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Le Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux est une organisation politique française de la droite modérée, active dans l'entre-deux-guerres. Fondé en 1926 à l'initiative d'Henri de Kérillis, il avait pour but de donner aux formations de la droite parlementaire un soutien tactique et logistique en vue de remporter les échéances électorales.

Le Centre s'est particulièrement illustré dans la création d'affiches antisocialistes et anticommunistes.

Histoire

Contexte
Dans les années 1920, la droite parlementaire est éclatée en diverses formations (Fédération républicaine, Alliance démocratique, Radicaux indépendants...) qui peinent à s'entendre et à parler d'une même voix devant l'électorat, d'autant qu'il existe des ligues qui participent aussi au combat politique contre les partis de gauche (Ligue républicaine nationale, que Kerillis aurait voulu voir disparaître, Ligue des patriotes, Jeunesses patriotes notamment). Surtout, la modernisation de la vie publique demande au personnel politique de trouver de nouvelles méthodes d'approche pour convaincre l'électeur: ne plus attendre les dernières semaines précédant les élections pour mener la propagande, animer les multiples comités électoraux.

Les modérés ont subi un cuisant échec électoral en 1924 face à leurs adversaires de gauche qui ont réussi à s'unir au sein d'un Cartel. Henri de Kérillis, alors jeune journaliste à L'Echo de Paris, subit lui-même une défaite lors d'une élection partielle en 1926. Constatant la déshérence des moyens de propagande de sa famille politique qui contraste avec l'énormité des moyens financiers et matériels des partis britanniques et américains qu'il a pu observer au cours d'un voyage d'études, il décide de lancer une organisation capable de surmonter cette carence. Il s'agit dès lors de pouvoir répondre à l'adversaire mais aussi de pouvoir construire un message commun à la droite. Kérillis est alors membre du conseil national de la Fédération républicaine de Louis Marin et des Jeunesses patriotes de Pierre Taittinger.

Implications dans la vie politique
Le Centre bénéficie de l'appui du quotidien L'Écho de Paris, dont Kérillis est le chef des informations politiques. Ce journal publie les mots d'ordre de Kérillis, les listes de souscription, les annonces des réunions, une page spéciale à partir de décembre 1934. Il a reproduit à ses débuts des affiches du Centre. Son directeur, Henry Simond, participe à la gestion des fonds recueillis. Outre Kerillis, des animateurs du Centre collaborent au quotidien, comme Raymond Cartier ou Louis de Chauvigny.

Le Centre participe aux élections législatives de 1928, 1932 et 1936. Il procure également un soutien logistique pour les scrutins moins importants, comme les élections cantonales. Son activité est dénoncée par les organisations de gauche, qui taxent Kerillis de . Il collabore avec les élus et les délégués des partis nationaux, et avec les ligues, notamment avec les Jeunesses patriotes, à qui Kerillis adresse la somme de  après la Crise du 6 février 1934 pour .

Toutefois, il a dû affronter , de la part des partis de droite et des candidats aux élections, rétifs à l'idée de devoir partager leur pouvoir dans leurs circonscriptions.  Des comités ont tardé à s'intéresser au Centre, tels les comités conservateurs de Maine-et-Loire. À Toulouse, fief radical, il faut attendre 1936 pour qu'un comité soit mis en place. Kerillis a souvent déploré dans ses articles la trop faible implication des élites. Par exemple, en 1929, il souligne le cas d'un industriel du Nord de la Meurthe-et-Moselle, le baron Fernand d'Huart, qui se dévoue pour le Centre mais qui rencontre l'incompréhension de ses collègues, attachés à des pratiques traditionnelles. Les articles véhéments de Kerilis dans l'Echo de Paris, ses prises de position, ses dénonciations des candidats qui ne respectent aucune discipline face aux gauches, ses critiques des insuffisances des partis politiques républicains nationaux qui  et ses appels à la formation d'un parti de droite unifié ont pu être mal accueillis. Les rapports difficiles entre Kerillis et Louis Marin au sein de la Fédération républicaine ont pu entraver aussi l'essor du Centre. En outre, Kérillis reconnaît que des hommes de droite . Il écrit encore en 1935:
Début 1936, il déplore encore la désunion des partis nationaux face au communisme et à l'union des gauches, note que le succès croissant des ligues ne  et souligne leur .

Son activité perd en intensité à la fin des années 1930, particulièrement après les élections de 1936, même s'il participe encore aux élections cantonales de 1937 et si le cours d'orateurs continue en 1937 et 1938. Kerillis organise un meeting salle Wagram en juin 1937 pour  du Centre, après que lui et Henry Simond ont démissionné de l'Echo de Paris. Kerillis exhorta les comités régionaux d'envoyer un représentant : 67 seraient venus. Outre Kerillis, ont pris la parole les députés de Paris Jean Fernand-Laurent et Noël Pinelli, Albert Naud et Jean Legendre, délégué à la propagande du Centre. Kerillis bénéficie de la tribune d'un nouveau quotidien parisien, L'Epoque, mais son tirage est moindre que celui de l'Echo de Paris. Alors qu'il enjoint à ses partisans de subventionner ce nouveau quotidien, il tient un autre meeting en février 1938, aux côtés de Fernand-Laurent, Jean Legendre et Pierre Poussard.

Le déclin du CPRN tient à plusieurs raisons, globalement liées à la figure centrale de son directeur: Henri de Kérillis. Ce dernier engage le Centre dans l'inefficace Front de la Liberté de Jacques Doriot. Il faut aussi ajouter que Kerillis se marginalise au sein de la droite en prenant des positions anticonformistes pour l'époque, notamment en matière de politique étrangère: il est partisan d'une l'alliance militaire avec l'URSS contre l'Allemagne et est fermement antimunichois. Ses adversaires affirment que ses prises de position rejoignent celles des communistes et des Juifs. D'un autre côté, le Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux voit aussi certains de ses membres glisser vers d'autres organisations politiques qui ont intégré ses méthodes, tel Jean Legendre qui gagne le Parti social français.

Une machine électorale au service de la droite modérée

Le CPRN commence son activité dès octobre 1926, avec la fondation d'une première agence électorale à Paris, présidée par le vice-amiral Jean-François-Charles Amet. Deux autres agences ouvrent ensuite à Paris, dont l'agence centrale de la rue Amelot en janvier 1927, puis une autre, dans la banlieue parisienne, à Vincennes, mais elle n'eut qu'une existence éphémère. André Maginot vient les visiter en 1927, et se fait expliquer le fonctionnement du Centre. Le CPRN dispose de 4 agences à Paris à partir de janvier 1928, mises en place sous la supervisision du vice-amiral Amet. Kerillis a multiplié les articles dans l'Echo de Paris et les conférences pour faire connaître son œuvre: réunions privées ou meetings, de la Fédération républicaine ou des Jeunesses patriotes.

Le siège central du Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux est installé au 102 de la rue Amelot, dans le  arrondissement de Paris. Il emploie une douzaine de salariés permanents, et des collaborateurs occassionnels. . Un bulletin mensuel, le Bulletin des propagandistes républicains-nationaux, tiré à 25 000 exemplaires en 1937, sert d'agent de liaison entre les centres locaux. Kerillis a préconisé la collaboration des partis nationaux à l'échelle départementale tout en insistant sur le fait que , ce qui a été loin d'être le cas. Dans les années 1930, trois centres régionaux existent, à Lyon, Bordeaux et Dijon, ainsi que des comités départementaux, comme à Amiens, Reims ou Tours, et des comités locaux. Dans la ceinture rouge des banlieues de Paris contrôlées par les communistes, des comités existent aussi, avec des militants qui, en 1934, sont souvent membres des ligues (Jeunesses patriotes, Croix de feu ou Solidarité française).

Ses activités se déclinent sur plusieurs modes:
 S'assurer du bon déroulement des élections: vérification des listes électorales, conseils aux candidats, aide juridique
 Un service de documentation et d'archives permet de nourrir les argumentaires des brochures et des conférenciers. Jean Legendre, Albert Naud et Raymond Cartier en ont été chargés.
 L'édition de brochures qui visent à unifier le discours de la famille modérée. Elles permettent également de donner aux candidats un contre-argumentaire aux programmes proposés par la gauche. Elles sont rédigées par les animateurs du Centre, et aussi, en 1928, par des parlementaires amis de Kerillis, en fonction de leurs spécialités : Charles de Lasteyrie, Paul Reynaud, André François-Poncet.
 La production et la distribution de tracts ou d'affiches de grand format, généralement d'inspiration anticommuniste ou nationaliste. Elles restent les œuvres les plus connues de l'organisation. Dans ce domaine, Kérillis s'entoure d'illustrateurs de renom tel André Galland ou de jeunes talents comme le caricaturiste de l'Echo de Paris Sennep. Les tracts peuvent être distribués à des électeurs ciblés, grâce à la confection de listes. Les tracts sont envoyés de Paris par des militants bénévoles. En province, les affichages du CPRN ont été réalisés à ses débuts par des lecteurs de l'Echo de Paris, des militants isolés, des militants et des dirigeants locaux des Jeunesses patriotes, des comités politiques, de la Ligue républicaine nationale ou de la Fédération républicaine, de parlementaires ou d'anciens élus, comme Charles Vavasseur dans l'Indre-et-Loire.
 Le Centre dispense des cours d'orateurs pour former les futurs candidats et les conférenciers du Centre, tels Albert Naud, Michel Brille, Raymond Cartier ou Jacques Bourin. La première série de cours s'étendit sur une dizaine de jours en novembre 1927: visite de l'agence, cours de diction, exposés, apprentissage de la réunion publique, conseils et exercices pratiques, conférences données par Kerillis, par des hommes politiques (Paul Reynaud, Pierre de Monicault, Michel Missoffe, Charles de Lasteyrie, Camille Cautru), par le militant anticommuniste Gustave Gautherot, par le journaliste Pertinax (André Géraud) de l'Echo de Paris, par les avocats Henri-Robert et de Vathaire. Ces cours deviennent réguliers à partir de janvier 1928. Ils sont animés à Paris par un cadre des Jeunesses patriotes, Emile Bergeron. Kerillis, qui y intervient, a voulu faire de ces cours un , d'où des conférences données par des hommes politiques comme André Tardieu - il a présidé sa séance de rentrée en janvier 1934-, Paul Reynaud, Pierre Taittinger, Jean Ybarnégaray, Henry Franklin-Bouillon, des écrivains et professeurs comme André Maurois, André Siegfried, Paul Hazard, Bernard Faÿ, des journalistes français et étrangers comme Pertinax, Claude-Joseph Gignoux, Wickham Steed, ancien directeur du Times. Pour les élections de 1936, le Centre organise un stage pour les candidats aux élections, animé par Kerillis, Rome, Legendre, Naud, Cartier, Poussard, Romazotti, Pierre de Monicault et Charles de Lasteyrie. Des cours semblables sont fondés en province par des comités locaux du CPRN, comme à Lyon, Dijon, Amiens ou Melun en 1931. En 1934, une Fédération française des cours de conférenciers et de documentation est constituée sous la présidence de Pierre de Monicault, avec le commandant Sayet et le délégué à la propagande des Jeunesses patriotes, René Richard, comme conseillers techniques. Elle tient son premier congrès en 1936 à Nantes, avec la collaboration des cadres locaux des Jeunesses patriotes; elle rassemble alors 121 groupements adhérents. Il existe 30 cours d'orateurs et centres de documentation début 1935 en province.
 Kerillis et les autres orateurs du Centre ont participé à de très nombreuses réunions électorales et réunions de propagande privées ou publiques. Le Centre a tenu pour son propre compte quelques réunions à Paris, par exemple en février 1928, à la salle Wagram, avec le concours d'André Maginot, président de la Ligue républicaine nationale, ou dans la même salle en 1931. Un banquet réunit en 1934 à la Mutualité, Kérillis, Paul Reynaud, Jean Ybarnégaray, Georges Scapini, Albert Naud et Pierre Pitois comme orateurs, ainsi que 11 anciens ministres, 62 députés, 12 sénateurs, 28 conseillers municipaux de Paris, des représentants des partis nationaux et des ligues (Jeunesses patriotes et Solidarité française), des militants de province, des élèves du cours d'orateurs, des donateurs de l'industrie et du commerce. Son dixième anniversaire a donné lieu à un congrès, présenté de façon plutôt discrète par l'Écho de Paris.
 Un service de presse fait le lien avec les périodiques  de province à partir de 1932. Tiré à l'origine à 50 exemplaires, il est publié à 300 exemplaires en 1934. Le CPRN collabore avec une Fédération française des périodiques républicains-nationaux, constituée en 1933 lors d'un congrès à Chambéry; elle est animée par Georges Riond et présidée par Raymond Gillet. Elle change de nom en 1937 pour devenir le syndicat des journaux et périodiques des départements..
 Le CPRN fait appel à ses militants et sympathisants pour souscrire des abonnements de propagande à L'Echo de Paris; le quotidien est alors envoyé gratuitement à des électeurs jugés intéressants, surtout à partir de 1934.
 Le CPRN utilise en outre des techniques modernes pour l'époque, radio et cinéma, à partir de 1931.

Le CPRN est financé par des souscriptions, publiées dans L'Écho de Paris: des gros dons de plusieurs dizaines de milliers de francs, de donateurs en général anonymes - à quelques exceptions près, comme celles de Georges Lesieur ou Louis Charles Breguet en 1927 -, et un flot de petits dons, recueillis par les animateurs du Centre et par des collectes, à la suite des appels du quotidien et aux lettres envoyées par le Centre à ses soutiens. Les fonds sont gérés par un conseil d'administration des fonds de propagande comprenant Kérillis, le vice-amiral Amet, Henry Simond, le général Morgon - qui avec son épouse aide financièrement le Centre - , l'avoué André Wateau et le professeur de médecine Jean-Louis Faure (chirurgien). Le Centre recueille chaque année 2 à 3 millions de francs, et jusqu'à 4 à 5 millions par année électorale. , le Centre a fait apposer sa première affiche anticommuniste en juin 1927 à Paris et en banlieue. En 1936, Kerillis revendique près de 40 000 souscripteurs depuis les débuts du Centre.

Thèmes abordés
Le Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux déploie moins une plateforme de propositions communes aux formations de droite qu'un discours négatif qui repose surtout sur la délégitimation de l'adversaire de gauche. Ce dernier est perçu comme un potentiel destructeur de l'ordre et de la société française. Cette vision est particulièrement palpable à travers la dramatisation poussée de l'image et du texte. Son inspiration dépasse le cadre de la droite modérée pour chercher dans l'extrême-droite extraparlementaire (Jeunesses Patriotes, Croix-de-Feu) un certain nombre de thématiques: nationalisme, xénophobie, anticommunisme. Il dénonce aussi le danger allemand et milite pour une réforme de l'État dans les années 1930.

Exemples d'affiches éditées par le Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux

Publications
 Georges Gautier, Les principaux scrutins de la  législature, du  juin 1928 au 15 juillet 1931, (Première partie), Paris, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux , 1931, 160 p.
 Ibid., Le ministère Doumergue, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, 1935, 95 p.
 Ibid., Bilan de la  législature, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, 1936.
 6 février 1934, Paris, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, 1934, 20 p.
 Marcel Delion, La crise économique, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, 1931.
 Ibid., Guide pratique du militant, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, 1932.
 Ibid.,  Le communisme, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, 1935.
 Ibid., Le parti communiste français, la IIIe Internationale et l'URSS, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, 1936, 155 p.
 Ibid., ,L'Expérience soviétique et le communisme français, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, vers 1937.
 Raymond Cartier, Le désarmement, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, 1932.
 Ibid., Histoire du radicalisme, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux
 Ibid., Histoire du socialisme, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux
 Jean Legendre, Pour lutter contre le Front populaire : les élections législatives de 1936, Paris, Centre de propagande des Républicains nationaux, 1936, 237 p.
 Ibid., Questions à poser aux adversaires, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, 64 p.
 Ibid., Les Naufrageurs de France, la faillite du Front populaire, Paris, Centre de propagande des Républicains nationaux, vers 1938, 35 p.
 La France isolée face à l'Allemagne, Paris, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, vers 1937, 23 p.
 Ibid., Mensonges communistes, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, vers 1937
 Ibid., Le communisme aux deux visages, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, vers 1937
 Ibid., Bobards électoraux, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, vers 1937
 Albert Naud, Conférence-type anti-socialiste, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux,  éd., 1930.
 Ibid., Questions embarrassantes à poser aux communistes, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, 1932.
 Ibid., Questions embarrassantes à poser aux radicaux, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, 1932.
 Ibid., L'organisation internationale de la paix, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, 33 p.
 Ibid., La Société des Nations, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, 1933, 48 p.
 Ibid., Qu'est-ce que le parti agraire ?, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux
 Ibid., Mussolini et le fascisme,  Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux
 Ibid., Hitler et le national-socialisme, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux
 Pierre Pitois, Documents sur le socialisme et arguments pour le combattre, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, 1932.
 Ibid., Les buts politiques de la Ligue des droits de l'homme, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, 1935.
 Ibid., Pour combattre l'imposture socialiste, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, 224 p.
 Louis de Chauvigny, Les batailles électorales de la  République, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, 1932.
 Pierre Poussard, L'Antifascisme, Paris, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, 1936, 23 p.
 F. de Vathaire, Guide de l'électeur
 Ibid., Guide des pérations électorales, Centre de propagande des Républicains nationaux
 Ibid., Guide du candidat, Centre de propagande des Républicains nationaux
 Ibid., Guide pratique de l'électeur, Centre de propagande des Républicains nationaux
 Fernand Feugère, Interventions et votes individuels des députés du Front populaire, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, 1936, 198 p
 Ibid., Les élections municipales, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, 1935
 Jacques de Menditte, Ce qu'il faut savoir sur la CGT, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, vers 1937
 Eloi Peyrou, L'Office du blé, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, vers 1937
 Aurélien Rome, Ce qu'il faut savoir sur l'expérience Blum, Centre de propagande des républicains nationaux, vers 1937
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Principaux animateurs

Animateurs parisiens
 Henri de Kérillis
 Amiral Jean-François-Charles Amet
 Georges Gautier, secrétaire général, journaliste, ancien secrétaire général adjoint de la Ligue républicaine nationale et ancien attaché à la propagande au début des années 1920 de l'Alliance démocratique quand ce parti portait le nom de Parti républicain démocratique et social
 Marcel Delion, directeur des agences de la Seine, secondé par Louis de Chauvigny, Robert Voisenet et Feugère. Secrétaire général de la première agence parisienne en 1926, Delion est en 1926 un jeune docteur en droit, membre du bureau des Jeunesses républicaines nationales et adhérent des JP. Il va être aussi le secrétaire du comité d'entente et d'arbitrage des républicains nationaux de la région parisienne, constitué à l'initiative de Kérillis pour les élections législatives de 1936
 commandant Sayet, directeur des services de province, secondé par Aurélien Rome
 Emile Bergeron, directeur du cours d'orateurs parisien et orateur, membre du comité directeur des Jeunesses patriotes. Bergeron, né en 1883 à Limoges, professeur de lettres au collège Chaptal et au collège libre des sciences sociales, est alors l'un des principaux orateurs des JP, tant à Paris qu'en province. Il dirige de 1924 à 1929 l'hebdomadaire Le Réveil français, spécialisé dans la dénonciation du communisme et plus encore de la franc-maçonnerie. Il milite ensuite au PNRS, avatar des JP, à l'Union générale des fonctionnaires de France, à la Société des Amis de la Russie nationale et anime L'Alerte, sous-titré « Centre de défense et d'action nationale contre l'école unique », fondé en 1935 et financé par des industriels comme Georges Laederich.
 Henry Simond, directeur de l'Echo de Paris puis de L'Époque, membre du conseil d'administration
 André Wateau, avoué au tribunal de la Seine, membre du conseil d'administration à partir de mai 1927, ancien membre comme Kérillis du comité directeur de la Ligue des chefs de section.
 Général Morgon, membre du conseil d'administration, vice-président de la SA des Ets A. Mahieu, entreprise textile de 500 ouvriers à Armentières dont le conseil d'administration est présidé par son épouse. Le couple contribue au financement du CPRN
 Jean-Louis Faure (chirurgien), professeur de médecine, membre du conseil d'administration, président de la Ligue civique
 Jean Gautier, avocat, secrétaire général de la deuxième agence du Centre. Mutilé de guerre, Jean Gautier est un ancien attaché de cabinet de Léon Bérard et un ancien sous-préfet, démissionnaire en 1924 pour ne pas  Il a été candidat aux élections municipales en 1925 dans le  arrondissement
  Pierre de La Grèverie, secrétaire général de la troisième agence, lieutenant-colonel en retraite (décédé en 1929).
 Jean Legendre, animateur du cours d'orateurs de Versailles, candidat aux législatives de 1936 à Senlis
 Raymond Cartier, journaliste à L'Écho de Paris, orateur
 Louis de Chauvigny, premier secrétaire général des cours d'orateurs, élu conseiller d'arrondissement du Loir-et-Cher en 1934, puis conseiller général, candidat malheureux aux législatives de 1936 à Vendôme, membre de l'Alliance démocratique (démissionnaire de ce parti en 1938, pour protester contre l'attitude de Pierre-Étienne Flandin au moment de Munich)
 Albert Naud, avocat, animateur du cours d'orateurs de Versailles
 Pierre Poussard, orateur, candidat aux législatives de 1932 dans le Morbihan contre Eugène Raude, sans succès
 François de Vathaire, avocat, docteur en droit, responsable du service du contentieux électoral, avocat-conseil de l'association des maires de France
 Michel Brille, orateur et secrétaire général du cours d'orateurs parisien, délégué à la propagande de l'Alliance démocratique en 1933, élu député en 1936
 Jacques Bourin, orateur et chef du service du cinéma ambulant du CPRN, congédié après qu'il se fut présenté aux législatives de 1932 à Châteauroux sans l'aval du Centre et contre un autre candidat républicain national. Il attaqua ensuite Kerillis en justice, sans succès.
 Jacques Romazotti, orateur, animateur d'un cours d'orateurs pour débutants avec Albert Naud en 1936, élu conseiller municipal de Paris du  arrondissement en 1935 avec l'investiture de la Fédération républicaine. Ancien capitaine de cavalerie, décoré de la croix de guerre, il reste conseiller municipal de Paris (syndic) sous l'Occupation jusqu'à la Libération
 Paul Goualard, orateur, directeur du cours d'orateurs de Versailles en 1936, professeur agrégé au lycée Montaigne de Paris
 Eugène Mittler, cadre du CPRN, journaliste, candidat aux législatives en 1924, en 1928 (à Orange contre Édouard Daladier). Ancien de la Ligue des chefs de section comme Kerillis, venu de la gauche, il a été secrétaire général du parti Démocratie nouvelle de 1919 à 1921. Né en 1882, Mittler a mené une activité de journaliste et de militant avant la guerre; il fut candidat radical aux municipales de 1908 puis candidat socialiste aux législatives de 1913
 Jean Guérard, orateur, candidat aux élections municipales de Paris en 1935, investi par la Fédération républicaine
 Jacques de Menditte, futur sénateur de la IVe République
 Jean-Paul Palewski, avocat, conseiller juridique en 1936 de la Fédération des périodiques républicains nationaux et militant du CPRN, futur député de la IVe et de la Ve République
 Jacques Ploncard d'Assac

Animateurs provinciaux
Ils sont présentés notamment dans la  publiée par L'Écho de Paris. Les orateurs de province se sont réunis en congrès: congrès parisien en 1930, congrès trimestriels à Paris en 1934, ou congrès régionaux, comme en 1934 à Lyon ou l'année suivante à Bordeaux.

Parmi les animateurs, on relève :
 Pierre Pitois, secrétaire général de l'Alliance républicaine de la Marne, élu député en 1936
 Henri Becquart, du Nord, chef départemental des Jeunesses patriotes, élu député en 1936
 Marcel Didier, directeur du Centre de propagande de Lyon, constitué en mars 1931, secrétaire de la Fédération des cours d'orateurs et de documentation, lié aux Jeunesses patriotes; il a été le président des Jeunesses patriotes du Lyonnais à partir d'août 1929. Il est le beau-frère de Georges Riond. Sous l'Occupation, il sera chargé de mission au secrétariat d'État à la jeunesse, inspecteur général à la jeunesse puis délégué général en 1941 du secrétariat général à la jeunesse pour la zone occupée
 Georges Riond, directeur de l'hebdomadaire Pays de Savoie (1932-1936), animateur du CPRN de Chambéry et du groupement républicain savoyard, issu des Jeunesses patriotes, ancien militant des JP à Lyon, candidat aux législatives contre Pierre Cot en 1936, secrétaire de la Fédération des périodiques républicains-nationaux, fondée en 1933
 Raymond Gillet, directeur du CPRN de Dijon et de Documents, organe mensuel de liaison et de documentation du Centre interdépartemental de propagande (1932), secrétaire général du quotidien dijonnais Le Bien public et président de la Fédération des périodiques républicains nationaux
 Paul Vanhoutte, d'Hazebrouck, de l'Entente républicaine, affiliée à la Fédération républicaine, président à partir de 1935 de la section du Nord des Jeunesses de la Fédération républicaine et vice-président des Jeunesses à l'échelle nationale
 Dupont-Huin, d'Orléans, chef des Jeunesses patriotes du Loiret, membre de la Fédération républicaine, directeur de l'hebdomadaire Le Petit Orléanais
 Baron Fernand d'Huart, maître de forge, chef des Jeunesses patriotes du Nord de la Meurthe-et-Moselle
 Joseph Le Bourva, fondateur et animateur du CPRN d'Amiens, dès 1926, délégué de la Somme de la Ligue des patriotes puis membre du comité directeur de cette ligue en 1932
 Bernard de Coral, président du comité du CPRN des Basses-Pyrénées, élu député en 1935
 Ginouvier, du Havre, avocat, président du comité local
 commandant Bouchacourt, président du comité départemental de la Nièvre, constitué en 1927
 Étienne Bourrut Lacouture (1894-1959), avocat, animateur du comité de Rennes du CPRN constitué en 1933, militant des Jeunesses patriotes, ancien candidat de la Fédération républicaine aux législatives en 1928 à Rennes, figure du groupe départemental de l'Ille-et-Vilaine de l'Union nationale des combattants (UNC), membre des Croix-de-Feu dès 1928 puis du Parti social français
 Jean-Charles Kieffer, avocat à Nantes depuis 1930, du Centre de propagande de Loire-Inférieure lié aux Jeunesses patriotes, délégué régional des JP, vice-président de la Fédération des cours d'orateurs et de documentation
 Daniel Lawton, Daniel Blanchi, Jacques Calvet, Pierre et Louis Maurange (directeur en 1936), Me Yves Nicolaï, du comité de propagande de Bordeaux, constitué en novembre 1931
 Louis Toupiolle, de Grandvilliers (Oise), secrétaire général du mensuel Entente républicaine, conseiller d'arrondissement.
 Maurice François-Brajon, de Raon-l'Étape (Vosges), administrateur et rédacteur du Messager vosgien, animateur avec l'avocat nancéien Adrien Sadoul de l'Union des républicains du canton de Raon-l'Étape (groupement fondé par le député décédé Constant Verlot), conseiller municipal et candidat aux élections cantonales de 1937
 Jean Vilmain, de Rambervillers (Vosges), industriel, futur président du conseil général des Vosges de 1953 à 1976 et président du conseil régional de 1974 à 1976
 Raymond Hébert, de l'Eure, ancien  délégué régional de la Ligue des patriotes dans les années 1920
 Albert Fournier, directeur de l'hebdomadaire La Liberté de l'Ain
 Achille Bertrand, de Laon, candidat malheureux du Parti démocrate populaire (PDP) aux élections législatives de 1936
 Marc de Vivié-Régié, d'Albi
 Étienne Peille, avocat, directeur du Centre de Toulouse, constitué en 1936, président de la section de la Haute-Garonne de la Fédération républicaine, candidat aux législatives de 1936 à Villefranche-de-Lauragais

Bibliographie
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 Jean-Yves Boulic et Annick Lavaure, Henri de Kérillis, l'absolu patriote, Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 1997.
 Philippe Buton et Laurent Gervereau, Le Couteau entre les dents, Paris, Chêne, 1989, pp. 18-23.
 Zvonimir Novak, Tricolores, une histoire visuelle de la droite à l'extrême-droite, Montreuil, L'Échappée, 2011.
 Jean-François Sirinelli (dir.), Les droites françaises de la Révolution à nos jours, Paris, « Folio Histoire », Gallimard, 1995,  et 544.

Liens externes
 L'Écho de Paris, 30 mai 1927, Henri de Kerillis, "D'une méthode pour la propagande"
 L'Écho de Paris, 14 juin 1927, Henri de Kerillis, "Un plan d'organisation"
 L'Écho de Paris, 12 janvier 1928, "Ce qu'est notre organisation"
 L'Écho de Paris, 13 décembre 1934, "La page du centre de propagande" (carte de l'organisation de province)
 L'Écho de Paris, 17 janvier 1935, "La page du Centre de propagande"
 L'Écho de Paris, 31 janvier 1935, "La page du Centre de propagande"
 L'Écho de Paris, 14 février 1935, "La page du Centre de propagande"
 L'Écho de Paris, 28 février 1935, "La page du Centre de propagande"
 L'Écho de Paris, 14 mars 1935, "La page du Centre de propagande"
 L'Écho de Paris, 28 mars 1935, "La page du Centre de propagande"
 L'Écho de Paris, 11 avril 1935, "La page du Centre de propagande"
 L'Écho de Paris, 16 janvier 1936, "La page du Centre de propagande"
 L'Écho de Paris, 23 janvier 1936, "La page du Centre de propagande"
 L'Écho de Paris, 30 janvier 1936, "La page du Centre de propagande"
 L'Écho de Paris, 6 février 1936, "La page du Centre de propagande"
 L'Écho de Paris, 13 février 1936, "La page du Centre de propagande"
 L'Écho de Paris, 20 février 1936, "La page du Centre de propagande"
 L'Écho de Paris, 27 février 1936, "La page du Centre de propagande"
 L'Écho de Paris, 5 mars 1936, "La page du Centre de propagande"
 L'Écho de Paris, 12 mars 1936, "La page du Centre de propagande"
 L'Écho de Paris, 19 mars 1936, "La page du Centre de propagande"
 L'Écho de Paris, 26 mars 1936, "La page du Centre de propagande"
 L'Écho de Paris, 2 avril 1936, "La page du Centre de propagande"
 L'Écho de Paris, 9 avril 1936, "La page du Centre de propagande"
 L'Écho de Paris, 16 avril 1936, "La page du Centre de propagande"
 L'Écho de Paris, 20 février 1937, "La page du Centre de propagande"
Inventaire du fonds d'affiches (110 affiches) du CPRN conservé à La contemporaine (Nanterre).

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While there may not yet be any privacy settings in Twitter's Vine app, you can still create and share a Vine video privately. Here's how!
Yesterday Twitter launched a new video sharing app called Vine. The service lets you compose and share six-second videos using its iPhone app. As Sharon Vaknin pointed out, currently there's no way to set any of your videos, or even your profile, to "private." Any videos you upload are going to be public; viewable by anyone using the service.
There is a way to create a video using the Vine app and share it privately, however. It's not an ideal workaround (that would be privacy settings in the app) but it's an easy way to still be able to get creative with Vine and share your work with friends without the rest of the Vine community seeing it.
What you'll need to do is create a Vine as you normally would. Once you tap "Next" to go to the share screen, the video is saved to your Camera Roll. Since the video is already saved, you can either turn off the "Share on Vine" switch and tap "Done," or go back to the compose screen, tap the X, and delete the post.
With the video saved to your Camera Roll you can then share it -- privately -- through MMS, iMessage, e-mail, and so forth.
Again, it's not an ideal sharing method, but it does allow you to maintain your privacy should that be a concern.


At the Law Office of Deanne Arthur we understand the importance of extended family and the bond between grandchildren and grandparents. We are experienced in getting grandparents visitation with their grandchildren when communication between the parent(s) completely breaks down.
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Generally, a grandparent cannot file for visitation if the parents are living and/or still married. However, there are several exceptions that we can discuss with you in further detail.
It is important that you hire an attorney experienced in Grandparent's rights to represent you and preserve the bond with your grandchildren. Contact us today for a consultation. 619.564.8386.


La Palma is one of the smaller Canarian Islands. But you will find in this "Miniworld" different vegetation zones with a special variety of plants and landscapes. Greenery, mountains, desert-like volcanos areas change with beach and costal areas.
Our holiday lodge Casa Alegría is completely accessible for wheelchair people. With around 150 square meters it is very spacious and furnished in a modern country style. The owner herself is using a wheelchair and planned the house without a medical touch. Parts of the garden you can also use with the wheelchair. Most of our guests have no handicap but feel anyway comfortable with these helps.
You can enjoy your holidays with up to 7 people in 2 living rooms (one with attached kitchen and the other with a comfortable reading place with an SAT- TV), 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
A terrace is surrounding the house from where you have a panoramic view to the Atlantic Ocean and the mountains. In our winter garden, situated at the west side, you can also sit if the weather is rainy or windy. Specially the sunsets are a dream. Different places in the garden and terrace invite you to relax.
In the living rooms and bathrooms we have a central heating for the winter. In the bigger living room you will also find a wood stove.
If you need a car for your stay which will be ready for you at the airport, we can assist you. There is also a car which can be used by hand available.
For Internet and WLAN we provide a router which is deposited at the housekeeping company. Please ask for it when you book.
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Gustavo Morales, Online Editor
Gustavo Morales is a senior and an online editor for the Wolpack Times at Maywood Center for Enriched Studies. Gustavo is caring and is responsible when it comes to things like his classes. He is also a very funny and friendly person and is always willing to help someone when they are in need. When he isn't stuck looking at a computer monitor, he is working on school work and keeping up with his classes in order to maintain a 4.0 GPA. He loves playing video games, hanging out with his friends, and having a good time in general. He always tries to improve himself in order to become a better person and student for those around him. Even though he is not that involved right now, he is hoping to become more involved at Maywood's Center for Enriched Studies in the future in order to try to improve the school in any way he can. Gustavo is interested in completing high school and attending college. He would have hopefully like to attend a four-year or private universities like Yale or Harvard. He is also hoping to create a very good and enjoyable newspaper for his readers to enjoy. In order to please his readers, he's going to try his hardest to bring his readers the best content available. You can reach him through email at [email protected] or through Instagram @gustavacado.
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WWE.com — Gravity-Defying Maneuvers: WWE Top 10, April 11, 2015
Leave a comment Posted by Mike Murphy on April 11, 2015
"See Neville, Daniel Bryan and even Shane McMahon take to the skies with these maneuvers that will make you believe a man can fly."
Link: http://www.wwe.com/videos/gravity-defying-maneuvers-wwe-top-10-april-11-2015-27285761
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WWE.com — Hulk Hogan discusses WWE 2K, WWE 2K15 'Path of the Warrior' DLC and Ultimate Warrior
Leave a comment Posted by Mike Murphy on April 8, 2015
"WWE video games have experienced significant transformations over the last quarter century. From 1987's MicroLeague Wrestling to 2014's WWE 2K15, they have undergone continuous reinvention to remain fresh and relevant across generations of the WWE Universe.
It's a narrative that one of the most popular Superstars in WWE history, Hulk Hogan, knows well. With the "2K Showcase: Path of the Warrior" DLC pack for WWE 2K15 now available and the new WWE 2K mobile game on the way, WWE.com spoke with The Hulkster to talk about this evolution, what 2K is doing to further it and the immortalization of The Ultimate Warrior's WWE Hall of Fame career in virtual form."
Link: http://www.wwe.com/inside/2k/wwe-2k15/hogan-discusses-wwe-2k-wwe-2k15-path-of-the-warrior-and-ultimate-warrior
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WWE.com — Most Outrageous Superstar Pranks: WWE Top 10, April 4, 2015
"Your April Fools' pranks had nothing on the outlandish tricks in this latest WWE Top 10 … at least, we hope not."
Link: http://www.wwe.com/videos/most-outrageous-superstar-pranks-wwe-top-10-april-4-2015-27257067
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WWE.com — Randy Savage's Most Legendary Moments: WWE Top 10, March 28, 2015
Leave a comment Posted by Mike Murphy on March 28, 2015
"Before he goes into the WWE Hall of Fame, relive the most enduring moments of the 'Macho Man's' peerless career."
Link: http://www.wwe.com/videos/randy-savages-most-legendary-moments-wwe-top-10-march-28-2015-27191187
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"A Superstar can be great 364 days out of the year, but if they don't deliver at WrestleMania, they won't mean much in the grand scheme of sports-entertainment lore.
The competitors who have excelled on The Grandest Stage of Them All are a select fraternity. The best of them didn't have a good match or two — they anchored WWE's biggest event of the year on multiple occasions. They made history on a regular basis, stole the show like it was theirs for the taking. They walked into stadiums as men and left as icons.
WrestleMania is known as The Showcase of the Immortals. The 10 Superstars on this list are the reason why."
Link: http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/10-greatest-wrestlemania-performers/
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"The ranks of the "undefeated at WrestleMania" may no longer include The Undertaker, but there exists a subset of Superstars who have yet to experience the agony of defeat on WWE's biggest night. That accomplished club includes WWE Hall of Famers like Dusty Rhodes and Alundra Blayze, modern-day battlers like Cesaro and AJ Lee, and even a few celebrities like Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Lawrence Taylor.
In fact, quite a few impressive grapplers still boast a goose egg in their WrestleMania loss column (and that means The Show of Shows itself, not the dark matches or Kickoff clashes that preceded). From an ECW Original to one of the "Grandest" Divas of them all, take a look at 10 of the Superstars who are presently undefeated at WrestleMania."
Link: http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/10-undefeated-wrestlemania-superstars/
List	Ax, Mr. T, Rob Van Dam, Sable, Shane McMahon, Tatanka, Terry Funk, The Legion of Doom, The Shield, Virgil, WrestleMania, WWE, wwe.com
WWE.com — Sheamus' Hardest Hits: WWE Top 10, March 14, 2015
"Ring in St. Patrick's Day with WWE Top 10 as we examine the most bone-rattling maneuvers in The Celtic Warrior's history, fella."
Link: http://www.wwe.com/videos/sheamus-hardest-hits-wwe-top-10-march-14-2015-27166989
Videos	Sheamus, Top 10, WWE, wwe.com
WWE.com — The top 30 matches in WrestleMania history
Leave a comment Posted by Mike Murphy on March 9, 2015
"Nothing is more replenishing to the soul of a sports-entertainment fan than WrestleMania, and with good reason: More great matches have happened there than at any other event.
So, it was with a heavy obligation that a crosssection of editors at WWE.com attempted to rank the 30 best showdowns to take place at The Grandest Stage of Them All. The criteria was an imprecise mashup of match quality, big-fight feel and historical significance. And let's face it: You just know a great match when you see one.
As difficult as it was to compare, for example, Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant with Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart and not question whether the two bouts belong to different genres altogether, the task was shouldered, and what follows is a list of WrestleMania classics that are all stellar, regardless of the number beside it."
Link: http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/30-best-wrestlemania-matches
List	WrestleMania, WWE, wwe.com
WWE.com — The Undertaker's Ghastliest Mind Games: WWE Top 10, March 7, 2015
"As Bray Wyatt continues to taunt The Phenom, relive some of The Undertaker's most macabre demonstrations in this countdown."
Link: http://www.wwe.com/videos/the-undertakers-ghastliest-mind-games-wwe-top-10-march-7-2015-27164290
Videos	The Undertaker, Top 10, WWE, wwe.com
WWE.com — 8 Superstar reality shows we want to see
"'Tough Enough' is returning to USA Network,'Total Divas' is about to conclude its third season on E! and WWE Network introduced the WWE Universe to 'Legends' House' last year. With all this success, WWE is carving a nice niche for itself in reality television.
This got those of us at WWE.com thinking: What else could WWE come up with to expand its standing within the popular TV genre? If you guessed intellectual competitions with Erick Rowan, boardroom battles for that elusive brass ring and an undercover chairman, then you're on the right track.
Behold, the eight Superstar reality shows we want to see."
Link: http://www.wwe.com/inside/8-superstar-reality-shows-we-want-to-see
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Q: who can read table from postgres with spark? I want read a table from postgres with spark. I would like to do this using python.
I wrote the next code for accessing the postgres table but it doesn't seem to work:
a = (spark.read.format('jdbc')
         .option("url", "jdbc:postgres://localhost/datasetname")
         .option("dbtable", "tablename").option("user", "postgres")
         .option("password", "pass"))

How can I implement this correctly?

A: From the (doc) :
jdbcDF = spark.read.format("jdbc") \
    .option("url", "jdbc:postgresql:dbserver") \
    .option("dbtable", "schema.tablename") \
    .option("user", "username") \
    .option("password", "password") \
    .load()

So I suppose that your error come from the fact that you use postgres:dbserver and not postgresql:dbserver !

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It is rocket science – European style
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Ireland currently contributes €13m per year to the European Space Agency (ESA), enabling Irish companies and researchers to secure ESA contracts, Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Jimmy Devins TD, told a European Space Council meeting in French Guiana today.
The meeting, in 'Europe's Space Port', Kourou, was arranged by the French EU Presidency to discuss further development of the European space sector.
Ireland has been a participant in the European launcher development programme since the early Eighties, having been involved in the Ariane 4 launcher and the current European (heavy lift) Ariane 5 launcher.
Currently, the main Irish industrial involvement in the European launchers programme is by Marotta Ireland, which provides support struts for the engine mounting on Ariane 5.
A number of emerging Irish technology companies, supported by the ESA and Enterprise Ireland, are currently developing highly innovative technologies for the further evolution of the Ariane or the next-generation launcher to be developed in Europe.
"In the past decade, over 60 Irish companies have secured ESA contracts. A number of these are successfully exploiting their technology in the global space/aerospace market," the Minister said.
"A number of companies have adapted the technologies within the space programme for commercial exploitation in non-space markets, including telecommunications and medical devices.
"Over 10 Irish university teams are involved in ESA programmes in areas ranging from developing instruments for space astronomy to study of materials in microgravity environments."
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American Shipper StaffMonday, June 19, 2000Last Updated: Saturday, March 2, 2019
GeoLogistics Corp., the U.S.-based freight forwarder and logistics provider, has created a Global Logistics Team and named Scott T. Brinks to lead the unit as senior vice president and chief logistics officer.
Brinks, formerly GeoLogistics' vice president of logistics, becomes the company's most senior logistics official and a member of its Global Executive Committee.
The Global Logistics Team will provide expertise and technical leadership for GeoLogistics' supply chain activities, including warehousing, distribution and value-added logistics services, according to the company. It will lead the design and engineering of customized logistics solutions, support new business development and assist Geo's Bekins Co. trucking subsidiary.
"GeoLogistics' roots are in freight forwarding. This is likely to remain the largest segment of our business for the foreseeable future," said Bob Arovas, GeoLogistics's president and chief executive officer. "At the same time, we recognize that our customers are evolving to more complex supply chains and focusing their energies on their core competencies."


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De duodecim abusivis saeculi ("Über die zwölf Missstände der Welt") ist ein anonym überliefertes lateinisches Werk des 7. Jahrhunderts über Moral, Ethik und rechtlich korrektes Verhalten innerhalb der Gesellschaft.

Entstehungsgeschichte
Irische Missionare übermittelten im 8. Jahrhundert die Kenntnis des Werkes nach Kontinentaleuropa. Im Mittelalter wurde das viel gelesene Werk den Heiligen Patrick von Irland, Augustinus von Hippo und Cyprian von Karthago zugeschrieben. Tatsächlich wurde es aber, wie Siegmund Hellmann 1909 als erster feststellte, im 7. Jahrhundert in Südirland von einem unbekannten Autoren verfasst, der im wissenschaftlichen Diskurs auch Pseudo-Cyprian genannt wird. Grundlagen waren neben anderen Quellen das siebente Kapitel der Regula Benedicti ("Benediktsregel") und der Kommentar des Hieronymus zum Matthäus-Evangelium. Auch Grundsätze des ursprünglichen irischen Rechts sind vorzufinden, besonders im Abschnitt über die Gerechtigkeit des Königs (fír flathemon).

Die zwölf Missstände
Ohne weitere Einleitung werden vom Autor sofort die zwölf Missstände als Überschriften mit knapper Erläuterung angeführt und dann einzeln abgehandelt. Auch in dieser Gliederung ist der Einfluss der Benediktsregel zu erkennen, denn wie dort beginnt jeder Abschnitt mit einer Definition des zu behandelnden Themas. Ausgehend von eher moraltheologischen Betrachtungen (der Weise ohne gute Werke, der Alte ohne Religion, …) werden dann aber auch weltliche Dinge angesprochen (der ungerechte König, das gesetzlose Volk, …). Dem Missstand wird dann die entsprechende Tugend entgegengehalten.

Rezeption
Das Werk, im 10. Jahrhundert besonders in England sehr populär, wirkte bis in die Renaissance hinein und beeinflusste etwa den unvollendeten Prinzenspiegel ("Institutiones principales") des Michael Marullus.

Siehe auch
 Sprüche-Sammlungen und Glossare
 Audacht Morainn

Literatur
 Bernhard Maier: Lexikon der keltischen Religion und Kultur (= Kröners Taschenausgabe. Band 466). Kröner, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-520-46601-5.
 Siegmund Hellmann (Hrsg.): Ps.-Cyprianus. De xii abusiuis saeculi. Texte und Untersuchungen zur Geschichte der altchristlichen Literatur 34, Leipzig, 1909.  4. Band der dritten Reihe (Bd. 34):  1910.
 Max Manitius: Geschichte der lateinischen Literatur des Mittelalters. Verlag C.H.Beck, 1974 .
 Hans Hubert Anton: Pseudo-Cyprian: "De duodecim abusivis saeculi" und sein Einfluss auf den Kontinent, insbesondere auf die karolingischen Fürstenspiegel.  In: Die Iren und Europa im früheren Mittelalter. Vol. 2, Edition Heinz Löwe, Stuttgart, 1982.

Weblink
Monastic Manuscript Project, De duodecim abusivis saeculi.

Rechtsgeschichte (Irland)
Literatur (7. Jahrhundert)
Literatur (Irisch)
Literatur (Mittellatein)
Keltische Mythographie
Literatur des Mittelalters
Irland im Mittelalter

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Finasteride-Induced Suicides up 8.4% in WHO's VigiBase
SOMERSET, N.J., July 13, 2016 – Reports of finasteride-induced completed suicides are up 8.4% in the World Health Organization Progamme for International Drug Monitoring's database of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) for Q1 through Q2 2016 over Q4 2015.
The absolute number of completed suicides rose from 59 to 64 within that period. Also in the category of Suicidal and Self-Injurious Behavior, finasteride-induced suicidal ideation rose 4.2%, while suicide attempts rose 3.7%.
Overall, finasteride ADRs rose 2.7%, from 12,983 to 13,344 cases, during the same period. After completed suicides, the higest percentage increases are testicular and epididymal disorders (+7.5%), and penile and scrotal disorders (+7.5%).
Post-finatesteride syndrome (PFS) occurs in men who've taken finasteride to treat hair loss, or enlarged prostates. Reported symptoms include: loss of libido, erectile dysfunction, depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety, panic attacks, Peyronie's disease, penile shrinkage, gynecomastia, muscle atrophy, cognitive impairment, insomnia, severely dry skin and tinnitus. The condition often has a life-altering impact on victims and their families, such as job loss and the breakup of marriages and romantic relationships, while also being linked to suicides.
In March 2015, the U.S. National Institutes of Health listed PFS on its Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center, noting that "some patients who have taken finasteride have referred to side effects such as sexual dysfunction and depression (sometimes severe)… Studies sponsored by the NIH and other organizations are underway to better understand the effects of 5-alpha reductase inhibitor drugs."
"The fact that five people have reportedly taken their own lives in the past six months as a result of adverse reactions to finasteride is horrifying," said PFS Foundation CEO Dr. John Santmann. "Any patient being prescribed this medication should be clearly informed that among the risks are suicidal ideation and suicide."
The PFS Foundation reminds PFS patients to report all persistent side effects to their respective national pharmacovigilance authorities for inclusion in the VigiBase database for adverse drug reactions (ADRs).
Run by Uppsala Monitoring Centre (UMC), which provides scientific leadership and operational support to the WHO, VigiBase reports of suspected ADRs are available to public-health officials and medical professionals in an effort to "contribute to a global culture of patient safety and well-being," with further investigation of unknown or not well described ADRs being "of paramount importance."
In April of 2015, VigiBase, the largest and most comprehensive pharmacovigilance database in the world, was opened to the public for the first time via its VigiAccess program.
PFS patients, their family members and/or health care providers should file ADR reports to the appropriate public-health official in their respective country. (All reports will remain confidential in that patient names are never disclosed to the public.)
To download the list of officials in the 146 nations currently participating in the VigiBase program, click here.
Following is an overview of finasteride ADRs filed with UMC as of July 1, 2016. All percentage increases represent Q1 2016 through Q2 2016 over Q4 2015 data. (To access the complete statistics, search "finasteride" in the VigiAccess database.)
Total finasteride ADRs filed (1993 - July 1, 2016)
13,344 (+2.7%)
Finasteride ADRs by age range
18 - 44 years: 2452 (+2.5%)
45 - 64 years: 2042 (+2%)
≥ 75 years: 1488 (+2.8%)
Finasteride ADRs by gender
Male: 12,347 (+2.7%)
Female: 460 (3.6%)
Finasteride ADRs by type
Reproductive system and breast disorders: 5016 (+2.6%)
General disorders and administration site conditions: 3519 (0.6%)
Psychiatric disorders: 3192 (3.6%)
Nervous system disorders: 2771 (+3%)
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders: 2344 (+2.9%)
Investigations: 1791 (+3.2%)
Gastrointestinal disorders: 1564 (+4.4%)
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications: 1500 (+3.5%)
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders: 1165 (+2.5%)
Finasteride ADR type by subcategory
Sexual function and fertility disorders: 3530 (+2.8%)
Breast disorders: 1398 (+2.2%)
Testicular and epididymal disorders: 643 (+7.5%)
Penile and scrotal disorders: 597 (+7.5%)
Sexual dysfunctions, disturbances and gender identity disorders: 2153 (+4.3%)
Depressed mood disorders and disturbances: 1505 (3.7%)
Anxiety disorders and symptoms: 1375 (+3.2%)
Sleep disorders and disturbances: 544 (+4%)
Mood disorders and disturbances NEC: 490 (+3.6%)
Suicidal and self-injurious behaviors NEC: 280 (5.2%)
Suicidal and self-injurious behavior
Suicidal ideation: 195 (4.2%)
Suicide attempt: 28 (3.7%)
Completed suicide: 64 (8.4%)
About Uppsala Monitoring Centre
Based in Uppsala, Sweden, Uppsala Monitoring Centre evolved from the World Health Organization's efforts to monitor drug safety in the wake of the thalidomide disaster of the 1960s, which caused more than 10,000 children to be born with Roberts syndrome (malformation of the facial bones and limbs), only 40 percent of whom survived. UMC is an independent foundation that supports international awareness and scientific research in the realm of pharmacovigilance, focusing on patient safety and the safe and effective use of medicines worldwide.
About the PFS Foundation
Headquartered in Somerset N.J., the Post-Finasteride Syndrome Foundation was established in July 2012 as a 501(c)(3) organization, with private grants from families in the U.S. and abroad. Tax-deductible financial donations to the nonprofit organization can be made via PFSFoundation.org, which also houses patient-recruitment information on active clinical studies, published research, research goals, and media reports about PFS. In July 2015, the PFS Foundation partnered with the Southwest Brain Bank in the Department of Psychiatry at the Texas Tech University El Paso. The mission of the brain bank is to function as a donation site for post-mortem human brain and spinal cord tissue of PFS patients, and study that matter in order to better understand the pathology and etiology of the condition.
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La ecorregión selva Paranaense es una de las 15 ecorregiones comprendidas en el Complejo Ecorregional "Bosque Atlántico o Mata atlántica", y la que mantiene la mayor cantidad de remanentes forestales del Complejo. Esta ecorregión es denominada en Paraguay: ecorregión del bosque Atlántico del Alto Paraná (BAAPA), mientras que en la Argentina es también conocida como ecorregión de la selva Misionera y en Brasil como Floresta Atlântica do Alto Paraná.

Está compuesta por una selva de clima semitropical húmedo y tropical húmedo, con una elevada diversidad de especies, las que habitan en una foresta alta, con miles de ríos y arroyos.

Ubicación

Ocupa gran parte de la Provincia de Misiones y el extremo nordeste de la Provincia de Corrientes (en el nordeste de la Argentina), secciones de los estados del suroeste del Brasil (Estado de Paraná, Estado de Río Grande del Sur, Estado de Santa Catarina, Estado de São Paulo y Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul) y parte del Este de la Región Oriental del Paraguay (Departamento de Amambay, Departamento de Canindeyú, Departamento de Alto Paraná, Departamento de Itapúa, Departamento de Paraguarí, Departamento de Caaguazú, Departamento de San Pedro, Departamento de Concepción, Departamento de Caazapá y Departamento de Guairá). En Brasil se encuentra la mayor parte de dicha ecorregión

Originalmente, contaba con una superficie de 120 millones de hectáreas de selvas, que en las últimas décadas fueron reducidas a un nivel alarmante. Muchos de estas selvas quedaron separadas y aisladas entre sí, formando diferentes bloques fragmentados, sin conexión entre ellos, amenazando así la supervivencia de numerosas especies de fauna y flora. Es por ello que es urgente conectar los diferentes bloques entre sí por medio de corredores biológicos.

Preservación

Los Parques Nacionales más grandes que protegen esta ecorregión son:

 Argentina  (Provincia de Misiones)
Parque Nacional Iguazú con 67.620 hectáreas

Parque Provincial Urugua-í con  84.000 hectáreas

Reserva de la biosfera Yabotí con  ha, —o  ha según algunas fuentes
 Brasil (Estado de Paraná)
Parque Nacional do Iguaçu con 1.697 km²
 Paraguay parque nacional San Rafael con 74.848 hectáreas (Departamentos de Caazapá e Itapúa) y Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú con 64.405 hectáreas (Departamento de Canindeyú).

Amenazas

Las amenazas más importantes para esta ecorregión son:
 Tala indiscriminada.
 Incendios forestales.
 Erosión del suelo
 Uso inapropiado de agroquímicos.
 Caza indiscriminada.
 Monocultivo

El mayor desastre ambiental en esta ecorregión fue el embalse de la Represa de Itaipú, ya que inundo un área aproximada de 1.200 km², las cuales fueron hogar de cientos de animales y plantas. Además, el avance de la frontera agrícola ha mermado casi en su totalidad la cantidad de rematentes.

Fauna y flora

La ecorregión selva Paranaense es una de las regiones más ricas en cuánto a especies en el mundo, en él se hallan aproximadamente 530 especies de aves, entre ellas podemos citar al pájaro campana (Procnias nudicollis), a la harpía (Harpia harpyja) y al loro vináceo (Amazona vinacea). Entre los mamíferos se destacan los más grandes y espectaculares mamíferos del continente. Entre los felinos encontramos al jaguar (Panthera onca) , al puma (Puma concolor) y al ocelote (Leopardus pardalis). Otros mamíferos son el tapir (Tapirus terrestris), tres especies de venados del género Mazama, dos especies de pecaríes, el coatí (Nasua nasua), el zorro vinagre (Speothos venaticus) y muchas especies de primates y armadillos. Entre los reptiles sobresalen la anaconda verde (Eunectes murinus) y el yacaré overo (Caiman latirostris). La ecorregión posee más de 50 especies de anfibios.

Entre su flora podemos destacar la inmensa variedad de árboles, orquídeas y otros tipos de plantas. Entre las especies botánicas más importantes de esta ecorregión se encuentran: el helecho arborescente o chachí (Alsophyla atrovirens), la yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis), el lapacho rosado (Tabebuia heptaphylla), el yvyra pytã (Peltophorum dubium), el palmito (Euterpe edulis), etc.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 El Bosque Atlántico del Alto Paraná
 REFORESTEMOS EL BOSQUE ATLÁNTICO DEL ALTO PARANÁ (BAAPA)
 Bosque Atlántico del Alto Paraná
 Paraguay: Lugares que protegemos

Ecorregiones de Argentina
Ecorregiones de Brasil
Ecorregiones de Paraguay


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Chasing Hi-End biz not in cards!
THE CHASE IS OFF! "We're not going to chase the high end at the Las Vegas Hilton," Park Place Entertainment (PPE) top gun Tom Gallagher told investors following a shareholders meeting last week at Paris hotel.
Gallagher said Park Place is successfully repositioning the Hilton as a convention and meeting destination. He referred to the convention business as bread and butter.
Gallagher also made it perfectly clear that "the Hilton is not for sale. We've been to that movie."
DISNEY IN WIN, PLACE & SHOW BIZ? The great Walt Disney is long gone. And, based on the newest direction his heirs are taking, it might not be so bad. The guy who gave us Mickey Mouse, Disneyland and Walt Disney World was far removed from the world of gambling. Not his heirs. They are now backing a pay-to-play, online gaming venture set to launch next month that will offer players the chance to win up to $1 million.
Poor Walt. The man who developed the motion picture media as a modern American art, would be apt to not think kindly about a venture that raises eyebrows and smacks of Internet gambling.
Dick Glover, an executive vice president in Disney's Internet Group, sees no harm in the gaming venture.
"We want to be as far away from any sort of gray area as we possibly can."
I wonder what Minnie and Mickey think about that?
If it's such a great idea, does it need to carry the Disney name?
FIRST CLASS CITIZEN! Ken Rosevear, president MGM MIRAGE (MGG) development, is now a U.S. citizen.
The long-time casino home run hitter is a native of Africa who now sings "Yankee Doodle Dandy" with the best of us.
WMS ON A ROLL! Don't think too lightly of gaming analyst Leo Rishty's target goal of $33-36 a share for WMS Industries (WMS). I've been singing the praises of WMS for some time. I even invested a dinero or two. I like the way the Nicastro family does business.
In last week's edition, we talked about how WMS Gaming Inc. is holding hands with International Game Technology (IGT) to develop and market slot machines based on the hot TV show Survivor. There are over 20 million Survivor fans and viewers. And, according to Brian Gamache, president and COO of WMS Industries, it further strengthens the company's gaming reputation as one of the top suppliers of premier, entertainment-based, participation gaming products.
WMS closed Monday at 22.5, up 1.99, far above its 52-week low of 8.67.
GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDS? And - from what I can tell - they also prefer gentlemen's clubs. So, don't be surprised when you read that several Strip properties are looking in that direction.
We first reported on this phenomenon last September. And, it's not going away.
Where would they be looking? To their lord and master, where else? Expect that state gaming regulators will be queried. And, don't be surprised to learn that they get the nod as long as it's not in the casino proper. After all, how could a casino player be expected to remember to split aces with his eyes on more tantalizing subjects?
NO SMOKING, PLEASE! Foxwoods Resort, the world's largest, will introduce 40 new EZ Play slot machines by International Game Technology (IGT). The resort has chosen one of its smoke-free casinos to house the new attraction.
KEEP THE MONEY COMING, HONEY! Lady Luck took a stroll during the baccarat sessions on the Las Vegas Strip during the month of March, but fortunately, volume made up the difference.
Baccarat revenue was up only $1 million for the period over March 2000, but with a decline from a hold of 21.9% to 17.2%, this month could have been a disaster. However, thanks to a 31% increase in play volume, the number came out on the plus side.
The baccarat play also helped the Strip casinos experience a 5% increase in gaming revenue for the month, even though slot revenue only showed an increase of 2.8%.
GOOD-BYE FOREVER . . . dear Garden State Park! When Peg Rushton, a fleet-footed filly, crossed the finish line last week at Garden State Park, it ended an era of thoroughbred history at the Cherry Hill, N.J. racetrack, which dated back to July 1942.
The house that (Eugene) Mori built that was once a playground for such great horses as Citation, Bold Ruler, Dr. Fager, Secretariat and so many others is history.
Soon steel fangs will clear the beloved racing center. Developers will turn the 223-acre site into a $500 million mixture of condominiums, shops and offices.
The track's beloved announcer, the late Morris Tobe, must be yelling at the top of his voice - "Say it isn't so!"
DON'T TOUCH THAT A/C DIAL! "Looks like the energy crunch could put a triple whammy on Las Vegas," said a pipe.
"Consider that the car count from California was down nearly 5% during March. That was probably the reason the slots revenue during the month was soft. But, it might be only the beginning.
"Then, some properties placed energy surcharges on their rooms, but if fewer people come to town, they'll have to drop the price of the rooms.
"And, the summer heat will have air conditioners working on overtime.
"Some analysts expect the two big Strip companies - MGM MIRAGE (MGG) and Mandalay Resort Group (MBG) - to see their earnings per share fall between 12 cents and 16 cents by year end . . . If only the end were in sight."
NEARING THE FINISH LINE! The Ciri Group, 50% investors of the new 350-room Hyatt hotel at Lake Las Vegas, has just about dotted all the i's and crossed all the t's.
They are a nose away from the wire to completing the multi-million dollar resort deal.


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Sets, Props, Puppets To Feature In 'Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio' MoMA Exhibit
By Keltie Duncan | 08/08/2022 12:56 pm | Be the First to Comment!
New York City is the place to be for stop-motion fans this winter. Hot on the heels of Museum of the Moving Image's Laika exhibit announcement, New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has announced a multi-part exhibit focusing on Guillermo del Toro and his upcoming Netflix stop-motion feature, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio.
Following what, as of now, is an unspecified November theatrical release date, "Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio" will run from December 11, 2022 through April 16, 2023.
Visitors will experience the Pinocchio on-set stop-motion environment via five full working sets and four large set pieces. A selection of puppets and marionettes, maquettes, props, sculptural molds, drawings, development materials, and time-lapse and motion-test videos from the film will be on display in the Paul J. Sachs Galleries on the museum's second floor.
"Crafting Pinocchio" shines a spotlight on the artistry of Pinocchio's stop-motion teams at both studios behind the production – Shadowmachine in Portland and Taller del Chucho, a studio in del Toro's hometown of Guadalajara, Mexico, affiliated with the Centro Internacional de Animación.
MoMA will also screen Pinocchio in a short run from December 22 through December 29, 2022.
In addition to "Crafting Pinocchio," MoMA is celebrating del Toro and his greater body of work throughout the exhibit's run. The museum will screen a complete retrospective of del Toro's films in December 2022 and January 2023, and has invited the filmmaker to participate in its "Carte Blanche" series to present a selection of films by others that are most important to him.
To enrich the retrospective of del Toro's filmography, a newly-commissioned immersive video series will be on display in the Debra and Leon Black Family Film Center gallery space. There, visitors will be exposed to themes frequently seen in del Toro's films, a comprehensive selection of studio-issued and alternative art posters, and a specially created, site-specific soundscape.
Image at top: Guillermo del Toro on the set of 'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio' © Netflix 2022. Photo: Jason Schmidt.
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Food Democracy: Rule of the People or Corporations?
By John Parker
Posted on: October 9, 2013 | Leave a Comment
When it comes to faith in our democracy, this year has raised some eyebrows. In the case of food and agriculture policy, a disturbing fact emerges: Our democracy is increasingly a façade.
Agribusinesses have been subverting the democratic process from Washington, D.C. to state legislatures across the country to ensure that people know less and less about how their food is produced and distributed. Moreover, they have engaged in a determined effort to obstruct opportunities for citizens and legislators to engage in the democratic process. Consider the following to illustrate the point.
Having failed to pass a Farm Bill in June, House GOP leadership brought forward a new bill in July with a radical change that would repeal permanent agriculture laws form 1938 and 1949. The House Agriculture Committee never debated such a provision, not once in two years of hearings. GOP leadership placed the provision into the 600-page Farm Bill late on a Wednesday night; they did not allow for debate or amendments and forced the House to vote on it the next day.
What happens if Congress replaces permanent law with the Farm Bill they pass this year? Instead of allowing for review and reform every five years, this current Farm Bill would be permanent and very difficult to change. Rep. Peterson's (D-Minnesota) reaction sums it up, "I think that repealing permanent law all but ensures that we'll never write a Farm Bill again. If you're concerned about conservation, fruits and vegetables, research, these other areas, there's never going to be [another] Farm Bill if we [pass] this."
Speaking of sneaking provisions into legislation, Monsanto scored a similar victory earlier this year. After the House Appropriations Committee defeated a provision on genetically modified foods, Monsanto asked for help from Senator Blunt (R-Missouri) who, in March, quietly attached Monsanto's policy onto a budget bill written to avert a government shutdown. Most members of Congress were unaware it was even there. There was no debate. The policy, by the way, prevents federal courts from halting the planting or sale of GMOs due to health issues or pending litigation. Luckily the bill will no longer include the controversial "Monsanto Protection Act."
Almost entirely in secret, the U.S. is currently negotiating trade agreements with Europe and countries included in the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Leaked details of the negotiations reveal that lowering standards affecting health, the environment and consumer labeling are on the negotiating table. This could affect things like chemical safety, the use of technologies such as genetic engineering and nanotechnology in food production as well as the use of antibiotics in animal production. If approved, these trade deals will make it more difficult for individual countries to reform standards in the future.
Interestingly, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has allowed certain corporations into the talks, but so far, members of Congress and the public are in the dark. What we do know is the USTR wants to eliminate all "local barriers to trade" which could potentially include farm-to-school programs.
On the state and local levels, agribusiness and lawmakers are colluding to silence those reporting on these issues, while at the same time limiting the ability of communities to create policy.
This summer, Kansas authorities arrested famed National Geographic photographer George Steinmetz for taking aerial photos of an animal feedlot. On assignment for National Geographic, Steinmetz and his assistant ran afoul of an "Ag-Gag" law when they were paragliding across Kansas taking photos. The law prohibits individuals from photographing animal facilities and feedlots.
These so called "Ag-Gag" laws are designed to keep secret the practices and treatment of animals housed in concentrated animal feeding operations. Eleven states introduced similar legislation this year. Utah authorities arrested and filed charges against a woman in April under similar legislation only to drop the charges due to massive public backlash.
This past spring, Mississippi passed a law preventing cities, counties, towns and villages within the state from regulating or restricting the sale of food based on nutritional information. A month later, Kansas and Missouri introduced legislation to ban the "use of public funds to promote or implement sustainable development." Alabama passed similar legislation last year. The effort is in reaction to a non-binding United Nations sustainability plan.
Thankfully, there are many exceptions to the trend. Notably, 193 food councils across the U.S. are reinvigorating local democratic decision-making. When it comes to policies affecting the food system as a whole, however, we appear to be a democracy in name only.
What does it mean for a state like Vermont to require GMO labeling, if agribusinesses can secretly influence trade agreements that strip away the right of states to enact such legislation? What does it mean for a food council to create a farm-to-school program if agribusinesses buy legislation to eliminate such programs as "barriers to trade"?
U.S. food and agriculture policy seems to be built on secret provisions snuck into bills at the 11th hour with little opportunity for debate, or trade negotiations taking place behind closed doors. The result is government rigged against farmers and workers who want to have a say in policies affecting their livelihoods, against communities who want to protect their natural resources and against parents who want to know what is in the food they feed to their children.
Democracy means rule of the people, not rule of the corporations. We need to move beyond this flawed mess, redefine what democratic participation means and act on it. It is no longer enough to call your Senator or write a letter to your local newspaper. We need to begin the work of reclaiming authentic participation in democratic decision-making. Otherwise, we will continue to watch agribusiness steal the game and tell us all to shut up.
This post originally appeared on Beyond the Farm Bill.
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Home > News > Regulation > Auditor Says Kentucky Pensions Not Compliant with Transparency Laws
Regulation September 5, 2019
Auditor Says Kentucky Pensions Not Compliant with Transparency Laws
KRS says the report is 'highly flawed' and 'unfairly slammed' its efforts.
Kentucky's auditor of public accounts released a report that accuses the Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS) and Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) of failing to comply with a law passed two years ago that requires increased transparency in the state's public retirement systems. KRS responded by calling the findings "highly flawed."
The auditor's examination evaluated KRS, TRS, and the Judicial Form Retirement System (JFRS), and identified 10 issues relating to transparency, administration, and compliance with Kentucky's Senate Bill 2, which passed unanimously during the 2017 regular session of the state's general assembly.
"With the tremendous amount of attention that has been given in recent years to our public retirement systems, stakeholders and taxpayers have a right to know how funds are being invested, and who is investing them," said Kentucky Auditor Mike Harmon at a press conference during the release of the examination. "That is why Senate Bill 2 passed in a bipartisan manner. Yet, KRS and TRS have failed to fully keep with the spirit of SB 2, which requires the retirement systems to operate in a more transparent manner."
Harmon said that among the 10 findings contained in the examination were issues relating to the posting and redaction of information within investment contracts with KRS and TRS. He said both systems have "fallen drastically short of what Senate Bill 2 required on the public posting of investment contracts." He also said KRS provided inconsistent data that made it impossible to calculate the exact percentage of unposted contracts. Additionally, he said KRS has failed to post 86% of 281 investment contracts.
"Because of the inconsistent data, it is very difficult to have confidence in the information that KRS has pertaining to the number of contracts, and their classifications," said Harmon in his report. "It is critical for KRS to resolve these discrepancies and fulfill their legal obligation to post contractual information in a manner that is transparent to the public."
However, KRS has taken exception to the report, saying in a statement that it "is highly flawed and contains several factual errors which led the auditor's office to misinterpret the true status of the Systems' efforts to comply with the provisions of Senate Bill 2."
David Eager, executive director of KRS, told CIO that he was "very upset" by Harmon's report. "We have worked so hard to establish credit and transparency and he just very unfairly slammed us."
In the report, Harmon said KRS allows "external investment managers to control access to public information," including allowing investment managers to redact information including "conflicts of interest, expenses and fees, incentive allocation, and management fees." He said KRS management acknowledges they do not redact anything from the contracts, but instead allow individual managers to redact anything they consider a trade secret.
However, Eager said the state's attorney general has previously issued an opinion that the managers, not KRS, must determine which information to redact in order to protect from divulging proprietary information to competitors.
"It's their [the manager's] discretion, not ours," said Eager. He said KRS cannot be the one to decide what to redact, otherwise it risks being slapped with lawsuits for improper disclosures, which he said could cost the state millions of dollars.
"The auditor said we should do the redacting, but the AG says we don't have to, and our legal counsel said it puts us in a liability position if we are the arbiter of redactions," said Eager. "If we decide something doesn't need to be redacted and then it causes a situation for a manager and they get sued, then we get sued."
He also said the Public Pension Oversight Board (PPOB), of which Harmon is a member, the state general assembly's Government Contract Review Committee, and the Auditor of Public Accounts all have full access to the unredacted version of every contract.
"We have three state agencies that have full access to the contracts," said Eager. "It's not like we lock them up some place. It's not like nobody can see them."
Eager also took exception to the report's complaint that the KRS has failed to post the vast majority of its contracts on its website. He said the request to have every contract that it had prior to the passing of Senate Bill 2 on its website simply isn't feasible.
He said KRS has been compliant with traditional investor contracts, but added that KRS had well over 100 private equity contracts in place when the bill was passed. Eager added it would be impossible to get the required permission from managers, general partners, and all of the limited partners to allow them to post what would otherwise be confidential.
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The Unnatural Selection of Our Species.
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The Unnatural Selection of Our Species. At the Frontier of Gene Editing
Autor:Torill Kornfeldt
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The new genetic technology has advanced at breakneck speed. When the first genetically modified children, the twins Lulu and Nana, were born in China in 2018, it became clear that humanity was facing possibilities that we had, previously, only been able to imagine. With the pair of genetic scissors known as CRISPR, we could potentially choose the traits of our children and avoid ageing and disease. But with that ability comes a new set of risks, forcing us to face hard ethical and societal questions. How are we supposed to handle these new tools that could end up changing what is to be human?
Torill Kornfeldt has travelled all over the world to meet the people who are driving the research forward. She has visited fertility clinics in South Korea, oncologists in China who are experimenting on sick patients, and biohackers in the US who want to make the new technology available to everyone. In The Unnatural Selection of Our Species, she examines recent developments in gene editing and what might still be waiting around the corner.
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A $132 million federal grant to address a notorious rail snarl
Greg Hinz
Rail cars sit on tracks at the Belt Railway of Chicago intermodal facility, where trains now travel as slow as 10 mph.
Apparently, the third time is the charm for a key Chicago infrastructure project.
Shrugging off two previous turn-downs, the 75th Street Corridor improvement project has been awarded a $132 million federal grant, clearing the way for the first, $474 million phase of what eventually will be a $1 billion project. It's intended to unsnarl a notorious bottleneck that affects not only Chicago streets and trains, but freight rail traffic nationally.
The money will come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's "Fast Lane" discretionary fund. While the biggest impact will be in the Englewood, Auburn Gresham and West Chatham neighborhoods on the South Side, the project is considered a linchpin of the wider Create freight-rail decongestion program.
The federal money—a bit short of the $160 million local officials wanted—will be matched by $111 million from IDOT, $116 million from railroads, $78 million from Cook County, $23 million from Metra and $5 million from Amtrak, Gov. Bruce Rauner's office said in a statement.
Rauner called the award "a tremendous achievement by all of the partners involved," and no one was disputing that.
U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, both Democrats, hailed the approval as good for the local and national economies. U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., in a phone interview said that despite fears by some officials here, "I'm glad to see the Trump administration based this decision on what was deserved."
The money will pay to build a large CSX flyover bridge to eliminate intersections with other tracks; a 71st Street underpass just east of Western Avenue that officials say will erase 10,000 hours of motorist delay annually; and new tracks and crossovers on the Belt Railway where trains now travel as slow as 10 mph.
Preliminary construction work is scheduled to begin this fall.
The slightly reduced federal contribution will be made up by increased spending by IDOT, the railroads and other partners, according to IDOT.
An earlier funding request had been rejected by the Obama administration, according to Lipinski, because local contributors had not been secured. The state then tried again, but the Trump administration decided not to make such grants last year, rolling everything into one, much larger pot this year.
Funding for phase two work still is being sought, but the new grant will pay for some preliminary engineering and design, according to IDOT.
A video from Amtrak lays out how complex and congested the corridor is now, and how the proposed expenditure ought to make life a little easier for lots of interests. Click here to take a look.
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Illinois bids again for feds' help in easing a national rail headache
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YOU NEED more money, but you want to work around the family? The solution could be to invest in a franchise.
'Women don't like taking unnecessary risks in business, so a franchise makes a good way in for them,' says business mentor Emma Wimhurst.
Franchisors say the economic situation is encouraging more women to apply for franchises.
But do not imagine a franchise is like a pin-money job. Franchisors expect you to grow the business. Be realistic about the time you can devote to the business. As well as delivering your service, you must make time for paperwork, administration and marketing.
CHRISSIE ROLLS 31, recently started her own business with the help of the Musical Minis franchise – and her mum.
Chrissie, seen here with her mum, Anne and her children, Logan and Amelia, trained as a classical opera singer. As a Musical Minis franchisee, she runs music groups designed to encourage cognitive, physical and emotional development in babies and toddlers.
'Music ended up as a hobby, and I was working in recruitment, hotels and retail, but I wanted to work for myself so I could see more of the children,' says Chrissie from Swindon, Wiltshire. 'There is quite a bit of paperwork, preparing lessons and accounts, says Chrissie. The £8,000 investment includes equipment and advertising.


Smart meters are one potential way to drag down those hefty bills, they can help improve the efficiency of your usage, enabling customers to make more informed decisions by seeing consumption of energy such as by appliances, heating and lighting of the home.
The installation of a smart meter in every home and business across Great Britain will be a major undertaking; it was agreed following lengthy consultation by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), Ofgem and the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (GEMA). The government agreed that there would be a comprehensive programme incorporating all domestic households and all small to medium non-domestic dwellings.
British gas are certainly flying the flag for smart meters, as one of the UK's leading energy efficient supplier they have also installed solar panels, ground source heat pumps and combined heat and power boilers to over 1.5 million homes in the last 5 years. To date British Gas have successfully fitted over 120,000 smart meters free of charge, a fantastic achievement but only a fraction of the 1.5 million they hope to have installed by the end of 2012 and the 10 million by 2019. British Gas are taking a phased approach to installation and will first tackle homes where existing meters have come to the end of the life.
So, what is a smart meter and what benefits will it bring?
The wireless, touch screen meter has an in-home display and enables you to see the amount of gas and electricity you consume in real time, that's by the hour, day, week and year; in addition and possibly more importantly, the meter will tell you exactly what your usage is costing you. The information relating to your usage is automatically forwarded to your supplier; readings are recorded every half hour and forwarded to your supplier once every 24 hours.
Gone are the days of estimated bills, in simple terms you'll pay for exactly what you use, no more building a reserve with your supplier, the cash will remain safely in your pocket rather than theirs.
The meter can be plugged in anywhere in your home, ideally it should be somewhere you can cast your eye over with relative ease, this will ensure you are alerted to any major fluctuations in usage and push you to questions what can be switched on or off.
The meter will enable you to take more control of your usage and manage your home in a more cost effective manner. It's a very common sense approach, if you're unaware how much your central heating is costing you, you may be inclined to leave it running continuously during these cold winter months, on the other hand, with the information a smart meter provides you could be more willing to pull on that Christmas jumper and rely less on those radiators.
It's the simple changes that could make savings, things like ensuring mobile phone chargers, lap tops and PC's are switched off, only boiling the amount of water you need rather than a full kettle and switching off lights in rooms that are not in use.
Smart meters will play a key role in Britain's move to be a low carbon economy and will certainly support the need to have an affordable, sustainable energy supply in the longer term. The government has set 2019 as the target for all British homes to have a smart meter so make sure you get yours.
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Q: Cannot render material ui table row I am trying to render a table from material UI, with some data that I fetched. I know my data is fetching correctly, because I am able to console.log it from its saved state, however when I try to map this inside the table row, it does not work. My table successfully generates its headers, just has blank data for the body.
gameDataTableRow = scheduleData => {
    scheduleData.map(game => {
      console.log(game.scheduled); <--These console logs will display data properly
      console.log(game.venue.name);
      console.log(game.home.name);
      console.log(game.away.name);
      return (
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          <TableCell>{game.scheduled}</TableCell> <-- These cells wont render in the table row
          <TableCell>{game.venue.name}</TableCell>
          <TableCell>{game.home.name}</TableCell>
          <TableCell>{game.away.name}</TableCell>
        </TableRow>
      );
    });
  };

render() {
    console.log(this.state.games);
    return (
      <Table>
        <TableHead>
          <TableRow>
            <TableCell numeric>Date</TableCell>
            <TableCell>Venue</TableCell>
            <TableCell>Home</TableCell>
            <TableCell>Away</TableCell>
          </TableRow>
        </TableHead>
        <TableBody>{this.gameDataTableRow(this.state.games)}</TableBody>
      </Table>
    );
  }
}

A: In arrow functon, if you are writing block {..}, you must use the explicit return statement.
These two are same:
let foo1 = (val1) => val1 * 2;
let foo1 = (val1) => { return val1 * 2 };

Solution to the question:
gameDataTableRow = scheduleData => {
   return scheduleData.map(game => { //Added return statement
    console.log(game.scheduled); <--These console logs will display data properly
    console.log(game.venue.name);
    console.log(game.home.name);
    console.log(game.away.name);
    return (
    <TableRow key={game.venue.id}>
      <TableCell>{game.scheduled}</TableCell> <-- These cells wont render in the table row
      <TableCell>{game.venue.name}</TableCell>
      <TableCell>{game.home.name}</TableCell>
      <TableCell>{game.away.name}</TableCell>
    </TableRow>
    );
  });
};