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package org.apache.hadoop.fs.azurebfs.commit;

import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.azurebfs.contract.ABFSContractTestBinding;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.azurebfs.contract.AbfsFileSystemContract;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.contract.AbstractFSContract;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.lib.output.committer.manifest.TestManifestCommitProtocol;

import static org.apache.hadoop.fs.azurebfs.commit.AbfsCommitTestHelper.prepareTestConfiguration;

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The AFC U-19 Championship 2018 Qualifiers will be held on October 24-November 8 across the Continent.
Nepal are in Group A of the Qualifiers alongside Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman and Kyrgyz Republic. Bangladesh and Maldives will face Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Sri Lanka in Group B.
India, whose U-17 team are in their final phase of preparation for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, are in Group D of the AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers with Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Turkmenistan.
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Dr. Joan Younger Meek is the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and the Designated Institutional Official at the Florida State University College of Medicine, where she holds the rank of professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences. Dr. Meek earned a Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition and a Doctor of Medicine Degree from the University of Kentucky. She completed Pediatric Residency Training at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Meek is a board certified pediatrician, a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, a Fellow of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, a Registered Dietitian, and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She previously served as the residency program director for the Pediatric Residency Program at Orlando Health/Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and the Clerkship Director for Pediatrics at the Orlando Campus of the FSU College of Medicine. She participates in the Wellness Committee for the FSU College of Medicine and has developed a GME Wellness Committee at her institution. Dr. Meek also Chairs the Section on Breastfeeding of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and is a Past Chair of the United States Breastfeeding Committee.
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Spider-Man: Homecoming Sequel Looks To Introduce New Villain & Lead
Still from Spider-Man: Homecoming/ Marvel Studios
The production work on Marvel's Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel is expected to begin in June in Berlin. With just two months remaining for the filming to begin, the casting process is well underway. Fans are quite keen to know who Peter Parker will confront in the 2019 sequel.
It was previously reported that Marvel Studios was looking out for a Bond-girl type femme fatale to star opposite Tom Holland in the Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel. But the role won't likely be of the lead villain. Now, a new report coming from That Hashtag Show suggests that Marvel Studios casting director Sarah Finn is on a lookout to fill two major roles for the sequel.
The first is a baddie with "elevated ideas." For the role, the studio is open to auditioning male and female actors of any ethnicity between the age brackets of 30-45 years. As Spiderman has a long list of enemies including Norman Osborn, Mysterio, Kraven the Hunter, and Otto Octavius, it remains to be seen who will fight Peter Parker in the untitled Spider-Man 2.
As for the second role that is of a high school student, the makers are looking for an 18-24-year-old male lead of any ethnicity, who will presumably be introduced as a friend to Parker. As per the role description, the character will be on par with Tom Holland's Peter Parker and should have leading qualities.
Talking more about the sequel project, there are reports which claim that the film's production work will take place in London, Venice, and Prague. While the film's story details have been kept under wraps, it is confirmed that the untitled Spidey movie begins just a few minutes after the events of Avengers 4.
Spider-Man: Homecoming 2 is set to arrive on July 5, 2019, just two months after Avengers 4, which hits theaters on May 3, 2019.
Who would you like to see confronting Peter Parker in Spider-Man 2? Let us know in comments below.
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AI startup Bonsai announced, together with Siemens, a technological highlight in deploying AI on a real-world machine in a test environment. Using Bonsai's AI Platform, Siemens subject matter experts trained an AI model to auto-calibrate a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine more than 30x faster than an expert human operator (estimation performed by Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) in Virginia). This marks the first time deep reinforcement learning has been successfully applied to auto-calibrate real-world CNC machines.
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Q: How do I get Mathematica to write the coefficients of polynomial as fractions rather than decimal expansions? I am trying to have Mathematica find the polynomial of degree $n$ in a single variable which fits the given points $(x_1,y_1),\dots, (x_{n+1},y_{n+1})$.  In the examples I am concerned with, the polynomials will always have rational number coefficients.  Here is an example of the code I am using with $n=3$
Normal[LinearModelFit[{{0, 10}, {1, 35}, {2, 81}, {3, 154}}, x^Range[0, 3], x]]

Mathematica gives the following answer:
10.+16.5 x+7.5 x^2+1. x^3

How do I get Mathematica to give the answer with the coefficients presented as fractions rather than as decimal expansions?

A: You can use the WorkingPrecision option of LinearModelFit:
Normal @ LinearModelFit[
    {{0,10},{1,35},{2,81},{3,154}},
    x^Range[0,3],
    x,
    WorkingPrecision->Infinity
]

(* 10+(33 x)/2+(15 x^2)/2+x^3 *)

or just use Rationalize afterwards (as mentioned by @Jason B.):
Normal @ LinearModelFit[{{0,10},{1,35},{2,81},{3,154}},x^Range[0,3],x]
Rationalize @ %

(* 10. +16.5 x+7.5 x^2+1. x^3 *)

(* 10+(33 x)/2+(15 x^2)/2+x^3 *)

or use InterpolatingPolynomial:
InterpolatingPolynomial[{{0,10},{1,35},{2,81},{3,154}},x]
Expand @ %

(* 10+x (25+(-1+x) (17/2+x)) *)

(* 10+(33 x)/2+(15 x^2)/2+x^3 *)

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It is important to understand and manage moisture in Wood Roof Assemblies. Excessive moisture can lead to premature failure of the structure.
While panelized wood roof systems are relatively simple in concept, the proper design of these systems to avoid potential moisture entrapment/condensation problems can be complex. The designer must have a thorough knowledge and understanding of (a) engineered wood products and their structural capabilities, (b) the performance of these wood products when exposed to moisture, (c) roofing materials and their application to wood roof systems, (d) the design of HVAC and ventilation systems and (e) the inter-relationship between each of these design considerations in a panelized wood roof system. By applying the general construction Guidelines presented in this publication, the potential for moisture entrapment and condensation in insulated wood roofs can be minimized.
Use dry wood with a moisture content less than or equal to 19% or do not install below roof insulation materials or vapor retarders until all wood framing elements have dried to a moisture content of 19% or less at the time of installation of these insulation materials.
When measuring the moisture content of the wood it is recommended that a moisture probe be used instead of a surface moisture meter.


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Superb performances of chamber and vocal works by David Lumsdaine and Nicola LeFanu on a highly recommendable release from Metier
A new release from Metier www.divine-art.co.uk/DAhome.htm brings chamber and vocal works by David Lumsdaine www.davidlumsdaine.org.uk and Nicola LeFanu www.nicolalefanu.com all performed by members of the chamber ensemble, Gemini www.divineartrecords.com/AS/gemini.htm directed by Ian Mitchell with soprano Sarah Leonard http://sarahleonard.me and pianist Aleksander Szram www.aleksanderszram.com
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David Lumsdaine (b. 1931) was born in Australia and studied at the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music before moving to England. In London he studied composition with Lennox Berkeley at the Royal Academy of Music. After taking a position as lecturer at Durham University he went on to become a senior lecturer at King's College London. In 1979 he married the composer Nicola LeFanu. David Lumsdaine's compositions range across choral, vocal, orchestral, ballet, instrumental and chamber music.
Nicola LeFanu (b. 1947) was born in England, the daughter of William LeFanu and the composer Elizabeth Maconchy. She studied at Oxford, the Royal College of Music and, as a Harkness Fellow, at Harvard. From 1994 to 2008 she was Professor of Music at the University of York and has taught composition at Kings' College London. She has also directed Morley College Music Theatre. LeFanu has Honorary Doctorates from the Universities of Durham, Aberdeen and Open University and is an Honorary Fellow of St Hilda's College Oxford. She is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Music and a Fellow of Trinity College London. In 2015 she was awarded the Elgar bursary, which carries a commission from the Royal Philharmonic Society for BBC Symphony Orchestra. Nicola LeFanu's compositions include operas and music theatre, choral, vocal, orchestral, chamber and instrumental music.
Nicola LeFanu's Invisible Places in 16 continuous sections, for clarinet and string quartet, is in sixteen small movements that play continuously. The composer tells us that the starting point for this work was Italo Calvino's (1923-1985) Invisible Cities, offering a model of how to create a continuous narrative through tiny, discontinuous ideas. But it is Calvino's book, The Great Khan that senses the nightmare of our 'brave new world.' Damaris Wollen and the Brindisi String Quartet gave the first performance in 1986.
The clarinet brings a questioning motif, developed by the strings through some lovely ideas and textures, the clarinet adding some fine colours and tones. We are taken through a subtly faster section, an atmospheric movement for clarinet where the soloist achieves some terrific sounds before the strings bring a slow and thoughtful section, interrupted by more abrasive moments.
Pizzicato phrases hurtle by before the clarinet joins. There are hesitant string chords with clarinet phrases bubble forth between gentler, flowing moments. Midway the music finds a spaciousness as the clarinet appears over string chords, swirling and soaring, often becoming shrill. The strings hurtle aggressively forward before finding a gentler nature. There are repeated pizzicato chords out of which a melody arises with the clarinet bringing a high long note out of which develops some bird like phrases as the theme is taken through some brilliantly lithe passages.
Stronger string chords are followed by atmospheric harmonies, the opening idea re-occurs bringing more passion. The clarinet is heard as the strummed string chords are played. There are more passionate pizzicato phrases before a gentler, fast moving idea for strings and clarinet that darts around quickly with outbursts. The clarinet and strings weave some lovely moments before the strings bring strident, pounding chords. The strings dart around, joined by clarinet until slowing into the final section to find a quite beautiful coda.
This is a work that takes the listener on a tremendous journey, packing so much in its sixteen minutes.
David Lumsdaine's fire in leaf and grass for soprano and clarinet was composed in 1991and takes a text by Denise Levertov. It was written for a Gemini concert, on the occasion of the composer's 60th birthday, at St. John's, Smith Square, London, UK. Soprano, Sarah Leonard alone brings the first line, 'The fire in leaf and grass' before being joined by the clarinet of Ian Mitchell with a plangent line that soon becomes more animated. Sarah Leonard brings a beautifully shaped, superbly animated performance with the clarinet adding colour and descriptive ideas, bringing a real sense of a snatched moment in time.
Sarah Leonard and Ian Mitchell are joined by cellist, Sophie Harris for Nicola LeFanu's Trio II: Song for Peter that takes texts by Emily Dickinson, Anton Chekhov, Ted Hughes and Sara Teasdale in order to, in the composer's words 'give different perspectives to perennial thoughts about time and mortality.'
Sarah Leonard bursts out with a series of declaimed 'Ah's' showing her great vocal strength and agility in this taxing part. The clarinet slowly and gently joins as the soprano continues with the text with almost sprechgesang delivery. The cello joins as the vocal line becomes more melodic, all three developing some terrific passion. LeFanu uses the clarinet and cello alone to bring moments of intense feeling, a sense of isolation and loss. When the soprano rejoins she adds even more desolate feeling. Both instrumentalists bring a terrific dialogue in their solo passages. There is a particularly intense passage at the words 'Like rain it sounded…' with a technical accuracy and mastery from these three performers that is remarkable. The setting moves through more passages of great intensity, passages of deeper richness for the instrumentalists over which the soprano rises bringing more tremendous vocal control. There are some superb instrumental details as we move through moments of gently intense emotion before rising in agitation at the words 'No more shall white cranes wake and cry' before the soprano brings the sense of loss to an end.
All three performers are quite superb in this hauntingly intense work.
In 1975, David Lumsdaine composed his solo piano piece, Ruhe sanfte, sanfte ruh', a meditation on the final chorus from the St. Matthew Passion. He returned to this work in 1978 when Gemini asked him to compose a work for them, extending it into Mandala 3 for piano, flute, clarinet, viola and cello, a work that lasts some forty minutes. The Sanskrit word Mandala is difficult to define but in general refers to a spiritual and ritual symbol. Here pianist, Aleksander Szram is joined by Gemini members, Ileana Ruhemann (flute/alto flute), Catriona Scott (clarinet), Caroline Balding (viola) and Sophie Harris (cello) with conductor Ian Mitchell (Chinese gong).
In three parts I chorale brings a transcription of the original chorus in the style of a classical quintet that flows beautifully, Lumsdaine's instrumentation adding some lovely lines and textures before suddenly stopping as we go into II sonata where the theme tries to move ahead hesitantly.
A Chinese gong is heard as the music finds a more emotional edge, slowly making its way forward through some quite beautiful yet unusual harmonies and ideas. There are flutter tongue flute phrases and pizzicato cello yet the piano tries to bring Bach's theme through the texture. The gong is heard again as the instrumentalists weave some wonderful harmonies and sounds before rising through a terrific passage with a loud gong stroke. Lumsdaine creates some remarkable ideas as again the piano brings the Bach theme but is overtaken by the others. The instrumentalists blend in some passionate moments where one can hear a Bachian presence only to find a gentle end with a gong stroke before dissolving into the opening of the piano piece, Ruhe sanfte to bring the final and longest section, III fantasia.
The piano appears with a gong stroke, slowly and gently moving ahead, growing ever quieter before rising again to take the theme forward, developing some very fine sonorities. The strings quietly and slowly enter as the piano takes the theme ahead through a series of variations, a hesitant piano part against pizzicato viola, flowing through richer textures and broadly spaced phrases. There are anguished moments where pianist, Aleksander Szram brings some impressive moments. Often there is an eastern meditative quality yet punctuated by more dynamic and fragmented passages. Later the other instrumentalists are quietly heard around the piano before sudden faster flights of fancy occur. This pianist brings some beautifully fluent touches with the other instrumentalists bringing lovely gentle sonorities and textures around the piano. There are some particularly impressive broad piano phrases and Bach appears momentarily. There are further moments where Gemini add wonderful harmonies and sonorities over fine piano phrases that grow in stature and complexity and, indeed, dynamics. After a peak, Bach's lovely theme emerges behind disjointed piano lines causing a harmonic clash. The piano grows louder as if to squash the Bach theme, hammering out the notes, but Bach continues regardless, the piano is silenced and the other instruments are left to gently work around the theme. The piano re-joins as all move through strange, gentle harmonies until a hushed end is reached on a final piano chord.
This is a remarkable, tantalising piece full of wonderful ideas.
All of the performances are superb; the recording is excellent as are the notes from the composers that include full English texts within a nicely illustrated booklet all of which makes this new release highly recommendable.
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Los Angeles - A Fiction
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Kelly Akashi, Kenneth Anger, John Baldessari, Math Bass, Larry Bell, Billy Al Bengston, Brian Calvin, Meg Cranston, John Divola, Lizzie Fitch, Samara Golden, Hannah Greely, David Hockney, Evan Holloway, Robert Irwin, Stanya Kahn, William Leavitt, Nancy Lupo, Tala Madani, Paul McCarthy, Rodney McMillian, Nicole Miller, Catherine Opie, Laura Owens, Michele O´Marah, Charles Ray, Ed Ruscha, Alexis Smith, Martine Syms, Henry Taylor, Ryan Trecartin, Kaari Upson, Jonas Wood
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Los Angeles is often referred to through clichés related to its climate, to Hollywood and to lifestyle in general, but there is another side to Los Angeles, a darker side, which has to do with the complexity of society in terms of race and class.
Los Angeles is a city with a flourishing diversity of artists who have created their own visions and artistic languages within the same social and geographical environment, but which have taken them on different routes. The concept of this exhibition is to create a fictional and subjective view of Los Angeles where many narratives generate a flowing synergy between the artworks. The artists range from those whose famous works have become synonymous with Los Angeles to younger figures who are offering a fresh take on the city.
Kelly Akashi, Kenneth Anger, John Baldessari, Math Bass, Larry Bell, Billy Al Bengston, Brian Calvin, Meg Cranston, John Divola, Hannah Greely, Samara Golden, David Hockney, Evan Holloway, Robert Irwin, Alex Israel, Stanya Kahn, William Leavitt, Nancy Lupo, Tala Madani, Paul McCarthy, Rodney McMillian, Nicole Miller, Michele O'Marah, Catherine Opie, Laura Owens, Charles Ray, Ed Ruscha, Alexis Smith, Martine Syms, Henry Taylor, Ryan Trecartin/Lizzie Fitch, Kaari Upson and Jonas Wood.
Alongside the exhibition, in the form of a book, we also present a small and subjective selection of literature written in or about Los Angeles during the last 50 years. Quotes and extracts from these writings will be organised so that they in turn tell a potential story that acts as an amplification for the artworks.
Alex Abella, Paul Thomas Anderson, Kenneth Anger, Reyner Banham, Paul Beatty, Francesca Lia Block, T. C. Boyle, Vincent Bugliosi, Charles Bukowski, Octavia Butler, Amina Cain, Wanda Coleman, Michael Connelly, Bernard Cooper, Dennis Cooper, Mark Z. Danielewski, Trinie Dalton, Mike Davis, Joan Didion, Dominick Dunne, Bret Easton Ellis, James Ellroy, Steve Erickson, John Fante, Janet Fitch, Angela Flournoy, James Frey, Romain Gary, Ryan Gattis, Kenneth Goldsmith, Joseph Hansen, Paul Haggis, John Haskell, Todd Haynes, David Hockney, Christopher Isherwood, Aris Janigian, Norman M. Klein, Chris Kraus, Rachel Kushner, Cameron Lange, Annette Leddy, Joe Linton, David Lynch, Esther McCoy, Terrence Malick, Joseph Mattson, Joyce Maynard, Jan Morris, Walter Mosley, Maggie Nelson, Victoria Patterson, Vanessa Place, Eric Puchner, Thomas Pynchon, John Rechy, Nina Revoyr, David Richards, Mary Rinebold Copeland, Jean Rolin, Martha Ronk, James Sallis, Christina Schwarz, Carolyn See, Lisa See, Mona Simpson, Jane Smiley, Jack Smith, Gary Snyder, Matthew Specktor, John Steppling, Matthew Stokoe, Donna Tartt, Karen Tei Yamashita, David Thomson, Rupert Thomson, Héctor Tobar, Bruce Wagner, Joseph Wambaugh, John Waters, Benjamin Weissman, Lawrence Weschler, Christa Wolf and Rudy Wurlitzer.
Curators:
Gunnar B. Kvaran (AFM), Thierry Raspail (MAC Lyon) and Nicolas Garait-Leavenworth, assisted by an advisory board including Hans Ulrich Obrist (Serpentine Galleries, London), Ali Subotnick (Hammer Museum, Los Angeles) and artist Alex Israel.
The exhibition is a collaboration between the Astrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo, Norway and Museum of Contemporary Art, Lyon, France.
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When you engage Humble Monkey for a Security Audit – what's the process ?
With the assumption that your firm is an SEC or FINRA Regulated entity – the process and product are very similar from firm to firm. The variation is aligning both the recommendations and the audit details to reflect your size and specific business. In essence, it's important to define the data and security matrix for that data but the product also needs to define a balance given who you are as a firm.
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These represent the specific bullet points that will specifically enhance or remediate issues.
You have an HR policy that may of course cover this subject but this may supplement any policy or be incorporated into the HR manual as it deals with specific Cyber Security topics.
What's the process and procedure for addressing and resolving a Cyber Security issue. It's not just about a quick resolution but also preserving forensics to identify and mitigate the problem in the future.
This serves as the evolving technology model for the firm and is designed to be revised annually or when prospective changes occur in the environment.
Reporting that defines the specific internal risks presented in your environment. What exploits are there but more importantly- how you resolve them. The beauty of this system is that it also presents a longer term perspective especially if you are engaging Humble Monkey for the long term.
In the end the combination presents a valuable picture to any audit process. In combination these present a very compelling argument that your firm is in control as befits a similar company in your specific field and size.


Praised for "a genuine and deeply satisfying sound" (The WholeNote), Canadian mezzo-soprano Lyndsay Promane has been described as an artist with "an arresting presence on the opera stage" (Schmopera). She is a winner of the 2018 Symphony on the Bay Young Artist Competition and is delighted to be a scholarship recipient from the Art Song Foundation of Canada.
Recent appearances include solo roles in Pergolesi's Stabat Mater and Handel's Utrecht Te Deum. Lyndsay recently attended the Orford Music Academy Contemporary Music program where she performed several world-premieres under the direction of Véronique Lacroix. Lyndsay was also selected for an Art of Song Fellowship at the Toronto Summer Music Festival where she had the opportunity to study with pianist Julius Drake and tenor Christoph Prégardien. Later this season, Lyndsay will appear in Joseph Turrin's The Fir Tree with Hannaford Youth. In recital, Lyndsay looks forward to performing the world premiere of Matthew-John Knights' song cycle, The Queen of Darkness. She will also make her debut with the Canadian Opera Company Chorus in Verdi's Otello.
As well as being engaged by vibrant opera companies such as MYOpera, Against the Grain Theatre and Tapestry Opera, Lyndsay is an alumna of several summer programs including Summer Opera Lyric Theatre, the Vianden International Music Festival, the Centre for Opera Studies in Italy, and the St. Andrew-by-the-Sea Opera Workshop.
Lyndsay is a graduate of the University of Toronto Faculty of Music and Opera Division.


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Warona Seane
Warona Seane is a South African actress who has appeared in numerous television shows, films, short films and theatrical productions.
Her biggest role to date was the lead, Dineo Nkgato, in the SABC2 drama series 90 Plein Street, which aired on the channel from 2007-2012.
Seane achieved a Performers Certificate at Trinity College through the Cape Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1995, and graduated from the University of Cape Town's drama school with a Performer's Diploma in Speech & Drama in 1999.
Seane's role in 90 Plein Street was her first appearance as a main credited cast member of a show.
She has made appearances in the following television shows:
Issues Of Faith
Big Okes
Scoop Schoombie
She has also appeared in the short films Constant K (1997) and Kap An Driver (1998), and had a minor role in the 2004 feature film Country Of My Skull.
She has had leading and supporting roles in numerous theatre productions, including Romeo & Juliet, Sacred Thorn, Symbol of Sex & State (directed by Pieter-Dirk Uys), The Alchemist's Heart, Nothing But The Truth for Janice Honeyman, and Nongogo, directed by John Matshikiza.
She also has a starring role as Lulama, Jazzman's attractive, confident, bitchy and manipulative mistress, in the Mzansi Magic soap opera Zabalaza.
Dineo Nkgatho
Hillside - Season 2
Dr. Phemelo Seema
Khanyi
Chase's Teacher
Soul City - Season 10
Nomsa Gumede
Wild at Heart - Season 3
Zabalaza (2013) - Season 1
Lulama Cele


The Italian offensive launched against Greece on 28th October 1940 brought an end to the twenty-year Greek interwar period, forcing the country to become embroiled in global conflict. Together with Greek victories, the failure of the Italian attack at a time when the Axis powers appeared invincible was hailed with great enthusiasm in democratic countries, yet at the same time provoked German intervention. On 6th April 1941, the German army invaded Greece via the Bulgarian-Greek border, just when the main bulk of the Greek army was fighting on the Albanian front. Despite desperate resistance put up by Greek and British forces, the front collapsed, and by late April almost all Greek territory was under occupation. Crete's hour had come.
In May 1941, German forces unleashed their assault on the island. The Battle of Crete had begun. Heavy air raids targeted the main urban centres, obliterating a large part of Heraklion. The bombings were followed by mass drops of paratroopers, who had to contend with the local population in addition to Greek and British organised forces. The battles fought over the next ten days were fierce in the extreme, but the final outcome of the struggle was determined by the assailants' supremacy in the air. Thus the difficult period of Italo-German occupation extended to Crete. Heraklion was liberated in October 1944, but the last of the invaders did not leave the island until the German surrender in May 1945.


In this episode, Ms. Kunjal Sakhrani talks about a highly specialized subject which is engineering management. Engineering management is a specialized field of management concerned with the engineering sector. There has been an increase in demand for management-focused engineers and also for managers who understand engineering. Many specialized engineering management degrees are now available to help develop the knowledge and expertise needed for these roles. The engineering management degrees combine professional engineering practice with business and management subjects that are usually found in an MBA program. These degrees provide a curriculum in marketing, finance, intellectual property, business law, and management. These programs teach a blend of engineering skills and commercial industry knowledge that are needed to develop solutions to business problems.
Degrees and admission eligibility Engineering Management is generally taught at the Masters level. This subject is very rarely taught at the undergraduate level. The postgraduate degrees include a Master of Engineering Management, MEng in Engineering Management, System Design Management degree or a Master of Science in Management Science& Engineering.
To apply for a Masters degree in the US, applicants will require a GRE score and a Bachelors degree, preferably in engineering or in a science subject. Other requirements may include official academic transcripts, a Statement of Purpose, a resume, essays, and letters of recommendation. Additionally, some colleges may also ask for relevant work experience for postgraduate students. International students will also need to prove English proficiency by submitting either TOEFL or IELTS scores. Degrees in this field allow you to pursue many different interests, from general management consulting to venture capital investing. These courses prepare engineering professionals for technical leadership and management roles. They also help to develop skills that will help in managing emerging technologies and assess fiscal needs. Engineering management students have the chance to explore new vocations and careers. Moreover, this subject also helps to strengthen and improve their scientific and leadership skills for effectiveness, efficiency, and success in their current positions.


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Chicago the TRIBUTE recreates that great sound with powerful horns, rich vocals and a rockin' rhythm section. This group of talented musicians takes great pride in performing these hit songs. Whether you are a fan of CHICAGO from the rockin' 60s and 70s, or the power ballads from later years, you'll love Chicago the TRIBUTE!


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Храм Святого апостола Андрея Первозванного — православный храм в Калининграде. Назван именем апостола Андрея Первозванного. Расположен по адресу ул. Комсомольская, 64. Настоятелем в храме являлся митрополит Смоленский и Калининградский Кирилл.

Строительство храма было начато 29 октября 2005 года по инициативе и при спонсорском участии А. А. Крайнего. В ходе церемонии закладки храма митрополит Смоленский и Калининградский Кирилл заложил в фундамент символический камень и капсулу с землёй из греческого города Патры, где был распят апостол Андрей Первозванный. Уже 28 мая 2007 года храм был торжественно освящён митрополитом Кириллом.

Одноглавый храм построен в традициях северорусского каменного церковного зодчества XVII века. Строительство велось на пожертвования частных лиц и различных организаций, общая стоимость строительства составила 55 миллионов рублей. Храм вмещает четыреста верующих.

Храм Апостола Андрея Первозванного ведёт активную миссионерскую деятельность. При храме действует воскресная школа. Проходят беседы с протестантами, готовящимися принять святое крещение в православной церкви. Проводится крещение бывших протестантов, желающих принять православие.

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 Митрополит Кирилл освятил в Калининграде храм Святого Апостола Андрея Первозванного // Православие.Ру
 Фотографии в проекте Православные лики России

Храмы Калининграда
Калининград
Храмы, построенные в 2007 году в России
Калининград
2007 год в Калининградской области
Здания и сооружения, заложенные в 2005 году

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Q: Google Assistant and Dialogflow requests Quotas According to this documentation Google Assistant requests to the Dialogflow (Standard Edition) have the following limits: 180 requests per minute.
I'm developing a Google Assistant action which is a quite interactive. For a single user it may take calling up to 10 Intents (requests) / per minute. Are we really saying that based on that limits my Assistant action won't be able to handle more than 18 users' sessions per minute? Really?
What if you have more than 10 000 daily active users? How about 100 000 or even more DAU?
The Google Assistant Conversational Actions documentation is silent about it. It would be great if somebody from Google Assistant team could clarify it.
Thank you

A: I posted similar question about request quotas for Action Builder on reddit.
According to the reply, there is no such thing as quota for Assistant Actions built with Actions Builder and the only limitation is your backend capacity e.g. Firebase or another implementation.
Also, I found a comment about 400k users by month in this thread.
It would be great if someone from Google Assistant representatives can confirm this or add a section to the official documentation. Because this would help to invest in developing new google actions on enterprise level without a fear to bump into request limitations.


Channels can be buffered or unbuffered, where buffered channels can store multiple messages up to a declared capacity. Once a channel is full, it blocks further writes until a process initiates a read operation.
message1 := <-bufferedStrChannel // "Hello world!"
message2 := <-bufferedStrChannel // "Your move."
Note that make(chan int) is equivalent to make(chan int, 0).
Below is an example program that collects results from concurrent workers using a shared channel.
Each worker writes at most one result to a buffered channel that has enough capacity to hold all results at once, and only the main process reads messages from the channel.
If you need to distinguish between messages from different routines, consider creating separate channels for the separate roles.
var NO_SOLUTION_FOUND string = "-1"
return solution // Found a solution!


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Is there a Planet B? Actually there is 20
In Recent Science protests around the USA, people protested varying issues related to science. But one claim stuck out, protesters claimed there is no planet b? It turns out rather recently scientists have in fact found 6 possible b habitable exoplanets within a conservative habitable zone and additional 14 b habitable exoplanets within an optimistic habitable zone. Of the 6 b habitable planets within a conservative habitable zone, 3 are found within 14 light years from earth. Even more, Proxima Centauri b is only 4.22 light years from earth.
Below is a list of b planets in the conservative habitable zone
This is a list of the exoplanets that are more likely to have a rocky composition (which according to current research requires a radius of less than 1.6 R⊕ and a mass less than 6 M⊕) and maintain surface liquid water (i.e. between 0.5 and 1.5 R⊕ and between 0.1 and 5 M⊕, and orbiting within the conservative habitable zone). Note that this does not ensure habitability, and that * represents an unconfirmed planet or planet candidate. Earth is included for comparison.
Below is a list of b planets in the optimistic habitable zone
This is a list of the exoplanets that are less likely to have a rocky composition or maintain surface liquid water (i.e. 0.5 < planet's radius ≤ 1.5 Earth radii or 0.1 < planet's minimum mass ≤ 10 Earth masses, or the planet is orbiting within the optimistic habitable zone). Note that this does not ensure habitability, and that * represents an unconfirmed planet or planet candidate.
Europe Wants the Euro but not the European Union
Fixit, Swexit, Italexit, Nexit, Frexit, and Grexit. Everybody in Europe Wants the Euro but not the European Union. Except for maybe the UK which uses the pound and voted to leave the European Union in the Brexit. And 61% of France has an unfavorable view of the EU, yet close to 72% would like to keep the Euro in a recent poll. Currently, unemployment in Greece is over 20 percent. Greece still has not balanced a budget and has been digressing in and out of a non-ending depression and malaise. And Italy has close to 12% unemployment and 130% debt to GDP. However, nobody including the markets even shuddered or blinked an eye recently when Italy's government approved 21 billion dollars to shore up its troubled banks and on April 4th it has been confirmed the Veneto Banks have a shortfall of 6.4 Billion. All the European Union Members are hostage to the export power house Germany in order for the European Union to thrive. But, this often means high unemployment, debt, and excessive welfare in the other countries so they do not rock the boat. And everybody celebrated when the overall EU jobless rate dropped to 9.5 % but France's unemployment rate still sits at 10% and Spain's is still 18%. And now Germany is talking about hurting it's own economy to help the other economies so other countries can develop jobs. Very few people even noticed the European Union's 5.5 trillion negative interest loans? Currently, the Euro Zone has 8.6 trillion in negative yielding debt. So far do no worry, Europe can probably pull through with a debt to GDP ratio of 87%, which is better then the US.
The little cold war that is a little hot
April 2, 2017 Russia: The little cold war that is a little hot. Western Sanctions on Russia, NATO forces deployed in Baltic countries and Poland for the first time, close to a 40 million Russians took part in a nuclear defense drill last summer, over a 1,000 Russian Service men killed in Ukraine and Syria, and a 100,000 man military snap drill planned in Belarus; called a threat of war from the West, Turkey shot down a Russian Fighter, talk of NATO expanding to Ukraine, and a Russia Diplomat Andrey Karlov shot on TV in Turkey. Even more, dozens of Russian diplomats keep showing up dead around the world including 8 prominent ones. Russian servicemen keep dying in the Syria conflict. Looks almost as if Retired Admiral John Kirby delivered on the statement, "'Russia will continue to send troops home in body bags': US warns Moscow if Syria violence goes on". Could a Russia Intervention be inconceivable? Actually no, over 279 US troops died in Russian between 1918-1919 when US and her allies intervened in the Russia Civil War .…
Saudi ticking time bomb
April 2 2017 The Shiite and Sunni proxy war, the Saudi ticking time bomb, and why we may already be in world war III. Up until now over 500,000 to 1,000,000 people have died in the middle east due to the Sunni and Shia proxy wars in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. And Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bahrain may follow. Also, the repressed minority of shiites in Saudi Arabia sit on 90% of the oil fields. What could go wrong; besides ISIS and Al Qeada? Does every country in the world have a hand in this fight already?
Is the Cost of Space Worth it?
Response to OPINION: "EARTH FIRST" – AN EMOTIONAL ARGUMENT LACKING UNDERSTANDING OF THE FACTS. Space is expensive. However, most people that follow the space industry know that a initial investment is necessary for almost an infinite return later. And there is some top down economics happening as well. All the advance systems built are paid to some one. And they buy houses, commodities, investments, and give charity to important causes. In the long run, I think it just adds to the GDP. Long term, people do want to see a return on these investments, like being so they can buy a ticket to go live on the moon for a month. I think we have gotten a good return on space exploration via numerous new technologies, advancement on research, and a highly skilled aerospace work force.Furthermore, I think we are closer to a out post on the moon then we realize. When I say close I mean like 5-20 years. I think we have the technology to do it now, but it should be done safely and efficiently with a eye on long term return. A Long term return should include how do we increase traffic to space efficiently. Some very badly needed infrastructure might be needed to really cut costs of launches. Like the US highway System....


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X comme inconnu (X Stands for Unknown) est un livre de vulgarisation scientifique d'Isaac Asimov édité en 1984. Il explique différents thèmes généraux scientifiques tels qu'on pouvait les expliquer à l'époque.

Chapitres
 Physique
 Lumières
 Quatre cents octaves
 Le trio mort trop tôt
 X comme inconnu

 Chimie
 Le grand frère
 Pain et pierre
 Le silicone roi
 Une vie au Silicium quand même

 Astronomie
 La longue ellipse
 Époques et empires
 L'orbite de Monsieur Clarke
 Prêt et attentif
 Centres mortels
 Dans la brousse

 Mathématiques
 Alchimie

 En bordure
 Le cercle de la terre
 Les armées de la nuit

Essai paru en 1984
Livre de vulgarisation scientifique
Œuvre d'Isaac Asimov


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The Longest Ride Movie Review
Maariyah Ford, Art & Entertainment Editor
The Longest Ride is another best-selling book turned into film written by Nicholas Sparks, who also wrote The Notebook, and was released in theaters on April 10,2015. The movie is centered around a champion bull rider named Luke Collins (Scott Eastwood) and a college student named Sophia(Britt Robertson) who is just getting ready to start her dream job in New York City's art world when she unexpectedly meets Ira. Ira's (Jack Huston and Alan Alda) memories of his past love life with his wife Ruth ( Oona Chaplin) inspires Luke and Sophia to continue their relationship in ways that they would both be happy. With the two intertwining love stories, the movie shows the ups and downs of their forever-lasting love.
So basically, this film is mainly about how opposites attract. They worry about one another for different reasons. Luke is worried because Sophia was going to move away from him to New York City and Sophia was worried about Luke because of how he has had so many major injuries and one that almost killed him but still continues to bull ride. but like usual in most movies, they always make it through. This drama/romance movie was rated by critics with 7.2 stars. George Tillman (director) did an exceptional job with showing the similarities and differences between Sophia and Luke's relationship with Ira and Ruth's relationship. The outcome of both relationships will bring movie watchers to tears.
He shows that no matter what can go on in a couple's love life, as long as your feelings are true for one another, a couple can go through anything.


Is there going to be any decent football to watch for the next 16 days?
The short answer is 'no' as our next competitive game is not until April Fools day. April the first is a Monday so even when proper football returns, we'll have to wait for the whole weekend to pass before seeing the lads play again.
When I say 'competitive' match, I notice that a new fixture has appeared on AFC.com, a friendly on Tuesday March 26th, 3pm kick off. This is part of a mid-season break in Dubai for those not involved in the internationals and the opposition is Al-Nasr Dubai SC. This is not purely an exercise in trying to boost our profile in the Middle East, latching on to a portion of oil money. Oh no.
How about this weekend? Is there anything interesting in the Prem games. Saturday is a complete wash out with three non-entity fixtures. Let's hope the rugby is good and England still have something to play for at 5 o'clock.
Sunday sees Liverpool trying to go back to the top of the table at everyone's favourite ground, Craven Cottage, followed by the chavs at Goodison. Theo always used to score against them, didn't he?
There appear to be some FA cup games this weekend, too, but hold little appeal for anyone apart from fans of the participating teams. Millwalll fans have been told they'll get a severe telling off if there's any homophobic chanting at the Brighton fans. Good luck with that. City and United to go through to add to their fixture congestion? Who cares?
As far as the international fixtures are concerned, attention turns to European Championship qualifying. Yawn.
England play the Czech Republic next Friday at 7.45 and Montenegro away on the Monday evening.
Let's hope all our boys involved in matches for their respective countries return unscathed, so when April does come around we can continue afresh.
The following is a translation from the French website Ouest France and is just an excuse to show another photo of the lovely Ben Arfa. My reaction to seeing photos of him has gone from disgust to barely concealed delight. No idea why.
So, the UEFA Nations Cup opened up for England in dramatic style with the ref displaying the usual UEFA bias towards Spanish teams when he disallowed Danny Welbeck's late equaliser.
Apparently the goal was disallowed because Welbz just stood underneath De Gea waiting for him to fall on top of him! Reasoning of that kind just beggars belief.
Wembley looked rammed as the new competition format promised more than the usual tedious friendlies. Spain were the classier outfit throughout as you might expect with so many spuds on show for England. The Spanish (and Basques) shaded possession but had fewer shots on target from the same number of efforts on goal.
The moment all Arsenal fans were waiting for came in the 94th minute – there was a large amount of injury time due to an unfortunate clash of heads involving the unlucky Luke Shaw just after half time. Welbz had only been on the pitch for a minute or two when he majestically stroked the ball into the net after De Gea fumbled.
After consultation, the bent ref ruled the goal out and England's celebrations were cut short. Here's the incident, judge for yourself.
Danny Welbeck finishes after David De Gea spills it.
After a delay the referee says no goal!
England blast Panama and Group H reveals itself as most intriguing with its diverse participants.
The first two groups complete today. Group A is done apart from who's first and second.
Group B will probably still finish with the two favourites going through but you never know.
So Die Mannschaft finally found some stiffness late on.
Today's all about hats and cigars early on.
Group H throws up two tasty games with everything to play for. Will the Poles decide to take the Rolls Royce out of the garage for a must-win match?
Not only is a 3 week lay-off mid-season inordinately dull, it is also costly to the Arsenal squad.
Both Wilshire and Koscielny have been withdrawn from their respective squads for games this weekend.
Fortunately both injuries appear to be wear and tear and not something as devastating as JW's ankle knack when playing another meaningless game for England.
How does this help the club which pays their wages?
There isn't an answer. If I were a player my ambition would always be to represent my country and friendlies, as crap as they are, are still a cap.
Arsenal News or Lack of.
I write posts, a lot of them. Well over 500 in the AA years since 2010 (?). Yet here I sit, staring at my keyboard completely bereft of ideas for a post. Why? Because of the Interlull.
It is crap. International games have become meaningless as most of our players play for countries which invariably qualify top of their Euro/World Cup groups. Quite frankly, we do not care about watching England struggle against Lithustania.
Other players are involved in long-distance travel to S. America or Africa, expend huge energy in travel, training and playing time, then return to AFC (their wage payers) Kerry Packered or injured.
My suggestion is that for the top National teams they stop qualification tournaments which are dull and only exist to make money for already rich Associations. The big tournaments should be seeded.
Right, enough of that train of thought ….
Bored with "will they sign a contract extension".
Bored with discussions about Silent Stan and his cohorts ideas for the future of the club.
So what to write about?
I could , of course, pre-empt my pre-match and start the ball rolling on a discussion about our huge game on Sunday, but what of tradition? We have still three days to go and what do we discuss tomorrow and Sunday morning?
I could express my dislike of small dogs, plimsolls, coloured Doctor Martins, and my love of sliders and ladies with "abundance", but we have done that, haven't we, and at least the posts should be football related.
Or we could not have a post at all. In my opinion the site would die if we only post a couple of times a week and I would hate that to happen.
So … I remain blank. Perhaps you have an idea?
Pl 6 W5 D1 L0. Our Boys in France.
First to kick off at the Euros were The FP and Koscielny. Both had fine games with OG scoring the opening goal of the tournament, a classic centre forward's headed goal. Given the pressure under which Giroud plays in France he must have left the pitch highly satisfied. Koscielny played as he does for Arsenal, with calm efficiency.
Aaron Ramsey: I like his hair colour – it makes him very easy to identify. Ramsey had a strange game. Started in the number 10 role playing high up the pitch yet as the game progressed moved deeper and deeper. In the second half he was in his Arsenal position which is all over the place.
It would be an exaggeration to say Ramsey dominated the game but he was influential. Next up England where he will hopefully kick lumps out of TotEngland.
Wilshire: England kicked off without Jack! It was clear to see how much they improved when he came on. The media are raving about the quality of the England performance – I have no idea why apart from trying to keep interest in the team and tournament. How many chances did they create for the "lethal" Harry Kane? How could Hodgson keep a poor Sterling on the pitch with Vardy on the bench? Against a poor Russia team a draw was Spursy.
Szczesny. Clean sheet, made a couple of fine saves. Didn't have much to do in a game totally dominated by Poland but what he had to do he did with aplomb.
Ozil: Mesut was fairly anonymous but created a last minute goal for Schweini. As always the oil in the German attack, he rarely gave up the ball and unusually played the whole game.
So…. our boys result so far. Played 6 W5 D1 L0.
Cech, Rosicky, Bellerin all play today (if selected).
How to Balance the Squad?


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Why Aren't More Malayalis Learning Hindi?
By Musthafa Azeez
"Where are you from in India?"
"Kerala," I replied as I stirred the stew.
"Oh," my roommate reacted, eyes going a little wide. "You speak Hindi really well man!"
That's what he said. What he meant was, "Oh, I thought you weren't from Kerala. Because almost all the guys from Kerala I've met so far don't speak Hindi at all!"
At that moment, I thought of Amit Shah's controversial statements. I wondered….does he have a point?
Now, to be clear, without going into my political beliefs, it's easy to state that I understand why the current Home Minister's statements are controversial. India has a long and proud history of multilingualism, one that's periodically been under threat and therefore required strident protection through regional political parties and societies at large.
But when my roommate expressed his pleasant surprise at my ability to converse with him in decent Hindi, it got me thinking.
Why do Malayalis not know Hindi?
I'm reminded of my Malayalam teacher in high school when I ask myself this question. She used to watch us with disdain as we talked to each other in English at the end of her class. Almost as if she was jealous of all the space the English words had occupied in our brains, leaving next to no room for the paryayams and vipareethams.
That was a theme with her and many other Malayali parents when they got together at oil or gas funded parties in the desert. Some Gulf parents wondered if the barrage of English words at school was affecting their children's capacity for Malayalam. They took pains to talk to their kids only in Malayalam and nip any English in the bud.
Sure, there was ample reason for such fears. Many kids would turn up in Kerala for the vacations and cry out, to the embarrassment of their fathers and mothers, "Mummy, look a cow! So cool, right? It's eating grass! Wow!"
Perhaps it was that fear that made my Malayalam teacher conspire with my parents during the end of term "Parent Teacher Meeting". They talked about my writing and reading skills like I wasn't sitting three feet away, faces creased with worry like engineers wondering if the multi-year project could be salvaged. My mother put it best when she pinched me as motivation when I struggled to read Vallathol's poems at home. "How will you read the signs on the buses in Kerala?"
Because KSRTC only uses Vallathol and Kumaranashan's poems to tell you how to get to Guruvayoor or Kozhikode.
Ultimately all their fears proved unfounded. A generation of my NRI born Comrades returned to Kerala for Entrance Exam or College or Job After Consistent Unemployment Elsewhere….and we could speak, read and write Malayalam pretty well.
And it turns out, the bus boards had not just Malayalam, but Hindi as well.
We could read both. Could others born in Kerala do the same?
Now, before I go any further, I will both admit and acknowledge that I don't know how many Malayalis born and raised in Kerala know Hindi, and that there must be many who do. But this is about those who don't.
Why weren't they taught?
I know why I learnt Hindi. Because it was the only reasonable option I had for CBSE's Third Language Subject. That's the only reason I learnt how to read and write Hindi. And with the basic tools I acquired till 8th Grade, I was able to watch movies and polish my language skills until ten years later I'm able to surprise my Mumbai born roommate.
Malayalis in my situation did not learn Hindi in order to better our career prospects or to sharpen our cognitive skills or (and this is important) out of a misguided sense of nationalistic pride, the kind that's perhaps alluded to in the Home Minister's comments.
But 14 years after successfully clearing my 8th Grade 3rd-Language exam (It was tough! I had to write six lines about a cow. I'd only learnt five!), I've come to realise what a blessing it was to have learnt Hindi.
Which brings me back to the earlier question. Why aren't more people taught Hindi in Kerala? I genuinely don't know the reason, and part of the fun of being an opinion writer rather than an accredited investigative journalist is that I don't really have to research the topic. In all seriousness though, why?
Is it because, like my Malayalam teacher, there's an opinion amongst the educational institutions of our state that teaching Hindi would diminish the quality and quantity of our youngsters' Malayalam language education?
But if so, isn't it time for educators in particular and society at large to realise that language is not a zero-sum game? You don't lose one language when you learn the other. Millions of people around the world can speak three or four or even five languages without loss of fluency. So that can't possibly be it, can it?
Then there's another reason that I think can be simply termed as Defiance. India has a troubled history with languages, be they regional, "official" or "national". Amit Shah's comments elicited an outcry from various parts of the country because it was an ugly reminder of what's happened in the past.
So are we Malayalis collectively preventing our students from learning Hindi so as to thwart it from being an imposition?
Surely there has to be a different strain of thought? One that I and countless other Malayalis have benefited from? Instead of saying all of India should learn to speak Hindi because it's the only language that can unite the country, and retorting Malayalam/Tamil/Telugu/Kannada is enough for us and we don't need Hindi, isn't there a middle ground?
One that's not driven by appeasing a Central Government directive or currying favour with northern states and business establishments, but rather for purely self-empowering reasons?
Remove the context of Hindi as a language imposed on us Malayalis by a Central Government and consider it as just a language. Why do we learn languages? To communicate. Why wouldn't we want our sons and daughters to be able to enter a cab in Dubai or a train station in Punjab and ask how long it'll take to get to a particular destination?
Knowing Hindi allows you to speak not just to Indians from many states in the country, but also countless people of different nationalities. I've seen a Malayali friend instruct a group of Nepali labourers regarding what needs to be done at his construction site. He could never get them to understand exactly what he wants as quickly as possible if he'd spoken in English alone. As a result, he ended up more qualified at his job.
You can navigate most countries in the Gulf far quicker if you switch to Hindi with the Bangladeshi/Pakistani/Indian taxi driver who's taking you around. Why sometimes you end up paying a cheaper fare for it!
Then there's the whole scientific reason for learning a language. It's one of the best ways to sharpen your mind. There are emotions and thoughts that can only be properly conveyed if you know a particular language. A lot gets lost in translation. (If you need a reminder, try watching Gangs of Wasseypur with subtitles like I did recently).
And lastly, jobs. This alone is enough of a reason. We've all long-established and seemingly come to terms with the fact that most Keralites aim to go outside in order to earn a living and establish financial security. Then why on earth would we deprive ourselves of an edge over other job applicants in 40% of the country? Why are we spending 14 years in school speaking Malayalam and getting by with English, only to then dash off to Mumbai or Bangalore and flounder with Hindi when trying to explain to the auto driver where we need to get to in order to attend the job interview?
Yes, I know. Auto drivers might understand English. Just like Nepali construction workers and Pathan cab drivers and college roommates will understand English. But are we seriously living in a world where we expect others to match our needs without taking efforts to develop an edge ourselves?
Of course, I think the official language of India should be English rather than Hindi. But that doesn't mean I won't educate my daughter in Hindi so that, if needed, she can convince the government bureaucrat to sign a particular paper she requires. I'm all for Kerala's politicians and the public to agitate against Hindi imposition. But once the agitation is over and our children return to school, why can't they learn Hindi as well?
I hope we as a society are not stopping ourselves from learning Hindi out of spite. Because if that's the case, the only people losing out are our future breadwinners.
Now, there's perhaps another issue at play here. I once asked an IELTS student why she hadn't studied in English Medium school (Despite how it sounds, I assure you I asked it in an appropriate manner at that time). She frankly replied that the English medium school was too far away and too expensive for her parents to afford. Which is why ten years later her career was stalled and dependent on two months of intensive IELTS training.
I'm reminded of that answer right now. Is Hindi not being taught as a priority, not for cultural or political reasons, but simply because of lack of funding? Is it a vicious cycle where parents don't feel it's a priority to choose schools that offer Hindi classes, schools don't make it compulsory to learn Hindi and ultimately teachers aren't paid enough to teach Hindi?
If I appear woefully uninformed about this, here's an additional question to ask. Are you? If so, then that's the whole point of the article. It's a question that's been brewing in my mind for several years now.
Why isn't Hindi taught more widely in schools in Kerala? Why aren't we Malayalis making it a priority to ensure Malayalam, English, and Hindi are all languages our children master by the time they leave school? Why is this not considered crucial for the improvement of our social, professional and financial lives?
Kya kisee ko iska kaaran pata hai?
Musthafa Azeez
Indian born and raised in Qatar and currently making plans to be buried in Canada. Voracious reader, avid cinephile, self-published author of a crime novel and a freelance journalist.
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Umberto Tirelli (Gualtieri, 1928 – Rome, 1992) was an Italian tailor, costume maker and designer, historian of costume and collector.

Tirelli was born in Gualtieri, a town in the Emilia Romagna region near the River Po. He was the oldest of four siblings and he spent his youth bottling wine with his father who was a wine and grains merchant. Tirelli initially wanted to become a teacher but the idea didn't last long. At the age of sixteen he discovered he had a love of clothing by frequenting the home of Luigi Bigi, a tailor who lived in the same town and who reproduced French fashion in Milan in the 1930s. In 1952, Giorgio Sarassi who, with Bigi's help, had made his fortune in the business of fabrics for high fashion, found Tirelli a job in Milan as a delivery boy and display designer for Marco, a fabric shop in Via Montenapoleone. Across the street was the boutique of Mirsa where Beppe Modenese, the future President of the National Chamber of Italian Fashion, worked at the time. Tirelli and Modenese decided to rent a place together in order "to survive because our pay was minimal," as Tirelli recalled in his autobiography, Vestire i sogni. (Dressing Dreams)

In 1955, at the age of 27 Tirelli was offered an apprenticeship by Pia Rame and Carlo Mezzadri, who had just purchased the theatre costume manufacturer Finzi. At Finzi Tirelli met Lila de Nobili, who was making the costumes for Maria Callas in Luchino Visconti's La Traviata, due to open at La Scala in Milan in 1955. He also met Piero Tosi, an Academy Awards-nominated costume designer who had worked with Visconti on Il Gattopardo and Death in Venice. Tirelli worked on La Traviata by making the costumes for the female chorus.

At the end of the 1950s Tirelli moved to Rome to work in the Sartoria Safas for the sisters Emma and Gita Maggioni. He stayed there until 1964 when he started his own business.

Over the following fifty years, Tirelli worked with some of the biggest costume designers, including Lila De Nobili, Piero Tosi, Pierluigi Pizzi, Luciano Damiani, Danilo Donati, Gabriella Pescucci, Vera Marzot, Gitt Magrini, Ezio Frigerio, Milena Canonero, Marcel Escoffier, Maurizio Millenotti, Carlo Diappi and Maurizio Monteverde. Tirelli's contribution proved to be essential in terms of philology of fashion, the recovery of age-old techniques, and the quest for authentic outfits. (He had a Collection of 15,000 items, dating from the seventeenth century to the days of Chanel and Dior).

An ardent costume collector, Tirelli defined himself as "a fashion archeologist". He used to say that he did "an archeological expeditions" every time he bought a costume. Tirelli's costume collection was used for cinema and theater. In 1986, he donated 100 authentic outfits and 100 theatrical costumes to the Galleria del Costume of Palazzo Pitti in Florence. Since his death, his sartoria has been run by Dino Trappetti, Gabriella Pescucci and Giorgio D'Alberti.

References
 Antonella Giannone and Patrizia Calefato, Manuale di comunicazione, sociologia e cultura della moda. Volume V, Performance. Meltemi, Rome, 2007.
 Paola Bignami, Storia del costume teatrale, Carocci, Rome, 2005.
 Caterina d'Amico e Gabriella Pescucci, Vestire la scena: L'atelier Tirelli, Electa, Milan, 1993.
 Umberto Tirelli and Guido Vergani, Vestire i Sogni: il lavoro, la vita, i segreti di un sarto teatrale, Feltrinelli, Milan, 1981.

External links
 http://www.tirelli-costumi.com/storia.php?lang=en
 http://dellamoda.it/fashion_dictionary/t/tirelli.php

1928 births
1992 deaths
Italian costume designers


A slew of developments and a strong view for 2019 are working in favor of Cerner Corporation CERN at present. However, an intensely competitive industry is concerning.
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Cerner faces cutthroat competition from Healthcare IT bigwigs like athenahealth and Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, which might affect both pricing and margins.
Additionally, for the first quarter of 2019, business bookings are expected in the range of $1.10-$1.30 billion. The midpoint of this range reflects a 14% decline year over year.
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Ah a day at the beach. Nothing better to lift your spirits than this activity. Even though I haven't felt my best, it felt so good to spend a few hours at the beach with the kids yesterday. Not only did it satisfy their need to expend some energy, but it got me out into the fresh ocean air, cool breeze and sandy beach that I love. It soothed my soul.
I'm so grateful for my time here, even if a major part of it is spent inside this trip. I simply don't mind. This is time spent healing for me in a different way. I'm surrounded by my mom's things as well as dad's, but everywhere I look, I'm reminded of just how much my mom loves this home.
Dad will be back here, I'm sure of it. I plan on bringing him back in the fall, God willing. His friends have been asking when he will be back. He loves it here and has many friends and activities here, a different life!
But mom was happy and had friends where here she was. Everywhere I turn, I see her. The plaque she received when she got her hole in one, her photos, her clothes. I still miss her but it isn't as raw now. Most of the time I can handle it better than I did before. I don't cry every day. I don't cry most days.
Going to the beach reminded me of the time when I was here when my girls were younger. We packed a picnic and went to the beach with mom and dad. It was the first time the girls had seen the beach and the ocean.
Dad loves to take pictures. He took one that day that I still have of my mom when I posing with jazz hands while sitting at the picnic table. It was a beautiful, sunny day. A dolphin swam behind my oldest daughter that day. I tried to capture that moment on film but wasn't fast enough. What a beautiful memory though!
Each time we go to the beach we make new memories to add to our memory bank. These are all things to be grateful for because these are special, but sometimes we have to remember to add those little, everyday memories to the memory bank, too. Those are just as special and things we should be grateful for. Tonight, for instance, I'm very grateful for my 18 year old daughter. She made dinner again and it was delicious. She's been taking over the mom role while I've not felt well and doing a super job!
So, as you look back on your day, what are you grateful for? If we focus on the positives of life and less on the negatives, we will be much happier people, overall. Forgiveness is the key and the hardest thing to do, but for now, just focus on what you're grateful for.
She does her best to keep up.
She sits, they take blood and insert the IV.
They walk away telling her to stay there for a few minutes.
Back out to the waiting room to wait for a room to become available.
Time to follow them again.
So hard to keep up. They are quick and she hurts. The pain is excruciating.
She does her best to keep up, shuffling along.
She sits on the ER bed. Wow! It's soft and comfortable. Maybe now she can relax just a little.
But the pain. Sharp, stabbing, radiating into her whole abdomen. She can't get comfortable. Nothing helps.
More people come in. Time to go to ultrasound. That shouldn't be bad, she thinks.
Oh, they poke and prod into her ribs, into her abdomen, into the pain. Damn this pain. "Take a deep breath and hold it", she's told again and again. She's told, "stop breathing…now breathe". The only words from the woman in olive green scrubs with the blonde ponytail. Does she have a name?
In her little room again she finally goes. Her daughter is there at last. Now she's not alone. Thank God she's no longer by herself.
Next, vitals. Her nurse is lovely. She's from Ohio. And her doctor wants a CT scan. They found something on her pancreas. Her heart sinks. She's now in pain and so frightened.
To CT scan she is whisked away, but after she has pain medication. Ah, pain meds. They hit her head fast and she is somewhere far from here. They could do anything now. She's sleepy and silly.
She moves to the big slab that enters the donut, aka CT machine. They place her arms above her head. She is comfy! They inject contrast into her veins. The sensation is strangely warming, EVERYWHERE!
In moments she is taken back to her little room to await the results. She is so afraid, but the feeling is overshadowed by goofiness because of the pain medicine.
Her daughter laughs at her antics and asks her questions. She makes a grammatical error and corrects herself which makes her daughter laugh. She puts a tiny rubberband on her nose just because she can. Her daughter takes a picture. Wow! This stuff is wild! She's so tired but can't sleep because the doctor will come in.
He enters the room with news. Pancreatic cyst, pseudocyst or cancer. The question is now where to follow up. She is just here for a week. She will follow up at home.
The physical pain is gone for now, but has been replaced by emotional pain. She will call her husband. She needs his love and support as much as she needs her daughter's right now.
With prescriptions in hand, She leaves with her daughter. Shocked and saddened but relieved to have a diagnosis at last. The hurt in her heart is a heavy burden but her family are her strength and will help her see this through.
This has been updated because I failed miserably with copying and pasting this from my poetry blog! I wanted you to have the actual poem and not what was here which was a mess! Thanks fortaking the time to read it!
Often we go through life so busy we fill out mind with just the negative thoughts. It's no wonder we get so stressed out as a society. We seem to have lost the ability to take the time to smell the roses and appreciate the little things around us. This has been my story for sometime, but over the last few months, I have reconnected with my old self, my grateful self.
This week is my holiday with the kids while my husband is 1250 miles away. It is easy to dwell on the fact that I miss him terribly, but I realize that he is just a text message or phone call away and boy, are those sweet gems in my day!
I spent day 1 of the vacation in bed until heading to the ER with major belly pain. Please understand that I am far from a hypochondriac. I have to be having excruciating pain before I decide that I need help. I've been told that I have a high pain tolerance so, I suppose that's so good after having 4 kids.
I drove myself to the ER and had my 18 year old daughter meet me there later. She had to call a can for the first time which I understand was an experience in and of itself, but I'm so proud of her for doing it! She made it to me before I received the news of my diagnosis which have me strength. I needed her support badly.
If I was not in my new grateful state of mind, I would have been in the "poor me" phase still. The "when is the negative karma crap going to end for this family" state of mind. Luckily, I have re-learned to think that the glass is half full again. It's not to say I don't have times when I feel sorry for myself, but they are fewer and fewer these days. Everyone has crosses to bear and those that enter my life are mine to handle with grace and dignity.
Oddly enough, I got a similar diagnosis as my dad did on Christmas eve. I got mine in Easter eve. He had a pancreatic abscess surrounding a cyst. For me, it looks like either a cyst, pseudocyst or worst case scenario and least likely, pancreatic cancer. I'm a nurse and with everything presented to me so far, my educated hypothesis is a cyst. Having pain is a good thing when it comes to your pancreas.
The lesion is on the head of the pancreas. It is painful but the fabulous ER doctor, Dr. Bethel, prescribed good pain meds to get me through my holiday and home again. My husband is taking the day off on Friday and flying down here to drive us all back home. God bless that sweet man.
While my daughter and I were in the ER, her boyfriend and my 14 year old daughter cleaned our condo completely spotless, made dinner and cleaned up and took care of my crazy, wonderful 8 year old son. How incredible to know that these kids that are usually silly and sometimes wild can be super responsible, thoughtful and so kindhearted! I love them each so much! My only regret is getting sick on their holiday. They've been looking forward to this for so very long. I don't like being I'll and I'm not good at it, but I know I have to take care of myself. I'm still learning, but it's great to know that I am so surrounded by such love and gratefulness too. In life it's not just the big things, it's the little things that really count.
Walking into the condo for the first time alone, knowing I am the first of our family to be here since mom's death was more than difficult. The anticipation kept me awake and cranky, as if 4 excited kids weren't already doing that, on the last leg of our 24 hour drive yesterday. Not having the comfort of my husband here to hold me was excruciating. I wanted nothing more than to collapse in his arms and fall apart, but I had about 4 minutes to wipe my tears and get my happy facade back up and plastered firmly on my face.
It's the first Easter without mom. Not only that, but I'm here alone with 4, count them, 4 crazy kids! We stopped once for dinner which took 1.5 hours so we only stopped for gas and potty breaks the remainder of our trek to paradise. Just for emphasis, again, me and 4 kids! Mom would be impressed after telling me I was mad as a hatter!
I am impressed that no one was injured but there were several moments along the way that got a bit, well, interesting. First, 3 kids belong to me, ages 18, 14 and nearly 9. My extra kid will be 18 on Thursday. Conversations are always unique and my youngest has become wise beyond his years with such an age gap. If we heard it once, we heard it a thousand times, Liam thinks and 18 year old classmate of the older two is "hot". He informed us of many things such as this and let's just say, I'm not sure he's safe to release in public. I'm not sure he has a filter anymore after this car trip.
The more tired this lot became, despite the fact that they all slept, the weirder the conversations became. I told them all just to please "shut up, shut up, SHUT THE HECK UP"! Well, it may not have been heck at that point.
The oldest 2 graciously took charge unloading the van, going shopping for groceries and making dinner. The only problem was, they forgot to take 'the boy'. I needed sleep after not sleeping. I calculated that I slept 30 minutes in 30 hours. As I attempted to sleep, my darling son said, "mom, stay awake. You can't fall asleep. No one else is here." the words I used were more than likely not something very nice, but I was trying desperately to explain my plight to the little lad. He wanted none of it. Grrrr… I finally got some blessed sleep.
Today will be day two of our great adventure. I still feel sleep deprived, but perhaps I'll take a nap! I can do that here. For now, I have 4 sleeping kids and quiet time for myself. Life is beautiful.
Getting ready for a vacation can be stressful, but it's also filled with the anticipation of good times and an escape from the everyday humdrum life we lead. At times I wish I could just blink and be there already, sort of an 'I Dream of Jeannie' moment. Other times I wish I could relive my past holidays but take my family with me. I guess I would need to have a 'Back to the Future' vacation for that to happen though.
If only I could meet Doc Brown and Marry McFly and travel through time in the DeLoreon, I think the first place I would go is back to the Ireland of my youth. The thing is, I'd would want my husband and kids to go there too. I loved those holidays more than anything. Sure, we worked on my grandparents farm, but it was good, honest work. I learned so much about the small farm and what it took to run it. I had a place there. I fed the chickens, helped with the milking of the cows, made haystacks, cooked, made butter, collected eggs, and washed clothes by hand. Honest, hard work. But it was fun! We were together with my cousins and my grandparents. I wish my children had that experience. Those were the years of 1970's through 1985.
I would use that DeLoreon, van sized, of course, often just to visit the places I've been with my family as a child, but you know, I'd like to see the future too, just a little bit. I think I'd travel to 2036 to see what my kids are doing. By then they should be settled into careers and have families of their own. I will be 66, God willing, if all goes well and hope to be a grandma then. By then, my oldest 3 should be established in their careers– one nurse, one doctor and one graphic or digital artist and my son will hopefully be an engineer if he keeps up that line of thinking and doesn't change his mind 10 times along the way.
I want to see in this magical future, 20 years from now, if my house is finally clean. Where do my kids live? Who have they married? Did they get married? 2 We're my husband and I finally able to lose our flab and become healthier? What dogs do we have? Did my brother get married?
So many questions I never really thought of because I'm always thinking about today and the immediate future. It's difficult for me to look past what's happening now. I look to the past and think about the future but now, I believe I'll think about it just a wee bit more. My kids are growing so fast.
This fall, 2 will be at university and I'll just have 2 at home. That concept blows my mind. Where did that time go? How did it go by so fast and when did I blink? I don't remember blinking and telling them they could grow up. I'm proud of each of them though. They will do well I know as long as they follow they're hearts. I don't need a time machine for that.


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UK Labour Party fails to draw line under anti-Semitism row
Mahmud el-Shafey
The controversy focuses on some examples included in the IHRA anti-Semitism definition, with many complaining about vague language.
Thursday 13/09/2018
Demonstrators protest outside the headquarters of Britain's opposition Labour Party in central London, on September 4
LONDON - Britain's Labour Party, after months of heated debate and criticism, formally adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition and 11 accompanying examples of anti-Semitism into its official code of conduct. However, the United Kingdom's main opposition party included a free speech "caveat" that all but guarantees that the dispute will continue.
Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) agreed on September 4 to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition in full over the objection of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Many in the party had said they hoped that the NEC decision would end the months-long saga over anti-Semitism that has dogged the party and allow a united Labour to focus on addressing the government's record, rather than internal issues.
However, the NEC simultaneously approved a statement that "ensures this will not in any way undermine freedom of expression on Israel or the rights of Palestinians," which sparked a backlash from the Jewish community and renewed criticism of the party.
Campaign group Labour Against Antisemitism described the statement as a "get-out-of-jail card."
"There can be no caveats, no conditions and no compromises with racism," a spokesman said. "The NEC has ignored the requests of the Jewish community and denied the fundamental right of that community to define its own discrimination."
The Labour Friends of Israel group echoed the criticism. "A 'freedom of expression on Israel' clause is unnecessary and totally undermines the other examples the party has supposedly just adopted," it said.
In July, the Labour Party adopted an amended version of the IHRA definition that left out some examples, including one that said denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination "by claiming that the existence of a state of Israel is a racist endeavour" was anti-Semitic.
Technical questions on the difference between "a state of Israel" and "the state of Israel" bogged down the NEC debate before the IHRA definition was eventually passed in full. Members questioned whether supporting a single-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict would now be deemed anti-Semitic.
Exposing the deep divisions within Labour over the issue, Corbyn initially intended that an even stronger statement be issued protecting those who describe the creation of Israel as "racist."
"It cannot be considered racist to treat Israel like any other state or to assess its conduct against the standard of international law," Corbyn's statement read. "Nor should it be regarded as anti-Semitic to describe Israel, its policies or the circumstances around its foundation as racist because of their discriminatory impact or to support another settlement of the Israel-Palestine conflict."
Corbyn chose not to table the statement after it became clear that it would not pass.
However, this is a view that is held by many in the party, including among grass-roots members where antipathy towards Israel is high. There were protests outside the NEC, with anti-IHRA protesters significantly outnumbering those who supported its adoption.
Anti-IHRA protesters held placards that read "Freedom of speech must include freedom to criticise Israel" and chanted "Israel is a racist state."
The anti-Semitism row is part of a wider split within Labour between Corbyn and his supporters and parliamentarians who would prefer a more centrist policy. For most of his career, Corbyn had been on the fringes of the Labour Party and has faced renewed criticism for some of his previous actions, such as meeting with Hezbollah and Hamas figures.
It looks unlikely that the NEC decision will draw a line under the anti-Semitism controversy in Labour but many said they hoped that it could at least signal the beginning of the end to the issue.
Sociologist Keith Kahn-Harris, who was involved with the NEC's consultation over anti-Semitism, said the issue would only be resolved when the wider splits within the party were healed.
"One thing the last three years has taught us is that statements and definitions on their own do not stop the controversy over anti-Semitism… While acknowledging that the IHRA has its flaws, I pointed out that the NEC's proposed alternative was deeply problematic; and, for better or worse, failing to adopt the IHRA definition would be experienced as a hateful act by many Jews," he wrote for the Guardian.
"I also stated that the IHRA, if interpreted carefully, should not inhibit pro-Palestinian activism."
Mahmud el-Shafey is an Arab Weekly correspondent in London. You can follow him on twitter @mahmudelshafey
This article was originally published in The Arab Weekly.
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