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Some plants use lipids as a fuel stored as minute globules in the seed
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There are many hundred varieties of plants known to have oil-bearing seeds, but only a few are significant commercially. These are listed in Table 3.2 with their fatty acid compositions. Most are important sources of edible oils for human foods or animal feeds, but some are used for other industrial purposes such as paints, varnishes and lubricants. Although the seed is the most important organ for the storage of triacylglycerols, some species store large quantities of oil in the mesocarp or pericarp of the fruit surrounding the seed kernel. The avocado is a familiar example of a plant with an oily meso-carp and has been the subject of extensive studies of fatty acid biosynthesis. The mesocarp of the oil palm is a commercially important source of palm oil, used in soap and margarine making, which is quite distinct in chemical and physical properties from the seed oil of the same plant: palm kernel oil (Fig. 3.3 and Table 3.2). Droplets of triacylglycerols are also present in the seeds of plants that store predominantly carbohydrates (starch) as the primary source of fuel for seed germination. These include legumes such as peas or beans and cereals like wheat or barley.
Microscopic examination of a mature oil seed or one in the active phase of oil accumulation reveals a cytoplasm packed with spherical organelles that consist mainly of triacylglycerols, called oil bodies (Fig. 3.4). Unfortunately, the nomenclature has not
Fig. 3.3 Section through an oil palm fruit. Note the location of the two quite distinct types of oil, palm oil and palm kernel oil. Reproduced with kind permission of Dr L.H. Jones.
been standardized and you may also encounter terms such as lipid bodies, storage oil bodies, storage oil droplets, oleosomes, lipid-containing vesicles and reserve oil droplets, all of which are synonymous. Some authors have used the term spherosomes to refer to the same organelle, but it should strictly be used to describe another particle in plant cells that has a high content of phospholi-pids.
The core of the oil body is composed mainly of triacylglycerols, with minor quantities of other hydrophobic lipids such as sterols, hydrocarbons and carotenoids. The oil body is surrounded by a half-unit membrane of protein and phospholipids. The origin of the oil body continues to be controversial and Murphy's review (see Further Reading) refers to several early theories. A current view is illustrated in Fig. 3.5. TAG are synthesized in the endoplasmic reticulum as described in Section 3.4.1.3. Accumulation of oil in the space between the membrane bilayers results in mem-
Table 3.2 The fatty acid composition of some vegetable oils* (g per 100 g of total fatty acids)
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I'm sounding like one of those AM radio shows…It's going to be a Shocking Blue weekend! I'll post some more of their songs Saturday and Sunday. This song has an unusual chorus but it is very catchy.
Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band formed in The Hague in 1967. They were known for the song Venus which reached #1 in the Billboard 100 in 1970. "Never Marry a Railroad Man" sold over a million records and became a top-ten hit in several countries around the world.
The song is not well known in America but is a great little song. The singer was Mariska Veres who sounded a bit like Grace Slick but with a maybe stronger voice. I found this group a few years ago while listening to Venus and explored their other releases. They did have more songs than Venus that were good.
There is not much info on Shocking Blues songs but I did find a Mariska Veres fan site that has this info… http://www.oocities.org/ofmang/mariska/mariska.html
Mariska was born in Hague, Holland.. Mariska, half-Hungarian and half-German, had often sung with her father, Lajos Veres, who played violin in a gypsy orchestra. She recorded the solo singles called "Topkapi"(1965) and "Dag en nacht" (1967) and had gained experience singing with different groups before she joined Shocking Blue. How did she meet Shocking Blue?
In 1968 Shocking Blue's manager and music publisher attended a party celebrating the success of Golden Earring's first number one song in Holland. A band known as the Bumble Bees, fronted by the strong and striking female singer, performed at the party, and the two men thought she would be a perfect addition to Shocking Blue. Robbie van Leeuwen, leader and founder of Shocking Blue, was immediately impressed by her vocal style, quite different from most local singers of the day. When Mariska was asked to join the Shocking Blue, she requested that they (the band members) would not start any relationships with her except professional one. She replaced de Wilde as a lead singer and, no doubt, became the eye- and ear-catching attraction of the band; her soul-tingled voice gave the music a distinct R&B sound.
Mariska obviously was an attraction for many fans of SB. It's easy to imagine how many men and boys had fallen in love with Mariska, with her mystic aura, enigmatic smile, and long black hair (which was, sadly to say, a wig). People, mostly men of course, saw her a sex-symbol, which she was, but she could never cope with it. It was a disappointment for many of her fans when in the late seventies she got rid of her sexy image starting to wear long dresses and relatively short haircut.
In spite of her fantastic look Mariska was a pretty shy, a little naive person. She could not really deal with the snobbish Robbie (guitar player): once he shouted at her, she started to cry and phoned her mother, who in return called their manager. Sounds silly, but Mariska was surely not the wild woman everybody thought she was. Mariska also was "famous" for her lifestyle: she never smoked and she did not like alcohol. During those days of "sex, drugs, and rock and roll", when SB toured the world, Mariska's most favorite drink was tea.
After Shocking Blue disbanded Mariska started her solo career, which was not successful. She recorded a dozen of solo singles but the singles did not score well although most of them sounded (and still sound) great. Probably, she was not motivated enough, lacked a good manager, and luck was not on her side. In 1978 Mariska was featured in a single "Neon City" recorded by Mistral (Robbie's group at that time). In 1979 Robbie was planning to reunite the group. They even recorded a single called "Louise" as a part of their come back project, but for some reasons this was cancelled and "Louise" was never released. Robbie van Leeuwen said in an interview that Mariska was the only reason the come back was off, but never said why. Probably, Mariska was just fed up with all the attention and was just overworked. Maybe because of this she does not like to recall the 70's. In the late 80's she performed with her group "Veres". In the early 90's she appeared on stage with The Clarks, and, in my opinion, their performances together were great. Mariska also sang with several jazz musicians, and even recorded CD with four jazz musicians in 1993 (Mariska Veres Shocking Jazz Quintet). In the fall of 1993 she founded a new band and, with Robbie's permission, called it Shocking Blue. They recorded a single "Body And Soul" (1994), which was produced by Robbie.
Never Marry A Railroad Man
Have you been broken-hearted once or twice
If it's yes how did you feel at his first lies
If it's no you need this good advice
He loves you every now and then
His heart is at his new train. No, no, no
Don't fall in love with a Railroad man
If you do forget him if you can
You're better off without him ah
Have you ever been restless in your bed
And so lonely that your eyes became wet
Let me tell you then one thing
Author badfinger20Posted on July 12, 2019 July 11, 2019 Categories 1970s, Music, SinglesTags Mariska Veres, Never Marry a Railroad Man, Shocking Blue, Shocking Blue - Never Marry A Railroad
25 thoughts on "Shocking Blue – Never Marry A Railroad Man"
alittlepieceofmyheart410024090.com says:
A very catchy song. I really like it.
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berno1206 says:
Always good to learn more classic rock history from you. I had never heard of her before. I like that she lived against the booze and drugs stigma we often place on this era. You can still write lyrics about the ups and downs of life while drinking a nice cup of tea 🙂
Yes you can. I was worried no one would care about some non Billboard songs from a one hit wonder but I really liked their other songs besides Venus… I love finding "new/old" songs to listen to. Thank you for listening! If you are the only one today my job will be complete.
Of Movies And Lives says:
I appreciate this post. This is one of those one hit wonder bands that are mostly unknown. I like your choice of their second hit.
I appreciate you reading and listening. I'm always kind of afraid no one will care about a non hit but I really like their other stuff and wanted to share. I love finding "new/old" music to listen to.
I do that also when I have the time and curiosity bites. It' s incredible how many good songs where just dumped in albums and never aired and also how many great voices were not given better songs!!
Your last statement is so true. The talent is there but never a song that fits the talent.
Sometimes not enough exposure. This group had a number one but could not capitalize on it with a tour partly due to the record company.
I'm sure you'll find many more like them that you can highlight in your upcoming posts for all us who love music and don't have the time to research, etc.
You have inspired me to start hunting more…thank you it's nice to know that someone is out there wanting to hear more than just the hits.
Thank you for your continuing reading and always interesting posts.
Another pretty decent tune I'd never heard. With their ability and her looks I bet they would've been much bigger worldwide about a decade later when video came into vogue
Yes I think so…they didn't capitalize on Venus as far as touring…tomorrow I'm featuring their song that Nirvana covered on their first album.
oh right — Nirvana's very first single as I recall… forgot that was Shocking Blue
Catchy tune, I like the Spanish guitar fluourishes, and she has hypnotic eyes.
I know…I really think they should have made it bigger but they didn't capitalize on Venus… Yes she has a good voice.
Great practical advice for youngsters today. Those railway men…
This is another really good one from this band. I'm glad you are showcasing them.
I was hoping you would catch this one. This one is where I started to notice them… good pop song.
The Hinoeuma says:
I loved this one. And, I'm hearing their influence in Scars on 45:
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YES… I like this one better than Venus. I mean the chorus is outdated now lol but the song is damn catchy without being corny.
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Former soldier guilty of murdering ex-partner after stabbing her 42 times in Paisley horror attack
Gary Brown stabbed Alyson Watt because he believed she had cheated on him - he also attacked a 16-year-old boy with a hammer
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Alyson Watt was 42 times at her home in Paisley
A former soldier obsessed his ex-partner had cheated on him has been convicted of her murder.
Gary Brown stabbed Alyson Watt 42 times at her home in Paisley, Renfrewshire in June last year.
He also carried out a ferocious hammer attack on an innocent 16 year-old boy, who stayed with Miss Watt.
The 55-year-old struck after finding a text months earlier that the Barnardo's charity worker may have kissed another man.
Brown fled after the horror attacks – but Miss Watt (52) was able to whisper to a neighbour the ex-squaddie was the culprit as she lay dying.
He denied murder insisting he was suffering from an "abnormality of the mind" at the time.
Brown was said to have a personality disorder.
But, he now faces life in jail after jurors today rejected his claims.
He had earlier pled guilty to the attempted murder of the boy, who now needs round-the-clock care.
Lord Summers told him: "You have been found guilty of a savage murder. Your stabbing was brutal and violent.
"No one who heard the evidence will ever forget it. Striking a defenceless young boy was also shameful and shocking.
"For these crimes, you will receive a long custodial sentence."
Brown – who showed no emotion – will return to the dock next month.
The former Scots Guard had previously served during the Falklands War.
He latterly worked as an engineer with Scottish Power.
After a failed marriage, Brown met Miss Watt on dating site Match.com around 2015.
He described her as a "beautiful looking woman" - and believed they would one day wed.
But, in March 2017, Brown discovered a text on Miss Watt's phone about a "friendly, drunken kiss" she may have had on a night out.
Jurors heard Brown became "obsessed" by the message and asked a string of people what they believed it meant.
He told the court: "It broke my heart and sent me to hell."
Miss Watt insisted she had been "100% faithful" to him.
But, for weeks, Brown let the text prey on his mind including trawling the web on how to "hack" into Miss Watt's email or social media.
He also searched: "Should I dump my girlfriend after drunken kiss".
Brown further considered going to the bar he believed Miss Watt had been that night – and asking staff had they seen a "blonde woman" with a man.
The trial heard the relationship appeared to have ended days before the killing.
But, he turned up at Miss Watt's house on June 2 after she got home from work.
He initially told her that it was not a "social call".
Brown said he then flipped when Miss Watt made a "gesture" with her hands that they were finished talking.
The thug grabbed a lock back knife from his pocket and repeatedly struck her.
Brown then discovered the boy who lived with her standing "frozen solid".
He told jurors: "I picked up a hammer and hit him three of four times."
As Miss Watt screamed for help, Brown then returned and stabbed her again.
His QC Brian McConnachie asked: "Remember stabbing her 42 times?"
Brown: "Never."
He believed he had only knifed her around five times.
The former soldier fled the scene and later drove to Dumfries-shire.
He claimed he planned to take his own life, but police later found him in his car.
Miss Watt's neighbour recalled how he tried coming to her aid after hearing her desperately trying to get help.
Peter Harris (71) said: "Her hand was dragging down the window...I could see the blood running down.
"I took to my heels once I saw her. I ran straight to Alyson – into the kitchen at the back door.
"She was lying on the floor and was in a bad condition. There were wounds to her face and neck – blood was pulsing out."
"Alyson told me that it was Gary. I asked was it Gary that did it.
"She whispered: 'Yeah.' She tried to nod, but could not move her head properly."
The pensioner also found the 16 year-old boy "in a bad way".
The trial was told he suffered a severe brain injury, now needs 24-hour care and is unable to read or write.
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In connection with the killing, Brown's legal team had urged jurors to convict him of the lesser charge of culpable homicide due to diminished responsibility.
It emerged after the verdict that Brown had previously been fined for a violent road rage incident.
His lawyer Chris McKenna today told the court: "It is clear Mr Brown is a very troubled man resulting from his childhood and his involvement in the Falklands conflict."
Brown will be sentenced on July 6 in Edinburgh.
Commenting after Brown was found guilty, Detective Chief Inspector Martin Fergus of the Major Investigations Team, welcomed the verdict.
He said: "Gary Brown is a dangerous individual and Police Scotland welcomes the conviction today.
"The murder of Alyson and the attempted murder of a 16 year old boy horrified the local communities of Paisley. As you would expect, the family are devastated at the loss of Alyson.
"We hope that today's verdict will give them some comfort. My thoughts are with Alyson's family, friends and colleagues who have conducted themselves with the utmost dignity throughout this ordeal."


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package io.trino.plugin.raptor.legacy.metadata;

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
import io.airlift.units.Duration;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;

import java.util.Map;

import static io.airlift.configuration.testing.ConfigAssertions.assertFullMapping;
import static io.airlift.configuration.testing.ConfigAssertions.assertRecordedDefaults;
import static io.airlift.configuration.testing.ConfigAssertions.recordDefaults;
import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.MINUTES;

public class TestMetadataConfig
{
    @Test
    public void testDefaults()
    {
        assertRecordedDefaults(recordDefaults(MetadataConfig.class)
                .setStartupGracePeriod(new Duration(5, MINUTES))
                .setReassignmentDelay(new Duration(0, MINUTES))
                .setReassignmentInterval(new Duration(0, MINUTES)));
    }

    @Test
    public void testExplicitPropertyMappings()
    {
        Map<String, String> properties = ImmutableMap.<String, String>builder()
                .put("raptor.startup-grace-period", "42m")
                .put("raptor.reassignment-delay", "6m")
                .put("raptor.reassignment-interval", "7m")
                .buildOrThrow();

        MetadataConfig expected = new MetadataConfig()
                .setStartupGracePeriod(new Duration(42, MINUTES))
                .setReassignmentDelay(new Duration(6, MINUTES))
                .setReassignmentInterval(new Duration(7, MINUTES));

        assertFullMapping(properties, expected);
    }
}

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Q: Calculating area from Large spatialPixelsDataFrame I have an object called cr1 which is a large SpatialPixelsDataFrame of a lake.
Here is a link to the file:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/uuvlmxmri144hp2/macrosmall.rdata?dl=0
I think each pixel has has a 1m x 1m cell size, however i think this attribute is nowhere specified. "macro" is the measured height of submersed macrophytes in the lake.
The structure looks like this.
    Formal class 'SpatialPixelsDataFrame' [package "sp"] with 7 slots

  ..@ data       :'data.frame': 252234 obs. of  1 variable:
  .. ..$ macro: num [1:252234] 0.0468 0.0518 0.0445 0.046 0.0477 ...

  ..@ coords.nrs : num(0)

  ..@ grid       :Formal class 'GridTopology' [package "sp"] with 3 slots

  .. .. ..@ cellcentre.offset: Named num [1:2] 3404494 5872334

  .. .. .. ..- attr(*, "names")= chr [1:2] "x" "y"
  .. .. ..@ cellsize         : Named num [1:2] 1 1

  .. .. .. ..- attr(*, "names")= chr [1:2] "x" "y"
  .. .. ..@ cells.dim        : Named int [1:2] 776 536

  .. .. .. ..- attr(*, "names")= chr [1:2] "x" "y"
  ..@ grid.index : int [1:252234] 415333 415334 415335 415336 415337 415338
415339 414554 414555 414556 ...

  ..@ coords     : num [1:252234, 1:2] 3404666 3404667 3404668 3404669 3404670 ...
  .. ..- attr(*, "dimnames")=List of 2

  .. .. ..$ : chr [1:252234] "949" "950" "951" "952" ...

  .. .. ..$ : chr [1:2] "x" "y"

  ..@ bbox       : num [1:2, 1:2] 3404493 5872333 3405269 5872869

  .. ..- attr(*, "dimnames")=List of 2

  .. .. ..$ : chr [1:2] "x" "y"

  .. .. ..$ : chr [1:2] "min" "max"

  ..@ proj4string:Formal class 'CRS' [package "sp"] with 1 slot

  .. .. ..@ projargs: chr NA

I would like to calculate the area that is covered for certain macrophyte height intervals (i.e. the area covered for intervals of "macro").
How can I specify the resolution or size of each cell (=1m x 1m)?
Which package and function handles the area estimation of the SpatialPixelsDataFrame?
I actually only loaded the map so far
library(sp)
library(raster)

load("macrosmall.rdata")

and tried a couple of things:
area(cr1)

This would be an example of what I want and how I want to calculate it, however the specifications of the dataframe don't allow it
intervals <- list(c(0.1,0.2),
              c(0.2,0.3),
              c(0.3,0.4))

sapply(intervals, function(x) {
  sum(cr1[] > x[1] & cr1s[] <= x[2])
})

But I basically always end up with the same warning messages

Warning message:
  In .local(x, ...) :
    This function is only useful for Raster* objects with a longitude/latitude coordinates

Please note that the area in question is quite small (25 ha).
Can anyone push me into the right direction?

A: You should provide simple code-generated example data, not a file. For example
library(raster)
r <- raster(nrow=20, ncol=26, ext=extent(3405000, 3405269, 5872500, 5872700))
values(r) <- 1:ncell(r) / 280
set.seed(-1)
r[sample(ncell(r), 100)] <- 0

A solution is to first make the classes you are interested in. You can use cut or reclassify. Here with reclassify:
m <- matrix(c(0, 0.1, 1,
              0.1, 0.5, 2,
              0.5, 1, 3,
              1, 2, 4), ncol=3, byrow=TRUE)

rc <- reclassify(r, m)

And then count the number of cells in each class:
f <- freq(rc)

As long as your CRS is not longitude/latitude, you can multiply the cell count with the cell area to get the area (but in your case the area is 1, so there is be no need).
f <- data.frame(f)
f$area <- f$count * prod(res(rc))

If the data is on lon/lat, you would need to do
a <- area(rc)
ff <- zonal(a, rc, "sum")

A: I am really confused. You said you are working on a spatialPixelsDataFrame, but the data you provided, cr1, is a raster object.
Anyway, here I showed a possible solution to calculate the area.
library(sp)
library(raster)

# Load the RData
load("macrosmall.RData")

# View the raster layer
cr1
# class       : RasterLayer
# dimensions  : 200, 269, 53800  (nrow, ncol, ncell)
# resolution  : 1, 1  (x, y)
# extent      : 3405000, 3405269, 5872500, 5872700  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
# coord. ref. : NA
# data source : in memory
# names       : macro
# values      : 0, 1.896009  (min, max)

# Plot the raster layer
plot(cr1)

I am not sure what raster values indicate the "lake". Assuming that all the non-NA cells are the lake, we can then do the following.
# Get all cell values
cells <- values(cr1)

# Remove NA
cells_nonNA <- cells[!is.na(cells)]

# Count how many cells
length(cells_nonNA)
# [1] 36143

Since 1 cell is one 1 m^2, the total lake area is 36143 m^2.
Assuming that the raster values for the lake are above 1, we can again subset the cell values.
cells_above1 <- cells_nonNA[cells_nonNA > 1]
length(cells_above1)
# [1] 77

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Alexander Schmorell ou Saint Alexandre Schmorell est un résistant allemand, l'un des fondateurs du groupe La Rose blanche (Die Weiße Rose), né le  à Orenburg en Russie, et guillotiné le  à la prison Stadelheim de Munich. Chrétien-Orthodoxe très pieux, il a été canonisé par l'Église russe en  en tant que Saint local.

Jeunesse
Alexandre Schmorell est né  le  à Orenbourg, en Russie. Son père était docteur, Russe allemand, et sa mère russe, fille d'un prêtre orthodoxe (les hommes mariés peuvent être ordonnés prêtres dans l'Église orthodoxe). Schmorell est baptisé Chrétien-Orthodoxe. Sa mère décède du typhus pendant la guerre civile russe, alors qu'il est âgé d'à peine deux ans. En 1920, son père se remarie avec une femme, elle aussi d'ascendance allemande. Fuyant les Bolchéviks et l'instauration du communisme, la famille part en Allemagne et s'installe à Munich en 1921. La gouvernante russe d'Alexandre viendra aussi en Allemagne et l'éduquera en russe, ce qui lui permettra d'être parfaitement bilingue. Il ne perdra jamais son lien spirituel avec la Russie et fréquentera toute sa vie la paroisse orthodoxe russe de Munich. Il se considérait d'ailleurs comme russe et allemand.

Service militaire
Après avoir obtenu le diplôme de l'Abitur, il est appelé à faire le service du travail (Reichsarbeitsdienst) qui précède le service militaire, puis il doit faire ce dernier dans la Wehrmacht. Il prend part en tant que conscrit à l'annexion de l'Autriche puis à l'invasion de la Tchécoslovaquie.

Engagement contre le nazisme
Il commence des études de médecine en 1939. C'est à cette époque qu'il fera la connaissance d'Hans Scholl, en 1940. Il a rédigé avec lui les quatre premiers tracts anti-nazis du mouvement. Il a notamment écrit un passage (dans le deuxième tract) protestant très fermement contre l'Holocauste. Il fera également plus tard la connaissance de Willi Graf.

En juin 1942, il est rappelé dans la Wehrmacht et envoyé sur le front russe en tant qu'aide-soignant militaire avec Hans Scholl, Willi Graf et Jurgen Wittenstein. Il protestera contre les mauvais traitements infligés aux prisonniers ennemis et aux civils locaux.

De retour en Allemagne, il  établit le contact avec le professeur Kurt Huber en décembre 1942. Il écrit en  le cinquième tract « Appel à tous les Allemands ». Il écrivit aussi sur des murs d'immeubles munichois « À bas Hitler » (Nieder mit Hitler!) ou « Liberté » (Freiheit) et a dessiné des croix gammées barrées.

Il est arrêté le , traduit en jugement le 19 avril devant le tribunal du Volksgerichtshof, et condamné à mort pour activités antinazies et confession de la foi Orthodoxe. Il enverra un testament à sa famille, dans lequel il déclarera « Aujourd'hui, par la volonté de Dieu, il m'est donné d'achever ma vie terrestre, afin de passer dans une autre qui ne se terminera jamais et dans laquelle nous nous reverrons de nouveau. Que cette rencontre future soit votre consolation et votre espérance. Malheureusement, pour vous, ce coup est plus pesant que pour moi qui pars avec la conscience d'avoir servi mes convictions sincères et une action juste. Cela me permet d'attendre l'heure de la mort avec une conscience tranquille. ».

Il est guillotiné le 13 juillet à la prison Stadelheim de Munich, à l'âge de vingt-cinq ans. Il est ensuite enterré selon le rite orthodoxe au cimetière Friedhof am Perlacher Forst de Munich.

Canonisation
Saint Alexandre Schmorell a été canonisé en tant que néomartyr et confesseur de la foi pour avoir défendu sa foi orthodoxe, et combattu par elle le régime nazi.
L'Église Orthodoxe russe hors-frontières a annoncé en 2007 qu'Alexandre Schmorell serait canonisé en tant que Saint local. La canonisation a été faite le .

Le Métropolite Hilarion, Primat de l'Église russe hors-frontières, a déclaré que « c'est par sa vie pleine d'abnégation, ses labeurs spirituels et sa mort en martyr, qu'Alexandre Schmorell a témoigné de son amour envers Dieu et son image, reflétée dans notre prochain. »

Héritage
Un livre lui a été consacré par l'auteur russe Igor Khramov : L'âme russe de la « Rose blanche » (Игорь Храмов : «Русская душа "Белой розы"») et un film —  Recherche de la « Rose blanche » du cinéaste Savva Kulish (Савва Кулиш: В поисках «Белой розы»).

Un Office écrit a été composé en son honneur.

Références

Articles connexes
 La Rose blanche
 Traute Lafrenz

Liens externes

 Alexandre Schmorell : biographie, Biographie.
 Alexandre Schmorell : lettres, Lettres à sa famille.

Bibliographie

Naissance en septembre 1917
Naissance à Orenbourg
Décès en juillet 1943
Décès à 25 ans
Décès à Munich
Condamné à mort guillotiné
Membre de La Rose blanche
Résistant allemand au nazisme
Alexander Schmorell
Résistance spirituelle au nazisme
Décès dans le Troisième Reich


is a perspective view of a portable exerciser.
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portable pedal exerciser - Staples Inc.
FIG. 1a is a schematic representation of the side view of the portable leg exerciser of the present invention in the chair mode showing generally U-shaped forward and rearward floor-engaging members supporting the chair member of the exerciser. FIG. 1b is a schematic representation of the side view of the portable leg exerciser of the present invention in the chair mode showing a generally U-shaped front floor-engaging member and a generally rectangular rear floor-engaging member supporting the chair member of the exerciser.
FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of an exploded view of the tension adjusting device for the leg engaging apparatus of the portable leg exerciser.
To achieve the foregoing and other objects and in accordance with the purpose of the present invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, the portable leg exerciser hereof may include a generally flat, substantially rectangular seat member pivotably attached to a generally flat, substantially rectangular back portion which can be fixedly located relative to one another in a chair mode for leg extension exercises and in a bench mode for leg curl exercises by means of a latching mechanism. Foldable floor-engaging support members and collapsible braces permit the exercise apparatus to rigidly contact the floor and stand at a convenient height, and to be folded in a storage/travel mode. Pivotable leg-engaging apparatus having elastic restoring means for providing resistance to pivoting is removably attached to the seat member. Preferably, the elastic restoring device is adjustable in tension to enable a variable resistance to pivoting of the leg-engaging apparatus to be achieved. It is also preferred that the leg-engaging apparatus have lower rollers for engaging the shins of the user for leg extension exercise. Preferably also, the leg-engaging apparatus has upper rollers for engaging the calves of the user for leg curl exercises. It is preferred that the tension of the elastic restoring device be adjustable by the user either while sitting or lying on the portable leg exerciser.
FIG. 4 is a schematic representation of the location of mounting of the tension adjusting device depicted in FIG. 3 hereof under the seat member of the portable leg exerciser.
Although a bed has been mentioned as providing support for the portable exerciser, other furniture can be used. For example, sofa-sleeper can be used. Basically, a sofa-sleeper includes a foldable bed frame that supports a mattress. The sofa-sleeper is adapted for use as a sofa when the bed frame is folded up into a storage unit within the sofa framework to permit use of the structure as a seating surface. The sofa-sleeper also can be used as a bed when the bed frame is extended from the storage attitude into a generally horizontal bed attitude to permit use of the structure as a sleeping surface. Alternatively, a chair with a reinforcement bar spanning left and right sides of the chair can be used.
Its clear LCD screen shows time, number of revolutions and calories burned. The armchair pedal exerciser is lightweight and foldable, it's portable to use anywhere. Lightweight steel frame with a chrome finish and non-slip rubber grips. Folds away for easy storage. L47xH37xW25cm.
The Stamina InStride Folding Cycle is a portable exercise bike substitute similar to the . The sole improvement that the InStride Folding Cycle offers over the Cycle XL is its ability to fold. Otherwise, the InStride Folding Cycle and InStride Cycle XL sport the same basic features, including: adjustable foot straps and non-slip rubber feet.
FIG. 6 is a schematic representation of the portable leg exerciser in the storage/travel mode thereof showing the back member and the floor-engaging back member support in their folded positions.
The use of portable exercise equipment increases in demand as awareness of exercise for general health is well documented. Traditionally, exercise equipment is solely found in health clubs and fitness centers. However, as the public becomes more educated about exercise and general health, an individual can be just as capable of an independent routine exercise program. This new home training regimen has created a demand for effective exercise equipment that is versatile and affordable, easy to use, and requires minimal storage space.In U.S. Pat. No. 6,712,742, titled Compact Abdominal Exercise Apparatus by Suiter, a compact portable abdominal exercise apparatus is disclosed with a first member that concentrically slides in a second member, and resistance is provided by elastic attached between the distal end of the first member and the distal end of the second member. Handles position the user in an ergonomically neutral position that requires a user to crunch straight downward for the first member to slide properly within the second member. The straight downward crunching motion requires flexion of the user's lower vertebra column, thereby isolating the abdominal muscles from the hip flexors and back muscles. Molded covers protect the user from moving parts associated with the connector assembly. The user can quickly change the elastic members.
Use this portable pedal exerciser regularly to increase strength and improve coordination as well as circulation.


IAIP and CFA Institute India hosted CFA Charter Award and Felicitation Ceremony 2016 in Ahmedabad on December 2nd 2016. On this occasion, Mini Charters were presented to the New Regular Members of IAIP and Candidates who have passed Level III in June 2016 were felicitated with a Memento. This event was also an excellent opportunity to meet the IAIP Leadership team viz. Anil Ghelani, CFA, Director, IAIP, Sonia Gandhi, CFA, Director, IAIP, Sachin Naik, CFA Institute India. It also provided a platform to network with fellow members in the city.
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'I Am Groot' Series Confirmed For a 2022 Release on Disney+
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by KulwantSingh December 17, 2021, 12:56 am
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Guardians of the Galaxy film series director James Gunn has just confirmed that the I Am Groot series will be coming to Disney+ in 2022. The new series will be focusing on Marvel's very adorkable Baby Groot as he goes on different galactic adventures. The show will consist of a series of animated shorts. I Am Groot was announced for Disney+ last year and it was teased during the Disney+ Day last month. The series is said to have a photo-realistic style, and there's no word on casting yet most notably Vin Diesel, who has voiced the character in all the Guardians films.
I Am Groot is now among the six Marvel shows that will be premiering on Disney+ next year. The other shows are Ms. Marvel starring Iman Vellani in the lead role of Kamala Khan, Moon Knight starring Oscar Isaac as the titular vigilante, She-Hulk starring Tatiana Maslany as the title character, Secret Invasion which will focus on the Skrulls and it will star Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Mendelsohn, and last but not least Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special which will directly tie into the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which started filming in November.
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The confirmation of the 2022 release of I Am Groot, came from Gunn via Twitter. I Am Groot was included in the Disney+ promotional video teasing the shows coming to the streamer next year. But still, there has been no window release announced for the series yet. So, when a fan tweeted the video asking if the animated series is coming in 2022, Gunn replied "I can confirm. #IAmGroot."
This is great news for the Guardians fans, as we haven't seen the quirky team since their cameo in Avengers: Endgame in 2019, and they haven't had their own title film since 2017's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. The year 2022 and 2023 will come with all the Guardians content that we have all been waiting for with Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special coming in December of 2022 on Disney+, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 coming to theaters on May 23, 2023, and now I Am Groot is also coming in 2022. Check out Gunn's tweet below:
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In some cases few people tend to prefer other foods to sushi. Therefore if your company does not like sushi food, it is advisable that you pick a restaurant that does not mainly focus on one type of food. This will assist make certain that all your needs are met. Therefore ensure that the sushi restaurant you select serves the needs of the people you are with.
Evade eating from inexperienced sushi restaurant. By this make sure that you know the time the sushi restaurant was opened. You could check on their website since it will assist you know if they are experienced. Using an experienced sushi restaurant will help ensure that you enjoy eating their food. Similarly the experienced cooks know the recipes they ought to use in order to ensure that their foods are tasty.
Lastly ensure that the sushi restaurant has good customer service. This is because it can be frustrating having to wait for so long just for the waiter to serve you. By this the staff in the sushi restaurant should be prompt once a clientele walks in the restaurant. Additionally they ought to be friendly while interacting with the consumers. This will help ensure that you feel welcomed while dining in the sushi restaurant.


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Q: Lua XML extract from pattern An application is sending my script an Stream like this one:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root>
   <aRootChildNode>
    <anotherChildNode>
     <?xml version="1.0">
     <TheNodeImLookingFor>
       ... content ...
     </TheNodeImLookingFor>
    </anotherChildNode>
   </aRootChildNode>
</root>

I want to extract the TheNodeImLookingFor section.
So far, got:
data = string.match(Stream, "^.+\<TheNodeImLookingFor\>.+\<\/TheNodeImLookingFor\>.+$")

Pattern is recognized in the Stream, but it doesn't extract the node and its content.

A: In general, it's not a good idea to use pattern matching (either Lua pattern or regex) to extract XML. Use a XML parser.
For this problem, you don't need to escape \ or <(even if you do, Lua pattern uses % to escape magic characters). And use brackets to get the node and its content:
data = string.match(Stream, "^.+(<TheNodeImLookingFor>.+</TheNodeImLookingFor>).+$")

Or to get only the content:
data = string.match(Stream, "^.+<TheNodeImLookingFor>(.+)</TheNodeImLookingFor>.+$")


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Caisse invests $200 million in company that lets air passengers bid on upgrades
The Caisse de Depot logo is seen at their headquarters, Wednesday, February 24, 2016 in Montreal. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz)
Published Wednesday, November 28, 2018 12:13AM EST
MONTREAL -- The Caisse de depot et placement has invested $200 million in a Quebec technology company that helps airlines generate additional revenues by allowing travellers to bid on upgrades.
Quebec's pension fund manager says the investment in Plusgrade will help the nine-year-old company to penetrate new international markets and expand its products that help airlines add revenues by optimizing their seat inventory.
Its signature product allows passengers to bid in real time on upgrading, for example, to a premium cabin from economy.
The company is expanding its Montreal headquarters and offices in New York and Singapore.
The Caisse acquired a portion of the shares held by private equity firm TA Associates, that will continue to be a major shareholder along with management and other investors.
More than 70 travel companies around the world use Plusgrade, including Air Canada, Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines.
"We plan on getting much deeper in our home-court vertical, which is airline, and in expanding much wider into other verticals -- we just started successfully into cruise line," Plusgrade CEO and founder Ken Harris said in an interview.
The Caisse says the investment is aligned with its strategy of supporting the growth of Quebec companies that prioritize innovation to drive their international development.
"We like partnering with Canadian businesses that have expansion projects all around the globe, so it's exactly in line with our strategy," added Justin Methot, vice-president responsible for private investments in Quebec.
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The Christian Herald, Volume 1
English language and the principles of religion. Every Sabbath we read prayers and preach to such of the military and others as are disposed to attend the Church. Every Wednesday evening Brother Squance preaches in Portuguese, and every Friday I preach in English. The congregations are pretty large and attentive ; and we hope some profit by hearing the word of truth. Monday evenings we meet our class, consisting of about 20 members, Dutch, Portuguese, soldiers, and one native headman, or Modelier, as they are called here. Some of these are under serious impressions, several of them young men, who seem very promising. We sometimes preach in the public market through the means of an interpreter. Here we meet many different characters; Mahometans, Malabars, Dutch, Portuguese, Cingalese, &c. We visit some of the schools where the Cingalese are taught their own language. To these schools, on days set apart for the purpose, the people crowd to be baptized and married, to the number of 6 or 700 and upwards. We generally seize such opportunities of declaring to the people the way of salvation. These things, together with studying languages, keep both our bodies and minds in a state of activity. Truly we may exclaim, the harvest is great, but the labourers very few. Hinderances there are in the way to the spread of the Gospel in this island; but, through Divine assistance, these difficulties are surmountable. The work is the Lord's. O that we may ever confide in him, feel our dependance upon him, and labour on at his command. Thanks be to God, my soul is happy in the enjoyment of his favour; and if I were now in Europe, surrounded by my relations, and the friends of Jesus, .whom i sincerely love; at the Divine call, with the sacred flame I this moment feel in my heart, I would break away from their affectionate embraces, bid farewel to the land of my nativity, brave the dangers of the watery deep, encounter every difficulty, and consider myself highly honoured and greatly privileged in having an opportunity of preaching, through Jesus, a free and full salvation to the poor heathen. Earnestly requesting to have a place in your prayers, with every sentiment of respect and affection, I am, dear Fathers and Brethren, Yours, most sincerely, GEORGE ERSKINE.
From Mr. James Lynch. My dear FATHERS AND BRETHREN,
In my last from this place, I stated to you the death of Brother Ault; since then, thank God, we are all pretty well; and nothing particular has taken place amongst us. We greatly lament the loss of the ship Arniston, off the Cape of Good Hope, in May last. Our warm and kind friends, Lord and Lady Molesworth, and a daughter of our much esteemed friend, the Hon. and Rev. Mr. I'wisleton, and two sons of the Rev. Mr. Chater, were among those who perished. We also regret that many of our letters for Europe, (all mine,) were lost. I have lately visited a few places in the country; several Brahmins heard, and rather wished to engage me in listening to them, than that I should address the people. We have lately established an Auxiliary Bible Society here, and have a larger Sunday School. Brother Squance is rather on the recovery, and preaches very frequently. By this day's news, from Madeira, I find a ship is to sail for England in a few days. Being apprehensive she may sail before this reaches Madras, I write but short. I bless God that my health is good, and feel resigned to his dispensations. I feel the want of help. I received a letter lately from Madras, signed by five serious persons who appear to experience the power of religion. They have received much light in the doctrines of the Gospel," by reading Messrs. Wesley's and Fletcher's Works, and most earnestly request one of us to visit them : at present, it is not in our power, for want of sufficient help. I remain, Dear Fathers and Brethren, Your's in the Gospel, Juffna, Oct. 7, 1815.
JAMES LYNCH.
THE INQUISITION. Rome, April 17. The reform in the tribunals of the Inquisition and the Holy Office is continuing with activity; and will extend to all the countries where this institution exists. In the briefs addressed by his holiness to the Congregation charged with the la. bour, his Holiness says, " Do not forget that the way to render religion powerful in all States, is to show her divine, and bringing to mankind only consolation and benefits, the precept of our divine Master, Love each other,' ought to be the law of the universe."
The Holy League. The Emperor of Russia has addressed a letter to the courts of Europe, stating that his Holy League with Austria and Prussia has no other object in view, than peaceably to found the eternal peace and happiness of States.
The Jesuits. .The Prince Regent of Portugal refuses, in the most absolute manner, every proposition to restore the Jesuits in his dominions; and declares the acts for the abolition of the Order to be in full force.
FROM TAB AUBURN GAZETTE, (N. Y.) JUNE 26, 1816.
Auburn Auxiliary Missionary Society. We are happy to announce, that that spirit of Christian munificence, whose effects have of late been so extensively experienced, and which has wrought such marvellous changes in the empires of Paganism and Infidelity, is beginning to discover itself in this village, in a manner highly gratifying to the truly philanthropic and Christian soul.
About six weeks ago a Missionary Sermon was preached by the Rev. Elisha P. Swift, a Missionary, and a proposition made to the young people of this village, for forming a Society, co-ordinate with the Branch Societies of the Grand Mis. sionary Society of the Western District. The discourse was solemn and impressive, and the effect pleasing and satisfactory. A Society is formed, and nearly one hundred have already united themselves to it, apparently eager to assist in the general effort for the universal spread of the Gospel of Peace.
On the 17th inst. a Constitution was adopted, and the following gentlemen were elected officers, viz. Horace Hills, President ; Noble D. Strong, Vice President; Joel W. Bacon, Secretary ; and William H. Brown, Treasurer.
While we express our happy astonishment at the remarkable spirit of unanimity and liberality manifested by those . who have already engaged in the cause of religion and of mon, we must also express our hopes that other towns and villa ges will not remain idle and indifferent to the grand, s
scenes which are acting under the auspices and guidance of Heaven.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE CHRISTIAN HERALD.
July 23d, 1816. I observed on the cover of the Christian Herald, a notice of books and papers suitable for Sunday Schools. It brought to my recollection, a little piece styled The Happy Mun, which I present to you, Sir, for publication, if you think proper. It was handed to me when a child, by a pious aunt, with an injunction to commit it to memory. I obeyed the precept, but thought little more of it; and it lay buried in rubbish for more than fifty years ! But when the Day Star arose in my heart, and the Sun of Righteousness began to gild the mental horizon, one piercing ray consumed the. rub. bish. Then memory, that grand faculty of the soul, opened her depository, and there seemed quite a new resurrection of things teeming into life. Out sprung The Happy Man with
all its concomitants, every word as perfect as when I first learned it; and a whole host of little hymns and psalms, and songs, spiritual and divine; catechisms and Scripture proofs, which I had little more sense of, when committed, than their bare words ; but they brought with them, meaning, beauty, and sentiment. The following is a copy of the piece above mentioned
THE HAPPY MAN. The Happy Man was born in the city of Regeneration, in the parish of Repentance unto Life; he was educated in the school of Obedience, and lives now in Perseverance; he works at the trade of Diligence, notwithstanding he has a large estate in the country of Christian-Contentment, and oftentimes does jobs of Self-denial; he wears the plain garment of Humility, yet has a better suit to put on when he goes to Court, called the robe of Christ's Righteousness; he walks in the valley of Self-Abasement, and sometimes climbs the mountains of Spiritual-Mindedness; he breakfasts every morning on Spiritual-Prayer, and sups every evening on the same;
he has meat to eắt that the world knows not of, and his drink is the sincere milk of the Word.
Thus happy he lives, and happy he dies. Happy is he who has Gospel submission in his will, due order in his affections, sound peace in his conscience, sanctifying grace in his soul, real divinity in his breast; true humility in his heart, the Redeemer's yoké on his neck, a vain world under his feet, and a crown of glory over his head.
In order to attain which, look to Christ, pray fervently, believe firmly, wait patiently, work abundantly, live holy, die daily, watch your heart, guide your senses, redeem your time, love Christ, and long for Glory.
FROM THE CHRISTIAN'S MONİTOR.
REVIVALS OF RELIGION. An account of the Revival in Sug-Harbour, Long-Island,
by the Rev. John D. Gardiner, Minister of the Gospel in that place.
The Redeemer has established his empire in the earth. Its extension in this world of darkness and sin, gladdens the hearts of all his subjects. To hear of the triumphs of the cross, is animating tò all the friends of Christ. At such seasons, the glory of God shines with peculiar lustre; the power of Gospel grace is displayed; the kingdom of Jesus built up; and many stones
polished after the similitude of a palace," are laid in the temple of Zion. To know that the Lord is carrying on his work;' is pouring out his spirit in different parts of the Churches, is no small consolation to the people of God; especially, to those who are destined to labour in the barren parts of the Gospel vineyard, and who are not spectators of those happy scenes.
With these views I have forwarded to you a short account of the late revival of religion in this place and its vicinity.
From the commencement of my ininistry here in the year 1812, nothing special of a religious nature occurred until about the middle of October, 1815. Though the ordinances of God's House were decently attended, and additions made to the church, from time to time; still there was great coldness among professing Christians to the things of the kingdom. It was a season of awful declension. A death-like sleep seemed to have seized alike the saints and the sinner. The Church was clothed in sackcloth; she appeared forsaken and desolate. Her state was melancholy : few, very few, came up to her solemn feasts —Her children were discouraged ; like Israel in a strange land, they seemed to have sung out their song, hung their harps on the willows, and sat down to die. The scene was truly dark and foreboding, and became more and more so every day._"O my leanness, my leanness," was the cry of God's people. The wicked sat their mouths against the heavens ; vice, with giant boldness, marched through the streets ; Sabbath-breaking, profaneness, and intemperance, threatened to sweep away every vestige of religion : the word of life mouldered on the shelt; the ordinances were barren, and the Spirit of prayer seemed to have taken its everlasting flight to heaven ;-this place was indeed a valley of dry bones. I ascended a neighbouring hill; I surveyed with anguish the whitening ruins that lay below; my heart sunk at the prospect; and I exclaimed, in the language of the prophet, "Can these dry bones live ??? Scarcely was the exclamation ended, when, to my utter astonishment, the breath from the four winds came; the slain began to stir—the dead to live. The spirit of the Lord was there. This was about the middle of October last.' The scene now changed: the people of God began to awake; their hearts, were comforted. The strong expectation that the Lord was about to appear in his glory to build up Zion, excited them to servent supplications, to vigorous exertions. Meetings for conference and prayer, were multiplied. Religious conversation was introduced : the attention of the whole congregation was soon aroused. The house of God was crowded : the silence of the grave pervaded the assembly; the seriousness of eternity set on every countenance. Every ear was open, every eye was fixed; while the truth of God appeared to sink, deep into every heart. The wicked were brought to a stand ; the consciences, of many were awakened. Fearfulness surprised the hypocrite ; sinners in Zion trembled. The anxious inquiry was heard, " What shall I do to be saved?" The terrors of the law seized the hearts of many. The work of the Lord increased daily : sinners were born to God. The prison-doors were open, the chains knocked off; and numbers, delivered from the bondage of Satan, were made to rejoice in the liberty of the Gospel.
The work gradually progressed until bout the middle of December, when the Lord seemed to rise in his might, and make bare his arm. His Spirit now, like a mighty rushing wind, seemed to sweep all before it: the youth, the middle aged, and the man of years, fell alike prostrate at the foot of the cross ! Often did the cry for mercy, and the song of praise, at the same moment vibrate on the ear. The footsteps of Emmanuel were seen in every family, and his power felt by almost every heart. The people of God who had witnessed several revivals, filled with astonishment, would often says: " that they had never beheld such a day as this before."" Whenever they met, there was a cordial shaking of hands and a smile of joy; while every other feeling of the soul seemed to be swallowed up in mutual love. So transporting was the scene, and so elevated were the joys of some elder Christians, that they confidently believed that the glorious morn of the latter day had pow ushered in.
This season of divine power, when Christ rode forth from conquering to conquer, continued until about the first of March. During this period of about two months, more than one hundred and twenty persons expressed their hope


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It may be too early to say for sure, but chances are the current SNC Lavalin controversy involving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have a huge affect on the outcome of this fall's federal election.
In her first run for political office, Liberal Karina Gould defeated Conservative incumbent Mike Wallace by fewer than 3,000 votes in the riding of Burlington in 2015. Gould polled 45.98 per cent of the ballots cast, compared to 42.48 per cent for Wallace, a difference of just 3.5 per cent.
Overall voter turnout was high at 73.58 per cent of eligible voters.
In the riding of Oakville North-Burlington Pam Damoff, also seeking election for the first time, also won by fewer than 3,000 votes over Conservative Effie Triantafilopoulos, who since has been elected to the Ontario Legislature representing Oakville North-Burlington.
Gould was not affected by Trudeau's latest mini cabinet shuffle, the second in less than two months. She remains the Minister of Democratic Institutions.
It is her job to make sure Canadian elections are protected from interference.
Gould was home for the first two weeks of March because of a break in the sitting of the House of Commons. She attended many events associated with International Women's Day.
Jane Michael, the Conservative candidate in Burlington, is taking a wait-and-see posture.
"I can't even hazard a guess about the impact," she said. "I think it's unbelievable, I've never heard of anything like this in my lifetime. But I am following it with interest.
Pam Damoff, MP for the riding of Oakville North-Burlington and parliamentary secretary to Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, could not be reached for comment.
Sean Weir, a corporate lawyer who is running for the Conservatives in Oakville North-Burlington, said the controversy greatly enhances his chances of victory.
"People are very upset with what has happened," he said. "I think our chances were very good before that, quite frankly. We've been getting a huge reception at the door.
A recent poll by Forum Research showed that 59 per cent of Canadians said the situation will impact how they vote this fall. Fifty-seven per cent said it has worsened their opinion of Trudeau.
Nevertheless, most of the lack of support came from outside Ontario. For example, only 23 per cent of Liberal voters in Ontario said it has worsened their view of the Prime Minister.
The New Democratic Party has yet to nominate a candidate in either riding.
Andrew Drummond, president of the Burlington NDP riding association, said his group has not yet set a date for a nomination meeting.
"A couple of people showed interest in running, but had to withdraw their names because they would have had a hard time getting enough time off work," he said.
Drummond ran in the 2018 provincial election, but says he will not seek the nomination this time.
"I think I put my family through enough the first time," he said.
Drummond said the current SNC-Lavalin controversy definitely will have an impact on the election results in Burlington, and in his party's favor.
"This scandal shows that the expectations of the Trudeau government, elected in 2015, have not been met," he said.
Montreal-based SNC Lavalin has a subsidiary office on Skyview Drive in Burlington.


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Home Washington - President Giffords' husband to be State of the Union guest
Giffords' husband to be State of the Union guest
WASHINGTON (AP) ? The White House says President Barack Obama has invited Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' husband to attend Tuesday's State of the Union address.
White House spokesman Jay Carney says the president looks forward to having Mark Kelly, a retired NASA astronaut, as a guest in the first lady's box.
Carney says Obama and Kelly spoke Monday morning. He says the president thanked both Giffords and Kelly for their patriotism and dedication to the country.
Kelly's wife, the Arizona congresswoman, was shot in the head just over a year ago in an assassination attempt. She announced Sunday that she was resigning from Congress to focus on her recovery.
Giffords also plans to attend Tuesday's address.
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Las relaciones diplomáticas entre la República de Costa Rica y el Estado de Palestina son muy recientes. En 2007 bajo la presidencia de Óscar Arias Sánchez Costa Rica movió su sede diplomática de Jerusalén a Tel Aviv, dejando de ser junto a El Salvador (que hizo lo mismo poco después) uno de los dos países con embajada en la ciudad santa. Costa Rica reconoció formalmente a Palestina en 2008 y en 2009 fue acreditado ante el país Riyad Mansour, primer embajador de Palestina en San José.

Durante la administración Chinchilla Miranda Costa Rica votó a favor del ingreso de Palestina como estado en la UNESCO y como estado observador no miembro en la Organización de Naciones Unidas. Las relaciones se mantuvieron normales durante la administración de su sucesor Luis Guillermo Solís, bajo la cual la Cancillería costarricense condenó las muertes de civiles palestinos en la operación Margen Protector, si bien también condenando las acciones de Hamás.  Costa Rica fue uno de los 29 países que votó a favor de investigar a Israel por crímenes de guerra como fue propuesto por la Alta Comisionada de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, Navanethem Pillay.

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We are Being Manipulated by the Redefinition of Everything
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 by Gary DeMar
It's hard to believe how much things have changed in less than 20 years. There are several reasons for this. First, many conservatives have dropped out of the fight. It's not hard to understand why. Our two-party system does not give us many options. While there are differences between the Democrats and Republicans, the differences aren't great enough.
Second, as Lord Acton (1834–1902) observed, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men." Consider Republican congressman Peter King from New York.
Republicans can't allow the primary defeat of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor to open the door for the "Ted Cruzes and the Rand Pauls to take over" the GOP, Rep. Peter King said.
Cantor's defeat in Virginia's Republican primary Tuesday to economics professor Dave Brat sent shock waves through political circles. Brat walked away with the primary win with 55.5 percent of the vote to Cantor's 45.5 percent. Polls leading into the election showed Cantor with a healthy lead over Brat.
King told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" the approach of fellow Republican Sen. Cruz of Texas tarnished the party's brand when he led the shutdown of the government in October. King said the "overwhelming majority of the country" thought lawmakers were "crazy" and "irresponsible" to have allowed it to happen.
We now know that the shutdown had almost no effect on people's lives. This is what bothers politicians like King. If that much government is not needed, then why do people like King have so much power? King and those like him have been corrupted by power.
Power can be dangerous even in the hands of good people because they believe their intentions to help the less fortunate are righteous and just. Jesus never issued a call to plunder the rich to pay for the needs of the poor even if the intention to help was for their good and the people wanting to help were good.
In J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, the power of the ring is not something to be desired even by good people. The goal is to destroy it. When Boromir fails to avoid the ring's power, he dies. Even Gandalf and the elves shun the power of the ring. Tolkien is doubtful that any person has the ability to resist the temptation of absolute power promised by the ring, even if that power is used for good.
That is one of the great themes of the series. It's no different when politicians believe that they have been elected to office to use their power for good. Their interference, even with the best intentions, can lead to disastrous results. As Douglas Wilson writes, "our modern priests of Baal always promise us green and, just like in the days of old, turn everything brown."
Third, we have allowed the redefinition of almost everything. This approach to politics happened a long time ago and is a common approach to obscure the hidden faults in any program or social and moral movement: Social Security, New Deal, Great Society, Planned Parenthood, the Affordable Care Act, Gay Rights, the Right to Choose, Fairness Doctrine, Investing in Our Children, Earned Income Tax Credit, War on ___________, Affirmative Action, Stimulus, etc.
"Changing the definition of key words" is at the top of the list as N.T. Wright points out in the following section from a recent interview that appeared in First Things on June 11th:
When anybody—pressure groups, governments, civilizations—suddenly change the meaning of key words, you really should watch out. . . .
In post-1917 Russia, there were whole categories of people who were called "former persons," because by the Communist diktat (("An order or decree imposed by someone in power without popular consent.")) they had ceased to be relevant for the state, and once you call them former persons it was extremely easy to ship them off somewhere and have them killed.
In the same way, there was a letter in the Times Literary Supplement just a few weeks ago saying that when we're talking about assisted suicide, we shouldn't actually use words like "suicide," "killing," and those sort of words because those imply that you shouldn't do it. Whereas now our civilization is saying that maybe there are reasons for that. I find that sort of stuff chilling, the attempt to change an ideology within a culture by changing the language.
Now, the word "marriage," for thousands of years and cross-culturally has meant man and woman. Sometimes it's been one man and more than one woman.
Occasionally it's been one woman and more than one man. There is polyandry as well as polygamy in some societies in some parts of history, but it's always been male plus female. Simply to say that you can have a woman-plus-woman marriage or a man-plus-man marriage is radically to change that because of the givenness of maleness and femaleness. I would say that without any particular Christian presuppositions at all, just cross-culturally, that's so.
If you say that marriage now means something which would allow other such configurations, what you're saying is actually that when we marry a man and a woman we're not actually doing any of that stuff. This is just a convenient social arrangement and sexual arrangement and there it is . . . get on with it. It isn't that that is the downgrading of marriage; it's something that clearly has gone on for some time which is now poking its head above the parapet. If that's what you thought marriage meant, then clearly we haven't done a very good job in society as a whole and in the church in particular in teaching about just what a wonderful mystery marriage is supposed to be. Simply at that level, I think it's nonsense. It's like a government voting that black should be white. Sorry, you can vote that if you like, you can pass it by a total majority, but it isn't actually going to change the reality.
The redefinition of everything is happening so quickly that it's hard to keep up. There's a daily propaganda machine spewing out so much redefinition that we have been numbed by what are outright lies.
We don't know how to react. There's no place to go for a remedy.