Are you a smart, passionate, creative professional looking for a next step in your global career? Then we might have the role for you!
The Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative (GRSI) is a unique and ambitious multi-stakeholder collaboration that is mandated to encourage and support the adoption of refugee sponsorship programs around the world. The University of Ottawa Refugee Hub is a founding partner of the GRSI and also houses its Chairperson, Professor Jennifer Bond. We are seeking an ambitious Program Officer to join our GRSI project team.
The Refugee Hub was founded at the University of Ottawa in 2012. Our mission is to foster justice and human rights for refugees at local, national, and international levels through innovative research, programs and partnerships. We are supported in our work by a team of in-house experts, a wide range of consultants, and a broad and diverse community of partners and stakeholders. The GRSI is one of our six core program areas.
The GRSI is a partnership between the Government of Canada, the UNHCR, the Open Society Foundations, the Radcliffe Foundation, and the Refugee Hub. We are working with approximately 20 countries, and actively deploy delegations of policy and community experts all over the world; coordinate workshops and host delegations to Canada; and create a wide range of tools to support those working to introduce sponsorship programs in new places. We are seeking a Program Officer to join our small but powerful team to help support the work of the GRSI program, and support the delivery of the GRSI's high impact and high profile international agenda. The position is based at the Refugee Hub in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
The ideal candidate will be an organized, creative professional with experience working with multiple partners and stakeholders, and working in a dynamic team environment. They will also possess strong interpersonal and written communication skills and be comfortable working at a fast pace on a variety of files while navigating complex and high-level stakeholder relationships.
Must be willing to work occasional overtime and be capable of working in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines. Occasional overseas travel may also be required.
Familiarity with refugee issues, global and domestic politics, intergovernmental or public affairs, community sponsorship, or other related areas will also be considered an asset.
If you are interested in contributing to the work of the Refugee Hub as a Program Officer with the GRSI, please submit your CV and cover letter by midnight Thursday, August 9, 2018 by e-mail to info@refugeehub.ca. Please include "GRSI Program Officer" in the subject line.


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FILE - This file image provided by the Maryland U.S. District Attorney's Office shows a photo of firearms and ammunition that was in the motion for detention pending trial in the case against Christopher Paul Hasson. Prosecutors say that Hasson, a Coast Guard lieutenant is a "domestic terrorist" who wrote about biological attacks and had a hit list that included prominent Democrats and media figures. Hasson is expected to plead guilty Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 in a case charging him with gun and drug offenses. (Maryland U.S. District Attorney's Office via AP, File)
Coast Guard lieutenant pleads guilty to gun and drug crimes
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A Coast Guard lieutenant accused of stockpiling weapons and targeting Supreme Court justices, prominent Democrats and TV journalists pleaded guilty Thursday to gun and drug charges.
Christopher Hasson's guilty plea to all four of the counts he faced resolves a case in which federal prosecutors called him a self-described white nationalist and domestic terrorist intent on carrying out mass killings.
But prosecutors didn't file any terrorism-related charges against Hasson, who was arrested in February. With his plea, the 50-year-old now faces up to 31 years in prison. His sentencing is set for Jan. 31.
After the hearing, Hasson's public defender issued a statement saying his case had been "mischaracterized and sensationalized."
Assistant federal public defender Liz Oyer said Hasson "was not plotting a terrorist attack or any of the abhorrent acts that the prosecution has repeatedly speculated about but never actually charged."
She also said, "Mr. Hasson never meant any harm to anyone. He deeply regrets the pain and embarrassment that he has caused his family and the U.S. Coast Guard ..."
Two of the four counts in Hasson's indictment charged him with illegally possessing unregistered and unserialized silencers. He also was charged with possession of a firearm by an unlawful user or addict of a controlled substance, and illegal possession of tramadol, an opioid painkiller.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Windom said prosecutors intend to argue that Hasson should be sentenced to the statutory maximum of 31 years in prison. Oyer said she estimates that sentencing guidelines will call for a prison term ranging from 41 to 51 months. U.S. District Judge George Hazel isn't bound by the guidelines when he sentences Hasson.
Hasson smiled at his wife, Shannon, when he entered the courtroom Thursday and saw her in the gallery.
"He's a loving man, an honorable man, and I just hope that he comes home soon," she told reporters as she left the courthouse.
Prosecutors claimed Hasson drew up what appeared to be a computer spreadsheet hit naming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Democratic presidential hopefuls Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker and Kamala Harris. Several network TV journalists — MSNBC's Chris Hayes and Joe Scarborough and CNN's Chris Cuomo and Van Jones — also were mentioned.
Hasson also targeted two Supreme Court justices and two social media company executives and searched online for their home addresses in March 2018, within minutes of searching firearm sales websites, according to prosecutors.
In a February court filing, prosecutors said Hasson "intends to murder innocent civilians on a scale rarely seen in this country." They also said he has espoused extremist views for years and drafted an email in which he said he was "dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on the earth."
In a 2017 letter he sent to himself as a draft and apparently wrote to a neo-Nazi leader, Hasson identified himself as a white nationalist for over 30 years and "advocated for 'focused violence' in order to establish a white homeland," prosecutors said.
Investigators found 15 guns, including seven rifles, and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition at Hasson's basement apartment in Silver Spring, Maryland. He researched how to make homemade bombs and mortars, studied sniper training and used his government computer to search for information about Nazis and Adolf Hitler, prosecutors said.
Last month, Hazel refused to dismiss the gun charges against Hasson, who has been in custody since his arrest. The judge rejected defense argument that charging Hasson with unlawful possession of firearm silencers violates his Second Amendment right to bear arms.
Prosecutors have said Hasson appeared to be planning attacks inspired by the manifesto of Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in a 2011 bomb-and-shooting rampage.
Oyer has said prosecutors found no evidence to back up terrorism allegations. She accused them of seeking to punish Hasson for "private thoughts" he never shared.
In a court filing last week, Hasson's lawyers asked the judge to bar prosecutors from presenting any trial evidence linking him to white nationalist views or associations or "any plans or preparations he allegedly made to commit an act of violence or terrorism."
Hasson, a former Marine, worked at Coast Guard headquarters in Washington on a program to acquire advanced new cutters for the agency. He has remained on active duty pending the outcome of the criminal case.
Hasson ordered at least 4,650 tramadol pills from internet distributors between March 2016 and February 2019 and had them shipped to his homes in Maryland and Currituck, North Carolina, according to Windom. The prosecutor said Hasson consumed most of the pills, including at times when he was working at Coast Guard headquarters. Investigators also seized hundreds of pills from his work desk, home and a backpack.
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Scenography classes are at the core of the curriculum. While in the program, students will design at least four realized productions in the University Theatre. They will do at least one lighting, one costume and one scenic design, and preferably a combination of two or all design areas for one production. Design assignments, made by the scenography faculty, will be based on the students' experience and interests (i.e., a student with little experience in lighting design will be given a less challenging project in the smaller theatre).
Students work with the KU Theatre's professional staff in the realization of their designs. Successful scenography students at the University of Kansas have come from a variety of backgrounds, including theatre, art and design, illustration and architecture. Students with deficiencies in theatre production, theatre and/or art history, and painting and drawing may be required to take undergraduate courses in these areas, which could result in a longer program.
Electives: Students are required to complete a total of 60 hours. Courses in Theatre are recommended, specifically THR 520,521,525,526, or 599 as needed.
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STOP the violation of Ugandan LGBTIQ Right to peacefully Assemble
Pepe Julian Onziema started this petition to Hon. Fr. Simon Lokodo (Minister of Ethics and Integrity, Government of Uganda) and
In 2012 Ugandan Ethics and Integrity minister raided a gay rights conference and demanded that one of the organizers be arrested for insulting him. Hon. Simon Lokodo was accompanied by police to a hotel where he told activists their workshop was an "illegal assembly" and ordered them out.
On August 4, 2016 - the third night of the week-long Ugandan LGBTIQ Pride celebrations - a vibrant pageant underway at Kampala's Club Venom to crown Mr/Ms/Mx Uganda was brutally and unlawfully raided by the Uganda Police Forces officers.
Police claimed that they had been told a "gay wedding" was taking place and that the celebration was "unlawful" because police had not been informed (police in fact had granted prior permission for the celebration and were fully aware). The police locked the gates of Club Venom, arrested more than 16 people — the majority of whom are Ugandan LGBTIQ rights activists —and detained hundreds more under gun point for over 90 minutes, beating people, humiliating people, taking pictures of LGBTIQ Ugandans and threatening to publish them, and confiscating cameras and phones.
In 2017, Pride was crashed. Despite significant efforts by the community to engage with the authorities, the Minister of Ethics and Integrity Hon. Simon Lokodo threatened the movement specifically SMUG leadership with arrest, violence, and police presence at the intended Pride venues. Lokodo has repeatedly interrupted, shut down and continued to do everything in his power to intimidate, coerce and invade basic human rights to Ugandan LGBTI persons, the very rights that are inherent and engraved in the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda according to Article 29 . Organizers had no choice but to cancel the festivities. The entire community was still traumatized after the violent response to Pride in the previous year and did not want to risk a repeat incident.
Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) a network of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex organizations in Uganda strongly came out and condemned Lokodo's directive that led to the halting of the Pride Uganda 2017 opening Gala scheduled for 16th August "Pride is about celebrating who we are, giving courage and hope to those LGBTI individuals who are living lonely and isolated lives in hostile communities, for them to know they are not alone," said Dr. Frank Mugisha, the Executive Director of Sexual Minorities Uganda. Utterly appalled by the Minister's actions he adds "We shall not allow this intimidation, the constitution grants us freedom of assembly, the struggle will go on." Dr. Frank Mugisha, the Executive Director of Sexual Minorities Uganda.
In 2018 Lokodo blocked the first ever Key Populations conference that was organized to address the HIV/AIDs scourge. "My duty is to stop anything that will position the moral fabric of Ugandans. I realized that there was something dirty when I saw leaders of the conference like Nicholas Opiyo of an organization known as Chapter Four and Frank Mugisha of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG)," Mr Lokodo said, adding that the two are people of high declared position in support of homosexuality.
Closure of IDAHOBIT
Lokodo ordered heavily armed police to close the event terming it an exhibition and promotion of homosexuality in Uganda. These instructions are unlawful and should not be enforced.
Stopping LGBTIQ focused events is a blatant violation of these rights and freedoms, and a failure of the State to fulfill its obligations to protect, respect and fulfill the rights of its citizens. We note with concern that these violations are occasioned by the Uganda Police on the instructions of the Minister of Ethics and Integrity, who has publicly declared a war against what is termed as exhibition and promotion of homosexuality in Uganda. These instructions are unlawful and should not be enforced
This is a direct attack on LGBTI citizens' right to peacefully assemble." Stated Pepe Julian Onziema, SMUG's Programs Director/In-charge of Advocacy. Ironically this comes as SMUG marks the 10th anniversary of our 'Let US Live in Peace' campaign held in 2007. It is heart drenching that we are still saying the same today. Let us live in peace
Earlier this year while attending the monthly Social Friday gathering at Freedom And Roam Uganda-FARUG offices, some LBQ women were arrested and temporarily detained at the local police station where officers ridiculed them and called them all sorts of derogatory names . They were not charged with any offense and were released when the FARUG Communications Officer stood surety for them.
While organizing International Women's Day celebrations, this year organizers approached the chairman who sits at the local police station to notify them about the women's day celebration at FARUG offices in accordance with the public order management act. The chairman okayed the event. A Police officer joined the conversation uninvited and alleged he received "orders from above" to stop all LGBTIQ related gatherings "because such gatherings are gay weddings".
The police continually cite the Public Order Management Act and the Penal Code section 145, both which allow for tyrannical authorities to abuse and violate the human rights of LGBTIQ people in Uganda.
We urge the Minister of Ethics and Integrity to desist from intimidating LGBTIQ leaders, shutting down peaceful LGBTIQ events, use of excessive force on unarmed, non-violent citizens and abuse of public resources.
This petition is made on behalf of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG)
Read: https://preview.shorthand.com/Ty1mPSZa5d98rn06
More of about our work - https://sexualminoritiesuganda.com/


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After 28 Years, Spandau Ballet Returns to US — But Can Rudderless VOA Also Deliver Real News?
BBG Watch Commentary
This lengthy Voice of America report, "After 28 Years, Spandau Ballet Returns to US," was posted on April 1 and we might have missed it along with many who may have not heard of this British 1980s band if we were not alerted to it ten days later by a VOA executive through social media.
Taken in isolation, this VOA report, although very dated, might be considered acceptable, if we ignore the fact that Great Britain is not a high priority target country for VOA. Other foreign audiences that count would probably expect reporting on U.S. music groups or bands from countries that VOA targets with its programs if there were any such bands. We were not told in this report if there were any such groups. The report was only about Spandau Ballet. Although music tastes differ, the 1980s group is not widely considered the most avant-garde or even trend setting import from across the pond. But we do not fault individual reporters who lack guidance and leadership from VOA executives.
It's True: After 28 Years, @SpandauBallet Returns to US http://t.co/1YsFbn7T6A @VOA_News @katherinecole
— Steve Redisch (@redman13) April 10, 2014
Looking at the picture of Spandau Ballet aging members who try to appear as if they are still in their 20s, the piece does not strike us as particularly appealing to VOA's young and hip target online audience. But thanks to today's tweet from VOA Executive Editor, we did learn of Spandau Ballet continued existence. The tweet also brought back memories that VOA had posted online dozens of reports about the British royal family — reports funded by our taxpayer dollars that we along with members of Congress who appropriated the money would rather forget.
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Critics say that VOA news reporting has declined and nearly collapsed.
U.S. taxpayers paid for these programs by the Voice of America (VOA) while many human rights-related news stories and important U.S. foreign policy pronouncements by the White House, the State Department, and members of Congress went unreported on VOA websites in recent months and years.
Years and months later, these reports on the British royalty posted on the VOA English website show zero or very few Facebook "Likes" or any other indication of any notable audience engagement through social media.
IF YOU ARE A U.S. TAXPAYER YOU MUST CHECK THIS OUT
Excited Crowds Fill London Streets for Royal Wedding Voice of America (VOA) English Website, April 28, 2011 8:00 PM
Royal Wedding Ceremony Steeped in Grandeur, Tradition Voice of America (VOA) English Website, April 28, 2011 8:00 PM
Kate Middleton Wears Wedding Dress by Sarah Burton Voice of America (VOA) English Website, April 28, 2011 8:00 PM
Wedding Celebrations Held in Streets Across Britain Voice of America (VOA) English website, April 28, 2011 8:00 PM
Americans Rise Early for Royal Wedding Voice of America (VOA) English website, April 28, 2011 8:00 PM
Celebrities, Sports Stars Among Royal Wedding Guests Voice of America (VOA) English website, April 28, 2011 8:00 PM
Britain Hopes for Billion-Dollar Economic Boost from Royal Wedding Voice of America (VOA) English website, April 27, 2011 8:00 PM
Crowds Gather for Britain's Royal Wedding; Syrian Diplomat Pulled Off Guest List Voice of America (VOA) English website, April 27, 2011 8:00 PM
London Readies for Royal Wedding Day Voice of America (VOA) English website, April 27, 2011 8:00 PM
Formal Clothing, Informal Speeches Typical at British Weddings Voice of America (VOA) English website, April 26, 2011 8:00 PM
British Public Divided Over Royal Wedding Voice of America (VOA) English website, April 25, 2011 8:00 PM
Britain Preparing Security for Royal Wedding Voice of America (VOA) English website, April 25, 2011 8:00 PM
Britain's Royal Wedding: From Cake to Clergy Voice of America (VOA) English website, April 25, 2011 8:00 PM
Bahrain Prince Declines British Royal Wedding Invitation Voice of America (VOA) English website, April 24, 2011 8:00 PM
David Beckham, Elton John Among Royal Wedding Guests Voice of America (VOA) English website, April 24, 2011 8:00 PM
Britain Notes Big Change in Royal Wedding Souvenirs Voice of America (VOA) English website, April 21, 2011 8:00 PM
Prince William, Bride-to-Be Middleton Visit Princess Diana's Grave Voice of America (VOA) English website, April 20, 2011 8:00 PM
Britain's Queen Formally Approves Prince William's Wedding Voice of America (VOA) English website, April 20, 2011 8:00 PM
Britain's Queen Celebrates 85th Birthday Voice of America (VOA) English website, April 20, 2011 8:00 PM
Royal Wedding: William & Kate Voice of America (VOA) English website, April 20, 2011 8:50 AM
A Royal Obsession, Do Americans Care? Voice of America (VOA) English website, April 19, 2011 8:00 PM
Muslim Group Applies to Protest Royal Wedding Voice of America (VOA) English website, April 18, 2011 8:00 PM
YouTube to Air Britain's Royal Wedding Live Voice of America (VOA) English website, April 18, 2011 8:00 PM
Princesses in Training Get Tips at Royal Tea Party Voice of America (VOA) English website, April 17, 2011 8:00 PM
10 Ways You Can Get Into the Spirit of the Royal Wedding Voice of America (VOA) English website, April 14, 2011 8:00 PM
British Royal Engagement Sparks Interest in Modern Monarchies Voice of America (VOA) English website, November 29, 2010 7:00 PM
Britain Announces Royal Wedding Date Voice of America (VOA) English website, November 22, 2010 7:00 PM
VOA on British Royal Christening, October 2013
Among five reports on the VOA website on the royal christening in Britain posted on October 23 and 24, 2013, none has more than 20 Facebook "Likes" as of October 28, 2013, one had zero Facebook "Likes" and another one had three.
Zones: Breaking News , Europe
Prince William, Kate Hold Private Christening for New Prince
……..was born on July 22. In the arms of his mother as she left the the palace's Chapel Royal, George was dressed in a long cream satin robe that was a replica of an 1841 gown made for the christening of Queen Victoria's eldest daughter. Kate, a style icon whose outfits often increase sales of similar garments, wore an off-white, ruffled skirt-suit, made by British fashion house Alexander McQueen, and pillbox hat by British milliner Jane Taylor ….
Tags: Britain , duchess catherine , Kate Middleton , prince george , Prince William , royal christening
Zones: Europe
Reporters: Reuters
Prince George's Godparents Named Ahead of Christening
……..William and Kate's decision is a break with the tradition of choosing royal dignitaries to take on the ceremonial role, and a continuation of their effort to portray a more informal, modern image to austerity-hit Britons. After the christening, guests will attend a private tea at Clarence House, hosted by Prince Charles and Camilla. Hollywood photographer Jason Bell has been tapped to take official photos of the event, that will include a "historic multi-generational photograph" of the queen
Tags: Britain , monarch , prince george , royal christening
Reporters: VOA News
Royal Baby Christening Breaks with Tradition
Carla Babb Prince George, the son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, is being christened in Britain on Wednesday. In a break from tradition, the christening of the world's most famous baby will be as low key as possible. Three months ago, Prince William and his wife Catherine shared their bundle of joy with the world. And just as the royal couple broke with tradition ….
Tags: British royal family , christening , Prince William , Princess Kate , royal baby , royal christening , royalty
Reporters: Carla Babb
Hollywood Photographer to Record British Prince's Christening
Reuters A British photographer known for his portraits of rock stars and Hollywood actors was named on Tuesday as the official photographer of the world's newest celebrity – Prince George. Prince William and his wife Kate have chosen Jason Bell to photograph the christening on Wednesday, October 23, of their son, the third-in-line to the British throne, a palace statement said. Bell, 44, is an award-winning photographer best known for portraits of celebrities such as musician Paul McCartney, footballer David Beckham ….
Tags: Britain , christening , prince george , royals
Zones: Europe , Arts & Entertainment
Britain's Future Monarch Christened in Low-Key London Ceremony
a central London chapel, where he made his first public appearance since his birth in July. Prince George was seen in the arms of his father, Prince William, as the elder prince and his wife Kate arrived at the Chapel Royal in St. James's Palace for Wednesday's traditional Anglican Christian ceremony. The infant was wearing a white satin gown, a replica of one made for Queen Victoria's eldest daughter in 1841. In a private ceremony inside the chapel ….
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It's hard to say what this fascination with all things British on America's the Voice of America website means, but what we do know is that VOA has problems posting real timely news, especially after business hours, and can't draw a map of Ukraine without giving Crimea to Russia. (The map was not corrected for close to 24 hours.)
Voice of America map shows Crimea as no longer part of Ukraine, even though the U.S. Government, which funds VOA, does not recognize Crimea as being part of Russia or as a separate territory.
But if a tweet from a VOA executive encourages VOA writers to write music features instead of producing politically faulty maps and zombie videos for Pakistan of blood-thirsty zombie Uncle Sam attacking a Pakistani, American taxpayers and Americans traveling abroad might still be better off. Spandau Ballet music is so bland that the Taliban or Al Quaeda might ignore it, but a VOA video with an American zombie Uncle Sam attacking a Muslim might just inspire them to violence or perhaps to use a clip from it for their terrorist training video.
These VOA features apparently do get some placement since hard news is hard to place on stations and websites, especially in countries like Pakistan and Russia, hence the pressure from Voice of America and International Broadcasting Bureau executives (IBB – responsible for strategic planning and marketing) to produce more features instead of news. The Spandau Ballet piece had 4.5k Facebook "Shares," the vast majority no doubt from the U.S., where most of VOA English website traffic originates. The report had only 6 comments, all but one from the U.S. Unlike this report, VOA British royal family reports had very few Facebook "Shares." Americans were probably not too interested or got their British royal family fix from BBC. (By the way, BBC posted a report on the SXSW [South by South West] Festival in Austin, TX and Spandau Ballet's concert there already on March 16 — the VOA report on April 1 and a tweet on April 10 about Spandau Ballet in Austin were really old news. )
This desperate search by VOA and IBB executives for an audience, any kind of audience — even an audience that has nothing to do with the international news and media freedom mission but is easy to get — may explain why the VOA Newsroom has been decimated by these executives and still can't respond properly to the crisis in Crimea, while VOA Ukrainian and Russian services also don't have enough people to quickly update their websites and social media pages with real news.
Former VOA chief White House correspondent Dan Robinson and other experienced and talented VOA correspondents have left the organization citing deemphasis of news reporting, bad management and abuse. And there is an independent American investigative reporter who accused VOA of trying to get UN officials to lift his press accreditation because of his dispute with some of the other UN reporters, including one from VOA. It was a rather unprecedented attempt by the U.S. government to interfere with the work of journalists in the U.S., but it was eventually dropped after numerous protests by media freedom and civil rights groups.
What all of this points to, however, is a dysfunctional and rudderless organization. We offer just one more VOA video production as an example. Voice of America executives liked this video so much that they initiated a press release about it. Warning: some may be bothered by North Korean propaganda that goes largely unchallenged and by shots of well stocked shops and chubby children of the North Korean elite in a country where some people are known to have starved to death. There is no mention of starvation in the VOA video.
Link to the video on YouTube.
After 28 Years, Spandau Ballet Returns to US, But Will Real News And Good Management Return to Rudderless VOA?
A question that perhaps members of the oversight Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) can ponder at their Friday meeting in Washington.
International Broadcasting Bureau
Steve Redisch
Eurasia Review: Why An American International Media Presence Is More Important Than Ever – OpEd by Michael D. Webber
WP: Moscow turns off Voice of America radio -- once already silenced by U.S.


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Q: issue with time field in filename cd /u01/saddy | printf '%s\n' "XYZ.ABC.V.$(date -d '2020-06-14 +1 day' +%Y%m%d)"*.batch ;

When I runthe above command in putty by going at path /u01/saddy the command is running fine and  gives the output as expected i.e
XYZ.ABC.V.20200615180200.batch

But when I am trying to run the command from the home location the command returns output as
XYZ.ABC.V.20200615*.batch

The files at location /u01/saddy are:
XYZ.ABC.V.20200615180200.batch,
XYZ.ABC.V.20200616190100.batch,
XYZ.ABC.V.20200617140200.batch.

A: cmd1 | cmd2

Is to run cmd1 and cmd2 concurrently from two different processes with the output of cmd1 connected to the input of cmd2 via a pipe¹
So:
cd /some/dir | printf '%s\n' some-glob

doesn't make much sense. That changes the current working directory of some (ephemeral) process while at the same time printing the expansion of some glob in the other.
It sends the output of cd to printf, but first cd won't print anything², and anyway printf doesn't read its input.
Presumably you meant:
cd /some/dir && printf '%s\n' some-glob

That is, change the working directory of the shell, and, after, if that cd was successful, print the expansion of that glob.
Or (for that cd to be done in a separate process and printf to be called from that same process after the current directory is changed):
(cd /some/dir && printf '%s\n' some-glob)

(where (...) starts a subshell environment, generally implemented by forking a child shell process, where changes to the environment like that done by cd are limited in scope to the inside of those (...)).

¹ or socket pair with some shells
² the only cases where it may print something on stdout is when you pass - as argument (or -<n>/+<n> with  some shells) or a slash-less argument while $CDPATH is set.

A: You have not shown the file content in your "home location", but I assume it doesn't contain any files that match the pattern

XYZ.ABC.V.date-time.batch

In that case however, the * glob will not be expanded by the shell, and instead will be passed literally to your printf command. That's why you get the output string you describe.
If you want to avoid that, try setting
shopt -s nullglob

Then, in case that an expression containing a * doesn't match anything, it will expand to the empty string rather than containing the * literally.
However, you see already from that behavior that the cd command the way you use it obviously has no effect. You may want to explain in more detail what you are trying to achieve with the command; then maybe contributors can help you find a better solution (the issue about why you use a |, e.g., was already raised in a comment).

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Hi everyone, Darcy here to spend New Year's Eve with you. I hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas week with families and friends. Of course we have also had round up week, looking back over some of the incredible blog post inspiration from the past year. It has been lovely and relaxing to curl up with a blog post and a chocolate or two. I have recently been converted to gin and may have had several plum and vanilla mixes, they were especially lovely.
So onto our first challenge of the year. As usual we change things up slightly each year, and so to kick off the year we will have a month long challenge. We are going to be sharing so much inspiration with you and so many new products that we need a month to fir it all in. We have also changed the prize for now, and will be giving away the much sought after PaperArtsy aprons to challenge winners.
ATC's, I am sure you have all heard of them if not made some, but for those new to these mini pieces of art here is a little background information. ATC stands for Artist Trading Card, these have been around since the late 1990's, so they are a relatively young form of art. Though other forms of collectable cards have been around for over 120 yrs. A Swiss artist, M.Vänçi Stirnemann, was having a huge exhibition of his artworks which were all tiny pieces, the same size as baseball cards. At the end of the exhibition people were encouraged to swap their own art for one in the exhibition, this developed into a trading project. Anyone, from any walk of life, or skill level could take part.
The most important part of the ATC project was that the cards were traded and not sold. Within a few weeks of this Swiss project ending other artists had set up more trading sessions in Canada, and from there it became a phenomenon that spread around the world.
There are dedicated websites with galleries and forums just for chatting about ATCs. The flower cards below were all on the Illustrated ATCs website.
Some people confuse ATCs with ACEOs, the latter stands for Art Cards, Editions and Originals, these cards can be sold, and that is the major difference between the two. One can be sold and the other should be freely traded.
Besides being given away, there is a standard size for ATCS, that is 3.5 inches by 2.5 inches (64mm by 89mm). This is smaller than most playing card decks.
Here is a great template that shows an easy way to get the maximum number of ATCs from one sheet of A4 card wwith very little wastage.
ATC's can be any theme, any colour, any medium, literally anything goes, however they tend to be fairly flat as they are often mailed out. It is also easier to store them if they are not too chunky. The following two cards both have embellishments but you can see they do not add too much bulk.
An ATC does not need to be paper or card, it can be fabric, just adhere to the size guidelines.
This one has such fabulous textures and layers, fabric, stamping, embossing, old paper, what is not to love.
Anything goes, what will be your chosen theme? I especially love the simplicity of this doodled flower with text.
These cards have such lovely blended qualities over the torn paper edges. If you like the distressed look then these are for you. These are done on playing cards, so not strictly ATCs, but there isn't much difference in size.
Some people like to round off the corners of their ATC's.
More mixed media, stamping and layering. I love the eye peeking out from the butterfly.
Mostly artists will make a set of cards in one theme, they will keep one from the set and trade the rest. All traded cards should be numbered on the back, and should also have a title and the date and the artists name and contact details on the back.
A minimalist set now from our own Ellen Vargo, these could be traded as is or built upon.
These ones are so yummy, the gorgeous colours that pop, the sniped paper feathers, the painty, corrugated texture in the background and the tiny words and number embellishments.
These birds are so bright and pretty, they were fussy cut from scrapbooking paper, the artist had added such interesting layers beneath them.
This set comes from a theme that is just 'yellow' , a lemon and a yellow frog are amongst others on her blog. Your theme does not need to be complicated, a simple colour is enough.
This one really caught my eye, the image is a simple vintage photo, but how clever is the hinged, acetate door.
A small paper clay heart adds subtle dimension to this set.
These great zendangles are simple but very effective, it is all about the variations in length and pops of colour.
This set looks to have been influenced by zettilogy, what are your influences? do you have a favourite artist or song or book? any of these things could inspire a set.
These cards have been done in a Tim Holtz style, these really stood out as the stamping is so crisp and clear. when working on such a small scale it is important to keep stamping as clear as possible, always use the right ink for your surface.
There was so much inspiration, but I couldn't pass by these wonderful creations. I love the humour in them.
Once you have your ATCS made you need somewhere to store them and to store your swaps, you can buy plastic pockets for trading cards and keep them in a binder, but there are some fab handmade storage ideas out there.
Of course you can just pop them onto a book ring and hang them in your studio rather than hide them away.
I do really like this box though , it is filled with small envelopes to hold the ATCs, this could be made to match your cards or to match the decor of your room.
I hope that has inspired you, I pinned so many cards, it was hard to choose. One sheet of A4 card will give you 10 ATC blanks, so pull out a sheet and get cracking. We would love to see what you make, and if you feel inspired why not swap your cards with other people.
I hope your Christmas break is going well, although many of you will have had a day or 2 back to work, for many people its a relaxing time over the Christmas New year week. Here is another post looking back and celebrating the inspirational ideas presented on the PaperArtsy blog in 2017.
Metallics have been such a strong trend in interior decor for a few years now, and naturally this is also reflected in our crafting. Gold leaf, metallic paints, embossing powders, mica powders and sprays, there are multiple ways that all these elements can successfully add the blingy 'magpie' effect into your work!
Jennie's trademark soft shades contrast with gold perfectly in this textured assembly of vintage-looking elements.
I thought the delicate metallic embossed colour on Alison's post worked perfectly with the shades of brown. Both she and Raquel prefer to stamp in brown, than black, and i must push myself to stamp wit other coloured inks this year! There you go, one New Year's resolution sorted!
Well, yes, we chose Glitter as a topic!!. So don't fall over in shock! But all these sparkly blingy things fell into the same zone for this round, so glitter it is...take a deep breath!
Chris Cresswell made a wonderful array of cards and these popsicle sticks fitted the tall zinski stamps perfectly, look at the cute glittery tops! Go and check out her post, so many card ideas here!
When Jo Firth-Young happened to drop into HQ, and saw me planning out the topics, she booked herself a glitter spot there and then! She LOVES glitter, and Christmas is always her perfect excuse! Here she has decorated an advent calendar perfectly!
The really funny thing about this topic was that (apart from Jo) almost ALL the bloggers were OUT of their comfort zone with glitter, so many went for the non-traditional glitter option, or used very little of it. This was one of those very subtle takes on the topic from Sue Carrington. Fabulous!
And Corrie added subtle holographic glitter to her Halloween backgrounds!
But I was blown away by Raquel's Star decorations. She turned her 'flat' star stamp into a whole bunch of glittered tree decorations!
And Keren used alcohol ink pens to colour glitter paste!! Clever clogs that she is!
So glitter lead us nicely into the pearly area of mica, pearlescent paints and so on! You can see this really kicked us into a festive vibe in October! Plenty of cards and decorations were being made in readiness for Christmas!
I loved this frame by Autumn with the pearly vibe to the eggplant EP, but the panel inside was a gorgeous marbled effect! How elegant!
And then stamped on them! How does she think this stuff up?!??
I adored Ruth's soft mosaic tiles! These would make an amazing frame for so many pieces of art!
And Bryan created some fast cards with his layering of pearl onto other shades for a quick 'pop' of pearl.
Well we couldn't miss out 'rust' in this round of metallic madness! Many people knew about our rusting powder, but never really played with it extensively! The trick is you need to glue it down first with a good gel medium, then spritz, keeping it damp until the colour is at a tone you prefer. My best results are direct onto untreated wood or fabric. (so no painty base layers) But our bloggers had other ideas to try!
Sue Carrington rusted everything in sight, then created a fabulous homage by the way of this collage.
Clare M used layers of paints to create her rusty effect. This is such a striking background!
Nikki nailed a patina effect (of course she did!!) as she is well known for her patination skills! The colours in this are amazing!And she also used that gorgeous star of Raquel's!
And finally for this topic we saw Miriam rust a stamp image onto fabric! Worked a treat too!
It is awesome to look back on what our bloggers have created. Tomorrow will be our final wrap up of the final 3 topics of 2017. Thanks for being part of our blog, and following along with our designers, and responding to their creativity!


I'm posting this on January 24 - almost exactly four weeks until the Edmonton Symphony embarks on an unprecedented series of concerts devoted to the music of one composer. ESO Chief Conductor Alexander Prior made sure that orchestra's first such undertaking celebrated the work of a composer he regards as a "lifelong friend" - Jean Sibelius.
Alex's thoughts about the festival are in this video, which I hope you'll watch. What's also in this video - and none too subtle, I might add - is Alex's unbounded passion and enthusiasm for the music of Sibelius. Naturally, our festival will include many Sibelius "hits": the Fifth and Second Symphonies, Valse triste, the Violin Concerto Karelia, Finlandia, etc. But several works will be presented by the ESO for the first time: the Fourth Symphony, The Tempest, Tapiola, and others.
We have ticket specials and other enticements for the festival, and all kinds of other reasons to go. I hope you will.


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Q: upgrading .NET application from MapPoint 2004 to 2009 I am in the process of upgrading a Visual Studio 2005 .NET (C#) application from it's integration with MapPoint 2004 to supporting MapPoint 2009.  After a bit of searching and fiddling, I've generated new DLLs using "tldimp" and "aximp" and now have Interop.MapPoint.dll and AxInterop.MapPoint.dll and the namespaces seem to line up to the previous ones, so all the object definitions are available.
However, I have lots of errors telling me that various properties do not exist, even though I go into the Object Browser, and they do seem to exist.
Here is an example (there are dozens of similar errors)...
axMappointControl1.ActiveMap.Altitude = 1000;

That object initializes fine, as a MapPoint.Map object, which when I browse to in the Object Browser, I go to MapPoint and Map and under Map there are no properties but when I look deeper there is _Map80 and _Map90 and EACH of these has an Altitude property.  Under Map it also lists "Base Types", which has _Map in it which also has all the referenced properties!  Yet, I am getting the error:
"MapPoint.Map' does not contain a definition for 'Altitude'

Pretty much all the properties of both MapPoint.Map and MapPoint.Toolbars are doing this.  Any ideas?
Thank you!
Joshua

A: Okay, I figured it out.  There was a THIRD DLL file produced, I'm not sure by which generative process.  This one just called MapPoint.dll (in addition to AxInterop.MapPoint.dll and Interop.MapPoint.dll) and all three were needed.  Enough fiddling and it worked.  THANKS!


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Elements Therapeutic Massage Awards 3-Studio Agreement to Enter North Carolina
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. – (Dec. 21, 2010) – Elements Therapeutic Massage, one of the fastest-growing franchises in America, recently announced it has awarded franchise agreements to open three studios in North Carolina, marking its entry into the state and a growing trend toward multi-unit franchise licenses awarded by the chain.
Mark Little of Matthews, North Carolina, will be shepherding the brand into North Carolina. A local resident for 10 years, Little expects to open his first Elements Therapeutic Massage studio in Charlotte next April, with plans to open a total of three locations over two-and-a-half years.
Ranked one of the fastest-growing franchises in 2010 by Franchise Times magazine, Elements has generated strong growth even in a down economy with average studio revenues growing 27 percent in 2009 compared to the prior year, and has been recognized for making therapeutic massage more accessible and affordable to a growing customer base. And Charlotte residents will be the next to experience the benefits to their health and wellness of Elements' delivery of deep tissue massage, Swedish massage, hot stone massage, sports massage and more.
A September study by the National Institutes of Health found that even a single massage has positive biological effects, including lowering levels of stress hormones, boosting the immune system and increasing a hormone associated with contentment. That spells smart business to Little, a new franchise owner who brings some impressive credentials to Elements as he transitions out of corporate America to be his own boss.
"The health benefits of regular therapeutic massage are becoming better understood all the time. I really like the idea of owning a business that helps people feel better," Little says. "That really resonates with me."
About Elements Therapeutic Massage Inc.
Elements Therapeutic Massage is headquartered in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, and owned by Fitness Together Holdings Inc. The parent company oversees Fitness Together Franchise Corporation, a one-on-one personal training fitness franchise that began franchising in 1996, and Elements Therapeutic Massage, a massage therapy franchise that began franchising in 2006. Today, the combined franchise network has sold hundreds of franchises across the U.S., Costa Rica, Israel, Ireland and Canada.
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Telework has become more prevalent within government agencies, and the latest intelligence from the Office of Personnel Management says employees are pleased! From the environment to the budget, the benefits are far-reaching. But perhaps the most important advantage is to the employees themselves.
Teleworkers say they are more engaged and satisfied than their onsite counterparts, according to the 2012 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. Other reported benefits included a reduced number of sick days, increased employee motivation and greater workforce flexibility. As a teleworker myself, I can attest to these benefits.
But not only is the telework trend growing, it is working. When Hurricane Sandy disrupted the East Coast, agencies had to work to ensure a continuity of operations despite the storm. Not surprisingly, many turned to telework as a solution.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office didn't miss a beat during the storm thanks to their mobile workforce. On average the agency's teams reported more than 70 percent productivity, while other organizations were forced to shut down. As more agencies make the transition to teleworking, resources like the Telework Exchange help to eliminate the obstacles.
With things like employee satisfaction on the line, do you see more agencies and organizations looking for ways to allow employees to "work their way" more often?


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Your gallery is so beautiful, but this beats everything..... So fantastic. Especially the way you re-did her eyes: They look much better, than the original ones!


On Sunday, BJP MP from Bihar, Shatrughan Sinha slammed the saffron party saying that it has turned into a two-man show. He further added that if speaking truth amounts to rebellion then he is a rebellion. In a veiled attack at Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, the Patna Sahib MP said that the BJP was not the same party that he had joined years ago. On the other hand, Yashwant Sinha, who had recently quit the BJP said that the party was involved in horse-trading after the Karnataka elections results were declared.
Calling himself a rebel for speaking the truth, BJP MP from Bihar, Shatrughan Sinha was seen slamming the saffron party while interacting with the media persons in Chandigarh on Sunday. Being accompanied by BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, both the leaders were in the city to address the workers of newly formed Jan Kalyan Manch, an outfit constituted by Chandigarh BJP's Harmohan Dhawan. The disgruntled leader said that if speaking truth is termed as being rebellion, then he was a rebellion. "If to call a spade a spade is a rebellion then, yes, I am a rebel," said Shatrughan Sinha.
He further alleged that the party had always neglected him for speaking the truth, and this affects him a lot. "There were elections in Bihar where there were 40-star campaigners but I was not among them. Similarly, there were elections in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Delhi where I was not asked to participate but I never crossed boundaries. If calling spade a spade is rebellious, yes I could be called a rebel," Sinha was quoted as saying.
In a veiled attack at Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, the Patna Sahib MP said that the BJP was not the same party that he had joined years ago. "Now the BJP was a one-man show and a two-man army. BJP has become a puppet in the hands of two persons," asserted Sinha.
Ruling out the possibility to quit the party, Sinha noted that he did not join the party to leave it. "I did not join the party [BJP] to leave it, or violate any limits. But, yes, if the party wants to leave me [out], I would not challenge their wisdom," said Sinha.
While talking about his new platform, Rashtriya Manch, he said that it is a movement and not a political party. He further added that it is not an anti-party movement too, and anyone who wants to save democracy can join it.
Meanwhile, Yashwant Sinha who had quit the party last month that the party was actually involved in the horse-trading post elections result in Karnataka. "With the Opposition parties coming together and unitedly fighting against the BJP, I am sure winning general elections due in 2019 for the BJP would be an uphill task," Sinha said.


Pastor Ruben and his church know what they are doing! They are organized and prepared for each day we arrive, no matter what the activity. Yesterday was a day full of activity in every inch of this church property.
We arrived in the early morning and many of the young people at the church were already on site, getting things ready for our medical clinic. There was a section set up with a speaker and a microphone so that as people entered, they could hear a salvation message. Next, there was a waiting area where they would wait for their turn to be called for treatment. There was a small triage table, a table to give away reading glasses and do a short vision test, a waiting area inside one of the buildings, a place for the dentist to see patients and two rooms for medical treatment.
We divided the Lakeshore team in half and Jim, Pastor Gil, Pastor Robert, Carson, Robbie, and Derek went to the work site area of the church to continue working on the building project. It was a big day full of cement and more cement. They worked for hours, mixing and pouring and mixing and pouring cement. When I walked back there at the end of the day to see them, Pastor Gil looked like someone had thrown a bucket of cement all over him. He loved every minute of it and said he stood in the splash zone too long so he was absolutely covered! The men were picking up huge buckets of rocks, sand, water and cement to put into the cement mixer. These buckets are heavy and we have learned from years past that if you don't protect your forearms as you are lifting buckets, that you will end up black and blue from your wrist to your elbow as you rest the buckets on your forearm to get leverage to pour them into the cement mixer several feet off the ground. Last year both Jim and Pastor Gil were completely purple over their arms. This year they got smart and they taped pieces of broken plastic to their forearms so that as they lifted the heavy buckets of materials, their forearms weren't carrying the weight of those buckets but it was distributed over the plastic instead. What a difference that made! They were still a little bruised but it was nothing like last year!
The other half of the team worked the medical side. As people entered into the church grounds, they first went to the listening area and were given a word from the Lord. One of the young adult leaders spoke to each one with a microphone and a large speaker so that everyone could hear the salvation message. From there they went to the waiting and triage area where Karina worked to take their pulse and their blood pressure. They were handed a piece of paper and one by one they filtered through to Ann who was in the waiting area. She wrote down all of our records and made sure each patient was recorded and ready to go. From there, the patients went to either Elsie and Mark, Elsie translating and working with patients as Mark worked in checking each one or to Genelle and Dana, Genelle translating and Dana doctoring. The doctors decided on a course of treatment, whatever medicine we had purchased in advance and had on hand was distributed, and then they were sent out. Once they left the exam rooms, they went and saw the dentist and the doctors dictated to Ann the course of treatment while Elsie and Genelle took in the next patients. If they needed reading glasses, they went outside and were outfitted with a pair before they left by another young adult from the church. We went on like that for almost seven hours with a short break for lunch but not any other rests for many, many hours straight. It was busy and we moved lightening fast and were able to see all of the patients that walked into the church yesterday, a total of eighty patients in one day. It was amazing to be a part of!
All of the medical portion was punctuated by wheelbarrows passing through carrying more sand and more rock to the work site. The young adults from the church jumped in and and helped with organization, spreading the message of Christ to the people, helping to note blood pressure and the pulse of each patient. Maribel and her assistant were in the kitchen working on our lunch so we could take a break to eat mid-day. Others brought us a quick cup of cafe con leche to warm us up. Kisha was all over the place, taking photos and videos and catching moments so that they could be shared with you. It was a picture of how the Kingdom here on Earth is supposed to function. Every person has their part to play. If any one person had decided they didn't want to do their job or fulfill their calling, nothing would have gone as smoothly as it did. It was only as each person operated in their calling for the day that we were able to accomplish what God had for us to accomplish. Looking back, we can see how God had orchestrated each moment of the day, each person's assignment and each moment we spent in our own area of ministry.
During the devotion time, Dana shared Romans 10:15, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!" God really spoke to Dana about this verse and she shared a revelation with us all. The feet were the beautiful things…not the mouth. Sometimes we think that the only way we can bring good news is with our mouths. That's not the case. It's the beautiful feet, not the mouths that the verse speaks of. The feet are being used by each person in each job. They may not be speaking, they may be using their hands more than their mouths, they may be praying in the background, but they all have feet that have brought them to where they are supposed to be and where they are supposed to go. It's the beautiful feet that bring the good news in whatever capacity God has called them to serve. Yesterday, those beautiful feet came in the form of cooks, laborers, doctors, interpreters, photographers and preachers. Yesterday each person working as they were called to work were able to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to all of those people. Isn't God a master architect? Even in our callings, he perfectly designs us for what He needs to accomplish. We only need to be obedient to what He has called us to do and He will bring about the harvest as only He can.
What a beautiful day we had yesterday that was designed by a beautiful savior. God's fingerprints are all over our moments and our days here in this country. We walk into so many situations without knowing what we will encounter…but our God knows and He doesn't leave out one-minute detail. He is faithful and we can trust Him to order our days as we are obedient to Him.


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JEFF PECKMAN ALIEN VIDEO, UFO MARRIAGE, JAVAN RHINOS, DOG CAMPAIGNERS, AND NANO NOODLES
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JEFF PECKMAN'S ALIEN VIDEO
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Jeff Peckman of Denver, Colorado has promised the local city council a video that shows an alien peeping into a window. Did you know aliens peek? This video is suppossed to be a part of a documentary on the rise of alien visits. Jeff Peckman, who is pushing a ballot initiative to create an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission in Denver to prepare the city for close encounters of the alien kind, said the video is authentic and convinced him that aliens exist. Must be they stopped by to catch a Rockies game. Peckman said the public will have to wait to see it because it's being included in a documentary by Stan Romanek, a Colorado native who has reported UFO sightings. So, let's see, we have an alien video that is going to be shown to the local city commission later today, but no one else gets to view it. That's convincing. Maybe they are negotiating for a contract with Fox to show it, kind of like the "Alien Autopsy" thing was. "There is no doubt in my mind that (Stan Romanek, a Colorado native who has reported UFO sightings) did not post-produce this material. In other words, it's not a trick done in special effects," Jerry Hofmann, a professional film editor with more than 30 years of experience, said in a telephone interview. "I have equipment that will test to see if that shot was recorded originally on that tape, which it was," he said. All that says is it was actually shot on video tape with no post production work. OK, no digitally enhanced special effects. Hofmann continues, "The thing is about 4 feet tall. The only thing that shows up in the video is his head. It pops up from underneath a window. But his eyes blink. His cheeks move. He turns his head side-to-side. This would be a very elaborate puppet." It was very nice of that little alien to make sure they got frontal and profile views of him. Sort of reminds me of a mug shot. Well, the hype is on. The debate rages. Certainly the publicity groundwork is already done. I can't wait for this on DVD. Maybe the special features will show how they faked the whole thing. "We found this guy at the carney and thought, wow he kind of looks like an alien. He did it for a pack of smokes and some beer."
MARRIAGE PROPOSAL TRIGGERS UFO ALERT
Since we're on the subject, in Berlin, Germany, police suddenly received several phone calls from citizens saying they'd sighted UFOs and unusual lights flying above the town of Plattling. This proves how easily people are fooled into believing that aliens are everywhere. When police arrived they found a 29-year old man had just proposed to his girlfriend. He'd thought it would be romantic if he sent up 50 paper lanterns to go with his special moment. The girlfriend said yes. Not every light in the sky is a prelude to invasion.
RARE JAVAN RHINOS
These are the world's rarest rhinos. There are only around 70 Javan Rhinos in the wild, about 60 of which live in Ujung Kulon National Park on the western tip of Java island. The remainder live in Vietnam. In the first month of operation, five infrared video traps have captured two images of the camera-shy mother and calf, said Adhi Rachmat Hariyadi, head of the World Wildlife Federation's Ujung Kulon project. "It is very unusual to catch a glimpse of the Javan Rhino deep inside the rain forest," he said, adding the attacked camera was undamaged and put back on its stand the day after the incident. WWF officials say they plan to relocate several of the rhinos in the park to another part of Indonesia in the hope that they breed. Otherwise, they fear the species could be wiped out in the event of disease or natural disaster. Good luck with that one. I suspect they won't go quietly.
DOGS USED AS CAMPAIGNERS
In Bacau, Romania, one of the locals campaigning for mayor has come up with an arguably strange idea to get the word out on his campaign. He has turned a pack of stray dogs loose with posters saying "Vote for Radu Nicolau" on their backs. Local animal rights groups are infuriated calling it sick exploitation. I'm not sure how sick it is, but it is creative. Mr. Nicolau was unrepentent, saying: "I love dogs and they can spread the word about my campaign to lots of places quicker than me and my campaign team could." Plus I suspect, they work for biscuits. There's nothing like turning loose a pack of dogs on your constiuents.
NANO-NOODLES AND NOODLE BOWL
In this Dec., 2006 photomicrograph released Thursday, May 29, 2008 by The Nakao Hamaguchi Laboratory of the University of Tokyo, a 'carbon nanotube ramen' in a bowl with diameter measuring one-thousandth of a millimeter (one-25,000th of an inch) produced by the university's mechanical engineering Prof. Masayuki Nakao and his students in a project aimed at developing nanotube-processing technology is shown. 'We believe it's the world's smallest ramen bowl, with the smallest portion of noodles inside, though they're not edible,' Nakao said. They wouldn't do much for the appetite anyway. It could be a new concept for dieting though. The microscopic bowl was first created in December 2006, but was only released Thursday after it was entered for a microphotography competition. The students said they did it for fun. OK I have a different definition of fun. Does girls and rice beer mean anything?


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Those close to the Kennedy family are appalled at how Caroline's brief political career has fared. "Everything that was special about her got stripped away," says one. But this source, among others, says Caroline, an intensely private person who has made her impact largely through charity and volunteer projects, may not in fact be suited to the rough-and-tumble family business.
Will C. Wood Middle School faced a vexing situation when last year's test results came out in August. Most students had met the mark set by No Child Left Behind. But African American students' math scores fell far short of it, bringing the school into failing status in the eyes of the federal law.
One hundred students were categorized as black when they took the test last spring. But if the school had fewer than 100 students in that group, their low scores wouldn't count. So Principal Jim Wong reviewed the files of all the students classified as African American on the test, he said, and found that four of them had indicated no race or mixed race on their enrollment paperwork. Wong sent his staff to talk to the four families to ask permission to put the kids in a different racial group.
Over the past two years, 80 California schools got "out of trouble" with No Child Left Behind after changing the way they classify their students, a Bee analysis has found. The changes nudged their status from failing to passing under the federal law.
Of course, the obvious solution of actually teaching these children how to count and multiply and divide is not even considered. And apparently the families of these poor ignorant students have no problems with the whole process either. Instead of the outrage of "why aren't you actually correcting the problem and making sure my son/daughter can perform to standards" they shrug their shoulders. Which is also why their kids are destined to be the garbage workers of tomorrow.
the point of No Child Left Behind lies in separating test scores by race – then demanding educators bring all children to the same level. The law says all major demographic groups – categorized by race, income, English fluency and disability status – must meet test score targets that increase over time. If one group doesn't meet the target, the entire school faces the stigma of low performance and a series of consequences.
Advocates see the consequences as extra help for struggling students – from after-school tutoring to more time in the classroom to a change in teachers. Many educators, however, view them as punishment.
Yeah, that whole actually doing your job thing interferes with summer holiday doesn't it? Because the story notes that before NCLB schools could pass their overall test levels and let the blacks and Latinos stew in their stupidity. But the punishment (their word not mine) of working to bring their students up to standard is a lot harder than just calling them something they are not and then not having to do anything about it.
Just when will black parents start demanding something better? About the time that they quit having children at 13 and start actually being families again – instead of serial wombs for the next drug-dealing punk.
A MAN beheaded his 15-month-old nephew in front of his mother in a supermarket in Saudi Arabia apparently after a family dispute, newspapers reported.
"He chopped off the boy's head in front of the mother to get back at her," a police officer was quoted as saying. The mother fainted and was taken to hospital.
As a matter of fact, I can't even recall the last beheading a 15 month old child story I read recently.


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The Browns began talking to former Washington Redskins offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan this morning about their opening for a play-caller, ESPN.com�s John Keim reported this morning, citing multiple unnamed NFL sources.
Shanahan has an interview scheduled with the Browns on Wednesday, a league source confirmed for the Beacon Journal this afternoon, speaking on condition of anonymity because the team has not publicly commented. ESPN's Chris Mortensen first reported the interview was set.
New Browns coach Mike Pettine has a background in the NFL as a defensive assistant and coordinator. Pettine plans to call the defense�s plays this year despite hiring former Buffalo Bills linebackers coach Jim O�Neil as his defensive coordinator Monday.
In other words, the hiring of Pettine�s offensive coordinator is vital. Not only will the successful candidate call the offense�s plays, but he also should be instrumental in helping the Browns target a quarterback this offseason, almost certainly in May�s draft.
Shanahan has been passed over twice this offseason for offensive coordinator jobs for which he interviewed. Instead of picking Shanahan, the Baltimore Ravens hired ex-Houston Texans coach Gary Kubiak on Monday and the Miami Dolphins hired former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback coach Bill Lazor on Jan. 15. According to reports, Shanahan will not join Kubiak�s staff in Baltimore despite speculation about him possibly doing so.
The Redskins fired Shanahan along with his father, Mike, the team�s former head coach, after they went 3-13 during the 2013 season.
The younger Shanahan, 34, had been the Redskins� offensive coordinator since 2010. He also served as the offensive coordinator of the Texans from 2008-09.
Shanahan�s offenses finished in the top 10 in the NFL in yards per game four times � 2008 (third), 2009 (fourth), 2012 (fifth) and 2013 (ninth). The other two seasons were 2010 (18th) and 2011 (16th).
Shanahan�s reputation was damaged this past season partly because trust issues reportedly surfaced between the Redskins� coaching staff and quarterback Robert Griffin III, creating friction between the two sides.
Oakland Raiders quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo is another offensive coordinator candidate who has received interest from the Browns, NFL Network�s Albert Breer reported Monday night. DeFilippo is scheduled to interview with the Browns for their offensive coordinator job on Thursday, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported today.
DeFilippo, 35, is in his second tour coaching the Raiders� quarterbacks. He did it from 2007-08, left for a job with the New York Jets and then returned to fill the same role for the Raiders in 2012. DeFilippo, a Youngstown native, also coached at San Jose State for two seasons, serving as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2011.
Ex-Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains and Chicago Bears quarterbacks coach Matt Cavanaugh have also been mentioned as potential candidates to join the Browns as a play-caller.
Breer reported today that the Browns also considered Baltimore Ravens wide receivers coach Jim Hostler for their offensive coordinator vacancy, though he may be out of the mix now. Hostler interviewed for the Ravens' offensive coordinator position before they chose Kubiak instead.
The Dallas Cowboys hired former Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Scott Linehan as their play-caller. But the Cowboys still won�t let Bill Callahan, who called their plays last season, out of his contract, according to reports that surfaced Monday. Callahan had been mentioned as a potential candidate for the Browns� offensive coordinator opening.
Louisiana State offensive coordinator Cam Cameron Cameron told the Times-Picayune that the Browns showed interest in him last week, but he won�t be joining them.
Anthony Weaver will leave the Buffalo Bills to become the Browns� new defensive line coach, FootballScoop.com reported this afternoon.
On Monday, Bills coach Doug Marrone said he didn�t �feel good about� Weaver staying with the Bills. Weaver would become the fifth assistant coach Pettine has hired from the Bills' staff. Pettine spent the 2013 serving as the Bills� defensive coordinator.


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Q: I'd like to know how Unity moves sprites without using Resource Manager Unity is trying to retrieve images stored in a folder other than the resource folder.
I don't know what to do because it's not included in the resource folder, so I can't call it to the resource manager.

A: Of course you can't, because Unity will cut off the files outside Resources while Build process. Even if you can access the file in editor with relative file path, the file will gone after the build, which will result FileNotFoundException or something. Briefly, Resources is a special folder name recognized by unity, to tell which files should be included in build process.
I think there are three choices to manage resources:

*

*Using Resources folder

Which is pretty simple, easy, and old way. I think this method is pretty outdated, but it's still a valid option and good for Unity newbies.

*

*Using AssetBundle
Unity will process your resource files in it's own way, which will optimize the saving or managing performance. If you have not tried this, you may have to read the tutorials about AssetBundle.

*

*Using StreamingAssets folder

StreamingAssets is also a special folder name for Unity. Any file in this folder will be kept even after build, which means you can use normal System.IO file system. For example, Path.Combine(Application.streamingAssetsPath, "myimage.png") to get a path to your image. This makes your game highly modifiable for not only you, but also the other players, which means the game becomes very suitable for making mods.
By the way, there are another option called Addressable, but since it's pretty new feature I don't know much of it :(


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Q: Why is `continue` not allowed in a `finally` clause in Python? The following code raises a syntax error:
>>> for i in range(10):
...     print i
...     try:
...        pass
...     finally:
...        continue
...     print i
...
  File "<stdin>", line 6
SyntaxError: 'continue' not supported inside 'finally' clause

Why isn't a continue statement allowed inside a finally clause?
P.S. This other code on the other hand has no issues:
>>> for i in range(10):
...     print i
...     try:
...        pass
...     finally:
...        break
...
0

If it matters, I'm using Python 2.6.6.

A: The Python Language Reference forbids the use of continue within a finally clause. I'm not entirely sure why. Perhaps because continue within the try clause ensures that the finally is executed, and deciding what continue should do within the finally clause is somewhat ambiguous.
Edit: @Mike Christensen's comment to the question points out a thread where this construction's ambiguity is discussed by Python core developers. Additionally, in more than nine years of Python use, I've never wanted to do this, so it's probably a relatively uncommon situation that  developers don't feel like spending much time on.

A: A continue statement was illegal in the finally clause due to a problem with the implementation.  In Python 3.8 this restriction was lifted.
The bug was issue32489 - Allow 'continue' in 'finally' clause.
The pull request for the fix: https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/5822

A: The use of continue in a finally-clause is forbidden because its interpretation would have been problematic.  What would you do if the finally-clause were being executed because of an exception?
for i in range(10):
    print i
    try:
       raise RuntimeError
    finally:
       continue        # if the loop continues, what would happen to the exception?
    print i

It is possible for us to make a decision about what this code should do, perhaps swallowing the exception; but good language design suggests otherwise.  If the code confuses readers or if there is a clearer way to express the intended logic (perhaps with try: ... except Exception: pass; continue), then there is some advantage to leaving this as a SyntaxError.
Interestingly, you can put a return inside a finally-clause and it will swallow all exceptions including KeyboardInterrupt, SystemExit, and MemoryError.  That probably isn't a good idea either ;-)

A: I think the reason for this is actually pretty simple. The continue statement after the finally keyword is executed every time. That is the nature of the finally statement. Whether or not your code throws an exception is irrelevant. Finally will be executed.
Therefore, your code...
for i in range(10):
   print i
   try:
       pass
   finally:
       continue
   print i # this (and anything else below the continue) won't ever be executed!

is equivalent to this code...
for i in range(10:
    print i
    try:
        pass
    finally:
        pass

which is cleaner and terser. Python does not allow continue in a finally block because all code after the continue will never be executed. (Sparse is better than dense.)

A: I didn't see it mentioned in another response, but I think what you might want in this case is try..else:
for i in range(10):
    print i
    try:
       #pass <= I commented this out!
       do_something_that_might_fail(i)
    except SomeException:
       pass
    else:
       continue
    print i

The else block is only executed if there was no exception. So what this means is:

*

*We print i

*We try to do_something_that_might_fail(i)

*If it throws SomeException, fall through and print i again

*Otherwise, we continue (and i is never printed)

A: The possibility of getting an exception raised and then just swallowed because you're using a continue is a strong argument, but the exception is also swallowed when you use a break or return instead.
For example, this works and the exception is swallowed:
for i in range(10):
    print i
    try:
        raise Exception
    finally:
        break
    print i       # not gonna happen

This again works with no error (when in a function) and the exception is swallowed too:
for i in range(10):
    print i
    try:
        raise Exception
    finally:
        return
    print i       # not gonna happen

So why would break and return be allowed in a finally block, with or without possible raised errors, but continue not?
You might also consider the combination of the following factors in the issue:

*

*finally is always executed;

*continue "aborts" the current iteration.

This will mean that inside each loop, because of the finally always executing, you will always have a continue witch basically
says "abort current iteration", "abort current iteration", "abort current iteration" ... witch doesn't really make any sense. But it doesn't make sense either to use break and return. The current iteration is also aborted with the only difference
that you now end up with just one iteration.
So the question "Why is continue not allowed in a finally?" can also be asked as "Why is break and return allowed?".
Maybe because it made sense not to at that point? It was the developers decision and now its like it is? Sure, it might also be implementor's laziness but who knows, maybe they had something in mind and perhaps, in another version of Python, it would make more
sense to have it another way?
The idea is that the examples here are just extreme. You don't just write code like that, do you? There is sure to be some
logic in the finally block to say when to break/return/continue, whatever, and not just have it blunt like that. As such, IMHO continue inside a finally should be allowed because I would appreciate writing a clean code with using continue in finally if that's what I need, instead of resorting to a code workaround for this limitation (i.e. in Python's philosophy "We're all consenting adults here").

A: Now this feature is available with the release of 3.8
https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.8.html
Sample Code
def new_f():
    for i in range(0,24):
        try:
            print(1/0)
        except:
            print('In Exception')
        finally:
            print('In finally')
            continue


the trend with preschools across the country encouraged to introduce the language to children in 2018 as part of a nationwide language program being run by government.
Backed by $15.7 million in funding, the Early Learning Languages Australia (ELLA) program is designed to engage pre-schoolers with languages other than English through a series of play-based apps, which are aligned to the Early Years Learning Framework with Modern Greek one of 13 languages being endorsed by education ministers.
"The ELLA apps could encourage and ignite interest in long term Greek language learning and culture from a young age. This will also support recent activities by Greek communities in Australia to maintain connections to language and culture through the Speak Greek in March campaign in 2016," a spokesperson from the Department of Education and Training told Neos Kosmos.
"For children of families with a Greek heritage, ELLA will provide them with the opportunity to learn the language which they may be hearing at home, through extended families, in their local communities and where there are high populations of Greek speakers," while for children who are unfamiliar with Greek language and culture, the program will provide the opportunity for them to connect with Modern Greek where they may not have previously had that opportunity.
Aside from sparking an interest in other cultures from an early age, research has also shown that learning another language like Greek as a child has a host of long-term positive effects, including listening, memory recall, better problem solving, improved critical thinking, greater cognitive flexibility, verbal and spatial abilities.
Meanwhile as part of the roll out there are also 1,000 grants of $500 available to assist with the purchase of tablet devices and accessories to help preschools take part in the program.
What makes the ELLA program particularly unique is that is has been designed so that educators do not have to be experts in the language. While there is scepticism surrounding the success of the program without native speakers for support, the department assures that there will be resources in place for face-to-face training, along with access to a staffed help desk, a dedicated website with a range of resources, an experienced Liaison officer, online forum and Facebook group.
"We had an incredible response in the first year of the nationwide roll-out of the program," said Minister for Education and Training, Simon Birmingham, "with over 1,800 preschool services and more than 60,000 children across Australia participating in learning different languages."


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Meal times may have significant impact on liver fats and metabolism: Mouse data
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10-Feb-2014 - Last updated on 10-Feb-2014 at 12:19 GMT
Related tags: Metabolism, Fatty liver
Alterations to meal times may have a significant effect on the levels of triglycerides in the liver, according to new research that links such effects to a range of metabolic conditions.
The study, published in Cell Metabolism, investigated the role of circadian clocks and meal timings in lipid homeostasis, by performing lipidomic analysis of liver tissues from wild-type and clock-disrupted mice either fed ad libitum or night fed.
Led by Yaarit Adamovich and colleagues at the Weizmann Institute's Biological Chemistry Department, the team measured the levels of hundreds of different lipids present in the mouse liver - finding that levels of triglycerides (TAG) in the liver were reduced by 50% in mice that were fed during the night-time only.
"The striking outcome of restricted nighttime feeding -- lowering liver TAG levels in the very short time period of 10 days in the mice -- is of clinical importance," explained Asher. "Hyperlipidemia and hypertriglyceridemia are common diseases characterized by abnormally elevated levels of lipids in blood and liver cells, which lead to fatty liver and other metabolic diseases."
"Yet no currently available drugs have been shown to change lipid accumulation as efficiently and drastically as simply adjusting meal time -- not to mention the possible side effects that may be associated with such drugs."
Of course, mice are nocturnal animals, so in order to construe these results for humans, the timetable would need to be reversed, the team added.
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