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Robert Gabriel Mugabe, 1924-2019: A tragedy in three acts
"I have died many times — that's where I have beaten Christ. Christ died once and resurrected once." Robert Mugabe, on his 88th birthday.
Almost as long as there has been an independent Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe has presided over it.
Thirty-seven years in charge.
It wasn't all bad. But it was mostly bad, and the history books that he loved to read will judge him harshly.
He was, from the very beginning, an enigma: a jumble of contradictions that somehow fuelled rather than felled him. He was the Anglophile who hated Britain; the freedom fighter who denied basic rights to his people; the pan-African visionary turned archetypal African dictator; the teacher who refused to learn from his mistakes. He was charming, and he was cruel. He was loved, and then he was hated.
As long as he was in power, one thing never changed. L' état, c'est Mugabe. Mugabe was Zimbabwe. Now he's gone, dying far from home in a hospital in Singapore, and Zimbabwe is still searching for a new identity.
ACT I: THE REVOLUTIONARY
"The people's votes and the people's guns are always inseparable twins." Robert Mugabe, in a 1976 speech.
Mugabe's secret was that he was always the cleverest person in the room. His formidable intellect took him from a modest background into some of the best schools in the land — the best black schools, of course, because he was a second-class citizen in colonial Rhodesia — and then to the University of Fort Hare in South Africa, which was then a production line for extraordinary Africans. Nelson Mandela studied there, as did Oliver Tambo, Julius Nyerere and Kenneth Kaunda.
At Fort Hare, Mugabe classmates were Pan African Congress founder Robert Sobukwe and soon to be Zimbabwe African National Union and Zimbabwe African People's Union leader Leopold Takawira, and their revolutionary zeal rubbed off on him. Afterwards, he taught for a few years — in northern Rhodesia, and then in Ghana, where he met Sally, his first wife— but the die had already been cast. Mugabe was a freedom fighter and a fluent exponent of the language of pan-Africanism.
His struggle began on his return to Zimbabwe in 1960, where he immersed himself in the underground opposition, eventually taking a senior leadership role in the Zimbabwe African National Union (Zanu). In 1964, he was arrested for "subversive speech", and imprisoned for a decade without charge — a guest of Ian Smith's brutal regime.
Smith was typically cruel, denying Mugabe permission to attend the burial of his three-year-old son in 1966. This detail is important: later, when their roles were reversed, Mugabe allowed Smith to serve as a member of the Zimbabwean parliament in a powerful gesture of forgiveness and reconciliation. Mugabe was not always a tyrant.
In prison, he studied. Through distance learning, he earned first an undergraduate and then a Master's degree in law from the University of London, respectively his fourth and fifth university degrees. He had already done another three through correspondence after Fort Hare, and there would be another masters in his future. This would make him, by quite some distance, the best-educated president on the continent, and possibly in the world.
But he was cunning too, exhibiting a ruthless, Machiavellian streak from which none were safe. From prison, he manipulated party processes until he was elected Zanu secretary general in 1974, sidelining better-known and more accomplished rivals.
After his release later that year, he fled into exile, clutching a portable typewriter as he crossed the border into Mozambique. Even then, he knew that words were his most potent weapon. While the bush war raged around him, Mugabe waged his own personal war against potential rivals both within the party and broader resistance movement. The infighting was vicious, violent and at times deadly, but Mugabe was good at it. By the time Smith was forced to the negotiating table, Mugabe had the party under control and was perfectly positioned to succeed him.
ACT II: THE STATESMAN
"Cricket civilises people and creates good gentlemen. I want everyone to play cricket in Zimbabwe; I want ours to be a nation of gentlemen." Robert Mugabe, undated.
Ironically, the modern Zimbabwe was born in London, in stately Lancaster House. It was there that the United Kingdom brokered talks between Ian Smith's Rhodesia and the resistance to white rule; there that the roadmap to a second independence was created. Elections followed soon after in February 1980, with Zanu — which by now had merged with the Patriotic Front, to create the Zanu-PF behemoth — winning by a landslide.
For Mugabe, these were halcyon days. For a man with such a thirst for knowledge, what greater privilege could there be than to use that knowledge to create a nation? He set to work forging perhaps the finest education system in Africa, and turned Zimbabwe into the fabled 'breadbasket for southern Africa'. Things were looking up, and he was celebrated by his peers and feted by the international community. Mugabe was a bona fide African hero, and he relished the attention.
But all was not as rosy as it seemed in the new republic. Mugabe's authoritarian streak did not disappear now that he was in power. Quite the opposite, in fact. Joshua Nkomo, another liberation legend, was the highest-profile victim of the prime minister's growing megalomania. Intimidated and fearing for his life, Nkomo fled into exile in 1983.
Much worse was to come. In Shona, there is a word for the early rains that come before spring, the rains that wash away the useless chaff and give the crops space to grow. That word is 'gukurahundi'. In a message lost on no one in Zimbabwe, it was also the code name of Mugabe's military operation to pre-empt resistance from the Ndebele community. The Shona were the healthy seeds, to be nurtured, while the Ndebele needed to be washed away.
To do the washing, Mugabe deployed his North Korean-trained Fifth Brigade. Over the course of five years between 1983 and 1987, they purged "dissidents" in Matabeleland and surrounds. Sometimes these were former war veterans, sometimes members of Nkomo's Zanu. Sometimes they were civilians, chosen for no obvious reason except that they were in the wrong place at the wrong time and belonged to the wrong ethnic group. No one knows exactly how many people died, because no records were kept. The state did not bother to count its victims. Conservative estimates put the death toll at 8 000 people. Others say it was closer to 30 000.
Not that anyone outside of Zimbabwe seemed to care. While the Ndebele were dying, Robert Mugabe was revelling in his reputation as an international statesman. It was only later, when his regime started killing white farmers, that he began to be treated like a pariah by the international community.
ACT III: THE DICTATOR
"This Hitler has only one objective: justice for his people, sovereignty for his people, recognition of the independence of his people and their rights over their resources. If that is Hitler, then let me be Hitler tenfold." Robert Mugabe, in a 2003 speech.
Mugabe's transition from freedom fighter to despised despot was slow, and uneven. To each their own moment of revelation, when the scales fell from their eyes and they realised that Zimbabwe's president had begun, in some ways, to resemble his Rhodesian predecessor.
Perhaps it was Gukurahundi. Perhaps it was earlier, when Mugabe murdered and betrayed his comrades in his calculated bid to get ahead. Perhaps it was when he sent Zimbabwean foot soldiers to fight and die in the Democratic Republic of Congo, while he and his generals grew fat off the sale of smuggled minerals. Perhaps it was when he authorised the seizure of white-owned farms, and encouraged his thugs to take the land by force. Perhaps it was when he printed money to buy loyalty, tanking the economy in the process. Perhaps it was when he stole the 2002 election, or when he beat and bullied the opposition out of an outright victory in the 2008 poll.
Perhaps it was all of these things. Or perhaps it was none of them. For even now, with everything we know about what Mugabe did, he could draw a crowd. He could stand up at the African Union, aged 92, and rail against imperialism and homosexuality, and receive a standing ovation. When he was on form, he was charming, and eloquent, a spellbinding speaker. He was a consummate, charismatic politician.
That irresistible combination of charm, intellect and brutality allowed Mugabe to hold on to power for far too long, ruling Zimbabwe as his personal fiefdom, abusing the state and its resources to keep himself in State House, no matter what the cost.
Of course, it wasn't the money that motivated him – his second wife, Grace, was the big spender — but the power. But even he could not hold on forever. In his last years in office, the vultures began circling, his age became more apparent, and his authority dwindled into nothing. He wasn't calling the shots, not in the state or the party, and his orders were no longer obeyed without question. Kept in position while rival factions sought to further their own agenda, he was reduced to a stumbling figurehead, while the protests against his rule grew ever louder.
In the end, he didn't get what he wanted. In 2016, at the United Nations, Mugabe told his fellow leaders — all younger and less experienced than him — that he would rule "until God says come". A year later, he was betrayed by one of his closest allies, and forced into a humiliating, albeit long overdue, retirement. It is perhaps no surprise that once his power evaporated, so too did Mugabe himself begin to wither away, spending more and more time receiving medical care in Singapore.
Yes, there will be mourning. Not, perhaps, for the man himself; but certainly for the devastating, perhaps irreversible damage he's done to the country that he promised to cherish and serve so many years ago.
Robert Mugabe's death is no tragedy; his life, ultimately, was.
Now is the time of monsters
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Most organised criminal activity is profit-driven. Criminal groups need resources to finance their activities, while criminals often move and spread their assets across different countries to avoid detection. Tracing, freezing confiscating, and actually recovering money and illegally acquired assets is therefore an important priority for national authorities in the Member States and represents a strategic priority in the European Union's fight against organised crime.
Eurojust facilitates the asset recovery process by providing legal and practical support to judicial authorities throughout the different stages of asset recovery, by helping practitioners to resolve issues and answer questions, and by facilitating effective cooperation and communication between the involved States.
Asset recovery life cycle
Asset freezing
Asset confiscation
Asset disposal
The four central stages of asset recovery are as follows:
Asset tracing is the process by which investigators examine revenues generated by criminal activity and follow the trail of illegally acquired proceeds.
Asset freezing involves the temporary retaining of property pending a final decision in a criminal case, thereby preventing assets from being destroyed, transformed, removed, transferred or disposed of before the case is closed.
Asset confiscation stops criminals from accessing the property, which is permanently taken away.
Asset disposal is the actual recovery of criminal assets, after which the assets either revert to the relevant state, are shared among the respective states or are returned to the victim.
On a general level, Eurojust facilitates the asset recovery process by providing legal and practical support to judicial authorities throughout the asset recovery lifecycle, by helping practitioners to resolve issues and answer questions, and by facilitating effective cooperation and communication between the involved States. Further to this, Eurojust provides support on complex investigations, including the setting up of joint investigation teams and the organisation of coordinated action days. The Agency also organises coordination meetings between the States involved, including EU and non-EU participants.
The specific forms of assistance Eurojust provides to national authorities during the respective stages of asset recovery is detailed in the adjacent tabs.
The Report on Eurojust's Casework in Asset Recovery
In 2019, Eurojust published the Report on Eurojust's Casework in Asset Recovery, to assist competent judicial authorities in the EU Member States in effectively recovering criminal assets during cross-border cases. The report is primarily based on the analysis of cases addressing asset recovery issues registered at Eurojust and is complemented by views expressed during dedicated discussions with the Eurojust National Desks. It provides an overview of the main legal and practical issues encountered by Eurojust in its casework in asset recovery. Further, it details the support Eurojust provides at the different stages of the asset recovery process, the main judicial cooperation instruments and tools used, and the identified best practices.
The report can be accessed here.
New EU legal framework on asset recovery
On 19 December 2020, the Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the mutual recognition of freezing orders and confiscation orders became applicable. The Regulation introduces a completely new legal framework in the EU governing the area of judicial cooperation in the field of asset recovery, replacing the legal instruments applicable so far. The new regime brings both significant changes and novelties that might affect the everyday casework of practitioners in the Member States.
Eurojust has published a Note on the Regulation to (i) provide a brief introduction to the Regulation, (ii) raise awareness of the start of its application, and (iii) bring key novelties of the new legal framework to the attention of the practitioners as well as issues that could be of interest during the first days of its application.
The Note can be accessed here.
Common issues encountered by national authorities during the asset tracing stage include correct identification of assets abroad and use of Asset Recovery Offices (AROs), as well as difficulties in persuading the requested authorities to conduct inquiries; for example, due to insufficient awareness of the existence of AROs and their role.
In other cases, there may be also issues regarding communication and cooperation between the Member States involved, including Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs). For instance, these can include confusion resulting from the simultaneous transmission of Letters of Request (LoRs) or European Investigation Orders (EIOs) for banking and financial information, or uncertainty as to the required channel for transmission for this information.
Further considerations include delays stemming from poor translations and other deficiencies in the LoRs or EIOs, as well as procedural issues, for example regarding the notification rights of bank account owners.
With regard to asset tracing, Eurojust provides support to judicial authorities as follows:
ensuring correct identification of relevant national authorities and correct contacts between Member States;
facilitating efficient information exchanges between judicial authorities without the need for an LoR or EIO;
enabling the transmission of financial and banking information, including by facilitating direct or indirect access to national registers or databases;
assisting in obtaining information on the state of play of the execution of LoRs or EIOs;
providing Contact Points in third States;
organising coordination meetings to enable the execution of LoRs or EIOs involving several countries;
preparing overviews of the links between the suspects under investigation;
supporting the setting up of joint investigation teams (JITs), including for the purpose of a financial investigation;
raising awareness of the role of the AROs among practitioners; and
providing advice to national authorities and facilitating solutions to practical problems.
Issues arising during the asset freezing stage of asset recovery include uncertainties surrounding the requirements for issuing a freezing order / certificate, for example as a result of differences in national implementation procedures and/or legislation.
Questions may also arise from the identification of the competent national authority, e.g. when assets are situated in different locations in the executing/requested State, as well as the choice of legal instruments used in freezing assets.
In other cases, practitioners may encounter issues linked to grounds for refusing the execution of a freezing order / certificate or an LoR seeking the freezing of assets, as well as those stemming from challenges and legal remedies, and from poor communication of the execution of a freezing order / certificate or an LoR.
Issues may also pertain to asset management; for example, in relation to costs, the value of assets, the possibility of early sale, the manner in which the assessment of the value was conducted, or the absence of judicial administrators of companies subject to a freezing order / certificate.
With regard to asset freezing, the practical and legal support provided by Eurojust may include:
offering advice and clarification regarding practical, legal and formal requirements, and serving as a channel for transmission of freezing orders / certificates, LoRs, and other related materials;
supporting the execution stage of freezing orders / certificates or LoRs;
enabling the speedy clarification of legal requirements for extending the duration of the freezing order / certificate, or maintaining the validity of a given seizure;
hosting coordination meetings at Eurojust's premises in preparation for coordinated action days, as well as organising coordination centres; and
advising on possible conflicts between domestic freezing orders / certificate and the requested freezing measure, and on possible ne bis in idem issues.
Issues relating specifically to the confiscation of assets may include requirements for issuing a confiscation order / certificate or an LoR seeking confiscation measures, or to the consideration of their execution. Equally, issues may stem from requests for additional documentation or information, or involve issues of third-party ownership of property awaiting confiscation.
Cost-related issues also emerge during the confiscation stage; for example, when the requested State requires the translation of both the first instance and the high court decisions in the requesting State before considering execution of the confiscation measure.
Other common issues include delays by executing authorities in confirming the execution of confiscation measures, or those resulting from misunderstandings between requesting and requested authorities.
With regard to confiscating assets, Eurojust's support includes:
providing various advice and clarification in relation to the practical, legal and formal requirements;
helping requesting States with drafting the relevant documents (certificates or LoRs) seeking confiscation;
assisting in the identification of the competent authority in the executing/requested State and in the transmission of the confiscation order / certificate;
providing ad hoc support in very urgent cases or in cases in which other channels have proved insufficient;
facilitating the translation of the executing State's relevant provisions of the legislation on judicial cooperation in criminal matters;
acting as a central communication channel between involved countries, including the use of Eurojust's Liaison Prosecutors as contact points during communications with third States;
advising on the choice of legal instrument, including the legal requirements concerning the translation of the confiscation order / certificate;
facilitating the exchange of information regarding recognition of confiscation orders / certificates or execution of the LoR;
mediating on discussions over translation costs, and clarifying the legal and practical possibilities in the countries involved with a view to reaching an agreement; and
facilitating the transmission of information on time limits, with regard to appellate court decisions, and recognising and ordering the execution of confiscation orders / certificates.
Issues arising during the asset disposal stage may relate to the sale of the confiscated assets, for example when the convicted person challenges the manner in which the executing authority chose to assess the estimated value of the property.
Questions may also relate to asset sharing, involving, for instance, the requested State's regime on asset sharing and the temporal scope of the application of the changes in the legislation of the executing State, the issue of the formalisation of the asset-sharing agreement, and delays in reaching the actual asset-sharing agreement.
Cases may also raise issues concerning the restitution of confiscated assets to victims. For example, Member State authorities may be required to establish possible legal bases for the confiscation and possible transfer of assets to a third State in question, and the issue of 'victims of crime'.
Eurojust may support judicial practitioners during the asset disposal stage as follows:
advising on the legal possibilities available in the executing State for assessing the value of the confiscated assets;
facilitating the clarification of the legal requirements of the requested State to allow the return of the assets;
issuing advice on the legal basis, procedural steps and appropriate channel of communication for potential asset-sharing agreements between involved countries;
advising requested authorities on how to draft the required formal communication to the competent requesting authority to initiate the asset-sharing agreement, and liaising with the authority in the requested State competent to enable the recovery of assets; and
organising coordination meetings to enable the efficient exchange of information and enhance trust and mutual understanding.
Related tags:Asset recovery, Confiscation, Freezing, Seizure

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Henrik Ohlmeyer (born 11 February 1946) is a German ski jumper. He competed in the normal hill and large hill events at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

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1946 births
Living people
German male ski jumpers
Olympic ski jumpers of West Germany
Ski jumpers at the 1968 Winter Olympics
People from Bayreuth (district)
Sportspeople from Upper Franconia

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Home › Health/beauty › Stop Wrinkles In Their Tracks!
There isn't any way you can prevent getting wrinkles at all as you get older, but there are plenty of things you can do to postpone the aging of your skin by a number of years. By taking good care of your skin as soon as now, you can avoid becoming a victim of premature wrinkles and be able to remain young-looking for a long time. You'll thank yourself later on down the road if you take these tips!
As our skin gets older, it becomes more prone to drooping and dryness. Many things cause dryness and sagging of the skin. However, the more prevalent ones are natural loss of the skin's elasticity and pliability, damage to the skin cells, moisture loss, slowing down of skin regeneration, and excessive exposure to the sun. With the combination of these elements, it is not shocking that many individuals find themselves getting wrinkles early in life. Luckily, there are several steps you can take to avoid suffering from untimely wrinkles, the most crucial of which is to keep your skin thoroughly hydrated with a good moisturizing product.
Understand that whenever you're out in the sun or you expose yourself to harsh elements, your body loses a bit of moisture. This increases your risk of wrinkle formation. So if you are likely to be outside the house for more than a minute or two, you should apply sunscreen lotion on your skin before you decide to head out. The sunscreen lotion you use has to have natural moisturizers. Such products will protect your skin not just from wrinkles but from various other signs of aging too.
Using natural moisturizers is recommended since they will not hurt the skin unlike those products which have chemicals in them. If you're searching for a natural moisturizing product, look for one that contains emu oil. This oil readily penetrates the skin, enabling hydration that's long lasting. Essential oil from Linden blossom is another natural moisturizing ingredient you'll want to look for. Several studies have found out that this essential oil helps prevent the development of wrinkles. Moreover, it reduces scars, acne, and age spots, and helps oily or dry skin.
For many individuals nowadays, a typical skin care regimen consists of basically washing the face with soapy water. Sadly, this isn't enough if you want to prevent premature wrinkle formation. Be sure you exfoliate your skin on a regular basis on top of your daily face washing. You can wash your face as often as you wish, but it won't remove all the dirt and oil in the pores until you carry out a deep facial cleanse. When you exfoliate,the lodged particles will get dislodged. Exfoliating will even get rid of dead skin cells.
To possess smooth and wrinkle-free skin, you must be sure that your skin tightens while it regenerates. A very good anti-aging product can really help your skin be firm and supple all at one time. In picking the product to use, again, stick with those that have natural ingredients, which are always the safest alternative. Lastly, switch to a diet that is composed mostly of fresh vegetables and fruit, and keep your body hydrated by drinking no less than 8 full glasses of water. This way, you can make sure that your skin will be wrinkle-free for many years to come. Now that your skin is taken care of, what about your hair? haircut Clayton is the best in the area, they'll get you looking better than you could ever imagine!


In yesterday's Monday Musings post, I mentioned that I discovered a new country artist, Katie Armiger. She isn't really new, but she's new to me since I hadn't heard of her before. Two of her songs, "Scream" and "Unseen," really stuck with me.
I think I was just drawn into the songs because of Katie's voice. As I was pushing the replay button on YouTube, I was reminded of how much I love to sing. I've always been the kind of person to sing anywhere. I always have music playing, so anytime there is a song playing that I know, I'm singing. When I was in high school, I took voice lessons (which I loved) and then when I was at Salem for my junior and senior years of high school, I was in Glee Club, and I really loved that too. Since then though, I haven't done much in regards to singing, other than just singing on my own time when I'm doing other things. When I go back to UNCA for the fall semester, I think I may look into joining the women's acapella group. I've always loved acapella music, and I might as well try out. It couldn't hurt.
Anyway, here are 2 of Katie Armiger's songs, "Scream" and "Unseen." I couldn't pick one over the other.
Throughout my life, my mom has warned me about the concept of burning bridges, pointing out that I should think before I burn something that I may want later. The concept of burning bridges for me has come up a lot with past friendships. Up until recently, I was very clingy with friends and often became upset when they didn't want to always hang out with me. I wanted to spend a lot of time with them, so I didn't understand why they didn't want the same thing.
My first best friend Lauren (who is still one of my best friends) taught me what it meant to be a true friend. She became my best friend in 7th grade, and until that time, I wasn't really aware of what true friendship was. Through my friendship with Lauren, I learned that there's nothing wrong with caring fiercely about others, while also realizing that it is possible to be truly happy. From 7th grade until 10th grade, Lauren and I were incredibly close. We talked about boys, high schools, fears, dreams and everything in between. She was one of the first people I felt like I could count on no matter what.
During the summer after 10th grade, things began to change. I was going to be leaving for boarding school at the end of that summer, and I needed someone to turn to for support and advice. When that person wasn't Lauren, I panicked. I had no idea what I would do without her friendship, but most of all I was confused as to why she was hardly talking to me. In the middle of that summer, I got a call from Lauren in which she asked if she could drop something off. I hadn't heard from her in a month or so, so I was hesitant, but finally said okay. About 15 minutes after that phone call, Lauren showed up with a cardboard box full of things. She handed it to me without saying a word and left. I looked in the box to find pictures, things I had given her, memories….all that was left of our friendship. It was in my hands….broken…and already far away from the person who would be able to mend it. That afternoon, I got all the things together that reminded me of Lauren (pictures, movie ticket stubs, things she gave me, t-shirts from concerts that we went to together, and put it all in the same box that held the things she had given me. I also went onto my computer and deleted every picture of us that I could find. I then placed the box in the back of my closet and willed myself to not pull it out again. A month or so later, when I was packing for boarding school, my mom came across the box and asked me what I wanted her to do with it. Without even thinking, I told her to throw everything away.
When I came home from Salem over Christmas Break, Lauren called me. I didn't answer. She then called my house phone, so there was no getting out of speaking to her. She asked if she could come over, and I said okay even though the rest of me was screaming no. When I hung up the phone, the color had gone out of my face. I had shallow breaths, and I was pacing and crying hysterically, asking my mom what I should do. When Lauren came over, it was awkward at first. I was cold towards her because I was scared to imagine letting a friend hurt me again like she had done. Without even saying anything, I started crying, and she hugged me, telling me that it was okay. Lauren then said that she was unsure of what had happened between us and that she was sorry. I knew right then that if I was able to forgive her that we would be able to get through anything.
I later realized that the reason Lauren reacted the way she did that summer and the months until Christmas Break was because being angry was the only way she could handle my leaving. If she allowed herself to feel anything but anger towards me, she'd fall apart. Today, Lauren is one of three people who I call my best friends. No matter how much time has passed, we're always able to pick up right where we left off, and I know that she'll be there for me through anything. However, every day I regret getting rid of all the pictures and memories of the early days of our friendship. I hate that I can't look back at those pictures and remark on how I wouldn't have gotten through those 3 years of high school without her. In the case of the box of "Lauren Memories," I burned a bridge that I shouldn't have. Though it breaks my heart that I can't ever see those pictures again, it also taught me a lesson of what to do with friendships in the future. Now, if I have a fallout with a friend, I do make "friend boxes" and put them in my closet, but I always remember to not throw anything out. If I hate the stuff that moment, I can put it in a box in my closet so that I don't have to be reminded of the memories every day, but burning the memories…..watching moments catch flame and turn to ash….it's as if the memories never even happened. And who would want to completely erase parts of themselves? Every single moment makes us who we are.
Spring has made an appearance here in the Blue Ridges, and I've been itching to get out and get some new spring photography done. Due to lots of schoolwork, that hasn't been possible. However, yesterday two of my friends from high school came to stay with me until tomorrow. They are both seniors in high school, and one of them is most likely coming to UNCA next year, so she's here to get to know the campus and sit in on classes.
Though I won't be done with classes today until 4, I'm hoping that the weather will be nice enough for us to get out and take some spring photos. I'd love to be able to get out on the Blue Ridge Parkway for some spring shots, but I'll see how tired I am once classes are done. Either way, it's nice to have a bit of Salem here, even if only for a few days.
See, I loved my high school experience (or at least the last two years of it). I went to an all girls boarding school for my junior and senior years of high school, and it was a huge high point in my life. I grew a lot as a person, I made some amazing friends, and I made incredible memories that I still look back on and smile about. Having Olive and Carrie here have brought Salem here, and it's as familiar as a warm blanket. I'm reminded of the fun times I had while at Salem, and I remember just how strong the bonds of sisterhood truly are. Even though I don't keep up with too many of my Salem friends, I will always have a place in my heart for the Salem sisters who helped me grow into who I am and those who lifted me up when so many others insisted on keeping me down.
I'm reminded of cookie break, all the Salem traditions (ring banquet, senior vespers, Athletic picnic, etc), and the realization that Salem will always hold a special place in my heart. During Springtime, I think of Salem often. I think of all the pretty blossoms in the trees on campus, of the times that my advising group enjoyed lunch out on the front lawn, walking down to the Fine Arts Center for Glee Club and singing the whole way there, the yummy Moravian sugar cake in Old Salem, and the people I'll never forget. My friends that are here said that they are ready to be out of Salem, and while I understand the want to graduate and be at college already, I have realized that I long to be back at Salem more than I longed to be there while I was still there. I long for the memories to come rushing back, to fill me up completely and remind me of the time in my life when I began to get more comfortable in my own skin.


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Le canton de Saint-Thégonnec était une division administrative française, située dans le département du Finistère et la région Bretagne,  il fut supprimé en 2015 après le redécoupage.

Composition
Le canton de Saint-Thégonnec regroupait les communes suivantes :

Histoire

 De 1833 à 1842, les cantons de Saint-Thégonnec  et de Taulé avaient le même conseiller général. Le nombre de conseillers généraux était limité à trente par département.

Conseillers généraux de 1833 à 2015

Conseillers d'arrondissement (de 1833 à 1940)

Démographie

Notes et références

Voir aussi
 Cantons du Finistère
 Liste des communes du Finistère
 Liste des anciennes communes du Finistère
 Liste des conseillers généraux du Finistère

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Al Roker home from hospital following second blood clot scare
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Al Roker is now recovering at home following his second hospitalization for blood clots in recent months.
The beloved weatherman and Today personality was feted by his co-hosts Friday morning, who gave viewers an update on his condition.
Hoda Kotb said, "We've been waiting to say this. We have some great, great news about Al to share on this Friday morning, which is Al is officially home from the hospital."
Carson Daly joked that he updated Roker about the state of his now-unused office: "I wrote him a text. I said, 'Al, you gotta come back because this is turning into Hoda's, like, third closet."
They pointed fans to a smiling Instagram post from Roker, which he captioned, "Home! So incredibly grateful to family, friends, medical folks, @todayshow family and all your thoughts and prayers."
Roker was hospitalized in November when a blood clot in his legs traveled to his lung, forcing him to miss NBC's coverage of the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade for the first time in nearly three decades.
Weeks later, he was hospitalized again, forcing him to miss the lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, a tradition he'd been a part of since 1985.


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'This Will Be Our Year': Planned Parenthood's Alexis McGill Johnson Shares Her 2021 Resolutions
Alexis McGill Johnson
1 January 2021, 12:05 am ·6-min read
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From ELLE
What's left to say about 2020? The year was relentless, for all of us. Zora Neale Hurston wrote: "There are years that ask questions and years that answer." 2020 gave us answers, though not always the ones we wanted.
It taught us hard lessons about who we are and what we're up against. More than 342,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. The pandemic has caused economic devastation and revealed deep disparities in health access and care for Black, Latino, and Indigenous communities, caused by centuries of systemic racism. We lost a progressive giant, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The Trump administration continued its four-year onslaught on reproductive rights, despite the nation being consumed by a pandemic. Governors followed suit, using COVID-19 as an excuse to ban abortion. In the early days of the pandemic, people drove from Texas to Colorado just to access essential health care.
But this year also gave us a glimpse of who we could become. Black Lives Matter became the largest protest movement in U.S. history and expanded our collective imagination about what's possible for the future of our country. Gen Z came of age and into their power, showing us what it means to operationalize intersectionality. 2020 will always be the year Joe Biden and Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump. Now, America is entering a new chapter where we can not only undo the damage of the last four years, but really move policy forward.
I have big goals for the year ahead: for Planned Parenthood, for the new Biden-Harris administration, and for myself, as a leader and a mom. Here are a few of my resolutions.
Hold the Biden-Harris administration accountable on sexual and reproductive health.
Planned Parenthood is committed to partnering with the Biden-Harris administration to ensure sexual and reproductive health doesn't take a backseat in health policy and when making appointments. On day one, we want Biden to issue an executive order that demonstrates the administration's commitment to advancing health care access and rolling back harmful policies like the Title X gag rule, which has blocked patients from accessing care at Planned Parenthood health centers. But they shouldn't stop there. They also must make critical updates to the Title X program—the nation's only program dedicated to affordable birth control and other sexual and reproductive health care—so that it can better serve more patients across the country. Finally, Planned Parenthood will continue to advocate for the appointment of diverse reproductive health champions to executive and judiciary vacancies.
Fight to repeal the Hyde Amendment.
2021 has to be the year we repeal the Hyde Amendment—for good. The Hyde Amendment is a discriminatory policy that blocks people who get their health insurance through Medicaid or other government-funded programs from accessing coverage for safe, legal abortion. Both Biden and Harris support eliminating Hyde. After more than 40 years of Congress including the amendment in its spending bill, incoming House Appropriations chair Rosa DeLauro has committed to removing it this year. That's a huge victory, won by reproductive justice leaders and groups like All* Above All. Now, we need to ensure it's removed by both the House and the Senate.
This year marks 42 years since the Hyde Amendment was first passed. I remain committed to repeal coverage bans that force women to delay care, stop women from getting abortions, and push people deeper into poverty. #BeBoldEndHyde
— Rosa DeLauro (@rosadelauro) September 26, 2018
Prioritize racial equity at Planned Parenthood.
Planned Parenthood is 104 years old, and we're committed to addressing structural racism, both historic and current, at our organization. We have a responsibility to create belonging, respect, and investment for the millions of patients and partners we serve and for the staff who show up every day.
As a critical part of the public health infrastructure, Planned Parenthood also has an obligation to think differently about health equity. We know that violence against Black people at the hands of the police, separation of families at the border, and control over reproductive choices are inextricably linked—and we stand against all of them. There is no reproductive freedom without racial justice. It's integral to our mission, and I'm committed to centering racial equity at PPFA in 2021.
Stop apologizing while I'm parenting and partnering.
This one's personal. So much about the way we work has shifted this year, and we've been having important conversations about changing norms for good. But at home, mothers are often still the ones taking on the invisible tax of child care. As we work to dismantle hierarchies in our workplaces and movements, we need to make sure we're not inadvertently replicating them in our own lives.
I want to stop asking for permission to sleep in or apologizing because my eight-year-old Zoom-bombed my calls with my team or, even worse, members of Congress. I want my staff to understand that it's okay if they need to mute or go off video to be a caregiver or a partner, and I don't want them to apologize to me either. Instead of carrying guilt or second-guessing, I'll focus on being clear and intentional with my partner about our expectations of each other at work and at home (since they are now the same place). This is critical not just for the sake of my sanity or my marriage or my job but also to model for our two young children how to advocate for our needs and manage our boundaries. What better time than a pandemic to learn such a critical life skill.
Keep up the fight in the states.
On January 22, 2021, we'll mark 48 years since Roe v. Wade became law. But today, for too many people, abortion is still a right in name only. That has to change; as our partners in the reproductive justice movement have long said, a right without access is meaningless. In 2021, we must fight for policies that ensure every single person, regardless of their income or zip code, can actually access sexual and reproductive health care. Local Planned Parenthood organizations will hold politicians accountable who are working day and night to dismantle access in states across the country.
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Care, no matter what.
This isn't a resolution. It's a promise to Planned Parenthood patients: We care about you, no matter what. No matter who you are or where you live. But it's also a declaration to those who stand in the way of reproductive freedom: Planned Parenthood will continue to provide care, no matter what you do to try and stop us. It's who we are.
I don't know yet if 2021 will be a year that asks or answers, but I do know that reproductive freedom will be on the line. So my resolution list is long—but it's not just for me. It's for Planned Parenthood's 16 million supporters. For the 2.5 million patients who come to us for health care and for the providers who show up every day, at health centers and via telehealth, no matter what. For every person who joins the march against injustice. This will be our year.
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Rwanda has re-introduced tough lockdown measures in its capital Kigali after a surge in coronavirus cases. The government has also banned movement into and out of the city, except for essential services and for tourists, it said, citing a jump in the number of cases found in a given sample of tests, known as the positivity rate. "All employees, public and private, shall work from home, except for those providing essential services," the government said in a statement.
Thailand defends royal company's role in vaccine strategy
Thailand's government defended its coronavirus vaccine strategy on Tuesday against opposition criticism that it is too reliant on a company owned by King Maha Vajiralongkorn. The attack by banned opposition politician Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit came as Thailand battles its biggest rise in infections and after months of youth-led protests that brought a rare challenge to the monarchy. "These baseless and inaccurate accusations shouldn't be linked to the work of the institution we revere and love," said Nakorn Premsri, director of the National Vaccine Institute, referring to the monarchy.
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1. What are the registration deadlines?
In order to vote in an election, you must register at least 30 days prior to that election.
The general election is held every year on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Primary elections in non-presidential years are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May. Primaries in presidential years are held on the first Tuesday in March. Special elections may be held in either February or August.
3. When are the polls open?
Polls are open in Ohio from 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM on Election Day. This is the same across the State of Ohio.
4. How do I vote absentee?
9. If you want the ballot to be mailed, the address to which you want it mailed.
5. How do I change my political party?
Under Ohio election law, you declare your political party affiliation by requesting the ballot of a political party in a partisan primary election.
6. How do I become a poll worker?
If you are interested in becoming a poll worker, you must be at least 17 years of age and registered to vote, you must be a registered voter in the county in which you plan to work as a poll worker, you must not have been convicted of a felony, and you cannot be running as a candidate for the election in which you are working. To get on the list in Washington County, please fill out this form.
7. When does my absentee ballot get counted?
All absentees received by 7:30 pm on election night are scanned and tabulated and the results are included in the unofficial results that are released on election night. Absentees that are postmarked the day before the election and received within ten (10) days of the election day are scanned and tabulated and the results are released when the official results for an election are certified and released.
8. Where do I get or submit my voter registration form?
You can come to our office if you wish or you can obtain the form on our website and mail the form to us. A registration form requires an original signature. Other sources for the form would be in any county board of elections office, the Ohio Secretary of State's office, Bureau of Motor Vehicles or Deputy Registrars, the Department of Job and Familty Services, the Department of Health (including the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, The Department of Mental Health, The Department of Developmental Disabilities, the Rehabilitation Services Commission, Any state-assisted college or university, any county treasurer's office, any public high school or vocational school or any public library.
9. How can I update my registration?
10. Am I qualified to register to vote in Ohio?
1. You are a citizen of the United States.
2. You wil be at least 18 years old on or before the day of the general election.
4, You are not incarcerated (in jail or prison) for a felony conviction under the law.
5. You have not been declared incompetent for voting purposes by a probate court.
6. You have not been permanently denied the right to vote or violations of the election laws.
11. May a college student register and vote from his or her school address in Ohio?
12. Will I need an ID to vote?
Yes. All voters must bring acceptable identification to the polls in order to verify their identity. Acceptable identification includes a current and valid photo identification; military identification; or a copy of a current (withtin the last 12 months) utility bill (including cell phone bill), bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document, other than a voter registration acknowledgement notification mailed by the board of elections, that shows the voter's name and current address.
13. May I receive assistance in voting?
A voter with a physical or mental disability, or a voter who is unable to read or write, may be assisted by anyone of the voter's choice, except a candidate who candidacy is being voted on in that precinct, the voter's employer or the employer's agent, or an officer or agent of the voter's union. A voter may also be assisted by two poll workers (each of a different political party). No one who assists a voter may disclose any information about how that person voted.
14. What is a provisional ballot?
A provisional ballot is used to record a vote if a voter's eligibility is in question and the voter would otherwise not be permitted to vote at his or her polling place. The content of a provisional ballot is no different from a regular ballot, but it is cast "provisionally" until election officials can verify the voter's eligibility to vote in the particular precinct at that election.
There are several scenarios in which a voter may cast a provisional ballot. A provisional ballot may be used on election Day if a voter's eligibility is in question, or before (or on) Election Day if a voter has recently changed his or her address or name and did not update his or her voter registration.
15. How is the Director chosen for Washington County?
Boards of Election reorganize every two years in March. The Board selects a Director. The Deputy Director is then selected. The Deputy Director must be from the other major political party. The chair person for the Board is also of the opposite political party of the Director.
16. How is the presiding judge chosen?
Ohio Revised Code says, "The board shall designate one of the precinct election officials who is a member of the dominant political party to serve as a presiding judge, whose duty it is to deliver the returns of the election and all supplies to the office of the board." The dominant party is determined by the majority of votes cast in a precinct in the most recent gubenatorial election.
17. What is Washington County's Public Records Policy?
1.	When Public Records Requests are received at the Washington County Board of Elections they need to be time and date stamped. All requests must be prepaid if the requestor is not at the counter to pay for them as they are filled.
Copier	$0.05 per page, if double sided $0.10 ea.
Printer	$0.05 per page, if double sided $0.10 ea.
3.	For verbal requests, our board has adopted a policy that all requests must be recorded so the intent of the request is clear. The board will then have a record of the receipt time and date.
4.	The public records requests will be filled in a timely manner. We ask for cooperation during periods near an election.
18. When does my ballot need to be received in order to be counted?
In person, either by you or an eligible family member: Your marked ballot, which must be sealed in the completed and signed identification envelope provided with the ballot, must be delivered to the board of elections office no later than 7:30 p.m. on Election Day.
If you are a UOCAVA voter your ballot envelope must be submitted for mailing not later than 12:01 a.m. on Election Day and received by your county board of elections not later than the 10 days after a special, primary or general election.
19. What address may I list as my residence address?
Ohio law establishes your residence as the place to which, whenever you are absent, you have the intent to return. A post office box or a business address is not an acceptable address for your residence. Your residence is important because it determines which offices and issues you are eligible to vote on (e.g., the proper congressional district, school district, etc.). Under Ohio law, your residence is (1) the location that you consider to be a permanent, not a temporary, residence and (2) the place where your habitation is fixed and where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return. If you do not have a fixed place of habitation, but you are a consistent or regular inhabitant of a shelter or other location where you intend to return, you may use that location as your residence for the purposes of registering to vote.
20. May a 17-year-old ever vote in an election?
they will be eligible to vote for the nominees for this office at the November general election.
21. How does Washington County handle the ballot for a 17-year-old voter in a Primary?
only eligible offices. If the ballot contained marks for questions or issues, the team designated by the board must remake the ballot to reflect votes cast only for those eligible offices.
22. What is the deadline for filing for the May 6th, 2014 Election?
1. When is my training?
Training will be held at the Board of Elections office approximately four weeks before the election. You must stay for the entire 2-hour and 15 minute training session to be able to work at the polls for the election. You will receive a personal letter with all of the details.
2. What if I can't stay the entire Election Day?
You will not be able to participate in Youth at the Booth unless you are able to complete the training and work all day on Election Day. Please do not sign up for this program if you cannot make a commitment to attend (this requires adding it to your calendar, informing parents, coaches, teachers, and any employer that you will be unavailable for the entire day). You cannot work a partial day at the polls! You must provide your own transportation.
3. Why do I have to select a political party?
Your party selection is needed only so that the Board of Elections can assure that an equal number of Democrats and Republicans are represented at each polling location. Please make a note of the party you have selected.
4. Will I be paid? Why do you need my social security number?
You will be paid for working at the polling place and a small amount for coming to training. The Board of Elections requires your social security number for payment purposes only.
5. Why do I have to be registered to vote if I'm only 17?
The Board of Elections requires that you be registered to vote to be a poll worker. Please complete a voter registration form if you have not already registered to vote. The Board of Elections REQUIRES that this form be complete in order to participate. The form MUST be completed in ink, MUST include the student's full name (no nicknames), MUST include your birth date, MUST include the last four digits of your social security number (or driver's license number), and the student MUST sign the form. You MUST be a U. S. Citizen and a resident of Washington County to participate.
6. What if I have already registered to vote?
It is your responsibility to be sure you are registered to vote. The BOE will not accept a late registration.
7. When will I know my poll assignment? How will I know where to go?
You will be given your poll assignment in your letter. In some cases where the Board of elections has not placed you by the time you have your training, you may receive a call as substitute poll workers are needed. You must work where you are assigned. We do make a concerted effort to keep you fairly close to your home. You may call the Board of Elections at 374-6828 if you need to make a change or if you have not received a Work Assignment or a phone call.
8. How do I get to my poll location?
You are required to have your own means of transportation to and from the polls on Election Day. You will not be able to car pool.
You may wear your business casual (no jeans). You cannot wear any political buttons, badges, or t-shirts.
10. Will I get a break for lunch? Any other breaks? Should I bring food?
You will get a lunch break. The presiding judge will call you to let you know how your precinct is going to handle lunch. We also suggest that you bring snacks and water as it is a very long day.
11. Can I bring things to do?
Yes, you may bring things to read and your homework. You may NOT bring newspapers, iPods, laptops, Gameboys, etc.
12. Why should I vote absentee?
You will be at your polling location the entire day (6:00 AM until 8:00 or 8:30 PM) on Election Day and you may not have an opportunity to vote at your home precinct. You may step into the Board of Elections' office on your training day to take care of your absentee vote. You may want to allow 15 minutes to get this done before the session begins.
13. When will I be paid?
You will receive your check within a month after the election.


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We have a very generous offer from one admin to pay for a whole year up front. I will chip in some money too, even though I'm between jobs at the moment.
I'll also post some draft rules and aims for the new forum here for discussion. The new forum will be phpbb for compatibility, just on the offchance that we ever get the original Hawk forum database. Using phpbb means we can easily import it in such a case.
With the hosting will there be the option for a website too? Just a thought, but it could be nice to have a place for things like a permanent gallery, news or how to's.
Some news. There is further discussion going on with TTCombat regarding a possibility of maintaining the current forum. I won't proceed until the situation is crystal clear.
I'm sorry if this has mucked anyone around.
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Tyree goes for 31 as Ole Miss beats Georgia in Athens
Ole Miss capped a 2-0 week — one that helped stabilize the team amongst a 1-5 stretch — with an 80-64 win against Georgia in Athens on Saturday.
Georgia doesn't have a true point guard, and its guard play has been a primary reason why it has sputtered to the 10-13 record it boasts. Breein Tyree was certainly a benefactor of that. He torched the Bulldogs 31 points on 11-of-22 shooting.
"Coach just told me to stay aggressive," Tyree told the TV broadcast after the game. "I had a lot of five men on me coming off ball screens and the shots were falling. I took a few too many shots for my liking, but it worked out.
Blake Hinson added 13 points with three triples and Terence Davis had 12 in what was a struggle for the senior guard on the offensive end of the floor.
Simply put, this was a game Ole Miss had to have. It had lost four in a row coming into the week and five of six after getting off to a quick start in league play. This week offered opportunity for stabilization, but also for implosion. With struggling Texas A&M coming to Oxford on Tuesday and a road game at Georgia on Saturday, this was a week in which the pendulum could've swung violently in either direction for a team trying to outplay expectations and establish itself as a legitimate threat to make the NCAA Tournament in March. A loss to either would've meant a 100-plus loss in the NET and a .500 record in league play at best. It would've also furthered the slide Ole Miss has been on the last three weeks. The Rebels needed to win both and did just that, the latter in pretty convincing fashion in Athens.
Hinson did some good things on both ends of the floor. When he is making perimeter jump shots, the rest of his game elevates along with it. Ole Miss needs him to be more consistent and affect games in other ways when he isn't making shots. He took a charge, snagged a couple rebounds and had an assist.
The story of the day beyond Tyree's offensive explosion was Bruce Stevens. The senior forward has struggled mightily lately, particularly on the glass and on the defensive end of the floor. He grabbed nine rebounds in the win, four of those offensive rebounds, posted a plus-minus of 29 and scored six points. For a team that had struggled rebounding the basketball for much of the SEC season, the Rebels won the margin on the glass 38-32 and held the Bulldogs to just five second chance points.
Ole Miss didn't necessarily shoot the basketball well in this one. It was 28-of-63 from the floor, good for 44 percent for the game. But forced Georgia in into 20 turnovers and parlayed that into 19 points.
This was an important week for this team. It held its head above water and now sits at 6-4 in league play with eight games remaining. Ole Miss has given itself a puncher's chance at making the NCAA Tournament, though much more work is left to be done. But this week could've sunk the Rebels, yet here they are, still afloat.
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Blog post inspiration - Solve a problem!
Blog post inspiration – Solve a problem!
Walking through the Green in Dublin city on Monday morning, I was wondering where people get their ideas for writing their blog posts.
For me when I am trying to solve a problem with my wordpress blog, get some widget working, formatting a post, I go searching for the answer. For the genre I write in usually in my blogs, inspiration comes in the form of solving a problem! Because if you can answer a question, or even ask one, you have your inspiration for your post already.
There is nothing more satisfying than figuring out how something works! Sharing that information in your blog can be so helpful to others and also satisfy the human need to share information. I have often found a blog post that answered a simple question, while I was looking everywhere for the answer.
Of course blogging is not only about answering a question, it is about sharing ideas and views as well.
But solving a problem is always a good topic to write about, it always makes me more interested in writing blog posts. I created this chart for myself as a guide for my blog topics I write in this manner.
For topics I write in this manner I find the following makes for a more interesting post, if you are trying to write about a question you answered, you solved a problem.
You have a question that you need answered.
The question must be your question – Of course you can answer any question, but I find if you are passionate about solving the problem that passion is reflected in your post!
If you cannot solve the problem you can take your blog post in a different direction. You can ask your blog community to help, or try to solve yourself and blog the results.
You have researched the problem and solved it.
You have tested the results.
If you found the solution great, if not still blog and share with your community promoting interaction within your blog.
Just one of my ways for writing a particular type of post, feel free to share yours! How do you find inspiration for your blog posts?
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import os

import sys

from .supported_data_type import _standardize_value

IS_PY3K = True
if sys.version_info[0] < 3:
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if IS_PY3K:
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else:
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__all__ = ['display']

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def display(data):
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The United States Postal Service is at an inflection point after a year of withering scrutiny and questions about the direction of the critical agency. Bipartisan legislation in the Senate, paired with the appointment of three new board members by President Biden, is...
USPS Announces Next Phase Of Organizational Changes
Jordan Williams / The Hill
The United States Postal Service announced on Wednesday the start of its next phase of organizational changes over the next two months. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said in a statement that this second phase of changes will consolidate 67 service districts into 50...
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Sometimes it's great to go it alone when facing a blank page. But other times you need to swipe ideas from someone with a different perspective. In this short and snappy episode I'll share one way to double your creativity and cover your blind spots and another way to NOT start with a blank page.


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Jorge Mira Pérez (Bayo, Zas, La Coruña, 30 de octubre de 1968) es un físico, investigador, ajedrecista, profesor y divulgador científico español.

Trayectoria
Licenciado y Doctor en Física por la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, con Premio Extraordinario, es catedrático de electromagnetismo en la Facultad de Física de dicha Universidad.

Como investigador ha sido reconocido, entre otros, con los siguientes galardones:
 Finalista del Premio de la Real Sociedad Española de Física a Investigadores Noveles (1999)
 Premio de investigación en ciencia y tecnología de la Diputación de Pontevedra (2001)
 Premio de la Real Academia Gallega de Ciencias (2002)
 Premio del Colegio Oficial de Físicos de España (2010)
 XXXIV Premio da Crítica Galicia, en la modalidad de investigación (2011)
 Mención de Honor del Premio de investigación de la Real Academia Gallega de Ciencias (2011).
 Medalla de investigación de la Real Academia Gallega de Ciencias, en el área de matemáticas, física y ciencias de la computación, "por la originalidad y calidad de su trayectoria científica, con notables contribuciones a un gran abanico de disciplinas" (2022).

Tres de sus trabajos de investigación han sido en colaboración con el Premio Nobel de Química 2019 John B. Goodenough.

En 2016 fue elegido académico correspondiente de la Real Academia Galega de la lengua.
En 2018 fue nombrado por el Gobierno de España miembro de la comisión de expertos para la reforma de la hora oficial española .

Divulgación
En televisión, ha sido colaborador científico en los programas «Que serán?» (TVE-Galicia) (1999), «Arrampla con todo» (2004-2005) y «Ciencianosa» (2006-2008), estos dos últimos en la Televisión de Galicia. En esa misma cadena fue, además, el experto en cifras del concurso «Cifras e letras» (2006-2013), presentador de las partes de ciencia de los concursos científico-culturales «Verbas van» (2013-2016) y «Coma un allo» (2017-2021) y actualmente es colaborador del programa «Atmosféricos». En el ámbito radiofónico, ha sido colaborador científico de varias cadenas (entre ellas Radio Clásica), y desde el año 2000 hasta la actualidad lo es en la Radio Autonómica de Galicia (Radio Galega). A ello se le suman diversos artículos en el diario La Voz de Galicia, donde es también columnista científico.

Es responsable del Programa ConCiencia, una iniciativa de divulgación científica que se desarrolla con la participación de diferentes Premios Nobel (o sus análogos en matemáticas y ciencias de la computación) y director de la colección de divulgación científica de la editorial de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela.

En 2010 publicó su primer libro, "A ciencia no punto de mira" (editado en castellano en 2011), y en 2016 "¿A que altura está o ceo?" ("¿A qué altura está el cielo?", editado en castellano en 2020).

Por estas actividades ha recibido diferentes galardones:
 I Premio «Física en Acción», de la Real Sociedad Española de Física (2000).
 Mención de Honor en el «Premio Ciutat de les arts i de les ciencias de Valencia» (2001).
 VI Premio Nacional «Ciencia en Acción», del MEC y el EIROForum (2005).
 En 2010 la organización de este premio le concedió su Medalla de Honor "por su amplia trayectoria de apoyo a la comunicación científica".
 Premio "José María Savirón" de divulgación científica, de la RSEF, RSEQ, RSME, COQ, COG, COFIS, CSIC y otras entidades (ex aequo con el programa de TVE-2 "Tres14"), "por su destacada labor divulgativa a través de radio, prensa y televisión, y también a través del programa ConCiencia, con participación de varios Premios Nobel" (2011).
 Premio de la Real Sociedad Española de Física, en la modalidad de enseñanza y divulgación de la física, "por su labor pedagógica de gran calidad y su destacable actividad en el campo de la divulgación científica" (2012).
 XVIII Premio Nacional «Ciencia en Acción», en la modalidad de materiales didácticos de ciencia por el libro «¿A que altura está o ceo?» (2017).
 Premio Prismas especial del jurado - XXX Prismas "Casa de las Ciencias" a la divulgación (2017).
 XL Premio de la Crítica Galicia - modalidad de iniciativas culturales y científicas, al Programa ConCiencia (2017).
 I Premio de divulgación científica - Real Academia Galega de Ciencias y Junta de Galicia (2020).
 XXII Premio nacional «Ciencia en Acción» - modalidad de divulgación científica, por el programa de la TVG «Coma un allo» (2021).
 Premio da Cultura Galega, categoría de proyección exterior (al Programa ConCiencia) - Xunta de Galicia (2022).

En 2005 fue destacado en la portada del número conmemorativo del décimo aniversario de la sección "Next Wave" de la revista Science, por la combinación de la actividad de profesor universitario y divulgador científico.

Anécdotas

 Es miembro de la asociación Mensa.
 Ha publicado diversos artículos sobre curiosidades o anécdotas científicas (entre ellos, en colaboración con J. Viña, uno en el que calcula la temperatura del cielo y del infierno).
 Su variada actividad deportiva: ha sido campeón gallego de baile de salón, campeón gallego de natación en categoría de veteranos, jugador de la primera división gallega de ajedrez y ha obtenido también otros triunfos menores en esgrima, taekwondo y atletismo.
 Varias aulas y espacios de centros educativos de Galicia llevan su nombre      y ha dado nombre al premio científico del instituto de secundaria de Negreira (La Coruña).
 La plaza principal de su pueblo de nacimiento lleva su nombre.

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Página institucional de Jorge Mira en la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
 Página sobre Jorge Mira en el portal "Gallegos"
 Página personal de Jorge Mira
 Puntuación de Jorge Mira en la Federación Internacional de ajedrez

Físicos de España del siglo XX
Físicos de España del siglo XXI
Presentadores de televisión de España
Catedráticos de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Académicos correspondientes de la Real Academia Gallega
Premio Prismas
Nacidos en Zas


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England, 1851. William is a biologist and seed merchant, who sets out to build a new type of beehive—one that will give both him and his children honour and fame.
China, 2098. Tao hand paints pollen onto the fruit trees now that the bees have long since disappeared. When Tao's young son is taken away by the authorities after a tragic accident—and is kept in the dark about his whereabouts and condition—she sets out on a grueling journey to find out what happened to him.


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BioAg digesters are formulated to feed and promote microbes that result in the aerobic breakdown of organic matter.
Aerobic digestion is the breakdown of organic matter in the air in the presence of oxygen. The proprietary BioAg portfolio includes an effluent (manure or animal waste) digester and a stubble (plant residue) digester. Both are Australian Organic Registered Farm Input products (allowed input 221).
Plant residue or animal waste primarily consists of organic carbon, typically present as cellulose or carbohydrates. They will also contain a range of macro and micronutrients, including nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and sulphur. The amount of macronutrients in the residue will depend on the source of the waste, e.g., animal manures are typically higher in nitrogen, while sugar cane waste is high in potassium.
Anaerobic digestion, without air, will typically break down carbon to smaller chain hydrocarbons and methane, nitrogen to ammonia, sulphur to hydrogen sulphide (rotten egg gas), and the resultant solid residue, digestate, will be high in Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD). Methane, ammonia, and hydrogen sulphide are all gases and will comprise BioGas, which is desirable if you can capture the gases and burn them through a BioGas plant to produce power. The burnt gases containing nitrogen, sulphur, and carbon, are then sent to the atmosphere.
Aerobic digestion with air, also referred to as composting, breaks down carbon to smaller chain hydrocarbons, humates or carbon dioxide, nitrogen to nitrate salts and sulphur to sulphate salts. The solid residue, digestate, has a lower BOD.
As nitrogen and sulphur are retained in the digestate of aerobically digested waste, the same waste will produce a digestate of higher nutrient (fertiliser) value when treated through anaerobic digester.
Aerobic digestion can also reduce odours (not producing ammonia or hydrogen sulphide) and provides greater microbial competition plus an unfavourable environment for pathogens.
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Benefits of aerobic digestion
Lower cost of setup – no enclosed tanks or gas capture
Greater retention of valuable nutrients
Lower BOD of digestates
Shorter withholding periods when applying digestates to soils
Reduced levels of ammonia and hydrogen sulphide gases.
Formulated to improve the breakdown of solids and the retention of nutrients in captured animal effluent. Provides a range of food sources and metabolites that promote aerobic digestion in effluent streams.
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You are using pip version 9.0.3, however version 19.0.3 is available.
I can't do 'sudo' since I am on hpc and I don't have permission to do that.
Is manually installing MACS2 in my home directory the only option?
Thank you for time and suggestions.
I edited your post to format the output as code. You can do this by either indenting 4 spaces, or highlighting and pressing the code button (the one with the 1010) in the tool bar.
3) Download and install conda (which you can do into your home dir) and then install using conda from the bioconda channel.
Personally, if you are on a HPC do bioinformatics I recommend using conda. It will make it easy to install many bioinformatics packages. Whats more, the world is going over to python 3, but MACS2 requires python 2. This isn't a problem at the moment because your HPC appears to default to python2, but this will likely change. With conda, you can give MACS2 its own environment, and keep it, its dependencies, and python 2 isolated from whatever the wider environment is going to is.
However, that might be a big change in how you work and pip install --user MACS2 is simple.
I previously tried "pip install MACS2 --user" and it successfully installed, but couldn't call the package as shown below.
I didn't try this, but I ended up uninstalling and doing the manual install which was much less work than what I anticipated. I really appreciate your suggestions.


Do you know how to clean makeup brushes?
There are two ways on how to clean makeup brushes: Spot cleaning and Deep cleaning. I will be talking about both in detail to help you take care of your brushes and make them last for a long time.
You won't be needing anything special, nor will you have to spend so much money on cleaning products. if you're interested, then please continue reading this post and watch out for the video tutorial.
What is spot cleaning? It's a quick, but superficial way to clean makeup brushes. You use a tissue, wet or dry, or a piece of cloth with a brush cleaner that's usually alcohol based. It's convenient for on the spot cleaning when doing makeup on other people or yourself because you don't have to use a new brush. What are the advantages and disadvantages?
You don't need a lot of makeup brushes.
You can quickly re-use your makeup brushes.
It doesn't cleanse your brushes. You are only cleaning the surface.
Rubbing your brushes on tissue or cloth often can affect its bristles.
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Take a tissue or a piece of cloth that you won't be needing and your brush cleaner.
If you are using a spray type brush cleaner, spray the bristles or the tissue or cloth.
Hold the brush downward and rub it on the tissue or cloth.
You will notice that the product is being removed from the bristles and transferred on to the tissue or cloth.
Repeat this on different areas of the tissue or cloth so you can tell how much stain is present.
Repeat this until the stain on the cloth gets lighter until there's no more stain visible.
What is deep cleaning? It's a more time-consuming way of cleaning your brushes and should be done at least twice a month. It cleanses your brush of all makeup products and leave them good as new. This is done using a brush cleanser or shampoo. There are several ways to do this, but I will be sharing with you what I do to ensure that my brushes last longer.
It cleanses your brushes of all makeup products leaving them good as new.
It ensures that your brushes are completely free from make up residue.
This prevents bacteria from thriving.
It preserves and conditions the bristles of your brushes, especially those with animal hair.
If you prefer cleaning your brushes with your hands to really take off the product, you will have to expose them to water for a long period of time, depending on how many brushes you have.
Exposing your brushes to water and shampoo can loosen the adhesive used on the ferrule (connects the bristles to the handle) and bristles.
It takes time for the brushes to completely dry since blow drying them is not recommended.
A brush cleanser or shampoo.
A conditioner (yes for the hair) but this is optional.
A small container for your cleanser or shampoo.
A set of brush guards for all your makeup brushes.
A container to place your brushes for drying.
Pour out the shampoo on the palm of your hands.
Clean makeup brush by rubbing in a circular motion on the cleanser or shampoo until you see it bubble up. It usually becomes dirty from the make up product so be prepared to pour more of the cleanser or shampoo. Make sure that you do not include the ferrule to prevent the soap from seeping in and loosening the adhesive.
Place the soapy brush in a glass with the bristles facing down or by the side of your sink while you finish the rest of the brushes.
Rinse the brushes by the faucet (make sure to stay away from the ferrule) and squeeze out the excess water and shampoo with your fingers until the flow is clear and non-soapy. Say hello to PRUNE FINGERS!
You can follow the same process when using your conditioner.
When you are done, shape the brushes accordingly and put on a brush guard. This allows the brushes to dry in its original shape.
place the freshly cleaned brushes in a glass with the bristles facing downward. This allows gravity to do its work! No need to worry about the bristles because your brush guard will take care of it!
The brushes usually dry overnight depending on the room temperature. Blow drying your brushes is not recommended since this will affect the bristles. You will have to be patient with this method, but it is recommended that you do this once or twice a month at the very least so residue from various products will not accumulate and promote bacterial growth or affect the functionality of your makeup brushes.
That is how to clean makeup brushes. I hope that this was informative enough and hopefully I covered all aspects. For a video tutorial, please refer below and check out my YouTube channel for more makeup related videos.


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Home > Publications > Research articles > What drives the international transfer of climate change mitigation technologies? Empirical evidence from patent data
What drives the international transfer of climate change mitigation technologies? Empirical evidence from patent data
Technology transfer plays a key role in global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In this paper, we characterize the factors that promote or hinder the international diffusion of climate-friendly technologies using detailed patent data from 96 countries for the period 1995–2007. The data provide strong evidence that lax Intellectual Property regimes have a strong and negative impact on the international diffusion of patented knowledge. Restrictions on international trade and foreign direct investment also hinder the diffusion of climate-friendly technologies. Surprisingly, local technological capabilities tend to discourage transfers. While broad indicators of technology capabilities are expected to facilitate transfers, this latter result stems from our technology-specific definition of local capabilities, which makes it possible to capture a substitution effect between local and foreign inventions.
Dechezleprêtre, A., Glachant, M., Ménière, Y. February 2013. What drives the international transfer of climate change mitigation technologies? Empirical evidence from patent data. Environmental and Resource Economics, v.54, pp.161-178.
Environmental and Resource Economics. February 2013, Volume 54, Issue 2, pp 161-178
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- Review By: Jason Korsner - - No Comments
Release Date: 10th April 2009
Director: Tomas Alfredson
Starring: Henrik Dahl, Kåre Hedebrant, Karin Bergquist, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragna, Peter Carlberg
A creepy middle-aged man, sneaks out in the middle of the night, murders unsuspecting passers-by on deserted streets, hangs their bodies from trees, deep in the woods, and collects their blood in petrol cans.
And he's not a bad guy.
Back on the Stockholm housing estate where he lives, his bullied twelve year old neighbour Oskar (Hedebrant), is out playing in the snow, when he meets a young girl he's never seen around before. Eli (Leandersson) informs him, with regret, that she can't be his friend.
This doesn't put him off. With all the other children he knows beating him up at every opportunity and him fantasising about getting his revenge, the idea of hanging out with someone who seems to be as much of a loner as him seems infinitely preferable.
Oskar and Eli form a bond, against the background of a series of local murders.
The two stories tie up nicely when – and don't worry, this isn't spoiling anything for you – it turns out that the reason that nocturnal Eli can't be friends with Oskar is that she's actually a vampire.
So – it's a vampire film, but not like any other.
There are so many tales told about such blood-suckers that it's rare for one to come along that feels at all original, but Tomas Alfredson has succeeded on this front.
On the surface, this film looks – and feels – more like a Ken Loach film with Swedish subtitles and a bit of blood thrown in for decoration, than it does any of the teen vampire films you might be more familiar with.
It's not even that frightening – it's more of a drama about an impossible first love than it is a blood-letting chiller.
Let the Right One In follows all the regular rules of vampire lore, while throwing in a new ones here and there, so that it inhabits its own, frighteningly believable world.
At its heart is a gritty, oddly warm romance between two loners, inextricably drawn together, but hopelessly forced apart.
Both of their performances – none of the others in the film are significant enough even to consider – are as mature as they are heart-breaking and the stark photography befits the futile nature of the emotionally empty world the two of them share.
Opens nationwide 10th April 2009
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