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Morocco, Spain, Portugal
Lisbon, Andalusia, Seville, Strait of Gibraltar...
Lisbon, Andalusia, Seville, Strait of Gibraltar, Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakesh, Ouarzazate, Erfoud, Fez, Tangier, Costa del Sol, Granada, Toledo, Madrid, El Escorial
Explore the irresistible soul of Spain, Portugal, and Morocco on this unique 17-day tour through the best of each country. From fado and flamenco to desert and beach, and walled cities and wondrous monuments, this route has been handcrafted to celebrate a complete range of highlights, which include charming medieval towns, art trails, and capital cities with a vibrant present. Every day will create a new experience on a route that is both exotic and enchanting, full of historical sites while packed...
Lisbon – The Iconic Tramcar and an Ebullient Capital City
Lisbon will delight you with its contrasts, making it an ideal introduction to this 17-day luxury tour. Every neighborhood is different and there's a commitment to idiosyncrasy that you'll later find all over Iberia and Morocco. After your private driver escorts you from the airport to your hotel the afternoon will be at your leisure. Take a stroll around the grand district of Baixa, perhaps heading out to the riverside promenade or one of the districts on a hill. In the late afternoon, you will enjoy a timeless journey through the city as you ride the number 28 tramcar that connects the diverse central neighborhoods. This vintage means of travel will create a window onto the city for you. The evening will be at your leisure and Lisbon has an outstanding culinary reputation.
Lisbon – Highlights of Lisbon Private Tour and Fado Performance
On your first full day in Lisbon, you will discover that Portugal's capital is the home of legends, where monuments to explorers stand on the riverfront and a unique architectural style stands out from the rest of Europe. The grandest monuments are in the region of Belem where Manueline style added glitz and glamor to the 15th and 16th centuries. Baixa was rebuilt after the 1755 earthquake, a complementary show of grandeur. Then there's Alfama, the old quarter for seamen, and Bairro Alto, the slum turned 21st-century creative hub. You will explore all this on a full-day private Lisbon tour, before an evening in one of Alfama's traditional taverns, where a classic Fado performance reveals the soulful music of the past.
Seville – The Historic Soul of Andalusia
The next morning you will take a short flight south where the atmosphere will change. You will be in another lively city, where the old quarters are draped in the ebullience of today. There's a different soul here, one that lives life in the present even if one of Europe's oldest historic centers provides the setting. After you touch down and settle in, the best way to initially explore will be to do so without a map. Moorish architecture enlivens the streets, mingling with murals and al fresco terraces. Cathedral spires stand over the streets of cobblestone and allure. Mazy walkways open out onto a harbor where Columbus set sail and the history of Andalusia can be found on every corner. Today you will relax, indulge, and let your footsteps roam to the southern beat.
Seville – A City of Many Sides and a Night of Flamenco
After yesterday's open discovery you will be privately guided today as you take a tour through the monuments that elevate Seville further. You will discover Roman remnants followed by Moorish remains, such as the artistry of buildings like Casa de Pilatos. Then, take a walk through Santa Cruz, discover one of Europe's greatest cathedrals, gaze up at the Golden Tower and get to know Seville with an insider. There will be something special for the evening, a performance of Andalusian flamenco in the home of flamenco. A soulful guitar finds the space between traditional notes, feet stamp, and hands clap to control the rhythm, and an enchanting voice improvises a story that moves through you with every word.
Rabat – Following the Iconic Barbary Coast
The next day you will begin your journey from Seville to Rabat, taking time to enjoy sherry in Jerez, the home of the fruity and fragrant sweet wine. Then cross the Strait of Gibraltar by ferry as you gaze back at the cliffs of Iberia and forward to the dusty iconicity of Africa. You will be greeted by a private driver at the ferry port and begin to trace a route along the Barbary Coast, passing cute villages and stunning stretches of untouched coast. While you will start your trip early in the morning, the Moroccan portion of the trip will be very flexible and you can stop off at various points on the route, depending on your interests. When you arrive in Morocco's old capital in the late afternoon, you will be surprised at how calm and quaint the city is.
Marrakesh – Sublime Monuments of the Moroccan Cities
In the morning, you will notice how Medieval battlements mark the cityscape in Rabat, odes to a time of quarrel and conflict. They juxtapose with a royal palace that looks completely different to the one you saw in Lisbon. Travel beneath a 12th-century gate into the Kasbah of Oudayas, where palm trees provide shocks of green amid the sandstone architecture. Admire Hassan Tower and a series of Roman relics before the short drive south to Casablanca. Here you will have lunch at Rick's Cafe Casablanca, the restaurant made famous by Humphrey Bogart in the movie Casablanca. After lunch, you will visit Hassan II Mosque, one of the world's largest mosques and a fabulous impression of Islamic architecture as the silence and design is extraordinary. Casablanca is a modern city and from here you will continue to Marrakesh, where the tradition is everywhere you look in the old town.
Marrakesh – Immersed in the Seductive Back-Lanes
Today you will discover that Old Marrakesh is a maze, where even the most detailed maps can't do justice to the abundance of back-lanes and alleyways. It will be a baffling experience to be guided by your five senses as you hear market traders calling, smell spicy fragrances floating, and experience the local life continuing. You can turn a corner and stumble upon a lively street. Or you can turn a different corner to find tranquility and an exquisite historical icon such as like Badia Palace or the Saadian Tombs. Spend a whole day being guided around, with the exact itinerary dependent on your interests. The evening will be at your leisure to explore vibrant neighborhoods, such as Djemaa El-Fna, which has been a popular hangout place for centuries. This a central square is where musicians and storytellers ply their trade, alongside a marketplace of food and vivacity.
Ouarzazate – Across the Mountains to the Immortalized Movie Sets
The following day, you will leave the city behind you to travel across the epic landscapes of Morocco. Snow clings to summits in the High Atlas, a mountain chain that casts a great scar between the coast and desert. As you descend from the mountain pass, you will arrive in Ouarzazate, a city of movie studios that are surrounded by filming locations. Star Wars, Lawrence of Arabia and Gladiator were all filmed in this area, along with most Hollywood movies based in the Middle East or Rome. While the studios showcase one perspective of the region, Ouarzazate is also a city of tradition that sees relatively few tourists. Spending a night on the main plaza will be a great way to enjoy the local culture and lifestyle.
Erfoud – Into the Sahara and the Dunes
In the morning, a zigzag of roads will take you into the Dades Valley, where the ochre of the rock is punctuated by an oasis of villages. Plantations of olives and dates and figs stand beneath the narrowing valley walls. This is all just an introduction to the next natural wonder, Todra Gorge. You will continue deeper into the desert until the camels are more numerous than the vehicles and the sand dunes rise evocatively beyond the horizon. You have a choice tonight. Either drive out into the sand dunes by four-wheel drive, cruising to a towering point that's surrounded by silence, before an evening at a hotel that gazes onto the dunes. Or ride by camel to a small camp that's hidden in the dunes, for a night beneath the stars and insight into Berber tradition.
Fez – The World's Largest Walled City
Admire the sand dunes as they change color at sunrise, the shadows turning to orange and yellow as the day starts in earnest. You will travel northwest, back through the Atlas Mountains to the world's largest walled city. Along the way, you stop at spectacular gorges, an old French settlement, and oasis villages that are perfect for a refreshing cup of sweet mint tea. Berber King Idris made Fez the country's capital in the eighth century and it continues to be a city of art and folklore. It's a confusing place, a maze behind walls where it's impossible not to get lost. Your guide will provide an orientation before leading you to a restaurant terrace for dinner amid the city's soul.
Tangier – Legendary Tales of Culture and Tradition
This morning you will stand on a viewpoint and marvel at the scale of the city and the endless details such as the roofs that stretch across the valley. Marvel at the Blue Gate that guards the city, then enter beneath the adorned facade. Travel through the ancient souks, from the tanners to the jewelers to the antique stores and the spices. Explore the old Jewish quarter of Mellah and be guided into the heart of the Medina, where the sounds and smells are as evocative as the sights. You'll spend most of the day in Fez before you are transferred north to Tangier, a city immortalized by the travel writers of the early 20th century. Perched on the coast, it will be a peaceful place to discover before tomorrow's ferry ride to Spain.
Day 12 - 13
Costa Del Sol – Beach Relaxation in the South of Spain
After tirelessly exploring Portugal and Morocco, there will be a brief change of tempo. Once you cross the Strait of Gibraltar you will settle into a quiet beach village on Spain's southern coast, where the sounds of the surf keep you company. There isn't much to do here and the village has been chosen for its quietude. You will be grateful for the opportunity to recharge your batteries and reflect on what you've experienced so far. Enjoy lazy mornings, languid afternoons, and easy evenings on a restaurant terrace. You'll be tucked away on a beautiful part of the Mediterranean coastline and there are some excellent self-guided coastal hikes if you are interested.
Granada – The Fabulous Legacy of the Moors
Recharged and revitalized you will continue the adventure to cross a landscape that's filled with Moorish influence. Iconic white villages (Pueblos Blancos) dot the hills and the design of the Mudejars gives every settlement an old-world beauty. Today's destination will be Granada, home to one of the world's greatest historical buildings, the Alhambra. It's a fantasy land of Arabesque detail, so intricate it appears to be made of lace rather than stone. This city was the last stronghold of the Moors and there are countless other memoirs to their story, from fountains to palaces to the vernacular wonder of the past. As the Alhambra is illuminated on the hill, the evenings in Granada will be very special, with such a wonderful impression of the past surrounding you at all times.
Madrid – Following the El Greco Trail and Tapas in the Capital
Today you will drive north across La Mancha, the landscape of open plains immortalized by Don Quixote. Your first destination will be Toledo, an old Moorish bridge that leads you into a city of medieval enchantment. Cathedral bells chime, a synagogue stands next to the remains of a mosque, and the cobbled roads lead you to some of Spain's finest architecture. You'll take the El Greco trail to follow in the footsteps of Spain's pre-eminent Golden Age artist and admire his most important works, like the mural at the Church of Santo Tome. Then continue onward to Madrid where the best introduction to the city will be a different kind of trail, a tapas tour. It will not just be an insight into the flavors but an introduction to the ambiance of a capital city that is far more tranquil than its size suggests.
Madrid – Wonders of the Spanish Capital
On your last full day in Spain, you will discover the numerous wonders of Madrid. Marvel at the iconic art pieces in the Prado, one of the world's great art galleries. Take a stroll through the lavish decoration of El Escorial, a World Heritage Site that shows the relationship between royalty and religion. Admire the ancient rooms in the Royal Palace then gaze up at the statue of Cervantes. Relax in a city square, sipping on wine or coffee as you watch the world go by. Then take a stroll through vibrant central neighborhoods that are laced in history. There's a high degree of flexibility for you to experience as much of Madrid as you can. The guide can tailor a route to your interests and you will never be far from a grand plaza to rest your legs.
Madrid – Departure
Spend the day in Madrid, a chance to visit attractions you missed yesterday, or to simply sit back on a terrace and recount the last 17 days. You'll be transferred to the international airport in plenty of time for your departing flight.
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Explore legendary capital cities that mix old-world charm with a lively modern welcome: Lisbon, Madrid, and Rabat
Marvel at some of the world's most unique architecture, including the Alhambra in Granada and a series of exquisite North African buildings in Morocco
Tune your senses into the rhythm of the past with a fado performance in Lisbon and a flamenco show in Seville
Wander through the region's ancient cities that are full of atmosphere and allure, as you walk through streets that hardly seem to have changed for centuries
Discover a selection of epic landscapes, including the Sahara Desert sand dunes at Erg Chebbi, the open plains of Andalusia, and the gorges found in the Atlas Mountains
Enjoy the artwork that surrounds you, including a series of remarkable attractions, such as the El Greco trail in Toledo and the Prado in Madrid
Take time to relax as you spend leisurely days on a Spanish beach and in the serenity of Morocco's mountains and desert
Learn from expert guides that lead the way as you come to understand the storylines, from the Moors to the navigators to the Berbers
Taste your way through three countries, including a tapas crawl in Madrid and plenty of tradition in Morocco
Uncover plenty of surprises that are common in this part of the world, like iconic movie sets around Ouarzazate, tramcars in Lisbon and glorious journeys through unspoiled landscapes
Consider browsing our luxury Spain and Morocco tours page to gain further inspiration regarding your own dream Spain and/or Morocco tour.
So many legendary tales emanate from three countries around the Mediterranean. In Spain, the Moors were a pre-medieval civilization that forever shaped design and architecture. In Morocco, the Berbers created a lifestyle that is unchanged to this day around the Saharan sand dunes and rugged Atlas Mountains. There are tales of discovery, like Vasco de Gama in Lisbon and Columbus in Seville. Royal legacies dot each country, with uniquely styled palaces across Portugal, Spain, and Morocco. Walled cities are on a baffling scale while medieval remnants feel untouched by time. And the energy of the legendary tales surrounds you, like seductive souks, flamenco performances, and elegiac fado.
As you explore these three countries you will find that every legendary tale is different. Every day and each destination will create a new experience, yet each experience is bound together by soul. These are countries and destinations that have always preserved the unique as their niche cultures are as important now as they were in the eighth century. Each country and each destination has a rhythm, something you will feel with every footstep across the cobbles. Over the course of your journey, you will also start to appreciate the soul, the inexpressible element that perforates everything in this part of the world.
Your route has been handcrafted to celebrate a wide range of highlights, culturally and historically, as well as landscapes and natural wonders. You will start in Portugal's capital city, Lisbon, which offers a vibrant introduction to Iberia. Then Seville will follow, another city packed full of energy and effervescent history. You will cross the Strait of Gibraltar and follow the Barbary Coast to Rabat to experience the artistic pleasures and Moroccan city culture of Casablanca and Marrakesh, two destinations that reveal so much more than famous postcard photos.
Continue on to explore surreal Moroccan landscapes as you travel across the Atlas Mountains to Ouarzazate, a legendary movie-set destination. Cross the gorges to the sand dunes and a night gazing in the Sahara. Then travel northwest through the oases to Fez, the world's largest walled city and a capital of Moroccan culture for more than a millennia. After a night in Tangier, you will return to Spain's southern region, Andalusia for quiet time on the beach before you travel on to Granada, Toledo, and Madrid. On the last few days, you will discover mesmeric historical cities, each with its own art, food and style.
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"Doesn't Mississippi Have More Pressing Concerns?": Fattest, Poorest, Sickest State In America Rails Against LGBT People
A portrait of Mississippi.
It has a lower percentage of high school graduates than almost any other state. It has an unemployment rate higher than almost any other state.
Mississippi's fourth-graders perform more poorly than any other children in the country in math. Also in reading. Its smoking rates are among the highest in the country. Along with West Virginia, it is the fattest state in the Union. It has the highest poverty rate and the lowest life expectancy.
Small wonder 24/7 Wall Street, a content provider for Yahoo!, Time and USA Today, among others, has dubbed Mississippi the "worst state to live in."
All of which provides a certain pungent context for what happened last week as Gov. Phil Bryant signed into law a bill legalizing discrimination against LGBT people. It is dubbed the "Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act," which is a cynical lie. The only thing it protects is those doing the discriminating.
You want to refuse to rent to a lesbian couple? You're covered.
You want to refuse to hire a transgendered woman? Go for it.
You want to force your gay adopted son to undergo so-called conversion therapy? No problem.
You want to kick an adulterous heterosexual out of your hardware store? Yep, the law says you can even do that.
Indeed, it says that any gay, transgendered or adulterous individual whose behavior offends the "sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions" of a person, for-profit business, government employee or religious organization can be refused service.
As if your sexual orientation or marital status were the business of the cashier ringing up your groceries or the barber trimming your hair.
It is worth nothing that similar laws have been propounded in other states — Georgia, Indiana, Arkansas — only to be turned back under threat of boycott by Fortune 500 companies and professional sports teams doing business there. "The worst state to live in," was immune to that kind of pressure because it has no such teams or businesses.
You'd think that would tell them something. You'd think it would suggest to Mississippi that it has more pressing concerns than salving the hurt feelings of some putative Christian who doesn't want to bake a cake for Lester and Steve.
But addressing those concerns would require serious thought, sustained effort, foresight, creativity and courage. It is easier just to scapegoat the gays.
So the fattest, poorest, sickest state in the Union rails against LGBT people and adulterers and never mind that if every last one of them pulled up stakes tomorrow, Mississippi would still be the fattest, poorest, sickest state in the Union.
The point is not that such bigotry would be impossible in places that are healthier or wealthier. The point is not that such places are immune to it. Rather, the point is simply this: Isn't it interesting how reliably social division works as a distraction from things that ought to matter more?
After all, Mississippi just passed a law that 80 percent of its eighth-graders would struggle to read.
If they graduate, those young people will look for work in a state with an unemployment rate significantly higher than the national average. But if one of those kids does manage to find work at the local doughnut shop say, she will — until the law is struck down, at least — have the satisfaction of refusing service to some gay man, secure in the knowledge that the state that failed to educate her or give her a fighting chance in a complex world, now has her back.
One feels sorrier for her than for the gay man. Her life will be hemmed by the fact of living it in a state that fights the future, that teaches her to deflect and distract, not resolve and engage.
The gay man can buy doughnuts anywhere.
By: Leonard Pitts, Jr., Columnist for The Miami Herald; The National Memo, April 10, 2016
April 12, 2016 Posted by raemd95 | Discrimination, LGBT, Mississippi, Phil Bryant	| Bigotry, Christians, Conversion Therapy, Education, Fortune 500 Companies, Health, Life expectancy, Poverty, Religious Beliefs | 1 Comment

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The Promise and Limitations of Synthetic Data as a Strategy to Expand Access to State-Level Multi-Ag
New research co-authored the SSW's Angela Henneberger, Bess Rose, Terry Shaw, Michael Woolley and others has been published in the Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness. The article is titled "The Promise and Limitations of Synthetic Data as a Strategy to Expand Access to State-Level Multi-Agency Longitudinal Data."
There is demand among policy-makers for the use of state education longitudinal data systems, yet laws and policies regulating data disclosure limit access to such data, and security concerns and risks remain high. Well-developed synthetic datasets that statistically mimic the relations among the variables in the data from which they were derived, but which contain no records that represent actual persons, present a viable solution to these laws, policies, concerns, and risks. We present a case study in the development of a synthetic data system and highlight potential applications of synthetic data. We begin with an overview of synthetic data, what it is, how it has been utilized thus far, and the potential benefits and concerns in its application to education data systems. We then describe our federally-funded project, proposing the steps required to synthesize a statewide longitudinal data system covering high school, postsecondary, and workforce data. Last, for use as a template for other agencies considering synthetic data, we review the challenges we have confronted in the development of our synthetic data system for research and policy evaluation purposes.
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During your college search, visiting a campus is one of the best ways to dig in to a community. Whether you eat lunch with a student, participate in a lively class discussion, marvel at our mountain views, or make connections with faculty and staff, you will walk away with a good sense of who we are. In addition to regularly-scheduled daily visits, we also offer more comprehensive, longer Open House programs that will expose you to academic and co-curricular opportunities.
This Summer Open Campus event is open to rising juniors, rising seniors, and prospective transfer students. Spend a full day on campus in the gorgeous Colorado summer touring the college, meeting students and faculty, and discovering our distinctive approach to the liberal arts. Students will be able to experience the Block Plan by attending a "Mock Block" course, learn about cutting-edge research opportunities, and begin to picture what their life would be like as a Colorado College student.
Wondering what you'll do while here? Check out last year's student schedule or parent schedule to see your possible line up of activities.
High school seniors, transfer students, and their families are invited to connect with the Colorado College community at one of our Fall Open Houses.
Spend two days on campus meeting CC students, faculty, and staff. Discover our unique Block Plan—our distinctive academic program—and the benefits of a liberal arts education set in the Rocky Mountain West. Experience life at CC both in and out of the classroom and get the real scoop first-hand from students and professors. We are unable to offer overnight campus accommodations to students or families for this event.
Registration for the program closes one week before the event. For information on how to get to campus and planning your travel, please check the information listed in the "How to Get Here" and "Frequently Asked Questions" sections.
Admitted students are invited to our Admitted Student Open House programs at Colorado College.
Spend two days on campus meeting current and other prospective students, faculty, and staff. Discover the unique nature of the Block Plan and the benefits of a liberal arts education. Stay in a dorm room, sit in on a class, eat on campus, and get the real scoop first-hand from CC students and professors.
We will have a shuttle running between the Colorado Springs Airport and the campus both days of the Open House on running every hour until 5:00pm. View the schedule of events here.
Check out directions to Colorado College here.
Travel times - Colorado Springs Airport to CC Campus: 20-30 min. Denver International Airport to CC Campus: 90-120 minutes.
Parking is available in lots along Uintah Street, Nevada Avenue, and Cascade Avenue. Please do not park behind Packard Hall. Look for the open house parking signs. You will not need a parking permit during the Open House event.
Can I bring my parents?
Sure! Parents are welcome at all admission office programs; however, some activities are limited to students.
There are several hotels in the area, many within walking distance of campus. The Colorado Springs Visitors Bureau list of hotels can be found here, or you can take a look at our suggestions on the visit page here.
We are unable to offer overnight on campus accommodations to prospective students or families attending a Summer Visit Day or a Fall Open House. We do offer overnight accommodations to students attending an Admitted Student Open House.
If you requested an interview, you will be assigned an interview time when you check in on campus. If you have time constrainths that will limit your availability for an interview, be sure to let us know as soon as possible so we can try to accommodate you.
Families attending a Summer Visit Day or Fall Open House should provide their own transportation to and from the airport. In addition to car rental services, there are shared rides to and from the Denver airport (the Colorado Springs Shuttle and Front Range Shuttle), and taxi service to and from the Colorado Springs airport.
Parking during our programs is free and does not require a permit. Please check our Visitor Parking web page to find parking.


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If heart disease is not causing the arrhythmia, your health professional will talk with you about your Arrhythmia prevention options.
These options will almost certainly be based on what is causing it and will possibly include a list of things that you can do to avoid and/or reduce Arrhythmias.
For example, if caffeine or alcohol is the cause, the doctor may ask you not to drink coffee, tea, colas, or alcoholic beverages.
Describing how the heart beats normally helps to explain what happens during an arrhythmia.
The heart is a muscular pump divided into four chambers – two atria located on the top and two ventricles located on the bottom.
Normally each heartbeat starts in the right atrium. Here, a specialised group of cells called the sinus node, or natural pacemaker, sends an electrical signal. The signal spreads throughout the atria to the area between the atria called the atrioventricular (AV) node.
The AV node connects to a group of special pathways that conduct the signal to the ventricles below. As the signal travels through the heart, the heart contracts. First the atria contract, pumping blood into the ventricles. A fraction of a second later, the ventricles contract, sending blood throughout the body.
Usually the whole heart contracts between 60 and 100 times per minute. Each contraction equals one heartbeat.
Instead of beginning in the sinus node, the heartbeat begins in another part of the heart.
The sinus node develops an abnormal rate or rhythm.
A patient has a heart block.
If there is no conduction, the beat generally originates from the ventricles and is very slow.


The BS degree in biophysics should be considered by students planning on advanced study in the fields of medicine, biophysics, physiology, radiation biology, and bioengineering, particularly in view of a career in medical research.
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Reynoldsburg withholds substitutes' names from 'Dispatch,' citing safety
From The Columbus Dispatch Are substitute teachers who cross the Reynoldsburg Education Association's picket line in as much danger as police officers who have been threatened by drug and motorcycle gangs?
Reynoldsburg schools Treasurer Tammira Miller appeared to think so when she rejected an open-records request from The Dispatch for the list of substitute teachers who are replacing striking Reynoldsburg teachers. The newspaper wants to check the credentials of these public employees.
Teachers' names are typically a public record. But Miller said the district has a duty to protect the safety of the substitute teachers.
In a letter rejecting our open-records request, she cited a Columbus case in which a judge said that an attorney for members of the Short North Posse drug gang could not receive personal information about the police officers who had arrested the gang members. And she cited a case in which a judge said that Cincinnati did not have to disclose the names of police officers who had been in a shootout with a motorcycle gang.
The only case she cited that involves substitute teachers who are replacing striking teachers was one from Strongsville in 2013 that is now before the Ohio Supreme Court. Strongsville refused to disclose the names of substitute teachers. An appeals court said that, unless the district could provide evidence that the substitutes were in danger, it had to release their names. Rather than release the names, the Strongsville district appealed.
Though we asked, Miller has yet to provide evidence that Reynoldsburg's substitute teachers have been threatened.
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By: Matthew Hepburn
When the sun's shining and the weather's warm, there's nothing better than an ice-cold Coke. In 2013 and 2014, we gave the summer months a touch of Coca-Cola magic and gave you more than just a refreshing drink; you got a Coke with your name on it!
Gone was our iconic Coca-Cola logo. Hundreds of names – from Aodhán to Zoe – took centre stage on our labels and it wasn't long before you had Share a Coke trending. We read some touching stories, saw some awesome selfies and shared some special moments of happiness with you and your loved ones.
Marketing director Lucie Austin and creative excellence lead Jeremy Rudge, who were planning Coca-Cola's summer campaign, came up with the idea in our offices in Sydney in 2011.
After being presented with a wall of cans stacked horizontally, each with different names on, they knew they'd hit on something. More than 250 million named bottles and cans were sold that summer in a nation of just over 23 million people.
What are some of our highlights?
In April 2013, we sent a few personalised bottles as gifts to celebrities, and we then let the public discover personalised bottles for themselves so they could be the first to break the news.
Within five months there were more than 10,000 mentions on Facebook and almost 6,000 tweets from fans. Our #ShareaCoke hashtag was trending and making headlines.
For our first TV ad we asked people who they'd most like to share a Coke with, which sparked fans to do the same on social media. The following year we introduced the public to Bobby the dog, who starred in our advert (and on our bottles).
We also took Share a Coke on tour so the entire nation could grab a bottle with their name on it. And for those unable to clink bottles with their loved ones, we created a Facebook app so they could share a virtual Coke instead.
In 2014, we launched the Share a Coke online shop. For the first time fans were able to personalise a glass Coca-Cola contour bottle. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at one of the factories where our name bottles were made:
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Golfers throughout the British Isles are being given a unique opportunity to play for their countries and at the same time help grow the game at junior level.
The Four Nations Golf Challenge, potentially the most exciting pairs competition for amateur club golfers ever devised, offers the mouth-watering prize of a "Ryder Cup" style finale on one of Europe's most challenging courses.
Open to men and ladies, The Four Nations Golf Challenge will culminate in a Grand Final to be contested by four teams of 12 players representing England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales at The Oxfordshire Golf Club in the Chiltern Hills from 17-20 October 2010.
To earn their chance to represent the Champion Golf Nation of the Year, a pair will need to win a maximum of four four-ball, better-ball matches, starting in May, in regional brackets consisting of 16 pairs each. If necessary, depending on the number of entries, a one-day final qualifying event will be held in September to decide which six pairs will represent their country in the Grand Final.
The cost of entry is £40 per pair, with entries contributing to the Golf Foundation, the charity which nurtures the game at junior level throughout the British Isles.
The Oxfordshire, a spectacular rolling layout designed by Rees Jones and owned by the Leaderboard Group which also includes Chart Hills, Dale Hill and Sandford Springs, is about to open its own four-star hotel where every participant will stay free of charge throughout the Grand Final.
Having hosted many professional tournaments, including the Benson & Hedges International Open on the European Tour from 1996-99, The Oxfordshire will provide a proven setting for club golfers to experience the passion and thrill of playing for their countries for the first time.
Entries are open to every golfer with a CONGU 'active' handicap and will close on 30 April, 2010.


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Munich has many national and international universities, museums, theaters, sports events and the famous Oktoberfest.
It is located north of the Bavarian Alps. It is the third largest city in Germany.
Marienplatz is the central square in the heart of Munich where you can explore many old and wonderful buildings, churches and landmarks.
The magical words of Oktoberfest 'O'zapft ist!' The beer is tapped!


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This final module of the 4-part webinar series will explore the richness and diversity of community-to-community linkages to advance breastfeeding continuity of care. An exploration of the breastfeeding socio-ecological model will serve as a framework for identifying community partners and change agents who could prove influential in establishing social and systemic structures to critically advance breastfeeding goals among populations with disparately low breastfeeding duration rates.
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Monograph about Robert Murray reveals his love of structure and form
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Robert Murray sculpture being installed in New York City (Courtesy Design Books)
Some sculptors have to think like architects. They need to consider the actual weight of a work and whether it might wind up crashing through a floor or compromising a foundation. There are the issues of balance and whether something weighing a few tons and defined by curves and cantilevers will remain in place on its own or roll off its plinth. There are also the concerns about the best angles from which to view a finished sculpture and how it will age, especially if positioned outdoors. And once it is erected and set in place, what about the resulting shadows or reflective light? As Jonathan Lippincott, the noted book designer and independent art curator, reveals in his new book, Robert Murray: Sculpture (Design Books), the first such monograph to chronicle the artist's oeuvre, Murray learned about weight and scale through practice. When Murray first began making some of his large-scale works in his apartment on East 22nd Street in Manhattan in the early 1960s, they were so heavy and tall that they compromised the very structure of the building. Of one such early work, Ceres, a seven-foot-high plaster sculpture, Murray said: "I had it right in the middle of the room, and I put supports out from underneath the bottom lip of it to try to distribute the weight, but it didn't quite work. One day there was a pounding on the door and a very nice couple from downstairs demanded to see what I was up to, and I guess my floor sagged so badly that their ceiling cracked and plaster was raining down in their living room." The comment from Murray is one of many in Lippincott's book that reveals the artist's sense of humor, a characteristic much welcomed in an otherwise scholarly art book. Lippincott has obviously been careful to reveal—and revel in —Murray's playfulness. As a result, this may be among the most refreshing and entertaining books to read about any sculptor, living or not. Lippincott's book also manages to right an aesthetic wrong. While fantastically prolific and influential, Murray doesn't seem to have won quite the same name recognition of some his contemporaries, like David Smith, Tony Rosenthal, Louise Nevelson, and Barnett Newman. Lippincott's book will surely reintroduce and re-establish the still-active Murray as one of the very best practitioners of contemporary sculpture. And the book's examples of Murray's candor and wit will only heighten the artist's appeal. As Murray recounts about his early days as a young artist from Saskatoon suddenly immersed in the New York art world: "I always joke that it's lucky my liver was as young as it was when I got to New York or I would have been dead a long time ago." Although Lippincott's monograph is visually-driven, it includes an engaging, lengthy biographical text about Murray, as well as a candid, chatty question and answer between the author and his subject. The two appear to have forged an affectionate rapport. We learn about Murray's Canadian boyhood, his inspirations for the monumental works of art, and the process of making those sculptures (some sixty of which were made at Lippincott, Inc., the Connecticut-based fabricator of monumental works of sculpture, founded by the author's father). But what resonates throughout the book is Murray's collaborations with and respect for architects. There was a time not so long ago when art and architecture were more closely aligned. Lippincott describes, for instance, the Percent for Art program that flourished in the U.S. and Canada in the mid-1960s, whereby, according to the author, "one percent of the budget for any new building would be dedicated to purchasing artwork…an unprecedented amount of funding to purchase and commission artwork for government buildings and public spaces." Murray's large-scale abstract (some would say minimalist) sculptures were coveted by architects of the time. I.M. Pei, for instance, commissioned Murray for a massive work (Shawanaga) to occupy the plaza of Pei's Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse. For a 1968 group show of sculptures at the then-new Boston City Hall, a Brutalist edifice designed by Kallmann, McKinnell, and Knowles, Murray was invited to include what is now one of his iconic works, Windhover. "The only bad part of it all was the new city hall, which wasn't a very attractive backdrop," he told Lippincott. "But it was a nice plaza, a good space, and that show got a lot of attention." Murray's relationship with architects and architecture began early. In 1958, at the very start of his career, he received a commission from a local Saskatoon architect to fashion murals composed of mosaic tiles for a new government building. Barnett Newman collaborated with Murray to create an imagined, or conceptual, synagogue that Newman described as being "organized like a baseball diamond, the rabbi on the pitcher's mound, the men in the dugouts, and the women in the bleachers." Murray designed two models for the project, one of which was exhibited at a show at the Jewish Museum in 1963 organized by Richard Meier. And in his native country, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada awarded him their Allied Arts Medal in 1977. As Lippincott emphasizes, "The award recognizes artists or designers in Canada who create work intended to be integrated with architecture, and Murray was one of the first artists to receive this award for contemporary sculpture." Both Lippincott and Murray are adept at describing the architectural aspects of the sculptures. Of Murray's Breaker (1965), Lippincott lovingly relates the structural issues in such a way that the piece can almost be envisioned without seeing it: "[Breaker] consists of two arcs that are almost identical; one extends beyond the other, providing a point of contact with the floor, adding stability to the work and extending its energy." Because of this book, Murray reputation as a great sculptor will endure. That reputation rests particularly on his public artworks, many of which are positioned with notable works of architecture. But as Murray said to Lippincott, "Until the public starts making it, it's not public art, it's private art put out into public situations." With Lippincott's fine book, we now have the definitive visual and chronological map for finding Murray's works and enjoying them in public settings. Murray can be experienced in person on April 7 at the David Richard Gallery, 211 East 121st Street, New York. The gallery will present a solo exhibition of Murray's large sculptures and two-dimensional artworks, with an opening reception on April 7 at which both Murray and Lippincott will be present. The show runs through May 5.
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PECAN Lauds Members' Sacrifice in Decontaminating Environments Against COVID-19 Virus
From left: The President of Pest Control Association of Nigeria Mr Kunle Williams His Royal Majesty, Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, who was represented by Oba Adekunle Adebowale, Agbolu of Agbaje Ife, the Deputy Director, Environmental Health Officer, Mr Ojo Emmanuel, who represented Commissioner for Healthcare Dr Akin Ayobami, and The First Vice President, Pest Control Association of Nigeria (PECAN), Mr AMOS Odugbesan,during the 32 anniversary and the 2021 Annual General Meeting of PECAN, with the Theme :Quackery in Pest and Vector Management - A Threat to Public Health and Environmental Development held in Ikeja, Lagos on Wednesday.
By DAPO OLAWUNI
The National President, Pest Control Association of Nigeria (PECAN) Mr Olakunle Williams, has hails members sacrifice in decontaminating their environments agianst the killers virus, COVID-19 in the country.
Williams made this known during the 2021 Annual General Meeting and Induction/Training of the Pest Control Association of Nigeria (PECAN) in Lagos on Wednesday.
He said in Nigeria, during these periods, their members worked under tough COVID-19 restrictions , endangering their lives and even some were ostracised at homes, offices and regarded as endangered species.
Williams said as a result of their profession of being Professional Pest Controllers, they were in the midst of the heat of decontaminating our environment against this foreign killer Virus .
"In reflecting on the past year 2020 ,you will agree with me that it was one of the worst years ever in the history of the world as the year has brought about the pandemic aiming at ruining all the facets of the world, including our lives.
Over three million lives lost in the pandemic, so many jobs lost , we were introduced to so many unusual patterns of life by working from home
"At this juncture, I would like to appreciate you for volunteering your lives for the world to live. You didn't mind death, you went to the battlefield to fight Covid-19 and came out alive.
"You are my heroes and heroines – my PECAN Members! You will accept the fact that, we all have reasons to praise God," he said.
The Chairman, planning Committee of the 2021 AGM of PECAN, Mr Olufemi Taiwo, noted that one of the ways to eliminate quacks in the pest control profession was to engage in constant public sensitisation and awareness through the media.
Taiwo called for enactment of laws to enable fumigator quackery to be punished and prosecuted which he said would go a long way in eradicating quack controllers in the country.
In a good will message, expert urged PECAN to engage media awareness to enable Nigerian get in touch with the Professionals pest controllers and neglect quackery.
His Royal Majesty, Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, who was represented by Oba Adekunle Adebowale, Agbolu of Agbaje Ife, commended the effort of PECAN in Nigeria.
Ogunwusi aid that they in the inter-land were not aware of PECAN saying that they usually patronise quackery and urged them to come to the inter-land.
He testified that many of the farmers used dangerous chemicals in preserving their produce and asked them to free free to request for his assistance for the progress of the association.
The Fist Lady, Lagos State, Mrs Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu commended the association for the various initiatives and partnerships geared towards the standardization and promotion of the pest and Vector Control industry in Nigeria.
Sanwo-Olu who was represented by Mrs Mojisola Fashola, expressed need foe the association to continue to come up with various initiatives to sanitize the sector in the best interest of all.
"Every necessary will and courage must be mustered to fight quackery in Pest and Vector Management.
" We cannot afford to be subjected to another outbreak of public health emergency, and this eloquently supports the the need for all hands to be on deck to stamp out quackery in the country,"Sanwo-Olu said.
Sanwo-Olu said that the state government was undergoing various initiatives and commitment of the present administration to enhance health care delivery in line with Themes Agenda.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr Akin Abayomi, who was represented Deputy Director, Environmental Health Officer, Mr Ojo Emmanuel urged the association not to relent effort in eradicating quack controllers from their professions.
The General Manager, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, pleaded with PECAN to carry out more awareness to make Nigerians patronise professional pet and Vector controllers.
The Vice Chancellor, Open University, Prof. Rotimi Ogidan who was represented by Prof. Olufemi Peters, pledged to collaborate with PECAN bu using his institution in training more PECAN operators to. Become professionals.
The Commissioner for Agric, Mrs Abiola Olusanya, who was represented by Dr Michael Olufemi, used PECAN to always differentiate chemicals they used for both land and animals.
The Director General of National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Dr Mojisola Adeyeye,
Who was represented by Dr Idiat Mudasir, said the NAFDAC would collaborate with PECAN for better identification of their members.
The Director General, Nigerian Agric Quarantine, Dr Vincent Izegbe, who was represented by Dr Dayo Folorunsho, urged PECAN to improve on public enlightenment through the media outlet to enable public to identify professionals among them.
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4-H youngsters displayed "Country Pride, County Wide" exhibiting their projects and livestock in hopes of winning a blue ribbon. Fair week brings them full circle from the day they may have brought that calf or rabbit home to the sale during fair week or from all of the practice runs for their cooking projects to a perfect pastry for judging. If you are interested in 4-H opportunities, contact the 4-H Extension Office @ 264-5300 for more information.


Previously known as Digital Infrastructure.
Core digital technologies are the basis of our economy's and society's deep digital transformation. EIT Digital invents our digital future with novel communication, computing and cybersecurity technologies, especially software. These technologies are not only a necessity to serve vertical segments: they are also driving a massive number of students, addressing the shortage of specialists in digital, and offering major innovations and opportunities for GDP growth. Europe needs to stay in the lead in the areas where it is currently strong (networking, 5G, IoT), play a leadership role in digital's next platform revolution (artificial intelligence) and establish broad trust in digital (cybersecurity, privacy).
Education and skill needs in the area of Digital Tech are covered by several of EIT Digital Master School programmes including trending topics such as Cloud Computing. The EIT Digital blended education provides online courses combining flexibility and areas of interest like Web Connectivity and Security. PhD theses are selected to solve actual industrial challenges like Architectural, planning, integration and methods for 5G. Also, the Summer School includes programmes aligned with Digital Tech, like the summer campus on Big Data and Internet of Things.
In line with the innovation needs, the Digital Tech area will focus on secure, robust, responsive and intelligent communications and computation.
More specifically, the focus areas are: (i) in networking: the mobile broadband infrastructure (5G), network 'softwarisation' and the Internet of Things; (ii) in computing: cloud computing, big data, and artificial intelligence; (iii) in security: cybersecurity, privacy and trust. Especially important are convergent solutions integrating all of the above components.
EIT Digital mostly focuses on software. Software is by design flexible – it has an innate ability to evolve, adapt and update. It is also at the heart of the digital revolution.
In this area, EIT Digital closely monitors the development of quantum computing, photonics and optical computing to determine when they become mature enough for market adoption.
In the coming years, EIT Digital will put an emphasis on Digital Tech, the area that covers core digital technologies. This horizontal area is EIT Digital's core expertise and it is where "deep tech" is rooted.
For more Digital Infrastructure news, visit the Digital Tech Newsroom page.


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Lo stemma dell'Isola di Man (in mannese Armys Vannin), datato 12 luglio 1996, è lo stemma ufficiale dell'Isola di Man. Poiché ufficialmente l'isola è una dipendenza della corona inglese, ufficialmente lo stemma è chiamato stemma di sua maestà in diritto dell'Isola di Man.

Lo stemma consiste in uno scudo rosso con al centro il triscele, sostenuto ai lati da due uccelli: un falco pellegrino e un corvo. Lo scudo e sormontato da una corona e al disotto dello scudo e degli uccelli c'è un nastro bianco con la scritta nera QUOCUNQUE JECERIS STABIT che in latino significa "Dovunque l'avrai gettata (la triscele), starà in piedi".

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The Green schools committee with Ms. Colum travelled to Claremorris, Co. Mayo to collect the green flag for travel at the Green Schools award ceremony. Students and staff at Ballinamore had been working on the travel theme with the help of their green school coordinators Ms. Cooney, Mr. Mullen and Ms. Colum. The new theme that Ballinamore Community will be working on is Biodiversity.


Paush Dashmi is the birth date of Lord Parshwanath commonly known as Parasnath, 23rd Tithankar of Jain. Jain community all over India observe birth day of their Tirthankar with great enthusiasm.
Jain offer Puja in various temples. Ceremony was organized in Deraur Parasnath temple with a Puja. Vidhikarak Yashwant Golechha conducted Puja. Puja was followed by a Sadharmi Vatsalya.
A Barghoda (Procession) is traditionally brought from Mohanbadi Sanwalia Parasnath Temple to Panchayati Mandir in Johri Bazar.
This video is about a traditional procession (Barghoda or Julush) from Mohanbadi to Suparshwanath Jain temple in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The procession starts from Mohanbadi, an old Jain temple and Dadabadi and progresses thorugh Ramganj and Manak Choupad to Johari Bazar. It enters in to the streets of Johri Bazar and reach Suparshwanath Jain temple in Dada, Gheewalon Ka Rasta via Vichakshan Bhawan.
People welcome the procession there and worship Lord Parshwanath (Parasnath) with Bhajan, Arati and Mangal Dipak.


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A region in or around the northern Sinai Peninsula. Although traditionally thought to lie near the southwest border of Canaan and the northeast border of Egypt, its precise location remains unknown.
Wilderness of Shur
Shur, Wilderness of (מִדְבַּר־שׁוּר, midbar-shur, ἔρημον Σουρ, erēmon Sour). A region in or around the northern Sinai Peninsula. Although traditionally thought to lie near the southwest border of Canaan and the northeast border of Egypt, its precise location remains unknown.
Shur, Wilderness of (Place)
SHUR, WILDERNESS OF (PLACE) [Heb midbar šûr (מִדְבַּר שׁוּר)]. A desert region and perhaps a place located in the N Sinai between the S border of Canaan and the NE border of Egypt (Gen 16:7; 20:1; 25:18; Exodus 15:22; 1 Sam 15:7; 27:8). The designation "Wilderness of Shur" (midbar šûr) occurs only
Shur. Wilderness region located in the Sinai peninsula east of Egypt's Nile delta and west of the Negeb. In antiquity, a caravan route passed through this region from Egypt to Palestine. It was perhaps along this route that the Angel of the Lord found Hagar (Gn 16:7). Abraham lived for a time between
Shur shoo̅r [Heb. šûr—'wall'; Gk. Sour, and variations]. An area E of Egypt (Gen. 25:18; 1 S. 15:7).Hagar fled from Sarai into the wilderness near Kadesh "on the way to Shur" (Gen. 16:7). Abraham stayed for a while between Kadesh and Shur (20:1). The Israelites after crossing the Red Sea traveled
SHUR Wilderness region located in the Sinai Peninsula east of Egypt's Nile Delta and west of the Negev. In antiquity, a caravan route passed through this region from Egypt to Palestine. Abraham lived for a time between Shur and Kadesh (Gn 20:1), and it was part of the territory occupied by the Ishmaelites
Shur, Wilderness Of
Shur (shoor), Wilderness of, a desert region somewhere in the Sinai Peninsula, east of the present Suez Canal. It was inhabited by Ishmaelites (Gen. 25:18) and was for a time the home of Abraham (20:1). The Israelites during the exodus entered the wilderness of Shur immediately after crossing the sea
SHUR. The name of a desert region between Palestine and Egypt. In poetry the word is used meaning "wall" (Gen 49:22; Ps 18:29), and some scholars believe the name was derived from a line of border fortresses between Egypt and the Sinai desert. This was merely a disconnected line of forts which the Egyptians
SHUR. A wilderness-region in the NW part of the Sinai isthmus, S of the Mediterranean coastline and the 'way of the land of the Philistines', between the present line of the Suez Canal on its W and the 'River of *Egypt' (Wadi el-'Arish) on its E. Abraham and Sarah's handmaid Hagar fled to a well past
Shur (Heb. šûr)A desert region in the northeast Sinai, S of the Mediterranean coast and between Egypt and the Brook of Egypt (Wadi el-ʾArish). The wilderness of Sur, also called the wilderness of Etham (Num. 33:8), was the southwestern border of Canaan. For a time Abraham settled between Kadesh and
Shur [shŏor] (Heb. šûr "wall").† A wilderness region in the northern part of the Sinai peninsula east of Egypt into which the Israelites went after coming out of Egypt and crossing through the Red Sea (Exod. 15:22; cf. Gen. 25:18; 1 Sam. 15:7). The same region is also called the wilderness of
The Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land
SHUR The desert crossed by the Israelites on their way up from the Red Sea. Shura in Aramaic, and thus also in Hebrew (cf. Gen. 49:22; 2 Sam. 22:30; Ps. 18:30). It is possible that the desert took its name from the mountainous barrier that encloses the central plateau of Sinai, which looks like a wall
SHUR A wilderness region in the northern Sinai between southern Canaan and Egypt (Gen 16:7, 20:1, 25:18; Exod 15:22; 1 Sam 15:7, 27:8). The name of the region is derived from the Hebrew for "wall" (cf. Gen 49:22; 2 Sam 22:30). Some think "Shur" may refer to a series of Egyptian fortresses that ran across


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Across 110th Street (1972)
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Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
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Did You Heart About The Morgans? (2009)
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Eyes Of Laura Mars (1978)
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Director: Elizabeth Banks Starring: Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, Elizabeth Banks, Patrick Stewart, Djimon Hounsou, Sam Claflin, Jonathan Tucker, Nat Faxon Written by: Elizabeth Banks, (story) Evan Spiliotopoulos and David Auburn Running Time: 118 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 29th November 2019 Charlie's Angels were one of the hit TV series of the 70s…
Director: Brian Kirk Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Sienna Miller, J.K. Simmons, Stephan James, Taylor Kitsch, Keith David, Alexander Siddig, Louis Cancelmi, Victoria Cartagena Written by: Matthew Michael Carnahan and (also story) Adam Mervis Running Time: 99 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 22nd November 2019 I have a soft spot for cop thrillers, whether they be the…
Director Bill Condon Starring: Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, Russel Tovey, Jim Carter, Mark Lewis Jones, Johannes Haukur Johannesson, Michael Culkin. Written by Jeffrey Hatcher and (based on the novel) Nicholas Searle Running Time: 109 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 8th November 2019 There is a theory in movie making that you can have the best…
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Yes, that's right. From, not for. There are so many 'here's what you need to know about life, kiddo' writings, aren't there. Mine included. Always wear sunscreen. Get plenty of calcium. Dance.
Nothing exists apart from the big glorious now. The girls are a bit like very small mountains. Clouds drift pass. But just as the mountain isn't sighing about that cloud that was there yesterday, nor fretting over the ones which may or may not loom later, so too for the girls yesterday and tomorrow are not obsessions. In fact, I'm not convinced they even understand the concept. They don't endlessly ruminate over perceived past wrongs, done to them or by them. Nor do they get themselves in a tizz about tomorrow's trials. All that exists is this, now. I cannot change the past. And the future is just an idea. Precious moments can be frittered planning a life away. It's taken me to 40 to grasp what they know now. This butterfly, on that flower, the way they're smiling at it, the sun in their hair, while one of them is dressed as a highland cow and the other a pirate bunny princess…this is everything, everything that is real in the world, everything that can be touched by my hand, and held in my heart. 'Alive' comes from the Old English 'on life', in the living. Life is now; now is life.
Everyone looks excellent in a hat.
Let it go and let it out. Their rages are truly astonishingly thunderous. But, just like a storm, BOOM, and then it's cleared and we're back to smiles. Resentment, bitterness, stewing, the endless picking over the scabs of life's disappointments – it bubbles away and ferments and poisons. Whereas a shouted NO, THE PUSH (sic, this is what Charlotte calls a broom, appropriately enough) IS MINE results in it being handed over and not snatched again. In theory. And Charlotte doesn't waste a day in a sulk in the corner perseverating on the rubbishness of life, and achieving nothing except missing out on the things which could make it un-rubbish.
Girls' bottoms are dimply. That is just fact. I am going to take several close ups of their adorable posteriors for when and if they start whinging about cellulite.
Don't stress over mess; it is a sign of a good time had. They are actually quite tidy little characters (occasionally worryingly so, Romilly is obsessed with putting things in the bin; sometimes this will actually be things that should be put in the bin) but any time the playroom has been post-apocalyptic it's because we've had friends round or been opening presents or played a very complicated game which involves putting every single book we own on the floor. Same with us. Yesterday was a bit of a hand-on-hips, survey the scene, sigh and procrastinate with tea moment. BECAUSE WE HAD ALL THE NEIGHBOURS AROUND AND EVERYONE GOT A LOOM BAND AND ATE PAVLOVA AND WENT IN THE HOT TUB. Messy days are happy days.
Assume someone's nice, and they will too. Like the Galapagos seal pups they swam with in my tummy…nothing bad has ever happened to the girls. No one's been nasty. So everyone is approached with a smile and a chatty anecdote. And responds in kind, because we're mirrors. Within reason, this seems to work with grown ups too. I don't know whether it was the industry I worked in, the city I lived in, or insecurity masquerading as aloofness, but this is a new discovery for me. It transpires 99% of people on this planet are good eggs. And the 1% that aren't, well, at least they're of psychological interest! So I'm chatting away more, and it pays dividends.
Libraries are awesome. Here's Mummy's new happy place. Finding it was like slipping my feet into an old and much loved pair of University-shaped shoes. Why haven't I been hanging out in libraries more? My trying to force myself into nightclubs was like a polar bear booking a mini shop 'n' sun break to Dubai.
Disregard beige. Rubbish for colouring in; boring to wear. COLOURS all the way. The brighter and clashier the better. Live a rainbow.
Make more stuff. I was thinking what wonderful licence it was having kids to sit down quietly and indulge in the satisfaction of creation. Doh.
Acceptance. Of people, places, things, and the limits of your powers. You're making us stay up till 1am flying back home? Que sera. Let's just exploit the opportunity to run round an airport when we're usually in bed. There is very little the girls can do, much less change. So they have a wonderful ability just to get on with things.
Wear your heart on your sleeve. One is never in any doubt which particular neurons are firing in the girls' respective amygdalas. No muttering of 'I'm fine' and waiting for Mummy to guess. Laugh, and everyone joins in and it is perpetuated; cry, and you get a hug, and it's stopped. It's much easier to read a book if the pages are open.
Highland cows and pirate bunny princesses aside, why on earth would you want to dress like anyone else?
Be brave. Seeing Romilly at the top of a new slide, girding herself, the focussed gaze, the set lips, pushing herself off and then the grin as wide as the Mississippi when she succeeds…why would you deny yourself that?
You don't need to be DOING anything. The girls don't have that insane pressing sense that somewhere, someone is having more fun. You don't need to travel. Their Dad and I are frequently trying to plot weekends, to cram in multiple activities before concluding that, frankly, they'd be perfectly happy pootling round the garden. A hose can provide at least an hour's genuine amusement (on which note, we should all be in water more, it's so lovely, we're all only a few million years on from being fish, after all). So too with us. I love stretching my wings. I've visited some amazing lands. But the girls are opening my eyes to the adventures and contentment to be had in your own playroom. I don't want to waste too many hours getting places in the car when actually the place we all should be is right here, right now.
Judging? What's that? Does it get you more biscuits? No? Well, why the blazes would you then.
As we are innocent until proven guilty, so every thing, every one and every day is assumed to be FASCINATING and BRILLIANT. And therefore usually is. The girls are just excited about everything, because it all is likely to be a joyous adventure. The postman's rung the bell! Yay! We run up to him and squeal so he lets us play with his signy electronic thing. Yay! Oo look it's an ant. Let's stay still and watch him. So we see a whole line of them carrying BBQ crumbs. Oo. Wow! A laundry basket! Let's get in it. Now we're pirates and baby ducks and Daddy looking for fish. I was feeling a bit twitchy in my new favourite library the other day (well, there's only so long a girl can read about pseudodementia). Fine. I went for a walk. I found myself in glorious countryside. There were different paths, so I tried the most adventurous looking one. A hundred nettle stings later, the ruins of Hawarden Castle. Brilliant! One magpie in the garden? Well, sooner or later you're going to see another one. Maybe in the next 5 minutes. Maybe in 5 days. So that means two magpies. And it's two for joy. One for sorrow? Pah. It's just a sign that joy's round the bend. It always, always comes.
There are exceptions to all of this, naturally. I have developed the ability, usually, to learn from mistakes. The girls have yet to grasp that if you throw your toys out of the pram, that means you no longer have your toys. Their idea of letting it out involves a bit too much hair pulling for my liking (and their sister's). And I'm quite fond of my bladder control.
But on the whole I think ONE could do with being a bit more TWO.


This article was written when ImageMagick hadn't split yet. It will work for ImageMagick and Graphics Magick.
In this article we look at some spells the wizard of ImageMagick can do using a collection of graphic tools as his raw ingredients and the shell as his magic wand.
In the olden times wizards took their raw ingredients, mixed them together in a big pot, swang their magic wand, murmured their spells... and suddenly someone was turned into a frog. In our modern times wizards are like everyone else in society highly specialised and their spell books only contain a few useful spells for very specific tasks. So ImageMagick is no spell book for general use. In many aspects it can't compete with The Gimp or many other graphic programs but it has some specialised features that are very useful.
Its real strength lies in the possibility to automate a lot of its processes when working with it on the shell.
ImageMagick is a collection of graphic tools to work with images. The tools are display, import, animate, montage, convert, mogrify, identify and combine.
Display: If you type "display &" a display window appears and you can work directly on the image. Via the menu you can open a file, save or delete it, flip or rotate, make changes to the colour or apply certain effects, e.g. implode, emboss the picture, put a frame around it and more.
With Import you can make screen shots of the entire screen or of certain images or windows.
Animate is a tool for animation. You can select a series of images to be displayed one after the other or you can view an animated gif image with it.
With Montage you can e.g. create a tiled image or get an image where you can see all single images that an animated gif consists of.
Convert is a very powerful tool. You can convert an image into another format e.g. a gif image into a jpg image or the other way round, you can change the size of an image and also apply a lot of other effects, e.g.to characoal, on the images.
Mogrify is very similar to convert with the big difference that with mogrify you overwrite the current image while with convert and the other tools you have to specify a file where the changed image is saved in. Therefore I almost never use it.
Identify gives you information about the image like its geometry, size, name, format etc.
Combine combines two or more images to another image. You can for example put a logo on every image.
To use the tools you type in the name of the tool, followed by the option you want to use, the image that is to be manipulated and the filename where you want to save the changed image in.
Imagine you have a pile of images with the latest victims that you turned into a frog and want to put them on your webpage. In order to reduce loading time you want to make your images smaller.
With the convert tool you can make your images bigger or smaller or you can generate thumbnails.
scales the image image.gif to a width of 60 and a height of 80 and writes the resulting image to out.gif.
and I have the smaller images that start with t_ and the original ones.
If I don't want to keep the original I can delete them. For this I first create a new directory and name it "keep" or whatever you want to name it.
Now I prefer to have them end with "small" and not have "t_" at the beginning.
will generate a visual image directory of all your images in your frog-directory.
With a right mouse click on any of the images you get a menu where you can select "Load" to see the image in its full size.
This is a very easy way to create an overview picture but depending on your computer it takes time for the visual image directory to be generated and it consumes a lot of memory if you have a large number of images. Therefore we will write a little htmlthumbnails script now which is a little bit less demanding in that respect and then build a webpage where you can click on any of the thumbnails and get the original image.
The original file here is file.gif and the thumbnail is t_file.gif.
Now we write a script that will generate the thumbnails and write the html code for us.
The above script will loop over all images as specified on the command line, generate the thumbnails and write the html code to the screen. We can then copy and paste the html code into our webpage.
Convert knows from the extension of the file name which format it has to use.
There is also quite a large number of other formats that Image Magick knows as well.
We would like to add a litte logo like the one you can see on the right to a number of images.
What is the command to do this?
The option "gravity SouthEast" puts the logo.gif in the lower right corner. "compose Over" says that we will replace the image by the logo in the places where they overlap.
While playing with ImageMagick I found that there is sometimes a discrepancy between the documentation and the actual functionality. Some features are also not very stable. However if you stick to the things that were demonstrated above then you will see that it is useful. The functions listed above do work. I used ImageMagick-4.2.9 , ImageMagick-5.2.9 and ImageMagick-5.3.0 and the things you learned here do work across all these versions.
I hope you got an idea now what you can do with ImageMagick and will use the scripts or even start creating your own spells.
For more information about the tools of ImageMagick you can consult the man pages (e.g. type man convert to find out more about the convert tool) or read the same text on their webpage.
If you are not familiar with shell programming yet just let google search for bash and you should find several tutorials about shell programming that will suit your needs. Or you can wait until the next issue of LinuxFocus and read an article about Shell Programming there.


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package com.krishagni.catissueplus.core.auth.services.impl;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Configurable;

import com.krishagni.catissueplus.core.administrative.domain.ForgotPasswordToken;
import com.krishagni.catissueplus.core.administrative.domain.Password;
import com.krishagni.catissueplus.core.administrative.domain.ScheduledJobRun;
import com.krishagni.catissueplus.core.administrative.domain.User;
import com.krishagni.catissueplus.core.administrative.repository.UserDao;
import com.krishagni.catissueplus.core.administrative.services.ScheduledTask;
import com.krishagni.catissueplus.core.biospecimen.repository.DaoFactory;
import com.krishagni.catissueplus.core.common.PlusTransactional;
import com.krishagni.catissueplus.core.common.domain.Notification;
import com.krishagni.catissueplus.core.common.util.ConfigUtil;
import com.krishagni.catissueplus.core.common.util.EmailUtil;
import com.krishagni.catissueplus.core.common.util.MessageUtil;
import com.krishagni.catissueplus.core.common.util.NotifUtil;
import com.krishagni.catissueplus.core.common.util.Status;
import com.krishagni.catissueplus.core.common.util.Utility;

@Configurable
public class OldPasswordNotification implements ScheduledTask {

	@Autowired
	private DaoFactory daoFactory;

	@Override
	@PlusTransactional
	public void doJob(ScheduledJobRun jobRun) throws Exception {
		int passwdExpiryDays = ConfigUtil.getInstance().getIntSetting("auth", "password_expiry_days", 0);
		if (passwdExpiryDays <= 0) {
			return;
		}

		passwdExpiryDays -= 5;
		if (passwdExpiryDays < 0) {
			passwdExpiryDays = 0;
		}

		Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
		cal.add(Calendar.DATE, -passwdExpiryDays);
		Date lastUpdateDate = Utility.chopSeconds(cal.getTime());

		List<Password> passwords = daoFactory.getUserDao().getPasswordsUpdatedBefore(lastUpdateDate);

		List<User> expiredPasswds = new ArrayList<>();
		for (Password passwd : passwords) {
			long daysToExpire = 5 - Utility.daysBetween(Utility.chopTime(passwd.getUpdationDate()), lastUpdateDate);
			if (daysToExpire <= 0) {
				expiredPasswds.add(passwd.getUser());
			} else {
				notifyUserPasswordExpiry(passwd.getUser(), daysToExpire);
			}
		}

		if (expiredPasswds.isEmpty()) {
			return;
		}

		daoFactory.getUserDao().updateStatus(expiredPasswds, Status.ACTIVITY_STATUS_EXPIRED.getStatus());
		expiredPasswds.forEach(user -> notifyUserPasswordExpiry(user, 0));
	}

	private void notifyUserPasswordExpiry(User user, long daysLeft) {
		Map<String, Object> emailProps = new HashMap<>();
		emailProps.put("daysLeft", daysLeft);

		Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
		cal.add(Calendar.DATE, (int)daysLeft);
		Date expiryDate = Utility.chopTime(cal.getTime());
		emailProps.put("expiryDate", expiryDate);

		emailProps.put("token", getPasswordUpdateToken(user));
		emailProps.put("user", user);
		emailProps.put("ccAdmin", false);
		emailProps.put("ignoreDnd", true);
		String[] rcpts = {user.getEmailAddress()};
		EmailUtil.getInstance().sendEmail(OLD_PASSWORD_NOTIF, rcpts, null, emailProps);

		if (daysLeft <= 0) {
			return;
		}

		String [] subjParams = {Utility.getDateString(expiryDate)};
		Notification notif = new Notification();
		notif.setEntityId(user.getId());
		notif.setEntityType(User.getEntityName());
		notif.setCreatedBy(daoFactory.getUserDao().getSystemUser());
		notif.setCreationTime(Calendar.getInstance().getTime());
		notif.setOperation("UPDATE");
		notif.setMessage(MessageUtil.getInstance().getMessage("user_password_expiry_notif", subjParams));
		NotifUtil.getInstance().notify(notif, Collections.singletonMap("user-password-change", Collections.singletonList(user)));
	}

	private String getPasswordUpdateToken(User user) {
		UserDao userDao = daoFactory.getUserDao();

		ForgotPasswordToken oldToken = userDao.getFpTokenByUser(user.getId());
		if (oldToken != null) {
			userDao.deleteFpToken(oldToken);
		}

		ForgotPasswordToken token = new ForgotPasswordToken(user);
		userDao.saveFpToken(token);
		return token.getToken();
	}

	private static final String OLD_PASSWORD_NOTIF = "old_password_notification";
}

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SEPAC – Historical Maps
Map of the Upper Rhine Valley
Liechtenstein's contribution to this year's SEPAC stamps is the "Map of the Upper Rhine Valley" special stamp (face value: CHF 1.50). Every year, the association, which comprises thirteen small European postal operators, issues a stamp on a common theme. In 2021 the theme is historical maps.
The selected motif represents one of the oldest known maps of the Upper Rhine Valley. It was probably drawn around 1620 by Swiss cartographer and engineer Hans Conrad Gyger (1599-1674). The watercolour pen and ink drawing shows the catchment area of the Rhine between the Swiss districts of Altstätten and Bad Ragaz with the castles and palaces existing at that time. A big thank you goes to the public records office of the Canton of St. Gallen that provided the map to us.
The history of cartography extends across all ages, cultural spheres and reproduction and printing methods. Today it is thought that maps first started to appear at an early period in human history. With growing geographical knowledge of ever larger parts of the world, the spread of printing and the emergence of an educated middle class, the need arose in the early part of the modern era to produce maps of all regions of the earth in a standardised format.
Sereina Hatt, Vaduz
13 ¼ x 13 ½
4-colour offset CMYK
+ embossing
Cartor Security Printing,
Truwhite FSC Mix Credit 110 g/m² gummed


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Transfer spending in the Premier League has http://www.nflgiantsofficialonlines.com/GIANTS-LAWRENCE-TAYLOR-JERSEY reached £500m this summer, £335m short of last summer's total with four weeks until the transfer deadline. Raheem Sterling's move to Manchester City for an initial fee of £44m has been the highest so far. Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has hinted at a "surprise" signing despite spending £83m already. "A new record is likely as clubs look to benefit from the new TV deal," said football finance expert Rob Wilson. The transfer window shuts at 18:00 BST on Tuesday, 1 September. Starting from 2016-17 the Premier League TV rights deal increases from £3.018bn to £5.136bn for three seasons. The bottom club will pocket £99m per season PA Parenteau Jersey with the champions earning more than £150m in prize money, even before extra money is paid for featuring in a TV match. Financial analysts Deloitte said the £500m milestone had been reached last Friday. In addition to Van Gaal's "surprise", Premier League champions Chelsea are reportedly interested in Everton's John Stones with a £26m bid turned down, while Manchester City have been linked with Wolfsburg's Kevin De Bruyne - all deals which could substantially increase the current figure. Former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson told BBC Radio 5 live: "I think Manchester United are going to go massive on someone again, they need a centre-forward." The 2014-15 season saw £965m spent across the summer and January transfer windows - but Sheffield Hallam University lecturer Wilson believes there is potential for a record spend across the season. He also thinks that the new BT Champions League deal worth £897m starting this season has been a factor behind the summer spending. "What's driven clubs to spend, is not necessarily Matt Williams Kids Jersey just Premier League money, but BT entering the Champions League market," added Wilson. Reports put earnings at £9m for clubs reaching the group stages, with the winners receiving £70m. Wilson says that although a new record looks set to be broken this summer, he thinks that clubs' net spend might be down as they seek to stay within Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. "Manchester United have spent £83m this summer, which is fairly reasonable after spending £59.7m on Angel Di Maria last season," said Wilson. "If they recoup about £45m for selling Di Maria to Paris St-Germain, they could sign Pedro from Barcelona and their net transfer spend would still be pretty modest." Liverpool have spent £32.5m on Christian Benteke, but waited until they received funds from Sterling's record-breaking sale. "We are seeing clubs being sensible, partially http://www.officialbullsonlines.com/Authentic-Michael-Jordan-Jersey because of FFP," Wilson added. "Fiscal responsibility is becoming routine, and although clubs were resistant before, now they are seeing the benefit of being more frugal. "It's a good move for football in general."
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Radeon kernel level driver will crash or render the screen permanently black and unusable if it encounters certain EDID information.
3. As soon as the kernel goes into high-res mode, the machine will either crash, or at best the screen will go permanently blank.
Purely guessing, but it could be the radeon driver applying some rounding to the EDID figures to get them to a multiple of something, and rounding them in the wrong direction.
This EDID works fine for POST, for Windows, and for RHEL6b high-res text mode and Xorg.
This EDID works fine for POST and for Windows, but under RHEL6b, the kernel will either crash or permanently cause the screen to go black.
You can use something like the Phoenix EDID editor to show the content in a more human-readable form. The only difference between the two EDIDs attached are in the Descriptor Block #1.
Fedora 12 does not seem to suffer from this bug.
Gordan still an issue with 6.2 ?
I don't know - have you reproduced and tested it with the attached EDID data?