Have you ever been eating a particular food and been reminded of a person, place or moment from your past? Or how about being with someone, or in a place or moment that reminded you of a particular food experience?
Food [noun}: any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life, provide energy, promote growth, etc.
While that is true as a basic definition, food, to me, is so much more. Food to me is the comfort of home; it is the memory of Sundays with Grammy. The exploration of culture; it's a history lesson and a milestone of humanity. It lends itself to our definition as a people and as a culture. Food has the ability of bringing us together in the most uncanny ways. We eat when we celebrate, whether wedding or birthday, and we eat when we're sad, whether funeral or heartache. Food is a complex social medium that connects us all-- something so seemingly simple and yet so innately essential.
Food is so eerily connected to my memories; it's as if I was destined to be in this field my entire life. When I think back on some of my most memorable moments in life, I can directly correlate them to foods. It's as though my life is a recipe book of memories. For example, my first time away from home at Summer Arts Camp was definitely marked by Peanut Butter Soup. If it sounds strange to you even now, imagine me at the naive age of 10 years old, fresh from these Bahamian shores where soup was a souse of chicken, mutton or pig feet, or a stew involving salt-beef, pork, vegetables and dumplings. Looking at the bubbling, brown broth, reeking of pure Peanut Butter-- no soup as I knew it for hundreds of miles-- trust me, not an easily forgotten memory. It was where my world of food as I knew it began to open up.
Thanksgivings for me always make me think of Italian food. When I began Boarding School, those first Thanksgivings away from home and family were marked by Eggplant Parmesan and Linguini Al'Olio. It was also the beginning of my love affair with Italian food. My Korean best-friend and her Italian family made me feel at home those cold days in November, and her Grandmother became the second Grandmother Chef in my world of food! She taught me how to make my first Eggplant Parmesan, a recipe which I still use today and one which is still the best I have ever tasted!
Many of our firsts are often marked my some sense memory. First dates, first loves, first heartaches… But very often those memories can be directly connected to a food memory, or more specifically, we can remember what we ate or were eating at that time. My first heartache, was without a doubt marked by a Ben & Jerry's Mint Chocolate Cookie binge. And the day I found out that my Great-grandmother (and first Grandmother Chef) had died, that was a combo of a whole White pizza and a pint of Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia-- and lots of wine!
grandmother? Your mother? A birthday or anniversary? A first love? A lost love? Losing a loved one? Meeting a new friend?
The same way many moments remind us of food, likewise, many foods remind us of moments. Food or more specifically taste as a sense memory is a common denominator for all of us. It is tied to memories the same way sight and smell are. We can think about eating something and almost instantly recall how we felt as we bit in and/or tasted the food melt on our palettes. The textures, the flavors, the spices—though we may not be able to recall the actual taste we can easily recall how we felt when eating it. Like the perfect slice of pizza, or the best steak you've ever had, you can literally get chills thinking about the way it changed your very concept of that food as you ate it. Taste is a memory sense unlike most others, in that it can evoke feelings having to do with both food as well as what you may have been feeling or doing at that time.
My love affair with food is one that started at the hem of my great-grandmother's apron at the tender age of five and is one that I will continue until I can no longer hold knife and fork. It's a part of me the same way the game is a part of an athlete, the debate is a part of an attorney and saving a life is a part of a doctor. It has been the constant in a life full of delicious memories. And as I embark on this new chapter in my life's recipe book, I hope to create new ones and share them with all of you, and I look forward to hearing about yours as well.
Here's to making some great food memories together!


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Mexico & its vehicle industry are likely to move on relatively quickly from the generality recent disaster, even as preys & their families take time to heal.
Indeed, the 1985 earthquake is considered a historical inflection point, giving height to an aggressive civil society, a modern democratic movement & an economic model unlock to the outside world.
While the bulk of Mexico's booming auto industry isn't in earthquake-prone areas, he said, significant portions of it are.
The auto industry was mostly untouched, as was the infrastructure used to bring those cars to market locally & abroad.
• Fiat Chrysler & General Motors said operations in Toluca, a suburb of Mexico City, were normal.
For baby boomers, the automobile has always been a symbol of style & freedom.
With features technology & designs catering to this demographic, boomers going to impact our rides long past while they hang up their key chains.
In their youth, baby boomers were enticed by a Jetsonsonian aftertime where turbine-powered cars such as GM's 1956 Firebird II concept drove themselves.
Baby boomers once once more are steering the automotive industry into giving them what they need & going to have a far greater impact on the cars we drive than did their parents.
Baby boomers going to enjoy the technology-infused freedom their infancy promised.
"At this moment, we Eventually have the opportunity to bring all our technologies together into a single product," he wrote in a memo to Dyson staff final night.
"I'm committed to investing £2bn on this endeavour."Clash of the titansSome perhaps laugh at Dyson, a English vacuum company, daring to get in such a high-cost, high-risk industry as automotive insiders such as to proclaim.
Indeed James Dyson tells which while he premier approached the industry back in the 1990s "nobody at the time was interested in employing our diesel exhaust capture system & we stopped the project.""The industry said which 'disposing' of the gathered soot was also much of a problem!
Better to breathe it in?"However, today his promise of £2bn towards an EV is a hugely significant amount of money, even for an industry that's used to selling cars for tens or hundreds of thousands of pounds.
By 1907, he had orders for 500 Overland cars.
As Willys' business grew, he turned to Morrow to make auto parts.
Starting in 1908, the premier Willys Overland portions were made in Elmira.


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Q: Fortran IIFIX unknown symbol I have an old fortran code compiling nice using GFORTRAN.
But when I try to call a function I'm getting the follow error:
undefined symbol: iifix
I've found 3 occurrences of this function in the code, all of them in same context:
(some blah blah blah)
INTEGER*2  IWAH(24)
real*4     AH(9000)

(more blah blah blah)
iwah (3) = iifix (ah (3))

(and the blah blah blah continues...)

Searching for "IIFIX" I've found only "IFIX()" to convert real numbers to integer. This makes some sense to me because the variables format fits in the function purpose but .... I don't know. I have no idea what I'm doing....
How can I safely replace this function?
or ... how can I fix this error?
I'm using gfortran and my code ends with ".f90"

A: First, integer*2 and real*4 are not portable.  I'll ignore that issue.  What you likely want is to change iifix(ah(3)) to int(ah(3),2)

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Challenge yourself after a workout with the '100 Finisher' from STACK Expert Roger Lockridge.
Finisher workouts ensure you get the most out of your training sessions. You no longer need to concern yourself with conserving energy to maximize strength and power. You can go all out—expending every last ounce of fuel and effort to improve your strength and endurance, and burn fat at the same time.
If this interests you, try the 100 Finisher. Choose one exercise and perform 100 reps over the course of four to eight sets. I guarantee this: your muscles will be on fire!
Finisher workouts ensure you get the most out of your training sessions. You no longer need to concern yourself with conserving energy to maximize strength and power. You can go all out—expending every last ounce of fuel and effort to improve your strength and endurance, and burn fat at the same time.
Let's say it's an upper-body day, and you're doing Curls to finish off your workout. Choose a weight you can lift at least 20 but no more than 40 reps. When you reach failure, take the number of reps you performed and subtract it from 100. That's the number of seconds you take to rest before your next set. After your rest period, start your next set, counting from when you reached failure in the last set. After completing the last rep of your second set, take the new number and subtract it from 100. Again, that's your number of seconds to rest. Repeat the pattern until you reach 100 total reps. As you do more reps, the rest between sets decreases, which will challenge your endurance. The end result is muscular fatigue, so make sure you push yourself to rep 100.
1st set of 20 reps -> 100-20 = 80 seconds rest.
2nd set of 20 reps for 40 total -> 100-40 = 60 seconds rest.
3rd set of 20 reps for 60 total -> 100-60 = 40 seconds rest.
4th set of 15 reps for 75 total -> 100-75 = 25 seconds rest.
5th set of 15 reps for 90 total -> 100-90 = 10 seconds rest.
6th set for 10 reps for 100 total.
This is just one example. You don't have to hit any specific number of reps before failure. Just use enough resistance to reach failure within the first 20 to 40 reps and four to eight sets. You can also use any exercise you like. If you really want to challenge yourself after mastering the 100 Finisher, do it at the beginning of your training session to pre-exhaust your muscles before you do your normal program. Example: the Bench Press.


Its 4am and evidently I am awake. My mind feels like the inside of an American supermarket – 57 aisles of over-processed, nutritionally empty packaged, canned and tinned thoughts, some with grossly inflated shelf lives.
I am not deliberately awake. This is not my idea of 'quiet time' although Wayne Dyer, who I greatly esteem, would say this is the ideal time to engage in spiritual work – between 3am and 4am. But of course it is. It would have to be smack bang in the middle of the night just to make it as inconvenient as possible. And why, specifically, is 3am the best time to do spiritual work? Who said so? What random theory is that based on? In all fairness, I believe there is some fact based evidence to suggest that between the earth's circadian rhythms and the meridian lines, 3am-ish is the optimum time to connect with Source – when the channels are clear and open so to speak. At the moment however, I just want to connect with the pillow and I'm annoyed that this middle of the night brouhaha is plaguing me again. 4am and I know each other a little too well for my liking. And so, once again, I am awake at 4am and it seems all I can do is surrender to wakefulness.
So this is my idea of surrendering – dragging myself up to the computer to see if my fingers will disspell any insights or wisdom my left brain has been holding prisoner. The truth will set you free. What truth? What is "THE truth"? There's no such thing. Every man's 'truth' is true for him and you can't argue that. There is no one 'truth' about anything, only many versions of the same thing. Even the word itself is starting to bug me – I've heard it bandied around lately like some new political slogan by people who claim to be 'on the path'. Another meaningless cliche – 'on the path'. What path? There is no path. Ken Wilber makes a great point about distinguishing people who say they are spiritual versus those that really are. People who call themselves "spiritual" are generally speaking from the side of their ego that has adopted a spiritual mantle. People who are truly spiritual don't label themselves as such. My father used to say "people with money don't need to talk about it, or flaunt it." This is the same thing. My understanding is that as you evolve in the 'waking up' process (Ha! Hilarious to be writing that at 4am) you become non-egoic (and I use that term loosely. Clearly, it makes sense to hold on to our egos at a fundamental level – it is our egos that tell us to get dressed, to bathe, to seek shelter ) and you lose the need to identify or distinguish yourself as separate – you no longer need to identify where you are in 'the process' because the identification itself keeps you separate and in your egoic state. Through the process, you lose all judgment – of other people, events, situations, behaviours, feelings, yourself – all of it until ultimately, things are neither good nor bad, right nor wrong. They just are. But before that happens, there is the process.
There is a stage in the process where you think you're King S**t and you tell everyone you're "on the path", "seeking truth", and/or "as One" or some other such nonsense to describe how evolved you are. But that's the irony! When you are in that particular phase of "the journey" (another phrase that should be tarred and feathered) you are even more egoic than you were before because you are still speaking from your ego (but you don't know it), which is now hyper-inflated because it now believes it is 'spiritual' and thus, superior to everyone else. But you don't recognise that you are still in an extreme egoic phase because you are standing in the middle of your own shadow, in darkness.
Case in point – I was recently at an Anthony Robbins seminar and anyone who has ever attended one of these events knows that Tony Robbins likes to keep people's energy levels up by getting them out of their chairs and dancing like Lady GaGa, or Madonna, or Michael Jackson, massaging each other, bellowing incantations, marching around the premises … whatever it takes to keep people in a 'peak state' for the very long days. Its like a caricature of a cross between a Pink concert and Boot Camp.
So, at this last event there was one participant who was "on the path" and whose mantra was "Truth is Beauty. Beauty is Truth" and "we are all one" and other similar bumper sticker proverbs. He wore a beautific smile and appeared serene and zen-like. When it came time to stand up and dance like no one was watching however, he remained seated – coolly surveying the rest of us with an expression of bemused sympathy and an ever so slight sneer of distaste and discomfort. And when we were asked to go outside and march around the premises of the JW Marriott Resort & Spa in Palm Springs chanting "Now, I am the voice! I will lead, not follow…." he just walked on the outskirt of the group with that smirk of surveillance on his face and did not participate. His expression seemed to be saying "You sad little unevolved beings. I don't need to engage in these theatrics because I have already graduated and I am on another level". I wanted to walk up and smack him on the head with my manual and say "wipe that smug smirk off your face and get with the program! What are you doing at an Anthony Robbins seminar if you didn't want to participate? Did you just come here to gloat! I am just as evolved as you are – if not more so!!" (you see how mature I can be? How "evolved" I am?? Nothing like a little regression to remind you of how little you really know).
A bit later, I was thinking about the rather extreme response I had to this person (I wasn't kidding when I said I wanted to flounce him with the manual) and I realised, a bit reluctantly, that the reason I so vehemently protested his 'too cool for school' demeanour is because the 'spiritually arrogant' jacket is one that I still keep in my closet, too. But I deny that I do. Can I tell you how uncomfortable that is for me to admit that? Its a big 'eeuuw' and I feel a bit of 'shame' coming up in my stomach but there it is… my 4.30am "truth", now purged.
Okay, so here is the drop – and let's continue to use the Anthony Robbins participant just for simplicity's sake. The thing is – if he had been truly 'spiritual' or in that space of 'oneness', he would never have evaluated whether the activity was something he wanted to join in on – he would have just stood up and danced (or marched, or chanted, or bleated like a sheep or whatever was being asked of us) with everyone else – without thinking. It is the ego that thinks, not the spirit. When you think before you feel, you are putting the natural order of things in reverse. When you are in feeling mode first, the adage "dance like no one is watching" is just what you do. And when you are in that space where you are evaluating before participating, you are not being 'spiritual'. You can't say your philosophy is 'oneness' and then separate yourself from others (either through identifying where you personally are 'on (you_r journey' or by actions) because you have an image to protect. Its like people who say they are 'religious' because they go to church every Sunday but spend the rest of the week violating the very principals they swear by.
This is a lesson I seem to keep repeating myself and so, I am humbled in my reflection. For the past two months, I have had several experiences where I have observed what I see happening for someone else and then Boom! No sooner have I disspelled my sagacious insight about their life then I am faced with the perfect parallel projection of that 'issue' in my own life. I've watched myself fall off the platform of integrity so many times I've developed vertigo. I don't walk my talk all of the time. Sometimes I am full of more s**t than a Thanksgiving turkey. But alas, the point is to learn, right? Learning is growing and if we're not growing, we are dying. So hallelujah!! I am definitely alive!
I do passionately believe that we really are all in this together so the message here is to lose the "I AM" ness. The next time you think or say "I am" or "You are" remember that everything you are, I am. And everything that I am, you are.
And now… finally… the land of Nod beckons. Good night.
p.s. I have absolutely no idea why that guy chose not to participate (he did eventually btw) and I absolutely recognise and own that all of my speculations were nothing more than blind assumptions with no basis more reliable than my own meandering projections.
Ash this is fantastic – i love you – i love that your insomnia brought these words forth – and i hope i can dance like no one is watching with you real soon!!!!!!!!!


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Fairview Middle art students create ornaments for National Christmas Tree exhibit in D.C.
Nancy Stephens
Fairview Middle School was one of 56 schools from across the country chosen to create one-of-a-kind ornaments as part of the 2018 National Christmas Tree display in Washington, D.C.
Ornaments handcrafted by FMS art students are now decorating one of 56 small trees that surround the National Christmas Tree, representing each state, territory and the District of Columbia as part of the America Celebrates display.
Art teacher Michelle Vinci was thrilled when notified that FMS had been selected to work with the National Park Service and represent the state of Tennessee at the National Tree Lighting.
Each school was shipped 24 clear plastic globe ornaments to decorate. "I had the Fairview Middle School Art Club do the project, and we chose to do emblems that represent our state from east to west such as Bristol race car, Knoxville sunsphere, Gatlinburg Smokey Mountains, Nashville Music City, Memphis Beale Street," Vinci explained.
Students also drew the iris, mockingbird, tulip poplar and ladybug as well as the state flag on ornaments.
"We also depicted famous people that represent our state such as Dolly Parton, Elvis, Wilma Rudolph and even Justin Timberlake. We did the art as drawings on tags that hang on the globes. Inside the globes, we painted by using brightly colored alcohol inks that dry very quickly so the designs stayed where the students wanted them to as they rolled them around the inside-mixing colors," Vinci explained.
The students finished each globe off with a bit of metallic gold or silver to give a flash of color. The colors are transparent so by day the sunlight will shine through them on the tree and at night - if the tree is lit, light can also shine through.
FMS art students who participated include: Scarlet Mesch, Angela Caccese, Neveah Edwards, Emma Higdon, Madison Bourgion, Parker Jones, Aryn Smith, Dakota Bailey, Landon Bass, Tyler Ortiz, Maggie Grable, Colton Mangrum, Carolina Jimenez, Cougar Holder, Riley Hicks, Hailey Long, Aziel Chambers, Fionna Finnegan, Bryson Winchell, Maleah Felton and Katie Phillips.
Vinci noted, "This has been such an amazing opportunity for the FMS Art Club to represent our school, community, state and country with their artwork. To think that these students created these works that will hang on the Tennessee tree that encircles the National Tree is exciting for them!"
The America Celebrates display is one of the highlights of the National Christmas Tree experience, and the 96th Annual National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony was held November 28 with the trees on exhibit until after the holidays.


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This movie got two thumbs up from all of us!
Last week we got the chance to see the new Disney movie, "Chimpanzee," on the very first day it came out. I was excited because I personally haven't seen the last few Disney movies that come out around Earth Day each year. The commercials I'd seen for the movie looked wonderful and we couldn't wait to surprise the kids with this particular Staycation activity.
We were not disappointed. The movie was rated G, which took a huge weight off of my shoulders. Whenever we see a movie, even if it's PG, I spend the entire time worrying about what might pop up in terms of language or violence, especially having a child on the younger end of the age range. A rated G movie takes those fears right off my radar. It's not often you can find a G movie that's good for the older kids too, keeping their attention throughout. This one definitely did that.
The cinematography in this movie was amazing. The scenery was stunning and the camera crew did an amazing job capturing it all. I loved the out takes at the end because you really see what the camera crew went through to get some of the shots you were awed by throughout the movie.
Tim Allen was the narrator and he did a fabulous job with it. He had the difficult task of narrating a true story where the characters themselves do not speak–nature at it's best–and he pulled it off without a hitch. He guided the viewer through all the emotions. There were funny parts, sad parts, scary parts (but not so scary) and parts where you were on the edge of your seat.
I wasn't sure how my kids would like the movie. It was non-fiction which they generally prefer to read, but as far as movies go it wasn't typical of some of the movie plots out there right now that I know they've also been dying to see. However, everyone loved it! They'd been wanting to see it, and they really enjoyed it. We all did, and I'm so glad we splurged on this activity for our Staycation.
If you get the chance to see the "Chimpanzee" movie, I highly recommend it!


As the next stage of the UEFA Europa League qualifiers take place, Italian side AC Milan will be facing the less rated Macedonian side, KF Shkendija. The match will be played on Thursday 17th August at the San Siro stadium with kick off time being at 19:45 GMT +1. This match will be the first encounter out of a two-legged playoff.
At a first glance, one can easily say that AC Milan should have an easy ride, especially following their transfer activity in this transfer window. That said, football sometimes can be unpredictable. AC Milan enjoyed a positive season last year following several seasons without qualification to European competitions. This season they will want to make the best out of their participation in European competitions. AC Milan are currently enjoying a great vibe at the club thanks to all the signings they made this summer therefore, expectations are high. Overconfidence can be their achilles heal in their match against KF Shkendija. KF Shkendija are a much smaller club that has enjoyed a certain level of success at domestic level. In the last two seasons they challenged for the league title ending runners-up twice. Their side is mainly made up by local players with the addition of some foreign players.
Bookmakers have no doubt that AC Milan will win this match. An AC Milan win is being offered at 1.16 whilst a KF Shkendija win can be backed at 17.00. A draw between these two side can be backed at 6.50. Other interesting bets that can be placed on this match are Goals Over/Under 2.5 with over being offered at 1.53 whilst under at 2.40. Whilst AC Milan vs KF Shkendija Betting Odds vary from one bookmaker to another, we recommend Bet365 to get the best odds for this match.
Whilst everything can be possible in football we strongly believe that AC Milan are too strong for KF Shkendija and will win the match easily. In their recent encounters both AC Milan and KF Shkendija have had high scoring results therefore we also recommend placing a bet on Goals Over 2.5. To place your bets visit Bet365.
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A Piece of Music Found, A Lost Opera Complete
January 16, 2015 by Dan Turello
The quest to reconstruct a lost piece of music from the 1920s took Kluge Fellow Elia Corazza to Venice, New Haven, and finally, to the Library of Congress.
A page from O. Respighi, Recitativi per Le Astuzie femminili di Cimarosa, pp. 83-93, box 73, folder 10, Serge Diaghilev/Serge Lifar Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Sometimes a few missing pages can make it a challenge to reconstruct an entire work. This was exactly the case when current Kluge Fellow Elia Corazza discovered the autographed orchestration of La Serva Padrona, an 18th century opera written by Giovanni Paisiello and then adapted by Ottorino Respighi for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in 1920.
Corazza, a composer, conductor, and musicologist, with training in piano, composition and orchestral conducting, as well as a Ph.D. in musicology from the University of Bologna (Italy), became interested in La Serva Padrona as a part of his broader effort to rediscover some of Respighi's lost works. Respighi became popular in Italy after the First World War, just as Fascism was taking hold in the country. During these years, Respighi transcribed various works of pre-romantic music created by Italian composers including Monteverdi, Paisiello, Cimarosa, and Rossini, that had long since been forgotten and seldom, if ever performed.
The story acquired an international flavor when Diaghilev, the famed founder of the Ballets Russes, came into contact with Respighi in Rome in 1917. On a quest for new music with which to refresh his company's repertoire, Diaghilev fell in love with 18th century Italian opera, and, with Respighi's collaboration, adapted some of these works for the stage.
Corazza has been diligently reconstructing the details of Respighi and Diaghilev's working relationship in an effort to shed light on this period in the history of music, and to inform his own direction of works from this era. Much of the primary evidence is found in their correspondence, as well as in notes left on their scores. What has made this a challenge, however, is that following his death in Venice in 1929, Diaghilev's library and possessions were split between his two closest collaborators, Boris Kochno and Serge Lifar. These two estates, in turn, were further scattered due to ad hoc sales and international auctions.
In the summer of 2012, while working in the Respighi Archive at the Fondazione Cini in Venice, Corazza found a record of auction that pointed to the existence of Respighi's orchestration of Paisiello's La Serva Padrona. Corazza then learned that Respighi's manuscript had been acquired by American philanthropist Frederick R. Koch at a Sotheby's auction in 1984, and later donated to the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale. Once he had located the manuscript in New Haven, however, Corazza encountered yet another problem: the manuscript found in the Yale Library was missing several final pages of ballet music.
This remaining gap was finally remediated when Corazza discerned the missing pages in the Diaghilev/Lifar collection, which The Library of Congress had also acquired in 1984. Corazza speculates that the pages had been torn out by Diaghilev himself in order to be used for a different work, Le Mariage d'Aurore, which was performed in Versailles on June 30th 1923. The missing pages had been gathered with other Respighi manuscripts, but cataloged under a separate entry. Finding them in an unexpected place, says Corazza, was exciting, rewarding, and a true stroke of luck.
This work of historical reconstruction is meaningful, says Corazza, because it brings back to life musical compositions fundamental for understanding changes in aesthetics that occurred after the First World War, but that were subsequently marginalized in the aftermath of Fascism. Respighi had never directly dedicated his works to the Fascist Regime, as others would do, yet Mussolini had liked his music, claiming several times that Respighi was his favorite composer. Because of this guilt by association, especially in Italy, Respighi's compositions were mostly ignored in the years following World War II.
On the basis of the newly discovered opera, Corazza conducted the first performance of Respighi's orchestration in Bologna – the city where Respighi was born – on August 5th 2014, with the Orchestra of the Teatro Comunale. Corazza also performed various Respighi pieces in a private concert for Kluge Center fellows and staff on Dec. 8th, 2014, in the Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress. He has plans to direct the U.S. premiere of La Serva Padrona, along with the recently found ballets, in the near future.
Posters, production photographs, musical scores, and costume designs from the Ballets Russes can be viewed in this online exhibition mounted in 2009 at the Library of Congress.
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SUP 16.23 Annual Financial Crime Report
SUP 16.23.1R 31/12/2016 RP
1This section applies to all firms subject to the Money Laundering Regulations, other than:
a credit union;
a P2P platform operator;
an authorised professional firm;
a firm with limited permissions only; or
a firm excluded under SUP 16.23.2R.
Unless a firm is listed in the table below, this section does not apply to it where both of the following conditions are satisfied:
the firm has reported total revenue of less than £5 million as at its last accounting reference date; and
the firm only has permission to carry on one or more of the following activities:
advising on investments;
dealing in investments as agent;
dealing in investments as principal;
arranging (bringing about deals) in investments;
making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments;
assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance in relation to non-investment insurance contracts;
agreeing to carry on a regulated activity;
advising on pension transfers and pension opt-outs;
credit-related regulated activity;
home finance mediation activity;
managing investments;
establishing, operating or winding up a collective investment scheme;
establishing, operating or winding up a personal pension scheme;
establishing, operating or winding up a stakeholder pension scheme;
managing a UCITS;
managing an AIF;
safeguarding and administering investments;
acting as trustee or depositary of a UCITS;
acting as trustee or depositary of an AIF; and/or
operating a multilateral trading facility.
Table: Firms to which the exclusion in SUP 16.23.2R does not apply
a UK bank;
a building society;
a EEA bank;
a non-EEA bank;
a mortgage lender;
a mortgage administrator; or
a firm offering life and annuity insurance products.
The purpose of this section is to ensure that the FCA receives regular and comprehensive information about the firm's systems and controls in preventing financial crime.
The purpose of collecting the data in the Annual Financial Crime Report is to assist the FCA in assessing the nature of financial crime risks within the financial services industry.
Requirement to submit the Annual Financial Crime Report
A firm must submit the Annual Financial Crime Report to the FCA annually in respect of its financial year ending on its latest accounting reference date.
A firm is only required to submit data that relates to the parts of its business subject to the Money Laundering Regulations.
If a group includes more than one firm, a single Annual Financial Crime Report may be submitted, and so satisfy the requirements of all firms in the group.
Such a report should contain the information required from all the relevant firms, meet all relevant due dates, indicate all the firms on whose behalf it is submitted and give their firm reference numbers (FRNs). The obligation to report under SUP 16.23.4R remains with the individual firm.
Method for submitting the Annual Financial Crime Report
A firm must submit the Annual Financial Crime Report in the form specified in SUP 16 Annex 42AR using the appropriate online systems accessible from the FCA's website.
Time period for firms submitting their Annual Financial Crime Report
A firm must submit the Annual Financial Crime Report within 60 business days of the firm's accounting reference date.


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Q: cohomological proof of Maschke's theorem I have been working on the following problem..
I have spent plenty of time trying to solve it myself. I am, however, unable to prove one small step in the argument. Beneath you can find my attempt. Step 2 (showing that $D$ is a principal derivation) is not so clear to me. I guess there must be some direct argument that says that $H^1(G, k^{m \times n}) = 0$, rather than doing explicit calculations.
Any help or advice is appreciated. Thanks.

1) We first show that $D: G \to k^{m \times n}$ is a derivation. For this we check that $D(gh)=gD(h) + D(g)$.
\begin{eqnarray*}
gD(h) + D(g) &=& g \cdot [ C(h) B^{-1}(h) ] + C(g)B^{-1}(g) \\
&=& A(g)C(h)B^{-1}(h)B^{-1}(g) + C(g)B^{-1}(g) \\
&=& A(g)C(h)B^{-1}(gh) + C(g)B^{-1}(g) \\
&=& [A(g)C(h) + C(g)B^{-1}(g) B(gh) ] B^{-1}(gh) \\
&=& [A(g)C(h) + C(g)B^{-1}(g) B(g) B(h) ] B^{-1}(gh) \\
&=& [A(g)C(h) + C(g) B(h) ] B^{-1}(gh) \\
&=& C(gh)B^{-1}(gh) \\
&=& D(gh)
\end{eqnarray*} The second last step can be understood by looking at the matrix representation of $\rho$. When one uses the fact that $\rho(gh)=\rho(g)\rho(h)$ and looks explicitly at the matrix multiplications one sees the desired identity in the right-top corner.
2) I don't see why $D$ is principal...
3) First bring $\begin{pmatrix} 1 & M \\ 0 & 1 \end{pmatrix}^{-1}$ to the right hand side. Next work out the left and right-hand matrix multiplications explicitly:
\begin{eqnarray*}
\begin{pmatrix} A(g) & C(g) + M B(g) \\ 0 & B(g) \end{pmatrix} &=& \begin{pmatrix} 1 & M \\ 0 & 1 \end{pmatrix} \cdot \begin{pmatrix} A(g) & C(g) \\ 0 & B(g) \end{pmatrix}  \\
&=& \begin{pmatrix} A(g) & 0 \\ 0 & B(g) \end{pmatrix} \cdot \begin{pmatrix} 1 & M \\ 0 & 1 \end{pmatrix} \\
&=& \begin{pmatrix} A(g) & A(g) M \\ 0 & B(g) \end{pmatrix}
\end{eqnarray*}
Taking the identity of the right-top corners, we get that $C(g) + M B(g) = A(g)M$. This is the condition that must hold such that we have
$$\begin{pmatrix} 1 & M \\ 0 & 1 \end{pmatrix} \cdot \begin{pmatrix} A(g) & C(g) \\ 0 & B(g) \end{pmatrix} \cdot \begin{pmatrix} 1 & M \\ 0 & 1 \end{pmatrix}^{-1} = \begin{pmatrix} A(g) & 0 \\ 0 & B(g) \end{pmatrix}$$
But this condition is satisfied whenever $D$ is a principal derivation. When this is the case, there exists an $M$ such that
$$C(g)B(g)^{-1} = D(g)= g \cdot M - M = A(g) M B(g)^{-1} - M$$
or
$$C(g) = A(g) M - M B(g)$$
or
$$C(g) + M B(g) = A(g)M$$
which was the desired result.


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In fall 2019, the percentage of students who attended high-poverty schools was highest for Black students (45 percent), followed by Hispanic students (43 percent), American Indian/Alaska Native students (37 percent), and Pacific Islander students (25 percent). This percentage was lowest for White students (8 percent), Asian students (14 percent), and students of Two or more races (17 percent).
In the United States,1 the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides eligible students with free or reduced-price lunch (FRPL). The percentage of students in a school who are eligible provides a substitute measure for the concentration of low-income students. In this indicator, public schools2 (including both traditional and charter) are divided into categories by FRPL eligibility.3 Low-poverty schools are defined as public schools where 25.0 percent or less of the students are eligible for FRPL. Mid-low poverty schools are those where 25.1 to 50.0 percent of the students are eligible for FRPL. Mid-high poverty schools are those where 50.1 to 75.0 percent of the students are eligible for FRPL. High-poverty schools are those where more than 75.0 percent of the students are eligible for FRPL. In fall 2019, about 12.3 million students attended high-poverty schools.
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Figure 1. Percentage distribution of public school students for each racial/ethnic group, by school poverty level: Fall 2019
NOTE: Data are for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Low-poverty schools are defined as public schools where 25.0 percent or less of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (FRPL); mid-low poverty schools are those where 25.1 to 50.0 percent of the students are eligible for FRPL; mid-high poverty schools are those where 50.1 to 75.0 percent of the students are eligible for FRPL; and high-poverty schools are those where more than 75.0 percent of the students are eligible for FRPL. Data include students whose NSLP eligibility has been determined through direct certification, which is a "process conducted by the states and by local educational agencies (LEAs) to certify eligible children for free meals without the need for household applications" (https://www.fns.usda.gov/direct-certification-national-school-lunch-program-report-congress-state-implementation-progress-1). For more information on eligibility for FRPL and its relationship to poverty, see the NCES blog post "Free or reduced price lunch: A proxy for poverty?" Schools with missing FRPL data are not included in this figure. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to 100 percent because of rounding and because schools with missing FRPL data are not included in this figure. Although rounded numbers are displayed, the figures are based on unrounded data.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2019–20; and Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates (EDGE), "Public School File," 2019–20. See Digest of Education Statistics 2021, table 216.60.
In fall 2019, the percentage of public school students in high-poverty schools was greater than the percentage in low-poverty schools (24 vs. 20 percent). Both of these percentages varied by race/ethnicity. Compared to the national average, higher percentages of Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaskan Native, and Pacific Islander students attended mid-high4 and high-poverty schools. For example, the percentage of students who attended high-poverty schools was highest for Black students (45 percent), followed by Hispanic students (43 percent), American Indian/Alaska Native students (37 percent), Pacific Islander students (25 percent), students of Two or more races (17 percent), Asian students (14 percent), and White students (8 percent). At the other end of the school poverty spectrum, a nearly opposite pattern is evident. The percentage of students who attended low-poverty schools was highest for Asian students (40 percent), followed by White students (30 percent), students of Two or more races (24 percent), Pacific Islander students (12 percent), American Indian/Alaska Native students (8 percent), Hispanic students (8 percent), and Black students (7 percent). [Race/ethnicity ]
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Figure 2. Percentage distribution of public school students for each school locale, by school poverty level: Fall 2019
NOTE: Data are for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Low-poverty schools are defined as public schools where 25.0 percent or less of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (FRPL); mid-low poverty schools are those where 25.1 to 50.0 percent of the students are eligible for FRPL; mid-high poverty schools are those where 50.1 to 75.0 percent of the students are eligible for FRPL; and high-poverty schools are those where more than 75.0 percent of the students are eligible for FRPL. Data include students whose NSLP eligibility has been determined through direct certification, which is a "process conducted by the states and by local educational agencies (LEAs) to certify eligible children for free meals without the need for household applications" (https://www.fns.usda.gov/direct-certification-national-school-lunch-program-report-congress-state-implementation-progress-1). For more information on eligibility for FRPL and its relationship to poverty, see the NCES blog post "Free or reduced price lunch: A proxy for poverty?" Schools with missing FRPL data are not included in this figure. Detail may not sum to 100 percent because of rounding and because schools with missing FRPL data are not included in this figure. Although rounded numbers are displayed, the figures are based on unrounded data.
The percentage of students attending public schools with different poverty concentrations varied by school locale (i.e., city, suburban, town, and rural). In fall 2019, about 40 percent of students who attended city schools were in high-poverty schools, which was greater than the percentage who attended town schools (20 percent), suburban schools (18 percent), and rural schools (15 percent). This pattern held across racial/ethnic groups, with the exception of American Indian/Alaska Native students. A higher percentage of American Indian/Alaska Native students attended high-poverty schools in rural areas (46 percent) than in cities (37 percent) and other locales. Meanwhile, the percentage of students who attended low-poverty schools was highest for students who attended suburban schools (31 percent), followed by students who attended rural schools (19 percent), city schools (13 percent), and town schools (9 percent). The percentage of students who attended low-poverty schools was highest for students in suburban areas for all racial/ethnic groups except Asian students. The percentage of Asian students who attended low-poverty schools was highest in rural areas. [Locale ] [Race/ethnicity ]
1 The United States is defined as the 50 states and the District of Columbia in this indicator.
2 In fall 2019, information on school poverty level was not available for less than 1 percent of public school students. This included schools for which information on FRPL was missing and schools that did not participate in the NSLP.
3 Students with household incomes under 185 percent of the poverty threshold are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch under the NSLP. In addition, some groups of children—such as foster children, children participating in the Head Start and Migrant Education programs, and children receiving services under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act—are assumed to be categorically eligible to participate in the NSLP. Data include students whose NSLP eligibility has been determined through direct certification, which is a "process conducted by the states and by local educational agencies (LEAs) to certify eligible children for free meals without the need for household applications" (https://www.fns.usda.gov/direct-certification-national-school-lunch-program-report-congress-state-implementation-progress-1). Also, under the Community Eligibility option, some nonpoor children who attend school in a low-income area may participate if the district decides that it would be more efficient to provide free lunch to all children in the school. For more information, see https://www.fns.usda.gov/nslp.
4 The percentage of students of Two or more races who attended mid-high poverty schools was also higher than the national average, although both rounded to 26 percent.
Related Indicators and Resources
Common Core of Data (CCD), Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates (EDGE)
Table 216.60 (Digest 2021): Number and percentage distribution of public school students, by percentage of students in school who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, school level, locale, and student race/ethnicity: Fall 2019
Free or reduced-price lunch Locale codes National School Lunch Program Public school or institution Racial/ethnic group
Previous Versions of This Indicator
Concentration of Public School Students Eligible for Free or Reduced-Price Lunch - May 2021
Concentration of Public School Students Eligible for Free or Reduced-Price Lunch - April 2014
Concentration of Public School Students Eligible for Free or Reduced-Price Lunch - January 2013
National Center for Education Statistics. (2022). Concentration of Public School Students Eligible for Free or Reduced-Price Lunch. Condition of Education. U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved [date], from https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/clb.
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Arcapita Visiting Professor (Open Rank)
Posted: 15-Jun-22
This postdoctoral research opportunity, supported by the Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Center at the University of Washington, represents a partnership between the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington (USA) and the Marine Affairs Program at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada). The postdoctoral position is open to individuals who have earned a PhD (or equivalent) and are able to legally work in either the United States or Canada. Due to rules associated with the funding source this position cannot provide visa sponsorship.
The Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Center (https://oceannexus.uw.edu) is an international research program involving over 20 partner and affiliated institutes around the world working to develop evidence-based policies for equitable ocean and society. As a Postdoctoral Scholar funded by the Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Center, this emerging scholar will have the opportunity to work with like-minded individuals across a wide range of disciplines and expertise, with a shared goal of making a difference to the field of ocean governance. The ideal Postdoctoral Scholar will thrive in team settings, be able to work independently, and be open to interdisciplinary conversations, questions, and approaches.
The Postdoctoral Scholar will engage in policy analysis and policy research projects that reflect the diverse range of topics explored by scholars within the Ocean Nexus network. Priority skills for the Postdoctoral Scholar include experience with 1) evaluating economic outcomes in the context of coastal and fishing communities and 2) conceptual frameworks for policy analysis. An ability to conceptualize equity within such empirical analysis and policy analysis frameworks is also highly desirable.
Specific daily activities may include:
Designing and implementing empirical economic analysis and/or policy analysis projects in partnership with Ocean Nexus researchers and/or research teams
In collaboration with Ocean Nexus partners, designing and implementing approaches for evaluating policy options that build robust social safety nets for fishing communities faced with environmental, political, and economic uncertainties;
Collecting, analyzing, and synthesizing economic and policy research on a range of ocean-related topics
Drafting and collaborating on manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals and reports
Developing conceptual frameworks and assisting with literature reviews
Collaborating with and mentoring policy analysis research assistants
Preparing and delivering presentations
Candidates from groups that are historically underrepresented in academic research are strongly encouraged to apply.
Postdoctoral scholars at the University of Washington are represented by UAW 4121 and are subject to the collective bargaining agreement, unless agreed exclusion criteria apply. For more information, please visit the University of Washington Labor Relations website. A postdoctoral scholar appointment is for a temporary, defined period not to exceed five years/60 months, including postdoctoral experiences at other institutions.
For the successful applicant who can legally work in the United States, this position will be based at the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance at the University of Washington. For interested applicants in Canada, this position will be based in the Marine Affairs Program at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and applicants should submit application materials through Dalhousie University.
The Postdoctoral Scholar position at the University of Washington, will be supervised by Dr. Grant Blume, Associate Teaching Professor at the Evans School and Deputy Director for Policy Analysis at Ocean Nexus. The Postdoctoral School will be invited to collaborate extensively with Ocean Nexus Co-Principal Investigators based at the University of Washington (Dr. Blume) and Dalhousie University (Dr. Wilf Swartz) and their respective research teams. Travel funds will be made available for the Postdoctoral Scholar to travel between Seattle and Nova Scotia multiple times a year
This position is for a one-year appointment with an opportunity to renew for an additional year if successful in the role and if reappointment would not exceed the time in title constraints noted in the union contract.
For US applicants to the UW, the base salary range for this position will be $4,480-$5,065 per month, commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S Department of Labor prevailing wage determination. A benefits summary is available here: https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/03/benefits-postdoc-scholar-fellows-2022-V1_a11y.pdf
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and will begin August 1, 2022.
PhD (or equivalent) in public policy, economics, environmental economics, or an equivalent field.
Excellent writing, research, and analysis skills
Good organizational and project management skills
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work independently and on research teams
Interest in public policy and economic analysis related to oceans and ocean governance
To be considered for this position, please compile and submit the following:
Cover letter briefly describing your interest in this post-doctoral position, your qualifications for the position, and your professional goals.
Current resume or CV.
Three names and contact information for references. At least one reference must be an academic reference from your doctoral dissertation committee. Letters of reference will be requested for short-listed candidates.
A recent sole-authored writing sample.
Copies of transcripts and/ or proof of academic good standing (transcript of highest degree conferred; proof of academic good standing on official letterhead and signed by graduate program director, advisor, or equivalent).
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A summary of benefits associated with this title/rank can be found at https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/benefits-orientation/benefit-summary-pdfs/. Appointees solely employed and paid directly by a non-UW entity are not UW employees and are not eligible for UW or Washington State employee benefits.
The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University's Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member's academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).
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To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or dso@uw.edu.
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Daines co-sponsors bill to delist grizzlies
Five Republican senators from western states have signed on to the Grizzly Bear State Management Act, which would remove Endangered Species Act protections from Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bears.
by Amanda Eggert 03.26.2021 03.30.2021
A grizzly bear at Yellowstone National Park. Credit: National Park Service/flickr
HELENA – Five Republican U.S. senators from Wyoming, Idaho and Montana are sponsoring a bill that would direct the Department of Interior to remove Endangered Species Act protections from Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bears. The two-page bill also contains a provision saying the action "shall not be subject to judicial review," a nod to the many court battles that have ensued over grizzly management in the past decade.
The measure is sponsored by Wyoming senators Cynthia Lummis and John Barrasso, Idaho senators Mike Crapo and James Risch, and Montana's Steve Daines.
"By all scientific measures, the grizzly bears of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are fully recovered," Lummis said in a press release about the bill. "Reproductive numbers are stable and the population is at or near its max capacity for the habitat. It's time to remove the grizzlies in this area from the Endangered Species List and allow wildlife scientists in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho to manage the population according to science."
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"Wyoming's good work and sound management practices should be given an opportunity to demonstrate success. Seeing states successfully implement recovery efforts is just one of the many reasons I am working to improve the Endangered Species Act," Barrasso said in the release.
Daines echoed that position in his comments, saying, "Wildlife management must be determined by science, not by activist judges. Montana's state leaders know what's best for our communities, public safety, the ecosystem, wildlife, and the bear itself."
Nonprofit environmental group the Center for Biological Diversity expressed concern about the development and what it means for grizzly bear recovery. It countered that science supports maintaining existing protections.
"It's disturbing to see Western lawmakers try to blatantly sidestep the science showing that grizzly bears should remain [federally] protected under the Endangered Species Act," said Andrea Zaccardi, a senior attorney for the group. "We're hopeful this bill dies a quick death in Congress."
The bill's introduction comes at a time when Montana's Legislature is also taking up grizzly bear issues. Senate Bill 98, which would allow the killing of a grizzly that is "attacking, killing, or threatening to kill" a person or livestock, passed out of both chambers March 25 largely on Republican support. Senate Bill 337, which would prevent wildlife managers from relocating grizzlies to new recovery zones, passed out of the Senate and is awaiting a hearing before the House.
The introduction of those bills, and others oriented around predator management, ensure that delisting efforts won't go far, according to Chris Servheen, who was the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Grizzly Bear Recovery Coordinator from 1981 to 2016.
"It is not 'activist judges' who are preventing future delisting, it is new laws being passed by the state Legislature," he wrote in an email to MTFP.
He said SB 98 and 337, along with a measure to legalize the use of neck snares on wolves and a bill to allow the hunting of black bears with hounds, will lead to more grizzly bear conflicts and mortality. Neck snares can capture and kill grizzlies as well as wolves, he said, and hound hunting for black bears can also have a negative impact on grizzlies, which are more apt than black bears to fight dogs.
"Delisting cannot be considered with these new laws in place and the ongoing threat of legislative intervention into sound grizzly management," Servheen said.
A bill heard Tuesday at the Montana Legislature aims to increase the number of modestly priced homes available to Montana residents by reining in the power of city and town governments to require that new homes be built on properties of a certain size.
Producers of the episode say they expect to reveal new information about the perpetrators behind the killing of Deputy Mason Moore along Highway 287 near Three Forks early on the morning of May 16, 2017.
by Justin Franz 01.31.2023 01.31.2023
Every representative has one vote on the floor of the Montana House of Representatives, but some represent thousands of constituents more than do their neighbors a few seats over. Here's why.
Tagged: Endangered Species Act, grizzly bears, Steve Daines
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Amanda Eggert studied print journalism at the University of Montana. Prior to becoming a full-time journalist, Amanda spent four years working with the Forest Service as a wildland firefighter. After leaving the Forest Service in 2014, Amanda worked for Outside magazine as an editorial fellow before joining Outlaw Partners' staff to lead coverage for Explore Big Sky newspaper and contribute writing and editing to Explore Yellowstone and Mountain Outlaw magazines. Prior to joining Montana Free Press' staff in 2021 Amanda was a freelance writer, researcher and interviewer. In addition to writing... More by Amanda Eggert


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Q: Issue in referencing Bind variable I am trying to spool records from a table for latest month(available in audit_table) and the previous month.
I was fetching the necessary dates from the audit table and storing them in bind variables. And then running the spool with those dates.
But I am unable to reference the bind variables :v_curr_month_date and :v_prev_month_date while spooling(in the part report body).
Getting ORA-01036: illegal variable name/number
How do I reference the bind variable outside the Begin...End Block?
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VARIABLE v_prev_month      VARCHAR2(7);
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