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Why did you choose the bassoon?
Why did you decide to play the bassoon? The answer to this question is always fascinating, so we took to Facebook to ask the bassoon community…
"I remember playing orchestra records and loving the timbre of the bassoon." Gene Eberwine
Of the 171 answers we received, the most commonly reported influence (29%) on decisions to play the bassoon was, unsurprisingly, hearing the bassoon being played – either through a piece of recorded music, or hearing it played live.
In fact, almost 5% of bassoonists attributed their influence to a single source – Disney's Peter and the Wolf! The next closest contenders for the most influential pieces of music were the Sorcerer's Apprentice and Vivaldi's E Minor respectively.
"My band teacher straight up said 'you're horrible at that. Try this' and handed me a bassoon." Jordan Pratt
The second most common influence on bassoonists was their music teacher or band director – 23% reported that they were encouraged by music leaders to play the bassoon, more often than not simply because the spot needed to be filled!
The third highest finding we drew from the answers was that 16% of bassoonists reported they chose the bassoon after becoming bored with another instrument, and so switched to the bassoon because it was more enjoyable to play and a bigger challenge to learn.
"The bassoon chose me." Dee Skinner
Astonishingly, 5% of bassoonists reportedly shun the idea that they were influenced by an outside source, instead subscribing to the (Harry Potter-esque) notion that; "the player does not choose the bassoon, the bassoon chooses the player."
"It was the best decision of my life. It is my soul-instrument." Antje Herrmann
Of all the varied answers for why bassoonists chose to play the bassoon, not one of them reported regretting that decision.
Some of the answers we received were very amusing, others were deeply heartfelt. With some necessary paraphrasing, here is a selection of the best:
The bassoon is NOT lady-like...
"I first fell in love with the bassoon having seen it stick up above all the other instruments at the Halle concerts my parents took me to. I had no idea what sound it made, but loved the look of it.
But, I was told by the Head (mistress) of the girl's grammar school I attended that playing bassoon was NOT lady-like. Well, I'm a very stubborn person and 44 years on, I'm still loving my bassoon." Helen Homes
60 years of playing the bassoon...
"In 1958, after playing Saxophone for some years, I was asked by my music teacher if I would like to learn the bassoon – I said 'yes… what is it'? He handed me an old bassoon, a reed and a fingering chart. The instrument did not even have a whisper key. I worked and worked. I remember the low notes were particularly hard.
I guess I did okay because during the awards part of the program I was given a trophy for the "Most Progressive Band Student. Now at age 74, I continue to play bassoon because it keeps my brain working. And, depending on the music, sometimes I get a very emotional rush which I can't really put into words, but it is very powerful." William A. Jokela
You're horrible at that...
"I played the oboe in 7th grade and one day my band teacher straight up said 'you're horrible at that. Try this' and handed me a bassoon. Basically the best day of my life." Jordan Pratt
It was fate...
"My band director asked if I'd like to learn to play the bassoon – I didn't really know what a bassoon was, but I liked the idea of playing another instrument, so I agreed. We met with a local bassoon teacher just to make sure my hands would fit - she sat me down and put her bassoon in my hands to check. It was close enough (I needed a plateau key), and by the next school year I started lessons (with a different bassoon teacher than the one I'd met with the year before).
Some years later a very reasonably priced Puchner kind of fell into our laps to purchase. It needed a lot of work but we could tell it was a great bassoon. When we asked my teacher who to make the cheque out to, we realized it was the lady who had been teaching bassoon all those years earlier, and that was the first instrument I ever touched." Robyn Watson
I had to wait...
"When I was very young I remember playing orchestra records and loving the timbre of the bassoon.
My rural school system only had one bassoon and it was unavailable for me to use. When I got to college there was only one instrument and it went to a more experienced player. Even at my unit band in the Army there was only one instrument, and that position was already taken.
Finally, when I retired I bought an instrument and got busy. A year and a half later that instrument was limiting my progress and I bought a Fox 240. I love it." Gene Eberwine
I'm all thumbs...
"I'm all thumbs, so I picked a field where that is an advantage." Chris Bonelli
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What I love most about music festivals are the pretty lights at night! Lightning in a Bottle was no exception. Some out of this world artwork and amazing lighting! They really are professionals about lights. If you guys haven't heard of The Do Lab, check them out now! Everything was lit perfectly in the most aesthetically pleasing way. Make sure you watch the videos included here!
The first thing I see coming downhill. These whimsical "Squiggs" glow vibrantly at night!
I believe this was brought in by the campers at LiB. The Lounge is a place to party morning and night, complete with couches, DJs, and furry people. The lighting at this lounge is so alien, it inspired this night time article! I want these light fixtures in my room!
This stage is a 24 hour party. Day and night, music is bumping and people are dancing at the Woogie Stage. If it's quiet anywhere else, you can always count on the Woogie Stage as the place to party! Don't be surprised if you're completely entranced by the lighting at this stage. Sometimes, you forget you're on Earth with these earthlings.
Possibly my top favorite artwork at Lightning in a Bottle this year. This artwork does not only entertain, a short excerpt teaches a message that will forever be in my mind. Everything on Earth is made up of stars including us, the people. We could turn into dust at any moment, so we should be grateful of the short time we have here as conscious beings. There is a possibility of a universal catastrophe that can destroy our little rock called Earth, so let's make the best of the time we have here. Don't take life so seriously since there is no real reason why we're here. In other words…have fun and party while you still can!
Lightning in a Bottle 2012 – Star Art Structure from Ray Villaraza on Vimeo.
I first saw this wonderful piece of wooden art at Burning Man, and why wouldn't they wanna use it again? To get from the Bamboo Stage to the Lightning Stage, you must pass through this archway. The colors fade from one color to the next, blending ever so smoothly.
Okay, so I don't really know what this one is called. People at LiB are in love with physics and making things work without an engine. Here, you'll find two monkeys (ok guys dressed up as monkeys) riding around in this contraption, using their weight to make it roll around.
Lightning in a Bottle 2012 from Ray Villaraza on Vimeo.
Uphill provides the most serene music. Every time I go uphill, I always get the feeling of "this day is wonderful and perfect," and I'm happy. Just like that! …actually, can I have this artwork be placed in my house please?
I will go back to Lightning in a Bottle for their amazing design! It's hard not to appreciate everything because they're so damn perfect! I miss my camping neighbors, the yoga teacher, the spinning friends, the weather, the sun, the night, the lighting…I could go on forever! It's these events in my life that make me appreciate living. Another reminder for me to work to live, not live to work. This is much more rewarding.


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The session work with other players here isn't quite as good as the material on the first anthology, but An Anthology, Vol. 2 does feature a live cut by Delaney & Bonnie, plus a pair of what were then previously unissued Allman Brothers Band live tracks (among them "Midnight Rider" from the Fillmore East in June 1971). There's another good Duane Allman solo number and a good Hour Glass track ("Been Gone Too Long"), more session work with Aretha Franklin and King Curtis, Ronnie Hawkins("Matchbox"), Wilson Pickett ("Born to Be Wild"), Johnny Jenkins, Boz Scaggs, Sam Samudio, andOtis Rush. The annotation here isn't as thorough as it was on the first volume, but anyone who owns the first double-CD set will almost certainly have to own this one as well, and for a mid-priced set there's a lot of very good music.


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Public consultations push back against multinationals in Colombia
In Colombia, public consultations have successfully halted exploitative mining projects. But can these consultations help to fight back against corruption?
By: Antonio Sanchez Gomez
Photo: pxhere (CC0 public domain)
In the last decade, Colombia has witnessed an exponential growth of mining projects sponsored by different administrations, all of which have attempted to use the mining sector to boost the country's economy. The last government signed free trade treaties, set forth a permissive legislation for the concession of mining licenses, and granted tax exemptions to multinationals and labor flexibility in the pursuit of foreign investments. Yet the transnational companies that invested in Colombia due to these incentives did not fulfill their promises of prosperity, and their activities left a wake of socio-environmental costs. Currently, Colombia ranks second worldwide in the number of environmental conflicts and is among the leaders in territorial conflicts.
Trade agreements that prioritize corporate profit over indigenous and environmental rights illustrate a growing system of corporate impunity, and corruption in the extractive industry is widespread. Companies in this industry have used influence peddling, inside information, and bribery to obtain licenses, conceal the environmental damages of their activities and deny the existence of indigenous communities inside exploited territories. Corporate interests are increasingly influencing public decisions, particularly in developing countries where governments often cave to corporate pressure and relax legislation in exchange for investments, and Colombia is no exception.
Corrupt networks have long operated in the country, such as the one installed during the mining piñata in Colombia, where public officials granted themselves with mining titles which they then sold to transnational companies. These networks operate similarly to the Odebrecht scheme, where companies across Latin America paid politicians millions of dollars in exchange for public contracts, highlighting the power of transnational corporations to corrupt politics in the region. Multinationals in Colombia also have a history of hiring of paramilitary groups to threaten or eliminate protesters and social leaders. In addition, due to fragile treaties on human rights protection on one hand, and strict agreements to protect free trade on the other, transnational companies are stripping states of their role in delivering justice, as free trade treaties generally only require private dispute resolution systems. The recent lawsuit launched by Canadian company Eco Oro against the Colombian state is one such example, where increased state restrictions on mining exploration and extraction led the mining company to file a suit with the World Bank seeking damages of USD$764 million. The company is arguing that the new restrictions violate the Canada-Colombia free trade agreement, regardless of any human rights concerns.
In such a bleak political climate, citizen participation is one of the only effective strategies to halt the collusion between politicians and corporate executives. Even though the use of public participation has been uncommon in Colombia until recently, the 1991 Constitution clearly states that Colombia is a participatory republic: "Mechanisms for people's participation while pursuing its sovereignty are: the vote, the plebiscite, the referendum, the public consultation…" (Article 103, emphasis added).
In such a bleak political climate, citizen participation is one of the only effective strategies to halt the collusion between politicians and corporate executives.
Recently, one of these participatory strategies has emerged in Colombia around the development of mining projects. Since 2013, there have been municipal consultations around the extractive industry, and every affected community has voted against the establishment of mining enterprises in their territories. The first municipal people's consultation in 2013 on mining activities was in Piedras (Tolima). Proposed by the mayor, more than half of the official population took part, with the majority voting "no" to the extractive project. This pattern has repeated over the years in various other districts. In a country where environmental defenders are constantly harassed, violently threatened, and sometimes killed, the fact that the "no" vote has won overwhelmingly in every consultation shows how strongly citizens perceive the costs of these extractive projects.
Of course, with these votes against extractive projects and the announcement of new consultations, transnational companies quickly began to mobilize against environmental defenders. To date the Constitutional Court has decided in favor public the consultation results, blocking multiple extractive projects. However, risks to environmental defenders and social leaders remain: 30% of all human rights defenders killed globally in 2017 were Colombian, and 67% of those killed were defending environmental and indigenous rights, almost always against transnational extractive projects.
The primary benefit of public consultation's binding effect is that it moves beyond advisory participation to decisive participation. Indeed, public consultations on multinational extractive contracts could have prevented many previous corporation kickback schemes and their damaging consequences. In the municipality of Tauramena (Casanare), for example, the second to hold a public consultation in Colombia, extractions began during the early nineties. Since then, oil companies have polluted the water, abolished labor rights, set up paramilitary militias that killed social leaders, and submerged institutions in corruption. Until 2013, when the first consultations started, citizens' opinions on transnational companies' activities—which irreversibly changed the residents' way of life—had never been considered. When the "no" vote prevailed by a landslide victory, it effectively halted new projects.
These consultations have had a ripple effect throughout the country. In June 2018, the people of Cumaral voted 97% no against oil extraction, specifically related to the Chinese multinational company Mansarovar Energy. The case is now pending in the Constitutional Court, a decision that many feel will be decisive to the future of public consultations and the struggle against corruption.
However, to be more effective against corruption, the consultation process needs not only to be binding, but also informed; it needs to be preceded by a campaign that publicizes reports on economic repercussions and environmental impacts. Obscure administrative procedures—which are rampant in Colombia—enable corruption, while transparency fights it. As Robert Klitgaard's formula states: corruption rises as monopoly increases, along with the discretionary power of officials in their decisions (also high in the Colombian case). However, corruption decreases with more transparency, which is what public consultations critically provide.
After the peace agreement with the FARC-EP and the liberation of extensive parts of Colombia's territory from guerrilla control, the presence of the extractive industry will only increase. Indeed, violent conflict over land and trade routes has already increased, causing more displacement and environmental destruction. Peace is far from assured. However, popular consultations could force transnationals to make proposals more attractive to communities, thus changing a system that is harmful to the environment, does not bring the promised economic development, and threatens to normalize corruption.
Central and South America & the Caribbean
Antonio Sánchez Gómez is a court clerk and a master's student in human rights and globalization at the UOC. He is currently doing an internship with Dejusticia.
Understanding when and why countries adopt rights can improve activism
By: Yonatan Lupu
New climate change lawsuit in Colombia part of growing, worldwide trend
By: Camila Bustos
Why it's getting harder (and more dangerous) to hold companies accountable
By: Ciara Dowd & Elodie Aba
Imagining justice for ethnic communities in Colombia
By: Helen Kerwin

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Some 'First Principles' to Avert a Future War Between Turkey and Greece
EASING AEGEAN TENSIONS
By Tozun Bahcheli and Alan Makovsky. Tozun Bahcheli a professor of international relations at King's College in London, Ontario, is on sabbatical at the United States Institute of Peace. Alan Makovsky is a senior fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
BOTH Turkish President Suleyman Demirel and Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis recently visited Washington, and problems between Greece and Turkey dominated their discussions. Yet tensions between these key American allies remain high.
Earlier this year, Turkey and Greece almost went to war over an uninhabited islet - in effect, a pile of rocks - off the Turkish Aegean coast. Longtime observers of Greek-Turkish relations had a sense of deja vu. They had seen these foes stalk each another before - in 1976 and 1987 - creating the same dynamic: a near-clash in the Aegean, an urgent US diplomatic intervention, and a mutual retreat followed by a few years of contained instability. But this most recent crisis was different. Tension between Greece and Turkey is rising, and the near-miss of January 1996 easily could devolve into open warfare.
The basic problems in the Greek-Turkish equation haven't changed. Greece sees Turkey as expansionist; Turkey fears Greece will expand its territorial seas and turn the crucial Aegean Sea into a "Greek lake." Meanwhile, the seemingly insoluble Cyprus problem casts a menacing pall over all efforts to improve ties. The question arises whether the United States, which so effectively whipped the potential belligerents back into line three times in the past two decades, will be able to sustain that clout. During the cold war, the West's war with communism imposed a certain discipline on NATO members Greece and Turkey. That may now be waning.
Why are Greek-Turkish relations increasingly unstable?
Most important, Turkey sees Greece as impeding its efforts to develop closer ties with the West, particularly the European Union. Greece is a member of the EU, and Turkey is not. Athens underscores that imbalance by using its EU membership to gain leverage over Ankara. Most recently, Athens put a hold on disbursement of EU funds to Turkey pledged under the terms of a 1995 customs-union agreement.
The geographical bounds of Greek-Turkish rivalry are expanding. Already played out in the Aegean and, because of Cyprus, the Mediterranean, the rivalry has come to include the Balkans and possibly the Middle East. With a prominent role in Bosnia, plus close ties to Muslim Albania and beleaguered Macedonia, Ankara has emerged as an important player in Greece's northern back yard.
The Turkish security establishment has grown convinced that Greece itself is actively supporting Kurdish militants in various ways, including helping to assure their passage from Greece to Syria, whence they stage attacks on Turkey.
Moreover, Ankara claims that a reported Greek-Syrian military cooperation agreement is aimed at Turkey (Turkey has signed a military cooperation agreement with Israel, but it can safely be assumed that Israelis will not involve themselves in Greek-Turkish disputes.)
Public opinion in both countries is playing a larger role in foreign policy. It is fanned by the media, particularly television, which played an important role in the recent crisis over the Aegean islet. That issue, in fact, was handled quietly by both sides for nearly a month, until it was leaked to the press. Then war nearly ensued.
Some Greeks are emboldened by Turkey's current military situation, bogged down by civil war with the separatist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), and facing increased friction with neighboring states like Syria and Russia. With Turkey weakened, they reason, now might be the perfect time to extend Greece's territorial seas from six to 12 miles, notwithstanding Turkish insistence that such a declaration would lead to war.
The US and the West have too much at stake to let the situation slide toward war. Both countries are linchpins of stability in the eastern Mediterranean.
So what is to be done? It is folly to suggest an overall solution to this complex web of problems, which includes disputes over territorial seas, continental shelf, airspace, and other issues.
No conceivable overall solution is acceptable to both sides for the foreseeable future. Rather, both parties should adopt a set of "first principles" that would anchor their disagreements to a stable framework.
First, both sides should accept the need for dialogue. Greece resists that notion, fearing that willingness to talk will lead to compromise of its rights. But unless the parties talk, they are likely to shoot. Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz's recently stated willingness to consider accepting third-party mediation - as both Athens and Washington have suggested - should encourage Greece to enter into a meaningful dialogue.
Second, while engaging in private talks both sides should exercise restraint in public, cooling any inflammatory rhetoric. Specifically, Turkey should stop saying it will resort to war if Greece extends its territorial seas. Greece, in turn, should cease making that claim, notwithstanding its apparent right to do so under the Law of the Sea Treaty. Neither side need renounce its position, merely cease poisoning the atmosphere by repeatedly stating it. Also, Turkey should take care not to give Greeks the impression it is making new claims to islands in the Aegean.
Third, and most important, both sides should adopt a mutual non-aggression pledge. Such a pledge would have a seeming irony, since both parties are formally NATO allies. Over a decade ago, Greece regularly demanded a pledge of nonbelligerency from Turkey. Ankara regularly refused, claiming it was redundant and undignified for one NATO ally to make such a pledge to another. Turkey's then-Prime Minister Turgut Ozal suggested that both sides pledge nonbelligerence. Now is the time to dust that proposal off, to assure that differences will be addressed peacefully.
Dialogue, moderated rhetoric, and a nonaggression pledge won't achieve either side's aims in the labyrinthine Greek-Turkish dispute. But this limited approach is preferable to warfare. Both sides would suffer greatly in combat. Friends and allies of Greece and Turkey should urge the parties to adopt these "first principles" immediately and defer resolution of their conflicting Aegean aspirations to a later date.
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Q: How to order JFrame components? I am trying to create user interface, but i could not do ordered components. How to order my JPanel component like second picture, is there any idea?
my codes result is that

i want to create like that

here is my java codes
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;

public class ApplicationWindow2 {

    private JFrame mainJFrame;
    private JPanel topPanel;
    private JPanel centerPanel;
    private JPanel bottomPanel;

    public ApplicationWindow2(){

        mainJFrame = new JFrame("setupbox");

        try {
            UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (InstantiationException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (UnsupportedLookAndFeelException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

        mainJFrame.setMaximumSize(new Dimension(600,600));
        mainJFrame.setMinimumSize(new Dimension((int) mainJFrame.getMaximumSize().getWidth()-1,(int) mainJFrame.getMaximumSize().getHeight()-1));
        mainJFrame.setResizable(false);
        mainJFrame.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

        int windowHeight = (int) Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize().getHeight();
        int windowWidth = (int) Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize().getWidth();
        mainJFrame.setLocation((windowWidth-mainJFrame.getWidth())/2, (windowHeight-mainJFrame.getHeight())/2);//

        // components
        mainJFrame.getContentPane().add(getTopPanel(), BorderLayout.PAGE_START);
        mainJFrame.getContentPane().add(getCenterPanel(), BorderLayout.CENTER);
        mainJFrame.getContentPane().add(getBottomPanel(), BorderLayout.PAGE_END);

        mainJFrame.setVisible(true);
        mainJFrame.pack();

    }

    private JPanel getTopPanel(){

        if (topPanel == null){

            topPanel = new JPanel();
            topPanel.add(new JLabel("top panel"));
        }

        return topPanel;
    }

    private JPanel getBottomPanel(){

        if(bottomPanel == null){
            bottomPanel = new JPanel();
            bottomPanel.add(new Label("bottom panel"));
        }

        return bottomPanel;
    }

    private JPanel getCenterPanel(){

        if(centerPanel == null){

            centerPanel = new JPanel();
            centerPanel.setSize(new Dimension((int) mainJFrame.getMaximumSize().getWidth()-100,(int) mainJFrame.getMaximumSize().getHeight()-100));
            centerPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.black));

            BoxLayout boxLayout = new BoxLayout(centerPanel, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS);
            centerPanel.setLayout(boxLayout);

            centerPanel.add(getTest());
            centerPanel.add(getTest1());
            centerPanel.add(Box.createVerticalStrut(30));
            centerPanel.add(getTest());

        }

        return centerPanel;
    }

    private JPanel getTest(){

        JPanel testPanel = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout());
        testPanel.setMaximumSize(new Dimension(getCenterPanel().getWidth(), 40));
        testPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.black));

        GridBagConstraints c = new GridBagConstraints();
        c.fill = GridBagConstraints.NONE;
        c.gridy = 0;
        c.insets = new Insets(5, 5, 5, 5);

        JCheckBox box1 = new JCheckBox("asdasdasdasdasdasd");
        c.gridx = 0;
        c.anchor = GridBagConstraints.WEST;
        testPanel.add(box1, c);

        JLabel l3 = new JLabel("lbl3asdssssssssssssssssssssssssss");
        l3.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(20,30));
        l3.setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.black));
        c.gridx = 1;
        c.anchor = GridBagConstraints.LINE_END;
        testPanel.add(l3, c);

        return testPanel;

    }

    private JPanel getTest1(){

        JPanel testPanel = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout());
        testPanel.setMaximumSize(new Dimension(getCenterPanel().getWidth(), 40));
        testPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.black));

        GridBagConstraints c = new GridBagConstraints();
        c.fill = GridBagConstraints.NONE;
        c.gridy = 0;
        c.insets = new Insets(5, 5, 5, 5);

        JCheckBox box1 = new JCheckBox("aass1133");
        c.gridx = 0;
        c.anchor = GridBagConstraints.LINE_START;
        testPanel.add(box1, c);

        JLabel l3 = new JLabel("lbl3as");
        l3.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(20,30));
        l3.setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.black));
        c.gridx = 1;
        c.anchor = GridBagConstraints.LINE_END;
        testPanel.add(l3, c);

        return testPanel;
    }
}

A: I resolve this problem with MigLayout, and here is my code

private JPanel getTest1(){

        MigLayout layout = new MigLayout("debug");
        JPanel content = new JPanel(layout);
        content.setMaximumSize(new Dimension(getCenterPanel().getWidth(), 40));

        JCheckBox a1 = new JCheckBox("d");
        content.add(a1, "gapright 10, height 30, width 250, cell 0 0");

        JLabel label = new JLabel();
        label.setBackground(Color.RED);
        label.setOpaque(true);
        content.add(label, "gapright 10, height 30, width 30, cell 1 0");

        JButton btn = new JButton("try again");
        content.add(btn,"height 30, width 80, cell 2 0" );

        return content;

    }

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Recipe for deodorizing the garbage disposal: Pour ½ cup of baking soda into the garbage disposal followed by ½ cup of vinegar into the disposal. Place the sink topper over the drain to cover the fizz that will start to take place. To finish, flush the disposal with boiling hot water while running the garbage disposal.
You know the saying, when life give you lemons…clean with them! If you're worried about the smell from the vinegar, try switching to lemon for a better smelling solution. The lemon will work just as well and even smells great so it's a win win for all. Lemon is a great way to remove stains, polish furniture, brighten facets, and can even be used as an air freshener.
Recipe to remove stains from containers: Run lemon juice on containers and let sit for 15 minutes before rinsing. Your Tupperware will look brand new and squeaky clean.
This is the epitome of a low cost and non toxic cleaning supply. Hydrogen Peroxide can do everything from removing those tough stains, kill mold, and even sanitize cutting boards. Ultimately, it can sanitize just about anything and will eliminate bacteria that may be lurking in cracks and surfaces.
Recipe to clean sponges: For 10 minutes you will want to soak your sponges in a 50/50 mixture of hydrogen peroxide and warm water. Rinse completely after.
Cleaning with essential oils might not be the first thing that comes to mind. However, with an open mind and a few drops of these powerful oils you can destroy certain microbes. Not all essential oils are created equal so make sure to do some research on specific brands for great quality and a fair price.
Recipe for an air freshener: In a glass bottle mix 7 drops of orange, 7 drops of grapefruit, and 7 drops of lemon with distilled water. Spray around your home for an instant pick me up. Recipe courtesy of SherryStrong.org.


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Q: Distinct value for multiplie column as one I have a table transactions with columns : id_transaction, credited_person, debited_person and a table users with id_user.
For each user I want a list of all the people with whom he made a transaction (it does not matter if the user is debited or credited)

Can someone help me please ?

A: You can join users to transactions, group by user and use string_agg():
select u.user_id,
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  )
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Innovation: Are you getting the coffee effect?
In my doctoral research on organisational creativity, I uncovered two types of innovation in organisations: formal and informal.
Most leaders tend to focus on the former, a structured and effective process, but the informal (or shadow) innovation system can be equally powerful.
How can we differentiate the two? The formal innovation system consists of a series of building blocks including market research and a new product development process, such as State-Gate. Increasingly in medium and large businesses, there is an innovation director, an appropriate goal, and a budget with planned projects and initiatives in the pipeline.
The formal innovation system is shown in organisational charts and included in job descriptions.
Informal innovation offers an intriguing counterpoint.
These exchanges have no agenda: just a pressing need. They certainly don't appear in any formal organisational chart, but these moments are often the best reflection of the mood and culture of the business. They are a barometer of how receptive people are to new ideas and the extent to which insights and learnings are exchanged across departments and teams.
Leaders found these short, sharp conversations often gave them a fresh perspective on a problem they were grappling with.
This informal innovation "ecosystem" is difficult to manage, but it can be influenced and fostered. For example, many advertising agencies have installed their own cafes to encourage staff to "bump into" one another and chat about their day, their clients or whatever is on their mind. The trend in modern office design towards more informal office spaces and meeting rooms is also a step in the right direction.
Leaders face growing time pressures. I increasingly believe these informal interactions will be electronic. It could be through public social media, or through private social media tools such as Yammer, or our very own Blitz tool, which is now online.
A distinguishing feature of the informal innovation system is that it involves everyone – which makes social media tools relevant. The formal innovation system tends to only involve a few people. My key message is this: building a more innovative culture is such an important leadership action. Innovative ways of solving problems, serving customers or engaging staff occur every day throughout the organisation. Innovation is not just about the next big, new product launch. To succeed, both the formal and informal innovation systems have to work together.


The Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Mr Sadiq Bello, said the command had arrested 5 suspects who specialised in dispossessing people of their cars and jewelry at gun point.
The suspects are: Sunday Okhomode, 30, (principal member of the gang); of No 35, Obabayibe, Abakaliki, Ebonyi; Meshak James, 23, of phase 3, Kubwa, Abuja and Amusu Koku, 28 of Koroduma, Abuja, who specialises in changing colours of stolen cars.
Others are: Kunle Obajemi, 49 of Kuje junction who specialises in changing chasis numbers on the dash board of stolen vehicles and Suleiman Isa, 26 of Jiwa , Gwagwa, who buys stolen jewelry from the gang.
Bello made the disclosure while briefing newsmen on the arrest by operatives of the command on Tuesday in Abuja.
He said that items recovered from the suspects are: Five vehicles including a BMW X6 car; four pistols; eight rounds of live ammunition and a face mask.
He said that the face mask, four pistol, eight rounds of live ammunition and a face mask, were recovered from Vital Care Hospital in Kubwa phase three, owned by Dr. Ola Jimade.
The commissioner said that the items concealed in a bag in the office of the doctor, were recovered during execution of the search a warrant in the suspect`s hospital.
He said that the doctor who was the leader of the gang was on the run.
Bello said that four of the stolen vehicles had been identified by their respective owners who were robbed at gun point.
He said that the gang`s modus operandi was to gain access into the houses of their targets by blaring the horns of their cars at the gate.
He said that investigation was ongoing to recover more vehicles and to arrest other fleeing members of the gang.
The commissioner also urged the public to cooperate and collaborate with police for peace and tranquility in the territory.


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This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Connecticut. It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are women who achieved other distinctions such becoming the first in their state to graduate from law scchool or become a political figure.

Firsts in Connecticut's history

Lawyers

 First female: Mary Hall (1882)
First African American female: Bessye Anita Warren Bennett (1974)
First Latino American (female) prosecutor: Rosita "Bae" Cremer (1978)
First Asian Pacific Islander female: Elizabeth Yen (1980)
First DACA-recipient (female): Denia Perez in 2018

State judges

 First female (justice of the peace): Alice J. O'Neill during the 1920s
 First female (trial court/circuit court): JoAnne Kulawiz in 1972
First female (Superior Court of Connecticut): Ellen Bree Burns (1947) in 1976
First female (Connecticut Supreme Court): Ellen Ash Peters (1954) in 1978
First female (Colorado Court of Appeals/Chief Judge): Antoinette Dupont
First female (Chief Justice; Connecticut Supreme Court): Ellen Ash Peters (1954) in 1984
First African American female: E. Curtissa R. Cofield in 1991
First Hispanic American (female): Carmen E. Espinosa in 1992
First Asian American (female): Nina F. Elgo (1990) in 2004 (2004)
First Portuguese American female: Maria Araújo Kahn (1989) in 2006
First Hispanic American female (Connecticut Court of Appeals): Carmen E. Espinosa in 2011
 First Hispanic American female (Connecticut Supreme Court): Carmen E. Espinosa in 2013
 First Asian American (female) (Connecticut Court of Appeals): Nina F. Elgo (1990) in 2018

Federal judges
First female (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit): Susan L. Carney (1977):
First female (U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut): Ellen Bree Burns (1947) in 1978
First female (U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of Connecticut): Joan G. Margolis in 1985
First female (Chief Judge; U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut): Ellen Bree Burns (1947) in 1988
First South Asian (female) (U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut): Sarala Nagala in 2021
First Latino American female (U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut): Maria Eugenia Garcia in 2022

Attorney General of Connecticut

First female: Clarine Nardi Riddle (1974) from 1989-1991

Assistant Attorney General

 First Asian American (female): Nina F. Elgo (1990) in 2000

United States Attorney

First female (acting): Nora Dannehy from 2008-2010
First female: Deidre M. Daly in 2014
First African American (female): Vanessa R. Avery in 2022

Assistant United States Attorney

 First African American female: Cheryl Brown Wattley in 1978
 First Latino American female: Carmen E. Espinosa in 1980
 First Pacific Islander (female): Carolyn Ikari in 1995
 First South Asian (female): Krishna Patel in 1999

State's Attorney

 First African American (female): Gail Petteway Hardy in 2007

Assistant State's Attorney

 First female: Anne C. Dranginis (1972) in 1977
 First African American (female) to serve as a Supervisory Assistant State's Attorney: Juliett L. Crawford in 1988

Public Defender

 First female: Ellen B. Lubell around 1977

Assistant Public Defender

 First Latino American (female) to act as a Supervisory Assistant Public Defender: Grace Cavero Feliú in 1998

Connecticut Bar Association

 First female (president): Marilyn Seichter from 1989-1990
First female (executive director): Alice A. Bruno in 2012

Firsts in local history
 Vivien Hall Root: First female lawyer in Fairfield County, Connecticut (c. 1905)
Dianne Andersen (c. 1950s): First female lawyer in Danbury, Connecticut [Fairfield County, Connecticut]
Dianne Yamen: First female probate judge in Danbury, Connecticut (1990) [Fairfield County, Connecticut]
Mary Hall (1882): First female lawyer in Hartford County, Connecticut
Catherine Kligerman: First female to serve as the President of the Hartford County Bar Association, Connecticut (1990)
Eboni S. Nelson: First African American (female) to serve as the Dean of the University of Connecticut School of Law (2020)
Ellen B. Lubell: First female to serve as a Public Defender for the New Haven Judicial District (c. 1977) [New Haven County, Connecticut]

See also

 List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States
 Timeline of women lawyers in the United States
 Women in law

Other topics of interest

 List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States
 List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Connecticut

References

Lawyers, Connecticut, first
Connecticut, first
Women, Connecticut, first
Women, Connecticut, first
Women in Connecticut
Connecticut lawyers
Lists of people from Connecticut

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(Mayoral Minute MM17/22 & MM18/22)
at 6:30PM
Hornsby Shire Council Table of Contents
Item 19 MM17/22 Dr Annette Salt Contribution to Advancing Reconciliation in Hornsby Shire...... 1
Item 20 MM18/22 The Passing of Mr John Crawford................................................................. 3
Mayoral Minute No. MM17/22
Date of Meeting: 14/12/2022
19 DR ANNETTE SALT CONTRIBUTION TO ADVANCING RECONCILIATION IN HORNSBY SHIRE
Annette was a founding member of Hornsby Area Residents for Reconciliation (HARR) which was established in 1999. Annette took on the role of Convenor and Chairperson of HARR keeping meetings focussed. She made a valuable contribution in HARR's representations to Council, State and Federal politicians and was the editor extraordinaire of many of HARR's letters.
Annette and her husband Bob, along with other HARR members, proudly walked across the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 2000 for the famous Peoples Walk for Reconciliation. An occasion I fondly remember myself.
Annette built up trust with Elders and other Aboriginal people in Hornsby Shire, who told her their stories for her book Still Standing; an important historical record of the life stories of Aboriginal people who have lived in the Shire. Her skills as a historian and her considerable experience in this field contributed to the success of this project.
Annette and other HARR members attended Council Meetings and celebrated and congratulated Hornsby Shire Council on its decisions to acknowledge Traditional Owners, display the Aboriginal flag and endorse the Statement from The Heart.
The establishment of HATSICC by Hornsby Shire Council was another cause for celebration as was the invitation for HARR to be represented on this committee. Annette was proud to be HARR's representative for many years.
There has been much progress and achievement from when HARR first began, and people generally believed reconciliation was not a priority in this area because there were no Aboriginal people in our community. During the many years of Annette's work for reconciliation, more and more Aboriginal people have made themselves known and many more people have joined HARR.
After many years as a valued member of the Hornsby community, Dr Salt is moving interstate and we will miss her input.
We thank Dr Annette Salt for her inspirational contribution to Hornsby Shire and wish her well for the future.
THAT Council thank Dr Annette Salt for her valuable contribution to advancing reconciliation in Hornsby Shire and wish her well for the future.
The Honourable Cr PHILIP RUDDOCK
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File Reference: F2004/05879-006
Document Number: D08553821
20 THE PASSING OF MR JOHN CRAWFORD
Council joins with many people in celebrating the life of much-respected Hornsby Shire resident John Crawford who passed away on 28 November at the age of 88.
Originally from Ashtead in the United Kingdom, John and his wife Patricia emigrated to Australia in the mid-1960s. Trained as an architectural draftsman, John continued with further study to become an architect and worked on a range of significant commercial projects across Sydney including a number of major shopping centres together with the Zenith Centre in Chatswood.
After his retirement from architecture, John turned to his great love for the arts and created a new career in the artform of printmaking. A long time Thornleigh resident, John sat on the Hornsby Shire Arts Reference Committee from 2009 and the Hornsby Art Prize Project Team. He was integral in getting the Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre active in the artform of printmaking, establishing the Wallarobba Friday Print Studio in 2011, leading to the Press Gang Printers Group and several printmaking exhibitions at Wallarobba. Beyond Wallarobba, John also participated in in other local printmaker groups and was an important member of the printmaking community of Hornsby Shire.
John volunteered his time, his expertise in the arts and his passion for printmaking to Council and the creative people of Hornsby. He was an incredibly generous and active volunteer, even in the face of a significant long-term illness. John was a gentle, fair and determined individual who was much loved by the creative community. He was an accomplished artist who saw an opportunity to bring together the resources of both Council and the community to create a safe and creative working environment for artists, establishing bonds that transcended individual creative practice.
We are all poorer for the loss of John Crawford but richer for his great contribution to arts and culture in our Shire. He was much loved by the community.
It is appropriate that Council consider ways in which John's significant volunteer work and memory can be honoured. It has been suggested that recognition of his contribution be acknowledged within the Print Studio at Wallarobba and that consideration be given to naming the Printmaking category in the annual Hornsby Art Prize in his honour.
His family have indicated that they would like to stage a retrospective exhibition of his significant body of artworks, and it would be appropriate that this exhibition be held at Wallarobba, given his long association and valuable contribution to its establishment. It is recommended that these suggestions be considered by the new Arts and Cultural Advisory Committee, in consultation with his family.
John is survived by his wife Patricia (Pat) his children, Justin, Jane, Charlotte and Sarah and his grandchildren Aiden, Angus, Hamish, Amelia, Arabella and Jade.
On behalf of Council, I wish to pass on our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and his creative printmaking colleagues. He will be missed.
THAT Council offers its sincere condolences to the family and friends of Mr John Crawford whose contribution to the community was significant, and that the new Arts and Cultural Advisory Committee consider ways in which to suitably honour John, in consultation with his family.
File Reference: F2004/05878


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The 2007–08 season will be Ferencvárosi TC's 2nd competitive season, 2nd consecutive season in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II and 108th year in existence as a football club.

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Competitions

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Nemzeti Bajnokság II

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Last updated on 1 June 2008.

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Top scorers
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Last updated on 1 June 2008

Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.

Last updated on 1 June 2008

Clean sheets
Last updated on 1 June 2008

References

External links
 Official Website
 UEFA
 fixtures and results

2007-08
Hungarian football clubs 2007–08 season


A new study published in Nature identifies four new genes associated with increased susceptibility to breast cancer. The normal lifetime risk of developing breast cancer for women in the UK is estimated to be 1 in 9 (11%). In individuals with inherited forms of increased susceptibility to breast cancer, lifetime risk can be much higher; women with inherited mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes have a lifetime risk of as much as 85%. However, mutations in genes known to be linked with breast cancer such as the BRCA genes cannot be identified in the majority of families with a significant history of breast cancer. It has previously been presumed that these forms of familial breast cancer are the result of multiple contributory genetic susceptibility factors. Individually, each of these gene variants confers only a modestly increased risk, and hence have been impossible to identify by standard genetic association studies.
However, a new international collaborative study led by researchers at the University of Cambridge has performed a highly powered, three-stage genome-wide association study which has identified four new susceptibility genes: FGFR2, TNRC9, MAP3K1 and LSP1 [Easton DF et al. (2007) Nature Epub ahead of print, doi:10.1038/nature05887]. The researchers first analysed more than a quarter of a million single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in nearly four hundred each of breast cancer cases and controls. More than 10,000 SNPs selected because they were significantly more frequent in the breast cancer cases were then analysed in more than four thousand each of breast cancer cases and controls. Finally, the thirty SNPS most strongly associated with breast cancer were analysed for a total of around 22,000 breast cancer cases and controls, leading to selection of four genes as the most plausible candidate breast cancer susceptibility genes.
The FGFR2 gene showed the strongest association with breast cancer, increasing the risk of disease by around 60% for individuals with two copies of the variant form of the gene. The researchers also report that their analysis suggests the existence of multiple additional candidate susceptibility genes, some conferring a degree of increased risk comparable with that associated with the FGFR2 and TNRC9 genes.
Two additional papers published in Nature Genetics from US and Icelandic-led teams also link mutations in the FGFR2 gene with increased risk of sporadic post-menopausal breast cancer [Hunter DJ et al. (2007) Nat Genet. Epub ahead of print], and in the TNRC9 gene with increased risk of estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer, respectively [Stacey SN et al. (2007) Nat Genet. Epub ahead of print].
Comment: Together, these new susceptibility genes increase the proportion of familial breast cancer predisposition for which genes are known from around 25% to around 29%; although this is in many ways a relatively modest contribution to knowledge of genetic susceptibility to the disease, the findings are important because they demonstrate that using sufficiently large and highly powered genome-wide association studies can reveal the existence of multiple alleles that make individually moderate contributions to genetic risk. This suggests that the years ahead may generate significant information about the genetics of different forms of cancer, and of other polygenic diseases.


Meetings and programs are held the second Tuesday of each month starting with a meet and greet, and refreshments at 6:30 PM. Program starts at 7 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 2810 N. Meridian Rd., Tallahassee (map). For more information, contact ApalacheeFTA@gmail.com. Meetings are open to the public.
MAY 14, 2019 – "IT'S A SNAP!" – Come learn how you can "snap" nature with some photo techniques from Tom Darragh. Tom is President of St. Marks Photo Club and will share different aspects of outdoor and nature photography. He will elaborate on the activities of St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge Photo club and its mission. He will present some eye-catching photos from the club's members. He will share his experience from many years of photography with some valuable highlights for making your photos more eye-catching.
JUNE 11, 2019 – "Hurricane Michael Recovery Efforts by Volunteers and Current Volunteer Opportunities in Tallahassee Forestry District" – Bin Wan will present on Hurricane Michael recovery efforts that various volunteer groups contributed in Lake Talquin State Forest and current volunteer opportunities going on at Tallahassee Forestry District including Lake Talquin, Plank Road and Tate' Hell and Wakulla State Forests. Bin is the Recreation Coordinator at Tallahassee Forestry Center, Florida Forest Service, Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Tallahassee, Florida. He holds a PhD in Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida.


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I've entered the UK on an ancestral visa in 2006. My passport since expired, I've applied for a new passport in 2009. I haven't heard from them since. In 2012 I approached a barrister to help me. I've made several phone calls to the embassy, been put on hold for hours just to say that the person dealing with the application is unavailable. So needless to say my visa expired as well. So with out a passport I can't apply for a visa. an frankly I,myself up go my eyes with the home office and SA embassy. I've lived with my partner since 2004 when I entered the country for the first time on a work visa. We have been engaged for the last 3 years but to afraid to get married. We own a house together and have our own business. Can I get married and will it help me with my legality?
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What has happened to the application?
Are you please able to provide responses to the above so that I may answer your question?
I applied for a passport 4 years ago. 9 months later I tried to chase things up but my efforts was in vain. They sent me from puller to post.
In 2012 I ask help from the UK immigration online team. They currently helping me with my visa.
Have you been given an reason for the delay?
No, no contact from them. Or so I thought I did find an email that was sent to my spam folder the end after last year. Saying I did not fill in the forms correctly. But no mention of the incorrect forms on any of the phone calls I made. Just incompetence.
I was granted ILR when I came to the UK as a 16 year old (2004).
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Christopher Buck
Christopher is an attorney and independent scholar. Prior to becoming an attorney he taught at Michigan State University, Quincy University, Millikin University, and Carleton University. He is the author of various book chapters, encyclopedia articles, journal articles, and books. His notably works related to religion include "Religious Myths and Visions of America: How Minority Faiths Redefined America's World Role"; "Alain Locke: Faith and Philosophy; "Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith"; and "Symbol and Secret: Qur'an Commentary in Bahá'u'lláh's Kitáb-i Íqán". He is also on the faculty of the Wilmette Institute. We talk about Christopher's works and the Wilmette Institute in the interview.
Phyllis Peterson
Phyllis is President and creator of Skylark Publishing Company (www.skylarkpubl.com), which has offered materials to Family Violence Shelters across the United States since 1989. Phyllis has conducted workshops internationally on Anger Alternatives, Protective Behaviors for Children, Stories of Women and Girls as Heroes, and How Acknowledgement Heals Families. She is also an illustrator and author of several books including: "Assisting the Traumatized Soul" and "Healing the Wounded Soul", "The Heroic Female Spirit: A Collection of 9 Tales, and "Remaining Faithful. We talk about these works in the interview.
Leona Hosack
Leona is a musician and an author. She has written and illustrated two children's books. One is a picture book titled Kamal's Day, that has been produced by the US Baha'i Publishing Trust and is available on www.bahaibookstore.com. The other is a book titled Babysitter Blues for older children of junior youth age, which was also produced as an ebook by One Voice Press last year and made available through amazon.com. We talk about these works and her music in the interview. Leona's website is LeonaHosack.com.
Sherlock Graham-Haynes
Sherlock grew up in Jaimaca and graduated from Williams College with a BA im Moral Philosophy and he got his Masters Degree in Human Development and Psychology at Harvard. He has developed a program called Rose Garden Forum. The Rose Garden Forum was initially designed as an education and community development program to close the academic achievement gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students in US high schools. It accomplished this by addressing the root causes of this gap, namely by working to bridge the more fundamental "gaps" between students of different ethnic, social, and economic backgrounds, between teachers, parents and students, and between schools and communities. The Rose Garden Forum intentionally brings together diverse groups of students, later joined by parents, teachers, school administrators and community members, for guided conversations to establish a new paradigm of communication.
The Forum creates a "safe space" in which participants develop relationships that transcend race and class. Participants experience what it means to be "seen", to be "held-well" and to be "met," possibly for the first time. Building on the foundation of this experience, the Forum then guides participants to co-create solutions to the challenges they face in their school community. The Forum helps schools foster a climate in which excellence in character, caring and academic achievement is encouraged through a variety of means. We talk about the Rose Garden Forum in the interview.
Baharieh Rouhani Maani
Baharieh is the author of the work Leaves of the Twin Divine Trees, an In-depth Study of the Lives of Women Closely Related to the Bab and Baha'u'llah, central figures of the Baha'i Faith. She also wrote the book Against Incredible Odds, Life of a 20th Century Iranian Baha'i Family which is the story of her own life; and co-authored the book Laws of the Kitab-i-Aqdas, Tracing Their Evolution in Religious History a book about the Laws of the Baha'i Faith; and finally she wrote a work called Asiyijh Khanum, the Most Exalted Leaf, the wife of Baha'u'llah, the prophet-founder of the Baha'i Faith..
She was born in Shiraz to Baha'i parents from the lineage of early martyrs of the Faith. She studied Persian literary works at the University of Shiraz, Iran, before settling as a Baha'i pioneer in Kenya. Ultimately she joined the staff of the Baha'i World Centre in Haifa Israel and served as Coordinator in the Department of Holy Places, and as a Special Project Aide to the Aqdas Translation Committee that translated the Baha'i book of Laws into English for publication in 1992.
Justice Saint Rain
Justice has been a Baha'i since 1974, and started Special Ideas in 1981 after working at the Baha'i Publishing Trust and then going on Baha'i Pilgrimage in Haifa Israel. Special Ideas is an on-line market place devoted to creating materials to spread the Baha'i teachings. He has written several books, including "Falling Into Grace - The Trials and Triumphs of Being a Baha'i," "Why Me - A Spiritual Guide to Growing Through Tests," "My Baha'i Faith," and "Love, Lust and the Longing for God."
Stephen Friberg
Stephen is a physicist living in the Silicon Valley and working in the semiconductor industry. He has done pioneering experiments in quantum optics, optical telecommunications, and photonics, and is author of 46 technical papers, seven patents, and numerous scientific conference presentations. He has written and spoken frequently on science and religion and its relationship to the Bahá'í teachings, and is cofounder of the Science and Religion Special Interest Group of the Association for Bahá'í Studies. He also is a cofounder of Common Ground, a blog devoted to faith, reason, science, and religion, and Japan's Association for Bahá'í Studies.
Ed DeLiberto
Ed holds a BA and MA from California State University. He also holds the Credential of Bilingual Education, Spanish-English, (1980) from the California State Board of Education. He served in various educational positions in California, Central America and South America over the years. He was formerly the director of the Bosch Baha'i Retreat and Conference Center. Most recently, he served for six years on the Advisory Board assigned to collaborate with the Center for Baha'i Studies in Beijing, where he presented various papers correlating Chinese philosophy with the Baha'i teachings. He has been to 26 countries as a consultant on developing human resources for the Baha'i Faith. He is the author of the book, "Heroes of the New Age" published by George Ronald Publications.
Lisa Ortuno
Lisa joined the Baha'i Faith the day her daughter,Zoe, was born in August of 2007. She has an M.S. and Ph.D. in biology from the University of South Carolina where she specialized in population genetics and molecular biology. She has worked with three international biotech companies since 2002 specializing in training and technical support for academic, government, clinical and forensic laboratories. She loves to engage in discussions about the intersection of science and religion and participates in interfaith events, one of which is an organization called Sinai and Synapses.
Bharat Koirala
Bharat is one of the most prominent senior journalists of Nepal with a professional career of over four decades. He started his career in journalism as the chief reporter for the first english daily in Nepal called The Rising Nepal in 1965. He stayed with the Rising Nepal for 19 years becoming its chief editor. He then became editor of the parent newspaper and then ultimately the executive chairman and general manager of the newspaper corporation. Afterwards he joined the World View International foundation as Regional Director for Asia for two years, promoting video as a development tool. He is the founder of the Nepal Press Institute, nurturing and developing journalists native to Nepal. He was also instrumental in establishing the way for private, rural radio stations and became chairman of the first rural radio station in Katmandu. Now there are 450 such private radio stations in Nepal rivaling other neighboring countries such as India and Pakistan.
Anne Pearson
Anne teaches a wide variety of courses in the Department of Religious Studies at McMaster University. Her area of specialty is Hinduism, but she also teaches other South Asian religions, as well as courses on gender, nonviolence, and ecology as they relate to religion. She has been an instructor at the Baha'i Wilmette Institute for about ten years.
Lance Mead
Lance is a geologist who had the opportunity to travel around the world for his work. We don't talk so much about the Baha'i Faith in this interview,but I do learn alot about quarrying and the use of our rock resources, and an interesting tidbit about Palestian quarrying.
Anne and her husband created the production company Perry Productions and produced the documentary film Luminous Journey: 'Abdu'l-Baha in America, 1912. 'Abdu'l-Baha is the son of the prophet founder of the Baha'i Faith, Baha'u'llah. 'Abdu'l-Baha came to Americal in 1912 to promote his father's teachings. You can find the trailer for the film at LuminousJourney.org. Anne tells her story on how she found the Baha'i Faith and how arts is an important aspect of her expression of her faith
Susanne Alexander
Susanne is president of her own marriage educational service company that conducts marriage workshops for singles, prospective marriage couples, and married couples. She maintains two websites. The first is http://marriagetransformation.com/ which is her business website, and her second is http://bahaimarriage.net/ which provides the Baha'i perspective on marriage.
Alex Blakeson
Alex grew up in a Baha'i family that left the United States when he was 16 to live in St Vincent in the West Indies. This set the stage for Alex's life as an international traveler, serving humanity, mainly in South America. We talk about his work with youth and his current career as a Life Coach.
Tim Perry
Tim is a videographer who co-produced a documentary about 'Abdu'l-Baha's visit to America in 1912. 'Abdu'l-Baha is the son of Baha'u'llah, the prophet-founder of the Baha'i Faith. The video is called Luminous Journey: 'Abdu'l-Baha in America 1912 and can be found at LuminousJourney.org.


Vidyut's work speaks of a fantasy of bright hues mixing into one another, creating an ambience in our mind, taking us away from the day to day monotony and repetitiveness by presenting a world of exuberance. Her paintings suggests it is both the mental and physical space that one occupies. Myriad textures and hues show a rebellion of another kind where her mind chooses to fantasize about another world apart from hers. It is her way of finding that which creates a sense of solace, within herself or the viewer.


My first fashion post yay!!!
The shirt is pretty good quality I was very impressed. The logo is printed on the shirt, like most manufactured logos are. It is made out of cotton and modal. The only downside is that they only carry one size.
I wanted to pair it with really cute distressed/frayed shorts as well as really cute casual yet dressy shoes. The shorts are "cheeky" but wearable. I love my Jessica Simpson shoes!!! They are extremely comfortable, since they are wedges, and the elasticity of the bands make them easy to walk on for hours.
The shirts come in different colors and different high fashion logos. Let her know I send you if you decide to purchase one :D I hope this gave you a little inspiration. Let me know on my twitter what you think of my first fashion post @MissBelindaxox.
That top is so gorgeous!
Damn you look good in them jean hot pants. You have beautiful legs!
Your logo should speak of professionalism. You want a logo that is obviously a connection to your business. For some, this can be as simple as the acronym or abbreviation for your business, designed in cold colors or interesting shapes.


"ATRAZINE IS AN IMMUNE DISRUPTOR IN ADULT NORTHERN LEOPARD FROGS (RANA PIPIENS)" is a dose-response study done mainly by Marc A. Brodkin et al. and conducted in Itzick Vatnick's lab in the department of Biology, Science division at Widener University. This article was from The Journal of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry that was published by SETAC in 2007. Atrazine is a very common herbicide used in american Agriculture and is a large cause of deaths in amphibians across the country. Brodkin and his colleagues wanted to know if the dose of Atrazine that causes endocrine disruption that leads to hermaphroditism is similar to the dose of Atrazine that would cause immune disruption leading to the large amount of deaths of the species. Prior to this study, there was a study done on the same factors but instead it causing endocrine disruption. Meaning that the hormones in the Rana Pipiens (Northern Leopard Frogs) were being disrupted by Atrazine. This caused hermaphroditism and gonadal abnormalities in males which could later on affect their ability to reproduce. This could cause major problems for the overall species and could eventually lead to extinction if mating is not available. Rana Pipiens are a widely used model organism being used extensively in cancer, neurology, physiology, and bio mechanical studies. Therefore their preservation and safety are key. Another study done by John Wesley Allran and William H. Karasov about how Atrazine and another herbicide, Nitrate, affect the habitat and lifestyle of the Northern Leopard Frog . The study includes tests on the amphibians' larvae with doses of Atrazine and Nitrate. Contrary to the first study mentioned, They found that the doses given had no significant effect on development rate, percent metamorphosis, time to metamorphosis, percent survival, mass at metamorphosis, or hematocrit which is the ratio of the volume of red blood cells to the total volume of blood. It was found that the Nitrate affected the growth of larvae by slowing it down. Although these studies have polarizing results, It should not be ignored that these chemicals are sneaking into the natural habitats that surround the farm land. What is done in a lab is only controlled, i.e. the larvae were only exposed to Atrazine and nitrate. However in the natural environment these chemicals can seep into the ground water, natural springs, streams, and rivers, and ultimately affect the habitat of a variety of species in different ways. It is unknown what kind of chemical reactions and what products are formed when the herbicides come in contact with the ground water and bodies of water mentioned prior. Because of this measures need to be taken to preserve these habitats and prevent harmful mutations to these animals.
Link does not work: email brigatia@go.stockton.edu for journal article.


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Home Events St Matthew's Church
Recurring Event Event Series: St Matthew's Church
St Matthew's Church
17th September, 2022 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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The building was designed by a local architect, Matthew Henry Holding (1846-1910) in 13th century Gothic style. The foundation stone was laid on St Matthew's Day in 1891 and the church was dedicated in 1893 on St Matthew's Day, 21 September.
Father Walter Hussey second vicar at St Matthew's commissioned, an outstanding succession of fine works of art. Moore's sculpture and Sutherland's painting are the tangible evidence of this in the church, but musical works by Britten, Rubbra, Finzi and Howells were also obtained, and literary commissions by Auden and Norman Nicholson were undertaken. More recently in 1987 David Thomas was engaged to produce 14 Stations of the Cross. These were subsequently cast by Mr D C Giles of the British Museum. Each relief is of a resin-based composition to simulate the colour and texture of terracotta. Behind the figure of The Risen Christ by local artist Malcolm Pollard is a fine filigree ironwork cross which is the work of G R de Wilde. De Wilde was a friend of the architect, and this along with much of the ironwork in the church was installed by him in 1895. In 2009 Ian Rank-Broadley produced a life-size bronze sculpture of St Matthew. It stands on a plinth constructed of Italian Nabresina Marble.
These are displayed against as Sir John Betjeman said 'soaring vistas of pale stone arches, the superb proportion of window to wall space, the delicacy of much of the detail from the profound, primitive simplicity of Henry Moore's Madonna and Child, to the lace-like tracery of this beautiful wrought-iron chancel screen, the way the genius of Holding, the architect, leads your eye to the high altar there below the flashing jewels of the East Window'.
St. Matthews Church, St. Matthews Parade, Kettering Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 7HF
child friendly, family, family friendly, heritage, history, nene valley, Nene Valley Festival, northampton, northamptonshire, weekend
https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/st-matthews-church17
Tags:child friendly, family, family friendly, heritage, history, nene valley, Nene Valley Festival, northampton, northamptonshire, weekend


Employees talk more and managers talk less in successful one-on-ones.
Cold professional culture. Caring happens outside work.
Curiosity about people is rare.
Busyness. People value results over relationships. Shift to results through relationships.
Insecure managers. When managers are uncomfortable, everyone around them is uncomfortable. Tip: Gradually shift your mental focus from worrying about yourself to caring about others.
Information can be shared via email. But connection requires conversation.
#1. Imagine your best day at work. What are you doing? Not doing?
#3. Why did you choose that number?
#5. Which item would you like to try for the next two weeks?
#7. What would you like me to ask you in our next one-on-one?
Send talking points to employees two or three days before your scheduled one-on-one.
Remove distractions like phone notifications.
Remove physical barriers. You might have the conversation in a neutral location or their office.
List five qualities/skills you admire about the person before they arrive.
Successful managers seek feedback. Choose one of the following questions at the end of your one-on-one.
How might our next one-on-one be a little better than this one?
If I listened better, what would be true?
Why don't employees talk to managers?
What talking points would make for successful one-on-ones?
Another great post and reminders. I really like the tip around removing physical barriers and making sure that the environment that you're having a conversation is not a distraction but more of an inviting experience.
Its all about "listening", removing the blockage in our ears or brain, and paying attention.
I remember my father saying "listen" I knew it was important!
carry that through one 's life, it works!
Thanks Tim. Dang! It's just so hard to listen. 🙂 …but so many leadership challenges are solved with our ears.
Excellent post. One reason employees don't talk to managers is trust …. or, rather, lack of trust. If you have an intimidating manager, or one who is quick to throw employees under the bus, the result is an absence of trust and, consequently, an absence of communication. I doubt that any manager who is not trustworthy will have a solid relationship with his/her employees.
Thanks Daryl. You nailed it. I'm not going to talk to you if I don't trust you.
If you said to the employee let's go get lunch to discuss this would the employee be happy, surprised, shocked, or nervous? The answer is probably a pretty good indication of the types and tone of conversations you had with the employee in the past. Keeping that in mind going into the conversation will help you to make that conversation about what will help the employee most and not what will get them out of an uncomfortable meeting with a manager the fastest.
Thanks Bonnie. You are right on. It's worth some time to ask are people trying to get away from me or do they feel energized after we talk.
Thanks for a great post, Dan. This one was very timely for me. I really appreciate the 7 talking points and the feedback questions. I'm positive those will help me create more engaging one on one's.
Thanks Jill. It's wonderful to be of use. As I read your comment I thought about Ken Blanchard who recommends letting employees set the basic agenda for one-on-ones. That's an interesting option.
Thank you for this resourceful post. I will have new teachers on my team as well as a another team I'm inheriting back from my supervisor. I felt teachers were not heard to a level they were accustomed to in the past. I can admit with other transitions that were occurring last year, my focus was scattered. Being supportive and addressing immediate needs still can leave people with a void if managers are not stopping long enough to actively listen. I was struggling with visualizing how to make active listening a priority with a redesigned teacher team along with another fractured team I'm inheriting for the upcoming year. I read your article and the phrase "results through relationship" was a godsend moment. This post will become my framework for my leadership growth and relationship building with my teams next year. Thank you for your constant leadership guidance.
Great, affirming post! I really appreciate the 3 tips as well as feedback suggestions.
Trust and motivation are such an important bond. For weekly meetings with those I supervise or teams in my oversight, we keep a running queue, a dynamic electronic list with contributions by either parties in preparation for our meetings. We can embed links with details and track past conversations by adding to the top of the document. This has contributed greatly to mutual ownership and trust. Thank you for the reinforcement of concept!
Why talk with them if they don't care what you think?
And silence speaks … volumes.
Remember the words of the old British police caution "Anything you do say will be taken down in writing and used in evidence".
Sometimes employees reveal (speak to managers) and sometimes conceal (do not speak to managers) as this can affect their appraisal in performance and likelihood of being overlooked for advancement in the organisation.
My company HR system recently replaced the standard bi-annual feedback sessions to more frequent quality conversations. The intent was to allow for more frequent relationship development and discussion along with professional development. Our department is very project based so we always managed it this way. You provide some thoughtful suggestions on how to structure these conversations more optimally.
Thank you for the post Dan.
I especially like the recommendations leading up to the one-on-one. I prep for my one-on-ones by listing the items I want to talk about, but I don't shoot a note out to my team members prior to the meeting. I am going to put this in place this week. I have two one-on-ones scheduled this week.
Having conversation of such a nature can prove to be so effective and so worthy, as it helps to communicate any barriers that might exist and settle for misunderstanding that might have been created. Additionally, in some instance these can be more productive than doing any work for a whole day.
I have a manager that doesn't stop talking. It's hard to get a word in and she always manages to bring it back to her. How do I tell her that she isn't adding value for me because she doesn't listen as much as I'd like?
Dan … For me body language is also an important clue as to how well the one-on-one conversation is going. Their posture, eye contact, etc. tells me so much about how well we are connecting and communicating. My own body language is important too. Am I receptive to what they are saying … or am assuming a superior posture in my office behind the desk? I like to come from behind the desk and sit along side them as we talk and make regular eye contact. I sometimes change my feedback approach during the conversation based on the body language. Just some thoughts.
Thanks for the post, Dan. My wife and I each work in multi-national offices and lead teams based in countries with distinct cultural differences. We've each found this to be a barrier to communication (not a language barrier) at times. What's your take on this reason why employees don't talk to managers and do you have any suggestions for overcoming this?
Thanks Dan. So many great actionable ideas in a single post! I think of these 1-on-1 meetings as "person-based," not "task-based." Too often when we meet for the purpose of discussing a project, the focus is results only, and, as you said, this causes us to miss out on making a true relationship connection with employees. I recommend conducting the tasked- based meetings as needed, but Managers should purposefully and thoughtfully conduct "person-based" meetings with employees on a monthly basis.
I love this post and shared it with managers in my organization. One question came up – how do you create an office space that shouts "Let's have a conversation?". Suggestions?


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Q: Get the primary on-call person details through service now rest api Fairly new to the service now and looking for a way where we could get the primary on call person details for that day from the rest api
Looked through service now documentationwe couldn't find the endpoint details and what parameters it needs
Would greatly appreciate if the community could please point us in the right direction

A: Schedule is in table cmn_schedule. group members is in table cmn_rota_roster.
So you can find the active roster for given time in cmn_schedule and the users and their roles in cmn_rota_roster.


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package com.djs.learn.interview;

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;

/**
 * From JPM.
 * Programming Challenge Description:
 * Credits: This challenge has been authored by Terence Rudkin
 * You are given a positive integer number. This represents the sales made that day in your department store. The payables department however, needs this
 * printed out in English. NOTE: The correct spelling of 40 is Forty. (NOT Fourty)
 * Input:
 * Your program should read lines of text from standard input. Each line contains a positive integer.
 * Output:
 * For each set of input print a single line to standard output which is the english textual representation of that integer. The output should be unspaced and
 * in CamelCased. Always assume plural quantities. You can also assume that the numbers are < 1000000000 (1 billion). In case of ambiguities eg. 2200 could be
 * TwoThousandTwoHundredDollars or TwentyTwoHundredDollars, always choose the representation with the larger base i.e. TwoThousandTwoHundredDollars.
 */
public class ConvertNumberToText2
{
	// Test input:
	// 3      ThreeDollars
	// 10     TenDollars
	// 21     TwentyOneDollars
	// 466    FourHundredSixtySixDollars
	// 1234   OneThousandTwoHundredThirtyFourDollars
	public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException{
		BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
		String s;
		while ((s = in.readLine()) != null) {
			// System.out.println(s);

			try {
				String results = process(s);
				System.out.println(results);
			} catch (Exception e) {
			}
		}
	}

	public static long getLong(String raw) throws Exception{
		long data;

		try {
			data = Long.parseLong(raw);
		} catch (Exception e) {
			throw e;
		}

		return data;
	}

	private static final String[] numNames = {"", "One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five", "Six", "Seven", "Eight", "Nine", "Ten", "Eleven", "Twelve", "Thirteen",
	                                          "Fourteen", "Fifteen", "Sixteen", "Seventeen", "Eighteen", "Nineteen"};

	private static final String[] tensNames = {"", "Ten", "Twenty", "Thirty", "Forty", "Fifty", "Sixty", "Seventy", "Eighty", "Ninety"};

	private static final String[] sectionNames = {"", "Thousand", "Million", "Billion"};

	private static String convertLessThanOneThousand(int number){
		String result;

		// Find 0 to 19.
		if ((number % 100) < 20) {
			result = numNames[number % 100];
			number /= 100;
		} else {
			// If >= 20, find unit digit.
			result = numNames[number % 10];
			number /= 10;

			// Then find tens digit.
			result = tensNames[number % 10] + result;
			number /= 10;
		}

		// Find hundred digit.
		if (number != 0) {
			return result = numNames[number] + "Hundred" + result;
		}

		return result;
	}

	public static String process(String input) throws Exception{
		StringBuilder results = new StringBuilder();

		long number = getLong(input);
		// System.out.println("Value: " + number);

		// Dollar(s).
		String dollar = (number <= 1) ? "Dollar" : "Dollars";

		if (number == 0) {
			results.append("Zero");
		} else {
			int[] threeDigitsSection = new int[]{0, 0, 0, 0};

			// Find sections: nnn,nnn,nnn,nnn = Billion,Million,Thousand,LessThanThousand
			for (int i = 0; i < threeDigitsSection.length; i++) {
				threeDigitsSection[i] = (int)(number % 1000);
				// System.out.println("Three digits section [" + i + "]: " + threeDigitsSection[i]);

				number /= 1000;
			}

			// Process each section as LessThanThousand.
			for (int i = threeDigitsSection.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
				if (threeDigitsSection[i] != 0) {
					String temp = convertLessThanOneThousand(threeDigitsSection[i]) + sectionNames[i];
					// System.out.println("Three digits section [" + i + "]: " + temp);

					results.append(temp);
				}
			}
		}

		results.append(dollar);

		return results.toString();
	}
}

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