red Devils, he was the match winner.
The half-back had a hand in every try Hull scored on the night, skipping across the line and creating the space in the build-up to both of Ratu Naulago's efforts, before getting over the line for try of his own. A first career hat-trick for Kelly, who is in red hot form.
Rugby League news: Reaction to Hull FC's crucial win, KR man ready to impress, match previews
Lethal right edge
Hull's right edge will take some stopping at present with Albert Kelly, Jake Connor and Ratu Naulago beginning to build a formidable understanding.
The trio were outstanding against Catalans Dragons in the Challenge Cup a fortnight ago, dangerous against Salford Red Devils last week, but they were simply sublime at The Jungle.
The speed and run threat the trio carry is just impossible to defend against, particularly Naulago, who is rapidly becoming a super star in rugby league, despite playing just 12 senior games.
Hull FC's Albert Kelly scores one of his three tries against Castleford Tigers at the Jungle
Teams know they are never quite safe down Hull's right flank because with the ability to finish from absolutely anywhere on the field, one error can be ruthlessly punished.
Sneyd writes his name into the history books
If there was one statistic that proves just how important Marc Sneyd is to Hull FC, it's that Sneyd became just the tenth player to rack up 1000 points for the club on Thursday evening.
Joining the likes of Joe Oliver, John Maloney and Paul Eastwood in an exclusive club, Sneyd hit the milestone in style with some tricky conversions and a drop goal for good measure.
However, it was his experience and management of the clash at The Jungle which was crucial in sealing the two points. He pinned Castleford back in their own half with a smart kicking game and when he got the chance to penetrate, he did so effectively.
Albert Kelly Hull FC's man of the moment but plenty shine at Castleford Tigers - player ratings
The scrum-half will spend the next three seasons at the KCOM Stadium having signed a contract extension earlier in the year and already that is looking like one of the savviest deals the club will do this term.
Ahead of the game, Lee Radford did little to talk down the clash against Castleford with the Super League table suggesting the two points would be huge for either side's hopes of finishing in the top five come September.
There is still plenty of rugby to played between now and the end of the season, but having picked up points in style, Hull certainly look capable of pulling away from the chasing pack at this stage.
Mark Minichiello in action for Hull FC against Castleford Tigers at the Jungle
With the rest of the league still to play in round 18, there is the chance that Hull could drop back down to fourth by the end of the weekend, but few will be writing them off now.
Massive month ahead
As if a trip to Castleford Tigers wasn't a big enough clash, Hull follow that up with three of the biggest games of the season so far.
A trip to Catalans Dragons looks even bigger than the game at The Jungle with both sides tussling for that third spot and just five days later Hull make the short trip to Craven Park to take on Hull KR.
The form book goes out of the window for derby games, but FC ought to be more than confident in getting the job done in east Hull, particularly after the one-sided result last time the two teams met.
Lee Radford reveals his half-time challenge to Hull FC players and pride at Castleford comeback
The following week, Radford's side host runaway leaders St Helens and their result at London Broncos last week proves they are capable of a wobble every now and then.
FC have got their crucial month off to a superb start, but we'll know an awful lot more about their credentials come July 7.

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Violence in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero has emptied entire villages, closed schools and forced bus companies off the road.
Now it has shut down the state's overcrowded morgues as workers walked off the job, saying the stench of hundreds of decomposing bodies had become unbearable.
Bodies have arrived in such numbers that morgues in the state have neither the space to store them nor the personnel to carry out autopsies, workers told local media.
In the state capital Chilpancingo, 200 kilometres south of Mexico City, at least 600 bodies are being stored in a space designed to take 200, according to the Reforma newspaper.
Between eight and 10 bodies have been arriving daily at morgues in the state, according to Reforma, while the state has registered 1,919 homicides so far this year – already at least 100 more than last year.
More than a decade after Mexico launched a militarized crackdown on organized crime, violence has continued to surge across the country, and 2017 looks set to be the country's most murderous year since such statistics were first compiled in 1997.
Guerrero sits south of Mexico City, and includes Pacific beach resorts such as Acapulco and an impoverished mountain hinterland that includes some of the country's poorest regions.
"People are unable to make ends meet so they get involved with criminal groups because they pay them," Campos said.
Opium poppies have long been cultivated in the state, but amid growing demand for heroin from US consumers, local crime groups have shifted to the production and sale of heroin – in turn fueling more violence as criminal groups dispute control of production zones and transportation routes to markets north of the border.
Guerrero has long suffered violence, repression, and rule by local strongmen; it has also been the setting for some of Mexico's most notorious crimes. In 2014, 43 students from the Ayotzinapa teacher training college were kidnapped by local police and presumably killed after they were handed over to drug traffickers.
Analysts say that government tactics have also inadvertently helped fuel the violence: law enforcement efforts targeting mafia leaders have led to the splintering of the previously dominant Beltrán Leyva cartel, unleashing a new round of conflict as rival factions vie for power.
At least 50 criminal groups now operate in the state, according to Guerrero's attorney general, Javier Olea.
Insecurity and threats against teachers – often targets for extortion – forced at least 100 schools to close earlier this month around the city of Chilapa, one of the main poppy-growing areas.
Bus services to the city have also been suspended after the murders of at least 10 drivers. Public transport is reportedly a major method of moving drugs out of the region.


William West/AFP/Getty Images Queue, or let Home Affairs watch your every movement?
Like the unchecked rollout of artificial intelligence and automation taking over our lives, facial recognition is coming to Australia, whether you want it to or not.
In the same week a parliamentary enquiry is examining the merits of Australia's proposed facial recognition regime, Sydney Airport is "in the throes" of a project to use the technology to handle passenger pre-boarding and arrivals.
According to ITNews, airport planning project manager Lisa Airth calls it the "fast passenger processing project".
Airth revealed the plan at the Biometric Institute conference in Sydney on Thursday and said an initial pilot of the end-to-end system will be conducted in the second half of this year.
While that sounds like a neat way to speed up queues, Airth went on to tell conference goers that the project was being built on the automation of the border clearance process by the Department of Home Affairs and the Department of Immigration and Border Protection.
"After all this was implemented we started to look at and understand how we start sharing the common information to all the other companies you come across as you actually move through the terminal," Airth said.
Whoa, there. Just two days ago, the Human Rights Law Centre made a submission to the parliamentary enquiry into Australia's proposed national facial recognition regime, specifically saying the country's law system is nowhere near prepared to handle it responsibly.
For starters, the technology isn't even reliable.
Just last month, British police were under pressure to explain how its new facial recognition technology falsely identified 2297 out of 2470 football fans as "persons of interest".
Not reliable, and well open for what most people would consider abuse.
China, for example, is well on track to have one camera for every two of its 1.35 billion citizens in place by 2020. It's using them to analyse students' behaviour in classrooms, make sure workers don't nod off, catch jaywalkers and build a "citizen rating" that can actually make it difficult for someone to get a loan.
Or, as it happens, even a first-class ticket on a train or airline.
Back here in Australia, halfway through an enquiry concerned with whether our government is even ready to handle the responsibility of a national facial recognition database, businesses are charging ahead.
"In our environment the Australian Border Force were already using it, so they've already been educated about it," Airth told the conference.
Qantas will be the launch partner at Sydney Airport. There are plans for it to also use the technology, powered by Home Affairs' preferred $22 million Vision-Box automated solution, for entry to its lounge areas.
As well as helping passengers validate their passport and check in at the international terminal, passengers' facial features will allow them to check their baggage in.
But since both of these options can be just as quickly validated by simply handing over a boarding pass – and it's a fair bet the boarding pass blip would be quicker than validating a facial scan – is there really a pressing need to give Qantas access to biometric data on every citizen who buys a ticket?
Well yes, because according to Airth, placing the cameras at security points will also "allow" passengers to be tracked as they move through the terminal.
She calls it "face on the move technology". Your image, which forms a crucial part of your "biometric token" will even be updated every time you return to Australia.
Obviously, if you do no wrong, you have nothing to fear, apart from in terms of how much confidence you have in your biometric data being stored securely.
Remember, unlike passwords, which can be changed if lost or stolen, biometric data doesn't change.
If someone steals your fingerprint or facial features, it's game on for them – for the rest of your life.
But above all, it seems the only people comfortable with the expanded powers given by implementing a national facial recognition database is Peter Dutton's Home Affairs department.
Privacy groups across the country agree Australia simply isn't ready for the responsibility, yet by the end of the year, chances are you'll be subjected to having your face watched at Sydney Airport's international terminal. It won't be a matter of choice.
"In other countries, there is serious debate about the police retaining the images of innocent people," Human Rights Law Centre director of legal advocacy, Dr Aruna Sathanapally, told the parliamentary committee on Tuesday.
Airth says ultimately Sydney Airport wants to "make sure it is a solution that works for every single airline that we have".


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Q: Allow date less than minDate in flatpickr I have the following code:
if (setToToday) {
  this.flatpickr({
      minDate: 'today',
      defaultDate: new Date( $(this).attr("date")),
  });
} else {
    flatpickr(this).setDate(new Date( $(this).attr("date") ));
}

Now what I would like to do is to show the user a date value less than today if the attr(date) is lesser today. Suppose today is 2021-03-03 and the previously selected value was 2021-02-02, I would like to allow the user to select that previous date or any date from today. Nothing in between. How can I do that in flatpickr?

A: If you'd like to make certain dates unavailable for selection, there are multiple methods of doing so.

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*Disabling specific date

*Disabling a date range

*Disabling dates using a function

Disabling specific dates
{
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}

Disabling range(s) of dates:
{
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            to: "2025-05-01"
        },
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        }
    ]
}

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        }
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    }
}

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A hungry and rapidly growing species of termite snuck into Florida from the tropics and is living in sections of the Dania Beach area of Ft. Lauderdale. This species, scientific name Nasutitermes corniger, is now nicknamed the "Conehead Termite" because of the distinctive cone - or teardrop-shaped head of the soldier caste. When it was first discovered in Florida in 2001, this species was called the "Tree Termite," but that nickname led to confusion—primarily the incorrect inference that it always lived and nested in or on trees, as well as the false sense of security that "at least my house is safe because the 'Tree Termite' only eats trees." Not! This highly adaptable termite nests in or on—and happily consumes—trees, shrubs, roots, structures, fences, wooden furniture, scrap wood, paper products and probably many other items made of cellulose. It may build nests on open ground with no trees close by.
This challenging species has tremendous potential for swift dispersal, survival in a variety of structural and natural habitats across a broad geographic range, and decisive economic impacts. There is a sense of urgency to act now to halt and hopefully eradicate this exotic species because if it spreads further and becomes irreversibly established in the United States, it could become a powerfully damaging, expensive, obnoxious, and permanent pest.
What should I look for to identify a Conehead Termite infestation?
Tunnels: Coneheads build extensive networks of narrow (usually half-inch wide or less) brown "tunnels" or termite highways on the sides of trees, houses, walls or almost any surface. Around homes, the galleries often track along lines such as mortar joints between layers of brick, or the junction between a house wall and the roof eaves. Termites are busy under these covered galleries, marching 24/7 to and from food and water resources. Often these tunnels are the first sign of an infestation. Other termites in the U.S. build tunnels too, but Conehead gallery networks are lengthy and prominent, and if you remove a short section, amazing insects will run out, as described below.
Coneheads: The soldier form of this termite has a very distinctive, dark "conehead" or teardrop-shaped head. If you break open an active tunnel, termites each about the size of a grain of rice dash out, including the odd-looking conehead soldiers which comprise up to 20-30% of the individuals in a colony. No worries – these termites will not bite or sting.
Nest: This invasive termite builds conspicuous dark brown nests, usually in the shape of a large ball or watermelon with a crisp, bumpy surface. Nests may be on, in, or by a tree, shrub, or structure, or sometimes sitting on open ground. Young colonies remain hidden for several years while they build population size before their "big reveal" when they construct a visible nest. The initial phase of construction creates a nest about the size of a tennis or softball, but healthy colonies rapidly expand their home such that a nest the size of a basketball or even larger may grow within a few months, and produce swarmers (alates) within a year. Because only older colonies build nests, however, foraging tunnels are found frequently without an apparent nest, which is still very important and we urge you to report the discovery.
To report a location of Conehead Termite activity, even if you're not sure but would like it checked (free inspection and treatment), please call Florida's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DACS) at 850-617-7997.
How are Conehead Termite infestations treated?
Because the goal is to evict this species from the U.S., any live Coneheads must be treated, whether they're in a house, yard, or even in an abandoned lot where they're munching on items no one seems to care about.
Florida's new overall treatment protocolis to remove and destroy (by incineration) accessible nests, and use termiticides to comprehensively treat activity centers such as foraging galleries, infested wood and other dense aggregations of termites. This aggressive combination of strategies should kill many colonies, and reduce overall population size, health and integrity of any surviving Conehead societies enough to drastically reduce swarmer production and dispersal, thus substantially slowing and hopefully halting expansion of the infested area.
► These termites don't bite or sting, but do not try to treat them yourself because the colony may move rather than die. Call the state hotline number above, or a certified pest management professional.
► Conehead attempts to "hitchhike" to colonize a new area, in another part of Florida or beyond, must be foiled by preventing transport of trees and shrubs, wood debris and furniture out of the infested and surrounding (high risk) locations, and by keeping vigilant watch to quickly notice – and immediately treat – any new infestations.
Acting quickly and decisively now, and committing to treatment and inspection vigilance for many years ahead, will be key to eliminating the current Conehead Termite infestation and preventing future established populations.
Thanks for helping to stop the spread of this destructive, invasive bug!


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PIONEERING WOMEN A statue in New York City pays tribute to three women who fought for voting rights in the U.S. TIMOTHY A. CLARY—AFP/GETTY IMAGES
There's a new statue in Central Park, in New York City. It marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution. In 1920, that amendment gave women the right to vote.
The monument features Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. They fought for women's voting rights.
Artist Meredith Bergmann created the sculpture. She wanted to show these women working toward a common goal. "They knew each other," Bergmann says. "They worked on the same causes. They spoke at the same conventions." Each is shown doing what she did best. "Truth is speaking, Anthony is organizing, and Stanton is writing," Bergmann says. She calls these activities "the ingredients of activism."
But the history behind the scene is complicated. And the statue invites a closer look at our country's past.
Evette Dionne wrote Lifting as We Climb. It's a book for young people about Black women in the suffrage
suffrage PHOTOS.COM—GETTY IMAGES having to do with the right to vote (adjective) Women led suffrage marches for many years before they were granted the right to vote in 1920. movement. Anthony and Stanton were white. Dionne says the women fought to end slavery. But they also worked with people who supported segregation
segregation STEPHEN F. SOMERSTEIN—GETTY IMAGES the policy of keeping people from different groups apart (noun) Martin Luther King Jr. fought to end segregation. . Their decisions, Dionne says, "caused harm to Black people for generations."
Black people have long taken the lead in the civil rights movement. That's why Truth was added to the statue. The original plan included only Anthony and Stanton. Bergmann says they should be honored even as we learn about their flaws. "The people we admire looked beyond their own life and tried to fight for great ideals," she notes.
Dionne says the statue is just a step toward learning more about history. She offers this advice: "I encourage kids to think, 'When I am being told this history, who is missing? And how can I find out more about those people?'"
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Women's Cybersecurity Scholarships for International Students, 2022 is offered for High/Secondary School, Bachelors, Masters degree in the field of Courses offered by the university. You can apply to this scholarship here. The deadline for the sending your application is 28 Feb 2022. This scholarship is provided by The Center for Cyber Safety and Education and the value of this scholarship is Partial Funding, Up to $5,000 . This scholarship is open for: Open to International students.
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Center for Cyber Safety and Education has initiated Women's Cybersecurity Scholarship to inspire women to join the ever-growing field of Information Security. Interested students may apply for the KnowBe4 Women in Cybersecurity Scholarship, (ISC)² Graduate Cybersecurity Scholarship, or (ISC)² Undergraduate Cybersecurity Scholarship, which are open to both women and men.
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Applicants must be pursuing, or plan to pursue, a degree with a focus on cybersecurity or information assurance.
Applicants must be a senior in high school, an undergraduate student, graduate or post graduate student to be eligible.
Applicants GPA must be at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or an analogous rank based on a comparable scale).
Applicants must be a citizen of any country (US citizenship not required).
Applicants must be attending on campus or online.
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Value of the Women's Cybersecurity Scholarships for International Students, 2022:
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Deadline of the Women's Cybersecurity Scholarships for International Students, 2022:
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Updated on: 16 Nov, 2021
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Read caption Destroyed building in Benghazi, Libya. June 2018. Photo: Alex Koclejda/NRC
NRC in Libya
Several years of civil conflict have left an estimated 890,000 individuals in need of humanitarian assistance in Libya. The country continues to be characterised by political instability, conflict, economic crisis and insecurity.
people in need received our assistance in 2019.
NRC Libya | Fact sheet
Humanitarian overview
Libya is now in its ninth year of instability and conflict following the fall of the Gaddafi regime in 2011. The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has reached 373,709, with an estimated 1.8 million people affected by the crisis and more than 890,000 people in need of some form of humanitarian assistance. Around 200,000 people have been displaced since the conflict reignited in April 2019 between the Government of National Accord (GNA) and the Libyan National Army (LNA).
In addition to displaced Libyans, there are 653,800 migrants in Libya, including an estimated 3,200 refugees and migrants in detention centers. Years of endless conflict between various armed groups, political and economic insecurity and limited humanitarian access have resulted in a severe deepening of this neglected crisis.
To date, a January 2020 commitment to de-escalate by the warring parties has been short-lived. To a large extent, the reduction in military activities was simply used to strengthen military positions and prepare for intensified conflict. The UN Support Mission in Libya has recorded at least 131 civilian casualties (64 deaths and 67 injuries) during the first quarter of 2020, which is an increase of 45 per cent compared to the fourth quarter of 2019.
NRC's operation
NRC began operations in Libya in 2017 and has continued to scale up its operational and programming presence supporting Libyan IDPs, returnees and host communities as well as vulnerable non-Libyan communities.
NRC implements education, shelter, ICLA and WASH activities in Tripoli and Benghazi. It is the co-lead of the National Education and Shelter Working Sector Working Groups, and is also a member of the Libya INGO Forum. NRC has established offices and guesthouses in Tripoli and Benghazi.
NRC's education response ensures that children and young people have access to quality, safe and inclusive education. The education environment in Libya requires emergency/transitional and resilience/sustainable support. NRC responds to both through its established learning centres and in government schools.
NRC also works with communities to provide community-based education services, and provides training and support to volunteer teachers. Key activities supported by the NRC Libya education teams include:
Better Learning Programme (BLP)
School rehabilitation/upgrades
Arabic Basic Literacy and Numeracy (BLN) non-formal education classes
Non-formal catch-up classes for non-Libyan children and youth
Adolescent girls clubs (AGCs)
Parent-teacher associations (PTAs)
Outreach and community awareness activities
Sector coordination and capacity building
Establishment of a community centre in Tripoli
Education activities have continued during the Covid-19 outbreak, with classes and learning support being provided through WhatsApp, student kits being distributed and registration of students taking place.
Information, counselling and legal assistance (ICLA)
NRC supports vulnerable displacement and conflict-affected communities to establish legal identity, including obtaining legal civil documentation (LCD), and claim their housing, land and property (HLP) rights. This is done through awareness raising on legal protection needs by providing information at the community level. Through mobile group information sessions (GIS), NRC raises awareness on LCD and HLP rights, procedural requirements and how to exercise them. NRC is also providing GIS to refugees and asylum seekers on relevant topics including residency, work rights, tenancy and civil documentation that provides specific information on available legal avenues.
Furthermore, NRC provides populations of concern with direct legal assistance and representation before formal courts, administrative bodies, or through collaborative dispute resolution mechanisms. NRC also provides technical assistance and capacity building to duty-bearers, customary justice actors and displaced community leaders on property rights, protection against eviction, property restitution and compensation.
Over the next year, NRC will also provide HLP support to NRC shelter teams and the shelter sector at large by conducting HLP due diligence for shelter beneficiaries and training NRC shelter teams in HLP and security of tenure issues. This will help ensure that mitigation measures are in place for not doing harm, including reducing the risk of eviction and increasing beneficiary protection against exclusion from compensation schemes. NRC is now the main focal point in Tripoli and Benghazi for IDP, host community, or returnee people in need of legal aid.
When the courts and civil registries closed in March 2020 due to Covid-19, NRC put together a guidance document to provide advice to clients on these restrictions and how they can ensure that they preserve the evidence needed to register a life event at a later date once judicial and administrative bodies re-open. Legal counselling also continued over the phone.
NRC Libya's shelter strategy focuses on ensuring dignified living conditions for displacement- and conflicted-affected communities in urban settings and informal settlements. This is achieved through the rehabilitation of damaged houses in urban settings and the improvement of the shelter and WASH conditions of vulnerable IDPs living in informal settlements.
Shelter is essential for people to live safely and securely, while a lack of adequate shelter in many areas features among the key obstacles to sustainable return across Libya. Currently NRC provides shelter solutions to conflicted-affected communities in Benghazi.
Urban settings
NRC provides shelter assistance to conflict-affected populations including returnees, IDPs and other vulnerable groups in urban settings. NRC targets the most vulnerable people in under-served areas.
As proof of ownership is an essential element of the rehabilitation and upgrade modalities, NRC ICLA and shelter teams operate in the same areas to maximise the impact of this programme and in line with NRC's commitment to integrated programming. NRC assistance to beneficiaries with security of tenure complements the work carried out by NRC ICLA teams regarding access to civil documentation.
NRC also works in informal settlements where vulnerable families are supported with shelter repairs and improvements, and larger informal settlements are supported with garbage removal, garbage bins distribution and communal lighting systems. NRC also advocates for improved shelter accessibility for people with special needs.
Shelter activities have remained a priority during the Covid-19 outbreak, with 3,000 IDP households being reached with hygiene kits to mitigate the spread of the disease.
NRC provides emergency one-off multi-purpose cash assistance (MPCA) to vulnerable Libyan IDP and non-Libyan conflict affected communities in and around Tripoli. NRC provided MPCA through pre-loaded cash cards reaching 408 individuals in 2019. Based on this successful pilot project, NRC is continuing its cash programming in 2020.
NRC Libya is grateful for the generous support from our donors:
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NMFA)
United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR)
Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
About NRC in Libya
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Wayne Cop Calls
Wayne Cop Calls Wayne Cop Calls Check out this story on HometownLife.com: https://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/wayne/2015/01/08/wayne-cop-calls-stolen-pickup-truck/21382953/
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Vehicle stolen
A resident of Little Creek Apartments, 3670 John Hix, told police Jan. 3 that someone had stolen his 2004 Dodge Ram 3500 pickup truck from the parking lot.
The resident said he had left it parked and locked the night before but it was gone when he went to leave in the morning. He said he wasn't behind on the payments but checked with the bank to confirm the vehicle hadn't been repossessed. The truck was valued at $17,000 and had New Hampshire license plates.
A woman came to the police station Jan. 5 to report that a friend of her boyfriend had stolen her cell phone. No other details were provided.
A driver told police Jan. 5 that a green Mercury Mountaineer had struck another vehicle at Michigan Avenue and Newburgh then failed to stop. The Mountaineer was last seen eastbound on Michigan Avenue. There was no indication of what damage had been caused by the collision.
Three Wayne residents reported tires slashed on their vehicles Dec. 21 bringing the total number of similar complaints that date to 12.
One resident in the 5000 block of Harrison told police a rear tire was cut on his 2001 Ford F250 while it was parked in his driveway.
A resident in the 5000 block of Niagara reported a tire punctured on a 2014 Chevrolet Cruze parked on the street.
A tire was also reported punctured on a 2013 Ford Escape parked in the 5000 block of Gloria.
Larceny from a vehicle
All four tires and rims were reported stolen from a 2013 Dodge Dart parked in the 3500 block of Mildred overnight Dec. 23. The owner told police she found the vehicle sitting on a wood drawer removed from a cabinet in the garage.
The owner told police the garage door was damaged and stuck open. The stolen items were valued at $800.
A snow blower and a propane gas tank valued at $560, were reported stolen from a shed in the 38000 block of Laurenwood on Dec. 23. The owner told police someone had pried the hasp lock to open the shed.
He also reported walking his dog at about 3 a.m. before leaving for work and reported the shed was undamaged at that time. His wife said she found the shed broken into at about 10 a.m.
Stolen vehicle
A resident of an apartment at 35330 Van Born told police Dec. 27 that he had been out of town for a couple days and returned to find his 2005 Ford Focus was missing. He said it had been left under the carport and hadn't been driven in two months.
The man told police the car was paid off although the officer noted records showing a lien holder. The officer also noted there marks on the pavement indicating the car had been dragged about 3 feet out of the carport area.
On Dec. 28, a resident in the 37000 block of Hillcrest told police that someone had stolen his Troy-Bilt snow blower, valued at $756, from his garage. He said when he went into his home Dec. 27 he thought the garage door was closed. When his son arrived several hours later, he said the son closed the door but didn't notice if the snow blower was there.
In the early morning hours of Dec. 28, he said he was backing his vehicle into the garage and noticed the snow blower was gone.
By LeAnne Rogers
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Jimmy Shelton Coley
Jimmy Shelton Coley, 80, died on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. He was born on July 26, 1940 in New Albany to Q. C. and Margaret Shelton Coley. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a retired soil conservationist for the U.S.D.A. He was a member of the New Albany Presbyterian Church, where he served as a former deacon. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Marie Dunlap Coley; a daughter, Cheri Coley; two granddaughters, Amanda and Jenna Yoches; a special friend of the family, Brian Denning, whom Jimmy loved like a son; a sister-in-law, Lynda Barkley and her son, Dr. Thomas Barkley, Jr.; his siblings, Ken Coley and Sandra Ballard; a special cousin, Betty Treadaway; and the family wishes to thank his special caregivers, Leigh Dunlap and Linda Nobles. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Lynn Coley; and a grandson, Jacob Yoches. Due to the lingering COVID-19 crisis, the family will have a private graveside service at Glenfield Memorial Park. Friends and family may sign the online guest book, offer condolences or share memories at www.unitedfuneralservice.com United Funeral Service is honored to be entrusted with these arrangements.
Jimmy Shelton Coley, 80, died on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. He was born on July 26, 1940 in New Albany to Q. C. and Margaret Shelton Coley. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a retired soil conservationist... View Obituary & Service Information
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Proprietor of Golden Grace International School, a well known private school in Oluwu area, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, Mr Oluremi Olalekan Michael has stated how financial problems of his parents almost dropped him out of school.
He said, "when i was young i didn't have any hope of going to the university because my mother told me not to further more after my primary six level because she couldn't afford to sponsor my education again due to the financial meltdown my family was facing".
Mr Olalekan who attended St. Michael primary school in Lagos pleaded with his mother that he can sponsor himself to secondary school. He picked up a conductor job and he was also selling pure water by the road side.
He said, "my thought then was that i wouldn't be educated till my next world due to what I have gone through", he stated during an interview a chat with newsmen in his office in Abeokuta.
Oluremi started with Ansarudeen Grammar school, pioneer high school and later finished at Ojodu Grammar school in Ikeja Lagos, he said he had always had it in his mind to build schools if he became successful in life in order to contribute his quota to the community.
He said "with all i passed through, i saw d salary of all the teachers that was lost and i returned it back to the staff room, this gave me a lot of respect and the principal told all the teachers not to beat me again anytime i come late to school, because i explained my reason of coming late every time" he added.
However, after my secondary school scenario, i went to learn fashion designing and later went into surveying. He said "I have loss interest in going to university since I've been seeing money with the surveyor job, but God did it for me in a miraculous way. I went back to school when our manager engaged in a fight with another person, but trying to settled the fight, the next person told me he is educated and know what he is saying. On that fateful day i thought deeply and decided to go back to school, I sat for another WAEC, passed it and got admission to Ogun State University to study public administration(OSU), along the line i had it in mind to establish Golden Grace International School, that's how the journey started and here I am today being a private school owner.
While talking on the standard of the school he said, before we can have an international standard its not a small task, in my school we have qualified teachers that know what the students want at appropriate time, he quoted i have Degree, Masters and PHD holders at Golden Grace international School.
He said one of the most important things we also do at Golden grace is that we give out scholarships to the less privileged students that score the highest mark during our admission, I do this for both my primary and secondary school in other to contribute my quota to the community as part of what I faced at the earlier stage of my life.
However, we also faced government and parents challenges, but with all this we still give our students a well standard treatment, because coming out with flying colours is my priority.
He also talked on the success story of the school, he said our students WAEC results was always excellent which I always thank God for that because that's where we are going to evaluate our achievements.
Mr Olalekan advised the government to always support every private schools owners because of the economy situation of this country, a lot of parents complained and pleaded when its time to pay, lack of adequate electricity is also there, standard privates spend a lot only on electricity and other maintenances. So the government should also be supportive, he added.


FORT LAUDERDALE — A rainbow tide of men, women and children in brightly colored shirts swept along the beachfront Sunday in an annual effort to raise money and awareness about a deadly disease that continues to plague South Florida.
That cause is funding research and providing for care for those afflicted with HIV/AIDS, a disease that afflicts more than 35 million people worldwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"Florida continues to be considered ground zero for this infection," said Walk director Mark Martin, regional director of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which provides medications and promotes disease fighting in the state.
Many of those walking Sunday were propelled by personal reasons. Rosalie Kerr hiked the 5K course while carrying a photo of her son Robert Kerr, a 14-year deputy with the Broward Sheriff's Office who died in October 2004 at the age of 39.
Taking part in the walk for the eighth consecutive year was Lorrie Cram, who has lost two daughters to AIDS. Kimberly Johnson was 8 when she died in 2000, and Ceyra Martin was 20 when she succumbed in 2010.
Since the last Walk, Cram said, she has visited Ghana, the heart of the African epidemic, and gained a new perspective on the vastness of the plague.
"People still don't have a good idea of how far-reaching this disease is," said Cram, 50, who heads an organization called Kidz 4 A Cure.
Wearing tube socks decorated in the colors of the rainbow flag, former San Francisco resident Sonny Miller said he could not help but think of the dozens of friends he had lost to the disease over the years.
"There is a lot more understanding now, but it seems to me that we shouldn't have to do walks like this to raise money," said Miller, 67, an insurance company retiree.
Martin said he expected the Walk to raise about $800,000. An estimated 1,500 of 4,000 registered participants showed up to walk, he said.
Not everyone walked, of course. The first to finish the course was Cheri Cummings, 46, a health and physical education teacher at Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines. She returned to the starting line on Fort Lauderdale beach a little more than 36 minutes after setting out.
Trailing close behind was her friend Leslie Medina, 37.
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A Hero's Return
View the story of Lt. Cmdr. Brian Danielson, who found his father Capt. Ben Danielson more than 35 years after he was classified as 'last known alive' and 'Missing in Action', after being shot down over Laos in 1969.
Ben Danielson was raised in Kenyon, Minnesota.
Danielson played football at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.
While also attending St. Olaf, Danielson was in the Air Force ROTC and was presented his diploma and commission from U.S. Sen. Hubert Humphrey.
Upon completion of college, Danielson married his high school sweetheart, Mary Gates, and they had their first and only child, Brian.
After completing flight training, Capt. Danielson was assigned to fly the F-4 Phantom as a fighter pilot. He left for Cam Rahn Air Base, Vietnam for a one-year tour of duty.
On Dec. 5, 1969, Captain Danielson was shot down over Laos during a combat mission. He was seen and heard on the ground and commenced with the effort to rescue himself as well as his back seater, 1st Lt. Woody Bergeron.
The subsequent search and rescue effort for "Boxer 22" (Capt. Danielson's call sign) was one of the largest airborne search and rescue missions in military history.
On the third day, after 15 separate attempts, one of which cost the life of a pararescueman, Ben Danielson's back seater, 1st Lt. Woody Bergeron, was successfully rescued.
Ben Danielson was not rescued. He was classified as "last known alive" and "Missing in Action," but his family and community held out hope that someone would find what happened to him someday.
Through the efforts of many concerned supporters, organizations were created to resolve the cases of our missing men from wars. Their ethos is "Until they are home." Men and women from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency still deploy around the world to resolve the fate of our missing servicemen.
For 38 years, the family of Ben Danielson waited and wondered his fate. And the towns of Kenyon and Wanamingo held out hope and remembered his sacrifice.
In April of 2006, Capt. Danielson's son, then Lt. Cmdr. Brian Danielson, a Naval Aviator out of Washington was allowed to attend a "dig" for Maj. Ben Danielson's remains. Some basic information was discovered about a potential grave site.
It was the first and only time a family member of an active MIA serviceman was allowed to participate in such an excavation. For 45 days, Lt. Cmdr. Danielson and 15 members from DPAA dug with their hands and searched for the remains of Ben Danielson, who was posthumously promoted to Major.
They braved unexploded bombs, and poisonous animals.
Unfortunately, nothing was found on the trip. But the team completed various humanitarian functions, made friends, and came to a mutual respect and healing from a painful time.
Following the trip to Laos, Lt. Cmdr. Danielson was immediately ordered to Iraq for one of seven total tours.
Upon return from his deployment, Brian Danielson was greeted with the news that a bone fragment and dog tags had been turned over to the DPAA organization. Through DNA analysis, the remains were found to match the DNA of Maj. Ben Danielson.
Maj. Danielson was brought home to the awaiting and loving arms of the family and communities that meant so much to him in a moving ceremony that has not been forgotten.
His memory is still alive through this great country and state because of the efforts of great people who never let us forget.
Attending Bud Grant's garage sale was a highlight of Brian Danielson's life! Bud, who is a Navy veteran, and Danielson "talked shop" for 30 minutes with Ben Danielson III.
The Danielson family members are life time Vikings fans. CDR Danielson participated in the flyby for the Vikings-Packers game.
Brian Danielson credits his support for the Vikings to be one of the key aspects of his life to help him through the tough years and is thankful for the purple pride.
Cmdr. Brian Danielson urges others to remember those who are still missing or unaccounted for because "their sacrifice is the most hallowed of sacrifices," leaving a void that cannot be filled. The number of missing and unaccounted for totals are staggering — WWII: 73,113; Korea: 7,805; Vietnam: 1,618 — these service members are not forgotten.
Cmdr. Brian Danielson was joined by cousins, Lt. Nick Overby and Lt. Col. Steve Watson, as well as Meshell Herrick, niece of Capt. Jim Herrick, who is unaccounted for.


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The Reluctant Saint
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John R. Sloan
John Fante
Joseph Petracca
Maximilian Schell
Ricardo Montalbán
Akim Tamiroff
C.M. Pennington-Richards
Manuel del Campo
Dmytryk-Weiler Production
Columbia Pictures (UK)
Davis-Royal Films (US)
December 3, 1962 (US)
The Reluctant Saint is a 1962 American-Italian historical comedy drama film which tells the story of Joseph of Cupertino, a 17th-century Italian Conventual Franciscan friar and mystic who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church. It stars Maximilian Schell as Joseph, as well as Ricardo Montalbán, Lea Padovani, Akim Tamiroff, and Harold Goldblatt. The movie was written by John Fante and Joseph Petracca and directed by Edward Dmytryk. It was made in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Mario Chiari.
Joseph of Cupertino was said to have been remarkably unclever, but was recorded by many witnesses during his life as prone to miraculous levitation and intense ecstasies. This movie follows Joseph (Maximilian Schell) from his final days living at home with his mother (Lea Padovani). Because of his slow wits, she has kept him in school despite his being a grown man, older than the other students. He is seen bearing patiently and good-heartedly the ridicule of his fellow villagers, and enduring failed attempts at work as a laborer. At the insistence of his mother (who saw no viable alternatives), we see him joining a Franciscan friary through the influence of his uncle (Harold Goldblatt), an authority in the religious order. But trouble follows Joseph wherever he goes, including the friary, because of his slow wits. Eventually his good heart is noticed by a visiting bishop, (Akim Tamiroff), who orders that he be trained to be a priest.
Despite Joseph's incapacity for the necessary scholarly studies, and preference for just managing the sheep and other animals in the friary's stable, Joseph does become a priest. Although he learns little from the tutoring by the friars, Joseph passes the necessary examinations for the priesthood through a series of unlikely or possibly miraculous events. Soon after, when Joseph is seen levitating at the time of his ecstatic prayers to the Virgin Mary, one of the superiors in the community, (Ricardo Montalbán), claims that Joseph suffers from demonic possession. Joseph is therefore exorcised, but his levitations continue, persuading everyone—including his former critic—of the divine origins of his levitations.
Most of the key events in the movie are based on historical events or reports about the life of St. Joseph of Cupertino.
Maximilian Schell as Giuseppe
Ricardo Montalban as Father Raspi
Lea Padovani as Giuseppe's Mother
Akim Tamiroff as Bishop Durso
Harold Goldblatt as Father Giovanni
Arnoldo Foà as Felixa - Giuseppe's Father
Carlo Croccolo as The Gobbo - the Hunchback
Giulio Bosetti as Brother Orlando
Elisa Cegani as Sister
Giacomo Rossi Stuart as Young Examining Prelate
Tonio Selwart as Examining Prelate
Odoardo Spadaro as Old Examining Prelate
The Reluctant Saint on IMDb
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What better way to raise funds and awareness, she thought, than to take a 1,000-mile family bike trip along the West Coast?
The Ogdens are not a family of seasoned cyclists. In fact, they only own three bikes between the six of them.
"Right now we're so out of our comfort zone," Heather said.
"We have no clue what we're doing," Nathan added.
1. Raise money for wheelchairs. The family secured a partnership this week with the Wheelchair Foundation, a nonprofit that delivers wheelchairs to children and adults in need around the world. The Ogdens' goal is to raise at least $100,000, and they plan to be part of the wheelchair delivery trip, whenever and wherever that might be.
2. Have an "awesome, epic family adventure" that they'll never forget, Nathan said.
The Ogdens are looking for sponsors to support their journey. They estimate that the bike trip and the trip overseas to help deliver wheelchairs will cost the family $55,000. That includes funding for a film crew who will make a documentary of the bike journey.
The family prays each night for the individuals who will receive the wheelchairs, Heather said. She taped photos of children who need wheelchairs to her stationary bike to remind her to push through, even when her body hurts from training or she feels stressed from planning the logistics.
"I just feel so connected with these kids and these people now," she said.
Nathan wrote about his experiences and life lessons in his book, "Unfrozen," and he's delivered motivational talks across the country.
He remembers one youth event in particular when an attractive girl who had been surrounded by boys approached him.
Nathan said he assumed she had everything going for her. But she surprised him. That night was going to be her last, she told him, before she took her own life. But something he said inspired her to keep fighting.
Nathan and Heather have heard similar feedback from other people over the years, about how the family's story and outlook on life gave them hope to keep going.
Nathan said his children are an inspiration in the way they treat others and take care of him.
The family will start their bike trip at Mt. Bachelor — the same place where Nathan broke his neck almost 16 years ago.
"I'll admit, it still frustrates me sometimes that I don't get to do things the way that in my mind I pictured it, that I wanted it to be my whole life," Nathan said.
Source: This article was originally published at The Idaho Press by Holly Beech.


Hooray for Halloween, one of our favorite holidays around here. Not that we need a holiday for costumes in this house, as I have a natural costume designer. My son will come to me with very detailed instructions on outfits that he wants to construct, items that he wants me to crochet, and very specific, down to the tiniest details. So it goes without saying that we go through a lot of fabric, a lot of paper, markers, and masking tape (his backup for when I'm not able to sit down and sew up what he's dreaming of), and a huge variety of creative energy.
Halloween makeup isn't in the stores year round, but even when it is, I try to avoid it. My son inherited my super-sensitive skin which breaks out in unpleasant rashes when it comes in contact with certain chemicals. Instead, we make our own Halloween makeup with just a few items: cold cream, corn starch, and food coloring. We haven't had any reactions with regular food coloring, but if you're looking to avoid all artificial coloring, India Tree makes an excellent alternative made from natural vegetable colorants. I can vouch that it works well, as this was the coloring used on my wedding cake. But we go through so much face paint here that it's more cost efficient for us to use the cheap stuff.
So the process is relatively simple. Take 1 part cold cream to 2 parts cornstarch and mix together (so, 1 T cold cream to 2 T cornstarch, or 1/8 c cold cream to 1/4 c cornstarch, depending on how much you want to make). It will take a while for it to blend well, but just keep at it. You want the texture to be watered down enough to paint with, but thick enough so that it isn't runny when applied. Aim for a toothpaste like consistency. If you find you added too much cornstarch, you can thin the mixture with water. Be sure to add only a few drops at a time, because it's easy to thin it out. If you do make it too watery, add a little cornstarch back in. it's not an exact science on precise amounts like when you bake, so no pressure if you mess it up. Just get it to the consistency you're happy with. After that, add in a few drops of the color you want.
Once you stir it up, it's ready to be applied. And if you're making some in advance, store it covered in the refrigerator so it doesn't dry out. To apply, take a paintbrush and you're set. This isn't the longest lasting makeup out there, but it does the job for a few hours, and comes off easily with water. As with all food colorants, I would keep it away from anything that could be stained, but it's perfect for kids clothes, costumes, and Halloween fun!
Combine cold cream and cornstarch until blended into a toothpaste-like consistency. Add food coloring and stir until evenly blended. Apply to face and have fun! Store covered to keep from drying out.


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This dad is photoshopping his daughter into super dangerous situations for the best reason
By Caralynn lippo
Parenting is stressful, but it can also be the basis for some of the best comedy imaginable. Take, for instance, this brilliant (and super technologically skilled) dad who photoshops his daughter into dangerous situations.
Stephen Crowley's Instagram has become the place to be for people who can appreciate a good photoshop job and for those who find kids in precarious predicaments flat-out hilarious. Crowley (a Dublin-based product designer, according to Babble) is a hobby photographer who loves taking photos of his 19-month-old daughter, Hannah. There are standard adorable baby photos of little Hannah throughout Crowley's Instagram, but mixed in every so often there are pictures of the baby girl casually facing imminent (but fake, obvi) danger.
Hannah has done everything from sitting calmly on a lakeside ledge to taking over driving duty for her dad on a busy highway…
…to helping out in the kitchen, and exploring the ~other~ side of the bannister.
Crowley even threw in some seasonally inspired Christmas-themed photoshops. A personal favorite is the one of Hannah climbing into the attic, which honestly doesn't even look fake at all.
There's been no shortage of funny baby photos that go viral just because of how flat-out adorable they are. But in this case, there's an even better reason for the popularity of Hannah's pics — her dad is using the media attention his skilled photoshops have been getting to raise awareness for hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (or HLH) and for the bone marrow donation registry.
HLH is a rare immune disorder that little Hannah suffers from, which causes the immune system to begin attacking the body's own organs. Once Hannah was allowed out of the hospital after birth, Crowley thought it would be funny to jokingly worry his friends and family about something other than his little girl's fragile health. That's how the photoshopping idea was born.
Eventually, Hannah matched with a bone marrow donor and is on her way to recovery.
"An anonymous donor has given us a lifetime of smiles and happiness through the selfless act of donating their stem cells," Crowley told Babble of his daughter's newfound health. "I would hope the images bring a smile to people's faces and show them they too could possibly offer the same to another family out there."
We love that this story has a happy ending, and that this instance of cute-baby-photo-going-viral was for a uniquely great cause. Find out more information about bone marrow donation at Be the Match.


At this time of year, who wouldn't want to escape to Hawaii, Jamaica or the Cayman Islands? Devin Hansen and his team at Sunflower Travel make those dreams come true.
Established in 1969, the Sunflower Travel location in Wichita, Kansas is ready to celebrate its first year anniversary with a Bellaforté Shake roof overhead. Installed in February of 2016, the Tahoe-VariBlend roof with four shades of brown, brings peace-of-mind to the team at Sunflower Travel — both during winter weather and when the Kansas hail and winds kick up later in the year.
"The previous real wood shake shingle roof we had was 18 years old and in terrible shape," says Hansen, owner and president of Sunflower Travel. "We're part of an office complex with eight buildings so we needed a roof that would match up closely with the other roofs.
"When we first started exploring our re-roofing options there was a restriction in place that allowed only wooden shake shingles. The features and benefits of the DaVinci roof won over the Board that picks the roofing materials so we were able to invest in our first choice — the Bellaforté Shake polymer roof.
While Sunflower Travel is currently the only building with a DaVinci roof, others in the complex will seek replacement roofs in the future — and they're most likely to also select the Bellaforté Shake.
"Our new synthetic shake roof looks awesome," says Hansen. "Almost all the other building owners have remarked how close in color and style the new polymer roof looks compared to all the other structures that still have wooden shake shingles.


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What Are The Winter Olympics
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Although fans the world over have been fascinated by the modern Summer Olympics since 1896, the Winter Olympics didn't officially begin until 1924. The event celebrates cold-weather sports, displaying the talents of skiers, ice skaters, hockey players, and, most recently, snowboarding. Like its summer counterpart, the Winter Games are dedicated to bringing together the world's top athletes to honor their talents and see who gets to stand on the medal podium. Gail Herman covers it all in a wonderful read–the highs, such as the 1980 US hockey team's unexpected gold medal grab, as well as the lows, including the Tonya Harding-Nancy Kerrigan figure-skating scandal in 1994. Includes 80 black-and-white illustrations and a 16-page photo insert.


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This is the outside approach to define a specification.

This is done via an empty specification created by code2doc factory.
Via a java based DSL like syntax the developer is able to add element definitions and also to define technical inforamation details.

Every part not being added to the specification will be missed in generated documentation!
So do not forget anything...

This is NOT the preferred way to use code2doc!

You will loose the most automatism parts
and the possibility to use IDE references to scan for annotation links, because  this approach as no annoatations!

The main purpose for using this kind of way to define code2doc-documentation itself was to have no UseCases or any other element inside of
delivered code2doc-librariries. So a type hierarchy search in IDE does not show use cases you do not expect in your project...


Using this press can significantly improve efficiency, productivity and quality of your chair manufacturing department.
Long stroke of the pneumatic cylinder and lower telescopic stand allow adjusting press on necessary, comfortable height for the operator.
Our press is the perfect machine for upholstering of office chair seats or backrests. The control device with two-hand sensor ensures the machine's total safety. It is possible to adjust the pressing force using air pressure regulator.
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Press is equipped with turntable cushion that makes upholstery nice and easy. It allows the operator to turn and staple a seat or a backrest along a contour.


I will begin fishing just to achieve this!
El's Extreme Anglin' is a great source of all information related to World of Warcraft fishing. There you will find fishing leveling guides, fishing gearing guides, fishing forum, etc... Basicly everything you want to know about fishing.
Requires Fishing skill of 350 to learn Grand Master skill.
I used this guide in junction with cooking (2 professions, 1 goal eh?). While you can fish anywhere (suggest dalaran, the fountain, get 3 several achievements at once, and fishing trainer's right there!), if your cooking isn't up to par, this will help out.
Is anyone else having trouble with the grand master achievements in wow? I trained grandmaster fishing, herbalism, and mining and didn't get any of the four achievements I should have gotten in conjunction with them.
Alcançar 75 pontos de perícia na categoria "Nortúndria" de pesca.


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Wisconsin Chapter Home News #LetsTalkAboutHD with Christine Freund
#LetsTalkAboutHD with Christine Freund
By Matthew Santamaria (msantamaria@hdsa.org)
NOTE: The following story discusses the topic of suicide.  If you are feeling suicidal or have suicidal thoughts, visit the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or call 988.
In the early 1970s, Wisconsin resident Christine Freund and her brother, Billy, would visit their grandmother. Their grandmother would secretly take them to see their grandfather in a nursing home.
"My grandfather was in a hospital bed with tubes hanging from his body," said Christine. "I noticed that my grandfather would smile strangely on occasion. I thought it was weird when my grandmother always asked me and Billy to give my grandfather a kiss."
Then, Christine's father, William, discovered that his children were going to see their grandfather. William told his mother to never take the children to see their grandfather without his permission or she will not be able to see her grandchildren. She complied.
One night, Christine sat at the top of the stairs and listened to her parents talking about Huntington's disease (HD), a fatal genetic disorder that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain. It deteriorates a person's physical and mental abilities during their prime working years and has no cure.
Christine's grandfather was diagnosed with HD. However, William's family did not talk openly about HD. Looking back, Christine thinks this was her father's way of coping and possibly sheltering his children from HD.
"I think that my father wanted me and Billy to have a normal life and not worry about HD," Christine explains. "He was a loving dad who took an active role in the family."
Her father would go on fishing trips, and family vacations, and be involved with school events. However, he would later be diagnosed with HD.
The symptoms of HD are described as having ALS, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's – simultaneously. Symptoms include personality changes, mood swings, depression, forgetfulness, impaired judgment, unsteady gait, involuntary movements, slurred speech, difficulty in swallowing, and significant weight loss.
"I remember noticing early HD symptoms in high school," said Christine. "He would develop facial tics, chorea, and involuntary movements. He was still able to hold conversations and speak clearly. My father had difficulty making decisions as this was not normal."
In 1987, Christine was in her second semester of college. Her mother made an appointment for her father with a neurologist. This was because he threatened to take his own life.
In 1988, William was complaining about abdomen pain and was developing aggressive behavior towards his wife. He was taken to the hospital and a psychiatrist took over his case. Christine remembers this being the last time her father told her, "I love you".
A few days later, William was discharged from the psychiatric unit at the hospital.
Christine explains that two weeks after he returned home, he took his wife to work because he told her the car needed an oil change. When he failed to pick her up, his wife knew something was wrong. She and Billy drove to their old house as the family recently moved to help William with his progressive symptoms. Billy found his father's body who had died by suicide.
"My father's death was calculated and planned," Christine explains. "He did not want anyone to provide care for him. He did not want to end up like his father. His neurologist was shocked that he had the physical and mental capacity to plan and follow through with his end-of-life plan. He cashed in on two of the three life insurance policies."
This brought her family closer and Christine wanted to make sure that no one was in this alone.
However, she and Billy were still at risk. Every child of a parent with HD has a 50/50 chance of inheriting the faulty gene.
In 1995, Christine decided to get tested for HD and did not tell her family.
The decision to get genetically tested is difficult to make. Each year, 5-10% are tested. It is never the right or wrong decision to be tested. There are people that see no benefit in knowing that they will develop the disease while others want to know in order to make informed choices about their future. It can take up to several weeks to receive your results from the genetic testing center.
She tested negative for HD. It would take a couple of days for the news to fully sink in and she kept wondering if the results were real but they were.
"The disease has shaped who I am as a person from being at-risk, seeing my father suffer from the disease, going through the testing process, finding out I will not get HD and then providing care for my brother," said Christine. "At times life with HD is hard but there are other times that are truly great.
Eventually, Billy tested positive for HD. Initially, he was still able to work and take care of himself. However, his symptoms progressed to the point where he was unable to work, drive, go shopping, do laundry, cook, clean, and manage his finances. He moved to a one-floor apartment.
"As his older and only sibling, there were times that I wanted him to move to an assisted living facility where there is someone always available to help," said Christine. "We talked about this and even though he stumbles, falls, and has "bad days", he understood the risks and wanted to remain in his home. I know that even if it is difficult, I had to respect his choice to remain at home."
Prior to Billy developing symptoms of HD, he had completed advanced directives that allowed Christine to manage financial and health decisions when he no longer could.
Christine assisted him with the Social Security process. Applying for disability benefits is a necessity for most HD families, but the disability process is often complicated and overwhelming, whether it is a Social Security disability or a private disability. To learn more, click here
"Part of the difficulty with the disability process is having to come to terms with applying for disability," said Allison Bartlett, HDSA's Senior Manager of Disability Programs. "There is always fear and concern about the difficulty of the process and how long it will take, but there is also sadness. No one wants to be forced to stop working because of an illness. Every client I have had has said they would keep working if they could. It is okay to be sad and frustrated, that is part of the disability process, but remember that Social Security disability is a benefit that you pay into. If you need SSDI because of an HD diagnosis, you have earned that benefit and no one should feel bad about taking it."
In 2019, Billy passed away.
For the past few years, Christine has continued to raise awareness alongside HDSA's Wisconsin Chapter as a board member. She serves on the education committee and assisted with the education day in November of 2022.
The education day educates patients, family members, and professionals about the latest research, emerging therapies, care for individuals with HD in long-term care facilities, and services for people with HD.
In 2023, Christine will be starting her role as HDSA's Wisconsin Chapter Vice President.
"I continue to be amazed at the caring commitment that my fellow board members share," said Christine. "I have learned much and laughed a lot during our meetings. Serving on the board has provided me with opportunities to advocate for and assist our HD community. I have learned a great deal from the HD community and look forward to continuing this in the future."
Christine has a message for the HD Community:
"HD has helped me to appreciate the love of family,
has taught me resiliency, and has given me the ability
to find humor in most situations. I am encouraging all of us in the HD community
to appreciate the good moments, allow ourselves to experience the challenging ones,
and find time to take care of ourselves in the process."
Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal genetic disorder that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain. It deteriorates a person's physical and mental abilities during their prime working years and has no cure. Every child of a parent with HD has a 50/50 chance of inheriting the faulty gene. Today, there are approximately 41,000 symptomatic Americans and more than 200,000 at-risk of inheriting the disease. The symptoms of HD are described as having ALS, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's – simultaneously.
The Huntington's Disease Society of America is the premier nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of everyone affected by HD. From community services and education to advocacy and research, HDSA is the world's leader in providing help for today and hope for tomorrow for people with HD and their families.
HDSA was founded in 1967 by Marjorie Guthrie, the wife of legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie. Woody died from HD complications when he was only 55 years old, but the Guthrie family legacy lives on at HDSA to this day.
To learn more about Huntington's disease and the work of the Huntington's Disease Society of America, visit www.HDSA.org or call 1(800)345-HDSA.
This is a story featuring a personal experience with Huntington's disease. If you would like to have your story told please contact Matthew Santamaria at msantamaria@hdsa.org


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Scientists link flame retardants and reduced human fertility
For the first time, scientists have found evidence that flame retardants ubiquitous in homes and in the environment may be reducing human fertility
By Marla Cone, Environmental Health News on January 26, 2010
Women exposed to high levels of flame retardants take substantially longer to get pregnant, indicating for the first time that the widespread chemicals may affect human fertility, according to a study published Tuesday.
Furniture cushions, carpet padding and other household items contain hormone-disrupting flame retardants called polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs. Two of the most widely used compounds have been banned in the United States since 2004, but they remain ubiquitous in the environment, inside homes and in the food supply.
Epidemiologists from the University of California at Berkeley studied 223 pregnant women in California's Salinas Valley, an agricultural community with predominantly low-income, Mexican immigrants.
More than 97% of the women had PBDEs in their blood, and those with high levels were half as likely to conceive in any given month as the women with low levels.
"This study provides the first evidence that PBDEs may impact human fertility," wrote the authors, led by epidemiologist Kim Harley, in the study published online in Environmental Health Perspectives. "If confirmed, this finding would have strong implications to women trying to conceive given that exposure to PBDEs is nearly universal in the United States and many other countries."
Harley said "the results are surprisingly strong."
"These findings need to be replicated, but they have important implications for researchers," she said.
Each ten-fold increase in a woman's blood was linked to a 30 percent decrease in her odds of getting pregnant.
Previously, laboratory tests have found altered male hormones and reduced sperm counts in animals exposed to PBDEs. But this study is the first to find reduced human fertility.
"Very little research" related to the flame retardants has been conducted in humans, Harley said.
The researchers do not know how the chemicals may be reducing fertility. They did not study the fathers, who probably also were highly exposed, so it is possible that the men's fertility was reduced, not the women's, particularly since it is males who are harmed in the animal tests. Some PBDEs mimic estrogen, while others can block testosterone.
Dr. Arnold Schecter, a University of Texas School of Public Health environmental scientist who was not involved in the study, said even though nearly all the women in the study were Hispanic, "the results might be generalizable to many American women."
"Elevated levels of PBDEs might be a risk factor for reduced fertility," said Schecter, who studies how people are exposed to the flame retardants.
None of the women - chosen for the research because they were pregnant - were infertile, and they conceived, on average, after three months.
But the chemicals may be pushing some women into the ranks of the sub-fertile, which means it is difficult to conceive. About 15 percent of the women in the study took longer than 12 months to conceive.
More than 2.1 million couples in the United States are infertile, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"Because exposure to PBDEs is ubiquitous in industrialized nations, even small decreases in fecundability may have wide-reaching public health impacts," the scientists said in their study.
The tests measured the chemicals in the women's blood while they were pregnant, so their levels when they were trying to conceive could have been higher or lower. A similar study should be done in women before pregnancy, Schecter said.
The PBDE study was part of a decade-long project by the UC Berkeley scientists to examine whether environmental factors are harming the health of Salinas Valley mothers and children. The women are highly exposed to pesticides, which also have been shown to reduce fertility, but the researchers controlled for pesticide exposure in their study, as well as length of time in the United States, smoking and other potential factors.
In addition to reproductive effects, animal tests have found that PBDEs can alter brain development and thyroid hormones, which regulate growth and development of cells and many key bodily functions.
Scientists say the brominated flame retardants are among the most worrisome contaminants because they accumulate in animal and human tissues – including breast milk - and they persist in the environment.
Because of their widespread use in the United States, Americans are the most highly contaminated with PBDEs, carrying 20 times higher levels in their bodies than Europeans. Californians are the highest exposed, probably because manufacturers added PBDEs to polyurethane furniture cushions to meet the state's stringent flammability rules.
Brenda Eskenazi, a UC Berkeley epidemiologist who was the study's principal author, said exposure to the chemicals "is likely to continue for many years."
"In our research, we have found that low-income children in California are exposed to very high levels of PBDEs, and this has us concerned about the next generation of Californians," Eskenazi said.
Nearly every American tested contains traces of penta and octa BDE, the two formulations most widely used in furniture. California banned penta and octa in 2004, then the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency followed.
Couches, carpet pads and other products manufactured before 2005 still contain the compounds, and they leach out, contaminating dust and getting into the environment, including the food supply.
Linda Birnbaum, director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, said in a recent interview with Environmental Health News that she is concerned about the levels of PBDEs that remain in households and in the environment.
"There is no convincing evidence that PBDEs are declining in people or wildlife in the United States. It's too soon...The chemicals are still getting into the environment from existing products," she said.
Concentrations in Europeans have been decreasing. But Schecter found that they are increasing in the United States, despite the bans. "There is no reason to believe a POP [persistent organic pollutant] will quickly decrease in the environment or in people," he said.
In addition, new brominated and chlorinated flame retardants are replacing the old ones, and their potential human effects are unknown.
Some scientists wonder if the new flame retardants are just as bad as the banned ones.
"In this country, we kind of jump from the proverbial fry pan into the fire without thinking about the alternative," Birnbaum said.
Last month, the EPA listed PBDEs as "chemicals of concern," which means they "may present an unreasonable risk of injury to health and the environment." That triggers a review by the EPA that may lead to regulation.
This article originally ran at Environmental Health News, a news source published by Environmental Health Sciences, a nonprofit media company.
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Coal Ash Poisons Wells and Community Relations
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Toxic Coal Ash Hits Poor and Minority Communities Hardest
What the EPA's "Chemicals of Concern" Plans Really Mean
January 11, 2010 — Elizabeth Grossman
Flame Retardants Contaminating the Canadian Arctic
May 8, 2002 — Sarah Graham
Lower Fertility: a Wise Investment
September 1, 2006 — Jeffrey D. Sachs
Some Food Additives Mimic Human Hormones
March 27, 2009 — Jessica A. Knoblauch and Environmental Health News
More Than Pickles and Ice Cream: The Link Between Diet and Fertility
October 15, 2008 — Steve Mirsky
Weed-Whacking Herbicide Proves Deadly to Human Cells
June 23, 2009 — Crystal Gammon and Environmental Health News


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The Dardanelles
The Dardanelles and the Gallipoli Peninsula, an inset from Collier's War Maps of the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmora, and the Bosphorus.
The Dardanelles, Scale of Miles, Main Roads, Railroads, Prop[osed] Railroads, Forts
Aegean Sea, Dardanelles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Gallipoli, Asia Minor, Cape Helles, Suvla Bay, shore batteries, and other place names.
The Dardanelles is a strait connecting the Aegean Sea and the western end of the Sea of Marmora. On the northern shore is the Gallipoli Peninsula in European Turkey. The south coast is Turkey in Asia Minor.
The Bosphorus connects the eastern end of the Sea of Marmora to the Black Sea. The sea link between the Mediterranean and Black Seas - the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmora, and the Bosphorus - was critical to Russia and its Black Sea ports. Without it, the country had no other European port that was ice-free through the year.
After neutral Turkey entered the war in October 1914, the Entente Allies hoped to seize the Turkish capital of Constantinople, overthrow the government, and replace it with one that was allied or again neutral.
The first attempt to achieve this was the Allied naval effort to force the Dardanelles in March 1915. With the failure of the most significant attack on March 18, the Allies turned to an invasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula, begun on April 25. In each landing (at three locations), in each renewed attack, the Turkish defenders held. By January 9, 1916, the Entente Ally forces had evacuated the Peninsula, defeated by the Turks. The Allies and the Turks each suffered about 250,000 casualties.
During the Dardanelles and Gallipoli campaigns, both French and British submarines operated in the Dardanelles and Sea of Marmora.
The Dardanelles is a strait.
Books about Dardanelles (5)
The French and the Dardanelles: A Study of Failure in the Conduct of War Cassar George
Gallipoli 1915; Day One Plus . . . 27th Ottoman Inf. Reft. vs. ANZACS; Based on Account of Lt. Col. Sefik Aker, Commander of 27th Infantry Regiment Danisman H.B.
Eden to Armageddon: World War I in the Middle East Ford Roger
Men of Gallipoli: The Dardanelles and Gallipoli Experience August 1914 to January 1916 Liddle Peter
Der Kampf um die Dardanellen 1915 Mühlmann Carl
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