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Nicole Markotic – Interview
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LP: You have a novel coming out shortly? What can you tell us about it?
NM: OK, I'm not the greatest at speaking about my own books, but I'll give this a whirl… Here's what we came up with for the back blurb: Scrapbook of My Years as a Zealot is a narrative of longing for self-creation, but also for self-destruction, restlessly twisting and turning through triangular friendships, teenage delinquents, Nazi killing hospitals for the disabled, the inane ex-boyfriend, a dying father's sudden conversion to parenting, and fantastic tales of the Mormon Angel Moroni on estrogen.
It's called Scrapbook of My Years as a Zealot, partly because I liked the contrast between staunch zealotry and a cluttered scrapbook. But I also gave it that title to encompass the non-linear nature of the novel. The narrator goes through a childhood with European parents and indulges in her best friend's Mormon religion as a way of feeling more North American. She ends up dating a "Jack" Mormon because, like her, he knows what it's like to be involved with the church but also to leave it. As a grownup, she works with delinquent teenagers; and she has a complicated relationship with her mother, an atheist, and with two friends who never knew her as a Mormon but who find her a bit uptight because of her background. Now, everything I've said so far is just plot, though. Much of the book is about how the story doesn't unfold from A to Z, but that scenes from different timelines appear next to each other. She tells the entire story, but still manages to present versions of what's happening with other characters. So, for example, she longs to be closer to her mother, but only tries to get her mother to understand her; meanwhile, her mother has a tragic secret from which she wishes to shield her daughter. How characters related to each other, what they do or do not tell each other, was the focus of many of the scenes. On the one hand, I'm fascinated by religion and how believers fit themselves into the "rules" of their faith; on the other hand, I'm in love with the kind of language that accompanies wonder and obsession.
LP: This is your second novel. What changes did you notice in writing the second as compared to the first?
NM: When I wrote Yellow Pages, I couldn't believe how much of the "story" I had to leave out, in order to properly get that story onto the page. For this novel, I used the idea of surreptitious lives and past secrets to put pressure on the idea that you can ever tell the "entire" story. In my first novel, I was trying to "expose" Alexander Graham Bell as the antagonist of Deaf culture. At the same time, I was gripped by the language of how one can try to tell a non-verbal story. So one of the biggest changes in Scrapbook is actual dialogue tags! But even though this book wasn't written around a historical figure, I still had to do an enormous amount of research into the 70s and 80s. I didn't just want to drop in a Madonna song, to easily signal where (or when) readers should understand the story now is); but rather, I turned to less famous, but possibly equally relevant details. So, for example, I mention Eddie the Eagle in one chapter. Partly to remind readers about the time of the 1988 Calgary Olympics, but also because he's a figure that really captured Canadian's hearts when he participated in the ski jump. Not because he won (and not even, I think, because he came last), but because he took on the spirit of competition for the sake of the sport, not the result.
LP: Much of your career has been devoted to poetry. Is there a big shift for you, in terms of writing, to go from poems to a novel?
NM: More like a constant shift! I've been alternating poetry and fiction since I started writing (and now squeeze in essays and formal talks and even a few web write-ups). And then when I do write a book in particular genre (I'm thinking of my first novel, Yellow Pages), readers claim it's prose poetry (or that my poetry is narrative). But I hear your question: it is, always a shift to move between the kind of writing that develops characters or sets a scene or emotion to the kind of writing that zings the senses without necessarily presenting a story. I love how poetry can work at a dozen levels at once, prick the readers' ears and sight and intellect. But I also love how fiction can get readers caught up in the narrative push, in the dynamics between characters and conflict and the materiality of the word and story. I guess I find it hard to settle in any one genre because I'm so passionate about all genres as a reader. I'm the type of reader who has several books going at once. I'll read a poem for a while, then turn to a short story, and then delve into a literary essay. And then, of course, dive right into a film!
LP: You grew up in Calgary, and until very recently, were teaching at the University of Calgary. You're now at the University of Windsor. As a writer what are the differences between the two cities/regions?
NM: I've been in southern Ontario now for two and a half years, and I seriously am still getting used to a different way of thinking. Not worse or better, but definitely different. For one thing, Windsor is across the river from Detroit, which not only makes it a border city, it also makes it a small city that is physically linked to a large city. People hear listen to US radio stations and watch US local television shows. This may not be so unusual in other parts of the country, but Calgary – despite being represented often as a pro-US city – is pretty physically isolated. And there's so much going on in the history of this city! Just last week, I had a great conversation with my Creative Writing students about setting their fiction in Windsor. I was dismayed to hear that none of them thought Windsor was "interesting" enough to hold the interest of readers not from here. Meanwhile, I've been taking notes like crazy every since I moved here, because most of what I've learned is so fascinating: the first stop in Canada on the underground railroad, the origin of Canadian Club, the place where Michigan teenagers go to drink two years before they're legal in the US, the booze runs across the river during prohibition, etc. etc. This is a fairly working class town, and one that's been reliant on the auto industry for most employment. Meanwhile, people here are unbelievably optimistic about the future. And teaching at the University here makes me more and more aware of how much students want to learn and how much their parents want them to get a "higher" education.
LP: You've just spent a summer in Vancouver. Was the decision to spend time there strictly personal or was there a connection to your writing?
NM: Both. I find that I really spend all my hours from September until May on my teaching, as do most of my colleagues across the country. So getting into another city is one of the ways to make a sharp divide between teaching or administrative work and the writing I'm always trying to get to. But I also love the West and love getting back to the kind of city where you can buy all your fruits and vegetables organic (and I'm not even a health nut!), where you can read in a coffee shop at every block, where you can walk around and not have to own a car. Just as I can't settle on one-only genre, I can't seem to settle in any one place, without longing to be where I'm not. When I'm in Windsor, I miss the prairies and the coast, and when I'm in Vancouver, I miss Victoria and Ontario and Montréal. I'm not satisfied, ever, but in what I hope is a generative way, that makes me pay attention to what I'm missing and why. Pay attention to the friends I get to see in the now, and to remember that when I'm no longer with them.
LP: You rented the house of a well-known poet who was away from Vancouver for the summer, did you discover any new favourite books in his bookshelves?
NM: Both Fred Wah and Pauline Butling have enough books to last my lifetime, though that didn't stop me from also making a trip to the public library every week! I reread a lot of George Bowering while I was there, as well as quite a few other Vancouver writers, such as Roy Miki and Sharon Thesen, and more recently emerged writers such as Jacqueline Turner and Nikki Reimer. It's funny, I was heavily focused on prose last summer (finishing Scrapbook and getting a draft done of my next novel), but spent most of my time reading poetry…
LP: At one point you had your own press, publishing poetry chapbooks. Are you still doing that?
NM: Sort of. Not the best answer, I know, but as truthful as I can be. Maintaining a chapbook press through grad school was incredibly overwhelming, and I'm happy we managed that, but once I got a permanent job, that kind of editing got constantly pushed to the side. Then, right before I left Calgary (and to commemorate Fred Wah's retirement from UofC), I published broadside of one poem. That got me all excited about small-press publishing again, and last year I put out a card-sized poem by Chus Pato, translated by Erin Mouré. My idea now is to produce a chapbook once a year, and if I get some momentum, then maybe even increase the number to two or three a year. I adore the publishing end of writing (when it's other people's poetry), and miss the excitement of producing some that's just finished. As well, it's so hard for newer writers to get published these days, I feel that a small press offers writers (and readers) avenues that don't need the entire publishing and marketing system behind it.
LP: Are you doing any editing these days?
NM: Besides the above newish publishing venture, and besides editing for various writers who hand me complete manuscripts, I'm doing a lot of editing of graduate students who have chosen to write a book-length manuscript for their MA thesis, and editing for the undergraduate students in my Creative Writing classes.
LP: If you were to recommend books for your students to read (aside from what's required for their courses with you) what would they be?
NM: That's a tricky question. Not because I don't have an answer, but because the answer changes with every single student who asks me the question! I often give students specific books to read because of what they're handing in, or to expand on the kind of writing they're interested in but don't yet have a handle on. Often students protest that they don't want to read anything that relates to what they're writing because they don't want to be unduly influence! I explain to them that they're already influenced, and what the need is a wider knowledge of their subject matter and writing impact. So: the list is infinite and specific to who's interested in what, and why. Having said that, there are certain books I love forever, and constantly tell all sorts of people to read – such as Zsuzsi Gartner's All the Anxious Girls on Earth, Tom King's Green Grass, Running Water, Robert Kroetsch's Completed Field Notes, Suzette Mayr's Venous Hum, Rosemary Nixon's Cock's Egg, Michael Ondaatje's In the Skin of a Lion, Aritha van Herk's Restlessness, and Fred Wah's Waiting for Saskatchwan.
LP: Last, the old standby, what are you reading yourself right now?
NM: That's always the worst question because, as a Creative Writing teacher, I'm mostly reading student manuscript drafts! But the books I have on the go right now include: Sentenced to Light by Fred Wah (an amazing collection of his collaborative poetry projects), Kissing Doorknobs by Terry Hesser (a fabulous YA novel about a girl with OCD), Gerbil Mother by Dawn Bryan (an exquisitely demented "tall-tale" narrative told from the point-of-view of a nasty-spirited, foetus), a book of essays about the role of fairytales in contemporary culture, The Red Queen by Margaret Drabble, Blindsight by poet Rosemarie Waldrop, and Shaun Tan's The Arrival, which is either a picture book or a graphic novel, depending who you talk to (I'm finding the lack of any text whatsoever deliciously troubling).
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Capgemini's Board of Directors decides to co-opt Laura Desmond as Director
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Paris, December 5th, 2018 – The Board of Directors of Capgemini SE, meeting on December 5th, 2018, decided to appoint by co-optation[1] a new director, Laura Desmond, following a proposal by the Ethics and Governance committee chaired by the Lead Independent Director.
Laura Desmond is Founder and CEO of Eagle Vista Partners, a strategic advisory and investment firm focused on marketing and digital technology and has been a member of Adobe's Board of Directors since 2012. She will bring to the Board of Directors of Capgemini SE her wealth of experience in digital strategy, data analytics and content, developed as a seasoned executive and Director at key industry players servicing leading clients. Laura is an American citizen and lives in Chicago.
Paul Hermelin, Chairman and CEO, Capgemini Group, declares "My fellow directors and I are delighted to welcome Laura to our board. As a true industry game changer, she brings us a unique combination of technology, digital and content market expertise as well as a managerial and governance experience honed at prestigious firms. I am eager to have Laura contribute to our digital journey and global expansion."
"I am looking forward to sharing, as a director, Capgemini's challenges and opportunities. Its success in pivoting its business toward Cloud and Digital have impressed me, as well as its management ability to build and steer a truly multicultural firm and make it one of the key leaders of an everchanging industry," said Laura Desmond.
Laura Desmond's nomination will be effective from January 1st, 2019. Her appointment reflects the Board's ambition to further the internationalization of its composition, deepen industry expertise and enrich the diversity of its profiles. As of January 1st, 2019, Capgemini SE's Board of Directors will comprise 13 directors, including two directors representing employees. 80% of the directors will be independent[2], 23% with an international profile and 45% women[3].
Laura Desmond, Founder & CEO of Eagle Vista Partners
Laura Desmond has been a member of Adobe's Board of Directors since 2012; Syniverse Technologies (2016) and is Lead Director of Double Verify (2017). She is Founder and CEO of Eagle Vista Partners, a strategic advisory and investment firm focused on marketing and digital technology. Prior to this, she was the Chief Revenue Officer of Publicis Groupe, from December 2016 to December 2017. From 2008 to December 2016, she was the Global Chief Executive Officer of Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG), a global marketing and media services company which is part of Publicis Groupe. Prior to her appointment as Global Chief Executive Officer in 2008, Desmond was Chief Executive Officer of SMG — The Americas from 2007 to 2008, where she managed a network spanning the United States, Canada and Latin America. Laura was Chief Executive Officer of MediaVest, based in New York, from 2003 to 2007, and from 2000 to 2002 she was Chief Executive Officer of SMG's Latin America group. Laura previously served as director of Tremor Video, Inc. from January 2012 to September 2013. She holds a B.B.A. in Marketing from the University of Iowa.
Laura and Eagle Vista Partners are both based in Chicago.
A global leader in consulting, technology services and digital transformation, Capgemini is at the forefront of innovation to address the entire breadth of clients' opportunities in the evolving world of cloud, digital and platforms. Building on its strong 50-year heritage and deep industry-specific expertise, Capgemini enables organizations to realize their business ambitions through an array of services from strategy to operations. Capgemini is driven by the conviction that the business value of technology comes from and through people. It is a multicultural company of 200,000 team members in over 40 countries. The Group reported 2017 global revenues of EUR 12.8 billion.
Visit us at www.capgemini.com/dk-en. People matter, results count.
[1] Laura Desmond will serve the remainder of Carole Ferrand's mandate until 2020 at the AGM convened to approve the 2019 statutory accounts. As a reminder Carole Ferrand stepped down from the Board on May 28th.
[2] The directors representing employees and employee shareholders are not taken into account in calculating this percentage, in accordance with the provisions of the AFEP-MEDEF Code.
[3] The two directors representing employees are not taken into account in calculating this percentage, in accordance with Article L.225-27 of the French Commercial Code (Code de Commerce).
Capgemini reinforces its focus on global industries and sustainability services with top leadership appointments
CAPGEMINI STRENGTHENS ITS INNOVATION AND DESIGN CAPABILITIES IN DENMARK WITH THE LAUNCH OF CAPGEMINI INVENT
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I've created some Portfolio categories and linked to them in the menu.  Here's an example:
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Powell Inlet is a body of water in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It lies off the southern coast of Devon Island in the eastern high Arctic. Like Stratton Inlet, Burnett Inlet, Hobhouse Inlet, and Cuming Inlet, Powell Inlet is situated between Maxwell Bay and Croker Bay, north of Lancaster Sound and Barrow Strait.

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Who Am I to 'Pope'?
COMMENTARY: The Vatican has the power, if ordered by Pope Francis, to lift any veils of secrecy that do not permit the press to view these materials alluded to in Archbishop Viganò's testimony.
Indeed it did, though these days I am sometimes not so sure about how Christian my countenance is. The seemingly endless stories of clerical evil revealed over the past several months — including the McCarrick scandals, the Archbishop Viganò testimony and the Pennsylvania grand jury report — do not incline the heart to charity toward the Church and those who are the successors of the apostles.
I confess that my general impression of bishops, archbishops and cardinals, with some notable exceptions of course, is that they are company men, who prize loyalty, reputation and power over faith, hope and charity. I know that is unfair. But it's very difficult to know who to trust anymore.
My reflex, which I am sure others share, is to err on the side of self-protection than to risk a broken heart. And yet, I know that is not what it means to be a Christian or what the Gospel demands.
As St. Paul tells us, in words that many of us have read scores of times, "[Love] bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things" (1 Corinthians 13:7). But in order to ensure that the endurance does not outpace the charity and the hope, when I read those words now, what comes to mind is not the Pope, the cardinals or the bishops, but the image of my sainted grandmother praying for her prodigal grandson's return to Rome on the very rosary beads that were brought back to Rome by that grandson.
The Holy Father surely knows that there are millions of Catholics around the world who harbor similar thoughts. They have heard about all the salacious revelations and have seen the different factions within the Church digging in their heels, impugning the others' motives and suggesting that political affiliation or theological predilection is an adequate proxy for discovering the truth.
Although they do not know who in the hierarchy to trust, they have, like many of us, witnessed in their lives exemplars of true Catholic piety and have been drawn back to Christ's Church by it. So they continue to plumb from those pockets of grace what they can summon from memory, encounter in the present or uncover through the Church's literary reservoir.
Yet, after some reflection, I am willing to give the Holy Father the benefit of the doubt that he isn't abdicating his fatherly role to lead the flock through this challenging time. For in order for members of the press to do their jobs and investigate these matters — to confirm or disconfirm the claims in Archbishop Viganò's testimony — they must have complete and total access to the evidence mentioned in the letter's lone footnote: "All the memos, letters and other documentation mentioned here are available at the Secretariat of State of the Holy See or at the apostolic nunciature in Washington, D.C." As we know from the Pennsylvania attorney general's report as well as the McCarrick scandals, the Vatican has the power, if ordered by the Pope, to lift any veils of secrecy that do not permit the press to view these materials.
Consequently, if the media make the request to examine the documents and memos cited in Archbishop Viganò's testimony, the Holy Father cannot refuse without undermining his credibility and by default his papacy. Even the Pope knows that a "Who am I to 'pope'?" answer will not suffice when the hope and faith of millions hangs in the balance. The Frances Guidos of the world would expect nothing less.
Return to Rome: Confessions of an Evangelical Catholic (Brazos, 2009).


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Reflections on Healing: Refugee Week 2022
The following is a reflection from Magdalene Konneh about healing as part of Refugee Week 2022.
Healing in medical terminology involves the repair of the living tissues and organs and the resumption of functioning.
But it's a different meaning when it comes to people like us who have lived experience as refugees and people seeking asylum.
For me, healing was a painful process that has enabled me to overcome neglect, discrimination, homelessness, hunger and many barriers. My healing process has taught me to think, speak out, put my broken pieces together, do it alone, be strong, be open-minded to others, to make me feel better, and be more steadfast in working towards achieving my goals.
Healing makes me find my true self, my inner peace and also how to love and care for myself to make me feel well and active.
Healing can manifest in many ways – storytelling, community building, our connection to others.
All these things have helped me in my healing journey but storytelling and my connection to others are the two most important things in my healing process.
Each time I meet and connect with people, it opens up a space for me to get to know more about them and their culture, establish friendships, exchange ideas, and be a contact point for further assistance and networking.
Every time I tell a story, it reduces my level of depression and gives me a sense of hope. It makes me feel like there are people who can listen to me and understand exactly what every refugee and asylum seeker is going through.
Telling my story reminds me of my duty as a journalist, an activist and advocate to speak on behalf of the voiceless, to represent the vulnerable, and be a role model to the hopeless.
There are many things the wider community can do to help refugees and people seeking asylum.
Donate clothes and food to refugee organisations.
Take actions that will lead to positive policy change.
Help empower us through providing opportunities of training and education so we can learn to be able to stand up for ourselves and find employment.
Invite a refugee or person seeking asylum for dinner – we are missing those family round table meals.
Encourage us to speak out – it helps us to heal, motivate us, and makes us feel like we belong.
Welcome us with an open hands and hearts.
Magdalene Konneh is a sports journalist, advocate for the rights of women and girls, and an anti-FGM activist originally from Sierra Leone. She fled persecution from her home country and arrived in Australia in 2018.
Since then, Magdalene has empowered herself through education at TAFE and has been an avid collaborator with JRS Australia through the Leadership Program. She regularly engages with schools, parishes, and communities by sharing her story and expertise as someone with lived experience of displacement.
If you're interested in hearing more from Magdalene and others with lived experience of forced displacement, JRS Australia regularly hosts Community Conversations with schools, parishes and community groups to raise awareness about issues refugees and people seeking asylum face.
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Q: Changing the orientation of polar chart (From clockwise to anticlockwise) I have a code that could plot multiple polar chart series with Magnitude (in value) vs Phase (in degree). The provided code is shortened to plot a single series, S(1,1).
Chart1.ChartAreas("ChartArea1").AxisX.Minimum = 0
Chart1.ChartAreas("ChartArea1").AxisX.Maximum = 360
Chart1.ChartAreas("ChartArea1").AxisX.Interval = 45
Chart1.ChartAreas("ChartArea1").AxisX.Crossing = 90    'To change the X axis starting point
Chart1.ChartAreas("ChartArea1").AxisX.Title = "Magnitude in value"
Chart1.ChartAreas("ChartArea1").AxisY.Minimum = 0
Chart1.ChartAreas("ChartArea1").AxisY.Maximum = 1.2
Chart1.ChartAreas("ChartArea1").AxisY.Interval = 0.2
Chart1.ChartAreas("ChartArea1").AxisY.LabelStyle.Format = "{0:0.#}"
Chart1.ChartAreas("ChartArea1").AxisY.Title = "Phase in degree"
Chart1.Series.Add("S(1,1)")
Chart1.Series("S(1,1)").BorderWidth = 2
Chart1.Series("S(1,1)").Points.DataBindXY(para1, para2)    'para1 is a Double array containing the phase in degree and para2 is a Double array containing the Magnitude in value
Chart1.Series("S(1,1)").ChartType = DataVisualization.Charting.SeriesChartType.Polar

It works fine. However, the orientation of the plot is in clockwise direction, as shown below.

I was trying to change the orientation of this plot to anticlockwise direction with 90 degrees on the top and 270 degrees on the bottom. All I could do is change the X-axis starting point. I checked in a forum on how to change the orientation of the plot, but it only mentions on how to change the phase values to 360 - original value and change the X axis labels. That does not help in my case, as I wanted to check datapoints by adding markers and it would show wrong values.
Any help would be appreciated!!!


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Matthew D. Williams, 29, of the Shinnecock Indian Reservation was driving a 1999 Ford Mustang north on Flanders Road about two miles north of Old Riverhead Road, when icy conditions caused him to crash into a tree, trapping him in his car, Town Police said.
A Hampton Bays Fire Department heavy rescue unit responded and began working to free him, but during the rescue, Mr. Williams, who was critically injured, lost consciousness. He was later pronounced dead at the scene, Det. Sgt. Costa said.
Mr. Williams was the sole occupant of his vehicle, and he was following another vehicle that had three of his friends in it. All were on their way to Riverhead, police said.
The other car, which had nothing to do with the accident, was traveling in front of the Mustang, lost sight of it, turned around, came upon the accident scene and called it in to police, Det. Sgt. Costa said.
The road was closed for several hours as police investigated.
Hampton Bays Volunteer Ambulance crews and the Suffolk County medical examiner's office also responded.
Mr. Williams was a 2002 graduate of Southampton High School and the son of a school security guard and bus driver, according to Southampton School District Superintendent Dr. J. Richard Boyes. One of the first responders at the scene was Lou Stellato, a teacher in the district who is also with the Hampton Bays Fire Department, Dr. Boyes said.
Many Southampton staff and students were upset by the news, which the district broke in a morning meeting. Counseling is being offered, and the superintendent said some students and staff had already left for the day because of their grief.
A single-car fatal crash killed a member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation on an icy road on Flanders Road in Hampton Bays early Thursday morning.
The crash occurred on Flanders Road north of Old Riverhead Road and was called in by a passing motorist as an accident with physical injury at 1:51 a.m., said Sergeant Howard Kalb of Southampton Town Police. He said he had no details on specifics of the accident, but Detective Sergeant Lisa Costa confirmed the fatality.
Reached by phone, Shinnecock Indian Nation spokeswoman Beverly Jensen said of Mr. Williams's crash, "This is a tragedy for us. We've lost another young man, and we lost two not too long ago." She was referring to a double-fatal car crash into a tree that killed tribe members Duane "D.L." White, 22, and Jason "Tek" King, 33, in late April on the nation's border with Southampton Village.
This is so awful. Matt was such a nice guy. What a tragedy.
My heart goes out to the family of this young man... Another victim of this cruel and unusual weather which has had a devastating effect on our region. May his soul rest in peace.
condolences to his family as well as the whole Shinnecock Tribe.
My deepest sympathy to Mitch and Matt's brothers as well as all of his family and friends.


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Is it a full moon tonight?
July 29, 2014 by Fiona Smith
Earlier this year, in another role, I was surveying the residents of Bosworth on local issues. Amongst the questions I was asking them was this impartial gem: 'Given that David Tredinnick has spent hundreds of pounds of taxpayers' money on astrology software to aid him in his constituency duties, how does this affect your likelihood of voting for him in future?' Mr Tredinnick has also advised surgeons not to operate when there is a full moon, and is a keen supporter of homeopathy. Many of his questions raised in the House of Commons have concerned the virtues of alternative medicine.
Does the moon really cause people to behave differently? No. That was easy. (Photo: David Vázquez.)
His constituents were stunned. There were a few of course who stood staunchly by him, the colour of his politics being to their liking. But many interrupted me with guffaws of 'what the?!' and a fabulous selection of expletives. That many members of the British public cannot name their MP sadly comes as no surprise. However, how many of us constituents know what our own MP gets up to in Parliament? What causes they put their weight behind? The audience they command to voice their own idiosyncrasies?
David Tredinnick is Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Integrated Healthcare. He is on the health committee and science committee. He is not in those capacities as a medical professional or scientist, but he does hold a great deal of sway. He has the power to shape policy driven by his own opinions, not research or fact. He is putting his trust in mere sorcery, over established medical practice, and innovative medical and scientific research. He has spoken out recently in support of astrology within healthcare, citing 20 years of research.
On the one hand, his comments are quite amusing. Politics loves vivid characters, and this survey produced hysteric giggles in my office, and much joking for weeks afterwards about our astrological compatibility in the workplace. The other viewpoint is dismay and disgust. This is not funny. This is an MP who puts superstition on a pedestal and takes it into the heart of Government. His position on the APPG influences policy. There are fewer important areas of policy, with the potential to touch us all, than healthcare.
People in office are powerful – their mere opinions can have great consequences. Their opinions. Not research, or results, or proven processes. Governments need to be held to account. The BHA, its members, and the voting public have a duty to hold MPs to account. We may disagree on key issues, my local MP might not be from my favourite party, however when an MP voices support for a matter as trivial as astrology, I as a constituent would be gravely concerned.
Horoscopes are fun. Superstition, mostly harmless. Years ago in the police force, my colleagues and I would observe, 'it's a full moon tonight,' expecting a troublesome night ahead. But no one could seriously justify extra staff on a lunar monthly basis, without clear evidential proof correlating a rise in crime with the phases of the moon. It's madness. Some alternative therapies can yield results. Several provide comfort. If a new treatment could demonstrate beyond reasonable doubt its medicinal effect, it deserves recognition. Research and results are the only dependable source. The bizarre homeopathy David Tredinnick champions, and his reliance on astrology, are not things the taxpayer should be footing the bill for. Mr Tredinnick is welcome to consult his horoscope in the daily papers, but he is foolish if he wishes to take it into work with him. Especially when that work is in Government.
Filed Under: Politics, Science Tagged With: astrology
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hanh says
I expect civil servants are to be above reasonably competent, integrity and full of wisdom . Not someone still seeking for divine guidance of any sort.
John Dowdle says
Technically speaking, Tredinnick is not a civil servant.
Civil servants are career bureaucrats who work in government ministries and agencies and are appointed for life or until they retire or cease working in the public sector.
Mr Tredinnick is an elected representative for the people who reside in the parliamentary constituency of Bosworth.
In his case, the electors of Bosworth can end his period of office as an MP at the 2015 general election.
Let us hope one of the local political parties will stand a credible candidate to replace him.
IanM says
Everything I can see suggests that he paid the money back without being asked to do so. If that is the case, I think a clarification may be in order. Firstly to avoid the potential for action by the MP, but also so that the overall message is not diluted by a fact that can be disputed.
Dr Ian McLauchlin says
One of the troubles is that non-scientists haven't the first idea what goes to make a scientist – what detailed understanding is required, what mathematical ability, what crystal clear logical thinking, what peer review processes must take place before anything new can be agreed, what sheer quantity of exhausting work is necessary to qualify. I have known examples of people who think that it's all empirical and so must be rote-learned. They have no concept that new laws and principles can be derived rationally and mathematically from existing ones. They could never get their head round the rigour and attention to detail required. If they could, then they would not have the nerve and arrogance to equate their own personal ramblings with the statements and opinions of proper grown up scientists.
Robert Currey says
What does science say about the Lunar Phase?
Before dismissing Tredinnick's call to consider astrology as an option, he is not out of line with recent scientific experiments.
One study in Barcelona (1984) suggests a correlation between admissions tor gastrointestinal bleeding and the full moon. Another study (2014) at Rhode Island Hospital found that aortic surgery at the waning full moon resulted in better survival and shorter hospital stay. A third study (2014) on male subjects suggests that blood pressure, HR and fitness recovery correlate with the lunar phase. In 2013, in a retrospective study Professor Cajochen found a correlation between sleep patterns and the Moon's phases.
The influence of the full moon on the number of admissions related to gastrointestinal bleeding
The influence of seasons and lunar cycle on hospital outcomes following ascending aortic dissection repair
A study on the physical fitness index, heart rate and blood pressure in different phases of lunar month on male human subjects
Evidence that the Lunar Cycle Influences Human Sleep
There are more studies showing similar correlations and there are also studies where scientists have been unable to find correlations. In the interests of scientific inquiry and advances in health, this is a topic worth investigating further.
Is it a full moon tonight? | kappafox says:
[…] http://humanistlife.org.uk/2014/07/29/is-it-a-full-moon-tonight/ Earlier this year, in another role, I was surveying the residents of Bosworth on local issues. Amongst the questions I was asking them was this impartial gem: 'Given that David Tredinnick has spent hundreds of pounds of taxpayers' money on astrology software to aid him in his constituency duties, how does this affect your likelihood of voting for him in future?' Mr Tredinnick has also advised surgeons not to operate when there is a full moon, and is a keen supporter of homeopathy. Many of his questions raised in the House of Commons have concerned the virtues of alternative medicine. […]
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The Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company (SIBC), an independent radio station broadcasting in the Scottish archipelago, has purchased two Sonifex S2 broadcast mixers to replace its existing Alice Air2000s.
SIBC has over the last three years been replacing all its equipment, including the transmitter, office, UPS, studios and play-out system.
The new desks needed to be similar to the Air2000 (for familiarity for staff) and the right size to fit in same spaces as the old desks with minimal carpentry and rewiring. The S2s, along with two Sonifex distribution amplifiers (pictured), were installed by station co-owner Ian Anderson in March, and went on-air in May.
The S2 radio broadcast mixer is a small-format, modular digital I/O analogue mixer which Sonifex says offers "digital audio quality with analogue reliability". It has both digital and analogue inputs and outputs.


Mr. Lu Biao is Deputy General Manager in Grinm Semiconductor Materials Co., Ltd. He was Director in the Company. He also serves as Director in another company.
Mr. Huang Songtao has been Director in Grinm Semiconductor Materials Co., Ltd. since June 30, 2003. He is also serving as Chairman of the Board in two companies, as well as Director in four other companies.
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The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, CFR, has reiterated the need for the implementation of Performance Management System (PMS) in Ministries, Extra Ministerial Departments and Agencies (MDAs) for enhanced delivery to the citizenry. According to her, PMS holds individual employees accountable, identifies and dictates who, where and how faults in the delivery of service occur, highlighting that "the danger in running a public establishment that is unaccountable to the public is that it will progressively lose its responsiveness to the needs of the people and imminently erode its significance. Hence, promoting accountability requires identifying who is to be held accountable to whom, for what and how." She disclosed this at the opening of the Workshop on the Implementation of a Modern Performance Management System in the Public Service held in Abuja, on Thursday, 15th December, 2022.
Dr Yemi-Esan, who revealed that successive governments, since 1972 have been challenged on issues of accountability and improved performance, thus the introduction of the new PMS that has in it, other response systems that optimises performance and tracks government activities such as the Recognition and Reward system. "One of the limitations of Annual Performance Evaluation Report (APER) is its inability to be linked to other key human resource elements such as rewards and recognition, discipline, succession planning, as well as learning and development," she added.
The Head of Service hinted that Executive Order 012 on "Improving Performance Management, Coordination and Implementation of Presidential Priorities of the Federal Government of Nigeria" as issued by President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR beholds on us, Civil Servants to implement, which makes it imperative for the Office of the Head f the Civil Service of the Federation to develop strategies for the actualization of these national goals. She highlighted the development of guidelines for the implementation of PMS, development and documentation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), development of linkage frameworks, training of several officers on job objectives setting and handholding exercises, training of key Directors - Human Resource Management, Planning, Research and Statistics, amongst others, as measures taken to ensure the success of the implementation process. In conformity with the digitalisation drive of the Office, Dr. Yemi-Esan, added that arrangement for an end-to-end user is on-going and that PMS will begin by the first quarter of 2023. While enjoining all to be committed to the new process, the HoCSF intimated that the Civil Service is no longer a haven for redundancy, re-emphasising that change can no longer be resisted.
Speaking earlier, the Permanent Secretary, Career Management Office, OHCSF, Engr. Marcus O. Ogunbiyi, PhD affirmed that the new Performance Management System provides a systematic process, setting targets, providing support for employees, as well as measuring results. He added that it also provides a framework for continuous tracking of employees' plans in a manner that is consistent and measurable for developing and improving their tactics to perform all their jobs and motivating them for greater productivity.
Engr. Ogunbiyi assured that the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation is committed to the successful implementation of the new Performance Management System and other reform initiatives toward having a world-class Civil Service poised at delivering efficient and effective service.
In their Goodwill Messages at the occasion, the Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), Dr. Tukur Bello Ingawa and the National Coordinator, SERVICOM, Mrs Nnena Akajimeli, represented, commended the efforts of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation and her Team for bringing the long-awaited PMS to fruition and as beneficiaries of the process, they pledged to join hands with the OHCSF for its operationality and sustainability.
The Director and Team Lead, Performance Management, Mrs. Bosede Olaniyi gave a detailed overview of PMS, thereafter, there were avenues for contributions, comments, as well as questions from stakeholders to deepen their understanding on the newly introduced Management tool.
Present at the event were numerous transformative Federal Permanent Secretaries, Federal Civil Service Commission' Commissioners, Directors from MDAs and CEOs of government Agencies.
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The rally was gorgeous. Such Tomsk did not know. Novosobornaya area from the road to the monument to St.. Tatiana is filled with jam, and filled the outlet mall. Passing on Lenin Avenue car honking loudly in support, some of the cars, passing throw flags. People chanted "Russia without Putin!", "Fair elections", "Give us elections", "Putin - a thief!"


The collegiate policy on paying for professional memberships has been revised.
UPDATE: EFFECTIVE 2/14/2017, THIS POLICY HAS BEEN ELIMINATED.
The college has traditionally barred using any University funds to pay employees' dues for professional organizations. This policy has been revised as follows, effective this year -- academic year 2010-11.
"Membership dues for up to two professional organizations may be paid from discretionary, non-sponsored resources."


There are multiple part time positions available for GCSE Tutors to work in and around the New Romney area. These positions are for Qualified Teachers, high level graduates or professionals who have significant tutoring experience.
The role of a Tutor will involve working on a 1:1 basis with pupils who are being educated outside of Mainstream Education. The pupils who require tuition may have a variety of needs including: PMLD, challenging behaviour or they may be looked after children. To be considered for this role you should have Qualified Teacher Status, however individuals with various other qualifications such as further Education PDGE's would be considered.
This particular tuition is for pupils who require extra support with their GCSE's in particular Maths, English and Science. The pupils are looking for support in achieving national expectations in their GCSE's in core subjects. These positions are temporary and would suit a Tutor who currently has a teaching position and is looking to pick up additional hours.
If you have the above qualifications and experience and wish to be considered for roles commencing as soon as possible please apply directly.


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Tinder Lite, A Lighter Tinder Arrives Vietnam 'In Weeks'
By Ellen Walsh - July 17, 2019
Probably in a bid to fulfil her earlier promise to light up the whole world with breathtaking inventions, Tinder has yet again announced that Tinder Lite, a more exciting version of Tinder will arrive in Vietnam 'in the coming weeks'.
Tinder has made a notable impact in Asia with the introduction of its Android App, and it announces to go further by introducing a smaller, compact and more enjoyable version called Tinder Lite. This smaller App functions perfectly as the old one, and in actual fact is 25 times smaller, except that it is not possible to upgrade to a Gold Subscription or Tinder Plus at the moment. It performs all functions of the former app and it saves data. Coupled with that, this app scraps out spheres that consume excessive data like the 'feeds'. Without worries, users can use the same account they used on the old app with the new app too.
By expansion, it is believed that right after it becomes available in Vietnam, virtually other countries in Southeast Asia and those in South America will be able to download this app on their stores.
Tinder raises the chances of a bigger market in Asia
With this new product that seems more available and fairly affordable for everyone to operate, either with poor or rich phones, there is no better chance for Tinder to create a bigger market and run the market than now. Mandy Ginsberg, the CEO of its Match group also declared that the company has been spending quite a lot in international countries across Asia and South American than anywhere else. Everybody seems to notice that in India and Korea especially. With a well calculated timing and design like this, coupled with how much the company is spending, the pundits are suggesting that it really would not take Tinder much of time to rule the Asian market.
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College basketball: Indiana hires ISU coach
Indiana hired Teri Moren as its new head coach Saturday.
Moren spent the last five seasons as Indiana State's head coach and led the Sycamores to their first 20-win season in eight years and played in the WNIT last season.
The Seymour native was an Indiana All-Star in high school and a two-year starter at Purdue where she played for coach Lin Dunn. Moren had previously served as head coach at the University of Indianapolis and as an assistant at Butler. She also was an assistant at Northwestern and Georgia Tech before taking the Indiana State job.
She replaces Curt Miller, who resigned suddenly July 25 for health and personal reasons.
Moren inherits a young, talented Indiana team that tied a school record with 21 wins last season.


text:
namespace base {

class Pickle;

// Creates a connected pair of UNIX-domain SOCK_SEQPACKET sockets, and passes
// ownership of the newly allocated file descriptors to |one| and |two|.
// Returns true on success.
bool BASE_EXPORT CreateSocketPair(ScopedFD* one, ScopedFD* two);

class BASE_EXPORT UnixDomainSocket {
 public:
  // Maximum number of file descriptors that can be read by RecvMsg().
  static const size_t kMaxFileDescriptors;

  // Use to enable receiving process IDs in RecvMsgWithPid.  Should be called on
  // the receiving socket (i.e., the socket passed to RecvMsgWithPid). Returns
  // true if successful.
  static bool EnableReceiveProcessId(int fd);

  // Use sendmsg to write the given msg and include a vector of file
  // descriptors. Returns true if successful.
  static bool SendMsg(int fd,
                      const void* msg,
                      size_t length,
                      const std::vector<int>& fds);

  // Use recvmsg to read a message and an array of file descriptors. Returns
  // -1 on failure. Note: will read, at most, |kMaxFileDescriptors| descriptors.
  static ssize_t RecvMsg(int fd,
                         void* msg,
                         size_t length,
                         std::vector<ScopedFD>* fds);

  // Same as RecvMsg above, but also returns the sender's process ID (as seen
  // from the caller's namespace).  However, before using this function to
  // receive process IDs, EnableReceiveProcessId() should be called on the
  // receiving socket.
  static ssize_t RecvMsgWithPid(int fd,
                                void* msg,
                                size_t length,
                                std::vector<ScopedFD>* fds,
                                ProcessId* pid);

  // Perform a sendmsg/recvmsg pair.
  //   1. This process creates a UNIX SEQPACKET socketpair. Using
  //      connection-oriented sockets (SEQPACKET or STREAM) is critical here,
  //      because if one of the ends closes the other one must be notified.
  //   2. This process writes a request to |fd| with an SCM_RIGHTS control
  //      message containing on end of the fresh socket pair.
  //   3. This process blocks reading from the other end of the fresh
  //      socketpair.
  //   4. The target process receives the request, processes it and writes the
  //      reply to the end of the socketpair contained in the request.
  //   5. This process wakes up and continues.
  //
  //   fd: descriptor to send the request on
  //   reply: buffer for the reply
  //   reply_len: size of |reply|
  //   result_fd: (may be NULL) the file descriptor returned in the reply
  //              (if any)
  //   request: the bytes to send in the request
  static ssize_t SendRecvMsg(int fd,
                             uint8_t* reply,
                             unsigned reply_len,
                             int* result_fd,
                             const Pickle& request);

  // Similar to SendRecvMsg(), but |recvmsg_flags| allows to control the flags
  // of the recvmsg(2) call.
  static ssize_t SendRecvMsgWithFlags(int fd,
                                      uint8_t* reply,
                                      unsigned reply_len,
                                      int recvmsg_flags,
                                      int* result_fd,
                                      const Pickle& request);

 private:
  // Similar to RecvMsg, but allows to specify |flags| for recvmsg(2).
  static ssize_t RecvMsgWithFlags(int fd,
                                  void* msg,
                                  size_t length,
                                  int flags,
                                  std::vector<ScopedFD>* fds,
                                  ProcessId* pid);
};

}  // namespace base

#endif  // BASE_POSIX_UNIX_DOMAIN_SOCKET_H_

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The advancement in technology sector in recent years has been really rapid. It is at a completely different pace as compared to a decade or two decades ago.
Social media empowers the current world and you can get any information online. All you need to do is click a button. Although many of us do understand the use of current technologies, many of the older generations have been struggling to catch up.
Here are six of the funniest photos found online depicting this struggle.
The above remote has a guide that explains all the buttons which are necessary for controlling minimum and adequate features on the remote. This remote is perfect for anyone who is not friendly with technology.
This grandma prefers the old fashioned way of copy pasting. She doesn't like the inbuilt copy paste of the computer. She goes the golden paper pencil way. This adds a 15 second latency in page load.
Well, all of us should learn something from this grandma. This is the most genuine search anyone has ever done on the internet.
This old lady took a selfie successfully and after the triumph, she took a printout to celebrate her victory over technology.
Points to this mom for giving it a try. It is clear that practice makes perfect. Even if practice made the next photo blurry as well, but at least a tiny bit of effort was given to this task.
This old lady is using 3D technology for the right reasons, as cats are everything. Perhaps now we can introduce her to the world of virtual reality.
The struggle is real people. So go and help your elders to understand how technology can better their lives.


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Denton is an unincorporated community in southern Johnson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

The community is on Missouri Route 2 miles northwest of Chilhowee. The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad passes the south side of the community.

History
Denton was laid out in 1905, and named after a railroad employee. A post office called Denton was established in 1905, and remained in operation until 1954.

References

Unincorporated communities in Johnson County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri


text:
package org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.parse.repl.load.message;

import org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.api.ColumnStatistics;
import org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.api.ColumnStatisticsDesc;
import org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.messaging.UpdateTableColumnStatMessage;
import org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.exec.Task;
import org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.exec.repl.util.ReplUtils;
import org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.parse.SemanticException;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * UpdateTableColStatHandler
 * Target(Load) side handler for table stat update event
 */
public class UpdateTableColStatHandler extends AbstractMessageHandler {
    @Override
    public List<Task<? extends Serializable>> handle(Context context)
            throws SemanticException {
        UpdateTableColumnStatMessage utcsm =
                deserializer.getUpdateTableColumnStatMessage(context.dmd.getPayload());

        // Update tablename and database name in the statistics object
        ColumnStatistics colStats = utcsm.getColumnStatistics();
        ColumnStatisticsDesc colStatsDesc = colStats.getStatsDesc();
        colStatsDesc.setDbName(context.dbName);
        if (!context.isTableNameEmpty()) {
          colStatsDesc.setTableName(context.tableName);
        }
        if (!context.isDbNameEmpty()) {
            updatedMetadata.set(context.dmd.getEventTo().toString(), context.dbName,
                    context.tableName, null);
        }

        try {
            return ReplUtils.addTasksForLoadingColStats(colStats, context.hiveConf, updatedMetadata,
                    utcsm.getTableObject(), utcsm.getWriteId());
        } catch(Exception e) {
            throw new SemanticException(e);
        }
    }
}


text:
"""
Pitrot A Simple Issue Tracker

__author__ : Çağatay Tengiz
__date__   : 15.11.2013
"""

import os
import importlib
import logging
import sys

import bottle
from beaker.middleware import SessionMiddleware
from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
from sqlalchemy.orm.scoping import scoped_session

from i18n import _
import dbcon
import utils
import install
from controllers.index import index

#Bottle Max Mem Size Limit
bottle.BaseRequest.MEMFILE_MAX = 50000000 #50 MB

if hasattr(sys, 'frozen'):
    BASE_PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0]))
else:
    BASE_PATH = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))

baseApp = bottle.Bottle()

def sub_import(asrc):
    _controllers_dir = '%s/%s/' %(BASE_PATH, asrc)
    _lst = os.listdir(_controllers_dir)
    for _fname in _lst:
        _module_name, _module_ext = os.path.splitext(_fname)
        _module_path = '%s%s' %(_controllers_dir, _fname)
        if not os.path.isdir(_module_path) and _fname[0:2] != '__' and _module_ext == '.py':
            module = importlib.import_module('%s.%s' %(asrc, _module_name))
            module.subApp.install(dbcon.plugin_sqlalchemy)
            baseApp.merge(module.subApp.routes)

def init_app():
    #load config
    baseApp.config.load_config('%s/config.ini' %BASE_PATH)
    baseApp.config['general.base_path'] = BASE_PATH

    #init sa
    dbcon.init_sa(baseApp.config)
    baseApp.install(dbcon.plugin_sqlalchemy)

    #Importing controllers
    sub_import('controllers')
    sub_import('apis')

    #logging
    if baseApp.config['general.debugging_on'] == '1':
        logging.basicConfig(filename='%s/debug.log' % BASE_PATH,
                            format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s',
                            level=logging.DEBUG)

    #template defaults
    bottle.BaseTemplate.defaults['_'] = _
    bottle.BaseTemplate.defaults['session'] = bottle.request.environ.get('beaker.session')
    bottle.BaseTemplate.defaults['request'] = bottle.request
    bottle.BaseTemplate.defaults['current_date'] = utils.current_date_as_str
    bottle.BaseTemplate.defaults['date_to_str'] = utils.datetime_to_str
    bottle.BaseTemplate.defaults['list_usr_projects'] = utils.list_usr_projects
    bottle.BaseTemplate.defaults['config'] = baseApp.config
    bottle.BaseTemplate.defaults['render_comment'] = utils.render_comment

def run_app(do_debug=True):
    if not(os.path.exists(BASE_PATH + '/config.ini')):
        baseApp.config['general.base_path'] = BASE_PATH

        baseApp.route('/', method=['GET', 'POST'], callback=install.do_setup)
        baseApp.route('/setup_ok', method=['GET', 'POST'], callback=install.setup_ok)
        _cookie_expires = 18000
        install.in_setup = True
    else:
        init_app()
        _cookie_expires = int(baseApp.config['auth.session_timeout'])

    return SessionMiddleware(baseApp, {'session.type': 'file',
                                       'session.cookie_expires': _cookie_expires,
                                       'session.data_dir': BASE_PATH + '/sessions',
                                       'session.auto': True})

@baseApp.hook('before_request')
def setup_request():
    s = bottle.request.environ['beaker.session']
    if not 'logged_in' in s:
        utils.init_session()
    bottle.request.session = s

    dst_path = bottle.request.urlparts.path.split('/')[1]
    if install.in_setup:
        return

    if baseApp.config['auth.login_required'] == '1':
        if not(s.get('logged_in')):
            if dst_path != 'static' and dst_path != '/favicon.ico' and dst_path != 'login':
                s['path'] = bottle.request.urlparts.path
                bottle.redirect('/login')

    if dst_path == 'admin':
        if not(s.get('is_admin')):
            bottle.abort(401, _('Admin rights required for this section'))

    bottle.BaseTemplate.defaults['db'] = scoped_session(sessionmaker(bind=dbcon.engine))

    #todo: check if this is really needed.
    bottle.BaseTemplate.defaults['session'] = s

@baseApp.hook('after_request')
def release_dbsession():
    if 'db' in bottle.BaseTemplate.defaults:
        bottle.BaseTemplate.defaults['db'].remove()

@baseApp.get('/static/<filepath:path>')
def server_static(filepath):
    return bottle.static_file(filepath, root='%s/static' %baseApp.config['general.base_path'])

@baseApp.get('/favicon.ico')
def favicon():
    print('favicon.ico')
    return bottle.static_file('favicon.ico', root='%s/static/assets/' %baseApp.config['general.base_path'])

@baseApp.get('/uploads/<filepath:path>')
def serve_upload(db, filepath):
    _uuid = filepath
    if filepath[:3] == 'th_':
        _uuid = filepath[3:]

    rec = db.query(dbcon.Upload).filter(dbcon.Upload.uuid == _uuid).first()
    if rec:
        return bottle.static_file(filepath,
                                  root='%s/uploads' %baseApp.config['general.base_path'],
                                  download=rec.file_name,
                                  mimetype=rec.mimetype)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    bottle.debug(True)
    appM = run_app()
    bottle.run(app=appM, host="0.0.0.0", port=18002, reloader=False)
else:
    appM = run_app()
    application = appM


DrawBerry, simple vector drawing app added to Graphic directory.
With DrawBerry, you have all the possibilities the vectorial drawing offers you in a free, easy to use and powerful application. If you don't need applications such Illustrator or Inkscape and you want to create some simple (or less simple) illustrations, DrawBerry is for you.


text:
HomeSongsFinal Fantasy VII"Birth of a God"
Song: "Birth of a God"
From Final Fantasy VII (Sony, 1997, PS1)
Music by Nobuo Uematsu
Composer Images
Name: Final Fantasy VII "Birth of a God"
OST Name: Birth of a God, 神の誕生
Type: Boss
Chiptunes
final-fantasy-vii-ps1-[PSF-ID12022].zip (90 Songs)
game / remix
remixer(s)
Composed By Nobuo Uematsu
"Inspector Strago"
"Birth of a God", "Strago" Arranged By
AeroZ APR 17
"G-R-O-O-V-E of a God"
"Birth of a God", "J-E-N-O-V-A" Arranged By
Tetrimino APR 10
"Sephiroth's Deliverance"
"Birth of a God", "J-E-N-O-V-A", "Let the Battles Begin!", "One-Winged Angel", "The North Cave", "Those Chosen by the Planet" Arranged By
Skummel Maske FEB 23


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text:
require 'singleton'
class MenuState < GameState
  include Singleton
  attr_accessor :play_state

  def initialize
    @message = Gosu::Image.from_text(
      $window, "Tanks Prototype",
      Utils.title_font, 60)
  end

  def enter
    music.play(true)
    music.volume = 1
  end

  def leave
    music.volume = 0
    music.stop
  end

  def music
    @@music ||= Gosu::Song.new(
      $window, Utils.media_path('menu_music.mp3'))
  end

  def update
    @info = Gosu::Image.from_text(
      $window, "Q: Quit\nN: New Game",
      Utils.main_font, 30)
  end

  def draw
    @message.draw(
      $window.width / 2 - @message.width / 2,
      $window.height / 2 - @message.height / 2,
      10)
    @info.draw(
      $window.width / 2 - @info.width / 2,
      $window.height / 2 - @info.height / 2 + 100,
      10)
  end

  def button_down(id)
    $window.close if id == Gosu::KbQ
    if id == Gosu::KbC && @play_state
      GameState.switch(@play_state)
    end
    if id == Gosu::KbN
      @play_state = PlayState.new
      GameState.switch(@play_state)
    end
  end
end


text:
Klyn () is commonly used to refer to various territories historically inhabited by large numbers of Ukrainian people within the modern day Russia.

Klyn may refer to:
Zeleny Klyn or Green Ukraine, a territory in the Russian Far East
Grey Ukraine or Siryi Klyn, a territory in the Siberia and Northern Kazakhstan
Yellow Ukraine or Zhovty Klyn, a territory centered on the middle and lower Volga river
Raspberry Ukraine or Malynovyi Klyn, known as the Kuban, a territory in the northwest Caucasus that was majority Ukrainian until the Holodomor and Russification of local Ukrainians

See also

Ukrainian diaspora
Ukrainians in Russia
Ukrainians in Siberia
Ukrainians in Kuban

Ukrainian diaspora


Question: why can't crocodiles turn corners very well?
Asked by smartykate1997 to Cat, Daz on 24 Jun 2011.
I'm not a croc expert, but I imagine it's because their bodies are so long and their legs are short. I think they are just like one of those long buses. Ever see one of those try and do a three-point turn? Imagine if you would that you are a croc. Tense your body and pretend that your arms start at your elbows and your legs start at your knees. You can get on the ground if you like (ask your teacher first!). Now put yourself in a corner. Remember crocs are really long and so won't have as much flexibility as you and me. Now try and get out of the corner without bending your spine as much as you normally do and keep your limbs as short as you can? Do you find it hard?
Crocs are really suited well for water and they don't do so great on land, so that might be another reason they find it hard!
I hope this helped. I've realised through this whole competition that I need to brush up on my knowledge of a LOT of things!!