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Message to the Congress Transmitting Proposed Legislation To Reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
I am pleased to transmit for your immediate consideration the "Educational Excellence for All Children Act of 1999," my Administration's proposal for reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) and other elementary and secondary education programs.
My proposal builds on the positive trends achieved under current law. The "Improving America's Schools Act of 1994," which reauthorized the ESEA 5 years ago, and the "Goals 2000: Educate America Act" gave States and school districts a framework for integrating Federal resources in support of State and local reforms based on high academic standards. In response, 48 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have adopted State-level standards. Recent results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) show improved performance for the economically disadvantaged and other at-risk students who are the primary focus of ESEA programs. NAEP reading scores for 9-year olds in high-poverty schools have improved significantly since 1992, while mathematics achievement has also increased nationally. Students in high-poverty schools and the lowest-performing students—the specific target populations for the ESEA Title I program—have registered gains in both reading and math achievement.
I am encouraged by these positive trends, but educational results for many children remain far below what they should be. My proposal to reauthorize the ESEA is based on four themes reflecting lessons from research and the experience of implementing the 1994 Act.
First, we would continue to focus on high academic standards for all children. The underlying purpose of every program within the ESEA is to help all children reach challenging State and local academic standards. States have largely completed the first stage of standards-based reform by developing content standards for all children. My bill would support the next stage of reform by helping States, school districts, schools, and teachers use these standards to guide classroom instruction and assessment.
My proposal for reauthorizing Title I, for example, would require States to hold school districts and schools accountable for student performance against State standards, including helping the lowest-performing students continually to improve. The bill also would continue to target Federal elementary and secondary education resources on those students furthest from meeting State and local standards, with a particular emphasis on narrowing the gap in achievement between disadvantaged students and their more affluent peers. In this regard, my proposal would phase in equal treatment of Puerto Rico in ESEA funding formulas, so that poor children in Puerto Rico are treated similarly to those in the rest of the country for the purpose of formula allocations.
Second, my proposal responds to research showing that while qualified teachers are critical to improving student achievement, far too many teachers are not prepared to teach to high standards. Teacher quality is a particular problem in high-poverty schools, and the problem is often exacerbated by the use of paraprofessionals in instructional roles.
My bill addresses teacher quality by holding States accountable for stronger enforcement of their own certification and licensure requirements, while at the same time providing substantial support for State and local professional development efforts. The Teaching to High Standards initiative in Title II would help move challenging educational standards into every classroom by providing teachers with sustained and intensive high-quality professional development in core academic subjects, supporting new teachers during their first 3 years in the classroom, and ensuring that all teachers are proficient in relevant content knowledge and teaching skills.
The Technology for Education initiative under Title III would expand the availability of educational technology as a tool to help teachers implement high standards in the classroom, particularly in high-poverty schools. My bill also would extend, over the next 7 years, the Class-Size Reduction initiative, which aims to reduce class sizes in the early grades by helping districts to hire and train 100,000 teachers. And the Title VII Bilingual Education proposal would help ensure that all teachers are well trained to teach students with limited English proficiency, who are found in more and more classrooms with each passing year.
Third, my bill would increase support for safe, healthy, disciplined, and drug-free learning environments where all children feel connected, motivated, and challenged to learn and where parents are welcomed and involved. The recent tragedy at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, reminds us that we must be ever vigilant against the risks of violence and other dangerous behaviors in our schools. Our reauthorization bill includes several measures to help mitigate these risks.
We would strengthen the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act by concentrating funds on districts with the greatest need for drug- and violence-prevention programs, and by emphasizing the use of research-based programs of proven effectiveness. Moreover, with respect to students who bring weapons to school, this proposal would require schools to refer such students to a mental health professional for assessment and require counseling for those who pose an imminent threat to themselves or others; allow funding for programs that educate students about the risks associated with guns; expand character education programs; and promote alternative schools and second chance programs. A new School Emergency Response to Violence program would provide rapid assistance to school districts that have experienced violence or other trauma that disrupts the learning environment.
My High School Reform initiative would support innovative reforms to improve student achievement in high schools, such as expanding the connections between adults and students that are necessary for effective learning and healthy personal development. This new initiative would provide resources to help transform 5,000 high schools into places where students receive individual attention, are motivated to learn, are provided with challenging courses, and are encouraged to develop and pursue long-term educational and career goals.
Fourth, in response to clear evidence that standards-based reforms work best when States have strong accountability systems in place, my proposal would encourage each State to establish a single, rigorous accountability system for all schools. The bill also would require States to end social promotion and traditional retention practices; phase out the use of teachers with emergency certificates and the practice of assigning teachers "out-of-field;" and implement sound discipline policies in every school. Finally, the bill would give parents an important new accountability tool by requiring State, district, and school-level report cards that will help them evaluate the quality of the schools their children attend.
Based on high standards for all students, high-quality professional development for teachers, safe and disciplined learning environments, and accountability to parents and taxpayers, the Educational Excellence for All Children Act of 1999 provides a solid foundation for raising student achievement and narrowing the achievement gap between disadvantaged students and their more advantaged peers. More important, it will help prepare all of our children, and thus the Nation, for the challenges of the 21st century. I urge the Congress to take prompt and favorable action on this proposal.
The White House, May 21, 1999.
William J. Clinton, Message to the Congress Transmitting Proposed Legislation To Reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/229170


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Q: ByBit Exchange Spot Conditional Order I'm trying to place a conditional order using pybit
The purpose is to sell my current spot.
The code is taken from the example from official website:
from pybit import HTTP
session = HTTP("https://api.bybit.com",
               api_key= apikey, api_secret= apisecret)
print(session.place_conditional_order(
    symbol="BTCUSDT",
    order_type="Limit",
    side="Sell",
    qty=1,
    price=54100,
    base_price=54192,
    stop_px=54150,
    time_in_force="GoodTillCancel"
))

But I got this error:
InvalidRequestError: Param validation for 'reduce_only' failed on the 'exists' tag (ErrCode: 10001) (ErrTime: 20:11:57).
Request → POST https://api.bybit.com/private/linear/stop-order/create: {'api_key': 'RByxmjeixs1q19mw8E', 'base_price': 54192, 'order_type': 'Limit', 'price': 54100, 'qty': 1, 'recv_window': 5000, 'side': 'Sell', 'stop_px': 54150, 'symbol': 'BTCUSDT', 'time_in_force': 'GoodTillCancel', 'timestamp': 1651695117335, 'sign': '52782a7eaf5c69ca161b070c5a67e45d3ea9e3c0839bdff624fc6249a3cddee6'}.

How do I solve this?

A: I think your problem might be that you are using USDT (USDT Perpetual) but the code you are using is for Inverse Perpetual try this
print(session.place_active_order(
    symbol="BTCUSDT",
    side="Sell",
    order_type="Limit",
    qty=0.01,
    price=8083,
    time_in_force="GoodTillCancel",
    reduce_only=False,
    close_on_trigger=False
))

It is from the USDT Perpetual docs you might be missing the last 2 parameters

A: first of all: what kind of trading You are using? Stock, USDT perpetual or something else? If USDT perpetual, here is working peace of code:
from pybit.usdt_perpetual import HTTP
session = HTTP("https://api.bybit.com",
               api_key="YOUR_API_KEY", api_secret="YOUR_API_SECRET")

print(session.place_active_order(
    symbol="BTCUSDT",
    side="Sell", # direction, Sell - short, Buy - long
    order_type="Limit",
    qty=0.001, #qty in btc!!!, min step is 0.001, so at lease abot 35 USDT must be on Your account
    price=31100, # limit order price
    time_in_force="GoodTillCancel",
    reduce_only=False,
    close_on_trigger=False
))

Also make sure You have minimum balance on USDT perpetual trading area to make any actions.

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The eight auspicious substances (Tib. བཀྲ་ཤིས་རྫས་བརྒྱད་, tashi dzé gyé, Wyl. bkra shis rdzas brgyad) have great auspicious significance because each of them commemorates a specific occasion connected with the arising of Dharma in this world, its teaching, its increase, and the demonstration of its power and benefit.
There are variations in the lists of the eight auspicious substances and the order in which they appear in a list. This is one list which also has descriptions of the specific occasion that they commemorate.
The first of these is the conch shell. Immediately after the Buddha's awakening he realized that, although he himself had seen perfectly and completely the nature of all things, the dharmata—which is profound and tranquil and beyond all elaboration—he felt that were he to try to explain this to anyone else, they would be unable to understand it. So he resolved to remain in samadhi, alone in the forest. After he had remained in samadhi for forty-nine days, the god Indra, who was an emanation of a bodhisattva, appeared in front of the Buddha and offered him a white conch shell with its spiral going clockwise as an offering to encourage the Buddha to teach. It was in response to that first offering that the Buddha decided to turn the dharmachakra, or to teach the dharma.
The second auspicious substance is yogurt. This is connected with the Buddha's teaching that in order to practice dharma properly we need to abandon or transcend two extremes in lifestyle or conduct. One of these extremes is hedonism, in which your goal and your endeavor is to seek as much pleasure as possible—including the acquisition of fine clothes, fine food, and so on. The problem with this extreme is that, if it becomes your goal or obsession, it leaves no time or energy for the practice of dharma. But we also need to abandon the other extreme, which is mortification of the body, because the attempt to attain something through tormenting or depriving your physical body of what it needs does not lead to awakening, and in fact can slow down your progress towards the development of profound wisdom. In order to show by example that it is necessary to abandon the extreme of hedonism, the Buddha left the palace of his father, who was a king, and lived for six years on the banks of the Naranjana River in conditions of utmost austerity. But in order to show that one must also abandon the extreme of mortification, he accepted immediately before his awakening an offering of a mixture of yogurt and extremely condensed milk, which was given to him by a Brahmin woman named Lekshe. Immediately upon his consuming this offering of yogurt, all of the marks and signs of physical perfection which adorn the body of a buddha, which had become somewhat indistinct during his years of austerity, immediately became distinct and resplendent.
The third auspicious substance is durva grass, which was offered to the Buddha by the grass-cutter and seller Tashi—meaning auspicious—shortly before his awakening, from which he made the mat-like seat on which he sat at the time of his awakening.
The fifth auspicious substance is bilva fruit. The origin of the auspiciousness of this fruit is that when the Buddha, while living in the palace compound of his father, the king of the Shakyas, first observed the sufferings of birth, aging, sickness, and death and resolved to attain freedom from them, he initially went to the root of a tree and practiced meditation there. During that time he developed a perfect state of shamatha, in acknowledgment of which the goddess or spirit of the tree offered him a bilva fruit.
The sixth auspicious substance is a mirror. The origin of the auspiciousness of the mirror is that when the Buddha had received and consumed the yogurt which he was offered by the Brahmin woman Lekshe, his physical form, which had become emaciated from his six years of austerity, was restored to its full vigor and majesty, causing the thirty-two marks and eighty signs of physical perfection to be vivid and apparent, in response to which the goddess of form—which in this instance appears to be a goddess of the desire realm gods—appeared in front of the Buddha and offered him a mirror so that he could witness his own physical majesty and splendor.
The seventh auspicious substance is called giwang, a medicinal substance that is derived from some part of the body of the elephant—possibly from the elephant's gall bladder. It is auspicious because it commemorates an occasion long after the Buddha's awakening when the Buddha's cousin, Devadatta—who was always attempting to kill or otherwise harm the Buddha and had been doing so for many lives because he was afflicted with great jealousy of the Buddha—finally attempted to assassinate the Buddha by sending a mad elephant running out into the path where the Buddha was walking. The Buddha emanated ten lions from his ten fingers, which slowed the elephant down. The elephant then bowed to the Buddha and offered himself, including his body, to the Buddha. Since givam, which is an effective medicine, comes from the body of an elephant, it commemorates that occasion in which the Buddha conquered the aggression of the mad elephant.
The eighth auspicious substance is white mustard seed, which was offered to the Buddha by Vajrapani on one of the fifteen days during the Buddha's period of exhibition of miracles. At one time during the Buddha's lifetime there were six prominent non-Buddhist religious teachers in India. At one point they gathered together and, in order to attempt to discredit the Buddha, they challenged him to a competition of miracles. The Buddha accepted and the competition occurred at the beginning of what is now the first month of the Tibetan and Asian calendars. The Buddha's exhibition of miracles occurred from the first to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. For the first eight days, the six other religious teachers competing were still present, but on the eighth day the Buddha scared them off in the following way: From the Buddha's throne the bodhisattva Vajrapani, accompanied by five fearsome rakshasas, emerged. Seeing that, the six tirthika teachers ran off as fast as they could and did not come back. For the remaining week the Buddha exhibited miracles alone without any competition. When Vajrapani emerged from the Buddha's throne, he offered the Buddha white mustard seed, which therefore commemorates this occasion.
↑ Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, Medicine Buddha Teachings, pages 53-56, Snow Lion Publications, ISBN 1-55939-216-9.
Dagyab Rinpoche, Buddhist Symbols in Tibetan Culture (Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1995), '2. The Eight Bringers of Good Fortune'.
Robert Beer, The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols (Boston: Shambhala, 2003), pages 16-26.
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Monday was our annual visit to Johns Hopkins Autism clinic. It is always a hard, long day for all of us.
The appointment starts at 9 am and sometimes can go until 5 pm. We answer tons of questions about R3, and talk about the things that he can and can't do. He also had an in depth evaluation by a different doc than we usually see. It's called a neuro/psych evaluation. Usually, we would just check in with his developmental pediatrician.
Like every parent of a differently-abled child, I hate these visits. I hate the reminders of all of the things that he can't do. Believe me, I feel it in my heart every day.
We choose to focus on my he things that he CAN do. This child is a blessing. He is lovely, sweet, so tender hearted, and kind. When I answer all of the zillion questionnaires and they ask things like, does your child intentionally hurt people or animals, or does he play with feces, I am reminded how lucky we are. Things could be so different, and are so different for so many families.
On the other hand, everyone there knows how to talk to him. When you have a child with communication issues, it can be a challenge with people who aren't aware. You can't necessarily ask him a question without making sure he is paying attention. He may not hear you. He isn't ignoring, he needs a bit...extra. They know that. EVERYONE gets his attention before talking to him. They get it.
There is no question about a kiddo behaving oddly. It doesn't matter and doesn't even warrant a second glance from anyone, not a janitor, not the security staff. I love that. We don't have to explain that he's just a little bit different.
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Welcome Our Board Members
Chairperson / Suporntum Mongkolsawadi / Thailand
Suporntum holds Master of Arts (Political Economy) Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Master of Social Welfare (Management of Social Welfare Project)
Huachiew Chalermprakiat University, Bangkok. Suporntum currently serves as Secretary General of the Redemptorist Foundation for People with Disabilities (RFPD), Pattaya Thailand in order to make the "Right Real" especially employment promotion.
Suporntum has been leading for setting up a successful Vocational Training School and Job Placement Agency with almost 30 years of experience.
He is a member of Thai National Board for Empowerment of People with Disabilities chaired by the Prime Minister and various national and international bodies.
Vice Chairperson / Dipesh Sutariya / India
Dipesh Sutariya is the Co-Founder and CEO of Enable India, a nonprofit organization that works for the economic independence and dignity of persons with disability across India, since 1999.
Dipesh Sutariya is transforming attitudes towards employment of the disabled and creating a new market in which the needs of the corporate sector are met by a growing group of disabled professionals who will dispel the myths and stereotypes about hiring persons with disability.
Dipesh holds a Master's degree in computer science, from U.S.A. With the mix of corporate and development experience of over 24+ years he has brought the professional balance to the sector of disability.
He is a learner and a catalyst leader who can provide strategic direction to the development sector. He is also an Executive council and founding member of the DNA (Disability NGOs Alliance).
Director / Patrick Yeh / Taiwan
Mr. Patrick Ying-Ping YEH, President of Eden Social Welfare Foundation (Taiwan).
Mr. Patrick Ying-Ping YEH from Eden Social Welfare Foundation in Taiwan has been volunteering as the member in the Board of Director for the past ten years.
As an Executive Director, he is mainly in charge of the gospel and welfare also international affairs, distributing resources from abroad to around 80 service centers of EDEN within Taiwan.
Besides being in charge of brother organization and overseas branch office affairs, he has connected outside resources to Kuala Lumpur and Penang in Malaysia, also our Vietnam Service Center in Ho Chi Minh City,
China Sichuan service centers – set up for the 512 earthquake victims – which have now been transferred from rehabilitation service centers to a social enterprise.
Mr. YEH is glad to share the EDEN Taiwan local experience with international participants, as well as to bring back precious feedback all the times.
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Julian Gilbey (* 1. Mai 1979 in England) ist ein britischer Filmregisseur, Drehbuchautor, Filmeditor, Kameramann und Schauspieler.

Leben

Karriere
2002 schrieb Gilbey das Drehbuch für seinen Action-Thriller Reckoning Day, wo er auch Regie führte und den Filmschnitt vornahm. In dem Film spielt neben Julian auch sein Bruder Will mit. Vier Jahre später schrieb er mit seinem Bruder den nächsten Thriller. Bei Rollin' with the Nines führte er ebenfalls wieder Regie und agierte wieder als Editor. 2007 kam es zu dem Action-Krimi Footsoldier. Hier führte Julian Gilbey Regie und war als Editor tätig. Und wie gewohnt schrieb er mit Will das Drehbuch für den Film. Zuletzt drehten die beiden Brüder den Thriller A Lonely Place to Die – Todesfalle Highlands.

Des Weiteren war Gilbey als Editor bei den Filmen Rise of the Footsoldier Featurette, Boogie Woogie und Doghouse tätig.

Privates
Gilbeys Urgroßvater Nigel Bruce war ebenfalls ein Schauspieler. Er hat einen jüngeren Bruder namens Will, der wie er ein Filmregisseur, Drehbuchautor, Editor, Kameramann und Schauspieler ist. Die beiden drehten schon mehrere Filme zusammen wie A Lonely Place to Die – Todesfalle Highlands, Rollin' with the Nines und Rise of the Footsoldier.

Filmografie (Auswahl)

Filme als Regisseur und Drehbuchautor
 2002: Reckoning Day
 2006: Rollin' with the Nines
 2007: Footsoldier (Rise of the Footsoldier)
 2011: A Lonely Place to Die – Todesfalle Highlands (A Lonely Place to Die)

Filme als Editor
 2002: Reckoning Day
 2006: Rollin' with the Nines
 2007: Rise of the Footsoldier Featurette
 2007: Footsoldier (Rise of the Footsoldier)
 2009: Boogie Woogie
 2009: Doghouse
 2011: A Lonely Place to Die – Todesfalle Highlands (A Lonely Place to Die)
 2017: Rise of the Footsoldier III – Die Pat Tate Story

Filme als Darsteller und Kameramann
 2002: Reckoning Day

Auszeichnungen
 2005 Raindance Film Festival: Best UK Feature (Rollin' with The Nines)
 2007 British Academy Film Award: nominiert für Rollin' with The Nines
 2011 Chicago International Film Festival: Silver Hugo (A Lonely Place to Die – Todesfalle Highlands)
 2011 Toronto After Dark Film Festival: Special Award für den besten Action-Film (A Lonely Place to Die – Todesfalle Highlands)
 2011 Toronto After Dark Film Festival: Special Award in der Kategorie der spannendste Film (A Lonely Place to Die – Todesfalle Highlands)
 2011 ActionFest: Beste Regie (A Lonely Place to Die – Todesfalle Highlands)
 2011 ActionFest: Bester Film (A Lonely Place to Die – Todesfalle Highlands)

Weblinks

 Interview von Julian Gilbey

Einzelnachweise

Filmregisseur
Drehbuchautor
Filmeditor
Kameramann
Filmschauspieler
Brite
Geboren 1979
Mann

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Monty Tech students Gabriel Baczewski and Alison Miller honored for high achievement during Worcester County Superintendents' Luncheon
Doneen Durling Reporter
FITCHBURG — Two Winchendon students of the Class of 2020 were recognized for their academic and civic achievement during the Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School District Committee meeting.
Superintendent Sheila Harrity introduced two students who were nominated to attend the Worcester County Superintendents' Association Annual Scholars' Luncheon at the College of the Holly Cross. Gabriel Baczewski and Alison Miller, both of Winchendon, were awarded for academic and civic participation during the luncheon, which brings together other seniors from Worcester County school districts who have achieved academic excellence and are examples of civic engagement.
According to Harrity, Baczewski is a member of the CAD/drafting design program at Monty Tech and is ranked in the top 3 percent of his class in the most challenging curriculum of Advanced Placement and honors level classes. She defined Baczewski as "an extremely well-rounded student" who is a member of the National Honor Society, an Eagle Scout, a varsity football captain, a baseball team catcher, and an officer in the Marine Corps Junior ROTC program.
Harrity said Baczewski brings a strong work ethic to all situations. In addition to participating in Monty Tech's co-op program, he has earned certification in AutoCAD, Inventor and SolidWorks, while currently working on Revit Proficiency (software for Microsoft Windows with a single file database that can be shared among multiple users; it allows the user to design with parametric modeling and drafting elements).
Baczewski also received the 2020 Monty Tech Football Defensive MVP Award.
Baczewski desires to study mechanical engineering in college and has applied to Northeastern, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Western New England University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Miller, the second nominee for the superintendent's award, is a member of the dental hygiene program and is ranked second in the senior class of 2020. Miller is OSHA health care certified, and CPR/ first aid certified by the American Red Cross.
Miller has passed the Dental Assisting National Board Infection Control Exam and Radiation Health and Safety exam. She has also participated in externship opportunities at local dental offices.
Harrity said Miller's extracurricular accomplishments are just as impressive as her academics and trade work. Miller was elected secretary of Monty Tech's chapter of the National Honor Society and president of the Leo Club. She has also been an avid dancer for 10 years, has participated in Monty Tech's track, soccer and basketball teams during her freshman and sophomore years. During Miller's junior year, she started working at Market Basket and was quickly promoted to assistant manager of the checkout department.
Miller hopes to obtain her bachelor's degree in dental hygiene and has applied to the University of Bridgeport, University of New England, University of New Haven and Regis College.


a few Reasons to visit Newport... !!!!!
The homes of the Gilded Age line Newport's famous Bellevue Avenue. These lavish "summer cottages" were built in the late 1800's by some of the richest people in America. Vanderbilt, Astor, Oelrichs, and later Kennedy were just some of the famous families that called Newport home during 6 weeks in the summer time. The historic Mansions of Newport may appear familiar because Hollywood often uses Newport houses for scenes in major motion pictures. "The Great Gatsby," "The Betsy," "True Lies," "Amistad" and "Wind" are just a few of the movies that used Newport mansions for filming. Most of all the major historic mansion are open to the public in summer.
Take a right at the south end of Bellevue Avenue and you will start your journey west down Ocean Drive: one of the most scenic roads in all of the United States. As Ocean Drive winds you around the rocky cliffs and beaches of Newport's South shore, you will pass private homes that often rival the historic mansions of Bellevue Avenue. Every turn on Ocean Drive offers one breath taking vista after another. Take break at Brenton Point State Park and watch as passing ships head out to see and onlookers fly kites in the brisk winds coming off of Rhode Island Sound. The Inn at Castle Hill lies just North of Brenton Point. Castle Hill is a world famous inn and a great place to stop for Sunday Brunch. Next stop on Ocean Drive, is Fort Adams with fantastic views of Newport Harbor, once home to sailing's Greatest race: The America's Cup. Stop by the Sailing Museum at Fort Adams to learn the history of the America's Cup.
After a scenic tour of Newport on Ocean Drive, Newport Harbor is a great place to stop for a bite to eat. Numerous restaurants line Thames Street and the wharfs off America's Cup Avenue. Each eatery has its own unique menu, style and presentation. You will never eat the same meal twice in Newport if you keep changing restaurants. Some of the more reasonable historic stops include Brick Alley Pub, Yesterdays, The Black Pearl, The Red Parrot, Sea Fair, and 22 Bowens.
One must see menu stop is just outside Newport near Rhode Islands's South Shore.
Nordic Lodge is home of the legendary "All you can eat Lobster Buffet." Come hungary because Nordic Lodge is all about eating and lobsters. The only thing that stops you from eating at Noridic's grand buffet is the two hour table limit. If lobster is not your fancy, then stop in Nordic Lodge's Angus beef room or step to the central buffet table for stuffed shrimp and salmon. Save room for dessert because Nordic Lodge has an impressive Hagaan Daas ice cream bar and pie table. Nordic Lodge is fun for the whole family for any occasion. Check the Nordic Lodge web site for their schedule.
Fantastic Endeavors is a member or the Newport Preservation Society and a proud sponsor of the 2nd Annual Hannah Grace Spear Fishing Tournament held at Kings Beach on Ocean Drive September 15, 2007.


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Sometimes you end up where you are
A trip back home for Christmas.
Beth Cato
Beth Cato resides in Arizona. She's the author of the Clockwork Dagger duology and the Blood of Earth trilogy with Harper Voyager. Her website is BethCato.com.
Illustration by Jacey
One of Grandma's favourite sayings had been: "Sometimes you end up where you are." Her quirky sense of humour helped her endure the arduous decades she spent perfecting her time machine.
Now Liz had ended up in 1984, her ten-year-old daughter Sasha beside her.
They stood before the holiday window spectacle of Canford's Furniture Store. The room-sized window displays along Main Street featured extravagant scenes that attracted visitors from hundreds of miles around — and from decades in the future.
"This is so cool." Sasha crouched in front of the building's corner scene depicting an icy stream, snowy forested banks and animatronic deer and raccoons. "It even smells like Christmas here!"
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Liz bit back a giddy laugh. She thought it stank of moisture and car exhaust, but she wouldn't naysay Sasha. There was something magical about standing before a scene she'd loved throughout her childhood Christmases — and one that Sasha couldn't experience in the present. Around 2000, this building would be converted into law offices, its windows exchanged for soulless walls.
Liz had decided to come to this particular date because she'd found it highlighted several times in Grandma's scientific journals, no explanations included.
"Look, Mom, that deer has squinty eyes like it's throwing up!" Sasha said with a giggle, pointing to a mechanical deer that bobbed its head over the stream.
"I think it's supposed to be drinking," said Liz.
Liz turned around and gasped. There stood Grandma, alive, her shaggy hair black, streaked with silver. She shouldn't be in downtown tonight! They shouldn't be meeting at all!
Sasha stayed quiet as she shrank against Liz's hip; she'd been well-schooled in how to handle herself in the past.
"Oh, hi. We're here to see the displays." Liz kept her voice casual.
Grandma advanced on her, blatantly curious. Christmas lights dappled her face. "Who are you?" she repeated. "You stand like a woman in my family."
Liz had been so careful to acquire period-appropriate attire, to fix their hair just-so, but of course Grandma recognized the family stance.
Grandma frowned. "You can't — you look like my little Liz, but —"
Liz couldn't hold back any longer. "But Liz is four years old and should be tucked into bed by now, huh?"
Grandma inhaled sharply. "You are — you did — my machine, it works?" she whispered.
A car rumbled by, blaring a Bing Crosby tune. "Yes." The simple word created a small cloud in the crisp night air.
"And who are you?" Grandma asked, kneeling before Sasha.
Sasha looked to Liz for permission to speak. "I'm Sasha."
"My middle name." Grandma shook her head in awe as she stood. "I can't believe this."
"I'm sorry," Liz blurted out. "I didn't think you'd be anywhere near downtown tonight. I only came to this day because your journals —" She stopped. "Oh."
"What did — what do I write?" Grandma asked.
"This date's mentioned several times like it's important. I guessed you made some big discovery today in your lab."
"Huh. I suppose I did make a discovery, but not there." Grandma smiled.
Liz thought back over her life. As a child, she'd loved following Grandma around in the lab — and Grandma had adored her company. While the rest of the family increasingly dismissed Grandma as a crackpot, Liz's faith had never wavered. Once she was done at university, she'd returned home to become caretaker of Grandma and her — at long last — functional time machine.
"Can I hug you?" Sasha asked.
"Oh sweetie." Grandma opened her arms to accept the girl, who promptly broke out in sobs. Grandma met Liz's eye. "I guess in your time I'm …? No, don't answer. Of course I'd be … gone. You look about 40, after all. I'd be nearing 100."
"All I'll say is that Sasha misses you more than anything." And I miss you more than anything, Liz wanted to say, but could not give voice to her heartbreak.
"Good," Grandma said softly. "I'm glad I get to know her."
They stayed quiet as another family walked by, the children squealing with delight over the Santa's-workshop display.
"We can't … we can't stay long," Liz said. "It takes months to charge up the machine and make the calculations, and we only get three hours maximum in a visit." She froze. "I shouldn't have said that much. You always told me to never meddle in the past —"
"I haven't told you yet, have I? So you're not in trouble. Come here, you." Sasha moved back, and Liz stepped into Grandma's embrace. Liz had become accustomed to Grandma's feebleness in her last years; her youthful strength came as a wonderful surprise.
"I miss you so much," Liz whispered. "I don't want you to be disappointed in me —"
"Where did you take the machine last?"
Liz blinked. "Back a century to birdwatch at the lake when it still existed. I wanted Sasha to see an impact of modern agriculture."
"Some of the birds are extinct now," Sasha added softly.
"And now you're both here. You're using my machine to learn. To help Sasha learn. I'm proud of you, Lizzy. I'm proud to know the woman you become."
Liz's eyes burned. "'Sometimes you end up where you are,' right?"
Grandma squeezed her and stepped back. "Let's use our remaining time up right. Sasha, have you looked at Santa's workshop yet? He has a long scroll of names — let's see if you can find yours!"
Grandma and Sasha walked hand in hand to the next window. Liz dried her eyes and took in a deep breath of dankness and car exhaust. It smelt like Christmas.
The story behind the story: Sometimes you end up where you are
Beth Cato reveals the inspiration behind her latest tale.
"Sometimes you end up where you are" was one of my grandma's favourite sayings. She died in June 2018 at the age of 94. This story emerged from the grief of my first Christmas with her gone. She loved Christmas, you see, and never lost her child-like glee for that time of year. The music, the lights, the Santa Clauses — she adored it all.
Her loss made me think of another loss, a tradition from my childhood that I could never share with my teenage son.
My hometown of Hanford, California, had a distinct pink multi-storey building downtown called Hanford Furniture. Their holiday window displays were exactly as described in the story, from Santa Claus's workshop to the corner exhibit with a snowy forest and animatronic animals. People would actually drive from hours away to see the windows.
I married and moved away from my hometown at the age of 20. About a year later, the furniture store owners retired and sold the building. The bright pink exterior became dour grey. The old display windows were walled off. A magical part of my childhood was forever gone … unless I could travel back in time.
Writing this story was a kind of therapy for me as I twined my losses together in a new form — a form that mourns even as it celebrates a person and a place now gone. Grandma would heartily approve.
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Medical examiner testifies that Daunte Wright had only 'seconds to minutes' to live after ex-cop Kim Potter shot him
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Assistant Hennepin County Medical Examiner Lorren Jackson.
Former police officer Kim Potter is on trial for manslaughter in the shooting death of Daunte Wright.
Assistant Hennepin County Medical Examiner Lorren Jackson testified on Monday.
Jackson said that Potter shot Wright in the heart, and that he would've had "seconds to minutes to live."
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A medical examiner testified Monday that Daunte Wright would've had only "seconds to minutes" to live after former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter shot him at a traffic stop.
Potter is being tried on first- and second-degree manslaughter charges for the shooting death of Wright in April. Potter has pleaded not guilty to both charges and claimed she intended to grab her Taser, not her gun, which was holstered on the opposite side of her body.
Assistant Hennepin County Medical Examiner Lorren Jackson performed the autopsy on Wright's body. He testified Monday that he observed damage to the front of Wright's heart and lungs caused by a bullet.
The injuries to Wright's lungs were mostly "superficial," and the majority of the damage that the bullet caused went to Wright's heart, Jackson said. The medical examiner testified that a person shot through the lungs and heart in this manner would normally have "seconds to minutes" to live after sustaining the injury.
"One can lose consciousness within 10 to 15 seconds after blood supply is cut off to the brain," Jackson said.
Officers had pulled Wright over for driving with an air freshener hanging from his rearview mirror. After stopping Wright's car, police determined that his license plate was expired and that he had an active warrant out for his arrest.
Potter shot Wright after he sat down in the seat of his car and tried to drive away, while Potter's partner tried to place him in handcuffs. Body camera footage of the shooting shows Potter shouting, "Taser! Taser! Taser!" before shooting Wright in the chest.
In opening statements, Potter's defense said that the former officer had to tase Wright to keep him from driving away because former Sgt. Mychal Johnson was leaning into the car. Johnson testified that he would've been "probably dragged" and injured if Wright had successfully fled the traffic stop in his car.
Wright's girlfriend, Alayna Albrecht-Payton, was in the passenger seat when Wright was shot. She testified earlier in the trial that Wright never had control of his car after Potter shot him. The car had traveled down the street and collided with another vehicle after Potter fired.
Defense attorney Earl Gray asked the medical examiner on cross-examination if it's possible that Wright could have sustained consciousness long enough to drive down the street. Jackson testified that he believed it was possible.
Jackson also testified that when he performed the autopsy on Wright, he observed a high THC level consistent with someone who uses marijuana regularly. Albrecht-Payton previously testified that she and Wright shared a joint on the morning of the shooting, but said she didn't think it had any effect on Wright's mental state.
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When I heard of Black Sunday Dream, it was a few weeks ago, was when they sent me their music through. As I put the music on, I was pleasantly surprised at what I heard, as my initial reaction was OK, these guys are pretty decent. As I listened to the music a few more times to get a better Idea of what they are like, as I listened, I have found that a lot of the tracks I either liked or found interesting and they are: The Inheritors, On The Run, People Get Ready, Power, Black Sunday, Dead Man, Flight Of Innocence, High Crimes, Iron Heart, The Joker, Nothin I Can Do, World On Fire, Rat Race, Broken Dreams and Killer.
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Well, after I listened to the music by Black Sunday Dream, I must admit that, they are a really good Hard Rock and Metal band, and I will be playing their music on my radio show in the coming weeks. If you are a fan of the riff and the shred, you will love Black Sunday Dream, and if you are looking to get into a new band, then look no further with these guys, as I would recommend them. So go and check these guys out on their Facebook page.
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Will Israel's Debate Over National Service Tear the Country Apart?
JERUSALEM—The long-running Israeli debate over who should be required to perform military or civilian service is coming to a head once again, heightening just about every fault-line in the country—religious versus secular, Jews versus Arabs, left versus right. How this debate is resolved will influence not only the composition and duration of Prime Minister Netanyahu's coalition, but also the future development of Israeli society.
Let's begin, then, at the beginning. Arab citizens of Israel are permitted, but have never been required, to perform either military or civilian service. For very different reasons, the same is true for the most religious Israelis. When the state was founded in 1948, its first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, agreed to exempt students involved in full-time study of the Torah from military service. The Nazis had destroyed the great eastern European centers of Jewish learning, and only a remnant remained in Israel. The exemption covered only 400 students, and Ben-Gurion reportedly believed that Orthodox Judaism would fade away.
That's not what happened, of course. Highly observant Jewish groups, known as haredim, became the fastest growing sector of the population, and the number of students exempted from military service multiplied many times over. By 1999, such students totaled more than thirty thousand. This made it more difficult for the Israeli Defense Forces to meet their manpower needs, and it created resentment in the non-haredim population nearly all of whose sons and daughters did two years of full-time military service followed by many years in the reserves. Rising state subsidies to support haredim educational institutions and social services further soured the public mood.
Then the Israeli Supreme Court intervened, ruling that without appropriate legislation, the minister of defense had no authority to administer this ad hoc system of exemptions. In response, the government appointed the Tal Committee (named for its chairman, former Supreme Court Justice Tzvi Tal) to devise a solution. Its report seeming did so, offering recommendations that the Knesset ultimately enacted. Under the Tal Law, yeshiva students would have the option of deferring military service until age 22, followed by either military service or a year of unpaid civilian service.
While this arrangement seemed reasonable, it soon unraveled. By 2005, the government was forced to admit that only a few dozen haredim students had enlisted in the army—in part because the state had done little to enforce the law. The Supreme Court intervened again, giving the government a bit more time to get serious about enforcement.
At first the prospects for this latest effort seemed dim. Netanyahu headed a narrow coalition that depended on religious parties for a majority, and these parties were dead-set against forcing yeshiva students into military or civilian service. But then, in an unexpected response to the prime minister's threat to hold new elections, the centrist Kadima Party joined the coalition, creating one of the broadest-based governments in Israel's history. And secular-leaning Kadima could be counted on to support the reforms.
Against this backdrop, members of the reform commission began jumping ship, and much of the action shifted to behind-the-scenes efforts led by the prime minister, who reportedly demanded that the religious parties soften their position. These parties now seem disposed at least to negotiate.
But on another front, Netanyahu told the Keshev Committee that he would not bring its proposals up for a vote if they exempted Arab Israelis from national service. Although many committee members regarded such a mandate as divisive and unenforceable, it was supported by most of the government coalition, including not only the right-wing parties but also by part of Kadima, which could split over the issue. haredim religious leaders reacted bitterly to the stepped-up pressure, accusing Netanyahu of putting his new partnership with Kadima ahead of the 35-year bond between Likud and the religious parties. The heads of those parties threatened that if the coalition rammed an unacceptable law down their throats, they would not participate in any future government headed by Netanyahu.
With an August 1 deadline looming, matters have come to a head this week. On Monday, Netanyahu disbanded the committee. In response, Vice Premier Shaul Mofaz, the head of Kadima, threatened to pull his party out of the government coalition, accusing Netanyahu of squandering an historic opportunity by capitulating to his religious coalition partners. Other key players have dug in as well. Avigdor Lieberman firmly reiterated his party's position: "Every Israeli who reaches age 18 must be drafted either to the army or the civilian service." And he rejected compromise proposals to defer the service of young haredim until their early 20s, insisting that their entry into mandatory service should not be postponed, "not for two months and not for two days." A leader of the largest religious party responded in kind: "Studying the Torah is a legitimate way of serving the state." The leader of another religious party rejected all talk of compromise: "Whoever wants to study will study," he said.
The lead editorial in the Jerusalem Post, which leans right and is more sympathetic to haredim claims, takes an altogether different tack. It argues that a gradual sea-change has been taking place in haredim society over the past decade: not only are more of them in the paid workforce, but also the number performing military service has risen from a handful to about 2,700—just a fraction of those eligible to serve, but tangible progress nonetheless. Because the Keshev Committee seemed bent on a direct confrontation with the haredim that could have destroyed the chances for continuing progress, Prime Minister Netanyahu "wisely decided to disband it before irreparable damage was done." His challenge now is to propose new policies that will accelerate the progress of the past decade without forcing the haredim community into all-out resistance.
The stakes are very high, not only for the government, but also for Israeli society. Secular Israelis, along with religious moderates, are fed up with what they regard as special privileges the haredim have exploited their political clout to extort. But both young haredim and young Arabs may well respond to service mandates with civil disobedience. Efforts to promote civic integration could end up backfiring. Moderate, enforceable steps to expand the percentage of young Israelis performing some form of service might set in motion a virtuous circle that could lay the foundation for further advances. But it is an open question whether enough parties to the controversy would be willing to compromise. Meanwhile, the social divisions that have dogged Israel since its founding continue to fester.
To maximize his room for maneuver, Netanyahu wants to maintain the widest possible coalition. But he may no longer have that luxury. The Supreme Court could end up forcing him to choose between the center and the religious right. And the clock is ticking.


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By Tyler Fischer - January 7, 2022 04:52 pm EST
PlayStation Plus subscribers on PS4 and PS5 are unhappy over a missing "free" PS Plus game for the month of January. This week, Sony released the first free PS Plus games of 2022, headlined by Persona 5 Strikers, which is bolstered by Deep Rock Galactic and Dirt 5. And one of these games isn't available for every subscriber, and unfortunately, for these subscribers, it's the aforementioned lineup headliner. While many have been enjoying this trio of games, some in the Middle East have been stripped of the opportunity to enjoy Persona 5 Strikers, a Person 5 spin-off that is also technically a sequel in terms of narrative.
Over on Reddit, one PS Plus subscriber relays word that rather than Persona 5 Strikers, they've received How to Survive 2, a much older game, a much less quality game, and a much less popular game. Why some subscribers are getting this substitute, we don't know, but it's not uncommon for the PlayStation Plus free games to vary depending on the region. For example, Japan regularly gets different games.
Unfortunately, we don't have specific information on what countries in the Middle East have been plagued with this "very disappointing" substitute as the Reddit user doesn't specify. That said, if any more information is provided on why some subscribers aren't getting Persona 5 Strikers or what countries specifically aren't getting the game, we will update the story accordingly.
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È parlamentare dal 1992, prima alla Camera dei deputati e dal 2018 al Senato della Repubblica. Ha militato dapprima nel Movimento Sociale Italiano - Destra Nazionale (per il quale era stato a lungo dirigente della sezione giovanile il Fronte della Gioventù), e poi in Alleanza Nazionale, avendone anche ricoperto il ruolo di presidente reggente dal 2008. Nel 2009, con lo scioglimento di Alleanza Nazionale, è confluito nel Popolo della Libertà con il ruolo di coordinatore nazionale, per poi fondare Fratelli d'Italia insieme a Giorgia Meloni e Guido Crosetto a dicembre 2012.

Dall'8 maggio 2008 al 16 novembre 2011 è stato Ministro della difesa nel governo Berlusconi IV. È stato inoltre vicepresidente della Camera nella XII legislatura (dal 25 maggio 1994 al 9 maggio 1996) e vicepresidente del Senato nella XVIII (dal 28 marzo 2018 al 12 ottobre 2022).

Biografia

Giovinezza ed educazione
Di origine catanese (il padre Antonino La Russa, già segretario politico del Partito Nazionale Fascista di Paternò negli Anni 1940, fu nel dopoguerra senatore del Movimento Sociale Italiano), La Russa si è trasferito a Milano nell'adolescenza, dove ha conseguito gli studi liceali, per poi studiare a San Gallo, in un collegio della Svizzera tedesca, e poi laurearsi in giurisprudenza all'Università di Pavia. Sua madre Concetta è morta a 93 anni nel 2004.

Fratello di Romano La Russa (1952), ex europarlamentare di AN ed ex assessore alla protezione civile della regione Lombardia (nella giunta Formigoni), e di Vincenzo La Russa (1938 - 2021), avvocato e parlamentare DC, ha tre figli: Antonino Geronimo, Lorenzo Cochis e Leonardo Apache. Ha assolto il servizio militare di leva in qualità di ufficiale di complemento. Prima di decidere di dedicarsi esclusivamente all'attività politica, intraprese la professione di avvocato e fu difensore di parte civile nei processi per l'assassinio di Sergio Ramelli a Milano.

Carriera politica

Movimento Sociale Italiano

Nel 1971 è responsabile del Fronte della Gioventù, l'organizzazione giovanile del Movimento Sociale Italiano. La Russa appare anche nel film di Marco Bellocchio Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina (1972), che si apre con alcune riprese reali di un comizio a Milano della maggioranza silenziosa, un movimento politico anti-comunista a cui aderivano esponenti democristiani, missini, liberali e monarchici.

Il 12 aprile 1973, quando era uno dei capi del Fronte della Gioventù di Milano, nella manifestazione organizzata dal Movimento Sociale Italiano contro quella che veniva definita violenza rossa furono lanciate due bombe a mano SRCM Mod. 35, una delle quali uccise il poliziotto di 22 anni Antonio Marino. L'evento verrà ricordato come il giovedì nero di Milano. La Russa fu indicato come uno dei responsabili morali dei lanci di bombe.

Viene candidato alle elezioni regionali in Lombardia del 1985 dall'MSI, venendo eletto nel collegio di Milano con  preferenze in consiglio regionale della Lombardia. Viene poi riconfermato alle regionali lombarde del 1990 con  preferenze. Nel 1987 fu il legale della famiglia Ramelli al processo per l'omicidio del giovane militante missino.

Dal 1989 al 1994 è stato consigliere comunale di San Donato Milanese.

Dal Movimento Sociale Italiano-Destra Nazionale ad Alleanza Nazionale
Alle elezioni politiche del 1992 viene candidato, ed eletto, contemporaneamente sia alla Camera dei deputati nella circoscrizione Milano-Pavia con 26.098 preferenze sia al Senato della Repubblica nella circoscrizione Lombardia nelle liste dell'MSI, optando per il seggio alla Camera.

Venne riconfermato tra le liste di Alleanza Nazionale alla Camera nelle politiche del 1994 nella circoscrizione Lombardia 1, nonostante la sconfitta nel collegio uninominale Milano 1 (vinto da Umberto Bossi per il Polo delle Libertà), totalizzando l'8,96%. Fu eletto successivamente Vicepresidente della Camera.

Durante la Svolta di Fiuggi nel 1995, fu in prima linea nella fondazione di Alleanza Nazionale, guidata da Gianfranco Fini.
Venne rieletto nuovamente nel collegio uninominale Milano 2 nel 1996 per il Polo per le Libertà con il 47,77% (superando Carlo Paris dell'Ulivo con il 37,18%) e nel 2001 per la Casa delle Libertà con il 52,03%, sopravanzando Marco Lamonica dell'Ulivo (38,36%). È stato capogruppo di AN dal 4 giugno 2001 all'8 ottobre 2003.

Si è candidato alle elezioni amministrative del 2004 come consigliere della provincia di Milano nel collegio di Busto Garolfo, ma non è eletto.

Viene rieletto deputato nella circoscrizione Milano 1 alle elezioni del 2006 e del 2008, questa volta nelle liste del Popolo della Libertà. Nel marzo del 2008 inoltre assume il ruolo di difensore per i poliziotti accusati di tortura durante l'assalto alla scuola Diaz nel corso della manifestazione del G8 di Genova del 2001.

Ministro della difesa PdL

Il 7 maggio 2008 viene nominato ministro della difesa all'interno del nuovo governo Berlusconi IV, giurando nelle mani del Capo dello Stato il giorno dopo, e l'11 maggio 2008 diviene reggente di AN; ha detenuto quest'ultima carica fino all'ingresso di Alleanza Nazionale nel Popolo della Libertà, fatto avvenuto il 29 marzo 2009, venendo poi nominato coordinatore nazionale del PdL assieme a Sandro Bondi e Denis Verdini.

Si candida alle elezioni europee del 2009 nella circoscrizione Italia nord-occidentale e viene eletto con 223.986 preferenze, secondo solo a Silvio Berlusconi, ma decide di rinunciare al seggio in favore di quello alla Camera dei Deputati.

Nel novembre 2009 contestò la sentenza di 1º grado del caso Lautsi v. Italia della Corte Europea dei diritti dell'uomo che contestava l'esposizione del crocifisso nelle aule scolastiche italiane, dichiarando: «Il crocifisso resterà in tutte le aule della scuola, in tutte le aule pubbliche. Possono morire, possono morire, loro e quei finti organismi internazionali che non contano nulla». A seguito di ricorso da parte dell'Italia la sentenza di 1º grado fu infine ribaltata.

A fine 2009, con la legge finanziaria 2010 La Russa avvia la Difesa Servizi S.p.A., società che nascerà con il compito di valorizzare i marchi della Difesa, dismettere beni non più utili alla difesa nazionale e per effettuare acquisti con il modello Consip.

Fu lui a convincere Berlusconi a partecipare all'intervento militare in Libia del 2011, che pose fine al regime di Muʿammar Gheddafi.

Inoltre era favorevole a un intervento di cessate il fuoco da parte dell'Italia nella seconda guerra in Ossezia del Sud, che vedeva un conflitto tra la Russia e la Georgia; emanò la legge 100/2009, in materia di contrasto alla pirateria, e istituì la giornata del ricordo dei caduti nelle missioni internazionali per la pace, oltre a ottenere il riconoscimento ufficiale del 17 marzo come festa nazionale in quanto festa della proclamazione del Regno d'Italia.

All'interno del PdL, il 2 maggio 2009 La Russa ha fondato «La nostra destra», per rivendicare la sua cultura politica di provenienza, e per sostenere come la corrente minoritaria dei cosiddetti finiani non rispecchi più quelle che sono a suo parere le posizioni della destra.

Suscitò clamore la sua decisione di acquistare, per il ministero, diciannove auto blu blindate.

Dal PdL a Fratelli d'Italia

Il 17 dicembre 2012 annuncia la sua uscita dal Popolo della Libertà e tre giorni dopo fonda, assieme a Giorgia Meloni e Guido Crosetto, il nuovo partito Fratelli d'Italia. Alle politiche del 2013 è rieletto deputato con Fratelli d'Italia, optando per il seggio nella circoscrizione Puglia.

Vicepresidente del Senato
Dopo 26 anni trascorsi ininterrottamente alla Camera dei deputati (dal 1992 al 2018), alle elezioni politiche del 2018 viene candidato al Senato della Repubblica nel collegio uninominale Lombardia - 04 (Rozzano) per la coalizione di centro-destra in quota Fratelli d'Italia, e viene eletto senatore con il 44,52% dei voti contro il candidato del Movimento 5 Stelle Daniele Pesco (26,3%) e del centro-sinistra, in quota Partito Democratico, Michela Fiorentini (23,44%).

Il 28 marzo 2018 viene eletto Vicepresidente del Senato della Repubblica con 119 voti.

Alle elezioni politiche anticipate del 25 settembre 2022 viene candidato per il Senato nel collegio uninominale Lombardia - 05 (Cologno Monzese) per il centro-destra, oltreché come capolista nel collegio plurinominale Lombardia - 02. Vince il collegio uninominale con il 46,40%, superando Adriana Albini del centrosinistra (29,07%).

Presidente del Senato

Il 13 ottobre 2022 viene eletto Presidente del Senato alla prima votazione con 116 voti, a fronte di una necessaria maggioranza assoluta di 104 preferenze.

Critiche e controversie

Nel 2009, mentre rivestiva il ruolo di Ministro della Difesa, la Russa difese apertamente i carabinieri accusati di tortura e dell'omicidio di Stefano Cucchi affermando "La sola cosa di cui sono certo è il comportamento assolutamente corretto dei carabinieri". La Russa in più occasioni ha continuato a difendere la stessa posizione, tuttavia il proseguimento delle indagini confermò la colpevolezza degli imputati. Venne inoltre sottolineato da Ilaria Cucchi, sorella della vittima, come La Russa sia stato tra i principali responsabili della circolazione di fake news sulla morte del fratello.
Il 10 marzo 2010, durante una conferenza stampa del Presidente del Consiglio Silvio Berlusconi, l'attivista politico Gian Rocco Carlomagno, disturbatore e contestatore interruppe più volte i lavori togliendo la parola ai giornalisti presenti. La Russa che lo aveva già invitato gentilmente una prima volta ad allontanarsi dalla sala, lo avvicinò una seconda volta questa volta strattonandolo e spingendolo verso l'uscita mentre Carlomagno gli urlava contro "Lei è un picchiatore fascista".
 Il 12 febbraio 2011, presso la manifestazione In mutande ma vivi, La Russa scalcia e offende la sorella di un giornalista di Annozero, Corrado Formigli, che avrebbe voluto rivolgergli alcune domande sui possibili scandali sessuali di Berlusconi. Il Ministro inizialmente si scusa, sostenendo di non essersi accorto del giornalista. Poi accusa il giornalista stesso di avergli lui rifilato dei calci alle spalle. Formigli viene allontanato dalla vigilanza.
 Il 30 marzo 2011, durante il dibattito in Parlamento sul processo breve, redarguito dal Presidente della Camera Gianfranco Fini per aver applaudito ironicamente Franceschini che lo accusava di aver fomentato una manifestazione contro il governo spintasi fin quasi all'entrata di Montecitorio, lo ha apostrofato con un «vaffanculo». Dopo essersi scusato con Fini ha negato di averlo insultato, affermando che il gesto sarebbe stato rivolto a Franceschini.
 La Russa è indagato dalla Corte dei conti per peculato in relazione all'utilizzo di voli di Stato per recarsi alla partita Inter- del 5 aprile 2011.
Nel maggio 2011 affermò "Dicono che Berlusconi fa eleggere solo le donne belle. Non è vero, ci sono alcune elette non belle anche da noi, ma certo non raggiungono l'apice della sinistra, di donne di cui non faccio il nome" scatenando polemiche.
 Il 24 gennaio 2013 La Russa ha affermato: «Noi diciamo no all'adozione per coppie gay. Crescere con due papà è un'induzione ingiustificata a crescere gay.» Tuttavia, nel luglio 2014, presenta un disegno di legge a tutela delle coppie omosessuali, purché non vi sia la possibilità di adozione.
 Il 17 gennaio 2015, durante un convegno intitolato «Difendere la famiglia per difendere la comunità», patrocinato dalla Regione Lombardia, La Russa, presente nel pubblico, ha dato del «Culattone» a un ventiduenne, omosessuale - parte di un gruppo di contestatori all'esterno del Palazzo della Regione - mentre questi, dopo essere riuscito ad accedere al palco, rivolgeva una domanda al pubblico in sala, anche se poi ha negato di aver pronunciato quel termine.
 Nel settembre 2017, durante la discussione alla Camera per il disegno di legge proposto da Emanuele Fiano sull'apologia di fascismo, La Russa, criticando aspramente il disegno di legge in un intervento, esegue provocatoriamente il saluto romano in segno di disapprovazione.
All'inizio della pandemia di COVID-19 aveva suggerito sui social network di rinunciare alla poco igienica stretta di mano per sostituirla con il saluto fascista.

 Il 18 aprile 2020, durante un suo intervento in Senato, propone di far diventare il 25 aprile il "giorno del ricordo delle vittime di tutte le guerre, comprese quelle del coronavirus".

Il 15 settembre 2022, a una settimana dalle elezioni, durante un dibattito televisivo afferma: "Siamo tutti eredi del Duce". Ciò suscita scalpore e innumerevoli reazioni nell'opinione pubblica.

Nel febbraio 2023 ha dichiarato di aver ceduto alla sorella un busto di Benito Mussolini che gli aveva regalato il padre e che per vari anni aveva tenuto in casa.

Nella cultura di massa

 Nel 1972 appare in un inserto documentale nel film Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina di Marco Bellocchio.
 Per via del suo volto peculiare e la voce roca caratteristica con accento siciliano è stato oggetto di numerose imitazioni da parte di Dario Ballantini, Maurizio Crozza e anche del duo Marco Baldini e Fiorello nei loro spettacoli televisivi e radiofonici.
 Ha partecipato come doppiatore nell'edizione italiana della serie animata I Simpson (nell'episodio Dolce e amara Marge).
 È stato spesso ospite di trasmissioni sportive ed è tifoso nonché azionista di minoranza dell'Inter, detenendo  quote, essendo inoltre presidente dell'Inter Club Parlamento.

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Voci correlate
 Fratelli d'Italia
 Governo Berlusconi IV
 Ministri della difesa della Repubblica Italiana
 Presidenti del Senato italiano

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

 Ignazio La Russa, su Camera.it - XVII legislatura - Parlamento Italiano.
 Ignazio La Russa, su Camera.it - XVI legislatura - Parlamento Italiano.
 Ignazio La Russa, su Camera.it - XV legislatura - Parlamento Italiano.
 Ignazio La Russa, su Camera.it - XIV legislatura - Parlamento Italiano.
 Ignazio La Russa, su Camera.it - XIII legislatura - Parlamento Italiano.
 Ignazio La Russa, su Camera.it - XII legislatura - Parlamento Italiano.
Ignazio La Russa, su Camera.it - XI legislatura - Parlamento Italiano.

Politici del Movimento Sociale Italiano
Politici di Alleanza Nazionale
Politici del Popolo della Libertà
Politici di Fratelli d'Italia
Consiglieri regionali della Lombardia
La Russa, Ignazio
Deputati dell'XI legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
Deputati della XII legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
Deputati della XIII legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
Deputati della XIV legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
Deputati della XV legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
Deputati della XVI legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
Deputati della XVII legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
Senatori della XVIII legislatura della Repubblica Italiana
Governo Berlusconi IV
Studenti dell'Università degli Studi di Pavia
Vicepresidenti della Camera dei deputati
Politici figli d'arte
Vicepresidenti del Senato della Repubblica Italiana
Presidenti del Senato della Repubblica Italiana


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This highly effective and specific antimicrobial agent is suitable for the treatment and prevention of gonococci (gonorrhea). It uses a previously unused mechanism against Neisseria gonorrhoeae and does not affect the natural microbial flora - so further development and approval as an antibiotic would be very worthwhile.
This innovative esophageal catheter has advanced sensors and electrodes that enable comprehensive tissue parameters to be recorded during catheter ablation. Additional sensor technology on the remote side of the heart not only enables reference measurements that allow comprehensive monitoring and thus increase patient safety; hemodynamic monitoring and pain reduction in transesophageal electrostimulation are also possible.
The aftereffects of atherosclerosis, i.e. cardiovascular disease, are the leading cause of death in Western industrialized countries.
Atherosclerosis is a system disease of the arteries marked by the deposition of blood fats, thrombi, connective tissue and calcium hydroxyapatite into the walls of blood vessels ("vascular calcification") that is no longer limited to older people. Overall, the therapeutic possibilities are unsatisfactory, as they are either not very effective or invasive and have side effects.
At the University of Konstanz multi-functional block copolymers could be developed that remove cholesterol and calcium ions from the atherosclerotic plaques, causing the plaques to dissolve. By changing their mixing ratio, block copolymers can also be adjusted to the plaque composition of the individual patient in order to optimize their effect.
A new structural class with antibiotic activity was developed from the privileged structure of bacterial signal molecules. The compounds are characterized by a high level of activity and selectivity against pathogenic bacteria with a low toxicity against human cells. There is thus the possibility of licensing a new antibiotic class that inhibits both methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and gram-negative human pathogens such as Moraxella and Neisseria species. Moreover, it can be used for the impregnation of materials and surfaces.
The multiresistant hospital microbe Pseudomonas aeruginosa can form protective biofilms, which make its treatment significantly more difficult. Chronic infections, such as urinary tract infections, enterocolitis, and meningitis, can be fatal, particularly for patients with a depressed immune system. The present invention consists of compounds with high specificity and high affinity which are based on the natural ligand Mannose and act against the lectin LecB, which is a component of the biofilm. This opens the opportunity for a more effective antibiotics therapy by inhibiting the formation of the biofilm through the application of these new glycomimetics.
At present only the symptoms of the hereditary disease CF, which results in death at a young age, are being treated, not the actual cause. The novel preventive therapeutic strategy consists of an early treatment of CF before any disease-specific symptoms can be detected. In animal trials the early therapy with sodium channel blocker amiloride, commencing immediately after birth, prevents the development of CF. Clinical trials of amiloride as an early intervention preventive therapy against CF are already in the planning phase.


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PSA: Cloud Gaming officially comes to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate with over 150 games tomorrow
Still technically a beta, but official as Cloud Gaming gets
Khari Taylor
If you are an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Member who is interested in playing Xbox games on your Android phone or tablet, prepare to have your hands full tomorrow, literally.
Early this morning via an Xbox Wire press release, Corporate Vice President of Cloud Gaming at Microsoft Kareem Choudhry announced that Microsoft's cloud gaming initiative (formerly known as Project xCloud), will officially become part of Xbox Game Pass App on September 15th, expanding the current limited selection of 38 games available to Ultimate members via the Xbox Game Pass App to a much more robust and finely curated library of over 150 titles. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers with a compatible Android Phone or Tablet (Android 6.0 or higher with Bluetooth 4.0 or higher) and a supported controller will be able to download the app from the Samsung Galaxy Store or Google Store, pick any game in the Xbox Game Pass Cloud Gaming catalogue and start playing at no additional cost. The announcement fulfills a promise made by Choudhry made back in early August and is oddly right on schedule in a month that saw more than one critically important Xbox-related event fail to unfold as planned (in both catastrophic and delightful ways).
In the release Choudhry went on to list the many inherent benefits of the service, such as the ability for gamers to easily and seamlessly continue playing their games across devices with cloud saves, play games remotely from anywhere, play the same game with their friends in the same room on different devices (e.g. playing a non-split-screen-capable online game like Sea of Thieves together with friends in the same room, where each friend is on a different device, i.e. Xbox, PC, Android), and even the ability to play Xbox games on your Android device without even needing to own an Xbox or PC at all. Also, right on the heels of last week's well-received price and release date reveals for the upcoming Xbox Series X/S consoles and related news, the Cloud Gaming VP expertly re-emphasized the significance of Microsoft's new deal with Electronic Arts, which will see the latter company's own EA Play monthly subscription service bundled in with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate at no additional cost starting this holiday, bringing even more value to subscribers with even a passing interest in EA's many critically-acclaimed offerings in sports, shooters, indie, simulation and action-adventure titles. "Some of the best EA Play games will be available for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members to play on Android devices via the cloud at no additional charge", Choudhry pledged.
Finally, the release confirmed that Microsoft's cloud gaming service for Android will be released in beta (yes, it's still a beta) in 22 out of the 42 countries Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is currently offered in order to "ensure stability as (Microsoft) scales the feature to millions of gamers globally".
We recently tried out the new beta version of the Xbox Game Pass app for Android last month and found that the service was not quite ready yet for prime-time, but also noted that one's experience with the service is heavily dependent on a number of factors, including the screen size of the android device being used and the "temperament" of your local or remote Wi-Fi connection. With the full roll-out of the service tomorrow, hope springs eternal that stability improvements are fast incoming.
If you're curious to check out Microsoft's new Cloud Gaming service for yourself, you can try it out on Android for just $1.
With gaming roots that pre-date the Nintendo Game & Watch, Khari remains a young soul in an industry where he's often the oldest in the room. Japan his second home, he makes the pilgrimage to gaming's mecca, Akihabara, whenever possible.
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South Korea Didn't See This Coming - Cortney O'Brien As North Korea was conducting multiple missile tests a year ago and threatening to attack the U.S., Mr. Trump has already made by ending military exercises in South Korea and granting Mr.
President Donald Trump says Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "learned" from the mistake of criticising him and it's going to cost Canada "a lot of money".
In a series of tweets, the USA president called him "very dishonest and weak" and accused him of making false statements.
President Donald Trump's trade tariffs on Canada are sparking retaliation.
"Part of this is creating bargaining chips to sit down at the negotiating table". The U.S.at the end of May imposed tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum imports against Canada, Mexico and the European Union.
But the DFC's stance that it is unwilling to support more concessions may not be reaching politicians.
Mulroney has acted as an informal advisor on US trade to Trudeau's Liberal government. Since the 1970s, Canada has controlled supplies of dairy, poultry and eggs to match domestic consumption, and prices are set by a government corporation and provincial boards.
"Actually, we were just talking - the whole group - about something unrelated to everything, very friendly".
Canada's Justin Trudeau and other leaders had given closing press conferences and announced a US-backed joint statement. The G-8 was downgraded back to a G-7 following Putin's annexation of Crimea in 2014.
Jose Mourinho is expected to sign another midfielder this summer despite agreeing a deal for Shakhtar star Fred earlier this week. Manchester United target Sergej Milinkovic-Savic insists he is focused on the World Cup and will decide his future afterwards.
Processors and farmers would be less likely to modernize operations, Wiens said. "They don't take our farm products", Trump complained at the news conference Tuesday.
The US had a trade surplus with Canada of about US$7.7 billion in 2016, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, although Statistics Canada data show the US had a trade deficit of about US$14.6 billion.
"If you're a negotiator you have to know what's sensitive for the other guy and what does the other guy need to get in order to say there's a win-win outcome", Gifford said.
The G7 groups the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Italy and Canada.
"There had to be an agreement someplace that the president clearly felt other members had clearly violated, or at least the prime minister had violated", Rounds said.
"We strive to reduce tariff barriers, non-tariff barriers and subsidies", the statement said, which came despite Washington appearing intent on taking more punitive steps on trade.
Mr. Trump's actions led to an extraordinary juxtaposition: an abrupt public feud and deterioration of ties between the USA and Canada at the same moment as warm words and a detente between the US and North Korea.


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Il Palazzo Experimental, is a boutique hotel with 32 elegantly designed rooms and suites, and a spacious back garden letting onto a quiet canal. The Palazzo's Dorsoduro neighborhood hosts Galleria dell'Accademia and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, making it the perfect place to let yourself amble in its charming streets.
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Prior to founding Fair Value Capital, Patrick was responsible for alternative credit investments including structured credit, commercial and residential mortgage related debt and distressed debt at Schroders. Before this Patrick co-managed Pioneer CB Arbitrage hedge Fund, co-founded Credit Market Analysis (later sold to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange), and served as a Vice President in Merrill Lynch's EMEA group where he ran a proprietary trading business in structured credit. | Linked In
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Prior to joining Fair Value Capital, Nick was at Citigroup where he held a number of key senior management positions. Nick was lastly the EMEA Head of Investor Services and Direct Clearance & Custody Services within Citigroup where he was responsible for services and personnel across 32 countries in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Prior to Citigroup, Nick had been Global Head of Prime Finance at Deutsche Bank AG and before worked for 12 years at Morgan Stanley.
In 2010, Nick was inducted into Global Custodian's 'Hall of Legends' and has served on many industry advisory boards including AIMA, ATP Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension, and was Chairman of Citigroup Investment Deutschland KAG from 2006-2009.
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Angela has chaired international executive positions and Boards, mainly in M & A, Investment and Banking, having completed numerous international transactions mainly in the Finance, Real Estate and Hotel sectors. She was Head of Investment Banking and a member of the Risk Committee of the Iberian Special Assets Situations unit in BBVA, Member of the Executive Committee of BBVA Consumer Finance and the Digital Bank Uno-e Bank, Head of Corporate Development at BBVA for the acquisitions of Consumer Finance, Insurance and Financial Institutions in Europe, Asia, USA and Brazil. She also Headed the Corporate Finance and M&A European FIG team in Spain at KPMG. Prior to that she worked at PWC Corporate Finance, Bankinter, Citibank, and AVB | Linked In
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