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China and Southeast Asia: Unbalanced Development in the Greater Mekong Subregion
By Xiangming Chen & Curtis Stone
Integrating with Southeast Asia is a key component of China's multi-pronged regionalisation around its borders as its global rise continues. Below, Xiangming Chen and Curtis Stone consider the ambition of China's 'Go Southwest' strategy to extend its economic interests and influence into Southeast Asia, and explore how China's regional assertion reinforces the larger trend of new spatial configurations in light of increasing globalisation. The authors show how simultaneous globalisation and regionalisation unleashes a dual process of de-bordering and re-bordering where the traditional barrier role of borders is yielding more to that of bridges, as small, marginal, and remote border cities and towns become larger centers of trade and tourism. This article examines China's effort to engage Southeast Asia and many of China's footprints within and beyond the cities of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). Inter-country and intra-regional trade provides the starting point for examining the extent of economic integration in the GMS, and also its unbalanced development.
Going Southwest
In a coffee shop in central Vientiane on a hot summer day in 2012, two young Chinese businessmen from northwestern China, sipping ice-cold Latte, talked about the prospect of a new venture to explore copper in the mountains of northern Laos: 'If we make $100 and they [Laotians] get $5, they should be happy'. On the outskirts of Yunnan's capital city of Kunming, China's fourth largest airport behind Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou (also the world's fifth largest airport in occupied area), Changshui International Airport, which is expected to have flown 38 million passengers by 2020 and 65 million by 2040,1 was opened with much fanfare in June 2012. While seemingly disparate, this pair of anecdotes reveals the ambition of China's 'Go Southwest' strategy to extend its economic interests and influence into Southeast Asia.
Integrating with Southeast Asia is a key component of China's multi-pronged regionalisation around its borders as its global rise continues.2 China's regional assertion reinforces a larger trend of new spatial configuration as an inherent part of increasing globalisation driven by China. This simultaneous globalisation and regionalisation unleashes a dual process of de-bordering and re-bordering where the traditional barrier role of borders is yielding more to that of bridges.3 As a result, once small, marginal, and remote border cities and towns have become larger and lively centers of trade, tourism, and other flows. China's effort to engage Southeast Asia leaves many striking footprints within and beyond the cities of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) facilitated Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), which was launched in 1992 and consists of China's Yunnan Province (with the later addition of Guangxi Zhuang Auto-nomous Region), Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.


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Pseudojuloides pluto and proserpina are two new pencil lipfish from Micronesia and the Marquesan Islands
By Dana Kelley On Oct 16, 2020
Successful Ph.D. Contestant Yi Kai Tea (Lemon Tyk) and his colleagues released not just two but four new species of pencil wrasse this week. Pseudojuloides crux and P. paradiseus are now joined by P. pluto and P. proserpina, increasing the total number of Pencil Wrasse species to 18.
The latter two species descriptions were created after reports on the Polynesian wrasse Pseudojuloides atavai, which was seen outside of its usual region in French Polynesia and the surrounding islands. Kuiter recognized differences in the male coloring of P. atavai from the Mariana Islands as early as 2010, but so far no systematic work has been carried out to determine whether P. atavai was a single widespread species or whether it was in fact those with male color differences from Northwest Micronesia acted new.
Morphological and molecular studies on the various populations of P. atavai have been performed and the two new species are the result of this study.
Pseudojuloides atavai, male (left) female (right)
The narcissus pencil wrasse, Pseudojuloides pluto
Pseudojuloides pluto is native to patch reefs over a sand / debris floor on Wake Island and the Northern Mariana Islands in northwest Micronesia. It differs from its congeners in that it has a deeper body in relation to its length, with males being olive green dorsally and fading to whitish green ventrally, although this is usually obscured by black in terminal males.
Females look very similar to Pseudojuloides atavai (hence the confusion), with a pink stripe from the mouth to the top of the base of the tail. The specimens were also smaller than P. atavai, with the male P. pluto holotype being 78 mm long, compared to 121 mm for the male P. atavai specimens in the study.
It is named after Pluto, god and king of the underworld in Roman mythology, in reference to the nefarious and sinister appearance of men. The contrasting beauty of the females, according to the authors, is reminiscent of daffodil flowers, a sacred symbol of Pluto that grew along the Styx River on the border of the underworld.
Pseudojuloides pluto, male (left) female (right)
The pomegranate pencil wrasse, Pseudojuloides proserpina
The pomegranate pencil wrasse was found over a terrace of rubble next to a slope on the northwest face of Fatu Hiva, Marquesas, French Polynesia. It has only been described using the 91 mm long male holotype, whose female coloring is unknown in life. Since P.atavai is now viewed as a species complex, the female coloring may resemble that of P.atavai and P.pluto. Males have a reticulated head pattern, a jet black body with a wide pink band across the chest, and a light yellow dorsal fin.
It is named for Proserpina, the goddess and queen of the underworld in Roman mythology, both for its haunting coloring and for its close relationship with P. pluto. The honeycomb pattern behind the pectoral fin resembles the seed-strewn interior of the pomegranate fruit, a sacred symbol that plays a prominent role in the myth of Proserpine and her abduction by Pluto into the underworld. Matching characteristics and a clever nomenclature of the two new species.
It shares its distribution with the endemic P. pyrius, and given the high endemism in the Marquesas, it is likely that P. proserpina is also endemic to the region. It has only been observed once at a depth of 25 meters and is believed to inhabit depths above 30 meters, deeper than both P.atavai and P.pluto. The depth and lack of exploration of mesophotic Marquesan reefs could also explain its rarity.
Pseudojuloides proserpina, male specimens
The Polynesian wrasse, daffodil wrasse, and pomegranate wrasse are three stunning species of pencil wrasse that will undoubtedly give rise to the wrasse collector's impulses, especially the coloration and pattern of the tripolar males.
We were lucky enough to see a trio of Polynesian wrasses at the Atlantis Aquarium in Germany in 2014, whose original report was written by none other than the author of the paper on the two new species, Lemon Tyk. It's safe to say that video footage left a lasting impression.
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Pseudojuloides pluto shows male transition coloring (right)
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Officers have been deployed to the A1 Great North Road Southbound after a collision before 9am, today, Thursday, September 20.
The incident happened between London Road close to the Burghley House turn-off and A47 Wansford.
Inrix has said police are in attendance and added the crash is causing a number of large delays.
Queues were stretching as far back as six miles at 9.20am, according to Google traffic data.
Travel time in the area was 40 minutes with motorists driving between Stamford and Wansford mainly being affected.
The congestion is piling back to Rutland Water.
Leicestershire Police have been approached for comment.


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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor serum levels correlate with cognitive performance in Parkinson's disease patients with mild cognitive impairment
Front Behav Neurosci. 2015 Sep 15;9:253. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00253. eCollection 2015.
Alberto Costa 1 , Antonella Peppe 2 , Giovanni Augusto Carlesimo 3 , Silvia Zabberoni 2 , Francesco Scalici 2 , Carlo Caltagirone 3 , Francesco Angelucci 2
1 Niccolò Cusano University Rome, Italy ; IRCCS, Fondazione Santa Lucia Rome, Italy.
2 IRCCS, Fondazione Santa Lucia Rome, Italy.
3 IRCCS, Fondazione Santa Lucia Rome, Italy ; Tor Vergata University Rome, Italy.
DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00253
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a trophic factor regulating cell survival and synaptic plasticity. Recent findings indicate that BDNF could be a potential regulatory factor for cognitive functioning in normal and/or neuropathological conditions. With regard to neurological disorders, recent data suggest that individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) may be affected by cognitive deficits and that they have altered BDNF production. Therefore, the hypothesis can be advanced that BDNF levels are associated with the cognitive state of these patients. With this in mind, the present study was aimed at exploring the relationship between BDNF serum levels and cognitive functioning in PD patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Thirteen PD patients with MCI were included in the study. They were administered an extensive neuropsychological test battery that investigated executive, episodic memory, attention, visual-spatial and language domains. A single score was obtained for each cognitive domain by averaging z-scores on tests belonging to that specific domain. BDNF serum levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA). Pearson's correlation analyses were performed between BDNF serum levels and cognitive performance. Results showed a significant positive correlation between BDNF serum levels and both attention (p < 0.05) and executive (p < 0.05) domains. Moreover, in the executive domain we found a significant correlation between BDNF levels and scores on tests assessing working memory and self-monitoring/inhibition. These preliminary data suggest that BDNF serum levels are associated with cognitive state in PD patients with MCI. Given the role of BDNF in regulating synaptic plasticity, the present findings give further support to the hypothesis that this trophic factor may be a potential biomarker for evaluating cognitive changes in PD and other neurological syndromes associated with cognitive decline.
Keywords: BDNF; Parkinson's disease; cognitive functions; mild cognitive impairment; neuropsychological deficits.


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Het jaar 1439 is het 39e jaar in de 15e eeuw volgens de christelijke jaartelling.

Gebeurtenissen
 januari - Het Concilie van Ferrara wordt verplaatst naar Florence.
 24 januari - paus Eugenius IV en patriarch Jozef II van Constantinopel ontmoeten elkaar in Ferrara.
 11 mei - Jan van Bourgondië wordt gekozen tot bisschop van Kamerijk.
 6 juli - Vertegenwoordigers van zowel de Rooms-Katholieke Kerk als de Oosters-orthodoxe kerken op het Concilie van Ferrara-Florence tekenen de bul Laetantur Coeli die tot hereniging van beide kerken moet leiden.
 5 november - Het Concilie van Bazel, dat eerder paus Eugenius IV heeft afgezet, benoemt Amadeus VIII van Savoye tot (tegen)paus onder de naam Felix V.
 Vasili II van Moskou moet de stad ontvluchten vanwege de aanvang van Kazan.
 Stichting van de priorij Mariëndonk in Elshout.
 Eemnes-Binnen wordt afgesplitst van Eemnes-Buiten en krijgt afzonderlijk stadsrechten.
 Goudswaard wordt gesticht.
 Begin van de bouw van het stadhuis van Leuven.
 Oudst bekende vermelding: Bret, Logabirum

Opvolging
 Denemarken en Zweden - Erik VII opgevolgd door zijn neef Christoffel III
 Luxemburg (erfelijk hertog) - koning Albrecht II opgevolgd door Willem III van Saksen
 Opper-Oostenrijk - Frederik IV opgevolgd door zijn zoon Sigismund
 Portugal (regent voor Alfons V) - Eleonora van Aragon (moeder) opgevolgd door Peter (oom)
 Sagan - Jan I opgevolgd door zijn zoons Balthasar, Rudolf, Wenceslaus en Jan II de Krankzinnige
 Savoye - Amadeus VIII opgevolgd door zijn zoon Lodewijk
 Sicilië (onderkoning) - Rugero Paruta opgevolgd door Bernardo de Requesens

Afbeeldingen

Geboren
 31 maart - Johanna van Portugal, echtgenote van Hendrik IV van Castilië
 3 april - Lodewijk II van Württemberg-Urach, Duits edelman
 29 mei - Pius III, paus (1503)
 8 juli - Günther XXXVI van Schwarzburg, Duits edelman
 18 juli - Johan V, hertog van Saksen-Lauenburg
 26 juli - Sigismund van Beieren, hertog van Beieren-München
 23 september (doopdatum) - Francesco di Giorgio Martini, Italiaans kunstenaar
 Bagrat VI, koning van Imeretië (1463-1478) en Georgië (1465-1478)
 Cosimo Rosselli, Italiaans schilder
 Johan van Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein, Duits geestelijke
 Ngagi Wangpo, vorst van Tibet (1481-1491)
 Sönam Chöglang Langpo, pänchen lama
 Zurkhar Nyamnyi Dorje, Tibetaans arts
 Alexander Hegius, Duits onderwijzer (jaartal bij benadering)
 Otto II, hertog van Brunswijk-Lüneburg (jaartal bij benadering)

Overleden
 27 januari - Marc van Vilalba, Aragonees staatsman
 12 april - Jan I van Żagań, Silezisch edelman
 30 april - Richard Beauchamp (57), Engels edelman
 24 juni - Frederik IV van Oostenrijk (~56), hertog van Opper-Oostenrijk
 26 juni - Archibald Douglas (~47), Schots edelman
 12 juli - Dalmau van Cartellà, Aragonees geestelijke en staatsman
 5 september - Jan I van Opole, Silezisch edelman
 10 september - Koenraad V Kantner, Silezisch edelman
 18 september - Sulpitius van Vorst (~64), Brabants architect
 6 oktober - Willem II van Diest, bisschop van Straatsburga
 27 oktober - Albrecht II (42), koning van Duitsland (1438-1439), Bohemen en Hongarije (1437-1439) (dysenterie)
 29 oktober - Antoon van Vergy (~64), Bourgondisch edelman
 4 november - Rhabanus van Helmstatt (~77), Duits prelaat
 13 november - Beatrix van Portugal (~53), Portugees edelvrouw
 18 november - Anna van Veldenz (~49), Duits edelvrouw
 14 december - Swene ter Poorten, Nederlands non
 Dalmau van Cartellà, Aragonees geestelijke en staatsman
 Eitel Frederik I van Hohenzollern (~55), Duits edelman
 Jan van Merheim, Brabants edelman
 Joos Vijd, Vlaams edelman
 Anglea Visconti (~62), echtgenote van Janus van Cyprus
 Claus van de Werve (~59), Nederlands beeldhouwer

Jaar

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Q: Why a lambda that captured unique_ptr cannot be used in container Why is it not possible to push a lamda that captured a unique_ptr into a container of std::function? Is this correct standard behavior or a VC problem? Is there a way to work around this?
#include <memory>
#include <functional>
#include <vector>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
  unique_ptr<int> up{ new int{} };
  vector<function<void()>> cont;
  cont.push_back([up_{ move(up) }]() {});  // Error here
  return 0;
}

VC Compiler Error (Visual Studio v15.8.9):
c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio\2017\professional\vc\tools\msvc\14.15.26726\include\functional(1195): error C2280: 'main::<lambda_4c17d669ccc0e2d463a7085245c40bfc>::<lambda_4c17d669ccc0e2d463a7085245c40bfc>(const main::<lambda_4c17d669ccc0e2d463a7085245c40bfc> &)': attempting to reference a deleted function
non-cpy-lambda.cpp(11): note: see declaration of 'main::<lambda_4c17d669ccc0e2d463a7085245c40bfc>::<lambda_4c17d669ccc0e2d463a7085245c40bfc>'
non-cpy-lambda.cpp(11): note: 'main::<lambda_4c17d669ccc0e2d463a7085245c40bfc>::<lambda_4c17d669ccc0e2d463a7085245c40bfc>(const main::<lambda_4c17d669ccc0e2d463a7085245c40bfc> &)': function was implicitly deleted because a data member invokes a deleted or inaccessible function 'std::unique_ptr<int,std::default_delete<_Ty>>::unique_ptr(const std::unique_ptr<_Ty,std::default_delete<_Ty>> &)'
        with
        [
            _Ty=int
        ]
c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio\2017\professional\vc\tools\msvc\14.15.26726\include\memory(2337): note: 'std::unique_ptr<int,std::default_delete<_Ty>>::unique_ptr(const std::unique_ptr<_Ty,std::default_delete<_Ty>> &)': function was explicitly deleted
        with
        [
            _Ty=int
        ]
c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio\2017\professional\vc\tools\msvc\14.15.26726\include\functional(1213): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'std::_Func_impl_no_alloc<main::<lambda_4c17d669ccc0e2d463a7085245c40bfc>,_Ret>::_Func_impl_no_alloc<const _Callable&,void>(_Other)' being compiled
        with
        [
            _Ret=void,
            _Callable=main::<lambda_4c17d669ccc0e2d463a7085245c40bfc>,
            _Other=const main::<lambda_4c17d669ccc0e2d463a7085245c40bfc> &
        ]
c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio\2017\professional\vc\tools\msvc\14.15.26726\include\functional(1214): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'std::_Func_impl_no_alloc<main::<lambda_4c17d669ccc0e2d463a7085245c40bfc>,_Ret>::_Func_impl_no_alloc<const _Callable&,void>(_Other)' being compiled
        with
        [
            _Ret=void,
            _Callable=main::<lambda_4c17d669ccc0e2d463a7085245c40bfc>,
            _Other=const main::<lambda_4c17d669ccc0e2d463a7085245c40bfc> &
        ]
c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio\2017\professional\vc\tools\msvc\14.15.26726\include\functional(1213): note: while compiling class template member function 'std::_Func_base<_Ret> *std::_Func_impl_no_alloc<main::<lambda_4c17d669ccc0e2d463a7085245c40bfc>,_Ret>::_Clone(void *,std::false_type) const'
        with
        [
            _Ret=void
        ]
c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio\2017\professional\vc\tools\msvc\14.15.26726\include\functional(1204): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'std::_Func_base<_Ret> *std::_Func_impl_no_alloc<main::<lambda_4c17d669ccc0e2d463a7085245c40bfc>,_Ret>::_Clone(void *,std::false_type) const' being compiled
        with
        [
            _Ret=void
        ]
c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio\2017\professional\vc\tools\msvc\14.15.26726\include\functional(1061): note: see reference to class template instantiation 'std::_Func_impl_no_alloc<main::<lambda_4c17d669ccc0e2d463a7085245c40bfc>,_Ret>' being compiled
        with
        [
            _Ret=void
        ]
c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio\2017\professional\vc\tools\msvc\14.15.26726\include\functional(1313): note: see reference to class template instantiation 'std::_Is_large<_Impl>' being compiled
c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio\2017\professional\vc\tools\msvc\14.15.26726\include\functional(1502): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'void std::_Func_class<_Ret>::_Reset<main::<lambda_4c17d669ccc0e2d463a7085245c40bfc>>(_Fx &&)' being compiled
        with
        [
            _Ret=void,
            _Fx=main::<lambda_4c17d669ccc0e2d463a7085245c40bfc>
        ]
c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio\2017\professional\vc\tools\msvc\14.15.26726\include\functional(1502): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'void std::_Func_class<_Ret>::_Reset<main::<lambda_4c17d669ccc0e2d463a7085245c40bfc>>(_Fx &&)' being compiled
        with
        [
            _Ret=void,
            _Fx=main::<lambda_4c17d669ccc0e2d463a7085245c40bfc>
        ]
non-cpy-lambda.cpp(11): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'std::function<void (void)>::function<main::<lambda_4c17d669ccc0e2d463a7085245c40bfc>,void>(_Fx)' being compiled
        with
        [
            _Fx=main::<lambda_4c17d669ccc0e2d463a7085245c40bfc>
        ]
non-cpy-lambda.cpp(11): note: see reference to function template instantiation 'std::function<void (void)>::function<main::<lambda_4c17d669ccc0e2d463a7085245c40bfc>,void>(_Fx)' being compiled
        with
        [
            _Fx=main::<lambda_4c17d669ccc0e2d463a7085245c40bfc>
        ]

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Protecting Parental Rights at the State Level
Learn about the state of parental rights
in your state.
Click on the state for more details.
Legend: Y = Yes; N = No; U = Unclear
Understanding State Laws and Court Precedent
State State statute(s) define
and protect
parental rights.
(15 Yes; 35 No)
Parental rights protected
by "strict scrutiny" in courts
due to state statute
or court precedence.
(32 Yes; 7 Unclear; 11 No)
Alabama N Y
Alaska N Y
Arizona Y Y[1]
Arkansas N Y
California N N
Colorado Y U[3]
Connecticut N Y
Delaware N N[4]
Florida Y Y
Georgia Y[5] U
Hawaii N Y
Idaho Y Y
Illinois N Y
Indiana N N
Iowa N Y
Kansas Y Y[6]
Kentucky N N
Louisiana N[7] N
Maine N Y
Maryland N Y
Massachusetts N Y
Michigan Y Y
Minnesota N Y
Mississippi N Y
Missouri N N
Montana Y Y
Nebraska N U[8]
Nevada Y Y
New Hampshire N Y
New Jersey N Y
New Mexico N N
New York N N
North Carolina N U[9]
North Dakota N N
Ohio N Y
Oklahoma Y Y
Oregon N N
Pennsylvania N Y
Rhode Island N U
South Carolina N Y
South Dakota N N
Tennessee N[10] Y
Texas Y[11] Y
Utah Y Y
Vermont N U[12]
Virginia Y Y
Washington N U[13]
West Virginia Y[14] Y
Wisconsin N Y
Wyoming Y Y
[1] While in Jackson v. Tangreen (2000), the Court of Appeals of Arizona found that "Troxel cannot stand for the proposition that [a state visitation statute] is necessarily subject to strict scrutiny," the newer Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 1-601 explicitly requires this strict scrutiny review.
[3] Col. Rev. Stat. § 13-22-107(1)(a)(III) expressly declares parental rights "fundamental," which may lead to strict scrutiny protection the next time the issue comes up in the courts.
[4] In Wilson v. Div. of Family Servs., the Supreme Court of Delaware recognized "the interest of natural parents in the care and custody of their children" as a "fundamental right," but did not specify strict scrutiny.
[5] O.C.G.A. § 19-7-1 (b. [***8] 1) establishes a rebuttable presumption that parental custody is always in the child's best interest.
[6] While in Skov v. Wicker v. Boydston, 272 Kan 240 (2001), the Kansas Supreme Court, citing the Troxel ruling, only demanded the ambiguous Troxel test, it is expected that the religious freedom statute of 2013 that calls for fundamental parental rights and outlines strict scrutiny protection will lead to a different outcome in Kansas courts the next time the issue comes up.
[7] Louisiana Children's Code Article 101 supports parental rights and family privacy.
[8] Parental rights are affirmed as fundamental rights deserving of strict scrutiny in Nebraska Supreme Court case precedent, but contrary court precedent also exists. The state of parental rights in Nebraska's courts, therefore, is unclear.
[9] While North Carolina and Rhode Island courts have repeatedly recognized the rights of parents to oversee the care of their children as a fundamental right, unfortunately, no specific standard of review (such as "strict scrutiny") is set in these cases in either state.
[10] Tennessee does have numerous laws on the books that provide support to parental rights.
[11] Although Texas does not have a specific parental rights statute, parental rights are respected and protected by statute in several key parts of Texas law. A parental rights statute could improve on this--but not by much.
[12] Vermont courts have a history of recognizing fundamental parental rights but the standard of review may be a subject of confusion.
[13] Washington courts affirm parental rights as fundamental, although there is no mention of strict scrutiny.
[14] West Virginia law acknowledges parental rights as fundamental in W. Va. Code § 49-1-1(a) and W. Va. Code § 49-6D-2(a).
We Work to Protect Parental Rights at the State Level!
Our work includes
actively monitoring state legislation,
helping to introduce and pass legislation that will protect children,
fighting against potentially harmful legislation, and
keeping concerned parents informed of legislation in their state. (Be sure to sign up for our newsletters!)
What Percent of the States Have State Statutes That Define and Protect Parental Rights?
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Together, We've Made a Difference!
State successes include
legislation that protects parental rights at the state level in WV, MI, TX, CO, NV, VA, KS, OK, AZ, ID, UT, WY, FL, MT, and GA.
resolutions in 6 states urging Congress to pass the Parental Rights Amendment; and
many bills that have been successfully opposed that would have harmed parental rights.
If you would like to be part of passing a statute or resolution in YOUR state, please email info@parentalrights.org to learn more.
State Statutes That Define and Protect Parental Rights:
West Virginia (pre-1973)
Michigan (1996)
Colorado (2003)
Nevada (2013)
Virginia (2013)
Kansas (2013)
Oklahoma (2014)
Arizona (2015)
Idaho (2015)
Utah (2015)
Wyoming (2017)
Florida (2021)
Montana (2021)
Georgia (2022)


Jeremiah's warning to ancient Israel holds true for America today: If we do not heed the awakening trump to return to our founding principles, and if we do not return to the Torah, we will soon be taken captive by our enemies.
In this 8-part teaching series, Michael Rood delves into the book of Jeremiah with the intention of exposing how America is falling into the same perversion as ancient Israel — a much-needed wake-up call to those who seek the Truth.
CONDEMNATION: The Jeremiah Verdict is a call to action. You will be inspired to fast and to pray. You will discover radical new meaning in the book of Jeremiah, and you will be driven to keep the faith once delivered to the saints.


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Interventional News
Ghana to create interventional radiology society
Benjamin Dabo Sarkodie
The Ghana Society of Interventional Radiology (GSIR) will be launched on 18 November. Its aims are to encourage and advance the science and art of interventional radiology in Ghana, writes Benjamin Dabo Sarkodie, founder and president of the society.
"Interventional radiology sounds very exciting to physicians and surgeons in Ghana. Those physicians who have heard of interventional radiology often think of our specialty as the panacea to a lot of problems not amenable to conventional treatment options. They like the fact that it is minimally invasive and offers quick recovery and short hospital stay. Many physicians have heard about interventional radiology through journals, textbooks and at conferences, but have yet to experience these things happening to their patients. Most physicians believe that can potentially help their patients and contribute to the development of healthcare in Ghana and in Africa. Still, some of the major interventional radiology challenges in Ghana include low awareness among physicians, lack of equipment and even supplies. Over time, we hope to overcome some of these challenges and accelerate the growth of interventional radiology in Ghana and Africa. With this in mind, GSIR seeks to promote academic interaction and to organise scientific meetings and seminars.
Currently, I am the only interventional radiologist in Ghana, and so my goal is to draw more radiologists to this area. My aim is to draw at least five people in the next five years and I am currently training one radiologist with this in mind. My work as the founder and president of GSIR is supported by the vice president Edmund Brakohiapa.
The most popular procedures here would be hepatobiliary interventions (including percutaneous biliary drainages/stenting), lower limb angioplasties and oncological interventions. Similar patterns of procedures are noted across Africa even though variations exist from country to country.
Benjamin Dabo Sarkodie is a consultant endovascular and interventional radiologist, University of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry, Accra, Ghana.
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Students assignment to supervised suspension classroom
(a) A pupil suspended from a school for any of the reasons enumerated in Sections 48900 and 48900.2 may be assigned, by the principal or the principal's designee, to a supervised suspension classroom for the entire period of suspension if the pupil poses no imminent danger or threat to the campus, pupils, or staff, or if an action to expel the pupil has not been initiated.
(b) Pupils assigned to a supervised suspension classroom shall be separated from other pupils at the schoolsite for the period of suspension in a separate classroom, building, or site for pupils under suspension.
(c) School districts may continue to claim apportionments for each pupil assigned to and attending a supervised suspension classroom provided as follows:
(1) The supervised suspension classroom is staffed as otherwise provided by law.
(2) Each pupil has access to appropriate counseling services.
(3) The supervised suspension classroom promotes completion of schoolwork and tests missed by the pupil during the suspension.
(4) Each pupil is responsible for contacting his or her teacher or teachers to receive assignments to be completed while the pupil is assigned to the supervised suspension classroom. The teacher shall provide all assignments and tests that the pupil will miss while suspended. If no classroom work is assigned, the person supervising the suspension classroom shall assign schoolwork.
(d) At the time a pupil is assigned to a supervised suspension classroom, a school employee shall notify, in person or by telephone, the pupil's parent or guardian. Whenever a pupil is assigned to a supervised suspension classroom for longer than one class period, a school employee shall notify, in writing, the pupil's parent or guardian.
(e) This section does not place any limitation on a school district's ability to transfer a pupil to an opportunity school or class or a continuation education school or class.
(f) Apportionments claimed by a school district for pupils assigned to supervised suspension shall be used specifically to mitigate the cost of implementing this section.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1016, Sec. 2.)


where the Machete salad is my love language (along with chips, salsa and their white queso of course), we popped over to JC Penney to see if they had red Converse for Annelise.
But she happily settled on white Converse.
And Scott got some new workout clothes.
But I carried our leftover Tex-Mex with me (in a bag), oh yes, I did, because it was too hot to leave it in the car, so there was in a smelly taco truck-y fog all around us, but oh well.
In other unexpected news, our hot water heater went on the fritz yesterday (after 15 years, so I guess it was time) and we had to get a new one today. Thankfully it's summer so cool showers are actually refreshing, my dad has helped us tremendously which saves on labor $$$ and we should be back in business, er...hot water later tonight or tomorrow.
Okay, we are currently obsessed with a show that's new to us but apparently is like, a thing. Since we switched to Direct TV last week we now have Discovery Channel and one thing led to another and we found ourselves checking out Naked and Afraid.
I had heard a few people chatter about it and then saw Chalene Johnson go on about it on one of her Periscopes last week so here we are. They blur out most of the bits, so there's that, thank goodness, but the main thing is watching them try and survive in remote jungles and such with nothing but a machete and a fire tool (each person gets to bring one survival item, it varies, no one has brought mascara or coffee yet), for 21 days.
Did I mention they're naked? And apparently afraid?
The moral of the story seems to be that things turn out better when you learn to work with your partner and adapt to the situations. And find water and food of course, things take a hangry turn quickly when there's a lack of water and protein.
I have NO desire to ever do anything like that. Let's just say I related to the mom that arrived with painted nails and toes and one of the first things she did was make a comb. #priorities.
In recent fitness news, I tried the Dirty 30 workout from 21 Day Fix & 21 Day Fix Extreme on Beachbody on Demand (I have a free 30 day trial right now) this morning and was pleasantly surprised by how sweaty it left me. I've been on the fence about ordering the 21 Day Fix Extreme because I wasn't sure it would be challenging enough to keep me coming back, although I like the fact the workouts are varied with a mix of cardio with weights, pilates and yoga too and only 30 minutes. #winning. I did think Autumn comes across a little, um... shrill. But not as angry as Jillian Michaels, so that's good. Personally, I'm just not sure she can motivate me as well as my favorite trainers (Chalene, Shaun T., Tony and Rach and Dan from Les Mills) do.
However, I saw today that there is an option to order the program without the containers, because while I think they are a clever way to get in the habit of proper portion control, I think they would annoying to use. I could be wrong, but I think you could still follow the food plan without them. Plus Shaun T's CIZE food plan is supposed to be basically the same anyway and I already have that.
So, in a nutshell, I don't know.
That's enough miscellany for now.
We had a tax free weekend this past weekend here in Louisiana, too. And because it was so hot, I had to carry around Alise's antibiotic that is suppose to be refrigerated in my purse for a few hours because leaving it in the car would probably give her a complete high!
Nah, the containers aren't a must. They're cute and all, and have helped me in the first week to feel "all in" with the plan. There's the language of 21 Day Fix (1 green, 1 yellow, 1 purple) so having the booklet that comes with the containers is handy when looking for recipes online. The plan is working for me, I love it. The workouts are harder than I expected.
I'm sure they are helpful especially retraining ourselves for what actual portion sizes of certain things should be. I'm SO happy you're enjoying it--I bet it's great!! Go Anna Go!
Oh yes - I have been binge watching Naked and Afraid (I just found out about it too). It is surprisingly addictive! I am with you, I have ZERO desire to do anything like that which is perhaps why it is so fascinating to me. I keep thinking how are they not fried to a crisp without any sunscreen? You could absolutely do the 21 day fix without the containers. I just use mine to measure out portions but I did see a chart somewhere online that gave the various measurements for each container (i.e. the green is one cup).
I'm so hooked but also so embarrassed to admit it, although it's not terrible, but still. I don't know how they do it either--plus there's the whole naked thing. How is that NOT awkward??


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Police continue VIP duties as bandits, terrorists kill over 269 in April
IGP Usman Alkali Baba
• 323 Kaduna villagers killed, 949 kidnapped in three months –Commissioner
The Nigeria Police has continued to assign cops to VIPs, including entertainers and businessmen, for personal security, despite the rising insecurity in the country and an order that such escort duties should stop, Saturday PUNCHhas learnt.
While checks by Saturday PUNCH showed that at least 269 people, including security agents, were killed by bandits and terrorists in April alone, the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said on Friday that no fewer than 323 persons were killed and 949 kidnapped by bandits in Kaduna State alone in the last three months.
Saturday PUNCH said it arrived at the figure of 269 persons killed in April alone, by collating figures from several reports published by five national dailies in the month.
However, the figure does not include persons killed in communal clashes, by armed robbers and cultists.
The killings, news reports showed, mainly took place in Kaduna, Benue, Zamfara, Borno, Nasarawa, Imo, Ebonyi, Anambra, Niger and Yobe states.
On April 1, 2021, five soldiers and two villagers were killed in the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State while on the same day, bandits killed two persons, including Dayyabu Jaafar, a former Councillor in Ungwan Fada of Gaywam Ward, in the Birnin Gwari area of Kaduna State.
On April 3, 2021, the Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria in Nasarawa State, Mohammed Hussaini; as well as the MACBAN chairman in the Toto Local Government Area, Mohammed Umar, were killed. Expectedly, their murder was condemned by the President Muhammadu Buhari.
Not less than eight persons were, on April 6, killed in a church in Kasuwan Magani in the Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State while two policemen were shot dead at a checkpoint in the Takun Local Government Area of Taraba State.
About 10 soldiers were killed in the Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State on April 9 while six civilians were killed by Boko Haram during an attack on a United Nations hub in Mobbar, Borno State on April 10. The terrorists also killed seven in Kwapre, Hong Local Government Area, Adamawa the next day.
On April 14, about 10 persons were killed by Boko Haram in Damasak, Borno State while three were murdered at a burial in the Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
Approximately 60 persons were killed during coordinated simultaneous attacks in several Zamfara communities on April 21.
On April 23, three persons, including a monarch, Hyacinth Ason, were killed at Tse Zoola community in Benue while the next day, three students of Greenfield University, Kaduna, were murdered by bandits.
Perhaps, the deadliest attack was on April 26, wherein 40 persons were killed in Anambra, Imo, Kebbi and Rivers, a day described as 'Black Monday.' Two soldiers and three policemen were among the casualties.
On the same day, 11 Tiv farmers were killed in the Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State while seven others were slaughtered in the Abagana Internally Displaced Persons' camp in Benue.
Two days after, 21 persons were murdered in Ebonyi, Enugu, Benue and Katsina. About 19 herders were also killed in Anambra on April 24.
The police had on October 22, 2020, ordered the immediate withdrawal of policemen from VIPs except senior elected officials and government functionaries due to the low number of police personnel.
However, Saturday Punch reports that checks have showed that the order was only obeyed partially and for a short while.
In an interview, the Programmes Manager, Amnesty International Nigeria, Mr Seun Bakare, said the number of policemen available for policing duty was inadequate.
Bakare added that the government had an obligation to protect its population and "the rising death toll in all parts of Nigeria shows just how badly the authorities are failing in this responsibility."
He added, "There is no doubt that rising insecurity across the country has left thousands dead and many more at the risk of further human rights abuses and violations.
"Amnesty International's previous research has shown that government's failure to protect people, especially people in rural areas, is largely responsible for these increased attacks by bandits and other criminal groups.
"Available figures show that the number of policemen available for policing duty is grossly inadequate. This is unacceptable. The priority of the police should be protecting all Nigerians."
The Police Service Commission had said in 2018 that over 150,000 policemen were attached to VIPs and unauthorised persons in the country, and the number of policemen in the country estimated at 370,000.
This means about 40 per cent of the personnel in the Nigeria Police are attached to VIPs.
However, a former Commissioner of Police in Lagos and Benue, Fatai Owoseni, said the pressure from politicians made it difficult for the police high command to withdraw police escorts.
Owoseni said, "When it comes to withdrawal of policemen from VIPs, it is very easy to blame the IGP or the leadership of the police but it takes political will.
"The IGP may decide to withdraw policemen from VIPs but before you know it, every political appointee, including special advisers, would claim their lives are being threatened and that they cannot perform their duties without security.
"And that is why I say without political will, nothing will change. Even councillors and local government chairmen ask for police security. He who pays the piper calls the tune. Even cooks who work for political office holders now have police escorts."
323 killed, 36 AK-47 rifles, 1,959 ammunition rounds recovered in Kaduna
According to the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Aruwan, 323 people were killed in three months across the state.
He said 292 of the casualties were males, 20 females and 11 minors.
Aruwan said military troops, however, neutralised 64 bandits and arrested several gunrunners in Kaduna State.
The commissioner gave these figures while giving the security report of state for the first quarter of 2021.
According to Aruwan, the report covered cases of banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling, attacks and reprisals.
He said, "The report also captured the aerial missions conducted over identified bandit hideouts and locations across the state, during which multiple scores of bandits were engaged and neutralised, with their camps destroyed.
"Deaths linked to banditry, violent attacks, communal clashes and reprisals in the first quarter total 323 across the state."
Aruwan said the report revealed that 236 of the deaths occurred in Birnin Gwari, Chikun, Igabi, Giwa and Kajuru LGAs.
"Birnin Gwari recorded the highest figure of 77 deaths, followed by Chikun with 52, Igabi, 45, Giwa, 42, Kajuru 20 deaths in the first quarter.
"Southern Kaduna Senatorial District had 68 deaths in total, of which five were women and two below the age of 18.
"Kajuru had 28 deaths, followed by Zangon Kataf with 14 and Kagarko with 12.
"The Northern senatorial zone is the least affected, with 19 people killed and Zaria has the highest casualty of six.
"As earlier highlighted, 64 armed bandits were neutralised during engagements with ground forces."
Meanwhile, some bandits were neutralised by the military through about 150 targeted aerial missions conducted by the Nigerian Air Force.
This was as he declared that during the period under review, Aruwan said scores of gunrunners were intercepted while 36 AK-47 rifles, 1,959 rounds of live ammunition and one rocket-propelled grenade were recovered.
He added that the onslaught against the bandits "were initiated based on credible intelligence of bandit activities and locations of camps, which were targeted and destroyed."
"Vigorous investigations are ongoing towards dismantling more gun-running networks and block arms routes into the state, as these are central to the perpetuation of violence and armed banditry, through the trade in small arms and light weapons," Aruwan said.
The commissioner added that the Kaduna State government "reiterates its empathy towards individuals and groups who have suffered terrible losses and untold hardship as a result of violence and insecurity, and of its resolve to intensify efforts towards enduring peace and security across the state."
Kidnappers of 65 Adara natives, others demand N350m ransom – SOKAPU
Meanwhile, the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union said on Friday that the kidnappers of 65 Adara natives abducted from Libere Gida, Kalla Ward in the Kajuru Local Government Area of the state, have demanded N350m as ransom to free the victims.
SOKAPU's spokesman, Mr Luka Binniyat, who made this known in a statement, said the kidnappers contacted the community on Thursday to make the demand.
The kidnappers, he said, told members of the community that they held 77 persons hostage.
SOKAPU had earlier reported that 10 of the 65 abducted villagers were able to escape a day after they were kidnapped.
Going by latest village headcount, 72 persons – 16 males and 56 females – are being held by the kidnappers.
Binniyat said, "Six days after 65 Adara natives were abducted from Libere Gida, Kallah Ward in the Kajuru Local Government Area in the southern part of Kaduna State, their abductors made contact with the community.
"The kidnappers said that they have 77 persons in detention. They are asking for N350m in exchange for the freedom of their captives.
"Surprisingly, the Kaduna State Government that has made it a habit of churning out daily updates on the security situation in Kaduna State has not made any mention of this mass abduction, which occurred in Libere Gida around 11.30pm of April 22, 2021." --Punch
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Jackie was born around 1905 to 1908, according to her autobiography. To the best of her knowledge she was born in or somewhere near Muscogee, Florida She was born Bessie Lee Pittman but as she grew older Bessie remade herself and changed her name. Born in poverty, which was common at the time, Bessie was orphaned and was raised by a foster family that was extremely poor. Jackie was born in an area she called "Sawdust Road." The area was a mill town industrialized by limber mills that cut up timber harvested from the Florida forest. Jackie remembered having no shoes until she was eight years old and wearing dresses made of cast-off flour sacks.
Her foster father had no trades or talents and for many years worked for companies that paid him in credits, not money. These credits could be used at the company store, which was over priced, and they were forced to live in company housing which were literally shacks. Jackie didn't even have a bed but slept on a pallet. Her foster parents were nothing more than slaves.
At the age of seven Jackie became a mid wife for the pregnant women in the area whose husbands worked at the local factories. She would earn ten cents a day helping the women through their birth and then helped the mother get back on her feet afterwards. She would cook the meals and take care of the babies to give their mother a break. This is where Jackie says she learned to cook along with how to deliver a baby. Jackie also learned how "not to live your life".
Jackie hated school and did not stay long. Working and making money was her first education. At the age of eight she got a job at a local cotton mill in Columbus, Georgia. This is where her foster parents moved after the jobs in Florida dried up. The family moved as they reached the very point of starvation. Jackie earned six cents an hour. At the end of her first week of work Jackie had $4.50, which was then taken by her foster parents for the good of the family. Even though Jackie did not know math or how it worked, the next week she gave her foster mother $3.00 telling her that was all she had made for the week. Jackie keep the rest for herself.
At the age of ten Jackie was promoted to inspection room supervisor. She enjoyed the responsibility and was a natural leader. Jackie was in charge of a crew of other children with some being older than her. The experience of personal responsibility as a child would help Jackie for the rest of her life. She was a leader of others and after seeing so many people including herself being abused by their bosses was a great lesson. Jackie would be a leader the rest of her life. She would be stern but fair and not afraid to get her hands dirty.
Jackie worked from six at night to six in the morning in terrible conditions including the fact that there was no bathroom and with only one thirty-minute break at twelve midnight. There were no unions at first but as soon as there was one Jackie gladly paid her $1.00 dues.
Jackie knew that her future was not in the factories of the south. She longed for more and put her mind to work to figure out what her next move would be. She identified a family where both the father and the mother worked. The lady of the house owned her own beauty shop and Jackie appealed to her for a job to help around the house with the cleaning and cooking. She told the woman that while she worked at her shop Jackie could keep everything up around the house for her. Jackie was accepted into the home as a cook and housekeeper.
After months of service at the home of the beauty shop owner Jackie then pressed the woman to give her a job at the beauty shop. Jackie was hired and by the time she was 13, she matured in the business and was cutting hair professionally. Jackie always wanted to know more about what ever she did. Jackie desired to be the best at what ever she did. The mixing of the chemicals that make hair color intrigued her to a point that she took on this job eagerly. She became one of the first women to master the newly invented permanent wave in the 1920's.
Jackie quickly developed a following of steady customers and as you can imagine she demanded a higher salary. And Jackie got the raise. One of her favorite customers adored Jackie and wanted to help her with a new career.
She suggested to Jackie that she would make a wonderful nurse. The client had connections and opened the doors for Jackie. With almost no formal education, Jackie enrolled in the school. Once Jackie was serving in the profession during her training she had second thoughts. Jackie completed three years of training to be a nurse, however she never adjusted mentally to the profession.
Jackie was comfortable with the sight of blood and the other duties the profession required but she just realized that this was not her calling. She knew that a nurse was more valuable to society than a beautician. Even though Jackie was a mid wife when she was still a little girl to poor women in her neighborhood, she did that job because it was a job and there was a need. And Jackie as a child knew that she could handle the job. This should have been the highest motive for her to continue to help her fellow man and woman, yet it was that experience that led her away from the medical profession back to the profession of a beautician. It wasn't the blood, or giving shots, or changing a bedpan. It just wasn't what she wanted.
Jackie wanted more and she went back to the beauty shop but this time it was in New York at a famous salon, Antoine's at Saks Fifth Avenue. This change of cliental would change Jackie's life. She would eventually meet her future husband at one of the many functions she was always invited too. Everyone liked Jackie, she was beautiful, and a strong woman with a positive attitude who spoke her mind. Even without formal education, Jackie was intelligent and acted and spoke intelligently. Some men like that in women and many don't.
Jackie met Floyd Odlum who was a millionaire financier at a dinner in 1932. Floyd was the founder of Atlas Corporation and CEO of RKO in Hollywood, California. He was also known to be one of the richest men in the United States. Both found each other interesting. Jackie could talk to Floyd about her ideas and business plans. Jackie was interested in the beauty profession and the development of new products. Floyd encouraged her. She eventually started her on cosmetic company, Jacqueline Cochran Cosmetics.
Floyd would always give Jackie competent advice and support. She was well aware of the potential financial reward one could reach with a successful line of beauty products. Jackie had been using, mixing, and experimenting with products for years. This really intrigued her to a point of looking into how to develop her own products. She was excited about product development and marketing and everything that went into business development.
At this time in her life Jackie was also becoming interested in aviation. Floyd played on that interest and advised Jackie that if she was ever to realize her dream of setting up her own firm learning to fly would give her a great opportunity to cover her travels. This would also give her a foot-up with respect from the men she would be marketing her products to. Jackie took the advice and that summer she learned to fly. Jackie later stated that she knew when she took her first lesion that her job as a beautician ended and an aviator and an entrepreneur was born. Jackie was always a person whose aspirations soared, but flying would take her to every goal she would ever want.
Jackie had been around Naval pilots and enjoyed talking with them. Jackie was more comfortable talking to men than she was with women. Some men would talk down to Jackie, which annoyed her greatly but most men quickly realized that Jackie was sharp and was able to have an intelligent conversation with her. Floyd was one of those men. He found Jackie to be quick to learn and understand different things. Jackie was not just another woman who wanted to sit around and talk about cloths or furs, or hats, and shoes.
1932 was the year that Jackie's interest in aviation consumed her. She researched what was involved in becoming a pilot. She found out there were certain requirement and a number of hours of flight time needed to get a license. Jackie was smart, sharp as a tack, however she was still uneducated. Jackie could not read or write.
Jackie made a deal with the local flight instructor that she would receive the written part of the test orally. Jackie took a three-week leave from work and she spent the entire three weeks working everyday on getting her license until she finally soloed. Normally getting your pilots license took several months with one or two flights a week plus ground school. In two days Jackie soloed and eighteen days later had her pilots license. Let me repeat that fact. Jackie soloed in two days and obtained her license in eighteen days. Is it fair to say here that it took Earhart almost a full year!
Jackie did not want to wait long once she got the bug to fly. She wanted to fly right now. Jackie never let up on anything once she set her mind to it. Jackie soloed and received her pilot's license at Roosevelt Field which was a small airfield on Long Island. The first airplane Jackie flew was a fleet trainer. Once Jackie got her license she wanted her own aircraft and soon owned her first, a Travelair.
Jackie's life changed and she was led to California where she could get better flight training. Jackie took further instruction at the Ryan Flying School in San Diego, California. Her instructor was Bob Kerlinger flying a Great Lakes Sport. It was while in California that Jackie bought her next aircraft.
The Bendix Race and other races.
Jackie began competing in American and international air races. In 1934 Jackie entered her first race. This was very aggressive for anyone especially for a beginner to enter. The event was the Mac Robertson Race that started in England and ended in Australia. Her co-pilot was Wesley Smith. Their aircraft experienced engine trouble and the duo was forced to land in Rumania taking them out of the race.
Jackie then pursued different aspects of aviation careers. She got a job as a test pilot. She flew and tested the first turbo-supercharger ever installed on an aircraft engine in 1934. During the following two years, she became the first person to fly and test the forerunner to the Pratt & Whitney 1340 and 1535 engines.
In 1935 Jackie was the first woman to enter the Bendix Race however aircraft failure caused her to drop out. Later that year Jackie started her cosmetics company. Everything about starting a company with production to marketing intrigued her. Jackie studied each level of business with the help of Floyd. All of Jackie's endeavors were well planned. Jackie married Floyd Odlum on May 11, 1936 in Kingman, Arizona after his divorce was final. Jackie maintained the Cochran name after she married which was unusual for a woman at the time.
In 1937 Jackie entered the Bendix Trophy Race finished in third place overall and first place in the woman's division. The race was between Los Angeles, California to Cleveland, Ohio. Her time during that race was 10 hours, 19 minutes, and 8.7 seconds. Her average speed was 194.74 mph in a Beechcraft.
Jackie would go on to enter other races. Eleanor Roosevelt awarded Jackie her first Harmon Trophy on April 4, 1938. This was in recognition of Jackie being hailed as the most outstanding female pilot of 1937. In 1937 Jackie set three speed records. The first was 203.895 mph in a Beechcraft Staggerwing. The second record was 292.271 mph in a Seversky Pursuit. The third record was in a race from New York to Miami that was held annually. Her time was four hours, twelve minutes, and twenty seven seconds in a Seversky Executive. Jackie eventually won fifteen Harmon Trophies.
In 1938 while flying a Seversky Pursuit Jackie won the Bendix race. Jackie flew 2,042 miles from Burbank, California to Cleveland, Ohio in only eight hours, ten minutes, and thirty-one seconds with an average speed of 249.774 mph. With only enough gas left in the gas tanks of her P-35 for a few more minutes of flight, Jackie Cochran crossed the finish line. It was exactly 2:35pm on September 23, 1938. Jackie had won the transcontinental race. The race was a challenge for everyone who entered.
The best men pilots in the country had always won the race, now for the first time a woman had won. She was also the first pilot to finish the race, flying non-stop with out landing and refueling.
Upon landing Jackie was personally congratulated by Vincent Bendix himself and given the trophy for winning the race. Jackie then climbed back into the Seversky Pursuit after it was refueled and flew to the Bendix Airport in New Jersey and promptly set a new west-to-east transcontinental record by a woman with a time of ten hours, seven minutes, and ten seconds flying back to California.
Vincent Bendix personally shook Jackie's hand after her win in 1938.
After winning the Bendix and then recording a time record flying from New Jersey to California gained Jackie another prestigious prize. She was awarded the women's Harmon trophy for both accomplishments.
1939 was a busy year for Jackie. On August 8th she made the fist "blind landing" by a woman by landing successfully using instruments only at the Pittsburgh Airport. She also set a woman's altitude record of 30,052.43 feet over Palm Springs, California. Jackie continued her record-breaking pursuits by setting an international speed record on a straight course of 621 miles at 305.926 mph.
On April 6, 1940 she set a world speed record in a Seversky Pursuit flying at 331.716 mph going from Mount Wilson, California to Albuquerque, New Mexico and back totaling 1,245 miles. Jackie was particularly pleased with herself because she could not stand the fact that a German pilot flying a Messerschmitt Bf 109 currently held the record. She beat Ernst Seibert's record by 20 mph.
To sum up the first six years of Jackie's achievements she set three speed records, won the Clifford Burke Harmon trophy three times and set a world altitude record of 33,000 feet. All this was from the time she earned her license in 1934 to the end of 1940. Jackie was hooked on flying and she wanted to set every record she could.
In 1940, Jackie made the first flight in the Republic P-43, and recommended a longer tail and different tail wheel installation. This aircraft became the famous P-47 fighter. Between 1935 and 1942, Jackie flew many experimental flights for Sperry Corp., testing gyro instruments along with different engines, and aircraft designs.
Jackie was concerned with the advancement of the Germans in aviation medical research. She had learned and had proof of the German advancement in high altitude flight and the use of oxygen to help the pilot. Jackie was trying to get congress interested in funding aviation medicine. As you can imagine congress was not interested. She alone worked with Dr. Randolph Lovelace, and helped design the first oxygen mask, and then became the first person to fly above 20,000 feet wearing one. She also was concerned with the advancement of German aircraft and the build up of the Luftwaffe.
Jackie refreshed her make up every time she landed.
World War Two did not catch Jackie by surprise. She and many others watched Germany build into a threat. Jackie started her lobbing for the importance of women in aviation if war broke out. When the German war machine started its march across Europe, Jackie could see that Europe would not satisfy their hunger for power and that Germany would turn to American after they consumed Europe.
England had been bloodied in France and Holland. Their men and equipment were driven to the sea. The RAF was making a good show but they had limitations. To begin with there were just so many trained pilots at the time and to train more aviators put England at risk of Germany crossing the Channel and putting the recourses of the English people to the supreme test.
Jackie's attention was caught when she learned that the RAF was using women aviators in non-combat functions. When Germany was bombing Poland Jackie was writing letters to Eleanor Roosevelt. Mrs. Roosevelt had a reputation with helping the poor and women during the depression and Jackie knew that if she could get the attention of the First Lady, then the introduction of women into military aviation would have a chance.
Jackie's approach was quite simple, to free up the trained men for combat services. Women pilots could fly military aircraft from factories to airfields and perform other support missions. Jackie openly volunteered her services for this task.
The First Lady had meet Jackie when she awarded her the trophy of being the outstanding woman pilot in the past and Jackie's reputation was well know by all. Jackie Cochran's qualifications were perfect for the job. However Jackie's request to help languished due to men in high places squashing the idea.
The RAF turned to women pilots more than they had expected. The war against the Luftwaffe was all consuming. Women pilots were common in the support roles that Jackie for told they would be needed. The group of women flying for the RAF was known as the British Air Transport Auxiliary.
English flight schools could not keep up with the demand the Luftwaffe levied against the Island Nation. The RAF was accepting pilots from all allied countries, Australia, Canada, America, Poland, African, France, and many others. This was a monstrous effort the world had never seen before and the RAF gladly turned to trained women aviators for their help. Did I say gladly? Yes I did, the Englishman is not the same as an American military man in their acceptance of women.
Jackie was able to gain support of the British Minister of Supply who at the time was Lord Beaverbrook. Jackie worked with American General "Hap" Arnold in allowing her to work with the RAF. Jackie wanted to show that women could handle military aircraft as well as men. Jackie offered to prove this by flying a medium bomber from Canada to England. At the time the American government was supplying the Royal Air Force with aircraft that were shipped or flown to the besieged island nation.
The uproar from male pilots was deafening. The protest from male pilots and the politicians that supported them was inflammatory. In a final compromise Jackie was allowed to fly the bomber but she had to have a man as a co-pilot who would take the bomber off, then turn the controls over to her in flight. When it was time to land, Jackie had to hand the controls back to the male co-pilot for him to perform the landing. How stupid.
Even though Jackie was rated to fly multi-engine aircraft that were the same size and weight of the bomber this was just a compromise to get into the cockpit. As soon as the Wasp's were formed, hundreds of women would be flying the largest bombers and fastest fighters this country produced. On June 17, 1941 Jackie's crossed the Atlantic in a military medium bomber.
There were men in the military that agreed with Jackie and wanted to help with her effort, but it was like trying to push over an elephant. The RAF let women ferry all types of aircraft around the British Isles. The accident rate with the women pilots were less than that of the men aviators.
In the summer of 1941, Jackie was allowed to go to England to study how the RAF operation with women pilots. When Jackie returned to the United States she was instructed by President Roosevelt to research ways of using female pilots in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Within months, Jackie returned to England with 25 of the most qualified American women who would help ferry planes for the British Air Transport Auxiliary.
Women pilots were required to have more than twice the qualifications as men to earn their wings in the service. The Army Air Corps put the requirement for women much higher than the men who entered training. The male cadet needed only one requirement, 1. 250 hours of flying time to qualify. Women were required to have three achievements. 1. 500 hours flight time, 2. a commercial rating, and 3. a 200 horsepower rating.
Jackie and Hap at WASP graduation.
Finally Congress approved the Jackie's idea of the WASP and General Arnold asked her to return to the U.S. and establish the program to train women for their duties. In August of 1943, Jackie got to work.
The service or group would become the Women's Air force Service Pilots (WASPs). It was Jackie who put the complete program together from laying out the entire management plan, to training. Jackie even paid with her own monies for the design of the WASP uniforms by a famous dress designer in New York. The Army actually wanted the women to wear men's uniforms!
Jackie's girls were not pilots all the time. Some of the most qualified women were used to train men to be military pilots while some were training men to be B-17 turret gunners. Some were working as test pilots at repair shops, and some were training male pilots at navigator schools. Some were used to tow targets for male aviators for combat practice. As with the successful use of women in the RAF, Jackie's girls had accidents rates much lower than the male aviators. Imagine that!
Jackie had her supporters and her enemies. She made her enemy's hate her even more because of how well the WASP preformed. The program was running above expectations. Jackie was proud to hand in a report of all the achievements the WASP's had accomplished to General Hap Arnold. Jackie hoped that the review would convince Congress to officially bring the WASP into the official Army Air Force.
With the excellent record of achievement Jackie expected the best for her group. The worst happened! Congress voted against allowing the WASP to officially join the Army Air Corp and to further insult Jackie and her girls the program was deactivated. The war at this time was coming to a close and the need for women was not as necessary as it was at its conception. But the WASP were treated vulgarly. They were used until they were not needed anymore.
Congress said that there was no reason to continue with the program. They refused to make the women official officers and give them full military benefits. The women were even denied the collage benefits that all the men received when the war ended. The campaign against the WASP by the male pilots was extremely effective. On December 20, 1944, the WASP pilots were flown home. Very cruel men had undermined Jackie's efforts but they could not keep her grounded. They could not control her life after the war.
The war came to an end with one atomic bomb dropped after the other until Japan surrendered. Jackie always wanted to be in the middle of every thing and she was hired by a magazine to report on global post-war events. Jackie jumped at the job offer. In this role, she witnessed Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita's surrender in the Philippines. She was the first woman to enter Japan after the War and she was able to attended the Nuremberg Trials in Germany. While Jackie was in Germany for the trials she visited Hitler's bunker and brought back a door knob from one of the doors from Hitler's office.
During all this span of time, which lasted several years, Jackie spent months on end away from her husband. Jackie and Floyd found ways to keep in contact with each other as best they could. And Jackie's cosmetic company continued in the management of competent employees.
For her hard work in helping with the national effort during the war Jackie was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal in 1945. The president of the United States wanted to give Jackie the award but Jackie turned down the President's request. Jackie insisted that the person who helped her so much in her efforts to develop the WASP service General "Hap" Arnold. She stated that General Arnold should bestow her with the honor. This shocked General Arnold who said to Jackie, "Jackie, you just don't turn down the president of the United States!" Jackie replied, "Yes I can!" And yes she did!
I agree, this is the man that deserved the honor of presenting Jackie the medal for her efforts.
After her brief job as a correspondent, Jackie started racing again. She flew in the 1946 Bendix race and placed second flying a war veteran, a P-51C Mustang. She flew from Los Angeles to Cleveland in just four hours, fifty-two minutes at a speed of 420.925 mph. What was even more amazing was that the Mustang just about fell apart from under her. Jackie flew several races with her aircraft developing mechanical problems but she always was able to work her airplane to perform to its best. Jackie was a "Doer!" She would always plan well and then do it! Jackie could think on her feet.
Jackie was definitely not haphazard about her approach to tackling an idea and accomplishing her goals. She planned well and preformed above average. What more could anyone ask of themselves. Jackie is the type of role model teenage girls should be following.
Jackie was always looking for another project so she started another of her many campaigns. She knew that as long as the Army had control of the Air Force the Air Force would always get second hand treatment. She had watched the Air Corp grow from less than a hundred aircraft before the war to fleets of thousands of the best fighters and bombers ever developed.
Jackie did not want to see the Air Corp fall back into the roll of the unwanted stepchild under the control of the Army. The Army was under the impression that it was the man on the ground that won the war against Germany. It was actually the fighter aircraft that shot down the German fighters that got the bombers through which leveled the German factories and infrastructures. Jackie knew that the Air Corp had matured and should be on its on and determine its on fate.
Jackie was successful in lobbying for the independent Air Force, which broke away from the Army. The Air Force became its own branch of the services in 1947. Jackie was also able to get proper recognition for the entire group of WASP pilots that served with her during the war.
Jackie was active in politics and was invited to a fund-raiser for Lyndon Johnson who was running for congress at the time. When Jackie arrived at the event she found Johnson seriously ill and personally flew the future President in her own aircraft along with Ladybird Johnson to the Mayo clinic for emergency surgery saving his life in 1948. During the flight with her medical knowledge Jackie had to administer shots for the pain to Johnson in order to stabilize him until he could get proper treatment.
In 1948 Cochran joined the U.S. Air Force Reserve where she eventually rose to the rank of Colonel. Numerous countries around the world recognized Jackie's achievements in aviation. She was given many citations and decorations. In 1949, the government of France recognized her contribution to the war and aviation by awarding her the Legion of Honor and in 1951 she was awarded the French Air Medal. Jackie is the only woman to ever receive the Gold Medal from the Federation Aeronautique International. She would also be elected to that body's board of directors. Jackie also served as director of Northwest Airlines. The Air Force also awarded Jackie the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Legion of Merit. The Air Force really owed a lot to Jackie for breaking them free from the control of the Army and giving them wings to fly.
Jackie earned one of her greatest honors when the selection committees for the Harmon Trophy chose her as the outstanding woman pilot of the decade from 1940 to 1949. In 1950 Jackie set a record again flying a P-51 Mustang when she flew a 311 mile course at 447.47 mph. This was an international speed record for a propeller-driven aircraft. In 1951, Jackie was voted one of the 25 outstanding businesswomen in America by the Boston Chamber of Commerce.
Since the end of the war Jackie and Floyd became friends with General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Jackie tried to convince Eisenhower to run for the office of the President of the United States. Eisenhower was not interested in running for office at all. Jackie did not stop there. In the early part of 1952, she and her husband helped sponsor a large rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City in support of an Eisenhower presidential candidacy. At the time General Eisenhower was stationed in France and was completely unaware of this function. The rally was a huge success.
This was Jackie's brainchild and she had the whole event documented on film. She then personally flew the film to France for a special showing at Eisenhower's headquarters. Eisenhower was blown away.
Jackie's efforts were the factor in convincing Eisenhower to run for the Presidency in 1952 and she played a major role in his successful campaign. Eisenhower frequently visited Jackie and Floyd at their California ranch after leaving office where Eisenhower wrote portions of his memoirs in a special cabin on Jackie's property she provided for him.
Two Great Americans. Ike and Jackie.
Jackie remained active in the USAF reserve as a Lieutenant Colonel. In 1953 she visited Tokyo again on an inspection tour. After her tour of Japan she visited the Tactical Air Command bases in South Korea. The Korean War caught America off guard but the Army and the Air Force worked successfully together. The Air Force matured into a solid service and was now a jet air force. Many Air Force pilots became aces during the Korean War while many WWII aces added to their aerial victories.
Jackie loved the new F-86 Saber Jet and would have loved to fly it into combat. But that would never happen. Several thousand Russia women flew and fought in WWII but not American women. I have talked to Florene Miller who was one of the first WASP pilots under Jackie and she told me that she and many of the other women pilots who were WASP openly volunteered for combat.
Charlie Brown who was a B-17 pilot in WWII that I worked with in the past told me that he had dated a WASP during the war. Charlie told me that his girl friend and the other women she flew with were itching to get into the fight. They would have flown into combat against the Luftwaffe in a heartbeat.
After the Korean War ended Jackie would find herself in the cockpit of a Saber Jet breaking the sound barrier. First she trained in the T-38 with the help of Chuck Yeager. She then graduated to a Canadian built F-86 Saber in which she made history as the first woman to break the sound barrier at an average speed of 652.337 mph on May 18,1953.
Jackie, Chuck, and Ike. Three Great Americans!
After being involved in politics with the election of Eisenhower Jackie decided to take a stab at politics herself. She decided in 1956 to run for congresswoman from California. During her campaign her toured her district by piloting her own airplane. This was great fanfare however she was unsuccessful in her bid. Jackie ran as a republican and defeated a field of five male opponents to win the Republican nomination. However in the general election she lost to a Democratic candidate. Some who were close to Jackie said that the loss was a blow to her and bothered her for the rest of her life. She had never failed at everything she did.
This was a shame, even though she was familiar with the workings of politics, she made a few mistakes in her approach to campaigning and it cost her the election. Jackie would have made a great congresswoman. With what she did with the advancement for women in aviation, imagine what she would have done for the country if she had been elected.
Jackie made the news again in 1961 while in her mid fifty's. She set new records in a new jet fighter, the T-38 that later became the F-5. Jackie set eight major speed records in the Northrop jet fighter. Northrop wanted to promote their new fighter and there was no better way than to put Jackie Cochran at the controls.
With Chuck Yeager at her side he helped Jackie as she set one record after another. She reached a top speed of 639.38 mph in a straight-line 1000-kilometer course and she set an altitude record of 56,071.8 feet.
Jackie had another presentation by yet another President. John Kennedy presented Jackie with her 14th Harmon Trophy on October 18, 1962. Jackie didn't stop here, because on May 4, 1964 she set the woman's international speed record of 1,429.297 mph in a Lockheed 104G Starfighter on a straight-line course. On June 1, three weeks later flying the same Starfighter she set a new international speed record on a circular closed 62 ½ mile course going 1,303.241 mph.
Jackie and the Lockheed 104 Starfighter.
When ever Jackie landed for any period of time she was at the offices of her cosmetic company. Floyd used his Hollywood connections to get Marilyn Monroe to endorse her line of lipstick. This was special and helped sales enormously. Floyd had considerable influence in Hollywood which was useful.
At this time in the 1960's the space program was well under way and the nation was planning on going to the moon. As you can imagine there were men that didn't want women to be astronauts but Jackie Cochran lobbied like crazy for women to be included into the NASA program. Jackie and her husband personally funded the testing for women to see if they were in fact, fit for space flight. They chose 20 women and had them put through the same exact test and trials that the men at NASA endured. Twelve of the women passed proving that women were qualified.
Age would keep Jackie out of the last frontier, space. However I believe that Jackie would have been the best. She was always the best at everything she did. Even though Jackie was full of her self, in that she wanted to be good, and when she did good, she knew it. Chuck Yeager said after her passing that not even Jackie was really aware of all that she had accomplished. Coming from Chuck Yeager that was the best compliment Jacqueline Cochran could have ever received.
In the early 1970's, doctors told Jackie that she needed a pacemaker. They also told her that she could no longer fly. Jackie was the type that would try to think her way out of her situation. She did have to give up flying because it would be dangerous so she bought a recreational vehicle and she drove it all over the country.
Jackie donated a great deal of time and money to charitable works, especially with the impoverished. In 1971 Jackie was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame becoming the first woman to be honored with a permanent display of her achievements at the United States Air Force Academy where she was presented with a sword at the ceremony.
Jackie and Floyd entertained a lot at their ranch. Jackie would bicycle around the large ranch, and work in her garden. Presidents past and present visited them at the ranch. Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson were always welcomed.
Jackie's health deteriorated after her husband Floyd died in 1976. Pain was racking her body and she expressed to her friends her wishes of what to do when she passed away. Jackie had been awarded a sword by the Air Force Academy at a ceremony held in her honor. She asked for that to be placed into her coffin. When asked by a friend why she wanted the sword placed in her coffin, Jackie said that "she may need it to fight her way out of hell if she accidentally ended up there". Her other request was that a doll she had since childhood be buried with her. The sword was eventually returned to the Air Force Academy and the doll was buried with her.
Jacqueline Cochran died on August 7, 1980 at her home in Indio, California. On August 12, 1980 Jackie's friends gathered. There were thirteen of them present. Under a clear blue sky etched with white contrails of Air Force Jets flying overhead, Jacqueline Cochran was laid to rest.
Jackie still holds more distance and speed records than any pilot living or dead, male or female. In 1996, the United States Post Office honored Jackie with a postage stamp.
Jacqueline Cochran's aviation accomplishments gained media attention during the many years that she continued to break records. The accomplishments of Amelia Earhart were minimal compared to Jackie's. Both women were in fact friends and Amelia visited Jackie and Floyd many times at their ranch before her death. However the public's fascination with those who die young at the peak of their careers drew more attention to Earhart than Jackie. Jackie actually flew rings around Earhart and deserves better recognition.
Adding to her accomplishments Jackie briefly served as a pilot for Canadair and I believe that she was the first female pilot for an airline. Jackie also served as company pilot for Lockheed and Northrop. From what I have read, I think that she served as the first woman corporate pilot. Mind you that Jackie was very rich during the time of these accomplishments but she always wanted to be the best. Jackie also earned the USAF Distinguished Flying Cross in 1969, and was named Honorary Fellow, Society of Experimental Test Pilots in 1971, and was inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame that same year.
In a reflection of her life, if Jacqueline had been elected into politics in California she would have never been able to accomplish the dozens of other goals that she accomplished in the 1960's. Losing that race kept Jackie in the cockpit where she was the happiest.
I found one reference to the effect that Jackie was also the first woman to take off and land on an aircraft carrier, but I can not find any confirming information on that and it was not mentioned in her autobiography.
Jacqueline Cochran, a beautiful woman and a beautiful person.
I hope you enjoyed my tale of Jackie. If I have made errors, please contact me so I can correct them. If I said anything that offended you then you need to know that I am personally a strong supporter of full rights for women, blacks and the poor. Thank you very much!
Jackie was well learned in navigational skills. She was level headed in her commercial application to her businesses and had a great sense of practical imagination. Once during an air race in 1949 Jackie demonstrated her flying skills in awing the spectators with aerial spraying techniques. Everyone knew that crop dusters were used in agriculture applications however this time Jackie flew over and sprayed the audience of approximately 75,000 people with one of the perfumes that her cosmetic company produced and sold. The spectators were lightly sprayed with Shinning Hour perfume. She loved to combine her two businesses and loves in life. Her cosmetic company and her flying. This was a perfect combination of the two.
Jackie's lucky number 13 is on the side of the fuselage.
Jackie did not name her aircraft but had her personal political statement painted on.
Jackie is truly my hero. She was ahead of her time and had the spirit of a lion that was tamable only by herself.
She was strong, temperamental, respectful and very diplomatic.
Sylvia is on the left and Jackie, the right.
Both women were good friends. On this trip to the Dandury Fair Jackie came to visit with Sylvia.
The two photographs above were donated to my web site by Sylvia Miller Burrill's daughter, Cindy.
This is the original painting used for the print. This painting is available for sale.
Painting size is 2×4′, or two feet by four feet. It looks great on the wall!
This painting has also been autographed by six WASP pilots that served under Cochran's command during the War.
Contact the artist below for shipping instructions.
This story is written by Sir Ernie Hamilton Boyette.
Please do not use any of this story without my permission.
Jackie Cochran is my hero and I spent a lot of time working on this page.
Respect me and I will let you use any or part as long as I get credit.
I type a lot and fast. I have over 100 stories I am working on and slowly editing.
If you find a mistake, like grammar, please excuse me and tell me where it is. I will change it right away.
I am most interested in historical facts! Please tell me if I miss-quoted anything anywhere.
I do not mind any one bringing any mistake to my attention.
One of Floyd Odlum's son's and he told me that I did a fine job.


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Q: Python3 OCR script returns "illegal instruction Core Dumped" I am developing an OCR script, it works fine on my laptop, but when I try to run it on my Synology NAS it does nothing but I get an error

Illegal instruction - core dumped

However if I run it on NAS using python 2.7 it returns me syntax error, so in 2.7 its working (if I could solve dependencies, but some libraries are just for 3.x)
Can somebody give me a solution, I tried everything I could.
This is my code:
import pytesseract
import numpy as np
import pillow
import os

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            file_no_ext2 = file_no_ext.replace('.jpg','.txt')
            f = open("/home/adminq/Work/Conta/file_manager/Documente Ocr-izate/Contracte/"+file_no_ext2, "w")
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output_dir = r"/home/adminq/Work/Conta/file_manager/Documente Ocr-izate/Contracte"
directory = r"/home/adminq/Work/Conta/file_manager/Contracte"
for entry in os.scandir(directory):
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print(intrari)

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print(intrari2)

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print(iesiri)

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