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Brazil's leadership in indicators to advance SDG implementation worldwide
The implementation of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals will require a solid framework of indicators to inform policy making at all levels of government, monitor progress and ensure accountability of all players, including the private sector and civil society organizations. The accurate use of the sustainable development indicators will represent a major factor of success in the years to come for all countries – the emerging economies, developing countries, industrialized nations and also the least developed countries. Access to high-quality, disaggregated data is a powerful tool in the hands of decision makers in cities, states and capitals to plan and implement sustainable development policies and programmes. Likewise, transparent access to development data with well-understood indicators will represent a very powerful tool to citizens, civil society organizations and the media to monitor progress, demand action and join efforts to deliver on the 2030 Agenda.
Brazil, the host of Eco-92 and Rio +20, assumed a major leadership role in convening dialogue, building bridges and fostering action on the definition of the indicators that will guide the global development efforts for the next 15 years. Brazil's leadership and its contributions to SDG implementation worldwide were discussed on 26 April 2016, when representatives from 45 different government institutions convened in a meeting co-organized by Brazil's Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) and the UNDP World Centre for Sustainable Development (RIO+ Centre) and hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Brasilia.
The Brazilian strength in the SDG indicators was favoured by the existence of an 80-year long national institution with international recognition: IBGE. The Brazilian Institute represented the Mercosur countries and Chile in the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Indicators (IAEG-SDGs), mandated by the General Assembly with the task of developing the SDG indicator framework at the global level. Choosing which indicators should be part of the SDG framework was not, however, an easy task. It required coordination among all 193 Member States of the United Nations and the agreement of policy makers, statisticians, economists, scientists and civil society organizations worldwide.
Brazil's leadership role – and global responsibility – was significantly strengthened when the UN Statistical Commission elected Brazil as its new chair. Consisting of representatives of 24 Member States, the Statistical Commission is a subsidiary body of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), electing its two-year term chair via consultations processes with national institutes and experts. It is the first time Brazil will chair this UN Commission, through the President of IBGE, Mrs. Wasmália Bivar, who is the first Latin American woman to hold the position.
The recent Brasilia meeting on SDG indicators discussed the country's leadership in forging a multilateral consensus on the indicators, and, particularly, its growing responsibilities as a global leader in the 2030 Agenda. The Brazilian global stance is enhanced by the country's remarkable successes in delivering the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), with innovative poverty and inequality reduction policies that inspired action in the Global South, as reported in the national MDG reports. Brazil has cut malnutrition by 82% and took over 22 million people out of extreme poverty. Multidimensional poverty was also reduced from 8.3% of the population in 2002 to 1.1% in 2013.
Some highlights from the Brasilia meeting are given below:
"The SDG implementation will require the consideration of the regional, national and global dimensions in an integrated way, since environmental phenomena do not respect the political and administrative borders. The indicators will make it possible to guide and assess the environmental, social and economic outcomes of public policy interventions."
Mrs. Wasmália Bivar, President of IBGE and Chair of the UN Statistical Commission
"Brazil's innovative approaches to the MDG implementation, such as the national localization/municipal strategy, have inspired recommendations by the United Nations to the global community and national governments worldwide".
Counselor Mario Mottin, Chief of the General Coordination Office for Sustainable Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"The credibility built by our national statistics institute in its 80 years of history is now supporting the global community to bring together credible indicators to achieve the SDGs".
Francisco Gaetani, Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management
"The Agenda 2030 represents a paradigm shift in the relation between national governments and the international community as well as in the relation between human beings and the environment."
"Equity is at the core of sustainable development. The 2030 Agenda will require a fairer allocation of the benefits of development. Its implementation will represent renewed hope for everyone. Our challenge is now to transform the SDGs into a reality for all".
Ambassador José Antonio Marcondes de Carvalho, Under-Secretary-General for environment, energy, science and technology at the Ministry of External Relations
"Brazil's MDG commitments and actions were some of the boldest worldwide, going well beyond the agenda that was agreed in the Millennium Declaration. Brazil can now do the same thing with the SDGs. Considering the country's consolidated capabilities, skills and experience, the key player to go beyond the SDGs will be now the civil society".
Romulo Paes de Sousa, Director of RIO+ Centre
From Rio+ 20 to Agenda 2030
In 2012, Rio de Janeiro hosted the one of the most important events in the history of the United Nations, the Rio +20 Conference, consolidating Brazil's global stance in sustainable development. Rio+20 launched the idea and the discussions on the SDGs, the overarching pillar of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which came into effect on the 1st of January 2016 after being agreed upon by all 193 Member States of the United Nations during the 70th Session of the General Assembly on 25 September 2015.
The SDGs represent the most comprehensive – and boldest – global effort to improve the well-being and resilience of people in the history of humankind. The 2030 Agenda is a plan of action for the people, planet and prosperity to be implemented by all UN Member States as a pathway to sustainable development, improving the lives of the current generations without hampering the right for development of the future generations. The 17 SDGs – or Global Goals - are the most tangible and concrete component of the 2030 Agenda: a detailed roadmap to guide action on the three dimensions of sustainable development (economic – social - environmental) by all countries until the 2030 deadline.
The challenges ahead of Brazil, the UN and the new 2030 Agenda are, however, complex and will required continuous engagement and global leadership. Some of the key issues are now related to data disaggregation, to ensure that the SDG indicators cover all population groups and territories; defining the global reporting mechanisms that will ensure accountability; and adapting the global indicators to the national circumstances of each of the 193 Member States, with widespread use by all levels of government.
Brasilia SDG indicators meeting in the media
Portal Brasil: "Brazil takes the lead in building the indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals"
Ambiente Brasil: "Sustainable Development: 231 indicators will measure SDG progress"
Portal Brasil: "In the UN, IBGE will coordinate the creation of the indicators to measure progress in the Sustainable Development Goals"


Information technology (IT) major Infosys will give an annual salary hike of around 6 per cent to its employees in India. Those located at in-client geographies are likely to get a raise between 1 and 1.5 per cent for the current year.
The Bengaluru-headquartered firm, which is facing a higher attrition rate in recent years, will roll out these salary hikes for 85 per cent of its employees, effective from April. These employees are in junior to middle management roles.
"We are repeating what we did last year. For about 85 per cent of our workforce, (who are in) the junior-to-middle management level, the wage hike will be effective from April 1. For the senior level (employees), it will be effective from July-August," Pravin Rao, chief operating officer, Infosys, said. "The average wage hike in India will be 6 per cent, and outside, (it) will be 1-1.5 per cent."
To contain the higher attrition rate, the firm will provide a higher raise to the staff at the lower level. For the quarter ended March, the overall attrition for the company remained at 20.4 per cent — a rise of 50 basis points (bps) over the preceding quarter. "Overall attrition remains high, and we are continuing our focus on arresting the same," Rao added.
Infosys' larger competitor — TCS — has also announced a salary hike in the range of 2-6 per cent, depending on the geographies where they are based out of.


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A national crime the Canadian government and the residential school system, 1879 to 1986
John S Milloy; Mary Jane McCallum
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada University of Manitoba Press 2017
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"For over 100 years, thousands of Aboriginal children passed through the Canadian residential school system. Begun in the 1870s, it was intended, in the words of government officials, to bring these children into the "circle of civilization," the results, however, were far different. More often, the schools provided an inferior education in an atmosphere of neglect, disease, and often abuse. Using previously unreleased government documents, historian John S. Milloy provides a full picture of the history and reality of the residential school system. He begins by tracing the ideological roots of the system, and follows the paper trail of internal memoranda, reports from field inspectors, and letters of complaint. In the early decades, the system grew without planning or restraint. Despite numerous critical commissions and reports, it persisted into the 1970s, when it transformed itself into a social welfare system without improving conditions for its thousands of wards. A National Crime shows that the residential system was chronically underfunded and often mismanaged, and documents in detail and how this affected the health, education, and well-being of entire generations of Aboriginal children."- Read more...
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"For over 100 years, thousands of Aboriginal children passed through the Canadian residential school system. Begun in the 1870s, it was intended, in the words of government officials, to bring these children into the "circle of civilization," the results, however, were far different. More often, the schools provided an inferior education in an atmosphere of neglect, disease, and often abuse. Using previously unreleased government documents, historian John S. Milloy provides a full picture of the history and reality of the residential school system. He begins by tracing the ideological roots of the system, and follows the paper trail of internal memoranda, reports from field inspectors, and letters of complaint. In the early decades, the system grew without planning or restraint. Despite numerous critical commissions and reports, it persisted into the 1970s, when it transformed itself into a social welfare system without improving conditions for its thousands of wards. A National Crime shows that the residential system was chronically underfunded and often mismanaged, and documents in detail and how this affected the health, education, and well-being of entire generations of Aboriginal children."-
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Predictive policing tools. License plate readers. Stingrays. As more and more surveillance tools fall into police's hands, cities are trying to play catch up.
A local government. A powerful private entity with controversial technology. A secret deal. This time, in New Orleans.
On Tuesday, The Verge revealed that Peter Thiel's software company, Palantir, has been piloting a predictive policing technology in New Orleans for the past six years. Until The Verge's story, the program was completely unknown not only to the public, but also to city council members.
The program, like a similar program in Chicago, pulls information from a variety of law enforcement databases and social media networks, and draws up a list of people most likely to be involved in violent crime. The stated purpose of programs like this is to better predict and prevent violent crimes. But civil rights groups have raised a host of concerns about the discriminatory effects of such data-collection and algorithm-based programs.
Had the community known about the program, these concerns might have surfaced. But like New Orleans, cities across the U.S. are adopting new surveillance technologies and algorithms without any public input or oversight. (See, eg., a secret drone program in Baltimore uncovered by Bloomberg last year).
In New Orleans, evidence that the secret predictive policing program helped decrease crime is flimsy, The Verge's Ali Winston found. Analyses have shown that crime-forecasting algorithms come with built-in biases. One reason is that information these algorithms draw from is largely about poor neighborhoods where police presence is higher, so the outcomes are also likely to target communities of color.
The ACLU has compiled a list of tech tools that are being used by local police departments ostensibly for crimefighting—and it's long. Police departments increasingly own cell site simulators, or stingrays, to hack into cell phones. They can read license plates and monitor E-ZPass token usage to create a detailed picture of a person's driving route. In addition to Closed Circuit Television cameras, light aircrafts and light bulbs with surveillance capacity are giving Jane Jacobs' idea of "eyes on the street" a new, more insidious meaning. Some new technology can enable police to even see through solid barriers—like car doors an house walls.
In light of all this, the ACLU launched the Community Control Over Police Surveillance (CCOPS) campaign in 2016, urging city governments to pass an ordinance that ensures a public debate before any such technologies are adopted. It's along the lines of efforts to curb the proliferation of military equipment at the local level. So far, Seattle; Nashville; Somerville, Massachusetts; and Santa Clara County, California; have already passed such legislation. Nineteen other local governments (including two states) are considering similar laws.
These technologies have the potential to affect everybody, but history has shown that communities of color tend to bear the brunt. The use of 'Stingray' technology by police in Baltimore, for example, occurs predominantly in minority neighborhoods.
Often, information collected from these devices is plugged into privately-owned databases, or handed over to the federal government and used for other purposes. That's a major concern for advocates, given the Trump administration's intentions to monitor Muslim immigrants, "black identity extremists," and other immigrant communities.
Even cities that may not have wanted to aid the federal government's efforts already are. A recent report by The Verge's Russell Brandom revealed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has purchased access to an extensive national database of license plate reader information from a private company called Vigilant Solutions, which allows the agency to retrace the movement of a license plate for the last five years. ICE can also get alerts when a particular license plate pops up on the radar in real time. Vigilant collected this data, in part, by partnering with local law enforcement.
These technologies are multiplying, in part, through hush-hush agreements and lack of regulation at the local level. But cities are starting to catch up. In January, Culver City in California held a city council hearing to purchase an of Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) system from Vigilant worth half a million dollars. Many residents were unhappy.
In the end, the council declined to vote on the acquisitions, asking instead for a clear policy around the technologies before they vote on approving them.


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St. Francis Parish History
As the ninth offspring of St. Mary's Church in New Britain, St. Francis of Assisi Parish was formed in 1942, with the Reverend James K. Brophy designated as Pastor. Soon after, the site for the new church and rectory was selected. The Stanley School Auditorium was used for Mass until the basement chapel of the church could be completed. Over the next six years, the membership of the parish grew to 1,400. During these years, "Father Brophy's Minstrels" were well known and raised thousands of dollars to help build the parish church.
On July 25, 1956, St. Francis received a permit to build the upper church at an estimated cost of $180,000. Designed in Georgian Colonial style, the new superstructure, which accommodates some 700 people, was erected over the original basement chapel. The exterior is finished in red and white brick with limestone trim. Two tall pillars form the portico that dominates the main entrance, and the edifice is surmounted by a small spire. Ornamenting the church are 12 stained glass windows symbolizing the Fruits of the Holy Spirit and 10 smaller windows designating the Ten Commandments. Main and side altars were carved from white Vermont marble, and the sanctuary includes a crucifix and figures of the Blessed Mother and St. Joseph. As the 1950s came to an end, St. Francis Parish had grown to well over 2,000 families and, in 1958, the parish split when St. Jerome's Parish was established.
With Father Brophy's passing on May 30, 1959, the Reverend Henry P. Dullard was apppointed as pastor, arriving in July 1959. Under his stewardship, the Junior High School was built and the convent was purchased. St. Francis School opened in September 1963, staffed by the School Sisters of Notre Dame and a group of dedicated lay personnel. Sister Irene McGuire served as school principal for many years, later assisted by Sister Miriam McGuire and Sister Marie Denise Murphy. The school graduated over 2,500 students until its merger with the newly organized Pope John Paul II School in 2006.
The Reverend Alphonse S. Labieniec, a native of New Britain, and the Reverend Kenneth H. Shiner became co-pastors in 1980, succeeding Father Dullard. They were followed by the Reverend Thomas Berberich in 1992. In 1997, the Archdiocese of Hartford granted administration of the parish to the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate Conception Province, and the Reverend Bruce Czapla, O.F.M. became pastor, followed by Reverend Paul Guido, O.F.M. from 1999 to 2011. In January 2011, the leadership of the parish changed to Reverend Jerzy (George) Auguscik, O.F.M., Conv., assisted by Deacon Wayne F. Griffin.
In February 2018, the parish reverted back to Archdiocesan administration and the Reverend Michael T. Casey, a native of Waterbury, was named pastor. Father Casey in addition to his role as pastor, has been assigned as chaplain for CCSU and continues as the new Director of Vocations for the Archdiocese of Hartford.
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Хептамерон ("Седмоднев") е сборник от 72 новели, дело на френската принцеса Маргарита Наварска от 1558 г.

Общи положения
След 1540 г. Маргарита Наварска прекарва по-голямата част от времето си в двора си в Нерак. Важно нещо, което трябва да се отбележи за този кралски двор, е духът на свободомислие и търпимост, които владеят в него. Той става най-значимият хуманистичен център във Франция след резкия завой на брат ѝ Франсоа I в религиозната политика през 1534 г. В двора пребивават и работят поетите Клеман Маро, Шарл дьо Сент Мар, Виктор Бродо, филологът Антон льо Масон, направил по поръчка на наварската кралица нов превод на "Декамерон", Антоан Ерое и др. Оттегляйки се в този затънтен край на страната, Маргарита Наварска най-после намира време да се отдаде на литературни занимания в обкръжението на най-близките си приятели и съмишленици. Далеч от суетата на дворцовия живот и от политическите интриги, тя има възможност да се обърне към миналото и към собствената си душа. В тази хармонична атмосфера наварската кралица между 1540 – 1542 г. започва да работи над сборника. През 1549 г. тя умира на 57 години, а сборникът с новели, над който работи да последния момент, спира на 72 новели.

Първото издание на сборника на Маргарита Наварска датира от 1558 г., когато Пиер Боестюо публикува непълната версия под заглавието "Истории на щастливо влюбени". На следващата година Клод Грюже събира 72 новели под утвърдилото се по-късно название "Хептамерон". И по времето на наварската кралица рамката се възприема като задължителен елемент от сборника с разкази. Разказването предполага разказвач и кръг от слушатели. През XVI век все още няма съществуваща степен на белетристична условност, позволяваща директното въвеждане в сюжета.

Резюме на "Пролог"
В рамката на "Хептамерон" Маргарита Наварска въвежда десетима разказвачи (петима мъже и пет жени), до един аристократи подобно на бокачовите герои. Прологът е белетризиран. В него се говори как, след като са прекарали известно време край целебни извори в Котре (днес курортно селище От Пирене; през XVI век се намира на територията на Кралство Навара), няколко благородници и дами са били принудени по обратния път след много премеждия да спрат в манастира "Нотр Дам дьо Саранс" (премонтранско абатство, което приютявало поклонниците на път за Сантяго де Компостела) в Пиренеите, за да изчакат построяването на мост над придошлия от проливните дъждове планински поток. Една от дамите на име Парламант – жена красива, умна и очарователна, предлага на своите спътници да убият времето, като си разказват различни поучителни истории, на които са били свидетели или които знаят от достойни за доверие хора.

Герои
Разказвачите на Маргарита Наварска носят условните имена Оазил, Иркан, Парламант, Лонгарин, Дагусен, Сафредан, Номерфид, Енасюит, Жебюрон и Симонто. Много от тези имена са откровени анаграми, по които се разпознават действителни лица от окръжението на наварската кралица. В най-възрастната разказвачка е прието да се вижда стилизиран портрет на майката на Маргьорит и Франсоа I – Луиза Савойска, Парламант се възприема като своеобразен автопортрет на самата кралица, а съпругът ѝ Иркан насочва към Анри д'Албре, краля на Навара.

Героите на Маргарита Наварска са лишени от схематизъм, тя не дава готови оценки за тях. За нея е важна моралната стойност на всяка отделна постъпка, мотивите за нея и отражението ѝ върху околните. Нравственият портрет на героя се изгражда в процеса на самото действие и тъй като отделното събитие като факт не е еднозначно, не са еднозначни и много от героите в "Хептамерон".

Ролята на разказвача
Ролята на разказвача се чувства най-напред в избора на сюжета. Тук в още по-малка степен, от колкото в "Декамерон", новелите са подчинени на основната тема (преобладаваща е любовната тематика), която трябва да следват разказвачите за деня, а и темите сами по себе си са твърде неопределени и условни, особено за ден втори и за ден седми. Макар редуването на мъже с жени и определянето на следващия разказвач от страна на предишния формално да се спазват, самите новели следват естествената спонтанна връзка на асоциациите по време на разговорите. Те стават част от самите разговори и колкото и дълги да са, не нарушават целостта на основната линия на произведението.

Разказвачът със своите отличителни черти, като характер и темперамент, като възраст и пол, като носител на определени възгледи, се чувства в самите новели. Читателят не може да сбърка разказите на младата, жизнерадостна и лекомислена Номерфид с тези на възрастната, улегнала и мъдра Оазил или разказите на изгаряния от пламенна и възвишена любов Дагусен с тези на циничния, вкусил всички наслади и горчивини на живота Сафредан. Още по-осезателно става присъствието на разказвачите благодарение на личните отношения, които съществуват между тях. По този начин новелите са не само насители на една или друга теза, но са и отзвук на тези отношения, които са разкрити по време на разговорите. Особен интерес представлява съпружеската двойка Иркан-Парламант, около която се движат и отношенията между много от останалите благородници и дами. На някои места е показан конфликтът между Парламант и Енасюит, която е увлечена по Иркан. От своя страна и Парламант е обект на ухажване и дори на силни чувства от страна на почти цялата мъжка половина на компанията – Дагусен със своята "съвършена" любов, Сафредан със своите далеч по-земни намерения и дори възрастният Жебюрон, който не може да остане безразличен към нейния чар.

И в "Хептамерон", и в "Декамерон" преобладават новелите с любовна тематика. Но разликата между двамата автори е в това, че докато Бокачо е познавал по-добре живота на простолюдието и буржоазията от своята епоха, Маргарита е познавала отлично нравите на френската, наварската и испанската аристокрация. Много повече са и документално засвидетелстваните сюжети из живота на аристокрацията, както и произшествия из бита на буржоазията. Тъкмо тук е и първата съществена разлика между двата сборника с новели. Като цяло сборникът на Маргарита Наварска остава впечатление за познаване само на ограничен социално-психологически кръг. В "Декамерон" надделява усещането за панормно представяне на цялото италианско ранноренесансово общество. Предимството на ренесансовата разказвачка се проявява само в едно отношение: при коментарните разговори след всеки разказ. В тях проличават не само обяснимите различия между т.нар. мъжка и женска гледна точка, но биват нюансирани и индивидуалните възгледи и оценки.

Освен аристократи и буржоа третата прослойка широко представена на разказвачите на наварската кралица е тази на духовниците. Следвайки средновековната традиция, а и подсказаното от Бокачо, Маргарита представя монаси и попове най-често в отрицателна светлина – като насители на редица традиционни пороци: похотливост, алчност, лакомия и т.н. В повечето случаи те са комични фигури, но понякога както в 23-та новела, носят непоправими нещастия. В тази новела наивният благородник дава възможност на коварния францисканец да злоупотреби с доверието му и в края на краищата заплаща за това с гибелта на цялото си семейство.

Маргарита Наварска е безспорно по-добра разказвачка в сантименталните и драматичните новели, отколкото в непристойните. Но наличието на физиологически мотиви в прозата ѝ е несъмнено белег на самата епоха. Онова, което прави сборника с новели на наварската кралица в значим факт на ренесансовата проза, е безспорно умението ѝ да фабулира. Кратките новели звучат като анекдоти в духа на популярните през епохата италиански фацетии, а в по-дългите занимателният сюжет е подплатен и от опит за психологизиране. Барокова чувствителност с подчертан вкус към болезнено еротичното се проявява в някои новели. Такава е прочутата 30-та новела (последната от третия ден), в която се разказва историята на млад благородник, чиято майка забременява от него, когато той е 14-15-годишен, а по-късно се случва така, че се жени за момичето, което му е едновременно дъщеря и сестра.

Ролята на диалога
Диалозите, които в "Хептамерон" заемат почти толкова място, колкото и новелите, изпълняват много важни задачи. Това кара някои изследователи да виждат в книгата на Маргарита Наварска съвкупност от два литературни жанра – новелата и философския диалог. В произведението става дума за разговори, в които събеседниците вземат почти равно участие. Дори по-голямото внимание, отделено на госпожа Оазил и Парламант, не нарушава равновесието. Ако "Хептамерон" се разгледа като синтез от новела и диалог, може да се каже, че той е пример за синтеза между средновековна традиция и антично влияние, който е в основата на цялата ренесансова литература и култура. В самите новели диалозите са малко. Дължината и формата на репликите говорят за влияние на реторичната поезия от началото на XVI век. Самото повествование е строго, лаконично, на места дори сухо. Сякаш всеки от разказвачите се стреми да се ограничи до едно просто изложение на фактите, избягвайки да вмъква в него коментари, забележки, които биха издали собственото му мнение. Комизмът или трагизмът в новелите не е подчертан с особени изразни средства – патосът почива не на стила, а на характера на дадена ситуация. Драматичното напрежение в новелите се осъществява чрез динамиката на повествованието, което следва своята линия без всякакви отклонения. Тази линия не се нарушава и от намесата на свръхестествени сили: външни за самото драматично действие фактори, типични за жанра, като бури, неочаквани срещи, разкрития и др.

Източници
 Красимир Петров, "За наварската кралица и нейния "Декамерон"", – в: Маргьорит дьо Навар. Хептамерон. София: Народна култура, 1986, сс. 5 – 24
 Симеон Хаджикосев. Западноевропейска литература V-XVII в. София: ИК СИЕЛА, 2000

Сборници
Френски литературни произведения

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Vital Remains es una banda estadounidense de death metal de Providence, Rhode Island formada por Tony Lazaro, quién ha sido el único miembro permanente de la banda. La banda se formó en 1988 influenciada por bandas como Venom, Celtic Frost, Bathory, Mercyful Fate, Sodom y Destruction. Originalmente abarcada por los miembros Paul Flynn y Tony Lazaro en guitarras, el vocalista Jeff Gruslin, el bajista Tom Supkow y Chris Dupont en batería, la banda había estado bajo varios cambios de alineación (al igual que de disqueras) a través de los años, pero no habían conseguido una manera de publicar álbumes en bases regulares. Un par de demos (Reduced to Ashes y Excruciating Pain) los condujeron a un contrato con una marca francesa Thrash Records, quienes publicaron The Black Mass en 1991.

Las letras de Vital Remains son casi por completo anti-religiosas, con influencias en el Satanismo, el Apocalipsis, y temas altamente Blasfemos.

Un par de lanzamientos que siguieron para Peaceville Records, Let Us Pray y Into Cold Darkness, antes de saltar a otra marca francesa, Osmose Productions, para la cual grabaron Forever Underground y Dawn of the Apocalypse". Glen Benton (líder de Deicide) graba las voces para Dechristianize que fue lanzado en 2003 con mucha aclamación por parte de la crítica, si bien sus letras son escritas por el resto de la banda.

El último álbum de la banda, lanzado el 2007, es Icons of Evil. El primer DVD en vivo llamado Evil Death Live fue lanzado en Europa el 9 de julio, y en Estados Unidos el 31 de julio por la disquera Polaca Metal Mind Productions.

La banda se encuentra activa actualmente en vivo, y está previsto un disco de estudio para el año 2019.

 Miembros
Miembros actuales

 Tony Lazaro - Guitarra rítmica (1989-presente)
 Geaton "Gator" Collier - Bajo, Coros (2008-presente)
 Brian Werner - Voz principal (2012-presente)
 Chris Dovas - Batería (2018-presente)
 Dean Arnold - Guitarra líder (2015-presente)

Formación en vivo
 Taylor Fishman - Guitarra líder (en vivo)
 Eddie Hoffman - Batería (en vivo)

Antiguos miembros
 Eugene Ryabchenko - Batería
 Jack Blackburn - Batería
 Joe Lewis - Bajo, Voz
 Dave Suzuki - Guitarra líder, Batería, Bajo
 Glen Benton - Voz
 Brian Hobbie - Bajo
 Antonio Donadeo - Batería
 Damien Boynton - Voces
 Tim Yeung - Batería
 Rick Corbett - Batería
 Chris Dupont - Batería
 Ace Alonzo - Batería
 Marco Pitruzzella - Batería
 Kyle Severn - Batería
 Derek Boyer - Bajo
 Istvan Lendvay - Bajo
 Kelly Conlon - Bajo
 Tom Supkow - Bajo
 Anthony Geremia - Voces en vivo
 Rodrigo Sánchez - Guitarra
 Keshva Doane - Batería
 Alberto Allende - Batería
 Jeff Gruslin - Voz (1988-1996)

Línea de tiempo

 Discografía
 Let Us Pray (1992)
 Into Cold Darkness (1995)
 Forever Underground (1997)
 Dawn of the Apocalypse (2000)
 Dechristianize (2003)
 Horrors of Hell (2006)
 Icons of Evil'' (2007)

Enlaces externos

http://www.myspace.com/vitalremains

Grupos de death metal de Estados Unidos
Grupos de música de los años 1980


Um, did you mean to say "Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories"? Kingdom Hearts 2 remains on the PS2, which is the same system as the original game.
God, what a bunch of whiners. "TEHY RUINIED FF4 BYE RETRANSLATEING IT!!!!!111" Give me a break. They fixed all the early 90's crappiness and censoring. Same for FF6.
And I don't want SD3 on the GBA. I don't want anything on the GBA. I want it on the PS1, as well as FF3. The GBA is a waste of money.
And thanks for the catching the KH2 on GBA mistake, that annoyed me.
Did they? I mean, I didn't play very much of the PSX port of FF6, but from what I could see, the only significant changes from Ted Woolsey's original script were extremely minor. Things like changing the spelling of "Fenix Down" to "Phoenix Down." Anyway, the real reason for the FF4 retranslation, I'm sure, was not to fix the mistakes of the original English script, but because the US Final Fantasy II was a substantially different game, and that many things that simply weren't in the original US game needed to be translated. In light of that, it was probably easier to just retranslate the whole thing than it was to try and make the changes properly fit the original script.
YES! I mean, with all those new, exclusive to GBA games available, who'd want that over a 10 year old dead system?
Anyway, I'm suprised that nobody mentioned the load times in the FF remakes. My understanding that the load times were exceptionally bad in FF4 and CT, and that had to have disrupted the flow of the game something fierce.
I like the new translation for ff4. ?That was the whole reason I prepaid for it a full month ahead of time.
As for loading times, yes it was very bad for CT but not as much so for FF4. ?CT had about a 8 to 10 second load time before going into battle, after battle, going and leaving the menu and trying to save. ?There was parts in the game where out of 5 minutes of game time, loading ate up 3 to 4 minutes. ?Add in that I'm one of the few people that don't think CT all that great, the loading made it unplayable for me.
FF4 just had a 20 to 30 second loading time for saving and loading games from the memory card. ?While it may sound really bad, it also gave you the option to quick save which had zero loading time, you just had to remember to save to the memory card when your done playing. ?Other than that, it plays almost exactly like it did on the snes.
Im not gonna do a full roundup for this week since there wasnt all that much to really talk about.
I have no problems with ports or remakes.
Especially on console RPGs, where their game designs were pretty annoying back in the day, and totally unacceptable now. Most PC RPGs too.
I tried playing the FF4 remake a few months back. I couldnt deal with it for more than 3 hours. Too much random combat. It wasn't fun anymore, story be damned. It should have been fixed.
The Dragon Quest IV remake makes those look like it was done by first-graders with ADHD, too.?.?.?.


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Soon after Iraqi missiles ripped into the U.S.S. Stark in 1987, killing 37 sailors, the State Department sent Elizabeth Keefer to Baghdad to help negotiate a $27.3 million compensation plan for victims' families. That task was one of a variety of delicate, complex matters that Keefer -- now the general counsel of Columbia University -- has handled in her professional life, which has also included being a law firm partner and the GC of a publicly traded company.
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Report: Bitfury Weighs Initial Public Offering
Crypto miner manufacturer Bitfury is considering holding an initial public offering (IPO) as one of a number of strategic options for raising funds, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
Citing "people familiar with the matter," the report says Bitfury is looking into listing in Amsterdam, London or Hong Kong, possibly as soon as 2019, though no final decisions have been made, according to the report.
Other options include raising debt financing or selling a minority stake.
The company has contacted investment banks around the world as it considers whether to hold an IPO, Bloomberg said.
Bitfury may be valued somewhere between $3 and $5 billion if it goes public within the next two years, according to Bloomberg's sources. However, these valuations are "early estimates and could change depending on markets and the industry," the report continued.
The company most recently released its latest generation of bitcoin application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) for mining the world's largest cryptocurrency by market cap last month, as well as an enterprise-grade bitcoin miner earlier in October.
It has also been working to build up a number of mining farms in Canada through its affiliate, Hut 8 Mining Corp.
Should Bitfury launch an IPO, it would join fellow miner manufacturer Bitmain, which announced its own public offering last month on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Bitfury did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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University of Minnesota Twin Cities Opens Health Sciences Education Center
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The University of Minnesota Twin Cities opened the $108.6 million Health Sciences Education Center in September of 2020 in Minneapolis. Designed by Perkins+Will and The S/L/A/M Collaborative to accommodate interprofessional education programs, the 202,000-sf facility provides active learning classrooms, a teaching visualization lab, a maker space, study areas, a faculty commons, and a sophisticated library. Enhanced simulation and immersive training environments will enable interprofessional teams to develop their skills in real-world settings. Ground was broken in February of 2018 on the project, which included construction of a six-story, 142,100-sf structure and renovation of a four-story, 52,000-sf building.
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Mark Graves new Aux Group acquires Auxilium Partnership
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Mark Graves, CEO of Auxilium Partnership, has announced plans to reinvigorate the mortgage protection advice market with the creation of Aux Group Limited, majority-owned by The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG), an AIM-listed property franchise business.
Aux Group will invest in and acquire mortgage businesses, with a focus on attracting business owners who share Auxilium and Graves' aim of making the protection sale an integral part of the mortgage journey.
Aux Group will benefit from the significant volume of leads generated by The Property Franchise Group and will service the lettings and estate agency franchisees' customers' needs where appropriate. Mark will be overseeing the relationship with The Property Franchise Group.
Mark Graves explains, "This is an incredibly exciting new venture which will capitalise on both Auxilium Partnership's expertise in the protection market and TPFG's enormously successful franchise experience.
"I continue to believe that the UK protection market hasn't met its full potential and there is considerable opportunity ahead. With Aux Group, we can bring new mortgage advisers into the market and financially support those already trading, and at the same time leverage Auxilium Partnership's proactive development of protection sales proficiency."
Aux Group will be training its firms in mortgages and protection from day one and embedding protection firmly into the sales process.
"Too often protection is an afterthought, so the creation of Aux Group presents the opportunity to turn the sales process on its head, investing in driving a good customer outcome every time," explains Graves.
Aux Group's acquisition of Auxilium Partnership is a fundamental part of Graves' vision. Auxilium Partnership will be the service provider for Aux Group's firms, thereby increasing the protection footprint.
Ian Wilson, Chief Executive Officer of The Property Franchise Group, added: "Mark's industry credentials are top drawer, and he has both the contacts and commercial acumen to help Aux Group identify the winners and drive growth. We are very pleased to have established this mutually beneficial relationship with Mark and are looking forward to working together."
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Q: AngularJS: can I use transcluded content in directive without redefining controller? I have a tab control which enables content within the control to be shown or hidden based on the selected tab.
This works well enough, but the content of the tab panes starts behaving oddly with the scope. Referencing the scope within the transcluded content doesn't seem to refer to the defined controller scope any more.
This can be seen with any directive which has transcluded content. Given the specific controller:
app.controller("MainCtrl", function ($scope) {
  $scope.getTestText = function () {
    alert($scope.testText);
    alert(this.testText);
  }
});

Which is used in the following markup:

Outside Tab

    <input type="text" ng-model="testText" />
    <button ng-click="testText = 'outside'">Set Test Text</button>
    <button ng-click="getTestText()">Get Test Text</button>
    {{testText}}

<simple-directive>

Inside Directive

      <input type="text" ng-model="testText" />
      <button ng-click="testText = 'inside'">Set Test Text</button>
      <button ng-click="getTestText()">Get Test Text</button>
      {{testText}}

</simple-directive>

See this plunker.
If you click the top "Set Test Text" button then the "Get Test Text" button, the two alerts show the same thing ("outside"). If you click the second "Set Test Text" button then "Get Test Text", there is a different result: although "this" has the expected "inside" value, the value on the scope is still "outside".
One workaround is to define the controller inside the transcluded content, like so:
<simple-directive>

Inside Directive

      <input type="text" ng-model="testText" />
      <button ng-click="testText = 'inside'">Set Test Text</button>
      <button ng-click="getTestText()">Get Test Text</button>
      {{testText}}

</simple-directive>

But I'd rather avoid this if possible.
So my question: is there a better way of doing this that doesn't change the scope? Is this just expected behaviour?

A: ngTransclude creates a child (non-isolated) scope  :

The $transclude function creates a new child scope by default, source code:
transcludedScope = scope.$new();

The best solution is to avoid referring to primitives on the scope:
Why not use primitives? see similar answers...

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*Directive - controller data binding in AngularJS

*bound element inside ngIf does not update binding

*Directives inside ng-include
A demo plunker: http://plnkr.co/edit/LuU6ard1JYsYCOvlP5iY?p=preview
app.controller("MainCtrl", function ($scope) {
  $scope.test = {};
  $scope.getTestText = function () {
    alert($scope.test.text);
    alert(this.test.text);
  }
});

template:
<input type="text" ng-model="test.text" />
<button ng-click="test.text = 'inside'">Set Test Text</button>
<button ng-click="getTestText()">Get Test Text</button>
{{test.text}}

Another solution is to manually transclude without creating a new child scope:
app.directive('simpleDirective', function () {
    return {
        restrict: 'E',
        replace: true,
        transclude: true,
        scope: {},
        link: function(scope,elm,attrs,ctrl,$transclude){
          $transclude(scope.$parent, function(clone){
            elm.after(clone);
          })
        }
    };
})

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MMA Best Fighter: Anderson Silva
Written on August 21, 2011 by Markham Mencken
Fighting Insider is listing the current UFC middleweight champion, Anderson Silva, in this week's MMA Best Fighter.
Born on April 14, 1975, Anderson Silva is the current UFC middleweight champion with 13 consecutive wins. He holds the longest active winning streak in UFC, and he is the longest reigning champion.
Primarily known for his Muay Thai mastery, The Spider is also a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt. He started his martial arts training at 14, and earned his Tae Kwon Do black belt four year later. He also has a black belt in Judo, and a yellow rope in Capoeira.
MMA Best Fighter: Pat Miletich
The first UFC welterweight champion, Pat Miletich, makes his way to Fighting Insider's list of MMA's best fighter.
Pat Miletich was born as Patrick Jay Miletich on March 9, 1968. He is the first UFC Welterweight Champion and the UFC 16 tournament title holder. He is also the founder of Miletich Fighting Systems, which trained notable MMA fighters like Jens Pulver, Matt Hughes, Tim Sylvia and Robbie Lawler.
During his high school years, Pat Miletich wrestled and played football at Bettendorf High School in Iowa. Albeit he originally planned to play football after graduating from high school, he decided to wrestle in junior college. But his mother eventually got ill due to heart problems, forcing him to leave school and take care for her. Pat Miletich revealed in his past interviews that he began fighting to actually help pay for his mother's bills.
MMA Best Fighter: BJ Penn
Written on July 27, 2011 by Markham Mencken
BJ "The Prodigy" Penn makes his way on Fighting Insider's list of MMA Best Fighter.
BJ "The Prodigy" Penn was born as Jay Dee Penn on December 13, 1978.
He is known for his willingness to fight anyone, regardless of the weight class. Moreover, he is the second UFC fighter who won titles in two different division. He also holds notable wins over Jens Pulver, Matt Serra, Sean Sherk, Matt Hughes, Takanori Gomi, Renzo Gracie, Kenny Florian, and Diego Sanchez, Caol Uno.
MMA's Best Fighter: Rich Franklin
Once called by Joe Rogan as "an angry Jim Carrey", Rich Franklin makes his way to Fighting Insider's list of MMA's Best Fighter.
Former UFC middleweight champion, Rich Franklin, was born as Rich Jay Franklin II on October 5, 1974. Prior to becoming a MMA fighter, he was a Mathematics teacher at the Oak Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a graduate of University of Cincinnati, where he earned his Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, as well as his Master's Degree in Education.
Rich Franklin, together with American Fighter president — Jeff Adler, created the Keep It In the Ring Foundation. It advocates on non-violence and character build-up for youths through after school sports, martial arts and life skills program.
MMA's Best Fighter: Frank Shamrock
Another Shamrock gets in Fighting Insider's list of MMA fighter. Give way to Frank Shamrock!
Frank Shamrock was born as Frank Alisio Juarez III on December 8, 1972. He was first to hold the UFC Middleweight Championship, which was later renamed to Light Heavyweight Championship. He also holds numerous titles like the interim King of Pancrase title, WEC Light Heavyweight championship, and Strikeforce Middleweight championship.
At a tender age of 12, Frank Shamrock was transferred from one foster house to another, and had a few run-ins with the law enforcement. He eventually went to live with Bob Shamrock in Susanville, California. Then at the age of 21, he was officially adopted by Bob Shamrock.
ESPN's "Outside the Lines" to Highlight Rad Martinez Today
Written on July 03, 2011 by Avlya Jaie
Today at ESPN's "Outside the Lines" will be featuring the life of MMA's Rad Martinez.
On Sunday, Rad Martinez will be grabbing the limelight at times, as he will be featured on ESPN's "Outside the Lines" — a newsmagazine program.
The former NCAA Division I All-American wrestler already has a 9-2 pro MMA record. He entered the world of MMA fighting due to the support of Frankie Edgar, his former teammate in Clarion University and the current UFC lightweight champion.
"Outside the Lines" will air today at 9 a.m. ET on ESPN and 10 a.m. ET on ESPN2. The program can also be watched on "SportsCenter" at 10 a.m. ET and 11 p.m. ET.
MMA's Best Fighter: Don Frye
At this week's MMA's Best Fighters, Fighting Insider brings you one of the original "cross trained" fighter in the sport -- Don Frye.
Born on November 23, 1965, Don Frye rose to fame after fighting in early UFC events like UFC 8 and Ultimate Ultimate 96. Together with Marco Ruas, he was considered as one of the original "cross trained" MMA fighter, who had a background in various disciplines.
Don Frye started his UFC career in 1995, wherein he trained his old friend – Dan Severn – for the Ultimate Ultimate 1995. A year after that, Dan Severn acted as his manager for UFC 8. Don Frye fought three times in one night at UFC 8, dispatching all of his opponents in under a minute's total. Then he returned to UFC 9, where he became an instant favorite. He won over Amaury Bitetti via TKO, followed by a back-to-back win over Mark Hall and Brian Johnston at UFC 10. However, Don Frye got his first loss from Mark Coleman via TKO afterwards.
MMA's Best Fighter: Frank Mir
Written on June 25, 2011 by Markham Mencken
A heavy-handed, heavyweight fighter makes his way to Fighting Insder's list of MMA's Best Fighters. A round of applause to Frank Mir!
Frank Mir was born on May 24, 1979 as Francisco Santos Miranda. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and Interim Heavyweight Champion, who holds the record for most number of victories in the heavyweight division with 13 wins.
While watching UFC 1: The Beginning, Frank Mir was not yet convinced with the benefits of learning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Then his father convinced him to learn wrestling to avoid submissions. He started wrestling for Bonanza High School in Las Vegas, where he lost his first nine matches during his junior years. Then he went 44-1 during his senior years en route to a state championship title.
MMA's Best Fighter: Jens Pulver
The Little Evil shows his rise to the top, as Jens Pulver makes his way to Fighting Insider's list of MMA's Besf Fighter.
Born as Jens Johnnie Pulver on December 6, 1974, Jens Pulver was the first UFC Lightweight champion. He also holds notable wins over BJ Penn, Caol Uno, Cub Swanson, Cole Escovedo, Dennis Hallman, Rob Emerson and Joe Stevenson. A son of a licensed horse jockey, he grew up Maple Valley, Washington, and was raised in […]
MMA's Best Fighter: Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner was a very good stand up fighter with a very well rounded game. Not only did he compete, but he fought for the title while in USWF and in UFC.
Born as Evan Loyd Tanner on February 11, 1971 in Amarillo, Texas, Evan Tanner was a former UFC middleweight and USWF heavyweight champion. He was also the first American to win the Pancrase Neo-blood Tournament in Tokyo, Japan. In 1997, he dropped out from college after feeling that he wasn't getting the 'real world' education he was looking for. Then he was convinced by friends to enter a local MMA tournament, not knowing that it will open doors to his professional career.
He won the USWF 7 and got his first championship after he defeated Heath Herring. After that, Evan Tanner successfully defended his title five times. He continued to fight in local shows and tournament before leaving for Japan to compete in Pancrase. He won five times while abroad and competed in USWF once more, before joining the UFC.


While climate change political decision makers state their claims are scientific, it appears the general population tends to believe that these claims may be bogus or biased. So could it be there is a plan underway to manipulate thought in order to accomplish an agenda? What if the United Nations plays a bigger role in the future? Will more people see what is going on?
Nearly three-quarters of Americans don't trust that there is a large "scientific consensus" amongst climate scientists on human behavior being the cause of climate change, according to an in-depth survey on "the politics of climate" released Tuesday by Pew Research Center. According to the survey, only 27 percent of Americans agree that "almost all" climate scientists say that human behavior is mostly responsible for climate change, while 35 percent say that "more than half" of climate scientists agree on this. An additional 35 percent of those surveyed say that fewer than half (20%) or almost no (15%) climate scientists believe that human behavior is the main contributing factor in climate change.


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Staff Picks: Must-See Events in the 2019/20 Season
Which 2019/20 season events are UMS staff members most excited about? Meet some of the team and use their recommendations to help create your own Series:You package, or browse all events for more inspiration as you plan your performance season!
Erin Casler
Group Sales and Promotions Coordinator
Joined UMS in 2017
Must-See Event: Grupo Corpo
"The energy and athleticism the Grupo Corpo dancers have is astonishing. The melding of traditional Brazilian dance forms with modern techniques creates a one-of-a-kind experience."
Ryan Davis
Must-See Event: Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal
"Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Joyce DiDonato are pure magic together…especially in Hill Auditorium!"
Shannon Fitzsimons Moen
Campus Engagement Specialist
Must See Event: Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
"Sheku's wide-ranging musical tastes, infectious spirit, and incredible technique are a breath of fresh air…he's a wonderful ambassador for the next generation of global classical music."
Anne Grove
Artist Services Manager
Must-See Event: Teaċ Daṁsa
"As someone who loves theatrical dance and Nordic music, I can't wait to see this take on Swan Lake. From what I've seen in clips it reminds me of one of my favorite dance works, Walking Mad by Johan Inger, which some of you may remember from Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's 2010 performances at Power Center. I love the strange, dark view of the world and this piece seems to explore a similar atmosphere. They even wear pointy party hats!"
Mark Jacobson
Senior Programming Manager
Must-See Event: Tarek Yamani Trio
"Tarek Yamani is laying new groundwork in the development of a musical language that bridges jazz with traditional and contemporary rhythms and harmonies from the Arab World. For those who adore the unique communication possibilities that can happen within a piano trio (piano/bass/drums), this evening is highly recommended for you! We are honored to be co-presenting this UMS debut with the Arab American National Museum."
Jim Leija
Director of Education & Community Engagement
Must-See Event: Is This A Room: Reality Winner Verbatim Transcription
"Thrilling theater at its very best. Emily Davis and Pete Simpson give absolutely knockout lead performances. Davis's simultaneous vulnerability and expressive power are a thing to behold…she somehow captures our deepest fears of living in a culture where technology dominates and we often feel our individual agency slipping away."
Rachelle Michelon
Annual Giving Manager
Must-See Event: Vivaldi's Four Seasons / Max Richter's Vivaldi Recomposed
"While previously unfamiliar with Max Richter, his meditative, minimalist composition style spoke to my soul right away and I can't wait to hear Vivaldi's iconic work performed twice in one night…in ways so similar yet so different."
Lisa Murray
Associate Director of Development, Foundation & Government Relations
Must-See Event: Stew & The Negro Problem
"Their music is fun, insightful, sometimes uncomfortable, and often hilarious. I can't wait to hear what they have to say about the work of James Baldwin and his relevance today."
Terri Park
Must-See Event: Sankai Juku
"Sankai Juku's performances are compelling, movement that creates a balance between beauty and sometimes the grotesque in a single moment. For me, the performances are meditative, and as I watch I am transported to an alternate reality."
Anné Renforth
Ticket Services Coordinator
Must-See Event: The Believers Are But Brothers
"New, interesting, timely, and fascinatingly different than other stories being told about what makes people go down the path to extremes. I keep wondering what the difference between weak-willed and weak-minded is in the case of people who don't start out with extreme views."
Emilio Rodriguez
Community Programs Manager
Must-See Event: White Feminist
"I'm excited to see White Feminist because I'm interested in theater that challenges the audience. Many times challenging theater reaffirms the political beliefs or ideology of the audience, but this piece promises to directly question the ways in which well-intentioned audiences can carry out decisions that are inadvertently harmful to others."
Eric Woodhams
Senior Manager of Digital Media
Must-See Event: Hélène Grimaud, piano
"Grimaud's energy and exquisite sound on the piano are uniquely hers, and the repertoire she performs from her 'Memory' album is a fabulous mix of timeless favorites and contemporary works."
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UMS Staff at Motown Museum
The UMS staff went for an outing on June 4! We started where it all began — with the Temptations at Detroit's Motown Museum.


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Paul Marazzi
Pop music, Musical Artist
Who is Paul Marazzi?
Paul Thomas Leo Marazzi is a British musician, the oldest member of A1.
Marazzi was the first to join A1, a British/Norwegian boy band whose first single, "Be the First to Believe", was released in 1999. Together with Marazzi were Britons Mark Read, Ben Adams and Norwegian Christian Ingebrigtsen. They were formed by band manager Tim Byrne, who also formed Steps, and signed to Columbia Records by A&R manager Fran de Takats. A1 won a BRIT Award for "British Breakthrough Act" in 2001. Their third album, Make It Good, featured a sound closer to traditional rock music, but was to be their last studio project with Marazzi.
In October 2002, Marazzi took a break from the band citing personal reasons. In 2005, he started a band called Snagsby. He left Snagsby on January 2009 to pursue a career as a club DJ in The George Hotel in Whitby.
"Paul Marazzi." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2022. Web. 18 Jan. 2022. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/paul_marazzi>.
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Q: regular expressions to analyse source code I have an interesting problem. I need to analyse a source code and to determine the types of variables before it is compiled. So, Reflection cannot be used!
There are only five types:
double      x = 1.23;
long        x = 3;
string     s='Hello World!'
bool        b=true
object[]     A = [1, 1+2, 'Hello', s]

An example of cource code:
for (i=0; i < 5; i++)
{
    a=2;
    b=4;
    c=6;
    tesstClass.Str = 'sss';
}

I decided to use regular expressions to solve the problem.
First, I find all pieces of code with the desirable variable (expressions with it) as follows:
string pattern = variable + @"[\w.]*\s*[-*+/]?=\s*[\w\s+'*/-]*\s*;";
MatchCollection mc = Regex.Matches(code, pattern);

Second, I analyse each Match using 5 regular expressions (one for each type):
string stringPattern = @"'[^'\r\n]*'"; //String;
string doublePattern = @"\b[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\b"; //Double
string longPattern = @"[-+]?\b\d+\b"; // Integer with a sign
string boolPattern = @"\b(false|true)\b"; // Boolean
string arrayPattern = @"\[([\w']*\s*,?\s*)*\]"; // Array

I am very bad in regular expressions. So I've defined a set of very simple r. expressions. Can you help me to refine them.

A: What you are attempting to do is very difficult, if not impossible with regular expressions, especially as you have support for string constructs.  What happens if I do this:
a = 'b = 3;';

I.e. in this case you would need to escape the string for your regular expression to work.
You really need to perform proper parsing of your code before you are going to be able to perform any meaningful analysis.

A: I also doubt that regular expressions are suitable for this.
As Kragen has demonstrated, there are cases where regular expressions will match some piece of source code, but they will ignore the context in which that bit of source code appears. This can lead to errors. While it might be possible to write smarter regular expressions for such cases as Kragen showed, they will quickly become extremely complex and hard to read/maintain/understand, because they have to consider many different possible contexts.
I'd prefer writing a parser using a parser generator (such as Yacc or Bison). But depending on the language of your source code, that can also be quite tricky.

A: The normal way of doing this would be to get the AST of your program and then simply search for the variable declarations you need. Gramars as suggested are a nice way of generating such AST.
But, if you need to analyse your program on the fly you can't use this option because your code might have parse errors. In this case I feel your pain...
Your only option is to parse your source code and regular expressions might help a bit.
First, I would begin with a regex similar to this:
(double|long|string|bool|object)\s*(\[\s*\])?\s+(YOUR_VARIABLE_TOKEN)

obs: YOUR_VARIABLE_TOKEN is missing because the variable has strong and defined rules about how it can be constructed for each language.
I didn't test this regex and it certainly isn't perfect. It was just to give you an idea.
Second, you would have to validate these matches with certain exception cases. For instance:

*

*The declaration might be inside a String literal : "bool a;"

*The declaration might be inside a comment : /* bool a; */
Also, this is not a very strange request. Eclipse does this kind of evaluation too in some cases like indenting.
This is not an easy task though, specially, finding those exception cases. Good Luck.

A: What to find exactly?
Do you have to find only the literals (constants) or the whole declaration? It's ok to use expressions to find literals but its a little more complicated to parse the entire code
Give a chance to grammars
If you have to parse all the code... Dou you know grammar analyzers? When I studied 'language theory' we used grammars for parsing code. You can define a basic analizer with regex for the tokens (constants, reserved words, symbols, etc) and use a grammar analyzer for all the structure.
A Java option is JavaCC. There must be a .Net option.
Basically a grammar analyzer can parse complex structures (and have 'memory').
If a finite-state-automat is equivalent to a regex, a FSA with stack (it is memory) is equivalent to a grammar. It has more processing power.

A: Given that this is .NET, you could consider using CodeDOM to get it parsed properly.
Use the pre-existing C# CodeDOM provider to get a structured representation of your source code by using the Parse method, then traverse it. This allows you to make a solution that can work for pretty much ANY .NET language.
Even though you said it had to be done before compilation, you might be able to use a temporary in-memory compilation, which you can then work with using reflection. The CodeDOM provider can also help you there.

A: Don't use regular expressions. What you are doing is type deduction, and I'm guessing you're doing it for school. They will want you to learn another way, such as logic unification.
You're relying on all the types always being obviously different. What if 0 or 1 is assigned to a Boolean? Regular expressions aren't good at reducing input. Your program will, at best, result in a list of identifiers of each type. There are better approaches.
If you are in a commercial environment, your solution will be totally non-scalable, unmaintainable, unreliable, and slow to implement, as by your own admission, this isn't your strong suit.
If you aren't just doing homework, you should have access to a parser for this language. If you don't, you should start one with a parser generator such as Bison (or whatever is in style).
If you are doing homework, I strongly suggest hitting the book.

Edit: I forgot to say what to do with Bison :vP . You have a data structure for each variable. It should contain a set of possible types. Say, an unsigned int with one bit representing each type, enum type_bits { double_bit = 1, long_bit = 2, string_bit = 4, … };. Begin by setting all the bits to 1; i.e. type_map = (type_bits) -1;. As you encounter each operation, mask out the bits that are incompatible with it. When you're done, you will have some number of bits set. Apply precedence rules if there is more than one, generate an error if there are none.

A: Have you tried looking at the source code for the mono projects C# compiler, that may have some ideas that you find useful.
svn co svn://anonsvn.mono-project.com/source/trunk/mcs


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Nice little arcade game. It's raining cookies – you're Doggy Chef on a mission to collect cookies and keep the area clean. Cookies that you collect will follow you, so the game gets harder with every new sweet taken. Watch out for unpleasant surprises!


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#import "ListManagedObject.h"

#define BOOK_DID_UPDATE @"Book Managed Object - Updated"

@interface BookManagedObject : NSManagedObject
{
	NSData * imageData;
	NSMutableSet * fileSet;

	NSDateFormatter * formatter;
}

- (void) didChangeValueForKey: (NSString *) key;

- (NSString *) getObjectIdString;

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- (void) setListName: (NSString *) listName;
- (NSString *) getListName;
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- (void) addNewFile: (NSString *) location title: (NSString *) title description: (NSString *) description;
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- (NSSet *) getFiles;
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Das Großsteingrab Brauel war eine megalithische Grabanlage der jungsteinzeitlichen Trichterbecherkultur bei Brauel, einem Ortsteil von Zeven im Landkreis Rotenburg (Wümme) (Niedersachsen). Es wurde im 19. oder frühen 20. Jahrhundert zerstört. Die Anlage besaß eine Hügelschüttung, in der sich eine dreijochige Grabkammer befand; es dürfte sich um einen Großdolmen gehandelt haben.

Literatur
 Rudolf Dehnke: Die Tiefstichtonware der Jungsteinzeit in Osthannover. Lax, Hildesheim 1940, S. 35–36.
 Ernst Sprockhoff: Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands. Teil 3: Niedersachsen – Westfalen. Rudolf-Habelt Verlag, Bonn 1975, ISBN 3-7749-1326-9, S. 19.

Brauel
Bauwerk in Zeven
Trichterbecherkultur
Abgegangenes Bauwerk in Niedersachsen
Brauel
Geographie (Zeven)
Grabbau in Europa
Archäologischer Fundplatz in Europa


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Marriott International: "Africa is a land of opportunity"
Marriott to add 40 properties across Africa by 2023
By Christian Tolentino	 On Sep 24, 2019
AC Hotel by Marriott Cape Town, Waterfront
Marriott International has announced new deals with a development pipeline expected to drive owner investment of over USD 2 billion, generating 12,000 new jobs in Africa.
"Africa is a land of opportunity with untapped potential and remains core to our strategy," said Alex Kyriakidis, president and managing director, Middle East & Africa, Marriott International. "The economic growth of the region is witnessing, along with the substantial emphasis countries across the continent are placing on the travel and tourism sector, present us with immense opportunities for growth."
Marriott International expects to add 40 properties and over 8,000 rooms across the continent by the end of 2023. The company also announced signed agreements to open its first property in Cape Verde and further expand its presence in Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria.
"The region's fast-growing middle class"
"With compelling, well-established lifestyle brands and Marriott Bonvoy, our industry-leading travel program, we continue to offer different attributes that resonate with the region's fast-growing middle class and cater to its evolving market place," Kyriakidis added.
Marriott's expected growth through 2023 is led by eight anticipated openings and six slated openings under Protea Hotels by Marriott. Furthermore, the company is expected to introduce the Courtyard by Marriott, Residence Inn by Marriott and Element Hotels brands.
Marriott's development pipeline through 2023 is estimated to drive investment of over USD 2 billion from property owners and is expected to generate over 12,000 new jobs.
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Google's Faculty Research Awards program is focused on funding world-class technical research in Computer Science, Engineering, and related fields.
The awards aim to identify and strengthen long-term collaborative relationships with faculty working on problems that will impact how future generations use technology.
Faculty Research Awards are designed to be in an amount approximately equivalent to the amount necessary to support one graduate student for one year. It is anticipated that most budgets for the Research Awards will be limited to the cost of one PhD student for one year (defined as salary plus tuition, or research salary in regions where PhD tuition is covered through other means) as well as modest conference travel for the student – USD $3,000, (approx. AUD $4,200) – for universities outside the US.
Both institutions and individual Principal Investigators are eligible to apply.
Graduates wishing to receive the award must have a Google employee to champion their proposal.
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Usaburo Kokeshi (卯三郎こけし) is the Japanese traditional doll "Kokeshi" shop and manufacturer in Gunma Prefecture. The founder Mr. Usaburo Okamoto has designed and produced Kokeshi. Not only producing traditional style of Kokeshi, Mr. Usaburo has been challenging new style of Kokeshi. Usaburo Kokeshies are the great harmony of traditional and modern style of Kokeshi which produced by the greatest designers.
Large parking are available. There is studio tour and experience Kokeshi painting.
Usaburo Kokeshi has about 300 kinds of Kokeshies. Kokeshies are great for souvenir, wedding, mother's & and Father's day, birthday, children's day, and other celebration. All of Usaburo Kokeshi are design by wining award designers starting with the founder Mr. Usaburo. From those new designed Kokeshi, Usaburo Kokeshi produces new model of Kokeshies.
One of the special feature about Usaburo Kokeshi is its designing and production. It has been applied burn off and carving designing technique which gives Kokeshi new way of expression. Also by using zelkova trees which has great wood texture as base wood, Usaburo Kokeshi applies natural beauty and harmony of wood to its design. Applying those new style of designing with the greatest designer, Usaburo Kokeshi reates new style of Kokeshi ever.
In the gallery, there are about 1000 Kokeshi which winning award Kokeshies.
Usaburo Kokeshi also has an experience designing Kokeshi. You can pick up your favorite shape of Kokeshi and paint it by yourself to create your own Kokeshi.
Cornel, Sakura, Chestnut tree and Zelkova tree.
Single Kokeshi dolls, Couple Kokeshi dolls, Sexagenary cycles, X'mas and wedding, Mother's and Father's day, Typical Japanese general goods, Unlacquered wood crafts, and other kinds of gifts.


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Q: PhraseQuery with Analyzer The only ways I can see to create a PhraseQuery are:

*

*QueryParser.parse, adding " to the start and end of the string (being careful to escape any special characters).

*PhraseQuery.add which needs the Terms to have been pre-analyzed.

Is there a way to construct a PhraseQuery by just applying the Analyzer to a String that is to be understood literally, and hasn't been manipulated as a query?

A: Doesn't seem to be possible (plus some junk to allow this to be posted).


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Q: Get user created Woocommerce attributes ( taxonomies ) On the admin side generating metabox data.
function prod_a( $value ){
    global $post;
    global $product; // This === null. Thus the query bellow.
    $args = array(
         'post_type'     => 'product_variation',
         'post_status'   => array( 'private', 'publish' ),
         'numberposts'   => -1,
         'orderby'       => 'menu_order',
         'order'         => 'asc',
         'post_parent'   => $post->ID
    );
    $variations = get_posts( $args );
    foreach ($variations as $v) {
        $meta = get_post_taxonomies($post->ID );
        var_dump($meta);
    }
    ...
}

The dump contains an array of all the registered taxonomies. Looks like:
array (size=8)
0 => string 'product_type' (length=12)
1 => string 'product_cat' (length=11)
2 => string 'product_tag' (length=11)
3 => string 'product_shipping_class' (length=22)
4 => string 'pa_finish' (length=9)
5 => string 'pa_collars' (length=10)
6 => string 'pa_mounting' (length=11)
7 => string 'pa_sizing' (length=9)

I can work with these results but what I'm really looking for is what to get the taxonomies added but the user. Taxonomies that have the 'pa_' prefix.

A: function prod_a( $value ){
    global $post;
    $_pf = new WC_Product_Factory();
    $_product = $_pf->get_product($post->ID);
    $available_variations = $_product->get_available_variations();
    var_dump($available_variations);
}


By means of nuclear fusion, i.e. the fusion of two light atomic nuclei, a considerable amount of energy can be gained from only very small quantities of "combustion material" such as deuterium and tritium. However, the nuclear fusion reaction demands considerable technical effort to generate an extremely hot, magnetically confined fusion plasma as well as precise monitoring and control of the respective processes. This includes for instance the determination of the plasma radiated power at different points of the containment. For this purpose, special radiation sensors known as bolometers are used. In many of the fusion research plants operated around the world these radiation sensors nowadays come from us.
Bolometers usually rely on a gold or platinum absorber with a thickness of up to some 10 microns depending on the maximum radiation energy to be detected. Precise measurement of the temperature increase resulting from the radiation absorption is provided by a temperature-dependent, precision platinum resistor located on the back side of the absorber.
At the world's largest fusion experiment "ITER" which is currently under construction, very harsh environmental conditions will prevail. In particular, changing thermal loads up to 450 °C together with high radiation levels represent substantial challenges. Therefore, existing bolometers can be used only to a limited extent. In cooperation with the Max-Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Garching, we have made significant steps towards a new generation of more reliable bolometer sensors able to match the extreme operation conditions at ITER. By using alternative materials and a new concept for mechanical fixation of the sensor structure by flexure hinges, a temperature stability of up to 450 °C could be verified in preliminary tests.
Both, the skills and expertise of our process engineers and a well-equipped cleanroom facility for silicon micromachining, assembly and metrology provide the basis to transform innovative ideas into new product applications. Our customers come from industrial instrumentation and analytics, medical device manufacturing, biodiagnostics, aerospace and cutting-edge research.


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Q: define textarea as required with mojolicious tag helper How do i define an textarea as required with mojolicious tag helper?
I need to generate a textarea like this
<textarea name="comment" required></textarea>

When trying to do the same with tag helper
%= text_area 'comment', 'required'

I get
<textarea name="comment">required</textarea>

A: Mojo tag helpers will simply pass extra attributes through (see sub _tag in the source).
In HTML5, an empty attribute can be declared as attr="" (docs here).
So, based on the Mojo text_area docs, the syntax would be:
%= text_area 'comment', required => ''

A: %= text_area 'comment', required => '1'

here


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Resolution against commodification of sports Featured
Despite having talented young sportspersons, India with a population of over one billion has not emerged as a major contender in international sporting arena, even after seven decades of independence. The Central Government and most of the state governments have not paid proper attention to development of sports infrastructure. Most of the facilities are in dire straits. Market has taken over the arena of sports. Premier leagues involving millions of rupees in auction of players are being popularized. Big Corporates and celebrities are owners of all the teams in Premier League in Cricket, Football, Kabaddi and Badminton. This is a glaring example of commoditization of sports.
Recently concluded Rio Olympic Games was an eye opener for all of us. India's share in 974 medals in the last Olympics was one silver and one bronze-in per capita term one medal per 65 crores of people. This is embarrassing for a country whose rulers claim to have achieved the title of world's fastest growing economy. We forget this 'once in four years' humiliation quite fast. After the embarrassment at Rio, our Prime minister appointed a task force with an objective to 'reap success' in the next Olympics in 2020 in Tokyo. We should remember the plight of 'Target Olympic Podium'(TOP) programme rolled out by our Sports Ministry with much fanfare specifically aimed at increasing our medal tally. Out of 118 athletes who went to Rio, 67 were allotted 17.1 crores of rupees in total for training and preparations. This figure is dwarfed by the reward given to P.V Sindhu and Sakshi Malik( 13 crores and 5 crores respectively). It is astonishing that the TOP programme gave 44 lakh and 12 lakh rupees to Sindhu and Sakshi respectively. But Deepa Karmakar who almost secured a bronze was allotted only 2 lakh rupees under this programme. This data shows how our athletes are allotted paltry sum compared to their counterparts in other nations. More public investment in sports is necessary. But in our country, public investment in sports amounts to 3 rupees per individual. 2015-16 Union Budget reduced the allocation for finding and developing sports prodigies from 50 lakh to 5 lakh rupees. This is absolutely uncalled for.
Moreover, the domain of sports has become more and more inaccessible to socially and economically backward sections of the society. The Tenth All India Conference of DYFI demands-1) substantial increase in public investment in sports and 2) setting up of sports complexes and other necessary infrastructure for healthy promotion of physical culture among all sections of the society.
The resolution is adopted unanimously by 10th All #India Conference of DYFI
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