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Jenny Lawson
Nomination, Goodreads Choice Awards Best Humor
Jenny Lawson (Let's Pretend This Never Happened, You Are Here) is important to me for several reasons. Firstly, she coins words and phrases that I instantly add to my vocabulary. Like,
"Stop judging yourself against shiny people. Avoid the shiny people. The shiny people are a lie."
Secondly, she is unique and has decided not to hide it. And thirdly, she has added a "Wil Wheaton Collating" tab to her site that takes you straight to, that's right, an image of Wil Wheaton collating paper.
Lawson's blog The Blogess has garnered quite a bit of attention amongst readers trying to make sense of mental illness, depression, and chronic pain. She is known for her candor and her off-beat sense of humor. In an interview with NPR late last year, Jenny commented, "I've always written about the stuff that really you're not supposed to write about. When it comes to mental illness, on a very selfish level, it is so reassuring to me to have other people say, 'You're not alone'."
And she's not. According to the Kim Foundation, roughly one in four adults suffers from a diagnosable mental illness in a given year. It's Lawson's mission to find these socially anxious outliers and unite them, as she says, "But separately. And at their own houses."
The title of her book grabbed me straight away; Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things. There is an illustration on the front cover of a maniacally happy raccoon, which I would later learn is based on Jenny's real-life taxidermied pet raccoon Rory. In just a few pages, Jenny had me giggling, then misting over, then giggling again.
The content matter is significant to me because I have experience with chronic pain, depression, and self-injury. There is a new wave of rising awareness regarding mental illness, especially on social media, but sufferers still have their issues discounted or ignored on occasion. Luckily, we have Jenny Lawson bravely fighting ignorance and dismissal on our behalf.
Another thing I liked about the book was Jenny's insistence that people with chronic mental and/or physical problems are not alone. She is loving and encouraging and accepting and helpful. She understands depression can only win if it succeeds in isolating us from one another.
And she is keen on celebrating the good moments. She writes about the title,
"I am furiously happy. It's not a cure for mental illness … it's a weapon, designed to counter it. It's a way to take back some of the joy that's robbed from you when you're crazy."
Be prepared to weep a bit if you fall into this category.
Lawson's callouts pack an emotional punch and land two ways. You may be one of the walking wounded, or you may be one of the helpers in the trenches; the husbands, the parents, the best friends. The ones who save the day over and over again.
Furiously Happy is an absolute love-song to the broken. But not a love song like Unchained Melody. It's not luxuriant or tragic. It doesn't take itself too seriously. It's more like something by They Might Be Giants. Or Owl City. Truth served with a side of quirk and a shot of fragrant gin on rocks. A must-read game-changer. Pick it up.
This is A.C.! She's an unofficial member of geekdom and loves board games, tabletop games, video games, mind games… just kidding. Or are we? A.C. has written a novel and a half and is hoping to be published this year, as the habit of writing is growing harder to shake. She lives in Interlaken, which is in rural upstate New York. Her heroes are Captain Kathryn Janeway and her cat, Fiddle.
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The announcement of a Royal Commission into Banking & Financial Services today caught many commentators by surprise.
Far more expansive than first envisaged, the royal commission covers not just the four big banks, but regional banks, mutual banks and credit unions, along with superannuation funds and fund managers, insurers and all holders of Financial Services Licenses as well as Authorised Representatives.
It is not clear if FinTechs will be included in the Royal Commission unless they hold an AFSL or are an Authorised Representative.
The Commission's draft Terms of Reference are focused on conduct and consumers. This will put further focus on culture, and more specifically risk culture within financial services.
Globally, the issue of corporate culture is receiving increased regulatory attention as a foundation of good governance. Locally the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) has mandated board responsibility for risk culture, and The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has also called for greater civil penalties for executives responsible for poor culture, as discussed in our recent report The Building Blocks of Corporate Culture.
With this regulatory focus combined with recent high profile financial institutions suffering in terms of reputation, lawsuits, regulatory fines & penalties – NAB's foreign currency trading losses in 2004; the sacrifice of sound processes in terms of residential mortgages over preserving market share by several major lenders; and most recently, the money laundering accusations at Commbank deposit taking ATMs, it can be understood why the government has announced the royal commission.
Grant Thornton supports government and regulatory reforms designed to promote genuine ethical conduct in the best interests of consumers in the financial services industry. However the inclusion of the smallest ADIs, insurers and AFSL holders will create significant burden on these institutions who have delivered exemplary service to their customers and members.
The government may believe this is a "level playing field," but it risks diluting the impact of the Commission with a remit that is overly wide and imposes an unnecessary burden on small and medium sized financial institutions.
Grant Thornton will continue to update you on the implications of the Commission as more details and findings become clear.
The Government's media release announcing the royal commission can be found here.


Wait, Woz, are you saying we should emulate one of the best run franchises of the past twenty years?
He hasn't missed some tackles. Dude has missed many tackles. I need my safeties to be able to tackle. Ha Ha is not unreliable in that area. How many times where we burned deep before he got here? I know he had a huge role in the TD to Cooper against Dallas. You may want him back, but I'd disagree. Right now I'm offering him about 4 million a year if we can't sign someone better.
I think Jon Allen is our best defensive player.
1. Lose remaining games of 2018 Season.
2. Fire Bruce Allen and Greg Manusky.
4. Trade Jordan Reed and Josh Norman (if at all possible) for any draft compensation.
5. Stay away from FA QBs. Stay away from trades for QBs.
6. There is hope Alex Smith retires to preserve his health, but in all likelihood, he will make his 20M for this year and get cut.
7. Resign Matt Ioannidis and Brandon Scherff.
8. Let Preston Smith and HaHa Clinton-Dix walk.
10. Draft a LG for goodness sake.
11. Draft a speedy WR that can take the top off a defense and can assume PR/KR duties.
12. Bite the bullet for 2019 and know that we won't be good/great. Trot Colt McCoy out there and see if the team can buy into a new philosophy/mentality.
I won't be mad if Gruden stays, but the new GM will have to be comfortable with Gruden hand picking the QB of the future for this team. IMO, the train may have run its course. Easy training regimens, poor time management, bonehead play calling and overall inability to adjust to game flow leads me to believe he is probably gone too.
It's going to get worse before it gets better, but that's better than what we have now; It getting worse and then staying the same for the past 6 years.
@Slappy McI like most of it except letting lol Greg back and #6 being irrelevant.
If I'm not mistaking... if he retires we are not responsible for any of his remaining contract.
Newsflash, Snyder isn't going to hire said GM. He is after all, the owner.
I can agree with most of this except trading Reed. He's had a good year, I wouldn't trade him. I can go either way on Haha & Preston, it just depends on the size of those contracts.
My honest opinion is that PSmith should be playing LOLB/LDE in the NFL, just like Kerrigan & Murphy. We drafted Kerrigan in 2011 & then in 2014 & 15 drafted 2 other guys who were better fits at LOLB/LDE than ROLB/RDE, it made no sense. I didn't love either of those two draft selections by Allen and McCloughan, but when those 2 players were here's and Redskins, I wanted them to succeed and rooted for them.
So, if we re-sign PSmith my thought process is that he'd eventually be moved to LOLB/LDE in 2 or 3 years when Kerrigan retires. That way this year we can draft a QB or ILB in round 1 instead of going OLB. OLB can wait a year if we re-sign PSmith to a reasonable Orakpo type contract where he's making under $10 million a year.
I think I said before, and if I didn't, I meant to, I can go either way on Haha. I just wish Gruden would have the stones to tell DJ to shut up in the press about internal issues and if he doesn't, he's going to get fined. Him crying about his teammates and coaches through the press was old the first time he did it, now it's become unbearable. He's a team leader, blanking do something about it!
Sure, again, if all you pay attention to is splash plays. Allen is the only DL we have that commands a double team, because of that Ioannidis and Payne usually get to go one on one.
And, despite that Allen still makes a major impact in the run game and in pushing the pocket in the passing game.
This shows up easily on film. Allen is a beast and because he is, it makes everyone's job easier.
This is equivalent to saying well "Tom Brady was a 6th round pick," it's called an aberration.


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December 20, 2009 By Matt V 2 Comments
'King of the World' James Cameron rises back from the depths of the sea after his "Titanic" success twelve years ago to deliver one of the most epic films of all time with "Avatar."
Let's get the main two questions out of the way: Is it a good movie? Heck yes. Is it a game-changing film that will transform movies forever? Well, possibly. But can any film really do that? On a technical level, movies can always advance special effects and what can be accomplished as far as the limits of imagination and reality go. And to its credit, Cameron's imagination graces every expensive frame of this movie to an unbelievably believable effect.
I've heard much complaining about the simplicity and cliche of his storyline. I'm at a loss to understanding the reasoning of such complaints. 'Avatar' presents a classic Pocahontas narrative. In 2154, the American government dispatches a high-tech military unit to ransack the planet of Pandora in an effort to obtain a valuable mineral deposit. The problem? An indigenous race of humanoid Na'vi warriors (standing over twice the size of a human) refuse to relocate and give up the forests of their planet for human greed. The plan? American scientists are utilized to understand the Na'vi and negotiate a compromise. After one of the scientists is killed in action, his twin marine brother, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington, Terminator Salvation) arrives to replace him and operate a genetically-engineered and remote-controlled avatar of a Na'vi that will infiltrate their race. The expected happens when Jake soon loses his militaristic ideals, becomes one with their race, and falls for his Na'vi counterpart, Neytiri (Zoe Saldana, Star Trek).
Call the plot cliche or predictable, but I found it to be the perfect setup for Cameron's world. Never once does the audience not know where the story is headed, but never once do they know what this incredible director will show us next. The very world he creates rivals any other cinematic achievement in history to date. Witnessing the incredible design of the creatures inhabiting Pandora generated serious awe for me, as they felt authentic and extremely realistic. Even on the human side of things–all of the military equipment: the helicopters, weaponry, and human-operated tank-bots stand as incredible accomplishments in design. Cameron has pronounced every detail of his endless visionary world. And I haven't even mention the 3D factor.
This is, above all things considered, the most profound and immersing use of 3D to date. It really opens up Pandora and allows you to enter its universe. I can't stress enough the level of detail utilized in the film, and the 3D really eliminates all the barriers from receiving a truly monumental movie experience. Whether or not the movie will play as well at home remains to be seen. Even without the third-dimension factor, the visual effects still top anything Michael Bay threw at the screen this year. The motion-capture used to create the Na'vi characters works tremendously well in capturing authentic expression and emotion. You can actually see the faces of Sigourney Weaver, Sam Worthington, and Zoe Saldana under the layers of computer-animation. How this was all accomplished is way beyond me, but Cameron fails to let us down after all the hype surrounding the technology he furthered to create his vision.
James Cameron may not be a storytelling genius, but the man knows what works, and he consistently tackles all of his projects with huge success and accomplishment. 'The Terminator,' 'Aliens', 'The Abyss,' 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day,' 'True Lies' and 'Titanic' (all among my favorite films) pushed the limits of filmmaking and what could be done with their budgets. Luckily, Cameron doesn't puke throwaway spectacle all over the screen. He delivers something special and memorable with characters you care about and themes that are universal. "Avatar" continues his streak as a filmmaking pioneer pushing the boundaries of technology to show audiences the limitless potential of the imagination. This is certainly one of the best films of 2009, and one of the great movie-going experiences of all time. Get up out of your chair, head to the multiplex, purchase a big tub of popcorn, and witness this incredible film in all its 3D glory.
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TacoGrande says:
I'm with you on all of this, man. What a fantastic movie. I don't understand the concerns about the plot, either. Not every movie is supposed to be Shakespeare or Shawshank-level of storytelling. In some ways, Avatar's straightforward tale is all the more classic because of its simplicity.
islaffnatu says:
Well, for me the movie was fantastic. As for the simplicity, it is about time, too many people are into so much "drama", blah, blah, blah! I was a fascinating show.
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Ultimately, when the lights go on and you're walking away from this one, scratching your head, what you're most likely to remember about the movie is exactly what you saw on the poster: an Archangle with a machine gun. And if that by itself isn't worth a "hell, yeah," it's got to be at least worth a "heck, yeah."
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MJV already gave Invictus a mini-review in his Best of 2009/Pre Academy Awards Analysis, but having just watched I thought I'd give the movie a full treatment. While Invictus doesn't quite live up to the heights to which it aspires, it contains some genuinely inspired performances and a storyline that ranks among the best of […]
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If 2013 quickly begins to look like 1988, you're not crazy. The great triumvirate of action stars (and Expendables buddies) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, and Bruce Willis return to cinemas laying the smackdown with their own respective starring films. February kicks off with Sly's Bullet to the Head, and V-Day brings the fifth(!) entry of […]
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Conservation Garden Habitats Wildlife Facts
40 Years of Success Protecting Endangered Species & Other Wildlife in Our Backyards
John Kostyack | May 21, 2013
2013 is the 40th anniversary of two important moments in wildlife conservation history. In 1973, Congress enacted and President Nixon signed into law the Endangered Species Act. The ESA has become the nation's most important wildlife conservation law, helping rescue from extinction the American bald eagle, the Florida panther, and hundreds of other at-risk species. It also has unleashed countless wildlife and habitat restoration projects across the country and served as the model and inspiration for endangered species laws and programs around the globe.
The endangered whooping crane, one of the many beneficiaries of the Endangered Species Act. Photo by David Sager, an entrant in the National Wildlife Photo Contest.
NWF has been a major supporter of this "safety net for wildlife" since its inception, helping to shape the legislation and the implementing regulations, helping to secure needed funding, and defending the law against the efforts by special interests to weaken it. We also have participated in numerous on-the-ground efforts to restore endangered species, such as the historic reintroduction of the gray wolf into the Yellowstone and central Idaho ecosystems and the restoration of thousands of acres of habitat for the whooping crane along the Platte River.
1973 was also the year that the National Wildlife Federation launched its Certified Wildlife Habitat program, in which homeowners, business owners, parks agencies and others voluntarily commit to providing the habitat elements needed by native wildlife in their communities. Today, over 160,000 properties are enrolled in the program. Perhaps most importantly, many local officials today are using Certified Wildlife Habitat as a vehicle to organize community-based wildlife conservation efforts. Soon we will have secured participation from 175 certified communities, representing 10 million residents, committing to restoring and maintaining wildlife habitat in their communities.
For Endangered Species, Habitat is the Key
Cuyahoga River fire, 1952 – Jefferson St. and W. 3rd. Photo by James Thomas, courtesy of Special Collections, Cleveland State University Library.
What do these two programs have in common besides their anniversary? On the surface, seemingly little: the federal endangered species program is a massively complex legal framework and the Certified Wildlife Habitat program is a small and simple volunteer program. However, in the course of their 40-year histories, both programs have helped to demonstrate the great things that can be accomplished for wildlife in urban and suburban spaces.
The importance of urban wildlife restoration was not a subject of national debate in 1973. The American people were focused on declining environmental quality, but when it came to the cities, the big topic was the sorry state of the air and water and the inadequate regulation of industrial pollution. When the Cuyahoga River again caught fire just outside of Cleveland in 1969, the national outrage boiled over and spurred an avalanche of pollution control initiatives, including the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Michigan Rep. John Dingell, a key leader in passage of the Endangered Species Act in 1973, was sworn into Congress in 1955.
In contrast, much of the national conversation about wildlife in that era was focused on areas outside of the cities. For example, when wildlife champion Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) went to the floor of the House of Representatives in January 1973 to speak in support a new Endangered Species Act, he cited six species that live (or once lived) in the wide open spaces: the timber wolf, the red wolf, the wolverine, the kangaroo, the Asian elephant, and the eastern cougar. Like most of his contemporaries, he was rarely if ever heard discussing the plight of endangered wildlife in and around the places where most people live.
Fortunately, the authors of the ESA were sufficiently visionary to offer protections to any plant or animal species threatened with extinction, regardless of where it might reside (although in the U.S., plants and invertebrate animal species would get significantly less protection than vertebrate animal species, and species outside of the U.S. would get far less attention). Beginning in 1973, for the first time ever, developers and local governments in the U.S. cities and suburbs were required to think seriously about the implications of their proposed actions on endangered wildlife.
Innovative Protections for Threatened Plants and Animals
The endangered Mission Blue Butterfly was the focus of conservation planning by San Mateo County, California, thanks to the Endangered Species Act. Photo by Kirke Wrench, entrant in the National Wildlife Photo Contest.
One of the key innovations that would drive urban and suburban wildlife conservation was the habitat conservation plan (HCP) under Section 10 of the ESA. The first HCP was crafted in the early 1980s by developers and local officials in San Mateo County, California, just south of San Francisco. Seeking to build subdivisions in the habitat of listed butterfly species, the developers recognized that winning approval of their plans from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would require habitat acquisitions and restoration measures to offset the harmful impact. The result of their efforts was the San Bruno Mountain Habitat Conservation Plan, operated to this day by the San Mateo Parks Department and funded by developer fees. In its 1982 update to the ESA, Congress cited this plan as basis for the new Section 10 "incidental take" permitting and HCP provisions.
Implementation of Section 10 has not been without controversy. I represented NWF and other conservation groups in the late 1990s and early 2000s challenging some implementation decisions in the courtroom and as an advocate before the Clinton Administration to help ensure that an appropriate balance is struck between the needs of developers and those of wildlife.
Where do Urban and Suburban Habitats Come In?
The golden cheeked warbler, protected by the Endangered Species Act, was the focus of large-scale conservation efforts in Austin, Texas. Photo by Gail Buquoi, an entrant in the National Wildlife Photo Contest.
Today, 40 years after the passage of the Endangered Species Act, dozens of large-scale habitat conservation plans, and hundreds of single-parcel HCPs, have been approved by the Fish and Wildlife Service. The large-scale HCPs are the most noteworthy because most have substantial involvement with local governmental entities charged with land use. Metropolitan areas ranging from Austin, Texas, to Pima County, Arizona, to San Diego, Orange, Contra Costa and Placer counties in California now have large-scale efforts underway to restore urban and suburban wildlife thanks to the ESA. Cities in the Pacific Northwest have become leaders in watershed protection and restoration thanks in part to the addition of salmon to the threatened and endangered species list in the 1990s.
Meanwhile, many urban and suburban leaders in places without ESA listings are also pioneering new approaches to wildlife restoration, while helping reconnect people to the nature in their communities. The core idea of the Community Wildlife Habitat certification—that city leaders will harness community pride and volunteer spirit with just a simple recognition and thank you from a national conservation organization—is spurring exciting wildlife restoration efforts in big cities such as Baltimore and small suburbs such as Davie, Florida, an ethically diverse town just outside of Fort Lauderdale with 96,000 residents.
Studies on how best to conserve biodiversity in urban yards and parks are in their relative infancy. One recent study of the Certified Wildlife Habitat program found that participants were providing significantly greater habitat for native wildlife than non-participants. However, to date, no one has studied how best to organize efforts at a landscape scale to ensure that measurable benefits to targeted species are achieved. NWF has begun reaching out to partners such as the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the U.S. Geological Survey to address this challenge for the Community Wildlife Habitat program.
In the meantime, groups such as Monarch Watch, initially focused on using citizens to gather scientific data on the Monarch Butterfly, are shifting to a more active approach, challenging their members and supporters to carry out the restoration actions needed to address threats to long-term survival. Thanks to the internet, the typical urban dweller now has a wealth of information on how to make a difference, both on the science and on the groups who are working on the ground to make a difference.
Residents restoring native plants in Davie, Florida. Davie was recently certified by National Wildlife Federation as a Community Wildlife Habitat.
Many people I know feel daunted by reports of species decline and extinction. Virtually every day they hear some frightening new statistic on the enormity of the biodiversity crisis. Just a few days ago, a study in the journal Nature Climate Change revealed that almost two thirds of common plants and half the common animals could see a dramatic decline this century due to climate change.
Although it may be tempting to conclude that there is little that can be done given the vastness of the threats facing wildlife, the past 40 years of experience with the ESA and CWH suggests otherwise. These programs show that with a strong Endangered Species Act and other conservation laws, complemented by strong voluntary restoration programs, substantial progress on wildlife conservation can be made in the very communities where we live.
Editor's note: This essay was also published at the Nature of Cities blog.
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Gambia: Liberia's President Goes Bananas At Yahya Jammeh
President Sirleaf and Jammeh in Banjul last week
(JollofNews) – Liberia's president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has expressed anger and disappointment at President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia for recording and broadcasting their private phone conversation.
Mrs Sirleaf accused Mr Jammeh of playing games.
"At the time he called me, I was thinking that he was going to find a way out of this and he was going to be able to work with the [mediation] team but clearly, clearly it was just a game. It was just a ruse on his part," she told the BBC Focus On Africa Programme.
On Sunday, Mr Jammeh telephoned Mrs Sirleaf, chairperson of the regional bloc Ecowas, and appealed to her to help provide Supreme Court judges to preside over his election petition.
In the phone conversation which was broadcast on state television, Mr Jammeh said he want to resolve the election dispute peacefully through the court in line with the provisions of the Gambian constitution.
He also told Mrs Sirleaf that he had filed an injunction at the supreme court, which the Chief Justice today declined to hear.
But Sirleaf said it is unfortunate that Mr Jammeh had recorded the conversation without advising her of his intention.
"Unfortunately, being the person that he is, he recorded and televised the conversation without advising me of his intent to do so," she said.
"Let me make it very, very clear. There is no change in Ecowas's position. The constitution of the Gambia must be respected. My only duty was to take his appeal and pass it on to the mediating team."
Jammeh Pleas With Liberian Leader For Help, Liberia's President Goes Bananas At Yahya Jammeh
9 thoughts on "Gambia: Liberia's President Goes Bananas At Yahya Jammeh"
Tafel says:
Jammeh is no longer a night criminal, now a day criminal and soon we will handcurf him.
Freedom to the People says:
He dont deserve to even live in The Gambia for what he has done and i'm really not sure what other sane country would accept him to live in their country. Take him out and whoever wants to join him because The Gambia is for peace and he needs to leave for peace to start.
He is crazy and greedy. The man is hiding a lot and dont wznt to step down because of charges made against him. The Gambia be a better country without him as he hasn't done anything for the country and the people of The Gambia, people have been suffering due to he's greediness and he only pleases himself. Not only that but we need to give other people chances and develope The Gambia to be a place where none if the citizens are suffering and can be free and safe at the same time. Please take this joker out and let the country become a Beautiful country not just for the tourists but for the Gambians too they deserve it so much as there has not been any freedom since he became president in the first place and the Gambians dont want to be afraid no more of him thats why he got voted out. The Gambia needs a change asap and when he is gone its going to be the best change in the Gambia for the greatest. I wish The Gambia all the luck in the world and enjoy the beginning of a brighter future for the children.
MAN KENYA says:
The day the monkey is destined to die, all trees get slippery. Its a known fact the world over that the Gambia is not a banana republic. It is governed by law and Jammeh's attempt to armtwist the constitution only ended up exposing his true character. Pathetic to say the least!
Peter Sanneh says:
Our Father who art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy name Thy Kingdom come.
Father have mercy upon us, Your children here in our beloved country, The Gambia.
We have decided, irrespective of our religious background, to stand together as One Gambia, One People, One Power, under the leadership of our choice President, Mr. Adama Barrow. You stood for us and gave us the courage to make the decision. The result turned out successfully in our favour. We thank You for answering our prayers. Father, we pray for a peaceful transition of power. Bless both Yaya Jammeh and Adama Barrow according to your will. Let there be peace in our land. Oh God, save us in Jesus Name, Ameen.
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(CNN) — Around 1,000 people accused of being witches in Gambia have been locked up in secret detention centers and forced to drink a dangerous hallucinogenic potion, according to human rights organization Amnesty International.
Amnesty claims Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, pictured in 2006, invited "witch doctors" to the West African nation.
At least two people have died after drinking the liquid while many more have suffered serious kidney problems. Others suffered injuries as a result of being severely beaten, Amnesty said Wednesday as it called on authorities to "put an immediate stop to the witch-hunting campaign."
Amnesty claimed Gambian President Yahya Jammeh had invited "witch doctors" — believed to be from neighboring Guinea — to the West African nation following the death of his aunt.
Jammeh, a former soldier who has ruled Gambia since leading a military coup in 1994, is reported to believe that witchcraft was involved in her death, according to Amnesty.
CNN contacted State House, the presidential residence in the Gambian capital, Banjul, but no-one was available to comment. "I have no information," a woman told CNN.
Victims and their relatives tell Amnesty that "witch doctors" accompanied by police, soldiers and security forces have been visiting villages and seizing people accused of being witches by force and at gunpoint.
Members of Jammeh's personal guard, known as "green boys," are also alleged to have taken part in the campaign.
In the most recent incident on March 9, 300 people from the village of Sintet were forced to go to a farm owned by Jammehk, Amnesty said.
One of those seized said he had been held for five days and forced to drink "dirty water" containing poisonous herbs which caused instant diarrhoea and vomiting.
"I experienced and witnessed such abuse and humiliation. I cannot believe that this type of treatment is taking place in Gambia. It is from the dark ages," the victim told Amnesty.
Hundreds of Gambians have also fled to neighboring Senegal following attacks on their villages, according to Amnesty.
It also said it was concerned that a prominent opposition lawmaker, Halifa Sallah, who was arrested earlier this month after investigating the witchcraft claims for a newspaper, could be at risk of being tortured while in custody.
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JAMMEH SHOULD REPENT
Marcus Danson says:
Please! Please! dear supporters of Yahya Jammeh withdraw your support for the sake of mankind,for the sake of country and for the sake of freedom and justice for our people. Yes, Yahya may have brought some development for some in the country but it came with a higher price to our freedoms and liberties. The freedom of speech,freedom of assembly, freedom from fear all came to mind as we all know these freedoms were never accorded to us all Gambians as stipulated in our constitution. How many of you the supporters had been detained,imprisoned,fired,demoted,character assassinated on flimsy charges or even on flimsy suspicions. Sam Sarr and M A Bah came to mind. What is stopping you two gentlemen from abandoning Jammeh. Is it status, wealth or fear that is stopping you from doing the right and honourable thing and abandon Yahya Jammeh. What erased the memories of all the injustices you two faced in the hand of Yahya Jammeh? Are you two who were disgraced,imprisoned then pardoned and recycled back to become his pet dogs? or are you men of courage,men of vision and men who as ex – soldiers will remain forever loyal to the country whom you once swore to defend even with your lives. How can you defend the indefensible? How dare you go against the will of the Gambian people and the will of God? How do you support the continuation of the status quo? more arrest without charge, more disappearances without trace, more widows and widowers, more killings of opponents, critics and perceived enemies, more rapes, tortures and all kind of inhumane treatment.
Please gentlemen, do us all a favor and stop backing this evil adventure of Jammeh. With your support to Jammeh can lead to a countless loss of life of innocent Gambians and non Gambians and a considerable destruction of property
For the sake of country please i implore all Jammeh's supporters to see sense. War only destroy but never fix anything and its fury is blind, can't distinguish who will die or who will live.
It is never too late to do the right thing.
Long Live The Gambia and its people!
OBENTU OBEDAYA G. GARSAYNEE says:
MR. JAMMEH, REMEMBER, IF YOU BYPASS YOUR RESPECT, YOU WILL SURELY MEET YOUR DISGRACE AHEAD. THE LIBERIAN PEOPLE HAVE A SAYING, THE BAMBOO THAT IS READY TO DIE WILL NOT LISTEN TO THE SOUND OF A WHISTLE. ONLY FOOLS CAN QUICKLY FORGET, WHEN PRESIDENT SAMUEL DOE WAS ADVISED TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY HE REFUSED AND YOU KNOW ABOUT IT, BECAUSE YOU SERVED AS ECOMOG ON THE GAMBIAN CONTINGENT IN LIBERIA. YOU KNOW HOW DOE STORY ENDED, YOURS IS ABOUT TO END THE SAME WAY. LISTEN TO THIS PARABLE, IT RAINED THE WHOLE NIGHT AND THE DRUM DIDN'T GET FILL WITH WATER, WILL YOUR TEARS FILL IT DOING THE DAY? STOP FOOLING YOURSELF AND RELINQUISH POWER TO THE PEOPLE.
ekundayo says:
It is about time that african heads of state respect the will of the country. Gambia is more important than any single individual. The people have decided


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Duzey ist eine französische Gemeinde mit  Einwohnern (Stand: ) im Département Meuse in der Region Grand Est (bis 2015 Lothringen). Die Gemeinde gehört zum Arrondissement Verdun und zum 2016 gegründeten Gemeindeverband Damvillers Spincourt.

Geografie
Duzey liegt am oberen Othain, etwa zehn Kilometer südlich von Longuyon. Umgeben wird Duzey von den Nachbargemeinden Rouvrois-sur-Othain im Norden, Nouillonpont im Osten, Muzeray im Süden, Billy-sous-Mangiennes im Südwesten und Pillon im Westen und Nordwesten.

Bevölkerungsentwicklung

Im Jahr 1876 wurde mit 83 Bewohnern die bisher höchste Einwohnerzahl ermittelt. Die Zahlen basieren auf den Daten von annuaire-mairie und INSEE.

Sehenswürdigkeiten
 Kirche Saint-Quentin aus dem 12. Jahrhundert, 1928 rekonstruiert
 Wegkreuz

 Ehemalige deutsche Artilleriestellung aus dem Ersten Weltkrieg mit 350-mm-Kanonen, Monument historique

Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur
In der Gemeinde sind vier Landwirtschaftsbetriebe ansässig (Milchwirtschaft, Rinderzucht).

Durch das Gemeindegebiet von Ducey führt die Fernstraße D 618 von Longuyon nach Étain. Der Bahnhof der zehn Kilometer entfernten Stadt Longuyon liegt an der Bahnstrecke Mohon–Thionville.

Literatur
 Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Meuse. Flohic Editions, Band 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-074-4, S. 916.

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MOHAMED SALAH has told Liverpool to pay him what he's worth as he negotiates a potential new contract.
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Cette page concerne les évènements survenus en 1966 en Inde  :

Évènement
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  : Déclaration de Tachkent, traité de paix entre l'Inde et le Pakistan.
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Cinéma
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Littérature
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Sport
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Création

 État de Haryana
 Haute Cour de Delhi
 Indian Forest Service

 Reliance Commercial Corporation
 Sanctuaire de Tal Chhapar
 Shiv Sena, parti politique.

Dissolution

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Naissance
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 Sonam Wangchuk, ingénieur.

Décès
 Homi Jehangir Bhabha, physicien du nucléaire.
 Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, personnalité politique.
 Lal Bahadur Shastri, Premier-ministre.
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 Chronologie de l'Inde
 Chronologie de l'Inde, de l'indépendance à nos jours

Chronologie de l'Inde au XXe siècle
Histoire contemporaine de l'Inde


The USDA quietly released a statistic in March that should alarm us all. More than seven dairy farms folded every day in 2018, and it's easy to see why. America's farmers and ranchers are in their 6th straight year of economic recession, with no end in sight.


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Henry R. Luce Professor of Law and Political Science, Emeritus, and Professorial Lecturer, Yale Law School
Susan Rose-Ackerman specializes in the comparative administrative law of public policymaking and on the political-economy of corruption and its control. She is the author of Democracy and Executive Power: Policymaking Accountability in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and France (2021), Corruption and Government: Causes, Consequences and Reform (1999, 2d edition with Bonnie Palifka, 2016), Due Process of Lawmaking: The United States, South Africa, Germany, and the European Union (with Stefanie Egidy and James Fowkes, 2015); From Elections to Democracy: Building Accountable Government in Hungary and Poland (2005); Controlling Environmental Policy: The Limits of Public Law in Germany and the United States (1995). She holds a Ph.D. in economics from Yale University and has held fellowships at the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences in Palo Alto, Collegium Budapest, Sciences Po, the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study in South Africa, Queen Mary University of London, and from the Guggenheim Foundation and the Fulbright Commission. She was a member of the High Level Panel on International Financial Accountability, Transparency and Integrity (FACTI) for Achieving the 2030 Agenda. She has published widely in the fields of law, economics, and public policy, and she has edited nine books on aspects of corruption and administrative law.


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Carles Pellicer i Punyed (Reus, 13 de novembre de 1958) és un polític català, alcalde de Reus, diputat provincial, i diputat al Parlament de Catalunya des de la VI a la X Legislatura.

Entre el 1990 i 1994 va ser president de la Federació de Comerç de les Comarques Meridionals, vicepresident de la Confederació de Comerç de Catalunya i president de la Unió de Botiguers de Reus. Va ser membre del Ple de la Cambra de Comerç, Indústria i Navegació de Reus del 1999 fins al 2002. President de la Jove Cambra de Reus, 1986. Forma part de diverses entitats de la ciutat: Òmnium Cultural, Orfeó Reusenc, Amics de Reus, Amics de Gaudí, Centre de Lectura, Moto Club, el Círcol, Jove Cambra Internacional de Reus, Associació d'Estudis Reusencs i Rotary Club, entre d'altres.

Conseller Nacional de CDC des del 1995 i va ser membre del consell executiu Nacional de CDC del 2001 al 2004. Va ser regidor de CiU a l'ajuntament de Reus des de l'any 1997 al 1999 i novament el 2003, i diputat a les eleccions al Parlament de Catalunya de 1999, 2003 i 2006.

L'11 de juny de 2011, després de les eleccions municipals espanyoles de 2011, va ser investit alcalde amb els vots del seu partit (CiU), els del Partit Popular Català i els d'Ara Reus, trencant així amb l'hegemonia de 32 anys de govern socialista.

A les eleccions generals espanyoles de 2015 fou escollit senador per la província de Tarragona, càrrec que va ocupar durant la XI legislatura del gener al maig de 2016.

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 Biografia de Carles Pellicer
 Fitxa del Parlament de Catalunya
 Notícies de Carles Pellicer a La Vanguardia

Polítics reusencs
Diputats al Parlament de Catalunya per CDC
Alcaldes de Reus
Senadors catalans al Senat espanyol
Diputats provincials de Tarragona
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Naixements del 1958


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Karen Firestone How Hard Do Company Founders Really Work?
I'm a passable golfer. I enjoy the sport. I have clients who like to play golf. And I often get asked to hit the links. Yet I really have a hard time tearing myself away from the office to play.
That may be because I am a founding CEO. The operative word in that sentence is "founding" or in my case "co-founding." My partner David and I developed the idea for our company 10 years ago, and I took over as CEO several years ago. While the literature suggests that entrepreneurs work very hard, it doesn't exactly say that they never get out of the office to relax. And yet one of the better pieces of advice I received when we started the company was from a successful small business owner who said that nobody else would be as concerned with solving my company's problems as I would be. Of course, a CEO following that approach is less likely to delegate and more likely to be entrenched in work all the time. So how much devotion to the job is "normal" for a founder? And does this level of work wane over time, as the company becomes successful and stable?
To answer that question, I decided to do a survey, asking other entrepreneurs how much they work, how they measured their own commitment to their company, and about their ability to take personal time out of the office. Over eighty founders or co-founders of health care, technology, social media, retail, and financial services firms responded.
The only people who really did seem to spend less time on their companies as time went on were entrepreneurs who had previously started other firms, this being at least their third venture. A few commented that they had learned to delegate and to be less compulsive about every aspect of their enterprise.
I also asked each executive to rate his or her level of commitment to their enterprise, relative to other aspects of their lives, on a scale of 1-10. The averagerating was 9.26, with the women slightly higher than the men.
When I asked whether this commitment affected their ability to take personal time, two thirds said yes. But here, the gender breakdown was stark: 86% of the women agreed that their commitment to work affected their ability to take personal time, but only 52% of the men did. Does this mean that female entrepreneurs are more devoted to their start-ups (or, conversely, that men are less devoted to their personal lives), that women feel they have more to prove, or does it just reflect a bias in the women who completed this particular survey? Perhaps all three.
Whatever the reason, the vast majority (88%) of the entire cohort agreed that the lack of personal time was related to being a founder. Across the entire survey population, when asked whether founding CEOs have more trouble disengaging from work than subsequent CEO's, 73% said yes. Although there were no questions that requested commentary, this is where I got many thoughtful replies from the participants. Simon, a software entrepreneur, said "no one cares like founders do….. starting a company feels extremely personal." Several described their firm in similar familial terms. Naseem, a high-end retail CEO, said "It's your baby to nurture, your reputation at risk, and often your name on the door." At least 10 other CEOs referred to their enterprise as their child.
While children, obviously, require tremendous time and energy, you rarely hear from parents who regret that commitment. I found the same in my survey. Henry, the founder of a transportation logistics company, shared that "I care so deeply about my company. It's an extension of me" while Abby, a cloud networking CEO, told me "I am very proud of every step we take." I know how that feels. I also know it might not be helping my golf game — but I'm okay with that.


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Tanks in the Water
The "System of tractor, tank, and armoured car armament of the Worker and Peasant Red Army", defined in 1929, contained 5 main types of tanks, one of which was the reconnaissance tank. One of the characteristics was "all-terrain capability (including water)". However, the tanks developed to match these requirements (T-37, T-38, T-40) were lightly armoured, and armed only with machine guns. Before the T-50's failure as the Red Army's next light tank, an attempt was made to make it amphibious at factory #37.
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"Currently, work is being done on an amphibious tank with thickened armour based on the existing T-50 tank. In order to finalize the thicknesses of armour plates that can be used, and the tactical-technical characteristics of the vehicle, the factory needs detailed component and overall blueprints of the T-50 tank.
The aforementioned blueprints are stored at the 1st department of NATI, under the index T-135.
We ask you to order NATI to urgently send the aforementioned blueprints to our factory for temporary use (10-15 days), until we can receive blueprints from factory #174, or to allow our workers to copy the blueprints in NATI."
However, even a T-50 doesn't exactly represent a decisive force. Now, a KV, that's something!
"People's Commissariat of Shipbuilding
Central Construction Bureau #32
To the Chief Tank Directorate
This is a request for the dimensional and weight data on the "KV" type tank, currently active on the front. This data is necessary for the development of a raft that can carry a "KV" type tank on assault operations. Independently from this, we ask what type of tank weighs 46 tons, as it was the tank we were suggested to use for planning.
We ask the head of the 5th Chief Directorate to confirm the necessity of receiving data on the KV tank.
Central Construction Bureau #32 Chief Fokin
Chief Engineer Nogid"
And then there are more improvised and less fortunate solutions.
Floating a tank over the surface of a water hazard is only one way of getting it across. If the shore is constantly under fire from the enemy, a more creative tactic must be used. During the Nevsky Pyatachok operation to break through Leningrad's blockade, F. Krylov, chief of EPRON (a nominally civilian rescue and underwater engineering organization, included in the Navy at the start of the war) proposed that the heavy vehicle and artillery be dragged underwater. This maneuver was practiced at the EPRON base, but its execution in battle was more difficult: sunken boats and vehicles, as well as constant artillery fire, impeded the divers' work. In total, only a handful of tanks (including two KVs) made it across. Vehicles that sank halfway across the crossing occasionally continued their journey to the other shore in this manner. However, far from all vehicles lost at that crossing were recovered. A number of tanks have been recovered fairly recently by the "Poisk" diving group.
While the river may be an engineer's enemy, it is a historian's ally. If a vehicle is lost in battle, odds are that no one knows where, and even if they do, it can still be hit by artillery, dragged away as scrap, stripped by looters after the war, etc. A vehicle that is lost in a river, especially if the location of the crossing is well recorded, is safe until some archive diggers can find it and recover it.
"Order to the 58th Independent Tank SPG Regiment
During execution of a combat order, the regiment was performing a march on the route Kremte-Sloboda-Sarny. On February 3rd, 1944, the bridge over Sarny broke, and tank #3038 fell into the river with a crew of 4.
Tank #3312, while on a march on the Alexandria-Klevan route, was crossing a bridge over the river Goryn' in the region of Tuchino on February 9th, 1944, when the bridge broke, and the tank sank in the river. I order that the following tanks be stricken from the inventory of the 58th Tank Regiment:
SU-76I T-3 #3038, engine #3440
SU-76I T-3, #3312, engine #542867
as irrecoverable losses during the execution of a combat task.
58th Independent Tank Regiment SPG commander, Major Novikov
HQ Commander, Major Sinchura"
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Amy R. King
United Flight 175
Wanting to Be Together
Amy King and Michael Tarrou, United Airlines flight attendants, were on Flight 175 when it crashed into the south tower. Working on the same flight was not uncommon: Ms. King and Mr. Tarrou had been dating for more than two years. They had recently started living together in Stafford Springs, Conn.
"They tried to get the same schedule so they could be together more," Deborah Lloyd, Ms. King's sister, said from her home in Naperville, Ill. "They were supposed to have a long layover in Chicago beginning Sept. 12. We were going to have dinner."
The youngest of three sisters, Ms. King, 29, grew up in a small town near Jamestown, N.Y. In high school, she ran track and cross-country. She liked to paint and was interested in clothing design. She started working for United in Chicago in 1993.
Mr. Tarrou, 38, grew up in Wantagh, on Long Island. He loved flying, but making music was a stronger love. "Originally we started playing in bands in Queens and on Long Island" in high school, said Tom Divine, a friend. "He was great at guitar, bass and keyboards and was pretty much the best vocalist I have ever worked with."
During layovers in the Bay Area, Mr. Divine said, he and Mr. Tarrou would spend time in the recording studio.
So far as anyone knows, Mr. Tarrou never asked Ms. King to marry him. But no one doubts that would have happened.
"They were engaged, in their own way," said Dr. James Tarrou, Michael's father. "We were encouraging him, because she was a remarkable person."
Profile published in THE NEW YORK TIMES on December 3, 2001.
Amy R. King, 29, formerly of 163 Dunham Ave., Celoron, died Tuesday (Sept. 11, 2001) the result of the crash of United Airlines flight 175. She was born Oct. 20, 1971, in Jamestown, a daughter of Stewart ''Stub'' and Sue Peterson King. She was a 1989 graduate of Southwestern Central School and a 1991 graduate of Jamestown Community College. She was employed by United Airlines as a flight attendant, where she had worked since 1992. She was extremely happy, kind and fun to be around. She was a wonderful daughter, sister and aunt, and had a great love for life. She enjoyed running, painting and traveling. She was especially close to her longtime boyfriend, Michael Tarrou, who also died in the crash, and her two nieces, Melissa and Jacqueline Lloyd, and nephew, Alex Lloyd Besides her parents of Celoron, she is survived by two sisters: Debbie Lloyd of Naperville, Ill., and Kellie King of Mount Prospect, Ill.; and her grandmothers: Ruth Peterson of Celoron and Alice Saxton of Ashville. She was preceded in death by her grandfathers: Stewart King and Everett Peterson. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Lind Funeral Home. The Rev. Angus Watkins, transition pastor of First Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. Memorial may be made to the American Red Cross, 325 E. Fourth St., Jamestown, N.Y., 14701.
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Fluoroquinolones are a class of strong antibiotics used to treat bacterial infections. More than 26 million Americans are prescribed a fluoroquinolone drug every year. On May 12, 2016 the FDA issued safety labeling changes to fluoroquinolone drugs strongly discouraging the use of these antibiotics in uncomplicated infections. Finding the risks outweigh the benefits, the FDA recommended medical professionals avoid prescribing fluoroquinolines for sinusitis, bronchitis, urinary tract infections, and gynecological infections, unless there are absolutely no other treatment options.
Commonly prescribed fluoroquinolones are ciprofloxacin (Cipro, Cipro XR, Proquin XR); levofloxacin (Levaquin) and moxifloxacin (Avelox).
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A Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) study published in 2013 found that use of fluoroquinolones was associated with a two-fold increased risk of developing aortic dissection or aneurysm within 60 days of exposure. The study authors advised: "[C]linicians should continue to be vigilant for the appearance of aortic aneurysm and dissection in high-risk patients treated with fluoroquinolones." The British Medical Journal (BMJ) published a subsequent study which found that in over 650,000 patients taking fluoroquinolones, the risk of aortic aneurysm was almost tripled. That study concluded that reducing fluoroquinolone prescriptions or prolonged courses of treatment might have prevented more than 200 aneurysms.
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Die norwegische Reederei Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab (deutsch: Die Bergener Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft), international auch The Bergen Steamship Company oder Bergen Line (BDS) genannt, bestand von 1851 bis 1988. Markante Kennung aller BDS-Schiffe war die schwarze Schornsteinmarke mit den drei weißen Ringen.

Geschichte
Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab wurde am 12. Dezember 1851 durch den Reeder Michael Krohn gegründet, um einen Liniendienst von Bergen, Stavanger und Kristiansand nach Hamburg, beziehungsweise Altona aufzubauen.

Das erste Schiff der Reederei war die 1852 in Dienst gestellte Bergen. Die Bergen, eines der ersten Eisenschiffe Norwegens, bediente ab Februar 1853 zweimal monatlich die Strecke Bergen–Hamburg. Zwei Jahre später kam das ebenfalls neu gebaute Schwesterschiff Norge hinzu. Nun bedienten diese beiden Schiffe zusammen die Strecke Bergen–Hamburg.

Ab 1856 fuhr die BDS auch nordwärts nach Trondheim, später wurden in Zusammenarbeit mit Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskab (NFDS) auch die Strecken Trondheim–Hammerfest (ab 1865) und Bergen–Tromsø (ab 1872) bedient. Letztere Strecke wurde 1874 auf Christiania–Tromsø ausgeweitet.

Im Jahr 1907 übernahm Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab die Norwegian Steamship Company mit deren drei Schiffen von den niederländischen Eignern und nahm einen Bergen-Rotterdam-Dienst auf. Im selben Jahr übernahm man in Zusammenarbeit mit der NFDS auch den Vestlandske Lloyd aus Bergen, dessen Flotte man zwischen beiden Unternehmen aufteilte. Die im Volksmund auch Bergen Line genannte Reederei nutzte die hinzugewonnenen Schiffe, um einen Liniendienst nach Island zu eröffnen. Vor Beginn des Ersten Weltkriegs wurde 1913 die Norske Syd-Amerika Linje als Gemeinschaftsdienst von Bergen Line, Otto Thoresen Line und der Nordenfjeldske-Reederei begonnen. Dieser Dienst verband Oslo bis in das Jahr 1980 im Liniendienst mit Rio de Janeiro, Santos und Buenos Aires.

Zwischen den Weltkriegen begann die von 1921 bis 1961 betriebene Kanada-Europa-Linie der Canada Steamship Lines. Dieser Gemeinschaftsdienst wurde mit norwegischen Schiffen in Langzeitchartern, darunter auch solchen der Bergen Line, betrieben. Von 1921 bis 1971 betrieb die Reederei auch ehemalige Kreuzfahrtschiffe. So wurde 1922 der Vergnügungsdampfer Meteor übernommen, der wie die Oceana von der HAPAG und der Werft Blohm & Voss stammte. Die Meteor wurde bis 1914 auf der Hamburg-Amerika-Linie eingesetzt und diente gut betuchten Fahrgästen zur Überfahrt u. a. nach New York. Nach Beginn des Ersten Weltkrieges war sie Wohn- und Zielschiff der U-Boot-Schule Eckernförde der deutschen Marine. Am 30. Mai 1919 wurde sie dem britischen "Shipping Controller" übergeben, dann von der Royal Mail Line und schließlich von H.J. Jewell bereedert. Am 7. Mai 1940 wurde die Meteor in Bergen von der Kriegsmarine beschlagnahmt und in ein Lazarettschiff umgewandelt. Die Meteor sank am 9. März 1945 nach einem Luftangriff im Hafen von Pillau in Ostpreußen.

Ab 1971 wurde der Geschäftszweig der ehemaligen Dampfer in Zusammenarbeit mit Nordenfjeldske als Royal Viking Line betrieben. 1951 bis 1979 gehörte die Tankerfahrt zum Geschäft. Im Jahr 1984 wurde die Bergen Line von der zu Anders Jahre gehörenden A/S Kosmos erworben, fuhr aber als eigenständige Reederei mit dem Betrieb der Fährschiffahrt zwischen Norwegen und Newcastle fort. Nach einem weiteren Verkauf im Jahr 1988 verlor das Unternehmen seine Eigenständigkeit vollends.

Hurtigrutenreederei
Ein nicht unbedeutender und über 85 Jahre unterhaltener Betriebszweig der BDS war der Betrieb von bis zu vier Schiffen auf der Linienverbindung der Hurtigruten. Schon ein Jahr nach der Gründung der Linie, setzte die BDS im Jahr 1894 ihr erstes Schiff, die Nordstjernen auf der Hurtigruten ein. Beim Verkauf der Reederei 1979 gingen diese Hurtigrutenschiffe im Januar des Jahres zusammen mit den Schiffen der Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab in die Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap A/S mit Sitz in Tromsø über. In diesem Jahr endete die Geschichte der BDS auf der Hurtigruten.

Schiffe der Reederei (Auswahl)
In Klammern jeweils das Jahr der Indienststellung für die Reederei

 Dampfschiff Bergen (1852)
 Dampfschiff Norge (1854)
 Dampfschiff Nordstjernen (1855)
 Dampfschiff Jupiter (1857)
 Dampfschiff Nidelven (1857)
 Dampfschiff Nordstjernen (1882)
 Dampfschiff Mercur (1890)
 Dampfschiff Sirius (1894)
 Dampfschiff Vega (1895)
 Dampfschiff Irma (1905)
 Dampfschiff Uranus (1908)
 Dampfschiff Flora (1909)
 Dampfschiff Castor (1909)
 Dampfschiff Midnatsol (1909)
 Dampfschiff Polarlys (1912)
 Dampfschiff Zeta (1919)
 Motorschiff Leda (1920)
 Dampfschiff Irma (1922)
 Dampfschiff Nova (1922)
 Dampfschiff Lyra (1924)
 Dampfschiff Clio (1925)
 Dampfschiff Stella Polaris (1927)
 Dampfschiff Ara (1928)
 Dampfschiff Iris (1928)
 Dampfschiff Leo (1928)
 Dampfschiff Spica (1929)
 Dampfschiff Diana (1930)
 Dampfschiff Keret (1930)
 Motorschiff Venus (1931)
 Motorschiff Pollux (1932)
 Motorschiff Corvus (1932)
 Motorschiff Crux (1933)
 Motorschiff Brant Contry (1935)
 Dampfschiff Nordstjernen (1937)
 Motorschiff Vega (1939)
 Motorschiff Midnatsol (1949)
 Motorschiff Vela (1949)
 Motorschiff Nordlys (1951)
 Motorschiff Polarlys (1952)
 Turbinenschiff Leda (1953)
 Motorschiff Meteor (1955)
 Motorschiff Nordstjernen (1956)
Liste nicht abschließend

Literatur
 Wilhelm Keilhau: Norges eldste linjerederi. Jubileumsskrift til Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskabs 100-års dag 12te desember 1951. Bergen, 1951 (2. Auflage: Bergen, 1952).

Weblinks

 The Bergen Steamship Company / Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab. theshipslist.com (englisch)
 Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab.  timetableimages.com (englisch)
 Flagge der Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab. flagspot.net (englisch)

Einzelnachweise

Ehemalige Reederei (Norwegen)
Gegründet 1851
Aufgelöst 1988
Organisation (Bergen, Norwegen)
Wirtschaft (Vestland)


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Q: Automatically mounting available partition of SD card

SD card Type
Partition available
Size of Partition

A
mmcblk0p1, mmcblk0p2
mmcblk0p1: 30Mb, mmcblk0p2: 31Gb

B
mmcblk0p1
mmcblk0p1: 31Gb

I am using a linux system where I need to mount the largest available SD card partition block automatically during boot. I am able to mount a specific partition eg. /dev/mmcblk0p2 by adjusting /etc/fstab. But this does not work if I change the type of SD card, eg. using type B SD card instead of type A.
Is there a way to mount the largest available partition block automatically irrespective of  the type used?.
Type is simply used here for explanation purpose. Basically type A is a formatted SD with burned images whereas type B is fresh new SD card.
Any feedback or solution will help a lot. Thank you all.

A: I made a script and service to achieve it as I was quite interested on this subject.
The script is selecting the largest partition on /dev/sdb, so if your device has another identification it has to be changed to reflect your env.
My env:

*

*Ubuntu Server on Virtualbox

*8GB usb stick with 2 partitions

The script.

Path: /opt/usb_mount_script.sh

#!/bin/bash

partition="/dev/$(lsblk -x size -i -n | grep -Po 'sdb[0-9]+.*' | tail -n 1 | cut -d ' ' -f 1)"

sudo mount $partition /mnt/usb_largest_partition

exit 0

Explanation:

*

*lsblk -x size -i -n => list all partitions, sort by size, ascii mode and no header

*grep -Po 'sdb[0-9]+.*' => filter the partitions by device sdb

*tail -n 1 => get the last line

*cut -d ' ' -f 1 => get the partition name

The service:

Path: /etc/systemd/system/test.service

[Unit]
Descriptionn=mount largest partition at boot time
After=mnt-wibble.mount

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/opt/usb_mount_script.sh

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Setup:

*

*create the service

*create the script

*allow execution on the script sudo chmod +x usb_mount_script.sh

*create the mount dir mkdir /mnt/usb_largest_partition

*install the service sudo systemctl enable test

*run the service manually with systemctl start test

*boot up your system with the sdcard/usb plugged.

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Olubadan: Intrigues as kingmakers settle for Balogun
On January 5, 2021, Ibadan kingmakers, who comprise members of the Olubadan-in-Council, announced Senator Lekan Balogun as the next Olubadan of Ibadan. The development followed…
Senator Rashidi Ladoja and Senator Lekan Balogun
Sun, 9 Jan 2022 2:46:41 WAT
On January 5, 2021, Ibadan kingmakers, who comprise members of the Olubadan-in-Council, announced Senator Lekan Balogun as the next Olubadan of Ibadan.
The development followed the demise of the immediate past Olubadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, on January 2, 2022 at the age of 93.
Arguably, the ascension to the Olubadan throne remains the most peaceful process in South-West traditional institutions as the next person is usually identified before the death of an incumbent.
For an Ibadan chief to get to the throne of Olubadan, such a person needs to rise through the ranks of Mogaji and get promoted through two ruling lines, which are Egbe Agba (civil) and Balogun (military), from where the paramount ruler is appointed on a rotational basis. It is a journey of at least 35 to 40 years, in most cases.
An aspirant to the Olubadan stool has to climb a 22-step ladder from Jagun Olubadan or a 23-step ladder from Jagun Balogun to the Olubadan throne because there are two alternating lines (Otun and Balogun) to the Olubadan stool.
The next to Olubadan and most senior on both lines are the Otun Olubadan and the Balogun, who, under the Western Nigeria law, are recognised as second class traditional rulers and who are included on the Nigerian equivalent of a civil list as a result.
Others are the Osi Olubadan, Asipa Olubadan, Ekerin and Ekarun, as well as Otun Balogun, Osi Balogun, Asipa Balogun, Ekerin and Ekarun Balogun, while the Seriki (commerce minister or trade chief) and Iyalode (imother of the town, minister for women affairs or female chief) are also members of the Olubadan's privy council.
Going by this, High Chief Lekan Balogun is the next Olubadan of Ibadan land, having been installed as Mogaji in 1986 and climbed through the ladder to become Otun Balogun Olubadan of Ibadan land. Balogun is the most senior among the high chiefs.
However, this time around, controversy arose following a letter written to the governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, by a legal practitioner, Chief Michael Lana, to stop appointment of Senator Balogun as the next Olubadan.
Some people in the state are accusing the Oyo State Government of politicising the issue of Olubadan by bringing up those elevated by the immediate past governor of the state, Senator Abiola Ajimobi.
In a letter dated January 2, 2022, Lana cited a suit filed against the elevation of 10 high chiefs among the 11 members of Olubadan-in-Council.
Lana, who is the lawyer to a former governor of the state and the Osi Olubadan of Ibadan land, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, said Balogun, who is expected to be the new Olubadan, had gone to court to upturn the consent judgement that set aside the gazettes, which recognised High Chiefs and Baales as Obas in Ibadan land.
According to him, the administration of the late Chief Abiola Ajimobi in 2017 conferred the title of Obaship on some High Chiefs and Baales, "thereby disrupting the smooth chieftaincy elevation of Ibadan land".
Lana recalled that the rights given to the chiefs to wear beaded crowns and coronets were challenged by High Chief Rashidi Ladoja, upon which the court nullified the said conferment.
"Consequently, the Court of Appeal, in appeal number CA/IB/99/2018, set aside the said judgement on technical grounds, sending it back to the High Court for retrial," he said.
The Osi Olubadan of Ibadan land Senator Ladoja refused to accept elevation to beaded crown king among the 11 Ibadan High-Chiefs from the immediate past governor, Senator Ajimobi as he supported the candidature of Lekan Balogun.
Ladoja said, "There is no controversy about it. Egbon Lekan Balogun is the most senior in our line, so he is the next in line to the throne.
"For those asking, my 'body and mouth language' is that Egbon Lekan is my senior and he is next in line to the Olubadan stool.
"I do not have the powers to make anybody Olubadan. In 2017, we instituted a case to challenge the needless reform that Abiola Ajimobi as governor wanted to do. Almost all of us as High Chiefs and members of the Olubadan-in-Council agreed to the filing of a suit to challenge him and we gave the task to Michael Lana.
"Lana later called me to say some of the High Chiefs told him to remove their names from the suit, leaving only Egbon Balogun and myself. Two weeks after we started the case, Egbon Balogun said he was no longer interested in the case. I asked Lana if I could do it alone and he told me 'yes' and we continued.
"We won the case at the State High Court and Ajimobi appealed. In a judgement, the Appeal Court, a few days to the exit of Ajimobi from government, sent the case back to the High Court for retrial. Judges of the appellate court said the case was brought under writ of summons instead of originating summons.
"By the time, there had been a new government headed by Seyi Makinde, who said he did not want the distraction of the suit and called for out-of-court settlement, which we agreed to and did.
"After the terms of settlement were agreed to, the court gave a consent judgement based on the terms. But they said they were not happy and instituted two fresh cases, which are still in court till today.
"So, I need people to understand that I am not causing any trouble. The cases that are in court today in respect of the Obaship tussle were instituted by Egbon Balogun and his colleagues, who are still calling themselves Obas.
"It is they that the people should talk to. Let them go and withdraw the cases they instituted. I don't like the unwarranted tension this matter is generating."
Effort to get comments from the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Chief Bayo Lawal proved abortive as he did not pick his calls, and a text message sent to him was not replied.
However, a top source in the state government dismissed the allegations that government was politicising the process, saying the Oyo State Government is yet to get an official letter intimating the governor about the demise of the Olubadan.
"I don't want you to mention my name because it is a sensitive issue. The process starts from the palace. They will need to write the government about the death of a monarch, and the monarch in return will inform the kingmakers to introduce the next person in line. But unfortunately, as we speak, the government is yet to get a letter from the palace. I can assure you that the governor will do the right thing," he added.
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Q: python , walking directory of existing script that doesn't I was looking to do an similar script to this however noticed that when I ran the linked question it only looks at files within the root of the directory provided. can anyone give the best way to walk all the directory's in a folder (presuming you had something like the following):
c:\test c:\test\1 c:\test\2
and so on and wanted to search all files and folders in all folders not just the root

A: from pathlib import Path
r=Path(r"c:\\").rglob('system')
next(r)

or you can use 'for' to loop r.


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La chiesa dell'Immacolata è una delle tre chiese che si affacciano sul corso del Borgo di Maratea, ed è prospiciente alla piazza dove si trova il palazzo della sede municipale.

Nei lavori di restauro del 1987, nella cripta della chiesa è stato ritrovato l'abside di una più antica chiesa, dedicata a San Pietro, dove si trova un affresco del XIV-XV secolo.

Storia
La chiesa attuale fu costruita nel XVIII secolo, in forma di cappella, sul sito della più antica chiesa di San Pietro.

Sappiamo che dal 1688 vi si costituì la confraternita laicale di San Pietro, poi detta dell'Immacolata, che è proprietaria dell'edificio. La confraternita era istituita dal ceto nobile di Maratea, che riunì in congrega dopo la demolizione del Tocco, ossia il sedile della nobiltà.

Un atto notarile datato 15 gennaio 1748, dimostra che era prevista, in questo periodo, un progetto di ingrandire la cappella per farla diventare una più grande chiesa. Tale lavoro però non avvenne.

La chiesa fu ingrandita solo nel 1824, quando assunse le attuali dimensioni.

Duramente colpita da vari terremoti, fu restaurata nel 1923.

Arte e Architettura

Esterno
La chiesa presenta una facciata molto semplice, con un rosone in stucco al centro del timpano. Sul lato sinistro si alza un piccolo campanile, dalle forme vagamente bizantine.

Interno
L'interno della chiesa è decorato in un elegante stile che richiama vagamente le forme neoclassiche.

Sul grande altare maggiore, in marmo policromo, si affacciano la statua dell'Immacolata, del XVIII secolo, e due dipinti, della stessa epoca, che raffigurano San Biagio e San Pietro.

La chiesa di San Pietro
Ciò che rimane dell'antica chiesa è solo l'abside, con il grande affresco che raffigura, secondo gli studiosi, l'Ascensione con gli apostoli. È stato datato al XIV secolo, e sarebbe opera di un autore della scuola di Giotto, forse proveniente dalla Provenza.

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Altri progetti

Immacolata, Chiesa della
Chiese dedicate a santa Maria Immacolata


Chroma key specialist Reflecmedia has announced the installation of its ground-breaking chroma key product, Chromatte, into a number of national and international sites for French broadcaster TF1.
Designed specifically for LC1, TF1's continuous rolling news channel, Chromatte will be installed in the following locations: Rome, London, Washington, followed by New York and finally Moscow.
The multi-site installations comprise of both bespoke (custom sewn) and off the shelf versions of the Chromatte fabric and dual (blue and green) LiteRings, and are intended for permanent use within the foreign sites to more easily enable the reporting journalist or presenter to be keyed against live video prior to transmission via satellite.
The sort of benefits Chromatte can bring are amply illustrated by a recent regional installation at ITV Central studios in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK, where studio size meant that back projection wasn't possible. As the Chromatte material has the unique feature that creases in the fabric do not effect the key, a custom-made drape was designed to be simply pulled into place when necessary and also cover the floor – thus giving the production team the capability of using full body shots. In addition, a panel of Chromatte has been set within a frame into which a corporate background or image can be keyed, depending upon the required shot. The studio set-up boasts both green and blue LiteRings to be used on ENG type cameras, which also carry Autoscript prompters.


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