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Thousands Evacuated As Floodwaters Rise In The Midwest Floodwaters continue to rise in the Midwest where thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes. Nine states have declared a state of emergency.
Thousands Evacuated As Floodwaters Rise In The Midwest
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It's still incredibly difficult to get around parts of the Midwest because of record flooding. Illinois and Missouri have been hit particularly hard with at least 20 deaths now reported. Riverside towns have been swamped. Highways have been closed. Trains and even oil pipelines have been shut down. St. Louis Public Radio's Durrie Bouscaren sent this report.
DURRIE BOUSCAREN, BYLINE: I'm here, standing on a picnic table in Pacific Missouri. It's a small town about 30 miles outside of St. Louis. The sound you're hearing to my left is a bright orange pump that's just taking water and pushing it out as fast as it can. Usually people come here to hike the sandstone cliffs or kayak on the Meramec River, but that river is - has now overflowed its banks. It's just inundated the southern half of this town.
BROOKLYN: Mommy, Mommy, there's a...
JODI HOWARD: Oh, yeah - helicopter.
BOUSCAREN: Jodi Howard is holding her daughter Brooklyn as they survey the damage. The family evacuated without packing. Brooklyn turned three at a Red Cross shelter set up at a senior center.
HOWARD: They brought her a cake, and people brought her gifts. And that was so nice. I think she had a good birthday (laughter), even after all this. I mean, she keeps saying, every time we're at the hotel, I want to go home (laughter).
BOUSCAREN: About 8 inches of rain fell in just a few days, and in Pacific, the river came up fast, cresting at more than 28 feet above flood stage, 4 feet higher than the highest flood on record in 1982. At a Red Cross shelter on higher ground, Jean Scott says she and her sister Jeanette were surprised by a knock on their door by a rescuer with a raft.
JEAN SCOTT: We had three steps (unintelligible) porch. It was already on our third step. They came into the back door. And I thought - I woke my sister up, said, hey, we got to go.
BOUSCAREN: They only had time to grab a few clothes. Their whole life is in the trailer. Scott forgot her glasses.
SCOTT: I'm not sure what's going to happen. Our trailer will probably be condemned, and we've got nowhere to go.
BOUSCAREN: Other towns are flooded, too, and seven emergency shelters have been opened. In Fenton, a wastewater treatment plant was overrun. Sean Hadley of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District says it had to be shut down.
SEAN HADLEY: That plant processes 6.75 million gallons a day. At the time of the shutdown, it was processing 24 million gallons, which is well over the capacity that it was designed to handle.
BOUSCAREN: That means millions of gallons of untreated sewage are now passing into the river and eventually into the Mississippi. Transit is also choked. Parts of two interstates have gone underwater, and two sections of Union Pacific tracks are out of service. Amtrak is rerouting passengers on buses.
Talk to any Midwesterner, and each flood year is likely etched into their memory. You'll hear about 1982, 1983, 2008, but those are usually in the spring or summer. This is a rare winter flood. Luckily, it's been a warm December. If the ground was frozen, flooding would likely be much worse. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, who has activated the National Guard, says it's more water than he's ever seen.
JAY NIXON: You've got more water, higher water than you had in '93 in many locations, which means this is very dangerous. You've already had a number of deaths. And we're out there trying to not only help manage the situation but to save lives.
BOUSCAREN: In Pacific, the waters are not expected to recede for a couple days. Right now, attention is turning downstream, where the Mississippi River is expected to crest in Southern Missouri over the next days. For NPR News, I'm Durrie Bouscaren in St. Louis.


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HomePoliticsSierra Leone's Auditor General – Lara Taylor-Pearce – works strictly by the rules
Sierra Leone's Auditor General – Lara Taylor-Pearce – works strictly by the rules
January 25, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas Politics 3
Memuna Forna: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 January 2021:
In January 2013 Lara Taylor-Pearce, Sierra Leone's Auditor General (AG) who was appointed in 2011, was summoned to Parliament to appear before the Public Accounts Committee. She had caused a nationwide uproar by making the Audit Service's 2011 annual report publicly available; something her predecessor had never done. She had also redesigned the report to make the findings and recommendations more accessible to a lay audience.
In an hour-long grilling, the 10-man committee demanded to know why.
"I will not be intimidated!"
Point by point, Lara Taylor-Pearce made her position clear. "I will not be intimidated," she told them. From 2009, the Audit Service Sierra Leone (ASSL) had been given the authority to make their findings public, so she was acting entirely within her mandate, she explained. Then using case histories from around the world, she demonstrated that accountability and transparency were in the public interest and played a key role in improving efficiency and reducing corruption at all levels within the public sector.
It was the start of what proved to be a good and productive relationship with the Public Accounts Committee at that time.
Without fear or favour
It also provides a revealing insight into Lara Taylor-Pearce's character. She is meticulous, a stickler for knowing the rules and abiding by them – without fear or favour. "I like things to be done properly," she states. These qualities have carried her through some particularly bruising battles. Most notably, the real-time audit of Ebola funds, which exposed massive corruption, led to a major overhauling of the management of the funds and saved many lives..
(Photo: Lara Taylor-Pearce, Sierra Leone's Auditor General).
The real-time audit of Ebola funds exposed massive corruption and is credited with saving many lives.
How Sierra Leone's audit service evolved
Most countries have a national external auditing institution to monitor the financial operations and performance of public sector bodies. Sierra Leone's dates back to the Audit Act of 1962. This established an external audit function to replace the Colonial audit service.
For 36 years it existed as a quiet little unit, hidden within the Ministry of Finance, until the Audit Service Act 1998 paved the way for the Audit Service Sierra Leone – an independent institution which reports to Parliament, in line with international best practice.
The 1998 Act ultimately gave way to the Audit Service Act of 2014. This includes sections that elaborate on the functions and powers of audits, terms and conditions of service of ASSL staff and the exemption of ASSL staff from the Public Service Commission.
Lara Taylor-Pearce explains the ASSL's role by comparing it to corporate governance. "Corporate governance is the cornerstone of any good business," she says. "It encompasses the processes, practices and policies that a company relies on to make formal decisions and to manage the company. Imagine Sierra Leone as a private company with shareholders, a management team and board. The shareholders are the citizens, the executive are the management team, and the board is Parliament.
"When we audit the MDAs, we are checking that public funds are managed in an effective and efficient manner in compliance with existing laws. Then we report to Parliament with our findings. It is an important part of any country's governance structure."
The independence of the audit office is enshrined in law
Obviously, Supreme Audit Institutions like ASSL can only accomplish their tasks objectively and effectively if they are independent and protected against outside influence. In Sierra Leone, the independence of the audit office is enshrined in law. Although the President has the power to appoint the Auditor General, his appointee has to be confirmed by Parliament.
To ensure the tenure of the Auditor General, he or she can only be removed from the post under certain provisions in the constitution. In some countries the AG position has a term limit. In Sierra Leone, the position has security of tenure. Other members of staff are appointed by an advisory board, which is not involved in the day-to-day running of the ASSL.
An Achilles heel
If there is an Achilles heel to ASSL's independence, it is that funding comes from the Ministry of Finance. "In jurisdictions that have understood the importance of independent public sector auditing, funding for the audit office is approved directly by parliament, with the budget "ring fenced" by them, " says Lara Taylor-Pearce.
When she was appointed Deputy AG in 2007, she already had a clear understanding of the challenges ahead, gained from several years providing technical expertise within the Accountant General's office under a European funded project, with further experience in supporting Public Financial Management in two World Bank funded programmes.
"For the process to work, there are certain essentials," she explains. One of them, is that the Vote Controllers within the MDAs (the public officer in charge of managing funds – usually the Permanent Secretary) actively engage.
To this end, the ASSL follows a comprehensive multi-step process. Each MDA to be audited receives an engagement letter. This lists the financial and other information required. The process will be further clarified at an introductory meeting between the Vote Controller, senior staff and the ASSL.
"During the fieldwork, the ASSL will examine documents, analyse data, conduct interviews and has the right of access to all information deemed necessary to the task. Any queries arising are usually resolved on the spot," says the AG. "However, if the answers are not forthcoming, we will follow up with written queries. Outstanding queries are revisited at the exit meeting.
"After this we prepare a report on our findings and recommendations for the Vote Controller. This provides another opportunity for the institution to revert with any queries and their responses. Most times this is enough. What remains unresolved finds its way into the reports that become public."
Procurement – the elephant in the room
"The elephant in the room is procurement. Often it is not done properly, contracts are incorrectly drawn up, or they have over-charged or colluded." She lists the other issues they see year in and year out, and it's like another language. Lack of reconciliation, unretired-imprests, taking taxes from the supplier and not paying them to the NRA all feature prominently.
The audit stage of the process is necessarily exhaustive, because when the ASSL submits its report to parliament, it is also made accessible to the public, who are increasingly aware of the power of public scrutiny as a catalyst for improvement.
A shared commitment to accountability
As John F.S. Muwanga, Uganda's Auditor General, has said: "Public audit is today being tested as a mechanism for promoting accountability and transparency within government, especially in developing countries. The protests about service delivery are growing in volume, but what is the auditor's role?"
Lara Taylor-Pearce's take is that the ASSL's role is not to detect or investigate corruption, but that their work is relevant to the fight against corruption. She says: "ASSL and ACC share a commitment to ensure accountability in government finances. If the audit service was given the required level of support and tools to do its job – the ACC's work would be much easier."
For that to happen, she believes, Parliament needs to take a tougher line with MDAs so that they comply with requests for information, implement recommendations and genuinely engage with the audit process.
Under the leadership of Lara-Taylor Pearce, the ASSL has grown into an organisation with an enviable reputation for excellence
An international reputation for excellence
Nevertheless, she is aware that the ASSL has made great progress. Under her leadership, it has grown into an organisation with an international reputation for excellence. Today, it employs over 120 highly-skilled technical staff. "We only take the best, from those who apply for our jobs," she says, "and we actively support continuous professional development." The success of the ASSL's human capital development strategy means that its staff are regularly called upon by audit offices in the region to provide professional oversight or staff training.
And while parliament may struggle, at times, to throw its weight behind the work of the ASSL, the same can't be said of the general public.
(Photo: Lara Taylor-Pearce, Sierra Leone's Auditor General)
The power of public scrutiny
When Lara Taylor-Pearce took the decision to make the annual audit reports publicly available, she handed Sierra Leone's citizens the power of public scrutiny. They have used it to save lives, reverse injustices and prevent misplaced trust. We should continue to ask for answers to the queries raised in the audit reports, but this shouldn't be the extent of our aims.
The governance culture we really need is one which welcomes effective scrutiny and accountability, as a way for communities and decision-makers to work together on improving public service delivery.
Lara Taylor-Pearce's vision of a public audit office which is allowed to do its work with the committed support of Parliament is a vitally important step towards achieving that goal.
As Auditor General, she shows us the possibilities of good governance in Sierra Leone. To achieve them, we have to start playing by the rules. All of us, without fear or favour.
Report on the Audit of Funds managed by NaCOVERC and other MDAs. March -June 2020Download
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Little Colsen says:
The mistake an internal or external auditor makes is to allow the media to narrate the audit findings to the public. As I understand it, the president appoints the auditor, then is approved of by parliament with funding from the ministry of finance. The auditor is an employee of the executive branch. The approach to government fund audits and business audits are basically the same with few exceptions. In each case, the auditor works for the executive branch and should present a preliminary audit report to the finance ministry which is under the executive branch. No final report or conclusions are made until a response is received from the finance ministry. During the preliminary audit review, no outside person or entity should be made aware of the preliminary findings.
The executive branch should be given reasonable time to address the findings before going public. For example, lack of receipts or adequate documentation for the purchase of high priced asset is a material finding and must be addressed by the affected ministry. An auditor must maintain impartiality at all times during and after the audit engagement. Not doing so, constitute lack of judgement on the part of the auditor. The executive branch should answer all major items that are questionable on the preliminary audit report hence it becomes the responsibility of the auditor to report its findings to parliamentary audit committee and then the media.
Leaking to the media before the audit is complete shows disservice to the citizens and of course contempt for the executive branch. Auditors doing their function should abstain from taking political sides in order to maintain the integrity of the noble profession.
Victor Kpandemoi Abu says:
At present, the most credible public organ in our homeland, far exceeding that of the ACC.
Abraham amadu jalloh says:
Good on Ms Lara Taylor- Pearce. If Bio the president, and Members of his Cabinet especially in the Finance Ministry and our elected Members of Parliament, do not know their constitutional role, and reasons why we go through the electoral process, to elect what turns out to be a bunch of corrupt individuals. Well, here is the opposite of that in the form of our Auditor General. At least here is someone who knows their job description. "I cannot be intimidated" That says it all. These corrupt politicians who masquerade as representative of the people, are trying to shoot the messenger, instead of voting to take action on the issues raised in the 2019 audit report. Her constitutional role is enshrined by law and is to ensure compliance.
Making sure internal procedures, like record-keeping are in place and complete audit findings with the cooperation of MDAs in each government department. At the end, once she has been given all the information she requires, it is Auditor General's responsibility, working with her team to analyse and collaborate all the information and seek answers where needed before she makes her report. Obviously our so-called members of Parliament have a problem with that. More than ever if Bio wants to be judged by his actions, he is to support her, not with empty words that he is fighting corruption. This is the time to step up to the plate.

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Q: Dart - How to access global scope? The simple actual question is

How to access GLOBAL scope in Dart?

Below is just the answer why I'm looking for it.
I have a problem which requires me to learn about Dart's scope resolution from here but unfortunately I can't find the solution for my problem, not even from Google or here, which was surprising me to have to open this question.
Dart allows user to exclude the this. on member variable access within class's scope so if two potentially conflicted variables need to share the same name, they need to be differentiated with scope operator and reference.
I need to define a class with member variable print where there is also global function print being called somewhere within the class. Of course print() => print(...) will returns error so I'm expecting something as simple as print() => global.print(..) but neither that is working.
I know there's workaround to solve it but please I need a straightforward one if any. Thank you.

A: you could add this line at the top of your file:
import 'dart:core' as core;

Then you would be able to refer to print as core.print(...);
The problem is that now you would have to use core. for every primitives like int, example:
core.int variable = 1;

I think this is not worth it and it's better to use another name for your print method.

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Philosophiae Doctor - PhD (Community Oral Health)
The neutral zone for mandibular complete dentures : a clinical trial
PhD Thesis (27.11Mb)
Geerts, Greta Aimée Virginie Maria
Rehabilitation of edentulous jaws without the option of osseointegrating implants will remain the only treatment option within reach of many older patients for the foreseeable future. Many routine prosthodontic procedures are based on dogmas, because no high-level scientific evidence exists to either accept or reject them, among these is the "neutral zone" (NZ) concept. In spite of paucity of evidence using approved patient-based outcome instruments, it is generally agreed that the NZ should be respected when constructing complete dentures. The purpose of this research project was to determine how shapes of conventional and NZ mandibular dentures differ, and if the two different types of dentures impact differently on oral health–related quality of life by using an accepted oral health-related quality of life instrument as a patient-based outcome. Thirty nine edentulous patients were selected for this prospective, randomised, cross-over, single-blinded clinical trial. Two sets of complete dentures were made for each patient. One denture set was made following conventional biometric guidelines for determining the position of the mandibular posterior denture teeth in relation to the ridge; another set was made following a functional impression of the potential denture space. Each set of dentures was worn for at least two months. A similar number of types of dentures were delivered first. Widths of residual ridges and mandibular denture arches were measured using digital measuring software. Position of denture teeth was related to the ridge. Denture dimensions were compared by means of analysis of variance using the mixed procedure. Using formula of parabola, arch-widths were compared using paired t-tests. Pre- and post-treatment patient feedback was obtained by means of the 20-item Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-20) and a preference score. Treatment effect size (ES) was established based on the OHIP-20 scores. Relevant associations among denture dimensions, OHIP-20 scores, preference, age, gender, marital status, education, income, period of edentulousness, and quality of denture-bearing tissue were done using the generalised linear model and correlation analysis. For all statistical analysis, level of significance was determined at p<0.05. The mean age of the sample was 62.3 years. Twenty four patients were female. Mean period of edentulousness was 31 years and mean number of denture sets worn prior to the trial was 2.5. Except for the canine region, NZ dentures were statistically wider than anatomic dentures. The difference in mean widths between the two types of dentures was larger for female patients. Older patients had smaller differences in denture dimensions. More unfavourable denture-bearing tissue was associated with a larger difference in the two types of dentures. Both types of mandibular dentures significantly improved the OHRQoL of patients. Both types of dentures had a high treatment ES. The OHIP-20 instrument could not distinguish a statistical difference in impact on OHRQoL between the two treatment options. There was a minute difference in treatment ES between the two types of treatment. The only domain representing a small clinical benefit between NZ and anatomic dentures was "physical pain", with the NZ dentures scoring better. There was no correlation between pre- and post-treatment scores for both types of dentures. No significant associations were found between post-treatment OHIP- 20 scores on the one hand and tissue scores, gender, age, education, marital status, period of edentulousness and denture dimension differences on the other hand. Based on OHIP-20 scores, there was a significant association between denture preference and NZ dentures, but not for the other preferences. No significant associations were found between denture preferences on the one hand and tissue scores, gender, age, period of edentulousness and denture dimension differences on the other hand. Even though no significant relationship was found between preference and gender, the majority of female patients preferred the NZ denture and the majority of male patients did not express a preference. Providing new complete dentures improved OHRQoL of edentulous patients. The majority of female patients preferred the NZ compared over the ANA denture. The NZ technique appeared to have a higher positive impact on OHRQoL of female patients compared to male patients.
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Human Robotics
How we perceive the world around us is determined by our senses. Sight, sound, taste, touch and scent dictate environmental experience. When paired with memory, these sensations enable us to retain impressions of sensory information even after an experience has drawn to a close. Iconic memory refers to visuals, echoic memory to auditory, and tactile sensation to haptic memory.
The trick with virtual reality to be a convincing enough activity for our use, is that our brains must interpret it to be real. We must be able to set aside disbelief. From photorealism and animation to multi-sensory design, creatives are experimenting with how to blend the real and the virtual. What makes virtual reality a "human" experience? What makes it memorable, sensational?
After sight and sound, the next obvious solution is tactile feedback. Even before VR experiences existed, haptic devices have been used in everything from medical devices to gaming consoles. The more subtle intention of these haptic devices, specifically for entertainment, is to actually replicate our sense of touch. It's an early form of human-computer and human-robot interface.
On September 27, 2019, the article "Closed-Loop Haptic Feedback Control Using a Self-Sensing Soft Pneumatic Actuator Skin," by Harshal A. Sonar, Aaron P. Gerratt, Stephanie P. Lacour, and Jamie Paik was published in Soft Robotics, presenting a new solution for wearable haptics.*
This solution, a soft, flexible artificial skin made of silicone and electrodes self monitors to provide accurate haptic feedback to a user's body. "For an effective wearable technology, we require an accurate understanding of the physical interactions between the device and the wearer's perception," said the study.
Image from EPFL
Comprised of an ultra-compliant thin metal film strain sensor, this skin creates novel bidirectional platform for tactile sensing through force-tunable vibratory feedback. Essentially, this soft robotic materiel is adapted for human use. It meets the criteria of providing highly accurate physical feedback, and is adaptable and comfortable as a wearable technology.
While the study claims that haptic devices have not yet been made specifically for human use, a few cases of impressive haptics have been demoed in recent years. At Sundance Film Festival 2017, HaptX debuted their HaptX Glove to bring realistic touch and force feedback to virtual reality, featuring "..100 points of high-displacement tactile feedback, up to five pounds of resistance per finger, and sub-millimeter precision motion tracking." It was a very real experience- the blades of grass on my fingertips, and the little fox paws padding on my hand.
At CES this year, Teslasuit also demoed their full body haptic VR suit with climate control and built in biometric sensors to track user vitals and emotional stress levels. A later demo in London with co-founder Dimitri Mikhalchuk revealed some of these capabilities, and also some intriguing information on the ability of the Teslasuits to deliberately induce movement in the suit's wearer. The intention? To help patients with a lack of mobility to regain motion control.
A third approach to haptics is Ultrahapics' mid-air haptics that uses ultrasound to create three-dimensional tactile shapes and textures. These concentrated sound waves enable tactile feedback for virtual objects and holographic interfaces, and also augments gesture control with natural haptic feedback.
Experiencing the Ultrahaptics mid-air haptics at GDC this year demonstrated how the smallest of sensations can make a world of difference. On a daily basis, we don't actively think of the heatwaves that a fire emits, the gentle movement of air, or even that sound is emitted by waves in the air that help us to locate the origin of a speaker, or other sound source.
Image from Ultrahapics
From flexible artificial skin made of silicone and electrodes, to wearable gloves with high-displacement tactile feedback, a full body haptic suit, and tactile soundwaves, each of these approaches to haptics is a part of innovation in multi-sensory design. Referring to speculative fiction and sci-fi narratives, Minority Report and Ready Player One are two stand-out examples of how we may use these technologies in a future society. We're only beginning to grasp how these can be applied to our everyday lives.
"The next step will be to develop a fully wearable prototype for applications in rehabilitation and virtual and augmented reality," says Harshal Sonar, the study's lead author. "The prototype will also be tested in neuroscientific studies, where it can be used to stimulate the human body while researchers study dynamic brain activity in magnetic resonance experiments."
Image by the Miro Shot Collective
What the scientists at EPFL have intrigued with their design, is their highlight on the soft material design that matches human skin to provide natural wearability. When these light-weight haptic skins become available, what will it mean for virtual entertainment, gaming and social interaction? How will we differentiate between the real and virtual in the future? How will we differentiate between the real and virtual human?
The term "skins," referring to a graphic or audio download that changes the appearance of 2D or 3D characters in video games, is already a common term in video game born language. Fortnite, the game developed by Epic Games in 2017, enables users to change their appearance by purchasing new outfits/ appearances or skins.
With over 250M registered accounts as of March 2019, Fortnite is only one of many experiences that enable users to choose their visual identify and physical capabilities in the non-physical world. Black Mirror has another, perhaps more dystopian vision in the episode Striking Vipers, where these small devices connect to our minds, leaving the physical body in a vegetative state while the mind journeys through more pleasurable experiences that look, feel, sound, touch and taste just as real as reality- without the use of any skin-like material.
With artificial skin as a near future frontier, we now have an entirely new wave of realistic applications to the real and virtual worlds- from changing real and avatar appearances or "skins" to bringing the virtual world to life. As this research progresses, how long will it be before we begin to combine these visually stunning and haptic skins with other sorts of brain-computer interfaces and augmenters? Will it give birth to a new field of human robotics? I look forward to the science fiction and creative visions of what these new sciences will bring to our future.
By Anne McKinnon
* Scientists at EPFL's Reconfigurable Robotics Lab (RRL), headed by Jamie Paik, and Laboratory for Soft Bioelectronic Interfaces (LSBI), headed by Stéphanie Lacour at the School of Engineering, teamed up to develop the soft, flexible artificial skin made of silicone and electrodes. Both labs are part of the NCCR Robotics program.
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The Ohio Development Services Agency Thursday awarded nearly $36 million in Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits to rehabilitate 45 historic Ohio Buildings.
The Carlisle Building was damaged after a fire in 2003.
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Medical marijuana has recently gotten very popular. Marijuana's healing properties that have been now seen it being used as a natural and alternate have led to this popularity. Medical marijuana gets rid of debilitating effects of diagnosed conditions and improves the quality of life. The conditions being referred to here are those particular ones that are not eased by use of use of high dosage opiates. For too long the use of marijuana has been illicit and its use has seen a lot of people put behind bars. The legalization of marijuana as an alternate treatment method after the realization of the immense benefits derived from its use, has seen the opening up of many medical marijuana dispensaries all over the world and NY has a list of its own.
Medical marijuana cards are the secret to accessing medical marijuana if you suffer from any of the debilitating conditions as earlier mentioned herein. One needs to apply for one as per the listed medical conditions as outlined by the health services departments in their own state. The situation is as so because it is easier to govern the growing, the harvesting, the selling, the using and subsequent of possession of marijuana this way.
NY has tons of medical marijuana dispensaries where one can easily access medical marijuana upon getting a medical marijuana card.So as to get a medical marijuana card, you must be suffering from one of the listed conditions.
It is not all the same in all states especially when it comes to the kinds of conditions that will allow you get that medical marijuana card. What if you find that the condition you are suffering from for example post-traumatic stress disorder is not listed in your state? Before you go get your medical marijuana card, you need to first look into the laws of your state and find out if your condition is listed there.
Don't go and claim that medical marijuana card if you don't have with you proof that you live in that state. This is not difficult to do because all you need to show is your driver's license and you are good to go. Even though some states and maybe yours included still don't allow the use of medical marijuana, there are some movements which are working on getting it legalized and you can finally use it. If your state has not yet legalized the use of medical marijuana, hold on longer but keep updated on this.
One last thing that is a requirement before you get your card is getting the form signed by a medical doctor. This might not be as easy as you think because there are doctors who have not accepted cannabis as an alternative treatment.


Just when you thought there couldn't be room for a new accounting software company, another appears. This time it's going niche, and it is chasing the boom in self-employed or sole traders.
The first wave of these apps include famous brands such as FreshBooks in Canada and FreeAgent in the UK. Intuit is pushing the mobile-based QuickBooks Self-Employed in the US, the UK and Australia, among other countries. In an astonishing announcement, Saasu revealed earlier this year that it was winding back its SME efforts to focus on micro-businesses.
And now there is the Rounded app. Rounded has clocked up 1,500 active users in two and a half years and recently added an accountant portal for managing multiple accounts. It is one of the newest apps exhibiting at the Accountech.Live expo in Melbourne on November 13-14.
DigitalFirst.com caught up with Oliver Garside, co-founder and COO, to find out a little more about Australia's latest accounting app.
DigitalFirst: Australia surely has more accounting software per capita than anywhere else. Why would you want to launch here?
Oliver Garside: The founder was a career freelancer, he worked as a graphic designer and filmmaker. He found that the options for managing a freelance business were not hitting the mark. He found it too complex, too expensive, and it didn't deal with GST and BAS particularly well. So he solved his own problem and the feedback he got was that there was a broader application.
We are focused on Australia but it's not going to be forever. We want to offer it in other markets as well. What makes this special is the focus on the use case. A lot of the more established solutions are really built for small business and offer a level of complexity and cost that freelancers and sole trader and self-employed don't really need. One of the consistent bits of feedback is the design and simplicity and ease of use. It's set up on a freelance use case and not a small business use case.
DigitalFirst.com: What are the differences between those use cases?
Garside: We don't offer payroll. We can't support anyone that has employees. That would be the main thing.
We also don't have a general ledger or balance sheet. We have done a huge amount of work to use what you'd call friendlier terminology. Instead of a chart of accounts we have expenses. It's just about making this as effective and un-intimidating as we can but still facilitating our customers in knowing exactly where they are at in their business at all times.
It is also producing professional invoices, which is huge, and using automation to give them time back in the day.
And when it comes to tax time it's about connecting with the bookkeeper to remove the strife from going through the tax period. Our customers are organised much more effectively when it comes to tax requirements.
Why did you personally join Rounded in 2016, when Xero was already growing so quickly?
Great question, especially when I had no interest in accounting. The first thing was how easy it was for me with no accounting experience to get how Rounded works. The beautiful design instantly appealed to me.
The other thing was that I felt the shift in the way that the world works. All the usual phrases like "future of work" and "gig economy". That all boils down to the internet supporting people to work in a different way.
That freedom incents people to try different ways of working. Freshbooks isn't built to deal with BAS or GST effectively. We felt we had identified a growing niche that didn't need the cost or complexity of Xero or QuickBooks Online (QBO) but wanted effective, fit for purpose software. And I still think that is the philosophy that will make our business successful and has made it so successful today.
DigitalFirst: Have you taken on venture capital?
Oliver Garside: No, we haven't had venture capital. We received a little bit of funding from an investor at beginning of the year but predominantly we are self funded.
And we are scalable in terms of development. So we do one deployment and it updates our three apps at the same time (browser, iOS and Android). We really make sure there is a consistent UX.
DigitalFirst: How many users do you have?
Oliver Garside: We have 1,500 active users right now and a few thousand people have downloaded the mobile app and had a look.
We have such a diverse range of customers. The thing that connects them all is that they are all sole traders. Musicians, journalists, tradies, small cafes and retail outlets, a variety of professional services such as doctors, dentists, consultants, architects.
Intuit is after the exact same market with QuickBooks Self-Employed. It is already selling heavily in multiple countries including Australia. What are your thoughts on that app?
We get a lot of customers that come to us from QBSE because their experience isn't what they want it to be.
We think our app is better, of course. But we are at the opposite end of scale to QuickBooks we try not to lose too much sleep. All we can do is stand behind the experience that we provide.
We can't position ourselves as the cheapest app in the market. Every now and then we lose out to $5 a month (QBSE's discounted price) with new business but a significant number come back.
We take so much care over the design of the app and so much effort in the customer support they find that they are more than satisfied with the value the app provides. That's the only thing that we can control and the one we focus it on.
DigitalFirst: What are you using for feeds?
Oliver Garside: We are using Proviso, they are used by Illion, previously Dun and Bradstreet Australia. They provide bank feed technology to lenders to make credit decisions based on personal loans, mortgages, and that kind of thing.
DigitalFirst: Why go with Illion and not Yodlee?
Oliver Garside: The price and the ease of integrating the API. We can offer 140 banks and institutions including credit cards. Feeds are hugely complex but a massive part of everything we offer. It's pretty much impossible to have any credible accounting software these days without them.
DigitalFirst: You mentioned automation earlier. What have you built?
Oliver Garside: We will be rolling out some new automation features by the end of the year. We have a bigger development project due 1 January focusing on key areas of automation. One would be auto-categorization of expenses. If you have a regular direct debit that comes to your bank feeds that we can auto-categorise it.
DigitalFirst: Do you create the bank rule manually?
Oliver Garside: We will be able to use some AI in some instances. We are doing some work in the background doing some big data analysis of users' records and building a list of the top 100 organisations for expenses. The more common ones we will use auto-created rules.
Everyone also has transactions that they categorise in their own way. So we will let people create their own rules as well.
DigitalFirst: Are these in-house AI skills? How can you afford that when you're bootstrapping?
Oliver Garside: We are lucky that the people involved in the company from the beginning are some of the best engineers I've ever seen. We have a culture in the business that if you don't know how to do something then learn how to do it. Everyone in our team works very, very hard to make this as good as it can be. We think we can do it.
DigitalFirst: What are the automations you have so far?
Oliver Garside: Recurring expenses, recurring invoices, a whole suite of smart reminders for when invoices have been paid and when they are overdue, and sending reminders to clients. It's about making sure that things don't fall through the gaps, especially when you have multiple invoices out at one time.
We have a stack of notifications as well. It helps our users keep on top of what's happening in their business. When a BAS is overdue, that sort of ting. Our BAS is compiled on the fly. When our users submit a BAS at the end of the quarter it takes 30 seconds to pop into the ATO portal. It's one of the features our users love the most.
Sholto Macpherson has reported on accounting technology as editor and founder of DigitalFirst.com since 2011. He has written about business technology since 2000 and is a frequent commentator and public speaker on cloud accounting in conferences, industry magazines, newspapers, and other online and broadcast media.
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Historic Property Survey
Keystone Historic Preservation Grant
As of June 10, 2019, Community Development Corporation (CDC) Bona Fide Bellevue has been awarded a $7,500 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania grant to undertake a comprehensive historic resource inventory of the Borough of Bellevue in Allegheny County, PA.
The Keystone Historic Preservation Grant program administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commissions has matched funds provided by Bonafide Bellevue to provide an overall $15,000 to complete an inventory and survey of all historic buildings and resources located in the 1 square mile borough that borders the City of Pittsburgh. According to Allegheny County records, 1,200 (or nearly half) of the buildings in the borough are over 100 years old.
The research produced by this project will provide professional reports and data to inform conversations and decisions about community development, historic preservation, and borough initiatives. The intended outcome is to engage neighbors in proactively designing the future of Bellevue's built landscape to benefit all residents while honoring the area's heritage.
According to Chris Driscoll, the organization's vice-chair, "Bonafide Bellevue inspires community-driven vibrancy, and calling attention to Bellevue's historic assets is a continuous theme that has garnered significant interest and participation in projects such as the Bellevue House Tour and Historic Plaque Program." Driscoll continues, "This grant will support the further celebration of our community by the documentation of its resources."
State Rep. Adam Ravenstahl expressed his support behind this initiative: "By preserving and building on the past, we can ensure that future generations know about our community's history while supporting the vibrant evolution of our neighborhoods."
The implementation period for this grant runs from October 2019 to September 2021.
View The Final Report
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Chris Driscoll by clicking the link below.
Trib Live Article Announcing Grant Award
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Comission Grants
Pennsylvania Historical Property Registry
National Historical Preservation Act
Practical Preservation Website:
https://practical-preservation.com/
Fact Sheet:
https://www.phmc.pa.gov/Preservation/About/Documents/FACT%20SHEET_Planning.pdf
How does this benefit Bellevue?
According to county data, Bellevue has over 1,200 properties over 100 years old in approximately 1 sq. mile. The purpose of the project is to identify historic resources of Bellevue for any future planning initiatives that benefit the public and the revitalization of the community. This includes identifying potential National Register-eligible historic districts and individual properties.
Celebrating historic resources and preservation is undoubtedly a key component of revitalizing communities that are lucky to have the number of historic buildings that Bellevue does.
Practical Preservation will also include in the report background research and context of the Bellevue's history.
They will not be performing detailed research on individual properties.
How does this affect me? What, if any, personal info on homeowners would be used in the assessment?
No effort is required on a property-owners behalf. Property owner data is not included in the survey. Businesses occupying commercial space may be used for reference purposes. They will not be performing detailed research on individual properties.
Who is doing the work?
West-Virginia-based preservation consultants Practical Preservation was selected from an RFP (Request for Proposals) process in 2019. They could be canvassing the Borough on any day at any point in 2020. They will have identification or attire indicating they are a surveyor.
Practical Preservation will also include in the report background research and context of Bellevue's history.
How will data be collected?
The baseline data (tax parcel number, address, approximate age, and type of building (residential/commercial) has been pulled from Allegheny County's public access real estate database. Representatives of Practical Preservation will perform a field survey on foot, which includes an exterior photo, validating, or estimated age of a building, it's an architectural style and integrity. Photos are used for identifying and validating architectural style. The data is collected in-app used specifically for field surveys.
Where can I find the data once it is collected?
The report and data will be provided to the Borough for their review and records, as well as to the Pennsylvania Historical Museum Commission, Allegheny County, and the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation. The report, after review may be made public on the Bona Fide Bellevue website for the benefit of the community. Property owner data is not included in the report.
A public presentation by Bona Fide Bellevue summarizing the report will be made in 2021 or 2022 after the report is received and reviewed.
I don't want to participate / I want to opt-out
The PA State Historic Preservation Office and Bona Fide Bellevue insist that any consultants abide by all property lines and only conduct surveys from legal, public spaces. As such, there is no way to opt-out of this data collection, however, no private information is necessary or used for this survey to be performed.
When was this shared with the public?
A press release was sent out in June 2019. Local newspapers The Trib and The Citizen picked up the story. The Mayor and Chief of Police were informed in January 2020 that ALL properties would be surveyed at ANY point in 2020. We received an acknowledgment and no further conversation was generated. We are not aware of any communication made from the borough to the public.
This question was submitted by a Bellevue resident.
What qualifies a property as historic without surveying?
While this is largely open to individual interpretation, general consensus is that age, architectural style, and integrity and/or a place of a significant event or person in history. Our third party consultant will be developing these definitions based on their expertise.
I'm concerned this project will produce too much information on properties.
All information or data collected is already publicly accessible. Additionally, our work is not being used for gentrification purposes or raising taxes.
Will a report be made available for download?
Yes! The full report can be viewed here. The video of the public presentation is also available at the bottom of this page.
All content found within the report is based on publicly accessible data on the county website. On this site, you are able to look up who owns a property, a photo of the property, and other detailed information.
Historical Districts limit renovations to private property and require permits. An inflated price tag frequently goes along with historical renovation.
Having your property recognized and listed on the National Historic Register does not protect or provide any limitations to those properties. Typically, if any limitations are placed it is due to a facade easement or a local historic preservation ordinance. National Historic Districts are expensive, multi-year projects to undertake.
Creating a National Historic District is NOT nor was ever included in the scope of this project.
Generally speaking, forward-thinking municipalities invest in historical property surveys. This survey will comprehensively establish Bellevue's historic property assets. Having a total and clear understanding of our assets will enable the borough or Bona Fide Bellevue to pursue further investment in our community via applicable state and federal grants.
Is photographing my house from public property (like the street) legal?
Photographing your property from public property is legal. Our consultant will only be taking photos from public property.
Please review this page at ACLU PA to learn more about taking photos in public.
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Presentations and Additional Resources
Bellevue Historic Inventory Grant Webinar Power Point Slide Deck
Community Development & Non-Profit Terms
Historic Preservation – Our nation's history has many facets, and historic preservation helps tell these stories. Sometimes historic preservation involves celebrating events, people, places, and ideas that we are proud of; other times it involves recognizing moments in our history that can be painful or uncomfortable to remember.
Source: The National Park Service
Housing Authority – an independently run and autonomous, not-for-profit public corporation. which works in conjunction with local governments and agencies to develop long-term housing strategies for communities.
Indirect Displacement – refers to changes in who is moving into the neighborhood as low-income residents move out, and occurs when units being vacated by low-income residents are no longer affordable to other low-income households. This is also called exclusionary displacement since future low-income residents are excluded from moving into the neighborhood.
Source: The Uprooted Project
Inclusion – an organizational effort and practices in which different groups or individuals having different backgrounds are culturally and socially accepted and welcomed, and equally treated. These differences could be self-evident, such as national origin, age, race and ethnicity, religion/belief, gender, marital status, and socioeconomic status or they could be more inherent, such as educational background, training, sector experience, organizational tenure, even personality, such as introverts and extroverts.
Source: Global Diversity Practice
Income Inequality – the extent to which income is distributed unevenly among a population.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Lobbying vs. Advocacy – Advocacy is when nonprofit organizations advise stakeholders, legislators, or citizens on their own behalf to affect some aspect of society integral to the nonprofit's mission. All nonprofits can advocate for measures that will affect their mission or the health and well-being of their clients. Lobbying is when one seeks to influence legislation.
Source: The Foundation for Enhancing Communities
Resources – Resources can be tangible (e.g., money, computers, staff, volunteers) or intangible (e.g., motivation, in-kind services, actions).
Source: Alison Education Company
Revitalization – The goal of neighborhood revitalization is to improve communities in a way that makes a lasting impact on the quality of life of its residents.
Source: Habitat for Humanity
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Eliza Gilkyson with Nina Gerber – THIS CONCERT IS SOLD OUT. NO TICKETS AVAILABLE @ THE DOOR
Sep 24, 2016 (Sat) / 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle
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Just added: Nina Gerber will add her amazing guitar talent to this show!
Eliza Gilkyson is a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and activist who has become one of the most respected musicians in Folk, Roots and Americana circles. She has released 20 recordings of her own, and her songs have been covered by Joan Baez, Bob Geldof, Tom Rush and Rosanne Cash and have been used in films, PBS specials and on prime-time TV.
Eliza has appeared on NPR, Austin City Limits, Mountain Stage, etown, XM Radio, Air America Radio and has toured worldwide as a solo artist and in support of Richard Thompson, Patty Griffin, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Dan Fogelberg, as well as with the Woody Guthrie review, Ribbon of Highway-Endless Skyway, alongside the Guthrie Family, Jimmy Lafave, Slaid Cleaves, and special guests Pete Seeger, Jackson Browne and Kris Kristofferson. She has received Folk Alliance awards for Best Artist, Best Songwriter and Record of the Year.
Her CD Land of Milk and Honey was nominated for a Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album. In addition to touring in support of her previous release, Roses at the End of Time, in 2011 and 2012 Eliza and label-mates John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky performed as "Folk Super Trio" Red Horse, a side project whose CD stayed for months at the top of the Folk Music Charts. In 2014 Eliza was invited to contribute a track on the Jackson Browne tribute, Looking Into You, along with Bruce Springsteen, Don Henley, Sara Watkins, Shawn Colvin, Bonnie Raitt and others. Her March 2014 release on Red House Records, The Nocturne Diaries, is a restless contemplative work inspired by the converging forces of her highest hopes and darkest fears.
See her in a 23-minute insightful interview, include songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKl57voi_Yo
Doors open at 7:00.
Dark Side of Town: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnkHWsCyg-s
Beauty Way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKXh0vbZ0Jw
Eliza Jane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miv1S7a_ZZc
Emerald Street: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxIjj_GdZK0
Bird of Paradise (Paradise Hotel): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3TyRD0uRwg
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Q: "Failed to start 'npm'" error message when accessing page remotely I have an ASP.NET Core application running in docker on a Raspberry Pi that when I try to access via the Pi, it shows up just fine. When I try to access it on the local network, I get the following exception page:
Here is my Dockerfile:
FROM microsoft/dotnet:2.2-sdk AS builder
WORKDIR /source

RUN curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x |  bash -
RUN apt-get install -y nodejs

RUN npm --version

COPY *.csproj .
RUN dotnet restore

COPY ./ ./

RUN dotnet publish "./AspNetCoreApp.csproj" --output "./dist" --configuration Debug --no-restore

FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/aspnet:2.2
WORKDIR /app
COPY --from=builder /source/dist .
EXPOSE 80
ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "AspNetCoreApp.dll"]

Any ideas why it fails when I connect on a different computer?
Thanks!

A: For this error, it indicates that you did not install node in your image.
For built-in ms docker image, it did not install node by default, you could try command like below to install node.
ROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/aspnet:3.0-stretch-slim AS base
# BEGIN MODIFICATION - Node is needed for development (but not production)
RUN curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x | bash -
RUN apt-get install --assume-yes nodejs
# END MODIFICATION

WORKDIR /app
EXPOSE 80
EXPOSE 443

Update
It seems you are in production environment. For the reason why it works when removing environment: - ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Development, it is caused by
app.UseSpa(spa =>
{
    // To learn more about options for serving an Angular SPA from ASP.NET Core,
    // see https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=864501

    spa.Options.SourcePath = "ClientApp";

    if (env.IsDevelopment())
    {
        spa.UseAngularCliServer(npmScript: "start");
    }
});

For development environment, it will use spa.UseAngularCliServer(npmScript: "start");.

A: removing
environment: - ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Development

from the compose.override file fixed all this. I'm not sure why it's the problem.


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The Paradise Theater, formerly Loew's Paradise Theatre, is a movie palace-type theater located at 2417 Grand Concourse in the Bronx, New York. Constructed in 1929 at the height of grand movie theaters, in the later 20th century the building was used also for live entertainment. It was leased in 2012 for use by the World Changers Church International New York for founding a local congregation.

History

Opening and context
Loew's Paradise Theatre opened on September 7, 1929 with Warner Oland in the film The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu on the screen, plus a stage presentation "Cameos" produced by Chester Hale, and British organist Harold Ramsey playing the 4-manual, 23-rank Robert Morton "Wonder Organ". The Paradise was originally commissioned by the Paramount-Publix theater chain and was slated to be named the Venetian Theatre. Paramount-Publix withdrew from the project shortly before construction began and it was taken over by New York's largest movie theatre chain, Loew's Theatres. The theater was promoted as one of the five "Loew's Wonder Theatres".

The first "Wonder Theatre", opened in January 1929, was Loew's Valencia Theatre in Jamaica, Queens. Loew's Paradise Theatre in the Bronx opened on the same day as Loew's Kings Theatre in Brooklyn. These were followed by Loew's Jersey Theatre in Jersey City, New Jersey, Loew's Pitkin in Brownsville, Brooklyn, and finally Loew's 175th Street Theatre in Washington Heights, Manhattan. The Loew's Paradise Theatre was one of the last theatres built in the Atmospheric style toward the end of the "movie palace" building boom. The theater's architect, John Eberson, was famed for creating the Atmospheric theater design, which gave the illusion of an outdoor villa courtyard under a night sky. The Paradise is one of the best remaining examples of his work. Many of his other elaborate designs, including the Paradise Theatre in Chicago (1928–1956), have been demolished.

Decline, landmarking, and reopening
With the dawn of the Great Depression, live acts were dropped from the program schedule and the Paradise became a regular first-run movie theatre. In the late 1940s a concrete slab was installed over the orchestra pit to create four extra rows of seats. It covered the orchestra pit and organ console. The slab was lifted only once, in the 1960s, to enable the removal of the organ console. Together with the rest of the organ pipes, the console was moved and installed at the Loew's Jersey Theatre. (Its original organ was removed in 1949, and moved to the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara, California).

Over the years, many features and fittings in the Paradise disappeared through theft. By the late 1960s it was on the market for redevelopment, and was open only for evening performances. The theatre was divided in two in December 1973, then in 1975 it was triplexed, and in 1981 was divided for four screening rooms. These changes hid practically all the original auditorium interior behind drop ceilings and panel walls.

The Paradise Theatre closed in 1994 and was empty for six years. By November 2000, work had begun on a restoration, but this was halted due to an ownership rights dispute with the restorer. A new owner took control and completed the renovation, re-opening in October 2005 as a live theatre and special events venue.  Bernie Williams appeared at the Paradise playing guitar with his band on September 22, 2007. The Paradise Theater was scheduled to have opened again on October 24, 2009 under new ownership. Concert promoters Derrick Sanders and Shelby Joyner scheduled a Grand Opening performance by Charlie Wilson of The Gap Band.

In 2012, the building was leased to the World Changers Church New York, a prosperity gospel congregation which is led by Atlanta-based pastor Creflo Dollar and his wife Taffi.

The building was designated as a New York City Landmark in 1997. It was designated as a New York City Interior Landmark in 2006.

Design

Exterior
Along the Grand Concourse, local ordinance forbids the use of large vertical signs. This restrained the design of the facade of the theatre. On top of the frontage, over the entrance, is the space originally occupied by a mechanical Seth Thomas clock, where hourly St. George slew a fire-breathing dragon. As the Bronx Paradise was vandalized in later years, both the dragon and the figure of St. George were stolen. Only the saint's horse remains. A similar device, now renovated, was also installed at the Loew's Jersey Theatre in Jersey City.

Interior

Lobby
The main lobby, reached through a set of bronze doors from the outer lobby, features three domes in the ceiling containing painted murals depicting Sound, Story and Film. In the center of the north wall, beneath a statue of Winged Victory, was a large Carrara marble fountain featuring the figure of a child on a dolphin. At the base of the Grand Stair hung an oil painting of Marie Antoinette as Patron of the Arts and a copy of artist Holbein's Anne of Cleves.

Auditorium
The auditorium was designed to represent a 16th-century Italian baroque garden, bathed in Mediterranean moonlight, with stars twinkling in the ceiling as clouds passed by. Hanging vines, cypress trees, stuffed birds and classical statues and busts lined the walls. The safety curtain was painted with a gated Venetian garden scene, which continued the garden effect around the auditorium when it was lowered.

See also
 List of New York City Designated Landmarks in The Bronx
 Kent Theater

References

Boxing venues in New York City
Cinemas and movie theaters in New York City
Culture of the Bronx
Loew's Theatres buildings and structures
New York City Designated Landmarks in the Bronx
Music venues in the Bronx
Movie palaces
Theatres completed in 1929
Theatres in the Bronx
Sports venues in the Bronx
1929 establishments in New York City
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A good tip for anyone doing interior design is to invest in high quality paint so the job gets done right. Cheap paint causes your walls harm, and it also wears away fast, costing you much more money over time. This is why you should purchase a solid brand of paint so that your design has longevity.
TIP! If you have many items on your walls, make sure the walls remain simple. Some people have more items than others.
Make each room what you want it to be. Do not simply cater to the people that may be visiting your home. You are the one that has to be there every day. No matter what you love, you can incorporate that into your design scheme. You can always get new stuff if you decide you truly don't like it.
TIP! Pedestal tubs are great in virtually any bathroom. The classic beauty of these tubs make them popular choices.
Good lighting is important in interior decorating. Lighting will set the ambiance and the mood of the room. Bright lights project a positive vibe, and are often a good choice for kitchens and bathrooms. At the same time, these lights are not always suitable for areas in which a subdued atmosphere is more appropriate, such as a study or home office. Bedrooms require a dimmer lighting structure.
TIP! You can decorate your basement. They tend to be dark and gloomy unless you do something about it.
Good design projects almost always involve good lighting. You don't merely have to resort to electrical lights, make use of mirrors, candles and skylights to brighten things up. Making sure these elements work harmoniously can brighten and add some interest to dull spaces, along with boosting functionality.
Make a collection. A collection of items is simply three or more of a kind. For example, you have a collection if you own three vases. Three pictures is an example of a good collection. Display your collection in an obvious place, and it will make a great conversation piece.
TIP! If you choose to hang sconces, be wary of their proximity to the rooms focal point. If you will be putting in near a mirror, do not put it too close.
If you have a lot of items, keep walls simple. You don't want cluttered stuff to clash with cluttered walls. This is natural, but if you are a collector make sure your displays are tasteful and your walls are not over decorated. Too many decorations can be distracting.
TIP! One quick way to change up your rooms design is to paint your walls. Over time our walls get neglected and need to be repainted.
Try watching the interior design shows on cable to get some ideas on how you can decorate your home. This channel has many great shows that can help you keep up with the newest design trends, as well as letting you know how expensive certain projects will be.
TIP! Try using reflective floor surfaces to enhance the natural light in a room. Hardwood and white tiles are both good examples of reflective floors.
Remember that consistency within a space is crucial to the overall look. If you want a contemporary design, continue this theme throughout the house. You need to select an overall theme in order for your design to flow together properly.
TIP! Use salvaged materials to design a green, environmentally friendly bathroom. You can use things like recycled fixtures, antique tiles and refurbished wood.
If you want to put a sconce on the wall, do not crowd your focal point. If you want to frame the sides of a picture with the lighting, think about placing the lighting 12 inches away from the picture on either side. Obviously, the mirror size needs to be considered, but you can easily ascertain this when it is being hung up.
TIP! Plain walls can make a room seem really dull. Large walls with no adornments create a dead space in the room.
As you have learned, interior decorating does not require an expert. Using the tips you've just learned, you can make good use of all of your own creative gifts and give your home an impressive new look.
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Q: Why the weak * topology on the dual of a Banach space has the stronger meaning of locally compact Let us say that for a Hausdorff topological space to be locally compact means that every point has a compact neighborhood.  Why do locally compact have the property that if $x \in U$ and $U$ is open in $X$, then $x$ has a compact neighborhood that is contained in $U$?  If this is not true, which I suspect, then at least it should be true for the spectrum of an abelian C* algebra, as hinted by a proof in Takesaki where he uses this fact without proof.  Recall the spectrum is the set of (nonzero) multiplicative linear functionals on a C* algebra.  Perhaps the level of generality at which locally compact implies the stronger version of locally compact is in between.  Perhaps it holds for some subsets of the dual of a Banach space?

A: All of the common definitions of local compactness are equivalent in Hausdorff spaces. In particular, let $X$ be a Hausdorff space in which every point has a compact nbhd. Suppose that $x\in U\subseteq X$, where $U$ is open, let $N$ be a compact nbhd of $x$, and let $V=\operatorname{int}N$; by definition $x\in V$. Now $N$ is a compact Hausdorff space, so it's regular, and there is a $W$ open in $N$ such that $x\in W\subseteq\operatorname{cl}W\subseteq V\cap U\subseteq N$. Let $G$ be an open set in $X$ such that $W=N\cap G$. Then $W=N\cap G\cap V\cap U=G\cap V\cap U$ is open in $X$. Finally, $\operatorname{cl}W\subseteq N$, and $N$ is compact, so $\operatorname{cl}W$ is compact. That is, $W$ is an open nbhd of $x$ whose compact closure is contained in $U$.

A: It follows from the regularity of locally compact Hausdorff spaces. Let say that $N$ is an open neighbourhood of $x$ with compact closure by regularity there is a $V$ so that $x\in V\subset \overline V \subset U\cap N$. So $\overline V$ is a closed subspace of the compact space $\overline N$ hence it is compact.


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Professor Lubensky does theoretical and computational research at the interface between physics and biology. One recent focus of his work has been the rapidly growing area of systems biology. Rather than focusing on the properties of individual biological molecules, as biophysicists have traditionally done, this field seeks to understand how networks of interacting genes or proteins can collectively accomplish a particular biological function. For example, we know quite a bit about the receptors a bacterium uses to detect nutrients, the flagellar motors that drive its motion, and the signaling molecules that carry messages between them. But how do all of these components work together to allow it to reliably swim towards food? Professor Lubensky's group addresses such questions by building mathematical models of particular biological systems. The qualitative behavior and robustness of these models are then analyzed with the goal of making novel, experimentally testable predictions. Systems of current interest include the developmental patterning of the fruit fly's compound eye and circadian oscillations in cyanobacteria.
The second major area where Professor Lubensky is active is the physics of biopolymers. Here, he has paid particular attention to the properties of DNA and RNA, with an eye towards both basic physics and applications in biotechnology. In particular, Professor Lubensky is interested in how polymer dynamics is changed when molecules are strongly confined (as can happen, for example, in protein pores and in microfluidic devices) and in the relationship between nucleotide sequence and the mechanical stability of duplexes. He has also used basic results on the latter topic to study the dynamics of molecular motors such as helicases that use DNA as their track.
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The Cellulose and Renewable Materials Division of the American Chemical Society awarded Professor Orlando Rojas the 2018 Anselme Payen Award for outstanding professional contributions to the science and chemical technology of cellulose and its allied products. The Division honoured Rojas at the annual American Chemical Society annual Spring meeting in Florida with a three-day symposium, 31 March – 2 April 2019. An awards ceremony and dinner, where Rojas received a medal and honorarium, was held on the final day of the symposium.
Through research on fundamental and applied aspects of renewable resources, Rojas supports global sustainable development. His research group Biobased Colloids and Materials uses forest-based cellulose and lignin materials in novel high-performance applications to discover alternatives to fossil-fuel-based materials. He is leading the Academy of Finland Flagship Programme FinnCERES, which focuses on future solutions of the bioeconomy and materials research, in collaboration with partner VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. Rojas is also involved in the Academy's Centre of Excellence Molecular Engineering of Biosynthetic Hybrid Materials (HYBER).
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Want to understand the jihadis? Read their poetry
Robyn Creswell and Bernard Haykel write: On October 11, 2014, according to Islamic State-affiliated Twitter accounts a woman going by the name Ahlam al-Nasr was married in the courthouse of Raqqa, Syria, to Abu Usama al-Gharib, a Vienna-born jihadi close to the movement's leadership. ISIS social media rarely make marriage announcements, but al-Nasr and al-Gharib are a jihadi power couple. Al-Gharib is a veteran propagandist, initially for Al Qaeda and now for ISIS. His bride is a burgeoning literary celebrity, better known as "the Poetess of the Islamic State." Her first book of verse, "The Blaze of Truth," was published online last summer and quickly circulated among militant networks. Sung recitations of her work, performed a cappella, in accordance with ISIS's prohibition on instrumental music, are easy to find on YouTube. "The Blaze of Truth" consists of a hundred and seven poems in Arabic — elegies to mujahideen, laments for prisoners, victory odes, and short poems that were originally tweets. Almost all the poems are written in monorhyme — one rhyme for what is sometimes many dozens of lines of verse — and classical Arabic metres.
Little is known about Ahlam al-Nasr, but it seems that she comes from Damascus and is now in her early twenties. Her mother, a former law professor, has written that al-Nasr "was born with a dictionary in her mouth." She began writing poems in her teens, often in support of Palestine. When, in the spring of 2011, protests in Syria broke out against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad, al-Nasr took the side of the demonstrators. Several poems suggest that she witnessed the regime's crackdown at first hand and may have been radicalized by what she saw:
Their bullets shattered our brains like an
earthquake,
even strong bones cracked then broke.
They drilled our throats and scattered
our limbs—
it was like an anatomy lesson!
They hosed the streets as blood still
like streams crashing down from the
clouds.
Al-Nasr fled to one of the Gulf states but returned to Syria last year, arriving in Raqqa, the de-facto capital of ISIS, in early fall. She soon became a kind of court poet, and an official propagandist for the Islamic State. She has written poems in praise of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-styled Caliph of ISIS, and, in February, she wrote a thirty-page essay defending the leadership's decision to burn the Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh alive. In a written account of her emigration, al-Nasr describes the caliphate as an Islamist paradise, a state whose rulers are uncorrupted and whose subjects behave according to pious norms. [Continue reading…]
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