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Sustainable Health Symposium: Global Perspectives
We are delighted to announce our speakers for this year's conference.
Dame Sandra Dawson
Dame Sandra Dawson is KPMG Professor Emeritus of Management Studies at Judge Business School in the University of Cambridge where she has held former offices as a deputy vice-chancellor, Master of Sidney Sussex College (1999–2009) and Director of Judge Business School (1995–2006).
Her research focuses on leadership, knowledge sharing, organizational change, and health policy. She serves as a board member of TSB, Winton Capital Group, the SSRC in the USA, the Institute for Government, and the American University of Sharjah. Previous board memberships include the Financial Services Authority, Oxfam, Barclays Bank, and the British prime minister's Council for Science and Technology.
She was a member of an advisory group for Aga Khan University on the establishment of a management school to serve the needs of emerging economies and a member of the UK-India Round Table.
Lord Nigel Crisp
Lord Crisp is an independent crossbench member of the House of Lords where he co-chairs the All Party Parliamentary Group on Global Health.
He spends much of his time working on global health, particularly in Africa. He was previously Chief Executive of the NHS in England and Permanent Secretary of the UK Department of Health between 2000 and 2006.
Lord Crisp has written extensively on health. His book Turning the world upside down describes what high income countries can learn from middle and low income countries and takes further the ideas about partnership and mutual learning developed in Global Health Partnerships. He described his time as Chief Executive of the NHS in 24 Hours to Save the NHS – the Chief Executive's account of reform 2000 – 2006.
His most recent books include African Health Leaders, edited with Francis Omaswa, and, just published, One World Health.
More information at nigelcrisp.com, @lordnigelcrisp.
Nathalie Cecutti
Nathalie is head of future horizons for the sustainable development unit at the Ministry of Environment, Energy and the Sea in France. She is the ministry's state architect and urban expert for public futures and specialises in living spaces, buildings, cities and landscapes.
She has developed methodologies for engaging with people in discussions about future lifestyles and public programmes.
She qualified as an architect at Nancy University and obtained a Certificate in Strategic Foresight from the University of Houston. She is a European expert for the 2020 Horizon programme
Nathalie has co-authored a series of booklets including Thinking differently – lifestyles of 2030; Weak signals and Future lifestyle observatory, and has contributed to the evolution of discussion about future sustainable cities and places in France and Europe.
She is a keen artist and loves Italian opera.
Prof Carol Brayne
Professor Carol Brayne CBE is a Professor of Public Health Medicine, the Director of the Cambridge Institute of Public Health and a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
Carol's research focuses on the public health of ageing through longitudinal studies of older people following changes over time in cognition, dementia natural history and associated features with a public health perspective. She has successfully worked to engage with policymakers, the public and patients in the scientific understanding of dementia, which can positively impact the lives of the world's poorest 3 billion people. Her interest in equity, global systems and sustainability was sparked from an early age: she founded Friends of the Earth at The University of London Union as a medical student.
Carol believes biomedical science needs to have a greater orientation towards social and global sustainability, including equity as a core value. How can we can orientate our research excellence to provide globally relevant, substantial and viable contributions that help the global population to work towards a more sustainable future, one which allows more people to experience the best possible health and well-being?
Symposium speakers
Graeme Chisholm
Graeme joined the Tropical health and Education Trust (THET) in September 2011. Graeme leads on influencing UK policy on international volunteering co-authoring HMG's Engaging in Global Health, develops resources for the health partnership community such as THET's principles of partnership and authors policy report's the latest of which In Our Mutual Interest, addresses the latest developments in UK international development policy.
Prior to working with THET, Graeme worked with Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) in recruitment, fundraising, partnerships and latterly in their policy unit as programme development adviser for Health
Dr Brian Fisher
Dr Brian Fisher MBE is Vice-Chair of the New NHS Alliance, which works cross-sector and with the NHS to raise the profile of health creation. The movement encourages statutory services in creating the conditions for communities and individuals and gain the 3Cs: control, confidence and contact with others.
Brian is also Clinical and Strategy Director of Evergreen Life, a software company that, through the NHS, offers people in England the ability to access their GP records and do many other online services, improving the efficiency and safety of healthcare – and shifting the balance of power between users and the health system.
Dr David Pencheon
David Pencheon is a UK trained doctor and is currently Director of the Sustainable Development Unit [SDU] for NHS England and Public Health England on behalf of the health and care system in England.
The SDU develops organisations, people, tools, and policy to help the NHS and Public Health system in England fulfil their potential as leading sustainable and low carbon organisations.
The unit helps shape policy, disseminates the best evaluated practice on sustainable development, promotes an appropriate health related response to climate change, and develops programmes of organisational and personal development in these areas for NHS, public health, and social care organisations and teams.
David Pencheon was previously Director of a Public Health Observatory in Cambridge from 2001 to 2007. He has worked as a clinical doctor in the NHS, a joint Director of Public Health, a Public Health Training Programme Director in the East of England, with the NHS R&D programme, and in rural China in the early 1990s with Save the Children Fund (UK).
His main interests and areas of research and publication are: sustainable development; large scale transformational change; health and climate change; leadership; strategy development; underpinning policy and practice with good information and evidence; training and professional development, organisational development, behaviour change, social value, innovation, health informatics and decision support for health professionals, patients and public.
Professor Arthur Hibble
Professor Arthur Hibble is a Visiting Professor at Anglia Ruskin University's Post-graduate Medical Institute and the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education.
Arthur was a family doctor for 28 years and intimately involved in the delivery, development and evaluation of clinical postgraduate education at local, national and international levels. He was also one of the curriculum writers for the UK foundation course, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) curriculum and was the clinical lead for the UK GP ePortfolio for GP training. More recently he has been working in the field of inter-professional education and working.
After retirement, he became Postgraduate Dean for the East of England Multi-professional deanery and has been an active proponent for an integrated primary care educational structure that reflects the reality of good family medicine.
His current interests are in exploring and researching ways of learning and practising global health. He was part of a team that has run a Global Health Fellowship Pilot programme, administered by Hughes Hall, where he is a Senior Member. This is generating work in the areas of Social determinants of health, Capabilities Approach, Accountability Systems in health and education in areas of deprivation in any country of any income level.
Arthur has a personal interest in the development of sustainable health and education systems in a Maasai Community in Kenya.
Halima Khan
Halima is Executive Director at Nesta, a global innovation foundation which backs new ideas to tackle the big challenges of our time. Halima leads Nesta's Health Lab which seeks to create a people-powered and data-driven health system that makes the most of resources around the system: from people's own motivation and citizen-generated data, as well as the knowledge and commitment of health professionals. Health Lab uses a mix of funding, research, networks, experiments and wider influence, working with innovators across public services, civil society and business.
Halima has been a Trustee of Diabetes UK and member of the Council of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. Her publications include "Health as a Social Movement: The Power of People in Movements" and "NHS in 2030: a people-powered and knowledge-powered health system". Prior to joining Nesta, Halima worked at the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit, Cabinet Office and has also worked in local government. In 2015, Halima was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Health Sciences from Anglia Ruskin University.
Malcolm Lowe-Lauri
Malcolm Lowe-Lauri is the Executive Director of Cambridge University Health Partners. He was previously the Executive Director of Health, Ageing and Human Services for KPMG Australia. He spent over thirty years working for the NHS, during which time he held Chief Executive Officer roles at University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust, and King's College Hospital London.
Malcolm recently became a Fellow in Health Management in the Centre for Health Leadership and Enterprise based at Judge Business School. He has also been a commissioner for NHS Research and Development Programmes, and was a member of the NIHR Advisory Board for 6 years. He holds an MSc in Organisational Behaviour from Birkbeck University of London, and a BA in Modern History from the University of Oxford, as well as a certificate in Health Economics from the University of Aberdeen, and a Diploma in Health Service Management from the Institute of Healthcare Management. He is an Honorary Fellow of Kings College London, and was awarded a CBE in 2009
Professor Jonathan Gosling
Professor Emeritus of Leadership at the University of Exeter and visiting Professor at several prominent universities, Jonathan's current research projects include a comparison of leadership development in health services around the world; leadership of agricultural reform in Colombia; the management of malaria elimination programs in southern Africa; and multi-sector partnerships in UK flood defence schemes.
Jonathan is lead faculty of the forward.institute, co-founder of the One Planet MBA and Coachingourselves.com, and previously worked as a community mediator.
Dr Cassandra Thiel
Dr Cassandra Thiel is an Assistant Professor at New York University in the School of Medicine, the Wagner School of Public Service, and the Tandon School of Engineering.
Her research utilises life cycle assessment and principles of industrial ecology to analyse and improve the environmental performance of infrastructure systems, hospital design, healthcare practice, and medical technologies. As a 2014-2015 Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence fellow, Dr Thiel calculated the environmental footprint of cataract surgery at Aravind Eye Care System in southern India, finding that Aravind's carbon footprint for phacoemulsification was 5% of the same surgery done in the United Kingdom.
She received her PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and BS from Michigan Technological University, both in Civil Engineering. Her graduate training was supported by the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation and an NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT).
Dr Nick Watts
Nick is the Executive Director of the Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change, an independent and multi-disciplinary research collaboration between academic centres around the world. It is based at University College London's Institute for Global Health, and is a continuation of the 2015 Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change. The Countdown tracks and drives progress towards a world which is responding to climate change in a way that protects and promotes public health.
Nick is a medical doctor having qualified from the University of Western Australia, and trained in population health (UWA) and public policy (University College London). He regularly consults with the World Health Organization's Dept. of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health, where he provides technical expertise on a range of policy issues, and supports the WHO's engagement with the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Nick also works as the Director of the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change, which brings together the UK's major health institutions, including the BMA, The Lancet, the Faculty of Public Health, and the Royal Colleges of Physicians, Nursing, General Practitioners. The Alliance aims to support the health profession and engage government in accelerating a transition towards a healthier climate.
Susannah Robinson
Susannah Robinson works on digital health policy. She is a consultant at the World Health Organization, looking at how to integrate mobile health services for chronic diseases into national health systems. She also leads a collaboration with the UK on digital services for public health.
Susannah's background is in technology for international development. She holds degrees from the University of Cambridge and the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Sebastian Manhart
Sebastian is the Director of Business Development at Simprints, a non-profit tech start-up backed by USAID, DFID, GIF, and the Gates Foundation focused on providing biometric identification in the world´s harshest settings. His main task at Simprints is to drive the company towards financial sustainability by developing innovative business models and managing Simprints' client pipeline consisting of NGOs, businesses, and governments around the world.
Sebastian's academic background is in development economics with degrees from the University College London and the University of Cambridge.
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Live at Montreux
18 tracks | 2006 | 55 min | L (Coarse Language)
Alice Cooper's live shows are legendary for their sense of rock theatre and sheer visual spectacle. Alice Cooper Live At Montreux 2005 was filmed live at the renowned Montreux Festival catches Alice Cooper at his very best. Underpinning the visual assault has always been a collection of some of the best rock songs around delivered by one of the all-time great frontmen and this show includes tracks from across his career right up to the album Dirty Diamonds and incorporating all the classics you would expect. Music video by Alice Cooper __© 2005 Montreux Sounds (/RTS), under exclusive license to Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd.
Department of Youth
No More Mr. Nice Guy
Dirty Diamonds
Biliion Dollar Babies
I'm Eighteen
What Do You Want From Me
Feed My Frankenstein
Ballad of Dwight Fry
Guillotine section
I Love the Dead
Under My Wheels
Because you like Alice Cooper
Brutally LiveAlice Cooper
Welcome To My NightmareAlice Cooper
Sweet Home Alabama - Live At RockpalastLynyrd Skynyrd
The Grand Illusion / Pieces of EightStyx
Live at MontreuxZZ Top

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Q: How to specify several string options for an argument in Python Type Hinting I want to set up only a limited range of options for an argument in a method of Python. For example, how can I write it so the kind argument can only set to 'image' and 'video'
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By using Ethereum decentralized platform our aim is to deliver a solution that offers security, auditability, liquidity, traceability and ease of use.
Currently the cost publishers charge advertisers for adverts is not shared with end users and the end user has no transparency with regards to the formation and distribution of the advertisements costs.
With VuePay, the end user will know what the advertiser is willing to share in terms of cost for CPV for watching their advertisements.
The end user can pick and choose which adverts to watch to maximize their share.
manner on the Ethereum network.
All transactions are transparent and auditable.
The share payout settlement is quick.
Contracts are business rules, which are coded and execute in the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) on the Ethereum network.
This is the main contract, which acts like a Decentralized Autonomous Organization and manages the creation of VuePay contract between advertiser and viewer. This contract code is transparent, auditable, secure and immutable on the Ethereum block chain network.
VuePay token contract holds and manages VUP token on behalf of its shareholders. During the initial pre-sale and initial coin-offering phase, the VUP token is held by the VuePay token contract. If the minimum cap is reached, the tokens will be allocated to the contributors as per the allocation described in the token sale value section below, if the minimum cap is not reached, VuePay contract will automatically return all the ether back to the contributor wallets. Contributors are liable to pay the GAS.
If the minimum cap is reached, the VuePay contract will automatically move all the Ether to a secure multi signatory wallet.
The VuePay token is crucial as it fuels the VuePay platform. Every transaction on the VuePay platform involves the VuePay token.
During the pre-sale phase & ICO, tokens can be acquired exclusively through contributing to VuePay token contract.
address that will be published on VuePay.co along with clear instructions).
VuePay plans to raise the initial minimum funding of ETH 20,000 using Ethereum ERC20 based tokens named VuePay tokens (VUP). All VuePay contributions will be allowed a refund if the minimum cap is not reached.
The funds would primarily be used for the development of the VuePay platform, The VuePay app, VuePay team expansion as required and running marketing campaigns.
The initial token Pre Sale offering would essentially provide the proportional ownership in the business.
The VuePay tokens sale will be governed by smart contracts. The VuePay token will be open for trade in multiple exchanges immediately after the close of ICO.
When all the tokens are sold or the minimum funding goal is achieved in the nominated timeframe, the contract will automatically be terminated and no more additional funds would be accepted.
VuePay website would be used by investors to participate in the Pre Sale and the ICO process. All the information in relation to Pre Sale and ICO dates will be published on the website.
The team at VuePay brings together a great mix of talent pool from developers to strategists.


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Paul Thacker Breaks World Snowmobile Distance Record
February 26, 2007 3:38pm
Thacker man's up, braves blizzard conditions and uncorks a 245-footer!
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., (Feb. 26, 2007) – Monster Energy/Slednecks' Paul Thacker flew a snowmobile farther than anybody in history on Saturday, setting a new ramp-to-ramp distance record of 245 feet that eclipsed his old record of 238 feet.
And though seven feet doesn't seem like that big of a margin, Thacker accomplished the feat in a blizzard with travel warnings.
"Actually, he broke three records," said event promoter John Keegan of Slednecks. "Longest jump in a blizzard and longest jump in front of a crowd."
Nearly 5,000 Minnesotans braved the "Stay home" warnings from the local media to witness Thacker's historic jump of a 430-pound Bikeman Performance-powered Polaris IQ snowmobile at Canterbury Park – a horse racing facility just outside Minneapolis.
"It was pretty insane," said Thacker. "I can't believe we even pulled off the show, much less break a record."
With wind gusts in the high 30 mile per hour range and visibility at a minimum, the Slednecks crew got to the facility at 7 a.m. in the morning on Saturday and were able to put in a few practice jumps, work on getting their math straight for the evening jump under the lights. In the days preceding the record jump the team pumped an incredible 3.8 million gallons of water through snow guns to form what would become the largest snow landing ramp ever constructed.
"Once we got the ramp built the storm only allowed us three to four short practice jumps on Friday," said Keegan. "Saturday was just about as rough, but we were able to get our math right before the wind gusts shut us down."
Come judgment time on Saturday night, Thacker was amazed to see the sizable crowd that showed up despite the weather. So he, along with ESPN Winter X Games Freestyle Snowmobiling gold medalist Chris Burandt and fellow Slednecks riders Kourtney Hungerford and Nate Haag braved the conditions and went for it.
"With the huge crowd braving the conditions I knew I was going to have to do everything in my ability to take a legitimate crack at breaking the record," said Thacker. "But I was definitely confident in my abilities and my machinery that we were going to be able to make something happen despite the gale-force winds and white out conditions."
Thacker continued: "With the crowd coming out in the blizzard like that I knew I had to do it. But I also knew I could do it. The Slednecks crews painstakingly put everything into motion and fortunately we were able to brave the elements, push the envelope and set a new record. Granted, we only broke the record by seven feet, but that in and of itself was a huge accomplishment considering that myself, nor the fans, should have been outside in those conditions."
In addition to Thacker's jump and the freestyle show, Monster Energy rolled it's refrigerated rig out (which Thacker jumped over, by the way) and the Monster Energy Sample Rig and handed out Monster Energy drinks & swag throughout the night. The athletes also signed tons of autographs and posed for pictures with the spectators.
The Canterbury Park show also served as a dress rehearsal for the upcoming Monster Energy/Slednecks Invasion Tour. Thacker, Burandt, Hungerford and Haag will all be part of the freestyle snowmobile and FMX tour set to begin this summer. Dates and venues TBA.
Slednecks is for people who push the limits and face their fears. Slednecks supports these like minded individuals with technical outerwear and clothing and highlights these feats in the award winning "Slednecks" film series. Are you a Sledneck? Check out www.slednecks.com.
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As the large and the influential exhibition in the horticultural and floricultural area all around the world, the 18th Hortiflorexpo IPM Beijing has been successfully held from 11-13 May, 2016 in China International Exhibition Center (New Venue). The fair is organized by China Flower Association and managed by China Great Wall International Exhibition Co., Ltd (odd-numbered year) and Intex Shanghai Co., Ltd.(even-number year). Also, Messe Essen GmbH, a professional German exhibition Company, is the international co-organizer of fair.
The 18th Hortiflorexpo IPM Beijing has gathered nearly 679 Chinese and foreign exhibitors from about 31 countries and regions. Also, during the 3 days, there are more than 28937 professional visitors from 46 countries and regions coming to the fair. Among that, there are 24196 professional visitors, with the 40415 person-time.
Moreover, a series of New Product Press Conference, Technology Exchange Meeting, Home Gardening Forum, Large-scale Floral Performance, etc. have been held to improve the fair's professionalism and interest.
The final report will be stated in the three aspects: The Scale of the Fair and the Data of exhibitors, Highlights of the Fair and Featured Events as follows.
The 18th Hortiflorexpo IPM Beijing has improved a lot in many aspects compared with 16th Hortiflorexpo IPM Beijing and 17th Hortiflorexpo IPM Shanghai. This year, the display area of the 18th Hortiflorexpo IPM Beijing has reached over 30000sqm, a breakthrough in terms of scale, which is unprecedented in the history of the show.The whole Hall W1, W2 and half of W3 of in China International Exhibition Center (New Venue) are used for the fair. The number of exhibitors is 679, which increases 42.1% compared with that in 2014.The amount of international exhibitors is 189, increasing 42.1% than that in 2014. Among that, Netherlands Pavilion consist of 28 companies, covering an area of 192 sqm. German Pavilion contains 13 companies and covered an area of 192 sqm. After several years, Colombia Pavilion join the fair again with 26 participants, occupying a area of 198 sqm. Also, Taiwan Pavilion, French Pavilion and Ecuador Pavilion continue to participate in the fair with their special products , showing the countries and regions characteristics, reflecting the fair's internationalism and persity.
There are a series of concurrent event in the fair, totally 15 of Flower Arrangement, Forum, New Product Release Meeting, etc and 9 Static Display Platform.
"Large-sized Flower Arrangement Performance" attracted a large amount of audience for the whole 3 days. It is a great platform for audience to communicate with the performer who comes from Germany,Spain, the USA, Japan, China Mainland and Taiwan. "Ohara Static Works Exhibition","Ikenobo Static Works Exhibition","YiHuaDao Static Works Exhibition",all show their unique style and arise people's interest. More than that, the "Combined Bonsai Works Exhibition","Concurrent Flower Arrangement Works Display" and "Young Florists' Works 2016 Exhibition " are all very wonderful.
At the same time, the variety of Forum and Technical Seminar also leave the audience a deep impression, such as "New technologies and New Products of Vertical Greening Forum", "The Fifth Modern Garden Forum and The Second New Varieties of Garden Plants Exchange Meeting", "New Product Release of Linyi O.lvy Agriculture Comprehensive Development Co., Ltd." "Combined Bonsai Works Exchange Meeting" etc. It is very useful for the industrial communication and technical innovation.
Although, it exists some challenges for the exhibition, such as the location, transportation, and the date, the organizers fully use the Internet technology and thinking to improve effect of the fair. One of the typical operation is the "The Annual Flower Queen", The Most Popular Exhibit on Wechat.The voting last 1 month and collect millions of voting, tens of millions of attention. It helps exhibitors to show their newest products and also, attracting a lot of visitors to come to fair.


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CROOMS CELEBRATE IN NORTH CAROLINA
The Croom families of North Carolina held its 82nd Annual Family Reunion in Sandybottom, 55 West Kinston North Carolina recently where the guest of honour was Cllr. Patrick C. Fitzgerald from Croom Ireland.
The President of the Croom Family Reunion Cynthia Young welcomed the large gathering to the Croom Community Hall in Sandybottom. The venue was gaily decorated with flags and bunting. Songs were sung and the Croom family cookbook was distributed; this book has special menus for enthusiastic cooks. A presentation of a painting of the Croom Meeting Hall with a memorial stone was presented to Cllr. Fitzgerald in recognition of travelling 3,500 miles to the event.
The history of the Crooms in North Carolina goes back three hundred years. The district and the area populated by the Croom families is mainly devoted to agriculture, soya beans, tobacco and cotton plantations. The area has a one thousand acre Industrial Research triangle in Chapel Hill. It is commonly known as The Triangle. The main anchors of the area are North Carolina State University, Duke University and University of North Carolina. It is a very well known television and film recording and production area. The area is home to numerous high tech companies and enterprises.
On Monday 20th August at Kinston City Town Hall, Cllr. Fitzgerald was honoured by the Mayor of Kinston City Council B.J. Murphy and presented with an engraved set of china commemorating the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Kinston.
There are in excess of one million Croom descen-dants living in the United States, the majority in Eastern North Carolina and other parts of the South East. The records of each reunion are archived in the Library and also the Cook Book of Croom which was recently featured in the magazine Our State.
It is hoped that the Crooms of North Carolina will travel to Croom in the not too distant future.
Cllr. Fitzgerald also attended a meeting of Business People and Officials of American Government Adminis-tration at the Haiti Regency Hotel in Chicago to encourage Enterprise and Development and also to encourage the Irish Diaspora to visit Ireland as part of The Gathering 2013. The former American Ambassador Jim Kenny headed up the event with a number of prominent American business people.


The Grand Budapest Hotel, a film that turns the Anderson aesthetic up to 11, will be no exception, although its slapstick-y adventure story framework may prove to be more accessible for the unconverted even despite the fact that the film boasts a much darker edge than any of the filmmaker's previous works.
Told to the audience as a story within a story within yet another a story, the action takes place in and around a world-renowned hotel in the fictional Central European nation of Zubrowka. It's 1932 and war is brewing. A swarthy young refugee named Zero (Tony Revolori) takes a job as a lobby boy under the tutelage of Monsieur Gustave (Ralph Fiennes), the hotel's chief concierge and the reason that the hotel is famous for its superlative service — especially amongst lonely, monied older women.
When one of those women, a widowed octogenarian named Madame D (Tilda Swinton), mysteriously dies shortly after her final visit to the Grand Budapest, Gustave and Zero head to the funeral only to find out that the wealthy socialite has left Gustave a famously valuable work of art called Boy With Apple. This enrages Madame D's blowhard son Dmitri (Adrien Brody) and thus begins an elaborate madcap tale peppered with murder, mayhem, chicanery and romance all played out as the winds of war blow ominously through Europe.
The Grand Budapest Hotel is the type of film that can be enjoyed on several different levels. First and foremost, it's a rip-roaring story peopled with Anderson's stable of reliable performers (Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Jeff Goldblum, and Willem Dafoe to name just a few) who navigate his funhouse with ease and humour. Second and perhaps most importantly, the film makes a subtle but pointed comment on Nazi-occupied Europe and the toll that dangerous ideologies can take on daily life. In fact, the film's allusions to the seizure of property and artworks throughout Europe by Nazis (although not really the Nazis, this is Wes Anderson's reality remember) is far more affecting and disturbing than George Clooney's film The Monuments Men, which focused solely on that subject matter and treated it in a much more serious manner.
It's just these sort of layers and nuances that make The Grand Budapest Hotel ideal for multiple viewings and ultimately worth rushing out to the theatre this weekend — without reservation.


It's time to move to one of the highest ranked universities in the nation! With nearly 15,000 students, Duke University is located in Durham, North Carolina and occupies nearly 8,600 acres on three campuses. Duke is a private research university that was founded in 1838, its motto being "Eruditio et Religio" or "Knowledge and Faith." Before starting your move, brush up on these tips!
Duke University is divided into four areas: West, East and Central Campuses, as well as the Medical Center. Worried about getting around? Don't be. There is a free bus service that transports students between all four areas.
Housing is available at each of the three campuses. First-year students are assigned to the East Campus, where there are 14 co-ed houses. Don't be intimidated by the experienced upperclassmen, because you'll be rooming exclusively with freshmen! After your first year, you will move to one of 80 houses on either the West or Central Campus. The West Campus is a residence hall-style, while the Central Campus is an apartment style.
Duke University provides weekend entertainment through the Devils After Dark program. Expect events such as themed nights, performances and recreational activities. Look in your residence hall lobby for event listings or check your school email for updates!
Traveling from the comfort zone of your home town to a prestigious university such as Duke may seem intimidating, so try to make the trip as easy on yourself as you can. The Collegeboxes Ship To School service is a great way to ensure safe arrival of your personal belongings at your new campus, especially if the trip is a long one. Great alternatives for road-trippers are moving trucks or trailers. Moving to college is supposed to be an adventure, so don't stress about squeezing every last knickknack into your parents' minivan. Sit back and enjoy the ride!
How was your experience moving to Duke University? Tell us in the comments below.


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Canadian, American, French, and Danish naval ships departed to participate in Operation NANOOK-TUUGAALIK
Julia Lennips August 14, 2020
Above image: Motor Vessel ASTERIX and HMCS GLACE BAY conduct ship manoeuvers with HMCS VILLE DE QUÉBEC in the Labrador Sea during OPERATION NANOOK 20 on August 8, 2020. Photo: MCpl Manuela Berger, Canadian Armed Forces.
On August 4, naval ships from Canada, the U.S., France, and Denmark departed to participate in Operation (Op) NANOOK-TUUGAALIK in the Eastern Arctic waters.
Canada deployed frigates HMCS Glace Bay and HMCS Ville de Quebec, as well as supply ship MV Asterix, to show Canada's presence and conduct multinational operations.
His Danish Majesty's Ship TRITON leads the Task Group as they transit through the Nuup Kangerlua Fjords in Greenland on August 13, 2020 during Operation NANOOK 20. Photo: MCpl Manuela Berger, Canadian Armed Forces Photo.
"Our annual contribution to Operation NANOOK demonstrates the Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN) commitment to the Arctic region and highlights our work in surveillance and security across all of Canada's ocean areas. It provides a unique opportunity for us to work alongside and strengthen our security capabilities in the North," says Captain(N) Martin Fluet, Operation NANOOK-TUUGAALIK Task Group Commander.
Maritime partners including, the United States Coast Guard (USCGC Tahoma), the United States Navy (USS Thomas Hudner), the French Navy (FS Fulmar), and the Royal Danish Navy (HDMS Triton), will be joining them.
"Our annual contribution to Operation NANOOK demonstrates the Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN) commitment to the Arctic region and highlights our work in surveillance and security across all of Canada's ocean areas. It provides a unique opportunity for us to work alongside and strengthen our security capabilities in the North." Captain(N) Martin Fluet, Operation NANOOK-TUUGAALIK Task Group Commander.
Op NANOOK is the Canadian Armed Forces' (CAF) signature northern operation comprising a series of comprehensive, joint, interagency, and multinational activities designed to exercise the defence of Canada and secure its northern regions.
Operation NANOOK-TUUGAALIK is the maritime deployment component of the NANOOK series of deployments and training events. It is designed as a maritime presence operation, contributing to the CAF's maritime domain awareness of the seas in the Eastern Arctic.
Rear-Admiral(RAdm) Brian Santarpia, Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic, says, Op NANOOK provides an excellent opportunity for the Royal RCN to build interoperability between Canada's principal partner nations engaged in Arctic security.
HMCS GLACE BAY sails into the entrance of Nuuk, Greenland during Operation NANOOK 2020 on August 13, 2020. Photo by Corporal David Veldman, Canadian Armed Forces Photo.
"It allows us the chance to foster multinational cooperation and trust, and achieve national training objectives aimed at building capable and adaptable maritime forces," he added.
Due to restrictions put in place in relation to COVID-19, Operation NANOOK-TUUGAALIK 2020 will be a shorter deployment than in previous years, with no planned port visits, aside from Nuuk, Greenland for refuelling purposes or community relations taking place.
Unlike in previous years, the ships will not be visiting Nunavut. Operation NANOOK-TUUGAALIK 2020 runs from August 4 till August 24, 2020.
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Julia is a journalist who is an avid reader and an artist. She is living in North Bay, ON pursing her passion for reporting.
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Phantasie was released in the beginning of the new year 1989 though most of the coding was done in 1988. The demo was coded by TNT and Solomon and it can well be argued that these two coders are to a large part responsible for the reputation beyond force has about programming and also to having own personal style of creating hard coded and maybe no-so-well-designed demos. Anyway if the demos released before this hadn't established beyond force as a legitimate demogroup this one did it for good. This demo was in fact coded while beyond force was in co-operation with Xades Society, but in the releasing moment the co-operation had already ended. However there are some scrolltexts in the demo that were written while the co-operation was still on. So all viewer should ignore everything written about that coop.
The introduction is a simple standard intro the demos had at the time including a scroller, some text in the middle and a logo in the upper part of the screen. The intro is the only part Solomon and TNT did not code. Instead, it was coded by hazor. Music in the intro is by Markus Schneider.
The demo itself starts with an upscroller coded by TNT. This is meant only for some notes and also to play the brill music composed by Rob Hubbard. The piece is from the fab game Skate or Die.
The first real part is a one coded by TNT and it includes a normal scroller in the lowest part of the screen (16x16 pixel font). Then there is a logo moving in the middle of the screen. There's another scroller in the moving logo so that the scroller moves with the logo (font 8x8pixels). In the upper part of the screen there are three scrollers moving a bit sideways on a small wave.
The second part features a moving 1989 logo celebrating the new year. The logo is not just some kind of a logo - it's three dimensional logo moving sideways and was a nice idea from the part of Solomon who coded the part. Under the moving logo there are some rasterbars and in the lowest part of the screen there is an expaneded sprite scroller.
The third part is also coded by Solomon and it contains the first really impressive dxycp (different x and y character positioning) routine including 24 characters and none of them are in sprites in contrast to some people's routines that had eight sprites and only few characters. The dxycp routine lies in the lower part of the screen and there is a picture in the upper part of the screen. The classic music from Cybernoid 2 was composed by Maniacs of Noise. If your browser supports java then you can view the dxycp effect right below this text.
The fourth part includes a routine which Solomon calls the real dycp scrolling. An idea which seems to be inspired from the previous part. This is in essence the world's first dxycp scrolling with characters leaving the screen and then entering the screen back if coordinates put them back. It took a pretty long time after this for someone to code a 'real dycp scroll' and when someone after this made it they had made it a boring dxycp where the letters can't leave the screen. It has to be admitted though that the scroller is not very smooth - a property which Sam of Beyond Force has improved in his version of the real dycp scrolling in the final part of Typical - the demo.
Next part includes a blue electric potential field with pixelating shades. The routine was coded by Solomon once again. There is a scroller in the lower part of the screen. It has to be noted that Solomon made better versions of this routine - one of which was released in poor.
The sixth part of the demo is a scroller with characters consisting of small animated dots the whole scroll is pretty big as there is nothing else in the screen while it is rolling. This part was coded by Solomon too and it is just a simple part in between of the other parts. The same kind of scroller was pretty popular those days and many versions of it has been released. The font Solomon was using to costruct the letters was drawn by Finnish Gold and the music was composed by Johannes Bjerregaard.
The seventh part of Phantasie is a picture flexer and it is the last part coded by Solomon in this demo. The flexer flexes a big picture in the whole screen's area. The flexer does not use any of the methods the newer demos use, namely the famous D011 flexer methos, so when judging the speed this has to be considered. Additionally there is a scroller down in the border.
The last part of Phantasie is a star routine coded by TNT. This routine was in fact the fastest of its time. The stars are moving away from the middle point of the screen on straight lines and the star positions can also be rotated over z-axis. The stars flicker a bit, but at the time that was pretty much assumable as almost no-one was paying attention to things like double buffering or even triple buffering. There is also a sprite scroller in the part that moves over the stars. The legendary music from Delta was composed by the legendary Rob Hubbard.


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New Satellite Company receives its first commander
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, UNITED STATES
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Rognstad
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The U.S. Army Satellite Operations Brigade's recently established Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Satellite Communications Directorate, received a new commander on Dec. 11.
Capt. Shawnee Kazaka, who previously served as the administration and personnel detachment in the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment at Fort Carson, said she was excited to take on her new duties.
"I look forward to being a part of the team and sharing in what the future has in store for us," Kazaka said. "To the Soldiers, civilians and partners, I look forward to working with each and every one of you."
Kazaka, originally from St. Augustine, Florida, spent the first 11 of her 16 years of military service as an enlisted Soldier. In 2015, she commissioned as an officer following her graduation from Texas A&M University.
Her previous assignments include: strength manager for the 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; S1 officer-in-charge, 720th Military Police Battalion, Fort Hood; as well as additional assignments at Fort Lee, Virginia; Kadena Air Force Base, Japan; and a deployment to Iraq.
Col. Stephen Parrish, Satellite Operations Brigade commander, said he has full faith and confidence in Kazaka.
"Keep people first and you will not fail," Parrish said. "You are a first-rate officer who will bring much to this organization and this critical no-fail mission."
HHC SATCOM Directorate is responsible for providing seamless integration and operation of Department of Defense wideband and narrowband satellites, as well as space-domain operational support for 11 combatant commands, federal agencies, non-governmental agencies and coalition partners.
Location: COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, US
This work, New Satellite Company receives its first commander, by SFC Aaron Rognstad, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.
Peterson Air Force Base
SMDC
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satallite operations brigade
Shawnee Kazaka


English Reading Comprehension: How to improve one's English Language Skills?
Let's first break down the term, English Reading Comprehension, English is the language, reading is the activity we are doing and to comprehend means to understand. The basic idea behind any English Reading Comprehension is to check whether the reader has understood what the author wants to convey or not. So, you may be doing an English Reading Comprehension exercise to improve your skills or English Reading Comprehension could be part of the syllabus of the competitive exam you are preparing for, the basic idea still remains: have you understood the main idea of the English Reading Comprehension given to you or not.
In this article of daily reads, you are provided with certain articles and they will help you in improving your English Reading Comprehension Skills. Keep one very important thing in mind while reading these articles: what is the author trying to convey through this article?
Does mythology have an impact on politics? Is our culture responsible in shaping the way our politics functions? The answer lies in this article.
The writer in this article discusses the impact mythology has in shaping our culture which in turn influences politics.
He talks about the Chinese mythology and the Indian mythology and how everything fits so well in the way these countries politics has been shaping– The implementation of the OBOR project by the Chinese and the Indian withdrawal from it.
In Chinese mythology, geography plays a key role whereas in Hindu mythology, time plays a key role.
In Chinese mythology, there is authority and bureaucracy in heaven whereas Hindu Mythologies place great value on yoga and physical matters are given less importance.
In the Chinese worldview, India is seen in two ways – Firstly, it embodies chaos which threatens the Chinese leadership. Secondly, India is the western paradise in Chinese Buddhism.
In this article the writer talks about the debt trap that Air India has set itself in and if there is a way that it can pull itself out of it.
He says that unless the government considers the change of ownership, it is doubtful that the issues surrounding Air India could be addressed. With the success of a lot of Private players, even the vacuum that would be created in the Market because of the Airline's exit could be easily filled in.
He concludes by saying that no private players would come forward to buy the Airlines owing to the huge debt it carries along. Hence this leaves the government with two options. It can either force public sector lenders to incur more losses, or use public funds to pay them out. Either way, the taxpayers will be the losers.
We have known what communism is and how a nation functions when under a communist regime but has History taught us enough about the dark side of communism?
Irrespective of what your answer might be, this article is a must read for everyone, in order to understand how the communist leadership has shown its black-hearted nature by its barbaric acts.
The writer says how Communist regimes the world over have sought to suppress not only rival political parties, but also religious institutions by adopting brutal methods such as murders, confiscation and destruction of religious properties thus serving the Communist desire to monopolise and dictate how citizens should think and act . When it comes to the treatment of rival worldviews, Communists have been as savage and brutal as religious fundamentalists says the writer.
English Reading Comprehension: What should you keep in mind?
The one main learning or take away from this English Reading Comprehension that you should keep in mind is that regular reading of English Reading Comprehensions is the key to improve your language skills. The important point that you have to keep in mind while reading is that you keep noting down some difficult words and also keep noting down the main idea of each paragraph as these different ideas will culminate into the conclusion and give you a clear idea of what the author wants to convey through the particular English Reading Comprehension.


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Tag: Bayer
Guest post : Why the compulsory licence to Natco is a bad idea
April 3, 2012 April 19, 2012 ~ Gauri Kamath	~ 1 Comment
I'd like to introduce a guest post from Ranga Iyer, former MD of Wyeth Limited and a drug industry veteran. He is currently an independent advisor to Indian and foreign drug companies on strategy, policy, as also mergers and acquisitions. In 2009, Ranga, then president of the Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India, was ranked the 33rd most influential pharma leader in the world by UK's World Pharmaceutical Frontiers. While this blog has welcomed the compulsory licence issued by the Patent Office to Natco, Ranga has raised some strong arguments against. The views expressed are personal and do not reflect those of any organisation that he has professional relationships with.
Media and civil society have hailed the Indian Patent Office's decision to grant a compulsory licence to Natco to make a generic of Bayer's liver and kidney cancer drug Nexavar. But there is more than one reason why this licence will hurt innovation while doing little to enhance affordability. Continue reading "Guest post : Why the compulsory licence to Natco is a bad idea" →
India's compulsory licence to Natco : follow-up thoughts
March 13, 2012 March 13, 2012 ~ Gauri Kamath	~ Leave a comment
A good starting point to take the healthcare agenda forward
In granting a compulsory licence to Natco on Bayer's cancer drug Nexavar the patents office has done its job well. It has put a provision in the law meant expressly to balance public good with incentives for innovation to its right use. See Shamnad Basheer's lucid analysis of the order on spicyip.
But it is important that this not be the predominant or only method deployed by the government to improve drug access and affordability to millions of Indians. Given its visibility, there is a danger of the patents and CL debate hijacking or at the very least taking up prime space in the discussions around the country's healthcare agenda at the cost of other, less high-profile, measures that could be equally effective. Continue reading "India's compulsory licence to Natco : follow-up thoughts" →
India's compulsory licence to Natco : First cut
March 12, 2012 March 13, 2012 ~ Gauri Kamath	~ 3 Comments
I quickly read through the Indian Patent Office's order granting a compulsory licence to Hyderabad's Natco to make and sell its generic of Bayer's patented liver and kidney cancer drug Nexavar in India. While I'm no legal expert and I've just speed-read the order, some things just stand out so here goes. Continue reading "India's compulsory licence to Natco : First cut" →
NICE, Nexavar, and why it matters
November 25, 2009 November 25, 2009 ~ Gauri Kamath	~ Leave a comment
There has been some strong media and patient outrage in the UK over a decision to not make available Bayer's Nexavar, a drug for terminally-ill liver cancer patients, through the National Health Service. UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence – referred to as the NHS' drug rationing body by the UK media – says the drug's price does not justify the benefits that it provides. Nexavar costs 36,000 pounds a year (Rs 27 lakh). It extends survival by an average of about 3 months, and is the first to do so for liver cancer.
NHS could end up paying as much 9 million pounds on treating 600-700 patients a year who qualify. Bayer has offered to give every fourth packet of the drug free but that would reduce the cost to 7.7mn pounds which is still pricey the NHS feels.
Bayer plans to appeal the decision.
The decision has health activists and patients up in arms. (See here and here). NICE has been roundly-roasted for putting a value on human life, so to speak. Note that neither of the articles that's linked to above has a single talking head asking Bayer to bring down the price of the product.
Now consider what happens in India. First of all, none except those whom the government employs expect it to pay for drugs – whether for common cold or cancer. 80 per cent of our healthcare spend is out-of-pocket, among the highest rates in the world.
However, companies receive plenty of flak from the media for price increases (not that it stops many of them).
Indeed, over the decades the government has conveniently shifted the onus of providing affordable drugs onto the drug industry. How has it done this? One, in the early seventies it liberalised the patents regime so that generics of globally under-patent drugs could be freely launched in India. Two, it did little to raise the bar on quality. Indeed, once a drug was on the market for five years a new manufacturer did not even have to approach the central regulator for a quality approval – it simply got a manufacturing licence from the state.
As a result, India has multitudinous copycats of a good number of drugs giving it the distinction of having among the lowest drug prices in the world. But quality is still a problem especially outside the metros. In fact, it is this inability of the government to guarantee quality that has allowed companies to charge an artificial premium for 'brands' – even though in a patents-free market there were hundreds of copycats of each drug. Brands are after all associated with quality.
So a strange duality exists in the country. Yes, it has some of the lowest drug prices in the world but to be sure of what they are getting, especially in life-and-death situations, consumers – rich or poor – still pay a fat premium. Besides, when the markets are not large enough – such as for rare diseases – generics will not be found.
In recent months, a small attempt is being made in government to make amends. The ministry of chemicals and fertilizers' Jan Aushadhi pharmacy outlets provide unbranded medicines at far lower prices by using bulk sourcing. Last heard, this was making slow progress for want of real estate and suppliers. The government also wants to pay for cancer drugs (currently a few hospitals like Tata Memorial funded by the Department of Atomic Energy subsidise medicines) but hasn't yet begun.
As an aside, Nexavar – which is patented in this counry to Bayer under India's tightened patent rules of 2005 – is currently the subject of a lawsuit here. Bayer has sued the Indian drugs regulator to prevent it from approving a Cipla generic which will probably be cheaper. And surprisingly, senior government counsel seems to be missing in action from the court proceedings.
True, it's not all hunky-dory in the west as the Nexavar debate shows. Governments and insurers flush with funds to pay for healthcare have pushed prices to record highs to the point where countries are now feeling the pinch. But India can learn from those mistakes and start forgeing its own system tailored to meet its needs.
And not sometime in the future. Today, right now, this minute.


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Syrian endgame threatens new migrant surge
By World Tribune on September 11, 2018
By John J. Metzler
UNITED NATIONS — After seven years of bitter fighting, twelve million civilians displaced,
and more than a half million people killed, Syria's relentless civil war may be coming to a dramatic conclusion.
The final showdown seems set for the north-western province of Idlib, a rebel stronghold, where three million civilians are dangerously mixed and stranded among thirty thousand terrorists.
Syrian forces near Idlib province.
But the cold steel vice of Bashar Assad's army is closing, massively supported by Russia and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
As the United Nations Security Council was making yet another vainglorious bid to stop the fighting in Idlib, half a world away in Teheran, the leaders of Russia, Turkey and the Islamic Republic of Iran were setting final plans for Idlib's fate. The Turks were pushing for a truce; after all, the ill-fated province borders Turkey and will likely trigger a tsunami of new refugees. But Vladimir Putin and Iran's Hassan Rouhani were preparing their forces for a final military offensive alongside Assad's reinvigorated military.
The UN's special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura warned that without a political solution in Syria, "we will see this war reach new levels of horrors." Yet the elusive political solution which has confounded the Syrian factions and confronted a deadlocked Security Council appears stillborn.
As Nikki Haley, U.S. UN Ambassador told the Council, "An offensive in Idlib will only leave Syria weaker and more broken and create generations of Syrians who will never forget the heinous and senseless brutality of the Assad regime and its allies."
Earlier President Donald Trump warned, "President Bashar al-Assad of Syria must not recklessly attack Idlib Province. The Russians and Iranians would be making a grave humanitarian mistake to take part in this potential human tragedy."
Nonetheless with the nearing rumble of Assad's artillery and punishing Russian airstrikes the noose on Idlib province may be tightening. Sadly about half of Idlib's population has already been displaced from elsewhere in Syria, as part of agreed to "de-escalation zones." The UN says up to 800,000 civilians, many of them children, could flee the enclave.
Though Erdogan's political authoritarianism remains deeply unsettling, to be fair, Turkey already hosts three million Syrians and rightly fears another refugee surge. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan twice called for a ceasefire and said of the terrorists, "Let them drop their weapons so that peace would come. We need a method to deal with terrorists. This requires time and patience."
The UN's de Mistura warned, "Though most of besieged Idlib's three million people were trapped civilians, terrorist organizations, foreign fighters and armed opposition groups have also gathered in the region."
The UN envoy warned Idlib has "all the ingredients for a perfect storm." Before the renewed fighting, two million civilians living in Idlib are in need of humanitarian assistance according to UN relief sources.
As this column has regularly and almost singularly warned over the years, Syria has become the contemporary Spanish Civil war of the 1930's, an internationalized conflict serving as a rallying point for foreign Islamic jihadi forces and a proving ground for regional and foreign militaries; Iran, Russia, Turkey.
American Ambassador Nikki Haley warned, "The United States has been very clear, with Russia and with the broader international community: we consider any assault on Idlib to be a dangerous escalation of the conflict in Syria. If Assad, Russia, and Iran continue, the consequences will be dire."
But besides the tragic humanitarian consequences of a renewed offensive, I reiterate there's the real risk of more refugees fleeing into neighboring Turkey and then in turn towards Western Europe as in the fateful summer of 2015 when more than a million migrants flooded into Germany and Sweden. This is the unspoken outcome; a renewed migrant surge.
Syria remains a conflict of bewildering complexity. Will Idlib become another bloody bookmark in the annals of recent humanitarian disasters such as Ghouta or Aleppo?
Looking through the wider geopolitical lens, Russia appears to have stabilized the Assad regime, an old Soviet client state since the 1960's.
Islamic Iran has expended huge sums of blood and treasure in supporting Syria's Shiite Muslim minority. Yet this adventure has weakened Teheran's regime which has met with widening domestic protests. Turkey has faced the humanitarian consequence of a war next door but has equally played a dangerous and nefarious game in supporting or attacking minority Kurdish factions. American power is focused on fighting Islamic State, offering humanitarian aid, and supporting an UN political solution.
The French delegate warned, "The situation is alarming; Syria is on the edge of the abyss."
John J. Metzler is a United Nations correspondent covering diplomatic and defense issues. He is the author of Divided Dynamism the Diplomacy of Separated Nations: Germany, Korea, China (2014). [See pre-2011 Archives]
Idlib, Syrian endgame threatens new migrant surge, WorldTribune.com
Syrian endgame threatens new migrant surge added by World Tribune on September 11, 2018


According to The Capistrano Dispatch, Orange County Councilman Derek Reeve cited the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting that killed 26 people, saying "efforts must be taken to empower teachers, staff and parents to protect our children." Similar to the Harrold school district in Texas, Reeve suggests training all school personnel for "active-shooter scenarios" and allowing school staff, teachers, and parents to carry guns on school grounds.
A volunteer-based school protection program would be similar to what is already implemented in Israel. As previously reported by The Inquisitr, Israel has been protecting its students with armed volunteers since the 1970s. The program has been a success, with all attempts at further school shootings being stopped.
Do you think the Orange County school district was too quick to turn down the suggestion to arm the teachers?


Lovely cups. Beautiful flower decoration.
Just the usual then... perfect painting, photos and post. I love to hear your random thoughts... it's both scary because you have no idea what might pop up, but also very funny with all your antics.
I love it - it's like a stream of consciousness interspersed with beautiful illustrations. I love loud clattery keyboards - maybe that's the secretary in me! I'd never heard a dummy called a binky before but here's some random info for you - binky is the name of the little hop/skip/jump that rabbits do when they're happy and free running around a field with their pals!
Love the teacups - they will make even better gifts after having been turned to art. Also love the random thoughts. It is always nice to know when someone else has similar random dialogue in their head to process the world:) I am now very aware of the clicking sound of my keyboard and it makes me want to type faster which is why this comment is taking me twice the time to write.
And lovely, LoVeLy art too!
I especially love the top single cup. . . and always love your random thoughts!
Your random thoughts are clear to me. I think that might mean I am scattered? LOL As always your art is beautiful.
Your random thoughts are so cute!!
Hmm... those cups... would be hard to give up. Unless of course you intended them for me - then you should release them right now!;-) Love that last painting - I have forgotten how much fun that weird series of yours was!
Right now I am having a cup of tea in a mug I bought in the Cotswolds back in 2005. Its got beautiful sheeo painted on it. One of my favorite mugs. Those cups you drew are beautiful. I would love a set of those. They look lovely.
Oh I love those cups, just beautiful. Having my own cup of tea in a favorite mug right now.
Loved your rambling post, Tracey. The drawings are superb. You definitely have a talent at drawing things so they really look like what they are (unlike some of us). Have a wonderful weekend.
Interesting random thoughts and I adore all your fabulous teacups!
Such wonderful randomness! And I always love your teacups.
Your random thoughts are wonderfu, as usual, and I think "dummy" is a perfect name for the binky.
Love the idea of sharing random thoughts. Like everyone I love those teacups. I still think they would make wonderful gifts. I too struggle with taking good shots of my work.
photographing things for etsy is not an easy thing to do!
Beautiful ups! I love your random thoughts.
Enjoying your random thoughts! And those tea cups are so beautiful, as are your sketches of them. Wow, really!
We always called the binky a "plug" but the babies said "pug" instead so it didn't sound too rude.
thanks for the translation for "dummy"...i was stumped!
good idea to keep older pens for scratchy lines...why didn't i think of that!?? brilliant!


Diébédo Francis Kéré, the award-winning architect from Gando, Burkina Faso, has been commissioned to design the Serpentine Pavilion 2017, responding to the brief with a bold, innovative structure that brings his characteristic sense of light and life to the lawns of Kensington Gardens.
Inspired by Kéré's stories of gathering, debate and community, the Serpentine Pavilion 2017 will host a new series of weekly community picnic talks, Radical Kitchen. On eight Wednesdays in July and August, a different London group or campaign organisation will assemble in the Pavilion to share their recipes for creating meaningful social change. Forging a connection with food, these picnics will be co-hosted and catered by Mazí Mas, a pop-up restaurant and award-winning social enterprise run by migrant women, which seeks to unearth the flavours of modern London for everyone.
The Pavilion is also the platform for a new summer of Park Nights, the Serpentine's annual series of experimental and interdisciplinary encounters. Practitioners in the fields of art, architecture, music, film, philosophy and technology have been commissioned to create new, site-specific work in response to Kéré's structure, offering unique ways of experiencing architecture and performance.
Now in its third year, Build Your Own Pavilion, the digital platform and nationwide architecture campaign conceived with funding support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, invites young people to consider the relationship between architecture and public space, to ask critical questions about the future of their cities and to design the cities in which they would like to live. The Serpentine's Architecture Family Pack, designed by artist Katie Schwab, is a chance for children and their families to experience Francis Kéré's 2017 Pavilion from playful and original perspectives.
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insert into congregation_setting (congregation_id, type, code, value)
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insert into congregation_setting (congregation_id, type, code, value)
select id, 'string','territory_max_borrow_time','4 months' from congregation where code = '3277';
insert into congregation_setting (congregation_id, type, code, value)
select id, 'string','territory_warning_borrow_time','3 months' from congregation where code = '3277';
insert into congregation_setting (congregation_id, type, code, value)
select id, 'array','excluded_languages','Anglais,Portugais,Arabe,Chinois' from congregation where code = '3277';

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The Norco 6 custom black pedal bike has red handlebars.
It was taken from outside a property in Meadow Street between 2pm and 4pm on Wednesday, April 6.
Anyone with information is asked to email 101@dc.police.uk or call 101.


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            {
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For Those Who've Come Across the Seas: Justice for refugees and asylum seekers
The Australian Catholic Bishops' 2015 Social Justice Statement on justice for refugees and asylum seekers comes at the right time. The image of the little boy who died in Turkey has stirred effective compassion in Europe for refugees, and has led Australia to increase the number of Syrian refugees it will take.
The Australian Catholic Bishops' Social Justice Statement for 2015–16 challenges Australians to think again about our national response to asylum seekers, especially those who come to Australia by sea. It invites us to recognise the desperation that has driven these people to seek refuge far from their homes.
The Statement's title is For Those Who've Come Across the Seas: Justice for refugees and asylum seekers. The title, taken from the words of our National Anthem, is intended to remind all Australians of how this nation has aspired to be a place of welcome and inclusion.
In this Statement, the Bishops address the divisive national debate over asylum seekers, especially those who arrive by boat. They confront Australia's current deterrence-based response and remind us of the needs of the nearly 60 million people who are displaced around the world.
The Statement takes its inspiration from the actions and words of Pope Francis on his 2013 visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa, where he met the survivors of a refugee tragedy and mourned for those who had died. It begins and ends with the Pope's own words and is strongly based on the Scriptures and Catholic teaching.
The Bishops' document traces the experiences of asylum seekers from their flight from persecution and danger, through their perilous journeys, to their experience in Australia of indefinite detention, deprivation and insecurity. It asks why both sides of Australian politics have felt the need to introduce such cruel and self-defeating policies as offshore processing and indefinite detention.
The Statement addresses the divisive national debate over asylum seekers, especially those who arrive by boat. It reminds all Australians of the need to welcome and comfort those who have fled here from terror and danger, and to live out the example of Jesus, who never turned his back on those who were lost or suffering. For further details about the Social Justice Statement, visit the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council website (www.socialjustice.catholic.org.au) or call (02) 8306 3499.
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Updated: Mar 19 at 3:02 p.m.
Boxer Brody Blair is ready to enter the ring again and hopes to be surrounded by familiar faces when he does.
On March 30, Blair will be hosting Boxing Night in Canada Round 2 at the Pictou County Wellness Centre in an event similar to the one he hosted in April 2018 which saw him and several other boxers compete in front of a large Pictou County audience.
Blair, 28, has been undefeated in his pro career, most recently fighting in Halifax where he improved his record to 4-0 in a unanimous decision over a tough opponent.
Already Blair has five fights lined up for this year's event and is working to secure a sixth. The event will feature a lineup of Canadian versus Mexican opponents.
He said he enjoys boxing in front of a home audience – something he wasn't able to do often in his amateur career.
"it's so nice to be able to do this out of home," he said.
While he keeps his priority on training for the fight, Blair is also involved behind the scenes getting the event organized. He said the sponsorship is coming along well for the event and a matchmaker has found opponents from Mexico that fall in the right experience and weight to make for good fights.
"Pictou County is so supportive for their own," he said of the support he's received for the event.
In addition to the fights, the event will feature Ashley George and Hayley MacLeod singing during intermission. DJ Foxy will also be playing throughout the event and Sound Source Pro Audio will be providing audio and lights.
General admission tickets can be purchased at any Pictou County Subway Restaurant (cash only). Ringside seating and tables which seat eight can be purchased by calling 902-921-3587.
For his own part Blair believes he's ready to win again.


Indeed, I once used this same excuse to bombard people with my arrogance. In person, on facebook, in emails. Poor persecuted Christian friend. Whatcha gonna do? Haters gonna hate.
Has anyone ever been "saved" because of an internet meme? Maybe. I don't know. I kind of think this is just preaching to the choir, though.
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Top Ten Essentials breaks down the 10 most common aspects that apply to any manga character, from a wild chibi to a bishoujo woman, into detailed lessons. Focusing on body proportion, different types of eyes, hair, poses, character types, expressions, and more, this book covers everything readers need to go from manga fans to manga artists. After an introduction to these elements, readers will have a chance to follow along Hart's in-depth step-by-steps, and will even be invited to draw on their own, right in the book's pages.


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3 Separate Cases Licence Retained
Kept Licence
Our client presented with a clean licence and three cases. The first matter was a speeding case in Stirling (96/70), the second a charge of parking on zig-zag lines and not displaying 'L' plates in Glasgow, and the third, speeding in Hamilton (104/70).
We were able to persuade the Crown to drop the case in Stirling and the Glasgow case attracted 3 penalty points.
The cases came to a conclusion on 29th October 2021 at Hamilton JP Court where our Mr Simpson was able to persuade the Court to step back from imposing a discretionary period of disqualification. Our client's licence was instead endorsed with 6 penalty points and a financial penalty was imposed.
We had been tasked with keeping our client on the road and we achieved that goal.
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Our client was accused of speeding at 101mph on the M74. Following a speeding trial the Sheriff decided that the police officers did not give credible or reliable evidence and found our client not guilty of the charge. Despite stating that he was very experienced, one road traffic officer claimed that he could not tell the Court the difference between a saloon and an estate car. This was a great result. There was no risk to our client's licence and was defended solely on a point of principal....


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The 2003 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year, Bob Lynch is in his 30th year at the helm of the Saint Joseph's University golf program. During his tenure, he has led the Hawks back to prominence as one of the stronger programs in the Northeast and coached three Hawks to All-Region selections and 19 golfers overall to A-10 All-Conference honors, most recently rising senior Michael O'Brien in 2018-19.
The architect of one of the region's most demanding schedules, Lynch took the Saint Joseph's program to the cusp of its first-ever NCAA Championship berth in 2003 as the Hawks placed second at the Atlantic 10 Championship. The Crimson and Gray's previous best effort at A-10s was third place, a feat the squad accomplished three straight seasons from 1993-95.
He also guided the team to a berth in the Eastern Intercollegiate Golf Association Championships each of those seasons. In his career as head coach, Lynch has compiled an overall record of 20 wins and 22 losses. The last dual meet competition for SJU was a 426-465 win over Lafayette at Llanerch Country Club during the 1992-93 season. Since that time, SJU has competed solely in invitational events that have taken the Hawks all over the country.
A former standout at Father Judge High School, Lynch is an avid golfer. The 51-year old works for Spikes, a company that specializes in trophies and plaques. The Richboro, Pa., resident also works as an official at high school and college basketball games and works on the scorer's table for both Saint Joseph's men's and women's basketball games. A 1979 graduate of La Salle University, Lynch and his wife Monica are the parents of five children: Maureen, Bob, Dan, Brian, and Jim.


Does Krave Jerky mark a change in beef jerky?
I've been fortunate enough (and I say that with the utmost level of sarcasm) to have tried a litany of diets. Most of them are fads, such the newly enshrined Keto and previously popular, Whole 30, for instance. Heck, I even made up my own diet. All I ate for a month was Snyder's Pretzel nuggets. Seriously. All told, there was one diet that worked wonders with me and that was Paleo. Why? Because I could eat all the Krave Jerky I could find.
Incidentally, I am now a steadfast vegetarian. But I still look longly back to the days of my Krave Jerky binges.
Granted, the jerky market isn't one you've probably paused and thought a whole lot of about. But it's a billion-dollar business, with sales growing 4.2% annually. Hershey purchased Krave Jerky in 2015, marketing it as a low-fat, gluten-free option with no artificial ingredients.
That's certainly the trend in the food market. It's even reached into the fast food market, which has traditionally been anything but known as offering healthy food.
Under Hershey's leadership, Krave Jerky has become a $40 million endeavor. Not a huge bite of the market, but certainly filling a niche that's becoming a lasting trend.
I could go on about the fabulous taste and health benefits of Krave Jerky. But, as we've written before, choosing healthier options is just choosing a category. Not a specific brand.
Taste is also simply a rational way to back fill our choices, which are always emotional. Beer tasters will go on and on about the taste of their favorite beer. But they fail to recognize their favorite in blind taste tests. They choose emotionally, even if they didn't recognize it.
For Krave Jerky, it's nearing a sweet spot with its brand. Although it does run TV ads, they are in short supply. (See below.) No, its main point of contact with consumers is labeling. And it uses its limited space fairly well.
The name itself suggests that, even with it being a healthier option, it contains the salty taste beef jerky eaters crave. (A pun intended by Krave, which makes it a tiny bit too clever.) That is placed in juxtaposition with the logo of a running figure, which gives permission for heath-conscious eaters to try it.
That's why if there is ever a day I leave my vegetarian life (doubtful), I'll ring in a new meat-eating one with a big ole' bag of Krave's Chili-Lime jerky.


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The nomination of the king's older sister, who has starred in soap operas and an action movie was a shocking move. It is unlikely its members would disregard the wishes of the king, who while a constitutional monarch, is considered semi-divine in Thai society.
Thai Raksa Chart's executive chairman Chaturon Chaisaeng declined to comment on the request to disband it. He said that the princess' name could be used for election campaigning, which breaches Section 17 of the election law barring candidates and political parties from using the monarchy for that.
Thailand's current Prime Minister, Prayuth Chan-ocha, led the 2014 coup and is now widely expected to be re-elected. Prayuth was the Thai army chief in 2014 and led the coup that ousted a government led by Thaksin's sister.
Princess Ubolratana has carried out "activities on behalf of the royal family", and continues to be regarded as "the beloved daughter of late King Bhumibol and a respected member of the royal family", added the royal statement, according to Bangkok Post.


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Silene vulgaris é uma espécie de planta com flor pertencente à família Caryophyllaceae.

A autoridade científica da espécie é (Moench) Garcke, tendo sido publicada em Flora von Nord- und Mittel-Deutschland 64. 1869.

Portugal

Trata-se de uma espécie presente no território português, nomeadamente os seguintes táxones infraespecíficos:

 Silene vulgaris subsp. cratericola - presente  no Arquipélago dos Açores. Em termos de naturalidade é endémica da região atrás referida. Não se encontra protegida por legislação portuguesa ou da Comunidade Europeia.
 Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris - presente em Portugal Continental, no Arquipélago dos Açores e no Arquipélago da Madeira. Em termos de naturalidade é nativa de Portugal Continental e do Arquipélago da Madeira e introduzida no Arquipélago dos Açores. Não se encontra protegida por legislação portuguesa ou da Comunidade Europeia.

Bibliografia
 Checklist da Flora do Arquipélago da Madeira (Madeira, Porto Santo, Desertas e Selvagens) - Grupo de Botânica da Madeira
 Silene vulgaris - Portal da Biodiversidade dos Açores
 Silene vulgaris - The Plant List (2010). Version 1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ (consultado em 29 de setembro de 2014).
 Silene vulgaris - International Plant Names Index
 Castroviejo, S. (coord. gen.). 1986-2012. Flora iberica 1-8, 10-15, 17-18, 21. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.

 Ligações externas

 Silene vulgaris - Flora Digital de Portugal. jb.utad.pt/flora.
 Silene vulgaris - Flora-on
 Silene vulgaris - The Euro+Med PlantBase
 Silene vulgaris - Flora Vascular
 Silene vulgaris - Biodiversity Heritage Library - Bibliografia
 Silene vulgaris - JSTOR Global Plants
 Silene vulgaris - Flora Europaea Silene vulgaris - NCBI Taxonomy Database
 Silene vulgaris - Global Biodiversity Information Facility
 Silene vulgaris'' - Encyclopedia of Life

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College Profile: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (also known as UNC Charlotte or Charlotte) is a public, coeducational, research intensive university located in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States. The university opened on September 23, 1946. Today, it is the fastest growing school[citation needed] in the 17 institution University of North Carolina System. It has four campuses, the main campus is located in University City (Charlotte).
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INSTITUTIONAL MISSION STATEMENT UNC Charlotte is the only Doctoral/Research University Intensive in the Charlotte region, fully engaged in the discovery, dissemination, synthesis, and application of knowledge. It provides for the educational, economic, social, and cultural advancement of the people of North Carolina through on- and off-campus programs, continuing personal and professional education opportunities, research, and collaborative relationships with private, public, and nonprofit institutions. UNC Charlotte has a special responsibility to build the intellectual capital of this area. As such it serves the research and doctoral education needs of the greater Charlotte metropolitan region. The primary commitment of UNC Charlotte is to extend educational opportunities and to ensure success for qualified students of diverse backgrounds through informed and effective teaching in the liberal arts and sciences and in selected professional programs offered through Colleges of Architecture, Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Information Technology, and Health and Human Services, and through programs and services designed to support students' intellectual and personal development. The University offers an extensive array of baccalaureate and master's programs and a number of doctoral programs. With a broad institutional commitment to liberal education as the foundation for constructive citizenship, professional practice, and lifelong learning, UNC Charlotte is prepared to focus interdisciplinary resources to address seven broad areas of concern to the Charlotte region: 1) Liberal Education; 2) Business and Finance; 3) Urban and Regional Development; 4) Children, Families, and Schools; 5) Health Care and Health Policy; 6) International Understanding and Involvement; and 7) Applied Sciences and Technologies.
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'Bizkaia Talent is a non-profit organisation supported by the Provincial Council of Bizkaia along with other private organisations based in the Historical Territory of Bizkaia. It was established in 2005 and had a multi-disciplinary young team working to develop the conditions and procedures for the recruitment, engagement and retention of talented people in innovative projects in Bizkaia, thus giving a boost to fields of innovative advanced knowledge.
'Bizkaia Talent provides the community with a number of free services such as relocation, aid, contact making, guidance and intermediation. Why did we come to think that all these services were necessary to the Bizkaia society? Because we had the know-how. And what is our know-how about? It is based on the results of a series of investigations made by Bizkaia Talent jointly with universities, market research companies and consulting firms to help our society move forward, working and innovating.
'Bizkaia Talent collaborated with us in talent recruitment for a research project in the field of fluid dynamics. As we are small company, one of our difficulties in recruiting professionals is that we do not have a network of contacts to select highly qualified people and we do not know how to reach these people so that they learn about our projects.
Bizkaia Talent's collaboration led us into a top-class scientific world, which in a way enabled us to recruit the talented people we were looking for to launch our project.
'We attended the European Career Fair @ MIT, organised by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It was a very interesting experience that gave us the chance to talk with professors at the university, who explained in detail how they teach at the MIT. The first thing we learned is that Bizkaia Talent can get people interested in learning about Bizkaia and the Basque Country. We made contacts with highly qualified people, and identified three or four of them who could head our research programme at the Basque Centre for Applied Mathematics (BCAM), BCAM-Baltogar.
'I got my PhD in Biology from the University of the Basque Country. After graduating, I worked in France, Portugal and Argentina. Then I carried out several research projects until I began working in the field of biotechnology, not as a researcher but in managerial positions.
'The firm OWL Genomics was established in 2002 in Madrid. In 2004, it moved to the Bizkaia Science and Technology Park because it featured facilities and opportunities that were of great importance to our sector, that is, biotechnology. A number of companies specialising in biotechnology were established together with cooperative research centres, and the Government and the Provincial Council of Bizkaia were implementing policies to facilitate the establishment of such companies and the recruitment of qualified staff.
'By and large, the quality of life in Bizkaia is extraordinary; its society is highly developed, its lifestyle is humane, people are sociable, and the environment and landscape are wonderful. Bizkaia's features might not be unique nor the best in the world, but they are difficult find all together, in the same place.
'Noray Science Group uses Bizkaia Talent's job exchange and relocation services. Through Bizkaia Talent we have been able to post our job offers and find highly qualified Basque scientists and technologists who were living outside the Basque Country.
'Besides, Bizkaia Talent invited us to the workshop held in Barcelona to contact and engage Basque scientists working in the field of bioscience in that city. Bizkaia Talent represented us employers at the MIT Fair in Boston and at ESOF in Turin, Italy. However, what we appreciate the most is the relocation service. In November 2009, Histocell hired a biomaterials engineer, Scott Rapoport, an expert in biotechnology hailing from USA, and had to deal for the first time with all the legal procedures required to hire a non-EU citizen.