In August I was asked to uphold my end of a St. Mary's Teaching & Learning Grant bargain. The money I received helped me attend the Critical Librarianship and Pedagogy Symposium in February 2016, and in return I would be expected to lead a Teaching & Learning Lunch about critical information literacy for faculty. The lunch took place in early November, but as I've mentioned, last fall–particularly late fall–was a mess of tenure & promotion angst. So I'm just getting around to posting now.
I'm doing so because I think discussions like these are worth having. They show our non-librarian colleagues that we think about and teach more than just how to use interlibrary loan and find articles. They encourage faculty to think more deeply about the ways in which critical information literacy has a place in their courses. They have the potential to help instructors shape lessons, assignments, and classes that encourage students to explore the socioeconomic, political, and cultural context of information creation, dissemination, and consumption. This teaching and learning lunch was, in my opinion, a successful one. It got my colleagues outside of the library thinking and talking about information literacy as more than just "information access." It demonstrated that we–the librarian "we"–are thinking deeply about education and our curriculum, and it reiterated the place that critical information literacy has in a liberal arts college.
I may be repeating a version of this workshop/discussion for a larger faculty audience this spring, but in the meantime, I thought I'd share my outline and handouts. Note: I didn't get to everything in the outline, but I am leaving it as is in case you have more time. If you adapt or use this outline and handouts in anyway, please let me know! I'd love to hear about the critical information literacy discussions you're having with faculty at your institutions.
Potter, Robin, and Alycia Sellie. "Zines in the Classroom: Critical Librarianship and Participatory Collections." Critical Library Pedagogy Handbook: Lesson Plans. Ed. Nicole Pagowsky and Kelly McElroy. Vol. 2, Association of College and Research Libraries, 2016, pp. 117–124.


Core consumer prices in Greece increased 0.20 percent in January of 2019 over the same month in the previous year. Core Inflation Rate in Greece averaged -0.30 percent from 2010 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 3.13 percent in July of 2010 and a record low of -16.39 percent in October of 2014.
Core Inflation Rate in Greece is expected to be 0.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Core Inflation Rate in Greece to stand at 0.70 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Greece Core Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 1.40 percent in 2020, according to our econometric models.
In Greece, the core inflation rate tracks changes in prices that consumers pay for a basket of goods which excludes some volatile price items. This page provides the latest reported value for - Greece Core Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Greece Core Inflation Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2019.


Hello friends today I am going to tell you about Pixel and pixel XL Google Smartphone Recent rumors have been suggesting the search giant plans to cease the Nexus legacy, Altering with the naming scheme. The murmurs had been vague and hard to wrap our heads round, but now a multiple resources are claiming this is genuine,and that the next Google phones will be branded below the Pixel series.
To be more specific, those resources declare Google's new handsets may be named Pixel and Pixel XL. each are independent and considered one of them seems to have a exceptional song record of facts. The men over at Android Police swear by means of them and multiple publications have said comparable matters now, so there's a terrific danger of accuracy right here.
As for these phones, the standard Pixel is said to be the 5-inch model, which has been up to now code named as Pixel. then again, the Pixel XL is said to be the 5.5-inch Marlin.Of course, this information most effective makes matters greater puzzling… in every experience. what is going to appear with the Nexus logo? Nexus gadgets have continually been acknowledged for presenting a natural Google revel in, getting updates first and serving as position fashions to different manufacturers. Does a probable call alternate mean this can no longer be the case?
For one, we've heard rumors that these new gadgets can have a few features built over vanilla Android. that would be a large change, but we assume whatever is viable now.
one of Android Police's sources says there may be another cause, even though – a advertising one. in line with the inner supply, the Pixel and Pixel XL are to be marketed as the first phones built with the aid of Google. but it's hard to believe Google is making gadgets on its very own now. possibilities are they may still be made via HTC, however the branding will not showcase that.
So… what's occurring? We have no clue, but assume there's a danger Google Pixel computer systems and tablet were an creation to a future wherein Google has extra control of the Nexus (now Pixel?) line. those merchandise offer a natural Google experience, as well as a design that goes with the hunt large's philosophy.
We also must surprise how different manufacturers will sense about this. so far it has been a large win for smartphone makers to associate with Google. Will or not it's any properly if their emblem is not getting any reputation?
What do you watched? Hit the remarks to offer us your 2 cents! And do keep in mind those are all rumors. No matter how tons evidence there's, there's constantly a hazard information is wrong, no longer to mention the opportunity of future change.


A man is to appear in court after allegedly trying to sell cannabis to the chief of police in the south London borough of Lambeth.
It is alleged that acting commander Chief Supt Brian Moore was approached by a man after he left work at Brixton on Wednesday evening.
The officer was wearing civilian clothes when the alleged incident happened.
Donald Platt, 52, a car valeter of no fixed address, will appear at Camberwell Green Magistrates Court on Friday.
He is charged with offering to supply a Class B drug, possessing an offensive weapon with intent and criminal damage to a watch belonging to Chief Supt Moore.


The 43rd president of The United States, George W. Bush, has a rustic and quaint house. George W. Bush is also a businessman and was the governor of Texas. He is part of the Republican party. Hurricane Katrina and the September Attacks occurred during his presidency and the invasion of Iraq. President Bush received much critique as the Recession started during his presidency.
The specific area of the 1,500 acre land is quite decollete and Barbara Bush is not as fond of it as her husband is. She would rather live closer to the city. The house itself is a single-story ranch style house with a close proximity to the only public library in the entire area.


From the wonderful folks at the House of Mercy featuring a well-worn batch of gospel, blues and folk from the old days with Emily Parr, Four Mile Portage, Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker. It was recorded at Sacred Heart Music Center in Duluth on 2″ tape by Tom Herbers and released on both cd and vinyl.
Keep Your Hands On The Plow was released in December, 2011 and features Emily Parr, Four Mile Portage, Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker.


Fry the onion in the oil until clear, add sliced garlic, half of the bouillon and 1 tsp of dried vegetables. Bring to a boil, then add the diced Eggcheese, ketchup, salt, spice and hot pepper. Bring again to a boil, dilute with water, and add the rest of the bouillon. Thicken with breadcrumbs. Cook quickly and briefly only to heat thoroughly.
Serve with bread, potatoes or chips.
Use any extra sauce with dumplings or rice.


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Q: Saving a downloaded file into resources VB.NET Is it possible to download a file using webclient and save it into my application resources? something Like,
  Dim w As WebClient = New WebClient
w.DownloadFile("url", *to my resources* )

A: Understood. it is not possible (if any one looking for this)

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/*  Titles																								Authors					 Date
 * -|-------------------|    |----------------|
 *  | scan_file_engine  | -> | scan_file_type |
 *  |-------------------|    |----------------|
 *  - Scan engine call to member function selectes scan_file_type.
 *                                                        R.Chatsiri
 */

#include <sstream>

#include "utils/base/common.hpp"

#include "scan/file_scan_policy.hpp"

namespace policy
{

    template<typename MAPPED_FILE>
    pe_file_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::pe_file_policy()
    {

    }

    template<typename MAPPED_FILE>
    pe_file_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::~pe_file_policy() { }

    // scan_file_type member function have arguement supported multiple parameter.
    /**
    * @brief scan_file_type supports Thread building blog scanning.(TBBScan)
    *
    * @param file_type_vec File name is path scanning.
    * @param mapped_file_pe  File detail such path and binary file.
    * @param sig_shm  SHM-File not only PE.
    * @param sig_engine  Signature engine for scanning.
    * @param iactire_engine_scanner   AC-Tire engine of TBBScanning.
    */
    template<typename MAPPED_FILE>
    typename pe_file_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::threatinfo_vec_type&
    pe_file_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::
    scan_file_type(std::vector<const char *> *file_type_vec,
            std::vector<MAPPED_FILE *> *mapped_file_pe,
            threatinfo_vec_type *threatinfo_vec,
            sig_shm_type  *sig_shm,
            sig_engine_type *sig_engine,
            iactire_engine_scanner_type   *iactire_engine_scanner)
    {
        logger->write_info("Start pe_file_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::scan_file_type");
        //Check Internal or Exteranl scanning.
        bool internal_msg = false;

        if(file_type_vec->empty()) {
            logger->write_info("Start pe_file_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::scan_file_type, file empty");
            return *threatinfo_vec;
        }

        typename std::vector<MAPPED_FILE *>::iterator iter_files;

        for(iter_files = mapped_file_pe->begin();
                iter_files != mapped_file_pe->end();
                ++iter_files) {
            MAPPED_FILE *mf = *iter_files;

            //if find only one mapped_file is internal is all internal
            //External message set all is exteranl as in msg_type = EXTERNAL
            if(mf->msg_type == utils::internal_msg) {
                internal_msg = true;
                break;
            }//if check  internal_msg
        }

        // If Internal message find offset on binary file.
        //[x] Mapped file in prescanning.
        //[x] Scan header and offset file found virus on infected file.
        //-[x] Header file.
        //-[x] Offset file.
        if(internal_msg) {
            fileoffset_h.mapped_file(file_type_vec, mapped_file_pe, fileoffset_h);
            pe_layout.get_header(mapped_file_pe);
            pe_layout.get_offset(mapped_file_pe);
        }// If internal_msg

        //ACTire-Parallel with TBB
        //[x]Add Sig-SHM.
        //[x]Add File-SHM * Declares on scan() member function of pe_file_controller.
        //[x]Add AC-Tire TBB Scanning.
        threatinfo_vec = &pe_fconl.scan(mapped_file_pe,
                threatinfo_vec,
                sig_shm,
                sig_engine,
                iactire_engine_scanner);

        //Unmapped file after scan completed.
        if(internal_msg)
            fileoffset_h.unmapped_file(*mapped_file_pe);

        return *threatinfo_vec;
    }

    /**
    * @brief Scan_file_type support OCL scanning.
    *
    * @param mapped_file_pe_vec  Vector contain detail of file such binary and file_name.
    * @param sig_shm  SHM-Signature insert to OCL
    */
    template<typename MAPPED_FILE>
    typename pe_file_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::threatinfo_vec_type&
    pe_file_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::
    scan_file_type(std::vector<MAPPED_FILE *> *mapped_file_pe_vec,
            memory::signature_shm<struct memory::meta_sig,
            struct memory::meta_sig_mem> * sig_shm)
    {
        logger->write_info("pe_file_policy::scan_file_type(), multiple scanning with ocl");

        pe_fconl.set_opencl_file(*this->kernel_file_path);
        //Plan-00003 : Retrun result is array.
        pe_fconl.scan(this->node_symbol_vec,
                this->node_state_vec,
                mapped_file_pe_vec,
                this->kernel_file_path,
                sig_shm);
        //Plan-00004 : read result and match with internal arena.
    }

    template<typename MAPPED_FILE>
    bool pe_file_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::
    load_plugins_type(MAPPED_FILE   *mapped_file_pe)
    {

    }

    template<typename MAPPED_FILE>
    struct MemoryBlockContext *pe_file_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::
    entry_point_offset(struct MEMORY_BLOCK_PE *memblock) {

    }

    template<typename MAPPED_FILE>
    bool pe_file_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::set_mapped_file(MAPPED_FILE *mapped_file)
    {
        mapped_files_vec.push_back(mapped_file);
        return true;
    }

    template<typename MAPPED_FILE>
    bool pe_file_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::set_mapped_file(std::vector<MAPPED_FILE *> *mapped_file)
    {
        mapped_files_vec.insert(mapped_files_vec.begin(),
                mapped_file->begin(),
                mapped_file->end());
        return true;
    }

    template<typename MAPPED_FILE>
    std::vector<MAPPED_FILE *> *pe_file_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::get_mapped_file()
    {
        return &mapped_files_vec;
    }

    template<typename MAPPED_FILE>
    bool pe_file_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::set_file_type(std::vector<const char *> *file_type)
    {
        file_type_vec.insert(file_type_vec.begin(),
                file_type->begin(),
                file_type->end());
        return true;
    }

    template<typename MAPPED_FILE>
    std::vector<const char *> *pe_file_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::get_file_type()
    {
        logger->write_info("pe_file_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::get_file_type, file no. : ",
                boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(file_type_vec.size()));

        return &file_type_vec;
    }

    template<typename MAPPED_FILE>
    bool pe_file_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::set_threatinfo_vec(threatinfo_vec_type *threatinfo_vec)
    {
        threatinfo_vec_.insert(threatinfo_vec_.begin(),
                threatinfo_vec->begin(),
                threatinfo_vec->end());
    }

    template<typename MAPPED_FILE>
    typename pe_file_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::threatinfo_vec_type &
		pe_file_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::get_threatinfo_vec()
    {
        return threatinfo_vec_;
    }

    template<typename MAPPED_FILE>
    struct utils::file_scan_result<MAPPED_FILE>& pe_file_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::get_result()const {

    }

    //________________________________ File Policy ___________________________________________//

    template<typename MAPPED_FILE>
    file_scan_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::file_scan_policy()
    {

    }

    /**
    * @brief Scan_flie_engine support TBBScan will invoke scan_file_type that TBBScan-engine.
    *
    * @param fcol_policy  File Policy classificaties file type.
    * @param sig_shm  SHM-Signature
    * @param sig_engine Signature Engine for scanning.
    * @param iactire_engine_scanner  ACTire Engine scanning.
    */
    template<typename MAPPED_FILE>
    //std::vector<struct utils::file_scan_result<MAPPED_FILE>* >&
    typename file_scan_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::threatinfo_vec_type&
    file_scan_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::
    scan_file_engine(file_scan_policy<MAPPED_FILE> *fcol_policy,
            sig_shm_type   *sig_shm,
            sig_engine_type *sig_engine,
            iactire_engine_scanner_type *iactire_engine_scanner)
    {
        logger->write_info("In file_scan_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::scan_file_engine");

        std::vector<MAPPED_FILE *> *mapped_file_vec =  fcol_policy->get_mapped_file();
        std::vector<const char *>  *file_type_vec   =  fcol_policy->get_file_type();
        threatinfo_vec_type        *threatinfo_vec =   &fcol_policy->get_threatinfo_vec();

        logger->write_info("file_scan_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::scan_file_engine, mapped_file on : ",
                boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(mapped_file_vec->size()));

        logger->write_info("file_scan_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::scan_file_engine, file_type-vec on : ",
                boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(file_type_vec->size()));

        logger->write_info("file_scan_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::scan_file_engine, threatinfo-vec on : ",
                boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(threatinfo_vec->size()));

        typename std::vector<MAPPED_FILE *>::iterator iter_mapped_file;
        uint8_t result_file_count = 0;
        f_col_policy = fcol_policy;
        f_col_policy->get_result();

        return f_col_policy->scan_file_type(file_type_vec,
                mapped_file_vec,
                threatinfo_vec,
                sig_shm,
                sig_engine,
                iactire_engine_scanner);

        //TODO: Pluging for scanning.
        //f_col_policy->load_plugins_type(mapp_file, pl_result);

    }

    /**
    * @brief Scan_file_engine support OCL scanning base on GPU.
    *
    * @param fcol_policy  File policy classificaties file type.
    * @param mapped_file_vec  Map contains all file detail such file-detail, binary of file.
    * @param sig_shm SHM-Signature.
    */
    template<typename MAPPED_FILE>
    //std::vector<struct utils::file_scan_result<MAPPED_FILE>* >&
    typename file_scan_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::threatinfo_vec_type&
    file_scan_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::
    scan_file_engine(file_scan_policy<MAPPED_FILE> *fcol_policy,
            std::vector<MAPPED_FILE *> *mapped_file_vec,
            memory::signature_shm<struct memory::meta_sig,
            struct memory::meta_sig_mem> * sig_shm)
    {
        logger->write_info("In file_scan_policy<MAPPED_FILE>::scan_file_engine");

        uint8_t result_file_count = 0;
        f_col_policy = fcol_policy;
        f_col_policy->get_result();

        //return scanning completed all files.
        return f_col_policy->scan_file_type(mapped_file_vec, sig_shm);

        //TODO: Pluging for scanning.
        //f_col_policy->load_plugins_type(mapp_file, pl_result);

    }

    template class pe_file_policy<struct MAPPED_FILE_PE>;

    template class file_scan_policy<struct MAPPED_FILE_PE>;

}

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News	Life
Muscles remember past glory
Extra nuclei produced by training survive disuse
By Tina Hesman Saey
Pumping up is easier for people who have been buff before, and now scientists think they know why — muscles retain a memory of their former fitness even as they wither from lack of use.
MUSCULAR MEMORIES Muscles hold memories of their former fitness in nuclei (green, shown on muscle fiber) that help the muscle bounce back to fitness when training begins after a period of inactivity. Courtesy of J.C. Bruusgaard/University of Oslo
That memory is stored as DNA-containing nuclei, which proliferate when a muscle is exercised. Contrary to previous thinking, those nuclei aren't lost when muscles atrophy, researchers report online August 16 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The extra nuclei form a type of muscle memory that allows the muscle to bounce back quickly when retrained.
The findings suggest that exercise early in life could help fend off frailness in the elderly, and also raise questions about how long doping athletes should be banned from competition, says study leader Kristian Gundersen, a physiologist at the University of Oslo in Norway.
Muscle cells are huge, Gundersen says. And because the cells are so big, more than one nucleus is needed to supply the DNA templates for making large amounts of the proteins that give muscle its strength. Previous research has demonstrated that with exercise, muscle cells get even bigger by merging with stem cells called satellite cells, which are nestled between muscle fiber cells. Researchers had previously thought that when muscles atrophy, the extra nuclei are killed by a cell death program called apoptosis.
In the new study, Gundersen's team simulated the effect of working out by making a muscle that helps lift the toes work harder in mice. As the muscle worked, the number of nuclei increased, starting on day six. Over the course of 21 days, the hard-working muscle increased the number of nuclei in each fiber cell by about 54 percent. Starting on day nine, the muscle cells also started to plump up. Those results indicate that the nuclei come first and muscle mass is added later.
In another set of experiments, the researchers worked the mice's muscles for two weeks and then severed nerves leading to the muscle so the tissue would atrophy. As the muscle atrophied, the cells deflated to about 40 percent of their bulked-up size, but the number of nuclei in the cells did not change.
These results contradict previous studies that show lots of cell death in muscles during atrophy. Gunderson's team examined individual cells in the wasting muscles and found that there is apoptosis going on, but that other cells are dying, not the muscle fibers or their extra nuclei. The extra nuclei stick around for at least three months — a long time for a mouse, which lives a couple of years on average, Gundersen says.
"I don't know if it lasts forever," he says, "but it seems to be a very long-lasting effect." Since the extra nuclei don't die, they could be poised to make muscle proteins again, providing a type of muscle memory, he says.
"That's fascinating thinking, and there's nice proof in this article to support it," says Bengt Saltin, a muscle physiologist at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. "It's really novel and helps to explain descriptive findings that muscles are quick to respond upon further training."
The study is likely to provoke strong reaction from some researchers, says Lawrence Schwartz, a cell biologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
"It does fly in the face of a lot of peer-reviewed, published data," he says. But the selective death of just some of the nuclei in a muscle cell would require a special kind of apoptosis. "The conventional wisdom doesn't make much sense from a cell and molecular perspective," Schwartz says. Gundersen's group has come up with an explanation that seems more plausible. "Their data just feels right."
If the results hold up in people, sports agencies may want to reconsider how long they ban athletes suspended for taking steroids. Previous research has shown that testosterone boosts the number of nuclei in muscle cells beyond the amount produced by working out. "If you have nuclei that last forever, then you would also have an advantage that could last forever," Gundersen says.
Well, maybe not exactly forever. As people age, their ability to build muscle mass declines. The new study suggests that pumping muscles full of nuclei early in life could help stave off muscle loss with age. "This could be an argument for mandatory physical training in schools," Saltin says.
A version of this article appears in the September 11, 2010 issue of Science News.
J.C. Bruusgaard et al. Myonuclei acquired by overload exercise precede hypertrophy and are not lost on detraining. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Published online August 16, 2010. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0913935107.
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Q: Unique factorization in 3-sphere coordinate ring For $n\geqslant 1$ define $$A_n=\mathbb{C}[X_0,X_1,\dots,X_n]\Bigg/\left(\sum_{i=0}^{n}X^2_i-1\right).$$
I would like to prove that $A_3$ is a unique factorization domain.
For $A_2$ it is not true because we can show that the factorization is not always unique. In general, $A_n$ is a Noetherian integral domain, so it suffices to prove that every irreducible element of $A_3$ is also a prime. There is an additional lemma which might be helpful: If $A$ is a Noetherian domain and $\pi$ its prime element, therefore $A[X]/(\pi X-1)$ being UFD implies that $A$ is UFD.
Any directions would be helpful. References?


He gave me eyes to watch and see.
I know that I have destination.
But there is nothing worse than noise.
It is a precious gift for me.
My little hope that fades like flower.
Because I'm sure God made me blest.
And finally we'll gain the best.
My choice is true, sometimes it's false.
I try to find a fate to rule.
How can I tame my Muse if she's so tough?
She comes to me and goes away too fast.
Sometimes I write 'bout memories of past.
But why do I do what I don't need?
But it's not really me what I'm inside.
It's hard to speak, I'm out of breath.
I lose my concious, lose my faith.
I want to cry, but who cares me?
She's not that girl that he desires.
You're happy only when you drive.
it is called "Bestow thy grace"
So I could live on.
In love's robe gown thee.
But ah! it's imperceptible to lift.
I'm not at all sure it's a sonnet but it was meant to be an imitation of Shakespearean verse.
This was written in English, from the very beginning, unlike the previous one.
It's called "End-of-February Song", from my latest book of poems, "Songs of Winter".
Can there be anything as grand as it?
Okay, here is one of my old pieces.
"To your name on my tongue"
Anything but your name's twitches?
And this is probably the toughest job I've ever done - it wasn't easy to stick to the original rhythm and pattern, as it is written in Akhmatova's style.
Blessed and welcome, the day of your advent I'll see.
Still I won't miss those two glittering eyes on my way.
Rainy and chilly, the day you'll be leaving, my heart.


Fausti has been manufacturing hunting and competition shotguns since 1948 with great care and passion, and century old traditions with modern technological advances.
Fausti's over-under and side-by-side guns are designed to meet the specific needs of very demanding hunters and shooters, at the same time they are collector pieces whose technical and aesthetic features represent a milestone in time.
The company, founded by Cavalier Stefano Fausti, is now run by his three daughters Elena, Giovanna and Barbara.


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American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT)
Aggressive breed
The lack of knowledge about this breed meant that today it is associated with at least hostile. A strong fighting instinct is maintained by many and even strengthened by inappropriate upbringing, e.g. by engaging the dog in fights. Few, however, know that the American Pit Bull Terrier can be a great family dog.
There are people who want to improve the breed's reputation. In 1996, the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals wanted to change the name from "pit bull" to "St. Francis Terriers" to convince people to adopt this interesting (but also very demanding) race. This idea, though original, turned out to be a flop because many of the adopted pit bulls killed cats. It was not the fault of the dogs, but of people, who did not understand their needs and instincts.
In this article, we will try to show that the APBT (short name for the breed) is a dog that is worthy of attention, but above all, it needs respect and understanding.
The breed is not recognized by the FCI, but has been registered by such Kennel Clubs as UKC (United Kennel Club) and ADBA (American Dog Breeders Association).
History and origin of the breed
The American Pit Bull Terrier, or APBT for short, is a cross between an Old English Terrier and an Old English Bulldog. The new breed was supposed to combine the terrier's strong hunting instinct with the strength and endurance of a bulldog. These dogs were bred in England, but were also transported to the USA. American specimens became the direct ancestors of modern APBTs.
In England, the breed was engaged in bloody bullfights. This macabre entertainment was, however, banned in the first half of the 19th century. However, it was not possible to prevent the continuation of fights between dogs. This kind of sport was easier to hide than those involving large predators such as bears and bulls. Over the next decades, both in the UK and the US, dog fighting prospered, combining bloody entertainment and gambling.
At the beginning of the 20th century in the USA, pit bulls began to be used as hunting dogs, as well as leading semi-wild cattle and pigs. They also performed very well as farm and companion animals.
Within the breed, selective breeding was also made to create brave dogs intended for various types of fights. Today, APBT fulfills itself as a companion dog, police dog, and even therapy dog.
It has a large, massive head that is wide between the cheeks. This structure of the skull shows that the dog has well-developed and strong jaws. These in turn are supported by a clearly muscular, strong neck. Ears grow high on the head, which are usually trimmed, although it is not an obligation (similar to the tail). The chest is wide, deep and strong. The whole silhouette is muscular, but also light – this makes the APBT both strong and agile.
The coat consists of thick, short, shiny hair. All patterns and colors are allowed, except merle (marbled). The most common are dogs in shades of brown and reddish. The most popular patterns on fur are stripes, patches and white accents.
The American Pit Bull Terrier is a breed that has a strong need to please its handler. It even seems to be a very human dog, with a rich emotionality, who can also be rational, but also irrational. Certainly, the breed shows aggression towards other dogs and animals in general, but a well-socialized individual will not exhibit this type of behavior.
Under the care of a wise, calm and self-confident caregiver, it will become a good-natured, fun-loving, extremely faithful and family animal. It can live well with children and adults as long as it is properly guided. It also shows far-reaching obedience to the owner.
With all this, it is also an extremely brave, active guardian. Therefore, it often shows a strong need to protect its guardians and the whole household. It can prove its devotion and courage by fighting the enemy to death. In ordinary life situations, however, it should be friendly. It also has a kind of intuition that tells it when to protect its owner and when not to react.
Due to its strong personality and dormant instincts, he is not suitable for gentle and submissive people. It requires a strong hand, but not aggression. Despite its friendly temper, he will be a difficult ward for most people. For hardly anyone can understand the nature of the American pit bull terrier.
It is difficult to comprehend that an animal with almost human characteristics can become our enemy. This can happen if we let the dog do whatever it wants. So it should be remembered that despite the fact that this dog can even be dressed in human clothes, it is still a strong and demanding animal, intended for people who are wise and understand the psyche of such dogs.
It will live in harmony with other animals as long as he gets to know them during its puppy period. Since he has a high pain threshold, he tolerates not too delicate tenderness from children.
The combination of the appropriate guardian qualities with daily physical activity and training in socialization and obedience will help you find the best companion dog qualities in APBT.
It must be kept under control at all times in the presence of other dogs, and he must also be taught to respect people. It should understand that he must not throw himself at anyone (even while playing), let alone walk in front of the owner.
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The biggest pitbull is called Hulk (we do not think you need to explain why :)) and weighs nearly 80 kg (176 lb). Hulk lives in the US state of New Hampshire. Its owners are Lisa and Marlon Grennan. Hulk has recently become a father of puppies. Mr. and Mrs. Grennan receive exquisite offers for all puppies, which are said to be worth up to $500,000.
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American Pit Bull Terrier / American Pitbull (APBT)
Males: 45–53 cm (18–21 in)
Females: 43–50 cm (17–20 in)
Desired weight:
Males: 16–27 kg (35–60 lb); record 80 kg (176 lb) – Hulk
Females: 13.5–22.5 kg (30–50 lb)
Lifespan: 12-16 years on average
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APBTs account for the majority of dogs used in illegal dog fighting in the US. People from the criminal world also engage them as bodyguards during drug smuggling and as weapons against policemen.
In Europe (12 countries), Australia, Canada, Ecuador, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Puerto Rico and Venezuela, the American Pit Bull Terrier is classified as a specific breed, often aggressive. This means that these countries introduce certain restrictions on the possession of representatives of this breed. In New South Wales (state of Australia), mandatory sterilization of these dogs has been introduced. In Great Britain, the possession of APBTs is completely banned, as well as in Ontario (Canada).
Within the breed, hip dysplasia is more common than in other dogs. She may also suffer from damage to the kneecap, thyroid disease, allergies and congenital heart defects.
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Salisbury in Lonely Planet 'top 10 world cities' list – city holds Magna Carta
BBC News – 21 October 2014
Salisbury has been named as one of the best cities in the world to visit next year by travel guide Lonely Planet.
The Wiltshire city, described as "quintessentially English", was the only UK entry in the top 10 list.
Placed seventh ahead of Toronto and Vienna, the city was selected as its "greatest treasure" the Magna Carta marks its 800th anniversary in 2015.
Tom Hall, one of the judges, said it might appear a "surprising choice" but "we believe Salisbury is a must-see".
According to the Best in Travel 2015 publication, travellers have "for too long" considered the city a "short stop on the way to Stonehenge".
But with the eighth centenary of Magna Carta "igniting revelry across England" next year, Salisbury – as the holder of the "best-preserved original copy" – will be "leading the charge", it says.
Salisbury holds the "best-preserved original copy" of the Magna Carta, whose 800th anniversary will be marked in 2015.


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From where we stand today, a deal at Copenhagen still needs a lot of support, however, Boer stressed the need to establish agreement on the fundamental elements, encouraged that the rest will follow. He added that the monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) aspects must be effective, and we must create a practical and effective "agreement with legs" to drive us to a lower carbon and more sustainable development. In a press conference today, he highlighted his expectations for a successful deal at Copenhagen – clarity on advancing the climate change agenda, clarity on commitments (targets), financial resources and the financial architecture for developing counties. Devloped country leadership and ambition, and the transfer of financial and technology support for the developing countries will be crucial issues.
Boer commented on the global economic crisis and its impacts on the global climate negotiations too, highlighting that many countries are seeing the current financial climate as an opportunity to address environmental issues, and referred to the EU and US packages which include reference to cleaner energy. He stressed the role business has to play in a Copenhagen deal – climate change solutions must be economically effective.
Key discussions focus on market mechanisms for finance (including the Adaptation Fund) and technology transfer, discussions over CDM reform – equity issues and debate over whether this should include CCS; the issue and REDD; x. A Copenhagen deal needs to address the debate the financial aspects – and clarify who will decide where the money is spent? How much, and on what? Key questions that the delegations continue to debate here in Poznan.
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Opticoelectron Group Has Doubled Its Production in Three Years
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PANAGYURISHTE (Bulgaria), February 2, 2018, Author: Michail Vanchev (Capital.bg) Photo: PFO Archive
Measured investments of approximately EUR 2 million per annum during the last 5-6 years and stepping on new markets in Asia – these are the two factors, which have brought to doubling of the civil and military production of the companies from Opticoelectron Group in three years.
"Plant for Optics", "Optomechanic", and "Ectron" belong to the Group, which is technologically connected with all companies and FMB AD. "In 2017 we went beyond the sales amount of BGN 38 million through manufacturing and selling of our products and after a long interruption we started to sell again special products to the Border Police. Only the Bulgarian Army, for the last 20 years, has not showed interest in our products", comments for "Capital" Eng. Ivan Garchev, the Executive Director of "Opticoelectron".
The Bulgarian market represents only 3-4% of the total sales of the Company of the town of Panagyurishte. The personnel of all companies from the Group number over 700 people, one fourth of which are engineers.
Who Purchases?
Most often the purchasers of the production are armies that look for contemporary means for direct and remote observation of people and machines.
"Even China – the country that may produce everything cheap – when it concerns defense machinery, gives money for products of the highest quality like ours. Smaller Asian countries also purchase. The companies from the Group of Opticoelectron traditionally win tenders in the EU as well. We add value to the products for the military industry through including in them not only optical parts, including infrared optics, but also more electronic, fine mechanical parts and units," explains Ivan Garchev.
From Opticoelectron, Bulgaria purchases new devices and equipment for the border guards. During the last 2 years the Company won 4 tenders at the total amount of BGN 5,200,000. Two of them are for supply of searchlight for the border policemen. The Company also supplies three mobile surveillance posts. They are put on military trucks in a special container and include devices for day and night surveillance of our land border with a range of several kilometres. The fourth tender is for repair of thermal imaging cameras and building of new posts for technical surveillance of the Bulgarian borders.
The civil production, manufactured by the Company in the town of Panagyurishte, is also high-tech one. Most often the micro-optical products of the Group are purchased and serve in the medical industry. "We create the optics for endoscopes and very powerful microscopes. Most of the European endoscopes contain elements, created by us," says Eng. Ivan Garchev. The major markets of the managed by him Company are EU states – Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, and Spain.
The Investments
The most essential contribution for the increased production in Opticoelectron is of the acquired new technologies, thanks to which the Company entered the markets for ultra-precision technics and optics. "The added value and prices of these products are higher in comparison to the traditional production of the companies from the Group. Entering new markets is also related to investments for promotion of our products, as well as to establishing of new partnerships," comments the Executive Director of the Company.
As the most important for the sudden increase of the production he defines the investments in CNC machines and the establishment of a new warehouse for treating of parts for thermal imaging devices. "We acquired and already work with new installations for coating of aluminium parts. In the "Plant for Optics" we invested resources for installations for special coatings of optical parts. We have new generation machines – CNC – for treating of optical parts. In 2017 we opened a new warehouse for infrared optics. The total investment in it is approximately EUR 2 million," explains Eng. Ivan Garchev.
New Patents
Within two years the Company registered in the Patent Authority two of its useful models. One of them is night vision aviator glasses, and the second one is a surveillance module, the construction of which allows the high resolution of the image to be kept when the mirror gradient changes.
However, the sudden increase of the production sets in front of the company management team significant challenges. Within the last 3 years the labour efficiency has increased by approximately 25%, which is a result from the made investments and improved personnel qualification. According to Eng. Ivan Garchev they already feel the lack of specialized staff. The long-term solutions to that issue, which they apply here, are two. The Company has supported financially, since years, by two classes of the specialized professional high school in the town of Panagyurishte, but the job "temptations" for the high school graduates are a lot, including in the town of Panagyurishte itself. The Company solves the issue of the constantly growing demand for its production and the lack of workers through cooperation with other companies.
The management analyses show that the Group companies are not endangered of investment "overheating", because the main financial source for the new investments is the own profit. The market driver of the current growth is the military industry, but if the armed conflicts decrease, the Company has a ready strategic solution for transition to civil production.
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London-based private equity group Epiris has announced that Epiris Fund II, advised by Epiris LLP, has agreed the acquisition of Bonhams, the global auction house, from private shareholders. This is Fund II's fourth investment. Financial terms are not being disclosed.
Founded in 1793, Bonhams is one of the world's largest and most renowned auctioneers of fine art and antiques, motor cars and jewellery. The business holds more than 250 sales a year at its flagship salerooms, which include London, New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong. In 2017, Bonhams sold more than 50,000 lots, generating over £450 million of hammer sales.
The company is led by CEO Matthew Girling and CFO Jonathan Fairhurst who will be joined by Bruno Vinciguerra as Executive Chairman. Bruno served for eight years as COO at Sotheby's, and before that held senior roles at Bain, Dell and Disney.
Matthew Girling, CEO of Bonhams, said: "We are delighted to have found a buyer that recognises the potential offered by this business and its employees. Bonhams is one of the world's oldest auctioneers – and one of the most ambitious. During the past 20 years we have pursued a growth strategy that has turned the company into a truly global organisation. The value of Bonhams rests with its people, their skills, their extraordinary expertise and their strong networks across the world. Epiris has a demonstrable and successful track record in investment in growing brands and we believe that together we can continue to expand the business whilst still offering the highest possible level of service wherever we operate."
Bruno Vinciguerra, incoming Executive Chairman of Bonhams, said: "Bonhams is a business with great potential and a strong track record. I greatly look forward to working with the team to help deliver the next stage of growth."
Alex Fortescue, Managing Partner of Epiris, said: "We are thrilled to announce the acquisition of Bonhams, which is Epiris Fund II's fourth investment. We have taken a selective approach since the fund was raised, and have been assembling a portfolio of exciting investments, each of which fits our transformative strategy. Investment activity levels remain high and we look forward to adding further to the portfolio at the appropriate time."
Owen Wilson, Partner at Epiris, said: "Bonhams is a global business operating in a market with long-term structural growth and high barriers to entry. It is a platform with extensive scope for transformation through investment. We are delighted to be working with Bruno, Matthew and the rest of the team to implement our shared vision."
Robert Brooks, shareholder and Chairman of Bonhams, said: "We have always had the intention one day to pass on the business to a new owner who shares our long-term vision for Bonhams. We would like to express our gratitude to Matthew Girling and the team, who have helped us transform the business into a truly global platform. I am immensely proud of what we have achieved at Bonhams and look forward to seeing the business continue to thrive under its new owners."
The transaction is led for Epiris by Alex Fortescue, Owen Wilson and Bavya Makani.
Epiris is advised by Lazard and Ropes & Gray. The sellers are advised by Rothschild and Macfarlanes.
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Since I have a Garmin 740 chart plotter sonar unit connected to a NMEA 2000 network, for $150 I can add a fuel flow sensor that will show me the MPG that I am achieving. I am grateful that i am worried about MPG instead of GPM.
Has anyone else done this? May be interesting to see what I can do to get the best fuel economy.
Specs indicate a minimum flow rate of 2 GPH. I doubt an Atomic 4 would draw fuel fast enough for that type of sensor to read accurately. If you do it, please report back as I'd like to know. That said, I don't motor enough to spend the money.
Yes but specs often times don't reflect what reality offers. I was hoping that actual experience would reveal that the flow sensor works with the lower flow rates expected from our atomic 4s. If not, I won't spend the money either. But if nobody has tried it, I think it would be worth the effort and the expense to find out.


This summer, about the middle of July, there were so many fireflies it was like being in a movie. Every time I went out side our house at night the whole landscape was lit up. If you've ever been to Disney World and have seen how they light some of the bushes with twinkling lights it reminded me of that. At the beginning of the Summer I saw maybe one or two or three fireflies. I thought about how I hardly see them any more. Then one night while taking the dog out I was surprised by the masses of fireflies twinkling into the night. I want to remember the joy I felt and the magic of the fireflies in mid July because they are all gone now. It was really a period of about 2 weeks!
Bubbles is the best place for ice cream. There is a small ice cream & pie shop called Bubbles down from us. We have to drive there but it's at the edge of a little neighborhood with nice houses. It's across the street from a drive-in restaurant where they bring food to your car. They have tons of flavors - my favorites are Birthday Cake and Lemon Marshmallow. Waffle cones are the bees knees. Sitting outside on their porch is nice especially because they have a bubble machine constantly blowing bubbles around.
Camping in a 2 man tent and dressing into my 1300's inspired dresses, cap, etc is hard. We went to a few SCA events this summer - some we went back to back to back weekends. It was fun to meet new people, learn knew things, and discover something to get involved in. Sharing a 2 man tent and dressing a man and a woman in period attire is hard. You have to take turns and hike up that dress to get out of the tent. Meeting and eating and drinking with quite a few people was a fun, fun part of the summer and I can't wait to see what fall events we end up going to.
Some other memories - front porch sitting, steak cooking and eating, flea market & yard sale shopping, crocheting & crafting, walking the dog, cotton candy eating. afternoon nap taking, Pewter melting & casting, cherry picking & eating.
How was your summer memorable?


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Q: Why is $\textbf{S}_1\otimes \textbf{S}_2 = \sum_{i = x,y,z}S_{1i}\otimes S_{2i}$? I'm looking at the spin-squared operator for a two-particle state, and I've been confusing myself about justifying the equality in the posting title. Consider the vector space $V\otimes W$, and two linear operators $A\in\mathcal{L}(V)$ and $B\in\mathcal{L}(W)$. If $(v\otimes w)\in V\otimes W$, then we can define a linear operator $(A\otimes B)$ acting on elements of this space as
$$(A\otimes B)(v\otimes w) \equiv (Av\otimes Bw)$$
With $C\in\mathcal{L}(V)$ and $D\in\mathcal{L}(W)$, this implies $(A\otimes B)(C\otimes D) = (AC\otimes BD)$. Having laid that out, onto my confusion. The spin operator of a two particle state is $\textbf{S} = \textbf{S}_1\otimes\textbf{1}+\textbf{1}\otimes\textbf{S}_2$. Using the above result, the square of this operator would be
$$\textbf{S}^2 = \textbf{S}_1^2\otimes\textbf{1}+\textbf{1}\otimes\textbf{S}_2^2+2\cdot\textbf{S}_1\otimes\textbf{S}_2$$
but I'm failing to see why
$$\textbf{S}_1\otimes\textbf{S}_2 = \sum_{i = x,y,z} S_{1i}\otimes S_{2i}$$
Is this obvious? What am I missing here? Usually one neglects to write out the tensor products, so without formality one directly arrives at $\textbf{S}^2 = (\textbf{S}_1+\textbf{S}_2)^2 = \textbf{S}_1^2+\textbf{S}_2^2 + 2\textbf{S}_1\cdot\textbf{S}_2$, but I'd like to see how this "dot product" pops out of the above tensor product.

A: You're running into a common issue people have with vector operators. That is, the vector operator $\mathbf{S}$ cannot be squared in the usual way an operator can.
Recall that an operator is a linear map from a vector space to itself, $A: V \to V$. By contrast, $\mathbf{S}$ is a vector of operators. It acts on a single ket to produce a vector of kets,
$$\mathbf{S}: V \to V \otimes \mathbb{C}^3, \quad \mathbf{S} | \psi \rangle \equiv \begin{pmatrix} S_x |\psi \rangle \\ S_y |\psi \rangle \\ S_z |\psi \rangle \end{pmatrix}.$$
Since the domain and range aren't the same, $\mathbf{S}$ can't be squared by just applying it twice. Instead, the definition of the notation "$S^2$" is in terms of the usual dot product,
$$S^2 \equiv S_x^2 + S_y^2 + S_z^2.$$
Because of this, the question is moot. The dot product isn't actually related to the tensor product at all, it's put in by the definition of the square of a vector operator. In fact, it doesn't even make sense to consider the object $\mathbf{S}_1 \otimes \mathbf{S}_2$ for the calculation you're trying to do. That object would not even be a vector operator; it would be a rank 2 tensor operator, being the tensor product of two vectors.
Unfortunately, textbooks generally aren't very clear about this, because it's tempting to just stick to the clean notation and avoid mentioning these details.

A: Here the square of the operator $S^2$ does not mean you apply it twice.
Literally, one has by definition
$$
{S}^2\equiv S_xS_x+S_yS_y+S_zS_z\, .
$$
Having ascertained this, replace
$$
S_x=S_{1x}\otimes 1 + 1\otimes S_{2x}
$$
etc.  Applying $S_x$ twice yields
\begin{align}
S_xS_x&= (S_{1x}S_{1x})\otimes 1 +2 S_{1x}\otimes S_{2x} + 1\otimes (S_{2x}S_{2x})\, .
\end{align}
Redoing this for all the components and summing yields
$$
S^2= S_{1}^2 + S_{2}^2 +2\sum_{i}S_{1i}S_{2i}
$$

A: I'm late as usual but here's my two cents
When one writes $\vec S^2$, one actually means the dot product of the Cartesian degrees of freedom of the (Cartesian) vector operator $\vec S$;
In simpler words, $\vec S$ is just a triple of operators that happen to mix as a Cartesian vector if a rotation is applied to the system, but they behave as any other operator for what concerns the action on the states of the Hilbert space;
The dot product, then, is defined regardless of any other tensor structure that $\vec S$ might have, because it only mixes the components of the vector operator as per definition of dot product, simply replacing the multiplication between pairs of components in a real (or complex) vector space, with the composition of operators in the automorphism algebra of the Hilbert space:
$$\vec S^2=S_xS_x +S_yS_y+S_zS_z$$
Where by $S_iS_i$ we mean the operator defined by applying twice $S_i$ (a more than legitimate operation).
Then, aside from that, each of the $S_i$ is also an operator the total Hilbert space defined as
$$S_i\equiv S_{i1}\otimes S_{i2}$$
So the composition $S_iS_i$ must also follow the usual rules of the tensor product.


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Literatur
 Peter Worm: Karolingische Rekognitionszeichen. Die Kanzlerzeile und ihre graphische Ausgestaltung auf den Herrscherurkunden des achten und neunten Jahrhunderts. 2 Bände. Universitäts-Bibliothek, Marburg 2004, ISBN 3-8185-0390-7, (Elementa diplomatica 10), (Zugleich: Münster, Westf., Univ., Diss., 2003), (Textband 176 S.; Abbildungsband 309 S.).
 Peter Rück: Bildberichte vom König. Kanzlerzeichen, königliche Monogramme und das Signet der salischen Dynastie. Institut für Historische Hilfswissenschaften, Marburg 1996, ISBN 3-8185-0203-X, (Elementa diplomatica 4).
 Heinrich von Sybel, Theodor von Sickel: Kaiserurkunden in Abbildungen. Weidmann, Berlin 1891–1893, (http://mdz.bib-bvb.de/digbib/urkunden1/kuia/) mit Abbildungen

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The Gabon international's contract ends this summer and is yet to sign a new deal with the Championship side.
BBC Wales Sport has learned that Manga has attracted interest from Turkish club Bursaspor.
There is now more optimism at the club that the 28-year-old may choose to remain in the Welsh capital despite being offered a deal on reduced terms.
Manga joined Cardiff from French club L'Orient in September 2014 for a fee of almost £5m.
Though he has had his fitness problems – including a bout of malaria – while at Cardiff, he has been a defensive mainstay.
It had been thought that after being asked to take a pay cut Manga would most likely choose to leave Cardiff.
Indeed Bluebirds' boss, Neil Warnock, admitted recently he already had a replacement lined up for Manga.
But after further talks in the last few days, there is now more optimism he will stay with negotiations set to continue this week.
If Manga remains, he would provide a major boost to manager Neil Warnock as he revamps his Championship squad for next season.
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On Oct. 18, Edinboro University's Center for Diversity & Inclusion, along with The Learning Commons, hosted a Hispanic Heritage Luncheon in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
The event was hosted in The Learning Commons at the Edinboro library. Students were welcome to sit and listen to the speakers at the event and eat Hispanic food, as long as they swiped in using their student ID cards.
Edinboro's Latino Student Organization (LSO) members, Silenia Guerrero, Aileen Ortiz and Brandon Torres, were in attendance. The LSO members spoke about their families — all of who originate from Mexico — and the Hispanic holidays they celebrate, such as Dìa del Niño (Children's Day) and Dìa de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Silenia also wanted people to know that LSO is open to everyone.
"We want to teach you about our culture. We want you to be aware. You don't have to be Latino to join Latino Student Organization," Guerrero said.
Lunch and Learn, which this event was part of, was started by the Academic Success Center. They offer a sequence of events that are focused on helping students academically. This is the second year that they brought information about other cultures into events.
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In 1531, British pirates captured a Spanish galleon in the New World. Caught in a violent storm, the ship drifted south to Antarctica, where the survivors built a civilization on a verdant patch of earth concealed beneath the ice. They called their new home Shalemar. In modern day, Shara Kennington, a college student on a research mission to Antarctica, falls through a crevasse and into the hidden world, where her arrival has been foretold for 500 years.
Shara finds the land in the throes of revolution, and steps into the adventure of a lifetime. Her resolve is tested by the clash of her 21st century values with Shalemar's medieval culture. Set in a place where the sun rises and sets only once each year, join Shara on her journey from reluctant heroine to warrior queen.
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Shalemar Trilogy: Book Two – Poetry of Days
Dark forces have separated Shara Kennington from the land and people she loves, including the dashing King of Shalemar. Will she cross worlds to be with them again, or choose security over love?
Join Shara, members of The Circle, a sword named Milton, and some unlikely advisors, as she makes fateful decisions regarding a hidden world beneath the Antarctic ice, a 500-year-old prophecy, and a people's belief in the warrior queen as The One who will bring them peace.
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How U.S. environmental policy changed in 2018
By Zach Fitzner
It's a new year, and with the arrival of 2019 comes the departure of former Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and a National Park system still shut down. Toilets and trash cans are overrunning or left unattended in National Parks across the US as the government shutdown continues under a failure of the federal government to reach a consensus on a budget.
Parts of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are also closed during the shutdown, another 7000 EPA employees are considered essential and are forced to work without pay. Overall, it's been a strange year with many changes in policy that were disturbing to environmentalists to say the least.
In 2018, we largely saw a business and pollution-friendly roll back of federal environmental regulations. Politico reports that the change in federal regulations has been responded to in many cases with tighter state environmental regulations. For instance, with a federal relaxing of Obama-era emissions regulations, 13 states and D.C. have decided to align their emission standards with those of stricter California. The Trump administrations says it will revoke California's right to set its own emissions regulations, making the states that would follow California abide by the new lax regulations. This move would force California into a legal fight with the federal government.
But some states have embraced the easier environmental policies of the Trump administration. One major change that was embraced by Utah was an attempt by the Trump administration to shrink the size of two of the state's national monuments.
Drilling restrictions in Sage Grouse habitat were pushed back, giving more leeway to oil and gas extraction in 11 western states where the Greater Sage Grouse lives. The move has also contributed to a fracking boom in Wyoming and other western states. Not only grouse, but other animals also seem to be threatened by policy changes in the White House.
The Trump administration and Republican lawmakers have pushed to change the Endangered Species Act. Critics claim that this move is merely a handout to business that will hurt endangered species and protected land. One of the proposed changes in the act would weigh the economic cost of conserving a given species as part of the rationale of protecting or not protecting it. Other changes that the Trump administration proposed in a bill include making it harder to list a species as endangered and easier to take a species off the list.
Attacks on threatened animals continued with a new interpretation of the Migratory Birds Act Treaty under then Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke. The new interpretation allowed wind farms and others to ignore the potential impact of actions on birds as long as they didn't purposefully endanger birds. The new interpretation would let companies off the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars in cases of huge disasters such as oil spills that kill birds, other animals and threaten human safety.
The Trump administration and industry haven't always gotten their way though. National Geographic reported in December of last year that a federal judge in Montana blocked the beginning of the Keystone XL Pipeline. The Keystone XL pipeline of course has been plagued with controversy from the beginning. The judge stated that the Trump administration didn't consider the problem of climate change when permitting the project. Of course, this is only one example of how the Trump administration has had environmental decisions tied up in court.
The administration also requested that the Youth Climate Change Lawsuit be dismissed. The lawsuit is an unprecedented move by 21 young people to sue the government over its failure to address climate change and secure a safe environment for the future. The Supreme Court refused to halt the lawsuit and it is ongoing.
Likewise, the reduction of Bear's Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is waiting to be contested in court as well. It seems in some ways how court decisions play out will determine the legacy of the Trump administration's attempt to dismantle environmental protections and regulations.
In October 2018, The Guardian reported that the Trump administration is rushing to roll back all major Obama-era environmental policies, but it goes deeper than that. Trump's direct attack on the Endangered Species Act and the Migratory Birds Act Treaty signal an attack on all protections for non-human species. His attack on National Monuments in Utah is an attack on the Antiquities Act, a law over 100 years old created to protect land and archaeological remains. The Antiquities Act is the spine of the National Park System and the base for every National Monument or park in the US. This system is also the model for many state parks in the US and park systems the world over. Lands to escape the pressures of modernity and other species to share the planet with are things perhaps that not everyone appreciates. Clean air and water are human and even organismal universals, though.
Trump has stepped beyond the selling out recreation and species conservation in 2018. Under first the EPA leadership of corrupt Scott Pruitt and then former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler, Trump has tried to limit clean air and water regulations. Regulations were eased on power plant emissions as well as toxins seeping from oil wells. In perhaps the greatest afront to environmentalists, the Trump administration pushed to open the remote and wild Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil extraction.
The Hill reports that the House and the Senate both passed bills to open the wildlife refuge to drilling. When we have low gas prices and a large output of domestic oil already, it begs the question why the US would risk another oils spill disaster in a more sensitive environment further removed from outside help and drilling in more dangerous conditions. As with all things Trump, it comes down to the president's love for green, just not the type that grows on trees. For the rest of us, we need to hold on as we start into another year of less regulated destruction for profit. 2018 was a strange and terrifying year for environmental policy, it seems unlikely that 2019 is headed in a much better direction.
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The National Tree Huggers 2014 Contest
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Through the National Tree Huggers 2014 Contest Just Forests aims to get people in Ireland to look around them and appreciate the fabulous trees in their locality. People and trees with interesting stories from all over Ireland will be taking part in the contest in 2014. Unlike in other contests, the age, beauty and height of the trees are not really that important. What is important though is the story that the tree holds.
The aim of the contest is to increase awareness of interesting Irish trees and the historical and natural heritage that they represent – our natural heritage is important and should be observed, appreciated and protected and we are blessed here in Ireland to have so many magnificent trees of historical and cultural significance.
Your support will help Tree Planting & Development Education and Awareness Raising (DEAR)
This project will also help to heighten awareness of Ireland's dependancy on imported timber and the consequences of that international trade. The proceeds from this initiative will go towards producing a DEAR teaching resource (World of Wood) for woodwork and construction studies teachers here in Ireland that will help them to embed a development education (DE) perspective in the curriculum.
The proceeds will also be shared with our international partner WeForest to plant trees in equatorial regions of the world.
WeForest has created a holistic solution to cooling down the Earth. In the process of doing so, it is transforming the lives of some of the world's poorest people. The science on which WeForest is based represents a paradigm in which forestry, climate and cloud science meet.
WeForest is driven by a science-based estimation that if 20 million km2 of forest were replenished in equatorial regions, this would add 2% cloud cover to the Earth. This would protect the Earth from warming during a critical stage when humanity is transitioning to a world that works for all living things.
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Nato a Newport nel Kentucky, John Alexander esordì a teatro nel 1902 a soli 5 anni nell'opera The Children of Kings andata in scena all'Herald Square Theatre di New York, e nel 1916 si unì alla compagnia di Robert B. Mantell e Genevieve Hamper, che sarebbe poi diventata sua moglie.

Continuò a lavorare nel teatro fino agli anni quaranta, quando iniziò la carriera cinematografica. Dopo alcune apparizioni non accreditate recitò in film quali La signora Skeffington (1944) di Vincent Sherman, Un albero cresce a Brooklyn (1945) di Elia Kazan, Al Jolson (1946) di Alfred E. Green e La città del jazz (1947) di Arthur Lubin. Ma il ruolo per il quale è più conosciuto è probabilmente quello di Teddy, il fratello di Mortimer Brewster (Cary Grant) che in Arsenico e vecchi merletti (1944) crede di essere Theodore Roosevelt, ruolo che aveva già interpretato a Broadway dal 1941. Nel 1950 interpretò proprio l'ex presidente degli Stati Uniti in Ai vostri ordini signora! di George Marshall, mentre il 5 gennaio 1955 riprese il ruolo di Teddy Brewster in un episodio della serie televisiva The Best of Broadway.

Negli anni cinquanta recitò in pellicole quali Winchester '73 (1950) di Anthony Mann, Mentre la città dorme (1950) di George Sherman, Vivere insieme (1952) di George Cukor e Imputazione omicidio (1959) di Michael Curtiz, dedicandosi anche a numerose produzioni televisive. Dopo l'ultima apparizione in un episodio della serie Car 54, Where Are You?, nel 1962 tornò a teatro per Never Too Late andato in scena fino al 1965, anno del suo ritiro.

John Alexander morì a New York il 13 luglio 1982, all'età di 85 anni, durante una riunione del consiglio di amministrazione dell'Actors Fund of America. È sepolto nel Kensico Cemetery di Valhalla, nella Contea di Westchester, New York.

Vita personale
Fu sposato con l'attrice Genevieve Hamper dal 1928 al 1971, anno della morte di quest'ultima.

Filmografia
 Piccola stella (Baby Take a Bow), regia di Harry Lachman (1934) – Non accreditato
 The Ghost Rider, regia di Jack Jevne (1935)
 Arizona (The Arizonian), regia di Charles Vidor (1935) – Non accreditato
 Il grande nemico (Special Agent), regia di William Keighley (1935) – Non accreditato
 Polo Joe, regia di William C. McGann (1936) – Non accreditato
 On Such a Night, regia di Ewald André Dupont (1937)
 The Flag of Humanity, regia di Jean Negulesco (1940) – Cortometraggio, non accreditato
 Flowing Gold, regia di Alfred E. Green (1940)
 Calling All Husbands, regia di Noel M. Smith (1940)
 La signora Skeffington (Mr. Skeffington), regia di Vincent Sherman (1944)
 Ragazze indiavolate (The Doughgirls), regia di James V. Kern (1944)
 Arsenico e vecchi merletti (Arsenic and Old Lace), regia di Frank Capra (1944)
 Un albero cresce a Brooklyn (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn), regia di Elia Kazan (1945)
 La tromba squilla a mezzanotte (The Horn Blows at Midnight), regia di Raoul Walsh (1945)
 Donnine d'America (Junior Miss), regia di George Seaton (1945)
 It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog, regia di Herbert I. Leeds (1946)
 Al Jolson (The Jolson Story), regia di Alfred E. Green (1946)
 La città del jazz (New Orleans), regia di Arthur Lubin (1947)
 Living in a Big Way, regia di Gregory La Cava (1947)
 Il giudice Timberlane (Cass Timberlane), regia di George Sidney (1947)
 La congiura di Barovia (Where There's Life), regia di Sidney Lanfield (1947)
 Summer Holiday, regia di Rouben Mamoulian (1948)
 La notte ha mille occhi (Night Has a Thousand Eyes), regia di John Farrow (1948)
 Winchester '73, regia di Anthony Mann (1950)
 Ai vostri ordini signora! (Fancy Pants), regia di George Marshall (1950)
 Mentre la città dorme (The Sleeping City), regia di George Sherman (1950)
 Mariti su misura (The Model and the Marriage Broker), regia di George Cukor (1951)
 Vivere insieme (The Marrying Kind), regia di George Cukor (1952)
 La frontiera indomita (Untamed Frontier), regia di Hugo Fregonese (1952)
 The Mugger, regia di William Berke (1958)
 Imputazione omicidio (The Man in the Net), regia di Michael Curtiz (1959)
 Keep in Step, regia di Al De Caprio e Aaron Ruben (1959) – Film tv
 Un piede nell'inferno (One Foot in Hell), regia di James B. Clark (1960)
 The Right Man, regia di Burt Shevelove (1960) – Film tv

Serie televisive
The Ford Theatre Hour – Episodio Dead on the Vine (1951)
The Campbell Playhouse – Episodio The Meaning of Truth (1953)
Inner Sanctum – Episodio The Face of Fear (1954)
The United States Steel Hour – Episodio One for the Road (1954)
The Best of Broadway – Episodio Arsenic and Old Lace (1955)
The Elgin Hour – Episodio Days of Grace (1955)
Goodyear Television Playhouse – Episodio Beloved Stranger (1955)
Adventures of the Sea Hawk – Episodio #1.21 (1958)
The Phil Silvers Show – Episodi The Horse (1955), Bilko's Ape Man (1959), Warrant Officer Papparelli (1959)
Sunday Showcase – Episodio The Indestructible Mr. Gore (1959)
Car 54, Where Are You? – Episodi Thirty Days Notice (1961), Put It in the Bank (1961), Occupancy, August 1st (1962)
La parola alla difesa – Episodio The Iron Man (1962)

Teatro
 Königskinder, di Ernst Rosmer (novembre 1902)
 A Cigarette-makers Romance, di Francis Marion Crawford / Rouget de Lisle, di Freeman Wills e Fitzmaurice King (novembre 1902)
 Mary Goes First, di Henry Arthur Jones (novembre 1914)
 The Dumb and the Blind, di Harold Chapin (dicembre 1914 - gennaio 1915)
 Richelieu, di Edward Bulwer-Lytton (16 aprile - 2 maggio 1917)
 What's in a Name?, di Milton Ager, John Murray Anderson, Anna Wynne O'Ryan e Jack Yellen (19 marzo - 26 giugno 1920)
 The Mirage, di Edgar Selwyn (settembre 1920 - marzo 1921)
 Cyrano de Bergerac, di Edmond Rostand (novembre 1923 - giugno 1924)
 The Chocolate Dandies, di Eubie Blake, Noble Sissle e Lew Payton (1 settembre - 22 novembre 1924)
 Cyrano de Bergerac, di Edmond Rostand (febbraio - maggio 1926)
 Jamboree, di Bessie Beatty e Jack Black (novembre - dicembre 1932)
 The Petrified Forest, di Robert E. Sherwood (gennaio - giugno 1935)
 Nowhere Bound, di Leo Birinski (gennaio - febbraio 1935)
 Mid-West, di James Hagan (gennaio 1936)
 The Devil of Pei-Ling, di Howard Chenery (febbraio 1936)
 Swing Your Lady, di Kenyon Nicholson e Charles Robinson (ottobre 1936 - gennaio 1937)
 Red Harvest, di Walter Charles Roberts (marzo - aprile 1937)
 The Greatest Show on Earth, di Vincent Duffey e Irene Alexander (gennaio 1938)
 All the Living, di Hardie Albright (marzo - maggio 1938)
 Kiss the Boys Good-bye, di Clare Boothe Luce (settembre 1938 - giugno 1939)
 Morning's at Seven, di Paul Osborn (30 novembre 1939 - 6 gennaio 1940)
 Out From Under, di John Walter Kelly (4-11 maggio 1940)
 Arsenico e vecchi merletti, di Joseph Kesselring (10 gennaio 1941 - 17 giugno 1944)
 Nata ieri, di Garson Kanin (4 febbraio 1946 - 31 dicembre 1949)
 Hilda Crane, di Samson Raphaelson (1 novembre - 31 dicembre 1950)
 Ondine, di Jean Giraudoux (18 febbraio - 3 luglio 1954)
 Never Too Late, di Sumner Arthur Long (27 novembre 1962 - 24 aprile 1965)

Doppiatori italiani
Nelle versioni in italiano dei suoi film John Alexander è stato doppiato da:
 Carlo Romano in La signora Skeffington e Arsenico e vecchi merletti
 Luigi Pavese in Winchester '73
 Mario Besesti in La frontiera indomita

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We've reached the end of August now which for me is really exciting as it means that Autumn is just around the corner! As much as I have loved this summer I am a winter baby and I can't wait for the cold weather! All of the A/W clothes are in the shops and I have to restrain myself because quite honestly I want to buy it all! If you're interested in baby fashion I have started posting one of Zach's outfits each week which you can find here.
We've spent a lot of time with family this month which has been lovely! We joined the National Trust which meant lots of days out exploring places both new and old. We have a list as long as our arms of places we want to go next so I'm sure we'll go to quite a few places over the next few months. If you haven't got a membership I would recommend one as they work out to be great value. Especially if you are under 25 like me - it's only £2.50 a month!
We've also completed our "Vegan August" challenge which has been really fun although quite hard too! I've tried my hand at some vegan baking and gotten a lot more creative in the kitchen. We've both lost weight and have more energy, and whilst we've decided to go back to eating meat and dairy we are definitely going to drastically reduce our intake of both and make a real effort to buy as much free range as we can! Are you up for the challenge?
This month Zach's crawling has taken off and we are now trying to baby proof our entire house! He's also pulling himself up to standing and has really strong legs so it might not be long until he can stand alone which is just crazy really! Weaning is going really well and we're loving giving him new food to try as so far he's enjoyed pretty much everything he's had! He's also just cut his first tooth, and the one next to it looks like it is close too. He's getting so grown up!
Jono has really enjoyed getting back into karting this month, and has been in two races! I went to watch both and it is so much fun - it's a whole world I didn't know existed before I met Jono but I love it! There is so much adrenaline, even for me in the crowd, and I feel sick with nerves for Jono when I'm watching! Hopefully I can have a go myself soon because I think I'd love zooming around the track!
For me this month has been lovely as we've been so busy and spent so much time with family and friends. I headed to my first hen do for my lovely friend Hana which was so much fun! We headed to the spa which is somewhere I have never been before - I loved it! I definitely want to go again as I felt so relaxed afterwards! The perfect antidote for a teething baby! We also headed on a night out which was my first one in a long time and it was really nice to let my hair down!
This post has been a lot longer than I thought it was going to be but it just shows what a great month we've had! The photos this month are from our trip to the lavender farm, and they really remind me of the fun we've been having. September is going to be another busy one for us with both our mums' birthdays, as well as my best friend's! There's also our friends Lee and Hana's wedding as well as Zach's little cousin's christening! Come back next month to catch up!
Lovely photos!! Well done on a month of vegan! I did a week of vegetarian and was proud of that, I dont know if I could keep up with vegan!! Fantastic that you feel so good for it though!!