text:
Anilios polygrammicus es una especie de serpientes de la familia Typhlopidae.

Distribución geográfica y subespecies
Se reconocen las siguientes según The Reptile Database:
 A. polygrammicus brongersmai (Mertens, 1929) de Sumba
 A. polygrammicus elberti (Roux, 1911) de Lombok
 A. polygrammicus florensis (Boulenger, 1897) de Flores
 A. polygrammicus polygrammicus (Schlegel, 1839) de Timor
 A. polygrammicus undecimlineatus (Mertens, 1927) de Sumbawa y Komodo

Referencias

Enlaces externos

polygrammicus
Reptiles de las islas menores de la Sonda
Fauna endémica de las islas menores de la Sonda
Animales descritos en 1839

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


For sale nice and clean Office/warehouse condo corner unit 2,000 +/- SQ FT. Located at the Horizon Center, front building. Windows on second floor are impact glass hurricane resistant, first floor windows and doors have metal shutters. 2 roll-up garage doors. Reception area, large open office area on the second floor.
Southeast Florida, Northwest Broward County, Broward County. Sawgrass Expwy to exit Sample Rd. head east & turn left on NW 124th Ave. Make slight right on NW 35th St. & then continue heading north on NW 124th Ave. Property will be on your left-hand side.


text:
from .service_partition_info import ServicePartitionInfo

class StatefulServicePartitionInfo(ServicePartitionInfo):
    """Information about a partition of a stateful Service Fabric service..

    :param health_state: The health state of a Service Fabric entity such as
     Cluster, Node, Application, Service, Partition, Replica etc. Possible
     values include: 'Invalid', 'Ok', 'Warning', 'Error', 'Unknown'
    :type health_state: str or ~azure.servicefabric.models.HealthState
    :param partition_status: The status of the service fabric service
     partition. Possible values include: 'Invalid', 'Ready', 'NotReady',
     'InQuorumLoss', 'Reconfiguring', 'Deleting'
    :type partition_status: str or
     ~azure.servicefabric.models.ServicePartitionStatus
    :param partition_information: Information about the partition identity,
     partitioning scheme and keys supported by it.
    :type partition_information:
     ~azure.servicefabric.models.PartitionInformation
    :param service_kind: Constant filled by server.
    :type service_kind: str
    :param target_replica_set_size: The target replica set size as a number.
    :type target_replica_set_size: long
    :param min_replica_set_size: The minimum replica set size as a number.
    :type min_replica_set_size: long
    :param last_quorum_loss_duration: The duration for which this partition
     was in quorum loss. If the partition is currently in quorum loss, it
     returns the duration since it has been in that state. This field is using
     ISO8601 format for specifying the duration.
    :type last_quorum_loss_duration: timedelta
    :param current_configuration_epoch: An Epoch is a configuration number for
     the partition as a whole. When the configuration of the replica set
     changes, for example when the Primary replica changes, the operations that
     are replicated from the new Primary replica are said to be a new Epoch
     from the ones which were sent by the old Primary replica.
    :type current_configuration_epoch: ~azure.servicefabric.models.Epoch
    """

    _validation = {
        'service_kind': {'required': True},
    }

    _attribute_map = {
        'health_state': {'key': 'HealthState', 'type': 'str'},
        'partition_status': {'key': 'PartitionStatus', 'type': 'str'},
        'partition_information': {'key': 'PartitionInformation', 'type': 'PartitionInformation'},
        'service_kind': {'key': 'ServiceKind', 'type': 'str'},
        'target_replica_set_size': {'key': 'TargetReplicaSetSize', 'type': 'long'},
        'min_replica_set_size': {'key': 'MinReplicaSetSize', 'type': 'long'},
        'last_quorum_loss_duration': {'key': 'LastQuorumLossDuration', 'type': 'duration'},
        'current_configuration_epoch': {'key': 'CurrentConfigurationEpoch', 'type': 'Epoch'},
    }

    def __init__(self, health_state=None, partition_status=None, partition_information=None, target_replica_set_size=None, min_replica_set_size=None, last_quorum_loss_duration=None, current_configuration_epoch=None):
        super(StatefulServicePartitionInfo, self).__init__(health_state=health_state, partition_status=partition_status, partition_information=partition_information)
        self.target_replica_set_size = target_replica_set_size
        self.min_replica_set_size = min_replica_set_size
        self.last_quorum_loss_duration = last_quorum_loss_duration
        self.current_configuration_epoch = current_configuration_epoch
        self.service_kind = 'Stateful'

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Investigate loose tiles for sign of water damage. Loose tiles are often the first indication that you have a leak. To find out, simply press gently on the tiles to feel if they move or feel out of place. You can better respond to an issue proactively if you are warned enough in advance by the tiles. Educate everyone in your household on how to turn off the main water supply, as well as the individual water supplies in bathrooms and other areas of your home. You are going to want everyone to know how to stop water from flowing all over your floor causing it damage. They can help you shut off the water, and stop the flow if they have already been taught how to do it. As you can see, plumbing problems don't have to be so difficult. If you can solve the problem yourself, you can save time waiting for a plumber, as well as saving a whole lot of money. Try applying what you've learned from this article next time you have a plumbing problem! Excellent Plumbing Solutions That Anyone Can Do It is important for your home's safety and also your wallet that you learn a little bit about plumbing. What improvements would you make? Overall, where do you suppose your plumbing skill-set falls on the spectrum? Read this article to learn more about plumbing and feel more confident about doing repairs yourself. House Plumbing Services Bolinas CA Everyone in your family should know exactly where your home's main water shut off valve is and how to use it.
To lower the chance that you will have issues with your toilet, do not approach it like it's a trash can. You should never flush cotton balls, sanitary pads, tissues, paper towels, diapers, or certain other materials, because these things don't dissolve and could clog up your toilet. Also, be conservative in your use of toilet paper. When you replace your shower head, be sure that the replacement head is high quality. Avoid the temptation to purchase an inferior quality head for your shower. The issue with that is they're less tough and can break. Enzyme based pipe cleaners should be a first choice when you are trying to unclog a pipe that is blocked or draining slowly. These cleaners use natural bacteria, which turns sludge into liquid and cleans your pipes. Cleaners containing enzymes are some of the best you can buy. Be sure to check your dryer and clear your lint trap of any debris. This can save you a lot of trouble, including preventing fires. Hot Water Heater Vent Installation Practice the tips you read about.
Keep your plumbing flowing by maintaining a temperature above 32 degrees and wrapping up any exposed pipe works. Home Pipe Repair Greenbrae CA, Turn off the water at the valve if you notice water leaking from your heater. If you don't, what starts as a small leak might grow very large and be difficult to clean up. There are a lot of people who are putting flood alarms on their plumbing system in their homes. Flood alarms operate in a manner that is similar to smoke alarms. They operate on batteries, and when water touches the devices, it will sound an alarm. You can find and deal with leaks and potential floods in their earliest stages if you have well-placed flood alarms. You need to know how to address problems before you actually experience them. If you keep an eye on your plumbing system regularly, you'll notice issues before they become major concerns. Follow the advice provided in this article so you can take care of the plumbing needs you have in the future. Tips For Dealing With A Leaky Faucet Plumbing maintenance is one of the biggest responsibilities of home ownership. The reality is that plumbing can require urgent attention at times, and repairs can be quite expensive.


text:
UCheck
About U of T
Give To U of T
Find a Story
The Bulletin Brief
U of T Magazine
Contact U of T News
Follow U of T News
Strength in multiple subjects propels U of T to top 25
(photo by Arthur Kwiatkowski)
The bench strength of the University of Toronto in an array of important disciplines is evident in the latest world university subject rankings issued today by the Times Higher Education (THE) for 2016-2017.
In seven of the eight subjects ranked, U of T was rated in the top 25 worldwide. The number of institutions THE rated increased this year from 800 to 980, and included locations around the world, from Zurich to Singapore, Peking to Princeton.
"We're pleased the University of Toronto has once again been recognized as one of the top research universities in the world," said Vivek Goel, U of T's vice-president of research and innovation. "Today's results demonstrate the remarkable depth and breadth of our faculty in teaching and producing globally important research from the humanities to computer science to medicine."
Earlier this month, THE released its prestigious annual rankings of the top universities in the world, placing U of T in the 22nd overall spot and ninth among public universities. U of T also retained its title as the top university in Canada for the seventh year in a row.
Read more about THE's overall rankings of the top universities
This week, U of T also nabbed the 57th spot on Reuters World's Most Innovative Universities list — one of two Canadian universities to be recognized.
In a change this year to the way it ranks universities according to disciplines, Times Higher Education included two new subjects: computer science and business and economics, ranking U of T 17th and 21st in these fields. Previously, they were included in engineering and technology and social sciences.
THE ranked the University of Toronto:
14th in clinical, pre-clinical and health (11th last year)
15th in arts and humanities (14th last year)
17th in computer science (new ranking)
19th in social sciences (same as last year)
21st in business and economics (new ranking)
22nd in life sciences (17th last year)
25th in physical sciences (20th last year)
31st in engineering and technology (25th last year)
THE, like other independent ranking systems, uses different criteria and weighs them according to its own rules and standards. Overall, THE weighs research and research performance heavily at 60 per cent of the total score (30 per cent for research volume, reputation and income and 30 per cent for citations – research influence).
The University of Oxford, ranked the top university in the the world by THE this year, made the top five in seven of the subject rankings – more than any other institution – but is No. 1 in only the clinical, pre-clinical and health list.
These are the latest of several high-profile higher education rankings coming out over the 2016-2017 academic year. U of T was ranked 32nd in the world earlier this month by QS World University Rankings, as well as 27th in the world by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in its annual Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).
Upcoming rankings include:
U.S. News and World Report Global University Rankings and the Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities by National Taiwan University (NTU)
Jennifer Robinson
Global LensOur Community
RankingU of TTimes Higher Education
'Putting people front and centre': Historian Anna Shternshis keeps Holocaust survivors' stories alive
Canadian researchers will have access to next-generation radio astronomy observatory
University of Toronto named one of Canada's Best Employers for 2023
Get faculty and staff news delivered straight to your inbox.
Subscribe to the Bulletin Brief
More U of T News
Stars in the same constellation: How the space and health fields benefit from each other's innovations
St. George Campus
Mississauga Campus
Scarborough Campus
Statement of Land Acknowledgement
We wish to acknowledge this land on which the University of Toronto operates. For thousands of years it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land. Read about U of T's Statement of Land Acknowledgement.
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO - SINCE 1827

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Q: CSS placement of text Anyone know how I can get "Posted by AUTHOR on April 3rd, 2010 | 0 Comments" underneath the headline of the news links WITHOUT it being apart of the A CLASS? I want it to look, read, and function like:
[IMAGE] HEADLINE
        Posted by AUTHOR on April 3rd, 2010 | 0 Comments

All of that in the initial looking field, then the user can click and it expands further. I can obviously get it to work if I put it in the A CLASS tag, but that's the problem. I can't have it there.
EDIT: Forgot to show you guys what I'm currently trying to create with this; http://www.notedls.com/demo

A: Hard to say without seeing the markup, but this css2 selector pattern matching spec might help you.  You can use sibling, child, descendant selectors.
Also, you may try the DL/DD/DT html elements:

Headline

Posted by AUTHOR on April 3rd, 2010 | 0 Comments

Headline

Posted by AUTHOR on April 3rd, 2010 | 0 Comments

I don't have any experience using those elements, but my understanding is that they render similar to the example you posted.
Check them out at DL, DD, DT and on the w3 site

A: I see you already have a rule to target the div that contains the additional text: its ul#acc1 > li > div and has a padding of 65px, which is currently the same as the size of the images you use. But you can easily increase it to get more indentation.
also, you probably want to drop the 'width' specifications from the internal
 and
 elements - these are all block level elements that by default expand to take the full width available to them. By specifying exact width for these you freeze their size and prevent them from flowing properly when the display changes due to different font sizes, screens, etc. Also if you ever change widths or paddings of something (like I recommend above), you will have to recalculate all the widths anyway. With the default of width: auto you don't have to worry about these things.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Whether managing data with XHR or authenticating to a remote service with the WebAuthenticationBroker, WinJS and Windows Runtime help you mash online services with your app.
Charles Petzold's new DirectX Factor column explores how XAudio2 offers sophisticated audio processing for Windows Store applications.
In part two of a series, learn how the C# memory model is implemented on different architectures and is helpful for understanding the behavior of programs in the real world.
Learn why hypermedia is an interesting factor for achieving evolvability in Web API designs, and how it can be implemented in practice using ASP.NET Web API.
Jeff Bramwell of the Visual Studio ALM Rangers explains how to use version control APIs in the Team Foundation Server client object model.
A year ago, David Platt predicted that universities would get hammered by Internet-based alternatives. Looks like he was right.
Continuing his series, Dino Esposito builds a WPF client app that uses the Facebook API to authenticate users and post updates.
Explore the evolution of threading in Windows and C++ to understand the threading capabilities in your programs and work with concurrency building blocks.
Applying a concept from domain-driven design—Bounded Context—can help you build a targeted model with Entity Framework.
Windows Azure Web Sites simplifies the deployment, management, and scalability tasks associated with hosting cloud applications.
Explore how artificial immune systems can model the behavior of the human immune system to detect harmful network packets.
Ted Neward explores the Copenhagen Comprehensive Collection Classes for C#, which he deems a worthy complement to System.Collections.Generic.
Charles Petzold rebrands his ongoing column to explore DirectX and the world of native development in Windows Runtime.
For his first Patterns in Practice column, Peter Vogel looks at a problem that requires the client to dynamically add permitted functionality to an object as needed.
SQL Server 2012 Data Quality Services isn't just for data stewards. Find out how this tool can help your IT team improve the data quality of your data-centric projects.
Explore how speech recognition works in Kinect for Windows applications.


Corporate Communicataion in Italy may include M&A, IPO, special deals, Crisis Communications: DAG Communication delivers comprehensive communications services that cover every stage of the life cycle of a company from the launch to resctruration, from the pre-announcement planning of an M&A to post-merger integration, from IPO to crisis. We partner with our clients to help them understand, engage with, and develop trusted relationships with the Italian communities: we develop for them measureable communications programmes that build reputations and business success.
Websites: we create professional and engaging websites for the Corporate sector.


text:
Braunmühl este numele purtat de mai multe persoane de origine germană:
 Anton von Braunmühl (1820–1858), arhitect
 Anton von Braunmühl (1853–1908), matematician
 Anton von Braunmühl (1901–1957), psihiatru
 Ekkehard von Braunmühl (n. 1940), publicist și activist pentru drepturile copilului
 Gerold von Braunmühl (1935–1986), diplomat
 Hans-Joachim von Braunmühl (1900–1980), inovator în domeniul benzii magnetice.


text:
Matazō Kayama ( , Kayama Matazō) was a Japanese Nihonga painter of the 20th century, born in Kyoto in 1927.

Biography
Kayama Matazo was a painter who employed a mixed technique. In 1949, he graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts with a degree in painting. Around 1960 he traveled, gave exhibitions, and held conferences abroad. Starting in 1950, he participated in expositions of The Association of Young Artists (Shinseisaku gakai), wherein he was awarded four times. From 1958 on, he participated in international expositions of modern Japanese artists. In 1967, he also participated in the exhibition Masterpieces of Modern Japanese Painting at the State Hermitage Museum of Saint Petersburg and at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow. In 1957, he was granted the Young Painters Prize in the Asahi News. In 1973 he was granted the prize for Japanese Art and, in 1980, he received the Prize of the Ministry of Culture.  He became a professor at the Tokyo University of the Arts in 1988.

Technique

His works give the impression of a cross between a painting and a photograph.  In 1950, he began to incorporate discrete elements of cubism, as well as elements of Italian futurism in his series of paintings focused on birds and other animals. In 1964, he conceived a ceramic mural for the Taiseki-ji Temple of Fujinomiya. He also conceived a stone Pagoda for the Jindai-ji Temple in 1974, in homage to his late friend Yokoyama Misao (1920). Towards the end of the 1970s, several state organizations commissioned him to make mural decorations, including the Japanese Embassy in the United States.

Bibliography

References

External links

  Kayama's Cat Paintings

Nihonga painters
1927 births
2004 deaths
Buddhist artists
20th-century Japanese painters


This week, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission urged the federal government to limit cuts required by the "fiscal cliff" deal so hospitals can obtain a 1% payment increase for inpatient and outpatient care in fiscal year 2014. The 1% payment bump technically would be a reduction from the scheduled 1.8% increase in inpatient payments and 2% increase in outpatient payments established by a pre-existing legislative formula.
"MedPAC Pushes 1% Pay Increase for Hospitals" (Daly, Modern Healthcare , 1/10).


Welcome to our Lookout Mountain, Georgia Homeless Shelters and Services for the needy page. Below are all of the homeless shelters and services for the needy that provide help to those in need for Lookout Mountain, GA and surrounding cities.
- Lookout Mountain Homeless Questionnaire.


text:
Q: How do I create invites with usage limit to a private channel on Telegram with Telethon? I'm using Telethon to create a Telegram BOT and I needed to automate a task of generating a one time use invite
I tried searching about it but didn't find anything at their docs neither stackoverflow (i did find somethings about invites with this library but didn't understood how to handle my situation)
Anything that may help me with this is welcome!!
Thank you in advance!

A: From telethon.dev, You can mod the example like:
from telethon.sync import TelegramClient
from telethon import functions, types

session_file_name = ""        # TODO: session file name without extension
api_id = ""                   # TODO: api id
api_hash = ""                 # TODO: api hash
channel_id = -1001109500936   # TODO: channel ID

with TelegramClient(session_file_name, api_id, api_hash) as client:
    result = client(functions.messages.ExportChatInviteRequest(
        peer=client.get_input_entity(channel_id),
        legacy_revoke_permanent=True,
        expire_date=None, # Set expiry date if needed like datetime.datetime(2018, 6, 25),
        usage_limit=1     # Only one person can use your invite link
    ))
    print(result.stringify())


LAND studio has helped to spread great public art, greenspace and design throughout Cleveland in countless projects ... Including Buckeye's own popular Art & Soul of Buckeye Park.
LAND will be sharing their considerable insight in building incredible public spaces as part of the Sidewalks of Buckeye Showcase, through a two-part workshop. It's your chance to hear more about LAND's past, present and future projects in Buckeye - and to brainstorm and comment on how greenspaces and public art can enhance the community experience here.
Join us in this important discussion. We want to hear your ideas, your stories and your voice about all things Buckeye!


Explanation of how Cato and Clove could have won!
What would have happened if Clove never threw that knife at Katniss? The 74th Hunger Games would have played out in an entirely different way! And it's up to Beth and I to tell you all what might have been. Read on!
So should we write that story? 5 people tell us to do it, and we will! Thanks!
LOVE THIS!!! :D It's so freaking epic.
So many chapters to read. It was an awesome story.


text:
Sustain + Ability
26 WAYS EMORY IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Compiled by Roger Slavens and Ellie Purinton 24C
THROUGH ITS LEADERSHIP ACROSS EMORY UNIVERSITY, Emory Healthcare, and in the Atlanta community, the Office of Sustainability Initiatives, Resilience, and Economic Inclusion (OSI) and its partners have made tremendous impacts, not only on our campus environments, but also in our classrooms, laboratories, and health care facilities.
And what's been implemented locally thrives out in the greater world wherever the university's cutting-edge research—and its sustainability-minded alumni—have taken root. Here are 26 ways Emory is making a difference on its campuses and around the globe by investing in the future of our planet:
Emory University ranks No. 6 in the United States out of 853 schools surveyed in The Princeton Review's 2022 Guide to Green Colleges based on 2019 data evaluated for administrative and academic excellence in sustainability.
The Piedmont Project, the country's longest running faculty development program in sustainability, was launched at Emory in 2001. For 21 years, Emory has developed the curriculum, led, and hosted this national program for the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), supporting more than 600 educators from across the country—including over 250 Emory faculty members—to integrate sustainability into their curriculum.
Emory in 2021 earned a "Gold" rating in the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS) Report for leadership and innovation in sustainability from AASHE—the 4th time in a row it has achieved this honor.
Lofty—but attainable—sustainability goals for the university's campuses include 45 percent carbon reduction by 2030 (from 2010 levels) and total carbon neutrality by 2050, 100 percent clean energy by 2035, 95 percent diversion of waste from landfills, and 50 percent reduction in the use of potable water, among many others.
Two years ago, Emory signed a transformative solar power agreement with Cherry Street Energy to install more than 15,000 solar panels on its campuses. These panels will generate approximately 10 percent of Emory's peak energy requirements and reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions by about 4,300 metric tons.
A founding member of the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council, Emory has helped create a shared, national platform for guiding, measuring, and recognizing leadership in sustainable purchasing.
In its most recent ranking, Business Insider placed Emory No. 20 among universities for students who want to change the world, with our sustainability leadership cited as a key factor.
Emory faculty have created or modified more than 400 courses in 40 academic departments that are related to sustainability. Sixty-one percent of academic departments have sustainability course offerings.
The university has developed minors, certificates, and concentrations in sustainability for both undergraduate and graduate students that teach students sustainability as an integrated concept. Undergrads can earn a Sustainability Minor in Interdisciplinary Studies OR A Sustainability Sciences Minor through Emory College's Department of Environmental Sciences, or concentrate in environmental management through Goizueta Business School. They can also strengthen leadership skills while creating sustainable community change with the Ethics and Servant Leadership Program and the Community Building and Social Change Minor.
Graduate students can work toward a MASTER'S DEGREE IN DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE at Laney Graduate School and a Master's DEGREE of Public Health in Environmental Health and Certificate in Climate and Health at the Rollins School of Public Health.
The Turner Environmental Law Clinic and the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program, directed by clinical professor of law Mindy Goldstein, train School of Law students to become sustainability leaders in environmental law.
Emory's School of Medicine received the No. 1 ranking on the Planetary Health Report Card by medical students and faculty covering 62 medical schools in the US, UK, Ireland, and Canada based on curriculum that incorporates climate change and operational leadership.
The Emory Oxford Organic Farm, located on the edge of Oxford Campus, was created in 2014 on eleven acres of land donated by an Emory alumnus. This interactive outdoor classroom gives students hands-on experience in sustainable agriculture and provides fresh food for Emory's campuses and the surrounding communities.
Ninety-five percent of Emory students report an increase in sustainability-related knowledge during their time learning at the university. But more important, 46 percent of students say they increased their own sustainable behaviors while at Emory.
In June 2021, the student-led Plastic-Free Emory group worked with President Gregory L. Fenves to adopt a "Break Free from Plastics Pledge" that commits the university to reduce its consumption of unnecessary single-use plastics. Co-founded by students Nithya Narayanaswamy 21Ox 23C and CJ O'Brien 21G, the group has built a broad coalition to collect data, engage the Emory community, and develop actionable solutions.
Just months later in October 2021, the Emory Climate Coalition—comprised of three student groups—enlisted President Fenves, on behalf of the university community, to join the Global Race to Zero, an initiative backed by higher ed institutions devoted to achieving zero carbon emissions.
At the same time, President Fenves also signed the Second Nature Climate Leadership Network, joining 450 other universities and colleges that have agreed to take actionable and trackable steps toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Since its founding in 2006, the OSI has offered more than 170 internships to Emory students who use research, data analysis, outreach, training, communications, and programmatic skills to integrate sustainability into all levels of the Emory enterprise.
This spring, OSI is launching its inaugural postgraduate fellowship program and adding a new Climate Solutions Fellow and a Sustainability and Social Justice Programs Fellow. Both will gain one full year of expertise and mentorship in these areas.
Under the tutelage of associate professor of environmental sciences Eri Saikawa, four Emory students—Kaela Wilkinson 23C, Ryan Thorne 23G, Marlon Gant 23G, and Chiara Brust 23PH—had the incredible opportunity to share their voices on the world stage at the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference and gain invaluable experience as scholars and advocates for climate change solutions.
Emory's Resilience and Sustainability Collaboratory (RSC) is a think-and-do tank that leverages the collective expertise of corporate leaders, university faculty and staff, government, and community organizations and plugs into actionable projects that generate innovative solutions to sustainability and resilience challenges. RSC projects are first tested locally, exploring on-the-ground solutions that may be translatable and scalable to communities across the globe.
One RSC project led by professor Eri Saikawa involves soil testing in West Atlanta, where exposure to heavy metals and metalloids can cause serious health consequences and even death. Having found slag dumps and high levels of these contaminants in the soil, the project is working to increase awareness in the community while encouraging systematic testing and community-engaged remediation.
The Working Farms Fund, a partnership between Emory and The Conservation Fund, has acquired farmland within 100 miles of Atlanta that helps protect and promote small and mid-sized farms surrounding the metro area while generating a resilient food supply. This land is leased to a new generation of farmers with a five- to 10-year path to ownership. In November 2021, Emory started receiving the first produce from these farms
In 2020, Emory received a national grant from the EPA to establish an on-campus prototype for an anaerobic digester. This cutting-edge technology can turn food waste into biogas (renewable energy) and soil amendments (agricultural use).
Last fall, Emory hosted leaders of the Muscogee Nation and adopted an official land acknowledgment as early steps toward honoring the Indigenous peoples as the original inhabitants and stewards of the land on which Emory now sits. Important work still lies ahead to create a university community that is more inclusive of Native and Indigenous perspectives, learning, and scholarship, as well as to provide respectful stewardship of the land.
The WaterHub at Emory is a water recycling system that uses eco-engineering processes to clean wastewater for future non-potable uses like heating and cooling buildings and flushing toilets. Installed in 2015, it was the first system of its kind in the US and now recycles up to 400,000 gallons of water daily.
PASSIONATE ABOUT CREATING A MORE SUSTAINABLE PLANET? Join the Emory Alumni Environmental Network, which connects alumni who share an interest in preserving our environment. Led by alumni Mae Bowen 16C, Amy Hou 15Ox 17C, and Taylor McNair 16B, the network provides learning experiences, networking events, and service opportunities year-round. Learn more at www.alumni.emory.edu/groups/eaen.html.
Featured Article: AI: Machine Mind, Human Heart
Featured Article: Drug Hunters: The Road to Discovery
Featured Article: As Scene on Campus
Featured Article: Building 'Bridgerton'
Featured Article: Sustain + Ability
Featured Article: Coming Soon to a Theater Near You
Featured Article: Kind of a Big Deal(maker)
Fulfilling Emory's Promise
More On Artificial Intelligence
Emory's New Vision for AI
Data for Justice
About the Magazine Cover
Lipstadt Confirmed as US Special Envoy
Celebrating Emory's Class of 2022
Dynamic Deans
Student Novelist Shatters Assumptions
Emory Ranks Among Nation's Best
New Libraries Leader
2022 Emory Alumni Awards
Out of the 'Shark Tank'


text:
Subscribe Account Login Select a region
Bailiwick Radio
Prime Minister yet to speak to father of London Bridge terror attack victim
The Prime Minister has admitted he is yet to speak to the father of London Bridge terror attack victim Jack Merritt, who accused him of trying to "make political capital" from his son's death.
Mr Johnson sought to blame Labour for the early release of convicted terrorist Usman Khan who killed 25-year-old Jack and 23-year-old Saskia Jones in the attack at London's Fishmongers' Hall last month.
He claimed Khan, who was freed halfway through a 16-year jail sentence, was on the streets because of laws introduced by a "leftie government" and has committed to changing sentencing law.
Usman Khan (BBC News)
But David Merritt said his son, who was the course co-ordinator of a prison rehabilitation programme, "would not wish his death to be used as the pretext for more draconian sentences or for detaining people unnecessarily".
Speaking to ITV News London, Mr Johnson said: "I have every sympathy with the families of both Jack and Saskia, who lost their lives at London Bridge in the attack by Usman Khan.
"What I would say, with great respect, is that I stick to my position, which is that actually I don't think its sensible for people who are convicted of crimes of terrorism such as Usman Khan to be out automatically on early release.
"I said that long before the event took place – I said it in August."
Pressed on whether he would pick up up the phone to speak to Mr Merritt, Mr Johnson replied: "With great respect, I will keep my contacts with families of victims private, if that's alright."
#LeadershipDebate points missed (or deliberately avoided by Johnson): we don't know all the facts about this case yet, and we won't know for some time – the inquest could take up to 2 years. We don't know why Khan killed, or what, if anything could have been done differently 1/
— David Merritt (@butwhatifitsall) December 7, 2019
Previously writing in the Guardian, Mr Merritt said Jack would be "livid" if he could comment on his death.
"He would be seething at his death, and his life, being used to perpetuate an agenda of hate that he gave his everything fighting against," he said.
Mr Merritt later accused the Prime Minister of lying during the BBC Election Debate with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, saying Mr Johnson was taking people "for a ride".
When discussing security in the debate Mr Johnson said the automatic release of offenders like Khan was "wrong".
But Mr Merritt said on Twitter that there was no justification for cutting the early release tariff and claimed it was just trying to "look tough".
"If prisoners have engaged with rehabilitation and turned their lives around, why should they be punished for what Khan did?" he said.
« Return to UK
Comments on this story express the views of the commentator only, not Bailiwick Publishing. We are unable to guarantee the accuracy of any of those comments.
Once your comment has been submitted, it won't appear immediately. There is no need to submit it more than once. Comments are published at the discretion of Bailiwick Publishing, and will include your username.
To place a comment please login Login »
Assistant Chief Minister "steps aside" over alleged motoring offence
Date set for final report on fatal plane crash
PM adviser facing scrutiny over Jersey-based company link
WATCH: Short film celebrates Durrell's 'birdman'
Eco activists call for 'dirty' investment registry
Past Magazines
Jersey Media Releases
Guernsey Media Releases
Bailiwick Express
Bailiwick Express is not responsible for the content of external sites
© Copyright Bailiwick Publishing 2020
You have landed on the Bailiwick Express website, however it appears you are based in . Would you like to stay on the site, or visit the site?


text:
Cameron's defence spend freeze claim gets cold shoulder
"Freezing the budget across this parliament at £33bn gives us the fourth largest defence budget in the world."
David Cameron, Prime Minister's Questions, 13 March 2013
The Prime Minister was accused of breaking promises on defence today.
At PMQs, Russell Brown, the Labour MP and shadow defence minister, said that David Cameron had promised to protect the defence budget "in its entirety, but you didn't".
His question came, he told us, in the wake of claims by the Defence Secretary, Philip Hammond, last week, that "for the first time in a generation, we have a balanced [defence] budget."
Yet days earlier, the same defence secretary had taken the unusual step of stepping forward to plead that his budget is spared from cuts as George Osborne attempts to find another £10bn.
Has the defence budget really been frozen?
The analysis
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, latest international figures suggest that the UK is indeed the world's fourth biggest spender on defence.
In 2011, at current prices, the US came first, with a spend of $711,421,000,000. Then China, at $142,859,000,000; then Russia, at $71,853,000,000, and then the UK, at $62,685,000,000.
The UK doesn't come fourth when it comes to spending as a proportion of GDP; not even close. In 2010, the latest year for which figures were available, Saudi Arabia spent the most on defence as a percentage of GDP (10.1), followed by Oman (8.5), then the United Arab Emirates (6.9) and then Israel (6.5). The UK comes in at 36th, spending 2.6 per cent of its GDP on defence.
But Mr Cameron's used a reasonable and commonly used measure – total spending – and on that score, he's right.
What we're not clear on is why he said there is a freeze on spending over the life of this parliament, when spending is clearly expected to come down.
We asked the Ministry of Defence how much was spent on defence in 2011/12, and the answer was £34.2bn.
The Ministry said it would spend £34.36bn in 2012/13, £33.86bn in 2013/14, and £32.96bn in 2014/15.
All of that amounts to slight cut over the current Parliament in nominal terms, and a bigger cut in real terms, when inflation is taken into account.
In 2013/14, and 2014/15, the figures are lower than originally intended. In the Autumn Statement in December, George Osborne said that defence for 2013/14 was to take a cut of £245m, and of £490m in 2014/15.
In addition, when the National Audit Office examined the government's spending plans, it said there may be questions over future budgets, owing to a £159bn 10-year equipment plan.
The report makes it clear that the plan could rely on diverting some money from the non-equipment budget. "Achieving affordability is … contingent on savings being achieved elsewhere in the budget," the report says.
Which means that we may yet see further cuts to defence.
We can't see why Mr Cameron is claiming that his government has "frozen" spending at £33bn under this parliament. Clearly, spending on defence has been cut under his leadership – in cash terms and in real terms.
And that casts into doubt his claim that even at £33bn, at the end of this Parliament, the UK will still have the fourth largest defence budget in the world.
How can we know that when this Parliament hasn't actually ended yet? We still don't know what our rivals intend to spend. France, which is currently fifth, could decide to buy a new fleet, or to boost spending on military staff wages.
As to what happens after this parliament, Professor Malcolm Chalmers has warned that "the Ministry of Defence could also face a very difficult 2015 Spending Review, especially if the country's wider fiscal position remains as difficult as is now projected".
Agreements between Nato countries commit them to spending at least two per cent of their GDP on defence, so at the moment, the UK has a margin of 0.6 per cent.
What did Number 10 make of all of this, we wondered? They offered no response.
Fact,Fiction,Uncategorised, David Cameron, Defence, Philip Hammond, Russell Brown
Cathy,
Whatever happened to "the peace dividend" once the Cold War finished?
Stuart Parkinson says:
A better question to be asked is why the UK needs to spent such a large amount on the military when the nation is safer from conventional military threats than for decades (if not centuries) – especially when our military actions overseas are fuelling terrorist reprisals. Its time for much greater military cuts with the money used for more urgent needs like health, education and environmental protection.
Dave Berrigan says:
For goodness sake! We need to cut the amount we are spending on arms and militarism
Have a look at the public accounts committee report last month http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21608747
It would be interesting to assess what is actually used for "defence" and what is used for "offence." That is to say proper defence, as in guarding the British homeland–not in so-called protection of British values abroad. Seems we could try a little respect for the values of others instead of arms to wipe them out. Not only would we have fewer enemies, we might just have enough money to spend on the NHS, on paying fire fighters and police officers and teachers and ….
Michael Gregg says:
The budget should be 3% of GDP to build more ships for the Royal Navy which would create many skilled jobs and keep shipyards open.
Nigel Simmons says:
BROKEN BRITAIN UNDER TORIES – EXPERIENCE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR EGO
Both Cameron and Blair's lack of Managerial Political and Life Experience has been their downfall coupled with the lure of the trappings of Power and Privilege and the overriding factor both are vain and egoistical did not help .Neither of the pair had in depth experience as a Minister but being backroom Lackies to others gave neither any insight into the top job .Their lack of Knowledge both National and International made them non starters from the off .Ed Miliband is of the same ilk – to Govern a Country you need to be Mature ,Strong and see both sides of the coin – only age brings Maturity .The Younger the more Impulsive. http://www.broken britainundertories.com
30 Mar 2013 at 10:19 am
christmas music says:
These days, thousands of musical professionals rely on such policies for
combating with adverse happenings with their equipment.
Hot food will need to be kept warm and it can be beneficial to
specify the time at which this will be served to make sure this is served in its best
condition. Wolfgang Petersen's film will make you glad that you are tucked inside around a hot
water bottle rather than out on a fishing boat battered by
severe storm conditions.
Dong says:
Zac Posen took an especially dramatic approach and gave an old Hollywood feel to the ones featured in his collection.
Every year, new trends of fashion dresses, shoes and bags are released.
Since the jewelry will be placed near the face, the diamond will make her beauty outshine.
30 Dec 2014 at 11:41 am


text:
Marianka – przysiółek wsi Chełmo w Polsce położony w województwie łódzkim, w powiecie radomszczańskim, w gminie Masłowice.

W latach 1975–1998 przysiółek administracyjnie należał do województwa piotrkowskiego.

Przypisy

Chełmo


This entry was posted in RTC, RTC Extensibility and tagged attachments, automation, plain java client library api, upload, work item by rsjazz. Bookmark the permalink.
is it possible to upload attachments by using REST API?
Hi Alexander, as stated in the text above, we talked to our development about that. We were told, it is possible to do that but it is not trivial. There is no documentation and the implementation might change in the future. I know of another colleague who traced the HTML requests and figured the pattern. So, it should be doable with HTML (not sure about REST), but it is probably not trivial and undocumented.
I would suggest to write an enhancement request for it. Several people have asked for it, so it would be worth it.
Could you help me on how to upload attachments from server? The createAttachment method seems quite different between client and server, I couldn't find how to do that on the server.
I have not done that myself. Here some hints you can try out.
The createAttachment() is only available on the IWorkItemClient. I have not found something similar in the common or the server API. However if you open com.ibm.team.workitem.client.internal.WorkitemClient which is the implementation of the interface, you can find how this is implemented. You realize that createAttachment uses a WorkitemCommon method that is not exposed in the interface, however, all that is done is common API and available on the server. You could try to use the code in the WorkItemClient against WorkItemCommon. Best suggestion I have.
Thanks for the info. The createAttachment() on IWorkItemServer only accept two parameters (projectArea, monitor), so I don't understand what it's used for and how to attach the file. I will try to look into WorkitemCommon method.
The method only needs two parameters, because all the other parameters are used in the calling one. The Method basically creates an attachment without content and properties. The properties are set in the calling method.
Is there any sample code for me to add WorkItem through plain java client library?
I made it more obvious now.
I put the code right in and also the source where I got it from.
Many thanks. You are so helpful!
What would I need to do to make sure the attachment is text searchable? My users need to be able to do filters that will find text strings in the attachments to be able to find the appropriate work items that the attachments are attached to. Thx!
I don't see how the question is related to the post. You have to specify the correct parameters like type and encoding to be able to upload. The rest is up to RTC.
According to https://jazz.net/library/article/824 the index also contains search terms for the attachments.
As I mention in that post, I am not aware of an official way to upload attachments using an OSLC like interface. You can, and others have, trace and reverse engineer the protocol that is used by the Java API or the Web UI and use that. It is unsupported of course.
First I would like to thank you. All your blogs are extremely helpful to my team.
What we can't understand is we successfully upload and save attachments using the web front-end with the same user.
can you put some light on what type of extra permission to achieve this?
Our User has all the Save permission at work item level.
We are using RTC 6.0.
I can't reproduce this behavior and I don't have time to dig deeper either. Make sure the user can upload manually and then debug the code. Maybe this is caused by a different exception.
May you advise how we can make the TeamPlatform running?
I think you have an issue with the plain java client libraries not being in the class path, using a wrong Java version or something like that. I don't see a way for me to help you to solve that.
Is it possible to upload an process attachment to a specific project area? If yes would you help to point me a direction please? Thanks a lot.
I am pretty sure it is possible to do that, as the Eclipse client does it. I have not done it, so no information in this blog. You can use the Plugin Spy to find out how the attachment upload in the Eclipse client works if you have the SDK installed.
I would suggest to look into com.ibm.team.process.internal.ide.ui.editors.ProcessAttachmentPart.AddAttachmentAction and explore the API form there.


text:
Q: Как в С++ полиморфно обработать множество объектов унаследованных от некоторого одного Вот есть у меня несколько объектов, реализующих один интерфейс. И есть необходимость обрабатвать их по разному в некотором классе в зависимости от их типа
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>

class A {};

class B: public A {};

class C: public A {};

class X
{
    public:
        void x(A* a) { std::cout << "x(A* a) was called\n"; }

        void x(B* b) { std::cout << "x(B* a) was called\n"; }

        void x(C* c) { std::cout << "x(C* a) was called\n"; }
};

int main()
{
    std::vector<A*> vec;
    vec.push_back(new B);
    vec.push_back(new C);

    X* x = new X;

    for(A* a: vec) { x->x(a); } //дважды выведет x(A* a) was called\n

    return 0;
}

Если мне вперемежку приходит коллекция разных классов унаследованных от A, как мне реализовать уникальное поведение для каждого из этих типов? Запихивать необходимый функционал в сами классы B и C я не могу.


text:
The 2018 Big East Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big East Conference held from October 28 through November 4, 2018. The five-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting each game. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Georgetown Hoyas.  They were the top seed based on an 8–0–1 season in conference play.  The Hoyas were able to defend their crown, beating Butler in the final.  This marks the third year in a row Georgetown has won the tournament.

Bracket

Schedule

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers
2 Goals
 Amber Birchwell – Providence
 Caitlin Farrell – Georgetown
 Halle Stelbasky – Butler

1 Goal
 Amanda Carolan – Georgetown
 Samantha Dewey – Xavier
 Avery Hay – DePaul
 Andi Kennard – Xavier
 Camille Murphy – Providence
 Carson Nizialek – Georgetown
 Annika Schmidt – Butler

All-Tournament team

Source:

References

Big East Conference Women's Soccer Tournament


We believe in a casual approach to newborn photography, as our intention is to capture more natural moments of the baby and most importantly capturing the wonder and amazement between the family members. This comes under our favorite categories as we get to experience emotions at their purest. Memories of this time-frame often become ambiguous for new parents and that is precisely why we feel these types of shoots are so important, in treasuring those moments at their rawest state.


§ 404.1593. Medical evidence in continuing disability review cases.
(a) General. If you are entitled to benefits or if a period of disability has been established for you because you are disabled, we will have your case file with the supporting medical evidence previously used to establish or continue your entitlement. Generally, therefore, the medical evidence we will need for a continuing disability review will be that required to make a current determination or decision as to whether you are still disabled, as defined under the medical improvement review standard. See §§ 404.1579 and 404.1594.
(b) Obtaining evidence from your medical sources. You must provide us with reports from your physician, psychologist, or others who have treated or evaluated you, as well as any other evidence that will help us determine if you are still disabled. See § 404.1512. You must have a good reason for not giving us this information or we may find that your disability has ended. See § 404.1594(e)(2). If we ask you, you must contact your medical sources to help us get the medical reports. We will make every reasonable effort to help you in getting medical reports when you give us permission to request them from your physician, psychologist, or other medical sources. See § 404.1512(d)(1) concerning what we mean by every reasonable effort. In some instances, such as when a source is known to be unable to provide certain tests or procedures or is known to be nonproductive or uncooperative, we may order a consultative examination while awaiting receipt of medical source evidence. Before deciding that your disability has ended, we will develop a complete medical history covering at least the 12 months preceding the date you sign a report about your continuing disability status. See § 404.1512(c).
(c) When we will purchase a consultative examination. A consultative examination may be purchased when we need additional evidence to determine whether or not your disability continues. As a result, we may ask you, upon our request and reasonable notice, to undergo consultative examinations and tests to help us determine if you are still disabled. See § 404.1517. We will decide whether or not to purchase a consultative examination in accordance with the standards in §§ 404.1519a through 404.1519b.


"A revolt rather than a revolution".
Is this a fair assessment of the Frondes?
The research area of this paper is the observation and discussion of the differences between "revolt" and "revolution" and whether the Frondes were right to assess this notion, exciting rebellions in France during the reign of Louis XIV.
It is a well-known fact that revolts and revolutions often occur in the course of history, however, revolutions are considered to be a more recent development. It is difficult to say for sure what is better: a revolt or a revolution, however, a thorough discussion of these two phenomena will give us an exact answer. For many centuries people's opinions have been divided: some have called for a revolution, while others have spoken in support of a revolt. For instance, a well-known movement the Fronde called for "a revolt rather than a revolution", and this claim was quite popular among nobles at that time. In order to evaluate it, let's observe the reasons, which led to their revolt, and on their example compare these two notions.
The Frondes and a revolt.
In the French history there was an event called the Fronde (1648–53) – an open rebellion of several great nobles during the minority of King Louis XIV, caused by the efforts of the Parliament of Paris to limit the growing authority of the crown; by the personal ambitions of discontented nobles; and by the grievances of the people against the financial burdens suffered under cardinals Richelieu and Mazarini. As a matter of fact, there were two periods of the Fronde: the Fronde of the Parliament (1648-49) and the Fronde of the Princes (several years later).
The first period began, when the parliament rejected a new plan for raising money, proposed by Anne of Austria and her adviser, Cardinal Mazarini. According to the scheme, magistrates of the high courts would give up four years' salary. The high courts opposed the proposal. As an answer to their deed, the government arrested several members of the parliament, but in August 1648 Anne and Mazarini were forced to release prisoners. However, they didn't stop at that, and sent the royal army to take action against the Fronde when the Thirty Years War ended. Anne, the king, and Mazarini secretly left Paris and the city was blockaded by royal troops under Louis II, prince de Conde. A peace was signed between the parliament and the regent at Rueil in 1649.
Evaluating this first period of the Fronde, it is necessary to pay attention to other reasons of the rebellion. In fact, the rebellion of the Fronde was justifiable at that time. When Mazarini came to power, he and Anne wasted much efforts on foreign policy, trying to strengthen the power of France, and they managed to do it1. However, the cost was awful. Reforms had postponed, taxes were high, and the people complained. Thus, the Fronde consisted of three revolts: one by the lower and middle classes against heavy taxation, a second by the nobles to increase their political power, and a third by the officeholders to protect their position. One result of the Fronde was that the French became willing to accept a much stronger, more centralised government under their king in order to prevent future civil wars. Another result was that the youthful Louis XIV decided to take whatever steps were necessary to avoid future disorders2.
However, the second period of the Fronde wasn't, in fact, useful and the revolt was only a political struggle between Mazarini and some nobles, receiving the name the Fronde of the Princes. It didn't start as a result of some reforms, or difficult position of nobles, or unlawful actions of the government. As a matter of fact, everything began from the prince de Conde, who expected to control Cardinal Mazarini and Anne after his help. His intrigues led to his arrest in January 1650, and caused a second outbreak, the Fronde of the Princes, or the New Fronde. Madam de Longueville decided to release her brother and called on Marshal Turenne for help. Government troops managed to defeat Turenne and his Spanish allies at Rethel (1650), however, Mazarini had to release Conde. Soon after the release he took up open warfare against the government. But he lost his principal support of Turenne, who took the side of the government after Louis XIV reached his majority. Conde concluded an alliance with Spain, but was defeated by Turenne. The princes soon made a peace agreement with the government, except for Conde, who commanded the Spanish forces against France until the Peace of Pyrenees (1659)3. The second Fronde was the last attempt of the nobility to resists the king by arms. It resulted in the humiliation of the nobles, the strengthening of royal authority, and the further disruption of the French economy. Louis XIV forced his nobility into the position of his courtiers and he developed the monarchy as a tax-gathering machine for the manufactures of France, so there was no need to touch the revenues of the nobility4. Thus, this episode, which even endangered his life, left a strong impression on Louis. As an adult, he was determined to prevent any further rebellion by controlling the nobility.
Thus, despite the fact that the second Fronde wasn't needed, as it had no special reasons, it turned France into one of the most powerful states in the world under the rule of Louis XIV, who, on the example of the first Fronde and the second Fronde, developed the necessary principals of his ruling.
However, two Frondes were not the end of the rebellions. By the 1780's many in France were influenced by a movement called the "Enlightenment," which held that all persons should be equal before the law. These ideas led to the conflict that caused the revolt5. This was the beginning of the famous French revolution. On June 17, 1789, the Third Estate declared itself the National Assembly. On July 11, 1789, Louis XVI ordered his army to disband the National Assembly by force. On July 14, 1789, the people of Paris stormed the Bastille looking for arms and gun powder to protect themselves against the army and to protect the National Assembly. The next day the Marquis de Lafayette was appointed commander of the city's armed forces by a committee of citizens. The king had lost control of Paris. Throughout the country peasants revolted and called for reforms and an end to the old feudal relationships. Frightened nobility gave in to the demands and urged the National Assembly to end feudal rights.
The Revolution led to high unemployment and increased hunger in the city. The power of the monarchy was broken. The king had to return to Paris. The National Assembly abolished the French nobility as a group with legal rights and created a constitutional monarchy in July 1790. The king remained the head of state, but the true power rested with the National Assembly. The National Assembly continued to make further reforms: dividing the country into 83 districts, adopting the metric system, promoting economic reforms and freedom, and generally applying the ideas of the Enlightenment to all of France's institutions. The Assembly also confiscated the lands of the nobility who had emigrated from France and nationalised Church lands. They forced the clergy to take oaths of allegiance to the new government and sought to subjugate the power of the Church.
However, the Revolution continued. From 1793 to 1794, the Committee of Public Safety conducted a reign of Terror upon the French people. Maximilian Robespierre was the head of the Committee of Public Safety. The Terror was directed at anyone who was perceived as being an enemy of the revolution. Over 40,000 people were executed or died in prison. However, on July 27, 1794, Robespierre was overthrown and the next day executed. Thus, the Terror was over. In 1795, a new government, a Directory, was created, but several years later it was overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte, who declared himself the "Emperor of the French." Thus, the Revolution that had ended monarchy resulted in the establishment of an Emperor6.
The comparison of a revolution and a revolt.
So, observing a revolt on the example of two Frondes, and a revolution on the example of the French revolution, we are able to compare these two kinds of rebellions, and evaluate the notion of the Fronde which claimed "revolt rather than a revolution". To tell the truth, both revolt and revolution have its advantages and disadvantages. Of course, they bring some benefits, but very often they lead to misfortunes, problems and troubles as well as deaths of thousands of people. However, revolutions are certainly better, as they are the expression of people's wish (the majority of people), while revolts are the expression of a small group of people, who seek their own interests.
Revolution does not just mean that an armed group seizes power. Politically speaking, it means that the masses seize power, and establish a people's government. It does not just involve throwing out foreign armies, as this is, of course, an obligation that a nation must fulfil without revolution, as well as it should take measures to nationalise foreign interests in a country. In fact, revolution consists in the masses seizing power and so a final and decisive solution is found to the political problem in favour of the people. Revolution is the victory of liberty, and a genuine and decisive victory in favour of the masses.
Nowadays the historians and the governments of many countries try to falsify the history of revolutions. They paint them either Blue or Buff in the style of their own politics, however, a real revolution has many colours. It is a revolt that possesses only bad features and dark colours. Revolts within a state can't be considered a wise step, even if they are aimed at making life better or bringing about some reforms. Reformation always needs further reform, it only brings misery and more destruction.
An excellent example of the revolt could be the marching of the ladies of Paris to Versaille and taking the king, queen, and prince back to Paris with them during the French revolution. They had done it after hearing a rumour of a stockpile of bread that was being held by the king at Versaille7. In this case these women were not engaged in a revolution, but more in a revolt. So, there is a vast difference between the action of creative revolution, and the action of revolt within society.
Thus, the assessment of the Fronde is not fair, as revolution is certainly better, as it is born of understanding of the whole structure. Its action produces waves, which are able to create quite a different civilisation. And even if they fail, we can't dismiss the prospect of revolution and the reasons of failure until we carefully examine the movements. Individual revolts are bound to fail and it is hardly surprising that these revolts did not go farther – they don't have the support of the majority, besides they are often badly thought over. And revolutions usually are of a great standard, expressing the wish of the masses and including a large number of forces. Every new revolution take new and unpredictable forms, leading to positive changes or establishing new forms of ruling.
In short, a revolution breaks down the social constraints, which underlie so much of what is considered "mental illness", freeing people to discover their own meanings, methods of thinking and feeling. In fact, it gives people freedom. And freedom belongs to the individual, and as such it certainly resides in individual responsibility to oneself and in free association with others. Thus, there can be no obligations, no debts, only choices of how to act. Revolution remains a better choice for improvements and changes.
1. Wendy Gibson. A Tragic Farce: the Fronde (1648-1653), 1998. pp. 27-38.
2. Moote A.L. The Revolt of the Judges: The Parliament of Paris and the Fronde, 1643-1652. (1972), pp. 2-7.
4. Commonweal, Volume 2, Number 21, 5 June 1886, p. 77.
5. Roger Chartier (trans. Lydia Cochrane), The Cultural Origins of the French Revolution (Durham, 1991), pp. 124-8.
1. Burke P., The Fabrication of Louis XIV. New Haven and London, 1992.
2. Commonweal, Volume 2, Number 21, 5 June 1886, p. 77.
3. Chartier R. (trans. Lydia Cochrane), The Cultural Origins of the French Revolution (Durham, 1991), pp. 124-8.
4. Gibson W. A Tragic Farce: The Fronde (1648-1653), 1998, pp. 23-148.
5. Hanley S., The Lit de Justice of the Kings of France: Constitutional Ideology in Legend, Ritual, and Discourse. Princeton, 1983.
6. Kantorowicz E., The King's Two Bodies: A Study in Medireview Political Theology. Princeton, 1957.
7. Knabb K. (ed. and trans.), Situationist International Anthology. Bureau of Public Secrets, 1981, p. 81.
8. Marin L. (trans. Martha M. Houle), Portrait of the King. Minneapolis, 1988.
9. Maza S., Private Lives and Public Affairs: the Causes Celebres of Prerevolutionary France. Berkeley and Los Angeles, 1993, pp. 167-211.


Where are you from, and how did you come to get here?
Little Rock is home, although I've lived all over (Okinawa, Vienna, Hawaii, Florida, Iowa, Mississippi, and Illinois). When my father retired from the Air Force, we moved to Arkansas to be near aging grandparents. I've been in and out of Arkansas for the last 30 years.
You've just graduated from seminary. What did you take from that experience?
Living in a spiritual community like Sewanee formed me in ways I can't fully describe. The Bible and the Christian journey are lifelong and God continues to teach and reveal Godself to us if we pay attention. I learned everyday how much there was to discover and learn about God and our faith tradition.
I have been married to Jeff for 24 years. We met and married at the cathedral in Little Rock. Jeff is a residential contractor, a talented cook, and makes me laugh. John is 20, lives at home, and attends UALR, majoring in creative writing with a minor in film. Andrew will be a senior in high school this year, and is discerning where to attend college. Andrew loves to sing, act, and play the guitar.
I am by far the shortest person in my household.
I love nature and taking walks with our dog Buddy, family, and friends. I also enjoy singing and playing music.
What are you looking forward to doing at St. Margaret's?
I look toward to getting to know everyone, teaching Sunday school, and learning from Mary and each of you.
How can our community support you as you begin your ministry?
Please pray for me and my family as I transition into full-time ministry at St. Margaret's. Please wear name tags and be patient with me as I learn names.


text:
Resale / Rental Kits
Display Ad Form
TimeSharing Today magazine explores timeshare points programs pros and cons
A special feature published in TimeSharing Today's January/February 2022 printed edition
Points programs dominate the vacation-ownership marketplace and have been adopted by all major timeshare developers.
Points pioneer Jim Marmorstone recalls the concept's early history from its origins in the 1970s to its growing acceptance in the 1990s. Today, points programs encompass over half of the timeshare industry's inventory. Yet, many legacy resorts continue to operate on a weekly schedule and many owners continue to favor that arrangement.
Opinions vary
The special section explains that points programs gained acceptance due to their flexibility, and to the opportunity they offer for owners to "spend" points for non-accommodation products and services.
Critics complain, however, that point values may be subject to inflation, and accommodations may not be readily available for owners' desired travel schedules and unit types.
TimeSharing Today asked our readers for their views. Most who responded seem to favor points.
Advantages of points
Flexibility in traveling is always a plus, and our readers were not shy in sharing this opinion. They love the idea of being able to travel when they wish, rather than being tied down to a specific week. For instance, Kathryn Smith of Glendale, AZ, writes "flexibility to book a variety of resorts and length of stays with points is a positive thing."
Another positive feature of points is shared by reader Eloise Ferrall of Washington, DC. She says "one advantage of being points members is that we can buy more points if we don't have enough for our vacation units." This is especially important for large family reunions or groups of friends who want to travel together. Ferrall and her sister have used points annually for their family gatherings at destinations such as Hilton Head Island, SC, or Orlando, FL. More than 30 family members from various states can join these reunions, thanks to the flexibility and availability of points.
Vacation length also is variable with points. For example, reader Thomas Miller of East Stroudsburg, PA, has been involved in timesharing for over two decades. Though points have not always been a lifesaver, he appreciates that they have allowed him to stay longer than just a week at a time.
Disadvantages of points
Critics of the point system prefer specific weeks for their vacations. One reader, Joan M. Dungey, dislikes both the math and the deliberate planning necessary with points. She says many timeshare owners are confused by the value their points hold, especially since point values fluctuate according to the day of the week and the season. This leaves owners in the dark, not knowing the best time to take a trip.
She acknowledges that flexibility in traveling is a benefit, but "you must study the rules and procedures, and use the points as frugally as you can. This means math! Calendar timing and numbers."
Graham Avis of San Diego, CA, also states that at times he has not been able to use his points for an extended stay. He likes the points system but feels some kinks need to be worked out. "I think it (points) did bring more value to the timeshares we own," he says. "We never seem to run short of points despite plenty of usage."
About TimeSharing Today
TimeSharing Today began publishing in 1991. It provides readers with straight talk about the industry. Publisher Shep Altshuler states, "Our content deals extensively with resort governance and vacation-ownership travel. Most older timeshare resorts are governed by owner-run owners' association boards of directors, which must deal with key challenges that impact the future of their resorts and owners. TimeSharing Today provides information so owners can keep informed about those issues.
TimeSharing Today also publishes numerous articles by owners who share their travel and vacation-ownership experiences.
To subscribe to TimeSharing Today magazine, visit timesharingtoday.com
Photo Credit: Olegtoka
By Darren Wheeling January 11, 2022 24 Comments
Terms & Condition |
© Copyright 2020 Time Sharing Today. |


text:
Esta é uma cronologia dos fatos acontecimentos de ano 1852 no Brasil.

Incumbente

 Imperador – D. Pedro II (9 de abril de 1831-15 de novembro de 1889)

Eventos
 3 de fevereiro: Batalha de Monte Caseros (Guerra contra Oribe e Rosas). Fim da Guerra contra Oribe e Rosas.
 16 de agosto: Teresina, atual capital do Piauí, é fundada.
 29 de agosto: Iniciada a construção da primeira ferrovia brasileira, a Estrada de Ferro Mauá, pelo empresário Irineu Evangelista de Souza.

Nascimentos
13 de janeiro: Gumercindo Saraiva, militar e revolucionário (m. 1894).

Falecimentos

 25 de abril: Álvares de Azevedo, escritor (n. 1831)

1852 no Brasil


China has a big smoking problem. Three-hundred-fifty million Chinese people smoke and 1 million deaths a year in China are attributed to smoking-related illnesses. By 2020, that's expected to double to 2 million Chinese people dying annually from using tobacco.
Smoking is such an accepted part of the culture that even 23 percent of physicians smoke. However, the smoking rate among the largely female population of nurses is very low, mirroring the general female population. Could nurses be the solution to getting Chinese smokers to quit?
In a two-part study, published online in the Journal of Advanced Nursing, an international team of investigators led by Linda Sarna, interim dean of the UCLA School of Nursing, and Stella Aguinaga Bialous, associate professor in the UC-San Francisco School of Nursing, found that nurses can play a pivotal role in helping smokers to quit. But in order to do so, they need knowledge and skills.
"Being smoke-free puts nurses in a stronger position to engage in smoking cessation interventions with patients than their physician colleagues who are more likely to smoke," Sarna said. "But first we needed to understand how frequently nurses were trying to help patients quit."
In the first study, researchers surveyed more than 2,000 nurses from 8 hospitals in Beijing and Hefei. They found while 64 percent of nurses asked patients whether they smoked and 85 percent advised patients who smoked to quit, only 17 percent of nurses arranged for follow-up. Yet, when asked whether they should be involved in tobacco control, nearly 90 percent of nurses said that believed they could play a critical role in tobacco control.
"With these results, we developed a web based educational smoking cessation program to give nurses across China the necessary tools to support a smoker's efforts to quit," Sarna said.
The results of the first study allowed investigators to create the first long-distance, web-based learning education program in China focused on smoking cessation. Using a model based on previous studies conducted in the United States, a native Mandarin speaker recorded the webcast using a script that was reviewed and validated by Chinese collaborators. The content included the impact of health on smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke in China, data on prevalence of tobacco use, information on nicotine addiction and withdrawal, and evidence-based interventions that can be used by nurses to help patients quit.
All of the survey participants were sent an invitation with a link to the webcast, 1,400 of whom provided follow up data. Nurses were asked at three and six months whether there were changes in their practice. At three-months, 84 percent reported viewing the webcast.
Results from the second survey showed that six months after participating in the educational program, nurses reported they were more likely to assist with a quitting plan, and recommend a smoke-free home environment. There was also significant improvement in attitudes about tobacco control. The majority of nurses felt they should be non-smoking role models and that they should help patients quit smoking.
"This was the first time a web-based, distance-learning educational program on smoking cessation interventions targeting Chinese nurses was implemented and evaluated," Sarna said. "Our study showed that it is feasible to use a long-distance, web-based learning education to increase nurses delivery of smoking interventions."
"In the long-term, we know that all healthcare professionals need to be educated about evidence based smoking cessation strategies," Bialous added. "While most nursing schools include curriculum about the dangers of tobacco, few currently include cessation interventions in their content."
Smoking is still considered a normal part of everyday life in China. According to studies published in Lancet in 2012, the cultural acceptance of smoking is a strong barrier to success as is the power of the tobacco industry in China. Forty-two percent of the world's cigarettes are produced in China and tobacco companies contribute almost 10 percent to central government revenues.
"More environments in China are becoming smoke-free, as recently announced in Beijing. We expect that there will be an increased demand for smoking cessation services," Sarna said. "With the right intervention education, nurses will be positioned to play a significant role in reducing smoking rates in China."
The educational program is available online at the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care website and can be used to provide nurses in China with basic evidence-based knowledge and skills for smoking cessation interventions.
The studies were funded by a Pfizer medical education grant.
Other co-authors of the international research team were Xiao Nong, Zou, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing; Weili Wang, and Jingfang Hong, Anhui Medical University; Sophia Chan, University of Hong Kong; Marjorie Wells and Jenny Brook, UCLA.


Do the ends justify the means? How do you morally justify counterfeits made by thieves?
Same thing, how do you feel providing a bad product charging an arm for it?
Is is ethical? Do you feel mp dinobot should have been recalled?
It is a violation of forum rules to discuss KOs. Please refrain from doing so, weather you believe you have a valid point or not.
In other news I look forward to the plethora of repaints that MP-10 went through.
Should clarify that was the Ultra Magnus I was referring to.
C'mon Tober. If you're going to come down hard on members at least do it with panache. Swing that banhammer as though you are Thor.
Since this matter was reported by one of the members (which was the right thing to do for the staff to review the matter), I wanted to respond to it in regards to the board's rules.
The individual isn't telling people to buy KOs (which is against the rules here), so, the posts were not a promotion of them.
It was a very small comment about KOs that was actually using them as a way to highlight a negative element of the legit toys (over-pricing for poor QC). There is no other objective way to do that, as any other toy or toyline would be apples to oranges. The point raised here was that IF an exact version of a toy can be done cheaper (setting aside development costs) and yet sometimes have better QC, why can't the legit version have better QC.
Also, if we don't have moderate, constructive discussions or comments on how they relate/compare/differ from the legal toys (that doesn't advocate fans to buy them), we would be oblivious to why they appeal to some people, and it would be difficult to debate/contest their pros from a position of being in the dark about them.
It's just unfortunate that we've had such a bad run of quality issues with Masterpiece toys, that we are expecting future toys to have something wrong with them... and distract ourselves from the actual news in these topics by debating it before it even exists.
As such... back to talking about what we do know about this toy.
I would'nt have a problem picking this up, even at $400+, as long as Takara would stand by their product. Problem is, they wash their hands once their figures go into mass production.
Missing a piece or broken shoulder? Good luck contacting Takara to get a replacment part (Hasbro Australia is just as bad, they just tell you to take it back and get a refund). There is no afterservice care, and they never acknowledge there is a problem (look at Dinobot lol).
Compare this to some 3rd Party companies nowadays (Fanstoys ect) who stand by their product and ship out parts on request.
Takara should have the highest standards, but they fall very short nowadays because once they have your money they don't care.
You've had issues with TakaraTOMY's customer care? Because I've always found their customer care to be par excellence.
1/ My MP1 came missing a small ladder panel for the truck mode. When I contacted Takara they were extremely apologetic and promptly sent me replacement parts via express courier. They also included free bonus Transformers merchandise for my trouble.
2/ My MP Rumble came with 2 of the same side piledriver. When I contacted TakaraTOMY they sent me replacement piledrivers with a printed letter of apology.
How did Takara(TOMY) respond to your issues?
The vast majority of us don't speak Japanese so we can't contact Takara at all. So we have zero chance if we have a Takara QC issue of sorting it if the retailer is not willing/able to help.


text:
Home > Contents > People > Photographers > Jacob A. Riis
Born: Jacob August Riis
Other: Jacob Riis
Dates: 1849, 3 May - 1914, 26 May
Born: Denmark, Ribe
Active: US
American photographer born in Denmark - noted for his shots of the slums of New York.
Jacob A. Riis
Jacob Riis (3 May 1849 - 26 May 1914)
1901 (ca)
Exhibitions on this website
Theme: Documentary
Documentary: 19th Century Jacob Riis and How the Other Half Live
PhVTitle | Lightbox | Checklist
As the quality of the images in the nineteenth century books of Jacob Riis are so poor I'm seeking scans of the photographs.
Wikipedia has a biography of this photographer. Show on this site Go to website
Grove Art Online (www.groveart.com) has a biography of this artist.
[NOTE: This is a subscription service and you will need to pay an annual fee to access the content.] Show on this site Go to website
The Jacob A. Riis Collection
http://www.mcny.org ...
Printed biographies
The following books are useful starting points to obtain brief biographies but they are not substitutes for the monographs on individual photographers.
• Beaton, Cecil & Buckland, Gail 1975 The Magic Eye: The Genius of Photography from 1839 to the Present Day (Boston and Toronto: Little, Brown & Company) p.86 [Useful short biographies with personal asides and one or more example images.]
• Capa, Cornell (ed.) 1984 The International Center of Photography: Encyclopedia of Photography (New York, Crown Publishers, Inc. - A Pound Press Book) p.434-435
• International Center of Photography 1999 Reflections in a Glass Eye: Works from the International Center of Photography Collection (New York: A Bulfinch Press Book) p.226 [Includes a well written short biography on Jacob A. Riis with example plate(s) earlier in book.]
• Witkin, Lee D. and Barbara London 1979 The Photograph Collector's Guide (London: Secker and Warburg) p.221-222 [Long out of print but an essential reference work - the good news is that a new edition is in preparation.]
Useful printed stuff
If there is an analysis of a single photograph or a useful self portrait I will highlight it here.
• Gruber, Renate and L. Fritz Gruber 1982 The Imaginary Photo Museum (New York: Harmony Books) p.258
• Newhall, Beaumont 1982 The History of Photography - Fifth Edition (London: Secker & Warburg) [One or more photographs by Jacob A. Riis are included in this classic history.]
• Szarkowski, John 1973 Looking at Photographs: 100 Pictures from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art (New York: The Museum of Modern Art) p.48 [Analyzes a single photograph by Jacob A. Riis.]


America's decision to use two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II has been a topic of intense debate for years following the incident. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are one of best documented historical events in history, while provoking lasting, fervently heated reactions. The purpose of this research paper is to explore the events of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, examine the causes, interpretations and consequences of the bombings.
The early history of Hiroshima dates back to the 6th century, when some of the first Shinto Shrines were erected on Hiroshima bay (Cameron, 2005). Modern Hiroshima, meaning "wide island," was founded in 1589 (Cameron, 2005). The city's many canals and wharves made importing goods from the countryside easy, while its bridges connected all parts of the growing metropolis. Hiroshima had become such an important base for the Japanese military that the Imperial Headquarters were temporarily relocated there.
The time period is summer of 1945, the United States and its allies have been at war with Germany and just concluded peace (Mishler, 2008). The United States has also been at war with Imperial Japan since the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941(Mishler, 2008). During the course of the war in Japan, America had a very important decision to make. One of the options was to drop a newly tested bomb on the Japanese hoping to get them to swiftly surrender. The latter option was to have a mass land invasion on Japan and hope to defeat with total force. No matter what option was selected, it was known that a substantial amount of casualties would ensue.
When President Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945, Vice President Harry S. Truman became president (Constitutional Rights Foundation). At this time, President Truman attempted to fill the spot that President Roosevelt occupied for twelve years. Truman was thrust into a role that he was not necessarily prepared for and into an administration that had been operating essentially without his input (Kort, 2007). Unfortunately, Roosevelt had never included his vice president in discussions about the atomic bomb. Two weeks after becoming president, he was finally fully briefed about "the gadget," as General Groves called the bomb (Constitutional Rights Foundation). Secretary of War Stimson took the primary role of filling in President Truman on the details of the Manhattan Project, which Truman had known nothing about (Kort, 2007).
According to Kort (2007), the Manhattan Project was led by a variety of scientific discoveries in the 1920's and 1930's. During this time of scientific innovation, Hitler had been steadily rising to power in Germany, and before long, physicist Leo Szilard and fellow Hungarian's Eugene Wigner and Edward Teller became worried (Kort, 2007). They decided that the President of the United States must be informed about the new fission technology that had been discovered, which they believed was capable of making bombs. The three physicists enlisted the help of Albert Einstein, the foremost scientist in that period, and together they drafted a letter addressed to President Roosevelt (Kort, 2007). Albert Einstein's famous 1939 letter, drafted by physicist Leo Szilard (who was named Humanist of the Year some twenty years later), convinced President Roosevelt to start the Manhattan Project, describing their beliefs that nuclear fission "Would lead to the construction of bombs, and it is conceivable that extremely powerful bombs of a new type may thus be constructed" (Milam, 2010).
The mixture of France's fall to Germany in 1940, the belief that Germany was ahead in the race for the atomic bomb, and the bombing of Pearl Harbor soon influenced Roosevelt that something more had to be done on this atomic research (Kort, 2007). Roosevelt quickly assigned his top security advisors to form committees on this project, and to determine what should be done and how. By the end of 1942, bomb research had become bomb assembly, and the Manhattan Project was now run by the military (Milam, 2010).
Henry L. Stimson, the secretary of war from 1940 to 1945, would influence President Truman's crucial decision on whether to invade or bomb Japan (Sherwin, 1995). On the morning of August 6, 1945, the United States U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 Enola Gay dropped a uranium gun type device code named "Little Boy" on the city of Hiroshima (Military History, 2009). There were some 350,000 people living in Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945. Approximately 140,000 died that day and in the five months that followed (Military History, 2009). Blackened, bloodied, skinless masses of corpses were floating in macabre positions in the Kyuohotagawa and the Motoyasugawa rivers. Long lines of shuffling figures–clothes burned right off the body; hair standing on end or singed off the scalp; skin peeling and dripping off arms, legs, backs; hands outstretched, zombie-like–were all wandering blindly after the bombing (Military History, 2009). This hellish scene was played out in utter darkness, for the mushroom cloud, that carrier of black rain and persistent death, had turned day into night and modern technology into humanity's greatest nemesis (Military History, 2009).
The Emperor did not respond and three days later, the B-29 Bockscar levels much of Nagasaki with a plutonium implosion type device code named "Fat Man" (Military History, 2009). It's estimated that the second bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki on August 9 claimed another 80,000 lives (Military History, 2009). The same day, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan. Hirohito said that "continuing the war can only mean destruction for the nation." He then declared that Japan must accept surrender (Constitutional Rights Foundation).
There are various views related to the use of the atomic bombs and their rationalization. The nuclear attacks on Japan were justified in an effort to win the war with the fewest casualties possible. Some believe that because Japanese soldiers were known for their vicious fighting styles, the invasion of Japan would have led to American casualties in the hundreds of thousands or maybe even millions (O'Connor, 2010). Additional explanations include that the US spent almost 2 billion dollars developing the bombs and those costs needed to be justified (O'Connor, 2010).
Secretary of war, Stimson, later revealed that the decision to use the atomic bomb was in part intended to satisfy the doubts of that rather difficult class of community which will have charge of the education of the next generation, namely educators and historians (Sherwin, 1995). He also wrote that the sole motivation was to save American lives by ending the war as quickly as possible (Sherwin, 1995). What he failed to discuss were the Japanese messages intercepted by United States military intelligence indicating that the Japanese had been trying to surrender "conditionally" since June of 1945 (Sherwin, 1945).
The effects of the bombings were massive on all levels. The lives of the Japanese were forever affected. Tsutomu Yamaguchi, then a 29-year-old ship engineer with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, was walking to the company shipyard in Hiroshima when Little Boy, the world's first strategic atomic bomb, detonated in midair less than 2 miles away (Military History, 2009). The blast knocked him unconscious, burst his left eardrum and burned his upper torso. Three days later, back home in Nagasaki, Yamaguchi was recounting his story to a skeptical boss when Fat Man, the second strategic atomic bomb, exploded over that city, also less than 2 miles away (Military History, 2009). The shock wave knocked both men to the floor and tore off Yamaguchi's bandages (Military History, 2009). The engineer spent more than a decade recovering from his physical injuries. His wife and infant son escaped the Nagasaki explosion with minor wounds, but the family was plagued by poor health. His son died of cancer in 2005 at age 59 (Military History, 2009). Yamaguchi is now formally recognized as a double-hibakusha ("explosion-affected person") and has become a vocal proponent of nuclear disarmament (Military History, 2009). "The reason that I hate the atomic bomb is because of what it does to the dignity of human beings," Yamaguchi explained to The Times. "Having been granted this miracle, it is my responsibility to pass on the truth," (Military History, 2009).
According to Cameron (2005), 226,598 officially certified survivors of the atomic bombings are still alive in Japan today. The actual number of hibakusha is likely much larger, as many could not meet the strict and sometimes subjective qualifications for certification, while others have left Japan. The average age of these witnesses, however, is now seventy-three. Most have been struggling with radiation-related illness for much of their lives, and death will surely have silenced the majority of them by the seventieth anniversary of the bombing in 2015 (Cameron, 2005).
Then fourteen year-old Akihiro Takahashi remembers waiting to go into his classroom then waking up with burns all over his body. He made his way to the river to try to extinguish his burning flesh (Cameron, 2005). His physical suffering had only begun; he now must visit a hospital daily for hour-long treatments for liver cancer and the admission that he worries every day about his health (Cameron, 2005).
In addition to health related effects endured, there were also international effects of the atomic bombings. World War II came to an end and a peace treaty was formed between the United States, Japan and forty eight nations (O'Connor, 2010). Creators of the bomb had not received the feelings towards the bomb that they predicted and the scientists soon came to the conclusion that this bomb should not be used (Cameron, 2005).
"The Bombing Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki History Essay." UKEssays.com. 11 2018. All Answers Ltd. 04 2019 <https://www.ukessays.com/essays/history/the-bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-history-essay.php?vref=1>.
"The Bombing Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki History Essay." All Answers Ltd. ukessays.com, November 2018. Web. 23 April 2019. <https://www.ukessays.com/essays/history/the-bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-history-essay.php?vref=1>.
UKEssays. November 2018. The Bombing Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki History Essay. [online]. Available from: https://www.ukessays.com/essays/history/the-bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-history-essay.php?vref=1 [Accessed 23 April 2019].
UKEssays. The Bombing Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki History Essay [Internet]. November 2018. [Accessed 23 April 2019]; Available from: https://www.ukessays.com/essays/history/the-bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-history-essay.php?vref=1.


Timing is everything. Gathering the right information at the right time is often the difference between being proactive or reactive. Risk analysis and management services offered by Rehmann Corporate Investigative Services (CIS) can identify and mitigate risk in your business before it is too late.
Today's economy has created a scenario where businesses are taking a closer look at the bottom line. As a result, some have had to reduce or eliminate resources dedicated to implementing internal controls, even while the level of risk continues to rise.
Rehmann CIS understands the challenges businesses face in controlling risk. Our risk analysis and management services provide the proactive approach and the insight you need to prevent uncertainty, expose potential liability and balance risk all while maintaining your bottom line.
After an in-depth risk analysis, our clients can expect to receive a detailed report containing recommendations and solutions to enhance existing internal controls, implement new controls and ensure "peace of mind" in minimizing the risk of loss. Be proactive with risk analysis and management services from Rehmann CIS.


Every four years, two children disappear from Gavaldon village. According to legend, one goes to the School for Good to become a fairytale hero, the other to the School for Evil where they turn into a villain. Beautiful Sophie is desperate to be chosen for the School for Good, while crotchety Agatha seems a natural fit for the School for Evil. Both girls are picked - but they're put in the wrong schools. Aren't they?
That said, it's not without its flaws. For a start, it's about 50% longer than it needs to be. Much of the book is fairly repetitive and at not far short of 500 pages it seems to overstay its welcome somewhat. Despite this, it's also got an ending which seems somewhat rushed. On the plus side, though, it's a clever conclusion which brings a real sense of closure to this adventure - and when I seem to spend a fair amount of time complaining about endings which aren't remotely satisfying, it's nice to be able to give a book credit for knowing the perfect place to stop.
Not quite as good as I was expecting it to be after the world-building got me hooked quickly, but it's still definitely worth a read if you're looking for a clever, funny fantasy tale. I'll certainly be on board for the next book in the trilogy!
Oh, one last thing - I love the cover; one of my favourites of the year so far. The manga-style characters capture both of the leads perfectly!
Mmmm, when a book drags on TOO long, sometimes I lose interest a bit, though usually I'll finish it. I admittedly haven't read much about this one, but the premise is brilliant! And a love triangle you didn't mind? NICE!


Become a Wicks Estate Wine Club Level 1 member to receive 1 dozen of the latest release wines from the Wicks Estate range in December each year delivered to your door for $205.70 (15% discount). Membership also includes 15% discount on any purchases made at our online store (automatically applies when logged in).
Become a Wicks Estate Wine Club Level 2 member to receive a dozen of the latest release wines every six months delivered to your door for $193.60 per delivery (20% discount). Membership also includes 20% discount on any purchases made at our online store (automatically applies when logged in).


Large estate of approximately 183.9 acres of agricultural land with a water well and situated in a lovely part of the Barbadian countryside. Most of the land is flatish and would be easy to utilize for agricultural or other related purposes. This property offers great potential given its size and location.