For more than 60 years, Don Camilo has been a temple for laughter and for good cuisine. Everyone in France likes Serge Lama, Thierry le Luron, Pierre Perret, Jean Amadou or Jean Roucas. Well all these artists have one thing in common, they all started at Don Camilo. More recently Laurent Gerra, Pascal Bruner, Laurent Ruquier, Michel Leeb and many others… In any case, good cuisine has always been and will always be on the program. Our Chef, Michel Charon, knows that there is no true party if there is no good food. Every night we offer about two hours and thirty minutes of show, where Sylvain Collaro is the show leader. He certainly knows how to communicate his love of Music Hall.
When he was 22, Jean Vergnes decided to open up an Italian restaurant in the Saint Germain des Prés neighbourhood : Don Camilo. Don Camilo quickly became the place where talents were discovered, always on the look-out for tomorrows best talents! Léo Ferré, Charles Trenet, Thierry le Luron, Pierre Perret, Michel Leeb, Laurent Ruquier, Serge Lama, Laurent Gerra, they are just some of the names who were once on stage at Don Camillo. Today, tonight, tomorrow, you will find Bernard Mabille, Carine Davis, Franck Brun, Martin Kardone, Gérald Dahan, Pascal Chevalier, Fabienne Guyon will be there… A night at Don Camilo is also a night of gourmet cuisine thanks to Chef Michel Charon, who has been offering his cuisine here for 30 years. Diners-spectators laugh and applaud, enjoy lobster and champagne dessert! For over 50 years Jean Vergnes had been at the head of Don Camilo, a typically Parisian dinner and show, a temple of humour and gourmet cuisine.


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Prediction of radiographic progression in rheumatoid arthritis and the role of antibodies against mutated citrullinated vimentin: results from a 10-year prospective study
Clinical and epidemiological research
Extended report
S W Syversen1,2,
G L Goll1,
D van der Heijde1,3,
R Landewé4,
B A Lie5,
S Ødegård1,
T Uhlig1,
P I Gaarder6,
T K Kvien1
Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Institute of Immunology, Rikshospitalet University hospital, Oslo, Norway
Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital Ullevål, Oslo, Norway
Correspondence to S W Syversen, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, PB 23 Vindern, N-0319 Oslo, Norway; s.w.syversen{at}medisin.uio.no
Objectives: Anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPAs) are established as useful predictors of radiographic progression in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The main objective of this study was to test the prognostic capacity of the recently developed test for anti-mutated citrullinated vimentin (anti-MCV).
Methods: A cohort of 238 patients with RA was followed longitudinally for 10 years; 125 patients with complete x ray sets were included in the main analyses. Radiographs were scored according to the van der Heijde modified Sharp score (SHS). Patients were analysed for anti-MCV and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP), and were genotyped for human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1 "shared epitope" (SE) and protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor type 22 (PTPN22) 1858T.
Results: Anti-MCV and anti-CCP were strongly associated with regard to status and level. Both antibodies were associated with SE, but only anti-MCV was significantly associated with PTPN22 1858T. A positive anti-MCV test increased the odds of radiographic progression by 7.3 (95% confidence interval (CI) 3.2 to 16.5) compared to 5.7 (95% CI 2.6 to 12.5) for a positive anti-CCP. Presence of MCV antibodies gave an average increase in the total SHS of 30 U compared to an average increase of 25 U for the presence of CCP antibodies. Anti-MCVs were more strongly associated to progression in erosions than joint space narrowing. Associations remained after adjustment for other predictors of radiographic progression. The odds of progression increased with increasing anti-MCV level.
Conclusions: Presence of anti-MCV predicted joint damage, and the strength of this prediction was at least as strong as for anti-CCP. Antibody status showed a stronger association to bone than to cartilage destruction. This study also indicates that higher anti-MCV levels add prognostic information compared to their mere presence or absence.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ard.2009.113092
▸ Additional data (supplementary table 1) are published online only at http://ard.bmj.com/content/vol69/issue2
Funding This study has been financed with grants from the Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority, the Norwegian Foundation for Health and Rehabilitation and the Norwegian Women Public Health Association.
Competing interests Hans Bijlsma was the Handling Editor for this article.
Ethics approval The regional ethics committee granted approval.
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and European League Against Rheumatism. All rights reserved.

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Arizona Coyotes' Max Domi, left, gets shoved away from the puck by the Anaheim Ducks' Brandon Montour during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 7, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. The Ducks won 3-0. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
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Anaheim Ducks' Adam Henrique falls on his back after scoring against Arizona Coyotes' Antti Rannta during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 7, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
Anaheim Ducks' Ryan Kesler, left, battles for the puck with Arizona Coyotes' Alex Goligoski in front of Arizona goalie Antti Raanta during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 7, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. The Ducks won 3-0. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb
Anaheim Ducks' Rickard Rakell, left, scores against Arizona Coyotes goalie Antti Raanta during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 7, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb
Arizona Coyotes' Clayton Keller, right, throws up some ice as he protects the puck from Anaheim Ducks' Josh Montour during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 7, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb
Anaheim Ducks goalie Ryan Miller deflects the puck from Arizona Coyotes' Alex Goligoski during the first period of an NHL Hockey game Saturday, April 7, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
Anaheim Ducks' Brandon Montour slaps the puck down the ice away from the Arizona Coyotes' Christian Fischer and Brendan Perlini, right, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 7, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
Arizona Coyotes' Brad Richardson (15) battles for the puck with the Anaheim Ducks' Hampus Lindholm (47) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 7, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. The Ducks won 3-0. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb
Arizona Coyotes goalie Antti Rannta blocks a shot by the Anaheim Ducks during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 7, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
Arizona Coyotes' Brendan Perlini slips past Anaheim Ducks' Josh Manson and Derek Grant, right, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 7, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb
Arizona Coyotes' Max Domi, right, controls the puck as he skates by the Anaheim Ducks' Andy Welinski during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 7, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. The Ducks won 3-0. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
Anaheim Ducks' Ryan Kesler (17), Ryan Miller (30), Francois Beauchemin (23) and Adam Henrique (14) congratulate Hampus Lindholm (47) for an empty-net goal in the final seconds of an NHL hockey game against the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday, April 7, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. The Ducks won 3-0. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
Anaheim Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf (15) congratulates Ryan Miller on their shutout win over the Arizona Coyotes in an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 7, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. The Ducks won 3-0. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Six players who were going to have prominent roles on the Ducks were dressed in tailored suits instead of jerseys on an October night at Honda Center. And the injury bug continues to bite mercilessly at them during the challenging season's early months.
It all started with an improbable comeback win over Arizona and the 82-game grind ended Saturday night with a 3-0 win over the same Coyotes, giving them 101 points that includes a sixth straight appearance in the Stanley Cup playoffs. And it's a feat that might have seemed improbable several months ago.
"It's kind of crazy to think that way, where we've come from," Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said. "But we had a plan and we tried to execute a plan. I'm not standing here saying it was perfect by any means. We had lots of speed bumps along the way.
"But, again, it's about trying to garner points and move up the standings. We knew we were going to be challenged right from day one. We've kind of got our group together here over the last six weeks. And we've played good enough hockey to gain points."
Other than swap out a couple of fourth-line forwards, Carlyle trotted out all his regulars and didn't hide his intentions. It didn't matter if his game started before the Kings hosted Dallas or San Jose faced Minnesota and that he would not know the final result of either when the Ducks left Gila River Arena.
If home-ice advantage was possible in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, why not go for it? They did, and they'll host San Jose in Game 1 of a best-of-7 opening-round series at Honda Center on either Wednesday or Thursday.
Sunday was to be their day of rest. The Ducks (44-25-13) closed their schedule with five straight wins and a 10-1-1 mark over the final 12 contests. They're the only team in the NHL to have 100 points in each of the last five seasons.
"Hopefully we're trending up and we continue to trend up," Carlyle said. "Because there's some areas of our game that we need to definitely improve on. In order for us to have long-term success in the playoffs, we're going to have to make sure that we're at the top of our game in all areas."
The Ducks entered Saturday in third place in the Pacific Division, one point ahead of the Kings as their rivals held the Western Conference's first wild-card spot. And that means they'll Vegas, which captured the Pacific in its history-shattering expansion season.
Meanwhile, the Ducks and Sharks collide in the second playoff series between the teams and first since 2009 when Anaheim pulled off a six-game upset as an eight seed over the Presidents' Trophy winners that had 53 wins and 117 points.
While their opponent remained in doubt after congratulating each other on the ice, the Ducks weren't about to declare a preference.
"I think all the teams that we could possibly face, we know them all pretty well," Ducks winger Rickard Rakell said. "We'll see what we're going to get and try to do the best of it."
Said Miller: "Every team that makes it has had long stretches of good hockey. We'll see how it goes."
As far as Saturday, the Ducks closed on a high note with a few milestones attained. Miller bounced back from a so-so effort Friday against Dallas by stopping 30 saves in a sharp performance for his fourth shutout of the season and 43rd of his career.
The Ducks signed Miller to a two-year contract as a free agent last summer in seeking an upgrade over Jonathan Bernier to back up John Gibson. The 37-year-old has instilled nothing but confidence in the brass, particularly in the times he has had to step in for Gibson when their No. 1 goalie was injury.
That is the case now as Gibson has not played since having to leave a game against Colorado after being run into. Miller got his 370th career victory and that moved him past Tom Barrasso into second place all-time among American-born goalies. John Vanbiesbrouck is first with 374.
"It's pretty cool," Miller said. "A former Sabre. Definitely somebody I looked up to. He and Vanbiesbrouck are – my age as a kid looking at guys playing — it's those guys. Tremendous players. I'm just happy to be still playing meaningful hockey and getting some wins. That's the thing that means the most."
Adam Henrique scored on the power play in the first period and Rickard Rakell added a goal at even strength in the second. In the case of Rakell, it was his team-leading 34th of the season to top last year's total in a breakout 2016-17 campaign.
Henrique got his 20th with the Ducks since the Nov. 30 trade General Manager Bob Murray pulled off to get him from New Jersey for defenseman Sami Vatanen. Corey Perry got an assist on the center's score for the 400th of his career.
Never dominating at any point, the Ducks simply persevered through 318 man-games lost that includes Cam Fowler being out for the first round due to a shoulder injury. Gibson is a question mark, while defenseman Kevin Bieksa is recovering from hand surgery. A muscle disorder sidelined Patrick Eaves virtually all season.
"I wasn't there at the very start of the year when everything was happening," Henrique said. "To come in and help the team get through that stretch was big. … The goal from the start was to make the playoffs and give ourselves a chance. With all the injuries, it says a lot for the group."
Hampus Lindholm added an empty-net goal. It became his 30th point of the season, marking the first time in Ducks history that they've had four defenseman reach that point total as Lindholm joined Fowler, Brandon Montour and Josh Manson.
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Thank you to the 31 residents and stakeholders who attended our public drop in session last week. You can read a summary of what we found out here.
As the Development Management Team are still relatively new it was great to be able to meet new people and hear about Knight's Walk from your perspective.
We wanted to understand the key routes that people are taking through Knight's Walk and whether they usually walk or cycle so we asked people to use the sticky dots provided to mark which routes they use most frequently. We also want to know people's observations about the area, for example places they sit or places they feel unsafe, asking people to share things they have experienced or seen on Knight's Walk and pin them onto the map. This activity aimed to collect the same type of information Catherine, Doug and Des from the Development Management Team gathered on the resident walkabout in June.
The alleyway beside Section House is used by some people but many people told us they do not use it as it does not feel safe.
We shared 8 examples of public open spaces and asked people to tell us what they thought about these spaces, did they like them or not like them and why. We wanted people to help us to identify the qualities of these spaces that they thought would work or not work for Knight's Walk. Landscape Architect, Des from Dally Henderson, was on hand to talk to people about the images and hear directly from them about what type of public space they think should be created. You can view the images we shared here and if you would like to tell us what you like or do not like about these images you can e-mail knightswalk@make-good.com.
There was some debate about benches in public spaces with some thinking they attract anti social behaviour and others seeing them as a welcome place to pause.
We presented a three dimensional model of the existing Knight's Walk Estate and surrounding buildings and spaces alongside a model of 'Scenario 2D', as approved by cabinet in November 2015, which is now going through design development.
While the number of new homes to be provided on Knight's Walk was agreed at cabinet we wanted to test options for heights, volume and positioning of new buildings and how they relate to the surrounding streets and buildings. Using 'Scenario 2D' as a starting point architects Doug and Isabel from Mae worked with people to create different versions of how the new homes could be placed in the location. Each version was photographed with a polaroid camera and we collected people's comments.
Lower buildings towards Kempsford Road in relation to the remaining bungalows and surrounding buildings.
It will be an ongoing activity to understand how people who live, work and play around Knight's Walk will experience the new homes. We will be having another drop in session in the Autumn where we will have some initial proposals on how scenario 2D might be developed to share.
Please do contact me on knightswalk@make-good.com if you have any questions or comments before then and you can sign up to this blog to receive all updates and digital mail outs.


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What is the Kaur Physical Identity?
by Lakpreet Kaur
"What is the Kaur's physical identity? Do we have a universal "look"? What is (or should be) the Kaur image?" Many Sikh women thought about these questions, to different degrees and depths, at some point in their lives. It can be a challenging journey without clear answers. Here, we explore what identity is and how it may or may not apply to Sikh women.
The Sikh women's identity is especially intriguing when contrasting a Sikh woman's physical bana/saroop with a Sikh man's. In general, the physical identity of Singhs is quite simple. Either he keeps his dhari and wears a dastar, or he doesn't. There are a few combinations of those options, such as wearing dastar but not having a dhari and vice versa, but in general, the visual portrayal of the Sikh male is standard and universal.
The Kaur physical identity, however, is not so obvious or well defined. Some Kaurs keep kesh, others do not. Some cover their heads with dastars, patkas, or chunis, while others choose not to cover their heads. Some Kaurs believe it is okay to try different hairstyles, while others stick to one.
At this point in time, Sikhi does not have a collective, communal idea of what a Kaur looks like or what her physical identity should portray. This begs the question: Are Kaurs, as a collective, suffering from a physical identity crisis?
What is a physical identity?
According to Dr. James D. Fearon of Standford University, an "identity" refers to a social category (group of people) that has membership rules, unique attributes, or expected behaviors. A social category also has a set of characteristics (beliefs, morals, or physical attributes). People who are part of a social category take pride in their group; it is a source of dignity, pride, or honor.
Using the above definition, "Sikh" is a social category and a Sikh identity can be defined by:
Membership rules: Rehat Maryada
Unique physical attributes: The panj kakar and the dastar
Beliefs: Guru Granth & Guru Panth
Behavior: Living a gurmat inspired life (ie: exemplifying "naam japna," "vand chakna," and "kirt karni").
In the Sikh case, the physical features of a person connects them to Sikh values and characteristics. "Sikhs wear an external uniform to unify and bind them to the beliefs of the religion and to remind them of their commitment to the Sikh Gurus at all times," states the Sikh Coalition.
The argument or disagreement over who is part of a social category (group) or who is not, is called "identity politics," says Dr. Fearson. Identity politics asks the question, "Does this person/behavior/characteristic fit into the social category?"
It seems like the Singh physical identity is very obvious. "The dastar and dhari make this man a Sikh, visually."
Yet the Kaur identity, her characteristics and physical attributes, is still a matter of identity politics. "What makes this woman a Sikh, visually? Her long hair? Does she need it to be covered before we call her a Kaur? Does she need to wear a dastar?" Some individuals and some jathas have created a clear definition for themselves, but the community as a whole has not.
There is contestation over a Kaur's "look." The Kaur identity is not unified, "Sikh women, some with their turbans, some with their long hair in buns and braids, are perhaps less identifiable ….," writes Gunisha Kaur. The Kaur's physical identity, whether it be hidden in private minds or in openly discussed in public forums, is a matter of identity politics.
"After the Oak Creek tragedy, I watched stranger after stranger come up to the males in my family and offer their support and condolences. No one said anything to me, and eventually I realized it's because there's nothing about my appearance that's noticeably Sikh," said Harleen Kaur.
On holiday abroad one Sikh woman shared about how she excited to see a group of women whom she thought were Sikh. "I saw a group of women of color, presumably Punjabi. They were wearing patkas and it looked like their long hair was coiled in a joora and wrapped up in a patka. I saw a silver bracelet on their left hands. While traveling, I had not seen a Sikh in a while and I was excited to see them. I went up to them and said 'Gur Fateh'. They were visually confused. I asked, 'Are you Sikh?' They said, 'No.' Then I was confused! How was I supposed to know one way or another? I really wanted to connect with people who followed the Guru!"
If all Sikh women wore dastars, would the Kaur physical identity be more recognizable? (Does it need to be recognizable?) Or would chunis suffice? Maybe we should just let our hair down? Perhaps, it is not the vehicle or mode of expression, but rather, that we all look the same and have a unified front? For instance, "She is a Kaur because all Kaurs wear/have xyz."
What does a Kaur look like?
When it comes to personal physical identity, a person has physical characteristics that they are aware of, and which distinguishes them from other people. A social category, like "Sikh" or "Singhs," is in part defined by what a it is not. How is a Singh visually different from non-Singhs? His beard, his turban, and his panj kakar.
But, since the Kaur's physical identity is in constant flux and not universally consistent, it is difficult to say Kaurs are visually different from non-Kaurs. The social category of "Kaur," is not as solidified as "Singh," because it is challenging to define what Kaur physically looks like. What is she not?
How is a Kaur visually different from non-Kaurs? Her panj kakar? Her panj kakar and her long hair? Her chuni? Her dastar? Her braid? A group identity cannot be constructed with varying uniforms. A social category does not exist with multiple definitions of a single identity. Thus, it is difficult to say that Kaurs, as a group, have a cohesive physical identity. Is "Kaur" a social category in the way "Singh" is?
To illustrate this dilemma further, consider visual media. Sikh organizations struggle to represent the Kaur in their print media. They quickly slap an image of a sardar on their brochures, "But what about the Kaur?" the marketing director asks. "Does a Kaur in a dastar suffice?" asks the designer. "But what about those with chunis? Or jooras?"
This question of Kaur representation goes beyond the marketing department. Many Kaurs struggle with understanding their place in the larger world, non-Sikh groups, and the Sikh panth. Without a cohesive identity, some feel suspended between worlds, not completely part of any single community. In this struggle, may Kaurs "try on" different physical identities and journey through different identity statues.
Different Identity Statuses
According to developmental psychologist E.H. Erikson, there are several identity statuses that individuals may go through. I have tried to apply them to the physical identity of Kaurs.
1. Identity achievement occurs when an individual has gone through an exploration of different identities and made a commitment to one.
Example: "As a Kaur, I have tried different physical ways to show my Sikh identity. I've kept my hair down, I've worn a dastar to school, and I've tried wearing a chunni in public. But I've finally decided that what feels best to me is to keep it in a bun. After trying all the options, I connect to the bun the best. That is what I am committed to."
2. Moratorium is the status of a person who is actively involved in exploring different identities, but has not made a commitment.
Example: "As a Kaur, I like wearing a dastar at camps, but at school I like leaving my hair open. Maybe one day I'll wear a patka in public, I'm not sure yet. I'm still in the deciding phase. One day I'll make a commitment. "
3. Foreclosure status is when a person has made a commitment without attempting identity investigation.
Example: "I am a Kaur therefore I will wear a chuni, end of story. I did not and will never need to explore other options."
4. Identity diffusion occurs when there is neither an identity crisis nor a commitment.
Example: "I am a Kaur, but I do whatever I feel like at the time. Sometimes I wear my hair long, sometimes it's in crazy braids, other times I wear a dastar. They all feel good. I am fine with noncommittal, I don't need to decide ever."
Most (not all) Singhs are often handed one identity status, the foreclosure status, and commit to it for their entire lives. For instance, the second he is born, his parents expect him to wear a dastar and keep all of his kesh (in general). In essence, many Singhs are born into foreclosure status, "Because I am a Singh, I wear a dastar, have long hair and keep my beard. I have never and will never explore other options." (I recognize that it is not this straightforward for many Singhs but when compared to Kaurs, it seems like are less likely to struggle between the four statuses.)
Identity and Fitting into Community
When a Kaur "finds herself," or "creates herself," she finds community and fits into it. Through this process, she emerges as a unique person with a specific physical identity, temperament, personality, and ideals, which mold (and in turn are molded by) her roles, occupations, relationships, and values (source). She becomes unique, but she also becomes part of a larger community (in the Sikh context, this would be the panth) that has created a collective consciousness (Sikh theology and practice); a consciousness that is perpetuated by physical identity (bana).
But if Sikh women go through the identity formation process, jumping from one identity status to the other, and emerge as Kaurs with "different faces," as a vast range of different physical identities, without any cohesiveness or uniformity, does she truly become a part of a community?
The Kaur Project captures the diversity of the Sikh woman's physical identity and the "different faces" of Kaurs. Women who have cut hair, who have long hair, who wear chunnis, who wear dastars are all featured and all self-declare themselves as Sikh and Kaur.
Does this lack of Kaur unity mean the panth has botched the construction of a gender-neutral collective consciousness? Has the panth failed in giving the Kaur a role in representing Sikhi to the world through her physical image? Has the panth been unsuccessful in creating belonging and community for the Kaur? Is she unable to bond with fellow Sikhs because she doesn't look like a "Sikh"? Does the lack of a cohesive understanding of the Kaur's physical identity results in ambiguity, apathy, and confusion?
Or did Kaurs have a very clear physical uniform that got lost in history? or perhaps the Sikh woman's identity is supposed to be in flux, giving us the freedom and flexibility to choose for ourselves?
Why does it matter?
The struggle for people to visually portray the female Sikh begs the question, "Why do Kaurs need to be recognized as Kaurs? Does she need to feel like she is a part of the panth through her bana, or can she live life happily and be fulfilled without physical sameness?
Below are two possible responses.
Yes, Kaurs should have a visually distinct identity, and a consistent physical uniform because a uniform:
Psychologically connects a Kaur to the panth
Creates harmony and alikeness which can help Sikh women bond
Keeps a Kaur committed to her Sikh values (serves as an accountability mechanism)
Allows Sikhs to recognize her as a Kaur and thus it helps builds community
Allows non-Sikhs to recognize her as a Kaur and they can ask her questions about Sikhi
Illustrates a Kaur's commitment to Sikhi and others can (ideally) look to her as a beacon of truthful living
Creates a sense of belonging and camaraderie with her panth and her Gurus
Encourage a sense of pride in Sikh life and values
Eliminates the range of visual portrayals of the Kaur, which inhibits them from creating a cohesive social identity
Prevents confusion to those trying to understand Sikhi
Reduces the internal prejudice, conflict, and judgment that comes with a diverse Kaur image
Brings about physical equality: Singhs have a cohesive physical identity, so Kaurs should too
Facilitates leadership: The lack of a female physical identity excuses our females from taking leadership roles
No, Kaurs can look whichever way they wish, they do not need a visually distinct identity, and consistent physical uniform because:
Sikhi encourages individuals to think for themselves and thus, a Kaur need the freedom of will to decide what is best for her
There is not only one Sikh female identity
The range of visual identities celebrates the uniqueness of each individual
Sikhi is a spiritual journey first and physical appearance is secondary
Diversity facilitates dialogue and social richness
The diversity of Kaurs' physical identities is a reflection of Sikhi's flexibility and timelessness
All faces flow from different interpretations of Sikhi and all are beautiful manifestations of hukam
The visual differences one sees among Kaurs results in deeper, meaningful conversations and thoughts on bana, saroop, and identity
Kaurs' diverse interpretations of identity result in richer dialogue, and a more colorful social fabric
Kaur diversity is a celebration of different paths to the same end
Allow a Kaur to be who she is, let her reflect her personality through her physical image and don't restrict her or impose an identity on her
Why is it important to have an identity?
Physical identity impacts how other perceive and treat you, molds how you feel about yourself, and communicates your values to the world. Furthermore, physical identity has a role in developing personal psyche. "Researchers have found that those who have made a strong commitment to an identity tend to be happier and healthier than those who have not. Those with a status of identity diffusion tend to feel out of place in the world and don't pursue a sense of identity."
I guess this means choose an identity, commit to it, and become happier and more connected with the panth.
But what is that physical identity for Kaurs and should it be universal for all Kaurs, as it is for Singhs? Are the panj kakar sufficient on their own? Are we putting the cart before the horse? Should we be focusing less on physical image and more on the internalization of Gurbani? "Infuse the Kaur with gurbani and Guru will show her the way,"…and ultimately, this conversation is meaningless…?
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New efforts to improve mental health care for children and teenagers across Colorado will be rolled out over the next two to three years.
The Colorado Attorney General's Office is providing $2.8 million in grant funding to improve pediatric mental health care and support school-based mental health programming.
Suicide is the leading cause of death for those 10 to 24 in Colorado, and addressing the lack of mental health services in the state is "a matter of life or death," said Andrew Romanoff, Mental Health Colorado president and CEO.
In La Plata County, the number of young people dying by suicide has risen in recent years. Four people younger than 25 died by suicide in 2017 and five people under 25 died by suicide in 2018, according to data from the La Plata County Coroner's Office.
Suicide is "the most heartbreaking consequence of untreated mental illness," Romanoff said.
Across the state since 2011, suicide has been the No. 1 most-reported concern to Safe2Tell, an anonymous hotline overseen by the Attorney General's Office.
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"We have a crisis on our hands, with more adolescents and teens taking their own lives, battling depression and struggling with undiagnosed behavioral disorders," Attorney General Cynthia Coffman said in a news release. "Teachers see it, parents suspect it, friends and classmates know it. It isn't a lack of caring that's at issue; it is an unconscionable lack of resources devoted to the mental health of children," she said.
The attorney general's grant will support Partners for Children's Mental Health, a group led by Children's Hospital that includes nonprofits, pediatric experts and government agencies.
The office was also responsible for funding Sources of Strength in La Plata County. It is a suicide-prevention program that started in Durango School District 9-R and the Bayfield School District this fall.
Coffman will leave office in January, but her office is hopeful the new attorney general will continue to be invested in suicide prevention, said Annie Skinner, a spokeswoman for the office.
Children's Hospital and Mental Health Colorado are also required to report their ongoing progress to the office, she said.
As part of the grant, Partners for Children's Mental Health is responsible for assessing mental health services in Colorado and determining how it can be improved in coming years.
The group will determine where behavioral health providers are operating statewide, and which prevention, screening and treatment programs they are using, said Michele Murray, spokeswoman for the Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation.
The group plans to map services, including inpatient, outpatient, day treatment, in-home, respite care, mental health and substance use treatment, she said.
The group also plans to pilot the services offered by a company called PracticeWise. The services are designed to help behavioral health providers, particularly in rural areas, determine the most effective treatments to their patients, said Shannon Van Deman, executive director of Partners for Children's Mental Health.
It's impossible for behavioral health providers to be experts in every available therapy, so PracticeWise provides a database that allows providers to search for effective treatments based on the patient's symptoms and background. It is unknown if Partners for Children's Mental Health or the Office of Behavioral Health will contract directly with PracticeWise.
Partners for Children's Mental Health also plans to help train behavioral health providers in PracticeWise methods. The intent is to ensure that effective therapy methods are reaching patients sooner, she said.
Over the next three years, the group also plans to train thousands of educators in suicide screening and primary health care professionals in Zero Suicide practices.
Zero Suicide is a national framework developed for behavioral health care providers that requires them to treat suicidal behavior directly rather than as a symptom of a condition.
The Zero Suicide curriculum for pediatric care is in development, Van Deman said.
The group will also be responsible for creating an assessment that licensed clinical social workers can use to determine what kind of help a family who has a child with a mental health condition will need. It will consider health care needs and social factors such as transportation, food and housing
The group is also interested in establishing care coordination for Medicaid patients with mental health. Care coordinators work with patients to ensure they are getting the care they need from different health care providers.
Mental Health Colorado and Partners for Children's Mental Health plan to work together to implement the School Mental Health Toolkit developed by Mental Health Colorado in schools.
The toolkit outlines the 10 best practices for schools, such as a suicide-prevention program, school-based mental health services and mental health, suicide or substance use screenings.
It also outlines strategies to obtain funding for the programs, Romanoff said.
"The last thing we wanted was another report sitting around a superintendent's office gathering dust," he said.
Mental Health Colorado has about 15 employees, not enough to work with every school district on implementing the toolkit directly, but it hopes to work with community leaders who will encourage adoption of best practices, he said.
School-based mental health interventions are important because when families are referred to mental health care, only about 10 percent of them will seek it out, Romanoff said. But when it is offered in school, about 90 percent of the students referred to the care will receive it, he said.
Partners for Children's Mental Health have already approached schools that have had students die by suicide to see if the group can help, Van Deman said.
Durango School District 9-R is not using the toolkit because it is so new, but the district staff is hopeful it can become another supportive tool for staff, students and families, said Julie Popp, spokeswoman for the district.
The district has implemented some of the best practices in the toolkit, such as school-based health services available at Durango High School and Florida Mesa Elementary School.
Mental Health Colorado also plans to create a database of mental health and wellness programs adopted by districts in the state so districts can learn from one another.
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Jack Kelly receives his Boston Marathon medal from a volunteer after the race.
Nursing a leg injury and 5-miles out from finishing his first Boston Marathon, Charlestown's Jack Kelly was stopped in his tracks.
However Kelly would never get to experience that euphoria of the last 5-miles and crossing the iconic finish line on Boylston Street.
Kelly thought nothing of it and as a photographer knelt down to snap his picture he heard police sirens.
As he continued to run he heard a ominous radio broadcast emanating from a spectator that was saying something about "bombs at the finish line" in a panicked voice.
But as he came to a crossroad, ready to pour into a bowl that seemed to be entering the start of the finish embark into Cleveland Circle, Kelly encountered a barricade of cops and a scattered assortment of other runners.
Kelly then started getting hundreds of text messages and Facebook messages and direct Twitter messages.
Finally, Kelly saw through the hundreds of text messages, a message from his dad asking him where he was.
Kelly said as other runners frantically called their loved ones or tried to find out more information and were loaded on busses to head to some unknown destination, he was picked up by his brother's girlfriend who lives in Brighton.
Like everyone else in Boston and the world, Kelly could not comprehend what had just transpired.
Days later Kelly eventually, went and picked up his Marathon medal, but said he felt empty.
As he stood looking at his medal, all he could think about was how he had spent months training to obtain this piece of metal.
"When I look at this medal, all I can think about is Martin, Krystle, Lu Lingzi, Sean Collier and the victims like Jeff Bauman Jr.," he said.
Kelly said next year he will lace up his sneakers in Hopkinton and embark on that long, arduous, 26.2 mile journey to Boston.
"I will slap the spiritual hand of Krystle, Martin, Sean and Lu Lingzi as I race down Boylston towards that still iconic finish line I could not cross this year," he said.


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11 Explorations into Life on Earth: Christmas Lectures from the Royal Institution (The RI Lectures)
Helen Scales (Author) David Attenborough (Contributor)
The second in a series of books in association with the Royal Institution on their world-renowned Christmas Lectures, this time exploring the secrets of the natural world - with a foreword by Sir David Attenborough. Following on from the success of 13 Journeys Through Space and Time, which took us on a voyage of astronomical discovery through past Christmas Lectures given at the Royal Institution on space and space exploration, this book turns our attention to our own planet and the animals, plants, fish, insects and all the other living things that inhabit it - how they've evolved and the vital roles they play in the intricate webs of life on earth. Taking eleven of the most exciting and revealing Christmas Lectures on the natural world given at the Royal Institution, including Sir David Attenborough's animal-packed Lectures from 1977 and Richard Dawkins's explosive series on the evolution of life, we take an illuminating look at more than a hundred years of scientific exploration to discover the origins of life on our planet and the mysteries so far uncovered. b/w photos, scans of Lecture notes and letters etc
Dr Helen Scales is a marine biologist, broadcaster and writer, appearing regularly on BBC Radio 4, Sky News and the BBC World Service. She is also scientific advisor to the charity Sea Changers, a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a tutor at the University of Cambridge. Her most recent book, Spirals in Time, was chosen as a book of the year by the Guardian, The Times and the Economist, and as Book of the Week on Radio 4.
Contributor: Helen Scales
Imprint: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Series: The RI Lectures
Biography: Dr Helen Scales is a marine biologist, broadcaster and writer, appearing regularly on BBC Radio 4, Sky News and the BBC World Service. She is also scientific advisor to the charity Sea Changers, a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a tutor at the University of Cambridge. Her most recent book, Spirals in Time, was chosen as a book of the year by the Guardian, The Times and the Economist, and as Book of the Week on Radio 4.


Our lungs are positioned in our chest cavity. These organs are shaped like cone and compose the greatest part of our lower respiratory tract. One of the 5 systems for elimination are our lungs. They also pass the oxygen into our body. That's their main role, because our blood needs to be oxygenated. The lungs are one of the largest organs in our body. When their tissue is compared to the outer surface of our body, it's almost 40 times greater.
Nowadays, the air we breathe is very bad. Everything we breathe can affect our lungs. It is filled with pollen, chemicals, various bacteria, dust and pollutants. Toxins as well as seasonal allergies can also be very dangerous.
One thing that can help us have a good lung health and eliminate toxins is deep breathing. Shallow breathing cleans only 10% of our blood. With deep breathing, we manage to clean 80 to 100% of our blood.
Numerous herbal remedies can also help us promote the health of our lungs. Here, we're going to present you 5 herbal remedies that are abundant in medicinal properties. Take a look at them!
Oregano is abundant in contains carvacrol and rosmarinic acid. These are decongestants which means they can help us clean our nasal passage as well as our respiratory tract. It also contains plenty of antioxidants that are good for our immunity and can help us treat flu, colds as well as numerous other illnesses and diseases.
Oregano grows back year after year. It is a perennial herb. You can grow it outdoors, but also indoors. It has an invasive nature, so it would be the best to grow it into a container. Make sure you use a well-drained soil. It should be exposed to complete sun.
You have to remove its stems in the morning. Keep it in a cool place. The leaves should be cut after one month. Store the plant into a container that will be shut tightly. Add it into numerous different recipes.
Eucalyptus is full of cineole which possesses numerous healing properties. Use it to soothe sinus passages, fight off congestion and alleviate a cough. Eucalyptus is also abundant in antioxidants that will help you strengthen your immune system.
You'll manage to relieve your sinus infection if you boil the eucalyptus leaves and inhale the resulting steam. If you mix it with some peppermint oil, you can use it as a chest rub.
Eucalyptus tree can grow up to 60 feet high. You can also grow it inside as smaller shrubs. The container should face south and it should have a lot of direct sunlight. If it becomes too big, put it outside.
Peppermint contains plenty of menthol which is a natural decongestant. It can help us breathe free because it has an antihistamine effect. Peppermint is quite invasive, so you'd better grow it into a container. You can grow it indoors and outdoors. It needs partial sun and well-drained soil.
You can use its leaves in various recipes or to prepare tea. The oil can be used alongside eucalyptus oil and create a chest rub.
People have used lungwort for a very long time. It helps you improve your respiratory health. It has been used since the 1600s.
The plant is very resilient and the flower is very beautiful. It needs shade. It can also grow under trees. You can cook its leaves just like spinach.
Elder can improve our circulation, but also open our blood vessels, capillaries and lungs. The elderberry fruit is mouth-watering, while the flowers can be used to prepare tea. You can plant it outside as shrubs into a soil that has the pH between 6 and 8.
Many other herbs are also good for your lung health like: Lobelia, Butterbur, Osha Root, Chaparral and Mullein.


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Trump Says He Won't Work With British Diplomat Who Called Him 'Inept'
By Emma Bowman & Clare Lombardo • Jul 7, 2019
Updated at 7:50 p.m. ET Monday
President Trump says he "will no longer deal with" the U.K.'s ambassador to the U.S., Kim Darroch, who sent a series of confidential memos to the British Foreign Office assailing President Trump's character and leadership.
Did You Take Out Student Loans For A Degree You Never Finished?
By Elissa Nadworny & Clare Lombardo • Jun 28, 2019
If you have student debt, but never finished your degree, you're not the only one. Millions of people take out loans to start college, but never finish.
These people often struggle to pay back their loans. Does this sound like you? If so, we want to hear your story.
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5 Arrested After Homophobic Attack On London Bus
By Clare Lombardo • Jun 8, 2019
Five males between 15 and 18 years old have been arrested in connection with a homophobic attack on a London bus late last month, London police say.
Melania Geymonat posted about the violent incident on her Facebook page, describing what began as a date night with her partner Chris. On the way home, a group of boys began harassing them.
Russian Investigative Journalist Placed On House Arrest For Alleged Drug Crimes
Updated at 5:10 p.m ET.
Well-known Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov was ordered to two months of house arrest on Saturday after being charged with attempting to sell drugs, according to Meduza, the online news site where Golunov works.
The Town That Hanged An Elephant Is Now Working To Save Them
By Cory Turner & Clare Lombardo • May 15, 2019
In the tiny town of Erwin, Tenn., history is the elephant in the room.
At the Unicoi County Chamber of Commerce, Cathy Huskins remembers one particularly angry tourist "came barreling through the door, and came up to the counter here and slung her hands down. ... And she says, 'I cannot believe that you killed an elephant!' "
Librarian Angie Georgeff is used to the strange phone calls and unannounced visits from world travelers:
Periods! Why These 8th-Graders Aren't Afraid To Talk About Them
By Elissa Nadworny & Clare Lombardo • May 15, 2019
In the second-floor girls' restroom at Bronx Prep Middle School in New York, there's a sign taped to the back of the toilet stall doors. It's a guide on how to "properly dispose feminine products." On the list? "Make sure that no one views or handles product."
"It's not even saying the word pad. It just says product!" explains Kathaleen Restitullo, 13. "Just, like, don't let anyone see that you are on your period."
Here Are The Winners Of The NPR Student Podcast Challenge
By Steve Drummond & Clare Lombardo • May 1, 2019
What happened to a circus elephant in the small East Tennessee town of Erwin a century ago, and what are the people there today doing about it?
And what do a group of middle school girls from the Bronx have to say about the stigma that surrounds talking about periods?
Student Podcasts? For Our Contest, We Got Thousands Of Them
By Steve Drummond & Clare Lombardo • Apr 6, 2019
We asked teachers and students to put on their headphones and turn their ideas into sound for our first-ever NPR Student Podcast Challenge — and boy, did they. We got nearly 5,700 entries, from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Podcasts that explored climate change. Podcasts about gun control and mental health. About great books and mythology. Hedgehogs and history.
Teachers and their students at 1,580 schools participated: all told, roughly 25,000 students nationwide.
How Admissions Really Work: If The College Admissions Scandal Shocked You, Read This
The fallout — and fascination — continue from the massive college admissions scandal.
Building Teens Into Strong Readers — By Letting Them Teach
Two afternoons a week, Mikala Tardy walks six blocks from Eastern High School to Payne Elementary School, not far from Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
She signs in at the front desk just after 3:30 p.m. and makes her way to a classroom, where she'll be tutoring second- and third-graders who are full of energy after the school day.
Today, Mikala and three students work through an exercise about communities and the building blocks that create them. They learn how to spell people and playground — two essential components of any community, they decide.


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A Short History of Jazz!
What is the job of all jazz educators?
To help them discover the particular kind of jazz that will inspire them the most.
History text in front of each section describes each era and its musical innovations. These short histories of each style of jazz really give the flavor of each era, as well as a discussion of the contributions of each one to the evolution of the music.
Educational material developed in conjunction with Stanford Jazz Workshop. It works!
Each era includes both beginning and intermediate level tunes.
Features 5-10 tunes from each historical era of jazz. The wide variety of styles included means that every jazz combo will be able to find exactly the material that fits their needs.
Many extras — like sample drum grooves, sample comping patterns, Mark Levine essay on scales and chords, complete discography, great photos,etc.
Tune selection includes a generous helping of "non-swing" tunes to help younger players gain a foothold into jazz.
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Matt Lanter from The CW's new show "Star-Crossed" mentioned "Roswell" in a recent interview. Read an excerpt below and please continue to tweet about Roswell ensuring that you add #RememberROSWELL #StarCrossed in your tweets!
[…] Cut to the present. Roman is one of the eight Atrians being integrated into the high school, while Emery (Aimee Teegarden) is one of the human students there. They reconnect, which does not go over well with her fellow students, with school officials or with Roman's fellow Atrians.
"I think this is something we haven't really seen before," the friendly, uber-chatty Lanter said, speaking by telephone from his Los Angeles home. "Of course we've seen alien dramas before and shows that had aliens, but nothing quite like this one. A lot of people keep mentioning 'Roswell' (1999-2002), but I didn't know what 'Roswell' was prior to this job.
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This thesis presents the analysis and simulation of Li-ion battery charging process with a non-inverting synchronous buck-boost DC/DC power converter. The system can operate in buck, buck-boost or boost mode according to the condition of the supply voltage. The variation of the supply voltage arises from the rapid changes of the atmospheric conditions or sunlight incident angle. An equivalent circuit model for the Li-ion battery is used to derive the dynamical model of Li-ion battery charging with the buck-boost power converter. Stability controllers are designed to provide adequate stability margin for each individual operation mode. Simulation of the Li-ion battery charging process is performed using the OLECS circuit simulator.


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Turkey warns of opening Europe's gates for refugees, in case safe zone plans fail
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President Recep Tayyip Erdou011fan speaks to his party officials, Ankara, Sept. 5, 2019.
In case of a failure in the safe zone plan, Ankara may have to let refugees cross into Europe to get the support that has not been provided so far to share the burden, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Thursday
Turkey warned the international community Thursday over the upcoming outcomes of a possible failure in the safe zone plan in northern Syria, saying that it would be forced to open its doors to Europe for refugees to enter. "We may have to let them [the refugees] cross into Europe to get support," President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said yesterday, underlining the country's disappointment over the Western world's lack of interest in backing both the safe zone project and lifting the burden of the refugees. Speaking at a meeting of provincial heads of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) in Ankara, Erdoğan said that Turkey aims to settle at least 1 million of the Syrians it took in since 2011 in its planned safe zone along the country's border with Syria.
"We haven't been able to receive the support from the world, particularly the EU, when it comes to sharing the burden of the refugees that we host. To receive [support], we might have to do this [opening the gates]," the president said. Ankara and Brussels signed an agreement in 2016 to find a solution to the influx of refugees heading to the union. According to the deal, Turkey was promised 6 billion euros ($6.63 billion) in financial aid, which was initially designed to be given to the country in two stages and be used by the Turkish government to finance projects for Syrian refugees. Visa freedom for Turkish citizens was also to be provided under the agreement. Finally, the customs union was to be updated in accordance with the deal. For its part, Turkey took the responsibility of discouraging irregular migration through the Aegean Sea by taking stricter measures against human traffickers and improving the conditions of more than 3 million Syrians living in Turkey.
Despite significant developments in the control of migration traffic, the EU has not delivered on its commitments.
Determined to solve the issue no matter what, on Aug. 7, Turkey agreed with U.S. military officials to set up a safe zone and develop a "peace corridor" running from the Euphrates River to the Iraqi border to facilitate the return of displaced Syrians currently living in Turkey to their home country and provide security for Turkish border settlements and military outposts. They also agreed to establish a joint operations center. However, while the process for the safe zone has been launched, the U.S. still continues logistical and training support to the PKK's Syrian affiliate, the People's Protection Units (YPG), making Turkey cautious to put its trust in the country when it comes to establishing a safe zone.
"We want to build houses in a width of 30 kilometers in northern Syria. This way, we will provide a humanitarian way of living to them [the refugees]," he added, demanding logistical support from the international community.
"If you'll support us, then support us. If you won't, then sorry about that," Erdoğan said.
Ankara to apply its own action plan at end of September
The president added that Turkey would start to apply its own plan of action by the end of September to establish a safe zone in northern Syria.
"Turkey is determined to actively form a safe zone in Syria along the eastern line of the Euphrates River in its own way by the last week of September," the president said.
Erdoğan on Wednesday said that in three weeks, on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly session, Turkey would make its final effort to find a compromise with the U.S. on creating a safe zone along the eastern shore of the Euphrates.
Previously, speaking on the establishment of a joint operation center in the border district of Akçakale to facilitate the safe zone process and to monitor the retrieval of weapons given to the PKK-affiliated YPG by the U.S., Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Turkey has a plan B and a plan C ready in case Washington backtracks on its promises.
Turkey had long signaled a possible offensive in areas held by the YPG east of the Euphrates. However, last December the government decided to postpone the operation after U.S. President Donald Trump decided that Washington would withdraw its troops from Syria. The withdrawal decision was quickly interpreted as the U.S. intending to halt support for the YPG, which Turkey sees as a terrorist organization.
While Turkey has been working on its own safe zone initiative, it was reported yesterday that YPG terrorists have been digging ditches across the border in Ras al-Ayn province, in case of an operation by Turkey east of the Euphrates. The terrorist organization is also reportedly recruiting civilians, as part of is preparations against Turkey's offensive.
The U.S. has primarily partnered with the YPG in northeastern Syria in the anti-Daesh fight. Turkey strongly opposes the YPG's presence in northern Syria, which has been a major sticking point in strained Turkey-U.S. relations, due to the latter's support for the YPG under the pretext of fighting Daesh. The U.S. has provided military training and given truckloads of military support to the YPG, despite its NATO ally's security concerns.
To reduce tensions, Turkey and the U.S. agreed on a road map in June 2018 foreseeing the withdrawal of the YPG from Manbij and installing joint Turkish-American patrols, which began last November. However, the process has been sluggish as the terrorist group was still present in the city despite the three-month timetable set for implementing the deal.
350,000 refugees returned liberated areas so far
Erdoğan also said that, until now, the number of refugees that have returned to the liberated, safe areas of northern Syria has reached 350,000.
Since 2016, Turkey has conducted two major military operations in northwestern Syria, Operations Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch, to purge the region of terrorist groups, most notably the YPG. As a result of the operations, hundreds of thousands of refugees have been able to return to the areas.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın had a phone call with U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton. They discussed a series of issues, including the latest developments in Syria and the proposed safe zone, as well as bilateral and trade ties.
Diplomatic sources said Kalın informed Bolton that the Turkish side completed preparations for the Turkish-U.S. joint operation plan without delay.


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National And International News Roundup – 15th September 2020
Cameroonians have been appreciating Mimi Mefo Info (MMI) in its mission of publishing verified news happening in Cameroon and other countries. As the leading online news site clocks two years today, the MMI team has increased its audience and readers by introducing the French language for the publication of news.
The Minister of territorial administration says no manifestation next week will be considered a non violent one with defaulters to face the wrath of the administration. In a release signed by Minister Rene Emmanuel Sadi, he says the manifestations are unconstitutional.
Militants of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement in the North West threaten to order for the arrest of any journalist who dares to cover a process of selecting candidates for municipal election. The meeting chaired by Philemon Yang is taking place at the moment at Ayaba Hotel
Operation "Bamenda Clean" enters the second week with the inhabitants of Bamenda decrying military harassment. Besides, victims say military men practically extort money from them by demanding receipts for all valuable items in their houses.
The Divisional Chairperson of the CRM party in Yaounde was today arrested and detained in SED as he went to declare a public manifestation for September 22 at the DO's office. Government authorities across the country have been putting together measures against the upcoming protests scheduled for September 22, 2020 as Maurice Kamto says would be a peaceful protest meant at demanding the president to step down from power.
The Divisional Officer for Maroua II has not issued an official response following a letter of declaration of protest deposited by militants of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement party. To militants of the party, the main aim of the protest next week is to flush the regime of President Paul Biya and put in place a transitional government. To them, the regime has failed Cameroonians at all levels since 1982.
Jean Marc Bikoko of the civil society has stated that there cannot be a change of leadership at the helm of Cameroon through the ballot box but through a political transition. Speaking on Canal 2 international this evening, he endorses the call made by Prof. Maurice Kamto for Cameroonians to come out at mass to force Paul Biya out of power.
Cameroonians in the Philippines today mourn a fellow compatriots, Bobga Daryl, 23, who was today discovered dead in his room in the Philippines Capital, Manila. Bobga Daryl was found dead while seated on a chair by his room mate as he returned from work. The Philippines police have now taken custody of the young Cameroonian's body for an autopsy to uncover cause.
The National Weather Observatory has predicted bad conditions for the South West, Littoral, North West and West regions in the coming days. Their recent reports have predicted a plethora of natural disasters like floods and landslides caused by rains which will pour from September 11-20
The President of the National Episcopal council has expressed worries over the present Socio-politocal climate with heavy criticisms on the electoral code. Mgr. Abraham Kome said that the government's unwillingness to revise the electoral code and grant a voice to opposition parties that cry foul is rather making things more tensed particularly with the upcoming regional elections.
The the deputy Secretary General of the CPDM party, Gregoire Owona has responded to Romeo Dika's accusations of the CPDM and President Paul Biya. He called them lies and a desperate attempt to spread the hatred to the Cameroonian people. Romeo Dika had some days earlier publicly accused the President of owing him unpaid benefits worth 90 million FCFA.
The former president of Mali, Moussa Traoré, has died at home in the capital, Bamako. He was 83. Mr Traoré took power in a coup in 1968 and remained president until he was ousted by the military in 1991. He has played the role of elder statesman in recent years, advising the younger generation of Malian politicians.
Four men have been arrested by police in Somalia after a teenage girl was raped and murdered. Police say that on Friday the teenage girl was sexually abused by a gang and then thrown from a six-storey building in the capital, Mogadishu. The incident has sparked outrage with hundreds of women taking to the streets of Mogadishu on Sunday to protest and demand justice.
One of Nigeria's main labour unions, the Trade Union Congress, has threatened to shut down the country if the government fails to reverse the hike in the pump price of petrol and the electricity tariff. In a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, the union issued a seven-day ultimatum to meet their demands or witness indefinite industrial action and national protests. This is the first major reaction from a labour union to the tariff hikes in two key sectors introduced by the government last week.
More than half a million people have been affected by severe flooding in Ethiopia, with some places recording the heaviest rains in a century, the minister for water and irrigation Seleshi Bekele has said. About 200,000 have been left homeless by the floods which have swept through at least five of Ethiopia's 10 regions, he added. The floods have killed livestock, destroyed crops and damaged homes and public infrastructure to an extent not seen in decades.
An Algerian journalist convicted of undermining national unity has had his prison sentence reduced to two years on appeal. Khaled Drareni was originally sentenced to three years in jail – he's been detained since March. He runs a news website and is also a correspondent for French TV5 Monde.
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Can You Raise Money This Year? These 3 Trends May Decide
Where will money be available, and which doors will shut? A roadmap for 2014.
By Kimberly WeisulEditor-at-large, Inc.com@weisul
How are you going to fund your business? That's long been one of the most vexing questions facing entrepreneurs, who routinely balance the pros and cons of insanely high credit-card rates with the discomfort of having to answer for the in-laws' investment around the holiday turkey. Those and other trade-offs constantly evolve as interest rates fluctuate, new government regulations take hold, and family members' enthusiasm waxes and wanes.
Here are three trends that could affect where you're able to raise money this year.
1. Rising interest rates
The U.S. Federal Reserve has said it's committed to keeping short-term rates low, even as it winds down its bond-buying program later this year. But in the longer term, rates have nowhere to go but up. Rates on short-term business loans, according to the National Federation of Independent Business, have been stuck at about 5.8 percent for years. For many banks, that's barely profitable.
If you've received venture or angel financing, low interest rates have helped make your life a lot easier -- even if your company doesn't have a drop of debt. That's because private equity companies, who buy more mature companies, often do borrow money. As long as debt is cheap for them, they can afford to pay relatively high prices for their acquisitions. "In the private equity world, valuations are sky-high because debt is so cheap," says Dr. Craig R. Everett, director of the private capital markets project at Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management. Those big valuations flow downstream, encouraging angels and venture investors to be more generous when they value companies.
What happens when interest rates rise? Valuations crash. Brace yourself.
2. Climbing real estate values
Like it or not, entrepreneurs are uniquely tied to real estate. About one in six small businesses work in real estate, whether they're builders, contractors or in related fields such as interior design and landscaping. Even entrepreneurs whose businesses appear to be outside of the sector find themselves affected: Roughly one-quarter of small business owners tap the equity in their homes to support their businesses, according to Minneapolis's Barlow Research Associates.
For other business owners, property is a key form of collateral that enables them to get the business loans they need. That's one reason why, in the aftermath of the financial crisis, we so often heard entrepreneurs say that banks weren't supporting them, and banks responding that would-be borrowers just weren't creditworthy. During that time, many business owners still had stable or growing businesses -- but because the worth of real estate had dropped so precipitously, they no longer had the collateral to back the loans they sought. Without that collateral, the banks saw them as less than creditworthy.
Thankfully, housing has been on the rebound for about a year, with the S&P Case/Shiller index of housing prices up 13.6 percent in the 12-month period ending in October. Prices are predicted to continue to rise in 2014, but at levels closer to historical norms. Zillow is predicting a 4.6 percent increase between November 2013 and November 2014, while the National Association of Realtors forecasts that home prices will rise 6 percent this year. "We're going to get a lift from housing, and that's going to lift the whole small business sector," says Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody's Analytics.
3. Crowdfunding gets real
I admit it: This was supposed to be the trend to watch in 2013, and while we watched and watched, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission just couldn't get its act together and issue rules for equity crowdfunding. Finally, we're getting close.
In October, the SEC proposed opening up equity crowdfunding to investors with less than $100,000 in annual income, and also moved to allow startups to advertise the sale of their shares openly. It also limited the amount a company could raise in equity crowdfunding to $1 million, and imposed stricter disclosure requirements on companies seeking to raise more than $500,000. Whether or not you like these rules, just getting any proposal out there, after months of delays, counts as progress.
Even without the ability to offer equity, Kickstarter, the largest crowdfunding site, says it has already helped companies raise some $933 million. Some big companies are crowdfunding as well, drawn by the publicity and fan-building potential of the exercise. But for entrepreneurs located outside of the major venture capital hubs, crowdfunding holds great promise as a new route to early-stage capital.
Published on: Jan 6, 2014


Lehmann Maupin is pleased to announce THE BEARD PICTURES, an expansive solo exhibition of recent pictures by Gilbert & George. In honor of the 50th anniversary of when the British artists first met, 35 monumental pictures will be on view at both of the gallery's New York locations in Chelsea and downtown Manhattan. The gallery will host an opening reception for the artists on October 12 at both 536 West 22nd Street and 201 Chrystie Street from 6 to 8 PM.


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Q: Given one side of a regular polygon, find the remaining sides We are given:

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*the number of sides of a regular polygon

*one side defined by coordinates (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)

I have to find out the remaining coordinates. How can I do this?

A: Suppose we have a turtle that has drawn one segment of an n-sided regular polygon by moving from x1, y1 to x2, y2. To draw the remaining sides, we do this n-1 times:

*

*turn by a certain angle

*move forward a certain distance

The angle that we have to turn is 360/n degrees. For example, if we're drawing a triangle, the turtle has to turn 120 degrees after each segment. If we're drawing the triangle clockwise, we subtract 120 degrees from the current orientation of the turtle. If we're drawing it counterclockwise, we add 120 degrees.
The distance to move forward is the length of the first segment. We can calculate the length of the segment using the Pythagorean theorem. In JavaScript, we can implement it thus:
var dx = x2-x1,
    dy = y2-y1,
    length = Math.sqrt(dx*dx + dy*dy);

The initial orientation of the turtle is the same as the angle of the first line segment, which we can calculate by taking the inverse cosine of dx/length:
var angle = Math.acos(dx/length);
if (dy < 0) {
  angle = 2*Math.PI - angle;
}

To make use of the turning angle and segment length, we have to implement the following turtle operations:

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*set a turtle position x, y

*set a turtle orientation angle

*move the turtle distance units forward in its current orientation

*add delta to the turtle orientation

*query the current position x, y of the turtle

After those operations are implemented, we can write a loop that iterates n-1 times. In each iteration, we turn and move forward by the prescribed amounts, query the turtle position, and print the coordinates.
To implement the turtle operations, we have to store the position and orientation of the turtle. Here is an easy way to do so:
var turtle = { x: 0, y: 0, angle: 0 };

To move the turtle distance units forward in its current orientation, we use basic trigonometry:
turtle.x += Math.cos(turtle.angle) * distance;
turtle.y += Math.sin(turtle.angle) * distance;

Note that the trigonometric functions in JavaScript work with radians rather than degrees. There are 2π radians in a circle, hence π radians in a semicircle. If we have an angle r expressed in radians, the equivalent in degrees is r / Math.PI * 180.
When we add or subtract a value from the turtle orientation, it is possible to end up with an angle that is less than zero or greater than 2π. This does not affect our trigonometric calculations, but it can make the program difficult to debug. To ensure that the angle is always in the range [0, 2π), we can do the following whenever turtle.angle gets modified:
turtle.angle -= Math.floor(turtle.angle / (2*Math.PI)) * 2*Math.PI;

I have written a code snippet to demonstrate the turtle approach. Run the code by clicking the blue button below, then click and drag to draw the first segment of a polygon. You can change the number of sides by clicking on the plus and minus symbols.

var Polygon = {
  color: {
    axes: '#ccc',
    sides: {
       hover: { plain: '#dddfa4', special: '#9d9c64' },
       final: { plain: '#b0c598', special: '#4f7337' }
    }
  }
};

Polygon.turtle = { x: 0, y: 0, angle: 0 };
Polygon.turtle.setPosition = function (x, y) {
  var g = Polygon,
      turtle = g.turtle,
      context = g.context,
      origin = g.origin;
  turtle.x = x;
  turtle.y = y;
  context.moveTo(origin.left + turtle.x, origin.top - turtle.y);
};
Polygon.turtle.setAngle = function (angle) {
  var g = Polygon,
      turtle = g.turtle;
  turtle.angle = angle;
};
Polygon.turtle.left = function (delta) {
  var g = Polygon,
      turtle = g.turtle;
  turtle.angle = g.normalizeAngle(turtle.angle + delta);
};
Polygon.turtle.right = function (delta) {
  var g = Polygon,
      turtle = g.turtle;
  turtle.angle = g.normalizeAngle(turtle.angle - delta);
};
Polygon.normalizeAngle = function (angle) {
  angle -= Math.floor(angle / (2*Math.PI)) * 2*Math.PI;
  return angle;
};
Polygon.turtle.forward = function (distance) {
  var g = Polygon,
      turtle = g.turtle,
      canvas = g.canvas,
      context = g.context,
      origin = g.origin;
  turtle.x += Math.cos(turtle.angle) * distance;
  turtle.y += Math.sin(turtle.angle) * distance;
  context.lineTo(origin.left + turtle.x, origin.top - turtle.y);
};

Polygon.resizeCanvas = function() {
  var g = Polygon,
      canvas = g.canvas,
      context = g.context,
      width = canvas.width = window.innerWidth,
      height = canvas.height = window.innerHeight;
  g.origin = { left: Math.floor(width/2), top: Math.floor(height/2) };
  g.drawAxes();
};
Polygon.drawAxes = function() {
  var g = Polygon,
      canvas = g.canvas,
      context = g.context,
      origin = g.origin,
      color = g.color;
  context.lineWidth = 2;
  context.strokeStyle = color.axes;
  context.beginPath();
  context.moveTo(origin.left, 0);
  context.lineTo(origin.left, canvas.height);
  context.moveTo(0, origin.top);
  context.lineTo(canvas.width, origin.top);
  context.stroke();
};
Polygon.drawPolygon = function (situation) {
  var g = Polygon,
      canvas = g.canvas,
      context = g.context,
      turtle = g.turtle,
      color = g.color,
      n = parseInt(document.getElementById('numSides').innerHTML, 10),
      turn = 2*Math.PI / n,
      x1 = g.x1, y1 = g.y1, x2 = g.x2, y2 = g.y2,
      dx = x2-x1,
      dy = y2-y1,
      length = Math.sqrt(dx*dx + dy*dy);
  var angle = Math.acos(dx/length);
  if (dy < 0) {
    angle = 2*Math.PI - angle;
  }
  context.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
  g.drawAxes();
  context.lineWidth = 4;
  context.lineCap = 'round';
  context.beginPath();
  context.strokeStyle = color.sides[situation].plain;
  turtle.setPosition(x1, y1);
  turtle.setAngle(angle);
  for (var i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
    turtle.forward(length);
    turtle.left(turn);
  }
  context.closePath();
  context.stroke();
  context.strokeStyle = color.sides[situation].special;
  context.beginPath();
  turtle.setPosition(x1, y1);
  turtle.forward(length);
  context.stroke();
}
Polygon.load = function () {
  var g = Polygon,
      canvas = g.canvas = document.getElementById('surface'),
      context = g.context = canvas.getContext('2d'),
      display = { begin: document.getElementById('begin'),
                  end: document.getElementById('end') },
      color = g.color;
  g.resizeCanvas();
  window.onresize = g.resizeCanvas;
  function makeUnselectable(element) {
    element.className += ' unselectable';
    element.ondragstart = element.onselectstart = function (event) {
      event.preventDefault();
    };
  }
  makeUnselectable(canvas);
  var numSides = document.getElementById('numSides'),
      minus = document.getElementById('minus'),
      plus = document.getElementById('plus');
  minus.onmousedown = function () {
    var current = parseInt(numSides.innerHTML, 10);
    if (current == 3) {
      return;
    }
    numSides.innerHTML = current-1;
    g.drawPolygon('final');
  };
  plus.onmousedown = function () {
    var current = parseInt(numSides.innerHTML, 10);
    if (current == 20) {
      return;
    }
    numSides.innerHTML = current+1;
    g.drawPolygon('final');
  };
  var controls = [display.begin, display.end, numSides, minus, plus,
                  document.getElementById('options')];
  for (var i = 0; i < controls.length; ++i) {
    makeUnselectable(controls[i]);
  }
  var getPosition = function (event) {
    event = event || window.event;
    var rect = canvas.getBoundingClientRect(),
        left = event.clientX - rect.left,
        top = event.clientY - rect.top,
        origin = g.origin,
        x = left - origin.left,
        y = origin.top - top;
    return { x: x, y: y };
  };
  canvas.onmousedown = function (event) {
    document.body.style.cursor = 'default';
    var position = getPosition(event);
    g.x1 = g.x2 = position.x;
    g.y1 = g.y2 = position.y;
    display.begin.innerHTML =
        'x1, y1 = '+g.x1+', '+g.y1;
    display.end.innerHTML = '';
    g.drawPolygon('hover');
    for (var i = 0; i < controls.length; ++i) {
      controls[i].style.zIndex = -10;
    }
    canvas.onmousemove = function (event) {
      var position = getPosition(event);
      g.x2 = position.x;
      g.y2 = position.y;
      display.end.innerHTML =
          'x2, y2 = '+g.x2+', '+g.y2;
      g.drawPolygon('hover');
    };
  };
  function noop() {
  }
  canvas.onmousemove = noop;
  canvas.onmouseup = canvas.onmouseout = function (event) {
    if (canvas.onmousemove === noop) {
      return;
    }
    canvas.onmousemove = noop;
    g.drawPolygon('final');
    for (var i = 0; i < controls.length; ++i) {
      controls[i].style.zIndex = 0;
    }
  };
};
window.onload = Polygon.load;
body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.unselectable {
  -webkit-user-select: none;
  -khtml-user-drag: none;
  -khtml-user-select: none;
  -moz-user-select: none;
  -moz-user-select: -moz-none;
  -ms-user-select: none;
  user-select: none;
}
canvas {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}
.display {
  color: #444;
  position: fixed;
  left: 40px;
  font-family: sans-serif;
  font-size: 20px;
}
.label {
  color: #aaa;
}
#begin {
  top: 20px;
}
#end {
  top: 60px;
}
#options {
  position: fixed;
  left: 40px;
  top: 100px;
  font-family: sans-serif;
  font-size: 28px;
}
#options div {
  display: inline;
}
#options .button {
  font-size: 32px;
  cursor: pointer;
}
#options .button:hover {
  color: #55838e;
}
#options .button, #numSides {
  padding: 0 5px;
}
#numSides {
  cursor: default;
}

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<canvas id="surface"></canvas>

A: If number of sides is N and polygon side is defined by coordinates  (x1, y1) and (x2, y2), then middle point of this side is
(mx, my) = ((x1+x2)/2, (y1+y2)/2)

perpendicular vector (left one for anticlockwise order) is
(px, py) = (-(y2-y1), x2-x1)

unit perpendicular vector
(nx, ny) = (px/Len, py/Len), where Len = Sqrt(px*px + py*py)

apothem length
  ApoLen = Len / (2*Tan(Pi/N))

apothem vector
(ax, ay) = ApoLen * (nx, ny) = (px / (2 * Tan(Pi/N)), py / (2 * Tan(Pi/N)))

polygon centher coordinates are
(cx, cy) = (mx, my) + (ax, ay)

circumradius
  R = ApoLen / Cos(Pi/N)

Starting angle for vertice (x1, x2) is
  BaseAngle = ArcTan2(y1 - cy, x1 - cy)

and ith vertice (one-based numbering) has angle
 Ai = BaseAngle + (i - 1) * 2 * Pi / N

and coordinates
  (xi, yi) = (cx + R * Cos(Ai), cy + R * Sin(Ai))


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Jernbaneby er en by, der er domineret af jernbaneansatte og jernbaneværksteder. En jernbaneby er det danske parallelbegreb til de engelske railway towns og den tyske Eisenbahnstadt. De arketypiske eksempler er de engelske Swindon og Crewe.

Begrebet er i Danmark fejlagtigt brugt som synonym for stationsby, der er betegnelsen for en bytype med station, hyppigt opvokset i symbiose med en jernbanestation, men først og fremmest drevet frem af landbrugets industrialisering omkring år 1900.

Referencer

Bebyggelsestyper

de:Eisenbahnstadt
en:Railway town
id:Kota rel
ja:鉄道の町
pl:Osada kolejowa

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


WASHINGTON: The critical relationship between US President Donald Trump and the US intelligence community is irreparably broken, with high risks for the country in a crisis, former senior Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officers said on Wednesday.
One week after Mr Trump blasted his spy chiefs as "naive" and told them to "go back to school" for challenging his views on Iran and North Korea, the CIA officers said the rift between the two sides has become extremely dangerous.
"When you have that open warfare, it can affect intelligence judgments and policy judgments," said Mr George Beebe, former director of Russia analysis at the CIA.
When the intelligence community needs to deliver a warning to the president, he said, you now have a situation where "the first thought going through his mind is, 'they are playing some game to try to make some trouble for me'".
"If the intelligence community warns, but its audience for that warning won't hear it, dismisses it, the result is not different than if there were no warning at all," he said.
Mr Beebe and other former CIA officers were speaking at a discussion at the Centre for the National Interest, a Washington think-tank, following the newest public rupture between Mr Trump and his intelligence chiefs.
Their annual Worldwide Threat Assessment presented to Congress on Jan 29 contradicted Mr Trump's claims that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria group has been defeated, that North Korea will forego its nuclear weapons and that Teheran is actively seeking nuclear weapons.
Mr Trump blasted back that they were wrong, before summoning director of national intelligence Dan Coats and CIA director Gina Haspel to his office over the issue.
"The intelligence people seem to be extremely passive and naive when it comes to the dangers of Iran. They are wrong," he tweeted.
"Perhaps intelligence should go back to school."
Mr Trump has been at odds with the intelligence community since its public report after his November 2016 victory that Russia had meddled in the election on his behalf.
He branded the report "politicised" and "fake news" and accepted Russian President Vladimir Putin's insistence that there was no meddling.
Former CIA assistant director Mark Lowenthal said: "We have never had a president stand up with a foreign leader, let alone a Russian leader and say, 'I believe him, I don't believe US intelligence.'"
He said Mr Trump's distrust has been "very debilitating" for intelligence analysts.
Mr Paul Pillar, a Georgetown University professor who spent 28 years in the CIA, stressed that setting US policy is the president's prerogative.
But, he said, Mr Trump needs the intelligence community's input into his policy.
"The biggest concern seems to be Trump's overall resistance to ingesting new information... and thereby overcoming his ignorance about many world events," said Mr Pillar.
"He has not been tested with a true international crisis.