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Former Ipswich Town starlet Gunnar is back firing under Hreidarsson
Published: 10:09 AM May 31, 2013
Gunnar Thorsteinsson - Credit: Archant
When one door closes, another one opens, and that is definitely the case for former Ipswich Town Academy Player of the Year, Gunnar Thorsteinsson.
IBV and Gunnar Thorsteinsson celebrate victory - Credit: Archant
Just a year after winning the club's top youth award, the 19-year-old was packing his bags back to his homeland, having been released without a senior Blues appearance under his belt.
Gunnar Thorsteinsson in action for Town's youngsters - Credit: Archant
However, he now finds himself playing an important role for IBV in Iceland's top flight, under former Blues legend, Hermann Hreidarsson and ex-England goalkeeper, David James, and looking forward to a Europa League qualifier in July.
Hreidarsson is player-coach of IBV, having agreed a deal to manage the club last September and drafted in his good friend and former Portsmouth team-mate James, with almost 1,000 English domestic league games under his belt, as his assistant.
IBV are currently fifth after five games and defensive midfielder Thorsteinsson is delighted with how things have turned out for him.
"The team has performed really well and I have been really pleased with every game I have played in so far," said the teenager.
"We have had a tough fixture list to start with, playing three of the strongest teams, so it could have been a lot worse and some pundits over here are saying we could be contenders for the title.
"The crowds are not as big over in Iceland but as "Jamo" (David James) recently said, it does not matter if you win a game in front of 90,000, 50,000, 10,000 or 500, the feeling is still the same."
For James, the switch to Iceland will have provided something of a culture shock, with the 42-year-old having been used to playing in World Cup and European Championship campaigns, as well as in the biggest Premier League games, during a career which has included spells at Liverpool, Aston Villa and West Ham.
As for Hreidarsson, he has the unenviable record of having been relegated five times from the Premier League, including with Ipswich in 2002, but made his name in the UK as a whole-hearted defender and a consistent performer for a number of teams.
Despite the pair's standings in the UK, Thorsteinsson says the veteran duo are the perfect fit for the club.
"They are both legends and both know their football," he said.
"Hermann is a great motivator and puts so much faith in you and is almost a divine figure here, having come back to the club where he started his career.
"James is more analytical and is always prepared to take players for extra training so they can improve."
Thorsteinsson is happy to have got his career back on track and, despite an indifferent time at Portman Road, has no regrets over his time in Suffolk.
He is also realistic too and sees a chance to play back in his home country as a chance to maybe re-launch his career on foreign shores.
"I would like to play abroad again," said Thorsteinsson.
"It was disappointing not to reach my goal at Ipswich and who knows if a change of manager affected my chances? Football is full of ifs and buts.
"But I improved every aspect of my game at Ipswich and I would say Russell Osman and Bryan Klug were the biggest influences on me, and I am proud of what I achieved there.
"For now, this is the best move for me at this stage of my career."


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Kevin de Bruyne Jokes That Pep Guardiola Is a Sh*t Coach During Man Citys Title Celebrations
Kevin de Bruyne joked that his manager Pep Guardiola is a 'sh*t coach' because he only wins as captured on camera during Manchester City's on pitch title celebrations at the weekend.
City held off competition from Liverpool on the final day of the season to retain their Premier League crown, as they beat Brighton 4-1 at the Amex Stadium.
City had a lead of one point going into the game, knowing that any slip up would likely hand the Reds their first league title in 29 years. Despite going a goal behind, Pep Guardiola's men fought back to a secure a comfortable victory which saw them become the first team to successfully defend the title in ten years.
Guardiola has been hailed for his impact since arriving at City, while 2018/19 could yet culminate in a domestic treble for the Citizens.
City amassed a total of 98 points for the Premier League campaign, just two short of their record-setting century of last season.
However, De Bruyne isn't impressed by all his manager's success and during the celebrations at the Amex on Sunday, he took the opportunity to poke fun at his manager.
As captured and shared by Spanish programme El Dia Despues, Guardiola comes over to hug his midfielder, before the Belgian sarcastically quips: "You're a sh*t coach. You only win."
"Un entrenador de mierda". #ElDíaDespués pic.twitter.com/REoUgsvDFx
— El Día Después en Movistar+ (@ElDiaDespues) May 13, 2019
With the Guardiola expected to spend big this summer to bolster his squad, the Belgian midfielder will face more competition for places and will need to maintain the standards he has set in his first two seasons, if he is to play a key part in City's relentless pursuit of glory.

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Prince Harry's most revealing interview yet
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The world is fascinated with Prince Harry's private life, but he's been keeping shtum when it comes to personal matters – until now.
Tonight (Friday 16th) Prince Harry will speak to Lisa LaFlamme, Chief Anchor and Senior Editor of CTV National News. The interview looks set to be a intimate affair, as the pair will be chatting at Harry's home Kensington Palace itself, which is in itself rather unusual.
Now we all know what we'd ask Harry given half the chance, but whether those questions will actually come up isn't clear yet. However, we do have some intriguing details about some of the topics up for discussion later…
Given the Prince's Heads Together campaign with Kate and William, the interview will focus primarily on mental health. The Prince will also be discussing the Invictus Games, which will be held in Toronto this year.
Interviewer Lisa LaFlamme has also divulged a few details about her visit to Kensington Palace, and revealed just how comfortable it was chatting to the royal. "The conversation with Prince Harry was as comfortable as sitting across from one of my nephews," she muse. "And the same logic applied — ask very few questions, and you get way more information than you bargained for." We don't know that we would be able to be so restrained, Lisa!
Lisa also admitted that despite the royal tendency to be tight-lipped and private, she found Prince Harry is actually a big softie who "wears his heart on his sleeve".
Hilariously, she also revealed one of the Prince's secret nicknames. When discussing the interview room, Lisa described "piles of books on the ottoman".
And, "The title that caught my eye was the same one the Prince's communications director promptly put away – a picture book about Harry Potter. To his friends, "Potter" is the Prince's nickname but apparently not something Palace PR would want to distract from our interview." Don't be shy Harry – we think it's adorable!
14 times Prince Harry broke the Royal Rulebook
Prince Harry's everlasting tribute to Princess Diana
Prince Harry's plans to propose to Meghan revealed!
Previously unseen letter from Princess Diana reveals special bond between William and Harry
So what we really want to know is – will we be getting any more gossip about his relationship with Meghan Markle? Sadly, it seems not.
"We talked about Toronto, a city he now knows well as a regular visitor to see his girlfriend – and no, I didn't ask about his romantic relationship or whether he's about to pop the question. As curious as I am, I decided his love life couldn't eclipse the importance of Invictus."
Discussing Princess Diana…
And of course, the subject of Harry's late mother, Princess Diana, was likely to come up. Lisa revealed that even though she had been told not to discuss it, Harry actually brought up the subject himself.
"I was urged by the Palace PR not to ask about his mother but it was inevitable that this most sensitive subject emerge from Harry himself. He is all about authenticity now and facing up to things in life we don't ask for but are forced to "manage" – like a war amputation or the loss of a mother as a 12-year-old boy.
"To Harry, these wounds trigger the same emotional eventuality. Ignore the demons and they will haunt you forever. Reveal them and find strength in the support of those around you."
Lisa also revealed just how welcoming Harry was to guests.
"We headed onto the grounds for the second part of our interview — a couple of picnic tables and a free-wheeling conversation with two wounded soldiers and their families. One soldier is a triple amputee with five children. Yes, five children.
"Prince Harry immediately focused on the kids and even sat right down on the grass so he could look them in the eye. He made them feel special and at home in the place where he is most comfortable."
We love him even more now…
The interview will air on Friday 16th June on CTV in Canada.


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Mother Turns Life Around – SAVE, Inc.
For Alicia, life was bleak until just a few years ago. In 2007, Alicia's four children were taken away from her and placed in foster care. Homeless, addicted to drugs and without friends or extended family, she was completely alone.
Her childhood had been lonely and difficult — Alicia's mother was also a drug addict and they were never in one place very long. At a young age, Alicia turned to drugs and men for comfort. She was only 15 when she became pregnant with her first child.
Despite all of the hardships Alicia has faced, she admits that losing her children was the lowest point in her life. Desperate to get her children back and to be the mother they deserve, she knew she had to change.
"I made the decision that my kids were more important than drugs," Alicia explains.
After she completed a drug treatment program, her case manager referred her to SAVE, Inc., and she was granted a rent voucher. As a result, Alicia was able to find a house in a comfortable neighborhood, ideal for her children.
Alicia's tenacity paid off when her children came home in December 2008. They returned to a mother who was not only clean and sober, but also stable. Now working and planning on finishing cosmetology school, Alicia says she feels like she's starting a new life for herself and her children.
Having just signed her lease for a third year, Alicia can hardly believe that her family has been in the same place for so long, since she had never lived anywhere for more than a year until now. "We are rooted now," Alicia shares proudly.
Alicia says she is thankful every day for her blessings. Among them: having a stable home that allows Alicia and her children to spend time together. All of her children are involved in extra-curricular activities and doing well in school. One was just named "Student of the Month," and her oldest daughter is working part-time.
Alicia has taken a terrible situation and turned it around. She not only created a new life for herself and her children, she laid the groundwork for their futures by becoming the role model for her children that she never had.


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Q: TypeError: open() got an unexpected keyword argument 'buffering' I am writing a chatbot program with python and when I run my code I get the following error.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:/Users/stephen/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python35/chatbot.py", line 97, in <module>
    with bz2.open("C:/RC_{}".format(timeframe.split('-')[0],timeframe), buffering=1000) as f:
TypeError: open() got an unexpected keyword argument 'buffering'

Could not find any information online regarding error.  All I saw was maybe that it was a bug and I should report it to python.  Currently running python3.5.3.  This is the part of the code that gets the error.
with bz2.open("C:/RC_{}".format(timeframe.split('-')[0],timeframe), buffering=1000) as f:
    for row in f:
        row_counter += 1
        parent_id = row['parent_id']
        body = format_data(row['body'])
        created_utc = row['created_utc']
        score = row['score']
        comment_id = row['name']
        subreddit = row['subreddit']
        parent_data = find_parent(parent_id)

A: The error is very explicit:
TypeError: open() got an unexpected keyword argument 'buffering'

A simple check of the documentation for bz2.open would then show you that this function does not take a buffering argument.
So simply remove it.

A: The bz2.open function doesn't take a buffering argument. Even bz2.BZ2File, which takes buffering, explicitly notes:

The buffering argument is ignored. Its use is deprecated.

Buffering arguments are a bit nonsensical for compressors; they have to buffer to some extent, since if you request X amount of data, they may need need to decompress a block of unknown final size to get it, so they're either decompressing the whole block and buffering the uncompressed data beyond the X request, or stopping decompression when they reach X, buffering the compressed data (and they might still have to buffer some uncompressed data since decompressing a single byte from a stream can produce many bytes of output).
Point is, there is no reasonable way to disable or limit buffering; the needs of the compressor mean you don't have that level of control.

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Are you looking for an adventure in the spectacular Kyrgyz countryside that is affordable, a bit challenging but not too physical and that will leave you begging for more breathtaking views? This 3-day 2-night horse riding trip to the alpine lake of Song-Kol is perfect for you then. Horse riding around Song-Kol lake and the high mountain pastures is one of the top activities to do from Bishkek. Stay in a traditional Kyrgyz yurt, meet the friendly semi-nomadic families and herdsmen who live in the mountains at 3000m above sea level.
Riding a horse Kyrgyz style is a unique experience. Beginner or experienced horserider, you're sure to get fantastic memories out of this trip. Don't worry if you've never ridden a horse before, our guides will explain exactly how to saddle, mount, ride and even gallop in the Kyrgyz jailoos.
Get a taste of the nomadic life in rural Kyrgysztan! Watch farmers milk mares, drink some mare's milk, ty to spot some of the many species of birds who live in the area, and soak in the fresh air and the absolutely gorgeous views of the sun setting over the Song-Kol Lake. Don't forget to bring a tripod with you to snap some pictures of the beautiful starry sky at night with the mountains and the lake in the background.
Day 1: Bishkek to Kyzart by bus. Have lunch in Kyzart before getting on your horse. Horse riding or 3 hours. Dinner & night with shepherds in a yurt.
Day 2: Kyzart to Song Kol by horse. Horse riding for 3 hours. Dinner & night in a yurt camp.
Day 3: Song Kol to Kyzart by horse. Horse riding for around 5 hours. Lunch in Kyzart. Bus back to Bishkek.
Requirements: trekking boots/gaiters, weatherproof warm clothes, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, rain coat and warm clothes – it gets really cold at night!
Accommodation & meals: 2 nights in a yurt, 3 lunches, 2 dinners and 2 breakfasts.


In my most recent blog posts, I have focused on the topic of goals and social intranet adoption, in general and for managers. Including a social dimension in personal goals is the key to adoption by the bulk of employees, the late adopters.
Why? Because for many, personal goals are the definition of what they are paid to do, Goals = Work. As long as goals have no social dimension, nothing about knowledge sharing, nothing about collaboration, about creation of intellectual capital, why would you do it. It's not your job!
But, as I have pointed out before, using the social intranet doesn't produce benefits that are easy to measure and attribute to actions by individuals, that are sure to benefit your own organizational unit or that can be predicted to occur within a specific time frame – the type of goals we have all been trained to set. These types of goals are rather production oriented, don't you think? But working out loud, developing intellectual capital or sharing it generously are not about production. It is rather an investment. Something that may pay off, some day and maybe not for your unit.
You are supposed to produce for your unit for this quarter AND to invest in shared knowledge, relations and transparency for the benefit of the entire organization, some day.
Setting social goals, the key to changing the ways of working?
Social. Goals. Two concepts that we're not used to bundling. Like combining lobster and mashed potatoes. "Social" sounds friendly and positive while "Goals" are square, constraining and pressing. But I think it's time to rethink.
For years now, we have tried to convince people to break out of the email bog, to stop withholding hinted-at knowledge (since they believe it gives power), to quit hoarding information instead of releasing it and to dare to both ask and help colleagues they might not know already. The greater portion of the population we manage to see the light, the harder the resistance from those who remain. Quite naturally, of course. You advance where the resistance is the weakest.
Why care? you might say. Because the benefits to all of people working transparently, sharing and helping increase with the proportion of employees who are on board while, at the same time, having a major portion of employees sticking to their old habits, restrains the rest of us and force us to manage both the old and the new, all the time.
So which arguments do we get back from the opposition? Usually a version of "I don't see the point to invest the time in learning new tools and to change my habits just to play around with this social stuff. I have work to do." The key I see in this statement is in the italics at the end: For them, social isn't work. It's not even another (never mind better) way to get work done. It's just frosting on the cake. Social isn't work. Which brings me to the headline. If we are to get these late adopters to change their ways, we have to make working openly an integrated part of their work. And, for many of us, a major part of the definition of our work is in the goals we are told to work towards.
So, adding a social, collaborative or knowledge sharing dimension to the definition of personal and departmental goals, will lead to a change in the definition of the work that should be done.
Author TheSocialSwedePosted on December 10, 2014 Categories Social Business, Social IntranetTags adoption, english, goals, social intranet, social_business, targetsLeave a comment on Setting social goals, the key to changing the ways of working?


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First Case of Coronavirus in New Zealand
March 2, 2020 March 2, 2020 Newsnblogs 0 Comments Coronavirus in Indonesia, Coronavirus in New Zealand
The outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus is ongoing worldwide, the first Coronavirus case has been confirmed in New Zealand, and two cases of Corona have been reported in Indonesia.
According to foreign media, the man arrived in Auckland, New Zealand, from Iran, where a few days later he was confirmed with the Coronavirus. Nearly 15 people sitting near the aforementioned person on the trip have isolated themselves after contact and instructions from authorities, most of them from Auckland while 2 are from South Island.
New Zealand has issued travel instructions for people coming from South Korea and Italy, while those coming from Iran and China have been temporarily banned from entering New Zealand.
On the other hand, the first cases of Coronavirus reported in Indonesia. Two women in Indonesia have also been confirmed with the Coronavirus. It may be recalled that in China yesterday, there were 202 more cases of Coronavirus reported, after which the total number of virus victims in the country has increased to more than 85,000. In China, 42 more people have died of the deadly virus last day, following which the death toll from the coronavirus in China has risen to 2,912.
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Wildlife of Tropical North Queensland: Cooktown to Mackay, by Queensland Museum Staff
Wildlife of Tropical North Queensland: Cooktown to Mackay, by Queensland Museum Staff. New edition, 368p, paperback, 21x14cm.950 colour photos.
Comprehensive and easy-to-read information on more than 850 species of plants and animals of Tropical North Queensland. Covers the area east of the Great Dividing Range between Cooktown and Mackay (including Cairns and Townsville).
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Wildlife of Tropical North Queensland: Cooktown to Mackay, by Queensland Museum Staff quantity
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SALT LAKE CITY — A real-life Grinch in Salt Lake City didn't steal the who pudding or the roast beast, but what they took left a big hole. The alleged thief stole a tree right out of the front yard.
Lee planted the tree, along with a dozen others, about 13 years ago on the property he managed at 528 South 1100 East. Saturday afternoon, the tree was gone.
The only evidence left behind was a stump where a beautiful, 8-foot Black Hills spruce tree used to stand.
Lee didn't know the person's motive but said he had a good guess.
Lee said he filed a police report, but unless someone saw it happen or knows who did it, the spot in the corner of the yard where the spruce tree once stood will now be empty, just in time for Christmas.


Book Review: Judicial Review and the Rights of Private Parties in EC Law by Angela Ward. Oxford: Oxford University Press, (2000). 368 Pages.
The evolution of the role of European Union (EU) institutions in the past decade has outpaced the expectations of many observers, and the European Court of Justice has not lagged behind other EU institutions in the sometimes contentious struggle to develop an acceptable balance between Member State sovereignty and effective application of European Community (EC) laws. Angela Ward's JudicialReview and the Rights of Private Parties in EC Law provides ample evidence that despite the European Court of Justice's general progression towards a more thorough review of EC law with regard to Member State application, the development of the Court's role in the protection of the rights of individuals under EC law has been both muddled and inconsistent. In this book, Ward presents a careful and detailed analysis of the interaction between private parties, national courts and the Court of Justice in the arena of the rights of private parties.
The author presumes a basic understanding of the mechanisms of the Court of Justice and familiarity with relevant articles of the EU Treaties that established and direct the operation of the Court, and she addresses her work to those interested in a detailed description of case law development of the issues at hand. As such, the book is not ideal for a reader seeking basic insight into the role of the Court, but is a useful guide to the recent history and legal developments of the rights of private parties under EC law. It provides an excellent platform for the reader interested in watching the continued evolution of the Court's review of both Member State and EC institutional liability to private parties.
Ward begins with a description of the Treaty's directions to the Court of Justice as well as a brief overview of the Court's history that brings the reader to the point at which she begins her detailed discussion of the procedural developments. Following the introduction, the book is roughly divided into two sections. The first section, chapters 3-5, addresses the rights of individuals to bring proceedings and recover damages from Member States in national courts based on EC law; the second section, chapters 6-8, addresses the rights of private parties to challenge EC laws and recover damages from Community institutions. The final chapter draws together the comparisons and observations made in both sections.
In chapter 3, entitled "Current Issues in the Court of Justice Case Law on Member State Remedies and Procedural Rules," the author addresses the growing intrusion of the Court of Justice into national legal systems and provides the reader with a thorough discussion of the key principles the Court has developed within the last decade to determine State liability for breach of EC law. This discussion covers the conditions under which States will be held liable, the time limits of liability, the application of national law governing the extent of damage awards and the extent to which national courts are required to introduce remedies unavailable under their own national law in order to satisfy EC remedy requirements. One of the issues the author discusses in chapter 3 is the effectiveness principle. Ward demonstrates that the Court of Justice has used the principle to expand its reach into national law in areas including interim relief for those challenging Member State application of EC law, national time limits for bringing proceedings on claims that EC law has been breached, and the right to judicial review. In each of these areas, however, Ward presents persuasive evidence that while the Court of Justice has in some cases boldly expanded its own role, there is a tendency to quickly narrow the reach of its decisions. For example, with regard to national time limits for bringing proceedings against Member States for breach of EC law, the Court's decision in Emmott, according to Ward, seemed to indicate that, with respect to Directives that are directly effective, "any and all claims brought by applicants pursuant to an unimplemented Directive would be permissible, even if they were brought years after the relevant loss or damage was sustained," and even if Member State time limits barred the party from bringing proceedings. However, the Court's subsequent decisions in Steenhorst, Johnson No. I,s and Johnson No. 26 worked to narrow Emmott's impact by allowing Member States to limit retroactive payments in cases in which an unimplemented Directive is the basis for recovery. As the author convincingly demonstrates, this pattern of aggressive expansion of the Court's role in judicial review followed by drastic limiting of the same characterizes the Court's treatment of many issues related to the subject of this book.


As we are all aware Barry is hanging up his mic after Andy Martins' game on Sunday and i gather a new DJ is in place for the new season.
He ( Or She ) probably has their own idea's for music for the games but what new tune should we skate out to?
My choice would be The Professional's theme tune or maybe the dance version of Lost In Space by Apollo 440.
Guildford had this a few years ago and it went down well.
A couple of seasons ago we had 'O Fortuna' from Carl Orffs Carmina Burana. I think this would go down well especially if the lightning was lowered and dry ice used around the bench as the players skate out.
Yes, Oxford's looked like fire, hence the "Romford" chants that followed . I'd quite like us to come out to 'O Fortuna' too, or maybe "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson for the first league game?!
I'd quite like us to come out to 'O Fortuna' too, or maybe "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson for the first league game?!
You surprise me - I could have sworn you'd say Buck's Fizz.
I liked Barry using Enter Sandman by Metallica, and Feuer Frei by Rammstein (as used by the Knights). As for songs I've not heard used before the idea of using Holst's Planet Suite is a good one.
However my personal vote would go to Hey Hey My My (Into the Black) by Neil Young and Crazy Horse off the album Live Rust.
Well seeing as you mentioned it, I did think we could come out to Lordi!
Please not the professionals, this is not only corny it opens that old chestnut about a develeopment league, paying players etc. Streatham fans would go on and on and on about it!
As for music, when the opposition skate out we could play "Things can only get better..."
The home team music is tough and probably needs a mix of songs. The start of 'Satisfaction' by the Stones would be a good starter?
I still think Enter Sandman is a great tune, Welcome to the Jungle by Guns n Roses? Barry also used Cochise by Audioslave which was great..
I think this weekend Andy Martin's team should come out to the A team - old skool players need an old skool tune!
Nice touch, but ONLY for this game PLEASE!
FEUER FREI is ours..... keep your filthy mitts off!!!
The entrance tunes at the start of the game have been chosen for me but the specific tune for Andy Martin is mine and the rest of the game is down to me!!
Should be a great one!!
The perfect Ice Hockey entrance music is "Narcotic" by Liquido!
How about "Midnight Dynamo" - Scott plays it at the juniors games sometimes.


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Victoria University Accused of Human Rights Violation
A Canadian student has laid a complaint with the Human Rights Commission over Victoria University's decision to deny her exchange because of her mental illness.
The student, Kristin Legault, alleges the university denied her exchange last year because she suffers from bipolar disorder. "I was offered a place – an unconditional offer – by Victoria University," Legault told RNZ when her exchange was initially revoked. But when she told the university she was on medication for bipolar disorder – something she had not been asked to disclose by the application process, but which she had decided to disclose herself – Victoria University "got their backs up". Legault said she was asked to provide an uncomfortable amount of medical information to the university: she sent through her background information, a discharge summary, what supports she thought she would need, and a recovery plan she had devised alongside a psychologist. "I basically sent through my whole medical records," she said. She felt it was unnecessary since she had arranged to meet with a Wellington-based psychologist and psychiatrist upon her arrival, and planned to pay for any medical costs through her insurance. "I made contacts and support systems outside of campus, so it doesn't really involve them," she said.
Since last year, Legault has filed an official complaint with the Human Rights Commission over Victoria University's conduct. New Zealand human rights lawyer Frances Joychild says Legault's claim isn't frivolous: it's unlawful to discriminate against someone with a mental illness unless there is reason to believe they would be a risk to themselves or others. "Given that she's very proactive in managing her mental disability and that she already had a psychologist and psychiatrist in NZ, the support of her college back in Canada, her primary parents and her own psychologist to come to NZ for a term, it's very difficult to see how she would have been a risk to herself or others," she told RNZ. In addition, Joychild says the university could not be said to have made an informed decision on the matter, as they did not attempt to seek advice from Legault's medical people in Canada. "You can't make a decision without talking to those people who created her own medical file," she said.
Victoria University Provost Wendy Larner says the university "will cooperate fully with the Commission's process" and "[is] confident [it] made the correct decision in this case and that [its] actions are not in breach of the human rights act". She claims "there is considerable incorrect information in the public arena regarding this situation", but (as of time of writing) has not clarified what information she believes has been incorrectly reported.
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'Lack Of Preparation Led To Chennai Floods'
Harshita Motaparthi
Floods are simply put – an excess amount of water reaching the land in a very short period of time, causing the surface to be submerged under water and causing widespread destruction to life and property. The 2015 South Indian floods caused by the annual northeastern monsoon in November and December impacted Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh drastically. The floods took the lives of approximately 514 people in Tamil Nadu and caused widespread property damage. With nearly 1.8 million people displaced from their homes, houses submerged and streets water logged, Chennai is in a state of despair. Even though the winter monsoon rains are quite sporadic, the coastal regions of South India expect these rains every year and these rains contribute up to 30% of its annual rainfall. The rainfall ended on November 25th, 2015. However, the India Meteorological Department predicted heavy rainfall over parts of Tamil Nadu for the week after that. The impact of the rainfall was however, quite a surprise, as Chennai had not faced such intense rainfalls in the past century. On December 1st 2015, major parts of coastal Tamil Nadu were inundated. There was widespread agitation among the people of Chennai, who had nowhere to go due to the sudden inundation. People blamed the government for not taking the predictions of the Meteorological Department seriously.
Owing to the sordid saga of heavy rainfall, Chennai was officially declared a 'disaster area' and in a state of emergency. People claim that the directionless and callous behavior of the government officials only worsened the situation. The water released from the Chembarambakkam reservoir, which held the water from the Adyar River caused the situation to go out of control. The rainfall prediction caught the attention of the Public Works Department officials and they advised the concerned authorities to lower the water level in the reservoir from 22 feet to 18 feet to make enough space for the anticipated inflow, however, this plea was not taken into consideration and the reservoir subsequently reached its highest capacity of 24 feet and eventually the water spread out all over the city, causing the city to get inundated. In fact, even areas that were not previously impacted by the heavy rainfalls were wrecked. As victims were forced to leave their homes, watch their belongings get washed away and swam their ways out of fear; they could not help but blame the authorities for the condition that could have been prevented by merely reducing the water level in the reservoir by 4 feet. It can evidently be said that if the authorities took prior precautions, the situation would have been in control. The government could have evacuated areas that were predicted to be effected, instead of waiting till their homes were submerged in water.
From the point of view of disaster management, the citizens of the effected areas point fingers at the government and call it a man-made calamity. If precautions were taken prior to the heavy rainfall and flooding, Chennai would probably not be in the unfortunate condition which it is in right now and the widespread damage to life and property could be prevented to a large extent. A major reason why Chennai was so deeply affected was because of the poor planning of the city such as poor regulation of the illegal constructions, chocking of water exists and badly planned construction projects. The Chembarambakkam reservoir had no detention basins. Detention basins are small reservoirs built and connected to waterways to provide a temporary storage for floodwaters. This means that during an event like floods, the water is drained into the basin first; giving people time to evacuate and it can also reduce the magnitude of downstream flooding. In order to avoid such devastating epidemics in the future, India needs to concentrate on building 'smart' cities through appropriate town planning and management. Lowering water levels in hydraulic dams and taking preventive measure with respect to the overflow of dams should be the first step taken by any effected government, which did not happen in this case. Chennai showed signs of buildings and developing infrastructure that limited the flood water to drain out. This evidently caused widespread destruction to property and did not give the opportunity for people to evacuate. It can be inferred that town planning plays a major role in such acts of God. It is important that builders acquire permission before buildings are erected. This will ensure that the waterways are not blocked. Also, drainage systems must be covered and kept free from objects that choke them. This way, water can quickly run through if it rains and minimize any chance of town flooding. The Chennai international airport can be taken as an example to explain the poor town planning of Chennai. The airport, which primarily has two runways were constructed against the required standards. A portion of the secondary runway was built over the flood basin of the Adyar River; a bridge was built over the river blocking the free flow of water. The fundamental instrument of flood fighting – Storm water drains, were abandoned and this led to further destruction.
The fact that the government of Tamil Nadu stepped in to help its people cannot be denied. The half-yearly school examinations were postponed, victims were being shifted to recovery camps, the Indian Railways stopped its operation and the Airport was at a standstill. However, the government of Chennai could have interpreted the impact of the El Nino rainfalls by taking the Meteorological Department predictions into consideration instead of overlooking them. Even though the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Jayalalithaa said that the effects of such a natural calamity are unavoidable, facts suggest that it could have been manmade. The underestimation of the impact of the floods caused a major deficiency amongst the concerned authorities. The Army, the Coast Guard and the National Disaster Response departments were ready to help but there was no coordination between each department. Precautions such as issuing regulations banning building, residing in, and access to identified risk zones and implementing specific protective systems such as alarm signals could have helped to a large extent. The fact that the government of Tamil Nadu stood up for its people, when in need, has to be appreciated and any government faced with sudden calamities cannot ideally solve the problem overnight. Careful considerations and methods of prevention could be implemented but they were not so the only step forward is to help Chennai and the other effected areas come back its normal state.
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Newfoundland Airport gets the best
in airfield illumination
This is a magazine ad from early 1940, promoting Westinghouse products by making reference to the modern equipment, based on the latest technology, previously installed at what was then called Newfoundland Airport.
As can be seen from the text extract seen here, Gander was considered to be at the cutting edge of new technology
Mr Fred Chafe in discussion with Carol Walsh spoke of his arrival as an electrician in Gander on 27 October 1937. The very next day he had the chance to meet the fellow looking after the runway related electrical installations. His name was Bob Schwarmer who was there from Westinghouse, installing the field lighting set, beacon, wind tee, control desk and switchboard.
Thinking that these Westinghouse products would most likely have come from St John's, a research in the Evening Telegram and Daily News revealed interesting information. This is from the Daily News "End of year review" of Saturday December 31st 1938.
"The firm of Heap and Partners (Nfld) Ltd., supplied the greater part of the electrical equipment of the Newfoundland Airport - flood lighting, boundary lighting, beacons etc. The very best is required at what will be one of the largest and most up to date airplane bases, and Westinghouse was singled out because it merits that high rating."
In the Newfoundland 1940 Handbook Gazetter and Almanac, edited by none less than Joseph R Smallwood, this is the ad for Heap and Partners:
It would appear therefore that the building of the Crossroads of the World was beneficial not only to air travel. In that period near the end of the Dirty Thirties, it benefitted as well to workers who came from all over Newfoundland and to businesses from Port aux Basques to St John's.


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Ethnicity: Dominican
Any Child 2
Beautiful Life 9
Cross Group 1
Dominican 16
Haitian 1
Honduran 1
Puerto Rican 1
Northern America 7
United States of America 7
Bi/multilingual 7
Economic Struggle 1
Immigrant/Migrant 8
Joint Main 2
Jasmín Pictures Home
by Antonia Marisol Garcia, Yunior Jose Garcia, Andy Pina, Pedro Reyes and Ian L. Springer
"In Jasmín Pictures Home, Andy, Marisol, Pedro and Yunior wanted to write a book that explores what it's like to be different in a new country. In this book, a group of friends are the only kids in their school who are not from the City of Caves. These four best friends are all immigrants --from four different countries!--and they all speak Spanish. Though they bond over their shared language and their shared love of soccer, it's not always easy being different from everyone else. The newest arrival, Jasmin, is having the hardest time and she spends all her time drawing. Hector, Manolito, and Jorge don't like seeing Jasmin struggle. Can they work together to help Jasmin see the beauty in being different?" -- publisher
Beautiful Life Cross Group Race/Culture Concepts
Josefina's Habichuelas / Las habichuelas de Josefina
by Jasmine Mendez and Flor De Vita
"Like all kids, Josefina loves to eat sweets. She loves warm chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven, cupcakes and candy! One night, while eating a piece of flan, Mami asks her to consider giving up sweets for Lent, the 40 days leading up to Easter. "That's impossible!" Josefina says. When Mami promises to teach her how to make her favorite dessert, habichuelas con dulce, she agrees to give it a try. Josefina can't wait to end her fast and eat the delicious sweet cream beans, her family's traditional Easter dessert. While she and her mom, tías and abuela prepare the dish, they dance to merengue music and tell stories about life back in the Dominican Republic. The kitchen fills with the aromatic smells of cinnamon and sugar, but it's the feelings of love and happiness Josefina will never forget. On Easter Sunday, when the family eats the special dessert she prepared, the girl's grandmother proclaims, "It's the best pot of habichuelas con dulce I've tasted in my life!" This heart-warming, bilingual picture book for children shares a universal story all kids can relate to-learning about one's culture through food, music and family stories-while focusing on a cultural tradition specific to the Dominican Republic. As a bonus, the book includes the recipe for this special dessert-in both English and Spanish!" -- publisher
If Dominican Were a Color
by Sili Recio and Brianna McCarthy
Illustrations and easy-to-read text portray the Dominican Republic in all of its hues, from the cinnamon in cocoa to the blue black seen only in dreams.--
Beautiful Life Race/Culture Concepts
by Louie Chin
"An ode to New York's iconic feline friend, and the communities they call home. Bodegais a Spanish word for "grocery store," but they are so much more than that. Bodegas are often a community cornerstone, a welcoming neighborhood haven, and in New York, an emblem of the city's cultural diversity. And who knows these treasured institutions better than the cats who run them? (Or at least they think they do!) In Bodega Cat, a cat named Chip takes us through his bustling workday at the Matos family's bodega: from receiving boxes in the morning and the breakfast rush, through counting inventory and making deliveries, to dinnertime with his family, when Papi cooks up some of the best Dominican food in the borough for their friends and neighbors. There is no rest for this busy kitty...except for when it's time to chase pigeons with his brother Damian, or to take the occasional nap on the potato chip bags. A slice of city life that celebrates the people who give New York its heart." -- publisher
Sofi paints her dreams / Sofi pinta sus sueños
by Raquel M. Ortiz and Roberta Collier-Morales
After a bad school day, Sofi is transported from a New York City community garden to the Dominican Republic and Haiti, and helps composer Juan Luis and artist Guerlande.
Islandborn
by Junot Díaz and Leo Espinosa
Lola was just a baby when her family left the Island, so when she has to draw it for a school assignment, she asks her family, friends, and neighbors about their memories of her homeland ... and in the process, comes up with a new way of understanding her own heritage.--Provided by publisher
Luis paints the world
by Terry Farish and Oliver Dominguez
"Nico doesn't have to join the Army to see the world-- that's what younger brother Luis tries to show by painting a mural in the neighborhood alley. But Nico is deployed and his small brother paints the world in the alleyway to hold on to him"--|cProvided by publisher
Growing up Pedro
by Matt Tavares
Before Pedro Martínez pitched the Red Sox to a World Series championship, before he was named to the All-Star team eight times, before he won the Cy Young Award three times, he was a kid from a place called Manoguayabo in the Dominican Republic. Pedro loved baseball more than anything, and his older brother Ramón was the best pitcher he'd ever seen. He dreamed of the day he and his brother could play together in the major leagues. This is the story of how that dream came true--Dust jacket


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Other Religions Angels and Miracles
Archangel Michael Will Lead the Fight Against Satan During End Times
In angels vs. demons, the good guys will always win
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An Introduction To Angels
All About Miracles
Famous Archangels
War in Heaven Between Angles and Demons
Good Versus Evil
Familiar Foes
Complete Defeat
Names Tell a Story
Rejoicing in Heaven
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The Archangel Michael, who reigns as the leader of all God's angels, fights evil with the power of good. Michael has engaged in spiritual battles with the fallen angel known as Satan throughout history. The Bible says the struggle will reach a climax in the future, just before Jesus Christ returns to Earth. In Revelation 12:7-10, the Bible tells how Michael and the angels he supervises will defeat Satan and the other rebellious angels during the world's end time.
The Bible presents a vision of the initial battle in Revelation 12:7-9:
"Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him."
In "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Connecting With Your Angels," Cecily Channer and Damon Brown describe the battle as a quick case of good triumphing over evil:
"The dragon represents evil, and there is no better angel than Archangel Michael, warrior for good, to battle darkness. The archangel rounded up his band of angel warriors and dispatched the fire-breathing monster and its army in one verse. Considering it is against the usual loquaciousness of the Bible's authors, we can assume this one was a quick battle."
The power of good is always far greater than the power of evil since God is the source of all that is good. Even though the battle can sometimes get intense, the victory will always go to those who are fighting for good.
Author John MacArthur points out in "Revelation" that this battle is the culmination of many battles throughout history between Michael and Satan:
"Michael and the dragon have known each other since they were created, and the battle during the Tribulation will not be the first time they have opposed each other. Michael is always seen in scripture as the defender of God's people against satanic destruction."
Since Michael and Satan are well acquainted, they know exactly how to push each other's buttons during conflicts, just like siblings do when they argue. But there are far higher stakes to the conflicts between Michael and Satan: they affect everyone in the universe.
During the battle in the end times, MacArthur writes, Michael will defeat Satan completely, so that no fallen angels will ever re-enter God's presence or accuse faithful people:
"All of Satan's attempts to oppose God throughout history have failed, and he will lose this final angelic battle as well .... Satan will suffer such a complete defeat that there will no longer be a place found for him and his demon hosts in heaven. Every inch of heaven, as it were, will be thoroughly scoured and all the rebellious fallen angels thoroughly cast out. They will no longer have access to God's presence, and Satan will never again accuse believers before God's throne."
Michael's and Satan's names have significant meanings, writes Warren W. Wiersbe in Be Victorious (Revelation): In Christ You Are an Overcomer":
"What is this celestial conflict all about? The fact that Michael led God's angels to victory is significant, because Michael is identified with the nation Israel (Dan. 10:10-21; 12:1; Jude 9). The name 'Michael' means 'Who is like God' and this certainly parallels Satan's egocentric attack on Jehovah—'I will be like the Most High' (Isa. 14:14). Apparently, the devil's hatred of Israel will spur him to make one final assault against the throne of God, but he will be defeated by Michael and a heavenly host."
In "Revelation Unveiled," Tim LaHaye writes: "The fact that Satan is once and for all cast from the throne of God along with his evil hosts ... will be cause for great rejoicing in heaven."
Revelation 12:10-12 provides more details on angels vs. demons:
"Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: 'Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah.' For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down. They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death. Therefore rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has gone down to you! He is filled with fury because he knows that his time is short."
Satan, Archangel Lucifer, the Devil Demon Characteristics
The Ancient History of the 7 Archangels of the Bible
Are Fallen Angels Demons?
Meet Archangel Michael, Leader of All Angels
Jesus Leads Heaven's Armies on a White Horse
Angels of the Bible: Serving God by Serving Us
The Emotions of Angels
Archangel Michael Weighing Souls
Archangel Phanuel
Archangel Michael Escorts Souls to Heaven
Seraphim Angels: Burning With Passion for God
Battle Stories of Angels at War
Angels: Beings of Light
Saint Michael the Archangel Profile
A Guide to the Archangel Michael's Ability to Protect from Nightmares
How to Protect Yourself From Fallen Angels (Demons)


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Herb Ritts Redux
During the Eighties, the rise of the supermodel was accentuated by the collaborative efforts of a core group of photographers and their muses. The late great Herb Ritts was a pioneer of capturing the unadulterated beauty of his subjects in their natural surrounds, with an emphasis on the sculptural form of the human body. The modelling careers of Christy Turlington, Karen Alexander, Tatjana Patitz, Stephanie Seymour, Cindy Crawford, Helena Christensen and Naomi Campbell owe much to the unique and uncompromising vision of Ritts. Many of Ritts' portraits of the aforementioned women remain amongst the most recognisable fashion images of all-time.
Ritts passed away in 2002 from HIV-related symptoms, however his legacy continues with many of his photographic works being exhibited throughout the world. Since Ritts' passing, two books featuring his most iconic images as well as previously unpublished material have been released entitled "The Golden Hour" and "L.A. Style". I am constantly in awe of the sheer beauty and intimate moments that Ritts conveys through his lens, so much so that an entire wall of my study is dedicated to framed images of his works. Over the years, I have also amassed a collection of Ritts' images via the internet, many of which I have rarely seen exhibited or in print. Often times an image can convey so much more than words, so without further ado here are some of Ritts' most magical moments captured on film.
Photographer - Herb Ritts
Source -Facebook Herb Ritts World
Karen Alexander
Source - Facebook Herb Ritts World
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Tatjana Patitz
Estelle LeFebure
Carré Otis
Stephanie Seymour
Source - affashionate.com
Christy Turlington & Tatjana Patitz
Source - tatjanapatitzonline.net
Stephanie Seymour, Cindy Crawford, Tatjana Patitz
& Naomi Campbell
Labels: Carré Otis, Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, Estelle LeFebure, Herb Ritts, Karen Alexander, Naomi Campbell, Paulina Porizkova, Stephanie Seymour, Tatjana Patitz
One newcomer that I will be keeping a firmly trained eye on during the up-coming Spring/Summer 2013 collections is the illuminating Charlotte Carey. Hailing from Burbank, California, Carey is anything but your quintessential all-American girl. Carey in fact, possesses one of the most intriguing faces that I have seen in recent times and owes her unique looks to a mix of Indonesian and English heritage. Nineteen-year-old Carey has been modelling since 2009 and is duly represented by agency powerhouse IMG Model Management. The diminutive 173 cm Eurasian beauty has been modelling steadily, building her industry presence with editorial appearances for Oyster Magazine, Allure, French Glamour, and the Chinese and Latin American editions of Vogue. Campaign work for the likes of Rock & Republic, the Gap, Cole Haan, BCBGeneration and Nordstrom, all point towards Carey's undeniable commercial market appeal.
Charlotte Carey
Image courtesy of IMG Model Management
Recent American Elle and French Numéro editorial appearances however herald a shift in IMG's marketing approach of Carey, with a distinct emphasis on amping up her high fashion relevance. Carey stars alongside model of the moment Caroline Brasch Nielsen captured by Greg Kadel for the August 2012 issue of French Numéro. The editorial entitled "Party Girls" features Carey in her element, as a high fashion vixen in varying stages of undress. In recent casting polaroids for Art + Commerce Production and Terry Richardson, Carey is rendered virtually unrecognisable thanks to newly bleached eye brows and a seriously runway-ready zombie-like stare. Carey debuted last year at the Spring/Summer 2012 New York collections walking for Graeme Armour, Norman Ambrose, Electric Feathers, and Suzanne Rae. I am certain that with her astonishing new look and burgeoning editorial portfolio that Carey will be on the radar of the most influential casting directors and designers in the lead up to the Spring/Summer 2013 collections.
Polaroid courtesy of Production at Art+ Commerce
Source - artandcommerceproduction.com
Oyster Magazine - September 2009
Photographer - Ben Sullivan
Stone Fox Magazine - Issue 1
Photographer - Manning Cartell
Charlotte Carey & Caroline Brasch Nielsen
French Numéro - August 2012
Photographer - Greg Kadel
Photographer - Natasha Frank
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Labels: BCBGeneration, Charlotte Carey, Cole Haan, French Numéro, GAP, IMG Model Management, Oyster Magazine, US ELLE, Vogue China, Vogue Latin America
The term "supermodel" is so widely used and dispensed these days, that it is easy to forget that once upon a time, models spent years paying their dues, honing their craft and building professional relationships with designers, photographers and magazines before being bestowed the title of "supermodel". In an age where it seems as though every newcomer with a runway exclusive and a first season blue chip campaign under her belt is being touted as the next "supermodel", it's no wonder the term no longer carries as much weight (no pun intended). For me, the label "supermodel" belongs to a select group of models who have over the years served as muses to leading photographers and whose artistic collaborations have resulted in some of the most iconic fashion imagery of our time. One model for whom this label could not be more apt is the 80's teutonic goddess Tatjana Patitz.
British Vogue - May 1993
Photographer - Mikael Jansson
I have been reticent up until now to devote a post to Patitz as I simply I could not bear the thought of going through the painstaking process of selecting the images which I feel would best represent her body of work. Given that throughout the course of her modelling career, Patitz has been a muse to many industry greats including Peter Lindbergh, Arthur Elgort, Patrick Demarchelier, Steven Meisel, Herb Ritts and Richard Avedon, the options seemed endless. Hamburg-born, Swedish-raised Patitz was one of the original Supers to be catapulted into modelling's limelight via the iconic British Vogue January 1990 cover shot by Peter Lindbergh featuring Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista and Cindy Crawford. Patitz, who began modelling at the age of fourteen when a local photographer entered her into the Elite Model Look of the Year competition, was already a successful model in her own right however the British Vogue cover singled out the five budding cover girls as definitive stars for the coming decade.
Patrick Demarchelier Fashion Photography
British Vogue - April 1989
US Vogue - Unknown
Photographer - Peter Lindbergh
Photographer - Arthur Elgort
Cindy Crawford, Tatjana Patitz & Stephanie Seymour
US Harpers Bazaar - January 1990
Photographer - Philip Dixon
Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Tatjana Patitz,
Christy Turlington & Cindy Crawford
British Vogue - January 1990
A deluge of career-defining bookings followed which propelled this coterie of models into the public's glaring eye. Whether lip-synching for George Michael's Freedom music clip, posing for Patrick Demarchelier as the perfect 10 for American Vogue's 100th Anniversary issue, or entangled in each others embrace for Herb Ritts' meticulously trained lens for Rolling Stone, it was patently clear to one and all that Patitz et al. possessed an incredulous beauty which was matched in equal parts by their larger than life personalities and charisma. For the first time in modelling history, models were calling the shots with Patitz recollecting in an interview with Red Magazine "It was a fantastic time, because everyone was unique. If somebody wanted to work with one of us, they'd wait until that girl became available."
Photographer - Wayne Maser
US Harpers Bazaar - Unknown
Photographer - Thierry Legoues
US Vogue - July 1992
Photographer - Hans Feurer
US Harpers Bazaar - October 1993
Photographer - Mario Sorrenti
Photographer - Unknown
Tatjana & Jonah Patitz
US Vogue - August 2012
US Harpers Bazaar -September 1999
Of all of the girls from the supermodel era, Patitz was the one whose personality and looks were the most beguiling to me. Patitz' distinctly European features, catlike eyes and elongated face lent her an air of blue-blooded aristocracy. Patitz' high fashion look was made all the more compelling because she sported a mass of wild untamed hair that made her look both exotic and mysterious. Unlike her supermodel counterparts, Patitz shied away from the limelight, preferring to seek refuge with her menagerie of pets on her ranch in Malibu, California. An ardent campaigner for animal rights, Patitz reveals in an interview with Pure Living "One of the great things my parents taught us was that all animals are complex, sensitive beings with feelings and emotions. My aim in life has always been to live it to its fullest, being aware of everything around me - every little flower, every little bird."
Perhaps it is Patitz' reluctance to raise her own public profile through trivial means which led her to be excluded from American Vogue's millennium issue cover which featured many of the fashion bible's most iconic models. Even so, Patitz who continues to model appearing ironically enough most recently in American Vogue's August 2012 issue, seems perfectly at peace with her lot, divulging to Red Magazine "When you see fine wrinkles around your eyes and start freaking out, you have to think 'they're maps of my life', and come to terms with it. Sometimes though, I see pictures of myself really young and have to remind myself that as well as looking really good, I was riddled with insecurities that I've long since shed. That's more important."
French Elle - March 1989
Photographer - Gilles Bensimon
British Vogue - June 1988
British Vogue - March 1989
Photographer - Sante D'Orazio
US Cosmopolitan - August 1989
Photographer - Francesco Scavullo
US Vogue - May 1987
Photographer - Richard Avedon
Source - nymag.com
US Cosmopolitan - May 1987
Italian Marie Claire - Unknown
British Vogue - November 1989
French Elle - May 1989
British Vogue - October 1988
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Home / Medical Engineering / Shorter courses of proton therapy can be just as effective as full courses prostate cancer
Shorter courses of proton therapy can be just as effective as full courses prostate cancer
A proton treatment room at Penn's Roberts Proton Therapy Center. Credit: Penn Medicine
Treating prostate cancer with higher doses of proton therapy over a shorter amount of time leads to similar outcomes when compared to standard dose levels and treatments and is safe for patients, according to a new study examining the risk of long-term side-effects from the treatment.
Researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the Roberts Proton Therapy Center examined data on non-metastatic prostate cancer patients treated with 28 doses of proton therapy instead of the standard 44 and found that the rates of cancer control at four years was the same in both groups, with notably low rates of urologic and gastrointestinal effects from the treatment at four-year follow up.
The findings, which are the first to show patient reported outcomes for shorter courses of proton therapy in prostate cancer, were published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
The shorter course of radiation is called hypofractionation, and previous studies have shown it can be effective with traditional photon radiation, but proton therapy has a few key differences. Photon radiation typically uses multiple x-ray beams to attack a tumor target but unavoidably deposits radiation in the normal tissues beyond the target, potentially damaging those tissues as the beam exits the body.
Proton therapy is an FDA-approved treatment that is an alternative radiation treatment. It directs positively charged protons at the tumor target, where they deposit the bulk of the radiation dose, with minimal residual radiation delivered beyond the target, potentially reducing side effects and damage to surrounding tissue.
Due to these differences, researchers point out the need for better understanding of patient outcomes for the hypofractionated approach in protons, specifically.
"Even though protons are a more targeted way to deliver radiation, we need to make sure we understand the long-term effects of giving patients a higher dose of radiation during each treatment, and our study shows it's safe," said the study's lead author Amardeep Grewal, MD, assistant chief resident in Radiation Oncology.
The study looked at data on 184 men who received hypofractionated proton therapy for prostate cancer that had not spread. At a follow up of 49 months, 96 percent (N = 179) were still alive, with none of the patient deaths related to treatment. The cumulative four-year rate of serious gastrointestinal problems was estimated at 13.6 percent, almost all of which occurred in the first two years.
Of the patients who had GI effects, 79 percent experienced rectal bleeding. The cumulative four-year rate of urologic issue was 7.6 percent. The most common issue was needing to urinate frequently. All issued resolved within six months.
"This study provides some prospective evidence that the higher daily radiation dose delivered in hypofractionated proton therapy does not negatively impact patient quality of life," said senior author Neha Vapiwala, MD, an associate professor of Radiation Oncology. "These data can help guide clinicians and patients as they weigh treatment efficacy, tolerability and convenience."
The authors say more research is needed to evaluate the differences between hypofractionated radiation with photon and proton radiation.
This study was supported by the Department of Defense and the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
Penn Medicine is one of the world's leading academic medical centers, dedicated to the related missions of medical education, biomedical research, and excellence in patient care. Penn Medicine consists of the Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (founded in 1765 as the nation's first medical school) and the University of Pennsylvania Health System, which together form a $7.8 billion enterprise.
The Perelman School of Medicine has been ranked among the top medical schools in the United States for more than 20 years, according to U.S. News & World Report's survey of research-oriented medical schools. The School is consistently among the nation's top recipients of funding from the National Institutes of Health, with $425 million awarded in the 2018 fiscal year.
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Investing in growth stocks often means going without a useful dividend yield. I'm not always keen on this. I believe dividends are a good discipline for company management and a useful measure of cash generation, even in a growth situation.
To satisfy my craving for growth and income, I've hunted through the market and found two stocks with growth ratings and yields of more than 3%.
Not all drivers are keen on having a black box in their car tracking their behaviour. But telematics are increasingly a fact of life, especially in the fleet sector.
One company that's positioned to profit from this trend is telematics supplier Quartix Holdings (LSE: QTX). This £177m firm is focused on supplying tracking technology to the fleet sector, but is also expanding into the insurance sector, when it can do so without sacrificing margins.
Figures released today show that sales rose by 5% to £24.5m in 2017, while pre-tax profit rose by 1% to £6.6m. These modest gains were largely the result of more selective bidding for insurance work. The total dividend was increased by 20% to 13.5p, supported by a higher cash balance of £7.3m.
The number of vehicles under subscription rose by 20% to 105,314 units last year, but a 23% increase in fleet installations was partially offset by a 17% decline in insurance installations.
Most of this volume growth was in the UK, but Quartix is also expanding fast in France and the USA. Vehicles under subscription rose by 32% to 13,131 in France last year, while the equivalent figure rose by 45% to 8,973 in the USA.
As the company already has more than 80,000 vehicles under subscription in the UK, I'd imagine that the potential market in the USA is many times this size. I believe overseas growth could transform this business over the next few years.
Looking ahead, the stock trades on a forecast P/E of 29 with a prospective yield of 3.5%. I believe Quartix remains a decent long-term growth opportunity.
Young drivers are helping to fuel the growth of telematics-based insurance. Younger customers are also a key part of the growth story for my next stock, hostel-booking service Hostelworld Group (LSE: HSW).
Modern hostels are increasingly popular with young travellers who like their affordable rates, central locations and well-equipped communal spaces. Shares in this £366m firm have risen by 72% over the last year.
Hostelworld confirmed in January that its 2017 results should be in line with expectations. Based on broker consensus forecasts, this means that sales will have risen by around 10% to €87m, while adjusted earnings will have risen by around 5% to €0.21 per share.
This may seem relatively modest growth for a company which trades on a forecast P/E of 20. However, Hostelworld is expanding into the Asian market, where bookings rose by 18% during the first half of last year. This region should make a bigger contribution to earnings going forward.
Another attraction is the group's dividend policy, which is to pay out 75% of adjusted earnings each year. Strong cash generation has made this policy both affordable and sustainable and the forecast yield has now risen to 3.7%.
In my view, Hostelworld could be a great buy for long-term income and growth.
A growth stock with 200% upside?
Quartix and Hostelworld look like good quality growth stocks to me, but they're not currently expected to deliver the kind of double-digit earnings growth needed to generate 100%+ returns.
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Q: Are these Threads synchronized? My task is to create x Threads, and in some way to use MethodA and B, and synchronize them, and to catch some Exception in the end.
I know this is not a really good description of the task, but this is how I got the task.
So the question is, would this code do, what the task is asking for?
Are these Threads synchronized correctly or not?
public class Test2{

    public static synchronized void doActionA(){
        System.out.println("Hi");
    }

    public static synchronized void doActionB(){
        System.out.println("Hello");
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        for(int i = 0; i < 10000; ++i){
            try{
                new Thread(() -> {
                    doActionA();
                    doActionB();
                }).start();
            }catch(Exception e){
                e.printStackTrace();
            }finally{
                System.out.println(":)");
            }
        }
    }
}

A: This is mostly useless, yeah.
You have 10000 threads. Each thread is going to perform the following task pattern:
NB: Take the object "Test2.class" (the instance of java.lang.Class that represents the Test2 class; there is only one such object in the entire VM loaded. We shall call this 'the locker'.

*

*Check the locker object for its 'monitor' thread. If it is unset, set yourself as the monitor thread of the locker and continue. (and do all that atomically). If not, freeze the thread until the 'monitor' is null again, and then compete with the 9999 other threads that want to set it; only one of the 9999 wins, sets itself as the monitor, and continues. The remainining 9998 will freeze and wait another round.

*Execute doActionA. All the while, 9999 threads are twiddling thumbs.

*Relinquish the locker (unset yourself as the monitor of the locker). 9999 other threads all fly in to set themselves as monitor. Only one of those will 'win'.

*Acquire the lock again (set yourself as the monitor of the locker if it is currently unset; otherwise, freeze and wait until it is available.. and do that atomically). Depending on the JVM implementation, this thread may in fact 'win', and take the monitor riiight back, beating the other 9999 threads.

*Execute doActionB. During this job, 9999 threads are twiddling thumbs doing absolutely nothing whatsoever. Just waiting around.

*Relinquish the monitor and exit. Pfew. 9999 more to go.
As you can tell, this pattern most likely means this code runs as fast as just:
for (int i = 0; i < 10000; i++) {
    doActionA();
    doActionB();
}

except the above most likely runs FAR faster, as your example first allocates 1.25 gigabytes worth of memory just to store stacks (each thread needs a stack, and here's praying your stacks are 'just' 128k large, they are often larger), and wastes a ton of time juggling thread states for pretty much no purpose.
This is not how you thread things.

A:
Are these Threads synchronized correctly or not?

"Synchronized" in what way? "Synchronized" for what purpose?
It's "correct" if the program is guaranteed to do what you want it to do. What do you want this program to do?
What it will do is, it will print print ten thousand complete lines of "Hi", and it will print ten thousand complete lines of "Hello", and it will print them in no particular order. The reason each line will be complete is that the System.out object uses synchronization to ensure that at most one thread at a time can execute println(...). The reason why the lines will be printed in no particular order is, there isn't any other synchronization between the threads in the program.

A: This is the main part of your task:
catch some Exception in the end.
The question is: would this code do what the task is asking for?
No, becasue exception happened inside a thread can not be caught outside of the thread like this, read the following question for more information:
How to catch an Exception from a thread


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Q: Map empty to a node with xslt I am using "Altova MapForce" mapping tool and I'm mapping node to node. The resulted xml (Using the altova xslt processor) is without nodes that are not empty. The resulted xml (Using the biztalk xslt processor, with the generated xsl from the Altova Mapforce) is with nodes that are not empty. That nodes are empty on the source.
My Goal is to connect the source node (Using Altova MapForce mapping tool) to a custom written XSLT, and then to connect it to the target.
Here is my code: in.xml - Instance input for executing the map (Please notice the empty id tag: )
<ns0:Root xmlns:ns0="http://BizTalk_Server_Project1.Schema1">
  <id root="root_0" extension="extension_1" />
</ns0:Root>

Schema1.xsd - source and target schema
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<xs:schema xmlns="http://BizTalk_Server_Project1.Schema1" xmlns:b="http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003" targetNamespace="http://BizTalk_Server_Project1.Schema1" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
  <xs:element name="Root">
    <xs:complexType>
      <xs:sequence>
        <xs:element name="id">
          <xs:complexType>
            <xs:attribute name="root" type="xs:string" />
            <xs:attribute name="extension" type="xs:string" />
          </xs:complexType>
        </xs:element>
      </xs:sequence>
    </xs:complexType>
  </xs:element>
</xs:schema>

New.mfd - Altova mapping file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<mapping xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="19">
    <component name="defaultmap1" blackbox="0" uid="1" editable="1">
        <properties SelectedLanguage="xslt"/>
        <structure>
            <children>
                <component name="document" library="xml" uid="4" kind="14">
                    <properties/>
                    <view rbx="150" rby="200"/>
                    <data>
                        <root>
                            <header>
                                <namespaces>
                                    <namespace/>
                                    <namespace uid="http://BizTalk_Server_Project1.Schema1"/>
                                    <namespace uid="http://www.altova.com/mapforce"/>
                                </namespaces>
                            </header>
                            <entry name="FileInstance" ns="2" expanded="1">
                                <entry name="document" ns="2" expanded="1" casttotargettypemode="cast-in-subtree">
                                    <entry name="Root" ns="1" expanded="1">
                                        <entry name="id" expanded="1">
                                            <entry name="extension" type="attribute" outkey="4"/>
                                        </entry>
                                    </entry>
                                </entry>
                            </entry>
                        </root>
                        <document schema="Schema1.xsd" outputinstance="Schema1.xml" instanceroot="{http://BizTalk_Server_Project1.Schema1}Root"/>
                        <wsdl/>
                    </data>
                </component>
                <component name="document" library="xml" uid="5" kind="14">
                    <properties XSLTDefaultOutput="1"/>
                    <view ltx="593" rbx="743" rby="200"/>
                    <data>
                        <root>
                            <header>
                                <namespaces>
                                    <namespace/>
                                    <namespace uid="http://BizTalk_Server_Project1.Schema1"/>
                                    <namespace uid="http://www.altova.com/mapforce"/>
                                </namespaces>
                            </header>
                            <entry name="FileInstance" ns="2" expanded="1">
                                <entry name="document" ns="2" expanded="1" casttotargettypemode="cast-in-subtree">
                                    <entry name="Root" ns="1" expanded="1">
                                        <entry name="id" expanded="1">
                                            <entry name="extension" type="attribute" inpkey="5"/>
                                        </entry>
                                    </entry>
                                </entry>
                            </entry>
                        </root>
                        <document schema="Schema1.xsd" outputinstance="Schema1.xml" instanceroot="{http://BizTalk_Server_Project1.Schema1}Root"/>
                        <wsdl/>
                    </data>
                </component>
            </children>
            <graph directed="1">
                <edges/>
                <vertices>
                    <vertex vertexkey="4">
                        <edges>
                            <edge vertexkey="5" edgekey="6"/>
                        </edges>
                    </vertex>
                </vertices>
            </graph>
        </structure>
    </component>
</mapping>

Xsl.xsl - Xsl generated by the Altova Mapper
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" xmlns:ns0="http://BizTalk_Server_Project1.Schema1" xmlns:agt="http://www.altova.com/Mapforce/agt" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" exclude-result-prefixes="ns0 agt xs">
    <xsl:output method="xml" encoding="UTF-8" indent="yes"/>
    <xsl:template name="agt:var2_MapToSchema1_function">
        <xsl:param name="par0"/>
        <xsl:attribute name="extension">
            <xsl:value-of select="string($par0/@extension)"/>
        </xsl:attribute>
    </xsl:template>
    <xsl:template match="/">
        <Root xmlns="http://BizTalk_Server_Project1.Schema1">
            <xsl:attribute name="xsi:schemaLocation" namespace="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">http://BizTalk_Server_Project1.Schema1 C:/Users/OhadAv/Desktop/ForAltova/Schema1.xsd</xsl:attribute>
            <id xmlns="">
                <xsl:for-each select="ns0:Root/id">
                    <xsl:variable name="var1_extension">
                        <xsl:if test="@extension">
                            <xsl:value-of select="'1'"/>
                        </xsl:if>
                    </xsl:variable>
                    <xsl:if test="string(boolean(string($var1_extension))) != 'false'">
                        <xsl:call-template name="agt:var2_MapToSchema1_function">
                            <xsl:with-param name="par0" select="."/>
                        </xsl:call-template>
                    </xsl:if>
                </xsl:for-each>
            </id>
        </Root>
    </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

GeneratedByBizTalkMapperAfterXSLTmap.xml - Output instance of the BizTalk mapper after using the "Xsl.xsl" for the map (Please notice the non-empty id tag that has been generated when editing the xml file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Root xsi:schemaLocation="http://BizTalk_Server_Project1.Schema1 C:/Users/OhadAv/Desktop/ForAltova/Schema1.xsd" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://BizTalk_Server_Project1.Schema1">
  <id extension="extension_1" xmlns="">
  </id>
</Root>

A: The xslt generated by the Altova mapper looks pretty messy.
e.g. use of a one time only variable, a call template just used once, and repeated conversion like string(boolean(string(
I'm not 100% clear on what mapping you need to do in your map.
If you want to remove the root attribute entirely, and provide an id element even if it is missing, then the below xslt will work:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
                xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
                xmlns:ns0="http://BizTalk_Server_Project1.Schema1"
                xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
                exclude-result-prefixes="ns0 xs">
    <xsl:output method="xml" encoding="UTF-8" indent="yes"/>

    <xsl:template match="/ns0:Root">
        <Root xmlns="http://BizTalk_Server_Project1.Schema1">
            <xsl:element name="id">
                <xsl:for-each select="ns0:Root/id">
                    <xsl:if test="@extension">
                        <xsl:attribute name="extension">
                            <xsl:value-of select="string(@extension)"/>
                        </xsl:attribute>
                    </xsl:if>
                </xsl:for-each>
            </xsl:element>
        </Root>
    </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

This produces XML without the xmlns, extraneous schema locations, etc like so:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Root xmlns="http://BizTalk_Server_Project1.Schema1">
  <id extension="extension_1" />
</Root>

If however you mean that you want to omit the id element entirely if it isn't present on the input node, then change the template as follows.
<xsl:template match="/ns0:Root">
    <Root xmlns="http://BizTalk_Server_Project1.Schema1">
        <xsl:if test="id">
            <xsl:element name="id">
                <xsl:attribute name="extension">
                    <xsl:value-of select="string(id/@extension)"/>
                </xsl:attribute>
            </xsl:element>
        </xsl:if>
    </Root>
</xsl:template>

Which Maps
<ns0:Root xmlns:ns0="http://BizTalk_Server_Project1.Schema1">
</ns0:Root>

To:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Root xmlns="http://BizTalk_Server_Project1.Schema1" />


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