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/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; -*- */
/*
 *  (C) 2001 by Argonne National Laboratory.
 *      See COPYRIGHT in top-level directory.
 */

/* common header includes */
#include <stdlib.h>
#include "mpichconf.h" /* defines MPIU_THREAD_PACKAGE_NAME */
#include "mpiu_thread.h"

/* This file currently implements these as a preprocessor if/elif/else sequence.
 * This has the upside of not doing #includes for .c files or (poorly
 * named) .i files.  It has the downside of making this file large-ish
 * and a little harder to read in some cases.  If this becomes
 * unmanagable at some point these should be separated back out into
 * header files and included as needed. [goodell@ 2009-06-24] */

/* Implementation specific function definitions (usually in the form of macros) */
#if defined(MPIU_THREAD_PACKAGE_NAME) && (MPIU_THREAD_PACKAGE_NAME == MPIU_THREAD_PACKAGE_POSIX)
/* begin posix impl */

/* stdio.h is needed for mpimem, which prototypes a few routines that
   take FILE * arguments */
#include <stdio.h>
#include "mpibase.h"
#include "mpimem.h"

/*
 * struct MPEI_Thread_info
 *
 * Structure used to pass the user function and data to the intermediate
 * function, MPEI_Thread_start.  See comment in
 * MPEI_Thread_start() header for more information.
 */
struct MPEI_Thread_info
{
    MPIU_Thread_func_t func;
    void * data;
};

void * MPEI_Thread_start(void * arg);

/*
 * MPIU_Thread_create()
 */
void MPIU_Thread_create(MPIU_Thread_func_t func, void * data, MPIU_Thread_id_t * idp, int * errp)
{
    struct MPEI_Thread_info * thread_info;
    int err = MPIU_THREAD_SUCCESS;

    /* FIXME: faster allocation, or avoid it all together? */
    thread_info = (struct MPEI_Thread_info *) MPIU_Malloc(sizeof(struct MPEI_Thread_info));
    if (thread_info != NULL)
    {
        pthread_attr_t attr;

        thread_info->func = func;
        thread_info->data = data;

        pthread_attr_init(&attr);
        pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);

        err = pthread_create(idp, &attr, MPEI_Thread_start, thread_info);
        /* FIXME: convert error to an MPIU_THREAD_ERR value */

        pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
    }
    else
    {
        err = 1000000000;
    }

    if (errp != NULL)
    {
        *errp = err;
    }
}

/*
 * MPEI_Thread_start()
 *
 * Start functions in pthreads are expected to return a void pointer.  Since
 * our start functions do not return a value we must
 * use an intermediate function to perform call to the user's start function
 * and then return a value of NULL.
 */
void * MPEI_Thread_start(void * arg)
{
    struct MPEI_Thread_info * thread_info = (struct MPEI_Thread_info *) arg;
    MPIU_Thread_func_t func = thread_info->func;
    void * data = thread_info->data;

    MPIU_Free(arg);

    func(data);

    return NULL;
}

/* end posix impl */
#elif defined(MPIU_THREAD_PACKAGE_NAME) && (MPIU_THREAD_PACKAGE_NAME == MPIU_THREAD_PACKAGE_SOLARIS)
/* begin solaris impl */

/*
 * struct MPEI_Thread_info
 *
 * Structure used to pass the user function and data to the intermediate function, MPEI_Thread_start.  See comment in
 * MPEI_Thread_start() header for more information.
 */
struct MPEI_Thread_info
{
    MPIU_Thread_func_t func;
    void * data;
};

void * MPEI_Thread_start(void * arg);

/*
 * MPIU_Thread_create()
 */
void MPIU_Thread_create(MPIU_Thread_func_t func, void * data, MPIU_Thread_id_t * idp, int * errp)
{
    struct MPEI_Thread_info * thread_info;
    int err = MPIU_THREAD_SUCCESS;

    /* FIXME: faster allocation, or avoid it all together? */
    thread_info = (struct MPEI_Thread_info *) MPIU_Malloc(sizeof(struct MPEI_Thread_info));
    if (thread_info != NULL)
    {
        thread_info->func = func;
        thread_info->data = data;

        err = thr_create(NULL, 0, MPEI_Thread_start, thread_info, THR_DETACHED, idp);
        /* FIXME: convert error to an MPIU_THREAD_ERR value */
    }
    else
    {
        err = 1000000000;
    }

    if (errp != NULL)
    {
        *errp = err;
    }
}

/*
 * MPEI_Thread_start()
 *
 * Start functions in Solaris threads are expected to return a void pointer.  Since our start functions do not return a value we
 * must use an intermediate function to perform call to the user's start function and then return a value of NULL.
 */
void * MPEI_Thread_start(void * arg)
{
    struct MPEI_Thread_info * thread_info = (struct MPEI_Thread_info *) arg;
    MPIU_Thread_func_t func = thread_info->func;
    void * data = thread_info->data;

    MPIU_Free(arg);

    func(data);

    return NULL;
}

/* end solaris impl */
#elif defined(MPIU_THREAD_PACKAGE_NAME) && (MPIU_THREAD_PACKAGE_NAME == MPIU_THREAD_PACKAGE_WIN)
/* begin win impl */

#include "mpimem.h"

/*
 * struct MPEI_Thread_info
 *
 * Structure used to pass the user function and data to the intermediate function, MPEI_Thread_start.  See comment in
 * MPEI_Thread_start() header for more information.
 */
struct MPEI_Thread_info
{
    MPIU_Thread_func_t func;
    void * data;
};

DWORD WINAPI MPEI_Thread_start(LPVOID arg);

/*
 * MPIU_Thread_create()
 */
void MPIU_Thread_create(MPIU_Thread_func_t func, void * data, MPIU_Thread_id_t * idp, int * errp)
{
    struct MPEI_Thread_info * thread_info;
    int err = MPIU_THREAD_SUCCESS;

    thread_info = (struct MPEI_Thread_info *) MPIU_Malloc(sizeof(struct MPEI_Thread_info));
    if (thread_info != NULL)
    {
        thread_info->func = func;
        thread_info->data = data;
        *idp = CreateThread(NULL, 0, MPEI_Thread_start, thread_info, 0, NULL);
        if (*idp == NULL)
        {
            err = GetLastError();
        }
    }
    else
    {
        err = 1000000000;
    }

    if (errp != NULL)
    {
        *errp = err;
    }
}

/*
 * MPEI_Thread_start()
 *
 * Start functions in Windows are expected to return a DWORD.  Since our start functions do not return a value we must
 * use an intermediate function to perform the call to the user's start function and then return a value of 0.
 */
DWORD WINAPI MPEI_Thread_start(LPVOID arg)
{
    struct MPEI_Thread_info * thread_info = (struct MPEI_Thread_info *) arg;
    MPIU_Thread_func_t func = thread_info->func;
    void * data = thread_info->data;

    MPIU_Free(arg);

    func(data);

    return 0;
}

void MPIU_Thread_exit()
{
    ExitThread(0);
}

void MPIU_Thread_self(MPIU_Thread_id_t * id)
{
    *id = GetCurrentThread();
}

void MPIU_Thread_same(MPIU_Thread_id_t * id1, MPIU_Thread_id_t * id2, int * same)
{
    *same = (*id1 == *id2) ? TRUE : FALSE;
}

void MPIU_Thread_yield()
{
    Sleep(0);
}

/*
 *    Mutexes
 */

void MPIU_Thread_mutex_create(MPIU_Thread_mutex_t * mutex, int * err)
{
    *mutex = CreateMutex(NULL, FALSE, NULL);
    if (err != NULL)
    {
        if (*mutex == NULL)
        {
            *err = GetLastError();
        }
        else
        {
            *err = MPIU_THREAD_SUCCESS;
        }
    }
}

void MPIU_Thread_mutex_destroy(MPIU_Thread_mutex_t * mutex, int * err)
{
    BOOL result;

    result = CloseHandle(*mutex);
    if (err != NULL)
    {
        if (result)
        {
            *err = MPIU_THREAD_SUCCESS;
        }
        else
        {
            *err = GetLastError();
        }
    }
}

void MPIU_Thread_mutex_lock(MPIU_Thread_mutex_t * mutex, int * err)
{
    DWORD result;

    result = WaitForSingleObject(*mutex, INFINITE);
    if (err != NULL)
    {
        if (result == WAIT_OBJECT_0)
        {
            *err = MPIU_THREAD_SUCCESS;
        }
        else
        {
            if (result == WAIT_FAILED)
            {
                *err = GetLastError();
            }
            else
            {
                *err = result;
            }
        }
    }
}

void MPIU_Thread_mutex_unlock(MPIU_Thread_mutex_t * mutex, int * err)
{
    BOOL result;

    result = ReleaseMutex(*mutex);
    if (err != NULL)
    {
        if (result)
        {
            *err = MPIU_THREAD_SUCCESS;
        }
        else
        {
            *err = GetLastError();
        }
    }
}

void MPIU_Thread_mutex_trylock(MPIU_Thread_mutex_t * mutex, int * flag, int * err)
{
    DWORD result;

    result = WaitForSingleObject(*mutex, 0);
    if (result == WAIT_OBJECT_0)
    {
        *flag = TRUE;
        if (err != NULL)
        {
            *err = MPIU_THREAD_SUCCESS;
        }
    }
    else
    {
        *flag = FALSE;
        if (err != NULL)
        {
            if (result == WAIT_TIMEOUT)
            {
                *err = MPIU_THREAD_SUCCESS;
            }
            else
            {
                if (result == WAIT_FAILED)
                {
                    *err = GetLastError();
                }
                else
                {
                    *err = result;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

/*
 * Condition Variables
 */

void MPIU_Thread_cond_create(MPIU_Thread_cond_t * cond, int * err)
{
    /* Create a tls slot to store the events used to wakeup each thread in cond_bcast or cond_signal */
    MPIU_Thread_tls_create(NULL, &cond->tls, err);
    if (err != NULL && *err != MPIU_THREAD_SUCCESS)
    {
        return;
    }
    /* Create a mutex to protect the fifo queue.  This is required because the mutex passed in to the
       cond functions need not be the same in each thread. */
    MPIU_Thread_mutex_create(&cond->fifo_mutex, err);
    if (err != NULL && *err != MPIU_THREAD_SUCCESS)
    {
        return;
    }
    cond->fifo_head = NULL;
    cond->fifo_tail = NULL;
    if (err != NULL)
    {
        *err = MPIU_THREAD_SUCCESS;
    }
}

void MPIU_Thread_cond_destroy(MPIU_Thread_cond_t * cond, int * err)
{
    MPIU_Thread_cond_fifo_t *iter;

    while (cond->fifo_head)
    {
        iter = cond->fifo_head;
        cond->fifo_head = cond->fifo_head->next;
        MPIU_Free(iter);
    }
    MPIU_Thread_mutex_destroy(&cond->fifo_mutex, err);
    if (err != NULL && *err != MPIU_THREAD_SUCCESS)
    {
        return;
    }
    MPIU_Thread_tls_destroy(&cond->tls, err);
    /*
    if (err != NULL)
    {
        *err = MPIU_THREAD_SUCCESS;
    }
    */
}

void MPIU_Thread_cond_wait(MPIU_Thread_cond_t * cond, MPIU_Thread_mutex_t * mutex, int * err)
{
    HANDLE event;
    DWORD result;
    MPIU_Thread_tls_get(&cond->tls, &event, err);
    if (err != NULL && *err != MPIU_THREAD_SUCCESS)
    {
        return;
    }
    if (event == NULL)
    {
        event = CreateEvent(NULL, TRUE, FALSE, NULL);
        if (event == NULL)
        {
            if (err != NULL)
            {
                *err = GetLastError();
            }
            return;
        }
        MPIU_Thread_tls_set(&cond->tls, event, err);
        if (err != NULL && *err != MPIU_THREAD_SUCCESS)
        {
            return;
        }
    }
    MPIU_Thread_mutex_lock(&cond->fifo_mutex, err);
    if (err != NULL && *err != MPIU_THREAD_SUCCESS)
    {
        return;
    }
    if (cond->fifo_tail == NULL)
    {
        cond->fifo_tail = (MPIU_Thread_cond_fifo_t*)MPIU_Malloc(sizeof(MPIU_Thread_cond_fifo_t));
        cond->fifo_head = cond->fifo_tail;
    }
    else
    {
        cond->fifo_tail->next = (MPIU_Thread_cond_fifo_t*)MPIU_Malloc(sizeof(MPIU_Thread_cond_fifo_t));
        cond->fifo_tail = cond->fifo_tail->next;
    }
    if (cond->fifo_tail == NULL)
    {
        if (err != NULL)
        {
            *err = -1;
        }
        return;
    }
    cond->fifo_tail->event = event;
    cond->fifo_tail->next = NULL;
    MPIU_Thread_mutex_unlock(&cond->fifo_mutex, err);
    if (err != NULL && *err != MPIU_THREAD_SUCCESS)
    {
        return;
    }
    MPIU_Thread_mutex_unlock(mutex, err);
    if (err != NULL && *err != MPIU_THREAD_SUCCESS)
    {
        return;
    }
    result = WaitForSingleObject(event, INFINITE);
    if (err != NULL)
    {
        if (result != WAIT_OBJECT_0)
        {
            if (result == WAIT_FAILED)
            {
                *err = GetLastError();
            }
            else
            {
                *err = result;
            }
            return;
        }
    }
    result = ResetEvent(event);
    if (!result && err != NULL)
    {
        *err = GetLastError();
        return;
    }
    MPIU_Thread_mutex_lock(mutex, err);
    /*
    if (err != NULL)
    {
        *err = MPIU_THREAD_SUCCESS;
    }
    */
}

void MPIU_Thread_cond_broadcast(MPIU_Thread_cond_t * cond, int * err)
{
    MPIU_Thread_cond_fifo_t *fifo, *temp;
    MPIU_Thread_mutex_lock(&cond->fifo_mutex, err);
    if (err != NULL && *err != MPIU_THREAD_SUCCESS)
    {
        return;
    }
    /* remove the fifo queue from the cond variable */
    fifo = cond->fifo_head;
    cond->fifo_head = cond->fifo_tail = NULL;
    MPIU_Thread_mutex_unlock(&cond->fifo_mutex, err);
    if (err != NULL && *err != MPIU_THREAD_SUCCESS)
    {
        return;
    }
    /* signal each event in the fifo queue */
    while (fifo)
    {
        if (!SetEvent(fifo->event) && err != NULL)
        {
            *err = GetLastError();
            /* lost memory */
            return;
        }
        temp = fifo;
        fifo = fifo->next;
        MPIU_Free(temp);
    }
    if (err != NULL)
    {
        *err = MPIU_THREAD_SUCCESS;
    }
}

void MPIU_Thread_cond_signal(MPIU_Thread_cond_t * cond, int * err)
{
    MPIU_Thread_cond_fifo_t *fifo;
    MPIU_Thread_mutex_lock(&cond->fifo_mutex, err);
    if (err != NULL && *err != MPIU_THREAD_SUCCESS)
    {
        return;
    }
    fifo = cond->fifo_head;
    if (fifo)
    {
        cond->fifo_head = cond->fifo_head->next;
        if (cond->fifo_head == NULL)
            cond->fifo_tail = NULL;
    }
    MPIU_Thread_mutex_unlock(&cond->fifo_mutex, err);
    if (err != NULL && *err != MPIU_THREAD_SUCCESS)
    {
        return;
    }
    if (fifo)
    {
        if (!SetEvent(fifo->event) && err != NULL)
        {
            *err = GetLastError();
            MPIU_Free(fifo);
            return;
        }
        MPIU_Free(fifo);
    }
    if (err != NULL)
    {
        *err = MPIU_THREAD_SUCCESS;
    }
}

/*
 * Thread Local Storage
 * - Defined in src/include/thread/mpiu_thread_win_funcs.h
 */
/* end win impl */
#elif defined(MPIU_THREAD_PACKAGE_NAME) && (MPIU_THREAD_PACKAGE_NAME == MPIU_THREAD_PACKAGE_NONE)
/* do nothing */
#else
#  error "thread package not defined or unknown"
#endif


text:
Introducing ourselves to the world
The Olympic qualifying World Championships that are advertised with the slogan "Summer in the City", is a great opportunity for the capital and for the whole country of sport to introduce itself to the world – says Zsolt Csampa. The President of the Hungarian Fencing Federation talked about this during the press-event held in the studio of M4 Sport channel where along with Bálint Vékássy, Secretary General of the Hungarian Olympic Committee, representatives of all four sports participated that will organize their World Championships in Hungary during the next year: table tennis, kayak-canoe and pentathlon among fencing.
I hope that Hungarian fencing will exceed -both in terms of organization and in results- the otherwise remarkably successful Budapest World Championships of 2013 –added the leader of the Federation.
"Unfortunately our plan to organize the finals in the Heroes' Square seems to be aborted, so all events will be held in the BOK-hall. The athletes feel that the Budapest World Championship is an important phase of the qualification series, competing on the home field gives them additional strength." –said Zsolt Csampa about the venue of the Championships, who also mentioned that the Organizing Committee was set up jointly with the Hungarian Kayak-Canoe Federation which also organizes qualifying World Championships in the summer of 2019.
On the press-conference the protagonists of the upcoming event were represented by sabre fencer Anna Márton –who just won a World Cup competition recently-, last year's men's sabre World Champion András Szatmári, and the epée Olympic Champion Emese Szász-Kovács who confirmed what the President said:
"It is much better to start the preparations for the season knowing that the main event of next year will be the World Championships in Budapest. All athletes seek to compete in front of their own supporters. I already had the opportunity once to fence in the World Championships in Budapest in 2013, and I enjoyed every moment of it. I can't wait to feel this again, and I will do my best to fence for a medal. Moreover regarding the individual World Championship medals I only miss the gold one; it would be fantastic to triumph in Hungary." says the Olympic Champion.
Secretary General of the Hungarian Olympic Committee Bálint Vékássy expressed his view that it is good indication of the power of Hungarian sport that our country will organize World Championships in four different sports next year. He was also happy to notice that the National Media Fund and the sport federations have such a good relation, because –as he stressed out- it is very important to show a good image of these events to the world.
"The fact that these events will be held in Hungary, underlines for us that the race for the Olympic quotas is on. Advantages of the home field are a key factor in this. The supporters will create the optimal atmosphere, and we hope that this means an additional opportunity of gaining places for Hungary." -said the Secretary General.
"For us, the Olympics already start next year." –stated Dániel Papp, CEO of the Media Service Support and Asset Management Fund.
"Our mission is to provide coverage of all sport events -organized either in Hungary or abroad-, with a probable Hungarian medal winner." – said the first man of the public media.
He added: in case of a Hungarian competition, our responsibility is even higher, because it is important to show the milieu of the event as well. Dániel Papp promised to broadcast the events with 21st century technology meeting the highest possible standards, on channel M4 Sport and all other platforms of the national media.

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text:
Charles E. Irwin, Jr., M.D.
Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
Director, National Adolescent Health Information Center
Charles E. Irwin, Jr., M.D. serves the Project Director for the Adolescent and Young Adult Health (AYAH) Resource Center, and Co-Principal Investigator for the AYAH Research Network. He is also a Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Director of the Division of Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine, and Director of Health Policy in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine and the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Adolescent Health, the official journal of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM).
Dr. Irwin is a graduate of Hobart College, Dartmouth Medical School and UCSF. His current health services research program focuses on improving preventive screening practices in clinical settings and the financial and structural issues altering adolescents and young adults ability to access health care in the United States. He has received numerous awards including the Society for Adolescent Medicine's Outstanding Achievement Award; the American Academy of Pediatrics Adele D. Hofmann Award in Adolescent Medicine; the Swedish Medical Society's Lectureship Award; the National Center for Youth Law's Annual Award for Improving the Lives of At Risk Youth; the Society for Adolescent Medicine's Hillary E.C. Millar Award for innovative Approaches to Adolescent Health Care and most recently he received the SAHM's Iris Litt Research Professorship Award. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles and several chapters in medical textbooks. He served as the first Chairman of the Subspecialty Board in Adolescent Medicine of the American Board of Pediatrics; Co-Chair of the National Advisory Council on Healthcare Research and Quality Subcommittee on Quality Measures for Children's Healthcare; President of The Society for Adolescent Medicine and a member of the Executive Council of the Section of Adolescent Health of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He has served on the Institute of Medicine/ National Academies Committee on the Health, Well-Being and Safety of Young Adults; the Committee on Improving the Health Care Services for Adolescents and the Committee that wrote Losing Generations: Adolescents in High Risk Settings.


A medical board will be formed for checking up on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's health, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday.
"Her health is being checked regularly. Considering Khaleda Zia's illness, a medical board will be formed with advice from doctors. Her personal physicians will be in the medical board. We will take the next step following their suggestions," he said.
The minister also said government hospitals offer the best treatment, he added.
Responding to a query, he said the medical board will be formed immediately but did not mention any specific date.
Earlier, BNP leaders requested the home minister to immediately take Khaleda Zia to United Hospital.
A 10-member delegation led by party's Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir met the home minister at his Secretariat office yesterday and made the plea.
"We requested the minister to take our leader to a specialised hospital. She wants to be treated at United Hospital; and we requested as such," Fakhrul said after the meeting.
The minister assured that he would take steps to this end after talking to the secretary of the respective ministry, prison authorities and other officials, he added.
Responding to a query, Fakhrul said the home minister did not mention any date but said he would hold a meeting with the officials.
The BNP chief has been at the Old Dhaka Central Jail on the capital's Nazimuddin Road after she was sentenced to five years' imprisonment in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case on February 8.
Earlier, a medical board was formed to examine her health when she became sick. The board had said her condition was not severe. On April 14, the former premier was taken to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University for an x-ray.
BNP, however, showed no confidence in the medical board's report.
Its leaders also met the home minister on March 27 and April 23 over Khaleda's health condition.
The BNP chairperson yesterday filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to send her to a specialised hospital for treatment.
The HC may hold the hearing today, AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon, a lawyer for Khaleda, told The Daily Star yesterday.
Citing the petition, he said the BNP chairperson was seriously ill as she had been suffering from various diseases; therefore, she needs to be admitted to a specialised hospital for treatment.


text:
Carmelo Anthony reunites with wife La La Anthony for dinner amid split rumors - weeks after he is pictured with model on yacht
Utility worker is killed and 15 people are injured after California gas line explosion completely razes a house to the ground with a blast so strong neighbors thought there was an earthquake
I have been clinically depressed since I was 11...but I've never told Dad: Fifi Geldof reveals the trauma of her mental illness, her parents' divorce and death of sister Peaches
Fifi reveals her lifelong struggle with clinical depression in first ever interview
She has battled drug and alcohol addictions after her mother died in 2000
Lost her sister Peaches to a heroin overdose in April but remains composed
She is recently engaged, holds a steady job in PR and stayed out of limelight
Refers to herself as 'unknown Geldof'
Robin Williams' suicide last month propelled her to speak about depression
By Amy Oliver for The Mail on Sunday
Published: 17:04 EDT, 30 August 2014 | Updated: 07:32 EDT, 2 September 2014
She is the daughter of one of the most famous men in the world, yet hates publicity. She lost her mother to a heroin overdose as a vulnerable teenager, her sister Peaches to the same tragedy barely five months ago, and has fought her own battles with alcohol and drugs.
Yet at 31, Fifi Trixibelle Geldof, the eldest child of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates, is astonishingly composed.
Newly engaged, with a devoted pet dog and a steady job in PR, she has deliberately avoided the spotlight all her life.
Composed: Fifi Geldof, 31, speaks in her first interview about being clinically depressed since she was 11
She refers to herself as the 'unknown Geldof' and has gone to great lengths to shut out the limelight that has dazzled the rest of her family. She is rarely photographed and has never, ever given an interview. Now she is speaking publicly for the first time to reveal her lifelong struggle with clinical depression, how it started when she was just 11 during her parents' bitter divorce and how she has, to this day, never discussed it with her father.
With frightening clarity, she recalls the moment when, as a child, she thought she was losing her mind. 'I woke up crying about everything and nothing. I remember thinking what the f*** is going on in my head. Why do I feel like this,' she says. 'I felt very confused as to what was going on in my mind. I thought I was going crazy. I was a generally happy child and all of a sudden I wasn't and I didn't know why.
'It's confusing and it makes you feel quite lost within yourself. It wasn't a slow and gentle descent into depression. Something totally switches in your mind. I'm still trying to work out what's wrong with me now.'
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Her decision to speak now seems unusually courageous. 'I just thought someone with even the smallest amount of influence needs to grow some b******s, come forward and say something,' she says.
'Depression is nothing to be ashamed of, it affects an awful amount of people and yet there is still this ugly, shaming, misunderstood stigma around it. With depression you can have everything in the world and nothing. It affects people of all walks of life.
'When it takes hold for a couple of days it wipes you out. There have been occasions where I have been unable to get out of bed, unable to shower and to eat. You exist in this gloomy shell of a person. But you learn how to deal with it.'
At a cost, perhaps. Following the death of her mother in September 2000, Fifi drank to excess and dabbled in drugs before comfort eating propelled her to a dress size 20. Suicidal thoughts followed.
Daddy's girl: Fifi with her father Bob Geldof in 1985 (left) and as a toddler with her mother Paula Yates (right)
Yet today, some measure of happiness – and perspective – has returned. And now she is determined to help others who feel the same way to speak out, rather than feel pressured into suffering alone. 'It's the silent killer,' she says.
'People don't really talk about it. Everyone has the ability to kill themselves. Anything can happen to you, it just takes one instance to flip you into the wrong state of mind.
'I have thought about but never attempted suicide. I wouldn't. I'm aware, even in the pit of my depression, there are people that would hurt. And quite frankly there's been enough death in our family. It's not something I would do to them.'
My depression started when my parents got divorced. Their break-up was horrendous. I thought I was going crazy
The suicide last month of the actor Robin Williams was the catalyst that finally persuaded Fifi to raise the subject in public. The actor had fought depression before taking his life and, devastated by the news, Fifi decided to speak about her own state of mind on Instagram.
The response was overwhelming. One person from Japan even sent her flowers to say thank you for making her feel less alone. However, not all of the responses she received were so positive.
'Several people wrote, "What the hell have you got to be sad about?",' she recalls, getting angry. 'They hear "Geldof", they think "gilded lily", but we're just a normal family.' Well, up to a point – though Fifi does indeed have a great deal to sadden her. In April, her younger sister Peaches, 25, was found dead following a heroin overdose at the Kent home she shared with her musician husband, Tom Cohen and their children Astala, two, and 16-month-old Phaedra.
Not, she insists, that her longer-term condition is a result of her sister's death. 'I'm not going to link depression back to Peaches,' Fifi says firmly. 'It's nothing to do with Peaches. I can't, in all honesty, attribute my sadness about my sister's death to depression. I think that's a natural reaction to losing a family member.'
The sisters, Fifi says, were very close, especially over the last couple of years after Peaches had children. 'I did talk to her about depression. She knew more than anyone else in the family. Peaches and I were quite similar, mostly in our feelings about stuff that went on that we bonded over. She loved books and reading. We were both quite cynical in our outlook of the world.
United front: Sisters (from left to right) Fifi, Pixie, Peaches and half-sister Tiger-Lily, Paula Yates' daughter with Michael Hutchence, pictured together in 2005
'Peaches's death is like a piece of me that has been taken. A piece of my heart and my soul has gone. She was my baby sister. She will always be my baby sister. Often I'll sit and have a chat with her, tell her what went on that day. I go to our local church and light a candle for her.'
Fifi says her own depression began with her parents' acrimonious split in 1994 after Paula left Bob for INXS singer Michael Hutchence.
Geldof, now 62, has been open about the 'universes of grief' and despair he suffered in the aftermath of the split. He also considered suicide. 'Their break-up was pretty horrendous,' Fifi says. 'I was at that difficult pre-teen age when kids are supposed to be surly and difficult. That coupled with the circumstance was like a perfect storm.'
Dad doesn't know. I wouldn't talk to him about it now. I don't have that relationship with my family
At the time, Fifi, Peaches and younger sister Pixie had several court-ordered sessions with a therapist. 'He diagnosed me with clinical depression,' Fifi says. 'I didn't say a word for the first three sessions. I just sat there staring at him.
'As a child you feel very put on the spot. To him I was just another person on his couch. He didn't know me. He was going through a tick box. You have to have five or more symptoms for X amount of time. I find that ridiculous and think it definitely needs to change. There's nowhere near enough money in mental health sectors in the NHS.'
Yet the diagnosis, as she now accepts, was correct.
Why has she never spoken about such an important thing with her father? She is vehemently self reliant and remains private even, it seems, from those she loves the most.
'I kept it to myself. I always have done,' she says quietly. 'I never expressly told my parents. Dad doesn't know. I wouldn't talk to him about it now. I don't have that relationship with my family. I lean on my friends a lot more. We are a close family, but I have a different relationship with them than my friends.
'I'm very lucky to have a core group of friends who I can call and say, "I'm having a bad day" and they're there. On those days I tend to just go and sit, mostly with my best friend Scott. He's someone I can sit in silence with or rant and cry at. I'd be completely lost without him.
'I didn't want to tell anyone because I didn't understand it myself. I'm still like that now. I don't wish I had told them [her family], I don't think it would have made any difference to how I felt. You can't share the burden of depression.'
Then and now: Fifi in 2013 (left) and in 2005 (right) says at her biggest she was a size 20 and has gone down to a size 10-12 after losing half her body weight in just a year
Despite her clinical diagnosis, Fifi has never taken medication. 'I never took anything for it, other than booze,' she says. 'Then I discovered that booze really doesn't help. I've never taken antidepressants but who am I to say no one else should? People should try and treat their depression however they deem fit. Some people won't want to get to the bottom of it.
'Quite frankly, there is no bottom of it. Depression just exists. It doesn't have to be for a reason. I don't believe it's something that will ever be cured. It'll lie dormant at times, but I'll always have it. You learn how to deal with it. You slap your mask on – you have to.
Me and my mother had a tempestuous relationship to say the least We were not close [when she died]
'That mask is not just for other people, it's for yourself as well. It becomes a protective barrier and something you can use to convince yourself you can get through whatever it is you need to get through.'
Inevitably, the mask slipped when her mother died. At the time it was reported that Fifi had tried to help Paula through her despair when, in 1997, Hutchence was found dead in an apparent suicide in his hotel room. In fact, she says: 'We were not close [at the time of her death]. I couldn't say whether she suffered [depression] or not. I wouldn't know. We had a tempestuous relationship to say the least. I don't think I knew her that well. If the situation that was going on then – I won't elaborate on it – was going on today then the not talking would happen all over again. I don't regret it and I still don't.
'We were talking a little bit. It was strained. Realistically, anyone whose partner dies is going to be depressed. It's as simple as that. She lost someone who she loved and that's going to affect anyone negatively. I think that is one of the catalysts for spinning someone into a deep depression. I do believe it is partially genetic. If you're destined to get it there's nothing you can do to stop it. It's like a tidal wave.'
After her mother died, Fifi went into freefall. 'It was very, very hard for a long time. I got through my A-levels and absolutely lost my s*** for about a year. There was a lot of drinking and drug-taking. I was a silly, hurt, stupid, reckless teenager.
'I do believe if I hadn't met my ex-boyfriend at 19 or 20 then I would be dead by now.' It was around this period that she hit the headlines for the first and only time, with reports that she had been found by police slumped on a London pavement, 'drunk and incapable' after a night out. It provided the jolt of reality she needed.
'I think it was pretty much two years to the day since mum's death. I went out on a massive bender,' Fifi recalls. 'I went to the Hard Rock Café and probably drank about 20 Long Island iced teas [cocktails].
Fifi says her depression began when her parents' split in 1994 after Paula left Bob for Michael Hutchence. Geldof, 62, has been open about the 'universes of grief' and despair he suffered in the aftermath of the split
'I was with a friend. It was the day before a Mardi Gras march and the police were checking routes. That's when they found us. Two girls passed out in a pool of their own vomit. There was no arrest. I was put into the cells overnight to sober up. They didn't call my dad. We've never talked about it.'
She adds: 'When the depression kicked in the second time around after Mum died, if I wasn't drinking I was comfort eating. At my biggest I was a size 20. I've gone down to a size 10-12 now after losing half my body weight in just a year.'
I absolutely lost [it]. There was a lot of drink and drug-taking. If I had not met my ex I'd be dead now
Fifi says that, despite this year's tragic loss of Peaches, her depression has been manageable. And while she still misses her mother, her death doesn't affect her moods now. '[Her death] still sucks,' she says. 'Grieving is very personal but it's been 14 years in September.'
She is, she says, just a 'normal' girl with a 'normal' depression, who has to go out to work like anyone else.
'I need to do my job,' she says. 'There is no gilded lily. Dad was brought up to earn his own money and he's instilled that in us. I don't want to be some spoilt little daddy's princess. I'm very lucky to be mortgage-free at 31, but I bought my own flat. Dad is there for me financially if I need it. I get a birthday cheque from him every year but other than that I don't get anything.'
In recent months Fifi has resumed her role as the family carer – for younger sisters Pixie, 23, Tiger-Lily, 18, and of course her father.
Her younger sister Peaches Geldof died in April after taking a heroin overdose at her home in Wrotham, Kent
Fifi says that, despite the tragic loss of her sister and mother Paula, her depression has been manageable
'As the oldest I feel a certain sense of responsibility, especially towards my family. Mum's gone, Peaches has now gone: there are people more important to me than myself to take care of. Dad has been wonderful with us, but with the whole Peaches thing, I know he is not able to take care of himself entirely at the moment. And because of that he can't take care of us so I need to step up and take care of him, take care of them and just make sure it's all smooth and as hurt-free as it can be at the moment.'
Peaches' death is like a piece of me has been taken...a piece of my heart and my soul
She doesn't seem depressed but then her mask is tacked on firmly. When asked what advice she would give to her 11-year-old self, her eyes glisten with tears. What she describes as her 'black sheep' is never far away.
'Speak out to whoever you feel able to,' she says. 'Don't keep it in, don't ignore it; it doesn't help.
'Put your mask on when you feel you need to but when you're in a safe space then talk or cry or sit or just be with people who you feel able to be yourself with whatever yourself of that day is.
She adds: 'You will wake up one morning and feel not quite as bad.'
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Q: Indefinite integral $\int\frac{e^x}{x(1+\log(x))}dx$ How to integrate this integral
$$\int\frac{e^x}{x(1+\log(x))}dx$$
My attempt: I try some subtitutions, $e^x=u$$\hspace{0.2cm}$ and $\hspace{0.2cm}$$1+\log(x)=u$ but these are not helpful.Please help me to solve this.

A: Let $u=\log x$ ,
Then $x=e^u$
$dx=e^u~du$
$\therefore\int\dfrac{e^x}{x(1+\log x)}dx=\int\dfrac{e^{e^u}}{1+u}du$
Let $v=\log(1+u)$ ,
Then $u=e^v-1$
$du=e^v~dv$
$\therefore\int\dfrac{e^{e^u}}{1+u}du$
$=\int e^{e^{e^v-1}}~dv$
$=\int\left(1+\sum\limits_{m=1}^\infty\dfrac{e^{me^v-m}}{m!}\right)dv$
$=\int\left(1+\sum\limits_{m=1}^\infty\dfrac{e^{-m}}{m!}+\sum\limits_{m=1}^\infty\sum\limits_{n=1}^\infty\dfrac{m^ne^{-m}e^{nv}}{m!n!}\right)dv$
$=\int\left(\sum\limits_{m=0}^\infty\dfrac{e^{-m}}{m!}+\sum\limits_{m=1}^\infty\sum\limits_{n=1}^\infty\dfrac{m^ne^{-m}e^{nv}}{m!n!}\right)dv$
$=\sum\limits_{m=0}^\infty\dfrac{e^{-m}v}{m!}+\sum\limits_{m=1}^\infty\sum\limits_{n=1}^\infty\dfrac{m^ne^{-m}e^{nv}}{m!n!n}+C$
$=\sum\limits_{m=0}^\infty\dfrac{e^{-m}\log(1+\log x)}{m!}+\sum\limits_{m=1}^\infty\sum\limits_{n=1}^\infty\dfrac{m^ne^{-m}(1+\log x)^n}{m!n!n}+C$

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Flight from Monticello: Thomas Jefferson at War
By Michael Kranish
New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2010. Pp. xii, 388. ISBN 978–0–19–537462–9.
Descriptors: Volume 2012, 18th Century, Revolutionary War Print Version
Known principally as the author of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson was also the governor of Virginia during the turbulent years of the War for Independence, when he experienced two British invasions of his state, the unrest of a populace unwilling to submit to a centralized government, the death of family members, and the intrigues of state politics. Veteran journalist Michael Kranish[1] vividly recounts this tantalizing story set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia that Jefferson so loved. He highlights his subject's personal relationships with political and military figures in Virginia, such as, for example, Patrick Henry.
Though this is Kranish's first purely historical book, he has written well researched biographies of presidential candidates John Kerry and Mitt Romney.[2] For the present work, he received a fellowship from the International Center for Jefferson Studies and enjoyed unrestricted access to the Jefferson archives at Monticello.
While Flight from Monticello may be categorized as a biography, it is also a useful resource for those interested in Revolutionary-era Virginia generally. Kranish has produced a comprehensive examination of Jefferson's wartime years (1776–81), as he tried to stave off British invasion while holding Virginia together despite its internal divisions. Jefferson was blamed for the calamities of the British invasion in 1781 and for the rest of his life sought to expunge that blot from his record.
The book comprises four sections, corresponding to specific phases of Jefferson's career: his political and personal development in Williamsburg, the road to Revolution, and both the first and the second British invasions. While the focus is, naturally, on Jefferson himself, the book also traces in detail the story of colonial and Revolutionary Virginia, beginning with the period between the end of the French and Indian War in 1763 and the first rumblings of dissent over the Stamp Act of 1765. Kranish astutely shows how the financial interests and geographic locations often dictated the loyalties of such prominent Virginians as the Byrds, Robinsons, and Randolphs.
From its outset, the book highlights Jefferson's intensely strong ties to the land of Virginia. He felt most free when he was working his land in the mountains, for which he always yearned during his time studying and later practicing law around Williamsburg. Kranish describes the lay of the land from the mountains to the coast through Jefferson's eyes, stressing all Virginians' deep connection to the very rivers and hills of the state.
Kranish next discusses Jefferson's education at the College of William and Mary and his slow conversion from loyal subject of the Crown to revolutionary, as he observed the abuses of the British government in Virginia. At the same time, he was beginning to realize that the institution of slavery did not fit his new worldview. Kranish stresses here the internal anguish Jefferson felt regarding slavery and his duties as a Christian.
As Jefferson's prestige grew in Virginia, he realized his dream of establishing a beautiful home at Monticello, to which he always escaped, either in his mind or in person, as a safe haven when the pressures of his work grew too heavy. However, Jefferson was often far from his beloved refuge as he developed his new stance toward the British government. In July 1774, he responded to the Crown's dissolution of the House of Burgesses by penning a shocking work that called the king of England a mere servant of the people.[3] This firmly established his credentials as a revolutionary. As the majority of Virginia's government joined the revolution, Jefferson became a member of the Continental Congress, leaving a divided Virginia behind him. But unlike many historians, Kranish insists that the violent events in Virginia preoccupied Jefferson as much as writing the Declaration of Independence. He remained forever mindful of what was happening in his home state and worried that the British would soon invade it. When Jefferson returned from Philadelphia, his fellow Virginians elected him governor as their state was rapidly collapsing from British raids and an empty treasury.
Lack of funds was a perennial problem for Jefferson as he tried to unite his countrymen to fight off British incursions. Though patriotic, Virginians were loath to take arms against the British for very long without being paid. Moreover, the state legislature, mistrustful of standing armies, refused to call up troops for extended service, preferring to rely on militiamen when threats arose. Jefferson faced both British invasions on the coast and loyalist and Indian attacks in the backcountry. Benedict Arnold led an invasion in 1781 to destroy Virginia's ability to make war and capture Jefferson himself, a story of intrigue and betrayal beautifully told by Kranish. After Jefferson escaped into the mountains, he was accused of having abandoned Virginia to the British in order to save himself. The citizens of Virginia refused to conscript troops and raise money through taxation even as British forces troops attacked at will throughout the state. Personally, Jefferson was faced with the death of his daughter. It was a dark period of his life.
During the summer of 1781, Continental forces concentrated on Virginia, finally responding to Jefferson's pleas for support. At long last, the government of Virginia approved measures to pay the militia. Though Jefferson was no longer governor, he was reproached for the failure to properly oppose the British invasion, a charge he always sought to refute thereafter. When Continental forces eventually forced the British to capitulate at Yorktown, Jefferson returned for a time to the genteel life he so loved. But, after the untimely death of his wife Martha in September 1782, he returned to public service as America's new ambassador to France. Kranish concludes by reiterating that the pall of the flight from Monticello always cast its shadow over Jefferson, affecting his relations with other patriots.
Kranish, impartially presenting the facts contained in the primary sources, sees Jefferson as a symbol of the American Revolutionary experience:
It would often be suggested that if Jefferson was wrong, America was wrong, but if he was right, America was right. That seems too absolute. Jefferson's record was both remarkable and unsatisfactory, filled with contradictions—such as the way he favored equality while also overseeing slavery, and his role as war leader while acknowledging that he was unqualified to practice the art of war. Jefferson once urged a grandson to absorb the wisdom of sages while avoiding the false attractions around him. Such judgments shaped a man. So it has been for Jefferson and his country—the sands of life shifted, his wisdoms absorbed, his faults better understood. (331)
Viewing Jefferson from such a perspective, Kranish has written a book that will enlighten both those interested in Jefferson and those seeking a more comprehensive understanding of the Revolutionary period. He avoids the rabbit-hole arguments about Sally Hemmings that have entrapped so many other authors by merely stating the facts and the possible conclusions to be drawn. As he states, whatever the nature of that relationship, it did not bear on Jefferson's war leadership, his main subject. Flight from Monticello successfully illuminates an often overlooked aspect of Jefferson's life story by integrating it into the larger picture of Virginia at war.
[1] He has over twenty years experience writing for The Boston Globe, currently as deputy chief of the paper's Washington Bureau.
[2] John F. Kerry: The Complete Biography by the Boston Globe Reporters Who Know Him Best (NY: PublicAffairs, 2004), co-authored with Brian C. Mooney and Nina J. Easton; and The Real Mitt Romney (NY: Harper, 2012), co-authored with Scott Helman.
[3] "Let those flatter who fear; it is not an American art. To give praise which is not due might be well from the venal, but would ill beseem those who are asserting the rights of human nature. They know, and will therefore say, that kings are the servants, not the proprietors of the people"—A Summary View of the Rights of British America.
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'Goodbye and thank you.' Marshall Ramsey says farewell to Clarion Ledger
Ramsey spent more than 20 years as an editorial cartoonist at Mississippi's largest newspaper.
'Goodbye and thank you.' Marshall Ramsey says farewell to Clarion Ledger Ramsey spent more than 20 years as an editorial cartoonist at Mississippi's largest newspaper. Check out this story on clarionledger.com: https://www.clarionledger.com/story/opinion/2018/12/14/marshall-ramsey-leaving-clarion-ledger-goodbye-and-thank-you/2313751002/
Thomas Ramsey, Mississippi Clarion Ledger Published 1:49 p.m. CT Dec. 14, 2018 | Updated 2:11 p.m. CT Dec. 14, 2018
Goodbye and thank you.(Photo: Marshall Ramsey)
It had been a long drive from San Diego, California. Amy, our dog and cat, and I were exhausted but relieved to finally be in Mississippi. We pulled into our apartment complex and parked right in front of a Clarion Ledger paper box. I felt immense pride when I thought, "That's MY newspaper."
That was Dec. 15, 1996.
The next day, I sat at the bright white drawing table and scribbled out my first Clarion Ledger cartoon. It appeared on Dec. 17, 1996. Nearly 7,000 cartoons followed it.
Goodbye and thank you (Photo: Marshall Ramsey)
Twenty-two years later — to the date — you will see the last cartoon drawn on that drawing board for the Clarion Ledger. Friday was my last day. I'm leaving behind a long list of good memories and friends. I was 28 when I got here. I'm not 28 anymore. In fact, I think I'm the longest serving editorial cartoonist in Mississippi history — my kids are right when they say I am getting old.
A new opportunity has arisen, and I will stay in Mississippi. I'll tell you about it, but first allow me to look back for a bit and to say a few thank you's.
First of all, I want to thank my three editors. David Hampton was my first and edited me for 15 years. David wanted me to do the best work possible and is one of the finest men I know. He's a big reason I am a two-time Pulitzer Finalist. Brian Tolley only edited me for a couple of years, but he protected me and my position. I am grateful to him. Sam Hall, who is currently the editor of the Clarion Ledger, has edited me for the last few years. Sam is a good guy and a good editor. I've appreciated his professionalism and his friendship.
Of course there's a long list of other people who'd also look at my cartoons. Joe White, the former editorial department copy editor, usually was the first person I'd show my ideas. If Joe laughed, I knew I was on to something. Debbie Skipper, the current news director, served that role in recent times. I will miss Debbie's laugh; it's beautiful. I was part of a brilliant editorial department for many years that included such talented writers as Sid Salter, Jim Ewing and Eric Stringfellow. John Hammack, who passed from cancer a few years ago, also edited us and was always a source of wisdom.
I don't have the space to name everyone I worked with. But honestly, the amount of talent that has come through the doors at the Clarion Ledger is mind-blowing. That includes the people who are there now. Working with them has been an honor. (And like many of you, I still miss Orley Hood.)
I also had numerous editors and publishers. For executive editors, I started with David Petty. Shawn McIntosh followed him and is a friend. I still get the pleasure of working with Ronnie Agnew at Mississippi Public Broadcasting. I mentioned Brian and, of course, Sam. I've had a ton of publishers, too. I loved Jason Taylor's energy. Nate Edwards was the most positive person I've known. But the king of the publishers was Bill Hunsberger. He was behind me and my work 1,000 percent. He was, to quote Rick Cleveland, "a player's coach." When Keith Warren and I proposed doing a 5K race to fight melanoma, he said, "How much you need?" He seeded the first race. He understood community is king.
And in Mississippi, community makes a difference. I have been blessed to be invited to speak all over the state for the past 22 years. The good news is that I will be doing that still in my new job at Mississippi Today. I'll still draw cartoons and will also be on the road interviewing Mississippi's top newsmakers. And thankfully, I will still live here.
Thank you for reading my cartoons. And I wish nothing but the best for my friends at the Clarion Ledger.
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If she'd been pretty, we might remember her face more fondly.
If she'd been rich, her name would have decorated a school or park.
But Carry Nation was not beautiful or beloved. Her name sadly conjures the most unflattering picture: A homely, crazed woman dressed in black, hacking up saloons with a hatchet in the early 1900s.


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bell hooks, famed poet and feminist writer, dies
She published more than 30 books, including "Ain't I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism" and "All About Love"
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Jenny Webster, snaps a photo of bell hooks, right, as she signs a book for Meika Bhariana, center, during an event at Cal State Monterey Bay in 2005. hooks, a noted poet and feminist, died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. She was 69.
By CNN.com Wire Service
PUBLISHED: December 15, 2021 at 11:41 a.m. | UPDATED: December 15, 2021 at 11:42 a.m.
By Leah Asmelash | CNN
bell hooks — the beloved poet, author, feminist and professor — has died, announced Berea College, the university at which she taught, on Wednesday. She was 69.
"Berea College is deeply saddened about the death of bell hooks, Distinguished Professor in Residence in Appalachian Studies, prodigious author, public intellectual and one of the country's foremost feminist scholars," the college wrote.
hooks passed away in her home after an "extended illness," according to Berea College.
Known for her writing on race, gender and sexuality, hooks published more than 30 books over the course of her lifetime, including 1981's "Ain't I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism" and "All About Love" in 1999.
Throughout her life, hooks' dedication to accessible feminist theory remained strong. In a 2015 interview with the New York Times, hooks stated that her main intention was to "produce theory that people could use."
"I have this phrase that I use, 'working with the work,'" hooks said. "So if somebody comes up to me, and they have one of those bell hooks books that's abused and battered, and every page is underlined, I know they've been working with the work. And that's where it is for me."
Her work widely influenced contemporary writers, many of whom shared their grievances on social media following the announcement.
"As a first generation college student, bell hooks was the first writer I encountered via academia whose work I was able to enthusiastically discuss with friends and fam *outside* academia," wrote Saeed Jones, author of the award-winning memoir "How We Fight for Our Lives." "My mom and I read bell hooks together. I'll always cherish the way her work bridged shores."
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"Oh my heart. bell hooks. May she rest in power. Her loss is incalculable," wrote Roxane Gay, author of "Bad Feminist."
"I am heartbroken. bell hooks' words helped to make me the writer i am, taught me me that there is no shame in centering love and tenderness, in approaching and embracing it. with ferocity," wrote Bolu Babalola, author of "Love in Colour." "she is an everlasting force and blessing may she rest in perfect peace."
Born Gloria Jean Watkins in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, hooks took her pen name from her maternal great-grandmother, Bell Blair Hooks. She won multiple awards during the course of her career, and taught at multiple universities, most recently at Berea College in Berea, Kentucky.
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The Columbus Blue Jackets made some significant changes to the overall look of the club during the 2012 offseason.
John Davidson left the Central Division rival St. Louis Blues to become the new President of Hockey Operations. Todd Richards had the "interim" tag dropped and is now the head coach.
Richards has added two new members to his coaching staff, Associate Coach Craig Hartsburg and Assistant Coach Keith Acton.
The franchise has added 5 new players in forwards Artem Ansimov, Brandon Dubinsky and Nick Foligno; defenseman Adrian Aucoin and goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky.
The team is off to a 1-0-1 start with 3 points against Division rivals Nashville and Detroit using a fast-paced offense with in-your-face gritty defense.
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Most PGA Tour fans may not know much about Scott Stallings, if anything at all.
The 27-year-old Stallings is a graduate of Tennessee Tech University of Cookeville, Tennessee, which is in the Nashville area. He turned pro in 2007 and has one win on the PGA Tour, the Greenbrier Classic in July of 2011. That is the extent of his pro golf career.
The golf world knows him now, because he the first round leader of the 2012 Memorial Tournament, shooting a 6-under-par 66.
Stallings showed his mettle with a birdie on the most-difficult hole on the course, the 18th, with a 2-foot putt. He leads by one-stroke over Spencer Levin and Erik Compton.
It's a good human interest story that Stallings is able to lead any tournament or even play golf in his position due to the injury he has.
In late January of this year, he suffered torn cartilage in five ribs and it took the injury awhile to be diagnosed properly.
After taking off a month to rest his injury, Stallings came back and has had mixed results. His high point was finishing 27th in the Masters tournament and he hasn't made a cut since then.
Ribs injuries has no real therapy or surgery. It has to heal on its own.
For golfers, the injury is very nagging and troublesome because of the torque put on the body when they have to drive the ball for distance.
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* R.J. Umberger, CBJ LW: Had his first Gordie Howe hat trick which is a goal, assist and a fight.
* Rick Nash, CBJ LW: Had plenty of hop-and-skip in his step with a goal and an assist.
* The Blue Jackets revived power-play has been on fire lately. They began the season 0-for-20 and had the worst in the league. Recently, by scoring their 11th power-play goal in the past nine games, has raised their percentage to 30.8 during that time and 20th in the league.
* The Blue Jackets, believe it or not, have the 3rd-most power plays in the NHL with 228.
* The hat trick by Jeff Carter was the second scored by Columbus this season and the 21st in franchise history. It was the 12th hat trick at Nationwide Arena and the first since Matt Calvert's three goals on February 25, 2011 vs. Phoenix.
* Columbus is 12-for-39 on the power-play for 30.8 percent, the last nine games.
* The CBJ scored the first goal of the game for the 26th time this season and are 12-10-4 in those games.
* Columbus overall vs. San Jose Sharks is 14-26-4 all-time, 11-9-2 at Nationwide Arena.
* There were 14,625 fans in attendance last night.
* Center Antoine Vermette played in his 600th game of his NHL career last night by picking up an assist on David Savard's goal.
*Center Jeff Carter played in his 500th game of his NHL career last night. It was his second hat trick the past 17 games, the other was December 22 at Nashville.
* Goalie Steve Mason earned his eighth win of the season. It was the 85th overall win of his CBJ career, setting a franchise record for goaltender wins. He was able to achieve the honor in 206 games and broke Marc Denis' record of 84 wins which was earned in 266 games.
Tags: Antoine Vermette., Blue Jackets., CBJ., Columbus., Gordie Howe., Jeff Carter., Marc Denis., Matt Calvert., Nashville., Nationwide Arena., NHL., Phoenix., R.J. Umberger., Rick Nash., San Jose Sharks., Steve Mason.


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Tag Archives: Jim Watson
Ottawa's Official Plan widens urban-rural divide
Jim Watson, Ottawa, Ottawa Official Plan, renewables, wind farm, wind turbines
Produce stand in North Gower: a REAL "on-farm" activity, not industrial wind turbines [OWC photo]
The City of Ottawa is strangely devoted to the idea that industrial-scale or grid-scale wind turbines are just an ordinary on-farm activity.
When the final draft of the new Official Plan was presented at last week's public meeting, City staff maintained their position that the large wind power generators were an activity just like any other in the countryside, like corn mazes and produce stands.
"We know there are concerns," said planning staff member Melissa Jort-Conway, adding that the City will be conducting consultations and that the community will have input when the situation gets to the zoning bylaw stage.
That's not very reassuring when you consider that the process for new bylaws allows for ONE comment period.
Ward 21 Councillor Scott Moffatt said at the recent Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management committee meeting, which he chairs, that decisions aren't always seen as fair by rural residents who are in the minority. They feel like they don't get any say, he noted.
That is what happened south of Ottawa when the Ontario government under Kathleen Wynne approved one last wind power project, the 100-megawatt Nation Rise or Crysler project that encompasses hundreds of acres of land in North Stormont including the communities of Finch, Berwick and Crysler
Although the Wynne government had cancelled further wind power procurement in 2016, saying Ontario had enough power and it was more than 90-percent emissions-free, Nation Rise was approved in the Liberals' last days. The community fought hard through an appeal which pointed out the risk of environmental noise, wildlife deaths and potential harm to the fragile aquifer. The communities remain divided after the bitter conflict.
In the recent heat wave in Ontario, wind power throughout the province failed to provide any significant amount of power during the days when demand was high to power air conditioning.
Now Ottawa is calling for as much as 3,200 megawatts of wind or more than 700 turbines by 2050.
Most Ottawa residents have never seen a modern wind turbine; their experience might be to see the turbines on Wolfe Island near Kingston which are some 18 km from highway 401–those are under 2 megawatts while turbines today are well over 3 megawatts in power rating, and stand 600 feet or more. The ExPlace turbine is downtown Toronto is less than one megawatt but works well as a backdrop for political and industry photos.
The facts: wind turbines do not fulfill any of the promises made for them by their promoters. They do not produce reliable power, they are highly invasive to the environment, the produce environmental noise pollution, and they do not contribute much toward any environmental action. They will use up valuable prime agricultural land, and they are most definitely NOT an on-farm activity, contributing to agriculture.
Yet Ottawa City Council seems to want them as highly visible "climate action" beacons.
Have your say by submitting a comment to the joint Planning and Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee meeting on October 14. Deadline October 13. Details here: https://engage.ottawa.ca/the-new-official-plan
Not an "on-farm" agricultural activity [Photo: D. Larsen for Wind Concerns Ontario]
Energy Minister Chiarelli says Ottawa support needed for North Gower wind power project
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Posted by ottawawindconcerns in Health, Ottawa, Renewable energy, Wind power
Bob Chiarelli, CFRA, Jim Watson, North Gower petition, Not a Willing host, Steve Madely
In an interview with Ottawa-area radio station CFRA, Ontario Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli stated that it will now be very "difficult" for a wind power proponent to get approval, without "significant" support from the hosting municipality. Ottawa is where a 20-megawatt wind power project has been proposed for over five years, and where residents of the North Gower community have been working on a petition to be recognized as "Not A Willing Host," as the potential "host" community within the City of Ottawa.
Speaking on CFRA this morning, Ottawa Wind Concerns chair and Wind Concerns Ontario president Jane Wilson said the community needs to see what the new application rules are, in black and white, and determine what "significant" support from a city would look like.
When told by the CFRA host Steve Madely that there is pushback on Council to a motion being put forward by the councillor for the area, she said, "I would hope that Ottawa City Councillors would do the right thing for all citizens of the city."
The report on the interview with Minister Chiarelli is here.
Chiarelli: approval not likely for North Gower wind farm without city support
By: Alison Sandor
Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli says without the city's consent, it's unlikely Prowind Canada will be able to build a wind farm in North Gower.
Chiarelli told CFRA they've changed the regulations for companies applying to build wind turbines.
"We have set up a process for wind farm applications now that require the proponent, the energy proponent, to actually have an engagement with the municipality and have some level of consent or cooperation with the municipality before they can actually even submit an application for the approval," said Chiarelli.
Several city councillors have expressed worry about wind farms being built within city limits.
Opponents of wind farms say the turbines have negative health effects.
To contact Ottawa Wind Concerns, email ottawawindconcerns@gmail.com
Ottawa concerned about closeness of proposed wind project in North Gower
Green Energy Act, health effects wind farms, Jim Watson, Kathleen Wynne, noise wind farms, noise wind turbines, Ottawa wind concerns, Prowind, Scott Moffat, shadow flicker wind turbines, wind farm North Gower, wind farm Richmond Ontario
Here from the Ottawa Sun, a story by Susan Sherring, on the opposition to the proposed North Gower-Richmond wind power generation project.
No to wind turbines in North Gower
By Susan Sherring ,Ottawa Sun
First posted: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 06:03 PM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 06:19 PM EDT
Wind turbines at the Erie Shores Wind Farm near Port Burwell generate power. Similar turbines may be popping up near Ottawa. (CRAIG GLOVER/QMI AGENCY)
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For years, Gary Thomas has run a successful 50-acre Christmas tree farm in North Gower.
And he does it right, a family event with horse-drawn sleighs, tractor-drawn wagons and a warm fire with hot chocolate and cookies waiting for you upon your return from the bush.
Don't forget the sweet smells of fresh Scotch Pine and Balsam fir.
Idyllic? Absolutely.
Now picture the same Norman Rockwell scene with a 600-foot high wind turbine less than 1 km away.
Sort of jars the senses, doesn't it?
And then picture the massive turbine casting a shadow over the scene every few seconds.
Thomas says he can barely believe the possibility.
But indeed, there continues to be a looming threat of a wind turbine project as his next-door-neighbour.
A company called Prowind has applied more than once to the province for permission to build the wind turbine project in North Gower.
And when the province opens up for bids again, there's every expectation Prowind will submit a proposal again.
"We're not very pleased with it for a number of reasons. Health, there's the psychological aspect, and the flicker effect, with every few second have a shadow come in front of our house, this is crazy,
"I'm not sure customers having the old fashioned experience will like the shadow," he said.
Thomas doesn't just worry about the immediate effects of the turbines, but he and his wife have counted on the farm for their retirement — and if the giant wind turbines are erected, doesn't know how that will effect the resale value of their home.
"We're hopeful Watson and council won't put them in the municipality," he says, in an interview with the Sun on Wednesday.
The threat of a giant wind turbine farm in their community has galvanized residents of North Gower in opposition of the project.
"We really don't need these wind power projects," said Jane Wilson, the chair of Ottawa Wind Concerns.
The group is circulating a petition — which now has about 400 names on it — advising the province North Gower doesn't want to be home to a wind turbine project.
"It's a pretty big power plant, I'm not sure people understand that. It's huge, these are really large machines, they make noise and the vibrations can be upsetting," she said.
The group has the support of their ward councillor Scott Moffatt, who's working with them and city staff to craft a motion asking the province to give municipalities a say in where the wind power projects can and can't be located.
"The majority are against it," he added.
Read more at the Ottawa Sun website and take the poll!
Mayor Watson's letter to our community
cost-benefit analysis wind power, Green Energy Act, Jim Watson, Lisa MacLeod MPP, Mayor City of Ottawa, Ontario Power Authority, Prowind, renewable energy planning Ontario, wind farm North Gower, wind farm Richmond, wind power Ottawa
Back in May, after the decision by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in the case of Wiggins et al vs wpd, we wrote to the Mayor of the City of Ottawa to inform him of the importance of the Court's decision: that it was acceptable for property owners who live as neighbours to property being leased for industrial-scale wind turbines to sue for property value loss and nuisance at the time of approval of a wind power project (i.e., they do not have to wait until the power project is built), and that the Court accepted that property value loss had already occurred simply with the announcement of the power project near Clearview Ontario, on the order of 22-50 percent.
The effect of the proposed wind power project in North Gower-Richmond will be significant, we wrote , in terms of the potential danger to health (also acknowledged by the Court) and property value loss, which we estimate to be approximately–and conservatively–$70 million.
We received a reply from the Mayor, in which he repeats that this is a provincial responsibility (that was written in all capital letters so we wouldn't miss it), and that the "regime" [sic] in place for renewable energy approvals is "quite onerous."
"Should a wind power developer* seek a renewable energy approval in Ottawa," he wrote, "the City will review all documentation and information relating to the proposed development and fully participate in any such consultative process. …the City will be in a better position to assess its response…and to address any concerns and needs of the public." Note he does not say that the City will ensure people are not harmed; he does not say, the City will ensure that its residents are protected.
The letter is here: MayorWatsonLetterJuly17
We wrote back–sorry to take up more of his time–and said that we had recently participated in "dialogue" sessions with the province and found that we, along with other stakeholders, believe the renewable power (they keep saying 'energy' because it sounds nicer than power plants, but that's the truth) planning process is deeply flawed and Ontario needs a completely new process. There was NO ONE from the City of Ottawa at the evening session we attended, and as far as we know, NO ONE from the City of Ottawa at the morning session, hosted by the Ontario Power Authority.
We told the Mayor that we demanded a return of local land-use planning powers to municipalities (removed by the Green Energy Act) and also a cost-benefit analysis including the impacts, financial and health, on local communities.
Many analysts are now describing the province's "green" energy plan as a monumental policy failure that has already run electricity prices so high it is affecting businesses' ability to be competitive (let alone survive) and has had an astounding effect on Ontario's rural and small urban communities.
All we ask is that our City protect us from a power plant that is not needed, which uses an invasive, expensive and unreliable technology, and which will doubtless negatively affect this community.
Not a Willing Host demonstration, Ottawa City Hall, April 2013; MPP Lisa MacLeod and community members.
*the Marlborough 1 project is on "hold" until the province announces its new procurement process; wind developer Prowind, headquartered in Germany, told the Ottawa Citizen recently that it intends to reapply when the new process is in place.
Donations welcome at PO Box 3, North Gower ON K0A 2T0


March 14, 2019 - Release Date for version 3!
We're excited to finally be able to announce a release date of May 8 2019 for RVCare LogBook 3!
Version 3 is a ground-up visual overhaul, fixing bugs along the way and rebuilding as a modern 64-bit app. It is 100% compatible with RVCLB 2 - this is vital, as many of us have years of data that we don't want to lose. Our goal is a seamless transition to the new version.
As previously promised, version 3 will be a free upgrade for all current customers and on May 8, all newsletter subscribers will receive information on how to upgrade. We'll make it as easy as possible.
Early 2020 - RVCLB 4, all-new version and for the first time, also available for iOS and on the web!
We have our own saved data from RVCLB but to really test the new version of the app, we'd love to get some test data from our customers.
We know your data may have lots of personal information in there - where you've been, where you get work done and so on - so we fully respect that some people just simply won't want to share it. We get it.
Most of this testing will be automated, so it's unlikely that our developers will even see your data. We're looking for crash logs, messages from bugs and so on.
So if you'd like to help us out and share your data, we'd be really grateful. And thanks so much to everyone who has already helped!
The first release of RVLB from LibertyApp will be version 3.0 (the current release is version 2.7.11) and while we don't have an exact date yet, it will be available later this year. Version 3 will be our new baseline for the product and it will be the foundation of our development going forward. Version 3 focuses on two things: bug fixes and a visual overhaul. It maintains full compatability with previous versions and it will be a free update for anyone who owns RVLB of any version. It will be available for Windows and Mac, as always.
After RVLB 3.0 is released, we then move to improving the actual functionality of the product. You'll see more movement in this phase because we intend to release regular, small incremental updates, so that you get your hands on new features quicker. These feature updates will be community driven and to get your feedback, we will be launching a new forum for RVLB. The forum can be used for general discussion and bug reporting but it will also be used to discuss potential new features.
RVLB version 2.7.11 is still on sale (click the button below for the Mac version) and updates to version 3 will be completely free when available.


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The Huntington has received 39 Elliot Norton awards.
Lenny & Steve: The Music of Bernstein & Sondheim
A Guide for the Homesick
Bad Dates
Ubu Roi Bake-Off
Our 36th season includes 4 shows at the Huntington Avenue Theatre and 4 shows at the Calderwood Pavilion and will feature ambitious, large-scale classics and exciting new works.
Avenue of the Arts / Huntington Avenue Theatre
Director Maria Friedman's stunning London production of Merrily We Roll Along received universal rave reviews – the most five star reviews in West End history – and the Olivier Award for Best Musical. Now she recreates it for Boston audiences! Travelling backwards in time over 20 years in the entertainment business, this legendary, cult favorite musical charts the relationships of close friends Franklin, Charley, and Mary, and features some of Sondheim's most beautiful songs, including "Good Thing Going," "Old Friends," and "Not a Day Goes By."
West End and Broadway star (and director of Merrily We Roll Along) Maria Friedmanbrings her critically acclaimed solo show Lenny & Steve to the Huntington for a one-night-only concert event. Exploring the genius of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, four-time Olivier Award winner Ms. Friedman will compare and contrast songs from their separate catalogs, as well as their joint masterpiece West Side Story. This beguiling evening of songs and anecdotes includes "New York, New York," "I Can Cook, Too," "Losing My Mind," and "Send in the Clowns."
October 6 - November 5, 2017
South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
On his way home after a year in East Africa, a young aid worker goes back to a shabby Amsterdam hotel room with a fellow American. The two strangers look for redemption from their pasts and confess their shared fear that they betrayed the people who needed them most. A passionate encounter becomes a chance to confront the truth in this new play by Huntington Playwriting Fellow Ken Urban and directed by Colman Domingo ("Fear the Walking Dead").
Devious Tartuffe charms his way into Orgon's household and schemes to marry his daughter, seduce his wife, and run off with the family's fortune. Orgon remains entranced despite the appalling evidence of Tartuffe's behavior – will he see through this con man before it's too late? Molière spins religious piety and hypocrisy into high comedy in this hilarious and biting satire, one of the world's great plays.
January 6 - February 4, 2018
Funny, brutally honest, and ultimately cathartic, Mala puts a sharp focus on what it means to put our loved ones first, right to the very end, and what happens when we strive to be good but don't always succeed.
Named one of the best plays of the year by The Boston Globe, WBUR's The ARTery, and DigBoston when it premiered at ArtsEmerson, this powerful one-woman show written by and featuring Huntington Playwright-in-Residence Melinda Lopez (Sonia Flew, Becoming Cuba) dances between a mother's growing frailty and a daughter's quest for grace — all set during an epic Boston winter.
Originally produced by ArtsEmerson
January 26 - March 3, 2018
Restaurant manager and shoe connoisseur Haley Walker is finally ready to re-enter the dating world. From the privacy of her bedroom, she relates a series of hilarious tales while preparing for, and recovering from, one dreadful date after another. One of the most popular shows in Huntington history, this 15th anniversary production of Theresa Rebeck's sweet and sharp comedy will be the hottest date night in town and a triumphant night out for women of all ages!
March 2 - March 31, 2018
In the breakroom of the last small auto plant still standing, a makeshift family of workers swap stories, share dreams, and take pride in their work. When confronted with the possibility of the factory closing, power dynamics shift and each is pushed to the limits of survival. Inspired by August Wilson's Century Cycle, Dominique Morisseau's bold and compassionate new play is part of her Detroit Project play cycle.
Career-driven Marlene has just landed the top job at a London employment agency over a male colleague. To celebrate, she hosts a lavish dinner with a group of famous and adventurous historical women who cheer the successes and bemoan the sacrifices required to be a "top girl" in a man's world. Churchill's groundbreaking masterpiece, originally a rebuke of Margaret Thatcher's England in the 1980s, remains as relevant and powerful today.
May 18 - June 17, 2018
Arthur Miller, the most celebrated American playwright of the 20th century, was said to be the moral conscience of the nation, but he had a secret: a son born with Down syndrome whom he refused to acknowledge. Renowned Hollywood reporter Bernard Weinraub explores the fascinating untold story of Miller and his third wife, photographer Inge Morath, and the divide between their public personas and private lives.


I've spent the whole of the weekend slowly coming out of my sickness-induced fog - mostly relaxing, sleeping and eating - three of my favorite past times! But I did manage to find some time to interject a bit of Spring into our home.
A sweet, white African violet.
Wrapped in burlap and placed under an iron crown - for a slightly different take on your typical cloche.
I hope you had a nice weekend as well.


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International Publications
Gender Mainstreaming Case Study - India: Chhattisgarh Irrigation Development Project
ADB_Gender_equality_India_Chhattisgarh.pdf (1.513Mb)
Project Goals and Results • The Chhattisgarh Irrigation Development Project (CIDP) aimed to increase agricultural productivity, improve rural livelihoods, and reduce poverty by improving irrigation delivery, enhancing agricultural practices, and strengthening water resource management. • The CIDP supported the rehabilitation and upgrading of irrigation systems that serve more than 150,000 households; strengthened government capacity to assist water users' associations (WUAs); and trained 1,250 out of 1,324 WUAs in Chhattisgarh based on the Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) Act, a legislation that mandated the roles and responsibilities of WUAs, including the membership of women in irrigation management. It also trained 191 WUAs on how to improve agricultural techniques and how to be more effective in general. It offered opportunities for collective actions by communities, such as joint purchase of seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides, and joint marketing of produce. Overall, participants reported improved crop yields and higher household incomes. • Building on the new PIM Act, the CIDP strengthened women's participation in WUAs. A widespread education campaign raised awareness on the importance of women's participation in decision making and encouraged women to become active in these associations. In the 2007 WUA elections, women were elected in one-third of available positions. Processes and Management Tools • The PIM Act was passed through the CIDP. With this new law, the CIDP promoted PIM, especially women's participation. The project predated the requirement for a Gender Action Plan and gender targets and indicators in the Design and Monitoring Framework (DMF) outputs. Gender-related strategies and targets were indicated in the Summary Poverty Reduction and Social Strategy. • All irrigation upgrading and rehabilitation activities included contractual obligations to offer "equal pay for equal work" to men and women. • Technical assistance supported activities to promote women's participation in irrigation management and their election to WUA committees.
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Pick out the most effective pair of words from the given choices (1),(2),(3),(4) & (5) to make the sentence(s) meaningfully complete.
1. The society provides the individual security of life,…………….of thought and sustenance for action. Every individual who…………….from the society is indebted to the society.
2. A hobby is an activity of interest…………..for pleasure for pleasure. It helps to break the monotony and tedium of our………….routine.
3. The………..growth of Indian agriculture in the last three decades has earned…………from other countries.
4. College going students should ………….the spirit of service from the great men of……………..
5. The planting of trees on the ……….of towns and villages helps the ………of a country.
(6 ).The human infant is a life – long bundle of energy with a ………….array of potentialities, and many…………….. .
(7) His presentation was so lengthy and………..that it was difficult for us to find out the real……..in it.
(8) There is no……….the fact that a man of knowledge……….great power.
(9) The…………..of opinion which emerged at a recently concluded seminar was that the problem of dowry cannot be……….unless the law against it is made more stringent.
(10) Leisure must be spent carefully and ………..only, otherwise the devil will take the…………of you.


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We are a community of Everyday Competitors that were tired of settling.
Settling for fear and doubts controlling our behavior.
Settling for our current situation as "final" instead of competing for what could be.
Settling for "ok" when deep down, we believe that we can do and be more.
So in this community, each of us made the decision to do more – and compete.
Compete against our fears, doubts, bad habits, and bad relationships. Compete for our best lives and true potential. We chose to compete, every day.
And just like us, I have the feeling you're here because at some point, you felt that something was missing – and that you honestly know you have something more to give to the world. Now you're committed to discovering what that it is.
But to get there, you will have to compete. You'll have to let go of who you are to build who you desire to become. Competitors are not born. They're made.
Each is forged, choice by choice, rep by rep, like the pounding of a rock by its sculptor. Each day a new blow to the image of who you were in exchange for who you desire to become.
Blow. After blow. After blow. Until the moment when who you were is simply a memory, and who you've worked to become is what's standing for others to see.
Just like the sculptor, your task is not easy. Every day you will encounter people and obstacles trying to bring you down and hold you back. What they want is you to be like them instead of who you were created to be.
Instead, choose to compete. Forget what's happened to you in your past. All that matters is what you do next.
We've created multiple ways for you to join an engaging community on fire to crush their goals, rise above their "limits," & compete for their life – every single day.
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Only recently was I recounting my fantastic trip to Las Vegas five years ago, and how I would love to go back. That made me realize that even if I wasn't 21 back then, I feel like I still got the most out of Las Vegas.
Note: Excuse me for the poorly-taken photos; I had just turned 18 and just recently discovered my love for travelling, so taking decent photos wasn't a must for me.
The Las Vegas strip houses the best and most beautiful hotels in the world, and although some would opt to stay beyond the Strip to save a couple of bucks; I suggest you go the extra mile to save enough to stay in one of the Strip's beautiful hotels. With a wide range of different-themed hotel options, you'll be surprised by how exciting it is to choose from them. In 2010, we stayed in Bellagio and although we didn't pay extra to get a suite fronting the Strip, we were graced by the view of Bellagio's pool area and courtyard.
As mentioned earlier, the whole strip showcases a wide range of five-star hotels; so when you find yourself in Las Vegas, make it a point to go from one hotel to another, and you'll be completely mesmerized by the amazing thematic and architectural design each one has to offer.
Want to see a mini Trevi Fountain? Go to Caesar's Palace. Do you want to get a feel of how it is to be in Paris? Walk to Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. Want to ride a gondola, but Venice seems too far? Go on over to the Venetian. Never been to the Pyramids in Giza? Then find yourself admiring the well-lit Luxor Hotel and Casino. And the list goes on.
I cannot stress enough how wonderful the malls are in Las Vegas. Joining in on the hotels having their own themes, the malls also have their own thing to boast about. From out-of-this-world architecture to a wide range of shops, you'll have to stop yourself from maxing-out your credit card. If you're not looking into visiting the city's malls, although they are well-within walking-distance from some hotels, the hotels themselves have a variety of shops to choose from.
Though I didn't get a chance to take photos of all the restaurants we dined in, one of my favorites during our stay was Bellagio's buffet. I may be biased, given that Bellagio was our home-base for the trip. Known to all, however, is the fact that food in this city is fantastic and the restaurants are world-class. So if you find yourself planning a trip to this beaming city of the West Coast, make sure you prepare a list of must-try Vegas restaurants!
I actually have yet to really try the slot machines, since I was 18 at that time. Note that 21 is the legal age to gamble, drink, and party in Las Vegas, and they're pretty strict about that. My cousin and I kind of got in trouble just by stepping foot on the gambling area, but luckily, the supervisor who caught us was kind enough to just give us a warning. That being said, if you're 21 and over, don't leave Las Vegas without giving those slot machines a go! Besides, it is called the Gambling Capital of the World, after all.
Just like seeing Broadway at night when in New York, to go to Vegas and not see the Strip light up at night is a sin. Though you might need sunglasses to protect you from the glaring, yet spectacular lights, make sure you don't forget to see the city come alive once the sun goes down. As pretty as it is during the day, it's during nighttime when the whole place crowds up and everything just feels so much more alive.
Last, but most definitely, not the least and I don't know how much more I can stress on this: Watch at least one Cirque du Soleil show. I have gasped at people who've told me that though they've been to Las Vegas, they haven't seen even one Cirque du Soleil show. Let me tell you that out of all that I did and experienced in this city, watching Cirque du Soleil tops the whole list. I would fly back just for this! The ones I highly recommend and I absolutely enjoyed are 1) KÀ in MGM Grand, and 2) Beatles LOVE in Mirage.
Just watching the trailers of the aforementioned shows on YouTube already gives me goosebumps, even more-so, when I realize that I have seen it with my own eyes. So if you're looking to get the most out of this city, make sure you dont miss out on having that Cirque du Soleil experience – definitely one of my most memorable moments while travelling.


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Subscriber hereby agrees to abide by following terms and conditions of services. Subscriber understands, and agrees, that the monthly service fee will be automatically deducted from Subscribers credit card or debit card or bank account, whichever is chosen by Subscriber, via the online PayPal payment service. This monthly fee is an advanced payment of services for the following 30 days from date of payment. Subscriber understands that it is Subscribers responsibility to cancel service should Subscriber no longer desire services. There are no penalties or fees with cancellation by Subscriber. Upon cancellation, BV Trash Valet & Recycling "BVTVR" is no longer obligated to provide services to Subscriber and no refunds or prorated services are to be provided by BVTVR to Subscriber. Upon initial payment of services, Subscriber acknowledges and grants BVTVR title to all materials placed out and intended for collection. The procurement and costs of obtaining see through recycling bags are the responsibility of the Subscriber. Subscribers may commingle all Approved Recycling Materials within the see through bags and no separation of these materials is necessary by Subscriber. All bags must be tied by Subscriber and BVTVR is not obligated to collect loose items contained within the bin. BVTVR shall decline to accept, or collect, any materials that are not in compliance with these Terms and Conditions. BVTVR reserves the right, from time to time, to add or delete items from the Approved Recycling Materials list for which no secondary market continues to exist or may be created. BVTVR has no control on market values of items collected and represents no assurances of the future viability of secondary markets. BVTVR will observe the following holidays and no service will be performed on those days/evenings: New Year's Day, New Year's Eve, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day. BVTVR reserves the right to discontinue providing services to any Subscriber who does not adhere to the Terms and Conditions contained herein, or as may be communicated in the future, or for any reason deemed appropriate by BVTVR (i.e. vicious dogs, excessive waste due to multiple individuals utilizing one Subscribers account, restricted accessibility, etc.) In the event of Force Majeure, including, but not limited to, acts of God, natural disasters, third party related issues, newly implemented government imposed regulations, requirements, and tariffs, changes in laws or ordinances by appropriate governmental entities, prohibitive inclement weather, civil unrest, strikes, lockouts, and other causes that are beyond BVTVR's reasonable control that renders BVTVR unable, wholly, or in part, to carry out its obligations of providing services contemplated herein, then BVTVR shall have the sole right to suspend, or terminate services and have no further obligations to Subscriber should such Force Majeure events occur. Subscriber agrees to be bound by above terms and conditions and further understands that terms and conditions may change without notification. DEFINITIONS Acceptable Recycling Materials are contained within the "recycling guidelines" contained within the website and are subject to change without prior notice. Non Approved Recycling Materials include, but is not limited to, any food contaminated products, Styrofoam products, "peanuts", computer parts, batteries, medical waste, biohazard materials, ceramics, mirrors, porcelain, pottery, photographs, anti-freeze, motor oils, pesticides, paint, aerosals, freon, asbestos, liquids, electronics, and other similar hazardous materials. Acceptable Recycling Bags are dissimilar to the household garbage bags, in that, the recyclable materials must be visible through a clear (whether tinted, or not) bag. Bags shall be sturdy in strength to withstand the normal handling of recycling materials so as not to tear, rip, or puncture the bag upon retrieval and transportation. Bags may be of any size Subscriber desires.