I've always thought I would have children (at age 28 to be precise!), but I sometimes wonder if I should rather go through life without having kids. I always thought being a mother was my _purpose_ in life. I'm not going to be famous, I'm not going to change the world, I'm just another little fish swimming in this vast ocean we call life. So is it so important that I bring more little fish into the already overcrowded world? Sure I could raise a future nobel peace prize winner, but the chances are slim.
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The civil aviation authority is yet to determine what caused a Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA) seaplane to crash land near the Kuredhu Island Resort last week.
The accident investigation coordination committee said in a statement last night that the investigation will continue once the seaplane is resurfaced. The coastguard, police, and TMA are assisting the investigation.
The Twin Otter seaplane sank within minutes of crash-landing around 5:30pm last Tuesday. A speedboat rescued the 11 tourist passengers and three crew members within minutes.
The investigation committee said it has retrieved the seaplane's records, recovered some of the seaplane's parts with help from the army, and interviewed passengers and crew.
The MNDF and TMA have made a plan to recover the submerged seaplane, the committee said.
Seaplane accidents are rare in the Maldives. In February 2012, an Maldivian Air Taxi aircraft crash-landed on the water runway at Ibrahim Nasir International Airport with nine passengers due to poor weather conditions. None of the passengers or crew sustained injuries.
A TMA flight crash-landed near Biyadhoo Island resort in February 2011.
The tax authority has removed a freeze on Jumhooree Party leader and tourism tycoon Gasim Ibrahim's Villa Group accounts in yet another indication of a thaw in relations between the opposition and the government.
A senior government official told Minivan News that the Villa Group had submitted a plan to pay the US$90.4million claim within two years.
"The Villa Group initially denied that had to make any payments. But now Villa Shipping has agreed to pay the government. That's why MIRA [Maldives Inland Revenue Authority] has removed the freeze," they said.
MIRA froze the accounts of Villa Shipping and Trading in May after the Tourism Ministry annulled several agreements on properties leased for tourism development and claimed the company had failed to pay rents on some of the properties since 2006.
The 90.4million claim includes US$75.5million as a fine.
The opposition says the move was an act of reprisal after Gasim's JP split from the ruling coalition and allied with the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) in an anti-government campaign.
Several opposition politicians including ex-president Mohamed Nasheed was arrested and sentenced to jail shortly after the formation of the new alliance.
After months of street protests, historic anti-government marches, and mounting diplomatic pressure, Nasheed was transferred to house arrest in late June and preparations are now underway for talks.
Speaking to Haveeru today, Gasim maintained that his company did not owe any money to the state, but said he had no choice but to make the payment.
"We are having to do this this because our cases at the courts are still pending. We had no choice to do this until the court reaches a decision. If there is any justice in Maldives, I am sure I would not have to make the payment," Gasim said.
The Villa conglomerate – which operates businesses in shipping, import and export, retail, tourism, fishing, media, communications, transport and education – previously said the claim is unlawful and is contesting it at the civil court.
The civil court had rejected a request for a stay order on paying the fine until the courts uphold the claim.
Villa Group says the claim has cost the company a US$80million loan. It had struggled to pay the salaries of some 5000 employees following the accounts freeze.
In mid-June, Gasim announced that he will retire from politics once his term as Maamigili MP expires in 2019. The long-time presidential hopeful also said he will no longer contest in presidential elections. The government with opposition backing has now amended the constitution to set new age limits of 30-65 years for the presidency, meaning Gasim will be ineligible for the 2018 presidential elections. He will be 66 then.
The JP is in disarray. Two senior party officials fled the country after they were charged with terrorism over a historic anti-government protest on May 1.
Government revenue declined by MVR19.2 million (US$1.2 million) in May compared to the same period last year and reached MVR1.2 billion (US$77.8 million), the central bank has revealed in its monthly economic review.
Total expenditure during the month meanwhile rose by MVR104.9 million (US$6.8 million) and amounted to MVR1.5 billion (US$97 million).
"The decline in total revenue during May 2015 was mainly due to the decline in both tax and non-tax revenue which fell by MVR9.5 million and MVR1.7 million, respectively," the review stated.
In May, the government obtained US$20 million from Saudi Arabia for budget support. Finance minister Abdulla Jihad told Minivan News at the time that the funds were to be used to "manage cash flow" as revenue was lower than expected.
A large portion of forecast revenue is expected later in the year, he said, adding that shortfalls are currently plugged through sale of treasury bills (T-bills).
According to the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA), the total outstanding stock of government securities, including T-bills and treasury bonds (T-bonds), reached MVR18.4 billion (US$1.1 billion) at the end of May, representing an annual increase of 36 percent.
The forecast for government income in this year's record MVR24.3 billion (US$1.5 billion) budget is MVR21.5 billion (US$1.3 billion).
The projected revenue includes MVR3.4 billion (US$220 million) anticipated from new revenue raising measures, including revisions of import duty rates, the introduction of a "green tax", acquisition fees from investments in special economic zones (SEZs), and leasing 10 islands for resort development.
"During the review month usable reserves also registered increases in both monthly and annual terms by 12 percent and 41 percent, respectively. As for gross reserves in terms of months of imports, it rose both in monthly and annual terms and stood at 4.2 months at the end of May 2015.
The economic review noted that tourist arrivals declined by three percent in April compared to the same period in 2014, reaching a total of 102,242 guests.
"The annual decline in arrivals was contributed by the significant decline in tourist arrivals from Europe," the MMA observed.
Tourism receipts also decreased by four percent in the first quarter compared to the corresponding period in 2014.
"On the supply side, the operational capacity of the tourism industry increased by 3% when compared with Q1-2014 to reach an average of 27,827 beds. Reflecting this and the decline in tourist bednights, the occupancy rate of the industry fell to 79 percent in Q1- 2015 from 84 percent in Q1-2014," the bulletin stated.
The volume of fish purchases meanwhile decreased to 6,134.6 metric tonnes in April, registering an annual decline of 11 percent.
"In May 2015, both the volume and earnings on fish exports declined in annual terms by 35 percent and 12 percent, respectively. This was mainly owing to the decrease in the volume and earnings of frozen skipjack and yellowfin tuna exports," the economic review revealed.
The rate of inflation in Malé meanwhile accelerated to 1.7 percent in April from 1.1 percent in March.
"The pick-up in inflation during the month was mostly contributed by the growth in fish prices and prices charged for housing rent," the central ban explained.
The government has revealed plans to develop the recently closed Nasandhura Palace Hotel on the waterfront of Malé as a 15-storey luxury hotel with apartments and a convention centre.
Speaking to Minivan News today, deputy tourism minister Ibrahim Lirar said Nasandhura will be re-developed as a five-star city hotel by Galaxy Enterprises – a company owned by President Abdulla Yameen's brother-in-law Mohamed Manik.
"The company is going through all the design phases, which then has to be approved from the tourism ministry before they can start construction," said Lirar.
Nasandhura Palace Hotel, located in front of the airport ferry terminal, first opened in 1981 and was managed by the government.
The site was previously handed to Shangri-la in May 2008 to develop a 15-storey hotel, before a crack in the coral reef outside the area doomed the project.
Shangri-la was provided land near Dharubaaruge to develop the hotel, but the project has since been stalled.
The hotel development project on the Nasandhuraa plot was awarded to Galaxy Enterprises five years ago.
The large plot of land also accommodates the state-owned Island Aviation Services' head office, which has now been provided new premises to move its operations, said Lirar.
Island Aviation's head of administration Ali Nashaath told Minivan News that the airline will be moving its headquarters to the vacant Raiveriyaa restaurant in the western end of Malé.
"We never had our own land to operate from for the past 15 or so years. So we are planning to develop the Raiveriyaa site as our permanent headquarters," said Nashaath.
Haveeru reported that the cabinet's economic council last month had requested Island Aviation to move out from Nasandhura, after transferring ownership of the plot of land from the housing ministry to the tourism ministry.
Asked about the bidding process in the hotel development project, Lirar said the tourism ministry followed all due procedures.
"The government will decide what happens to the land as it is government-owned. We will employ it in ways which would provide the maximum benefit to the government," said Lirar.
Four resort workers were dismissed on June 6 from Alif Alif Atoll Kandholu resort on bogus drug abuse charges because of their work on a petition demanding a minimum wage, the Tourism Employees Association of the Madives (TEAM) has said.
"All four of the dismissed staff were key figures in gaining signatures for the TEAM petition. The resort wanted to dismiss them with any excuse they could find," said the organization's secretary general Mauroof Zaki.
The TEAM petition – signed by more than 5000 Maldivian resort workers – demands a US$600 minimum wage, the implementation of an eight percent quota for Maldivians in the resort sector and the equal distribution of service charge to all employees.
Police raided Kandholhu resort – owned by Universal Enterprises – after the management complained of staff using drugs on the island.
A police spokesperson said the four were taken to Rasdhoo Island for a urine test. Two of the staff tested positive on a drug screening. But the police said they were released the next day because the substance they had used was not illegal.
The dismissed staff told Minivan News they were using medication.
"The police started checking our belongings and doing body checks of the people singled out by the management. They checked me and said I was clear of any problems," he said.
Resident manager Ahmed Jaleel told Sameen to accompany the police to Rasdhoo.
When the drug test came out negative, Sameen said he was taken to Kuramathi resort, also owned by Universal Enterprises, and informed of his dismissal.
The letter was signed by Jaleel.
Jaleel told Minivan News that he had did not made any promises to reinstate staff and said he was not aware of their work gaining signatures for the petition.
Jaleel and the Kandholhu general manager were not responding to further calls despite repeated attempts.
Over the past few years, resort workers have occasionally tried to launch protests.
Workers who had been fired from Sheraton's Maldives luxury resort for allegedly demanding union recognition protested near the Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort and Spa in February, according to the website of the International Union Federation.
Carrying banners with slogans such as "Sheraton fully booked — no room for human rights", the dismissed workers carried out a boat picket around the resort, while employees came to the beach and waved in support.
Three staff at Palm Beach were dismissed in July 2014 after 50 staff staged a strike over alleged discriminatory polices at the resort.
In February 2013, an employee strike in Vaavu Atoll Alimathaa resort resulted in 27 employees being fired by management.


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NORFOLK, Neb. – Yovany Duran wants to set an example for his family. The Northeast Community College freshman is the first member of his family to attend college, making him among a third of all students in the country who are considered first-generation college students. "I didn't have anyone to follow; I had to be the first to lead my family in pursing their education, so I can teach them how to do it," Duran said.
The U.S. Department of Education reports 33% of higher education students are the first in their families to attend college. At Northeast Community College, the Institutional Research Office reports 45% of Fall 2021 degree-seeking students were classified as first-generation, while 35%, whether degree-seeking or not, were first-generation in the same time frame.
Duran said he did not want to be part of the cycle of other members of his family who have not pursued their education. He chose to attend Northeast because of the close proximity to his home in Madison, which has allowed him to stay near family. He said his mother; aunt and two younger sisters are proud of the path he is trailblazing by enrolling in college.
"I was also the first in my family to graduate high school. That's a big thing for me; getting my diploma was also a big thing for them too. Going to college was like out of this world."
Duran graduated from Madison High School in May 2021. While at Northeast, he is pursuing a criminal justice degree.
"I want to give back to the community and protect society, things like that," he said. "My biggest goal for continuing my education is to set a foundation for my family - an education foundation so they can have better opportunities in their lives too."
This week, Northeast Community College's TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) program held a celebration to recognize first-generation college students at the institution. TRIO students and the campus community were invited to stop by the TRIO office to sign a "Proud to be F1RST" banner and share stories and successes with one another and others.
Josh Becker, director of TRIO at Northeast, said the first-generation event on Nov. 8, was an important day to celebrate, not only within TRIO, but throughout the entire college community.
"So many of us here at Northeast are or were once first-generation college students. The barriers that are placed in front of a student who is without a clear path on their academic journey can feel insurmountable," Becker said. "It is the courage and determination in our students that leads them to become the 'first in their family' to succeed in higher education, and we are so pleased and proud to highlight their stories."
Becker said he and the TRIO advisors created a display that demonstrates the success stories of first-generation students which can be displayed in the years to come to show others that they are not alone in their journey and that they too can create their own success.
"First-generation college students are a significant proportion of those supported by TRIO-SSS here at Northeast, and it is our privilege to support them achieve their goals and show them a roadmap of success."
In addition to assisting first-generation students, TRIO works with income-eligible individuals and those with disabilities to progress through the academic pipeline to post-baccalaureate programs.
The Center for First-Generation Student Success reports that colleges and universities across the nation recognized Nov. 8 as the date to observe the annual National First-Generation College Celebration to honor the anniversary of the signing of the Higher Education Act of 1965. The Higher Education Act ("HEA") emerged out of President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty.
Much like other hallmark legislation of that era, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, HEA was intended to help level a playing field that for too long had been weighed against Americans from minority and low-income backgrounds. In addition to creating federal grants and loan programs to help students finance their educations, the legislation made key investments in institutions of higher education. Additionally, HEA ushered in programs, particularly the Federal TRIO programs, necessary for postsecondary access, retention, and completion for income-eligible, potential first-generation college graduates.
Duran is proud of the journey he is taking at Northeast Community College. Recently, he brought his sisters to the institution's Norfolk campus to show them where he is spending his time pursing his education. It's something, he said, he never got to experience.
"I'm almost tearing up thinking about it, but it was something so new - and I felt like I did something for the family. It was great to see my little sisters walk with me through campus and be curious what college is and how nice it is. They still have quite a while before they attend, but it's never too late to start talking about it. I tell them if you work hard for it, you could be here, too. It just means a lot to me."
Yovany Duran, of Madison, a first-generation college student at Northeast Community College, signs a "Proud to be F1RST" banner this week to observe the annual National First-Generation College Celebration. The day honors the anniversary of the signing of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

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Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience singer James Dylan is, by day, an artist. Last year at this time, James offered a pencil drawing of Robert Plant. This year, he turned his hand to John Bonham.
These pencil drawing look incredibly like photographs, and lend credence to the idea that James is as good an artist, if not better, than singer. No small praise that.
Cost of the pictures is $95 for a 9 x 13 print signed by Dylan or $65 for a 6.5 x 10 signed print (plus shipping) and can be ordered from JamesDylanOfficial.com. There appears to be Robert Plant prints still available too.
Last year the original pencil drawing was also made available for $2,000 (plus S & H). No word on whether the original is available this time.
via Ramble On Radio, the only Led Zeppelin Podcast.
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If you want to see everything Jacksonville has to offer, there is no better way to do so from behind the wheel of a rental car from Hertz. Don't waste your time waiting for the bus or hailing taxis to go to the sights. When you have access to your own ride, you can drive anywhere you want to go, when you want. Make your next getaway to North Carolina even more enjoyable with a Hertz car rental.
Jacksonville is a perfect town when you desire to get away from rat race of a big city. Guests come to check out Jacksonville's historical significance. However, you may have your eyes on going to one of its great beaches close by. No matter what you pick to do first, you'll want to check out as much of Jacksonville as you can during your stay. If you need to see what else is around Jacksonville, then get behind the wheel of your Hertz rental car and see what else is out there.
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We strive to get you the lowest price, no matter when you reserve your car. However, booking your car well ahead of your visit can help you save even more. Be sure to not add an additional driver and go over the mileage policy to avoid any unexpected fees.
Do I need to bring anything special when I get my car in Jacksonville?
What's Jacksonville's minimum age to rent a car?
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Chatting A Girl Up: What to Talk About?
You have ust done your approach perfectly. The girl is beautiful and all her attention is on you as she waits expectantly for you to say something to her. You open your mouth, suave and smooth like James Bond when you suddenly realize – you have no idea what to talk about with girls. Sound like a familiar situation? It's a question that many men ask themselves – how can they maintain a conversation with a beautiful stranger, one that will keep women engaged and emotionally invested as they get to know each other.
One thing to understand is that it is not so important what you say but rather how you say it.The delivery is far more important than the content. Consider saying "Hi, my name is John" very shyly, with your body all closed in, and saying the same thing except with your chest thrust out in a powerful voice. How you deliver what you have to say makes a very big difference.
Another thing that will improve your interactions is humour. This is not to say that you should be spouting joke after joke in an attempt to make her laugh – on the contrary, this is simply seeking a reaction from a woman and is more likely to make you seem like a try-hard. Instead, seek to amuse yourself. Anything can be funny if you look at it in the right way, and if you can find fun and enjoyment in everything around you, women will love you. This is not to say that you must never tell a joke though – if you think a joke is funny and want to share it with the woman, by all means go ahead. You're sharing your sense of humour and what you find funny with her and women will love you for that.
Women don't want you to try and invade their world with interrogation-like questions.They want to experience your reality, be a part of your party. Your conversation should be a gateway into your world and you should talk to women about topics that interest you and help you build that strong connection with her. What you talk about with a girl should ultimately be an expression of you, because this is the person you want the girl to get to know.


When it comes to holiday comic traditions, few are as clever, exciting, and chilling as the annual Hellboy Winter Special, featuring exceptional creators telling short stories about the titular demon and other characters in the Mignolaverse. These books go beyond the usual cheerful holiday fare, taking a creepier approach that recognizes that winter can be a pretty miserable time. It's cold and dark, and different cultures around the world have their own ways of dealing with this chilly season. Hellboy Winter Special 2018 features three new tales: Mike Mignola reunites with frequent collaborator Ben Stenbeck to put Hellboy in the middle of a seance that goes predictably haywire; Tonči Zonjić delivers another hard-boiled Lobster Johnson tale that has the vigilante delivering justice to a trio of gangsters during the holiday season; and brothers Gabriel Bá and Fabio Moon bring back vampire Simon Anders to explore a Bulgarian pagan ritual.
This exclusive preview of next week's Hellboy Winter Special 2018 showcases Bá and Moon's story, introducing readers to the Kukeri, men who wear large animal masks and bells around their waists to scare away evil spirits. This excerpt draws readers into a frigid forest with beautifully atmospheric visuals by Moon and colorist Dave Stewart, who colors all of the stories in the one-shot. They do outstanding work making the natural world come alive, and the designs of the spirits use visual elements of animals like fur coloring and silhouettes as the foundation for the spirits' humanoid forms. The exaggeration of the Kukeri masks contrasts with the real animal forms to emphasize the artistry of this winter tradition, and a connection can be drawn between the Kukeri's theatrical interpretations of nature and the ways comic artists amplify the expressions of animals on the page.


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Global stock markets experienced a strong rally following the United Kingdom referendum vote. While the initial market reaction to the news of the U.K. voting to leave the European Union was quick selling, investors just as quickly changed their tune. U.S. stocks, international stocks and emerging market stocks have all been moving up over the two months following the vote.


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La BYD G3 a été lancée en 2009 sur le marché chinois, il s'agit d'une version agrandie de la BYD F3 avec plus d'équipements de série, 12 000 unités furent vendues au cours des six premiers mois. Cependant, La G3 suscitait des critiques sur son apparence, rapprochant à celle de la Toyota Corolla.

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Maria Magdalena of Austria (1589–1631)
Grand duchess of Tuscany . Name variations: Maria Maddalena; Maria Maddalena of Austria; Maria Maddalena de Medici; Marie-Madelaine. Born on October 7, 1589, in Graz; died on November 1, 1631, in Passau; daughter of Mary of Bavaria (1551–1608), duchess of Styria, and Charles (1540–1590), archduke of Styria; sister of Ferdinand II, king of Bohemia and Hungary (r. 1578–1637), Holy Roman emperor (r. 1619–1637), Margaret of Austria (c. 1577–1611), Anna of Styria (1573–1598), and Constance of Styria (1588–1631); married Cosimo II de Medici (1590–1620), grand duke of Tuscany (r. 1609–1620), on October 19, 1608; children: Ferdinand II (1610–1670), grand duke of Tuscany (r. 1620–1670); Maria Cristina de Medici (1610–1632, twin sister of Ferdinand II); Giovanni Carlo, cardinal (1611–1663); Margaret of Parma (b. 1612, who married Edward Farnese, duke of Parma); Mattia or Mattias (1613–1667); Francesco (d. 1634); Anna de Medici (b. 1616, who married Ferdinand of Austrian Tyrol); Leopoldo (1617–1675), cardinal.
A German princess of imperial descent, Maria Magdalena of Austria was the daughter of Archduke Charles of Austria and Styria and Mary of Bavaria . Maria Magdalena was exceptionally well educated and showed considerable interest in contemporary art and the intellectual movement known as humanism. These cultural interests served Maria well in her marriage to the powerful leader of the Italian province of Tuscany, Grand Duke Cosimo II de Medici, since the Medici were renowned for their artistic patronage. Like virtually all marriages between aristocrats in early modern Europe, the union was politically motivated as an attempt to create a diplomatic alliance between the Austrian monarchy and the Medicis. Maria and Cosimo were married in 1608, when Maria was about 19 years old; her new husband was also 19.
Despite being a foreigner, the young grand duchess fit in fairly well in the culturally refined, ostentatious Medici court in Florence, and seems to have gotten along well with her husband; Cosimo had a palace built for Maria, called the Poggio Imperiale in honor of Maria's imperial family. Maria Magdalena of Austria matched the disposition of her husband: tolerant, agreeable, and friendly. The attractive couple became a popular subject of portrait painter Susterman. The results hang in the Corsini Gallery in Florence.
Maria and Cosimo had eight surviving children in their twelve years of marriage, four sons and four daughters. But in 1620 Cosimo died suddenly, at age 31. Maria's eldest son, Ferdinand, succeeded his father as Grand Duke Ferdinand II, but since he was only ten years old he could not rule. Cosimo's will had provided for the rule of the duchy during the young duke's minority. He had named his mother, Christine of Lorraine , and Maria Magdalena to serve as joint regents for Ferdinand. However, it was understood that Christine would carry the burden of administration while Maria spent her energy on raising her eight children. The two women worked amicably together, sharing similar tastes for art and luxurious living and between them spending much of the large treasury Cosimo had built up. Maria did not live to see her son take over the reins of government, however. In November 1631, she went on a combined personal and diplomatic mission to see her brother, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II. En route Maria fell ill and died suddenly at Passau. Her body was carried back to Tuscany and buried at San Lorenzo. Grand Duchess Maria Magdalena of Austria was 42 years old.
Micheletti, Emma. The Medici of Florence. Florence: Scala, 1980.
Young, George F. The Medici. 2nd ed. NY: E.P. Dutton, 1911.
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Q: Batch reading compressed CSV files in R Newbie here. I have 1000 compressed CSV files that I need to read and row bind. My problem is similar to this one, but with two differences:
a) File names are of different lengths and not sequential, in this form:
"members_[name of company]_[state code].csv"`

I have two vectors, company and states with the required codes. So, I've built a vector of all the files I need with this code:
combinations <- expand.grid(company, states)
csvfiles <- paste0("members_" ,
            combinations$Var1, "_",
            combinations$Var2,".csv" )

so it has all the filenames I need (20 companies X 50 states). But I am lost as to how to cycle through all zip files. There are 10 other CSVs inside those zip files, but I only need the ones described above.
b) When decompressed, the files expand to a directory structure such as this:
/files/member_database/members/state/members_[name of company]_[state code].csv

but when I try to read the CSV from the zip file using
data <- read.csv(unz("members_GE_FL.zip", "members_GE_FL.csv"), header=F,  sep=":")

it returns the 'cannot open connection' message. Adding the path such as ./files/member_database/members/state/members_GE_FL.csv doesn't work either.
Then, I'm not sure if the command read.csv(unz(csvfiles... would make it read the names in my csvfiles, but I'm not sure if that's because of the above or if the command is wrong altogether.
Any help is appreciated -- insights, docs I should look at, etc. Again, I'm NOT trying to get people to do my work. As I type, I have 37 tabs open (many from SO), and have already spent 22 hours on this thing alone. I've learned this post and others how to read a file within a ZIP and from this post how to extract and import data. Still, I can't piece it all together. I've only started with R a few months ago, and have no prior experience as a programmer.

A: I suspect all that was missing was the correct path to the file in the archive: neither "members_GE_FL.csv" nor "./files/member_database/members/state/members_GE_FL.csv" will work.
But "files/member_database/members/state/members_GE_FL.csv" (without the initial dot) should.
For the sake of completeness, here is a complete example:
Let's create some dummy data, three files named out-1.csv, out-2.csv, out-3.csv and zip them in dummy-archive.zip:
if (!dir.exists("data")) dir.create("data")
if (!dir.exists("data/dummy-files")) dir.create("data/dummy-files")
for (i in 1:3)
  write.csv(data.frame(foo = 1:2, bar = 7:8), paste0("data/dummy-files/out-", i, ".csv"), row.names = FALSE)
zip("data/dummy-archive.zip", "data/dummy-files")

Now let's assume we're looking for 3 other files, two of which are in the archive, one is not:
files_to_find <- c("out-2.csv", "out-3.csv", "out-4.csv")

List the files in the archive, and name them for the sake of clarity:
files_in_archive <- unzip("data/dummy-archive.zip", list = TRUE)$Name
files_in_archive <- setNames(files_in_archive, basename(files_in_archive))

#                  dummy-files                    out-2.csv
#          "data/dummy-files/" "data/dummy-files/out-2.csv"
#                    out-3.csv                    out-1.csv
# "data/dummy-files/out-3.csv" "data/dummy-files/out-1.csv"

Find the indices of files we're looking for in the archive, and read them like you intended to (with read.csv(unz(....))):
i <- basename(files_in_archive) %in% files_to_find
res <- lapply(files_in_archive[i], function(f) read.csv(unz("data/dummy-archive.zip", f)))

# $`out-2.csv`
#   foo bar
# 1   1   7
# 2   2   8
#
# $`out-3.csv`
#   foo bar
# 1   1   7
# 2   2   8

Clean-up:
unlink(c("data/dummy-files/", "data/dummy-archive.zip"), recursive = TRUE)

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Lanzkowsky's Manual of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Seventh Edition remains the go-to clinical manual for the treatment and management of childhood cancers and blood disorders. It is a comprehensive book on patient management, replete with algorithms and flow diagrams, and includes a new section on vascular anomalies. Reflecting the considerable advances in the treatment and management of hematologic and oncologic diseases in children, the seventh edition of this successful clinical manual is entirely updated to incorporate all current treatment protocols, new drugs, and management approaches. Its concise and easy-to-read format, again, enables readers to make accurate diagnoses and treatment decisions without having to reference larger medical textbooks.
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12. Disorders of platelets
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18. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
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20. Hodgkin lymphoma
21. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
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Jonathan D. Fish, MD is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine. He is Director of the Survivors Facing Forward Program, a long-term follow-up program for survivors of childhood cancer, in the division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation at the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York. He holds a B.A., with distinction, from the University of Western Ontario and received his M.D. degree, magna cum laude, from the Upstate Medical Center of the State University of New York. He did his Pediatric training at the the Schneider Children's Hospital, New Hyde Park, NY ( Presently known as the Steven and Alexandra Children's Medical Center of New York) and completed his Pediatric Hematology-Oncology fellowship training at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Fish received the American Society of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Young Investigator Award in 2008. His clinical and research interest is on the late effects of childhood cancer treatment and survivorship care. Jeffrey M. Lipton, MD, PhD is the Chief of Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation at the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York and Center Head, Patient Oriented Research, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research. He is Professor, Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Medicine at the Hofstra North Shore – LIJ School of Medicine. He holds a B.A. from Queens College, City University of New York, a Ph.D in Chemistry from Syracuse University and an M.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Saint Louis University Medical School. He did his Pediatric residency training at the Children's Hospital, Boston, MA and his Pediatric Hematology/Oncology fellowship training at the Children's Hospital and the Sidney Farber Cancer Institute (now DFCI) in Boston. Dr. Lipton is a Past-President of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO). His main interest is bone marrow failure. Dr. Philip Lanzkowsky was born in Cape Town on March 17, 1932 and graduated high school from the South African College and obtained his MB ChB degree from the University of Cape Town School of Medicine in 1954 and his Doctorate degree in 1959 for his thesis on Iron Deficiency Anemia In Children. He completed a pediatric residency at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital in Cape Town in 1960. After working in Pediatrics at the University of Edinburgh and at St Mary's Hospital of the University of London, Dr. Lanzkowsky did a pediatric Hematology-Oncology fellowship at Duke University School of Medicine and at the University of Utah.
In 1963 he was appointed Consultant Pediatrician and Pediatric Hematologist to the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital at the University of Cape Town and introduced Pediatric Hematology and Oncology as a distinct discipline. In 1965 he was appointed Director of Pediatric Hematology and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the New York Hospital-Cornell University School of Medicine.
In 1970 he was appointed Professor of Pediatrics and Chairman of Pediatrics at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and established a division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology which he directed until 2000. He was the founder of the Schneider Children's Hospital, which he developed, planned, and was the hospital's Executive Director and Chief of Staff from its inception in 1983 until 2010.
Dr. Lanzkowsky has received numerous honors and awards and has lectured extensively at various institutions and medical schools in the United States and around the world. In addition to having been the author of five editions of the Manual of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology used by clinicians worldwide, he is the author of How It All Began: The History of a Children's Hospital and over 280 scientific papers, abstracts, monographs, and book chapters.
Dr. Lanzkowsky's medical writings have been prodigious. His seminal contributions to the medical literature have included the first description of the relationship of pica to iron-deficiency anemia (Arch. Dis Child., 1959), Effects of timing of clamping of umbilical cord on infant's hemoglobin level (Br. Med. J., 1960), Normal oral D-xylose test values in children (New Engl. J. Med., 1963), Normal coagulation factors in women in labor and in the newborn (Thromboses at Diath. Hemorr., 1966), Erythrocyte abnormalities induced by malnutrition (Br. J. Haemat., 1967), Radiologic features in iron deficiency anemia (Am. J. Dis. Child., 1968), Isolated defect of folic acid absorption associated with mental retardation (Blood, 1969; Am. J. Med, 1970), Disaccharidase levels in iron deficiency (J. Pediat., 1981) and Hexokinase "New Hyde Park" in a Chinese kindred (Am. J. Hematol., 1981).
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EXO's D.O. will be starring in KBS's upcoming drama "Prosecutor Jin's Victory" (literal title, also translating to "True Swordsmanship")!
"Prosecutor Jin's Victory" is a story about a prosecutor named Jin Jung who is armed with bad manners and delinquency. He breaks down the sanctuaries created by wealth and power, and he even takes down the greedy people living in those sanctuaries. He uses expedient methods over conventional ones, tricks over standard procedures, and delinquency over sincerity in order to stop the corrupt authorities from undermining society. With its refreshing sense of justice, the drama will make viewers forget about the frustrating reality.
The upcoming drama will be helmed by director Kim Sung Ho of Netflix's "Move to Heaven" and penned by scriptwriter Lim Young Bin who co-wrote JTBC's "Sketch." Earlier in February, it was reported that Lee Se Hee is in talks to star in the drama alongside D.O.
D.O. will be playing the role of Jin Jung, a prosecutor at the third division of the Central District Prosecutors' Office. Jin Jung is a devilishly charming man, and he will be long remembered in the history of prosecutors for being unprecedentedly crazy. However, at the same time, Jin Jung has a deep sense of justice and conscience. He fights on the side of those who are weak, battling evil an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth and getting revenge 10 fold.
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CESARE IV (Common Electronic Fee Collection System for a Road Tolling European Service) is a project set up by ASECAP (the European Association of Toll Motorways Operators) in co-operation with Stockholm Group (representing the Road Public Administrations from Finland, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom) and co-financed by European Commission. The fourth and final CESARE IV phase started in December 2007 and ended in December 2009.
The objectives of CESARE IV were specifying, designing, developing, promoting and implementing a common interoperable Electronic Fee Collection System (EFC) on European toll roads. More specifically, the main goal of CESARE IV was to define, according to the European Directive 2004/52 (Directive 2004/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the interoperability of electronic road toll systems in the Community), a framework for establishing an interoperable EETS (European Electronic Toll Service), functioning in a coordinated way at the European level, while allowing the Member States to fasten the pace of their national implementation plans for EETS.
The CESARE project as a whole started more than ten years ago and its development was structured into four project phases. The CESARE IVth and final phase had more specific objectives compared to the previous CESARE phases, which were mainly focused on studying the technical aspects of the European interoperability. Since 2004, after the adoption of Directive 2004/52/EC the project was in fact more oriented on EETS and on legal/fiscal/procedural interoperability and interoperability management.
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Nowadays, we tend to focus on progress, no matter what it involves for us. We don't really think about the consequences of what we develop, Could this lead to complications? Could it be potentially dangerous? It'll just help us in our daily lives, be an improvement, an enhancement of some sort. Of course, not every discovery will turn into a new Manhattan Project, but it doesn't have to stop us from thinking about what it implicates for us in the long term. The goal of this article is not to warn you about the ethical problems caused by the scientific rush for artificial intelligence – you can find these in this interview by Thinkerview, where Eric Sadin, French philosopher and writer explains his point of view after years of in depth research about that subject. Together, we will dive into a thought experiment, where an AI, in the near future, will be able to create its own language and therefore (assuming that the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is true), lead to a new conception of the world. We can't imagine what that world will be, yet. However, it will surely be different from what we know, as is the case after every major discovery.
Computer programming as a universal language.
A language is an encoded way to communicate, to express ourselves through a set of rules and using various means : sounds, signals, gestures, written and typed characters. It's a tool used to transmit intelligible information from a sender to a receiver.
To understand what a universal language is, we should take a closer look at mythology. In the myth of the Tower of Babel, every human being spoke the same language when they worked together to build the tower. It was only when they finished that God destroyed the tower and made them speak different languages as a punishment for their Hubris.
A universal language is common to everyone. There is no such thing at the moment, not everyone speaks English or Chinese or Esperanto. We can define universal language as a common ground for working and living together.
Computer programming doesn't differ from spoken languages in its definition. It's a set of rules and tools, used to transmit an information from a sender to a receiver. A various set of instructions that a machine must follow, encoded in a way it can understand.
In some ways, computer programming as a whole (not taking into account every single programming language) is a universal language. It allows people everywhere on Earth to work on the same project and understand each other (for example : open source programming like LINUX).
Language shapes our perception of the world.
Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf expressed the hypothesis of linguistic relativity (weak hypothesis) and linguistic determinism (strong theory). Without going too deep into the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, it states that language determines thought and therefore, decisions. We will focus on the lesser theory here, as it's one that linguists can generally agree on. So, according to this theory, individual's thoughts and actions are determined by language that an individual speaks.
The movie Arrival (2016) by Denis Villeneuve uses this theory and pushes it to its limits. Aliens have developed a language that can change humans' linear perception of time, allowing them to experience "memories" of things that have yet to happen. The aliens are willing to share their language freely, but humans misunderstand the word "tool" for "weapon", which will build the tension throughout the movie.
Another illustration of this hypothesis can be found in the book 1984, by G. Orwell. The government uses language to control the thoughts of its citizens by removing words from usable vocabulary. "Newspeak" – as it's called in the book-acts as a tool to prevent people from thinking about anything that could hurt the government.
Will AI be the keystone to a new perception of the world ?
Type 1 : Reactive Machines (Deep Blue), developed for a specific situation.
Type 2 : Limited Memory (self-driving cars), observations are not stored permanently.
Type 3 : Theory of Mind (doesn't exist yet), can take into account that decision making differs according to one's beliefs, desires or intentions.
Type 4 : Self-awareness (Halo : Cortana), an AI with self-consciousness, it's only science fiction for now.
Historically, every major discovery has changed our perception of the world or the way we interact with it. From the discovery of fire to the invention of the Internet, each discovery has directly, or indirectly helped us take a step forward into the future. Take for example heliocentrism, and how it changed perception of the world, back in 1543. According to Arend Hintze's definition of AI, the moment we create a type 4 AI will be when the tides will turn.
In the end, it all relies upon whether or not AI is able to create a new language. We already can find a few indications that might help us answer this question : in November 2016, two artificial neural networks were able to exchange encrypted information. The encryption method they used evolved throughout the experiment to the point where they finally created their own method where neither its creators, nor a third neural network (the observer) could crack it.
A neural network can't be qualified as "AI" since it's only able to accomplish one specific task. However, this experiment took place more than two years ago, and major progress has been made in the same domain more recently. We imagine that it's only a matter of time until real communication between two Artificial Intelligences happens.
"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world." – Wittgenstein, Tractatus logico-philosophicus (1922).
Artificial intelligence is happening, not tomorrow, but today. It's a huge leap forward in terms of simulation, error checking, medical assistance, translation etc. We can't stop it and why should it be stopped, even if we could? It's our responsibility to design it in the best way we can to ensure it won't slip out of our control. This is the main goal of this article, to make sure people understand that AI is the most important discovery of this century. As such, we can't skimpon any aspect of its development and we must consider and prepare ourselves for the infinite changes it could make to our lives.


Background: Lingual dystonia is extremely rare following stroke. We describe clinical features and neuroimaging findings in a series of 11 patients (seven acute and four chronic) with post-stroke lingual dystonia and review the literature.
Methods: This was a case series using a preformed structured proforma and review of literature using a PubMed search.
Results: In our case series, all patients had dysarthria as a presenting symptom. Seven patients had acute presentation (six had an ischemic infarct and one had thalamic hemorrhage) and four had chronic presentation (all had infarct). All patients except one had small infarcts, with the majority of them in the basal ganglia and subcortical white matter regions. Additional chronic ischemic lesions were seen in all patients with acute presentation. The majority of the patients with acute (five out of seven; 71.42%) presentation had left-sided involvement on imaging. We could identify only one case of acute post-stroke lingual dystonia following the PubMed search. Three other cases of post-stroke lingual dystonia with chronic presentation have been described; however, these were associated with oromandibular or cranial dystonia.
Discussion: Our results, based on brain lesions, suggest that all lingual dystonia patients with acute infarcts had underlying chronic infarcts. Overall, more left-sided than right-sided strokes were observed with post-stroke lingual movement disorders including dystonia; however, the data were not significant (p = 1). All patients had dysarthria, with only one having mild tongue weakness and only four having facial weakness. This suggests that the lingual dystonia was responsible for the dysarthria rather than weakness in these patients.


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Shareholder Proposals & Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14H (CF): The Conundrum of Precatory Proposals (Part 6)
We are discussing the staff guidance issued in Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14H (CF) on shareholder proposals. Specifically, the Bulletin provided guidance on subsections (i)(7) (ordinary business) and (i)(9) (directly conflicts).
In issuing the guidance, the staff addressed one of the two issues raised in the Whole Foods appeal. The shareholder argued that a "conflict" could not arise when the proposal submitted by shareholders was precatory. As the staff reasoned: "We believe that a precatory shareholder proposal, while not binding, may nevertheless directly conflict with a management proposal on the same subject if a vote in favor is tantamount to a vote against management's proposal."
The analysis illustrates some of the difficulties associated with the reasonable shareholder standard. It may be true that a reasonable shareholder would not vote for opposites, whether mandatory or precatory. But the language of Rule 14a-8(i)(9) speaks to proposals that "directly conflict" with each other. It is still difficult to understand how a precatory proposal, which only provides the board with advice, directly conflicts with a management proposal.
Moreover, there are benefits in allowing shareholders to vote on "opposite" proposals, particularly if one of them is precatory. For example, if the company proposes to combine the chair and CEO positions, shareholders can register their opposition and vote against the proposal. A negative vote, however, cannot necessarily be interpreted to mean that shareholders favor the combining of the two positions. Shareholders may simply oppose a categorical rule that the two positions be combined.
An alternative proposal to prohibit the combining of the two positions, therefore, would allow shareholders to provide management with additional information about their views that will not necessarily be conveyed in a no vote on the management proposal. It is possible, for example, that both management's and the shareholder's proposal could fail, providing the company with a greater understanding of the views of shareholders.
The risk that both would pass assumes that shareholders would make decisions that are inconsistent and ambiguous. But as the votes in the seven companies with competing access proposals showed, this is an unrealistic and unlikely assumption. Precatory proposals provide information; they do not create conflicts.
Shareholder Proposals & Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14H (CF): Gaming the System (No. 7)
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  and cook until done-about 8 hours on Low. NOTE: For added flavor, put
  cooked  meat  on  heat-proof platter; pour remaining sauce and drippings
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When Did Goldie Hawn Meet Kurt Russell Age Difference
Goldie Jeanne Hawn is a singer, dancer and manufacturer. She was born in the United States. Her career in the show business began with her participation in the sketch funny program Rowan & & Martin's Laugh-In. After appearing in numerous other programs, she became known for her efficiency in the movie Cactus Flower. She likewise won an Academy Award for her efficiency because motion picture.
Goldie Hawn has actually been a successful actress for many years. She initially became famous in the 1960s. After a few unsuccessful films, she proved herself in a variety of successful comedies. Her last film in the 1980s was opposite Kurt Russell.
In the early 1990s, Goldie took a break from acting. This was partly due to taking care of her mom, who had cancer. Then she started to work as a producer. During this time she starred in the television movie Hope and appeared in many other films.
After she separated Gus Trikonis, she married Expense Hudson. Their child, Kate, was born in 1979. A few years later, Goldie and Bill had actually a kid named Wyatt.
They separated in 1983. When she satisfied Russell, she had not declared divorce yet. However, it was after the two had made their relationship authorities that she did. Both women dated other actors, including Swedish actor Bruno Wintzell.
Goldie has 3 kids. The oldest is Oliver Hudson. He is best understood for his role in Black Christmas. Also, he is the star of Amazon Prime video series The Wilds.
The middle kid is Kate Hudson. She is the second child of Goldie and Bill. They live in an incredible home overlooking the Hudson River in Manhattan. While they are able to be apart, Kate spends most of her time with her moms and dads. As a result, Goldie is understood to her grandchildren as "Gogo".
One of her most notable roles remained in the seriously well-known play, Franz Kafka's Death. Hawn was granted an Academy Award for Best Supporting Starlet for her function.
Among her most recent roles are as a director and producer. She has appeared in movies such as Sugarland Express, Snatched, and Housesitter. Presently, she continues to deal with her production company. And her children, as well as her own life, have actually always been her leading priority.
Throughout her career, Goldie has made the respect of the market, and is now one of the most popular and accomplished actresses in the world. Goldie and her family are active members of the Goldie Hawn Structure, which concentrates on providing educational opportunities for young minds.
Goldie Hawn is an American actress who has actually starred in films such as Personal Benjamin (1980 ), The Sugarland Express (1974 ), The Woman from Petrovka (1974) and Cactus Flower (1969 ). She got an Academy Award for Finest Supporting Actress for her performance in Cactus Flower and was chosen for a Primetime Emmy Award for her portrayal of Liza Ford in the HBO series Laugh-In. Throughout her time on the series, Hawn gained worldwide attention.
At age 3, Goldie started taking dance lessons. She likewise studied drama at the American University in Washington, DC. After a couple of years in the theatre, she went into film production. Throughout this duration, she starred in a number of television specials.
She made her feature film launching in 1968 and has actually given that starred in a number of popular funnies. Her very first film, Cactus Flower, was critically well-known. Upon its release, Goldie got a Golden World for best supporting starlet and the Academy Award for finest supporting actress.
Goldie ended up being wed to star and artist Expense Hudson in July 1976. They have a child, Oliver Hudson, and a daughter, Kate Hudson. A year later on, they divorced.
In the 1990s, Goldie and Liza had a variety of films. Some of her jobs were crucial and ticket office disappointments, such as Overboard (1987) and Hope (1997 ). On the other hand, her work in satirical dramas, such as Ash to Ashes (2007 ), was popular.
After a brief hiatus in the early 1990s, Goldie returned to acting. She starred in a variety of movies, including The Banger Sis (2002) and Procedure (1984 ). In addition, she co-produced the 1984 movie Housesitter.
She has likewise been involved in charitable work. She founded the Hawn Structure in 2003, which is devoted to educating young people. Through the structure, she wishes to increase scholastic efficiency and supply youth with opportunities for success.
Goldie Hawn is a cherished starlet. Regardless of a string of frustrating films in the 1990s, she continues to enjoy celeb status and has a successful career. Besides her operate in the theatre, Goldie is a manufacturer, author, and dancer.
Goldie Hawn is a Hollywood star and starlet with a long and effective profession. She's known for her feathered hair, high-waist denim jeans, and simple and easy style. In addition to being an Oscar winner, she's also a mom of three.
Her first kid, Oliver Hudson, was born in 1976. The next year, Bill Hudson and Goldie welcomed a daughter, Kate. A boy, Wyatt, was born later on in the years.
Their marital relationship is rumored to have actually ended in divorce, but they have actually given that revived their love. Goldie and Kurt are a close couple and are devoted moms and dads to their lots of grandkids. They have actually likewise started a charity organization, the Hawn Foundation, to inform underprivileged children.
When she initially fulfilled Al Capp, Goldie didn't know that he was a cartoonist and would have the ability to help her in her mission to get into the movie business. However, the meeting was an eye-opener.
Goldie and Kurt's relationship started in the late 1980s. They invited their son, Wyatt, in 1986. He's now matured to be a star. He's also a devoted hockey gamer, and has bet the University of Alabama-Huntsville.
Goldie and Kurt's son has actually appeared in several TV programs and films, including Marvel's Captain America. He has likewise made some looks in the Black Mirror series. His performing has actually been the subject of some debate. Eventually, he's been credited for playing the role of Loser on the program Lodge 49.
Goldie and Kurt have been together for over thirty years. They have a lovely house, near the Russell's child's home.
They are both pleased with their achievements in the show business. In 2018, they reunited and postured for an image. But, they're not on the best of terms. Both are attempting to heal their differences.
There are numerous factors for the distinctions. One of the reasons is that Kate's father, Costs Hudson, disowned her. Although she was separated from her biological father, she forgave him. Eventually, she wishes to have the ability to get in touch with his kids in 2021.
While they have not had the most convenient of relationships, they're attempting to make it work.
Goldie Hawn has been nominated for lots of awards throughout her profession. Her very first nomination for an Oscar can be found in 1969 for her efficiency in the film Cactus Flower. Later, she received another nomination for her function in Private Benjamin.
In addition to her work on the screen, Goldie Hawn likewise taught dance classes. She founded the Hawn Foundation, which teaches kids social psychological skills.
Hawn is known for her funny. Throughout the 1970s, she appeared in movies such as The Sugarland Express and Shampoo. In the 1980s, she starred in the film Overboard. After her career as an actress started, she hosted several variety specials for ABC and CBS.
Goldie Hawn also made her directorial debut in 1997 with the movie Hope. This film was based on a phase play, and it received combined evaluations. Nevertheless, the efficiency of Hawn was really favored. It won several awards.
Hawn is the child of star Kurt Russell. She started in dance, and then changed to acting. She made her debut as a dancer at three, then carried out in chorus lines in summer stock theater. When she was seventeen, she became involved with a Disney film, which likewise starred Kurt Russell.
Throughout her career, Goldie Hawn has starred in several hit funnies. Some of her finest films consist of Good Morning, World (1968 ), Butterflies Are Free (1972 ), The Sugarland Express (1974 ), and Housesitter (1992 ).
Hawn is understood for her performances in "Personal Benjamin" (1980) and "Foul Play" (1978 ). Both of these movies were big budget studio ventures. These films earned Goldie Hawn an Academy Award election for Finest Supporting Actress.
Goldie Hawn likewise earned a Best Supporting Actress nomination for the film, Cactus Flower. She later won the Golden Globe Award for this performance.
Goldie Hawn's daughter, Kate Hudson, is an increasing star. She got popularity after winning the Golden Globe in 2001. Since then, she has gotten numerous other nominations, including for her performance in Almost Famous.
Hawn also starred in the movie The Banger Sis (2002 ). She has appeared in a number of other films, including Snatched (2017 ), where she played the mom of Amy Schumer.
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I live in spain, and am very tempted to buy a lemon tree, but i'm not sure if now is the best time to buy, should i wait til spring?
Autumn is fine for planting a lemon tree in a warm climate. It won't visibly grow much thru winter but it will be well settled come spring and will grow well. The most important thing though is to ensure the soil is right for citrus. Good drainage is essential, plenty of organic matter, no competition from weeds or grasses so mulching is important. If you have made these preparations then go for it. Otherwise, i'd suggest you spend the rest of the cool season preparing the soil and plant in spring.


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UEFA Champions League - Griezmann coming on strong at Atlético - News
Griezmann coming on strong at Atlético
Club Atlético de Madrid's No7 Antoine Griezmann told Champions Matchday about big expectations, team spirit and mimicking Fernando Torres's celebrations as a boy.
Antoine Griezmann has settled swiftly into the Atlético squad ©AFP/Getty Images
There was no little pressure on Antoine Griezmann when he arrived at Club Atlético de Madrid last summer after five successful seasons with Real Sociedad de Fútbol. Brought in to replace the goals and guile of the departing Diego Costa and David Villa, he also had to deal with the expectations generated by a €30m fee representing Atleti's second-biggest ever transfer behind Radamel Falcao.
Coach Diego Simeone had fought off strong competition from across Europe to land his man and the 24-year-old forward's performances and versatility have justified the expenditure. In his opening months in Madrid, the French international played as a wide midfielder – both left and right-sided – and as a No10, yet he has also shone up front in recent weeks.
Here, Griezmann talks to Champions Matchday about adapting to his new side, working with Simeone and learning from a Rojiblancos great.
Atlético's squad is very different from last season, but still playing well. What is the secret to the new players settling in so quickly?
Antoine Griezmann: The players who were here already have done everything to help the new players fit in. And we have integrated well. We know the coach asks a lot from us during training and on the pitch. And little by little we are feeling better.
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How have you found adapting to a new club?
Griezmann: I knew people expected a lot of me because I was the club's second-biggest transfer, so I try to give it back on the pitch, to make sure the fans and my team-mates are happy. It's a different style of football, but I knew I could do it. I am confident and I knew things would come off if I worked hard.
What do you consider to be your role and responsibilities within the Atlético team?
Griezmann: Since joining, I have been at the disposal of the team and of the coach. I knew I would integrate into the side little by little. I didn't worry too much and now I am in the starting XI. I need to continue working hard on helping the team and on meeting the coach's expectations.
Diego Simeone is developing a reputation as one of the finest young coaches in the game. What has he been like to work with?
Griezmann: He is a real leader, who impresses during his team talks. He encourages you, and you want to give everything for him and for the team. That is his strength. He tries to motivate us. I learn every day from working with him.
Your coach has said Atlético's game is based on "intensity and aggression".
Griezmann: It's not only about one or 14 players, it is about the whole squad that gets on well together and gives everything during training. We saw it against SD Eibar [Atleti's 3-1 Liga away win in January]. There were seven changes from the game before, yet we were strong, we were good and we took the three points.
Fernando Torres is back in Madrid©AFP/Getty Images
What has the return of Fernando Torres done for the dressing room and what can you learn from him?
Griezmann: I can learn a lot. He is a great player who has scored a lot of goals. When he came, I asked him to give me all the advice he could, and said I would listen to it all. I watch each and every move he makes on the pitch.
Who was your favourite player growing up?
Griezmann: I liked Zinédine Zidane, David Beckham, David Silva and ... I recently called a mate of mine who is a fan of Torres, and we said: "Do you remember when we copied his goal celebrations on the pitch in our neighbourhood?"
Describe a UEFA Champions League night at the Vicente Calderón.
Griezmann: There's a lot of joy. I want to give everything for the fans who are singing and supporting us. The whole stadium is behind its local club. It is a good thing for us, and we trust them to support us.
Can Atlético reach the final again this season? If so, what will be the key to another great run in the competition?
Griezmann: I think so, but we mustn't think too far ahead. We will see how far we can go. But I am convinced that with hard work and the level of football we are producing at the moment, we can do it.
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