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Trump Administration Rift on LGBT Worker Rights Nears Showdown
By Chris Opfer
Justice Dept., EEOC at odds over sex bias law's reach
Deadline to respond to Supreme Court review petition is Aug. 23
A dispute within the Trump administration over whether LGBT workers are protected by federal employment law could be coming to a head.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's position is that a federal ban on sex discrimination at work includes sexual orientation and gender identity. The Justice Department, which controls government involvement in cases before the Supreme Court, says Congress didn't have gay and transgender workers in mind when it passed the Civil Rights Act more than five decades ago.
Lawyers for a Michigan funeral home recently asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether the company had the right to fire Aimee Stephens after she told supervisors that she was transitioning from a man to a woman. The EEOC, which successfully sued on Stephens' behalf, will have to get the DOJ's approval if it wants to respond to that request by an Aug. 23 deadline.
"The EEOC is the premier agency to represent people who have suffered discrimination," John Knight, an American Civil Liberties Union attorney, told Bloomberg Law. "Having them to weigh in on our side would be hugely important."
The ACLU intervened in the case after President Donald Trump was elected, fearing the administration would change its position on the issue. Attorney General Jeff Sessions did just that in October. Sessions issued a memo saying the law doesn't cover transgender discrimination, a reversal of the DOJ's stance during the Obama era.
The Justice Department last year also broke with the EEOC in a separate case in New York, arguing the law doesn't currently ban sexual orientation discrimination. That set up what one judge called an "awkward" appeals court battle, with the DOJ on one side and the EEOC on the other.
Justice Department spokeswoman Sarah Sutton declined to comment on whether the department will allow the EEOC to continue to participate in the Stephens case. EEOC spokeswoman Christine Nazer said the Civil Rights Act gives the attorney general the right to enforce the law at the Supreme Court, but she declined to comment on whether the agency will seek approval to participate in the case.
The White House has stalled EEOC sexual harassment guidance sent for review late last year. That holdup is in part because the agency said in the document that the federal anti-discrimination law bans harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
The Supreme Court will have three opportunities to consider LGBT discrimination when it reconvenes for the fall term.
A New York skydiving company wants the court to reverse an appeals court ruling that found the company violated the law by firing a gay instructor. A Georgia county employee who said he was fired because of his sexual orientation asked the justices to overturn a decision holding that his claims aren't covered by the Civil Rights Act.
The cases are a "twofer," William Olson, who represents social conservative organizations like Public Advocate and the Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund, told Bloomberg Law. "Not only is it an effort to have a societal sanction for an immoral lifestyle, but it's being accomplished by unelected judges who are admitting they are changing the law," Olson said.
The funeral home case is the only one that would put the transgender discrimination question directly before the court: whether firing a female worker who previously presented as a man is a form of illegal sex stereotyping. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 2017 became the first federal appeals court in the country to conclude that transgender bias is a form of sex discrimination when it said R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes violated the law by firing Stephens.
The Justice Department has said firing a worker for not complying with certain gender norms could be a form of stereotyping. Still, LGBT advocates assume the department won't adopt the EEOC's position that the funeral home discriminated against Stephens in this case.
"We know what DOJ's position on this is going to be because we have the Sessions memo," Lambda Legal attorney Greg Nevins told Bloomberg Law.
Sessions June 30 announced the department was forming a religious liberty task force. Courts, lawmakers, and administrative agencies have debated how to thread the needle between religious rights and protections against discrimination.
"We don't give up our rights when we go to work, start a business, talk about politics, or interact with the government," Sessions said at an event announcing the task force. "We don't give up our rights when we assemble or join together. We have religious freedom as individuals and as groups."
Sex Stereotyping
The New York and Georgia cases concern discrimination based on sexual orientation. That includes sex stereotyping claims because the men argue, among other things, that they were fired for not complying with gender norms.
"The case law supporting sex stereotyping applied to transgender people is more widespread" than for gay workers, the ACLU's Knight said. "We're talking about an employer who fires someone based on the way they perceive them."
Alliance Defending Freedom, a religious liberty group, is representing Harris Funeral Homes in the Stephens case. ADF lawyer James Campbell told Bloomberg Law that only Congress has the power to update the law to include a ban on gender identity discrimination.
"Replacing 'sex' with 'gender identity,' as the Sixth Circuit and the EEOC have done, is a dramatic change," Campbell said via email. "What it means to be male or female shifts from a biological reality based in anatomy and physiology to a subjective perception. Far-reaching consequences accompany such a transformation."
ADF has scored a number of recent victories at the Supreme Court. That includes convincing the justices that a Colorado baker could refuse to make a gay couple's wedding cake on religious grounds.
The Justice Department also filed a brief in support of Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips. Sessions in his comments at the task force unveiling cited "the ordeal faced so bravely" by Phillips, who was sued for declining to make the wedding cake.
Solicitor Has Final Word
Attorneys on both sides of the Stephens case say they've seen no indication whether the Justice Department will pick a side or allow the EEOC to participate in the case. The EEOC's authority to enforce the Civil Rights Act is limited to federal district and appeals courts.
Typically when government agencies disagree over what position to take in a Supreme Court case, they hash it out informally in front of the solicitor general. The DOJ's top Supreme Court lawyer—a job currently held by Noel Francisco—has the final say on how the government proceeds.
"It would seem to me that the solicitor general would have great incentive to restore some respect for the written laws of the United States," Olson told Bloomberg Law.
Francisco in a recent Supreme Court case allowed the National Labor Relations Board to make its own arguments before the justices. The NLRB argued against the Justice Department, challenging mandatory class action waivers in employment contracts. The agency was on the losing end of that case.
If Francisco doesn't give the EEOC his blessing to participate in the Stephens case, the justices themselves may ask the commission to weigh in.
"It would seem like a reasonable and rational thing for the court to want to hear from the preeminent enforcement agency on this issue," the ACLU's Knight said.
To contact the reporter on this story: Chris Opfer in New York at copfer@bloomberglaw.com
To contact the editors responsible for this story: Peggy Aulino at maulino@bloomberglaw.com; Terence Hyland at thyland@bloomberglaw.com
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The furore generated by the accusations levelled by Mosiuoa Lekota against President Cyril Ramaphosa was to be expected as South Africans are desperate for Ramaphosa to be scandal-free.
Another disturbing inclination developing in our country is the ridicule and mocking of those with differing opinions. If a black person starts to be critical he is sidelined and insulted.
It is not for the media and the public to defend Ramaphosa but for him to do so. As far as I am concerned, Lekota did not conclude that the president was an apartheid spy but insinuated that this is possible.
Lekota went on to advise Ramaphosa to initiate an official inquiry on this matter. Only after the conclusion of this process and only if Ramaphosa were to be proven innocent should Lekota be ridiculed and castigated. But the saint called Ramaphosa saw it best to justify himself.
As citizens and the media let us learn to present facts and details not emotions and wishes. Even during the land discourse Lekota was labelled by mostly black people, a sellout and many other filthy things only because he held a different position.
The ANC must be trembling because Lekota will scupper their ship. The former defence minister is waiting patiently, like a lion or crocodile, to deliver a deadly blow.


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Post by crash_override » Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:39 pm
Το γνωστό σε όλους μας anime. Βάζω εδώ πληροφορίες:
The main protagonist. Alucard is the most powerful warrior of the Hellsing organization. He is not only a vampire, but one of the most ancient ones. Alucard's original "life" dates back to the 1400s. Although his true identity is not explicitly stated, it is implied that he is Dracula, as it is his name spelled backwards. The leader of the section 13 bureau refers to him as "el nosferatu."Also Dracula uses the alias Alucard when he emigrates to the UK in Bram Stoker's book "Dracula". In the last episode of the TV series there is a close up of Alucard's face and for a few seconds the screen splits and he looks like Vlad Ţepeş (also known as Vlad III the Impaler), a voivode of Wallachia who provided the inspiration for Bram Stoker's novel. When he first meets Incognito, he says that it is fine that Incognito's name is a puzzle, because his name is a riddle also.
Seras Victoria
Seras was a member of the D11 special forces unit until being mortally wounded by Alucard, in his attempt to destroy a vampire masquerading as a priest. On the verge of death, and with a large hole through her chest, she chose to allow Alucard to turn her into a vampire. Serving beneath Alucard, she now works for the Hellsing organization.
For a few weeks after joining the Hellsing organization, Seras avoided drinking blood, fearing the loss of her humanity (the first time she encountered her medical blood ration, she was almost overcome by bloodlust). However, when Alucard killed Kim, she finally acknowledged her vampiric powers and consumed blood.
Integra Hellsing
Integra is a 22-year-old noblewoman and the head and last member of the Hellsing family. Also, the strong and intelligent leader of the Hellsing organization, and Alucard's "Master". She inherited the Hellsing organization, at the young age of 13, when her father died. Although she often seems strict and domineering, she is respected and admired, even among her sworn enemies. Apparently an expert pistol shot.
Alexander Anderson
A warrior priest or paladin who works for the Vatican Section XIII, Iscariot. Anderson is Iscariot's ultimate weapon in the fight against the undead. With regenerative capabilities and a variety of holy weapons (including his signature blessed bayonets, of which he has many) his mission is nothing less than the complete destruction of all the demons of Hell. As this includes many of Hellsing's subordinates, Anderson is one of Alucard's greatest foes.
Walter C. Dornez
Walter is a 69 year old retired member of the Hellsing organization. Though now serving as Integra Hellsing's butler, he still has proved the capacity to live up to his nickname "The Angel of Death" with deadly razor sharp wires. He has a close friendship with both Integra and Alucard.
This masochistic vampire is from "the dark continent," a reference to Africa. Though physically androgynous, he is generally thought to be male. Extremely powerful, he combines dark magic with an enchanted ArmsCor 40 mm grenade launcher that fires spines. Incognito vomits into the launcher's cartridges before loading; and he also is known to have a gatling gun as backup. During the final plot arc of the series he summons a snake-like being referred to as Sett (presumably the Egyptian god of chaos) and takes it into his body in order to use its power to attack Alucard. Incognito has regenerative powers which seem to be related to the purple stripes and sigils covering his body. It has also been argued that, while Alucard may be inspired by, or is Count Dracula, Incognito may have been inspired by the vampire Count Orlok, from the 1922 silent movie Nosferatu. Incognito does not appear in the manga.
Hellsing Organization
More formally known as the Royal Order of Protestant Knights, it is a fictional organization from Hellsing.
The name "Hellsing" comes from the character Abraham Van Helsing from Bram Stoker's Dracula. The leader of Hellsing organization, Sir Integral Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing (Integra), is the great-granddaughter of the grizzled professor. In the Hellsing universe the organization is an integral part of the true power-structure of Great Britain, which is in fact still ruled by a hidden aristocracy and the monarchy. The organization is tasked with defending the country's shores from any and all supernatural threats. Controversy is often raised, especially in the manga, over the highly unconventional methods Hellsing chooses to do this, namely the use of anti-Christian powers and creatures. In the TV series the agency resembles a counter-terrorist paramilitary strike force in uniform, methods and gear, however in the manga and OVA the soldiers are rarely seen, as the manga only focuses on the main characters.
By far το καλύτερο anime που έχω δει. Υπάρχουν, όπως ξέρετε, υπάρχουν τα Anime television series:
1. "The Undead"
2. "Club M"
3. "Sword Dancer"
4. "Innocent as a Human"
5. "Brotherhood"
6. "Dead Zone"
7. "Duel"
8. "Kill House"
9. "Red Rose Vertigo"
10. "Master of Monster"
11. "Transcend Force"
12. "Total Destruction"
13. "Hellfire"
Και τα Hellsing Ultimate:
1. Hellsing I (February 10, 2006)
2. Hellsing II (August 25, 2006)
3. Hellsing III (April 4, 2007)
4. Hellsing IV (February 22, 2008)
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Ακούω γνώμες και αιτήματα!!!
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Post by zweistein » Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:07 am
απλά respect.
Alucard FOR THE WIN!!!
είναι ένα απο τα αγαπημένα μου anime. Τα Ultimate (OVAs) είναι απίστευτα.
τέλειο art, μουσική, ήχος, χαρακτήρες, πλοκή, και πολύ καλό σπλάτερ.
το αγαπημένο μου logo & ατάκα:
Post by zweistein » Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:20 am
άλλη ατάκα από ova 2:
Alucard- "Hello Gentlemen, thnx for your hard work.
goodbye."
Post by crash_override » Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:04 am
Αυτό νομίζω ότι είναι καλύτερο (από τα TV series):
Και κάποιες ατάκες που άφησαν εποχή:
Alucard: Nothing I shoot gets back up again.
Integra: My organisation has already sent assistance to Cheddar Village.
D11 agent: How many agents?
Integra: [smirks] One.
Alucard: I am going to fill your flesh with my jackal's bullets.
Alucard: (Paladin Anderson has just revealed his healing power) You are less than inhuman. A pitiful defect, a failed science project. Sending you to your maker would be an act of mercy. Your regenreation powers' impressive, but I bet if I put enough bullets into your skull you will stay down for good. So let's cut to the chase. Start begging.
Paladin Alexander Anderson: Empty threat of a coward vampire that hides behind the weapons of man.
Alucard: What a lovely night. It makes me want to have a bite to drink.
Alexander Anderson: You monster.
Alucard: I get that a lot.
Alucard: Immortality is wasted on the young.
Και το intro της σειράς...αξέχαστο κομμάτι...
Post by adam98 » Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:01 pm
Πολύ καλό!Το ξεκίνησα χθες...
H δύναμη της εξαπάτησης και της καταστροφής μπορεί να γοητεύσει μόνο μέτριους και αδύναμους
Τhe lessons we learn from pain are the ones that make us the strongest
Post by crash_override » Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:34 pm
Ποιό ξεκίνησες από τα δύο? Τα tv series ή τα ova?
Post by adam98 » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:43 pm
crash_override wrote: Ποιό ξεκίνησες από τα δύο? Τα tv series ή τα ova?
Τα tv series, τα βλέπω στο youtube όπου παραδόξως έχει πολύ καλή ποιότητα
EditΞεκίνησα λίγο με τα OVA και τελικά έμεινα σε αυτα
Post by zweistein » Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:18 am
το OVA 4 είναι απλά απίστευτο........
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Post by Fairy » Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:52 pm
Μπορεί κανείς να δει τα OVA χωρίς να έχει δει τη σειρά; Είναι δηλαδή δύο παράλληλα project;
"Αν αυτό που έκανες χτες σου φαίνεται ακόμα μεγάλο, δεν έχεις κάνει αρκετά σήμερα."
Post by zweistein » Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:26 pm
πιστευω οτι μπορεις χωρις προβλημα...!!!
Post by crash_override » Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:30 pm
Fairy wrote: Μπορεί κανείς να δει τα OVA χωρίς να έχει δει τη σειρά; Είναι δηλαδή δύο παράλληλα project;
Και τα δύο ξεκινούν το ίδιο, αλλά εξελίσονται διαφορετικά....δεν υπάρχει κανένα πρόβλημα, ξεκίνα με όποιο θες!!!
Post by adam98 » Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:22 pm
zweistein wrote: το OVA 4 είναι απλά απίστευτο........
Βασικα εχθες ειδα τα 3 πρωτα OVA το τεταρτο δεν το βρηκα στο youtube με υποτιτλους και απλα περιμένω...
Post by adam98 » Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:44 pm
Πολύ καλό το 4 OVA...Πότε βγαίνει το καινούργιο
Βασικά αυτό που θέλω να ρωτήσω όποιον έχει διαβάσει τα manga είναι γιατί ο Alucard ενώ είναι τόσο πανίσχυρος και καλά, γιατί υπηρετεί την Integra?
Post by crash_override » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:50 pm
Δεν τα έχω διαβάσει τα manga, αλλά αν είδες και στο πρώτο ova, υπήρχε στο υπόγειο της έπαυλης. Και "ξύπνησε" όταν τον χρειάστηκαν...
Απλά υπηρετεί την οικογένεια, όπως ο Walter...
Κατάλαβες?
Post by adam98 » Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:52 pm
crash_override wrote: Δεν τα έχω διαβάσει τα manga, αλλά αν είδες και στο πρώτο ova, υπήρχε στο υπόγειο της έπαυλης. Και "ξύπνησε" όταν τον χρειάστηκαν...
Ναι βρε το θέμα είναι γιατι. (Το σημείο που λες το θυμάμαι...) Ενώ είναι ο super dooper βρυκόλακας γιατί είναι σκλάβος των ανθρώπων?
Post by crash_override » Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:41 am
Για λόγους ισσοροπίας...
Post by cactus » Tue Mar 11, 2008 12:07 pm
Ένα hint:
Λέγεται Arucard και όχι Alucard.
Τα έχω δεί κι εγώ αλλά μόνο τα 13 επεισοδειάκια, όχι τα ova.
Από τα καλύτερα anime που έχω δει.
Είχα πορωθεί τότε.
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Post by adam98 » Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:30 pm
cactus wrote: Ένα hint:
Alucard λέγεται δες την πρωτη σελίδα, είναι το Dracula από δεξιά προς τα αριστερά
Post by crash_override » Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:15 pm
Είναι λόγω της γιαπωνέζικης προφοράς του ονόματος.
Το κανονικό είναι Alucard...
Alucard------Dracula
Post by zweistein » Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:50 pm
οι ιαπωνες το έχουν το αγγλικό κλασσικά (ειδικά τις φράσεις κ λέξεις που τις κλείνουν με ένα 'ο' ..lol)
Post by cactus » Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:30 pm
adam98 wrote: Alucard λέγεται δες την πρωτη σελίδα, είναι το Dracula από δεξιά προς τα αριστερά
Τι με λες τώρα...
πάω πάσο τότε...στο site το είδα, για αυτό το είπα.
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Harvey Weinstein Sexual Harassment
Hagens Berman and The Armenta Law Firm File New Sexual Harassment Class-Action Lawsuit Against Harvey Weinstein, Miramax, The Weinstein Company and its Board of Directors
Dec 06, 2017 | View Case Page
Lawsuit says Weinstein, his companies and board of directors engaged in an illegal organized enterprise to conceal and further Weinstein's pattern of sexual assault
NEW YORK – Attorneys from Hagens Berman are representing a proposed class of hundreds of actresses who suffered sexual assault, false imprisonment, battery, rape and other heinous sexual acts at the hands of Harvey Weinstein, in a class-action lawsuit filed today.
The plaintiffs bringing the case were lured by Miramax or TWC employees and isolated with Weinstein at industry events, hotel rooms, Weinstein's home, office meetings and/or auditions or to discuss involvement in a project. The lawsuit filed against Weinstein, Miramax, The Weinstein Company Holdings and the members of its Board of Directors states that these entities colluded together to perpetuate and conceal Weinstein's widespread sexual harassment and assaults.
The lawsuit's six plaintiffs – Louisette Geiss, Katherine Kendall, Zoe Brock, Sarah Ann Masse, Melissa Sagemiller and Nannette Klatt – issued a joint statement, which can be read in full here.
The lawsuit, filed Dec. 6, 2017, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York states that Miramax and The Weinstein Company (which Weinstein co-founded) facilitated Weinstein's organized pattern of predatory behavior, equating to an enterprise that violates the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, commonly referred to as the RICO Act, the same law brought against members of the Mafia for organized criminal behavior.
The suit's six plaintiffs serve as a proxy for the proposed class of hundreds of other women in the entertainment industry who suffered false imprisonment, rape and other instances of harassment. Each of the women was separately and systematically lured into isolating and intimidating environments by Weinstein, under false pretenses of industry-related meetings. They were assaulted, imprisoned in hotel rooms, airplanes and his home, and faced career-ending threats if they refused his unwanted advances and requests. In the instance of plaintiff, Sarah Ann Thomas, "Weinstein conducted the interview in his underwear, embraced Thomas in a sexual manner, and did not give her the job when she did not take him up on his sexual propositions."
"Weinstein's widespread sexual misconduct did not occur without the help of others," the suit states. "Rather, over time, Weinstein enlisted the aid of other firms and individuals to facilitate and conceal his pattern of unwanted sexual conduct. This coalition of firms and individuals became part of the growing 'Weinstein Sexual Enterprise,' a RICO enterprise."
The lawsuit brings various charges against Weinstein, his companies, and members of The Weinstein Company's Board of Directors for violating the RICO Act, witness tampering, mail and wire fraud, assault, civil battery, negligent supervision and retention, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
If you were in any way involved in discussions of projects with, or auditioned for Harvey Weinstein, met with him at industry events, or your meetings with him were set up by Miramax or The Weinstein Company employees, find out more about the lawsuit. Hagens Berman's attorneys achieved a nationwide sexual harassment settlement on behalf of 16,000 women and also tried the first ever sexual harassment case in Washington state.
"These separate entities all worked in unison to make sure Harvey Weinstein's unforgivable acts were swept under the red carpet," said Steve Berman, managing partner of Hagens Berman. "This lawsuit seeks to hold Weinstein, his business, his billionaire friends who posed as Directors, and Miramax accountable for their actions with the full extent of the law. We want justice."
"Our clients have bravely chosen to stand up to this organized pattern of behavior that has tragically damaged the lives and careers of countless individuals," Berman added. "Hollywood take note: Harvey Weinstein is not the only sexual predator. Our clients are taking a stand to effect industry change."
The suit seeks retribution for class members' loss of work opportunities and devastating damage to their careers, the damages for which can be tripled under RICO law. Plaintiffs also seek damages for the significant physical and emotional distress they endured then, and continue to endure now.
The suit highlights that at all times, Weinstein's victims and those who met to discuss projects or audition for him "operated under duress and the threat of being blacklisted" by Weinstein and major producers at Miramax if they refused, or spoke up.
Weinstein's Sexual Harassment Enterprise
The lawsuit states that Weinstein and the companies he co-founded and their board of directors worked in unison with many other participants across various industries, and that this enterprise cover-up grew over time as Weinstein's actions became more widespread and harder to conceal. Other participants named in the lawsuit include corporate risk and intelligence companies, lawyers and law firms that worked actively to keep news of Weinstein's sexual harassment from being published, as well as other members of the entertainment industry.
"We intend to uncover additional entities that were involved in the continued cover-up of Weinstein's sexual harassment through the discovery phase of the lawsuit," Berman said.
The suit highlights reports from The New Yorker detailing "Weinstein's Army of Spies" that Weinstein engaged to harass, threaten, extort, investigate and mislead his victims and the media to prevent the prosecution, reporting or disclosure of his sexual misconduct. This Army was unleashed just this past summer to pose as a fake journalist and contact Plaintiff Katherine Kendall, causing significant additional distress. These enterprise members also destroyed and concealed records and other evidence, the complaint says.
The suit detail's Weinstein's vast power, success and control in the entertainment industry, protected by an enforced code of silence and contracts barring criticism of the Weinstein Company and its leaders.
The power Weinstein wielded and his ability to blacklist actresses were so legendary that it was the rule in the entertainment industry that actresses needed to acquiesce to Weinstein to succeed, the suit states, detailing media accounts of actresses being "iced out" and blacklisted after denying Weinstein's advances. The complaint states: "This uniform response to those who challenged Weinstein's behavior… actually and reasonably placed class members under duress and induced them to forebear asserting their legal rights in response to Weinstein's actions."
Recent news headlines have brought these heinous acts to the forefront, and many victims have bravely stepped forward to tell their stories. Hagens Berman continues the fight, working to help achieve justice for those who have been victim to sexual harassment, and affect systemic change throughout the industry. Tell us about your case.
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Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP is a consumer-rights class-action law firm with 11 offices across the country. The firm has been named to the National Law Journal's Plaintiffs' Hot List eight times. More about the law firm and its successes can be found at https://www.hbsslaw.com. Follow the firm for updates and news at @ClassActionLaw.
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There are 7 criminal justice schools in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh has a general population of 334,563 and an overall student population of 87,948. Approximately 56,347 of Pittsburgh's students are enrolled in schools that offer criminal justice programs.
The largest criminal justice school in Pittsburgh, by student population, is Point Park University. In 2010, Point Park University graduated approximately 86 students from its criminal justice program.
In 2010, 322 students graduated with a criminal justice degree from one of Pittsburgh's criminal justice schools. If you decide to join their ranks, you can expect to pay an average of $31,756 per year in tuition if you are eligible for instate tuition. Out of state tuition for all Pittsburgh criminal justice schools was an average of $34,989 per year in 2009.
In addition to tuition costs, plan on spending an average of $1,195 for criminal justice related books and supplies each year. And if you live on campus at one of the Pittsburgh-based criminal justice schools, you will have an added expense of $8,892 per year, on average, for room and board. Students who live at home can cut this cost down to approximately $22,926.
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After graduating with your credentials in criminal justice, if you decide to work as a criminal justice professional in Pittsburgh, your job prospects are not very good. In 2010, of the 39,000 criminal justice professionals in Pennsylvania, 8,070 were working in the greater Pittsburgh area. By the year 2018, the number of criminal justice professionals is expected to increase by 6% in Pittsburgh. This anticipated change is slower than the projected nationwide trend for criminal justice professionals.
The average salary you can expect to earn as a criminal justice professional in Pittsburgh is $22,560 per year. This is lower than the state-wide average salary for criminal justice professionals.
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Q: How are keycodes decided? Is there a key with a keyCode of 1? I've tried researching but could not find anything. What decides the keycodes of each key? Just wondering...
var directions = {
    37: "left",
    38: "up",
    39: "right",
    40: "down",
    87:"up",
    68:"right",
    83:"down",
    65:"left"
};

Here it shows they keycodes of the left, right, up , down keys and w, a,s,d keys.

A: (revised)
The values for the legacy keyCode property of key board events is covered in the UIEvents standard. In particular

*

*keyCode is often the ASCII character code of the key pressed, especially for numeric digits and upper case letters.

*For lower case letters, keyup and keydown events return askeyCode value the ASCII code of the the letter in upper case, however -

*The keycode for lower case letters in keypress events is the ASCII code for the lower case letter.

*The keyCode for some keys, whose function is similar to that of an ASCII control character, is the control character's ASCII code.  E.G.  TAB, CR, BS or ESC ASCII codes are returned for the Tab, Enter,  Backspace or Esc labelled keys respectively.

*For non alphanumeric keys which have ASCII codes, keyCode may be obtained from key code tables shown in section 7.3.3 or 7.3.4. As a result their keyCode value isn't their ASCII value.

*If the key is not a printable character, it doesn't have an corresponding ASCII code and doesn't generate a key press event. This kind of key can use a keyCode value for keydown and keyup events from lower case letter codes (e.g. Del uses "d", function keys F1 through F11 use letters 'p' through 'z'), or from the  ASCII codes of characters whose keyCodes were taken from tables 7.3.3 or 7.3.4. linked above. E.G. F12 uses the ASCII code for '{', ArrowLeft for '%' and pageDown for '"' as their keyCode value.)

How are keycodes decided?

The origin of keyCode values likely dates back to how scan codes from physical keyboards were sent to PCs as two bytes: one for the character pressed, and a status byte for modifier keys such as  Shift, Alt and others. This could be transformed by lookup tables for different keyboard layouts, but somewhere along the line at least one browser ended up with a keyCode solution to represent which key was pressed using an 8 bit value. Whatever the browser, other browsers would have followed suit to become "compatible".
Avoid using keyCode values in modern browsers unless support is required for older browsers which don't supply Unicode or named-values in the event object's key property.

Is there a key with a keyCode of 1?

The ASCII code value of 1 is the ASCII SOH (start of heading) control character, and was generated on old ASCII keyboards by pressing the Ctrl and the A keys at the same time. There is no reference to it being generated by its own keyboard key (it doesn't have one), or being used for anything else in section 7 of the standard.
In short, it is not possible to generate a keycode value of 1 from the PC keyboard in a browser*. You could try detecting the A key with the ctrlKey event property set, but Ctrl+A is widely used in software for "select all".
* Under Windows, typing 0,0 and 1 on the keypad whilst holding down the ALT key produces an SOHcharacter and is recognized by my editor as such. Trying this trick in Firefox didn't work and simply produced key events for ALT, 0, 0 and 1.

A: https://www.w3schools.com/jsref/event_key_keycode.asp
utf8/16 has taken over ASCII as computing has adjusted to dealing with all the world's languages systematically.
https://www.w3schools.com/charsets/ref_html_utf8.asp

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Thousands of Las Vegans and millions of Americans move to new cities and into new homes and apartments every year. This leaves a lot of opportunity for scam artists to make some quick cash from unsuspecting people. Some people call themselvers "movers" with just a truck, a phone number, and a way to be found on the internet. And lots of so-called moving companies do just that. The problem is, they're not out there for the long-term and often they'll do anything to make a quick buck. These movers are scammers and they can make your move a really miserable experience unless you take some precautions and do a little homework up front before you choose your mover.
The company has an actual physical address in your area. Never work with a mover who works from his home.
The mover is licensed – movers are regulated by State Departments of Transportation and have a DOT # (for an example, see our license numbers in our website footer), and they must also be bonded and insured to get the DOT license.
The mover has a good Better Business Bureau rating and a variety of online reviews from past clients showing they have a local history of successful services.
It's worth it to drive by the company's physical location to take notice of the trucks used by the company. If rental trucks or unmarked trucks are the entirety of their fleet, it just might be a scam. A legitimate mover will invest in his brand name and equipment for the long term, and will want to proudly display his name on moving trucks all over town.
If an estimate seems absurdly low, that's probably because the mover is trying to tempt you into closing the deal and quickly parting with your cash. Try to get at least 3 moving quotes so you can weed out anyone that seems to be oddly out of step with normal pricing. Often, a low-price mover will come back later and raise the price significantly with "special" charges they happened to forget to tell you about up front. A legitimate mover will always give you a comprehensive moving quote in writing. If anything is missing from your written quote, ask them to go back and put it in writing. Ask your mover about their conflict resolution process, just in case anything does go wrong and to see if they truly operate with integrity. Similarly, if your prospective mover does not schedule an on-site inspection of your belongings, they may be scamming you. A fair and accurate moving quote is only possible with an actual inspection of what needs to be moved.
If the moving company asks you for a cash deposit before the move, be wary. Never give up cash before a service is provided since no legitimate business works this way. Scammers can simply take your hard-earned cash and disappear. Understand the payment terms and get them in writing.
Legitimate moving companies include some minimal level of coverage for your belongings free of charge to you. Make sure you read and understand the coverage. If they insist that you have to buy expensive coverage, that is a warning flag and you should select a different mover. Be sure to check with your own insurance carrier to see what they may cover already under your renter's or homeowner's coverage, and if you're not sure about the mover's coverage, ask your own insurance agent for help.
You can download more useful information on how to evaluate movers and protect yourself from moving scams. Being knowledgeable about what to look for will help you make a better choice when you select your moving company.
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Here's another new dance, choreographed to Fifth Harmony's brand new song: I'M IN LOVE WITH A MONSTER, the official song for the new movie Hotel Transylvania 2. It's such a catchy song, I fell in love with it the moment I heard it. Never mind the lyrics… hahaha… As Hayley Wheatley and I were talking about a joint-choreography for a few months now, since our first meeting at CBA15, I quickly sent her the song and she loved it at first listen too! So we both quickly work on it, despite our 8-hour time difference! We were finally happy with the final version, and here it is! It's a 48 count-4 wall intermediate level line dance.
Watch till the end for the special ending! Endings are optional, but why not go all out? Have fun with it!


Meaning and definitions of presentiment, translation in Welsh language for presentiment with similar and opposite words. Also find spoken pronunciation of presentiment in Welsh and in English language.
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Mavin Records' Rema Drops Freestyle EP
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New Music: Young Jonn x Tiwa Savage x Kizz Daniel – Ello Baby
Music stars Tiwa Savage and Kizz Daniel have teamed up with producer Young Jonn for a brand new collaborative song titled "Ello Baby". The three of them have been teasing fans about the song on social media and it has been officially released today. The song is mixed and mastered…
New Music: Dremo Feat. Reekado Banks – Ringer
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Nigerian-American rapper, Wale aka BabaFolarin comes through with a new single titled "Folarin". To show his Afrobeat heritage this new song is its a blend of Hip-Hop, jazz amd our beloved Afrobeat. Against a fast-paced beat, Wale delivers an expectedly strong performance. He raps for the entirety of song, foregoing…
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Pflugerville proposes $137M FY 2018 budget
City Council begins budget talks
Nicole Barrios
Pflugerville city staff proposes a $137 million budget for fiscal year 2018, which if passed by the City Council in September could be a $20.5 million increase from last year's budget.
The proposed budget for next fiscal year focuses on public safety, infrastructure, planning and economic development, community services and administration and is about 15 percent more than this year's $116.5 million budget.
The document estimates a $500,000 increase — from $4.4 billion to $4.9 billion — in the city's appraised taxable value, which Wade said has been occurring regularly the past several years.
While the average residential taxable value of a Pflugerville home this year is about $206,000, the FY 2018 estimate is $224,000, or a nine percent increase.
In September 2016, the council adopted a 53.99 cents per $100 valuation tax ratefor FY 2017 — the maximum allowed before the city must hold a tax election. While that tax rate was a decrease from the previous year's rate, increased property values led to most homeowners seeing a slight increase in city property taxes.
The proposed FY 2018 effective tax rate is 50.80 cents per $100 valuation. The effective rate is the rate that would produce the same amount of taxes as last year's rate.
The proposed rollback tax rate is 57.64 cents per $100 valuation, which is the maximum rate allowed before holding a tax election.
Wade said all tax rates are unofficial before certified home values are released by the Travis Central Appraisal District.
During Tuesday's council meeting, Wade recommended eventually adopting the rollback rate, which he said will produce slightly more than $2 million in additional revenue.
The city's sales tax revenue is anticipated to increase by 8 percent from last year's budgeted sales tax, he said.
Wade recommended 3 percent merit increases for city staff, which he said has been protocol for the past five years.
The draft budget also calls for a comprehensive plan update, a traffic and mobility planning update, new maintenance of 1849 Park, 10 new police personnel and equipment and street maintenance.
Also included in the budget is a new structuring of assistant city managers from three to two, as Tom Word, the assistant city manager overseeing community services, will be retiring this year.
During discussion Tuesday, council members called for trimming the budget.
Councilman Jeff Marsh called for cutting $10,000 in the budget slated for "council training and education."
Councilman Mike Heath asked city staff to share information on Pflugerville's expenditures compared to other cities. He also said council members and staff must discuss and prioritize city projects.
"There's some hard decisions to be made and not fun discussions to be had," he said.
The council is scheduled to continue budget talks at the next few city council meetings, with adoption of the budget and tax rate set for Sept. 26.


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Q: Text in button not increasing I'm creating a memory quiz app for people with dementia where it asks them about their day and they have to answer the question. A family/friend has to first fill in their memories which gets entered into a database.
I'm trying to increase the size of the text in the buttons, however the size of the button increases instead. I'm unsure on how to fix this. The answers are saved to an SQL database and retrieved from there. I am using a Guizero GUI.
Here's my code:
box1=Box(Todays_Quiz, layout = "auto", width = 1000, height = 700)
emptyspace =Text(box1, text="")
question1= Text(box1, "What time did you wake up?", width = "fill")
question1.bg= "#A1A9A9"
question1.text_size= 20
emptyspace =Text(box1, text="""

""")

wakeupAnswer1 = get_q1_answers(0)
wakeupAnswer2 = get_q1_answers(1)
wakeupAnswer3 = get_q1_answers(2)

wakeup1 = PushButton(box1, width = 50, height = 5, text = wakeupAnswer1, command=change_score1) # correct answer
emptyspace =Text(box1, text="")
wakeup2 = PushButton(box1, width = 50, height = 5, text = wakeupAnswer2, command=next_question1)
emptyspace =Text(box1, text="")
wakeup3 = PushButton(box1, width = 50, height = 5, text = wakeupAnswer3, command=next_question1)

wakeup1.bg="#fa7a7a"
wakeup1.text_size = 15
wakeup2.bg="#fa7a7a"
wakeup2.text_size =15
wakeup3.bg="#fa7a7a"
wakeup3.text_size = 15

A: I can't help you but it can look good if you will use CapsLock so try this.


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Private Equity Firm Peloton Capital Management Launches with a Blue-Chip Team, Sector Focus, and Long-Term Investment Approach
Peloton Capital Management is a new Canadian private equity firm with a long-term approach to middle-market buyouts in North America. The firm aims to differentiate itself through its long-term capital and orientation (8 to 12-year investment horizon); relationships-first philosophy; and deep sector expertise and focus on financial services, health care, and consumer markets.Business Wire
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TORONTO — Peloton Capital Management, a Canadian private equity (PE) firm with a long-term approach to middle-market buyouts in the North American market, launched today. Unlike many middle-market PE firms that take a short-term (3 to 5 years), generalist approach to investing, Peloton aims to differentiate itself through its long-term capital and orientation (8 to 12-year investment horizon); deep sector expertise and focus on financial services, health care, and consumer markets; and relationships-first philosophy.
Peloton Capital Management is a new Canadian private equity firm with a long-term approach to middle-market buyouts in the North American market.
Founding Managing Partners Steve Faraone and Mike Murray have extensive PE experience, including their most recent roles as Managing Directors at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP), one of Canada's largest pension funds. Faraone and Murray worked together for more than a decade at OTPP where they played key roles in the development of the firm's direct private equity program, were members of the firm's investment committee, and held responsibility for three of the firm's six target industry verticals.
Faraone and Murray are launching Peloton in partnership with Stephen Smith, Chairman, CEO, and co-founder of Canada's largest non-bank mortgage originator, First National Financial Corporation, and benefactor of the Smith School of Business at Queen's University. Together, the partners aim to build a leading Canadian alternative asset manager.
Commitments to the Peloton Middle-market Buyout Fund
Smith, who has taken on the role of Chairman of Peloton, has made an anchor commitment of at least C$150MM in the firm's first middle-market buyout fund. Bank of Montreal, CIBC, Royal Bank of Canada, and TD Bank Group also intend to make commitments to the fund.
"Our vision is to establish Peloton as a leading Canadian private equity firm," says Smith. "I've worked closely with Steve and Mike for almost a decade and am confident in their investment abilities and the potential for generating long-term, sustainable returns."
Peloton aims to build a concentrated portfolio of 7 – 10 platform investments from its first fund. The fund will focus on well-established, profitable companies that have $10MM to $40MM of EBITDA and present compelling opportunities to build long-term, sustainable value. Individual investments held by the fund will range from $25MM to $75MM.
Faraone and Murray are aligned in the opportunity they see for Peloton, and the approach they will use to drive the firm's long-term success. "At Peloton's core is a culture based on the belief that effective collaboration produces better outcomes," says Faraone. "We will embrace the same relationships-first philosophy that has been the cornerstone of our success throughout each of our careers."
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Lifting The Shroud In Columbus — The Prologue
April 4, 2011 April 3, 2011 by Jeff Little
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If you dig into your copy of Websters, or perhaps the Oxford English Dictionary, you'll find that shroud is defined specifically as a cloth or garment used to wrap a body before burial, and more generally as any cloth used to conceal something — usually something mysterious. Withe the Blue Jackets' playoff hopes formally buried this past week, it seemed like an appropriate metaphor for both the season and the assessments soon to come.
The Columbus community wastes little time in looking for scapegoats and victims whenver adversity strikes, and the pitchforks and torches are being dusted off as we speak. The local newspaper created, then refuted, a rumor that GM Scott Howson's position was in jeopardy, resulting in staunch votes of confidence from club president Mike Priest and majority owner John P. McConnell. McConnell, who has stayed largely out of the public eye since assuming the reins after his father's death, has promised a "thorough" examination of all aspects of the operation. This news was greeted enthusiastically by the more militant aspects of the fan base, many of whom would like to see things blown up and rebuilt from scratch. Others see defined issues that need to be fixed, but an otherwise essentially solid core. In between, virtually every possible opinion is represented, and vociferously defended. Off the ice, issues ranging from the significant (the lease situation with Nationwide Arena) to the inane (the debut of the ill-fated part-time macot "Boomer") are inexplicable debated with equal vigor and attention.
It is against this backdrop that I decided to embark on my own analysis of all aspects of the Columbus Blue Jackets Experience — from the players to the front office, the fans to the media coverage. While I cover the team for THW, I'm also a season ticket holder, and have been since Day 1 of the franchise. So, as the saying goes, I have some skin in the game. Does that color my viewpoint and destroy my abilty to detach and analyze? I don't think so. Long before the Blue Jackets, I lived through the birth and death of the California Golden Seals, the creation of a really bad San Jose Sharks team, two decades of frustration with the San Francisco 49ers before they found their glory years, and many a frozen night at Candlestick Park rooting for the SF Giants. So, I think I bring the ability to look at the larger picture, and resist the temptation to pull the emotional trigger. Ultimately, you'll be the judge of whether I succeed or not, but the process should promote lively debate, if nothing else. So, for the next several weeks, we'll dig in depth to the good, the bad and the ugly of NHL hockey in Columbus, and see where we come out on the other side.
Before starting to lift that shroud, however, let's set a bit of framework for the discussion. As this article hits, the Bue Jackets sit in 12th place in the Western Conference, 34-31-13, with 81 points in 78 games. They sit one point behind 11th place Minnesota, and one point ahead of 13th place St. Louis, 11 points shy of the eighth place Chicago Blackhawks. On a league-wide basis, Columbus ranks 22nd in points, and leads the NHL in overtime/shootout losses with 13. (More on that stat in a minute.) The 81 points represents the second highest season total in the club's 10 year history, trailing only the 92 points garnered in the 2008-2009 season, the club's only playoff appearance. This is not to say that this is an accomplishment worthy of note, but is just a factual statement as to where the team stands at this point in time. The "shoulds" and "what ifs" will be addressed in due course as we delve into individual topics. However, a few observations are in order.
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First, let's go back to that 13 losses in in overtime or shootout (5 OT/8 SO). If just seven of those games go the other way, the Blue Jackets are in the thick of the playoff hunt. A full 41 of the 78 games played to date have been decided by one goal. Of those, Columbus is 9-9 in regulation, 5-5 in OT and 5 -8 in the Shootout. Add in the 15 regulation victories by more than one goal, and 56 of 78 games played were there for the taking. This doesn't include a number of 2-goal losses resuting from empty netters at the end. So, overall, the team has been competitive, and for relatively long strings, played some of the best hockey the club has ever played. On the flip side, of course, was the inexplicable collapse in December and early January, which placed the club against the wall for the rest of the season. Not to worry, psychology will be part of the discussion as well, and I believe it plays a big role in some of the schizophrenic play observed this year and last. At the same time, the club has also shown some mental tenacity and resilience that has been lacking in prior years. The ability to come back from multi-goal deficits is a new wrinkle, as is the performance on the road. Again, this is counterbalanced by a sudden inability to consistently win at home.
Another "good news/bad news" statistic for the club this year is scoring chances. This is tracked by the club, and by some media, but is not officially tracked by the NHL as a statistic. As a general proposition, this refers to shot opportunities arising in a rectangle situated between the faceoff dots in the offensive zone, and extending out from the goal line to the dots (for some), or to the top of the circle (for others). The Blue Jackets have been winning this statistical battle fairly consistently, particularly of late. The flip side, of course, is that they have had a lot of difficulty converting on those opportunities. That suggests a system that is working by creating opportunities, but individual failures in not being able to find the back of the net.
Such has been the frustrating existence for the Blue Jackets this season — close, but not quite there. Brilliant at times, awful at others. There are more than enough mysteries and questions here to keep us occupied for awhile. Check your prejudices and preconceptions at the door, be willing to consider some facts and theories you might not have entertained before, and enjoy the debate. The ride starts Wednesday, right here. Stay tuned.
Jeff Little
Fan of hockey at all levels, with focus on the Blue Jackets, Miami RedHawks and the business side of the game. I try to bring a rational, even-handed analysis to my writing, wtih just a touch of snark. I use my legal background to bring some more insight on the business side. Love family, travel, hockey, golf and curling.
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bob wren
Going to enjoy this series–great analysis of the one-goal games.
Brian Romanowski
Not to beat a dead horse, but the Jackets are in an extremely strong division. Two of the last three Stanley Cup champions have come from their division. With Nashville becoming a serious threat and the Blues showing some flashes of brilliance this season, they're playing a lot of tough divisional games all year. This isn't an excuse for their lack of wins, but rather an indication of their potential. You know what they say, "You can't fire all 22 players, so the coach has gotta go." Comparing Columbus to Pittsburgh, the Pens had a similar experience in 2008/2009. They'd lost a ton of games in Dec and Jan. The Pens GM fired head coach Michel Therrien and brought in Dan Bylsma from their minor league team and Pittsburgh won all 5 games on a road trip (first time in team history) and won the majority of their last 25 games to squeeze into the playoffs. Sometimes that's all it takes. Maybe all Columbus needs is a head coach that can coach and motivate the team they already have in place. The talent seems to be there and the stats you've listed speak for themselves. The Jackets have a quality team in a very strong division in the tougher of the 2 conferences. With the right leadership they may be able to get over that last hurdle and be a constant threat in the West.
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Joan Littlewood's vision for making London life more fun
Blog • 7 Jun 2019 • Luke Dickens
This blog post is part of our Summer Showcase series, celebrating our free festival of ideas for curious minds.
Joan Littlewood helping children to plant trees for a new playground at Stratford in East London, 6th May 1968. (Photo by Jim Gray/Keystone/Getty Images)
Joan Littlewood (1914-2002) is widely considered to be among Britain's most important and ground-breaking theatremakers. By 1961, she had founded the revolutionary group Theatre Workshop, staged plays by exciting new writers like Shelagh Delaney and Brendan Behan and received international acclaim for her touring productions. Yet at the same time, she had become so disenchanted with the elitism of the high arts that she made the unusual decision to take a break from theatre and apply her talents in a surprising new direction.
Littlewood was vexed that the British establishment had dictated cultural experience for so long. She saw this as profoundly connected with a deep-seated malaise afflicting everyday London life for many of its inhabitants. Declaring to her friend Clive Barker, "we're not in theatre anymore, we're in the sociological business!", she began conceiving a distinctly theatrical vision for what she described as a more "delightful" urban future, where radical new possibilities for play, pleasure and participation would be available to all.
In collaboration with the pioneering architect Cedric Price, Littlewood developed a utopian project called the 'Fun Palace'. Inspired by the lost Thameside pleasure gardens of centuries past, their idea was to create a temporary, flexible space that could be erected onto derelict sites, where everyone could freely participate in the delights of the new age: making things and sharing ideas together, honing new skills, experimenting with technological gadgets and creating art for their own ends. While the Fun Palace was designed as a provisional structure, their radical aim was to use it to stimulate more widespread social change.
A future of fun
Joan Littlewood leaning on one of Cedric Price's Fun Palace designs outside the Theatre Royal Stratford East, 14th March 1967. (Photo by Barham/Mirrorpix/Getty Images).
Pleasure might be something we consider an indulgence, unimportant or frivolous given the many problems going on in the world around us and easily overlooked in the daily grind of our lives. Yet for Littlewood, this was the point: pleasure is a driving force of life, and a fundamental right that all human beings must have fulfilled.
For Littlewood, the Fun Palace was always much more than a built structure, limited to the brilliant designs by Cedric Price or to be constructed in a single location on the banks of the Thames. It was a nascent dream that became a lifelong preoccupation. It was also a deliberately ambivalent and provocative concept that she used to engage people in its interpretation.
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Littlewood reworked versions of her Fun Place ideas across different mediums, including rabble-rousing speeches, theatre workshops, film making, creative writing and youth work. Her collaborative approach drew together an eclectic range of talents, including innovative cultural and political figures along with all manner of people that she encountered as she travelled around the world at the height of her fame. Versions of the Fun Palace were planned or tested from Glasgow to New York City, Tunisia to India. In a telling letter to a local planner in Manchester, Littlewood signed off with the salutation "Fun Palaces everywhere!".
Littlewood approached the city as both laboratory and playground, finding sites and spaces where she could test her ideas for transforming urban life. Her experiments were remarkably prescient, anticipating both the emergence and limitations of the kinds of 'smart', 'sustainable', 'playful' and 'participatory' cities that now appear at the cutting-edge of 21st century urban planning.
By examining this incredible stage in her career, my research aims to consider Littlewood not only as a preeminent theatre-maker, but also as an important if overlooked urban visionary who saw the city itself as a form of theatre.
Clowning around in the city
Joan Littlewood sitting with children, West Ham, London, 8th April 1964. (Photo by Terry Fincher/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Littlewood carried her approach to theatre into the Fun Palace experiments, focusing on how everyday life in the future city would be performed, enacted and animated. She drew inspiration from the pioneering theatrical techniques of the choreographer Rudolph Laban and Russian director Konstantin Stanislavski to put her utopian ideas into practice: through the body, through role play, and by radically re-scripting and re-staging forms of urban life. This was a very different way of bringing alternative urban futures into being, and a potent challenge to the dominant high modernist dreams of elite male planners and architects, with their masterplans and models devoid of real people.
A key aim of the Fun Palace was to stimulate the latent creative potential of communities by providing grassroots opportunities for improvisation, pleasure and play. My research follows two recurring and related 'actors' that Littlewood used to demonstrate this potential: the clown and the child. Drawing inspiration from performers such as Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, and from pop-up seaside Pierrot shows and Italian commedia dell'arte, Littlewood deployed clowns and clownery to encourage people to inhabit and interact with their everyday worlds differently. Children were also major figures in her work at this time: they were often invited to lead her experiments, and she regularly evoked childhood as a vital counterpoint to the adult-centric modes of urban planning, education, politics and cultural activity that defined the era.
Though it was never built, the Fun Palace remained an idea that Littlewood continued to develop for much of her working life. Even when she eventually returned to theatre – directing some of her most critically acclaimed productions – echoes of the Fun Palace were clearly apparent. As such, the Fun Palace provides important new understandings of utopian urban futures, both as they were envisaged in the 1960s and in our contemporary imaginations.
Dr Luke Dickens is a Lecturer in Urban Futures at King's College London. His research project, 'The Fun Palace and the Future City: Youth Work, Utopia and the Re-imagining of London's East End', was funded by a British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grant.
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Swetlana Pawlowna Styrkina (, engl. Transkription Svetlana Styrkina, geb.  – Moschtschenok – Moshchenok; * 1. Januar 1949 in Kunzy, Mahiljouskaja Woblasz) ist eine ehemalige sowjetische Mittelstreckenläuferin, die sich auf die 800-Meter-Distanz spezialisiert hatte.

1970 gewann sie bei den Leichtathletik-Halleneuropameisterschaften in Wien Bronze in der 2000-Meter-Staffel.

Bei den Olympischen Spielen 1976 in Montreal kam sie auf den fünften Platz.

1977 wurde sie Vierte bei den Leichtathletik-Halleneuropameisterschaften in San Sebastián und jeweils Dritte beim Leichtathletik-Europacup in Helsinki und beim Leichtathletik-Weltcup in Düsseldorf.

1977 wurde sie Sowjetische Meisterin und 1977 sowie 1979 Sowjetische Hallenmeisterin.

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 800 m: 1:56,44 min, 26. Juli 1976, Montreal
 Halle: 2:01,4 min, 13. März 1977, San Sebastián
 1000 m: 2:39,7 min, 26. September 1978, Jablonec

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if a measurement yields no information, then the system being measured has not been disturbed.
In short, the principle to be assumed is that if a measurement yields no information, then the system being measured has not been disturbed.
If you learn nothing from measuring a system, then you can't have disturbed it.
Consider the famous Schrodinger's cat paradox, a thought experiment in which a cat in a box simultaneously exists in two states (this is known as a 'quantum superposition'). According to quantum theory it is possible that the cat is both dead and alive – until, that is, the cat's state of health is 'measured' by opening the box. When the box is opened, allowing the health of the cat to be measured, the superposition collapses and the cat ends up definitively dead or alive. The measurement has disturbed the cat.
Corsin was trying to find a general way to describe the effects of measurements on states, a problem that he found impossible to solve. In an attempt to make progress, he wrote down features that a 'sensible' answer should have. This property of information gain versus disturbance was on the list. He then noticed that if he imposed the property as a principle, some theories would fail.


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what roadmap from 2023 to 2025? Huge leak leaks all of its smartphone plans
An anonymous but trustworthy source shared Google's full smartphone business roadmap with Android Authority. This leak focuses on the years 2023, 2024 and 2025. We take stock.
Google Pixel 7 Pro // Source: Chloé Pertuis – Frandroid
In recent years, leaks relating to new Google products have left little room for suspense when discovering them. Unfortunately for the Mountain View giant, the same dynamic continues even more. But this time a leaker think I know all of the company's plans for 2023-2025.
This anonymous source turned to Android Authority to share the allegedly known elements. The American media cites this person as reliable and trustworthy. Android Authority has taken care to check each project mentioned: some are already set in stone, others less so.
This roadmap focuses primarily on Google's upcoming smartphones. And the least we can say is that the firm's strategy could change significantly over the next few years. However, the 2023 vintage would not be innovative, with relatively classic specifications.
2023: classic and a big launch
For next year, we will therefore have to expect a Pixel 7a (code name: " Lynx ") sold at the same price as its predecessor, i.e. 449 dollars in the United States. When will it be introduced? As in 2022, the Google I/O could be a great window of opportunity: Google's major annual conference is traditionally held in May.
Until then, the company's intentions wouldn't surprise anyone. On the other hand, the formalization of its very first foldable smartphone is enough to thrill the crowds. The one who could be called Pixel Fold would also take advantage of the Google I / O to monopolize some media spotlights.
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Codified "Felix" internally, this foldable would adopt a book format, like a Galaxy Z Fold which opens in two to become a small tablet. This model would also directly compete with that of Samsung given its supposed price: 1799 dollars. Either a niche tariff.
Later in 2023, the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro – which we are already hearing about – will logically take over. According to the anonymous source, no major changes would be applied to this range… except for the classic version. The latter would adopt a more contained format, both in terms of dimensions and screen size.
2024: strong choices to come
Google reserves the right to change its habits in 2024, for example by ignoring the Pixel 8a, known under the code name "Akita" and potentially expected for $499. However, the launch of this version " lite should depend on the commercial success of the Pixel 7a.
If the latter manages to seduce the general public, then the Pixel 8a would have a good chance of seeing the light of day. Otherwise, it would sit nicely in the cupboards of the Mountain View group… at least for a year. In fact, Google would consider biennial marketing for its "a" range, that is to say every two years.
The Google Pixel 6a photo block // Source: Chloé Pertuis – Frandroid
In fall 2024, the new Pixel lineup would also undergo a major overhaul. In addition to the classic Pixel 9 – which would take over the evolutionary format of the Pixel 8 – and the Pixel 9 Pro (code name: "Komodo"), Google would add a second codified pro version"Caiman".This model would correspond to a Pixel 9 Pro… in a more compact Pixel 9 format, therefore.
Here, Google would follow in Apple's footsteps by adopting a more or less similar commercial strategy: two ranges that stand out with more advanced technical characteristics for one, less accomplished for the other, and with screen sizes different.
2025: the Flip temptation
In 2025, several tracks would be considered by Google. But once again, the commercial success of its 2023 and 2024 plans will directly impact its choices. Here, nothing is recorded or frozen. It is rumored, however, that a new foldable, in a clamshell format this time, would be in the game. For when ? Fall 2025.
If no Flip finally sees the light of day, then Google could focus on a more muscular range of four phones in total: a classic model with two different sizes, a pro model again with two different sizes. A pattern that definitely recalls another: that of Apple.
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/**
 * Internal dependencies
 */
import API from 'googlesitekit-api';
import { MODULES_ADSENSE } from './constants';
import {
	createTestRegistry,
	unsubscribeFromAll,
	untilResolved,
} from '../../../../../tests/js/utils';
import * as fixtures from './__fixtures__';

describe( 'modules/adsense URL channels', () => {
	let registry;

	beforeAll( () => {
		API.setUsingCache( false );
	} );

	beforeEach( () => {
		registry = createTestRegistry();
	} );

	afterAll( () => {
		API.setUsingCache( true );
	} );

	afterEach( () => {
		unsubscribeFromAll( registry );
	} );

	describe( 'actions', () => {} );

	describe( 'selectors', () => {
		describe( 'getURLChannels', () => {
			it( 'uses a resolver to make a network request', async () => {
				fetchMock.getOnce(
					/^\/google-site-kit\/v1\/modules\/adsense\/data\/urlchannels/,
					{ body: fixtures.urlchannels, status: 200 }
				);

				const accountID = 'pub-12345';
				const clientID = fixtures.clients[ 0 ]._id;

				const initialURLChannels = registry
					.select( MODULES_ADSENSE )
					.getURLChannels( accountID, clientID );

				expect( initialURLChannels ).toEqual( undefined );
				await untilResolved( registry, MODULES_ADSENSE ).getURLChannels(
					accountID,
					clientID
				);

				const urlchannels = registry
					.select( MODULES_ADSENSE )
					.getURLChannels( accountID, clientID );

				expect( fetchMock ).toHaveFetchedTimes( 1 );
				expect( urlchannels ).toEqual( fixtures.urlchannels );
			} );

			it( 'does not make a network request if urlchannels for this account + client are already present', async () => {
				const accountID = 'pub-12345';
				const clientID = fixtures.clients[ 0 ]._id;

				// Load data into this store so there are matches for the data we're about to select,
				// even though the selector hasn't fulfilled yet.
				registry
					.dispatch( MODULES_ADSENSE )
					.receiveGetURLChannels( fixtures.urlchannels, {
						accountID,
						clientID,
					} );

				const urlchannels = registry
					.select( MODULES_ADSENSE )
					.getURLChannels( accountID, clientID );

				await untilResolved( registry, MODULES_ADSENSE ).getURLChannels(
					accountID,
					clientID
				);

				expect( fetchMock ).not.toHaveFetched();
				expect( urlchannels ).toEqual( fixtures.urlchannels );
			} );

			it( 'dispatches an error if the request fails', async () => {
				const fakeAccountID = 'pub-777888999';
				const fakeClientID = 'ca-pub-777888999';

				const response = {
					code: 'internal_server_error',
					message: 'Internal server error',
					data: { status: 500 },
				};
				fetchMock.getOnce(
					/^\/google-site-kit\/v1\/modules\/adsense\/data\/urlchannels/,
					{ body: response, status: 500 }
				);

				registry
					.select( MODULES_ADSENSE )
					.getURLChannels( fakeAccountID, fakeClientID );
				await untilResolved( registry, MODULES_ADSENSE ).getURLChannels(
					fakeAccountID,
					fakeClientID
				);
				expect( fetchMock ).toHaveFetchedTimes( 1 );

				const urlchannels = registry
					.select( MODULES_ADSENSE )
					.getURLChannels( fakeAccountID, fakeClientID );
				expect( urlchannels ).toEqual( undefined );
				expect( console ).toHaveErrored();

				const urlChannelsError = registry
					.select( MODULES_ADSENSE )
					.getErrorForSelector( 'getURLChannels', [
						fakeAccountID,
						fakeClientID,
					] );
				expect( urlChannelsError ).toEqual( {
					...response,
					selectorData: {
						args: [ fakeAccountID, fakeClientID ],
						name: 'getURLChannels',
						storeName: MODULES_ADSENSE,
					},
				} );
			} );
		} );
	} );
} );

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Madegalatha occidentis is een vlinder uit de familie uilen (Noctuidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van deze soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1968 door Viette.

De soort komt voor in tropisch Afrika.

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Dier uit het Afrotropisch gebied