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Monestrol est une commune française située dans l'est du département de la Haute-Garonne, en région Occitanie.

Sur le plan historique et culturel, la commune est dans le Lauragais, l'ancien « Pays de Cocagne », lié à la fois à la culture du pastel et à l'abondance des productions, et de « grenier à blé du Languedoc ». Exposée à un climat océanique altéré, elle est drainée par la Thésauque et par divers autres petits cours d'eau.

Monestrol est une commune rurale qui compte  en , après avoir connu un pic de population de  en 1861. Elle fait partie de l'aire d'attraction de Toulouse. Ses habitants sont appelés les Monestrolois ou  Monestroloises.

Géographie

Localisation

La commune de Monestrol se trouve dans le département de la Haute-Garonne, en région Occitanie.

Elle se situe à  à vol d'oiseau de Toulouse, préfecture du département, et à  d'Escalquens, bureau centralisateur du canton d'Escalquens dont dépend la commune depuis 2015 pour les élections départementales.
La commune fait en outre partie du bassin de vie de Nailloux.

Les communes les plus proches sont :
Montgeard (), Seyre (), Caignac (), Lagarde (), Gibel (), Nailloux (), Montclar-Lauragais (), Marquein ().

Sur le plan historique et culturel, Monestrol fait partie du Lauragais, occupant une vaste zone, autour de l'axe central que constitue le canal du Midi, entre les agglomérations de Toulouse au nord-ouest et Carcassonne au sud-est et celles de Castres au nord-est et Pamiers au sud-ouest. C'est l'ancien « Pays de Cocagne », lié à la fois à la culture du pastel et à l'abondance des productions, et de « grenier à blé du Languedoc ».

Monestrol est limitrophe de quatre autres communes.

Géologie
La superficie de la commune est de  ; son altitude varie de .

Hydrographie

La commune est dans le bassin de la Garonne, au sein du bassin hydrographique Adour-Garonne. Elle est drainée par la Thésauque et par divers petits cours d'eau, constituant un réseau hydrographique de  de longueur totale.

La Thésauque, d'une longueur totale de , prend sa source dans la commune de Caignac et s'écoule vers le nord. Elle traverse la commune et se jette dans l'Hers-Mort à Villenouvelle.

Climat
Le climat qui caractérise la commune est qualifié, en 2010, de « climat du Bassin du Sud-Ouest », selon la typologie des climats de la France qui compte alors huit grands types de climats en métropole. En 2020, la commune ressort du type « climat océanique altéré » dans la classification établie par Météo-France, qui ne compte désormais, en première approche, que cinq grands types de climats en métropole. Il s'agit d'une zone de transition entre le climat océanique et les climats de montagne et semi-continental. Les écarts de température entre hiver et été augmentent avec l'éloignement de la mer. La pluviométrie est plus faible qu'en bord de mer, sauf aux abords des reliefs.

Les paramètres climatiques qui ont permis d'établir la typologie de 2010 comportent six variables pour les températures et huit pour les précipitations, dont les valeurs correspondent à la normale 1971-2000. Les sept principales variables caractérisant la commune sont présentées dans l'encadré ci-après.

Avec le changement climatique, ces variables ont évolué. Une étude réalisée en 2014 par la Direction générale de l'Énergie et du Climat complétée par des études régionales prévoit en effet que la  température moyenne devrait croître et la pluviométrie moyenne baisser, avec toutefois de fortes variations régionales. Ces changements peuvent être constatés sur la station météorologique de Météo-France la plus proche, « Montferrand », sur la commune de Montferrand, mise en service en 1970 et qui se trouve à  à vol d'oiseau, où la température moyenne annuelle est de  et la hauteur de précipitations de  pour la période 1981-2010.
Sur la station météorologique historique la plus proche, « Toulouse-Francazal », sur la commune de Cugnaux, mise en service en 1922 et à , la température moyenne annuelle évolue de  pour la période 1971-2000, à  pour 1981-2010, puis à  pour 1991-2020.

Milieux naturels et biodiversité
Aucun espace naturel présentant un intérêt patrimonial n'est recensé sur la commune dans l'inventaire national du patrimoine naturel.

Urbanisme

Typologie
Monestrol est une commune rurale, car elle fait partie des communes peu ou très peu denses, au sens de la grille communale de densité de l'Insee.

Par ailleurs la commune fait partie de l'aire d'attraction de Toulouse, dont elle est une commune de la couronne. Cette aire, qui regroupe , est catégorisée dans les aires de  ou plus (hors Paris).

Occupation des sols

L'occupation des sols de la commune, telle qu'elle ressort de la base de données européenne d'occupation biophysique des sols Corine Land Cover (CLC), est marquée par l'importance des territoires agricoles (100 % en 2018), une proportion identique à celle de 1990 (100 %). La répartition détaillée en 2018 est la suivante :
terres arables (85,3 %), zones agricoles hétérogènes (14,7 %).

L'IGN met par ailleurs à disposition un outil en ligne permettant de comparer l'évolution dans le temps de l'occupation des sols de la commune (ou de territoires à des échelles différentes). Plusieurs époques sont accessibles sous forme de cartes ou photos aériennes : la carte de Cassini (), la carte d'état-major (1820-1866) et la période actuelle (1950 à aujourd'hui).

Voies de communication et transports
Accès avec les lignes régulières de transport interurbain réseau Arc-en-ciel (anciennement SEMVAT).

Risques majeurs
Le territoire de la commune de Monestrol est vulnérable à différents aléas naturels : météorologiques (tempête, orage, neige, grand froid, canicule ou sécheresse), inondations et séisme (sismicité très faible). Un site publié par le BRGM permet d'évaluer simplement et rapidement les risques d'un bien localisé soit par son adresse soit par le numéro de sa parcelle.

Certaines parties du territoire communal sont susceptibles d'être affectées par le risque d'inondation par débordement de cours d'eau, notamment le Thésauque. La commune a été reconnue en état de catastrophe naturelle au titre des dommages causés par les inondations et coulées de boue survenues en 1982, 1998, 1999, 2000 et 2009.

Le retrait-gonflement des sols argileux est susceptible d'engendrer des dommages importants aux bâtiments en cas d'alternance de périodes de sécheresse et de pluie. La totalité de la commune est en aléa moyen ou fort (88,8 % au niveau départemental et 48,5 % au niveau national). Sur les  dénombrés sur la commune en 2019,  sont en en aléa moyen ou fort, soit 100 %, à comparer aux 98 % au niveau départemental et 54 % au niveau national. Une cartographie de l'exposition du territoire national au retrait gonflement des sols argileux est disponible sur le site du BRGM.

Par ailleurs, afin de mieux appréhender le risque d'affaissement de terrain, l'inventaire national des cavités souterraines permet de localiser celles situées sur la commune.

Concernant les mouvements de terrains, la commune a été reconnue en état de catastrophe naturelle au titre des dommages causés par des mouvements de terrain en 1999.

Toponymie

Histoire

Héraldique

Politique et administration

Administration municipale
Le nombre d'habitants au recensement de 2011 étant compris entre 0 et 99, le nombre de membres du conseil municipal pour l'élection de 2014 est de sept.

Rattachements administratifs et électoraux
Commune faisant partie de la septième circonscription de la Haute-Garonne de la communauté de communes des Terres du Lauragais et du canton d'Escalquens (avant le redécoupage départemental de 2014, Monestrol faisait partie de l'ex-canton de Nailloux) et avant le  elle faisait partie de la communauté de communes des Coteaux du Lauragais Sud.

Tendances politiques et résultats

Liste des maires

Population et société

Démographie

Enseignement
Monestrol fait partie de l'académie de Toulouse.

Culture festivité et sports

Écologie et recyclage
La collecte et le traitement des déchets des ménages et des déchets assimilés ainsi que la protection et la mise en valeur de l'environnement se font dans le cadre de CoLaurSud (communauté de communes des coteaux du Lauragais Sud).

Une déchèterie est située sur la commune de Montgeard sur la route de Nailloux à Calmont.

Économie

Emploi

En 2018, la population âgée de  s'élève à , parmi lesquelles on compte 87,5 % d'actifs (81,3 % ayant un emploi et 6,3 % de chômeurs) et 12,5 % d'inactifs. Depuis 2008, le taux de chômage communal (au sens du recensement) des  est inférieur à celui de la France et du département.

La commune fait partie de la couronne de l'aire d'attraction de Toulouse, du fait qu'au moins 15 % des actifs travaillent dans le pôle. Elle compte  en 2018, contre 19 en 2013 et 25 en 2008. Le nombre d'actifs ayant un emploi résidant dans la commune est de 26, soit un indicateur de concentration d'emploi de 38,4 % et un taux d'activité parmi les 15 ans ou plus de 65,1 %.

Sur ces 26 actifs de 15 ans ou plus ayant un emploi, 4 travaillent dans la commune, soit 15 % des habitants. Pour se rendre au travail, 88,5 % des habitants utilisent un véhicule personnel ou de fonction à quatre roues, 3,8 % les transports en commun et 7,7 % n'ont pas besoin de transport (travail au domicile).

Activités hors agriculture
Aucun établissement relevant d'une activité hors champ de l'agriculture n'est implanté  à Monestrol au .

Agriculture

La commune est dans le Lauragais, une petite région agricole occupant le nord-est du département de la Haute-Garonne, dont les coteaux portent des grandes cultures en sec avec une dominante blé dur et tournesol. En 2020, l'orientation technico-économique de l'agriculture  sur la commune est la culture de céréales et/ou d'oléoprotéagineuses. Trois exploitations agricoles ayant leur siège dans la commune sont dénombrées lors du recensement agricole de 2020 (sept en 1988). La superficie agricole utilisée est de .

Culture locale et patrimoine

Lieux et monuments
 Église paroissiale Saint-Pierre
 Château
 Château de Lasserre
 Pigeonnier du Fort

Personnalités liées à la commune

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Liste des communes de la Haute-Garonne
 Anciennes communes de la Haute-Garonne

Liens externes

Notes et références

Notes et cartes
 Notes

 Cartes

Références

Site de l'Insee

Autres sources

Commune en Haute-Garonne
Commune dans l'arrondissement de Toulouse
Aire urbaine de Toulouse
Aire d'attraction de Toulouse

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Theater Pulls Movie 'Show Dogs' Over Controversial Scene - Critics Demand AMC and Regal Follow Suit
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Theater Pulls Movie "Show Dogs" Over Controversial Scene - Critics Demand AMC and Regal Follow Suit
A movie theater in Australia has stopped showing the children's movie "Show Dogs" after growing backlash from parents.
The PG-rated film has come under fire for scenes which parents and experts say teaches kids to become comfortable with inappropriate touching.
The movie about a Rottweiler police dog named Max who goes undercover at a dog show, was released May 18.
Max, played by actor and rapper Ludacris, is forced to undergo "inspection" of his genitals and is told to go to his "Zen place," during the exam.
Many took to social media to voice their outrage over the scenes.
Rachel Reyes commented on Facebook, "It didn't need to be included in a children's film - come on!"
"What a load of rubbish," said Lami Martin. "It tells children that if they are *groomed* and sexually assaulted, to just go to their happy place to block it out. Such a sick disgusting film!!"
Within 48 hours of its release, Cineplex in Australia pulled the movie from its theaters.
"Cineplex cinemas have deleted the screening of Show Dogs," reads a message on the theater's website.
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation, which condemned the scenes, applauded the theater's decision and calls upon AMC and Regal theaters to follow suit and remove the film from distribution.
"These two scenes in Show Dogs are essentially a sextortion scenario – where the character is told he must allow himself to be touched in his privates so that something bad doesn't happen to another character (the kidnapped panda) they are attempting to rescue," said NCOSE Executive Director, Dawn Hawkins. "This is a textbook sexual abuser move – it would be impossible to calculate the number of times sexual abusers coerce minors into various sexual activities (everything from sending nude pictures to sex trafficking them) by using the threat of something bad happening to someone else if they don't comply."
The makers of "Show Dogs" have issued an apology.
"It has come to our attention that there have been online discussion and concern about a particular scene in Show Dogs, a family comedy that is rated PG," reads a statement on the movie's Facebook page. "The dog show judging in this film is depicted completely accurately as done at shows around the world; and was performed by professional and highly respected dog show judges. Global Road Entertainment and the filmmakers are saddened and apologize to any parent who feels the scene sends a message other than a comedic moment in the film, with no hidden or ulterior meaning, but respect their right to react to any piece of content."
Blogger Terina Maldonado was first to voice opposition about the film's inappropriate scenes.
In an interview with CBN News, she said she and her family went to see "Show Dogs" and explained that several scenes disturbed her.
"The fact that it was sending the message to my children to allow somebody to touch your private parts and then you can be a hero," she said.
Maldonado added that she was contacted by the American Kennel Club about the proper way of examining show dogs.
"They contacted me to inform me what an inspection actually looks like at a dog show competition and to let me know that it is not depicted correctly in the film."
And as a survivor of abuse, Maldonado feels strongly about helping other parents protect their children.
"I am a survivor of child abuse and so I am more sensitive to those type of topics," she explained.
Meanwhile, Max Botkin, the original scriptwriter for the film, said he did not write the questionable scenes and disapproves of them.
He told CBN News, "I didn't write any of those scenes. 13 writers were hired after me (12 uncredited)."
"I absolutely condemn any suggestion or act of non-consensual touching in any form, as well as disassociation as a coping mechanism for abuse of any kind,"Botkin said in a statement. "I understand and empathize with parents' and group' concerns regarding the message the movie may impart."
Meanwhile, parents are being encouraged to sign a petition to boycott the film.
CBN News contacted Global Road Entertainment, which co-produced and co-financed the film with Riverstone Pictures, for comment. At the publication of this article we had not heard back from them.
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Sometimes you simply have to call bullshit…
September 17, 2020 knottyabuse, changing perspectives, Dr. Ramani, ex, narcissists, neglect, poor mothering, Ryan Lochte, toxic positivity 4 Comments
This morning, I read an article about Olympic swimmer, 36 year old Ryan Lochte. He's currently estranged from his mother Ileana Lochte. In an interview with Graham Bensinger, Lochte explained that in 2011, when his mother had divorced his father, Steven Lochte, everyone had been on her side. But then when Ryan told his mother she was going to be a grandmother, she apparently said some very hurtful things and refused to apologize for them. And now, Ryan and his mother have been estranged for a few years. He hasn't spoken to her. By contrast, he and his father and stepmother are now on very good terms.
I've often reflected on how perspectives change as we grow older. When I was a child, things were a lot simpler. Or, at least they seemed that way. I saw things in more black and white terms. All of my friends and relatives were "good". All of the kids in school who bullied me were "bad". But then, as I got older, I started to see everyone in a different light. At some point, people I thought were all good developed some very noticeable character defects. Or really, I just noticed them for the first time. By contrast, people I had thought were all bad all of a sudden seemed more human and decent to me. This expanded vision is ultimately a good and necessary thing, but it's also kind of heartbreaking. Especially when I have good memories of some of these folks, but I know that we'll probably never speak again.
I think this phenomenon happens to most people who are at least somewhat psychologically healthy. But it's disconcerting and sometimes very sad when the whole truth comes out about someone we love, or even just like. I think that's what might be happening with my husband's children right now.
Last night, Bill talked with his younger daughter, who is struggling with some stuff. She and her husband are in their mid 20s, trying to survive in this pandemic craziness and pay their bills. They have two small children, and as Mormons, are very much involved with their family. Fortunately, younger daughter inherited a lot of Bill's character and she's committed to being a good mom.
All of the years, when younger daughter was growing up, Ex's story was that she was all about taking care of her family. In fact, some years ago, I remember reading a bullshit news story about Ex that appeared in a local newspaper. She claimed that she'd arrived in Arizona in a used van with just $3000 and a dream. She didn't mention that she was getting child support faithfully every month and that my husband could see to it that the children had medical care. Nope– her narrative was that she was a supermom, doing it ALL alone and handling everything brilliantly. It was such a load of shit!
Bill was faithfully paying her $2550 a month in child support, more than what a general officer would have paid for three children at that time. One of the children he was supporting wasn't even legally his child. Because Bill was in the military, his children were entitled to military ID cards. They also had access to full medical benefits and free care at military treatment facilities. And yet, Ex chose not to avail herself of these valuable benefits for her children. In fact, she evidently acted as if she didn't care when younger daughter needed medical attention.
Younger daughter had some physical problems that needed care. Her mother made a huge deal out of the inconvenience and expense of seeking care and implied that she couldn't afford it. Consequently, those issues went neglected, and now younger daughter is paying a price that may cost her for the rest of her life.
Some people might read this and wonder where Bill was. Well… he tried to stay in touch with Ex and asked her repeatedly about the children. Once she realized that he was going to persist in being involved with the children, she went on a very effective alienation campaign. He really tried to be a good father as best as he was able. But Ex had so effectively alienated Bill's daughters and ex stepson that no one would speak to him. She moved them to a different state and neglected to inform Bill. We found out about the move through Internet sleuthing. In any case, when these issues were occurring, younger daughter was almost an adult anyway, and wouldn't speak to Bill. But her mother was freaking out over having to pay several hundred dollars for special equipment that would have helped her daughter function better. She implied that she wasn't getting any help from Bill, which was patently untrue.
Later, when younger daughter was offered a job in Utah, Ex did her best to get her to stay home. She offered her all kinds of stuff– everything from music lessons that she'd always wanted to more money than what younger daughter would make in Utah. Fortunately, younger daughter was smart enough to see through the bullshit and valued her freedom from the craziness more than a few extra bucks (which would not have materialized, anyway). When younger daughter made her decision, Ex did what she always does… sent a long, scathing, insulting letter full of shaming, empty promises, pleading, and berating. Then, in a true act of apparent desperation to maintain control, she allegedly attempted suicide by overdosing on pills. And when that didn't work, she brutally cut off her daughter (temporarily, of course– in retrospect, permanently cutting her off might have been the kindest thing to do).
Of course, Ex never totally lets anyone go. The beautiful thing about COVID-19, though, is that it makes it much harder for her to travel. Ex, who once told Bill she would never put the children on a plane to see us in Virginia (because of terrorism), would not hesitate to drive or fly thousands of miles and drop in on people unawares. If she ever got a sign that younger daughter was weakening in her resolve, she would absolutely take the opportunity to insert herself and poison her daughter's relationships or even alienate her own kids from her. That's how toxic people operate, and I have been watching Ex do it from afar for many years now.
For many years, I was very angry with my husband's daughters. I thought they had treated Bill unfairly and were not very bright for rejecting him. Now that we're hearing the other side, I can see why they did what they did. They were told a lot of lies and raised by a master manipulator who only thinks of herself and her own needs. This morning, Bill said that he used to think that his Ex did these things to be mean and hurtful to him. But now, after comparing notes with his daughter, he realizes that she simply doesn't care, and that's even worse than her trying to be hurtful. Because Bill DID care and would have helped them if he'd only known. Those girls didn't have to suffer as much as they did when they were growing up.
It's amazing how perspectives change as we age. Five years ago, I never believed I would be writing this about Bill's daughter. Five years ago, she wouldn't speak to or about Bill. Now, I realize that she must have been scared. Her mother had built up this image that Bill is an awful man. She told outrageous lies about him and me… things like he abandoned the family to have an affair with me (even though she had moved her boyfriend– now husband #3– into the house while she was still married to Bill) or that the Army was more important than his family (the Army provided excellent pay and benefits he couldn't get working in a factory– much of which he was sending to Ex as child support).
One of the nice things I have discovered since moving my blog from Blogger is that I get fewer people reading… and leaving me shitty comments because they assume I've either made up this story or I'm just a bitter second wife. It's true that I'm bitter about a lot of things. I despise Bill's ex wife. That is not a secret. I certainly wouldn't like her for the way she treated Bill and his kids and other people, but there's another reason I despise her. It's because she's a cruel person. She was very cruel to Bill when they were married. When I say "very cruel", I mean criminally so… as in, I think she should go to prison for what she did. If she were a man, there would be no question, as long as the crime was reported. Suffice to say, my husband was a victim of domestic violence in his first marriage.
More than once, random people have told me that I have no right to write about these things. They tell me how I "come off" to others and try to silence me from speaking the truth. It's happened to me repeatedly throughout my life, not just in terms of my husband's ex wife, but in other situations, too. I'm looking at certain people who have been "interested" in my writing and not wanted me to write about my experiences because they are friends with the other person or because they themselves don't want to be cast in a bad light. You know what? If you're doing dirty, dishonest things, you totally deserve to deal with the repercussions of being outed, and I'm done trying to be "positive", "fair", and "forgiving" toward people who don't warrant the consideration. My days of putting up with that shit are over, and it's a very liberating way to be. Like everyone else, I deserve to be heard and validated, too, even if no one wants to listen to what I have to say (or write). This doesn't mean, though, that I agree with mobbing people or deliberately trying to ruin their lives. I just think they should have to deal with the natural and inevitable consequences of their bad behavior.
My husband's daughter, to her credit, has figured this all out a lot younger than her dad and I have. She realizes that some people are simply full of shit and she doesn't have to waste her time on them. She knows that her mother is full of shit and doesn't care about her. Her mother couldn't be bothered to buy inserts for younger daughter's shoes so she wasn't in so much pain. Her mother couldn't be bothered to have her daughter's spine checked by a doctor and braced so that she didn't suffer from scoliosis that caused her back problems. She couldn't be bothered to get in touch with Bill so that those kids could get healthcare. The one time she did contact Bill about their healthcare needs, she asked him to send HER money instead of paying the provider directly. Why? Because that way, she could ask for as much as she wanted and it would go into her pocket… hell, we don't even know if there ever was a bill that needed to be paid because she wouldn't send it. Instead, she just tried to demand the money.
The other day, I watched an excellent video by YouTube psychologist, Dr. Ramani, who specializes in talking about narcissists. The video was about "toxic positivity", which is a real problem in our society today. We have many people who think we always need to be "positive" and "understanding" at all costs. These toxic positivity folks are perfect "flying monkeys" for narcissists, because they always harp on giving people the benefit of the doubt, even when it's clear that they don't deserve it.
Well worth watching, if you have the time and inclination.
I have been on the receiving end of a lot of that shit from people… people who have tried to gaslight me into doubting my own instincts and observations in favor of their well spun bullshit. You know what? Letting this kind of thing go– just giving people a break all the time– always leads to being screwed. If you're a chronically nice and understanding person, you're are just begging to be screwed over by this type of person. They thrive on people who are always "nice" and "fair" to them. Anyone who has a well-developed sense of shame and a tendency to be forgiving is at risk of being exploited by people like Ex. A little bit of forgiveness is a good thing; don't get me wrong. But sometimes, you simply have to call bullshit. And bravo to younger daughter for being smart enough and BRAVE enough to do just that. Her dad and I are now working on the same thing.


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Photo: Claire Esparros/Courtesy of Homepolish.
It only took one (sneak) peek at this Brooklyn Heights office space for us to see that the folks at Homepolish — the interior geniuses responsible for the streamlined makeover — know what they're doing. Whether it's a total renovation or culling the perfect finishing touches, designer work by the hour to create a balanced space that just works. This article was originally published on October 29.
Moving in with a boyfriend or girlfriend — and merging all of your belongings — can be a bit of an emotional minefield. You'll inevitably need to purge some items and keep others (especially if you live in a small space with limited storage), but you don't want to step on anyone's toes.
So how do you tell your boyfriend his tattered Reservoir Dogs poster needs to go without hurting his feelings? What's the best way to create a stylish, pulled-together home, especially if you have wildly different taste in decorating?
Case in point: Shef and Libby, both 26, recently relocated to NYC after dating long-distance for a year and a half — Libby was finishing up her law degree in Washington, DC, whiled Shef was working in SF — and couldn't wait to deck out their new, 500-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment in Chelsea.
Shef and Libby had wildly different styles, and didn't know where to start: "If we were neighborhoods in Manhattan, Libby would be the UES and I would be Tribeca," Shef admits. "I'm drawn to color and bright, preppy patterns, while Shef prefers industrial and "Americana" décor, according to Libby. Luckily, both admired each other's style and were open to Margaret's suggestions.
"To be fair, I had some terrible ideas in the beginning," Shef says, like two massive 6-foot-tall vintage letters that spelled 'SF' — which Margaret nixed, because they would overpower the small space (not to mention probably wouldn't fit through the door). "I mean, if it were up to me, the entire place would be decked out in stripes." Libby says.
With Margaret's expert guidance, they ultimately settled on a mix of Industrial Americana with bits of British and nautical accents scattered throughout.
Click through for simple steps to decorate your place as a couple, without going crazy.
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Creating a gallery wall is a great way to make both partners feel at home in a space because each partner can contribute to it. Plus, you can add to it over time. After relocating to NYC from SF this past summer, Shef was feeling a little homesick, so Libby made sure to incorporate lots of San Francisco elements — like a handmade drawing of the Mission District in SF, the neighborhood where he grew up.
Make big decisions together. It's important that both partners are on board with all the big-ticket items (like the sofa and the dining table, which were Shef and Libby's biggest purchases). You don't both need to be head-over-heels for each and every piece, but if one partner hates something then they won't feel comfortable in the space.
If your significant other is moving into your space, be sure to create additional storage. This means clearing out an existing storage piece or investing in another one. Be creative! A trunk that functions as a coffee table — like the vintage green trunk in Shef's apartment — is a great non-traditional storage solution.
Surprise each other! Find the perfect vintage accessory for your partner then give it to them after you've moved in. It's finishing touches like these that make a space feel like home. Libby purchased this playful trophy at a CVS when she was at Cochella a few years ago, and surprised him with it later that night."
Most partners don't have the same style when it comes to home décor – and that's okay. You can mix two styles by sticking to a shared color scheme.
As a kid, Libby was obsessed with elephants, and had a massive collection of stuffed animals and toys. She purchased this handmade elephant sculpture for the bookcase, as an homage to her childhood.
Incorporate items that are meaningful or nostalgic for both partners. Libby and Shef's gallery wall not only features family photos, but it also includes items that they picked out together, and gave as gifts to one another. Choosing more personal pieces allows each partner to connect with the space in their own ways and together.
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Women in STEM: Dr Anna-Maria Pappa
Dr Anna-Maria Pappa is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology and holds the Oppenheimer Research Fellowship and Maudslay-Butler Research Fellowship from Pembroke College. Her research is focused on the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance.
I strongly believe that through diversity comes creativity, comes progress. I qualified as an engineer in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and went on to earn a Master's Degree in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology from the same university. My PhD is in Bioelectronics from École des Mines de Saint-Étienne in France, and a key moment for me was when I left home to study abroad. Leaving my comfort zone for something unknown was very difficult in the beginning, but proved to be an invaluable experience. I met people from all over the world with different cultures and mind-sets, stretched my mind and expanded my horizons.
I find it very difficult to be around like-minded people; I always look for those with different views. I'm working on a drug discovery platform using bioelectronics, and my work sets out to improve and accelerate drug discovery by providing novel technological solutions for drug screening and disease management. My research focuses on the application of a new class of electronic materials and devices that could replace the in-vitro drug screening assays currently used in medical diagnoses with electronic arrays similar to the electronic chips found in mobile phones. These could quickly assess the health of our cells, outside of our bodies.
As an engineer, creating solutions to important yet unresolved issues for healthcare is what truly motivates me. I hope my research will lead to a product that will impact healthcare. The convergence of new technologies with life sciences will revolutionise both diagnosis and therapy. I imagine a healthcare system where the standard one-size-fits-all approach shifts to a more personalised and tailored model.
My most interesting project is one that is working to tackle the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance from a technological standpoint. We are developing biomimetic bacterial membranes on top of our devices and screening newly synthesised antibiotics. Investigating drug-bacterial membrane interactions allows us to directly test the efficacy of known drugs on bacterial resistant strains, as well as allowing us to better understand the action of novel drugs on the membrane properties, and ultimately aid the design and synthesis of target-specific antibiotics.
I joined Cambridge as a postdoctoral researcher in 2017. My daily routine involves some lab work in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, a lot of reading and writing, and some project management. I spend time in the Maxwell Centre too, where I participate in an entrepreneurship program called Impulse, exploring all the aspects of technology transfer.
Being part of a University where some of the world's most brilliant scientists studied and worked is invaluable. Cambridge combines a historic and traditional atmosphere with cutting edge technological and scientific research in an open, multicultural society. The state-of-the-art facilities, and the openness in innovation and collaborations, along with great science, provide a unique combination that can only lead to excellence. I also travel frequently for conferences, as well as visiting other laboratories across Europe, the United States and Saudi Arabia. When you work in a multidisciplinary field it is essential to establish and keep good collaborations; since this is the only way to achieve the desirable outcome.
To be successful in a postdoctoral role requires management, teaching, networking, proposal writing and travelling. The amount of time you get to spend in the lab drops significantly compared to the PhD research period. This is in part due to the fact that you are more experienced, thus more efficient, and since you are more independent in research you need to be on top of things.
I think it's absolutely vital, in every opportunity, for all of us to honour and promote girls and women in science. In October 2017 I was delighted to be awarded a L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship, an award that honours the contributions of women in science. For me, the award not only represents a scientific distinction but also gives me the unique opportunity, as an ambassador of science, to inspire and motivate young girls to follow the career they desire. Unfortunately, women still struggle when it comes to joining male-dominated fields, and even to establish themselves later at senior roles. We still face stereotypes and social restrictions, even if it is not as obvious today as it was in the past. This is in part due to the fact that still, the key senior roles are predominantly male-occupied, and so there is a lack of female role models as well as female mentality. This makes it harder for women to believe in themselves and achieve their goals.
A question I always ask during my outreach activities at schools is 'do look like a scientist?' The answer I get most times is 'no'! I think this misperception of how professionals in STEMM look, or about what they actually do on a daily basis is what discourages girls early on to follow STEMM careers. This needs to change. On top of that, my advice to women would be to be open, never underestimate themselves and never be put off by stereotypes especially in male-dominated industries. There are excellent examples of highly successful women – leaders in their fields - who managed to excel despite the difficulties. Importantly, many of them successfully combined career and family.
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Springing around the Outer Cape–an itinerary!
By Eric Williams
Every spring adventure should start at a bakery. That's what Magellan and Shackleton always said, or maybe they didn't, but who cares? I need a happy belly to go forth in the world, so I always power up at the amazing PB Boulangerie Bistro in South Wellfleet before launching into the Cape Cod-osphere.
Get that baguette in the bag, baby! Photo by Eric Williams.
Armed with baguette, croissant and coffee, I take a left out of the bakery and immediately drive to the end of Lecount Hollow Road and park in the front row, facing the ocean at Maguire's Landing Beach. Now is the time to chew, slurp and carefully consider the hours ahead, which I hope to cram with beauty and fun like a piñata.
It is a fine thing to be fancy-free on a spring day, with crumbs in your lap and the mighty Atlantic waving back. I see cold-weather surfers and think they are geniuses—they won't get eaten by sharks today, the water is too chilly and the tooth-beasts haven't yet arrived. Maybe that's the way of the globally-warmed, mega-seal, mega-shark future—people will only swim and surf in the cold months, and the rest of the time we'll just run through lawn sprinklers!
Well, that's a bit of a buzzkill, so I table the Ominous Future Thoughts until another day. What is essential now is a vista and a bit of a leg-stretch to work off the butterfat. And so I leave the beach and point the fun-wagon north, toward Truro and destiny.
Crikey what a view from Bearberry Hill in Truro! Photo by Eric Williams.
Cape Cod is a land of fine views, but I prefer to dine on the spectacular ones: the jaw-droppers and eye-poppers. That's why I am a big fan of the Pamet Area Trail System off North Pamet Road in Truro. I park in the Cape Cod National Seashore lot next to the old Coast Guard station and look up—there it is! The east summit of Bearberry Hill.
OK, "Bearberry Hill" doesn't sound as majestic or dangerous as Everest or Vesuvius, but there have been times during winter storms when it gets positively Denali-esque up there. The view is worth the trudge, and in spring you don't have to worry about ending up in a Donner Party sequel. It is a Cape Cod gasp moment when you arrive above the tree line and curl around the bald top to the viewing platform.
The whole beautiful, erosion-battered Pamet Valley is spread before you, and you can see the sandy dance floor behind Ballston Beach, where past storms have pushed seawater inland. If you continue walking the trail you will pass an overgrown cranberry bog featuring a peculiar old house with the front door on the second floor. I always imagine a bog-tender of yore walking out the door in the dark and finding out that the first step is indeed a doozy!
Front door on the second floor--what's up with that? Photo by Eric Williams.
I had one of the strangest animal encounters of my life at the bog house back in 2012, when orphaned baby squirrels mistook me for their mother!
Hopefully there's a crust of baguette left in the car because we're not done yet. The fun-wagon heads north again on Route 6 and I make a quick stop at Bayberry Gardens (250 Route 6, Truro) because I am a flower and gardening nut and this place is a delight. What makes a better spring adventure souvenir than a cool plant, a pack of organic seeds or maybe even a rocking trowel?
Now the green thumb grips the steering wheel and we steam toward a strange place—the zombie village! At the end of Old Dewline Road in North Truro are the remains of the former North Truro Air Force Station, a Cold War radar facility. Now it's called the Highlands Center at Cape Cod National Seashore and some of the buildings have been rehabbed for use by science and arts outfits.
But a lot of the place is waiting for rebirth, and it's the decaying buildings that I like best. It's a spooky place, especially the abandoned residential neighborhood, where trees grow into houses and you feel like someone, perhaps undead, might be watching from behind a cracked window. It's a nice change of pace after all that Cape Cod beauty and I love walking the Seashore's Woods Walk trail that runs around the place.
Suitably spooked, I head back to the car. Maybe it's time for a nap, or maybe a beer—maybe both! Or maybe I should just keep exploring. After all, it's spring and I have Cape Cod all to myself.


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And welcome to Wellness Shepherd, a new blog launched under the new moon on a spectacular August day.
I am writing from West Hollywood, CA, an enclave that offers a number of free educational health events at its main library, the senior center, and other venues around town. Today, the National Council of Jewish Women hosted a discussion about the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).
The distinguished panel of experts included Susan Berke Fogel, an attorney and women's rights advocate at the National Health Law Program; moderator Michael Hiltzik, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author who writes about public policy for the Los Angeles Times; Jim Lott, EVP of the Hospital Association of Southern California; Mark A. Peterson, PhD, Professor of Public Policy, Political Science and Law at UCLA School of Public Affairs; and Paul Song, MD, Board of Directors, Physicians for a National Health Program California.
"We cannot afford not to have healthcare reform," and "transformation of the US healthcare system is necessary," were the mantras of the speakers.
They touched on the importance of preventive health programs that will raise public health standards so spending can be reduced, changes in healthcare access (more access for more people), and the continuing shortage of doctors nationwide. It was pointed out that most young physicians have $200,000 of debt from their medical school studies, and, there is an ever increasing number of seniors as the number of medical school graduates dwindle. Seniors tend to have more health challenges than any other segment of the population.
Four of the panelists are advocates for some form of universal health care, preferably a single payer system. No one mentioned that of the 33 developed democratic nations in the world, the U.S. is the only country that does not offer universal health care to its citizens. There was no mention of what happens to those who are indigent and under 65 years of age who do not have employer insurance, nor the ability to pay for government insurance and health services of any kind.
The audience was encouraged to read up on the new program, to ask questions, and to remember ACA is a beginning, that it is necessary to look at the long-term goals, not short term results, and to understand the program has the capacity to evolve and improve. It was noted that when Medicare was founded in 1965 the initial program had its challenges; it was very different from the program in place now – it was improved, innovations were implemented. Ditto for Social Security.
For more information on the new ACA, please see Anna Wilde Mathews Wall Street Journal 16-page article of December 12, 2011, "The Future of U.S. Health Care" at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204319004577084553869990554.html
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Q: Show that $\partial ^2 y / \partial x \partial y = 0$ for implicit function $f(x,y(x))$? I find Implicit function theorem (limited to scalar function) both fascinating and a bit puzzling. Simply said, total derivative of some $f(x,y(x))$ according to $x$ is:
$$ \frac{d f(x,y(x)) }{ dx } = f_{x} \frac{\partial x}{\partial x} + f_{y} \frac{\partial y}{\partial x} = 0$$
It is straight forward to see, that such total derivative of $f(x,y(x))$ can be expressed through partial derivative:
$$\frac{\partial y}{\partial x} = - \frac{f_{x}(x, y(x))}{f_{y}(x,y(x))} \tag {1}$$
where for brevity $f_{x} = \frac{\partial f(x,y(y))}{\partial x}$ and $f_{y} = \frac{\partial f(x,y(y))}{\partial y}$
So far, so good. Now lets try to continue by taking partial derivative with respect to $y$. This can naturally happen when one needs to evaluate implicit function $f(x,y(x))$ for variable $y$ at variable $x$, it's first derivative $\frac{\partial y}{\partial x}$ and naturally one would expect second derivative $\frac{\partial ^2 y}{\partial ^2 x}$ and $\frac{\partial ^2 y}{\partial x \partial y}$ to exist, e.g. for calculating Hessian matrix.
Case 1: apply quotient rule on {1}
One could blindly do the following in order to obtain $\frac{\partial}{\partial y}\frac{\partial y}{\partial x}$ to get $\frac{\partial ^2 y}{\partial x \partial y}$:
$$\frac{\partial ^2 y}{\partial x \partial y} = - \frac{\partial (\frac{f_{x}}{f_{y}})}{\partial y}$$ which holds, if higher derivatives of $f_x$ and $f_y$ exists.
Case 2: analyze where the expression becomes constant
Obviously $\frac{\partial y}{\partial y} = 1$. This happens within $\frac{\partial ^2 y}{\partial y \partial x}$ and since $\frac{\partial ^2 y}{\partial x \partial y} = \frac{\partial ^2 y}{\partial y \partial x}$, then it is expected to happen for any mixed second-order partial derivative.
This way, one should have always $\frac{\partial ^2 y}{\partial y \partial x} = 0$ for an implicit function, since deriving $\frac{\partial y}{\partial y} = 1$ is the derivation of a constant, thus 0.
Question
Which of the 2 cases is wrong and why?
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To provide more details, but still keep the question general, lets assume the form of $f(x,y(x))$, to provide some visual clues.
$$f(x,y(x)) = e^{(x+y)} + x + y = 0$$
Background (to give the equations intuitive motivation related to experimental observations)
Variables $x$ and $y$ are physical quantities (current, voltage). $f(x,y(x)) = 0$, thus this function is used to evaluate the quantities $x$ and $y$ only. For instance, I need the value of $y$ for $x=c$, then I evaluate $f(c,y) = 0$ to get $y$. This also means, that when one variable changes (e.g. $x$) then $y$ changes as well. Therefore, when I calculate derivatives, then naturally I take $\frac{\partial x}{\partial y}$, because that is what I observe as a derivative at the level of the physical system (e.g. lowering current, rises the voltage). This means, that in the Jacobian and Hessian I expect to see $\frac{\partial x}{\partial y}$, rather than $\frac{\partial f(x,y(x))}{\partial y}$.

A: Be careful about the order.
$\frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial x\partial y}$ means $\frac{\partial}{\partial x}\left(\frac{\partial y}{\partial y}\right)$.  If you want to calculate it the other order (differentiate with respect to $x$ first), it is $\frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial y\partial x}$.
Recall in the proof of symmetry of partials that we need to be able to change $x$ and $y$ independently (and the twice-differentiability of $f\colon U\to E$).  Now symmetry of partial derivatives $\frac{\partial^2 f(x,y,\dots)}{\partial x\partial y}=\frac{\partial^2 f(x,y,\dots)}{\partial y\partial x}$ does not hold if $x,y$ are dependent in general.  For example, on $\mathbb{R}^+$ with local coordinate $x$, consider also another local coordinate $y=x^2$.  The two differential operators $\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}$ and $\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}y}$ do not commute: We have $\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}y}=\frac1{2x}\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}$, so
\begin{align*}
\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}y}\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}
&=\frac1{2x}\cdot\frac{\mathrm{d}^2}{\mathrm{d}x^2}
\\
\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}y}
&=\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}\frac1{2x}\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}\\
&=\frac1{2x}\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}
+\left(\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}\frac1{2x}\right)\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}\\
&=
\frac1{2x}\frac{\mathrm{d}^2}{\mathrm{d}x^2}
-\frac1{2x^2}\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}\\
\end{align*}
In other words, for any nonconstant twice-differentiable function $f\colon\mathbb{R}^+\to\mathbb{R}$ we have
$$
\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}y}f(x)-\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}y}\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}f(x)=-\frac1{2x^2}f'(x)\neq 0.
$$

A: Most confusion about partial derivatives can be cured by being explicit about which function you are taking partial derivative of.  So, what is the function $y$?  What are its parameters?
Perhaps you are talking about the function $y(x,f)$?
Then, indeed $\frac{\partial y}{\partial x} = -\frac{f_x}{f_y}$.  However, for this function, $\frac{\partial y}{\partial y}$ is a meaningless combination of symbols since $y$ is not one of its parameters.
Or, maybe, you mean function $y(x,y)$?
Now you can have a partial derivative with respect to $y$:  $\frac{\partial y}{\partial y} = 1$.  But, for this function,  $\frac{\partial y}{\partial x} = 0$.

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3 Step For Generating Web Traffic | Generate Web Traffic Today!
As you probably know, traffic is the key to success in any business. What you do with that traffic can make or break you, but for the sake of this article let's focus on how to get traffic in the first place. Sound good? Let's get started.
First things first. What the heck do I know about traffic? If you judge me based on this site it doesn't look like I know much. RichKent.com generates barely any traffic at the moment – although I plan to change that shortly. The vast majority of my time is spent building traffic to 'money sites'. Those are the websites that enable me to eat, sleep under a roof, and travel.
Put simply, if you're writing about stuff that no-one is looking for, then it doesn't matter how good a job you do, you're not going to get any traffic! So how do you know what people are looking for? Fortunately Google helps us out. The Google Keyword Tool is free and a great way to see what people are looking for.
Let's say you're in the air mattress business, and you want to get more traffic from potential air mattress buyers. Simply go to the keyword tool, and enter a few variations of your keyword and let Google do the rest. I entered 'air mattress', 'camping air mattresses' and 'air mattress reviews'.
As you can see, there's great traffic for all 3 words, but 'air mattress reviews' has more than double the traffic at 9900 monthly searches as camping air mattress at only 4400.
That means that if I focus my content on 'air mattress reviews' I'm targeting a larger source of traffic – and it's actually a better 'buying' keyword too, as people who are looking for reviews are usually interested in making a purchase.
[notice]The search numbers you get from Google are approximate of course – and I pay more attention to global traffic than local, as I'm just as happy to make a sale to Australia as California. Also, the competition bar is a measure of how many people are trying to buy the keyword through PPC. Higher competition usually equals better buying keyword!
This is critical if you want to rank for a keyword. Let's say that we want to rank for 'air mattress reviews' from Step 1. Here's what your page should contain for best results.
Keyword in your Meta Description: This is the black text that appears under you title in Google search results. Repeat your keyword at least once!
Just to be clear on title and description, you can see what they are in the image at the left.
I wouldn't worry about 'meta keywords' anymore. The vast majority of search engines stopped paying attention to them years ago, and cramming dozens of keywords in the keyword box is a waste of your time.
If you're looking for a WordPress plugin that makes the onpage optimization stuff really simple, check out my SEO Pressor Review.
This is what driving organic traffic via SEO is all about. Backlinks are simply links back to your site. When a website links to your site, that's one backlink. Got it?
If your site has been online for a while, chances are you've got some links to your homepage, but if you've just added a page for your air mattress review – www.yoursite.com/air-mattress-reviews/ – it won't have any links yet.
There are 3 main ways to get links to your website.
popular, option 1 can take a LONG time to work – if it ever does.
This has lead to the rise of huge Search firms that charge thousands of dollars to help you rank for keywords. They do lots of the on-page optimization stuff, but they also build backlinks to your site. The difference is that they charge you thousands of dollars to build backlinks, and pretend that they're doing some behind-the-scenes magic.
I'm here to tell you that organic SEO doesn't have to be expensive – but the one thing it does take is time, especially if you're targeting a competitive keyword like our 'air mattress review'.
#1 Press Releases – I recommend having a press release written for you – although if you're a good writer go for it. You can find press release services on Warrior Forum that write and submit press releases for you.
Press releases are sent out on the news vine and include links back to your site. This can generate hundreds of links for less than $30.
This will give you a link that looks like this: air mattress review going right back to your site. This can get you visitors from people who read your article, and will help your search engine rankings at the same time.
#3 Blog Comment Links (spam?) – If you're posting on an active blog, it's rude to link to anything other than your homepage – and chances are your comment will get flagged as spam and deleted. An alternative way to get comment links to deep pages is to use a service such as One Hour Backlinks which uses a list of auto-approve abandoned blogs to build you links.
Cheesy? Yeah a bit, but you're not hurting anyone, and these links are necessary if you want to rank. One Hour Backlinks is very inexpensive and fast too!
#4 Profile Links – These are generally built on forums or Web 2.0 profiles. If you belong to some forums and haven't been using your signature for links, then now is a good time to start. Be respectful and you shouldn't have any problems.
Otherwise, this is a good one to outsource again. On places like Warrior Forum you can find people with either bots or overseas virtual assistants that will build you anywhere from tens to thousands of profile links. These are fairly inexpensive and a good way to improve your search engine rankings.
[notice]Don't go too nuts with any one type of backlinks. Your goal is to make the backlinks look fairly natural, and that means a wide variety of links from a wide variety of sources. Yes this is a grey area of web marketing, but a necessary evil for current search engine algorithms.
I hope the information on this page helps you understand what goes into generating web traffic. This is what I work on every day – and if you want to generate web traffic, so should you!
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L'ordo dels concilis és la forma de celebració d'un concili, regint-se el seu funcionament pel costum al costat de les normes generals. Foren els mateixos concilis els que, a partir de l'experiència, establiren la disciplina sinodal i dictaren les primeres normes.

A les col·leccions de Concilis Generals a Hispània es troba el primer ordo estipulat als concilis en incloure's en el concili IV de Toledo del 633 que forma part del Codi MS. Vigiliano, i es troba a la Reial Biblioteca de l'Escorial, publicat per Loaysa, Sáenz de Aguirre i altres col·lectors de concilis posteriors com P. Flórez.

Aquest ordo de celebració dels concilis a Hispània és més extens que el donat a les edicions antigues de les Col·leccions de Concilis pres de la Col·lecció d'Isidoro Mercator. Gairebé tots els concilis posteriors les ordines es basen en la seva estructura i autoritat, pervivint molt de temps a l'Església occidental, fins a arribar al concili Vaticà II que va utilitzar les regles litúrgiques establertes pels Pares del concili IV de Toledo.

No es prescrivia en la seva fórmula el nombre de dies per a la celebració del concili, encara que l'Índex dels Cànons tenia adoptat que el concili no passés dels quinze dies, per preveure que els prelats no tinguessin absències llargues fora de les diòcesis, però a la pràctica depenia tot dels assumptes a tractar.

La primera normativa sobre la temporalitat i els assistents es troba al c. 5 del concili de Nicea de 325, que disposa, de la mateixa manera que ho fa el c. 1 del concili de Tarragona del 516, que els bisbes acudeixin al concili provincial acompanyats de preveres i d'alguns seglars, i el c. 13 que mana acompanyin als bisbes, alguns sacerdots de l'església catedral, preveres de la diòcesi, fidels seglars i diaques rurals. Cap d'ells podia signar les actes, només el bisbe i els representants dels bisbes absents; ni el rei ni els nobles podien signar-les.

Per a la seva manutenció, el bisbe es reservava el dret de rebre dels canonges dues porcions canòniques diàries i la manutenció per sis dies cada any per a dotze homes a cavall i trenta a peu que l'acompanyessin. Això ens dóna una idea aproximada del gran nombre d'acompanyants dels bisbes als concilis. Aquestes comitives eren veritables escortes de gent armada necessàries per repel·lir els assalts en el seu trajecte.

Segons la seva transcripció i traducció diu així:

 El primer dia, una hora abans de la sortida del sol, els ostiaris obrien les portes i es feia fora a tots els que hi havia. A continuació entraven els assistents per aquest ordre: prelats, preveres, diaques, alguns seglars excel·lents escollits pels Pares conciliars, i els notaris per redactar les actes i donar fe. A continuació els ostiaris tancaven les portes, i en silenci l'ardiaca deia: Pregueu; es postraven a terra amb plors i gemecs; el bisbe més antic s'aixecava i deia en veu alta una pregària.

Un dels diaques vestit d'alba amb el Codi dels Cànons, llegia els capítols pertanyents a la celebració dels concilis de Calcedònia, IV de Toledo, Àgata, i altres cànons segons allò que al metropolità li semblés més oportú.

El metropolità els exhortava i desprès entrava el rei amb els seus magnats, i quan acabava de parlar, el diaca els deia: Preguem.

Tots els prelats es postraven a terra, quedant el rei tornat a l'orient i dient una pregària. Al punt es deia el Parenostre i començaven les benediccions, desprès de les quals el diaca deia: Aneu en pau.

 El segon dia, per començar la sessió deien: Inclinat Senyor el genolls dels nostres cors, et demanem l'execució del bé que de Tu esperem.

 El tercer dia, començaven la sessió amb una pregaria demanant poder publicar les paraules del Senyor.

 El quart dia, es proposaven les causes que hi concorrien, fora dels misteris acordats en les tres primeres sessions. Treien fora tots els religiosos, quedant només alguns assenyalats preveres a qui el metropolità tenia per convenient fer-los aquest honor.

 L'últim dia, començaven a tractar-se els negocis de les causes. Cap bisbe podia apartar-se del concili fins arribada l'hora de dissolució de la sessió.

Dos o tres dies abans d'acabar el concili, tornaven a veure amb una nova diligència tots els decrets que havien establert. Llegien públicament a l'església els cànons determinats al concili, responent per fi: Amen, i signaven tots allò establert.

El metropolità avisava del dia que queia la Pasqua següent; elegia els bisbes que celebrarien amb ell, juntament amb la Pasqua del Nadal.

Es publicava el temps en què s'havia de fer el concili de l'any següent, i a continuació es postraven tots a terra a la veu de l'ardiaca que deia: Preguem.

Immediatament els hi donava la benedicció, i conclosa aquesta, l'ardiaca els deia: Aixequeu-vos. Es donaven la pau els uns als altres, començant pel metropolità, que assegut rebia l'oracle de tots, dient el diaca: en nom de Nostre Senyor Jesucrist caminem tots en pau, i responien: Déu gracies. I així quedava conclòs el concili.

Referències

Bibliografia
 Sabanés i Fernández, Roser. Els Concilis Ilerdenses de la Província Eclesiàstica Tarraconense a l'Edat Mitjana (546-1460). Estudis 52. Fundació Noguera, Ed. Pagès Editors, Barcelona, 2009. ISBN 978-84-9779-843-3.

 García y García, P. Antonio. "Para una interpretación de los concilios y sínodos" en Iglesia, sociedad y derecho, Salamanca, 1985.

 Sabanés i Fernández, Roser. Los Concilios de la Provincia Eclesiástica Bética en los siglos VIII y IX, Ed. Almuzara, Córdoba, 2022. ISBN 978-84-18757-63-1.

 P. Flórez. España Sagrada, tomo vi, Madrid 1751.

 Tejada y Ramiro. Colección de Cánones y de todos los concilios de la Iglesia Española, vol. ii, Madrid, 1850.

 Sabanés i Fernández, Roser. Els Concilis Ilerdenses de la Província Eclesiàstica Tarraconense a l'Edat Mitjana (546-1460). Estudis 52. Fundació Noguera, Ed. Pagès Editors, Barcelona, 2009. ISBN 978-84-9779-843-3.
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Q: SMTPServerDisconnected at /account/signup/ using django-allauth on Google Cloud Run and Workspace smtp-relay I've attempted the various recommended config options and my SMTP relay works perfectly locally, but fails when deployed in my Google Cloud Run service with the following error:
SMTPServerDisconnected at /account/signup/
Connection unexpectedly closed
...
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/core/mail/backends/smtp.py", line 67, in open
    self.connection.starttls(keyfile=self.ssl_keyfile, certfile=self.ssl_certfile)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/smtplib.py", line 764, in starttls
    self.ehlo_or_helo_if_needed()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/smtplib.py", line 607, in ehlo_or_helo_if_needed
    (code, resp) = self.helo()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/smtplib.py", line 436, in helo
    (code, msg) = self.getreply()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/smtplib.py", line 400, in getreply
    raise SMTPServerDisconnected("Connection unexpectedly closed")

The relevant settings for my SMTP config from settings.py:
EMAIL_HOST = 'smtp-relay.gmail.com'
EMAIL_HOST_USER = env('EMAIL_HOST_USER', default=None) # according to the traceback the credential env variables are pulling through correctly
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = env('EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD', default=None)
EMAIL_PORT = 587
EMAIL_USE_TLS = True
DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = EMAIL_HOST_USER

I am building from a Dockerfile, so as an additional attempt to fix, I added EXPOSE 587/tcp, which seems to have no impact.
This doc from Google seems to suggest there is nothing blocking it, although it doesn't explicitly refer to the Cloud Run service.
Less secure apps is also enabled and I am using a generated app password from the email host account.
Unsure if there are any settings I am missing to account for my setup on google cloud run or dockerfile, so any ideas/fixes would be much appreciated. Can update with other specific info if needed.
Edit: after a lot more trial and error, decided to give another SMTP provider a go to see if that was the issue, and got it working using SocketLabs free tier without any issue. So seems like the issue is with my Google workspace SMTP config, rather than the Docker image or Google Cloud Run setup. I'll open a support ticket with Google admin and report back if it's revsolved.
Edit 2: My support request didn't lead to a resolution. I was told my workspace/mail account config looked fine and was advised to reach out for further support from gcloud (implying it was an infra/application issue). I'm not so convinced, but regardless, I'm not interested in pursuing it further (seeing as I know it works with other providers). I switched to a more permanent setup with another provider, which covers both the email hosting and supports SMTP for a lower cost than workspace (I wasn't using any of the extra stuff that comes with workspace anyway). Still curious if anyone else comes across the same issue and finds a solution.


No doubt you have heard the expression, "It's what's on the inside that counts." As your premier Southern Florida home contractors, we know that this is far from the whole truth. While the inside of your home is clearly important in both conveying a sense of serenity to those inhabiting it, the outside is equally as significant – and so is the structure, the frame that binds the inside and the out. We will gladly take care of sprucing up the framework of the home you have come to know and love, focusing on perfecting the exterior and the structural support to the best of our ability. The inside, however, particularly in regards to interior decoration, happens to be less our area of expertise. This is where you come into play! In order to complete the beautiful and comprehensive home you have always dreamt of, here are ten interior decorating tips that apply to every home we build or repair.
Hang artwork at an appropriate height.
Hanging artwork at eyelevel (between 57 and 60 inches from the floor) opens up the room while making the artwork itself accessible to those who choose to admire it. When hanging artwork in rooms with high ceilings, the tendency is to hang the art closer to the top of the wall. Avoid doing this! If you are unsure as to where your artwork looks the best, try taking a photograph – this helps to put the cohesiveness of the entire room into perspective.
Arrange furniture on a rug – the right way.
Leaving some furniture hanging sloppily off of the edge of a rug will detract from the neatness and organization of the entire space. Make sure that you stay consistent when organizing furniture on a rug – all off, all on, or fronts on.
Let go of some "collectibles".
Don't be afraid of boldness.
Incorporate unexpected and statement-making pieces in a conventional setting in order to truly make an impact. It is possible to maintain a sense of cohesion while adding daring interpretive pieces that make statements while still managing to make sense.
One central lighting fixture will not have the same impact as illuminated artwork, several small lamps, and the intentional lighting of one or two focal points within a given room. Candles will also add some soft lighting, and can be used to illuminate photographs placed on singular shelves… just an idea!
There are numerous ways to liven up your space while remaining tasteful and avoiding clutter. Have fun decorating the inside of your home – and leave the rest to us!


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Music giants offer cheap downloads to beat the Web pirates
June 13, 2002 — 10.00am
Music piracy is so rife that the world's two largest record companies are poised to make it easy and cheap to buy - rather than steal - songs off the Internet.
Universal Music Group and Sony are likely to be followed by the other big labels, offering singles for US99¢ ($1.74) or less, marking a sharp turn in the industry's response to the rise of online music copying through services such as Napster, Kazaa, Morpheus and iMesh.
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry yesterday released a report claiming that nearly a third of the CDs sold around the world in 2001 were pirated, and 99 per cent of music downloaded from the Internet was illegal.
In Australia, pirated CDs were estimated to account for 10 per cent of the market, the IFPI found.
Universal and Sony plan to sell tens of thousands of high-quality digital albums for $US9.99 and singles for up to US99¢ through online retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy and Sam Goody.
Universal plans to make new releases available for downloading as well as older ones, and possibly even offer downloads before the music is available on CD.
But the Australian music industry took a different tack yesterday, calling on the Government to crack down on music pirates.
The head of Australian music industry's anti-piracy unit, Michael Speck, said: "It is morally repugnant to allow criminals to determine the price of a legitimate product."
He said piracy in Australia had become professional and grown by 6 per cent since 1998.
"Much of it is now in the hands of organised crime. It is a high-profit, low-risk business ... at one raid near Bankstown, 20,000 CD-Rs [blank CDs for recording] were found," he said.
Queensland and West Australian police would not even investigate copyright related crime, Mr Speck said.
But he said the industry wanted the Government to crack down on organised crime rather than children swapping music. "We're not concerned with the digital equivalent of home taping," he said.
But music analyst Phil Trip said the industry had a history of prosecuting backyard operators while allowing the professionals to go free.
"The IFPI has a habit of spouting out statistics that make Peter Pan and Wendy look like the pirates," he said. "They see kids selling home-made compilations in the schoolyard like they are in the heroin trade."
Despite the Australian industry's stance against dropping prices, Mr Trip said it was likely that Australians would see cheaper back-catalogue and compilation albums in shops.
"But it still costs between $200,000 and $400,000 just to break an album in Australia. Those CDs are still going to be sold for $29."
Either way, Australians will still be able to buy discounted music online from the US.
The question is whether consumers accustomed to music for free will pay US99¢. Universal and Sony will sell formats that deliver higher quality sound than the MP3 files that zip across the pirate networks. At some point, they hope, consumers will elect to pay a modest fee rather than steal.


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This report presents an analysis of the data from the first wave of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) to explore the wellbeing of over 10,000 Australian infants and children. This report presents an analysis of the data from the first wave of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) to explore the wellbeing of 5,107 children in the infant cohort of the study and the 4,983 children, aged 4 to 5 years, in the child cohort. Wave 1 of LSAC includes measures of multiple aspects of children's early development. These developmental measures are summarised in the LSAC Outcome Index, a composite measure which includes an overall index as well as three separate domain scores, tapping physical development, social and emotional functioning, and learning and cognitive development. This report explores five specific aspects of infants' and children's experiences, exposures and environments in relation to their Outcome Index scores: * key sociodemographic characteristics covering the child, mother, family and neighbourhood * non-parental care experiences * child health—prenatal and postnatal experiences and exposures * maternal physical and mental health * the early educational experiences of the child cohort in the home and out-of-home contexts. This paper is by Melissa Wake, Ann Sanson, Donna Berthelsen, Pollyanna Hardy, Sebastian Misson, Katherine Smith, Judy Ungerer and the LSAC Research Consortium.


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As a backer of James Wallis' oft-delayed Kickstarter (Alas, Vegas), he told us he would be giving us a special gift because Alas Vegas has been so delayed. From his November 28th, 2013 update: (Now, I don't see a release date for this new version, but Mr. Wallis has certainly not made this edition available to us.) What I'm asking is what, if anything, will Fantasy Flight do to honor Mr. Wallis' obligations? I've pretty much given up hope of actually seeing Alas, Vegas actually released, but at this point, I'd like to see something for the money I contributed.


The company, which branded itself as an alternative to Android, is making significant staff cuts, with over 20% of its total workforce being laid off. Its offices in Lisbon and India reportedly are being essentially gutted, as part of its strategic shift. Cyanogen will "pivot" to "apps" and away from OS development.


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Law firm seeks a Litigation Secretary to support a Managing Partner and two Associates in the entertainment and civil litigation practice areas. Duties include general administrative functions including calendar management, file maintenance, client contact, attorney timesheet entry, client billing, arranging travel, and preparing expense reporting. Selected candidate will create, edit, format, and proofread complex legal documents, and file/eFile with state and federal court. Candidate must have Word advanced features skills, including styles, tables of contents (TOC) and table of authorities (TOA). The Litigation secretary must be highly organized, able to prioritize multiple tasks, and work collaboratively as part of a team. The hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or 9:00 to 5:30 p.m.