Apr 21 (SL) A cake worth US$ 35 million is a stupendously obscene gesture in a country where 53 percent lack enough money to buy food and 46 percent struggle to find adequate shelter. The economic statistics are from a new Gallup Poll, according to which at some point in 2011 �about one half of Sri Lankans lacked money for food and shelter��. Last month�s warning from the Asian Development Bank that Sri Lanka�s poor �will suffer if prices of wheat and other more..
Apr 21 (CT) I am often compelled to devote a considerable portion of my writings in responding to criticisms. This I know is not a pleasant task. Yet, a person who represents a specific view cannot restrain from doing so when the view that he upholds is challenged necessitating him to defend it.Last week, Uvindu Kurukulasuriya who is in self exile had published a long report in his website quoting a discussion that took place between Minister more..
Apr 21 (Island) The arrest of a British youth on Wednesday in Colombo following an abortive attempt to smuggle in hashish secreted in some magazines evokes one's memories of Jerry London's 1988 movie, Dadah is Death, based on the execution of two young Australians in Malaysia in 1986 for carrying heroin. But, in Sri Lanka, fortunately for drug traffickers and unfortunately for their victims, dadah (slang for illegal drugs) is not death. The latest Handbook of Drug Abuse Information more..
Apr 21 (Island) In its modern form, the origins of the so-called National Question go back to the early twentieth century. As understood by the man in the street, this intractable problem was created by the claims and counter-claims made by politicians of all races, particularly the Sinhalese and the Tamils, over several decades as to how the "national cake" should be divided. The armed conflict that eventually ensued came to a decisive conclusion in May 2009. more..
Apr 21 (DM) Wikileaks became a global phenomenon after the release of thousands of secret cables of the United States State Department, in November 2010. The 2010 release was part of the continuing efforts of Wikileaks to counter what the group perceived as corrupt governance and lack of transparency. Although the organization had made similar releases from late 2006 � the cable release gave rise to several repercussions of the US govt. more..
Apr 21 (Island) Jeffrey� cartoon in The Island last Tuesday depicting a hooded crocodile being led by a policeman, as it is for an identification parade and the crocodiles� comment " Sir, you let politician killing humans go scot free" is a telling statement on today�s social, conditions. I would vote for it as one of the better cartoons in recent times. Suddenly we find that the crocodile is public enemy No. 1. True enough some humans have been killed by crocodiles in recent weeks, more..
Apr 21 (NS) With the dawning of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year is manifested a season of renewal and an occasion of joy. It is a period for permissible indulgence as well as extending hospitality and the distribution of largesse. Through the centuries, the cheerful festivities have been equated to a National New Year, celebrated by both Buddhists and Hindus. Touchingly symbiotic is the fashion in which both these ancient religions have become inextricably intertwined more..
Apr 21 (Island) Basil Fernando, the indefatigable human rights activist now with the Asian Human Rights Commission, wrote the poem JustSociety, from which the above is taken, in 1983. But it could well have been today. The methods and the strategies employed in 1983 seem to be once again being used with equal or even more devastating effect. Groundviews website states that there were 29 known cases of abductions in February and March alone. more..
Apr 21 (Island) The Forum statement says "All of us citizens should be concerned regarding the extreme intolerance for differing views that has emerged in the aftermath of the resolution" I thought expression of differing views even aggressively is that mark of a vibrant democracy? The matter concerns every body. So it is natural that even intemperate views will be aired by at least some people who would feel humiliated, in their view. "Any expressions of views that more..
Apr 21 (SO) We are amidst another Sinhala and Hindu New Year during which a majority of the inhabitants of Sri Lanka will participate in social, cultural and religious observances which have been inherited from generation to generation over the past centuries. And for a change I propose to delve into the ways in which the Sinhala and Hindu New Year was celebrated with pomp and pageantry in Sri Lanka during the ancient times about which early writers give exuberant details. more..
Apr 21 (Island) The Central Bank which had severely criticised those warning of a balance of payments crisis, denying repeatedly that there was such a problem, and sold down reserves to defend the exchange rate while keeping interest rates stable, an impossible task in practice, has told the IMF the opposite, indicating that it had known about problem. Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal recently told journalists that more..
Apr 21 (Island) National carrier SriLankan Airlines and budget airline Mihin Air sustained losses in 2011, the Central Bank 2011 Annual Report showed. "The revenue of SriLankan Airlines increased by 16.3 percent to Rs. 78.9 billion, while the operating expenditure increased by 32.2 percent to Rs. 98 billion resulting in an operating loss of Rs. 19.1 billion. High fuel prices and lower yields due to increased competition contributed to the increase in operating expenditure of the airline," the bank said. more..
Apr 21 (KT) Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), the apex government organisation for promotion and development of exports from Sri Lanka, has been entrusted to formulate strategies to achieve the export target of $15 billion by 2015, The EDB, in consultation with the relevant private and public sector stakeholders, has identified apparel, tea, rubber and rubber products, gems and jewellery among others as key potential products to boost exports. more..
Apr 21 (FT) Dismissing the claim by the UNP MP Dr. Harsha De Silva that the Central Bank was doing �creative accounting� to camouflage the reality and show better economic and GDP performance, Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal said per capita GDP was calculated according to international norms. Referring to our front page lead story yesterday titled �CB statistics under fire,� quoting Dr. De Silva, more..
Apr 21 (DN) The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) spent Rs.22.9 billion as relief to electricity consumers last year, Minister Champika Ranawaka said. He said Rs.6.5 billion was spent for the relief of industries and the balance for the relief of domestic consumers who used electricity below 90 units. The number of electricity consumers has increased to over five million. About 4.6 million are domestic consumers. The balance are religious places, hotels and other industries. more..
Apr 21 (DN) The elements which pushed the Geneva resolution against Sri Lanka are interested in our country because of their long term plan of dividing India in a similar manner to former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). Sri Lanka is the launching point of their agenda, Prime Minister D M Jayaratne told the Daily News yesterday. According to the Prime Minister, Sri Lanka is a culturally and religiously rich country and has a history over 2555 years. more..
Apr 21 (Island) The Operational Office for the Asian Junior Athletic Championship was declared open by Minister of Sports Mahindananda Aluthgamage at Sugathadasa Sports Hotel in Colombo on Thursday. The 2012 Asian Junior Athletics Championship is scheduled to be held from 09th-12th, June 2012 in Colombo with the participation of 800 athletes, coaches and trainers from 45 countries. Since Sri Lanka is hosting this event for the first time Sports Minister Aluthgamage has more..
Apr 21 (Island) Sri Lanka�s new found enthusiasm for national duty and the remarkable journey at the Asian 5 Nations so far, will be put to the test in no uncertain terms when they clash with Philippines, in a match which will decide the winner of the Division 1 competition, at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, Philippines, today. An assignment which at the beginning left the islanders with slim hopes, has now presented them with an opportunity to go all out, more..
Apr 21 (DM) Private bus owners yesterday said they might request for an increase in bus fares later this year as the cost of repairs had doubled due to the escalating prices of items. During the last bus fare increase in February this year bus owners� unions had agreed with the transport authorities to revise fares on February 14 next year. PBOA President Gemunu Wijeratne however said a bus fare increase would be needed sooner than that. more..
Apr 21 (Reuters) Central bank said on Friday that despite heavy depreciation pressure on the rupee , there was no need to intervene in the market as the country would see $574 million of inflows within a month. On Friday, the currency was trading near its record low of 131.60 per dollar, hit on March 19 due to importer demand and the market has been expecting further depreciation when the central bank stops its dollar supply to meet oil bills from the next month. more..
Apr 21 (DN) The Irrigation and Water Resources Management Ministry has drawn up plans to build water chalets around tanks and reservoirs countrywide. This is to provide a novel experience to local and foreign tourists, Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said. Under the proposed project, 75 picturesque locations have already been identified for this purpose. Minister instructed officials to implement the project in collaboration with the security forces, wildlife institutions, farmer societies, groups dedicated to more..
Apr 21 (MEA) The first ever bilateral consultations between the Ministry of External Affairs of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel were held at the Ministry of External Affairs in Colombo on 20th April. Secretary/External Affairs of Sri Lanka Karunatilaka Amunugama and the Deputy Director General & Head of Asia and the Pacific Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel Ruth Kahanoff headed the respective more..
Apr 21 (HT) Mumbai Indians star bowler Lasith Malinga�s recurring back problem has ruled him out of the Indian Premier League at least for a �couple of weeks� and the bowler has returned to Sri Lanka, a top Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) official confirmed on Friday. Malinga has struggled with a troublesome back throughout his career and was forced to retire from Test cricket in 2010 to prolong his career, focussing instead on the shorter version. more..
Apr 21 (Island) The Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLFEB) aims to send more trained professionals abroad for employment instead of housemaids in future through its newly set up �Rata Viru National Organisation (RVNO). The spokesman for the SLFEB said that the organisation comprising migrant workers and their family members would promote sending professionally trained workers to foreign countries. The spokesman said the SLFEB had established the more..
Apr 21 (Hindu) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa in an unscheduled breakfast meeting on Friday. This comes soon after the one-on-one meeting she had with the Sri Lankan Opposition Leader, Ranil Wickramasinghe. Ms. Swaraj has had meetings with all Sri Lankan Tamil leaders, and has informally met many Ministers and politicians in the past four days. The invitation was extended to Ms. Swaraj, more..
Apr 21 (CT) Two officials of the Sri Lankan Embassy in Nairobi have been requested to go across to Tanzania to receive rescued Sri Lankan fishermen who had been abducted by Somali pirates. The Assistant Director of the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Lal Silva said that the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources had discussions with the External Affairs Ministry to arrange for the rescued fishermen to return to Sri Lanka. The six Lankan fishermen were captured about six months ago by Somali pirates when more..
Apr 21 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils vice-captain Mahela Jayawardene brushed off former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga�s take on the Indian Premier League (IPL) as being his own opinion. Ranatunga has blamed the Indian cricket board for �harming the game� through the IPL and said it would produce butchers instead of better Test players. Ranatunga, who led the Sri Lankan team to a historic World Cup triumph in 1996, blamed the BCCI for India�s slide in Test arena. more..
Apr 21 (Island) Former UNP, UPFA MP and Cabinet Minister Milinda Moragoda, who is the UPFA Group Leader in the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC), will resign as a Councillor on Wednesday. Moragoda would announce his resignation from the CMC at Wednesday�s group meeting to take up an appointment with the World Bank. M.H. Maharoof who crossed over to the UPFA from the UNP in September last year, just before the LG elections after disagreements with UNP more..
Apr 21 (Hindu) The Indian delegation to Sri Lanka was in essence an attempt to mollify the hurt sentiments of Sri Lanka in the aftermath of the Geneva resolution, said D.Raja, Rajya Sabha member, Communist Party of India. He said that there was no space for independent inquiry by the delegation led by the leader of opposition Sushma Swaraj. The scope of the visit was regimented by Sri Lankan authorities, and displaced Tamils in refugee camps were tutored not to to utter uncomfortable truths, more..
Apr 21 (DN) President Mahinda Rajapaksa will undertake a state visit to South Korea from April 23 to 27 at the invitation of the President of South Korea, Lee Myung-Bak. During his visit to South Korea, President Rajapaksa will hold talks with the South Korean President. President Rajapaksa will be accompanied by First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa. Several bilateral agreements will also be signed during the visit. President Mahinda Rajapaksa will address a business luncheon co-hosted by more..
Apr 21 (Island) Ex-actress and one time beauty queen Angela Seneviratne, whose name has been mentioned in a hashish detection at the Central Mail Exchange early this week, yesterday visited the Kollupitiya police station with two lawyers to make a statement and clear her name, but she said that officers there had turned her away saying that they were not handling the case. Angela said that she, accompanied by two juniors of leading more..
Apr 21 (Island) The GMOA accused the Health Ministry of failing to install a proper elevator system at the five storeyed Jaffna Teaching Hospital, where the lifts currently in operation function only up to the 2nd floor. GMOA President Dr. Anuruddha Padeniya said that in-patients, especially surgical patients, admitted to the 3rd, 4th and 5th floors, had to be carried by labourers. Some labourers who were tasked with carrying the patients to upper floors had developed back trouble more..
Apr 21 (FT) At an identification parade held yesterday before Nugegoda Acting Magistrate five eye witnesses identified two suspects as those who killed the two theras at the Rajamaha Viharaya of Kotte on the night of 20 March. The parade was held before Nugegoda Acting Magistrate Tissa Wijeratne and the two suspects Pathirage Harsha Manjusri Manikeerthi Perera and Nammuni Arachchge Suresh Chanaka were identified by a monk, a woman and two males who were said to be more..
Apr 21 (DM) Sri Lankan aviation authorities will meet Chinese and Russian aviation officials to negotiate for an increase in flights to Sri Lanka and to request that these flights land at the Hambantota Mattala Airport to be opened in November. A Civil Aviation Ministry source said European markets had cut down on flights to Sri Lanka as many tourists considered it to be an expensive destination. more..
Apr 21 (Island) The Power and Energy Ministry yesterday flatly rejected another pay hike for non-executives of the CEB, despite a threat by the latter to stage a walk out on May 29. Officials said that they were not disturbed by the demands of the non-executives who cater to the whims and fancies of certain political parties. The CEB Trade Union Front yesterday decided to walk out from their workplaces after more..
Apr 21 (Island) Those willing to petition the UN calling for an international war crimes inquiry targeting Sri Lanka had the chance to choose from over two dozen sample letters prepared by the anti-Sri Lanka lobby, to be sent online to UNSG Ban Ki-moon�s Panel of Experts (PoE). Twenty five samples were made available on line to the Diaspora as the Dec 31, 2010 deadline for the closure of submissions neared. more..
Will Lanka face Solheim in New York?
Apr 21 (Island) In the wake of Erik Solheim losing his ministerial portfolio at the recent cabinet shake-up, the former chief of Norwegian peace efforts in Sri Lanka, is widely believed to be considering giving up active politics for the time being, to take up a key diplomatic posting. Norway based sources told The Island that the 57-year-old politician had been campaigning for the post of Oslo�s UN Ambassador, a vital diplomatic posting in view of more..
Apr 21 (Haveeru) Former Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has met with President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday. A statement released by the Secretariat of the former President read that during the courtesy call both leaders discussed further methods to strengthen bilateral relations between both countries following the change in govt. Gayoom thanked the President on behalf of President Dr Mohamed Manik more..
Apr 21 (Island) The Lanka Private Bus Owners� Association (LPBOA) President Gemunu Wijeratne on Thursday named the National Transport Commission (NTC) and the Private Transport Ministry as the most corrupt State institutions and urged the government to do away with them as they had become white elephants. Wijeratne warned that the LPBOA would institute legal action against those two institutions. The NTC had issued more..


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Joseph Gordon-Levitt Stars in Trailer for "Snowden"
Snowden seems like an unconventional film for Joseph Gordon-Levitt to str in, since it's about a spy / former NSA contractor. JGL typically plays roles of quirky dudes in independent films, and this seems rather the opposite.
The film is directed by Oliver Stone and turns the tale of one largest intelligence leaks in the history of the U.S. into a film that channels the style of Bourne Identity. Starring in the film, alongside JGL are Shailene Woodley as Snowden's girlfriend, Lindsay Mills, Zachary Quinto as journalist Glenn Greenwald, and last but not least, Nicholas Cage. Edward Snowden himself is not behind the film but he did lend a hand during the film's development.
The film will be in theaters September 16th, and you can watch the trailer below.

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Q: Update SharePoint Online User Profile Properties (SPS-Birthday) via Powershell our current on-prem enviorment uses a external field to hold the employees birthday, this is then mapped to SPS-Birthday (on-prem). We have a SP Online instance to and I would like to get this birthday field to the online instance as well. I have exported a JSON list of the user account and the property field I need from SharePoint 2016 however I am struggling to import this into SharePoint Online with the provided API. The modified powershell runs successfully however the field is not being updated:
$adminUrl = "...admin.sharepoint.com"
$userName = "..."
$pwd = Read-Host -Prompt 'Enter your password' -AsSecureString
$importFileUrl = "...Test%20Document%20Library/sample.txt"

$uri = New-Object System.Uri -ArgumentList $adminUrl
$context = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext($uri)

$context.Credentials = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.SharePointOnlineCredentials($userName, $pwd)
$o365 = New-Object Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.TenantManagement.Office365Tenant($context)
$context.Load($o365)

$userIdType=[Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.TenantManagement.ImportProfilePropertiesUserIdType]::Email

$userLookupKey="IdName"

$propertyMap = New-Object -type 'System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary[String,String]'
$propertyMap.Add("Property1", "Office")
$propertyMap.Add("Property2", "SPS-Birthday")

$workItemId = $o365.QueueImportProfileProperties($userIdType, $userLookupKey, $propertyMap, $importFileUrl);

$context.ExecuteQuery();

Write-Host "Import job created with following identifier:" $workItemId.Value

This is the sample file being used, I have tried using Birthday in 2 different formats and still nothing.
{
"value": [
    {
        "IdName": "email1@.com",
        "Property1": "JHB",
        "Property2": "1/11/2016  12:00:00 AM"
    },
    {
        "IdName": "email2@.com",
        "Property1": "JHB",
        "Property2": "1/13/2016  12:00:00 AM"
    },
    {
        "IdName": "email3@.com",
        "Property1": "JHB",
        "Property2": "January 14"
    }
]}

Really come to a roadblock with this and the help would be greatly apriciated please guys. Regards.

A: Try to add date in following format
$converteddate = "{0:MMM dd}" -f [datetime]$birthdate

A: Again thank you Viraj, I have added the solution here which has been scripted to extract from SharePoint 2016 and insert into SharePoint Online with no user interaction needed (other than basic variable setup) and into the correct format on my Github
In proper prospects of a answer the format I needed was MM/DD/YYYY.

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The Phoenix Park Assassinations
On May 6th 1882, an Irish Republican group known as "The Invincibles" assassinated the Chief Secretary for Ireland Lord Frederick Cavendish and Thomas Henry Burke who was the Permanent Undersecretary (head of British administration in Ireland).
Ireland at the time was heading towards another "Great Hunger" with potato blight, mass evictions, and mass emigration affecting the Irish poor while the Landlord class became even more wealthy.
Parnell had agreed on the Kilmainham treaty and released from Kilmainham Gaol only a few days previous, in protest at his release Chief Secretary "Buckshot" Forster resigned and was replaced by Lord Frederick.
The Invincibles, an offshoot of the IRB had made previous attempts to assassinate "Buckshot" Forster so now set their sights on taking out Thomas Henry Burke. They were determined to strike back against the mass evictions happening in Ireland.
On May 5th, at Ballina the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) had opened fire and charged a peaceful crowd, killing several children under the age of fourteen. The Invincibles decided to strike back immediately.
Newly installed Chief Secretary for Ireland Lord Frederick Cavendish, on the very day of his arrival to Ireland, was walking with Burke to the Viceregal Lodge, the "out of season" residence of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
The first assassination in the park was committed by Joe Brady, who attacked Burke with a 12-inch knife, followed in short order by Tim Kelly, who knifed Cavendish. Both men used surgical knives. The British press expressed outrage and demanded that the "Phoenix Park Murderers" be brought to justice.
A large number of suspects were arrested. By playing off one suspect against another, Superintendent Mallon of "G" Division of the Dublin Metropolitan Police got several of them to reveal what they knew.
The Invincibles' leader, James Carey, and Michael Kavanagh agreed to testify against the others. Joe Brady, Michael Fagan, Thomas Caffrey, Dan Curley and Tim Kelly were hanged by William Marwood in Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin between May 14th and June 4th 1883. Others were sentenced to long prison terms.
Prominent members of the Invincibles John Walsh, Patrick Egan, John Sheridan, Frank Byrne, and Patrick Tynan fled to the United States.
Carey was shot dead on board Melrose Castle off Cape Town, South Africa, on July 29th 1883, by Donegal man Patrick O'Donnell, for giving evidence against his former comrades.
O'Donnell was apprehended and escorted back to London, where he was convicted of murder at the Old Bailey and hanged on December 17th 1883.
William Marwood the hangman who executed the Invincibles died on September 4th 1883, idle rumour had it that he had been poisoned by Irish Republican sympathisers whilst sharing a few drinks in his Horncastle local.
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Radius, the giant network of global travel management companies, has named Shannon Hyland as president and CEO, succeeding Chris Vasiliou, a 30-year travel industry veteran who has served as CEO since 2008. Hyland joined Radius in 2008 as chief financial officer and has also led the company's supplier relationships.
During Vasiliou's tenure, Radius said it experienced significant growth in the its global travel management business, as well as the close of a major investment round in 2011 led by Radius members Cox & Kings, Portman Travel, and Travel and Transport.
Hyland, who has more than 20 years of travel industry experience, previously held CFO positions with Groople, an online group travel planning company, as well as Mark Travel and Cendant's Galileo. He also has served in senior finance and operations roles for America West Airlines, United Airlines and Continental Airlines.
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Il campionato di pallacanestro jugoslavo e il campionato di pallacanestro serbo-montenegrino, noti anche come YUBA Liga, fu attivo dal 1992 al 2006 nella Repubblica Federale di Jugoslavia prima, e in Serbia e Montenegro poi.

Storia

Con la dissoluzione della Jugoslavia e la nascita della Repubblica Federale di Jugoslavia nel 1992, le squadre serbe e montenegrine continuarono a giocare nel campionato di prima divisione, sempre denominato YUBA liga.

Nel 2003 la Repubblica Federale di Jugoslavia fu rinominata Serbia e Montenegro e il campionato nazionale mantenne inalterata la denominazione. Con la separazione del Montenegro dalla Serbia, nel maggio 2006, è nato il campionato di pallacanestro serbo, e quello montenegrino.

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Repubblica Federale di Jugoslavia

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 1993-1994
 1994-1995
 1995-1996
 1996-1997
 1997-1998

 1998-1999
 1999-2000
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Serbia e Montenegro
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Campionato serbo di pallacanestro
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Q: Is it possible to set image or button at the center of navigationbar in iphone? Is it possible to set image or button at the center of navigationbar in iphone?

A: Yes, have a look at the UINavigationItem's titleView property. In my application I added a UIView with a UILabel and UIImageView, for instance.


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These records were created by Kenneth Victor Young during his tenure in the Office of Exhibits Central (OEC) as a designer and Design Supervisor and Editor. The records consist of Young's exhibition script outlines and designs, mostly for the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES); memoranda and correspondence to and fro...
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This collection documents the different stages in Robert Brooks's education and career. Most of the material is professional in nature; there are few intimately personal letters or recordings. Much of the collection consists of business correspondence, notes, and financial records, as well as personal memorabilia, poetry and poetry translation...
Website Records
Smithsonian Institution, Asian Pacific American Program
This accession consists of one website and four blogs maintained by the Asian Pacific American Program. The "HomeSpun: The Smithsonian Indian American Heritage Project" website, crawled June 8, 2012, documents an initiative to create an exhibition chronicling the story of immigrants from India and their descendants in America. The website inc...
Curtis W. Sabrosky Papers
Sabrosky, Curtis W. (Curtis Williams), 1910-
This accession consists of records taken from Curtis Sabrosky's home after his death and given to the Department of Entomology. Materials include personal correspondence, family photographs, photographs and documents of Sabrosky's extensive travels (both holidays and trips to professional meetings), photographs of specimens, professional corre...
J. Percy (John Percy) Moore Papers
Moore, J. Percy (John Percy), 1869-
3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
The papers of John Percy Moore document his research on leeches. They include correspondence concerning the identification of specimens, his field research on Indian land leeches, and his work on the biological control of leeches. Also included are research notes, photographs, field notes, drawings, specimen lists, and manuscripts from hi...
Evelio Grillo photographs and other material
Grillo, Evelio
0.27 Linear feet (1 box; 2 folders)
ACMA.06-026
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The collection, which dates from circa 1930 to 2000 and measures .27 linear feet, documents the personal life and professional activities of Evelio Grillo. The collection is comprised of photographs, negatives, a transparency, a book entitled "Black Cuban Black American" and a pre-publication manuscript copy of the same.
Apollo 11 Stamp Collection [Cooke]
Cooke, Hereward Lester
3.44 Cubic Feet ((7 legal document boxes, 1 flatbox))
Hereward Lester Cooke (1916-1975), a curator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, was extremely interested in the moon landing as well as in stamp collecting. He acquired over five hundred stamps relating to the 1969 lunar landing from countries including: Afghanistan, Algeria, Belgium, Bhutan, Brazil, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, China, C...
Howard Levy Photography Collection
Levy, Howard, 1921-2010
185.43 Cubic Feet ((215 boxes))
This collection consists of 200 linear feet of collection material consisting mostly of Mr. Levy's photography. The following formats are represented: black and white negatives; black and white prints; color transparencies; and 35mm slides. The collection also includes articles written by Levy and the reference material he gathered to write those s...
Portrait of Raja Deen Dayal
1 copy print
NAA.PhotoLot.86-19
Studio portrait of Lala Deen Dayal.


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Home/News/Brad Pitt Reunion With His Children
Brad Pitt Reunion With His Children
Netloid Team October 14, 2016
Brad Pitt has finally reunited with his six kids.
Following Angelina Jolie's divorce filing on September 19, Brad Pitt had been kept from his kids due to an ongoing child abuse investigation against him. Over two weeks later, a source has confirmed that the actor recently saw his children, Maddox, 15, Pax, 12, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 10, and twins Vivienne and Knox, eight, during what was likely a supervised visit.
"Brad Pitt has spent some wonderful time with children recently," a source close to the situation revealed to People Magazine on October 6.
According to the report, the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services' investigation against Brad Pitt remains open after the 52-year-old actor reportedly became verbally and physically abusive to his oldest son with Jolie, 15-year-old Maddox, during a fight on the family's private airplane. The incident reportedly took place in Minnesota, where the family stopped briefly en route to Los Angeles from France, on September 14. One day later, Jolie parted ways with Brad Pitt.
"[Brad Pitt] loves his children more than anything in this world, and they matter more than anything else to him," a Pitt source told the magazine. "He will do whatever it takes to be with them, now and always."
As the magazine explained to readers, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have agreed to a temporary plan that was recommended to them by the Los Angeles Department of Child and Family Services. The plan, which expires on October 20, requires a therapist to be present during Pitt's time with his kids. However, it wasn't confirmed by the source whether or not a therapist was present during his recent visit.
Also included in Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's temporary agreement is requirements of individual counseling, family therapy and voluntary drug and alcohol testing for Pitt.
"[Brad Pitt] is trying to get his bearings each day," a source told Hollywood Life a short time after Jolie filed for divorce. "He feels as if he's been slammed again and again with the divorce and the child abuse claims."
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were together for 12 years prior to her divorce filing. While filming 2005's Mr. & Mrs. Smith, the couple fell in love and one year later, after Pitt's then-wife, Jennifer Aniston, filed for divorce, they welcomed their first biological child, Shiloh, now 10. The couple also welcomed Vivienne and Knox biologically. As for the rest of their brood, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie adopted Maddox from Cambodia, Zahara from Ethiopia, and Pax from Vietnam.
"Brad Pitt knew things were bad for a while but he didn't think it was going to come down like this," the source continued. "In hindsight, he can see how Angelina was pushing him away for a long time. It's painful for him to admit but he thinks she fell out of love with him around a year ago."
"Since then they have been fighting more and more and there has been a growing distance between them," the insider revealed. "He tried to fix it, and at times thought they were back on track, but he was obviously wrong."
Just weeks before Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie went their separate ways, the couple celebrated their two-year wedding anniversary at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles, California, where Us Weekly magazine confirmed they enjoyed a nice dinner at the hotel restaurant before retreating to their room for a one-night stay.
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In the aftermath of the attacks on Charlie Hebdo, inevitably a strong anti-muslim sentiment has arisen in some people. Ahmed Merabet was one of the policemen tasked with protecting Charlie Hebdo and a muslim himself. He gave is life protecting the right of Charlie Hebdo to ridicule his religion. Let this be a reminder that extremism, not Islam is the 'evil' we face today. May he find peace, as we most certainly don't have it here.


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Les boucles de Chou-Reggia sont deux structures autoréplicantes d'un automate cellulaire particulier à 8 états.

La première boucle est composée de 6 cellules :
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La deuxième boucle n'est composée que de 5 cellules :
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Le fonctionnement des boucles de Chou-Reggia est similaire à celui de la boucle de Langton : une excroissance est créée vers un côté des structures et finit par se replier sur elle-même afin de créer une deuxième boucle distincte.

Voir aussi
 Automate cellulaire
 Autoréplication
 Boucle de Langton

Lien externe
  Self-Replication loops in Cellular Space : applet JAVA permettant de simuler le comportement de boucles de Chou-Reggia

Bibliographie

Jeu de la vie

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With autumn in full swing it feels a bit like the first day of school for us today, as we're eager to share some big news and welcome some new faces to the office here at Affinity Bridge.
Raised Eyebrow Web Studio and Affinity Bridge are joining forces.
We're excited to tell you about a new partnership with Vancouver's Raised Eyebrow Studios—a like-minded web strategy and development firm who, like us, specialize in helping NGOs and causes. Emira Mears, Founder of Raised Eyebrow, is focusing her agency on digital strategy for nonprofits. Affinity Bridge will become their partner for web development, and we're bringing three of RE's team members into our fold. Emira will also be a resident consultant to Affinity, bringing her expertise and experience to bear on client projects.
Please join us in welcoming Sherri, Anna and Rose to our team. We're excited to start working on some new projects with them—it means we can do more of what we love and build on what is best about us—our talented team.
Sherri Maunsell, with a background in working for community-oriented organizations around the Lower Mainland, was the Client Manager for Raised Eyebrow.
Anna Geeroms, Raised Eyebrow's Technical Business Analyst, is also making the move to the Affinity Bridge team. Anna has a background in working with nonprofits and handles functional requirements gathering and documentation, training, and user acceptance testing. Anna also designed the architecture and functionality on most of Raised Eyebrow's clients' websites.
The third new team member joining us is Rose Cass, a web developer who got her start in the BCIT New Media Design and Web Development program.
How will the partnership with Raised Eyebrow work?
To put it simply, Raised Eyebrow will be focusing its business on digital strategy for nonprofits, while Affinity Bridge will partner with them to handle web development.
It shows how close the local community of development talent in Vancouver really is—especially among those of us who care about using the web to affect change in a meaningful way. We're anticipating some great things out of this new partnership, and the new members of our team—things that will definitely benefit our clients.


Mellieha Guest House,with five en-suite bedrooms, can be found nestling in the picturesque valley of Amroth just 150 metres from the sea and bordering the National Trust "Colby woodland Gardens"
In this unique position "the woodland by the sea" Mellieha Guest House is open all year round to allow you to experience nature's changing seasons.
Guests are invited to relax with complimentary tea and homemade cake on arrival in our tranquil gardens, airy conservatory or in our cosy lounge with log burning stove dependent on the season.
All rooms are ensuite with flat screen TVs ,tea and coffee making facillities and local organic toileteries .
Stuart's breakfasts, with a wide varierty of choice, provide you with a perfect start to the day.
Mellieha Guest House is a chalet style bungalow situated in a valley position at Amroth and 150 metres from the sea front.
Access to Amroth via the M4 to Carmarthen and then A40 to St Clears. Take A477 from St Clears signposted Tenby and Pembroke. Having passed through Llanteg you will see a sign to Amroth and Wisemans Bridge on the left.
Follow signs to Amroth. Mellieha Guest House can be found on the left hand side as you descend the hill towards the seafront.
There are several firms that provide Taxi services in the area , for a full list of companies please contact us and we will happily provide the details.
Access to Mellieha from the road is down a gently sloping driveway to a private car park at the rear of the property. The entrance is at the front of the property through a standard doorway and into the conservatory/dinning area. There is a slight threshold at this entrance and also at the doorway that leads through a second door and on to the hallway. This hallway provides level access to the two ground floor rooms and access to to the stairway leading to the first floor.
The Garden Terrace Room has a step in shower and toilet ensuite.
The superior double room has a shower over the bath with en-suite toilet and a very small step from bedroom to bathroom.
The first floor rooms are accessed via a stairway with two turns and five and six steps between turns.
Both rooms have step in showers and toilets en suite.
The beach front at Amroth can be accessed via the main road however there is no public footpath and guests are advised to take care especially at night. The beautiful and breathtaking Pembrokeshire footpath can also be accessed within 150 metres. There are shops a pub and a choice of cafés/ restaurants at the beachfront.
There are a number of walks that can be taken from the property and maps can be provided however to experience the areas many attractions a car is an advantage.


No, really. How do you know?
Oh my, nothing beats Poldark gifs for expressing despair.
This has been such a different experience from writing my first book. (Or my second. Or my third. Or my fourth.) In all of those instances, I was operating on Megan Time. And while Megan, a full-time working mom, may not have had a whole lot of time on her hands as a general rule, there was no exterior pressure pushing me to wrap things up by a certain point.
Now? The clock's a-ticking. My first book comes out this June, which is awesome, but if I want to have a writing career, I need to get another book into the world, pdq. I don't have five years to putter away on the new novel. It needs to be done. Like, yesterday.
But the book I have now doesn't feel done. It feels messy and disjointed and poorly penned (probably because it is messy and disjointed and poorly penned). And yet, I'm so sick of looking at these words at this point I can hardly see straight.
And that's normal. That's always been a part of the process, or, at least, my process. In the past, I would have taken this opportunity to step away from the manuscript and let it breathe until I was ready to dive back in. Well, that's a luxury I don't have anymore, and it's forcing me to consume more cookies than I care to acknowledge. Like this cookie. I shall now consume my anxiety as my cat looks on in judgement.
So, to get at the heart of the matter, if you're someone with ludicrously exacting standards for yourself (hypothetically speaking, of course), how can you ever know when a manuscript or any artistic endeavor can truly be described as "done"? Is it ever finished, really? Can't it always be better? And how much of this sense of not-done-ness comes from the inability to recognize that something you've created is not only good enough, but might even be described as "pretty damn good" by a kinder outside observer?
I think it all comes down to something my husband tells me from time to time: You have to love the art in yourself, not yourself in the art. Don't tell him I said this, but he's right. All that anxiety I or any artist feels really comes down to a certain level of narcissism, the whole what-will-people-think-of-me? thing. The truth is that people don't really think of me at all. They've got more important things to consider: themselves, their families, their friends, the things that are important in life.
The truth is that I've done my best, and that's all I can do. I love this book, but if it fails, I'll write another one. And another. And another.
So, is this book done? Is it as finished as I can get it on my own? Is it good enough?
Guess I'm about to find out.
I so feel you on the part. "but if I want to have a writing career, I need to get another book into the world, pdq. I don't have five years to putter away on the new novel. It needs to be done. Like, yesterday."
Congrats on finishing the first one & I know the next one will be a whole new adventure for you.
Thanks for reading, Jessica. Wishing you all the best in your writing (in however much time it takes)!


TOO OFTEN BOOKS ABOUT SHIPWRECKS turn out to be all pre-sinking, and if we're lucky we get a bit of diving tagged on as an afterthought.
The history may be compelling or otherwise, but inevitably divers want to know about the vessels' afterlives, not just their glory days.
Sam Warwick and Mike Roussel have managed to avoid this trap, producing a book that will interest divers as well as maritime historians, and quite possibly general readers as well.
Warwick is a technical wreck-diver whose interest in the subject has been nourished by his father and grandfather both having been Cunard Line commodores. Roussel is the prime researcher, and on this evidence a painstaking one at that.
They have achieved a good pre-/post-sinking balance in this study of big passenger vessels that met a violent end – and if it's mildly shocking that so many Cunard ships did strike out the way they did, we have to remember that they have had more than 170 years and two world wars in which to do so.
The book focuses on 18 major losses in individual chapters, most of the wrecks diveable, with a round-up section covering a further 66.
The earliest featured casualty was the Columbia out of Boston in 1843, and the most recent the Atlantic Conveyor, sunk by Exocets during the Falklands War.
The round-up chapter contains wrecks that were lost, scrapped, lie beyond conventional diving depths or are otherwise undiveable.
If some of the vessels here seem familiar – Transylvania, for example, gets three paragraphs, but then, it's not the celebrated wreck off Ireland – it's worth remembering that similar names have been used freely by different shipping lines.
But there is plenty of meat among the wrecks that get chapters to themselves, which include famous names such as the Lusitania, Carpathia and Alaunia.
Well-illustrated both with historic and underwater images, the back-stories are brought alive with the help of quotes and anecdotes, while the underwater sections show that Sam Warwick knows his stuff.
And where he hasn't dived a wreck himself, he has enlisted the help of those who have.


Hypothyroidism refers to an underproduction of thyroid hormones by the thyroid gland. The production of thyroid hormones is controlled indirectly by hormones released by the pituitary gland, which act on the thyroid itself. Approximately 4.6% of Americans have hypothyroidism, and approximately 60% of those with a thyroid condition are unaware of it. Hypothyroidism is more common in women and in people over the age of 50.
There are many causes of hypothyroidism. Hashimoto's thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the thyroid gland resulting in hypothyroidism. There are also subtypes of Hashimoto's thyroiditis (e.g., subacute lymphocytic thyroiditis) that can lead to hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism can be the result of radio- or surgical ablation of the thyroid, which is used to treat thyroid cancer. Hypothyroidism can also be caused by diseases of the hypothalamus or pituitary, by some medications, by severe iodine deficiency, and by specific nutrient deficiencies.
Symptoms of hypothyroidism are fatigue, weight gain, depression, intolerance to cold, excessive sleepiness, inability to concentrate, dry skin, constipation, muscle cramps, elevated cholesterol levels, diffuse aches and pains, and swelling of the legs. Severe hypothyroidism is associated with reduced heart rate, puffiness of the eyes, reduced body temperature, heart failure, and even coma.
Most of our patients that have had their thyroid hormone levels measured say "the doctor said that it was normal". The issue with this is two-fold. First, normal and optimal are two different things. TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) is the most common screening marker but has an enormous physiological range. The "normal" TSH range is from .5 to 5.2 mIU/L; that's like saying you can wear a size 1 or 5 shoe and be comfortable. Second, the TSH level indicates how the pituitary "perceives" thyroid function, but provides no information about whether the thyroid hormones, T3 and T4, are being made in appropriate amounts or if they are being properly utilized by the body. To understand thyroid function, along with a thorough physical exam, all thyroid hormones, including TSH, free T3, free T4, must be measured as well as antibodies to the thyroid. This is necessary to screen for autoimmune thyroid conditions that can exist even when TSH levels are optimal. Finally, thyroid hormone levels must be assessed in the context of symptoms to address thyroid imbalance.
Hypothyroidism and subclinical hypothyroidism can be treated in a variety ways. We have herbal options for those who are not interested in bioidentical thyroid hormones, and, in some cases, thyroid medications are also appropriate. Treatment options vary based on whether or not there is an autoimmune etiology associated with the hypothyroidism. Accompanying any thyroid treatment is the optimization of nutrients and diet to ensure the body has what it needs to correct the hypothyroidism. Nutrient optimization typically allows patients to take less thyroid medication and use less supplementation. Additionally, it is a common misconception that once thyroid medication is prescribed, the patient must stay on the medication indefinitely. We have successfully taken patients off of thyroid medication after improved nutrition has corrected their thyroid imbalance.


Sarah Pearl Clark, Certified Esthetician and Skin Care Therapist, proudly uses Eminence Organics.
My philosophy: I believe in organic skin care. Skin is the largest organ of our bodies and is very permeable. Taking care of it contributes to our overall health. Being exposed to environmental toxins and synthetics are inevitable, so being proactive with our skin is a great way to promote holistic health (which includes emotional, physical, and spiritual well being). Looking at the ingredients of every single thing we put in or on our bodies can be an impossible task, but my philosophy is to choose organics whenever possible, recognizing that we do the best that we can.
Sarah also volunteers at DRESS FOR SUCCESS as an image consultant.
Health: Probably the number one reason to get a facial is to take care of your skin. Getting a facial can help prevent signs of aging and certain skin cancers. Repairing the skin is one way to have it look as young, fresh and healthy as possible. Ideally, everyone should have a good skin care regimen starting as teens or young adults, but there's always a chance to change your skin care goals. A basic good skin care regimen for everyone consists of a non-stripping cleanser, a toner, a moisturizer and a daily sunscreen. In addition, it's great to add an exfoliant, a mask and an antioxidant serum to achieve even better results.
Relaxation: An hour away from the pressures of daily life can be a blissful escape for all of us. The health benefits of relaxation can hardly be overstated, and the calm of a facial can provide an hour's worth of vacation in an otherwise stressful day. During the facial, clients receive therapeutic massage on their neck, shoulders, scalp, hands and arms, and sometimes the feet are included as well.
Confidence: No one can deny that when we take care of ourselves, we tend to feel better about our appearance. Getting a facial can encourage this new confidence that can flow into every aspect of our lives. I believe that when we feel better we can accomplish more.


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« First 2009 "Honor Flight" Lifts Off This Weekend
Greece Vet honored »
Second Major Honor Flight Launched
Rochester, NY. Thanks to donations from the Rochester community, a second major Honor Flight is scheduled to fly from Rochester on Father's Day weekend, June 20 and 21. The flight takes local WWII Veterans to see the Memorial built in their honor in Washington D.C. The newest addition to the National Mall was completed in 2004. The youngest of the men and women who served in WWII are now in their 80's. Very few have visited the Memorial and seen it firsthand. Now another sixty Rochester area Veterans have received phone calls to do just that. The local organization behind the flight formed 10 months ago as part of a 4-year old national movement to honor the Greatest Generation while time still allows.
Those 60 Veterans have been waiting for this call since May 2008 when hundreds of applications began flooding into the newly formed "hub" of the national Honor Flight Network. "I'm the happiest guy in the world… I'm shaking like a leaf I'm so excited," said Stan Rychlicki of Caledonia when he got the word he was going in June. "I'll be 90 years old this year and I've been helping local kids for 40 years, repairing bicycles and helping when I can. Now they're raising money for my flight and making me feel like a hero."
Leaders of Honor Flight Rochester indicated that it is efforts like those of the high schoolers in Caledonia, who raised more than $1,500 with a badminton tournament in Mr. Rychlicki's honor, that have been the backbone of the more than $65,000 raised in 10 months of operation. "We've had some wonderful surprises," said Jeff Gould who oversees Honor Flight Donor Relations locally. "A VFW Post sent us a $4,000 check out of the blue, with promises to do even more. A Lions club held a fund-raising evening and then invited us to a wonderful ceremony to receive an $1,800 check. A middle school raises $800. One couple just sent us an envelope with a note saying they wanted to sponsor 4 veterans. No names. Just an open gift."
But it's the smaller gifts that really touch the heart, according to Gould. "We get a check from a 3rd grade class for $127.92, straight from their piggy banks." He cited an $80 check from four families, 2 generations, on the 15th anniversary of losing their husband and father, a man who instilled in his children the moral character that has defined their lives. Says Gould, "That gift can't be measured in dollars."
"We just got a note from a man who very well could be unemployed. It said 'Please accept this donation to send WWII Vets on the Honor Flight. The Freedom we enjoy today is because of them. We salute all of them.' Inside the envelope was a check for $10. Now every Veteran going on every one of our flights owns a piece of that ten," said Gould.
In real money it costs Honor Flight $450 to send each Veteran on an Honor Flight. And none of that money has been wasted. When the June 20 flight lifts off, Rochester will have sent 125 Veterans on what Woody DiAntonio describes as "the greatest experience of my life." Mr. DiAntonio, who landed on the Normandy beaches in 1944, was a priority member of the very first Rochester Honor Flight last fall due to health concerns. As he stepped off the plane last October he described how he and his small band of brothers had "been resurrected" by their time together on the Honor Flight. The flight remains vivid 8 months later.
His Honor Flight excursion to Washington, included stops at Arlington Cemetery, Iwo Jima, the Korea, Viet Nam and Lincoln Memorials, and of course the WWII Memorial — with its water, granite and 4,000 gold stars for those Americans (times 100) who never returned home. But even after 8 months, DiAntonio who took time out at the recent D-Day remembrance at Charlotte Beach to reflect on his flight last fall, talked of the people who celebrated the veterans every step of their trip. "It was the strangers who approached us just to say thanks, and the crowds in the Baltimore airport who spontaneously cheered along our concourse, or the youngster who gave you a high five. Those are the special moments I carry with me forever."
Sixty more Veterans will feel the thrill of public honor on June 20, accompanied by 45 guardians – nurses, younger vets, sons and daughters, all there to help with wheel chairs, watch for steps and share in once-in-a-lifetime emotions. And the next day they return home to be welcomed with a reception they never received in 1945. They will all tell you, at the end of the war they stepped off buses or trains in their hometowns and then quietly, and humbly, went to work, raising families and building the country we have today.
The public is invited to join their Airport Homecoming on Sunday June 21 at 2pm on the A Concourse at the Greater Rochester International Airport, for a celebration six decades overdue.
The public is also invited to donate generously. More than 300 Veterans will still be waiting in line after the June flight, each eager to find schools, and churches, Posts and clubs willing to sponsor seats on trips not yet funded. And perhaps find the lucky couple who can afford to give more.
Their ages range from 82 to 98. They feel blessed to have led full lives, to be alive today, to know an Honor Flight is in their future. But there is so little time. Take a moment… today — Thank a Veteran.
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Icy Strait Point: The Rugged Side of Alaska
Icy Strait Point is home to the Huna Tlingit tribes
Nestled at the mouth of Port Frederick, Alaska's Icy Strait Point is home to the Huna Tlingit tribes, which have remained in this area for more than 2,000 years. Translated to "Where the north wind doesn't blow," the Tlingit have sustained their home environment at Icy Strait Point by using resources available within a 50-mile radius. Luckily for passengers on an Alaskan cruise, the illustrious scenery of Icy Strait Point has remained unharmed by modern pollutants, and wildlife roam freely throughout the rugged landscape. Fewer than 1,000 people live in the Hoonah village, and locals welcome visitors, eager to share their beautiful land with all those who arrive on their shores.
During an Alaska cruise of Icy Strait Point, passengers will learn about a truly unique side of The Last Frontier State. The Tlingit have managed to keep their day-to-day lives humble by fishing, farming and handcrafting stunning goods such as baskets, wooden bowls and paintings. Originally built as a salmon cannery, Icy Strait Point served as an economic mainstay for Hoonah natives who wanted to learn more about the world outside of their isolated home.
One hundred years later, this small village caters to cruise ships sailing through Alaska, providing numerous outdoor activities and historical tours.
The Native Heritage Center is an ideal place to get to know the history of this secluded part of Alaska and provides cruise passengers the opportunity to look through genuine, centuries-old Tlingit artifacts before settling down to enjoy a live cultural performance.
Tlingit tribal dances
Located within the Native Heritage Center, the theater displays entertaining and informative live performances that showcase the rich and colorful history and legends of the Tlingit people. Dancers and actors don traditional garb as they tell audience members the story of their land and people.
Icy Strait Point shore excursion packages include the seafood feast and tribal dance experience, during which passengers can wine and dine on fresh seafood including salmon, king crab and halibut while watching the cultural performance.
Touring The Last Frontier
Surrounded by snowcapped mountains and endless rows of evergreens, Icy Strait Point is a nature lover's dream destination. The land is teeming with wildlife such as brown bears, bald eagles and moose, along with stunning flora that blossom in the early summer - right when Princess Cruises docks.
Visitors won't want to miss the chance to take a road trip inland, where they'll be treated to incredible views of the jagged coastline as well as the dense wilderness. Princess passengers can experience The Last Frontier in any way that suits their fancy, from thrilling ATV rides through the forest to fishing and whale watching along the glimmering shoreline.
The land surrounding Icy Strait Point supports the largest concentration of brown bears in the world, and Princess passengers should have their cameras ready and fingers on the shutter to capture these majestic beasts as they catch salmon in their mouths.
Icy Strait Point Cannery
Formerly one of the world's most productive salmon canneries, The Icy Strait Point Cannery once exported more than 150,000 cases of salmon every year - amounting to about 3600 tons. Today, the cannery has been converted into a popular shopping strip where Princess passengers can browse through the local shops and craft workshops, gaining a better understanding of who the Tlingit people are.
Among the unique shops, Alaska Wood Creations features products made by Tlingit natives, and visitors are encouraged to ask about the meticulous etching and sculpting process.
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Learn about Juice It Up!
Our juice and smoothie franchise benefits from a robust industry that continues to grow
The obesity crisis is reaching epidemic proportions, and it's caused us to become more aware than ever before of the need to adopt healthier eating habits. That's strongly evidenced by the worldwide $9 billion juice and smoothie industry, which research firm Technavio predicts will grow 7% by 2020. And that puts our juice and smoothie franchise just where we want to be.
Smoothies and juices offer an excellent alternative to unhealthy fast food. With fresh-squeezed vegetables and fruits, plus protein add-ins like whey and soy, they are becoming a much more popular option for people who want to eat healthier but still need the convenience and portability of fast food.
According to Technavio, "A rise in health conscious population coupled with preventive food habits is fueling the growth of the global smoothies market. Preventive food habits indicate consumption of healthy foods with some functional benefits and added vitamins and minerals. These foods minimize the risk of health-related issues and increase the immunity and strength of the body."
The benefits of smoothies and juices
One of the great things about offering both raw juices and smoothies is that they aren't just for the all-or-nothing healthy eaters. People across all demographics are now realizing the importance of adding more fruit and vegetables into their diets, and they love adding a green juice, smoothie or superfruit smoothie bowl into the mix.
The citrusy tang of The Invigorator, a raw juice that blends orange, spinach, kale and pineapple, or a cold and creamy Pitaya Passion Bowl, topped with satisfyingly crunchy organic omega-3 granola, taste like straight-up treats. What could be simpler for your health than adding guilt-free treats to your diet? That's something Juice It Up! customers love.
Noah Burgess, the Research & Development Food Scientist here at Juice It Up!, points out that a small juice is three servings of fruits and vegetables; a medium is 4.5 servings of fruits and vegetables; and a large contributes a whopping eight servings of fruits and vegetables to your daily diet. You won't find that in a cheeseburger.
"We're starting to see a lot of the younger demographic, Millennials and the generation after that, gravitating toward the superfruit and smoothie bowls," Burgess says. "In addition to the increased interest in our bowl line with the younger demographic, we're also seeing more interest in protein. It has picked up a lot of speed in the last year or two."
Franchisee Vishal Sharma, who owns a Juice It Up! in Tustin, CA, was new to juicing when he first bought his franchise, but he's a complete convert now. "A healthy diet isn't something that has to taste bad," he says. "It's opened my eyes a lot."
He particularly loves working with schools in his community and introducing the joys and benefits of healthy eating to young people. "I love being able to cater to the children and put that smile on their face," Sharma says. "I love being able to provide a healthy lifestyle with juices and smoothies instead of serving something unhealthy like wings. I'm putting myself into it, giving people a reason to get away from their bad habits. We are encouraging a healthy lifestyle; we're helping them live healthier lives."
To discover more about owning your own juice and smoothie franchise in a growing industry, please fill out the form on this page. We'll send you a password for our Juice It Up! Franchise Information Center, where you can review more in-depth information about our franchise.


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#ifndef _LIBPROCSTAT_H_
#define	_LIBPROCSTAT_H_

/*
 * XXX: sys/elf.h conflicts with zfs_context.h. Workaround this by not
 * including conflicting parts when building zfs code.
 */
#ifndef ZFS
#include <sys/elf.h>
#endif
#include <sys/caprights.h>

/*
 * Vnode types.
 */
#define	PS_FST_VTYPE_VNON	1
#define	PS_FST_VTYPE_VREG	2
#define	PS_FST_VTYPE_VDIR	3
#define	PS_FST_VTYPE_VBLK	4
#define	PS_FST_VTYPE_VCHR	5
#define	PS_FST_VTYPE_VLNK	6
#define	PS_FST_VTYPE_VSOCK	7
#define	PS_FST_VTYPE_VFIFO	8
#define	PS_FST_VTYPE_VBAD	9
#define	PS_FST_VTYPE_UNKNOWN	255

/*
 * Descriptor types.
 */
#define	PS_FST_TYPE_VNODE	1
#define	PS_FST_TYPE_FIFO	2
#define	PS_FST_TYPE_SOCKET	3
#define	PS_FST_TYPE_PIPE	4
#define	PS_FST_TYPE_PTS		5
#define	PS_FST_TYPE_KQUEUE	6
#define	PS_FST_TYPE_CRYPTO	7
#define	PS_FST_TYPE_MQUEUE	8
#define	PS_FST_TYPE_SHM		9
#define	PS_FST_TYPE_SEM		10
#define	PS_FST_TYPE_UNKNOWN	11
#define	PS_FST_TYPE_NONE	12

/*
 * Special descriptor numbers.
 */
#define	PS_FST_UFLAG_RDIR	0x0001
#define	PS_FST_UFLAG_CDIR	0x0002
#define	PS_FST_UFLAG_JAIL	0x0004
#define	PS_FST_UFLAG_TRACE	0x0008
#define	PS_FST_UFLAG_TEXT	0x0010
#define	PS_FST_UFLAG_MMAP	0x0020
#define	PS_FST_UFLAG_CTTY	0x0040

/*
 * Descriptor flags.
 */
#define PS_FST_FFLAG_READ	0x0001
#define PS_FST_FFLAG_WRITE	0x0002
#define	PS_FST_FFLAG_NONBLOCK	0x0004
#define	PS_FST_FFLAG_APPEND	0x0008
#define	PS_FST_FFLAG_SHLOCK	0x0010
#define	PS_FST_FFLAG_EXLOCK	0x0020
#define	PS_FST_FFLAG_ASYNC	0x0040
#define	PS_FST_FFLAG_SYNC	0x0080
#define	PS_FST_FFLAG_NOFOLLOW	0x0100
#define	PS_FST_FFLAG_CREAT	0x0200
#define	PS_FST_FFLAG_TRUNC	0x0400
#define	PS_FST_FFLAG_EXCL	0x0800
#define	PS_FST_FFLAG_DIRECT	0x1000
#define	PS_FST_FFLAG_EXEC	0x2000
#define	PS_FST_FFLAG_HASLOCK	0x4000

struct kinfo_kstack;
struct kinfo_vmentry;
struct procstat;
struct rlimit;
struct filestat {
	int	fs_type;	/* Descriptor type. */
	int	fs_flags;	/* filestat specific flags. */
	int	fs_fflags;	/* Descriptor access flags. */
	int	fs_uflags;	/* How this file is used. */
	int	fs_fd;		/* File descriptor number. */
	int	fs_ref_count;	/* Reference count. */
	off_t	fs_offset;	/* Seek location. */
	void	*fs_typedep;	/* Type dependent data. */
	char	*fs_path;
	STAILQ_ENTRY(filestat)	next;
	cap_rights_t	fs_cap_rights;	/* Capability rights, if flag set. */
};
struct vnstat {
	uint64_t	vn_fileid;
	uint64_t	vn_size;
	char		*vn_mntdir;
	uint32_t	vn_dev;
	uint32_t	vn_fsid;
	int		vn_type;
	uint16_t	vn_mode;
	char		vn_devname[SPECNAMELEN + 1];
};
struct ptsstat {
	uint32_t	dev;
	char		devname[SPECNAMELEN + 1];
};
struct pipestat {
	size_t		buffer_cnt;
	uint64_t	addr;
	uint64_t	peer;
};
struct semstat {
	uint32_t	value;
	uint16_t	mode;
};
struct shmstat {
	uint64_t	size;
	uint16_t	mode;
};
struct sockstat {
	uint64_t	inp_ppcb;
	uint64_t	so_addr;
	uint64_t	so_pcb;
	uint64_t	unp_conn;
	int		dom_family;
	int		proto;
	int		so_rcv_sb_state;
	int		so_snd_sb_state;
	struct sockaddr_storage	sa_local;	/* Socket address. */
	struct sockaddr_storage	sa_peer;	/* Peer address. */
	int		type;
	char		dname[32];
};

STAILQ_HEAD(filestat_list, filestat);

__BEGIN_DECLS
void	procstat_close(struct procstat *procstat);
void	procstat_freeargv(struct procstat *procstat);
#ifndef ZFS
void	procstat_freeauxv(struct procstat *procstat, Elf_Auxinfo *auxv);
#endif
void	procstat_freeenvv(struct procstat *procstat);
void	procstat_freegroups(struct procstat *procstat, gid_t *groups);
void	procstat_freekstack(struct procstat *procstat,
    struct kinfo_kstack *kkstp);
void	procstat_freeprocs(struct procstat *procstat, struct kinfo_proc *p);
void	procstat_freefiles(struct procstat *procstat,
    struct filestat_list *head);
void	procstat_freevmmap(struct procstat *procstat,
    struct kinfo_vmentry *vmmap);
struct filestat_list	*procstat_getfiles(struct procstat *procstat,
    struct kinfo_proc *kp, int mmapped);
struct kinfo_proc	*procstat_getprocs(struct procstat *procstat,
    int what, int arg, unsigned int *count);
int	procstat_get_pipe_info(struct procstat *procstat, struct filestat *fst,
    struct pipestat *pipe, char *errbuf);
int	procstat_get_pts_info(struct procstat *procstat, struct filestat *fst,
    struct ptsstat *pts, char *errbuf);
int	procstat_get_sem_info(struct procstat *procstat, struct filestat *fst,
    struct semstat *sem, char *errbuf);
int	procstat_get_shm_info(struct procstat *procstat, struct filestat *fst,
    struct shmstat *shm, char *errbuf);
int	procstat_get_socket_info(struct procstat *procstat, struct filestat *fst,
    struct sockstat *sock, char *errbuf);
int	procstat_get_vnode_info(struct procstat *procstat, struct filestat *fst,
    struct vnstat *vn, char *errbuf);
char	**procstat_getargv(struct procstat *procstat, struct kinfo_proc *p,
    size_t nchr);
#ifndef ZFS
Elf_Auxinfo	*procstat_getauxv(struct procstat *procstat,
    struct kinfo_proc *kp, unsigned int *cntp);
#endif
char	**procstat_getenvv(struct procstat *procstat, struct kinfo_proc *p,
    size_t nchr);
gid_t	*procstat_getgroups(struct procstat *procstat, struct kinfo_proc *kp,
    unsigned int *count);
struct kinfo_kstack	*procstat_getkstack(struct procstat *procstat,
    struct kinfo_proc *kp, unsigned int *count);
int	procstat_getosrel(struct procstat *procstat, struct kinfo_proc *kp,
    int *osrelp);
int	procstat_getpathname(struct procstat *procstat, struct kinfo_proc *kp,
    char *pathname, size_t maxlen);
int	procstat_getrlimit(struct procstat *procstat, struct kinfo_proc *kp,
    int which, struct rlimit* rlimit);
int	procstat_getumask(struct procstat *procstat, struct kinfo_proc *kp,
    unsigned short* umask);
struct kinfo_vmentry	*procstat_getvmmap(struct procstat *procstat,
    struct kinfo_proc *kp, unsigned int *count);
struct procstat	*procstat_open_core(const char *filename);
struct procstat	*procstat_open_sysctl(void);
struct procstat	*procstat_open_kvm(const char *nlistf, const char *memf);
__END_DECLS

#endif	/* !_LIBPROCSTAT_H_ */


For 108 years, use a single currency: the colon. Countless designs, denominations and colors circulated throughout the national territory.
"I… three day meat cents". "Give me a lunch for 30 cents." "Give me two cents of sugar". These were regular expressions more than 70 years ago.
Don Gilberto Barahona, 74, remembers them as if you had used them yesterday. While it rested in the pews of the freedom Park, he remembered when his mother sent him to buy at the store some custom-made. He also told that the bus fare was worth between three and five cents.
"The passage cost depending on the distance, as it is now. For example, from Quezaltepeque to San Salvador was worth three cents. If one was going further cost five. But I am saying when the buses were of wood,"said.
In addition to the nominal value and everything what you could buy, don Gilberto longs for the variety of coins and bills that passed through his hands.
"They had enough. "I remember the quarts, real, chelitas, of suckling pig and tickets to two", added.
Banknotes and coins that most appreciated are the "chelitas" (from 25 cents). The size and the silver that were made are elements that attracted him.
Not to forget them, don Gilberto kept some specimens, until they stopped circulating.
"I have kept them for my children and grandchildren. They are not many but I have them so they know them because this dollar, I think that already shall not be so often,"he said.
Old or legacy banknotes and coins are key pieces in antique shops.
Adela Turcios, owner of an antique shop located in the center of San Salvador, said that notes and coins have always demand.
According to Turcios, sales could increase due to the bimonetarismo (movement of the colon and dollar) which will take effect from tomorrow.
"It is likely that they sold, because it will be rare to see these tickets," he added.
But, regardless of this measure, Turcios said that the Bills of one to five colones are bestsellers.
It's one has a great demand because it left circular at the beginning of the 1980s. And a five – the Lady with the basket – is sold because it is used in the "white centers" or spiritualists.
Turcios explained that in these places, they are also used for prayers and esoteric practices.
"People say that Trinidad Huezo (the basket Lady) is a business lawyer. "They say that the country was bankrupt, and what he did was bless the crops of coffee, after that, the plantations were the best", said.
But this Bill has another popular belief. People say that Trinidad Huezo was a friend of the former President Maximiliano Hernández Martínez.
These ticket prices vary on the market. These cost three to 400 colones.
It all depends on the price that sets the international catalogues of coins. In addition, the status of the ticket and the year of issue is taken into account.
Once more the ingenuity of Salvadoran artisans is put to test.
To update the handicrafts, has brought to market an altarpiece decorated with a map of the country, coins and banknotes.
Silvia Palacios, Ex Cuartel market vendor, said that this craft made it with regard to the "monetary integration", announced by the Government at the end of last November.
Coins placed in the altarpiece ranging from a penny to a colon.
And banknotes (which are colour photocopies) are of different denominations: a colon up to 200.
"It is selling. Most buy it to send him to the United States ", said the saleswoman.
While the Government has assured the validity and effectiveness of the colon, sellers of antiques, artisans and collectors fear that the currency completely disappears.
And until that happens, they have secured some banknotes and coins to pass part to the drawer of memories.


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Thanks to graffiti, today I am an artist. I had my first graffiti lessons with one of my best friends, Binho. He is one of the pioneers of graffiti in Brazil, along Tinho, Os Gemeos, Vitche, Herbert, Speto in which I have a great admiration. Thanks to them, today there are many good artists in Brazil.
Gracas ao graffiti, hoje eu sou uma artista. Eu tive minhas primeiras aulas de graffiti com um dos meus melhores amigos, Binho. Ele eh um dos pioneiros do graffiti brasileiro, junto com Tinho, Os Gemeos, Vitche, Herbert, Speto por quem eu tenho uma grande admiracao. Gracas a eles, hoje temos muitos grandes artistas no Brasil.
Here are some close-up pictures of my new work.
In that time, I used to wear the shoes I showed on my last post. It's interesting for me to see that ,the style I used to wear my clothes was the style I used on my paintings. And now, looking at it, made me understand better the changes in my life and the style and phases of my paintings. In that time, I had just got back from Japan, so I had all those cute colourful things in my head. It's fascinating how everything in life influences an artist.


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Bäckerei Orlamünde opts for Epson label printer
German bakery makes colourful, informative labels with the C3500
Bäckerei Orlamünde devotes itself to baking without using any ready-made mixes or unnecessary additives, and prides itself in printing every single ingredient of its baked good in detail on the packaging. The business uses the ColorWorks C3500 label printer to satisfy its labelling needs.
When Holger Orlamünde decided to completely remove industrial ready-made mixes from his bakery and to revive time-honoured baking traditions, he knew he'd face tough competition from the big industrial bakers. They use ready-made baking mixes, produce very high volumes and are increasingly pushing the smaller bakeries out of the market with their low prices.
However Orlamünde had seen trend towards more natural foods without additives very early on, and realised that he could stand out from the competition by offering customers something out of the ordinary with high-quality ingredients such as daily handmade natural sourdough.
"This does involve significantly greater expense and labour than working with ready-made mixes," says Holger Orlamünde, "But ultimately, this re-think and the associated organisational restructure probably saved the life of our bakery."
Individual labels with Epson's ColorWorks C3500
Part of the new concept is giving customers comprehensive information about the ingredients of company's baked goods. "Previously, we ordered the labels from a printing house and had to accept high minimum orders. This meant that we couldn't respond quickly to changes in recipes and declaration requirements. We also had to dispose of surplus labels," explains Holger Orlamünde.
So the company looked for a simple, flexible and relatively cheap solution to enable it to print labels individually and according to its own requirements. The bakery also wanted a device with easy operation and the option to print in colour. This led to a decision to buy a ColorWorks C3500 label printer from Epson.
"With this compact printing system, we can now print more extensive information on our labels in addition to the legally required details of ingredients and allergens used. And because labelling legislation changes rapidly these days – for example, new rules on stating nutritional values are always being introduced – the ColorWorks C3500 gives us the ability to make changes to our labels quickly and easily," continues Orlamünde.
The C3500 is a four-colour system that works with water-based pigmented inks. This ensures that the colour is resistant to smearing and water.
"It isn't exactly necessary for our purposes to print labels in colour, but the alternative would be monochrome thermal labels, and these are now outdated," says Orlamünde. "The colour labels give us better design options – not least because our logo is in colour – and attract more attention. Ultimately, the colour allergen symbols offer people with allergies and food intolerances better, clearer information they can understand at a glance."
Positive customer feedback all round
Customers' reaction to the switch to natural ingredients and eliminating unnecessary additives was positive and continuing success backs up the changed concept. The company now supplies eight branches from its bakery in northern Germany – the latest one opened only recently. And with its three mobile shops, the bakery also delivers to six weekly markets around Bremen.
This new bakery concept requires complete openness in its labelling. "If we didn't inform our customers honestly and comprehensively through our labels," says Orlamünde, "we'd quickly lose our credibility."
The bakery is a member of the "Natur Pur" ("Pure Nature") association, meaning it is certified to follow the principles of naturalness, honesty, craft and flavour, while only using natural raw ingredients.
The change of concept at Orlamünde has led to a complete transformation of the company's philosophy. The bakery now only uses packaging produced in a climate-neutral way, and 100 per cent of the power used by the bakery and all branches comes from renewable energy sources.
Straightforward printer installation
"Researching and inputting data for the 250 to 300 different products that we have in stock, depending on the season, was very demanding," notes Holger Orlamünde. "It took us around two years. In comparison, however, the installation and setting up the ColorWorks C3500 was brilliantly simple and was completed very quickly. For our labels, we use the label printing software included. It's ideal for what we need."
The user interface is very simple. Merle Orlamünde, a master baker like her father, who's responsible for sales in the company, took charge of printing and acquainted herself with the C3500 in no time at all. She prints around 1,500 labels per week, thanks to an output speed of up to 103 millimetres per second, without significant extra work. The finished labels are then delivered to individual branches, where the sales staff stick them to the packaging of freshly packed baked goods.
"We are completely satisfied with our Epson label printer," enthuses Holger Orlamünde. "The print quality is outstanding, plus the device is nice and small and fits easily into our office with its small footprint. The integrated paper cutter is also practical - it allows us to either cut individual labels or longer sections with multiple labels for the branches."
Bäckerei Orlamünde's extensive product range
Colourful labels help the bakery's mobile shops stand out
Bread products labelled with the C3500
The ColorWorks C3500 in action
Bäckerei Orlamünde needed to accurately label a wide variety of breads with legally required information, and the ColorWorks C3500 seemed perfect for the task
The colour labels produced by the C3500 helped make statutory information clear, but also make the bakery's products stand out
The bakery found the C3500 to be both quick to install and easy to use.
How GoInStore and Epson are merging in-store and online retailing
Klauser shoes relies on Epson


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Belarus opposition leader flees abroad with two sons ahead of election
Andrei Makhovsky | Posted: July 24, 2020, 1:07 a.m. | Updated: July 24, 2020, 5:12 p.m. | 2 Min Read
By Andrei Makhovsky
MINSK (Reuters) - An opposition candidate who wanted to stand against Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko in next month's presidential election has fled to Russia with his two sons, fearing they could be taken away, his campaign said on Friday.
Valery Tsepkalo, the country's former ambassador to Washington and later the founder of an office park for technology companies, worried that the authorities had started proceedings to deprive him of his parental rights.
Lukashenko has jailed two of his main election rivals and detained hundreds of protesters in a crackdown on dissent against his 26-year rule that has drawn Western criticism.
Tsepkalo's campaign said officials from the General Prosecutor Office had come to the boys' school asking for written statements that his family were not taking good enough care of the children.
"We were left with no choice," Tsepkalo's wife Veronika, who stayed behind to campaign against Lukashenko, told a crowd of hundreds of people at a rally.
"I was called by concerned people and they said: 'We do not want to sign these papers, but they force us (to sign), they collect something bad against you and the next step is to deprive you of parental rights, that you are a bad mother, do not take care of the children'."
The General Prosecutor Office denied authorities visited the school. "The prosecutor's office did not take any actions aimed at depriving Valery or Veronika Tsepkalo of parental rights," it said in a statement.
The Tsepkalos have not disclosed the age of the children.
Valery Tsepkalo's move abroad comes days after another opposition candidate, Svetlana Tikhanouskaya, moved her two children to an undisclosed location in the European Union. She received anonymous threats of her children being taken away.
Veronika Tsepkalo has joined forces with Tikhanouskaya and a third woman representing another candidate, now in prison, to campaign jointly against Lukashenko.
Valery Tsepkalo was barred from standing after the central election commission voided some of the signatures he needed to collect to become a candidate.
Tikhanouskaya launched her campaign after her husband, a popular blogger who planned to run against the president, was arrested in May.
Protests in support of opposition candidates are the biggest challenge in years to Lukashenko, amid anger over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and grievances over the economy and human rights.
(Editing by Matthias Williams, Angus MacSwan and Andrew Cawthorne)