This is where the Rainforest Foundation began, fighting for the land rights of the Kayapo people–a fight that led to the protection of 6.7 million acres of rainforest and the recognition of these acres as the ancestral lands of the Kayapo people.
For 30 years the Rainforest Foundation has been working to protect the rainforest and secure land rights for Indigenous communities in Brazil. Back then, few understood the connection between protecting indigenous land rights and protecting the rainforests.
Today it's clear: respecting the rights of Indigenous communities to their ancestral lands isn't just the right thing to do, it is the most effective way to protect our rainforests.
Brazil has almost four times the tropical rainforest cover of any country in the world. Sadly, year after year it loses more and more of the forest to cattle ranching, soybean farming, logging, and mining. Lands managed by indigenous communities, however, remain some of the healthiest and most biodiverse in the country. By helping Indigenous communities protect their homelands we also ensure that the rainforest will be there for future generations.
storing 44% more carbon per acre than unprotected areas.
Raposa Serra do Sol, a vast 6,500 square mile stretch of rainforest and savannah, is home to nearly 20,000 indigenous Macuxi, Wapichana, Ingarikó, Taurepang and Patamona people, represented by the Indigenous Council of Roraima (CIR). For over thirty years, the indigenous peoples of Raposa Serra do Sol struggled to gain legal recognition and protection of their traditional lands. After years of hard work and passionate advocacy, these indigenous communities gained formal recognition of their territory in April of 2005. They continue face fierce opposition from ranchers, rice and growers and miners, who have an economic interest in the traditional lands of the indigenous people and frequently benefit from close ties to local politicians.
This powerful and organized opposition has used violence and intimidation to suppress the efforts pushing for demarcation. The strength and determination of the communities of Raposa Serra do Sol, however, have made it an emblematic case for indigenous rights in Brazil and beyond.
Almost thirty years ago Sting had an idea, that helping indigenous people to protect their home would also protect the rainforests. Today we know that indigenous communities protect the rainforest more effectively than anyone else.
Joênia Wapixana (Joenia Batista de Carvalho) is the first indigenous woman elected to the Chamber of Deputies (the Brazilian Congress), the first indigenous lawyer in Brazil and a recipient of the Reebok Human Rights Award in 2004. She is also a Rainforest Defender, placing her life on the line to defend her community and save our forests.
Like many other community leaders, Joênia's dedication puts her at personal risk, making her a target for those who oppose the rights of indigenous peoples of Roraima. Yet it is precisely this climate of intimidation and impunity that Joênia fights to change, as fearlessly and determinedly today as when she stood up for her family as a young girl.
Joênia continues to fight tirelessly for her community, defending their interests in court cases at both the local and national levels, as well as at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. In addition to representing and offering legal council to her fellow indigenous people, Joênia has also taken up the role of teacher, leading community workshops to educate people about their basic human rights.


text:
6 pm - 8 pm, October 14th, 2014
The Campbell Conference Facility at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto
1 Devonshire Pl
Toronto, ON, M5S 3K7
Jonathan Kay, Comment Pages Editor of the National Post
Jonathan Kay is Comment Pages Editor for the Toronto-based Canadian daily newspaper National Post, a columnist for the Post op-ed page, a blogger for the Post web site, a book author and editor, and a public speaker. He is also a regular contributor to Commentary Magazine and the New York Post. His freelance articles have been published in a variety of US publications including Newsweek, The New Yorker,Salon.com, The New Republic, Harper's Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, The Weekly Standard, The Literary Review of Canada, The National Interest, and The New York Times.
Irvin Studin
Irvin Studin is the President of the Institute for 21st Century Questions and Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Global Brief magazine. He is the co-founder of Ukraine's Higher School of Public Administration (Kiev) and Professor in Russia's Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (Moscow). Between 2009 and 2014, he was MPP Program Director and Assistant Professor in the School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Toronto. In 2012, he was Visiting Senior Fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.
He worked for a number of years in the Privy Council Office (Prime Minister's department) in Ottawa, as well as in the Australian Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in Canberra. The first ever recruit of the Canadian government's Recruitment of Policy Leaders programme, he co-authored Canada's 2004 national security policy, and principal-authored Australia's 2006 national counter-terrorism policy. He holds degrees from the Schulich School of Business (York University, Toronto), the London School of Economics and the University of Oxford, where he studied on a Rhodes Scholarship. His PhD is from Osgoode Hall Law School, where he was a Trudeau Scholar and earned the Governor-General's Gold Medal. Studin lectures around the world in a number of languages, and has written for publications ranging from the Financial Times to Le Monde, the Globe & Mail, National Post, Le Devoir,La Presse and the Straits Times. He is author of The Strategic Constitution – Understanding Canadian Power in the World (UBC Press, 2014), and editor of What is a Canadian? Forty-Three Thought-Provoking Responses (McClelland & Stewart, 2006).
Photo by Jenna Marie Wakani
Irwin Cotler is the Member of Parliament for Mount Royal. He is a former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (2003-2006) and is Professor of Law Emeritus at McGill University where he taught law for 30 years. An Officer of the Order of Canada, Prof. Cotler is the recipient of 10 honorary doctorates. He currently serves as Liberal Advocate for Rights and Freedoms and is Vice-Chair of the House of Commons Committee on Justice and Human Rights and Vice-Chair of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Human Rights.
Mr. Cotler helped established Canada's Raoul Wallenberg Commemorative Day and has chaired the International Commission on the Fate and Whereabouts of Raoul Wallenberg.
Irwin Cotler, Canadian Member of Parliament for Mont Royal
Learn about commemorations and monuments in honor of Raoul Wallenberg in Toronto
Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History
Canadian International Council Toronto Branch
Global Shapers Toronto Hub
See pictures from the event

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Brandon Walker, or @BWalker_SEC on Twitter, is a sports gambling analyst who currently works for Barstool Sports. Walker joined Barstool Sports on Wednesday, April 10, following a public Twitter feud with his former employer, MyBookie, an offshore sports gambling website.
He currently hosts "Walk the Line with Brandon Walker" for Barstool Sports. In addition to his work with Barstool Sports and MyBookie, Walker operates the Facebook page The More Cowbell Show, which is a show about Mississippi State University sports.
Walker's jump from MyBookie.ag to Barstool Sports came after a Twitter account ran by MyBookie called out the legitimacy of Dave Portnoy's gambling habits.
In a since-deleted Tweet, MyBookie tweeted that Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports, was "all talk and no follow through" in regards to placing large wagers.
After noticing the tweets from MyBookie, Portnoy began a personal crusade to ruin the reputation of MyBookie by publicizing complaints from the site's customers on Twitter.
Following his jump from MyBookie.ag to Barstool Sports, Walker saw a significant increase in his online profile, as he went from broadcasting his Periscope show to a couple of dozen fans to over 7,000 fans.
In addition to the loss of Walker's services, MyBookie also lost the endorsement of Pat McAfee, a former punter for the Indianapolis Colts and Barstool Sports employee who was doing previous promotional work for the company.
"In light of recent events between @stoolpresidente and @betmybookie, I am suspending all ads with them indefinitely. I was not aware of any problems with their treatment of sports gamblers. We're gonna investigate & figure out the next steps. I don't enjoy the thought of letting," the ex-NFL player said in a tweeted statement.
While the nature of Walker's employment with Barstool Sports is currently unclear, it's safe to assume that he won't be heading back to MyBookie anytime soon.


Posts Tagged: "visual merchandising training"
It seems as though we've only just celebrated New Year and it's almost Valentine's Day already – what is happening? Although we must admit that Valentine's Day is a favourite here at VM Designs, so we're not complaining! Not so much because of the romance and boxes of heart shaped chocolates – although those are good too – but because of the window dressing opportunities it brings. You can tell we're visual merchandising consultants, can't you?
If you're feeling a little uninspired this Valentine's Day, then no need to fear! We've put together some of our best tips to creating a jaw-dropping display that'll be turning heads left, right and centre.
This is a good tip to keep in mind throughout the year, but especially for Valentine's window displays where clichés seem to run rampant. If you want to stand out and engage your audience, don't just go for hearts, teddies and a whole load of frilly red objects. Be different! Maybe take one aspect, such as the hearts, but put a fun new twist on it. For example, use interesting materials to recreate the traditional shape or go with an interesting colour scheme. In a sea of red windows, a vibrant rainbow display is sure to stand out!
If you want to really stand out (and maybe be a little bit controversial) the anti-valentines can be both a funny and empowering twist. Focus your display on the single women and men, advertising objects perfect for defeating Valentine's day blues and empowering the lonely hearts out there.
As a complete opposite to the Valentine's day cynic display, go all out there with a window inspired by the greatest love stories of all times – the fairy-tale romance. Pick a fantasy romance that you can really let your imagination run wild with. The great thing about basing your window on a fairy-tale is the endless opportunity for creativity and all things 'bizarre'. Fantasy displays are a great all-rounder for window displays, but is there a better time to let the Princes and Princesses' shine than on the day devoted to love stories?
As the January lull comes to an end and people start once again digging into their pockets, encourage luxury buys. Pick your most luxurious products for the centre stage – the ones that he/she will notice and beg their partner for. Valentine's Day is a time of year when couples will be more inclined to splash the cash on one another, so definitely take advantage of this! Make sure your most coveted products are at eye-view and don't hide them behind an over the top display.
If you're a little stuck with window display ideas and find yourself scouring our blog for inspiration, it may be time to hire yourself a visual merchandising consultant to take the worry from your hands.
If you'd like to hear more about bespoke visual merchandising training or shop window dressing services, please contact us!
Visual merchandising is not a relatively new concept in the field of marketing and retailers are employing different visual merchandising techniques more and more every day.
When some small shop owners and managers hear the word "visual", their self-confidence drops they don't think that they are creative, stylish or artistic enough to spruce up their retail space in order to attract clients and persuade them to purchase their merchandise.
However, if used carefully, visual merchandising can be a very efficient and productive sales assistant and employing the art and science of visual merchandising is the ideal way to optimise your sales space for maximum profit.
If you don't have the time to worry about all these activites, we can take the hassle away and implement different ideas for you. Alternatively, if you would have the time and the interest in unleashing your creative side, we can certainly provide visual merchandising training as well.


The thickly populated density areas like ITO and Laxmi Nagar witnessed massive jams. The movement of vehicles was almost brought to a standstill.
People had a harrowing time on Monday morning after major traffic jams were reported across the Delhi-NCR region on Monday. Snail-pace traffic movements were observed by the office goers in morning despite the Jats had called off their quota stir on Sunday night.
The traffic flow in the city is likely to be hit severely as the agitators have announced that the magnitude of the protest will be large this time and it will be felt across Delhi.
The Centre had directed governments of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to invoke CrPC 144 to stop Jat protesters and has mobilised 247 companies (about 24,700 personnel) of paramilitary forces.
Delhi Police had also cancelled leaves of its personnel till further orders and imposed prohibitory orders and several traffic restrictions to prevent Jat community members from going ahead with their protest.


A young girl drives a tractor "just like daddy" - her name is Nita Hall.
9 year old Nita Hall drives a tractor plough "just like daddy".
We see Nita ploughing with adults looking on. C/U of her sitting on the tractor. Another shot of her ploughing from behind. She waves at the camera. Quite bizarre! She wears a little fur coat and hat to match.
Various methods of ploughing a straight furrow are tested out in a Berkshire field.
Tractors and Horses compete together in an annual ploughing competition.
Footage of the Sussex downs being cleared for use as farmlands.


Little Women is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888), which was originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. Alcott wrote the books rapidly over several months at the request of her publisher. The novel follows the lives of four sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March - detailing their passage from childhood to womanhood.


Individual disability insurance is used to replace lost income if you are disabled or cannot work due to an injury or illness. At Padgham Insurance Services, we can tailor a California disability insurance policy to fit your individual needs. Many studies say that Americans can have a long-term disability by the age of 65, so this complement to your health insurance is necessary.
Let a Padgham Insurance Services agent explain the different options you have when considering individual disability insurance in Palm Desert, California including the Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, Palm Springs, and Rancho Mirage areas.


We all want to live a more fulfilling life, right? Well, there's one gal happy to help us out.
Danielle Copperman, aka Model Mange Tout, has penned a new book quite fittingly titled 'Well Being', and has shared her ultimate wellness mantras with GLAMOUR to celebrate.
"Inspired by ancient traditions and slightly adapted to fit easily into busy modern lives, these wellbeing rituals help to give a sense of purpose and structure to each day," explains Danielle. "When your body and mind connect on an energetic level, they become powerful tools for dealing with the side effects of modern life. Instead of abiding by certain rules or forcing habits, it's about discovery, progression and evolution."
It's time to do a Bridget Jones and whip out your notepad. According to Danielle, journaling is a powerful tool to release negative thoughts and free up space to focus on the things you do have and are grateful for. "Writing a journal first thing in the morning can help you to declutter the mind and let go of anything that may be worrying you. Spend time acknowledging thoughts in order to accept them, appreciate them and use them productively to move forwards," she advises.
Love a quirky new wellness trend? It's time to get acquainted with tapping - a simple routine that promotes blood circulation and energy flow, refreshing and invigorating the body. "It involves tapping and massaging parts of the body, using a combination of fists and fingertips to activate them and to release any tension, emotion or energy blockages held within," says Danielle. "This is one of my favourite rituals and can be an energising practice to include in your morning routine if you want to raise your vibrational energy and feel balanced, lighter and physically less stiff."
We're all for new beauty tips and tricks to incorporate into our routine and this simple action is really soothing and relaxing for the eyes, especially after a long day, according to Danielle. "With so much 'screen time' these days, our eyes are not only very active but are also dazzled by the artificial light of our devices. If you practise yoga, add this to the end of your routine or simply before bed," she said.
1. Sit or lie in a comfortable position, either on the bed, the floor or on a chair. Bring the palms of your hands together in front of you and begin to rub them together rapidly, creating friction and heat. Quickly cup your hands slightly and then gently place the heated palms over closed eyes. Breathe deeply and enjoy the heat spreading across your eyes, the darkness offering a welcome break from the light. Stay in this position for a few moments and then release the hands and gently blink your eyes open again, or head straight to sleep.
Anything with 'eating' in the title has our attention. So what's 'mindful eating' all about?
Explaining the concept, Danielle said: "Our modern culture runs at a high speed in order for us to fit everything in, and as a consequence, our breathing, sleeping and eating patterns have begun to suffer. Functioning at a constant fast pace is productive in many ways, but counterproductive in others.
"If we move through life too quickly to allow basic bodily functions to occur and focus on too many things instead of them, we stop operating at our full physical and mental potential. This is true at all times of the day, but is particularly important where eating is involved. If we don't slow down when we eat, we can end up creating more stress and imbalances within the body, and no matter how 'healthy' the food is, feeling good isn't going to come easily or occur just by eating a kale salad."


text:
Will Cuba Finally Be Free?
Power Line, by John Hinderaker
Posted By: Dreadnought, 7/12/2021 12:50:54 AM
Earlier today, demonstrations against Cuba's Communist dictatorship broke out across the island. The New York Times, long an apologist for Castro's tyranny, acknowledges the current reality: Shouting "Freedom" and other anti-government slogans, hundreds of Cubans took to the streets in cities around the country on Sunday to protest food and medicine shortages, in a remarkable eruption of discontent not seen in nearly 30 years. Heh. Yes, "Freedom" is an anti-government slogan. The Times, though, is pretty much always on the side of government, especially when the government is socialist. "The people are dying of hunger!" one woman shouted
Reply 1 - Posted by: EJKrausJr 7/12/2021 1:25:39 AM (No. 842863)
Not if China Joe and the leftist Deep State has anything to say about it. They use Cuba as their model for everything. They love the Communist government in Cuba, just ask Barack.
Reply 2 - Posted by: JHHolliday 7/12/2021 1:26:04 AM (No. 842864)
"Out of respect for Cuba's international medical contributions, that puts most wealthier countries to shame". Yeah, sure. That lie has been debunked hundreds of times. If it's so wonderful why are they short 20 million syringes? I realize the rapid spread of Dr. Fauci's China Flu creates problems for all countries but it's always exponentially worse in the Communist countries.
Reply 3 - Posted by: HisHandmaiden 7/12/2021 2:54:16 AM (No. 842886)
Prayers for Freedom, we join you, Dear Neighbors. May we keep and grow ours. Amen. MCGA and MAGA
Reply 4 - Posted by: snapper451 7/12/2021 3:30:14 AM (No. 842891)
It won't happen with any help from the faux Xiden communist administration. They will go to the end of the earth to preserve communism in this hemisphere. Just look at the advisors and people behind the curtain, who are avowed Marxists. They are propping up Venezuela and will do the same for Cuba. Add the Cuban people to those hurt by the steal of the 2020 election by the Deep Staters.
Reply 5 - Posted by: RuckusTom 7/12/2021 3:40:57 AM (No. 842892)
People tend to get used to living in slavery. See Russia (czars to Putin) and China (emperors to communism). When they're set free they're like cattle just waiting for someone to round them up and put them back in a pen. The Cubans who came to America saw what was happening when Castro took over, and got here as fast as they could - oftentimes, losing everything. Want to help the Cubans now? Arm them to the teeth. They'll fix their government.
Reply 6 - Posted by: seamusm 7/12/2021 3:59:37 AM (No. 842894)
Freedom is never a gift. Nor is it ever won except by the willingness to die to secure it and the actual blood of martyrs in its cause. But it does require weapons, a bankroll, and friends.
Reply 7 - Posted by: BillW. 7/12/2021 4:47:29 AM (No. 842897)
Push Back. Hopefully coming to an America near you and me! --Veterans for Trump
Reply 8 - Posted by: czechlist 7/12/2021 8:11:41 AM (No. 843017)
Ironic. Unfortunately Cuba is too small to absorb all of the potential American refugees
Reply 9 - Posted by: Strike3 7/12/2021 8:59:48 AM (No. 843080)
Cubans need to be very careful that they don't simply put another dictator into power. That's how the Castros got there when they threw Batista out.
Reply 10 - Posted by: Toodles3956 7/12/2021 9:06:04 AM (No. 843092)
Not if the USA has anything to say about it. They don't.
Reply 11 - Posted by: bigfatslob 7/12/2021 9:19:13 AM (No. 843106)
In an article earlier there were many pictures of demonstrators and arrest of some. The tragedy is Cuba is still communist the police and military are still loyal to the communist, just like here. The people arrested will probably be killed it's what Castro use to do to dissidents.
Reply 12 - Posted by: MDConservative 7/12/2021 10:57:38 AM (No. 843241)
When has Cuba ever been free? History indicates that after the inevitable fall of Communism there, following a brief respite, Cuba will be again governed by an authoritarian government. The economy and the people will be "better off" without the failed Communists. Will they be free? No more than others with authoritarian governments. Will their next Presidente be an American or Chinese stooge?
Reply 13 - Posted by: Penney 7/12/2021 2:26:03 PM (No. 843463)
Biden & his dems still back the Cuban tyranny? The enemies of Liberty are apparent! Bless the Cuban freedom fighters who have strived for freedom since the 1950s! ...Shame on the lefty dem/socialist swamp pols,
Reply 14 - Posted by: Old Army Vet 7/13/2021 8:33:57 AM (No. 844088)
I doubt that this will happen, china joe will find a way to screw it up.
Most Recent Articles posted by "Dreadnought"
Most Recent Articles posted by Dreadnought"
Are Jan. 6 rioters traitors? So far, criminal
charges say no 9 replies
Associated Press, by Michael Tarm Original Article
CHICAGO — Plotted to block the certification of Joe Biden's election victory: Check. Discussed bringing weapons into Washington to aid in the plan: Check. Succeeded with co-insurrectionists, if only temporarily, in stopping Congress from carrying out a vital constitutional duty: Check. Accusations against Jan. 6 rioter Thomas Caldwell certainly seem to fit the charge of sedition as it's generally understood — inciting revolt against the government. And the possibility of charging him and others was widely discussed after thousands of pro-Trump supporters assaulted scores of police officers, defaced the U.S. Capitol and hunted for lawmakers to stop the certification. Some called their actions treasonous. But to date , neither Caldwell nor any
Texas Republicans Say Enough and Officially
Vote to Arrest Fleeing Democrats 17 replies
Red State, by Bonchie Original Article
Well, perhaps my skepticism was unwarranted? Earlier this morning, I wrote on Gov. Greg Abbott's threat to arrest the fleeing Texas Democrats who are refusing to show up for work. Those Democrats left the state in an ill-fated attempt to deny a quorum to Republicans, who make up a large majority of the state legislature, in order to stop a vote on an election integrity bill. When I saw Abbott's comments, I wasn't sure Republicans would actually have the guts to vote to force the Democrats to return and do their jobs. Yet, that's exactly what happened. The response to this is going to be predictable.
Biden Labels GOP Voting Laws Greatest Threat
to American Democracy Since Civil War 19 replies
Speaking from the National Constitutional Center in Philadelphia on Tuesday, President Biden forcefully condemned the wave of election integrity laws recently passed in red states, calling the laws an "assault" on the right to vote and the "most significant threat" to the U.S. since the Civil War. There is "an unfolding assault taking place in America today, an attempt to suppress and subvert the right to vote," Biden said. "We're facing the most significant test of our democracy since the Civil War. That's not hyperbole, since the Civil War." Throughout the speech, Biden sought to tie the election integrity laws recently passed in Republican-led states like Georgia to the Capitol Riot
Peter Schweizer: Our Copy of Hunter Biden's
Laptop Confirms 'Joe Biden Was a Direct
Beneficiary' of His Son's Deals 39 replies
Breitbart, by Robert Kraychik Original Article
Peter Schweizer, president of the Government Accountability Institute (GAI), said on Monday that his organization had confirmed that President Joe Biden "was a direct beneficiary" of Hunter Biden's financial deals with foreign interests. "We do have a copy, by the way, here at GAI of [Hunter Biden's] laptop and all the files," Schweizer said on the Sean Hannity Show. "It confirms that Joe Biden was a direct beneficiary." LISTEN (interview begins at 1:05:05): Schweizer explained how GAI cross-referenced Secret Service travel logs during Joe Biden's tenure as vice president to corroborate the authenticity of Hunter Biden's emails. He remarked: GAI asked, "How can we demonstrate whether the emails are real?" …
CBS Flips Blame: 60 Years of 'Communist
Rule' Caused Cuba's Problems 11 replies
Newsbusters, by Nicholas Fondacaro Original Article
On Monday, CBS This Morning drew criticism from the reasonable when they blamed former President Trump for the plight of the protesting Cuban people. But later that night, the CBS Evening News made a blatant reversal of messaging as they became the only broadcast network that evening to not only say the word "communism" but also blamed the "six decades of communist rule" for their lack of food and other "basic necessities." Earlier in the day, correspondent Manuel Bojorquez noted that Cuban dictator "Miguel Diaz-Canel blamed the protests on the U.S. and its trade embargo for a severe impact on Cuba's recent economic downturn."
Keep a Close Eye on Cuba 22 replies
Power Line, by Steven Hayward Original Article
Posted by Dreadnought — 7/13/2021 12:53:50 AM Post Reply
John noted last night the large anti-regime protests in Cuba, and one hopes that this is the beginning of the end for the Castro tyranny, in just the way that mass protests in Eastern Europe in 1989 presaged the fall of the Berlin Wall in November of that year, and the collapse of Communist rule shortly thereafter. There are reasons to worry about this scene, however. Protestors took to the streets "in cities all around the country" according to media reports. Did these protests happen spontaneously? There are credible reports of building unrest among Cubans for several months now, but protests usually require some planning, coordination, and communication.
No masks on plane for Texas Dems as they flee
the state to block new voting bill 5 replies
Hot Air, by Allahpundit Original Article
If you're going to make a move that's destined to be unpopular in your home state, probably costing your party seats in the midterms, at least take proper COVID precautions, for cripes sake. Karen wrote earlier about this desperate ploy, in which the state legislature's minority party finds itself so desperate to block the looming passage of Texas's new voting reform bill that they've decided to deny the House a quorum by absconding. That means leaving the state entirely, as law enforcement would otherwise be empowered to return them to the Capitol forcibly. Departing Texas's jurisdiction is the only way to foil legislative business.
Texas Democrats to Walk Out of Legislative
Session to Block GOP Voting Bills 35 replies
National Review, by Caroline Downey Original Article
In a last ditch effort, Democrats in the Texas state legislature reportedly plan to walk out of a special session to prevent a number of key Republican-sponsored bills from passing. At least 58 Democratic state lawmakers plan to leave Texas and fly to Washington, D.C. to rally support for federal legislation, NBC News first reported. Most of the fleeing state lawmakers will travel on a pair of prearranged private jets, the New York Times confirmed. By exiting the chamber indefinitely, the Democratic lawmakers are denying the Texas GOP quorum, or the minimum number of members that must be in attendance to hold a valid session.
Cuban President Blames U.S. for 'Social Unrest'
after Massive Anti-Communist Protest 14 replies
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Monday accused the U.S. of provoking social unrest in his country, one day after thousands of Cubans took to the streets to demand an end to the Communist dictatorship that has oppressed and anchored citizens in poverty for decades. During a live television broadcast, Diaz-Canel said the U.S. has pursued a "policy of economic suffocation to provoke social unrest in the country." The statement came as President Joe Biden expressed support for the demonstrators in their fight against a corrupt authoritarian regime. "The United States calls on the Cuban regime to hear their people and serve their needs at this vital moment rather than enriching themselves," Biden said.
Massive Demonstrations in Cuba Demanding Freedom,
Waving American Flag, Taking on Police 33 replies
As we previously reported there are thousands out in the streets across Cuba, from small towns to big cities, calling for freedom from the Communist government and chanting "we are not afraid!" People are saying it's the largest mass protest since 1959. If you know your Cuban history, that's the last time the government changed hands — when Fidel Castro took power. So, that's an incredibly significant thing to say. From NY Times: Carolina Barrero, a Cuban activist, went even further. "It is the most massive popular demonstration to protest the government that we have experienced in Cuba since '59,"
Will Cuba Finally Be Free? 14 replies
Power Line, by John Hinderaker Original Article
DOJ Retracts Claim of 'Fully Constructed' Capitol
LEGO Set; LEGO of Riot Suspect 'in a Box' 20 replies
Breitbart, by Joel B. Pollak Original Article
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has withdrawn its claim that a Capitol riot suspect was found to be in possession of a "fully constructed" LEGO set depicting the U.S. Capitol; the LEGO set was still contained in a box, the DOJ said Friday. As Breitbart News reported last week: Robert Morss, a substitute social studies teacher, allegedly engaged in violent behavior during the riot, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette … In court documents filed July 2, as the Department of Justice pushed for Morss to be detained until trial, the federal government noted: During his arrest, law enforcement recovered some
Gov. Abbott says 58 'hypocrite' Texas
Democrat runaways WILL be arrested when
they return to Austin after jetting to DC on
$100K chartered private jets to stop vote on
GOP's new state voting bills 62 replies
Daily Mail (UK), by Emily Goodin , Katelyn Caralle & Harriet Alexander Original Article
The governor of Texas has described state Democrats who fled to Washington DC to prevent a vote as 'quitters' who were 'un-Texan' in running from a fight, and said they will be arrested on their return.At least 58 Democrats left Austin to avoid the vote on election bills, touching down in Washington D.C. on Monday evening in two private jets - chartered at a cost of $100,000. They have fled to prevent a vote on two bills which would add new identification requirements for mail voting; ban some early voting options; and create new criminal penalties for breaking election code, while empowering partisan poll watchers.
Texas Judge Says Muslim Woman Can't
Get Divorce According to U.S. Law, Has
to Abide by Islamic Law 51 replies
Posted by nuclearnavymom — 7/13/2021 11:19:19 AM Post Reply
Everything is bigger in Texas, including the egregious miscarriages of justice. The Blaze reported Wednesday that Collin County, Texas, District Judge Andrea Thompson "effectively denied a U.S. citizen," a Muslim woman named Mariam Ayad, "her constitutionally protected due process rights, choosing instead to order her to appear before an Islamic tribunal where her testimony is considered inferior. And when her lawyers sounded the alarm — the judge doubled down." Islamic law, Sharia, taking precedence over U.S. law — in Texas? Celebrate diversity! CORRECTION*
U.N. Rights Chief Demands Reparations
for 'Slavery, Colonial Rule, and Racism' 39 replies
Breitbart Politics, by Simon Kent Original Article
The U.N. human rights chief on Monday demanded comprehensive reparations be made to compensate countries that have suffered what she called the deadly legacies of slavery, colonial rule and racial discrimination. Former Chilean Socialist President Michelle Bachelet presented to the U.N. Human Rights Council a report she hopes will change the definition of racism and highlight its impact. It comes after her intervention last month calling on the world to immediately dismantle systemic racism against people of African descent and "make amends" to the oppressed while groups like Black Lives Matter should receive "funding, public recognition and support." Others have also joined her demands for massive financial redistributions
Gay men will be crushed to death by
pushing a WALL onto them as part of
nationwide return to Sharia law in
Afghanistan under the Taliban, one of
the Islamist group's judges reveals 39 replies
A Taliban judge has given a terrifying glimpse into life under the Islamist group and the fate that awaits Afghanis if the country falls back under their control. Gul Rahim, 38, spoke matter-of-factly about cutting hands and legs off thieves, issuing permits for women to leave their homes and toppling walls on gay men as a form of execution in his Taliban-controlled district in central Afghanistan. He added that his aim is to introduce the Sharia law punishments across the whole of the country if the Taliban can re-take control once America departs, saying: 'That was our goal and always will be.'
Geraldo Rivera calls for crackdown
on the unvaccinated: 'No work, no
school, no in-person shopping' 38 replies
One of Fox News Channel's top personalities called for mandatory vaccination against COVID-19, upon threat of forced home isolation. Geraldo Rivera made the demand Tuesday reacting to a story in the New York Post that nearly one-third of New York's nursing-home workers hadn't been vaccinated. Mr. Rivera agreed on Twitter that this situation was "absolutely insane" and issued the crackdown demand.(Snip)Tuesday's call to bar employment, shopping and schooling to the unvaccinated is not Mr. Rivera's first demand for draconian state measures against those who do not take the COVID-19 shots. In February, according to tweets collected by Twitchy, he called for vaccine passports
Rapper gunned down outside
Chicago jail, shot 64 times 37 replies
New York Post, by Mark Lungariello Original Article
Posted by mc squared — 7/13/2021 9:52:27 AM Post Reply
A Chicago rapper was gunned down in a hail of bullets moments after he walked out of jail and had been fitted for an ankle bracelet, reports said. When 31-year-old Londre Sylvester left Cook County Jail just before 9 p.m. Saturday, gunmen got out of two parked cars and shot him 64 times, according to a police report obtained by the Chicago Tribune. Two women were also injured in the ambush — a 60-year old woman who'd just posted Sylvester's bond and a 35-year-old woman who worked at the jail, CWBChicago said. Sylvester rapped locally as KTS Dre and had tattooed KTS on his neck alongside a
FBI Urges Americans To Monitor 'Family
Members And Peers' To 'Prevent
Homegrown Violent Extremism' 37 replies
Daily Caller, by Bradley Devlin Original Article
Posted by Imright — 7/12/2021 4:01:26 PM Post Reply
The FBI took to Twitter Sunday to encourage families to watch out for "homegrown violent extremism.""Family members and peers are often best positioned to witness signs of mobilization to violence. Help prevent homegrown violent extremism," the FBI's tweet read in part. Family members and peers are often best positioned to witness signs of mobilization to violence. Help prevent homegrown violent extremism. Visit https://t.co/bql36iSbig to learn how to spot suspicious behaviors and report them to the #FBI. #NatSec pic.twitter.com/ZwJp5h5bWD
Breaking: President Trump Releases Letter
from US Attorney Who Claimed AG Barr
Told Him Not to Investigate the 2020
Election Results in Pennsylvania 35 replies
Gateway Pundit, by Joe Hoft Original Article
President Trump mentioned yesterday at the CPAC event in Texas that the US Attorney in Pennsylvania sent the President a letter recently where he claimed former AG Bill Barr told him not to investigate the crimes and corruption that occurred in the 2020 Election in that state. Tonight the President released the letter.Yesterday President Trump told the CPAC crowd in Texas that recently a former US Attorney in Pennsylvania sent the President a letter stating that he was told by AG Barr not to investigate election crimes in Pennsylvania.
YouTube deletes Trump video,
freezes CPAC account 34 replies
YouTube deleted a video of former President Donald Trump from the American Conservative Union's account and prevented the group from live-streaming the former president's Sunday CPAC speech. In a statement, ACU Chairman Matt Schlapp said the group learned that its account had been frozen for seven days over a video from Friday in which Mr. Trump announces his class-action lawsuit against the Silicon Valley titans such as Google and YouTube. That loss of access to its video account meant the ACU, which runs the Conservative Political Action Conference, could not upload Mr. Trump's speech or any other live content from its CPAC 2021 Part 2


text:
Q: Saving table in a .txt file I was wondering if you could help me with a rather simple bit of code that I got stuck on.
I have a table in .txt that looked like this:

FileName
predOGT (C)

CTOTU-1_1.fasta
31.30

CTOTU-2_1.fasta
21.39

CTOTU-0_1.fasta
11.31

CTOTU-2_5.fasta
42.32

CTOTU-2_2.fasta
34.33

CTOTU-1_2.fasta
35.34

CTOTU-0_3.fasta
23.35

CTOTU-1_3.fasta
64.36

CTOTU-2_4.fasta
33.37

CTOTU-2_3.fasta
27.38

Which I have successfully changed to look like this:

OldFile
NewFile
predOGT_(C)

CTOTU-1
1
31.30

CTOTU-2
1
21.39

CTOTU-0
1
11.31

CTOTU-2
5
42.32

CTOTU-2
2
34.33

CTOTU-1
2
35.34

CTOTU-0
3
23.35

CTOTU-1
3
64.36

CTOTU-2
4
33.37

CTOTU-2
3
27.38

Now I would like to save this new table to a new .txt table
Below is my code which so far allows only the last row to be saved in the new_file.txt.
Could you tell me what mistake I am doing?
filepath = 'original_file.txt'
new_filepath = 'new_file.txt'

with open(filepath, 'r+') as f:
    for line in f:
        new_line = line.strip()
        new_line = new_line.replace('_','\t').replace('FileName','OldFile\tNewFile').replace('predOGT (C)','predOGT_(C)').replace('.fasta','').replace('CTOTU-','')
        print(new_line)
        with  open(new_filepath, "w") as n:
            new = n.writelines(new_line)

A: By doing that
filepath = 'original_file.txt'
new_filepath = 'new_file.txt'

with open(filepath, 'r+') as f:
    for line in f:
        new_line = line.strip()
        new_line = new_line.replace('_','\t').replace('FileName','OldFile\tNewFile').replace('predOGT (C)','predOGT_(C)').replace('.fasta','').replace('CTOTU-','')
        print(new_line)
        with  open(new_filepath, "w") as n:
            new = n.writelines(new_line)

you are opening new_filepath for each for-loop turn in write (w) mode, which does remove existing content from it. If you want to added further data to existing file without erasing you need to use append (a) mode. Please run following snippets and observe what would happend in each case, first using w mode
with open("file1.txt","w") as f:
    f.write("uno\n")
with open("file1.txt","w") as f:
    f.write("dos\n")
with open("file1.txt","w") as f:
    f.write("tres\n")

then using a mode
with open("file2.txt","a") as f:
    f.write("uno\n")
with open("file2.txt","a") as f:
    f.write("does\n")
with open("file2.txt","a") as f:
    f.write("tres\n")

A: For me it worked like this:
n = open(new_filepath, "w")

with open(filepath, 'r+') as f:
    for line in f:
        print(new_line)
        n.writelines(new_line)

The new_filepath is opened before and then the indentation should be the same as the print() one to add every line that the loop goes through.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


The Special Interest Group for Social Informatics (SIG-SI) is seeking nominations for an award for the best paper written by a doctoral student on a topic informed by social informatics. Nominations may include a published paper in a peer reviewed journal during 2011 or a conference paper presented in 2011. The author or authors will present their paper and receive a $500 cash award at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) in Baltimore in October, 2012. At least one author must be present at the workshop to receive the award.


Transit Riders of Toronto, Unite!
I found myself having an unexpected reaction to this past weekend's transit strike: I was glad there was no sign of the TTC anywhere. No buses, no streetcars, no workers, no management. Over the course of the past four weeks, everything about the negotiations—the demands, the strike threats, the nail-biting, the coverage, the frequent Bob Kinnear appearances on CP24, the rare, pale and ghostly Gary Webster sightings—has left me hot under my white collar. Some commentators, most notably this one, felt that Friday night's hasty job action represented the moment the TTC employees' inner kettle finally hit the boiling point. It was the moment mine boiled dry. I was happy to have it all disappear for a couple of days.
The TTC, we are routinely told, enjoys the best fare box recovery of any major transit system in North America. Whereas other agencies may manage to recoup only about 60 per cent of their costs from riders, the TTC pulls in approximately 80 per cent. What this means is that we TTC riders are fools, and everyone takes us for fools. For weeks, union and management negotiated without any commitment from Queen's Park to upload operating expenses for transit. The only money they had to talk about, really, was the money that their riders drop into the little glass case. The union asked for a guarantee that they will be the highest-paid transit workers in the GTA no matter what, and management, like Stockholm Syndrome–addled hostages, gave it to them. Then the union had the gumption to vote it down and return to the bargaining table with a list of new demands. The eventual bill for the collective agreement, whatever it turns out to be, will likely be paid at every fare box visit by Toronto commuters, the vast majority of whom, I am quite certain, are not the highest-paid whatever-it-is-they-do in the GTA.
I never expected the union to defend the interests of TTC commuters. I did, however, expect it of politicians. What I witnessed instead was stony silence, presumably for fear of upsetting the union and precipitating a strike. So much for that strategy. A couple of months ago, Mayor David Miller's Fiscal Review Panel wrote that "the city and its unions must restrain the growth of average compensation in future labour contract negotiations." This snippet of common sense lies at the tip of every TTC rider's tongue, and I would have expected TTC chair Adam Giambrone to stand up and say those very words over and over again, to bang that drum every day, so that riders knew that someone was sticking up for them during the negotiations.
And not just Giambrone, but all the TTC commissioners, and the mayor's opponents, too. Where are Denzil Minnan-Wong and Karen Stintz and Adam Vaughan in moments like this? Why did all these people—the kind who normally can't shut themselves up—go mute? This is how politicians lose public confidence and earn their bad name: not when one of their number tells a lie or gets caught with a hand in the till, but when a lot of them identify so strongly with existing system machinery that none will say the words that are on everyone's mind.
Clever little activist whippersnapper Dave Meslin is planning to start up the Toronto Cyclists Union, a membership-driven organization of cyclists that will cut through the nonsense and advocate for the needs of cyclists. Good idea. Let's have one for TTC riders, too: an organization made up of Metropass holders and regular riders that will advocate unfailingly for lower fares, rider safety, new technology and better service, and that really doesn't care how these goals adversely affect anyone else. TTC riders need a union of their own that will stand on the sidelines during collective bargaining and scream at the top of its lungs, in the hopes of curtailing the Stockholm Syndrome in the hotel conference room.
In the meantime, might as well toss those adorable little TTC station buttons into the trash. Toronto no longer needs the naive fandom of a TTC Optimists' Club. It needs some rider militancy.


We are passionate developers, pioneers of plastics, quality proponents and a system supplier. Our goal is to promote precision down to the nanometre range.
Our mission – precision defines our way of thinking and handling and applies to every process, service and component.
All across the world, we convince our customers with our precision. We also probe the limits of feasibility on a daily basis and renew them. We also understand the challenges our customers set and their products. Consequently, we are always able to implement the best technical and most economical solutions for complex and challenging plastic-based parts and modules. Thanks to our quality products, services and processes, we are strengthening the market position of our customers and thus ensuring the sustainable development of our company to the advantage of our employees, partners and regions where the company is located.
Our vision – GAUDLITZ as a worldwide leader and business contact for complex plastic modules and system solutions based on high-precision parts.
In the future we want to evolve outside Europe and become the top quality system supplier for complex, engineered plastic parts. We will be successful at this due to the consistent development of our expertise and our technologies, expansion of our capacities and the opening of new sales channels. As a state-of-the-art, attractive company, we create a suitable environment for innovation, motivation and success. We are proud of being able to fulfil even the most challenging requirements others cannot deal with.
Our commitment to innovation – we consider ourselves to be a development partner that supports future-oriented ideas and helps bring them onto the market.
Our services are an important contribution to future technologies. Thanks to our collaboration with raw material suppliers, industry and associations, as well as our decade-long experience in processing plastics, we are now able to support our customers along the entire process, starting from the development and implementation of their ideas. For us development means the shortening of processes by introducing the latest plastic processing technologies, increasing process safety and a more economical management of products to production maturity.
As a tradition-steeped family business, we stand for an experienced and established foundation of values.
We are always looking for new technologies, industries and possibilities for practical implementation of our plastics for our customers.
We are proud of our roots and focused on a sustainable location, supply and employment policy.
We prefer communication at an eye-to-eye level, trustful, respectful collaboration and the rewarding of the work of our employees.
We do not want to swim side by side with our competitors but would rather set new standards – to impress our customers with quality and precision.
We want to grow within the scope of our possibilities, together with our strategic partners, customers and employees and always remain one step ahead of our competitors.
We expand our experience and competence into a strong team. We are not lone wolves but rather play in a team.
We operate on a sustainable basis and behave responsibly towards our environment, partners and social environment.
We know where we come from, who we are and where we want to be. Our products are global ambassadors, evidence of achievement – the basis for new markets and partnerships.
We would never replace our employees with any machine in this world or any kind of automation or technical perfection.
The more than 560 employees of our entire group are the supporting pillars of our company and real performers who stand behind all our components and modules. They all represent the GAUDLITZ brand throughout the world.


Differential involvement of glutamate receptors in neuronal responses of the cerebral cortex - Download this document for free, or read online. Document in PDF available to download.
Abstract: I studied how glutamate receptor-mediated responses, spatial arrangements, intrinsicproperties and molecular specificity of cells serve cortical functions. I tested whether twosomatosensory submodalities in the primary somatosensory (SI) cortex can be distinguished byglutamate receptor involvement in vivo. Low-threshold responses evoked by innocuous stimulihad a short-duration and long-duration component. The short-duration responses were mostlymediated by AMPA/kainate receptors and the long-duration responses involved the additionalrecruitment of NMDA receptors. High-threshold responses evoked by noxious stimuli wereunimodal and mediated by both AMPA/kainate and NMDA receptors throughout the entireresponse. During noxious stimulus trials, an increase in baseline activity in SI cortical cells wasobserved. I attribute the changes in baseline activity to cells in the medial thalamic nuclei, whichproject to the SI cortex and are involved in the affective-motivational aspects of nociceptivesignalling.To gain insight into the influence of synaptic organisation of a well-defined cortical area,I studied in vitro whether the intrinsic properties of two anatomically well-defined nonpyramidalcells in the hippocampus can provide clues into the modulation of neuronal signalling. During adepolarising current pulse, O-LM and O-Bi cells were distinguished by their accommodation ofaction potentials depending on the early or late part of the response. Also, during ahyperpolarising current pulse, O-LM cells displayed a prominent voltage 'sag' as compared toO-Bi cells. Both cell types contain somatostatin and I showed that O-LM cells express themetabotropic glutamate receptor type 1α. Although O-LM and O-Bi cells have a similarsomatodendritic position their different axonal arbours imply that they are involved in thefeedback modulation of the entorhinal and CA3 glutamatergic influences, respectively. I alsofound that contrary to previous reports not only somatostatin but also vasoactive intestinalpolypeptide containing cells express mGluR1α, which might facilitate their oscillatoryresponses.To relate the action potential discharge of specific cortical cell classes to behaviourallyrelevant network activity, I also sought to identify hippocampal cells following in vivorecording. Novel information was provided for both the temporal and anatomical properties ofcells not recorded previously. In particular, a putative interneuron targeting nonpyramidal celland backprojection cell was recorded in relation to theta field events. A novel nonpyramidalprojection cell was recorded in relation to sharp wave field events. A remarkable specificity wasfound in the dendritic and axonal patterns of these cells.The results show that distinct types of glutamate receptors are differentially involved incortical function. The intrinsic properties and expression of mGluR1α in particular is highlyspecific in distinct nonpyramidal cell classes.


70 km north of Tampere, River Vääräjoki 50 m, rather shallow hard sand bottom, own boat. Log cottage 2009, ground floor: kitchen-linving room, sauna, shower room, dressing room, 2 toilets and two large terraces, upstairs: 4 bedrooms with 2 beds each, bathroom and two large balconies. On the ground floor underfloor heating. The entrance to sauna, washroom, dressing room and second downstairs toilet goes only through the terrace. Massive log house in a quiet plot by a river Vääräjoki kayaking route. Internet access. Golf course 5 km, Ikaalinen spa 17 km, Jämijärvi ski tunnel 25 km, Ellivuori 65 km.


Its technology allowed people to easily share their MP3 files with other participants. Download music files quickly , videos without errors. The service operated between June 1999 and July. Although the original service was shut down by court order, the Napster brand survived. With this selection of P2P software for Windows you' ll be able to download almost any torrent available on the Internet using the peer- to- peer protocol. Downloading music movies, books, text documents, TV shows .
Napster was founded by Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker. Ares share music download for mac free.
Initially, Napster was envisioned as an independent peer- to- peer file sharing service by Shawn Fanning. Ares is a P2P file exchange program that with the passing of time has established itself as one of the best alternatives within a field of intense competition.


text:
Q: How to enable in WebStorm the window that show the beginning of a tag? In Android Studio i have this help when i click at the end of a method or function:

How i can enable the same in WebStorm?
This happen to me on the .ts file that have HTML TAGS.


text:
February Update on Skidaway Island Incorporation
by skidawaytimes | Mar 9, 2018 | Skidaway Island Incorporation | 0 comments
The bill to authorize a vote whether or not to incorporate Skidaway Island is making its way through the Georgia Legislature. The most recent version specifies that one of the council members must come from outside of The Landings.
Here is the update as shared by the Landings Association:
Substitute House Bill 618, which would allow the registered voters of Skidaway Island to vote on incorporation, passed out of the Georgia House Committee on Governmental Affairs on February 7. It then went to the full House and passed 158-3. This substitute bill changed the election of city council members (now a total of six instead of four) and the mayor to at large, with one council member having a residential requirement to live outside of The Landings. The Senate voted on February 14, and the bill passed 43-10 with a couple of minor word changes. Now the bill needs to go back to the House to be passed with the minor word changes. Following that, the governor must sign the bill into law. The next step will be the vote on the incorporation of Skidaway Island on November 6, 2018.
In the meantime, a Phase 2 Incorporation Committee has been formed with liaisons from Modena island, South Harbor, Green Island Road, The Landings Association, The Landings Club and The Marshes. This committee will have an organizational meeting in early March and will address issues such as LOST, FEMA flood insurance and the Community Rating System that influences flood insurance rates, and interim planning for the period between the vote and the actuality of becoming a full-service city, should the vote pass. The committee will also develop a list of questions and concerns that residents might have, as well as responses, so that these can be addressed before the vote in November.
Read the Article:
Lecture Coronavirus Conservation Landlovers Speaker Finance Boating Art Security Public Safety Delegal Marina The Landings Company Hurricane Rules and Regulations Environment New Neighbors Budget Committee Fundraiser Renovations CCA Landings Harbor Marina Groups Video Sports Savannah Golf Championship Wildlife Roads and Traffic Golf Marina Skidaway Audubon Landings Association Dorian Assessment Holiday Disaster Preparedness Real Estate Fishing COVID-19 Gardening Kids Board of Directors Family Election Politics


Hours: Monday-Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 9:45 p.m., Friday and Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 10:45 p.m., Sunday noon to 9:45 p.m.
Mandarin Taste is the suburban version of "Cheers." Maybe not everyone knows your name, but if you visit more than once, chances are owner Alice Hui will recognize you and welcome you back. Her nearly constant presence and vivacious personality are the reasons the eatery has come to be known as "Alice's Mandarin Taste."
Focused on Szechuan and Mandarin cuisine, the restaurant nonetheless caters to the Western palate. Despite her best efforts over the past 19 years to encourage patrons to try new things, Hui said, the big sellers remain kung pao chicken, beef with broccoli, lo mein, and fried rice. She said she is considering heaping a tray with more authentic Chinese food items -- such as Chinese baby greens, lotus root, and dishes made with ginkgo nuts -- and circulating through the dining room offering samples.
The atmosphere is serene. Walls are painted in soothing ochre above grass cloth. Comfortable booths are upholstered in a pattern of burgundy and gold. Wrought iron sconces, hanging frosted-glass lamps, and fabric shades complete the spare, Asian-influenced decor.
While our intent was to broaden our culinary horizons, we had to try the chicken wings ($6.50), described as a Mandarin Taste specialty. They were pleasantly devoid of marinades and sauces, allowing the distinctive flavor of chicken to emerge from beneath the light, crispy coating. An appetizer of steamed meat ravioli ($6, also available pan seared) had spiced pork inside a chewy dumpling accompanied by a light ginger sauce. We would have liked a higher meat-to-pastry ratio, but a knowledgeable friend tells us Mandarin dumplings tend to be doughy.
A special of asparagus with shrimp and scallops ($16.25) featured fat asparagus that was surprisingly tender. The accompanying white sauce, however, was bland, and imparted a uniform flavor to the seafood and accompanying vegetables.
We love General Tsao's (or Gau's) chicken for its combination of crispy chicken pieces in a sweet sauce that surprises the palate with bursts of hot pepper. At Mandarin Taste, however, the chicken was tender but the sweet sauce had no bite at all, even though the dish was marked as "hot and spicy" on the menu.
At Hui's suggestion, we tried chicken with ginger and scallions ($11.25), a combination she called "very Chinese," and it turned out to be our favorite dish. Chicken pieces swam in a savory brown sauce loaded with scallions and sweet onions, and the pungent flavor of ginger left a tingle on our lips.
Yan Chow beef ($11) featured tender beef slices in a slightly thickened hoisin sauce with sauteed red and green peppers and pea pods. It, too, was rich and flavorful, though milder than its "hot and spicy" menu flag led us to expect.
Chow foon ($8.25) combined stir-fried pork (or beef or chicken), mild onions, and scallions with wide, lasagna-like rice noodles. We found it a nice alternative to fried rice or lo mein.
Service was speedy almost to a fault; our dessert of pineapple chunks on ice arrived barely 30 minutes after we had sat down. Such alacrity is undoubtedly a plus for the brisk takeout business, but we would have liked more time between courses -- if only to chat a bit longer with Alice.


text:
Whispering Sands (Pasir Berbisik) is a 2001 Indonesian drama film directed by Nan Triveni Achnas and starring Christine Hakim and Dian Sastrowardoyo as a mother and her teenage daughter who are refugees making their way across endless sand dunes.

Plot

Berlian and her teenage daughter Daya are on the run from political violence. Constantly daydreaming that her absent father will return, young Daya chafes under the stern hand of her mother. Forced to move inland from their seaside home to a desert of constantly shifting sands, the pair settle down to their familiar antagonism. Finally, Daya sees a vaguely familiar face shuffle in from across the wasteland.

Cast
 Christine Hakim as Berlian
 Dian Sastrowardoyo as Daya
 Slamet Rahardjo as Agus (Daya's father)
 Didi Petet as Suwito
 Charma Juinda as Sukma

Festivals and awards
The film has been screened at many film festivals worldwide. Accolades include:
 Best New Director, Cinematography and Sound: Asia Pacific Film Festival 2001
 Best Actress: Deauville Asian Film Festival 2002
 Best Actress: Singapore International Film Festival 2002
 Asian Tradewinds Special Jury Prize: Seattle International Film Festival 2002
 Special Mention from Netpac July: Brisbane International Film Festival 2002

External links

2001 films
2001 drama films
2000s Indonesian-language films
Films shot in Indonesia
Indonesian drama films

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
North Yorkshire Police Sued for the Illegal Strip-Search of a 16 Year Old November 19, 2019
All Forces Police Complaint Form August 29, 2019
Email Address and Twitter Account of Every Chief Constable in the UK July 19, 2019
Tommy Robinson's Failed Lawsuit – Ignorance, Arrogance and Fakery May 28, 2019
How I Successfully Sued Armed Police with a Single Letter of Claim May 3, 2019
How to Complain About a Judge December 13, 2018
Vindictive Thames Valley Cop Gets His Just Deserts July 25, 2018
Police Protection Pack – All the Information You Need for Just £15 July 2, 2018
What Can You Sue the Police For? June 22, 2018
Quick Guide to Subject Access (How to get copies of your personal data) May 25, 2018
The police: unaccountable and above the law
Commentary February 26, 2017 Rob Warner
Have you heard of the IPCC (Independent Police Complaints Commission)? Of course you have. We all have. And although few of us have...
Have you heard of the IPCC (Independent Police Complaints Commission)? Of course you have. We all have. And although few of us have ever called upon their services, we have been assured by those in the know, that they are there to help us if we have a complaint about the police…
We know the IPCC deals with complaints, obviously, because it says so in their title. It also contains the word 'Independent', so that's good, right? That must mean they are not affiliated with the police in any way and won't favour them over a member of the public. And the police, knowing that this huge factory of justice is watching over them, will always strive to be on their best behaviour…
Wrong! There is no independent commission overseeing police complaints, and worst of all, unless you bring a private prosecution, you can't even have a criminal allegation recorded against a police officer.
The function of the IPCC and the police complaints process is greatly misconceived and few people seem to realise just how untouchable, unaccountable and above the law, police officers are in Britain.
The truth about the IPCC
Forget whatever you have heard about the IPCC. They do not and will not handle complaints about the police from the general public. Nor do they oversee complaints or handle appeals. They will allow you to send complaints to them, sure, but they won't so much as glance at them. The IPCC serve as nothing more than a redistribution centre for minor complaints, and a public relations salvage operation for complaints that might result in news headlines.
If you have an issue with the police, not only will the IPCC decline to help, they will redirect you, or your complaint, to the very force you are complaining about. In most cases, unless the complaint is deemed serious enough, it won't even make it to the official police complaints department (aka The Professional Standards). Instead it will be redirected to a senior officer situated in the same department of the employee you are complaining about. Someone who, in all likelihood, will be both a colleague and a friend of the subject of the complaint.
This is the fate of at least 75% of all complaints made against the force.
This army of justice warriors at the IPCC you've been misled into believing are holding the police to account, doesn't exist at all. The IPCC will only trouble themselves with a tiny fraction of complaints that concern matters such as death in custody, serious corruption and newspaper headlines. And, contrary to their title, they do not trouble themselves with things like impartiality and independence. Over one third of all staff employed by the IPCC are ex-police officers, the majority of whom are employed as adjudicators: Senior staff whose job it is to uphold or reject complaints.
The primary aim of both the IPCC and the police complaints system is to protect the reputation of the force at all costs. As a secondary measure, they aim to ensure that any officer complained about escapes unscathed, unless it would be of serious detriment to the force to protect him or her.
Little wonder that almost everyone that uses the police complaints process comes away disillusioned and empty handed.
How the police are above the law
Not only does this complaints process seek to absolve all officers from blame, it also acts as an internal justice system that runs parallel to our own, ensuring that police employees can escape misconduct charges as well as dodge criminal charges. Effectively, the police complaints process elevates all police officers above the law.
Any crime reported against a police officer is automatically recorded as an official complaint under the Police Reform Act. No arrest will be made or criminal investigation pursued. Instead it will land on the desk of the Professional Standards Department, whose priority will be to minimise the complaint and dispose of the allegations as rapidly as possible. Criminal allegations made against the police are automatically downgraded to civil complaints.
Unlike with crimes committed by a member of the public, the police are automatically granted the benefit of the doubt when it comes to allegations made against them and it will be up to their own colleagues to decide upon the legitimacy of those allegations. This means the foxes aren't just in charge of the coop, they run the entire farmyard, effectively giving the police unimpeded opportunity to excuse an officer from wrongdoing no matter how incriminating and conclusive the evidence is against him or her.
If you have any experience with the police complaints process you will know one thing: a police officer is never wrong. Even in the face of indisputable proof they will never admit to wrongdoing. Again, a benefit of the doubt afforded exclusively to the police by the police.
When it comes to the entirely partisan and ineffectual police complaints process, if a police officer breaks the law it will always be excused as a 'misunderstanding', a 'mistake' or a 'lapse in judgement'…
…When you or I break the law it will always be down to outright criminality, nothing else.
GET ONE-TO-ONE LEGAL HELP FOR JUST £20
Got a legal problem you need help with?
I can provide you with one-to-one email support on a wide range of legal issues for just £20:
Suing the police
Challenging harassment warnings
Getting the police to investigate crimes
Neighbour-on-neighbour disputes
Advising people who are under investigation for petty offences
Providing legal letters
Wrongful stop and search
Challenging police cautions, warnings, information notices and reprimands
Human Rights claims
Combatting private and state prosecutors, such as the RSPCA, TV Licensing and the Local Authority
Dealing with unwanted debt collectors and bailiffs
Social networking harassment and unwanted communication
Data protection issues
Click to find out more information about this service.
Rob Warner
For updates and offers
Get discounts and offers, information and freebies before they appear on the site.
Crimebodge on Youtube
© Crimebodge 2018


installation incorporating videos and built structures.
Commissioned by the Adelaide Festival, this installation featured two styrofoam sculptured heads of Lenin and Marat, based on imagery from Bilderbuch für Ernst Will (Ernst Will's Picture Book): A Euro Rebus. From each eye a video projector beams animated imagery of Gorbachev, Breznev, Marat and Louis XVI onto suspended cut-out screens.


It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Wilbur at the age of 75 years. Wilbur is survived by brothers Ken (Val) Young and Irvine (Barb) Young and sister Joyce Butters. Children Lorrie (Randy) Delong, Terry (Kathy) Freiheit, Kelly (Karen) Freiheit, Wayne (Rhonda) Young. Grandchildren Mitchell, Melissa, Sara, Taylor, Nathan, Nicole, Precious, Brandy, Jennifer.
Wilbur was predeceased by his Loving wife of 37 years Myrna, father William Young and mother Hazel Young.
Wilbur was born in Toronto, Ontario. His family moved to Melfort, Saskatchewan, he loved living there on the farm and when he was in his teens he returned there for awhile to work with his uncle, after the family moved to Ioco, BC.
One of his first jobs was on an oil tanker for Esso, which he stayed with until he retired at age 55. When he met Myrna the love of his life they lived in Port Coquitlam for a few years then moved to Campbell River where they liked to go on many fishing trips, but their favourite place was their log house on forty acres in Little Fort where they cross country skied, built a little one hole golf course, and went for long walks enjoying the wildlife that would pass through their property. Every year they looked after a family of deer which called their place home for the winter. As time passed, they moved to Barriere where they had many good friends.
They loved to golf and every summer they would go on golfing holidays in their fifth wheel along with friends. Dad loved everything about curling, even watching it on TV for hours.
Pot luck dinners and playing cards with friends were among the many things they enjoyed doing.
Dad became a very talented woodworker, making furniture and yard ornaments for all his family and friends. Passing through Barriere, you could always spot their home because of the three black bears he made for their fence. We love you Dad and miss you very much.
The family would like to thank Dr. Baker and the nurses on third floor at Ponderosa Lodge for their exceptional and loving care of Dad and all of Mom and Dad's friends for their support.


Heat a grill to high and lightly oil the grill.
Mix all of the steak rub ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Drizzle half the olive oil over the steak and rub it around. Sprinkle half the rub on the steak and rub it around. Flip the steak over and repeat with the oil and rub.
Cook the steaks for 4-6 minutes on each side until it's medium rare. Remember that steaks keep cooking when you pull them off the grill!


Your business has multiple systems that help your company grow. Unlock the power of your internal ecosystem by enriching other solutions with Avetta's supplier qualification data. Avetta's easy-to-use integration makes communication across your systems a breeze and empowers you to make better decisions.
Rest API standard protocol architecture makes data easy to access and integration easy to implement.
Our pull-only integration and API key authentication offer a secure way to connect Avetta's supplier data to existing systems.
Avetta uses open APIs based on industry standards so it's easy to integrate with a variety of systems and endpoints.
Get the information you need to make purchasing decisions without having to log into different systems. Avetta's supplier compliance data is automatically visible in procurement, ERP, and CRM systems for an efficient process.
EHS, Procurement, Risk Management, and Operations can make better business decisions with unified supplier compliance data at their fingertips.
Ensure suppliers are held accountable by sharing compliance data with the people in your organization who need it to enforce your company's standards.
Data collected via the Avetta API is brought into KGPCo's automation system, BluEdge, and prevents purchase order ('PO') creation for suppliers that are not compliant with industry or company safety metrics. The data is refreshed daily and the integration allows users to visually depict suppliers Avetta status (Red, Yellow, Green). POs can only be created for "Green" or "Yellow" flagged suppliers, based on KGPCo's business rules.
"The greatest benefit of the Avetta API is simple: Automated Risk Mitigation. We are able to prevent continued use of suppliers that are non-compliant with our business rules, based on the daily feeds from the Avetta platform"


Jeanette has been the best dog sitter we have found in the area! She was so attentive and caring for our 2 dogs when we went away for the weekend. She took them on multiple walks per day and even sent us daily update pictures that were cute as could be. I would absolutely recommend her dog sitting services to anyone in the area. 5 out of 5!!!
Jeanette and the Happy Paws Team were amazing. They fit us in on short notice and took such good care of our Golden. He was very well taken care of and loved while we were out of town. Jeanette provided us with updates and pictures to let us know how things were going and to comfort us. Our golden was in such good spirits when we returned home. As a little added bonus, we also received a very thoughtful card and picture of our how happy our dog was under their care within just a few days after arriving back home. Highly recommend Happy Paws.
Jeanette is so reliable and always just a text away. We use Jeanette for our long ski weekends and feel at ease leaving our fur babies.
Jeanette was wonderful my my dog Zoe. She was able to come and take her out at the last minute when I had a two day job come up. She loves dogs and is very thorough and diligent with getting all the information she needed for Zoe's chip and vet. I will be calling on her again. She also trains dogs so if you are in need of training she is available for you. Thanks so much Jeanette. Zoe loves you.
Jeanette took great care of our cat and dog for the week,we were extremely happy with her care. She sent pictures of Max and Chuck everyday and our dog gave her a warm welcome when he saw her again. Definitely 5 stars from him.
Jeanette does a great job for her clients and very responsive and responsible. Her business is a great asset to the Superior area.


1. GENERAL Automated Logistics Systems, (hereinafter, "ALS" or "BROKER"), a licensed property broker that, undertakes to arrange for the interstate transportation of shipments on behalf of its various customers from various origins and destinations throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. The transportation is furnished by carriers selected by and under contract with ALS. The terms and conditions of brokerage set forth herein are applicable to the transportation of any shipment by ALS undertaken on the Customer's behalf. In the event that ALS and the Customer (hereinafter "SHIPPER") have entered into a written contract containing terms and conditions different than those set forth in these Terms & Conditions of Brokerage, these Terms & Conditions of Brokerage will control.
2. APPLICABILITY These Terms & Conditions and agreed upon pricing documents apply to all services (the "Services") provided by Automated Logistics Systems to SHIPPER. These Terms & Conditions shall constitute the entire Agreement between the parties and no other tariff provisions shall apply to the Services provided by BROKER to SHIPPER under these Terms & Conditions. Performance of any work by BROKER for SHIPPER shall constitute acceptance by SHIPPER of these Terms & Conditions. BROKER objects to any terms proposed in SHIPPER'S acknowledgment or other form of acceptance of BROKER'S offer to perform services which add to, vary from, or conflict with these Terms & Conditions. These Terms & Conditions may be modified only by a written instrument executed by authorized representatives of both parties. If BROKER'S offer to perform service has been issued in response to SHIPPER'S offer and if any of the Terms & Conditions herein add to, vary from or conflict with any terms of SHIPPER'S offer, then the acceptance by SHIPPER of BROKER'S tender to perform services shall constitute an acceptance of SHIPPER'S offer subject solely to the express Terms & Conditions set forth herein, and any additional, different or conflicting terms in SHIPPER'S offer are rejected by BROKER, so that these Terms & Conditions and agreed upon pricing documents constitutes the entire Agreement between SHIPPER and BROKER with respect to the subject matter hereof and the subject matter of SHIPPER'S offer.
A. SHIPPER shall pay BROKER for the Services provided by BROKER under these Terms & Conditions at the rates and charges as agreed between the parties. All payments by SHIPPER shall be remitted to BROKER at the following address: Automated Logistics Systems, 3517 Scheele Dr, Jackson, MI 49202.
B. BROKER shall invoice by the load. SHIPPER may require submission of a bill of lading and/or proof of delivery with invoice as a condition of payment. Payment of invoices shall be made by SHIPPER within thirty (30) days of invoice date. All amounts not paid by SHIPPER within sixty (60) days shall be subject to interest at the rate of 1.5% per month. BROKER reserves the right to pursue SHIPPER or consignee for charges. In the event that applicant fails to pay any invoice within 60 days after the invoice date, interest shall accrue from that date, at the option of the creditor, at the lesser of 18% annum or the maximum allowed by law.
C. Except as may be later disclosed in a records review or audit, each party shall have one year from the date of shipment to file a claim with the other party for overcharges or undercharges relating to such shipment.
D. Except as otherwise provided in these Terms & Conditions, each party must bring a civil action to recover damages or amounts claimed under these Terms & Conditions within two (2) years from the date of shipment. Any matters not filed within the above limitations period shall be barred.
E. Except as otherwise provided in these Terms & Conditions, all lawsuits concerning disputed invoices, including lawsuits by BROKER against SHIPPER for unpaid invoices, shall be commenced in the courts of Harris County, Texas. SHIPPER shall pay BROKER all reasonable expenses of litigation, including attorney's fees, costs and expenses, in all successful actions by BROKER to collect unpaid invoices from SHIPPER.
F. In the event that BROKER accepts and provides Services to SHIPPER before reaching an agreement with SHIPPER on pricing, SHIPPER agrees to pay BROKER the last pricing quoted by BROKER to SHIPPER for that load or, in the event that no pricing has been provided by BROKER, SHIPPER agrees to pay for BROKER'S Services based on BROKER'S standard pricing model.
G. It is expressly agreed, as a condition of Automated Logistics Services' provision of freight services to SHIPPER, that Automated Logistics Services shall have a lien on all of SHIPPER freight under transport for the total amount owed to Automated Logistics Services for all freight charges, storage and charges for related services, including charges related to freight previously delivered upon the promise of SHIPPER to pay such charges. No further notice of this lien shall be provided to SHIPPER.
(1) Selection and Use of Motor Carriers. ALS will subcontract the transportation services required by SHIPPER to motor carriers that are duly authorized to transport such shipments pursuant to all applicable regulatory authority. It is understood and agreed that the Motor Carriers are independent contractors with the exclusive control over their respective drivers and employees, and are not agents, employees or authorized representatives of ALS.
(5) On-Hand Freight. BROKER shall notify SHIPPER of any refused freight at SHIPPER and/or third party locations and request additional instructions regarding delivery or storage of the refused goods. Such notice by BROKER shall, as soon as reasonably practical.
D. Shipments Traveling in Mexico. Shipments traveling in Mexico are at the risk of the SHIPPER and such shipments will not have insurance coverage by or through BROKER or Carrier. SHIPPER agrees that any cargo loss, damage or delay that occurs in Mexico shall be evaluated pursuant to only Mexican law and the Carmack Amendment will not apply; even if the shipment is traveling on a through bill of lading. In addition, for any transportation service in Mexico, it is the SHIPPER that shall bear the risk for any damage or loss to brokered trailers. IN ANY SUBSEQUENT LEGAL ACTION TO RECOVER DAMAGES FOR A SHIPMENT TO OR FROM MEXICO THE SHIPPER HEREBY AGREES THAT THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT SOUGHT WILL BE LIMITED TO THE LEGAL LIABILITY OF THE MEXICAN MOTOR CARRIER, REGARDLESS OF WHERE THAT CLAIM IS FILED, AND THE SHIPPER AFFIRMS THAT THESE TERMS ARE BINDING ON THE SHIPPER, CONSIGNEE AND THEIR ASSIGNS.
5. MILEAGE Where rates are based on mileage, mileages will be determined through the use of PC Miler Version 25.1 Practical (Zip Code to Zip Code) at the time the load is tendered.
D. International Shipping Pallets – When wood pallets and/or crates are used by the SHIPPER for international shipping they must be treated & marked with the IPPC logo and appropriate country code designating the location of treatment. Any delay at the border because of unmarked wood pallets, crates, dunnage or other similar packing material is considered Detention charged pursuant to Section 15(B).
7. INDEMNITY. Indemnity by SHIPPER. SHIPPER shall indemnify and defend BROKER, its affiliated and associated companies, and their respective agents, officers, directors, and employees from and against any liability, loss, cost, claims, and expenses, including attorneys' fees and costs of defense, arising out of the negligent acts or omissions of SHIPPER, its third-party contractors, agents or employees. The above indemnity shall extent to all claims, liabilities and losses that in any way arise from or out of the loading or unloading by SHIPPER of any trailer of a Carrier. SHIPPER shall hold BROKER harmless from and against any claim, loss or damages to person or property caused in any manner by a Carrier.
8. NONEXCLUSIVE. It is understood and agreed between the parties hereto that BROKER shall be free to accept freight for transportation from SHIPPER'S other than SHIPPER and that SHIPPER shall be free to tender freight for transportation to other licensed property brokers other than Automated Logistics Services.
9. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. Automated Logistics Systems shall perform the services hereunder as an independent contractor and nothing herein is intended to create a joint venture, partnership, agency, or any employment relationship.
10. GOVERNING LAW. To the extent not governed by the Interstate Commerce Termination Act or other applicable federal statutes, the laws of the State of Texas shall govern the validity, construction and performance of these Terms & Conditions. All controversies, claims, actions, suits or proceedings arising hereunder shall be brought in the courts of Harris County, Texas.
B. The party claiming force majeure shall notify the other party within twenty four (24) hours of when it learns of the existence of such a condition and shall similarly notify the other within a period of two (2) working days after the condition is remedied. However, if such condition of force majeure is not remedied within 20 days, the unaffected party shall have the right to terminate any obligations created by these Terms & Conditions upon notice to the other party.
12. SEVERABILITY AND WAIVER If any phrase, clause, sentence, or other provision contained in these Terms & Conditions violates any applicable statute, ordinance, rule or law, such phrase, clause, sentence or provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such violations without invalidating any other provision of these Terms & Conditions. The waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder, or the failure of either party to enforce any of the terms and conditions herein, shall not affect, limit or waive the right of either party thereafter to enforce and compel strict compliance with these Terms & Conditions.
13. ENTIRE AGREEMENT/AMENDMENTS These Terms & Conditions represents the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter herein and cannot be amended except in writing signed by both parties. All prior discussions, understandings, negotiations and Agreements regarding the subject matter herein, are merged herein.
14. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Except as otherwise expressly provided in these Terms & Conditions, in no event will either party be liable to the other for any lost revenues, lost profits, incidental, indirect, consequential, special or punitive damages. All pick-up and delivery times, and other service times, are estimates and not guarantees.
B. Detention with Power (2 free hours at SHIPPER and consignee, 4 hours total) Applies when there is a delay of the driver and the equipment with power that is not the fault of the BROKER or Motor Carrier. Free time starts upon notification by the driver to the SHIPPER or consignee that the trailer is available and ends upon notification from the SHIPPER or consignee that the trailer is available for movement. SHIPPER hereby consents and agrees to any additional detention time.


Game sonic has appeared with a completely new version - Sonic Jump incredibly interesting.
- In the game you will play man Sonic dance steps quickly jump to avoid obstacles along the way.
- You just shake the machine to control Sonic left or right.
- Stay away from the floating turtle, the flowers or the bullets because they will make Sonic lose a life.
- Jump really high and explore new challenges in the sky.
Let's tilt and jump with Sonic!
This is my student project. Please download and rate to help him.
Last edited by codingforfun44; 03-03-2014 at 11:51 AM.
Update fix some crash bug.
Diamond Miner Free in Windows Phone!!!!
Is there even a single Windows 8.x tablet w/ T-Mobile-compatible mobile broadband?


text:
Q: How to save variable acquired from method for later use in Java? I have 3 classes, Main, Pin, and Employee. (More classes to be added in the future)
The Main class runs a program that prompts use to enter an password from a method in the Pin class. The password is sent using SQL to a database to be verified from methods in the Employee and Pin classes. If the password matches, it returns back the ID of that employee.
The problem I am having is saving the ID. I retrieved the ID, but I want to be able to use this ID for the rest of the program. I want to save it in the Employee class but it is returned in a method from the Pin class. How would I be able to save this ID to be used by the Employee class, or any class?

A: Hmm, if I understand you correctly you may want something like a composition of Employee and Pin?
Employee e = ...

e.setPin(pin);

Or is the problem, that you don't know how to assign a specific pin to an Employee, so that it is still assigned to the Employee in the next run of your application?
UPDATE: After receiving more information: You need to create an application context for your program. As it seems to be a standalone application with one user at a time, this can be a static field in some class.
If the application is a multi-user application, then the context needs to be static per user.
If the application is a web-application, then your application scope is the Session, that will be terminated during Logout. (That is actually not precise, as the session is the session scope, and the application scope is really the context of the application. But in your case, the pin is session scoped.)
A sample for a standalone/single user application:
public class ApplicationContext {

    static ApplicationContext CTX;
    public static ApplicationContext get() {
        if( CTX == null ) {
            CTX = new ApplicationContext();
        }
        return CTX;
    }

    private Pin pin;
    public Pin getPin() { return pin; }
    public void setPin(Pin pin) { this.pin = pin; }

    // ... add more stuff here ...

    public void logout() {
        CTX = null;
    }
}

A: What you need is a concept of a so called application scoped object.
There are various libraries that work with JavaEE but I assume you're using Java SE.
DeltaSpike of apache allows to do such scoped beans within Java SE, too. See an example. Like this, you can create an @ApplicationScoped bean where you can store values across your application.
Please know that there are other scopes possible, such as SessionScoped(HTTP), WindowsScoped(BrowserWindow) etc.
This example shall point you to the right direction but there might be better approaches than to use the application scoped in your case.


Geoguides take you to a wonderfl trip of Izu Peninsula Geopark!!
178 geoguide certified by the Izu Peninsula Geopark Promotion Council are waiting for you!!!!
English and Mandarin Chinese are available.
Contact to Izu Peninsula Geo Guide Association.


Our overall goal at Gustafson Family Dentistry is to meet all of your dental needs and exceed your expectations. The entire staff welcome you, and look forward to helping you achieve the smile that you deserve.
Dr. Ronald Gustafson graduated from LSU School of Dentistry in 1982. He was born in New Orleans and graduated from Rummel High School and the University of New Orleans. He is a member of the American Dental Association Louisiana Dental Association and New Orleans Dental Association. He is the proud father of four children - Gary, Chad, Becky, and Scott.


text:
Dietrich School
The Dietrich School of Arts & SciencesGraduate Studies
Welcome from Dean Hoock
Doctoral Program Statistics
About Dean Holger Hoock
The Latest from Dean Hoock
Department Admissions Requirements
Application Fee Waivers
Non-Degree Application
Ronald E. McNair Scholars Admission Information
Teaching & Research Appointments
Travel Grants for Conferences
Interdisciplinary Experiences
Advising and Mentoring
Diversity Fellowship Programs
Resources and Activities
Future Focus Workshops
3MT Competition
Career Exploration and Development Tools
Teaching Development and Support
Humanities Careers
Individual Development Plan
CFP: The Graduate Student Professional Development Challenge
Graduate Student Organizations
Graduate Student Advocacy Resources
Living in Pittsburgh
Resources for International Graduate Students
Student Spotlight: George Weddington
Interviewed as Fifth Year Student
How would you explain your area/s of research?
My research seeks to understand black movements, how social movements become racialized, and how black movements generate their own conceptions of black identity.
What inspired you to choose this field of study?
I think that there's an urgent need to understand the implications of race, the legacies of structural and institutional racism, and the political identities of people of African descent for social movement studies. On the other hand, social movement studies as a subfield in sociology is particularly useful field to grasp the daily realities and dynamics of black activism.
What is the significance of your research?
The black protest wave that began in 2014 exposed the deep roots of racism in the United States and proved the idea of a "post-racial" America to be a myth. If there is any possibility of genuine racial equality, it is necessary to tend to the ongoing history of black organizing.
What has most influenced you as a scholar?
During the fall of 2017, when I was doing my fieldwork, I decided to attend a local rally for prison reform. One of the speakers in attendance was a black woman who must have been at least 80 years old; most of the time I saw her she was seated, and needed help standing and walking around. I remember being astounded that she had decided to spend the entire weekend around activists and giving speeches around town. Even more importantly, I remember thinking that she had surely lived through the Civil Rights Movement, the Black Power Era, and now the Movement for Black Lives. I'm still in awe at her dedication. Even more importantly, the realization that she's seen the killings of Emmett Till and also Trayvon Martin speaks directly to my understanding and study of race and black activism.
Why did you choose Pitt to pursue your graduate degree?
I became interested in the PhD program in sociology as I was in the second year of my master's degree. I found that the department's emphasis on social movements and openness to specific questions of race and gender in social movements would be a good fit for my interests. I also really enjoy the city of Pittsburgh and find it to be a great place to be a graduate student!
What are your plans after graduation?
Ideally, I would like to be able to continue in academia – whether that is in the form of a postdoc or a tenure-track position. I would like to be in a place where I could balance my academic work with spending more time outdoors.
5141 Sennott Square
210 S. Bouquet Street
E-mail: asgrad@pitt.edu
Snapshot e-newsletter
Sign up to receive Snapshot, the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences e-newsletter.
View past issues »
The Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences Graduate Studies
asgrad@pitt.edu
Student Payment Center
TA/TF/GSA Stipends
Graduate Student Organization


text:
Primary School Teacher Sacked After Being Outed As Foul-Mouthed YouTube Rapper MC Devvo
Joshua Rogers in Entertainment, News, UK
Published 08.08.19
Stay in the loop. We've got you covered
We'll soon be launching our easy-to-digest daily roundup of everything you need to know.
Your email address will be shared with The Hook and subject to its privacy policy.
A primary school teacher has been sacked after being unveiled as a foul-mouthed YouTube rapper MC Devvo.
I mean, we've all got pasts and this seems a bit harsh – I once accidentally put a football through Jesus' face on a stained-glass window of a church, it doesn't mean I shouldn't work again.
Christian Webb, whose alter-ego was YouTube sensation MC Devvo, was reportedly fired from King Edwards Primary in Doncaster last December, having been at the school for four years.
His videos initially went viral in the early 2000s and showed him rapping in an extremely thick Doncaster accent about beating girlfriends, taking drugs and having sex with young girls.
Some of his lyrics included 'have a can of Kestrel and I'll kick me' girlfriend's head in' and 'f*ck 'em while they're young'.
Honestly, everyone in my school shared his videos around – via infrared – which makes me feel ridiculously old.
I even think I'm guilty of putting on his voice in classes.
However, his foul-mouther alter ego has only just been discovered by bosses at King Edwards Primary in Doncaster, having worked there for four years, with details only just emerging of his sacking.
One parent said: "Everyone said he was brilliant but you wouldn't want Ali G as your kid's teacher."
Another said: "Kids don't realise it's meant to be a joke."
Webb, who wrote the songs with comic David Firth – of Salad Fingers fame – told The Sun: "It's not something I want to discuss."
One parent told the Sun: "Everyone said he was brilliant but you wouldn't want Ali G as your kid's teacher."
No fucking way hahah imagine MC Devvo as your primary school teacher😂🤣😭fml what a geeza x https://t.co/cUAoR6vosE
— ♡ chloe-rose ♡ (@itschloebltch) August 8, 2019
In an interview with Vice last year, Webb explained how MC Devvo began:
'Well we were in Doncaster and also spent a lot of time in Hull, which is just a mishmash of weird f*cking folk. So I started making videos for my mate David about those people, for a laugh.
We would be blazing away, smoking joints and be like, 'come on I've got to put one of these videos on the internet.' People watched it and wanted us to come film another one.
So I'd be like 'Yeah alright'. I only had the intention to make David laugh, really.'
Obviously it's not ideal but you can't help but feel it's a bit of an overreaction.
So the guy made a few comedy videos way back – it doesn't mean he's a bad teacher.
Then again, he's not teaching my kid so it's hard to say.
I'll let you lot decide
Images via YouTube/Facebook
Joshua Rogers
Charismatic, witty, charming, engaging - four things Joshua Rogers will never be. Thankfully, he's a semi-competent writer, who, after graduating university with two mostly pointless degrees, joined The Hook two years ago. He subsequently honed his writing skills over the course of several sex-related articles, bringing a very public humiliation to his family's good name.
© 2020 The Hook | All Rights Reserved.
Cookie Policy · Privacy Policy
We use cookies to collect and analyse information on site performance and usage, and to enhance and customise content and advertisements. By Clicking "OK" or by clicking into any content on this site, you agree to allow cookies to be placed. To find out more visit our cookie policy.