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Resources for Holocaust education in North Carolina
Survivors and Speakers
North Carolina survivors and speakers. Upon request, the Council will provide names of Holocaust survivors and experts who present talks to classes and other groups in North Carolina. E-mail the Council Chairman, Michael Abramson, for speaker information.Read More »
Classroom Speakers
To select a speaker who best fits your classroom needs and curricular content, first read through our Speaker Biographies as well as the Speakers Emeriti under the Speakers tab.Read More »
Holocaust Speakers' Bureau Educational Videos
We have produced documentary shorts on five of our survivors, each is approximately 30 minutes in length and divided into chapters. They contain photographs, maps, historical film footage and documents to accompany the survivor's testimony. Together, these firsthand accounts represent a permanent repository of North Carolina Holocaust survivors' and liberators' testimonies and are available for teachers, students and the general public.Read More »
NC Council on the Holocaust
The North Carolina Council on the Holocaust, an agency of the N.C. Department of Public Instruction, provides teacher workshops and educational resources across the state. Learn more about the Council's offerings for your classroom, school, library, and community.Read More »
We Are Survivors
A resource for Survivors' Testimonies and Biographies at Duke University.Read More »
Teacher Trip to the Holocaust Museum
Teacher Trip to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC, June 26-29, 2019
Three-day bus trip offered to 30 North Carolina middle and high school teachers. Funded by the North Carolina Council on the Holocaust and the North Carolina Holocaust Foundation. Email Karen Klaich for application forms. Deadline: April 30, 2019.Read More »
NC Council on the Holocaust workshops
Each year, we host a number of workshops across the state to provide teachers training and resources for teaching the Holocaust in their classrooms. On this site, you will be able to see the current schedule for the school year, register for a workshop near you, and download the resources for the workshop you will be attending.Read More »
Seven to nine workshops are held throughout the school year at sites across the state. Over 11,000 teachers and administrators have attended Council workshops since 1989. Each workshop focuses on one of five topics: History of the Holocaust, Anti-Semitism, Resistance, Propaganda, and Education in the Third Reich.Read More »
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Funded in part by the generous support of the Frank and Shelly Weiner Holocaust Education Teacher Training Endowment of NCCAT, NCCAT's Holocaust Education Program provides opportunities for public school teachers to engage directly with survivors and with some of the most authoritative scholars in the field in the context of a carefully crafted learning community. Teachers grapple with ideas and concerns while building a strong network of like-minded colleagues. NCCAT offers educators the annual opportunity to attend "The Gathering of Holocaust Educators." The purpose is to sustain a high level of commitment and excellence in the classroom.Read More »
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Butterfly Projects, Charlotte NC
The Butterfly Project memorializes the 1.5 million youth who perished during the Holocaust and to help combat anti-Semitism, indifference, and Holocaust denial through educational workshops that personalize the history for each participant. The goal of the project is to create 1.5 million ceramic butterflies, worldwide. Since the inception of the project in Charlotte in 2008, the Charlotte community has painted more than 30,000 butterflies.Read More »
Martin & Doris Rosen Summer Symposium
The symposium at Appalachian State University endeavors to provide teachers with the most current research on the Holocaust, racism, and anti-Semitism in tandem with teaching strategies and plans needed by every educator to tackle this urgent topic in an informed and successful manner in a classroom setting. During this time, close to 700 educators from North Carolina, the U.S., Canada, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Romania, the Czech Republic, and the Baltic states have attended the symposiumty.Read More »
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Caltrans will have to accommodate more people who are choosing to walk, bike, and take public transportation, according to a California Household Travel Survey, which finds that the number of people taking alternative means of transportation has doubled since 2000.
Spokesman Mark Dinger said Caltrans has been actively including ways to accommodate more bicycle and pedestrian uses, and building park-and-ride lots so people can carpool.
Surveyors picked households and had each member of the family track their typical daily travel in a diary. The Caltrans survey looked at travel behavior of more than 100,000 people from about 42,000 households in every county in the state.
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African American characters
Live-action characters
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Portrayed by
Jenifer Lewis
Pranks, paranormal activities
Being called grandma
Psychic visions
Victor Baxter (son-in-law)
Raven Baxter (granddaughter)
Cory Baxter (grandson)
Booker (great-grandson)
Nia (great-granddaughter)
Devon Carter (ex-grandson-in-law)
Goldminers (ancestors)
Tanya Baxter (daughter)
"You know, Cookie, being psychic is a gift. It's what makes us special."
―Viv to her granddaughter[src]
Vivian, better known as Viv, is a character on the Disney Channel series That's So Raven. She is the maternal grandmother of Raven and Cory Baxter, and the mother of Tanya Baxter. She makes her only appearance in the episode "To See or Not to See," where she reveals to Raven that she is also a psychic. She is portrayed by Jenifer Lewis.
1.1 Powers and Abilities
Clairvoyance: Like her granddaughter, Raven, Vivian gets "psychic visions" about what may or may not happen later and is only able to "see" a small segment of some future event. Since she is older and more experienced than Raven, she has demonstrated more control over her abilities than her granddaughter. She is also shown to possess tarot cards.
Telepathy: According to Tanya in "Leave it to Diva", Viv used to get psychic-colds all the time, allowing her to temporarily gain the ability to read minds. However, it only lasts a few days before the effects wore off.
According to Victor, when his mother Loretta found out Vivian was a psychic, she didn't accept it, and thought of her as a "Whoo."
While Tanya and Victor are away for their third honeymoon in Jamaica, Vivian is responsible for looking after Raven and Cory.
During her stay, Viv and Cory are playing with lightsabers until Raven and Chelsea come home from school. Shocked by her energetic behavior, she asks Raven if that really is her grandmother, offending Viv, who only likes being called by first-name basis. She then pranks Cory with "dinner," which is really a fake skull, causing Cory to vow to prank her back. Raven introduces Viv to Chelsea, explaining that she has a date later on. Viv then goes into her purse to hand Chelsea a dress, which she thinks would look better. The trio then head to Raven's room to help Chelsea get dressed, and Viv recalls Raven's strange expressions, when having visions, embarrassing Raven. Cory then enters the room, intending to prank Viv by placing a whoopi cushion on a stool, but Viv sees this coming, and tricks him into sitting on there instead.
The next night, Raven and Viv are camping out in the living room while roasting marshmallows, and Viv notices Raven's downward demeanor. Raven confesses that she hates her visions, as they make her feel isolated and a freak. Viv, understanding how she feels, shows empathy towards Raven, and how the visions can often put her in a lose-lose situation. This prompts Raven to realize that her grandmother is also a psychic. She showcases her ability by telling Raven that Cory is attempting to prank them with water balloons as they speak. She explains to Raven that her powers are a gift, and despite the troubles they may cause with her friends, they're still her friends, and won't go away. She then tells Raven if she ever needs to talk, she can always call her.
As revealed in "Don't Have a Cow", Vivian collected various paranormal objects over the years, which included a magical book titled "A Book of Potions, Spells, and Incantations". The episode demonstrated that the book was capable of granting wishes, hypnotizing others, and turning people into different animals.
"To See or Not to See" (First & Only Appearance)
"Don't Have a Cow" (Mentioned)
"Leave It To Diva" (Mentioned)
"Hey I heard that. Don't use that kind of language around here. Vivian."
"Bring it on, little man, bring it on."
"Honey we gotta get you outta that plaid, and into something bad."
"Honey I was one hot-lookin, den mother."
That's So Raven • "That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana" • That's So Raven videography • Cory in the House ("That's So in the House") • Raven's Home
That's So Raven: Raven Baxter • Chelsea Grayson • Eddie Thomas • Cory Baxter • Tanya Baxter • Victor Baxter • Devon Carter • Señorita Rodriguez • Alana Rivera • Bianca • Muffy • Loca • Dr. Sleevemore • Vivian • William • Larry • Stanley • Cindy • Chloe Hunter • Sydney • Donna Cabonna • Tiffany • Amber • Ricky Rodriguez • Serena Valentine • Nicki Peterson • Andrea • Emmett • Jonathan Kwizzowski • Gabriel • Tendaji • Crystal • Boyz 'N Motion
Raven's Home: Nia Baxter-Carter • Booker Baxter-Carter • Levi Grayson • Tess O'Malley • Garrett Grayson • Principal Wentworth • Mr. Jablonski • Myrna Jablonski • Paisley • Shannon Reynolds • Coach Spitz • Brenda • Wally • Mitch • Dreamweaver Kema • Jimmy
Crossover Characters: Zack Martin • Cody Martin • Mr. Moseby
Season One: "Mother Dearest" • "Party Animal" • "Test of Friendship" • "Wake Up Victor" • "A Fish Called Raven" • "Smell of Victory" • "Campaign in the Neck" • "Saving Psychic Raven" • "The Parties" • "Ye Olde Dating Game" • "Dissin' Cousins" • "Teach Your Children Well" • "Driven to Insanity" • "A Dog by Any Other Name" • "Saturday Afternoon Fever" • "A Fight at the Opera" • "Psychics Wanted" • "If I Only Had a Job" • "Escape Claus" • "Separation Anxiety" • "To See or Not to See"
Season Two: "Out of Control" • "Don't Have a Cow" • "Run, Raven, Run" • "Clothes Minded" • "Four's a Crowd" • "Hearts and Minds" • "Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind" • "That's So NOT Raven" • "Blue in the Face" • "Spa Day Afternoon" • "Leave it to Diva" • "There Goes the Bride" • "Radio Heads" • "A Goat's Tale" • "He's Got the Power" • "Skunk'd" • "The Dating Shame" • "The Road to Audition" • "The Lying Game" • "Numb and Number" • "My Big Fat Pizza Party" • "Shake, Rattle, and Rae"
Season Three: "Psychic Eye for the Sloppy Guy" • "Stark Raven Mad" • "Opportunity Shocks" • "Taken to the Cleaners" • "Five Finger Discount" • "Sweeps" • "Double Vision" • "Bend it Like Baxter" • "The Big Buzz" • "True Colors" • "Dog Day Aftergroom" • "Royal Treatment" • "Art Breaker" • "Boyz 'N Commotion" • "Gettin' Outta Dodge" • "On Top of Old Oakey" • "They Work Hard for His Honey" • "Mind Your Business" • "Hizzouse Party" • "Mismatch Maker" • "Chef-Man and Raven" • "When in Dome" • "Too Much Pressure" • "Extreme Cory" • "The Grill Next Door" • "Point of No Return" • "Country Cousins" • "Food for Thought" • "Mr. Perfect" • "Goin' Hollywood" • "Save the Last Dance" • "Cake Fear" • "Vision Impossible" • "The Four Aces"
Season Four: "Raven, Sydney and the Man" • "Pin Pals" • "Dues and Don'ts" • "Unhappy Medium" • "Adventures in Boss Sitting" • "Hook Up My Space" • "Driving Miss Lazy" • "Be Prepared" • "Juicer Consequences" • "Sister Act" • "Checkin' Out" • "Fur Better or Worse" • "Mad Hot Cotillion" • "When 6021 Met 4267" • "Soup to Nuts" • "Members Only" • "The Ice Girl Cometh" • "Rae of Sunshine" • "The Dress is Always Greener" • "Teacher's Pet" • "The Way We Were" • "Where There's Smoke"
Season One: "Baxter's Back" • "Big Trouble in Little Apartment" • "The Baxters Get Bounced" • "The Bearer of Dad News" • "You're Gonna Get It" • "Adventures in Mommy-Sitting" • "Dancing Tween" • "Vending the Rules" • "In-vision of Privacy" • "Fears of a Clown" • "The Baxtercism of Levi Grayson" • "Dream Moms" • "Vest in Show"
Season Two: "The Falcon and the Raven" • "Because" • "Cop To It" • "Weirder Things" • "The Missteps" • "All Sewn Up" • "Oh Father, Where Art Thou?" • "The Trouble with Levi" • "Head Over Wheels" • "The Most Interesting Mom in the World" • "Sleevemore Part One: Frozen" • "Sleevemore Part Two: Found" • "Sleevemore Part Three: Future" • "Raven's Home: Remix" • "Switch-or-Treat" • "Just Call Me Vic" • "New Dog, Old Trick" • "It's Your Party and I'll Spy If I Want To" • "Winners and Losers" • "Keepin' It Real"
Season Three: "Friend-Ship" • "Lost at Chel-Sea" • "Smoky Flow" • "Twister, Sister" • "Dress to Express" • "Diss Track" • "Disorder in the Court" • "School House Trap" • "Cali Dreams" • "Creepin' It Real" • "Girls Just Wanna Have Phones" • "Friday Night Tights" • "It's Not Easy Being Green" • "Crewed Up" • "Sorry to Father You" • "Bah Humbugged" • "The Foreign Identity" • "What About Your Friends?" • "Adolessons" • "Close Shave" • "Hoop Streams" • "Slammed" • "On Edge" • "The Story So-Fa" • "In-Shoe-encer" • "Level Up"
Season Four: "Raven About Bunk'd" • "Don't Trust the G in Apt 4B" • "Baking Bad" • "Big Little Surprise" • "Sharp Job-jects" • "How I Met Your Mentor" • "Mad About Yuletide" • "Wheel of Misfortune" • "Diff'rent Strikes" • "Fresh Off the Note" • "10 Things Debate About You" • "Plays of Our Lives" • "The Slumber Years" • "Bless This Tess" • "American Torah Story" • "Say Yes to the Protest" • "Saved by the Belle" • "So You Think You Can Drive"
San Francisco • Baxter House • Bayside High School • Chill Grill • Chicago • Apartment Building • George Washington Carver Community School • Paisley's Fashion Studio
That's So Raven (soundtrack) • That's So Raven • King of the Keys • Theater Queen • Alone In The Hallways • Eddie's Rap • Shine • Some Call It Magic • Raven's Home • Frankenberry Shuffle • I Want This • Tess Freestyles • Legendary • Raven's Pie • Face of a Movement • Turnip Juice • Eye to Eye • Replay The Moment • Smoky Flow • Troof on the Roof • Bill of Rights • Chi-Town Anthem • No Filter
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Trinity Director of Rugby Tony Smeeth (inset), while Trinity win a lineout against UCD during the 2018 Colours Game at College Park.
There is a thick stack of envelopes on Tony Smeeth's desk. The Trinity College Director of Rugby calls them 'fishing letters' and will send out 300 to the best Leaving Cert-studying rugby players in the country.
Everything about the high performance programme he has built is included within, and it's the beginning of a recruitment process that he must attack again and again, year-on-year with the same intense enthusiasm he brings when trying to unlock opposition defences.
When Smeeth started in the college back in 1998, it wasn't easy convincing top teenagers that Trinity was a rugby endeavour worth undertaking. 21 seasons on and with the senior team firmly ensconced in AIL Division 1A and this season securing a first ever playoff berth, his sales pitch hits its mark more often than not – even if he is still left scrutinising the CAO results as rigorously as a Department of Education official.
"BES [Business, Economics and Social studies] goes up by ten and I lose five players to Commerce [in UCD]. My heart is broken every f*****g year," he says, lamenting the vagaries of Ireland's unique collegiate Sorting Hat.
"We have 30 scholarships," he adds.
Trinity's rise can be charted by the calibre of player it now attracts as well as it's standing in club rugby. Top Leinster academy prospects like Ryan Baird, Jack Dunne and Liam Turner are studying and playing there.
A professional player coming through Trinity – like Jamie Heaslip in Smeeth's early days – was once an anomaly. Now they are peppered around campus studying everything from business to theoretical physics.
The club's future is contained somewhere amongst those 300 letters, the present sees the senior team in their strongest ever position and the U20 side the All-Ireland champions, while the past is the roughly 7,500 day quest Smeeth has been on since he first got his boots muddy at College Park in '98.
After spending a decade coaching in America, Smeeth returned for a role at Blackrock RFC but was always interested in the US collegiate sporting model and how it could be applied in an Irish context.
He ended up swapping Blackrock for Trinity and set about changing everything about the place.
The team was initially filled up with graduates but Smeeth quickly put an emphasis on recruiting and playing students, with a soft 'five years then you're done' rule now in place.
Hence the importance of that stack of envelopes in keeping the cupboard stocked in lieu of being able to call upon a cast of grizzled veterans.
Progress through the leagues wasn't always linear – starting in Division Three, then down to four, back to three, into two, up to one, back to two and now settled in the top flight and two games away from the ultimate prize.
But how do you compete with senior teams when you've a roster full of youngsters still eligible for U20 rugby?
Ask any current or former player and they will talk about the early-morning gym sessions. Monday morning fear swapped for the highlight of their week, it's almost as important for the camaraderie as the gains made on the scale.
"We train like a pro team," Smeeth says.
"We are the alternative academy," he adds.
Nobody works alone, and Smeeth would be the first to recognise the massive contributions of people like forwards coach Hugh Maguire and club officer Kay Bowen – but there is no denying that the English coach's fingerprints are all over the college's rise.
Smeeth coaches the Trinity seniors, U20s, attends every gym session, pitch session and match – and also takes charge of the Willow Park U13 team as well as occasionally helping out with the Blackrock College SCT. On top of what could be 15 rugby gatherings per week, his former players can attest to his extracurricular dedication.
"He is absolutely outrageous," says St Mary's College fullback David Fanagan, and one of Smeeth's former Trinity disciples.
"After the morning weights session he would go into his office to watch the footage from the weekend, then he would be off to Willow Park to coach and then come back to train our seniors. And in between he would be in his office watching RugbyDump or highlights on Youtube eating a burrito!
Smeeth has travelled the world looking for ways to improve himself and his teams. He had two stints as the attack coach with the US Eagles and last summer spent time with the Crusaders to see how they do things. It wouldn't be uncommon for his former players to see him observing at Leinster training either.
As Trinity Rugby has grown, so too have their facilities. A state-of-the-art gym and pitch on campus has set players and coaches up for success.
Smeeth advocates an expansive style of rugby for all his teams that is predicated on understanding and mastering attacking shape – or getting as close to it as his high standards will allow.
"He is by far the highest level coach I've had. His attention to detail and focus on skills is absolutely insane," Fanagan says.
An example of that are simple passing drills done under intense pressure where real-time feedback is offered.
Each and every pass is graded on a scale of 1-5. If Smeeth is screaming five, you've put the ball chest-high in front of your team-mate. A fraction to the inside or outside, you are getting a three. You probably wouldn't hear Smeeth shout one, as he would be so aghast at the skills breakdown that he would be close to short-circuiting. Everyone has to hit a five.
"He has trained teams so well in attack that they are a nightmare to play against," Fanagan adds.
Smeeth's adherence to running rugby is so absolute that for a long time he wouldn't let his Willow U13s kick the ball – under punishment of substitution.
"I've changed slightly, in the last two seasons I've allowed an attacking kick because that vision is a mighty thing – but they actually haven't kicked it this year," he says of the players who will enter Blackrock College in second year.
That expansive style was on display last month in a game that was arguably the high-point of Smeeth's tenure. Trinity sliced open league-leading Cork Con like a surgeon's scalpel in College Park, picking up a bonus point in the 37-13 win to give them breathing room in the playoff race.
Their top-four place was confirmed in the sweetest way possible – claiming the annual Colours Game in UCD earlier this month, the first time a team has won away since the two colleges began alternating home advantage.
Smeeth would love to lead his team to Division 1A glory but no matter how the season finishes – they face Cork Con away in the Division 1A semi-final – he will perform a ritual that has become notorious in Trinity.
He will set aside the equivalent of three full days and deliver his end-of-season report cards to his players. Every aspect of their game will have been studied, digested and put forward for debate in Smeeth's own inimitable way.
"I'm quiet acidic. You just can't compliment somebody totally – it's like 'you are a brilliant journalist… but'," he laughs.
In the quest for perfection, nobody is above evaluation. Smeeth proudly says he is a better coach now than he was five years ago. Old game plans are picked through dispassionately – 'what the f*** was I thinking back then?' – and he is a voracious reader of books about great coaches across all sports.
So after helping build a top rugby programme from scratch, what is Smeeth?


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Євразійський економічний союз, ЄАЕС (, , ) — економічний союз, створений 29 травня 2014 року. З 1 січня 2015 року договір набрав чинності; до нього увійшли Білорусь, Казахстан і Росія, 2 січня — Вірменія, а 14 травня до нього приєднався Киргизстан..

Хронологія

2010 рік
Після того, як у липні 2010 року набули чинності домовленості про створення Митного союзу в рамках ЄврАзЕС, в грудні того ж року на саміті ЄврАзЕС була досягнута угода про створення Євразійського економічного союзу на базі Єдиного економічного простору Білорусі, Казахстану та Росії.

2014 рік
У рамках формування Євразійського економічного союзу передбачається уніфікувати підходи до оподаткування податкових резидентів громадян держав — членів ЄАЕС, з тим щоб у разі укладення довгострокових трудових договорів громадянами країн ЄАЕС оподаткування їх доходів від роботи за наймом в Російській Федерації здійснювалося на умовах не менш сприятливих, ніж оподаткування податкових резидентів Російської Федерації.

3 травня білоруський президент Олександр Лукашенко заявив, що спочатку необхідно домовлятися про рівноправні умови роботи при створенні ЄАЕС, а 9 травня за підсумками двосторонніх переговорів у Москві з керівництвом Росії Лукашенко повідомив, що всі питання практично врегульовані.

29 травня 2014 в Астані (Казахстан) підписано договір про створення Євразійського економічного союзу

Органи управління

Після підписання 18 листопада 2011 року лідерами Росії, Білорусі та Казахстану декларації про Євразійську інтеграцію, була створена Євразійська економічна комісія, що буде контролювати близько 170 функцій економічного союзу.

ЄЕК складається з ради та колегії, до ради увійде по одному віце-прем'єру від уряду кожної країни, до складу колегії — по три представника кожної сторони. Також ЄЕК передбачені повноваження щодо створення департаментів, які будуть готувати рішення та займатися моніторингом у підвідомчих галузях, і консультативних органів. Повноваження відомства будуть суттєво розширені, а чисельність збільшиться зі 150 до 1200 міжнародних службовців.

Думки та оцінки

Ось як визначає Володимир Путін одну з головних цілей Євразійського економічного союзу:
Ми пропонуємо модель потужного наднаціонального об'єднання, здатного стати одним з полюсів сучасного світу і при цьому виконувати роль ефективної «зв'язки» між Європою та Азійсько-Тихоокеанським регіоном, що динамічно розвивається.

У зв'язку з цим розглядається питання про можливість вступу України в Євразійський економічний союз. Так Збігнєв Бжезинський вважає, що Україна була б головним «призом» Росії в її «новій імперії». У своїй книзі «Велика шахівніця» він написав:

Україна, новий та важливий простір на євразійській шахівниці, є геополітичним центром, бо саме її існування як незалежної держави допомагає трансформувати Росію. Без України Росія перестає бути євразійською імперією. Без України Росія все ще може боротися за імперський статус, але тоді вона стала б здебільшого азійською імперською державою..

Відповідно до концепції Бжезінського, Росія, так чи інакше об'єднана з Україною, неминуче знову стане потужною євразійською державою. Якщо ж Україна буде повністю інтегрована в європейські структури, це покладе остаточний кінець геополітичному натиску Росії на Захід.

6 грудня 2012 року тодішній держсекретар США Гілларі Клінтон заявила про намір США протидіяти процесу інтеграції на території колишнього СРСР:

Ми відзначаємо деякий зсув у бік повторної радянізації регіону, але, звичайно, це не буде називатися саме так. Це буде називатися Митним союзом, Євразійським союзом, тощо. Ми знаємо, в чому полягає мета, і ми намагаємося розробити ефективні способи уповільнення цього процесу, або запобігання йому.

Див. також
 Євразійське економічне співтовариство
 Євразійський Союз
 Єдиний економічний простір
 Митний союз ЄАЕС
 Союзна держава Росії та Білорусі
 Співдружність Незалежних Держав

Weblinks
 Eurasian Economic Union, EAEU
 Eurasian Economic Commision, eec
 Legal portal of the Eurasian Economic Union, EAEU

Примітки

Джерела
 Євразійський економічний союз — проект Путіна на противагу ЄС
 Митний союз стає Євразійським із політичним підтекстом

Торгові блоки
Євразія
Міжнародні політичні організації


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/**
 * Created by PhpStorm.
 * User: bogdans
 * Date: 7/15/17
 * Time: 5:51 PM
 */

namespace ClickhouseClient;

use ClickhouseClient\Client\Config;
use ClickhouseClient\Connector\Connector;

class ConnectorTest extends DefaultTest
{
    /** @var  Connector */
    private $connector;

    /**
     *
     */
    protected function setUp()
    {
        parent::setUp();

        $config = new Config(
            ['host' => $this->config['host'], 'port' => $this->config['port'], 'protocol' => $this->config['protocol']],
            ['database' => $this->config['database']],
            ['user' => $this->config['user'], 'password' => $this->config['password']]
        );
        $this->connector = new Connector($config);
    }

    /**
     * @throws Exception\Exception
     */
    public function testPing()
    {
        $response = $this->connector->performRequest(
            $this->connector->createResource()
        );
        $this->assertEquals("Ok.\n", $response->getContent());
    }

    /**
     * @throws Exception\Exception
     */
    public function testSelect()
    {
        $response = $this->connector->performRequest(
            $this->connector->createResource(['query' => 'SELECT 1'])
        );
        $this->assertEquals("1\n", $response->getContent());

        $response = $this->connector->performRequest(
            $this->connector->createResource(['query' => 'SELECT 1 FORMAT JSONEachRow'])
        );
        $this->assertEquals("{\"1\":1}\n", $response->getContent());
    }

    /**
     * @throws Exception\Exception
     */
    public function testWorkflow()
    {
        $this->connector->performRequest(
            $this->connector->createPostRawResource(
                [], 'DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t'
            )
        );

        $this->connector->performRequest(
            $this->connector->createPostRawResource(
                [], 'CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS t  (a UInt8) ENGINE = Memory'
            )
        );

        $this->connector->performRequest(
            $this->connector->createPostRawResource(
                [], 'INSERT INTO t VALUES (1), (2), (3)'
            )
        );

        $this->connector->performRequest(
            $this->connector->createPostRawResource(
                ['query' => 'INSERT INTO t FORMAT JSONEachRow'], '{"a":5}' . PHP_EOL . '{"a":6}' . PHP_EOL . '{"a":7}' . PHP_EOL
            )
        );

        $stream = fopen('php://memory', 'r+');
        fwrite($stream, '{"a":8}' . PHP_EOL . '{"a":9}' . PHP_EOL);
        rewind($stream);

        $this->connector->performRequest(
            $this->connector->createPostStreamResource(
                ['query' => 'INSERT INTO t FORMAT JSONEachRow'], $stream
            )
        );

        $response = $this->connector->performRequest(
            $this->connector->createResource(
                ['query' => 'SELECT * FROM t ORDER BY a ASC']
            )
        );

        $this->assertEquals(
            "1\n2\n3\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n",
            $response->getContent()
        );

        $this->connector->performRequest(
            $this->connector->createPostRawResource(
                [], 'DROP TABLE t'
            )
        );

    }
}

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Земля Отважных () — серия романов автора Эрин Хантер, повествующая о животных Африки. Главными героями являются лев Бесстрашный, бабуин Заноза и слониха Тучка.

Авторы
Книги серии пишет Эрин Хантер — общий псевдоним шестерых писательниц, а если точнее — Джиллиан Филлип и Клариссы Хаттон (только они пишут «Землю Отважных»). Эрин Хантер также написали циклы книг «Коты-воители», «Хроники Стаи» и «Странники». Иллюстратор книг — Леонид Насыров/Оуэн Ричардсон.

Описание

Предыстория
В племя Кривого Дерева приходит новый бабуин по имени Зерно. Завоевав доверие Марулы Вершинной, он убивает её, чтобы возглавить племя. Предательство раскрывается возлюбленной Зерна, Грушей. За день до суда убийца сбегает, похитив свою новорождённую дочь Ягодку и прибивается к племени Ясного Леса, сменив имя на «Жало».

Тем временем в прайде Доблестного назревают интриги: один из львов оспаривает право Доблестного быть вожаком. Доблестный вынужден изгнать мятежника вместе с его сыном, Коварным. Львёнок не забыл нанесённую обиду и постепенно набирал силы, готовясь отвоевать «свой» прайд.

Носорог Камнепад обращается к Великой Матери с просьбой вылечить его смертельно больную дочь Ясноглазку. Предводительница Земли Отважных отказывает ему, говоря, что Великий Дух сам решит её судьбу, и в результате носорожка умирает. Камнепад поклялся отомстить слонам.

Основные виды животных
Стервятники — правители всех птиц Земли Отважных. Тысячелетия служат Великим Родителям, так как обладают даром по вкусу падали определить, был ли убит зверь в нарушение Закона или нет. Стая Всадницы Ветра — предводительницы стервятников — обитает в горах, где находится чаша в водой, благодаря которой носитель Великого Духа (если не является законным Великим Родителем, как, например, Тучка) может получить дар понимать язык птиц.

Слоны — самые мудрые и духовные обитатели саванны. Никто из животных не помнит, чтобы Великим Отцом или Великой Матерью был не слон. Все из них имеют способность видеть прошлое, прикасаясь к костям погибших. Только слоны знают о Долине Предков — слоновьем кладбище.

Бабуины — отличные организаторы и непревзойдённые воины. Имеют строгий свод законов и чёткую иерархию, сравнимой с ветвями деревьев (Вершинный — вожак племени, Верхнелистные — его советники, Прикорневые — уборщики и прислужники и т. п.). Известно только два полноценных племени — Ясного Леса и Кривого Дерева. В каждом племени есть Звёзднолистный, который умеет читать знаки от Великого Духа.

Львы — самые высокомерные и независимые животные саванны. Они не верят в Великого Духа, но чтут Закон. Живут прайдами, возглавляемыми вожаком и несколькими львами-самцами, а львицы выполняют роль охотниц. Также у львов есть свой свод правил — закон предков, который касается поединков за лидерство. Львы имеют священный для них ритуал клятвы на крови, не выполнить который означает вечный позор, изгнание и гибель.

Золотые волки — загадочные существа с неизведанных территорий Земли Отважных. Они называют себя «собаками тьмы» и способны поглощать души животных, съедая их сердца. Волки считают своей единственной целью нести хаос и разрушение и поэтому стремительно истребляют обитателей саванны.

Вселенная
Действие книг происходит в Земле Отважных — местности, напоминающей Серенгети в Восточной Африке. Негласными лидерами большинства животных являются слоны. Обитатели Земли Отважных верят в Великого Духа, который всегда находится в теле избранного Великого Родителя. Основным правилом среди хищников и травоядных является Закон — «убивать лишь чтобы выжить». Повествование в каждой книге ведётся поочерёдно от лица представителей разных видов — львов, бабуинов и слонов. Сюжетные линии героев часто пересекаются.

Группы
Прайды:	Прайд Бестрепетного • Прайд Бесстрашного • Прайд Коварного • Прайд Выносливого • Прайд Честного

Племена:	Племя Ясного Леса • Племя Кривого Дерева • Племя Тернового Куста • Племя Справедливости • Безымянное объединенное племя

Стада:	Стадо Тучки • Стадо Широкого Шага • Стадо Камнепада • Стадо Дальнего Похода • Стадо Грома • Великое Стадо

Основной сюжет
Сюжетная линия львёнка Бесстрашного связана с борьбой за место вожака прайда. Трое львов-одиночек под предводительством Коварного атаковали его дом. Отец Бесстрашного погибает, и львёнок вынужден бежать. Воспитанный племенем бабуинов, набравшийся хитрости и жажды мести, он выжидает момент, когда сможет убить нового вожака — Коварного.

Важной является история Занозы — молодого и амбициозного бабуина племени Ясного Леса, раскрывшего страшное предательство своего наставника Жала, вероломно убившего вожаков племени. Каждый из них плетёт свои интриги: Жало становится Вершинным и полностью располагает к себе племя, продолжая строить планы по становлению Великим Отцом Земли Отважных. У Занозы неспокойно на совести — пытаясь убить Жало, он становится его личным стражником и палачом, теряет всех друзей и впервые совершает предательство.

Часть повествования занимает сюжетная линия слонихи Тучки, которая может видеть прошлое и будущее, прикасаясь к костям погибших животных. Её бабушка, Великая Мать Земли Отважных, была убита, и это преступление окутано тайной. Волей судьбы Тучка становится временной носительницей Великого Духа, который возлагает на неё задачу найти истинного лидера Земли Отважных, Великого Родителя.

Книги
Всего на данный момент выпущено 5 частей, 6-ая готовится к выпуску. Также, помимо основных планируемых шести книг, ожидается выпуск отдельных специзданий и дополнений.

Цикл I
Первый цикл — первая трилогия книг «Земли Отважных», которая положила начало всему циклу. Героями этой серии являются лев Бесстрашный, одержимый жаждой мести и желанием вернуть место вожака прайда, бабуин Заноза, стремящийся спасти своё племя от предателя, и слониха Тучка, владеющая даром читать прошлое и будущее по костям. Их сюжетные линии имеют непосредственную связь, а повествование ведётся поочерёдно с точки зрения каждого персонажа.

 Расколотый прайд
Вышла 6 июня 2017 года. Первая книга серии «Земля Отважных» и первая книга оригинального цикла. Вышла в оригинале 6 июня 2017 года, а в России вышла в сентябре того же года. На русскоязычной обложке изображён Бесстрашный с Занозой и Пачкулей на спине, в правом верхнем углу — Всадница Ветра, в левом верхнем углу — Тучка и Великая Мать.

Из поколения в поколение обитатели Земли Отважных следовали главному и единственному закону: охотиться только ради того, чтобы выжить. Но вот хрупкий мир между хищниками и травоядными нарушен гнусным предательством. Спасти его призваны три главных героя: юный лев, отлучённый от своего прайда, слониха, умеющая узнавать правду по костям погибших и бабуин, восставший против своей судьбы.

 Закон чести
Вышла 8 февраля 2018 года. Вторая книга серии «Земля Отважных». Она была издана 8 февраля 2018 года, а в России вышла в апреле 2018. На обложке российской версии справа изображен Жало, слева — Коварный, в левом нижнем углу — стервятники.

В Земле Отважных наступили тёмные времена, повсюду царят хаос и смятение. Непреложный закон «охотиться только ради того, чтобы выжить» был нарушен: на хранительницу мира и спокойствия, слониху Великую Мать, совершено предательское нападение. Обрушившийся на Землю Отважных после этого чудовищный ливень и сменившая его страшная засуха грозят серьёзными бедами всем её обитателям. Для троих избранных — слонихи Тучки, бабуина Занозы и льва Бесстрашного — настаёт время испытаний. Они из последних сил пытаются сохранить хрупкое равновесие между травоядными и хищниками, однако начавшаяся вражда лишь стремительно набирает силу, вовлекая в свой водоворот всё новых обитателей Земли Отважных. Мир стоит на пороге больших перемен…

 Ветер перемен
Вышел 2 ноября 2018 года. Третья книга серии «Земля Отважных». В США и Англии вышла 2 октября 2018, в России — 2 февраля 2019. На русскоязычной обложке изображена Тучка, идущая вслед за Всадницей Ветра.

Тени сгустились над Землёй Отважных. Нарастающие противоречия угрожают окончательно нарушить хрупкое равновесие между травоядными и хищниками. Стада и племена отдаляются друг от друга всё больше и больше, а недавние союзники становятся непримиримыми врагами. Властолюбивый бабуин Жало, обманом провозгласивший себя Великим Отцом, хранителем Земли Отважных, готов пойти на любую подлость, чтобы не потерять своё новообретённое влияние. Лишь троим избранным — слонихе Тучке, бабуину Занозе и льву Бесстрашному — под силу остановить его и найти истинного Великого Родителя, подарив всем животным надежду на лучшее будущее. Только тогда равновесие восстановится и в Земле Отважных вновь задует ветер перемен.

Цикл II
Второй цикл — вторая трилогия книг о Земле Отважных. Является прямым продолжением предыдущей. События цикла происходят чуть менее, чем через месяц после «Ветра перемен» и почти через год после «Расколотого прайда».

 Смещение теней
Вышла 7 мая 2019 года. Первая книга второго цикла серии «Земля Отважных». В США и Англии вышла 7 мая 2019. На англоязычной обложке изображены Ягодка и Заноза.

Лидер-самозванец пал, но Земля Отважных всё ещё в серьёзной опасности.

Смерть Жала должна была вернуть мир в страну; но Великий Родитель не сделал ни шага вперёд, и теперь судьба Земли Отважных висит на волоске. С таинственной угрозой, скрывающейся среди них, все члены Великого Стада должны найти в себе силы идти по истинному пути или рискнуть потерять Землю Отважных навсегда.

 Пожиратели душ
Вышла 4 февраля 2020 года. Пятая книга серии «Земля Отважных» и вторая книга второго цикла. На англоязычной обложке изображены Тучка, Проворный и Живчик.

Истинное зло пришло на Землю Отважных… Только надежда способна изгнать его.

Как новый Великий Отец, молодой бабуин Заноза надеется привести Землю Отважных к миру после периода огромных потрясений. Но стая бродячих волков скрывается среди Великого Стада, творя такое зло, что может разрушить мир до того, как он восстановится.

Животные Великого Стада должны снова объединится, чтобы защитить свой дом от тех, кто будет наблюдать, как он пылает.

 Хранитель клятвы
Вышла 22 сентября 2020 года.

В конце концов, Великое Стадо объединилось против Титана — теперь оно настолько мощное, что даже Бесстрашный, поклявшийся отомстить за смерть отчима, не может победить буйного льва в одиночку. У Торна может быть план, как привести к падению Титана, но животные Бравленда должны решить, насколько они готовы рискнуть и кого они готовы потерять.

Критика
Первая книга из серии появилась в списке бестселлеров New York Times. School Library Journal раскритиковал серию за сходство с «Королем-львом», но написал: «Поклонники предыдущей серии Хантер не будут разочарованы и с нетерпением ждут следующей части этой новой серии». Kirkus Reviews дал ему звездный обзор и написал: «Глубокие персонажи, сложный сюжет, богатая мифология и потрясающий сеттинг — всё вместе, доказывает, что коллектив Эрин Хантер — мастера своего дела. Поклонники серии "Коты-Воители" будут в восторге от возможности путешествовать из лес в саванну в этой новой серии».

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The Foundations of Performance
Ko Shan Theatre/BRICK LANE	, 16.01.2018 to 03.02.2018
Introductory Workshop
Workshop One
Workshop Two
Russell Delman | Tim Crouch | Bonni Chan | Sean Curran
Russell Delman
Russell has dedicated his life to the study of human transformation. He is deeply indebted to his more than 45 years of Zen meditation, movement awareness and the study of somatic psychology for his learning.
Personally trained by Moshé Feldenkrais from 1975 to 1978, Russell maintained a close personal relationship with Dr Feldenkrais until his death in 1984, and has helped train more than 2,500 Feldenkrais practitioners worldwide.
Russell is the founder of The Embodied Life TM School. His teaching is a deep integration of Sitting/Walking Meditation, Feldenkrais Movement and Embodied Inquiry that includes various awareness practices devoted to deep listening to self and others. Ten years ago, he created the Embodied Life Mentorship Program, which guides people deeply into these subjects and trains teachers in offering these skills to others.
Deep listening includes attending to the messages living in what he calls "the wisdom body". This means learning to listen to our physical bodies, feelings, thoughts and the world around us as an integrated whole.
Russell credits his 43 years of marriage and the raising of his daughter as the greatest teachers in his life.
Tim Crouch
Tim is a playwright, director and performer. He was an actor for many years before starting to write, and still performs in much of his work. His plays include My Arm, ENGLAND (a play for galleries), the OBIE award winning An Oak Tree, The Author, Adler & Gibb and (with Andy Smith) What Happens to the Hope at the End of the Evening. Tim tours his work nationally and internationally. He also writes for younger audiences. A series of plays inspired by Shakespeare's lesser characters includes I, Malvolio and I, Peaseblossom. For the RSC Tim has directed The Taming of the Shrew, King Lear and I, Cinna (the poet) – all for young audiences. Other directing credits include Jeramee, Hartleby and Oooglemore for the Unicorn Theatre and The Complete Deaths for Spymonkey. Tim is published by Oberon Books. He is currently under commission to Channel 4 and the Unicorn Theatre, where his latest play, Beginners, opens in early 2018.
www.timcrouchtheatre.co.uk
Twitter: @timcrouch1964
Bonni Chan
Bonni Chan is the Co-Artistic Director of Theatre du Pif. She has acted in and directed most of the company productions and has won stage awards for both her acting and directing work. Bonni also teaches devising and acting and the Feldenkrais Method. She is a certified Feldenkrais practitioner and has taught classes in Hong Kong and overseas for a wide range of groups including performers, teachers and people in recovery from cancer.
For more information on Theatre du Pif please visit www.thtdupif.com.
Sean Curran
Founder and Co-Artistic Director of Theatre du Pif, Sean Curran has devised and performed in most of the company productions. Sean is a certified Feldenkrais Practitioner and has led many workshops and classes for performers in Asia, Europe, Canada and South America. In recent years his work has extended beyond the theatre, including teaching the Feldenkrais Method to teachers, social workers and people in recovery from cancer.


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Lana Del Rey – 'Ultraviolence' (Album Review)
The term "Ultra-violence" originates from the classic book and film A Clockwork Orange; a tale about a dystopian future which uses extreme aversion therapy to cure people of their less than desirable traits. "Being the adventures of a young man who couldn't resist pretty girls or a bit of the old ultra-violence… went to jail, was re-conditioned and came out a different young man… or was he?" One of its' main themes looks at the consequences of conditioning humans to not have certain feelings; what happens when you essentially turn them into robots with repressed emotions? The term didn't exist beyond the Clockwork Orange world, until now. And with that being said, Lana Del Rey presents her second full length album Ultraviolence.
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What can be said about Lana Del Rey that has not already been said? Appearing out of seemingly nowhere with her Lana Del Rey persona debut, 2012's Born To Die quickly became a phenomenon. From the grainy music videos and images of an Americana most of us only see on The Discovery Channel, Del Rey captured the attention of many people. From the internet to Brian Williams, it seemed everyone had an opinion, for better or worse. Whether you praised her or criticized her, it became apparent that she had struck a chord.
Ultraviolence, her second full-length album, also seemingly popped out of nowhere, all of a sudden emerging with an onslaught of singles leading up to the release. Produced by Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys), Ultraviolence sees Lana steering away from the hip-hop influences that dominated Born to Die. Auerbach is a perfect counterpart to help steer the Del Rey ship, producing a toned down sound that, while still lush, has more of a psych-rock, jazzy undertone, or "future jazz", as Del Rey calls it (Auerbach also makes a few appearances playing instruments on the album).
Album opener "Cruel World" sees Lana leaving a negative relationship. Sentiments like "shared my body and my life with you / thats way over now / there's not more I can do / you're so famous now," make me think twice about if she is singing about a significant other or a past version of herself. Either way, she has left this situation behind. The song, a psych-rock influenced track, is reminiscent of the late 60s/early 70s and makes it clear that Lana is aiming for something different, sonically.
The second song and title track, "Ultraviolence", sets the stage of an obsessive and damaging relationship that Lana is involved in. The song references The Crystals 1962 song "He Hit Me (It Felt Like A Kiss)", which is more than most people are ready to stomach. Is she glamorizing domestic abuse? I personally find the accusation absurd; since when did speaking earnestly about a personal subject matter equate to glamorization?
This smoothly slides into "Shades of Cool", which finds Lana wishing she could save her man from heroin and himself, but still being desperately in love with him. On it's own, I found the chorus of Lana's oohs & ahhs to be a bit draining; however, in the spectrum of the album as a whole, the song found a new meaning. It is an integral part in understanding the struggles of the relationship she is chronicling; the feelings of despair and desperately trying to fix her man, while simultaneously realizing he is unfixable. A guitar solo mid-way through is an unexpected, yet welcomed break from the otherwise slow-tempo song; it is part of the mastery of how her songs feel both old and new.
"Brooklyn Baby" is the closest we get to happiness on the album. Upon first hearing the opening guitar riff, I was hooked. Lana sounds light and airy, free of any of the worries or problems of her relationship. "Brooklyn Baby" is also the first hint of irony and sarcasm in the lyrics as she rattles off a list of references that literally made me laugh. Sentiments like "my boyfriends in a band/ he plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed / I've got feathers in my hair/ I get down to beat poetry/ my jazz collections rare/ I can play most anything/ I'm a brooklyn baby," made me sit for a minute and ask myself if she was serious. In a recent interview with the New York Times ('Finding Her Future Looking to the Past') she talks about how she came to NY looking for a "Dylan-esque dream of a community of writers" but never found it, ultimately leaving and looking elsewhere. This leads me to assume the song is satire, or a dream of an older New York City scene, where all her references would feel more at home.
"West Coast" remains my favorite song on the album, and gets better with every listening. With the sound of a hazy California dream, Lana cooes about being in love over a slowly building chorus. A running theme throughout the album is the rampant heroin use of her man, and I cannot help but feel like this song, with all the haziness I speak of, feels like the high of being in love and possibly on drugs.
Crashing down from that high we find ourselves with "Sad Girl". A song that best exemplifies Lana's use of the words "future jazz", she sings about the woes of being a mistress on the side. Coinciding with this feeling is the following track, "Pretty When You Cry", which sounds simple and devastating all at once. Del Rey's voice is quiet and weak as she sings about waiting for her man endlessly, despite the fact he never comes for her. The final cut of the track uses the original recording sessions and vocals, which included Del Rey shakily singing and making up many of the lyrics on the spot. The end result is an artifact of a song, by pop music standards. Effortlessly vintage sounding, it is a reminder that sometimes a song doesn't need to be perfectly recorded and re-mastered; sometimes actual emotions and cracking vocals through lyrics like "I'm stronger than all of my men, except for you," are perfect as is.
The line between satire and truth has always been a bit blurry in the world of Lana Del Rey, and the following two tracks "Money, Power, Glory" and "Fucked My Way to the Top" qualify as top contenders in the category. In the aforementioned New York Times article, Lana also states: "I learned that whatever I did elicited an opposite response, so I'm sure 'Money, Power, Glory' will actually resonate with people as what I really do want… I already know what's coming, so it's OK to explore irony and bitterness."
While I like both songs, they seem to take the drama that she has been building throughout the album, and steer it off course a little bit. She spends "Money, Power, Glory" talking about how she desperately wants nothing more than those three things; considering the song is built solely on sarcasm, after a few listens, it begins to feel a bit empty. "Fucked My Way to the Top", with lyrics like "mimicking me is a fucking bore to me" and "you got nothing / I got tested / And I'm the best, yes," sounds like she is exploring bitterness by calling out people who have criticized her success.
"Old Money" has Lana recounting how despite having the never ending love of her father, and the on-going glamour of her mother, she still feels alone. "If you call for me, you know I'll come" she sings to her man, I imagine.
The album concludes with a cover of the Nina Simone track "The Other Woman" which is a deeply somber account of how the other woman ends up alone, crying herself to sleep, because she doesn't have a love to keep. It is as if we jumped back into the story of Lana and her doomed relationship, but with a sudden end.
Overall, Ultraviolence is a solid album. The first half of the album is great, with songs that each contain their own world of melodic landscapes and tales of heart-break and woe to accompany them. The second half drags a bit and seems to go off-course, but ultimately ties back in with the story Lana was presenting us. She is still playing her character, if not a slightly more grown version of her character, from two years ago. Despite whatever criticism I find myself throwing her way, I am grateful for the way her albums are able to transport me to an alternate universe, where emotions run deep, and where thoughts like who liked my last Instagram post, retweeted my tweets, or liked my selfies on Facebook seem like laughable fodder for people who don't know what the power of a deep love can do to a person. In a world of high-gloss pop-stars with perfectly mastered songs, always singing about self-empowerment and how they are the strongest "bad-bitches" in the world, there is something oddly comforting about hearing Lana talk about emotions deemed too controversial, too subversive for mainstream success. But, hey, aren't repressed emotions where ultra-violence all started? 8/10
– Amanda 'Bergz' Berghorn –
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Actually Lana stated in an interview that the term "Ultraviolence" has little to nothing to do with the famous movie Clockwork Orange. She just enjoyed, sonically, the way the term sounds. I wouldn't build an entire theme around the movie's plot and this album's content.
Josh G
clear someone didn't read the full review ^^ (bye hater)
great review. actually made me listen to the album again after reading this. def see what you meant with brooklyn baby. catch myself humming it too many times since its release and by far the "happiest" "feel good" song lana has. money power glory though is just such a great song and resinates so well with this state of society we are in. anyways too lengthy of a comment, great stuff jon!


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Epidemic investigation of the jaundice outbreak in Girdharnagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, 2008
Naresh T Chauhan, Prakash Prajapati, Atul V Trivedi, A Bhagyalaxmi
Department of Community Medicine, BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Date of Submission 20-Feb-2009
Date of Acceptance 18-Feb-2010
Naresh T Chauhan
79, Prabhunagar Society, Opposite Mohan Cinema, Asarwa, Ahmedabad - 16
Background: Since 1976, seven outbreaks of hepatitis E occurred in Ahmedabad. Clusters of jaundice cases were reported on June 19, 2008, by a civic center, Girdharnagar ward, Ahmedabad. Objectives: The objectives were as follows: (1) to identify the etiological agent, source of outbreak, and mode of transmission; (2) to propose a control measure based on the outbreak investigation. Materials and Methods: We defined a case as an acute illness with (a) a discrete onset of symptoms and (b) jaundice or elevated serum aminotransferase levels, from March to September 2008 in the households of the Girdharnagar ward. We collected data through a door-to-door survey and hospital records. We described the outbreak in terms of time, place, and person. We collected laboratory investigation reports of case patients admitted to the civil hospital. To test our hypothesis we conducted a retrospective cohort study to find out the relative risk for hepatitis. We conducted environment investigation to find out the source of contamination of water supply. Results: A total 233 case patients of hepatitis were identified with the attack rate of 10.9/1000 population. Cases were reported in all the age groups with a higher attack rate in the age group of 20-29 years (18.5/1000). Out of 17 case patients, 16 were positive for the hepatitis E IgM antibody. The attack rate was two times more among those who were exposed to the leaking pipeline than the non-exposed (RR=2.3, 95% CI 1.76, 2.98). Environmental investigation also confirmed the sewage contamination of drinking water in the distribution system. Conclusion: The outbreak was due to hepatitis E virus. We recommended a temporary alternative water supply, repair of the leakages, and water quality surveillance.
Keywords: Ahmedabad, epidemic investigation, jaundice, hepatitis E, outbreaks
Chauhan NT, Prajapati P, Trivedi AV, Bhagyalaxmi A. Epidemic investigation of the jaundice outbreak in Girdharnagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, 2008. Indian J Community Med 2010;35:294-7
Chauhan NT, Prajapati P, Trivedi AV, Bhagyalaxmi A. Epidemic investigation of the jaundice outbreak in Girdharnagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, 2008. Indian J Community Med [serial online] 2010 [cited 2019 Jul 18];35:294-7. Available from: http://www.ijcm.org.in/text.asp?2010/35/2/294/66864
Viral hepatitis caused by A and E viruses is the major public health problem in India. [1] Out of six different types of viral hepatitis known (A, B, C, D, E, and G), hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the agent responsible for the hepatitis outbreak as well as sporadic cases of hepatitis in developing countries. [1],[2],[3] Although hepatitis A and hepatitis E both are highly endemic in India, HEV infection is responsible for most of the outbreaks. In India, HEV infection is responsible for 30-70% of the cases of acute and sporadic hepatitis. [4] Since 1976 there were seven outbreaks of hepatitis E reported from Ahmedabad city. [2],[5],[6]
The virus is transmitted by the fecooral route, often through water or food supply contaminated by feces. [1],[2],[7] Intrafamilial transmission is not common for hepatitis E virus. [4],[8] Acute viral hepatitis due to hepatitis E virus is a self-limiting disease. [7],[9] The incubation period ranges from 2 weeks to 2 months, usually 1 month to 45 days. [2],[10]
The recognition of early warning signals, timely investigation, and application of specific control measures can contain the outbreak and prevent death. [9] Recommendations based on the outbreak investigation also prevent future outbreaks. [2],[10],[11]
Clusters of jaundice cases were reported by the civic center run by the municipal corporation on June 19, 2008, in the Girdharnagar ward. All the initial cases were reported from the slum area near the civic centre, few of which were also admitted in Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad. A team consisting of residents of Community Medicine Department, BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad, investigated the outbreak of jaundice in the Girdharnagar ward of Ahmedabad city on June 21, 2008, to identify the causative agent the source of infection and to propose recommendations for future outbreaks.
An epidemic investigation was carried out in the Girdharnagar ward having a population of 66,540 (census 2001). There were 21 chawls located around the Girdharnagar civic center, having a population of 21,363 affected by this outbreak. We reviewed the annual IDSP report on acute viral hepatitis to confirm the outbreak. [12] We searched cases by defining a case as an acute illness with (a) a discrete onset of symptoms and (b) jaundice or elevated serum aminotransferase levels, from March to September in the households of the Girdharnagar ward. [13] Data were collected through (1) a door-to-door survey and (2) hospital records. Information regarding the date of onset, age, sex, place of residence, treatment, and laboratory investigation was collected. The distribution of cases was analyzed using time, place, and person characteristics. Analysis was done using Epi Info 3.4.3 version.
Analytical epidemiology
We conducted a retrospective cohort study to test the hypothesis regarding the cause of the hepatitis outbreak. [14] We divided the area into two cohorts on the basis of suspected exposer: (a) the area was supplied drinking water through leaking pipelines and there were overflowing drains; (b) the area was supplied with drinking water through pipelines without leakages. Then we identified people who developed the disease and who did not, among the exposed and non-exposed
Laboratory methods
Blood samples of all 17 patients admitted to the Civil Hospital were subjected to serological tests for hepatitis A, B, C, and E.
Environmental investigation
An investigation team visited houses and collected information regarding cases, water quality, source of water supply, and drainage system. Information regarding any public gathering exposure to outside food and local food vendor in March and April was also collected through a questionnaire. The available blueprint of the water supply pipelines and drains was examined.
Results and Observations
The annual incidence of viral hepatitis as per the IDSP data ranged from 0.5 to 1.2 per 1000 in the Ahmedabad urban population during 2005-2006. The index case was reported to the Girdharnagar civic center on June 19 from the nearby slum. A total of 233 cases (attack rate 10.9/1000) were reported from March 2008 to September 2008. There was an initial cluster on the first week of June followed by a peak in the fourth week of June. The last case was reported on August 2, 2008 [Figure 1]. There were 151 males and 82 females affected of whom 1 female was pregnant. The disease affected all the age groups but the attack rate was highest among the age group of 20-29 years (18./ 1000) [Table 1]. The attack rate in males was 13/1000 and 8.3/1000 for females and the difference was statistically significant (Z=3.6, P<0.01). There was no death due to the disease. The area-wise attack rate was higher in areas 1 (44/1000), 2 (40/1000), and 3 (36/1000), Sarathi Apartment, Chimanlal Ghanchi, and Shantipura, respectively [Figure 2].
The signs and symptoms included pain in abdomen (35%), anorexia (56%), malaise (32%), fever (39%), nausea (62%), vomiting (70%), icterus (100%), and yellow discoloration of urine (100%).
A higher incidence rate (16.3/1000) was observed among those who were exposed to leaking pipelines and defective drains compared to those non-exposed (7.1/1000). The relative risk for those exposed against those non-exposed was 2.3 (95% CI of RR 1.76, 2.98). The difference in the attack rate was also found to be statistically significant (χ 2 =41.1, P<0.001) [Table 2].
A total of 16 out of 17 patients investigated were positive for the hepatitis E IgM antibody and one child was positive for the hepatitis A IgM antibody. Investigation reports of a private laboratory for 51 cases showed significantly higher SGOT, SGPT, and serum bilirubin.
The main source of water supply in Girdharnagar area is tap water supplied by the municipal corporation for 1-2 h in the morning. Complains of foul-smelling water initially and after the water supply were received from affected areas. Other possible sources had been ruled out. There was also a history of leakages in drinking water pipelines and overflowing drains in the area. [Figure 2] shows the leakages and overflowing drains in the area. This finding was confirmed by the water supply management staff at the civic center. Residual chlorine was found in most of the water sample tested in various affected areas during the time of outbreak investigation. The timing of getting contaminated water supply coincided with the probable time period during which the possible exposure took place.
We identified 233 cases (attack rate 10.9/1000) during March-September 2008 in the Girdharnagar ward of Ahmedabad city, which was 10 times higher than that in previous data. We considered this unusual increase in jaundice cases as the outbreak of acute viral hepatitis. The epidemic of hepatitis E usually occurs in the unimodal outbreak with a highly compressed curve of incidence or is a prolonged epidemic with multiple peaks. [5] In our study, it was a unimodal outbreak with a single peak suggestive of a point-source, common-vehicle epidemic. The age specific incidence was highest among 20-29 years age group (18.5/1000), similar to what was reported by another study. [15],[16],[17],[18]
The results of this investigation indicated that the outbreak was caused by the hepatitis E virus. The factors which contributed to this outbreak were leakages in drinking water pipelines and overflowing drains. The outbreak was subsided after correction of these factors. There were seven outbreaks of hepatitis E documented from Ahmedabad city since 1976 to 2005 and 115-2572 cases were reported in these outbreaks. [5],[6] However, they involved different areas of the city at that time.
This outbreak occurred in the slum area receiving tap water supply from the municipal corporation only for 2 h in the morning. The present outbreak was waterborne as indicated by this study. Findings of the cohort study indicated that those who drank water from leaking water pipeline were at an increased risk of hepatitis (RR=2.3, 95% CI 1.76, 2.98). A similar observation was made by Banerjee et al. in their study. [14] The termination of the outbreak following the extensive repair work carried out by the corporation further supported our hypothesis.
Hepatitis E outbreaks have been reported in urban areas whenever there is a break in the quality of water supplied including water chlorination. [9],[14],[15] Several studies had similar epidemiological features. Poor sanitation and densely populated slum favor not only the hepatitis E outbreak but also typhoid and cholera outbreak. [3],[19] Fecal contamination of the source of drinking water was documented in many of the epidemics. [3],[14],[15],[17],[18],[19]
Water samples were not tested for the coliform count which was the limitation of our study and which could have further supported our analytic findings in this study.
The outbreak that affected the Girdharnagar ward was caused by waterborne viral hepatitis E. The most likely source of the outbreak was drinking water contaminated with sewage due to leakages aggravated by overflowing drains and intermittent water supply. Based on our findings in this study, we recommend an alternative arrangement for water supply for the time being whenever there are complains of getting dirty water; repair of the leakages in the water pipelines as early as possible; and regular testing of residual chlorine and coliform count from different distribution points of water supply.
The authors are indebted to Dr. Yvan Hutin, Medical Officer, FETP, ICMR, Chennai, India for his guidance and support. They are also grateful to WHO for the financial support.
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