The textbook for this course is: Armitage P, Berry G, Matthews JNS. Statistical Methods in Medical Research (4th edition). 2002 (2008 for electronic edition); Wiley-Blackwell, London.
Course Handbook will be made available to students before Week 1 of the semester and will be available in electronic form on MyUni.
Please note: an electronic version of the textbook may be accessed for free via the Barr Smith Library. It is accessed via the 'ebrary' portal which will be discussed in Week 1 on Blackboard in MyUni. Supplementary material may also be placed on MyUni throughout the course, as required.
The Barr Smith Library is an important resource for any student of public health and in Orientation Week tours of the Library are arranged. The librarian with responsibility for public health is Maureen Bell.


Izabrani radovi A, Tomašević, D. Mijin, S. Gašić, E. Kiss, The influence of polychromatic light on methomyl degradation in TiO2 and ZnO aqueous suspension, Desalin. Water Treat. (2013) 1-8, doi: 10.1080/19443994.2013.803321.
A. V. Tomašević, S. M. Gašić (2012): Impact of Methomyl and Carbofuran Insecticides on Environment and their Remediation by Photochemical Processes. In: Advances in Environmental Research (J. A. Daniels, ed.), NOVA Science Publishers, Inc., New York, USA, pp. 33-67, ISBN 978-1-61942-171-4.
S. Gašić, D. Brkić, Lj. Radivojević, A. Tomašević, Development of water based pesticide system, Pesticides and Phytomedicine, 27(1) (2012) 77-81.
A. V. Tomašević, S. M. Gašić (2012): Photoremediation of Carbamate Residues in Water. In: Jnsecticides-Basic and Other Applications (S. Soloneski and M. Larramendy, eds.), InTECH Publishers, Rijeka, Croatia, pp. 39-60, ISBN 978-953-51-0007-2.
S. Gašić, D. Brkić, A. Tomašević, Oil dispersion with abamectin as active ingredient, Pesticides and Phytomedicine, 26(4) (2011) 409-413.
E. E. Kiss, A. V. Tomašević, G. C. Bošković (2011): Advanced Oxidation Processes via Catalysis. In: Catalysis: Principles, Types and Applications (M. Song, ed.), NOVA Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, New York, USA, pp. 307-354, ISBN 978-1-61209-654-4.
A, Tomašević, E. Kiss, S. Petrovic, D. Mijin, Study on the photocatalytic degradation of insecticide methomyl in water, Desalination, 262 (2010) 228-234.
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K. Lázár, A. Tomašević, G. Bošković, E. Kiss, Comparison of FeAl-PILC and Fe-ZSM-5 catalysts used for degradation of methomyl, Hyperfine Interact. 192 (2009) 23-29.
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Did the Mother of God Remain a Virgin After Childbirth?
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Tradition distinguishes virginity in Our Lady before the birth, during the birth, and after the birth of Christ (ante partum, in partu, et post partum). The present question concerns the third aspect: virginity post partum. Did the Mother of Christ remain a virgin after the birth of her divine Son?
Some people have wanted to see in the "brethren of Christ" mentioned in St. John, other children of Mary. Modernist propaganda has taken up this argument. But other Gospel texts equally suggest this: as in St. Matthew, our Lord is called the first-born of Mary (Mt. 1:25).
It must be said that Holy Scripture often gives the name brethren to relatives who were not born of the same mother. In addition, the "brethren of Jesus" are jealous of him (Mk. 6:4); they give him advice (Jn. 7:1); they try to bring him home (Mk. 3:21). In the Eastern Church, this can only be understandable if they were older than him. But, Our Lord was the first born.
The term "first born" is said to be absolute, whether or not there are further births. It is a legal status. Thus, in 1930, the tomb of a young woman was discovered in Jerusalem, in a first-century Jewish cemetery, who died giving birth to her first born son.
But in the account of the Annunciation, the holy Virgin asks the angel: "How can this be, since I have known no man?" To know, in the biblical sense, means a carnal relationship. Mary's objection can be explained only if she does not want to know a man in the future.
The Fathers of the Church
They repeat this truth over and over. St. Ephrem affirms that Mary was a virgin after childbirth. St. Zeno summed up the doctrine: "Mary was conceived without corruption, she begat by remaining a virgin, and she remained a virgin after the Nativity." And St Ambrose fulminates: "Some have denied that she remained a virgin (after childbirth). We prefer to ignore such sacrilege."
Pope Sirius, in turn, affirms: "We cannot deny that other sons must be refused to Mary, and it is with good reason that your holiness reproves that, from the same virginal womb, from which Christ was born according to the flesh, another child was born. The Lord Jesus would not have chosen to be born of a virgin, if he had judged her so incontinent, that she might have defiled the palace of the eternal king."
It is de fide that the Mother of God remained a virgin post partum.
Reasons for suitability
They are enumerated by St. Thomas Aquinas in the Summa Theologiae (III, 28,3).
--It is suitable that the One who is the Only-Begotten and perfect Son of the Father, in eternity, be the only-begotten and perfect son of His Mother, in time.
--It would not have been appropriate for the virginal body of Mary, which had become the sanctuary of the Word through the operation of the Holy Ghost, to see a new conception in it. This amounts to saying that the virginal conception of Jesus was as an additional consecration of Our Lady to God, so that she is entirely devoted to the glory of God. To use marriage in these conditions would have been a violation. Mary is the model of religious life.
--It would not have been in conformity with the gratitude that Mary, having had the honor and grace of being the Mother of such a Son, would know a man and beget another son; likewise the holiness of Joseph respected the purity of Mary.
The divine maternity of the Mother of God is fully virginal. Virginity is property so characteristic of Mary that it has become one of her most common titles: the Virgin Mary.
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Smartron launches Sachin Tendulkar's SRT.Phone in India at a starting price of Rs. 12,999.
by Abhishek Jariwala
Smartron is an emerging Indian manufacturer company which has made its way out into the mobile industry with the launch of its first smartphone which competes with the mid-range smartphones coming at the price point of Rs. 12,999 and offers some decent specifications. The main reason that the company has been receiving this much attention is because of the man behind this smartphone. The phone has been branded on the cricketing god in India, Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin Tendulkar has not only given his name to the phone but he also has invested in the company as well. The company launched the SRT.Phone at an event in New Delhi, India in the presence of Sachin Tendulkar. The phone has been priced at Rs. 12,999 for the 32GB model and Rs. 13,999 for 64Gb model.
As for the SRT.Phone, there are few things to talk about from the other devices coming in this price range. First of them is that Smartron has promised to give atleast three major android updates to the device as well as quarterly security patches to the device which is the only area which is lagging in the mid-range phones currently.
The device features a 5.5-inch 1080p IPS panel, 4GB of RAM, 13MP rear shooter, 5MP front camera, 32GB or 64GB storage options and a 3000mAh battery. There is no expandable storage and the device has a removable back with the fingerprint sensor located there too. The Smartron SRT.Phone will also have the ability to put everything on cloud without the hassle of filling up the space because the company has promised that the SRT.hone will come with unlimited cloud storage.
Also worth noting is that the company had launched the t.phone earlier in the Indian markets which went unnoticed but htis phone has been marketed by Sachin Tendulkar so the phone is expected to do well in the India markets.
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Lúcio Funisulano Vetoniano () foi um senador romano nomeado cônsul sufecto para os meses de setembro a outubro de 78 com Quinto Corélio Rufo.

Carreira
Vetoniano teve um começo de carreira pouco auspicioso ao ser escolhido como um dos tresviri capitales durante seu mandato entre os vigintiviri. Depois foi tribuno da Legio VI Victrix e questor na Sicília. Em 62 foi novamente tribuno, desta vez da IV Scythica. Em algum momento o próprio Vetoniano comandou uma legião sob a liderança do general Lúcio Cesênio Peto durante a Guerra romano-parta de 58-63. Derrotada na Batalha de Randeia, esta legião (e Vetoniano) caiu em desgraça.

Os cargos seguintes assumidos por Vetoniano foram civis: prefeito do Erário de Saturno, superintendente da Via Aemilia e superintendente dos aquedutos (curator aequarum). Todos estes postos só podem ter ocorrido depois da morte de Nero, o que pressupõe ainda que ele tenha sido reabilitado depois da desonra em Randeia. A prefeitura do erário pode ser datada com precisão entre 74 e 76, mas os postos restantes implicam um problema maior. Enquanto a prefeitura pode ser assumida por ex-pretor — e portanto pode ser assumida por Vetoniano antes de seu consulado — as superintendências geralmente eram assumidas por ex-cônsules (a dos aquedutos sempre era). Contudo, as inscrições as agruparam todas juntas como se Vetoniano tivesse assumido todos os postos antes de seu consulado. É possível que, como eram posições similares, faria sentido agrupá-las numa inscrição; outra hipótese é que Vetoniano tenha sido um adjunto do seu predecessor, Mânio Acílio Avíola, na superintendência dos aquedutos.

Depois de seu mandato como sufecto, Vetoniano foi nomeado governador da Dalmácia em 79 e ficou no posto até 84, a primeira de diversas províncias imperiais que ele governou em sucessão. Depois, foi governador da Panônia entre 85 e 86 e da Mésia Superior até 88. Neste último posto, Vetoniano participou da campanha dácia de Domiciano com tamanha bravura que acabou sendo condecorado. O ápice de sua carreira foi o proconsulado da África entre 91 e 92.

Além disto, Vetoniano também foi admitido entre os sodais augustais e, mais tarde, entre os septênviros epulões. Seu túmulo foi construído na Via Latina. Entre seus possíveis descendentes estão Tito Pompônio Antistiano Funisulano Vetoniano, cônsul sufecto em 121, e Funisulana Vétula, esposa de Caio Técio Africano, prefeito do Egito em 82.

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Daniel Radcliffe is SO set to play Harry again.. (under these terms)
As much as we were all delighted to see a new line-up of actors for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, in any HP fan's heart, there is only one Harry Potter, and that's Daniel Radcliffe.
We grew up along with the movie's actors and actresses, and no matter what other work Daniel, Rupert or Emma take on, they'll always be the world's smartest wizards to us.
Many A-listers tend to shy away from roles that made them famous, but in a recent interview with Radio Times, Dan said he'd be more than happy to step back into the role… Once the terms were right.
"It would depend on the script. The circumstances would have to be pretty extraordinary," he said.
"But then I am sure Harrison Ford said that with Han Solo, and look what happened there! So I am saying no for now, but leaving room to backtrack in the future."
That answer is practically a 'hell yes', right?!
This is how much the average baby shower costs and it's pretty steep
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Le vélodrome de Pirita (en ) est un vélodrome et un terrain de football situé dans le quartier de Pirita à Tallinn en Estonie.

Présentation
Le stade offre 800 places assises.

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Équipement sportif achevé en 1969
Stade multifonction en Estonie
Stade de football en Estonie
Vélodrome en Estonie
Stade portant le nom d'un lieu
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Piz Languard är ett berg i kantonen Graubünden, sydöstra Schweiz norr om Piz Bernina. Berget har en höjd av 3 262 meter över havet.

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Berg i Graubünden
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MECHON were commissioned to provide new dust filter units for the client's silos.
The existing filtration system design was deemed to be inadequate, as only two silos were fitted with filtration plant. The remaining two silos were linked to the adjacent silo through a welded pipework system: this design caused cross contamination between silos.
MECHON were commissioned to design and project manage the installation of new silo venting filtration plant on the two remaining silos, whilst modifying the existing plant to improve efficiencies.
MECHON RPE27 filtration plant was selected for the application, utilising cartridge filters which offer high filtration efficiencies and low replacement costs. The units rely on a reverse jet pulse system for automated cleaning of the filter elements.


Adelanto City has a total population of 18,107 according to the latest US Census Bureau survey. From the said total, 12,075 residents are aged 15 and above. The U.S. Census Bureau's report for the year 2000 also shows that the city has 9,750 residents of at least 25 years and 896 residents who are at least 65 years old.
Out of the 6,217 residents who are at least three years old, 281 are in nursery schools or preschools; 452 are in kindergarten; 3,434 are in the elementary school; 1,335 are in high school; and 715 are in college or in graduate school. The U.S. Census also indicates that only 67.1% of the city's population aged 25 and above are high school graduates but only 5.9% of this demographic had a bachelor's degree or higher.
Census results show that there are 4,750 households in the city. Only 0.2% of the total number of households have an income of at least $200,000; 0.1% have an income of between $150,000 and $199,999; 1.6% have an income between $100,000 and $149,999; 5.2% have income between $75,000 and $99,999; 18.5% have an income between $50,000 and $74,999; 20.9% have an income between $35,000 and $49,999; 14.1% have an income between $25,000 and $34,999; 17.6% have an income between $15,000 and $24,999; 9.7% have an income between $10,000 and $14,999; and 12% have an income less than $10,000. For the year 1999, the median income of Adelanto City households was $31,594 while mean earnings were pegged at $37,681.
There were 3,880 families in the city, according to census results for the year 2000. About 11.9% of the city's total number of families had income of less than $10,000; 6.9% had an income ranging from $10,000 to $14,999; 16.4% had income from $15,000 to $24,999; 14.3% had income from $25,000 to $34,999; 22.3% had income from $35,000 to $49,999; 21.1% had income from $50,000 to $74,999; 5.2% had income from $75,000 to $99,999; 1.5% had income from $100,000 to $149,999; 0.1% had income from $150,000 to $199,999; and only 0.2% had income from $200,000 or more. The median family income was $35,254. From the total number of families, 830 were below the poverty level in 1999, of which 730 had children under 18 years of age.
The city's housing units totaled 5,587, 3,783 of which were single-detached units; 162 were single-attached units, 1,145 were multiple housing units; and 497 were mobile homes. Most of the housing units were built during 1980 to 1994. Around 866 housing units were built from 1995 to 1998. Only 17 housing structures were built from 1999 to March 2000.
There were 4,730 occupied housing units in the city and about 680 vacant housing units, based on year 2000 census results. About 160 of the vacant housing units were for sale and 520 were for rent. Records also indicate that 569 households had no vehicles; 1,534 had one vehicle; 1,874 had at least two vehicles; and 753 had three or more available vehicles.
Out of the 2,653 owner-occupied units, 2,465 had mortgage while 188 had no mortgage. Around 1,950 owners had mortgage between $700 to $1,499. The median monthly owner cost was $940. One hundred three owner-occupied housing units were worth less than $50,000; 1,982 were worth at least $50,000 and up to $99,999; 538 were worth at least $100,000 and up to $149,999; and 30 were worth at least $150,000 and up to $199,999. None of the owner-occupied housing units had value of at least $200,000. Median value of the owner-occupied units was $81,700.
Out of the 1,697 renter-occupied units, only 2.2% had gross rent of less than $200; 37.6% had gross rent of $300 to $499; 17.4% had gross rent of $500 to $749; 22.8% had gross rent of $750 to $999; and only 0.7% had gross rent of $1,500 or more. The median gross rent was $474.
The selling price for the vacant housing units was at least $30,000. Most of the housing units for sale had price tags of $40,000 to $49,999 or $70,000 to $99,999. None of the housing units were sold above $125,000. The median asking price was $73,000.
Rental for the vacant housing units was at least $150. Most were for rent at the $150-$449 range, but some were for rent at the $750-$899 range. None of the vacant housing units were for rent above $900. The median rental fee was $323, according to the year 2000 census.
Adelanto City had a total labor force of 5,587, consisting of residents aged 16 years and above. Out of the total labor force, 4,866 were employed and 702 were unemployed. About 2,170 females that were at least 16 years old belonged to the labor force, and 1,767 of them were employed.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau's year 2000 results, 3,772 workers were hired by private companies; 901 worked for the government; and 180 were self-employed. Most of the employed population had sales and office jobs, and production, transportation, and material moving occupations. In terms of industry, most of the employed city residents worked in the educational, health and social services and manufacturing industries.
Of the 4,866 employed workers in the city, 3,099 were males and 1,767 were females. Most of the males worked in the manufacturing industry while most of the females were in the educational, health, and social services industry. Median earnings for full-time, year-round male employees were $33,971, while median earnings for full-time, year-round female employees were $25,807 in year 1999.


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How often should Alpha lubricator accumulators be checked?
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The recommended interval to check the inlet and out accumulators for the Alpha lubricator system is every six months. For the correct functionality of the alpha lub system, the recommended pressure for inlet accumulator is 25 – 30 bar and for the outlet is 1.5 – 2 bar.
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Boxing's memory lane: Walker vs. Mildenberger fight - March 1967
We have recently acquired a piece of boxing memorabilia with sturdy Forest Gate roots. It is a copy of the programme for what was probably local boxer Billy Walker's biggest fight, when he met Karl Mildenberger at Wembley for the Heavyweight Championship of Europe, in March 1967.
Walker, who was brought up in Ilford, was a member of the West Ham boxing club, fought regularly at Romford Road's West Ham baths (now the Atherton suites, being rebuilt), and lived for a while on Romford Road, owned the Upper Cut Club on Woodgrange Road at the time of the fight.
The images in this article are taken from the programme of that fight. The copy, although written in a rather showmanship style, gives a clear indication of the importance of the bout in the annals of British boxing history.
Card for the night
The promoter of the fight was the legendary Harry Levene. In his introduction he mentions the fact that the Wembley bill was such big box office that even then - almost 50 years ago - it was relayed in an early close circuit television to cinemas in London, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham and Southend. Levene went on to say:
I have promoted many major tournaments in my time, including many world championship fights, but never in all my experience have I known such a rush for tickets as I have for tonight's battle between Karl Mildenberger, the holder, and our own Billy Walker, for the Heavyweight Championship of Europe. All tickets for this big arena (Wembley's Empire Pool) were sold before I had announced one single supporting bout. This is ample proof, if it were needed that Walker is the biggest box office attraction in British boxing history.
Boxing writer, Bill Martin, provided a profile of Billy for the programme. He said:
Billy Walker - the whole spirit of boxing
"Take 14 stone of muscle, lace it with guts and determination, top the lot with a handsome blond head and you have Billy Walker, surely the biggest drawing card in British Sport today.
Almost from the moment he first put on a boxing glove, Walker has pulled in the crowds. His amateur career, climaxed by his sensational one round knock-out of the 17 stone American Cornelius Perry, in 1961, was a spectacular interlude relished by all but his opponents. His five years as a professional have been even more colourful. When it comes down to the fundamentals, boxing is a matter of hit and be hit, and we roll up in our thousands because Walker personifies the whole spirit of the business. He lays in with joyful abandon and if he stops one or two in return well, that's show business. In these circumstances anything can happen - and usually does.
That is why Walker is the sell-out King and why nearly 11,000 are here at Wembley tonight, plus a further 40,000 at the far ends of closed circuit T.V. land lines have cheerfully put their hands in their pockets for the privilege of being in on this fracas.
Action shot, accompanying
The drawing power will not go unrewarded. Billy's share for this, his first title fight, will be 23.5% of the take and undoubtedly part of the purse will go towards consolidating the highly successful business empire over which he rules in partnership with Big Brother George.
Partners outside the ring as well as inside, the Walkers have invested shrewdly the cash garnered by junior's flying fists. They own garages, a fleet of taxis, a petrol company, a club and a couple of restaurants.
Success of this kind is not always easy to carry and having a name that is a household word can turn a man's head. But not Walker's. Certainly he enjoys the recognition, the T.V. appearances and the glad hand, but his hat size has not changed and his feet remain firmly on the ground. he is still Billy Walker, everybody's mate.
Advert in the programme, showing
Walker's pull as a poster boy to
promote products. The "Cassius"
referred to in it, is, of course
Mohammed Ali, his pre-Islamic
conversion name
Beneath it all, however, lies an iron determination, a high standard of bravery and an uncompromising attitude towards his work in the ring. "Anyone who wants to keep me down", he says, "will have to nail me to the floor".
It is an attitude which has already secured his place in the story of the British heavyweight division, and it could carry him a lot further up the rocky road to the top.
Programme caption: A faceful of fists
for Jose Menno. Two of them belong
to him, but the other is on the end
of that punishing right arm of Billy
Walker and, as Menno's puffy
face shows, that right really hurts!
Programme caption: Billy Walker and
Ray Patterson pose for the inevitable
'dear old pals' photograph after their
terrific fight at the Royal Albert
Hall on 6th December last.
Alas, the fight did not go to plan, and Walker was badly beaten. He takes up the story in his ghosted autobiography When the Gloves Came off:
Mildenberger was by far the most formidable opponent I'd had to face in twenty-seven pro fights. ... In addition to the capacity Wembley crowd, the fight was shown in thirteen British cinemas and theatres and beamed to Germany, France, Italy and other European countries - a total audience of 75 million, apparently. ... George and I came out with £30,000, more than enough to buy and renovate the property of our second Baked Potato restaurant which George planned to open in Chancery Lane.
I wish I could say I gave the watching millions value for money, but I can't. I did my best, as usual, went at Mildenberger from the first bell, and kept going forward, trying to land the big one, but I took a hell of a beating and I'll admit that it was the first time in my career - amateur and pro - when I was grateful that the referee called a halt; when I wanted a fight over and was content to lose.
The referee stopped the contest in the 8th round and it was the beginning of the end of Billy Walker's boxing career. He had one more big title fight, against Henry Cooper, for the British and Commonwealth title in November that year, which he also lost, a single low key fight the following year, before bowing out after losing to British heavyweight Jack Bodell, almost two years to the day after the Mildenberger defeat.
We have written at length about Billy Walker on this site before (see here, in particular) and his Upper Cut Club on Woodgrange Road. The evening of his biggest fight, to Mildenberger came just three days after the Upper Cut's biggest billing: the Atlantic/Stax tour, featuring Otis Redding, Arthur Conley, Sam and Dave, Booker T and the MG's, Eddie Floyd etc. See here for detail.,
Otis and co at the Upper Cut, just
three nights before the big fight
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Glanochthon is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian from the Early Permian of Germany. Fossils have been found from the Meisenheim Formation in the Saar–Nahe Basin.

References

Cisuralian temnospondyls of Europe
Fossils of Germany
Stereospondylomorphs
Prehistoric amphibian genera
Fossil taxa described in 2009


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Fans Rejoice, Then Disappointed After Lil Durk Returns And Disappears From Instagram
By : AllHipHop Staff / Categories : News / December 5, 2020
Lil Durk has finally returned to social media and fans hope some new music is on the way as he copes with the death of King Von.
(AllHipHop News)
Lil Durk decided to take a break from Instagram and temporarily disabled his account after the death of his friend, and artist, King Von.
King Von died on November 6th, after being shot in front of the Monaco Hookah Lounge in Atlanta, during a confrontation with a group of men affiliated with Savannah, Georgia rapper Quando Rondo.
During his hiatus, it was reported that Lil Dirk was out for vengeance when he allegedly purchased all the tickets to one of Quando Rondo's shows.
The threat of violence became so real, that the Mayor of Macon, Georgia, and the police in the city decided to squash Quando Rondo's first performance since King Von's murder.
Lil Durk has remained silent on the situation, he prepares for the release of his new album The Voice. Durk returned for a moment on Saturday afternoon (December 5th), leading to an outpouring of support for the Chicago rapper.
But just as fast as he came, he went. The rapper disabled his account once again, leaving fans disappointed.
The same cannot be said for Quando Rondo, who dropped an insulting track about the shooting called "End of Story," while throwing up gang signs and flashing guns via social media.
Quando Rondo's affiliate Timothy "Lul Timm" Leaks has been charged for the death of King Von.
Tags : Hip-Hop News, King Von, Lil Durk, Quando Rondo


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Arthur Mitchell, bijgenaamd de "Trinity Killer", is een personage uit de televisieserie Dexter. Het personage wordt gespeeld door John Lithgow, die een Golden Globe en een Emmy won voor deze vertolking. Hij is de belangrijkste antagonist in seizoen 4.

Personage
Arthur Mitchell is een bescheiden familieman, die al 30 jaar lang een dubbelleven leidt als seriemoordenaar. Frank Lundy noemt hem de "Trinity Killer", omdat hij steeds een vast ritueel van drie moorden volgt. Eerst vermoordt Mitchell een jonge vrouw in een badkuip, door haar dijbeenslagader open te snijden met een open scheermes terwijl hij haar in een wurghouding houdt, en hij haar een klein spiegeltje voorhoudt zodat ze zichzelf kan zien sterven. Zijn tweede slachtoffer is steeds een getrouwde vrouw met twee kinderen, die hij ontvoert en dwingt om zelfmoord te plegen door van een verlaten gebouw te springen. Zijn derde slachtoffer is een vader met twee kinderen, die hij doodslaat met een hamer. Op iedere plaats delict laat hij een klein staaltje van de assen van zijn zus achter, en doet hij de arm van zijn slachtoffer hiernaar wijzen. Mitchell heeft deze cyclus al overgedaan in verschillende steden in de Verenigde Staten.

Aanvankelijk is Dexter Morgan gefascineerd door Mitchells' efficiënte manier van moorden en zijn schijnbare vermogen om de perfecte balans te behouden tussen zijn familiale verplichtingen en zijn geheime leven als seriemoordenaar.

Arthur is getrouwd en heeft met zijn vrouw een zoon en dochter. Hij heeft ook een andere, oudere dochter uit een vorige relatie, die als kind getuige was van een van zijn moorden. Hij verbiedt haar om contact met hem op te nemen en houdt haar bestaan angstvallig verborgen voor zijn gezin. Ze probeert tevergeefs zijn liefde te winnen en gaat daarin zelfs zo ver dat ze een moord voor hem pleegt; in "Dex Takes a Holiday" vermoordt ze Lundy en verwondt ze daarbij ook Dexters' pleegzus Debra, om haar vader te beschermen tegen de politie. In de aflevering "Hello, Dexter Morgan" zegt Mitchell haar dat hij wenste dat ze nooit geboren was; kort nadien pleegt ze zelfmoord.

In "Road Kill" wordt het duidelijk dat zijn vroegere gezinsleden op dezelfde manier stierven als zijn slachtoffers: zijn zus stierf in een badkuip in 1959, zijn moeder sprong van een gebouw in 1961 en zijn vader werd in 1962 doodgeslagen (klaarblijkelijk door Arthur zelf). In de aflevering "Lost Boys" blijkt dat hij niet drie, maar wel telkens vier slachtoffers vermoordt: het eerste slachtoffer van de cyclus is een kleine jongen die hij ontvoert, verdooft en dan levend begraaft in cement. Omdat de lichamen van deze kinderen nooit werden teruggevonden, werd altijd gedacht dat het om gewone ontvoeringen ging in plaats van moorden, waardoor Lundy dit verband niet ontdekte. Met deze nieuwe informatie besluit Dexter dat elk van Mitchells' slachtoffers een van zijn vroegere gezinsleden voorstelt, waarbij hijzelf het kleine jongetje is.

Verloop van het verhaal
In seizoen 4 herneemt Mitchell zijn moordcyclus, waarbij hij slachtoffers maakt op de originele plaatsen delict. Nadat hij een vrouw in een badkuip heeft vermoord, neemt Mitchell een douche in gloeiend heet water en, nadat hij een moeder van een gebouw heeft doen springen, daagt hij een dronken man uit om hem in elkaar te slaan.

FBI-agent Frank Lundy keert terug uit pensioen om Trinity op te sporen, maar hij wordt neergeschoten en sterft juist wanneer hij hem op het spoor begint te komen. Lundy vermoedde dat Trinity een eenzame man is die buiten het moorden geen andere bezigheden heeft. Wanneer Dexter op onderzoek uitgaat ontdekt hij echter dat Trinity een echtgenoot en vader is, en dat hij bovendien een belangrijke figuur is in een christelijke liefdadigheidsorganisatie. Die organisatie gebruikt hij om door het hele land te reizen, wat de ideale dekmantel biedt voor zijn moorden. De bouwsites van de sociale woningen die de organisatie neerplant, dienen steeds als begraafplaats voor het eerste slachtoffer uit de cyclus.

Dexter twijfelt of hij Mitchell moet vermoorden, of dat hij contact met hem zou zoeken om uit te vissen hoe hij zijn leven als familieman kan doen standhouden. Onder het pseudoniem Kyle Butler raakt Dexter bevriend met Mitchell en merkt hij dat hij helemaal geen probleem lijkt te hebben om zich normaal voor te doen tegenover zijn familie. Dexter is ook gefascineerd door Mitchells vreemde, onvoorspelbare persoonlijkheid; de man die met een ongekende brutaliteit moorden pleegt, barst bijna in tranen uit wanneer hij een rendier aanrijdt en walgt van het idee om het eigenhandig uit zijn lijden te verlossen.

Wanneer Mitchell naar Tampa wil vertrekken om er een huis te boeken, verzint Dexter een plan om naar een meteorologische conferentie te gaan, zodat ook hij een reden heeft om in Tampa te vertoeven. Met tegenzin geeft Mitchell hem een lift, wanneer Dexter hem vertelt dat hij iets verschrikkelijks heeft gedaan en dat Mitchell de enige is die hem kan helpen dit te boven komen. Mitchell verplicht Dexter om zijn daad op te biechten, en Dexter zegt dat hij iemand heeft gedood tijdens een jachtverhaal (in werkelijkheid had hij gewoon een verkeerd slachtoffer uitgekozen). Mitchell is bijzonder aangedaan door de biecht en ziet dit als een teken van verwantschap. Hij neemt Dexter mee naar zijn geboortehuis en vertelt hem dat toen hij 10 jaar was, hij zijn zus bespiedde in de douche; ze schrok en viel door de glazen deur, waarbij haar dijbeenslagader werd doorgesneden en ze doodbloedde. Zijn moeder pleegde nadien zelfmoord door van een gebouw te springen, waardoor hij achterbleef met zijn vader die hem misbruikte. Dexter maakt hieruit op dat Mitchell zijn vader doodsloeg, overeenkomstig met de laatste moord uit de cyclus.

De rest van de reis vertoont Mitchell tekenen van plotse gemoedswisselingen en een geïrriteerde houding; hij blijft onbekende mensen lastigvallen met verhalen over de dood van zijn familieleden en benadrukt de kracht van de Christelijke geloofsbelijdenis. Dexter grijpt in op het moment waarop Mitchell ook over Dexters "jachtongeval" begint te vertellen. De volgende ochtend sluipt Dexter de kamer van Mitchell binnen om hem te vermoorden, maar blijkt hij vertrokken te zijn. Dexter treft hem aan op een bouwwerf, waar Mitchell zelfmoord probeert te plegen. Dexter grijpt hem op het nippertje vast, omdat hij hem later eigenhandig wil vermoorden. Dexter denkt eraan om hem los te laten, maar wanneer hij op het punt staat dat te doen, komen er een aantal werklui aangelopen om hem te helpen redden. Mitchell herwint zijn levenslust en gelooft dat Dexter door God werd gestuurd om hem te redden.

De twee leren elkaar nog beter kennen en Dexter merkt dat Mitchell niet de liefhebbende familieman is die hij lijkt te zijn; in feite mishandelt hij zijn vrouw, slaat hij zijn zoon en sluit hij zijn dochter op in haar kamer. Tijdens Thanksgiving ontstaat er een ruzie tussen Mitchell en zijn zoon Jonah en vernielt de jongen de trofeeën van zijn vader en gooit hij de urn van diens zus stuk. In een vlaag van woede probeert Mitchell zijn zoon te wurgen, maar Dexter komt tussenbeide en sleept Mitchell naar de keuken. Net wanneer Dexter hem wil vermoorden, komen de vrouw en dochter van Mitchell hem tegenhouden. Later achtervolgt Dexter hem wanneer hij opnieuw een jongen in cement wil begraven en redt hij de jongen, terwijl Mitchell weet te ontsnappen. Nadat het nieuws bekend raakt dat de jongen nog leeft, en dat Dexter nog steeds geen klacht heeft ingediend tegen Mitchell, begint deze te vermoeden dat er iets niet pluis is. Hij probeert Dexter op te sporen en vermoordt daarbij een man die Kyle Butler heet. Uiteindelijk weet hij Dexter te volgen tot op het politiebureau en ontdekt hij zijn echte naam.

In de seizoensfinale wordt Mitchell vermoord door Dexter in de ruimte waarin hij zijn laatst ontvoerde kind had gevangengehouden. Mitchell gelooft dat Dexter door God gestuurd is om hem te vermoorden, en zegt dat hij al verschillende keren tevergeefs geprobeerd heeft om te stoppen met moorden, tot wanneer hij erachter kwam dat hij geen controle kon krijgen over zijn drang naar geweld; hij voorspelt eenzelfde lot voor Dexter. In de laatste scène van de aflevering blijkt dat Mitchell de vrouw van Dexter, Rita, heeft vermoord en dat hij Dexters zoon Harrison in haar bloed heeft achtergelaten, zeer gelijkend op de manier waarop Dexter het trauma opliep dat hem in een sociopaat veranderde.

Personage uit Dexter


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Taizhou West Railway Station Guides
Opened on Sep 28 2009, Taizhou West Railway Station (Chinese name 台州西站, Taizhou Xi Zhan) is located in Yulin, Huangyan District, 17km west of Taizhou downtown. Its former name was Taizhou Railway Station which was renamed Taizhou West Railway Station on June 25 2021.
It covers 21,300 square metres, and has 5 platforms and 13 railway tracks. Taizhou West Railway Station is one of the stations of high-speed trains (denoted with letter G, D, and C) bounding from Taizhou city to major cities in China that mainly serving 68 high-speed trains per day, including Ningbo - Taizhou - Wenzhou, Hangzhou - Shaoxing - Taizhou High-Speed Railway, and Jinhua - Taizhou High-Speed Railway.
Taizhou West Railway Station has 3 floors. Entrance is on 2F, departures hall is on 3F, arrivals are on 1F
3F Level Departures Hall, including waiting room and boarding gates (Ticket Check) , some Chinese restaurants
2F Level Entrance, Security check, Ticket offices, Taxi drop-off Areas
1F level Arrivals, railways platforms, Taxi pick-up Areas, Square (including bus station center, and parking lots)
Address: Beicheng Street, Huangyan District, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, China
There are two high-speed train railway stations in Taizhou: Taizhou Railway Station and Taizhou West Railway Station.
Taizhou Railway Station: 7km west of Taizhou city centre, 21km northwest of Taizhou Luqiao Airport
Taizhou West Railway Station: 18km northwest of Taizhou city centre, 29km northwest of Taizhou Luqiao Airport
The public transports are included City bus, Taxi. Taxi is mostly recommended. How to get to Taizhou West Railway Station?
Taxi is one convenient and fast, but also the most expensive way to get to or leave Taizhou West Railway Station.
Taxi drop-off area: The entrance on 2F
Taxi pick-up area: exit gates on 1F
The one way fare from Taizhou West Railway Station to downtown is around RMB57, around 35 minutes.
0~2 km RMB8 RMB10
2km - 7km RMB2.5 per km RMB3 per km
Above 7km RMB3.7 per km RMB4.1 per km
There are 11 bus routes at Taizhou West Railway Station. The passengers can take Bus 912, 903 or K1 to downtown of Taizhou. The bus stations is on the right of station square. Passenger need to walk to the bus station through around 100 metres underground passage from exits on 1F
How to get to Taizhou Airport(HYN)
Taizhou Luqiao International Airport(HYN) is located 30km southeast of Taizhou West Railway Station. How to get to Taizhou airport? Please click on here for details.
Step 1:Get to Taizhou West Railway Station by Taxi, Bus or Car 45 minutes before train departure.
The ticket offices on 2F and 1F
Since Dec 2019, the electronic tickets have been available on most train routes from or to Taizhou West Railway Station.
Step 2: Leave Taizhou West Railway Station by bus, taxi or car.
Food and Retaurants
There are some Chinese options and restaurants in the departures hall
The passenger can use Taizhou West Railway Station free WiFi access by their mobile phones or laptops in departure hall and transfer hall which WIFI network name is SRWS-FREE. Now Moblie Phone SMS is served for more than 220 countries phone numbers, including USA, France, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Singapore, Japan ect.


Is life tough for you at the moment?
Is life tough for you at the moment? Try these 4 helpful steps to help you manage.
A while ago, my mother presented me with an old copy of M Scott Peck's book, The Road Less Travelled. She found the book in a second-hand bookstore that was filled to the ceiling with book treasures. With the winter months in full swing, hibernating includes lots of reading after all!
I was relieved when I read this.
Reading this book comes at a time when I can't help but notice that life is rather difficult for so many people. Whenever I speak with groups in training or engage in therapy or coaching with individuals, I realise that many people are facing some challenging giant in their lives right now.
So why was I relieved?
Because I realised that once we accept that life is difficult, it generates resilience.
It is reassuring to know that it is a normal part of life to experience pain and deal with problems. it can seem that you're the only one finding life difficult – especially if you scroll though "Fakebook's" happy pictures of friends tasting life with an ever-present smile.
Financial stress, a heavy workload or the difficult alternative of unemployment, illness, hurting relationships, anger, loss of all kinds, disappointment, health, a struggle to forgive the past – these are just some examples of triggers that make us lose sleep and steal our joy.
Life is a series of problems that needs to be resolved, says Scott Peck. So here's an important question – are you "blamer" or a "problem solver"?
What makes life difficult is that confronting and solving problems is a painful process. It creates uncomfortable feelings, sometime resulting in physical pain. But resolving problems is the cutting edge that distinguish between success and failure. Besides, Benjamin Franklin said, "Those things that hurt, instruct".
The tendency to avoid problems and the emotional suffering inherent in them, could be a large contributor to human mental discomforts or illnesses.
Without healing by dealing with problems, the human spirit begins to shrivel.
Ever heard the phrase, "eat the frog first"? This is the process of scheduling the pain and pleasure of life in such a way as to enhance the pleasure by meeting and experiencing the pain first and getting it over with.
When we feel valued, we feel worth working for a reward. The feeling of being valued is a cornerstone of self-discipline because when one considers oneself valued one will take care of oneself in all ways that are necessary. When we feel valued, we will feel that our time is valuable, and when we feel our time is valuable, we will want to use it well.
Summary: by delaying our gratification, and confronting problems directly, we can reduce future suffering. Confronting our problems is painful! But if dealt with early, and delaying our gratification, future suffering can be reduced or avoided.
We cannot solve life's problem except by solving them. The challenge is that we need to accept responsibility for the solutions we choose to use. This is where the problem often lies, as people often hope that others will solve their problem. Sometimes they deny responsibility for their own problems by blaming others or the world outside themselves.
One the two ends of the spectrum, some take no responsibility and hold others responsible for solutions and on the other, some take too much responsibility and feel responsible to making others happy.
Summary: finding a steady balance and taking ownership over the solutions you apply to your problems is a major step in dealing with life's difficulties.
Living in the light that truth and honesty brings is one of the safest spaces you can be in. It is sad to see in the media that integrity and honesty is negotiable, for sale, or even fake. But being true to yourself, should never be negotiable. Denial of problems (or solutions) is also a form of lying to yourself.
Scott Peck refers to two types of lying – black lies and white lies. A black lie is knowingly making a false statement made whilst a white lie is not false in itself, but a significant part of the truth is omitted.
Summary: as we are often people-pleasers, we might say things which we think people want to hear or to spare their feelings. All of this at the expense of self-truth and not defeating the giant. Be tactful, yes, but the truth really sets us free to be and not burdened by any need to hide.
The exercise of discipline is a complex task requiring flexibility and judgement. For example, we need to exercise judgement as to when to express anger and when not to. Self-discipline also means that we need to have the capacity to express anger appropriately when needing to deal with pain. Our response system therefore needs to be flexible to adjust to the situation, the giant and our own dignity.
Balancing means we give up parts of ourselves in order to serve a bigger solution. It is not easy to give up things, but the reward is a state of calm and peace – indeed worthwhile considering.
The common thread linking all these four tips is discipline.
Without discipline we can solve nothing.
We need to move into action to bask in die sunshine we are destined to enjoy.
We need to get out of our chairs, challenge our comfort zones, make that call, send that e-mail, have that difficult discussion.
Because life may continue to be difficult, but we can make it joyful if we seek the sunlight through applying discipline through these four steps to face and defeat giants.


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COOLEY HIGH
1975, Park Circus/MGM, 107 min, USA, Dir: Michael Schultz
Like AMERICAN GRAFFITI, this deeply felt recollection of adolescent life on Chicago's near North Side in 1964 deals with girls, school and police troubles as a group of high-school seniors prepare for life after graduation. The chums are Preach (Glynn Turman), who loves to read poetry and history and wants to become a Hollywood screenwriter, but who has the worst grades in the school; and Cochise (Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs), the high school basketball star and suave lady-killer. Preach has to contend with love problems in the form of Brenda (Cynthia Davis), school problems with emphatic teacher Mr. Mason (Garrett Morris) and law problems with street toughs Stone (Shermann Smith) and Robert (Norman Gibson).
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Steve Krantz
Eric Monte
Paul Vombrack
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Michael Schultz
WHO AM I THIS TIME?
1982, SpectiCast, 53 min, USA, Dir: Jonathan Demme
Shy hardware store clerk Christopher Walken becomes a different person when performing in local theater; new arrival Susan Sarandon is cast opposite him in "A Streetcar Named Desire" without realizing that his Stanley Kowalski is just an act. This production for TV's "American Playhouse" series was adapted from a Kurt Vonnegut short story and features music by John Cale.
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Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Robert Ridgely


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WSVN — From guitar playing, to singing, to rapping, kids at this after-school program are encouraged to express themselves through music.
Ian Welsch is the founder of The Motivational Edge.
The former Miami-Dade teacher saw a desperate need for students growing up in the inner City of Allapattah to have a chance to express themselves in a positive way.
The Motivational Edge 2018 All Rights Reserved.


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import logging
import subprocess
import sys
import time

import boto3

from .. import appversion

logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

def get_environ_name_for_cname(app_name, cname):
    """ Determine environment name having :param cname: on :param app_name:.

    If cname duplicated, longer one will be returned.
    For example, there are myenv.ap-northeast-1.elasticbeanstalk.com and myenv.elasticbeanstal.com,
    myenv.ap-northeast-1.elasticbeanstal.com will be returned.
    """
    eb = boto3.client('elasticbeanstalk')
    res = eb.describe_environments(ApplicationName=app_name)

    if res['ResponseMetadata']['HTTPStatusCode'] != 200:
        raise ValueError('ElasticBeanstalk client did not return 200 for describing environments')

    for e in reversed(sorted(res['Environments'], key=lambda x: len(x['CNAME']))):
        if e['CNAME'].startswith(cname + '.'):
            return e['EnvironmentName']
    raise ValueError('Could not find environment for applied app_name and cname')

def base36encode(num):
    result = ""
    base = 36
    nchar = '0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
    n = int(num)
    while n > 0:
        result = nchar[n % base] + result
        n //= base
    return result

def make_next_env_names(base_env_name, base_cname):
    suffix = '-' + str(base36encode(int(time.time())))
    return base_env_name + suffix, base_cname + suffix

def main(parsed):
    master_env_name = get_environ_name_for_cname(parsed.app_name, parsed.cname)
    next_env_name, next_env_cname = make_next_env_names(parsed.env_name, parsed.cname)

    ###
    # Cloning
    ###
    payload = ['eb', 'clone', master_env_name,
               '--timeout=45',  # Basically, it takes a while.
               '--clone_name=' + next_env_name,
               '--cname=' + next_env_cname]
    if parsed.profile:
        payload.append('--profile=' + parsed.profile)
    if parsed.region:
        payload.append('--region=' + parsed.region)
    if parsed.timeout:
        payload.append('--timeout=' + parsed.timeout)
    if parsed.exact:
        payload.append('--exact')

    r = subprocess.call(payload)
    if r != 0:
        logger.error("Failed to clone %s to environment %s",
                     master_env_name, next_env_cname)
        sys.exit(r)

    ###
    # Deploying
    ###
    if parsed.version:
        version = parsed.version
    elif parsed.prefix:
        version = "{}_{}".format(parsed.prefix, int(time.time()))
    else:
        version = str(int(time.time()))

    if parsed.description:
        description = parsed.description
    else:
        description = ''

    appversion.make_application_version(parsed.app_name, version, parsed.dockerrun, parsed.docker_compose, parsed.ebext, parsed.use_ebignore, description)
    logger.info('Ok, now deploying the version %s for %s', version, next_env_name)
    payload = ['eb', 'deploy', next_env_name,
               '--version=' + version]
    if parsed.profile:
        payload.append('--profile=' + parsed.profile)
    if parsed.region:
        payload.append('--region=' + parsed.region)
    if parsed.timeout:
        payload.append('--timeout=' + parsed.timeout)
    r = subprocess.call(payload)
    if r != 0:
        logger.error("Failed to deploy version %s to environment %s",
                     version, next_env_name)
        sys.exit(r)

    ###
    # Swapping
    ###

    if parsed.noswap:
        logger.info('DONE successfully without Swapping. just deployed new version environment %s',
                    next_env_name)
        return

    eb = boto3.client('elasticbeanstalk')
    logger.info('Swapping primary %s => new primary %s',
                master_env_name, next_env_name)
    eb.swap_environment_cnames(SourceEnvironmentName=master_env_name,
                               DestinationEnvironmentName=next_env_name)
    logger.info('DONE successfully. Primary %s => new primary %s.'
                'If problem, re-swap new primary to primary',
                master_env_name, next_env_name)

def apply_args(parser):
    parser.add_argument('app_name', help='Application name to deploy')
    parser.add_argument('env_name', help='Environment name')
    parser.add_argument('cname', help='cname prefix')
    parser.add_argument('--noswap', help='Without swapping, it will just deploy for secondary'
                                         'environment',
                        action='store_true', default=False)
    parser.add_argument('--version', help='Version label you want to specify')
    parser.add_argument('--prefix', help='Version label prefix you want to specify')
    parser.add_argument('--description', help='Description for this version')
    parser.add_argument('--profile', help='AWS account')
    parser.add_argument('--region', help='AWS region')
    parser.add_argument('--timeout', help='The number of minutes before the deploy timeout')
    parser.add_argument('--dockerrun', help='Path to file used as Dockerrun.aws.json')
    parser.add_argument('--docker-compose', help='Path to file used as docker-compose.yml')
    parser.add_argument('--ebext', help='Path to directory used as .ebextensions/')
    parser.add_argument('--use-ebignore', help='Zip project based on .ebignore',
                        action='store_true', default=True)
    parser.add_argument('--exact', help='Prevents Elastic Beanstalk from updating'
                                        'the solution stack version',
                        action='store_true', default=False)
    parser.set_defaults(func=main)

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Monitoring transitions in vegetation cover to detect long-term trends in ground water resources.
This paper provides a simple methodology to detect long-term trends in groundwater resources by using multi-date remotely sensed imagery and in-situ observations to monitor transitions inrnvegetation in and around Lake Ngami's emergent floodplain environment in the distal reaches of Botswana's Okavango Delta. Covering a period of 34 years between 1967 and 2001, trendsrnemerging from this reconstruction point to a sustained shift from a perennial wetland to an intermittently flooded dryland environment, significant increase in drought tolerant woodyrnspecies notably Acacia mellifera and Acacia erioloba, and sustained contraction of groundwater resources. With transitions in the distribution of these and other indicator species mimicking changes in hydrological conditions, it is apparent that spatial and temporal variations in their distribution can be used to provide long-term trends in groundwater resources. In view of the general lack of time-series data on regional trends in aquifer storages in arid and semi-arid areas, remote-sensing-based monitoring of vegetation can be exploited to provide proxy measurements and useful insights that can be used to guide the formulation of informed interventions potentially capable of enhancing our capacities to cope with decreasing supplies in areas where signals of climate change point to the inevitability of increased scarcities. Key words: groundwater, long-term trends, remote sensing, arid/semi arid areas, drying sequences.


WHY EVAFORCE® EXTREME-CURVED INTERLAYER FILM BETTER FOR CURVED LAMINATED GLASS?
Why this extreme curve Eva is better fro curve glass, What the special quality does it have?
EVAFORCE® EXTREME-CURVED INTERLAYER FILM owns advanced modified mechanical properties, like adhesive strength, to avoid the potential de-lamination of the stress of curved glass.
This EVA is Super clear, if I compare this product with other this is better regarding to Transparency?
EVAFORCE® EXTREME-CURVED INTERLAYER FILM is better at optical transparency, because it's the lowest in haze.
For curve glass what the best thickness of the film? why?
Depends on the how curve it is and the flexion square size.
If the curve is light, then 0.38mm EVAFORCE® EXTREME-CURVED INTERLAYER FILM is OK, if the curve is deep, then we suggest 0.76mm EVAFORCE® EXTREME-CURVED INTERLAYER FILM.
The silicon bag for curve glass is the same used in the flat glass, how the correct procedures to laminate a curve glass?
For processing curved glass, the time and temperature of heating and vacuuming is the same. But the vacuuming value should be adjusted to avoid the stress is too high to break the curve glass.
When I supposed to use more than one Eva film between 2 glass?
We have 0.38mm and 0.76 mm thickness EVA FILM, you can choose the thickness that meets the situation.
Yes, you can use two layers EVA FILM to laminate together, but if you need to laminate 0.76mm thickness, one layer of 0.76mm choice is better than 2 layers 0.38 together. Because there will be some air between two layers EVA FILM.
But if you need thicker EVA FILM, then you can use too layers of 0.76mm to get 1.52mm thickness EVA FILM.
How much thickness EVA FILM is needed? It depends on the situation, for example, if you laminate big size tempered(rough surface, uneven) glass, then we suggest you use 0.76mm or thicker.
I always have to use the green tape? when exactly it is required? for example with curve glass I have to use it?
The use of green tape is not essential, you can choose to use or choose not to use.
The function of green tape is to fix the pre-laminated glass, and sometimes it's used to reduce overflow of EVA FILM when the heating temperature is high and time is long.
So, the use of green tape is decided by the laminating worker.


For now we are without chat on our site, we lost our last chat because anything changing.
Changing what we can or we cannot on a site, changing people, changing services too.
To have a chat this is not easy directly.
we will be ready to chat directly with anyone, like to talk FACE to FACE.


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Flags / caribbean, dutch territories, economy, flags, geography, history, islands, North America, transportation
2.1Pre-Colonial Era:
2.2Spanish Colonization:
2.3Early Dutch Period:
2.120th and 21st Centuries:
6Flag of Aruba:
Nelson Oduber
At a convention in The Hague in 1990, at the request of Aruba's Prime Minister Nelson Oduber, the governments of Aruba, the Netherlands, and the Netherlands Antilles postponed indefinitely Aruba's transition to full independence. The article scheduling Aruba's complete independence was rescinded in 1995, although the process could be revived after another referendum.
Aruba is a generally flat, river-less island in the Leeward Antilles island arc of the Lesser Antilles in the southern part of the Caribbean.
Early Topographic Map of Aruba
It lies 77 km (48 mi) west of Curaçao and 29 km (18 mi) north of Venezuela's Paraguaná Peninsula. Aruba has white sandy beaches on the western and southern coasts of the island, relatively sheltered from fierce ocean currents. This is where the bulk of the population live and where most tourist development has occurred. The northern and eastern coasts, lacking this protection, are considerably more battered by the sea and have been left largely untouched.
The hinterland of the island features some rolling hills, such as Hooiberg at 165 meters (541 ft) and Mount Jamanota, the highest on the island at 188 meters (617 ft) above sea level.
The island's economy is dominated by four main industries: tourism, aloe export, petroleum refining, and offshore banking. Aruba has one of the highest standards of living in the Caribbean region. Its main trading partners are Colombia, the United States, Venezuela, and the Netherlands.
Treemap of Aruban Exports
The agriculture and manufacturing sectors are fairly minimal. Gold mining was important in the 19th century. Aloe was introduced to Aruba in 1840 but did not become a big export until 1890. Cornelius Eman founded Aruba Aloe Balm, and over time the industry became very important to the economy. At one point, two-thirds of the island was covered in Aloe Vera fields, and Aruba became the largest exporter of aloe in the world. The industry continues today, though on a smaller scale.
Until the mid-1980s, Aruba's main industry was oil refining. Then the refinery was shut down and the island's economy shifted towards tourism. The refinery has been closed and restarted repeatedly during the last decades. In recent years a letter of intent was signed with CITGO (the US subsidiary of the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA) to explore the possibility of reopening the refinery again.
Aruba Oil Refinery
Until 2009, the Netherlands granted development aid to Aruba. This aid was mainly for law enforcement, education, administrative development, health care and sustainable economic development. This aid was discontinued at Aruba's request in 2009. Since 2015, however, a form of financial supervision has been reintroduced because Aruba's debt has risen sharply to over 80% of GDP.
Aruba also has three free trade zones, where import and export and the movement of services are tax-free.
About 3⁄4 of the Aruban gross national product is earned through tourism and related activities.
Aruba has a large and well-developed tourism industry, receiving 1,082,000 tourists who stayed overnight in its territory in 2018. The largest number of tourists come from North America (mainly the United States), with a market share of 73.3%, in addition to 15.2% from Latin America (mainly Venezuela) and 8.3% from Europe.
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È stato il quarto Presidente del Ruanda, in carica dal luglio 1994 al marzo 2000.

Biografia
Nel 1990, dopo l'assassinio di suo fratello, un comandante delle forze armate ruandesi, entra a far parte dell'RPF (Fronte Patriottico Ruandese). Nel 1993 contribuì alla negoziazione degli accordi di Arusha che posero fine alla guerra civile. Dopo la morte di Juvénal Habyarimana, gli estremisti etnici (Bizimungu è un hutu) scatenarono il genocidio del Ruanda.

Nel luglio 1994 l'RPF ottenne il controllo del Paese e istituì un Governo di unità nazionale, con Bizimungu Presidente e Paul Kagame suo Vice. Nel 2000 quest'ultimo divenne Presidente.

Nel maggio 2001 Bizimungu fondò un nuovo partito, il Partito per il Rinnovamento Democratico. Venne bandito poi dal Governo e arrestato. Amnesty International lo nominò prigioniero di coscienza.
Nel 2004 è stato condannato a 15 anni di carcere per aver tentato di formare una milizia, per incitamento alla violenza e appropriazione indebita. Nell'aprile 2007 tuttavia è stato rilasciato.

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Presidenti del Ruanda
Prigionieri di coscienza


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namespace syncer {

class ModelTypeRegistryTest : public ::testing::Test {
 public:
  void SetUp() override {
    test_user_share_.SetUp();
    scoped_refptr<ModelSafeWorker> passive_worker(
        new FakeModelWorker(GROUP_PASSIVE));
    scoped_refptr<ModelSafeWorker> ui_worker(
        new FakeModelWorker(GROUP_NON_BLOCKING));
    workers_.push_back(passive_worker);
    workers_.push_back(ui_worker);

    registry_ = std::make_unique<ModelTypeRegistry>(
        workers_, test_user_share_.user_share(), &mock_nudge_handler_,
        base::BindRepeating(&ModelTypeRegistryTest::MigrateDirectory,
                            base::Unretained(this)),
        &cancelation_signal_, test_user_share_.keystore_keys_handler());
  }

  void TearDown() override {
    registry_.reset();
    workers_.clear();
    test_user_share_.TearDown();
  }

  ModelTypeRegistry* registry() { return registry_.get(); }

  static sync_pb::ModelTypeState MakeInitialModelTypeState(ModelType type) {
    sync_pb::ModelTypeState state;
    state.mutable_progress_marker()->set_data_type_id(
        GetSpecificsFieldNumberFromModelType(type));
    return state;
  }

  static std::unique_ptr<DataTypeActivationResponse>
  MakeDataTypeActivationResponse(
      const sync_pb::ModelTypeState& model_type_state) {
    auto context = std::make_unique<DataTypeActivationResponse>();
    context->model_type_state = model_type_state;
    context->type_processor = std::make_unique<FakeModelTypeProcessor>();
    return context;
  }

  void MarkInitialSyncEndedForDirectoryType(ModelType type) {
    syncable::ModelNeutralWriteTransaction trans(FROM_HERE, syncable::SYNCER,
                                                 directory());
    syncable::ModelNeutralMutableEntry entry(
        &trans, syncable::CREATE_NEW_TYPE_ROOT, type);
    ASSERT_TRUE(entry.good());
    entry.PutServerIsDir(true);
    entry.PutUniqueServerTag(ModelTypeToRootTag(type));
    directory()->MarkInitialSyncEndedForType(&trans, type);
  }

  void SetDummyProgressMarkerForType(ModelType type) {
    sync_pb::DataTypeProgressMarker progress_marker;
    progress_marker.set_token("dummy");
    directory()->SetDownloadProgress(type, progress_marker);
  }

  bool migration_attempted() { return migration_attempted_; }

  syncable::MetahandleSet metahandles_to_purge() {
    return directory()->kernel()->metahandles_to_purge;
  }

 private:
  bool MigrateDirectory(ModelType type,
                        UserShare* user_share,
                        ModelTypeWorker* worker,
                        int* migrated_entity_count) {
    migration_attempted_ = true;
    return true;
  }

  syncable::Directory* directory() {
    return test_user_share_.user_share()->directory.get();
  }

  base::test::SingleThreadTaskEnvironment task_environment_;

  TestUserShare test_user_share_;
  CancelationSignal cancelation_signal_;
  std::vector<scoped_refptr<ModelSafeWorker>> workers_;
  std::unique_ptr<ModelTypeRegistry> registry_;
  MockNudgeHandler mock_nudge_handler_;
  bool migration_attempted_ = false;
};

TEST_F(ModelTypeRegistryTest, NonBlockingTypes) {
  EXPECT_TRUE(registry()->GetEnabledTypes().Empty());

  registry()->ConnectNonBlockingType(
      THEMES,
      MakeDataTypeActivationResponse(MakeInitialModelTypeState(THEMES)));
  EXPECT_EQ(ModelTypeSet(THEMES), registry()->GetEnabledTypes());

  registry()->ConnectNonBlockingType(
      SESSIONS,
      MakeDataTypeActivationResponse(MakeInitialModelTypeState(SESSIONS)));
  EXPECT_EQ(ModelTypeSet(THEMES, SESSIONS), registry()->GetEnabledTypes());

  registry()->DisconnectNonBlockingType(THEMES);
  EXPECT_EQ(ModelTypeSet(SESSIONS), registry()->GetEnabledTypes());

  // Allow ModelTypeRegistry destruction to delete the
  // Sessions' ModelTypeSyncWorker.
}

TEST_F(ModelTypeRegistryTest, NonBlockingTypesWithDirectoryTypes) {
  ModelTypeSet directory_types(NIGORI, BOOKMARKS, AUTOFILL);

  ModelTypeSet current_types;
  EXPECT_TRUE(registry()->GetEnabledTypes().Empty());

  // Add the themes non-blocking type.
  registry()->ConnectNonBlockingType(
      THEMES,
      MakeDataTypeActivationResponse(MakeInitialModelTypeState(THEMES)));
  current_types.Put(THEMES);
  EXPECT_EQ(current_types, registry()->GetEnabledTypes());

  // Add some directory types.
  for (ModelType type : directory_types)
    registry()->RegisterDirectoryType(type, GROUP_PASSIVE);
  current_types.PutAll(directory_types);
  EXPECT_EQ(current_types, registry()->GetEnabledTypes());

  // Add sessions non-blocking type.
  registry()->ConnectNonBlockingType(
      SESSIONS,
      MakeDataTypeActivationResponse(MakeInitialModelTypeState(SESSIONS)));
  current_types.Put(SESSIONS);
  EXPECT_EQ(current_types, registry()->GetEnabledTypes());

  // Remove themes non-blocking type.
  registry()->DisconnectNonBlockingType(THEMES);
  current_types.Remove(THEMES);
  EXPECT_EQ(current_types, registry()->GetEnabledTypes());

  // Clear all directory types.
  for (ModelType type : directory_types)
    registry()->UnregisterDirectoryType(type);
  current_types.RemoveAll(directory_types);
  EXPECT_EQ(current_types, registry()->GetEnabledTypes());
}

// Tests correct result returned from GetInitialSyncEndedTypes.
TEST_F(ModelTypeRegistryTest, GetInitialSyncEndedTypes) {
  // Add two directory types.
  registry()->RegisterDirectoryType(AUTOFILL, GROUP_PASSIVE);
  registry()->RegisterDirectoryType(BOOKMARKS, GROUP_PASSIVE);

  // Only Autofill and Themes types finished initial sync.
  MarkInitialSyncEndedForDirectoryType(AUTOFILL);

  // Add two non-blocking type.
  sync_pb::ModelTypeState model_type_state = MakeInitialModelTypeState(THEMES);
  model_type_state.set_initial_sync_done(true);
  registry()->ConnectNonBlockingType(
      THEMES, MakeDataTypeActivationResponse(model_type_state));

  registry()->ConnectNonBlockingType(
      SESSIONS,
      MakeDataTypeActivationResponse(MakeInitialModelTypeState(SESSIONS)));

  EXPECT_EQ(ModelTypeSet(AUTOFILL, THEMES),
            registry()->GetInitialSyncEndedTypes());
}

// Tests that when directory data is present for type ConnectNonBlockingType
// triggers USS migration and purges old directory data.
TEST_F(ModelTypeRegistryTest, UssMigration) {
  EXPECT_FALSE(migration_attempted());

  MarkInitialSyncEndedForDirectoryType(THEMES);
  // Purge only proceeds in the presence of a progress marker for the type(s)
  // being purged.
  SetDummyProgressMarkerForType(THEMES);
  EXPECT_EQ(0u, metahandles_to_purge().size());
  registry()->ConnectNonBlockingType(
      THEMES,
      MakeDataTypeActivationResponse(MakeInitialModelTypeState(THEMES)));

  EXPECT_TRUE(migration_attempted());
  EXPECT_NE(0u, metahandles_to_purge().size());
}

}  // namespace syncer


A fourth-year PhD Biology candidate is one of three Atlantic Canadian recipients of the 2008 Graduate Student Award of Merit from the Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada.
Robyn Auld will receive a $2,500 prize, which is given annually to women graduate students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the university or general community while maintaining exemplary academic records.
Ms. Auld is currently researching the life history of the hairy chinch bug, a common lawn pest in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Her effort to understand how the insect develops "alternative life strategies in unique environments," particularly in this province's cool climate, may lead to better pest management strategies that can benefit homeowners and the environment.
Throughout her university career, Ms. Auld has participated in causes and activities she feels strongly about, from spearheading a departmental seminar series to chairing the MUN Biology Graduate Student Association.
She has shared her knowledge through her involvement with educational workshops and peer training programs at MUN and has instructed a departmental course in co-operation with others.
This passion has also been shared with the community as Ms. Auld has previously been active with the Newfoundland and Labrador Ultimate (Frisbee) Association and encouraged young women to consider careers within the science and engineering fields as a weekend science instructor.


Lake Skadar is shared between Montenegro and Albania. On the Montenegrin side it is declared as a national park and today it´s one of Europe's largest bird habitats. Also it´s the home of the Dalmatien pelicans, if you are lucky you can even have the chance to see them!
Additionally, the Lake Skadar national park offers some spectacular places, like island monasteries, wonderful viewpoints, floating water lilies and perfect clear waters. If you are a nature lover, it`s definitely the right place for you.
" If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable. "


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Tag: insect
One of 8 new endemic polyester bees from Chile bears the name of a draconic Pokemon
Among the eight new bee species that Spencer K. Monckton has discovered as part of his Biology Master's degree at York University, there is one named after a popular draconic creature from the Japanese franchise Pokémon. Called the stem-nesting Charizard, the new insect belongs to a subgenus, whose 17 species are apparently endemic to Chile, yet occupy a huge variety of habitats.
The young scientist, who is currently a PhD student at the University of Guelph, studying sawfly systematics and phylogeography, has his work published in the open access journal ZooKeys.
Known as polyester bees, the family to which the new species belong is characterized by the curious secretions these bees produce. Once applied to the walls of their nest cells, the secretion dries into a smooth, cellophane-like lining.
The new bee species are endemic to Chile, yet they occupy a huge variety of habitats ranging from the hyper-arid Atacama Desert in the north, to moist forests of monkey puzzle trees in the south, spanning elevations from the Pacific coast to more than 3200 metres above sea level. All of them are also solitary and nest in hollow plant stems.
Although the new bee species might lack the fiery breath of the dragon-like Pokémon, much like its namesake, it is normally found around mountains. Also, like the fictional species, the new bee has a distinctively long, snout-like face and broad hind legs, with antennae in place of horns.
However, the stem-nesting Charizard bee, as well as the other new species, are tiny creatures that measure between 4 and 7 mm in length. Unlike the predominantly orange colouration of the Pokémon, both males and females are mostly dark brown to black, patterned with variable yellow markings.
Yet, sometimes these yellow markings can turn orange when specimens are preserved, as was the case for the first specimen that Spencer Monckton observed of this species, which, he says, "cemented the comparison".
In his research paper Spencer Monckton not only describes eight new endemic polyester bees, but he also provides thoroughly illustrated keys for identification of both the males and females of each of the species.
Monckton SK (2016) A revision of Chilicola (Heteroediscelis), a subgenus of xeromelissine bees (Hymenoptera, Colletidae) endemic to Chile: taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeography, with descriptions of eight new species. ZooKeys 591: 1-144. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.591.7731
Author Pensoft Editorial TeamPosted on June 1, 2016 Categories ZookeysTags bees, biodiversity, Charizard, Chile, diversity, entomology, Hymenoptera, insect, new species, Pokemon, polyester beeLeave a comment on One of 8 new endemic polyester bees from Chile bears the name of a draconic Pokemon
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Tech chiefs have got plenty of things to worry about – but here's what's really keeping them up at night.
CIOs have got plenty of plates to spin, whether that's worrying about life, death and reincarnation; pondering whether their boss thinks they're still up to the job ; and keeping up with incessant technology change.
I'm just back from chairing a conference full of CIOs, and one of the sessions I ran involved the asking the assembled tech chiefs to debate the issues that are really bugging them right now.
BYOD is the specific technology issue giving CIOs sleepless nights, probably because it's such an obvious and ongoing issue , of interest not only to staff in general but also to executives and HR. After all, everybody thinks they're an expert on which gadgets should be allowed in the office.
But it's also a short term pain that should be relatively easy to resolve, compared to some of the bigger issues on the list which are mostly strategic, weightier issues.
Getting the best use out of corporate data came top of this informal poll (although nobody actually mentioned the word 'big' in relation to it) along with managing risk (a constant headache) and managing legacy systems (the black hole that can swallow as much as 70 percent of an organisation's IT budget).
After this came the thorny issue of delivering innovation (very hard to do when most of your budget is being swallowed by antique infrastructure) and doing more with less.
There's very little in the way of specific technologies on this list; CIOs are rightly looking at the big picture here rather than the specifics of technology (it's a pretty similar list to the one that emerged last time I ran this exercise). Indeed what it shows is that the problems facing CIOs aren't ones that change very often despite the relentless innovation promised by tech vendors.


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Translation help- which word あまり is effecting and general implication of the word 方向
あんまり恋愛方向に持って行きたくない
So, context: an author's reply to someone asking whether a character of his would have a romance or not. Said character had a few hints of a possible romantic interest in someone and did end up getting married to them in the epilogue of the work, but never had an outright romance with them. This reply was from a Q&A with the author that took place a few years before said epilogue.
I'm not sure, taking context and hindsight into consideration, whether the anmari here is affecting "恋愛方向" or "たくない".
I mean, I feel like it should mean "don't want to take [this character] towards much romance" rather than "don't really want to take [this character] in the direction of romance", since the former statement is contradictory in hindsight. But I don't know if that's grammatically correct.
Of course, I could be overlooking the implications of the word '方向'. If the correct translation is "don't really want to take this character in the direction of romance" with the implication that "direction of romance" means a focus on romance, then it makes sense. Since, like I mentioned in the context paragraph, there were only a few hints of romantic intentions and it only got outright stated in the epilogue, when they were already married. Thus, the character never really went 'in the direction of romance'. Plus the author themselves has stated how they don't feel there's any "romance" in their work, despite hints and married characters in the epilogue.
Apologies if I've rambled. Some clarity and advice on how to correctly translate this would be greatly appreciated.
grammar word-choice translation meaning nuances
The ~方向に持って行く is metaphorizing something which can be taken in the direction of romance. In this case it's either "the two's relationship" or "the novel in general".
この場合は「笑い話」ということなので「会話」を物にたとえて「持って行く」と表現しています http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1049626510
The あんまり effects the 持って行きたくない, ie. the author doesn't really want to take the book in that direction. あんまり is an adverb, and so it's going to modify a verb. The only verb here is 持って行く.
I think [if] it was going to be "the author doesn't want to excessively take the book in the romance direction", it would be "あんまり恋愛方向に持って行くのはしたくない".
ChronopolisChronopolis
Ahhh, of course, I forgot it was an adverb! facepalms Ahh, but what you said made so much sense! To be frank, this quote was never published anywhere, only repeated by people who were there at the time, so it makes sense for it to be grammatically incorrect. Although the repeaters of said quote were native speakers so...maybe the author spoke in a slang-sort of way and they simply repeated it verbatim? – user7541 Nov 15 '14 at 4:58
Hmm? The quote is grammatically correct; I never said it wasn't. The sentence I gave was just what it ought to be if he was going to mean "doesn't want to excessively...". The current meaning is "the author doesn't really want to take (the characters' relationship/the book) in a romantic direction". – Chronopolis Nov 15 '14 at 7:34
Ohh, and here I misunderstood you. Since you said "I think it was going to be" (you skipped out on the 'if') I thought you were correcting the quote. In this case, since the correct translation is "don't really want to take this character in the direction of romance" can I ask your opinion on whether it would be reasonable to assume that "direction of romance" means a focus on romance? I'm trying to make sense of this in context and hindsight, you see. Or should I leave that to another question? – user7541 Nov 15 '14 at 11:20
Also, something I'm confused about. Since the only verb's motteiku, and it's attached to the negative auxillary adjective which is takunai, then wouldn't it be "Does not want to go in the direction of romance much" rather than "doesn't really want to go in the direction of romance"? Since the adverb is directed towards 'going' rather than 'wanting'? – user7541 Nov 15 '14 at 11:47
It doesn't reject the possibility entirely unless the author shut out the possibility already and is now merely explaining why he did so. The phrase really is exactly like the the english equivalent: "I don't really want to take this character in the direction of romance", which doesn't explicitly say anything about whether he'll actually do it or not, just that he doesn't really want to. – Chronopolis Nov 17 '14 at 9:19
Is it actually impolite to say ご苦労様 to a superior?
Meaning of 「神様、仏様、X様」
What does こっちも mean here?
Can this sentence 他人のフリ be translated like this?
「は」vs 「が」 in subordinate clauses
Need help with interpretation of 儚くて優しい
Clarification on personification in Japanese
Is my translation wrong?
Translation of the "Immortal Words" from the "Stormlight Archive"


Where: Anywhere your heart desires.
What: Hokuto's distributed the newsletter she discussed forever ago.
Summary: After much hype (lol), Hokuto has finally released her newspaper she promised forever ago. She's placed one (or two, or three) outside of everyone's doors, so whenever your character leaves/comes back to their room, they'll see it (they can choose to ignore it).


The latest 1 NEWS Colmar Brunton Poll results raise questions about what's in store for Simon Bridges as National Party leader, says 1 NEWS political editor Jessica Mutch McKay.
"When you look at the preferred Prime Minister numbers, this is the highest number for Jacinda Ardern on 51% [and] the lowest for Simon Bridges," she said, pointing out that he received just 5% support.
"There's the question of what these numbers mean for Simon Bridges' leadership.
"What I'm hearing when I'm speaking to MPs is that if he's got a four in front of the party vote, he's doing OK and can breath a small sigh of relief that the National Party vote is 40%. If it slips below that, there's more questions that are going to be asked."
In Mutch McKay's discussions with MPs, she said she has noticed a language change regarding Mr Bridges from the last few 1 NEWS Colmar Brunton Polls.
"There are small groups that are talking to each other, but we don't get the sense there is a big move at the moment," she said. "Whether the chatter around that increases after these polls numbers, we'll wait and see.
"The question for a lot of the MPs will be around stability. Are they better to stick with Simon Bridges and hope those poll numbers turn around in the coming months?"
Despite Ms Ardern's result of 51%, Sir John Key got up to 59% as preferred PM just after the Christchurch earthquakes and Helen Clark got up to 52% at the end of her first term.
The latest results midway through the Government's first term and one month after the Christchurch terrorist attacks saw Labour jump to 48%.
"There's no doubt that is a strong number," Mutch McKay said. "But what's interesting is to go back through the polling history and compare it to National - it got up to 57% under Sir John Key."


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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah leaders postponed a plan Thursday that would have made sweeping changes to the state's tax system after a backlash from businesses and other groups.
Republican Gov. Gary Herbert said lawmakers will study the complicated issue over the coming months and likely return in a special session, possibly in the summer.
Herbert said it's still essential to bolster a shrinking sales-tax base with the addition of new taxes on services on things ranging from haircuts to legal work.
"We want to make sure we'll have good economics going into the future," he said at an abruptly called news conference backed by legislative leaders.
The governor made the tax plan the centerpiece of his budget proposal, and also promised a large tax cut in the form of a lower sales tax rate.
He said a rate cut will still be in the mix as a plan is finalized, though the exact amount is still unclear. Others support an income-tax cut instead.
Republican House speaker Brad Wilson said lawmakers plan to meet with people across the state as they figure out how to solve a looming revenue crisis.
"We can't wait. This is something that's urgent," Republican Senate President Stuart Adams said.
But the Legislature's short, 45-day session didn't give businesses enough time to review the plan and figure out how it would affect them, said Abby Osborne with the Salt Lake Chamber. She applauded the effort to take more time with the plan.
The session ends next week.


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Book Review: Annexed by Sharon Dogar
In 1944, fourteen-year-old Anne Frank pondered whether she would ever write anything great, anything world-class that would change people's lives. Anne Frank died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp at the age of fifteen, one of an estimated six million Jews that were killed during the Holocaust. She would never know the profound effect that the hope and ideas contained in her diary would have on millions of children and adults worldwide as The Diary of a Young Girl (also known as The Diary of Anne Frank) became one of the most read and loved books of all time.
Otto Frank was the only member of Anne Frank's immediate family to survive the Holocaust and it was Otto who edited and published Anne's diary after the war. He once remarked that he did not know the Anne Frank that people felt they knew and discovered in the pages of her diary and he concluded that "as parents we do not know our children". It is an interesting concept and by extension implies that readers could never really know the other characters in the book except as seen through Anne's eyes.
In Annexed, Sharon Dogar tries to imagine what it must have been like to be Peter, the boy that lived with Anne Frank for two years and became the object of her affection. She explores how it might have felt for Peter to know he was being observed and that Anne was writing about him in her diary.
In July 1942, the Frank family went into hiding to avoid being called up to a Nazi work camp. They were Jews living in Amsterdam during the German occupation of the Netherlands and they chose to hide in a small three storey annexe located above Otto Frank's offices. The family were joined one week later by the van Pels family (including Peter and his parents) and family friend Fritz Pfeffer joined them in November 1942.
Annexed begins as Peter watches his treasured girlfriend Liese and her family taken away by Nazis. This sets the scene for the novel as the van Pels family must go into hiding too to avoid a similar fate. The book is narrated by Peter and takes the form of sick bed musings as we are made aware that Peter is in the sick bay at Mauthausen concentration camp. With aching honestly and frankness, Peter recounts the events that took place in the annexe, events that many are familiar with from Anne Frank's diary, but from his own perspective.
The reader is immersed in the thoughts of a sixteen-year-old boy as he comes to terms with the probable death of his girlfriend, his confinement in the annexe and the passing of the last of his years as a teenager. While Anne wrote of hope and her dreams for the future, Peter is painfully aware of the reality of their circumstances and the fate that might await them. He considers his own mortality and lack of a future and wonders whether he will ever be with a girl.
In Annexed, Sharon Dogar perfectly portrays the sense of waiting, the confinement, and the fear. The days might have dragged in the annexe as the seasons passed but this is a book that kept me turning the pages late into the night. My inability to put the book down might have been where I thought the story was going and how it would inevitably end, an ending that is revealed in the preface of the book but nothing could have prepared me for the impact of those final pages.
The first part of the book takes place in the annexe and mirrors the events in The Diary of a Young Girl but the second part of the story took place after that, once the families had been captured by the Nazis. Gleaming what information she could from historical accounts and camp records, Dogar weaves together a tale of the experiences of the Frank and van Pels families at the hands of the Nazis. It is horrific and heartbreaking and I found myself crying throughout the whole of the final section.
The book is not without its critics though and Anne Frank's cousin criticised what she called a "sexed-up" version of events in the annexe. With all respect to those critics, I have to disagree. I found the portrayal of Peter to be sensitive, realistic and reflective of the morals of the time.
Annexed is one of two Andersen Press books that was shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award. This is a powerful, important and heartbreaking novel that I would certainly recommend for children and adults alike. With Annexed, Sharon Dogar has written a relevant and important novel that will shed light on this period of history for a whole new generation of younger readers. I have no hesitation in giving this book five out of five stars.
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