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        _buildSchemaFromFeature(feature)

Builds a table schema from a geojson feature
each schema in the db is essentially the same except for geometry type   * which is based off the geometry of the feature passed in here

          parameter
          type
          description

            feature

              Object

a geojson feature   * @returns {string} schema

      index.js

        _createIndex(table, name, callback)

Creates an index on a given table   *

          parameter
          type
          description

            table

              string

the table to index

            name

              string

the name of the index    * @param {string} using - the actual field and type of the index

            callback

              function

the callback when the query returns

      index.js

        _createTable(name, callback)

Creates a new table
checks to see if the table exists, create it if not

          parameter
          type
          description

            name

              string

the name of the index    * @param {string} schema - the schema to use for the table   * @param {Array} indexes - an array of indexes to place on the table

            callback

              function

the callback when the query returns

      index.js

        _insertFeature(table, feature, i)

Creates the sql needed to insert the feature

          parameter
          type
          description

            table

              string

the table to insert into

            feature

              Object

a geojson feature

            i

              string

index value to use an id

      index.js

        _query(sql, callback)

Executes SQL again the DB
uses connection pooling to connect and query

          parameter
          type
          description

            sql

              string

the sql to run

            callback

              function

the callback when db returns

      index.js

        applyCodedDomains(fieldName, value, fields)

Check for any coded values in the fields
if we find a match, replace value with the coded val

          parameter
          type
          description

            fieldName

              string

the name of field to look for

            value

              number

the coded value

            fields

              Array

a list of fields to use for coded value replacements

      index.js

        connect(conn, koop, optional)

Connect to the db with a connection string

          parameter
          type
          description

            conn

              string

the connection string to the db with user/pass/host/dbname

            koop

              Object

an instance of koop, mainlt for central/shared logging

            optional

              function

callback for when the db is ready

      index.js

        countDistinctGeoHash(table, precision, callback)

Get the count of distinct geohashes for a query

          parameter
          type
          description

            table

              string

the table to query

            precision

              string

the precision at which to extract the distinct geohash counts    * @param {Object} options - optional params like where and geometry

            callback

              function

the callback when the query returns

      index.js

        createFilterFromSql(sql, fields)

Determines if a range or like filter is needed   * appends directly to the sql passed in

          parameter
          type
          description

            sql

              string

a sql where clause

            fields

              Array

a list of fields in to support coded value domains

      index.js

        createGeohash(feature, precision)

Creates a geohash from a features
computes the centroid of lines and polygons

          parameter
          type
          description

            feature

              Object

a geojson feature

            precision

              number

the precision at which the geohash will be created

Returns

      string
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geohash

      index.js

        createLikeFilterFromSql(sql, fields)

Create a "like" filter for query string values

          parameter
          type
          description

            sql

              string

a sql where clause

            fields

              Array

a list of fields in to support coded value domains

      index.js

        createRangeFilterFromSql(sql, fields)

Creates a "range" filter for querying numeric values

          parameter
          type
          description

            sql

              string

a sql where clause

            fields

              Array

a list of fields in to support coded value domains

      index.js

        createWhereFromSql(where, fields)

Creates a viable SQL where clause from a passed in SQL (from a url "where" param)

          parameter
          type
          description

            where

              string

a sql where clause

            fields

              Array

a list of fields in to support coded value domains

Returns

      string
      :

sql

      index.js

        dropTable(table, callback)

Drops a table from the DB

          parameter
          type
          description

            table

              string

the table to drop

            callback

              function

the callback when the query returns

      index.js

        geoHashAgg(table, limit, precision, options, callback)

Get a geohash aggregation for a set of features in the db
this will auto-reduce the precision of the geohashes if the given   * precision exceeds the given limit.

          parameter
          type
          description

            table

              string

the table to query

            limit

              number

the max number of geohash to send back

            precision

              string

the precision at which to extract geohashes

            options

              Object

optional params like where and geometry

            callback

              function

the callback when the query returns

      index.js

        getCount(table, options, callback)

Gets the count of all features in a table

          parameter
          type
          description

            table

              string

the table name

            options

              Object

optional params from the querystring like where and geometry

            callback

              function

returns the count

      index.js

        getInfo(table, callback)

Gets the info/metadata from the koopinfo table in the db

          parameter
          type
          description

            table

              string

the table name

            callback

              function

returns the info Object

      index.js

        getStat(table, field, outName, type, options, callback)

Gets a statistic on one field at a time
Supports where and geometry filters and group by

          parameter
          type
          description

            table

              string

to get data from

            field

              string

to generate stats from

            outName

              string

the name of the stat field

            type

              string

the stat type: min, max, avg, count, var, stddev

            options

              Object

optional params for the query: where, geometry, groupBy

            callback

              function

when the query is done

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        insert(id, geojson, layerId, callback)

Creates a table and inserts features and metadat
creates indexes for each property in the features and substring indexes on geohashes

          parameter
          type
          description

            id

              string

the dataset id to insert into

            geojson

              Object

geojson features

            layerId

              number

the layer id for this dataset

            callback

              function

the callback when the query returns

      index.js

        insertPartial(id, geojson, layerId, callback)

Inserts an array of features
used as a way to insert pages of features, and only features, not metadata

          parameter
          type
          description

            id

              string

the dataset id to insert into

            geojson

              Object

geojson features

            layerId

              number

the layer id for this dataset

            callback

              function

the callback when the query returns

      index.js

        parseGeometry(geometry)

Parses a geometry Object

          parameter
          type
          description

            geometry

              string

a geometry used for filtering data spatially

      index.js

        remove(id, callback)

Removes everything in the DB for a given idea
will delete all metadata, timers, and features   *

          parameter
          type
          description

            id

              string

the dataset id to remove

            callback

              function

the callback when the query returns

      index.js

        select(id, options, callback)

Get features out of the db

          parameter
          type
          description

            id

              string

the dataset id to insert into

            options

              Object

optional params used for filtering features (where, geometry, etc)

            callback

              function

the callback when the query returns

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        serviceCount(type, callback)

Gets the count of the number of services registered for a given type

          parameter
          type
          description

            type

              string

the type of service: agol, socrata, ckan, etc.

            callback

              function

the callback when the query returns

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        serviceGet(type, id, callback)

Gets a service for a given type and id
if no id is sent it returns an array of every service for that type

          parameter
          type
          description

            type

              string

the type of service: agol, socrata, ckan, etc.

            id

              string

the id to use for the service

            callback

              function

the callback when the query returns

      index.js

        serviceRegister(type, info, callback)

Register a new service in the DB with the given type and info

          parameter
          type
          description

            type

              string

the type of service: agol, socrata, ckan, etc.

            info

              Object

Object containing a host and id for this service

            callback

              function

the callback when the query returns

      index.js

        serviceRemove(type, id, callback)

Removes a service for a given type and id from the DB

          parameter
          type
          description

            type

              string

the type of service: agol, socrata, ckan, etc.

            id

              string

the id to use for the service

            callback

              function

the callback when the query returns

      index.js

        timerGet(table, callback)

Gets the current timer for a given table
timers are used throttle API calls by preventing providers from   * over-calling an API.

          parameter
          type
          description

            table

              string

the table to query

            callback

              function

the callback when the query returns

      index.js

        timerSet(table, callback)

Sets new timer for a given table

          parameter
          type
          description

            table

              string

the table to query

            callback

              function

the callback when the query returns

      index.js

        updateInfo(table, info, callback)

Updates/overwrites the info/metadata for dataset in the db

          parameter
          type
          description

            table

              string

the table name

            info

              Object

the metadata Object to insert into the koopinfo table

            callback

              function

returns the info Object


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Opton A: Pull to accelerate, push to brake.
Option B: Push down and turn the handle to accelerate, push forward to brake.
Where it's located: Anywhere that's comfortable to be mounted on the steering wheel.
The Guidosimplex "simple driving" difference: Guidosimplex has a simple driving solution for just about everyone, including those with limited wrist and upper body abilities. And our unique safety feature prevents gas and brake from being operated at the same time.
You'll be able to ease the gas more precisely and slowly, when just a little gas is needed -- like driving in traffic, or pulling into and out of parking spaces.
Pull/Push system or radial accelerator with push brake.
Various handgrips designed for those with lack of functionality in the upper limbs.
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AM/NS Calvert is committed to developing a diverse and talented workforce and fostering an environment that encourages employees to innovate and excel. To be successful in today's marketplace, diversity and inclusion are necessary ingredients for creating a positive and collaborative work environment that contributes not just to our employees' success, but our customers as well.


Welcome to our kids games page. On this page there is a list of free fun kids games and party games with a short summary.
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Hefty fine for homeowner who ignored council warning
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The owner of an empty Bexhill house has been ordered to pay more than £2,000 in fines and costs for failing to make repairs to his property.
Rother District Council served a Community Protection Notice (CPN) on Philip Palmer last September after the state of the garden fence began to impact on neighbours of the Windsor Road property.
But Mr Palmer, of Chapel Walk, Bexhill, failed to act leading to the district council's first prosecution for a breach of a CPN at Hastings Magistrates' Court on July 6.
The Magistrate heard how the CPN for the state of the garden fence was the third Mr Palmer had been served by the authority – the first two were in response to the condition of exterior walls and the overgrown front, side and rear gardens.
Cllr Terry Byrne, Rother District Council's portfolio holder for housing and homes, said: "This is a good result for RDC and its officers, who have made repeated attempts to resolve this issue before resorting to court action. However, the condition of this property in Windsor Road has been a blight on the neighbourhood and had a really adverse effect on other residents.
"I hope that this ruling will serve as a warning to other property owners that we will not allow empty homes to fall into a state of disrepair and cause problems for local residents and communities.
"Rather than taking court action our officers would always prefer to work with owners of empty properties such that they can be brought back into use and we can create conditions for a thriving, well maintained private rented sector that works for everyone. "
Mr Palmer was found guilty of breaching the conditions of the CPN in his absence, and Magistrates imposed a £1,500 fine, £150 victim surcharge and costs of £600 to be paid within 28 days.
As well as addressing the issue of properties that fall into a state of disrepair, Rother District Council is committed to preventing issues by bringing empty properties back into use.
From April this year, owners of homes that have stood empty and unfurnished for more than two years will be charged 100 per cent premium on top of their council tax.
From 2021 those with homes which have stood empty for more than 5 years will have to pay a 200 per cent premium and from 2022, a 300 per cent premium will be charged for properties which have stood empty for more than ten years.
The authority offers financial incentives to owners of empty, unfurnished homes who let their properties to people working with the authority's housing team. Anyone interested in letting or selling their long-term empty property can contact tenantfinder@rother.gov.uk
Empty properties can be reported online at www.rother.gov.uk/environmental-health/private-rented-housing/empty-properties/
Published: 17th July 2020
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I am pleased to announce that I have just signed on with BrowseAloud to become an official reseller in Australia. As some of you may be aware, I have a special interest in cognitive disability accessibility, and BrowseAloud is a fantastic assistive technology aimed at such users. It can be implemented on any web site – and can be useful to people with disabilities even if your site doesn't fully meet WCAG1 or WCAG2. Please contact me if you would like more information or you would like a free trial. You can also download BrowseAloud and use it on my site.
BrowseAloud is an assistive technology that is free for the end user (another reason why I like it!). Websites pay a fee to enable BrowseAloud for users of their site. BrowseAloud is aimed at people with cognitive disabilities, mild to moderate vision impairments, people with low literacy and people with English as a Second Language.
BrowseAloud has some very nifty features.
Text on the site can be read aloud simply by hovering over it. This screen reader is great for people with visual impairments that can see the text, but cannot read it. This is also great for people with physical disabilities, as they do not need to "click" using their specific assistive technology (joystick, switch etc) to read the text aloud. Words are highlighted as they are spoken which provides audio/visual reinforcement that improves word recognition and comprehension for people with English as a Second Language and people with low literacy levels.
Users can select specific text that they want read aloud.
BrowseAloud can translate English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Translations are read aloud in the corresponding languages. This is a great feature for people with English as a Second Language, or when learning a second language in improving word recognition, pronunciation and comprehension.
The user can look up accurate definitions from an updated database of words and definitions. Both website owners and users can add words and definitions to this dictionary for their own website. Check BrowseAloud and how it speaks my name, "Gian". That's the correct pronunciation: I added it to BrowseAloud myself!
Users can alter the appearance of the screen by adding a combination of different colour filters to filter the entire screen (excluding the current sentence or word). This is great for people with attention deficit disorders and can be used in conjunction with the screen reader.
Website owners can make MP3 files to host and stream directly from their website. Website visitors can convert any online text to MP3 and listen on the move.
Users can magnify any text on the site. Magnified text can appear as a ticker across the top of the page, or appear word by word at the top of the page.
I like the idea of browsealoud, but although tis use on a website is signified by a yellow tick, it's quite hard to find an accessible website to test it out. Can you help woth this?


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Two Georgia defensive linemen sidelined this spring
ATHENS — Georgia's defensive line lost one of its top players when Jonathan Ledbetter wrapped up his career in the Sugar Bowl.
Now, the Bulldogs have two rising senior defensive lineman with plenty of experience sidelined as spring practice began Tuesday.
Nose guard Julian Rochester is out for the spring following knee surgery, coach Kirby Smart said. Defensive end David Marshall could miss a significant amount of work this spring after just getting screws taken out of a foot after surgery for a lisfranc injury.
"He'll be back before the end of spring, just not sure exactly which day," Smart said.
Rochester started 12 games at nose guard last season and made 31 tackles with two and a half for loss.
Georgia has a promising player at the position in Jordan Davis, a freshman All-American.
Marshall was limited to six games last season due to a broken foot. The senior started seven games in his first two seasons with the Bulldogs and made 52 tackles but made just six tackles with one for loss last season.
Georgia is also missing another defensive lineman. Senior Michael Carter is out this spring after undergoing shoulder surgery.
Redshirt freshman running back Zamir White remains out this spring following a torn ACL in preseason practices last August. The former five-star recruit from North Carolina sustained another ACL injury to his other knee late in his senior high school season.
"Any time you have a non-contact ACL and then you have a second one, you've got to be careful because we're talking about two different knees," Smart said. "When that happens, it makes you wonder, is the kid going to be able to progress this time as fast as he did last time? For us, he's going to be able to do some running. He's running really well, doing some straight line stuff. He's just not going to be involved in the scrimmaging and contact stuff."
Smart said it would be early in fall camp before he has an idea if White will be able to contribute this season but said he's pleased with his work ethic.
Walk-on running back Prather Hudson (shoulder) also is out this spring, but sophomore running back James Cook is cleared to practice after missing the Sugar Bowl with an ankle injury.
Smart likened that injury similar to what Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa had in the SEC championship game.
"It was a little bit worse than Tua's," Smart said. "They did a great job in Birmingham in a special surgery. It's really a bad version of a high ankle sprain."
Cook has run in offseason conditioning and 7-on-7 work and was expected to not be limited in spring practices.


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Introduction to Sensitive Content
Students in higher education routinely explore knowledge in depth and from many perspectives, building their foundation of lifelong learning and understanding to prepare for future challenges in a continually changing multiracial and multicultural world. Like many colleges and universities, the University of Minnesota's guiding principles emphasize striving to maintain a high-quality learning environment based on mutual respect and open exchange of ideas, viewpoints, and contexts, free from racism, sexism, and other forms of prejudice and intolerance.
Teaching and learning in colleges and universities are not for the faint-hearted. Addressing sensitive topics and content is integral to higher education. Sensitive content includes trauma, violence, racism, sexism, classism, rape/sexual assaults, and any other topic that a student might find upsetting, unpleasant or disturbing. Given the wide diversity of student experience, faculty and instructors may not always anticipate what students will interpret as sensitive content.
Applying best practices in teaching and learning, especially when dealing with sensitive course content, can help elevate class discussions, minimize conflict, and create inclusive and enriching learning environments. Faculty and instructional staff who purposefully teach sensitive content and plan for the unexpected can create truly transformational experiences for students.
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Teaching Sensitive Topics, Learning & Teaching Office, Ryerson University
Sensitive Topics in the Classroom, Berkeley Center for Teaching & Learning
Controversial Subjects in the Classroom, Teaching Tolerance, Southern Poverty Law Center
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Critical Perspectives on Cybersecurity: A Case Study of Legal and Regulatory Responses to Identity-related Cybercrimes in Electronic Payment Systems in Nigeria
Omotubora, Adekemi Olufumilola (2015) Critical Perspectives on Cybersecurity: A Case Study of Legal and Regulatory Responses to Identity-related Cybercrimes in Electronic Payment Systems in Nigeria. PhD thesis, University of Leeds.
The thesis critically examines the challenges of implementing cybersecurity in Nigeria. It focuses in particular on identity-related cybercrimes in e-payment systems. The thesis follows two broad lines of investigation. First, it examines how the convergence of telecommunications and banking services create a multi-stakeholders' e-payment service provider system and the implications of this convergence for security and regulation of e-payment systems. Second, the thesis examines the societal, institutional and political considerations that affect the legal and regulatory responses to identity-related cybercrimes or that explain the lack of such responses. The research reveals that social perceptions of cybercrimes and political interference in law making process, as well as lack of proper identity management systems are crucial factors which affect the development and effectiveness of cybersecurity laws in Nigeria. The research also reveals that policy proposals for cybersecurity have focused extensively on criminal legislation and that this approach has marginalised the roles of data protection and identity management laws in preventing identity-related cybercrimes. The thesis argues that current self-regulatory initiatives in the Nigerian e-payment industry are inadequate due to the multi-stakeholders' nature of electronic transactions. Using Lessig's theory of modalities of regulation as a theoretical framework, the thesis highlights the primacy of laws in defining privacy and security standards as well as technical standards for the protection of users of e-payment services. The thesis however concludes that although laws are crucial, and cybercrimes are global, the development of cybersecurity laws must be moderated by an understanding of the legal and regulatory challenges as well as the socio-cultural and political factors in Nigeria. The thesis makes specific recommendations for developing laws and policies on cybersecurity in Nigeria.
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IVith the cofnpliments of
'^ ' - ■ Mrs, Morris K, Jesup
MORRIS KETCHUM JESUP
Seest thou a man diligent in business, he shall stand
before kings
A CHARACTER SKETCH
WILLIAM ADAMS BROWN
Copyright, 1910, by
TO THOSE WHO LOVE THEIR KIND AND PROVE
THEIR LOVE BY SERVICE
It was Mrs. Jesup's hope that Dr. Charles Cuthbert
Hall, Mr. Jesup's long-time friend and trusted counsellor,
would tell the story which these pages record. I have
before me a letter written by Dr. Hall in answer to the
suggestion that he undertake the work, in which he ex-
presses his conviction that the life of Mr. Jesup ought to
be written, and with a few rapid but sure touches sketches
in outline what he believes such a biography should be.
Like all that Dr. Hall did, the subject is generously con-
ceived. Of his own relation to Mr. Jesup he writes:
" I loved him, admired him, and, I think, in a measure,
understood him, for in many matters he opened his heart
to me, and, if I were free, it would be my desire to give
my whole mind and whatever powers I possess to the ful-
filment of this work, with the utmost thoroughness and
finish. He was, in my judgment, the ideal American lay-
man, and an adequate biography of his splendidly com-
plete life would accomplish in the world of affairs what
the life of Phillips Brooks did in another sphere."
Less than two months after these words were written.
Dr. Hall had passed away, and the task which he had so
ardently anticipated was left, with many others, to be
carried on by different hands.
The plan of the pages that follow is a more modest one
than that outlined by Dr. Hall. What is offered is not
a biography, but, as the title indicates, a character sketch.
viii PREFACE
More than this the materials available do not allow. Mr.
Jesup was not a man of words, but of deeds. He never
wrote a letter when he could accomplish his end by an
interview, and of the letters which he wrote and received,
only a handful have been preserved. A brief autobio-
graphical fragment in his own handwriting has preserved
a few dates and facts concerning the early years. But for
the most part the story of his life must be gleaned from
the records of the institutions which he served, or woven
together from the memories which survive in the hearts
of his fellow-workers. If, in spite of these limitations, it
has been possible to give any degree of unity to the picture,
the explanation must be found in the forcefulness of a
character, which stamped itself so deeply upon whatever
it touched, that, even after the lapse of years, the impress
preserves something of the virility and distinction of the
To the many friends of Mr. Jesup who have assisted
the writer, either by written contributions or personal con-
versations, he desires to express his grateful appreciation.
So far as possible, acknowledgment has been made of
this assistance at the appropriate place in the text, but the
most effective help received is of a kind which it is im-
possible to estimate in words. Sidelights shed upon a
character in the course of a conversation, incidental refer-
ences revealing the total impression produced as a re-
sult of a life-long association — this is evidence which is
none the less valuable because it produces its effect by
indirection.
I. THE MAN WE KNEW I
II. ANCESTRY AND BIRTH 8
III. BOYHOOD AND EDUCATION 17
IV. THE YEARS OF PREPARATION 28
V. WORK FOR YOUNG MEN 42
VI. THE PHILANTHROPIST 60
VII. THE CHURCHMAN 86
VIII. THE REPRESENTATIVE CITIZEN 1 13
IX. THE PRESIDENCY OF THE MUSEUM I36
X. THE FRIEND OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE . . 1 56
XI. THE DISCOVERY OF THE NORTH POLE . . . 1 88
XII. IN THE HOME CIRCLE 20I
XIII. THE LAST DAYS 219
XIV. THE INNER LIFE 23I
CHAPTER I * •
THE MAN WE KNEW
A T almost any gathering of well-known New Yorkers
held during the last dozen years, one might have seen
a man well past middle life, whose erect form and com-
manding presence attracted immediate attention. More
than six feet tall, with broad forehead, firm mouth, promi-
nent chin, and quick, penetrating eyes, which seemed to
look, not so much at as through the object of their survey,
he impressed the observer at once as one accustomed to
deal with large affairs. His iron-gray whiskers, worn
more full than is the custom to-day, recalled the portraits
of an earlier generation, and there was about his whole
person a certain air of distinction — an Old-World courtesy
and grace that has become all too rare. But the courtesy
served only to emphasize a forcefulness and decision of
character which manifested itself in every motion and
was no less evident in repose. It did not need the defer-
ence with which he was treated by those whom he ad-
dressed, nor the familiarity which he showed with the
subjects under discussion in the different groups through
2 MORRIS KETCHUM JESUP
which he moved, to make the bystander realize that this
was a man who filled a large place in the life of the com-
munity.
This first impression would have been confirmed by
closer contact. The inquirer would have discovered that
Mr. Jesup — for it is of course he of whom we are speak-
ing — held a number of official positions unusual even in
these days of wide interests and large responsibilities.
He v/^s l^iesident of the Chamber of Commerce of the
State of New York, a position to which he was elected
in 1899 and which he held until a few months before his
death. For more than a quarter of a century he was Pres-
ident of the American Museum of Natural History, of
which he had been one of the founders. He was one of
the founders of the Young Men's Christian Association,
its President from 1872 to 1875, ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^"^^ ^f his
death Chairman of its Board of Trustees. For twenty-
two years he was President of the New York City Mission
and Tract Society, a position which he retained until
within five years of his death, when he became Honorary
President. For more than thirty-five years he was Presi-
dent of the Five Points House of Industry. He was
President of the American Sunday-school Union, of the
Peary Arctic Club, of the Sailors' Snug Harbor, of the
Audubon Society of the State of New York, of the New
England Society, and of the Syrian Protestant College at
Beirut. He was first Vice-President of the New York In-
stitution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, and
Vice-President of the Union Theological Seminary, of the
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
and of the Pilgrims. He was one of the founders and
for many years the Vice-President of the Society for the
THE MAN WE KNEW 3
Suppression of Vice. He was Treasurer of the John F.
Slater Fund for the Education of Freedmen, and a mem-
ber both of the Peabody and of the General Education
Boards. He was a member of the Rapid Transit Com-
mission, which built the first subway in the City of New
York. He was one of the founders, and for seven years
a trustee, of the Presbyterian Hospital. He was a trus-
tee of the Hospital Saturday and Sunday Association, of
the Society for the Relief of Half Orphan and Destitute
Children, and of the Brick Presbyterian Church, and a
mem.ber of many other scientific, educational, and philan-
thropic institutions, in which he held no official position,
but in the work of which he was actively interested.
The list is significant for the breadth as well as the
number of the interests which it includes. Science, edu-
cation, philanthropy, and religion are all represented.
One who followed Mr. Jesup through the duties and en-
gagements which filled his days and weeks would have
found that he had touched most of the streams which
fed the higher life of the community. To a remarkable
degree it is true that the story of his later years is the
history of philanthropy in New York.
In all the organizations with which he was connected
Mr. Jesup was an active participant. He never lent his
name to any enterprise in which he did not believe, and
when he gave himself he gave without reserve. It is not
often permitted to a single man to exercise a decisive in-
fluence in so many diflFerent spheres of activity, and when
it is remembered that Mr. Jesup's training was that of
the business man rather than of the student or the artist,
this becomes the more striking. One who had excep-
tional opportunities to judge his career has truly said of
him that "it is doubtful if there ever Hved in America or
any other country a man trained originally for business
who developed more universal sympathies and interests."^
This sympathy for whatever enlarges and enriches
human life gave distinction to Mr. Jesup's career. Into
each of his multifarious activities there entered two ele-
ments inseparable from the man, romance and common-
sense. He was at once an idealist and a man of affairs.
He had the vision of the future which kindles enthusiasm,
combined with a shrewd practical knowledge of what can
safely be attempted in the present. In this, as in so much
else, he was a typical American.
Mr. Jesup was typical, in the first place, in the large-
ness of his conceptions. Something of the breadth of
the land of his birth attached to all he did and planned.
He was never content with what had already been achieved.
He was always seeing something greater still to be done.
It was this quality which attracted him to Peary and led
him to support the explorer in his efforts to reach the
North Pole. The enterprise appealed to Mr. Jesup be-
cause it pushed discovery to its furthest limit and
measured the sum of possible human achievement in
This breadth of view is strikingly illustrated in con-
nection with the chief interest of his life, his presidency
of the Natural History Museum. He wished to make the
Museum the best institution of its kind in the world in all
the different respects by which success in such an en-
terprise can be measured. He wished to make it first in
its contribution to research. He beheved it ought to be a
place to which scholars should look for the last word of
* President H. F. Osborn, in Science, February 7, 1908.
science in the departments with which it was concerned,
and to this end he encouraged the expenditure of large
sums for expeditions which were designed to add to the
sum of human knowledge and for the publications which
made these results accessible when they had been attained.
He wished to make it first in its facilities for effective ex-
hibition, and thought no cost of time or money too great
which would secure the introduction of some new and
attractive method of display. The wonderful reproduc-
tions of bird and animal life which delight visitors to
the Museum are illustrations in point. He wished finally
to make it first as an agency of popular instruction, and
nothing delighted him more than to see its rooms thronged
with working men and children from the tenements study-
ing the labels which set forth in simple language the
nature of the objects which the cases contained.
As President of the Chamber of Commerce Mr. Jesup
was largely instrumental in securing the erection of the
splendid and stately structure which is now its perma-
nent home. Its beauty and dignity were to him suitable
symbols of what he conceived to be the true function of
the Chamber, as the spokesman and representative of
the higher aspects of the business life of New York. It
was the same with all that he undertook. Whether he
dealt with the Southern question, as in the Slater Fund,
the economic question, as in his work for forest preserva-
tion, the religious question, as in the City Mission and
Tract Society, or the educational question, as in Union
Seminary and the Syrian Protestant College, everywhere
we find him striking out new paths and seeking the solu-
tion of new problems. He was always a leader, never
simply a follower.
Mr. Jesup was typical further in the fact that his suc-
cess was so largely the result of his own individual effort.
The premature death of his father deprived him of the
counsel and support upon which most boys rely for their
start in life, and early threw him on his own resources.
When he was twelve years old he left school and went into
business in order to help his mother, whose fortune had
been swept away by the panic of 1837. He began his
career as an office boy at a salary of two hundred dollars a
year. Before he was twenty-one he was filling a position
of responsibility, and at the age of twenty-four he was able
to start a successful business for himself. With equal
courage and foresight he entered upon a field compara-
tively new at the time, the distribution of railroad sup-
plies. His industry and thrift, combined with business
talents of a rare order, soon gave him a commanding posi-
tion in the business world. He was associated at different
times with many important enterprises and had business
connections with many well-known men. His credit was
always of the highest and, though for nearly a quarter of
a century before his death he had retired from active
business, he left an ample fortune.
He was typical, finally, in the use which he made of
his wealth. Trained in a New England home in the Puri-
tan tradition of responsibility, he began to give away as
soon as he had anything to give. As his power enlarged,
his benefactions increased correspondingly. He gave, not
only his money, but his time, his strength, his sympathy —
in a word, himself. With the advancing years the strain
of these outside interests increased, until he saw that he
could not do justice to them if he continued in active
business. Accordingly, in 1884, while still in the prime
of life and in the full flush of an exceptionally successful
business career, he determined, contrary to the advice of
many whose opinions he valued highly, to give up business
and to devote himself entirely to philanthropy. From
this time until his death, a period of nearly a quarter of a
century, he threw himself into the task of working for
others with as much ardor and continuity of effort as most
men devote to earning a livelihood, and when, in 1908,
the news flashed across the wire that his restless brain
and generous hand were stilled, men freely said that New
York had lost her foremost citizen.
The story to which these pages are to be given is thus
not merely of local or individual interest. It is the story
of a representative life, a life whose activities affected the
welfare of many men, and whose services have left their
permanent record in institutions of far-reaching influence.
Such men as Mr. Jesup, private citizens only in name,
give tone to our public life and stamp their character
upon our civilization. It seems fitting, therefore, that some
public record should be made of what he was and did.
lyrORRIS KETCHUM JESUP was born at Westport,
■*■'*- Connecticut, on June 21, 1830. He was the son of
Charles Jesup and Abigail Sherwood, the latter being the
daughter of the Honorable Samuel Burr Sherwood, of
Saugatuck, Connecticut. On both sides he was descended
from old New England stock, both his father's and his
mother's families having been identified with Connecticut
for nearly two hundred years before his birth.
On his father's side the connection goes back at least
as far as 1649, ^^ which date his earhest American an-
cestor, Edward Jessup,* was a citizen and land-owner in
Stamford, Connecticut (then under the New Haven
Colony).
Among Mr. Jesup's ancestors on his father's side two
figures stand out with special distinctness. The first is
Edward, the founder of the line, a man of forceful char-
acter and restless activity, meeting us first in Stamford
under the New Haven colony, appearing later as one of
the pioneer settlers of Long Island under the Dutch,
and ending his life as proprietor of a large estate in West-
* The first two American Jesups spelt their name with two s's, but with
Edward, the third of the line, who died in 1750, the second s drops out.
ANCESTRY AND BIRTH 9
Chester County, New York, which he had purchased from
the Indians, and which is now known as Hunt's Point.
The other is Ebenezer, the fourth in the Hne of descent,
Mr. Jesup's great-grandfather, a distinguished surgeon
who did yeoman service both in church and state, had his
house burned over him by the British troops under Gen-
eral Tryon, and ended his days as a deacon of the Congre-
gational Church and a Justice of the Peace, esteemed and
trusted by all who knew him. But, indeed, all the Jesups
were men of character and substance, and each illus-
trates in some degree the qualities which reappear in their
distinguished descendant. They were thrifty, knowing
how to make one dollar yield another, independent, an-
ticipating the lines of future development, and quick to
take, advantage of each new opportunity as it came, con-
scientious, doing thoroughly whatever they undertook.
Above all, they were men of public spirit, recognizing their
obligations to the community in which they lived, and
interesting themselves actively in the work of school, state,
and church.
When we first hear of Edward, the first of the name,
he was, as already mentioned, a citizen and land-owner
in Stamford, then (1649) in the eighth year of its existence
as an independent community. Three years later he re-
moved to Middleborough, Long Island (afterward New-
town), as one of a party of pioneers who had received
permission from Peter Stuyvesant to establish an English
settlement there. The price which he paid for his land,
four pounds, the equivalent at the then market rate of
eighty acres, shows that he must have been a man of
substance, only one other settler paying as much. We
hear of him also as owning land at other places, as at Fair-
lo MORRIS KETCHUM JESUP
field, Connecticut, and Jamaica, Long Island. He quickly
assumed a prominent place in the community, being nomi-
nated as Magistrate in 1652 and serving in that capacity
from 1659 to 1662. When, in 1653, the threatened out-
break of hostilities between the Dutch and English alarmed
the inhabitants of the new settlement, Edward Jessup was
one of the delegation which was sent to Boston to present
the cause of the settlers to the Commissioners of the New
England Colonies. Two years later, when Stuyvesant,
with six vessels and some six or seven hundred men, left
home on an expedition against the Swedish settlements
in Jersey, the savages, taking advantage of the absence of
the garrison, landed at Manhattan Island on the 15th of
September and began to plunder and threaten the town.
Among those who were present on the night of this at-
tack and who aided in the defence was Edward Jessup,
and for his activity in this connection he incurred the
enmity of the invaders, who threatened to put him to
death and to take his scalp.
Fortunately, the threat was never executed, for seven
years later we find Edward Jessup active in the move-
ment of the members of Middleborough to withdraw
from the Dutch jurisdiction and to cast in their lot with
Connecticut, which claimed authority over Long Island
under a new charter obtained from the newly restored
king, Charles the Second. We hear of him as leading an
expedition to rescue John Christie, a commissioner whom
the Dutch had arrested while trying to ascertain the sen-
timents of the neighboring towns. In the following year
he removed across the Sound and took up his residence
in Westchester County at what is now known as West
Farms, then under the jurisdiction of Connecticut. Here
ANCESTRY AND BIRTH ii
he spent the remainder of his days, serving as Magistrate
in 1663 and 1664, and transmitting to his descendants
at his death, in 1666, a large tract of land which, together
with one John Richardson, he had purchased from the
Indians, and which received from his son-in-law, John
Hunt, who afterward inherited it, its present name of
Hunt's Point.
The story of Ebenezer Jesup, the fourth of the line,
and the first of the name, carries us into the storm and
stress of Revolutionary times. Unlike his cousins, the
descendants of James Jesup, who were loyalists, and two
of whom served as officers in the British army, Ebenezer
cast in his lot with the Continental cause. He received
his education at Yale College, from which he graduated
in 1760. He afterward began the study of law, the first
of this branch of Jesups to take up a profession, but,
on account of failing health, turned his attention to the
study of medicine and achieved distinguished success as
a surgeon. In this capacity he served in the Continental
army at Cherry Valley, New York. His home, like that
of his father, was at Fairfield, Connecticut, and, in
common with his neighbors of that locality, he suffered
from the raids of the British troops, his house having
been destroyed at the time when General Tryon burned
Fairfield. He was no less active in religious matters,
serving for twenty-four years as deacon of the Congre-
gational church at Green's Farms. He was a man of
liberal spirit, influential in the community and highly
respected, and for many years served as Justice of the
With the second Ebenezer, Mr. Jesup's grandfather,
the connection of the Jesups with business began. At
12 MORRIS KETCHUM JESUP
twenty-two we find him established for himself at Sauga-
tuck, on the Connecticut side of the river, within three
miles of his father's home. He was, no doubt, influenced
in his choice of location by his marriage, for his wife's
family, the Wrights, had interests there. He bought the
grain which the farmers raised on the neighboring farms,
and exported it to the ports of Boston and, later, of New
York. His store soon became the principal one in Fair-
field. With the growth of his business his interests ex-
tended beyond his native town. He became a director
and, later, the President of the Bridgeport National Bank.
He was also interested in the Fairfield County Bank
of Norwalk, and served on its Board of Directors for
many years. Like most of his friends and neighbors
he lost heavily in the panic of 1837, but his credit was so
strong that he weathered it successfully and was able to
lend assistance to other members of his family who had
been less fortunate.
Those who knew Mr. Jesup well spoke of him with
great respect as a man of unusual ability, enterprise, and
public spirit. He was a liberal supporter of the Congre-
gational church, attending first the old church near his
home at Green's Farms, and later, when a new building
was erected in Fairfield in 1832, contributing generously
to its support. He was actively interested in the militia,
bearing the commission of Major, and was known by this
title to the day of his death. Still more significant for our
present purpose was his interest in education. He was a
stanch supporter of the local schools and actively inter-
ested himself in their improvement.
The large storehouse, with its immense timbers and
numerous stories, in which Major Jesup used to keep the
ANCESTRY AND BIRTH 13
grain which he had purchased, pending the arrangements
for its transshipment, was long one of the landmarks of
Saugatuck. With the one-storied house, in which its
owner lived, it stood upon the ground now owned by his
eldest living grandson James R. Jesup, but both have
long been torn down and nothing but the old wharf
remains to suggest the business which was done there less
than three-quarters of a century ago. The more modern
house, which was his home for the greater part of his life,
descended to his son Francis, who occupied it for some
twenty years. In 1885, however, it was purchased by
his grandson, Morris K. Jesup, the subject of the present
sketch, and presented to the Congregational church of
the place for use as a parsonage, a function which it
fulfils to-day.^
In 1790 Mr. Jesup married Sarah Wright, daughter
of Obadiah Wright, of Saugatuck. They had nine chil-
dren, seven sons and two daughters, of whom the third,
Charles, born on March loth, 1796, was the father of
Morris K. Jesup.
As might have been expected from his father's keen in-
terest in education, Charles Jesup received the best of
schooling and was graduated from Yale in 1 8 14, being
then only eighteen years of age.
It was his original intention, like his grandfather, to
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Saturday, March 3 at 8:00 p.m.
There is plenty of FREE parking and the concert location is handicapped-accessible.
Tickets are $15 each ($5 for students and seniors) and are available at the door. Cash or checks accepted.
Concord, Mass, February 7, 2012 — The Concord Band is thrilled to welcome five outstanding young professional musicians from the Boston area to share the stage at their Winter Concert. The award-winning Triton Brass Quintet will be guest soloists for an exciting and dynamic program, led by Music Director James O'Dell, which will take place at 8 pm on March 3, 2012 at the Performing Arts Center at 51 Walden in Concord.
The quintet will perform Five Concord Diversions for Brass Quintet and Band by James Curnow, commissioned by the Concord Band and premiered in 1987, and the Concertino for Brass Quintet and Band by John Cheetham. In addition, the quintet's Andrew Sorg will be featured on flugelhorn in an arrangement of the Adagio movement from Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez, arranged by Concord Band Music Director Emeritus William G. McManus.
Originating from across the United States and abroad, the members of the Triton Brass are now New England area freelance musicians, and among the region's most promising young talents: Stephen Banzaert and Andrew Sorg, trumpets; Shelagh Abate, French horn; Wesley Hopper, trombone; and Angel Subero, bass trombone. Triton Brass were prize winners at the 2005 Lyon International Chamber Music Competition, 2003 Fischoff International Chamber Music Competition, and semi-finalists at the Concert Artists Guild Competition. Triton members are in their second year as artists-in-residence at The Boston Conservatory, where the group serves as both performers and instructors, and are proud to be faculty and co-hosts for the Atlantic Brass Quintet International Seminar.
It is with deep sadness that The Concord Band reports that William M. Toland, the Band's Music Director Laureate, passed away in January. Mr. Toland was Music Director from 1962 to 1995, and established its missions of providing the best in concert band music to Concord-area audiences, commissioning new works for band, and inviting the best guest conductors, composers, instrumentalists, and singers to perform and work with the Band. As a tribute to him, the Band will play the "Nimrod" movement from Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations for this concert. In addition, the Fall 2012 concert will be dedicated to a celebration of Mr. Toland's life and role with the Band.
Also on the program are ...Go by Samuel Hazo, Festivo by Edward Gregson, Florentiner March by Julius Fučík, and "Ishmael" from Of Sailors and Whales by W. Francis McBeth. The concert begins at 8:00 pm in The Performing Arts Center at 51 Walden Street in Concord on Saturday, March 3, 2012. Tickets are $15 each ($5 for students and seniors) and are available at the door.
The Concord Band, founded in 1959, is one of the leading community concert bands in the United States. It is well known for its innovative programming and the exceptional quality of its commissioned pieces. It presents both formal and Pops concerts throughout the year. Thousands attend its summer concerts each year at Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, Massachusetts.


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The attraction of Paradise Valley Village, Phoenix, AZ
Paradise Valley Village is an oasis in the middle of the Sonoran Desert. It is a beautiful, unique community that has something for everyone. There is a reason why people are attracted to this village. The village has a rich history intertwined with the Phoenix area's history. The original inhabitants of the area were the Hohokam people. They were a peaceful, agricultural society that built canals to irrigate their crops. The Hohokam also created the first known ballcourts in North America. Information can be found here.
The first Europeans to visit the area were the Spanish. They named the area El Valle de Los Paradise, which means "The Valley of the Paradise." The Spanish were impressed by the lush vegetation and the abundant wildlife. In the late 1800s, the area was settled by American veterans of the Mexican-American War. The government gave them land grants. The veterans built homes and farms in the valley. As the years passed, more and more people moved to the village. The population grew, and businesses were established. The village became a thriving community. Paradise Valley Village is a popular destination for tourists and locals. The village is home to a variety of businesses, including restaurants, shops, and galleries. There are also many beautiful parks and recreational areas. The village is a great place to live, work, and play. There is something for everyone in Paradise Valley Village. See what all the fuss is about. See here for information about The Important Things of North Mountain Village, Phoenix, AZ.
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Bil's rating (out of 5): BBB.5. United Kingdom/USA, 1958. Galaxy Pictures Limited. Screenplay by Ladislas Fodor, based on the story by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm. Cinematography by Georges Perinal. Produced by George Pal. Music by Douglas Gamley, Ken Jones. Production Design by Elliot Scott. Costume Design by Olga Lehmann. Film Editing by Frank Clarke. Academy Awards 1958. Golden Globe Awards 1958.
George Pal brings the Grimm Brother's fairy tale to delightful life in this colourful comedic fantasy. A woodsman is about to cut down the biggest and oldest tree in the forest when the fairy queen of the wood (played by a lovely June Thorburn) appears and begs him to spare it. In return for his kindness, she grants the man three wishes, which he accidentally wastes on a breakfast sausage to the great dismay of his wife, who would have wished for a child to improve their lonely lives. Hearing the woman say that she would love a child even if it were "no bigger than her thumb", the forest queen sends them pint-sized Russ Tamblyn as Tom Thumb, a young man full of mischief and tiny as can be. He immediately makes friends with his toys, who come to vivid life when the adults are out of sight, then accidentally gets mixed up with two nefarious thieves (Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers) who get him to help them rob the village treasury. Simple but not simplistic, this one's special effects are still impressive and it will still work for kids (though the problematic Chinese doll with the pidgin English dialogue won't work for everyone), featuring a bright and fun performance in the lead by the impressively athletic Tamblyn and a song score by Peggy Lee. Pal brought the film in under budget and ahead of schedule, impressing his bosses at MGM so much that they gave him carte blanche on his next project, which resulted in The Time Machine.


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A: Make use of the redirects mechanism: https://nextjs.org/docs/api-reference/next.config.js/redirects
You can read the value of query params like this:
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Game theory | Tennis's great latecomer
In grand-slam finals, Stan Wawrinka has been unstoppable
The Swiss player's average level of performance is nothing special. But in big matches, he rises to the occasion
By J.T.
IT WAS the obvious question to ask at the start of the post-tournament press conference: "Does this match mean that tennis officially now has a 'Big Five'"? Novak Djokovic, the world's top-ranked male player, was a clear favourite to beat Stan Wawrinka in the final of the US Open singles on September 11th. Betting markets gave the Serb a 73% chance of winning, as he had done in 19 of their 24 prior meetings. And after securing a one-set lead, Mr Djokovic looked certain to collect a 13th grand-slam title. He does not lose after taking the first set on the hard courts of Flushing Meadows—or at least, he had not done so on the 48 previous occasions.
But after falling behind, Mr Wawrinka produced three hours of outstanding tennis, hit 37 winners to Mr Djokovic's 23, and won three straight sets to vanquish his opponent. Mr Djokovic is perhaps the greatest returner in the history of the sport, yet was played off the court. He entered the match as the fresher competitor, requiring just nine hours of game time to reach the final, while his Swiss counterpart toiled in 18. But by the end of the match, it was the Serb who was hobbling between shots.
Although Mr Wawrinka's victory was unlikely, it was far from unprecedented. This was his third major title, drawing him level with Andy Murray—one of the "Big Four" of men's tennis, along with Mr Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. After Mr Murray won Wimbledon in July, we argued that his consistency in Grand Slams, in which he has reached 11 finals, might have made him as successful as Boris Becker or John McEnroe in another era. And two years ago, when Mr Wawrinka won his first major at the age of 28, we wrote that the dominance of the Big Four was yet to end. What, then, does this make the ageing three-time champion: a thwarted all-time great, or a mere supporting act?
Unlike Mr Murray, Mr Wawrinka's overall record suggests that he is a very strong player, but not a superlative one. Throughout his career, he has won approximately two and a half matches per major tournament (see chart). That is significantly fewer than Messrs Djokovic, Nadal, Federer and Murray, each of whom has an average greater than four. By this metric, the Swiss veteran belongs in the same bracket as Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Tomas Berdych and David Ferrer—all older than 30, and with no major titles between them.
Head-to-head records also indicate that Mr Wawrinka is closer to this trio of old-timers than to the Big Four. He has won 22 of 37 fixtures against the former (59%); but just 18 of 80 against the latter (23%). Seven of those have come against Mr Murray, from 16 attempts. Even after triumphing over Mr Djokovic, Mr Wawrinka is the first to admit where he remains in the pecking order. "The Big Four, I'm really far from them," he said. "Just look at the tournaments they have won, how many years they've been there."
Nonetheless, Mr Wawrinka does stand out when it comes to big matches in major competitions, where he has so far managed to raise his game. Mr Tsonga, Mr Berdych and Mr Ferrer have identical records at the business end of tournaments: each has reached six semi-finals, but only one final, in which he lost. Mr Wawrinka has reached seven semi-finals, and converted those into three finals—and three titles.
His hitting in those finals has been supreme. The barrage that Mr Djokovic endured on Sunday was not even Mr Wawrinka's most destructive display: he thundered 57 winners to the Serb's 28 when beating him in the final of the 2015 French Open, and 51 winners to Mr Nadal's 20 on the way to winning the 2014 Australian Open. Those differentials, of 29 and 31 winners respectively, have only been surpassed in a final once in the last decade—when Mr Federer thumped 98 to Mr Nadal's 65 at Wimbledon in 2008, in a five-set classic that is widely regarded as the greatest match ever.
Mr Wawrinka's "clutch" performances have not been limited to the majors: he has in fact won his last 11 finals across all tournaments. He has become something of a late bloomer, too. He is the oldest men's singles champion at the US Open in more than four decades, and only the fifth man in the Open era to win multiple titles after his 30th birthday.
Does Mr Wawrinka's knack for winning when it counts and recent elevation of his game mean that we ought to refer hereafter to the Big Five? Probably not—but not only because of Mr Wawrinka's comparatively thin résumé. Men's tennis is no longer ruled by a select few. At 35, Mr Federer continues to rage against the dying of the light, and still regularly reaches the semi-finals. But he has not won a major since 2012. Following a number of injuries, Mr Nadal has failed to progress past the quarter-finals in his last eight appearances. Mr Murray and Mr Djokovic are in their primes, but they are now being challenged by talented youngsters Milos Raonic and Kei Nishikori. Leaving aside Mr Wawrinka, the Big Four is already no more.
As for Mr Wawrinka's place in tennis history, his three slams will ensure that he is remembered as a genuine contender in a highly competitive field. With assistance from Mr Federer, he has also won an Olympic gold medal and a Davis Cup title for Switzerland. Even if his typical level is that of a merely good player, his best displays have been unstoppable. Mr Djokovic puts it plainly. "He plays best in the big matches", he told reporters after his defeat. "He definitely deserves to be mentioned in the mix of top players." With performances like this one, it's hard to disagree.
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Colina Flora www.colinaflora.com (that small, yet lovely, eco-guesthouse set in the heart of the Sintra Natural Park, with ocean views, and only minutes to beaches has spruced up it´s walking holdiday package with the additon of an exciting 3 hour guided tour of the Serra da Sintra on Segways. Silencetours www.silencetours.pt are the organizers. These tours add a special adrenaline rush to Colina Flora´s eco-style vacations. Touring the country side on Segways is a funfilled, exciting experience and is eco-friendly, since the vehicles are electric and virtually soundless.
Segways are two wheeled, self-balancing electric veheicles. The user stands on a platform and controls the Segway movement by shifting her/his weight. Segways can go up to 20 km/hour. In Portugal various police forces employ them for patroling.


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The Federalist No. 76
by Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton explains the importance of the Senate's "advise and consent" power, arguing for its necessity as a check on the executive branch.
THE President is "to NOMINATE, and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, judges of the Supreme Court, and all other officers of the United States whose appointments are not otherwise provided for in the Constitution. But the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers as they think proper, in the President alone, or in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments. The President shall have power to fill up ALL VACANCIES which may happen DURING THE RECESS OF THE SENATE, by granting commissions which shall EXPIRE at the end of their next session."
It has been observed in a former paper, that "the true test of a good government is its aptitude and tendency to produce a good administration." If the justness of this observation be admitted, the mode of appointing the officers of the United States contained in the foregoing clauses, must, when examined, be allowed to be entitled to particular commendation. It is not easy to conceive a plan better calculated than this to promote a judicious choice of men for filling the offices of the Union; and it will not need proof, that on this point must essentially depend the character of its administration.
To what purpose then require the co-operation of the Senate? I answer, that the necessity of their concurrence would have a powerful, though, in general, a silent operation. It would be an excellent check upon a spirit of favoritism in the President, and would tend greatly to prevent the appointment of unfit characters from State prejudice, from family connection, from personal attachment, or from a view to popularity. In addition to this, it would be an efficacious source of stability in the administration.
It will readily be comprehended, that a man who had himself the sole disposition of offices, would be governed much more by his private inclinations and interests, than when he was bound to submit the propriety of his choice to the discussion and determination of a different and independent body, and that body an entier branch of the legislature. The possibility of rejection would be a strong motive to care in proposing. The danger to his own reputation, and, in the case of an elective magistrate, to his political existence, from betraying a spirit of favoritism, or an unbecoming pursuit of popularity, to the observation of a body whose opinion would have great weight in forming that of the public, could not fail to operate as a barrier to the one and to the other. He would be both ashamed and afraid to bring forward, for the most distinguished or lucrative stations, candidates who had no other merit than that of coming from the same State to which he particularly belonged, or of being in some way or other personally allied to him, or of possessing the necessary insignificance and pliancy to render them the obsequious instruments of his pleasure.
To this reasoning it has been objected that the President, by the influence of the power of nomination, may secure the complaisance of the Senate to his views. This supposition of universal venalty in human nature is little less an error in political reasoning, than the supposition of universal rectitude. The institution of delegated power implies, that there is a portion of virtue and honor among mankind, which may be a reasonable foundation of confidence; and experience justifies the theory. It has been found to exist in the most corrupt periods of the most corrupt governments. The venalty of the British House of Commons has been long a topic of accusation against that body, in the country to which they belong as well as in this; and it cannot be doubted that the charge is, to a considerable extent, well founded. But it is as little to be doubted, that there is always a large proportion of the body, which consists of independent and public-spirited men, who have an influential weight in the councils of the nation. Hence it is (the present reign not excepted) that the sense of that body is often seen to control the inclinations of the monarch, both with regard to men and to measures. Though it might therefore be allowable to suppose that the Executive might occasionally influence some individuals in the Senate, yet the supposition, that he could in general purchase the integrity of the whole body, would be forced and improbable. A man disposed to view human nature as it is, without either flattering its virtues or exaggerating its vices, will see sufficient ground of confidence in the probity of the Senate, to rest satisfied, not only that it will be impracticable to the Executive to corrupt or seduce a majority of its members, but that the necessity of its co-operation, in the business of appointments, will be a considerable and salutary restraint upon the conduct of that magistrate. Nor is the integrity of the Senate the only reliance. The Constitution has provided some important guards against the danger of executive influence upon the legislative body: it declares that "No senator or representative shall during the time FOR WHICH HE WAS ELECTED, be appointed to any civil office under the United States, which shall have been created, or the emoluments whereof shall have been increased, during such time; and no person, holding any office under the United States, shall be a member of either house during his continuance in office."
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Trade fairs serve as a good starting point for companies wanting to promote their products and services to potential foreign buyers.
MATRADE organises and manages Malaysia's participation in international trade fairs overseas. Trade fairs serve as a good starting point for companies wanting to promote their products and services to potential foreign buyers. MATRADE provides assistance in handling space reservations, stand design and its construction, pre-event publicity and the scheduling of business meetings with foreign buyers.
MATRADE organises export acceleration missions overseas to explore and identify trade opportunities for selected products and services. Apart from generating potential sales, these missions also afford opportunities for establish business networks. This mission will focus on individual business meetings between the Malaysian delegation and local businessmen, briefings on the business opportunities and visits to related business organization and companies.
MATRADE together with Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) and the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) annually organises a number of trade and investment missions to major existing and emerging markets. By participating in these missions, Malaysian companies can develop business contacts and network with foreign officials, business leaders and international buyer.
MATRADE sets up information booths in selected trade fairs to disseminate information on Malaysian products and services as well as to display product catalogues of Malaysian companies. Information booth serve as an alternative and cost-effective way for Malaysian exporters to promote their products and services.
Visit by Trade Commissioners to various places help to gain better understanding on the targeted markets. The visits are also aimed at creating awareness of Malaysian exporters, building business networks, encouraging local importers to participate in MATRADE's buying mission.
Joint trade promotion activities with other Trade Promotional Organisations helps promote and strengthen economic partnership with our regional partners. Our partners for this collaboration include JETRO, Asian Trade Promotion Forum (ATPF), ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC) and ASEAN-Korea Centre (AKC). Collaboration programmes may come in the form of participation in trade fairs, displaying of products at permanent exhibition space of respective centres and capacity building for exporters.


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El Objetivo de Ana Pastor
Migrants' Perception of Spain
The bad economic situation in their country perceived by the youth in Spain is one of the key triggers for emigration. Furthermore, the majority thinks that the situation is "very bad" or "bad", in line with the hypothesis that young people living abroad rate the situation more negatively than residents in Spain. Similarly, the perspective on the economic future of Spain is rather pessimistic, as shown in the above graphs, almost all respondents think the situation will be worse or the same.
In general, the young migrants' perception of the economic situation is very negative, not only the present situation but the possibility of improvement in the future. This is probably one of the main reasons at a structural level for their decision to go to another country, usually with the expectation of finding work. These subjective elements of perception of the future in Spain are vital when assessing their migratory project, both for those already abroad and for those who are still in Spain and are assessing the possibility of migration.
Datos recogidos de "The emigration of young Spaniards in the context of the crisis: Analysis and data of a phenomenon which is difficult to quantify". April 2014
Carmen González' 40,000
The 40,000 migrants accounted for by Carmen González refer only to the Spaniards born in Spain who have bothered to register in a consulate abroad.
What ages emigrate
What ages are the people that emigrate? Mainly people between the ages of 25-40 are emigrating from Spain.
Where do Spaniards Emigrate?
Contrary to what most people may think, more young Spaniards are emigrating to the U.K. than to Germany.
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Business loans through government-backed coronavirus support schemes have reached almost £35 billion, according to the latest figures published by the Treasury.
The figures show that £3.6 billion has been granted to 85,000 businesses in the past week, taking the total to £34.9 billion.
The Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS), which allows small businesses adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to apply for up to £50,000 with the government guaranteeing 100% of the advance, continues to be the most popular scheme.
The BBLS is averaging 156,000 loan approvals per week, and £2.5 billion was borrowed through it in the past week.
Over 48,000 businesses have received funding through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) to date, with lenders approving £9.6 billion in total.
Another 53 larger businesses secured finance through via the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS) last week.
Commenting on the figures, Mike Conroy, Director of Commercial Finance at UK Finance, said: 'The industry acknowledges the role it must play and is providing an unprecedented level of support, with £35 billion approved to 830,000 businesses through government-backed lending schemes in less than three months.
'This sits alongside the broad package of measures the industry has introduced to help businesses access the support they need, including overdraft extensions and capital repayment holidays.'


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From Carnegie Hall To Pyeongchang, Speedskater Heads To His First Olympic Games
By Michel Martin
Published January 21, 2018 at 6:16 PM EST
Kimani Griffin celebrates after placing third the Men's 500-meter event during the Long Track Speed Skating Olympic Trials at the Pettit National Ice Center, on Jan. 5 in Milwaukee, Wisc.
In just a few weeks, speedskater Kimani Griffin, 27, will join a cast of Olympic first-timers in Pyeongchang. But he's no stranger to the bright lights and big stage — or to public broadcasting.
At age 17, the Winston-Salem, N.C., native was featured on the PBS program, From the Top, when he performed classical guitar at Carnegie Hall. He stepped away from playing music professionally after accepting a full scholarship to college in Georgia. But setting aside his other passion — in-line skating — wasn't as easy.
"I really enjoyed my time (at Columbus State University), but I really missed skating," Griffin says. "I really missed the world of working out and that competitive nature." He thought, "Maybe I'll move to Salt Lake and see if I can go down this path."
Eight years after taking that leap, he's back in his element. Earlier this month, Griffin's third-place finish in the 500-meter race landed him a spot on the eight-man U.S. speedskating team.
From his Brookfield, Wisc., training ground, Kimani Griffin spoke with NPR's Michelle Martin about his journey back to the joy of competitive performance — and how Gucci Mane fits into his routine.
On whether qualifying for the Olympics or his Carnegie Hall debut was more nerve-wracking
I think they're about the same. I actually wasn't too nervous or felt under pressure for either one of those experiences. I think in both experiences I was just having fun kind of in my element doing what I do.
On when he shifted his priorities from music to speedskating
Spring and summer of 2008 was kind of a big turning point in my life. I was, at that time, at the top of my game in in-line skating. And with guitar, I had just done an NPR show in Connecticut on the radio; I had just done the Carnegie Hall concert. So I was kind of in a tough spot as far as what I wanted to do in my life, what direction and path I wanted to take. I ended up getting a full-ride (scholarship) to go to school in Georgia, Columbus State University. I really enjoyed my time there, but I really missed skating, I really missed the world of working out and that competitive nature.
I was just kind of like a 19-year-old spur-of-the-moment — maybe I'll move to Salt Lake and see if I can go down this path. Music and sports have been my two outlets in life so luckily when I left school I had another passion to fall back on. I kind of took a risk and — eight years later here I am.
On the joy of speedskating
I guess for the 500 (meters), you have that 34, 35-seconds of — just time essentially stops. You're just in the moment, you can't hear anything, I mean even your coach is screaming at you on the backstretch but you can't even hear him most of the time — at least for me. And I'm just so focused in every little push, every little body angle, every movement that I'm doing to propel myself forward. And then when I cross the line, all of the sudden I hear people screaming and I look at the clock and, hopefully it's a time that I want to see.
NPR's Cara Reedy and Dustin Desoto produced the audio for this story. Emma Bowman adapted it for the Web.
Michel Martin is the weekend host of All Things Considered,where she draws on her deep reporting and interviewing experience to dig in to the week's news. Outside the studio, she has also hosted "Michel Martin: Going There," an ambitious live event series in collaboration with Member Stations.
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