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      Custom Resolution in Ubuntu 13.10 on Microsoft HyperV

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By default you're unable to set a custom resolution in Ubuntu 13.10 while running on HyperV.  This is how I set it up.

Modify the following file and make sure that you include the listed modules:

sudo vim /etc/initramfs-tools/modules

Update the initramfs:

sudo update-initramfs -u

Install the linux-image-extra-virtual package:

sudo apt-get install linux-image-extra-virtual

Update the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT line in the GRUB file to reflect your desired screen resolution:

sudo vim /etc/default/grub

You can see that I changed from GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash video=hyperv_fb:1920x1080"

Update GRUB:

sudo update-grub

And now reboot and the changes should take effect

sudo reboot

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Fondé en 1976, le Regroupement des centres d'amitié autochtones du Québec (RCAAQ) milite pour la reconnaissance des droits et des intérêts des citoyens autochtones vivant en milieu urbain et appuie les Centres d'amitié autochtones dans la réalisation de leur mission visant l'amélioration de la qualité de vie des Autochtones dans les villes, la promotion de la culture et le rapprochement entre les peuples.

Le RCAAQ est une structure de concertation, de communication et d'échange, un lieu de réflexion et un point d'appui pour les différents Centres d'amitié autochtones au Québec. À ce titre, il agit comme  porte-parole auprès des instances gouvernementales fédérales, provinciales et des Premières Nations.

Le RCAAQ est membre de l'Association nationale des centres d'amitié (ANCA), un réseau canadien constitué de 119 Centres d'amitié et de 6 associations provinciales/territoriales, offrant des programmes et services culturellement adaptés aux autochtones en milieu urbain.

En , le RCAAQ est devenu un partenaire du Chantier de l'économie sociale. En outre, le RCAAQ assure actuellement la coprésidence de l'alliance de recherche ODENA.

En 2018, le Québec compte 13 centres, dont 11 sont membres du Regroupement des centres d'amitié autochtones du Québec présidé par Philippe Meilleur, directeur général de Montréal Autochtone.

En 2018, le point de services à Trois-Rivières devient un Centre d'amitié autochtone à part entière en raison de la demande de services grandissante. Ainsi, le Centre d'amitié autochtone de Trois-Rivières devient un centre affilié au RCAAQ. Le centre multi-services MAMUK, géré par la Maison communautaire Missinak, se joint également à l'association provinciale qu'est le RCAAQ. Ce nouveau centre multi-services pour les Autochtones est situé dans l'arrondissement Charlesbourg à Québec.

Les centres affiliés au RCAAQ sont implantés dans les villes suivantes :
 Chibougamau,
 Val-d'Or,
 La Tuque,
 Maniwaki,
 ,
 Senneterre,
 Québec (arrondissement Charlesbourg),
 Joliette,
 Roberval,
 Sept-Îles,
 Trois-Rivières.

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 Alliance de recherche ODENA

Association ou organisme pour la défense des droits des peuples autochtones

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Pierre Benoit ou Pierre Benoît peut désigner :
Pierre Benoît (-1786),  un Malécite qui fut l'objet d'un important procès pour meurtre au Nouveau-Brunswick vers la fin du  ;
 Pierre Benoît (1794-1852), un architecte français qui a travaillé en Argentine ;
 Pierre Benoit (1824-1970), un député libéral de Napierville à l'Assemblée législative du Québec de 1867 à 1870 ;
 Pierre Benoit (1886-1962), un écrivain français ;
 Pierre Benoit (1906-1987), un religieux catholique, dominicain et exégète renommé de l'École biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem ;
 Pierre Benoît (1909-1986), un historien canadien ;
 Pierre L. G. Benoit (1920-1995), un arachnologiste belge ;
 Pierre Benoît (1925-1943), un des cinq martyrs du lycée Buffon de Paris.


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Password strength filters and directives

## Filters
### Password Strength Percent
#### Usage
```
{{ password | passwordPercent }}
```
It returns the percent as a string, so `{{ 'banshee' | passwordPercent }}` will result in `33%`.

### Password Strength Level
#### Usage
```
{{ password | passwordLevel:levels }}
```
It returns the level as a string, so `{{ 'banshee' | passwordLevel:10 }}` will result in `level4`.
`levels` defaults to `5`

## Directives
### Password Strength Class
This will add a class to the element based on the strength of the password given.
For example, if the strength of the password is 33% and there are 5 strength levels the class `pw-level2` will be added to the element.
#### Markup
```
<div pw-class="{string}"
	 pw-levels="{integer}">
</div>
```
#### Parameters
|Param	|Type	|Required	|Default	|Details	|
|-------|-------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|pw-class|string|yes		|none		|the string to check the strength of |
|pw-levels|int	|no			|5			|how many strength levels there are |

### Password Strength Width
This will set the width of the element to the strength percent of the password given.
For example, if the strength of the password is 33% the element will be given `width: 33%;`.
#### Markup
```
<div pw-width="{string}">
</div>
```
#### Parameters
|Param	|Type	|Required	|Default	|Details	|
|-------|-------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|pw-class|string|yes		|none		|the string to check the strength of |


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Q: Departmental access to Sharepoint folders I am new to the sharepoint. I have requirement that document library should have 2 Folders. One for Automotive and another for Healthcare.  Respective Teams sholud have read access to those folders. they must not see each other documents.
How to do this?
Thank you

A: It is simple Dave !!
Go to site content of the site --> Add an app--> Document library.
For creating folders, open your library click Files --> New Folder

(Repeat above process twice)

Then for permissions -->Select the folder -->Share--> Edit-->Advanced-->(Break inheritance if showing)Grant Permissions. Done

A: If there more users you could create groups with separate permission and then
open the document library =>  Document Library Settings => Permission For the Document Library => then assign the created group or The User's those how need the access
on assigning time there is an option permission you can add the user with desired permission .

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Container homes are now becoming an increasingly popular alternative for home builders wanting something different. They are highly affordable, easy to construct and have many eco-friendly benefits. For many excited architects and builders shipping containers are providing a new stunning form of architecture, where containers can be utilized as building blocks and large structural segments for houses, offices and even city structures.
Container houses are built using overseas shipping containers. They are very affordable and extremely robust to become the framework for a house. Constructing a overseas sea container home is pretty simple. Your builder places one or more shipping containers onto a standard foundation, shape windows and doors into the shipping container walls.
Then they line with insulation the modified container suitably to resist cold & heat, decorate it and voila! – your overseas sea containers have evolved into your very own ultra modern home. The modular structure of overseas sea containers means that they can be relatively attached to each other. The very nature of this allows architects to design both interesting and unique home designs.
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Home | News | The Clanfield Centre is set to reopen on Tuesday 8th June!
The Clanfield Centre is set to reopen on Tuesday 8th June!
Community First is delighted to announce that the Clanfield Centre will reopen on Tuesday 8th June at 9:00am.
A range of classes and activities, including Stay and Play, STARS Dance, mindful yoga, walking football, taekwondo, table tennis and more are available to book now on the Centre's new website: https://clanfieldcentre.co.uk/
The new Centre Manager, Natasha Glover, is working with a team of staff and volunteers who will be on hand to assist visitors. The Centre's facilities include a multi-purpose studio, which can host everything from dance classes to clubs and meetings. Visitors will also enjoy the Sports Hall for a wide range of sports and leisure activities, as well as private hire for children's parties. Accessible changing and shower facilities are available on-site. Fresh and healthy breakfast and lunch options will be available in the new Wellbeing Café.
Tim Houghton, Community First's Chief Executive, said
"We're very excited to be re-opening The Clanfield Centre on 8th June and are really looking forward to welcoming members of the local community to use and enjoy this important local facility. We know how much it's been missed over the last year. We've got an amazing range of classes and activities available to book now, and we hope it will provide great opportunities for residents of all ages and abilities to come together to socialise and enjoy themselves after this past year. We would like to thank all those members of the local community who have come forward to volunteer and to those who had their say via our residents' survey earlier this year. Our friendly team of Centre staff look forward to seeing you soon!"
John Bannell, Chairman of Clanfield Parish Council, said
"The Parish Council is delighted to see this popular community facility reopening in Clanfield. It promises to be of great value and enjoyment for our local residents and visitors to the village. We are also keenly anticipating the new Council office, which will be opening in the Centre on 8th June. We are looking forward to continuing our work alongside Community First with supporting and developing the Clanfield Centre."
Clanfield Centre continues to place the safety of customers and staff at the forefront of their plans. Social distancing and the Track & Trace system will be in place in line with government guidance. Face coverings should also be worn inside the Centre unless exempt.
If you have any enquiries about the Centre or Café, please get in touch with the Centre team via email support.clanfield@cfirst.org.uk or by telephone 02394 211650.


Timeless Men of Colorado County.
The men of Colorado County shown here were the same as men from any other county in Texas - just more so. They were fathers, grandfathers, brothers, sons, uncles and brothers-in-law and if they may have thought they were something special it doesn't come across in most of these photos, excepting the ones where they're brandishing guns and/ or playing cards. The images roughly span the years from the late 1870s through the 1950s. These men with their arrogant, amused, belligerent, kindly, confused, indifferent and (other)wise expressions had their counterparts all over the country, but these had geography on their side - and that's what makes them "The Timeless Men of Colorado County."
on Frank Renz (father of Charles & Joseph Renz) farm at his home.
1957 Alfred Raabe accepts annual $50 award for bringing in the first bale of cotton from Chamber of Commerce President Johnny Hajovsky. H.H. Seifert onlooking.


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Theatrical Review: American Gangster
American Gangster is based on a true story. In 1968, Harlem was essentially "ruled" by gangster Bumpy Johnson and with his death, his right-hand man, Frank Lucas was somewhat left to fend for himself, even though he had some small support from others. Frank figured that the only way to become his own man was to offer something that his competitors couldn't, which was 100% pure heroin from Bangkok. And so in his own enterprising manner, Frank set out to do that, becoming even a greater source for an influx of heroin into the country than even the Mafia was. Richie Roberts was a New Jersey narcotics detective who was honest on his job to a fault, to a point that it even cost him his wife and son. Roberts was so honest, that after one particular incident, no one wanted to work with him, making him the perfect man to head up an east-coast federal narcotics division with men hand-picked by him to seek out the largest of drug transactions. Which eventually leads him to Frank Lucas…
And that's a real nutshell compression of the story of American Gangster the latest film from director Ridley Scott and in my opinion anyway, his best film since Black Hawk Down. This almost seems like a different Ridley Scott at work here too. Scott is best known for a his visual stylings, and here he handles the material as matter-of-factly as possible, making a very fast-paced movie that owes much to the film-making style of the 70s, and in particular something like William Friedkin's The French Connection.
American Gangster weighs in at nearly 2 hours and 40 minutes long, and it never, ever feels that long at all. This film moves like a bullet from the word "go" and there's nary a moment of wasted film on the screen. This story is just absolutely engrossing and both of these men have such great depth, that you want to see what happens next and Scott handles it in fine fashion.
Scott certainly attracts name and great acting talent, and this movie is no exception. Denzel Washington is Frank Lucas and Russell Crowe plays Richie Roberts (the first time they've been on-screen together since a very fun film from back in the day called Virtuosity) and they're both terrific here. I was remarking to a friend last night that it seems like Denzel Washington hasn't aged a day since his time on St. Elsewhere which was now nearly 20 years ago. They're backed up with lots of other great supporting folks here including Chiwetel Eijifor, Josh Brolin, Armand Assante, Cuba Gooding Jr., Carla Gugino and Ted Levine amongst others. Special note has to go to Josh Brolin who's really good here as a New York narcotics officer who's as crooked as they come, he really shines and stands out in the part.
I sort of see this movie as Scorsese-lite, basically seeming that it's a lot like something Martin Scorsese would make, but backing away a bit from Scorsese's style, and that's not meant as a knock to the film at all. I think Ridley Scott, laying off of his visual stylings here is a good thing and the story that he has to work with is so good that it just serves him best to get in and tell that story without any fancy visual bells and whistles. The result is an engrossing film that moves like a bullet from start to finish. I've been on a pretty good streak of films lately, and yet again, with American Gangster, I've yet another movie that will have to be considered in my Best of 2007 list. This is absolutely a terrific film… don't miss it.
About Darren Goodhart
Darren Goodhart is a 44-year old St. Louis-based Graphic Designer and Illustrator (and former comic book artist) who's been seeing movies all his life, but on an almost weekly basis in theatres for the last 20 years and owns nearly 1,000 DVDs for his home theatre. He's learned a lot about film over the 20 year period, and has taken his appreciation beyond the mainstream. His favorite types of film are mostly genre entertainment, but he also enjoys a wide range of drama, action and cult-y stuff from around the world, and is currently re-discovering a love affair with lower budget exploitation and genre films from the 70s and early 80s. He doesn't try to just dismiss any film, but if there's a bias against one, he'll certainly tell you that in the space of his reviews.
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We started out with a common, but nearly always overlooked problem: how do we reliably coordinate activities between different transactional resources? The question we need to ask first is - do we need to coordinate these activities?
Ultimately, it's a business decision about how to deal with the messiness of a distributed world. We have resources we expect to behave transactionally (a single SQL database), resources we might assume to behave transactionally (multiple writes to a document database), and resources we should never assume to behave transactionally (disparate resources, such as a database and a queue). We have a responsibility to help inform and instruct the business on benefits and drawbacks, risks and upsides to each approach.
NoSQL databases themselves are moving towards allowing greater consistency guarantees, both within a single node and multi-node. The onus is still on the developer to understand the transactional guarantees and options available, so that our system still behaves as expected.
"Solving" the transactional challenge against multiple resources ultimately involves a variety of patterns and techniques, the end result being naturally more complex than when we started. This is natural, however. Resource coordination is a feature, naturally requiring more code to address. We can reduce the intrusion of infrastructure concerns into our business logic by using patterns like domain events, aggregates, and outbox.
Because addressing the transactional challenge ultimately affects the user experience, especially since partial success/failure is a distinct possibility, we can't just independently decide what the "right" solution is. From experience, I can guarantee that the "right" solution isn't ignorance - things do fail in production.


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As a rabbi, you will act as a spiritual guide for a Jewish community and hold many responsibilities, from leading worship services at a synagogue to counseling your congregation members to working as a community leader.[1] Rabbis will need to be able to interact effectively with a wide variety of people, have a deep sense of compassion, and a dedicated sense of faith to Judaism. Though this may seem like a tall order, becoming a rabbi can be a fulfilling and exciting journey that could lead to a satisfying life profession.
Getting the Necessary Qualifications
Confirm your Jewish heritage or convert to Judaism. One of the most essential steps to becoming a rabbi is to confirm that you were born Jewish through proof from your biological parents. You may already be involved in the synagogue and your Jewish faith when you consider becoming a rabbi.[2]
Individuals who become rabbis must already have lived a predominately Jewish lifestyle for at least three years, where you are involved in your Jewish community and have been close to your Jewish faith. This is especially important for Jews who have been secular or away from their faith for some time.
If you are not Jewish by birth, you will need to convert to Judaism to become a Rabbi. Converting to Judaism is a major life step and should be done after much thought, as it is a serious and humbling experience. You will need to have lived a predominately Jewish lifestyle for at least one year, taken formal conversion training at a synagogue, and complete the process of Mikvah or conversion. Males must also undergo circumcision, if they are not already circumcised.[3]
Study the different branches of Judaism. As a rabbi, you will need to select a branch of Judaism that you would like to train in and practice as a confirmed member of the congregation. There are five main branches of Judaism, each with their own approaches to traditional Jewish practice. They include:
Orthodox Judaism: Orthodox Judaism focuses on the traditional teaching of Jewish law and accepts the doctrine of revelation. This means that they believe the Written Law in the Hebrew Bible and the Oral Law in the Talmud was given to Moses by God on Mount Sinai, and therefore, it is the everlasting and only true guide for Judaism. Orthodox Jews demonstrate unswerving loyalty to Jewish traditions and Jewish law.
Conservative Judaism: Like Orthodox Judaism, Conservative Jews believe Jewish laws are sacred. But Conservative Jews believe these laws can be changed and adopted, if necessary, to suit the modern conditions of Jewish life. The Conservative movement tries to "conserve" and protect the Jewish faith but maintains that Jews are not only a religious group but also a people with a distinct culture, history, and language.
Reform Judaism: Reform Judaism focuses on the importance of adapting religious life to the modern age. They view the Torah as divine inspiration but do not view it as a literal revelation that must be strictly followed. For Reform Jews, every generation has the right to accept laws and practices that are essential and adapt certain practices to fit their way of life. They believe that Jewish people are destined to teach the belief in God as well as justice, peace, and fellowship.
Reconstructionist Judaism: This branch was founded by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan in the 20th century and views Judaism as evolving and part of a continuous history. Reconstructionists emphasize understanding, observing, and celebrating Jewish culture, tradition, and heritage.
Secular-Humanist Judaism: This branch is based in Detroit and views Judaism as a living culture and a way of life. It offers an alternative to traditional or conventional Judaism and modern ways to practice Jewish commitment.
Apply for rabbinical school. Once you have selected your branch of Judaism, you should look into applying for rabbinical schools within that branch. For example, if you are an Orthodox Jew, you may go to an Orthodox rabbinical school. There has been a drop in enrollment in rabbinical schools in the U.S. so you will likely get into your chosen school or be able to work with the school to get your Hebrew and Jewish literacy up to par.[4]
You may need to be willing to relocate for your training as the only accredited rabbinical schools in the United States are located in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Boston, and Cincinnati.
You can also do an online training program with Aleph, the Alliance for Jewish Renewal, in their five year distance program. However, doing an online program may make you less appealing to congregations once you graduate and look for a position as a rabbi.
Complete your rabbinical training. Each branch of Judaism has a different set of requirements. Your training may consist of an academic program plus internships and life experience - including spending one year in Israel.[5]
Many programs require a four to five year commitment, and you may need to spend $20,000-$30,000 a year for your training, depending on your chosen branch of Judaism. You may need to take out financial aid or loans to pay for your rabbinical training, a common practice among aspiring rabbis. If you are an Orthodox Jew, you may not to take out financial aid to pay for your schooling as many Orthodox rabbinical training programs are given free tuition.
The typical rabbi curriculum includes study of the Torah, Talmud, Mishnah, Jewish history, and Hebrew language. You will also need to take psychology courses, community outreach courses, public speaking courses, and teaching courses. At the end of your studies, you will become ordained as a rabbi.
Finding as Position as a Rabbi
Talk to the rabbi at your local synagogue. Once you have been ordained as a rabbi, you should reach out to the rabbi at your local synagogue. You may be able to gain some connections through touching base with your local rabbi and get more information on open positions. You may also be able to get advice from a more seasoned rabbi about how to take your training and put it into action in a community.[6]
Apply for positions through a referral service. There are referral services for rabbis that are run by family services, called the Jewish Clergy Officiation Referral Service. You can apply to be included in this referral service and take on positions through this service.[7]
You may be vetted by the service to confirm you are an accredited rabbi with the proper training and you may need to show proof of your accreditation.
Join a Jewish rabbi organization. You can join a rabbi association based on your selected branch of Judaism. For example, you may join the Rabbinical Assembly if you are a Conservative rabbi, the Central Conference of American Rabbis if you are a Reform rabbi or the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association if you are a Reconstructionist rabbi. Joining the association will require you to follow certain rules as a member and you may need to be approved by the association's Board of Rabbis.[8]
Be a dedicated rabbi to your congregation. If you do land a position as a rabbi for a congregation, called "pulpit work", you will need to fulfill the responsibilities of your position and satisfy the expectations of the congregation, or shul. As a rabbi, you will need to act as a community organizer and as a spiritual guide for the congregation, a long term position that can be challenging and rewarding.[9]
Keep in mind your salary as a rabbi is paid for by the congregation but some shuls may only be able to pay you part time. You may need to support yourself with other community work or teaching work to supplement your income.[10]
Many congregations are interested in younger rabbis who have energy and passion for the position, and as a way to appeal to younger Jews. This does not mean that older rabbis may not be hired by a shul, just that preference may be shown for younger rabbis.
Consider a career outside of the pulpit. Some individuals who become rabbis do not actually practice their training full time and may seek jobs outside of the pulpit, or outside of a congregation position.[11]
You may end up working in a Jewish organization, a Jewish community center, in a hospital or in a chaplain. Be open to positions outside of the congregation, as the demand for these roles may be higher and you may have a greater chance of landing a position in these areas.
Why was Jesus called a rabbi when he wasn't married and didn't have a son?
I'm not sure about Jesus specifically, but a rabbi doesn't need to be married, nor does he need to have children.
Can a woman be a rabbi? If so, how, and in what designation?
Yes, women can become rabbis. Both the Reform and Conservative movements have ordained women.
Can women become rabbis?
It depends on the denomination. Some allow female to become rabbis, while others do not.
Can a rabbi marry outside the faith?
Some Reform rabbis do that after his or her fiancee converts to Judaism. I personally don't recommend intermarriage.
Is marriage necessary to be a rabbi?
No, one does not need to be married to be a rabbi. A communal rabbi will often be able to run a community in a better way if he is married, but it is not a requirement.
How many years do I have to go to school in order to become a rabbi?
In the Reform and Conservative movements in the U.S., rabbinical school is 5 years. Orthodox smicha (rabbinical ordination) comes in two types: Yoreh Yoreh (mastery of day-to-day law) and Yadin Yadin (mastery of Jewish civil law), and the length of time depends on how quickly you learn the prescribed rabbinic material for each classification.
What is the minimum age for a rabbi?
Technically, one can become a rabbi once they have reached their bar mitzvah, but most accepted rabbinic programs (i.e. RIETS) function as a graduate school and will not accept you below the age of 18.
Is there an upper age limit on rabbinical school acceptance? Would a rabbi have chance in a congregation if he is over 65 or 70?
Benjamin M.
Everything varies by Yeshiva, but I have never heard of there being an age limit. As for congregations, once you are a rabbi you will build the community that needs you. There is need everywhere, so don't let age stand in the way!
I'm a volunteer chaplain at our hospital also an Ordained Minister and l am Jewish (female). Can l minister as a Rabbi if needed?
Rabbinical training is different from Ministerial, particularly in the fact that the Jewish oral tradition (i.e. Talmud and midrashim) are central. Although you may be Jewish, out of respect for that tradition, I would refrain from practising as a Rabbi.
I am a 72-year-old woman, ordained minister and Jewish. I am a healthcare chaplain at our hospital. Can l use the title of rabbi for Jewish patients?
No. The title "rabbi" as its used today means that you have received rabbinical ordination (semichah) from a recognized Yeshiva. If you have not received such ordination, it would be misleading to use it.
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To become a rabbi, you'll need to convert to Judaism if you're not Jewish by birth and have lived a predominantly Jewish lifestyle for at least 3 years. As a rabbi, you'll train and practice in a particular branch of Judaism, so take some time to study up on the 5 branches to determine which branch you're interested in. Once you've chosen a branch, you can apply to a rabbinical school that specializes in that branch. After completing your rabbinical training, you'll be able to look for a job as a rabbi of a congregation. To learn how to find a position as a rabbi, scroll down!
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Dancing with death: The Intellectual opposition to Zionism
Some of the opponents of Zionism were great figures, but that did not make them prophets.
Some insist that the "new" Anti-Semitism is not all that new—and that anti-Zionism is not necessarily anti-Semitic. In fact, this is the current mantra among pro-BDS and pro-Palestine panels on campus.
One might say that anti-Zionism in the 1920s and 1930s was not necessarily anti-Semitic—but it did condemn European and North African Jews to an industrial-scale genocide.
Herzl understood what the Dreyfus case meant and he both sounded the alarm and provided the solution. The French journalist Albert Londres heard him. The shluchim (messengers) from Palestine who tried to convince the Jews of Eastern Europe to leave before it was too late also heard him. Trumpeldor and Jabotinsky heard him.
But the Jews, who were no longer young or who were far too impoverished or paralyzed by poverty and starvation; and those who were awaiting a call from their vision of Moshiach, could not hear him. However, many wealthy and educated Jews were also deaf to Herzl's warning and to the vision of a Promised Land.
For example, the extraordinary Bertha Pappenheim, (1859-1936) who is also known as "Anna O," an early—perhaps the first-ever psychoanalytic patient, was a religiously learned Orthodox Jew and a fearless feminist—and yet she vehemently opposed Zionism. As a wealthy and assimilated Austrian and German Jew, she did not want to give up her place in the European sun.
Many 20th century feminists (Daniel Boyarin, Melinda Guttman, Marion Kaplan, Ann Jackowitz), were interested in how Anna O was able to "transform" herself from being a psychiatric basket case, who was "hysterically" paralyzed in three limbs, an insomniac, given to hallucinations, and unable to speak in her native German tongue—into becoming then mighty Bertha Pappenheim, the founder of Jewish feminism, the protector of trafficked Jewish girls, unwed mothers, and orphans, and the translator of major Jewish, feminist, and Yiddish works into German.
Why such a religious Orthodox Jew—and a proper Viennese woman, would have taken up the cause of Jewish girls who were trafficked into sex slavery and unwed mothers is a bit of a mystery. For now, I will leave it there. What matters is that Pappenheim found her voice and her mission when she courageously stood up to the rabbis on behalf of such victims, translated Mary Wollstonecraft's On the Vindication of the Rights of Women into German, translated her ancestor Gluckel of Hameln from Yiddish into German, and organized the first-ever Jewish feminist organization in Germany. (Christian feminist organizations would not allow Jews to join them). Orthodox Jews did not encourage feminist ferment.
Freud viewed Bertha as having invented the "talking cure" when she was Breuer's patient. In 1909, in his lectures at Clark University, Freud stated that "If it is a merit to have brought psych-analysis into being, that merit is not mine." Freud credited Breuer and the young woman whom they called "Anna O" with the earliest beginnings of psychoanalysis.
Lightly hypnotized, Anna O suggested that she "talk" to Breuer; she called it her private theater and "chimney sweeping." She suggested reliving or detailing what had been happening to her when she first developed her persistent cough, or paralysis, or inability to speak in her native tongue, and the symptom disappeared, at least temporarily.
I believe in such "talking cures" but let's be clear: Talking did not cure Pappenheim herself who would go on to spend six terrible years in Magic Mountain-like sanatoriums for privileged people. The various torturous treatments (electric shock, the application of electric eels, arsenic, chloral hydrate, morphine), turned her hair prematurely white; perhaps such (mis)treatments cured her in the sense that she never wished to endure them again.
Through her mother, Pappenheim was related to the Warburgs, the Goldschmidts, the Rothschilds. She spoke four languages, loved opera, classical music, rare lace, and antique objects d'art. She was related to Heinreich Heine. Pappenheim was friendly with Martin Buber who agreed with her on the question of Zionism; Buber's young disciples and their Israeli intellectual descendants modeled both their universities and Tel Aviv night life (or Tel Aviv-on-the-Seine) along Eurocentric lines. Herzl and Ben Gurion's visions have been battling for the soul of Jews for a very long time.
Jews have always had a hard time leaving Egypt. Its tastes and smells are familiar and dear to us. Being uprooted is difficult, if not dangerous. Leaving civilization (such as it is), for deserted deserts (where a demanding, albeit consoling God may best be found), has little appeal. Jews also pride themselves on being citizens of the world, universalists, commanded to be a "light" unto the nations, not to leave them for narrow, provincial definitions of Judaism. Jews have led or joined nearly every universalist movements on earth, have taken all sides of an issue—and then some.
It is our genius and, some say, also our downfall.
The celebrated author, Stefan Zweig, actually got out of Europe but could not live without the pre-Hitlerian Europe he had known and cherished—and so, he killed himself in Brazil. Herr Dr. Freud, who knew more than a little about Thanatos, (the Death Instinct), and Evil, had to be rescued at the last minute by powerful friends and former patients. He, too, could not bear leaving Vienna, not even after the goons had beaten up a man who resembled him in the very park where Freud himself usually took his daily walk.
Freud did not relocate to Palestine. He went to England. Many of Europe's most celebrated Jewish intellectuals came to America, not Palestine. Their names are legion and include atomic scientists Einstein, Fermi, Teller, and Szilard; architects Gropius and van der Roe; psychoanalysts Bettelheim, Fromm, and Horney; scholars Arendt, Marcuse, and Strauss. Martin Buber did not choose to immigrate to Palestine.
Other than Arendt, who was still young and in thrall to her Nazi lover, Heidegger, the majority of these intellectuals were mature and wanted to continue to their world-changing work. They did not want to dig ditches, plant trees, lecture to teenagers living in collective settlements, or fight hostile Arabs. Pappenheim also feared that the Jewish state would be a "secular" state, one in which children would be reared collectively without family life.
According to Melinda Guttman, (z"l), after Hitler came to power, Pappenheim held "festive salons" every week. If anyone referred to the "ominous persecution of the Jews," Bertha would reply: "We are not in the Ghetto. And to the objection, "Miss Pappenheim, we Jews have no space," she answered "We don't need space, we have Spiritual Space that knows no limits."
In 1935, Pappenheim traveled to Amsterdam to meet Henrietta Szold, who was organizing the emigration of young German Jewish teenagers to Palestine. According to Guttman (whose archives on Pappenheim reside at the Center for Jewish History in New York City), Pappenheim, "believing that somehow under Nazi rule, there was still a place for Jews in Germany, fought this plan with all the strength she could muster. It was not until the passage of the Nuremberg laws later in 1935, that she recognized her error, but she still scorned the collective raising of children in Palestine."
Like Pappenheim, Buber's disciples in Palestine envisioned a Brit Shalom between Arabs and Jews that was idealistic, pluralistic, and culturally diverse. Just as Jews had once been a persecuted minority among the nations, now they could create a new and superior kind of state, one in which no minority would be unequal and in which the "Arab" culture of Palestine would retain its character.
Clearly, the Jewish idealists did not understand that Arab culture was a shame-and-honor culture, perpetually fueled by Muslim-on-Muslim and Muslim-on-infidel massacres and cousin-on-cousin feuds; a culture that was not Western and therefore, not heir to Western values such as the evolution of religion, tolerance, self-criticism, and individual rights.
Ironies and contradictions abound.
Although Pappenheim resisted Zionism, in 1934, she also escorted a group of children to a Jewish orphanage in Glasgow, Scotland.
Although she feared Zionism, Pappeneheim still wrote that "We are responsible for each other. We are tied to a Community of fate. For US German Jews, the terrible blow of the Third Reich on April 1, 1933, Nazi boycott day--how it has hit us! How will we survive? How will we bear the hatred and misery? By the suicide of individuals? By the suicide of the Community? Shall we lament and deny? Shall we emigrate and change our economic Status? Shall we act foolishly or philosophically? The Diaspora, even Palestine is exile—yet we may see in the distance, the summit of Mt. Sinai..."
I fear she was talking about an unknown and Biblical Mt Sinai, not a mountain in Palestine proper.
Pappenheim never considered emigrating to Palestine or to America before she became fatally ill with liver cancer.
Should she had opted for Zion, for the children, if not for herself?
After Pappenheim's death, ninety three of the girls of the Beth Jakob School in Poland, which Pappenheim had supervised, committed suicide when the Nazis decided to turn the school into a brothel.
Helene Rraemer, who had been one of Bertha's beloved "daughters" when she was an eight-year-old orphan, took over as director of the home in Neu Isenburg and remained until November, 10, 1938, Kristallnacht.According to Rraemer, the barbarians came with torches and set the home on fire. The wailing of the children was horrifying and heartbreaking. Several girls suffered heart attacks from fear.
Most of the children whom Pappenheim had saved were murdered in the Holocaust.
What terrible, and perhaps wrongful conclusion may we draw—must we draw?
Great souls are not always prophets. Few can see into the future and seeing, radically change their ways. Herzl tried—and was dead within a decade; in my opinion, the war among the Jews about this very issue is what killed him.
Pappenheim, like Zweig, fully embraced a living, lively, pre-WWII European culture. She did not realize that she was dancing with Death, waltzing her people right into the waiting arms of the Nazis and all their many collaborators.


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Chapter 2 Overview
Civil War, Reconstruction and Post-Reconstruction
By Martha Bouyer
Following the Civil War, slavery was replaced by its evil twin, debt peonage. This system of owning the labor of another person was just as bad as slavery. At any given time, men, women, boys, and girls could be arrested by local law enforcement officers on real or imagined charges and shipped off to work at local plantations, coal mines, steel, and iron industries, for city and county governments, and even as servants for local families.
At the end of the Civil War, former enslaved people found themselves in a "Catch 22" situation. Freedom came with responsibilities that many of the former enslaved people found difficult to maneuver for a variety of reasons. Decisions such as: Where will I live? How do I support myself or my family? What do I do with freedom?
In many communities, those questions were answered for them by repressive laws contained in the Alabama Constitution. Examples of those laws are listed below and make it clear that the laws were not intended to ensure equal treatment in a court of law. "Black behavior" was criminalized and every action could be deemed as illegal. Unable to pay fines and court costs, many of those arrested were found guilty and forced to work off their "debt" to society under difficult situations. Of particular interest are the laws that allowed people of privilege to own the labor and wages of others and to even arbitrarily take children of African American descent from their parents on the pretense of providing apprenticeships.
No. 100 To prevent persons from interfering so as to induce laborers or servants to abandon their contract, or employ such without the consent of their original employer before the expiration of the contract . . .
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That it shall not be lawful for any person to interfere with, hire, employ or entice away or induce to leave the service of another, any laborer or servant, who shall have stipulated or contracted in writing, to serve for any given number of days, weeks or months, or for one year, so long as the said contract shall be and remain in force and binding upon the parties thereto, without the consent of the party employing or to whom said service is due and owing in writing or in the presence of some veritable white person, . . .
Approved, February 16, 1866.
Unlawful to interfere with laborers or servants.
Penalties for enticing.
No. 103 AN ACT
To amend Section 1215 of the Code relating to Apprentices.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened,
That section 1215 of the Code which reads as follows: "The judge of probate of each county may bind out as apprentices the children of any person unable to provide for their support, until the age of twenty-one years if a male, and sixteen years if a female," be amended by striking out sixteen in said section and inserting eighteen.
Approved, December 15, 1865
Extension for apprentices.
Concerning vagrants and vagrancy.
That the commissioners' court of any county in this State may purchase, rent, or provide such lands buildings and other property as may be necessary for a poor house, or house of correction for any such county, and may appoint suitable officers for the management thereof, and make all necessary by-laws, rules and regulations or the government of the inmates therefore, and cause the same to enforced: but in no case shall the punishment inflicted exceed hard labor, either in or out of said house; the use of chain-gangs, putting in stocks, if necessary, to prevent escapes; such reasonable correction as a parent may inflict upon a stubborn, refractory child; and solitary confinement for not longer than a week , on bread and water; and may cause to be hired out such as a vagrants, to work in chain-gangs or otherwise, for the length of time for which they are sentenced . . .
Establishment of poor-house.
Chapter 2 overview from The Future Emerges from the Past, Celebrating 200 Years of Alabama African American History & Culture.
Cover Image: Art Bacon, Untitled, oil on canvas. Used with permission of the artist.


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When you want to know about the Great Shenandoah River, there's a simple way to do it
The Shenandoahs are known for their beauty, and this is one of the most famous natural wonders in the country.
But the river has a history of being polluted and having its own troubles.
Today, the river is known for its waterfalls.
It is a place where you can hike the river and soak up the beauty.
It's also a place that has its own problems.
The Shenoah River is a part of the Shenandoas watershed and a part where there are a lot of waterfalls that have to be managed to avoid the river becoming polluted and becoming one of America's most polluted rivers.
The river was first named for John and Martha Shenandoam.
When the Shenoahs first came to the United States, the Shenonas were the first Native American settlement in Virginia.
There are two rivers in the Shenones watershed that form the Shenone Reservoir: the Shenoon and the Shenanac.
It was the Shenanoans intention to bring the Shenonoans to Virginia so that they could make the journey to Virginia to make the Shenons fortune.
That plan was derailed when the Shenoanans discovered that the Shenona had a major dam that would flood the Shenandoes waterfalls and then destroy the Shenanches way of life.
The dam was built by the Shenanes, and they never intended to go ahead with it.
That is when the dams started leaking into the Shenands waters, and now the Shenans waterfalls are polluted.
This has happened a lot in the last 30 years.
The pollution was found by a company called Shenandoans.
The state of Virginia sued them and the state of Maryland, who owns the dam, was also sued.
In 2014, a judge in Maryland ruled that the state had to pay the Shenanos for their pollution.
That ruling was upheld by a federal judge in Virginia in 2015.
Now, the U.S. Department of the Interior has ordered the federal government to pay for the damages and the amount is $3.5 million.
In addition to the costs of the cleanup, the money will be used to restore the Shenannes waterfalls in Virginia and other places.
It will also allow the Shenaneans to have their waterfalls recreated, so they can come back to the Shenanas' waterfalls again.
The money will also pay for restoration and rehabilitation of the river, which will include removing the dams.
There is also another lawsuit that the federal courts in Virginia have decided to decide.
The lawsuits are also in the process of being appealed to the U and U. S. District Courts in Washington, D.C. The court has ordered that a jury trial be held.
The damages and costs of restoration are being paid by the state.
The costs are not covered by the federal flood insurance program that Virginia had when the dam was completed.
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Fellowship Recognizes Underrepresented Minorities and Entrepreneurs in OMSCS
When Henry Shi finished the Online Master of Science Computer Science (OMSCS) in 2018, he wanted to give back to the program that fostered his entrepreneurial spirit.
Now his travel startup, SnapTravel, offers two $1,000 fellowships recognizing entrepreneurs and underrepresented minorities in tech. This year's winners are Rodrigo De Luna Lara and Aadil Jaleel Choudhry.
"This year's applicants have come from all corners of the world, including developing and developed countries, from West Africa to Central Asia to South America to the middle of America, and is a true testament to Georgia Tech's expanding mission and global impact," Shi said.
De Luna Lara received the underrepresented minority in STEM award meant for students "pursuing their OMSCS degree and identifies as a member of an underrepresented group in STEM; namely one who identified as a women, non-binary, Indigenous, Black, Hispanic and/or Latinx." As a Latino bisexual person who identifies as non-binary and works in data science, De Luna Laura knows how little representation some groups have in STEM.
"There are still people who doubt the technical capacity I have as a Latino in a field like data science," De Luna Lara said. "Throughout my career, I've shown that belonging to an underrepresented group doesn't mean I'm less capable, and the position I'm in has enabled me to be a promoter for STEM in these groups."
De Luna Lara provides workshops to empower young girls to join STEM careers in Mexico and plans to use the OMSCS degree to increase representation.
"I hope I will be able to inspire young people who don't feel part of the mainstream to open up and embrace who they are and not let that interfere with their careers but instead use that to boost their career," De Luna Lara said.
SnapTravel gave the entrepreneurial spirit award intended for students "pursuing their OMSCS degree while founding their own startup, or pursuing other entrepreneurial activities" to Choudhry. As the chief technology officer and founder of 11-person startup automotive startup Sedenius Technologies in Pakistan, Choudhry is balancing a lot with OMSCS.
"I am from Pakistan, where the startup ecosystem is still in its initial stages," Choudhry said. "I quit my stable job for my startup and failed twice before I got a startup running."
Ultimately supporting students like this is why Shi believes in OMSCS and became the first to offer a fellowship like this.
Tess Malone, Communications Officer
tess.malone@cc.gatech.edu


I wake up at noon, after a few hours of sleep, in a pretty confused state. Graveyard shifts and insomnia are a weird mix.
I've taken some time off work to wait out a pretty major downturn, so I can't decide if it matters whether I sleep or not. I've been in the house for days, hoping to magically recover.
I stay in bed for a bit, stare at the ceiling. I get up and drink black tea.
I'm on the kitchen floor, my back to fridge. It emits my favorite apartment sound. The motor clicks, then begins a monastic thrum. It's an old sound, a chant. I listen, lean against it; the fridge vibrates in accordance with nothing.
When the fridge motor stops, I change out of dirty clothes…into slightly less dirty clothes…and drive to a movie theater. I need to get out.
I don't know what's showing, I just ask the ticket guy what the closest movie time is.
"Ten minutes ago," he replies.
I hand him money. He hands me a pair of 3D glasses.
He tells me that the movie is blurry without them. I take the glasses, walk inside…throw the glasses away…and proceed to roam around different theaters. I watch 20 minutes of one movie, 20 minutes of another, and so on.
One film has robots. One has business men. One has Nazis. One has teenagers. Every film has explosions. I stare at the lights, try to wait it all out.
I go to the lobby, play an arcade game. I eavesdrop as theater employees complain about raisins.
I leave the theater, walk up and down a sidewalk. It's raining. I walk and listen to traffic sounds and car alarms and tumbling paper cups.
The rain picks up. I sit in my car for awhile, stare at birds and clouds.
It's later, but I don't remember where I am. This happens. I'll get so mentally blank that I don't really notice what I'm doing, where I'm going. It's like an auto-pilot takes over, but forgets to provide a destination. "Elsewhere" is as specific as it gets.
I look around. I'm sitting on a bench…facing a parking lot. Dark clouds overhead, but no more rain. A guy passes by, wearing a green smock, pushing a shopping cart…employee. I look back: I'm in front of a grocery store.
I don't say anything, I just nod. He moves on.
I stand, check my pockets. I don't find a grocery list.
I walk into the store. In front of each aisle there's a sign listing which items can be found there…I stare at each sign, try to recall what I might need…but I'm too tired, my mind won't offer impressions.
I roam around. Sometimes I pause, stare at packaging…I pick up soup cans, squeeze them, put them back; I pick up a cereal box, place it back on the shelf upside-down. I pinch a bag of powdered sugar, then poke it. I pick up a carton of eggs, carry it with me for a bit, place it on top of an apple bin, walk away.
I go to the bakery. I eavesdrop as two bakers complain about sun tan lotion.
I buy a donut, coffee. I sit at a little table. Gently, I press small bites into the pastry, not chewing, just leaving teeth marks…proof that I'm here, not a ghost. I look back, into the bakery…see a clock that reads 6:23. It doesn't indicate morning or night.
I stay at the table for a bit; eat the pastry, sip coffee. I watch customers. It is unbelievably strange to me that most people seem to know why they are here. They walk with purpose…they head for specific aisles…they consult grocery lists…they talk on cell phones, which implies they have lives outside of the store. Again: unbelievably strange.
I try to imagine what it would be like to know what I need…I place my self in a different life, follow around this imagined automaton as it checks off destinations, goals. I try to imagine what it would feel like to have a grocery list. I can't, which makes me laugh. A baker stares…then looks away.
I discard a napkin, empty cup. I go to the meat counter…stare at pink lumps. Further down, I see dead, glassy-eyed fish displayed in a case. I pretend their eyes are shirt buttons.
I walk out of the store, into the parking lot. I drift past cars, up one row, down another…eventually I find my vehicle, leave.
I go back to the apartment.
I call my supervisor, request more time off. She asks why. I dissemble like a pro.
I sit on the kitchen floor, my back to the fridge. Its motor kicks in, hums the one song it knows.
I listen, feel. My mind spins in accordance with nothing.
Previous posts in this series: part one– overview; part two– how depression can hide behind autistic traits; part 3– how depression works; part 4– sensory issues and depression. Also check out the post on Aspergers and the play of identity during adolescence, as well as the Invisible Strings Twitter and Facebook page.


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Apr 28, 2020 02:30 AM EDT By Staff Reporter
[PHOTOS] Hailee Steinfeld Competes For Quarantine Bikini Queen!
Hailee Steinfeld joined the growing list of celebrities who have a sizzling hot way to keep themselves busy while safely quarantining.
On April 26, Hailee set pulses racing after she shared how she enjoyed "a day in the sun" through a bikini photoset on Instagram page.
Wearing a light turquoise bikini and white cover-up, the 23-year-old "Pitch Perfect 3" actress flaunted her toned core and stretched it all out as if her skin was seeking for more sunlight.
"Day in the sun ft. self timer," Hailee captioned her rare photo which she shared to her 12.9 million Instagram followers. She combined arty and close-up shots together, as she showed how she took a break from staying indoors amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Because of the post, which now has over 1 million likes, she received compliments from her followers. After all, she rarely put her body on display with a bikini online.
a day in the sun ft. self timer A post shared by hailee steinfeld (@haileesteinfeld) on Apr 25, 2020 at 10:05pm PDT
More Sexy Photos?
The Oscar nominee will soon be busy taking similar photos after she was included in the cast of Apple TV Plus' "Dickinson." The series is about the story of Emily Dickinson's younger years, and it is now on its second season.
In addition, she just announced the title and the new release date of her two-part project "Half Written Story" E.P., which will feature her latest single "I Love You's." It will finally come out on May 8 -- almost a week later than the original released date.
The five-track release will also include her previously released song "Wrong Direction," as well as new songs "Your Name Hurts," "E.N.D. this (L.O.V.E.), and "Man Up".
"This project is a collection of songs that are so special to me and I'm incredibly proud of," Hailee shared in a statement. "This is the first body of work I've put out since my debut project in 2016, and I can't wait for everyone to hear these new songs."
Quarantine Beauties Assembled!
Hailee's rare display followed the posts of many other quarantine beauty queens.
Jordyn Woods also posted a series of photos of herself on the same day while wearing an orange bikini as she sat on the edge of a pool. The 22-year-old model surely never felt anything bad toward the current quarantine life, even getting wet and wild in the pool.
Aside from making herself busy by sporting her string bikini, she recently participated in the April 8 episode of "The Masked Singer" where she dressed up as Kangaroo. When she got eliminated on the show, she revealed that she just started her music career.
"I've always done music, kind of privately," Jordyn told Hollywood Life. "I've never taken it seriously. But, growing up, there was always music playing in my house. I always love to sing around my house. [But] I didn't take it seriously until last year."
Even The 45-year-old Larsa Pippen recently sported a jaw-dropping blue string bikini and shared the picture online.
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The paper presents the first systematic approach to the classification of inclusive information and communication technologies (ICT)-based learning technologies and ICT-based learning technologies for disabled people which covers both assistive and general learning technologies, is valid for all disabled people and considers the full range of relevant factors. Classification is important as it contributes to structuring and understanding the field, determining good practice and facilitating the matching of technologies to learners. The classification framework was developed as part of a network project and involved eight stages of model development, validation, commentary and modification using input from partners in 16 countries. The framework comprises three aims and three different classification methodologies: a very detailed methodology, a simple methodology and a classification of end-user and contextual factors. The detailed methodology is divided into four sections which cover the characteristics of the intended end-users, features relating specifically to the technology itself; features of contexts in which the technology can be used; and information about the types of learning activities the technology can be used for. The simple classification is divided into three sections, which summarise this information, and the third classification covers additional context specific factors. The framework has a number of important applications, including establishing for the first time a clear structure which can be used to discuss existing ICT-based learning technologies for disabled people, identify gaps or the need for modifications and support the design and development process for new technologies. The methodologies will also be valuable in identifying technologies suitable for particular students and in supporting the determination of good practice and have an important role in informing policy and determining the future research agenda.


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Q: Spacy performance degradation on upgrading to version 2.2 I have been working on an application using a custom spacy NER with python 3.4 and spacy 2.0.11, I have then upgraded to python 3.7 and spacy 2.2.2. For this upgrade, I had to retrain the spacy model as there is backward incompatibility. However on upgrading, the performance of the model went down considerably. Any idea why this could have happened.
-> The training loss which was less than 1 is now around 70.
-> On sample data, the old model extracted 250 entities while the new one extracts around 170.
For training the custom ner, I have followed the standard code as given on spacy's website.


Miswin Mahesh of Barclays Capital Services spoke to ET Now about the Fed hike and stated that Fed hike is expected in March and not in September. Check out the video to know more on that. He also added that surprise rate hike will lead to a stronger dollar and may impact oil demand. Check out the video to know more on that.


For nearly four decades, our company has grown exponentially with one of the world's fastest growing air travel sectors, the USA-Philippines O&D. From a competitive standpoint, many wholesalers still rely on small, home-based agents to carry their volumes. Not us. Mango Tours has 16 professionally staffed, strategically located offices in densely populated American-Filipino communities. Our website and 24/7 toll-free line are also key to our success.
Still, we fully understand the ever-changing dynamics of travel. The undeniable "elephant in the room" is online presence. Price will always drive how successful you can be in this business, yet we've also noticed that the customer experience is playing a much larger role. Here are five "core principles" that support our company's growth strategy.
1. Choose the right technology partner.
Having Amadeus as our travel technology partner has enabled us to achieve the online presence we enjoy today. We've used Amadeus Web Services for ten years, yet it wasn't until we recently visited the Amadeus Research & Development Center in Boston that I truly came to understand the value. Together, we conducted a thorough website analysis and reviewed best practices. We quickly identified and implemented a dozen or so simple fixes that immediately improved how our air results were being displayed. We are busy working on the release of MangoTours.com v3.0. and can't wait to launch several new enhancements. We have curated our site to be simple, practical and easy to use. Working with Amadeus continues to be the right choice for our continued success.
2. Listen to – and apply – sound wisdom.
We recently read Amadeus' research report about the future of travel. The report says, "Providers who control the last mile will capture the greatest share of value." We agree 100 percent. This is the reason why major consolidators are selling their air contracts to OTAs, or are even becoming OTAs. They want to control the last mile. I feel confident that Mango Tours does own the customer relationship. The airlines may fly the customers, but we own the buying and decision-making process. I agree with the report's "Salvador Dali" model of global integration, innovation and collaboration. Governments and businesses are already following this model, and open source information sharing remains vital to everyone's success and survival.
3. Tomorrow's success depends on today's innovations.
Innovation and technology means everything to our company; it helps us navigate day-to-day operations and plan for the future. We constantly feel the pressure to evolve technologically – otherwise we face becoming extinct. The future of distribution continues to shape the way we look down the road. Sooner rather than later, having the lowest fares online will not be enough. It's all about how many different eyeballs and clicks we can put our fares in front of. The future of distribution is key.
4. Never lose sight of the customer.
Our CEO Johnny Francisco's philosophy is, "Customers first." As much as innovation and evolution are important, we must stay focused on our customers. What good is it to change your business strategy if your customers don't reap any of the benefits? From Facebook to Yelp to our website, we use many vehicles to listen and collect feedback. Our front-line customer liaisons are the "pulse" of our business and help us improve daily operations.
A current project we are working on is database segmentation – to transform the customer experience through business intelligence, data modeling, automation and design. In the end, our goal is to predict customer needs, recognize and react to their changing expectations, and use data-driven insights to improve their journeys and enhance our own business processes.
Our data shows that thousands of customers await our attention via the online space – and we will never turn our backs on them. Yet it's also important to stay focused on customers directly in front of us. New customers are great, but those who regularly buy from us deserve the very best customer experience.
5. Stay optimistic about the future and think big!
The reality is, we cannot match the big OTAs in terms of online reach and advertising spend. This doesn't mean we won't stop forging ahead to increase our market share. We may be small, but we also aim to be the best at what we do. If you don't believe in yourself, who will? In today's David & Goliath world, we relish the challenge!
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Every month, the Illinois Gaming Board ("IGB") meets to discuss any changes in the Illinois gaming market and issue licensing and disciplinary decisions. What follows is a repost of the notes by our friends at Fox Rothschild in their "At Stake" Newsletter. You can also find official IGB meeting minutes on the IGB website. The minutes of each IGB meeting are typically posted following the next scheduled meeting of the Board.
The IGB held its monthly meeting on September 9, 2021. While we had hopes that it would be an in-person meeting, the IGB decided a webinar-based meeting was more appropriate at this time. Members present included Member Garcia, Member Hayden and Chairman Schmadeke. The meeting began with the approval of the July meeting minutes.
The Administrator opened his comments with a brief discussion of the statewide mask mandate for all indoor gaming operations. He stated that licensees must be in compliance with COVID mitigation measures and that failure to comply with such measures may result in disciplinary action. He further encouraged individuals who are able to get vaccinated.
The Administrator continued by thanking those who submitted suggestions regarding 1) the rules permitting staff to issue opinions in response to industry questions and 2) the modernization of current casino rules. The public comment window closed on August 31, 2021, and it is expected that the comments will be available for public review by next week. Staff will review and present proposed new and/or amended rules at a future meeting.
Next, the Administrator summarized the progress on implementation of the gaming expansion bill and gave a brief update on the South Suburban and Waukegan casino licenses and their bidding processes. The Administrator stated that there is a Special IGB Meeting scheduled for October 13, 2021 at 9am in which the proposed applicants for each license will have an opportunity to make presentations to the Board. Further, the Administrator stated that it is expected that by January 2022 (six months from the date the investment banker was engaged), the Board will have approved the bid winners and issued a finding of preliminary suitability to an applicant from the South Suburbs and from Waukegan.
The Administrator then provided his revenue report. The Administrator stated there are currently 41,129 live video gaming terminals (VGTs) in 7,763 licensed locations across the State. In July, these VGTs generated approximately $223 million in Net Terminal Income, with total tax revenue of approximately $76 million. The state received approximately $64 million in taxes and local municipalities received approximately $11 million.
In summary, the Administrator said that the combined (video gaming, sports wagering and casino) gaming industry total tax revenue for January 1 thru July 31, 2021 is approximately $560 million to the State and approximately $109 million in tax revenue to localities for a grand total of approximately $670 million.
The Administrator continued with commentary regarding the Illinois fall legislative session in which he hopes the following three gaming matters will be finalized:
harmonization of renewal dates for licensees holding more than one type of license including changing renewal periods from one year to four years for video gaming licensees
licensing of video gaming sales brokers or sales agents
criminalization and prohibition of sweepstake machines
After the Administrator's comments, the meeting continued with administrative matters in which the Board approved the adoption of the IGB's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Mission Statement (as mandated by Governor Pritzker's Executive Order 16) and approved delegation of authority to the Administrator to approve (or deny) temporary casino facilities, final practice sessions for casinos, and temporary operating permits for casinos. Notably, the Board did not delegate the authority to issue final casino licensing approvals.
The Board began the Casino portion of the meeting by approving the Request to Amend the Owners License Application of Walker's Bluff Casino Resort, LLC. The proposed amendment would allow the applicant to forego building a temporary casino and focus solely on constructing the permanent facilities due to challenges of construction. The revised development plans were approved by the locality, Williamson County. Construction is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2021, possibly in October. The applicant said it expects the casino to open within 18 months after construction begins.
Next, the Board approved 240 occupational licensees in the Level 2 category and 259 occupational licensees in the Level 3 category. The Administrator also approved the Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 licensees that were up for renewal and provided updated information to the IGB, timely paid their renewal fees and complied with all other requirements were renewed.
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The Administrator approved four hundred seventy-one (471) Level 2 occupational licensees and eight (8) Level 3 occupational licensees.
Next, the Administrator approved the Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 licensees that were up for renewal and provided updated information to the IGB, timely paid their renewal fees, and complied with all other requirements were renewed.
The Video Gaming session began with the Administrator renewing the following suppliers, manufacturer, distributor and terminal operator licenses:
Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
Konami Gaming, Inc.
American Vending Sales, inc. d/b/a AVS Companies
H. Betti Industries, Inc.
JCM American Corp.
Inspired Gaming (USA) Inc.
Inspired Gaming (UK) Limited
A1_Keshav Krupa LLC d/b/a Midwest VG Solutions
Action Video Gaming, LLC
Donico Gaming, LLC
Game On Entertainment, LLC d/b/a Game On Entertainment
Veterans VGT, LLC
Winner's Choice Gaming, LLC
A & A Gaming Inc.
Aces Up Gaming LLC
Next, the terminal hander, technician and location licensees that were up for renewal and provided updated information to the IGB, timely paid their renewal fees, and complied with all other requirements were renewed.
Seven locations were issued notices of nonrenewal:
Wilson Liquor PB, LLC d/b/a Wilson's Liquor PB, LLC
Shri Gasoline Inc., d/b/a BP Shop
TR Restaurant Group, Inc. d/b/a R.B.I.'s
Muaremi Inc. d/b/a Mustang's Bar & Grill
Fos Inc. d/b/a Casey's Pub
GRD of Neoga, Inc. d/b/a The Depot of Neoga
Tammy Diane Kerley and Joseph Glen Kerley – Partnership d/b/a Beehive Lounge.
The meeting continued with initial licenses being issued to 142 terminal handlers, two technicians and 144 video gaming locations.
The Board denied the license applications of the following five locations, including denials for statutory ineligibility:
D D & M Petroleum, Inc. d/b/a McCook BP
Imperial Pub Corp. d/b/a Imperial Pub
My Bubby LLC d/b/a Bubby's Backroads Bar
Bok Choy Asian Kitchen Addison Inc. d/b/a Bok Choy Asian Kitchen
Black Bear Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Village Inn of Wauconda
Next the Board issued two final orders adopting the Administrator's decision in the Rule 320 Petitions of Pug Mahones, Inc. d/b/a Pug Mahones Irish Pub & Grill, Petitioner, ("Pug") v. Gaming & Entertainment Management -Illinois LLC, Respondent, ("GEM"), 18-UP-017 ("Pug v. GEM") and Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC, Petitioner, ("Accel") v. Midwest Electronics Gaming, LLC, Respondent, Re: Bink, Inc. d/b/a Feeling Lucky Lounge (License no. 120700343) 17-UP-006; Re: American Legion Clarence V. Scheel Post No. 292 of Mascoutah, Illinois (License no. 120906386) 18-UP-015; and Re: JJJR Silver Creek Inc. d/b/a Silver Creek Saloon (License no. 120712650) 19-UP-009 ("Accel v. Midwest").
In Pug v. GEM, the Administrator denied the petition for being defective and failing to comply with the submission requirements of the Board rules. In Accel v. Midwest, the Administrator granted Accel's request to withdraw its petitions.
The Board received one request for a hearing this month. The request, from Lounge 33, LLC d/b/a Lounge 33, allegedly failed to prove a prime facie case (that the location was located over 100 feet from a church) and therefore the Board denied the request. In his discussions, the Administrator reviewed Rule 820 which defines how distance should be measured for locations within 100 feet of religious buildings.
The meeting concluded with the review of the Administrative Law Judge's recommendation decision in the matter of In re: The Discipline of ANNABCICERO INC., d/b/a Big Top and ANNABCICERO2 INC., d/b/a Big Top 2 in which the license revocation was deemed appropriate despite the location having new ownership.
Please note that a special meeting will be held on October 13,2021 at 9 a.m. for presentations related to casino applicants as well as the regularly scheduled meeting on October 20, 2021. It has not been determined whether these meetings will be virtual or in-person. We will provide an update when we receive one.
As always, if you have any questions regarding what happened at this month's meeting or any pending rules/regulations, please give us a call.


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Proposed Land Annexation
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By Erin 08.09.2017 0 Comment
It doesn't happen often, but when annexation is discussed, it's usually quite contentious. The proposal on the table now is that and it affects our tri-region partners- the County of Parkland and Stony Plain.
Watch my video on land annexation on my Facebook page.
The land annexation proposal does propose to annex land to the west from the Town of Stony Plain and a good chunk of land from the County of Parkland. This land is south and east of highway 16a and east of Century Road. It is prime agricultural land and the county is happy with the proposal.
Rapid Growth Means Annexation is Necessary
Spruce Grove is growing and quickly. Hopefully we do slow our growth but right now, we have to plan for our future. The Government of Alberta changed their planning for cities to have 25 years of land to now needing 50 years of planned land. We don't have it, hence why the annexation talks have begun.
We're in the early stages but it will be an issue that the new council (and Stony's and Parkland's councils) will have to deal with. This affects how we grow, where we grow and possibly when we grow. We have to be smart on how we approach annexation.
Typically, Spruce Grove has split how it develops– residential to the north of Hwy 16a with industrial built to the south of the highway. The annexation proposes we grow south and this is where there are questions.
Are we prepared to be able to service that are of the city? We only have one protective services building (where the fire hall is located) and there is already debate about whether we can make response teams to areas that are on the same side of the tracks as the station. Industrial and the new areas would be south of the tracks- so what happens if there's a train? If there is a fire or an emergency south of the tracks and there's a 7 or 8 minute long train, what then? If we annex south, we have to plan for a second fire station south of the tracks.
How will we handle the additional traffic on the highways and side streets? Already, the highway backs up considerably and if we now have more people heading south (and a train is there), how are we planning to alleviate traffic jams on the highway? Are we upgrading highways 627 and 628 to handle the additional traffic?
We can't build overpasses (no room within the cities) and underpasses aren't usually doable, do what is our plan to move traffic north and south? Are we hoping to put an overpass at Pioneer or elsewhere?
This is the problem. We don't know what the discussions have been, for they've been behind closed doors. Yes, annexation of land is sensitive, especially when you're dealing with land owners, we get it. But this is not adding up.
Why Not North?
Logically, one wonders why we aren't going north. North seems to be the easiest as the infrastructure over the highway is already in place. We can at least get emergency vehicles north without worry about a train. We could widen the overpasses to accommodate traffic.
Putting in services could be the issue. Maybe it's the rumour that the province would make us take over maintenance of the Yellowhead (mixed messages here), but whatever it is, how well has this been considered?
Let's have the discussion. We have to. Parkland County has already indicated their not happy with the proposed annexation now. It's taking away prime agricultural land. Is there room for compromise here?
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A day after the one year anniversary of the BP oil spill occurrence, the Natural Resource Trustees for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (Trustees), BP has agreed to provide $1 billion toward early restoration projects in the Gulf of Mexico to address injuries to natural resources caused by the spill.. The Trustees involved are: Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, the Department of the Interior (DOI), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Department of Justice provided assistance in reaching the agreement.
This early restoration agreement, the largest of its kind ever reached, represents a first step toward fulfilling BP's obligation to fund the complete restoration of injured public resources, including the loss of use of those resources by the people living, working and visiting the area. The Trustees will use the money to fund projects such as the rebuilding of coastal marshes, replenishment of damaged beaches, conservation of sensitive areas for ocean habitat for injured wildlife, and restoration of barrier islands and wetlands that provide natural protection from storms.
The agreement in no way affects the ultimate liability of BP or any other entity for natural resource damages or other liabilities, but provides an opportunity to help restoration get started sooner. The selection of early restoration projects will follow a public process, and will be overseen by the Trustees.
The full natural resource damage assessment process will continue until the Trustees have determined the full extent of damages caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. At the end of the damage assessment process, the Trustees will take into account any benefits that were realized from these early restoration projects. In addition to funding early restoration projects, BP will continue to fund the damage assessment and, together with the other responsible parties, will ultimately be obligated to compensate the public for the entire injury. BP is providing the early restoration funds voluntarily, and is not required to do so at this stage of the damage assessment process. The agreement will speed needed resources to the Gulf in advance of the completion of the assessment process.
"One year after the largest oil spill in our history, we take a major step forward in the recovery of the Gulf of Mexico, for the environment and the people who depend on it for their livelihood and enjoyment. Today's agreement is a down payment on our promise to protect and restore the Gulf," said Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator.
"This agreement is a great first step toward restoring our natural resources destroyed by the BP oil spill," said Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. "We are eager to continue working with public, state and federal co-trustees and BP to quickly convert this downpayment into projects to restore our damaged coast and replace our lost wildlife. We encourage BP to continue to address the damages from this spill through early restoration efforts."
"Since the day of the oil spill, our goals have been to make Mississippi whole and to assure that our coastal areas completely recover. Today's unprecedented agreement is an important first step but it is only the first step. Mississippi will continue this work and will count on our many interested citizens to contribute their ideas and input as we all work to define the scope of these early projects and develop other restoration projects. Our goals have not changed. We will remain actively engaged in these and other projects until the Gulf is restored and our state is made whole," said Trudy D. Fisher, Mississippi Trustee, Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.
All projects must meet the other requirements of the Framework Agreement and be approved by the Trustee Council comprised of all the natural resource trustees.
To read the early restoration agreement, click here.