By Fast Kashmir on 29/03/2019.
Sufism is the mystical branch of Islam. It has its roots in the Qu'ran and the Islamic tradition, but at the same times encompasses the universal mysticism that we see in other spiritual traditions. The essence of Sufism is the simple path of loving God. The Sufi Masters sing of the all pervading love which inundates their being when they become one with their 'beloved'. If there is just one goal of Sufism; it is to overcome the attachment to the binding ego and attain liberation through realising one's identity with God. And thus the Sufi poets speak of dying to be born again, a concept similar to other mystical traditions.
Kashmir has been the birth place of famous Sufi saints and poets who have laid endless mark behind. One such mystic sufi versifier was RAJAB HAAMID . He was born in DANGAR Mohalla, Of satura Village Of Tral on 23rd of May 1910.Satura is A village located somewhat 16 km from sub-district headquarters of Tral and 3 km from tehsil Aripal , Situated in the lap of green mountains of majestic vasturvan , Satura village is surrounded by Famous tourist resorts Nagberan , Tarsar & Marsar on the northern side .
RAJAB HAAMID , at the age of thirty (30) married with JAAN BEGUM , She was apious lady helped RJAB HAAMID in every step of life. Besides taking care of child she was a good house wife, dealt everything with ease and calm. She became a helping hand for her husband wherever it needed.But the span was short and divorced his wife Jaan.Then HAAMID survived with his only daughter HAAJIRA .HAAJIRA then died in 1984 after prolonged illness , Her Death amplify the sadness and misseries of RAJAB HAAMID .
RAJAB HAAMID was drawn towards divine contemplation during his early formative years. Having been born in a poor family, it is said that he never received any formal education.
Swished himslef as a disciple of GAFFAR TANTRAY for 18 years . While in his Service Rajab Haamid was drawn towards sufi poetry and he started his verses of poetry .The first poetry of Rajab Haamid came into existance in the magical voice late Gh Hassan sofi under the title of AFSOOS DUNIYA in early 1940.
After 18 years in his service Gaffar sahab passed away . Rajab Haamid then went to the LASSA KHAN FIDA .
RAJAB HAAMID belonged to a Sufi family and as such was inclined to Sufism from the very birth. He was fond of writing and singing from early age, wherever he finds Mehfil-i-Samma, he used to attend at any cost.RAJAB HAAMID dedicated his life in writing poetry and singing in presence of great Sufi saints of the time.
He had remained in touch with many Sufi saints of the time, he was fond of singing and used to attend almost all the singing functions, he spend most of his time in the company of Faqeers. He was disciple of Gaffar Sahab and LASSA KHAN FIDA , a great Sufi saint of his time.
The work of RAJAB HAAMID was put forth by his disciples in collaboration with cultural academy under the name "DEEWAN E RAJAB & AFSOOS DUNIYA ".
His literature stressed on oneness of God , brotherhood and evils of society.
RAJAB HAAMID left this world in a state of abandonment and abject poverty. His family continues to reel under this poverty. No institution in Kashmir, though we have many who speak about culture and art, came forward to help him when he was alive, or his family, after his death.. Rajab Sahib has a lot of unpublished work . Rajab sahib loved his Hubble Bubble ( Hukka ) and lived a simple life of a Dervish .He left this world on 2nd April 2008 at the age of 103 .
On 2nd of April every year, The anniversary of RAJAB HAAMID is celebrated with religious Fervor at his shrine .People from crook and corner mostly his disciples are paying attendence there.People also attends every Wednesday nightlong prayers at his ziyarat.
RAJAB HAAMID left behind his two grandsons Nadeem altaf & Muzaffar Ahmad and a grand daughter Naseema.Altaf is also pitching the same voice as Rajab Haamid does.Altaf also published a booklet under the title of " Morifatuk Jaam" . Due to finacial crises altaf and his brother didn't complete their education .


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North Carolina National Wildlife Refuges
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Pocosin Lakes
Roanoke River
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The Coastal Wildlife Refuge Society is the official non-profit support group for National Wildlife Refuges in Eastern North Carolina Information below was released by USFWS and is available on their website at #NCRefuges News
National Wildlife Refuges in North Carolina
Coastal North Carolina National Wildlife Refuge Complex - Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
100 Conservation Way (P. O. Box 1969)
Manteo, NC 27954
Contact Bonnie Strawser 252-473-1132 X 230
or Steve Brumfield X 224
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Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Photo Credit: Karen Lebing
Caption: Pocosins are home to a tremendous variety of wildlife for all or part of the year. Turkeys, deer, and a host of other mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles call the refuge home. And Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge has one of the most dense populations of American Black Bear reported anywhere. Lots of neotropical migratory birds, like this Prothonotary Warbler, migrate to the refuge each spring to nest in the forested pocosin wetlands. Many of the migratory bird species whose populations are declining in size depend on large, contiguous areas of forested wetlands like the ones found on the peatland refuges in eastern North Carolina.
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge is one of six national wildlife refuges in the Coastal North Carolina National Wildlife Refuges Complex. Pocosin Lakes Visitor Center, located in Columbia, NC, is open 9am to 4pm whenever volunteer staffing is available

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A local organization is inviting the community to bring its dogs out to a day of fun and games this weekend.
Paws for Veterans will host its first Dog Walk and Party event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday in the parking lot of the Home Deport, located at 479 Western Blvd. in Jacksonville.
Activities will include a variety of games, contests, photos as well as pet and military related vendors and services. For a $5 admission, owners can sign their dogs up for games including highest jumper, musical commands, fastest fetch and find the treat. They can also participate in contests such as best trick, best dressed and biggest and smallest dog to win gift certificates and more.
�There will be a gift certificate from O'Charley�s, and we�ll have Wi-Fi Bluetooth speakers that have been donated from Best Buy, a gift certificate from Food Lion and a donation from Jones-Onslow,� volunteer Judy Bridges said.
Based in Cocoa, Fla., Paws for Veterans rescues, rehabilitates and trains dogs to become companions and service dogs for injured veterans. The community-based organization provides service dogs, training, supplies and therapeutic group sessions to veterans and active duty military service members diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and physical disabilities.
Bridges said that the event will serve as a fundraiser to provide tuition and travel funds to educate volunteers from the organization�s local chapter to become certified dog trainers. Trainees must travel to the Florida headquarters to be taught by chief operating officer and lead trainer Crystal Callahan. Bridges has seen the success of Paws for Veterans through the rehabilitation her husband, Robert, after their dog Jack was trained to become a therapy dog. The couple now plans to become trained volunteers for the organization.
Paws for Veterans hopes that the Dog Walk and Party will help spread awareness about the organization and its long-lasting benefits to both rescued dogs and local veterans. In addition to games and contests, families will receive nail trimmings for their pets, take part in photo sessions and receive information from vendors about the various services offered in the area including dog trainers, groomers and more. Participants who donate $50 or more will also receive a free T-shirt.


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Q: How to generate random numbers with given probability and constraints? N.B: This is not a duplication of my last question because I added constraints!
I want to generate a matrix A(40x10000) of random number between 1 and 100 with a given probability:
p1=Prob(1)     (chance of 1)
p2=Prob(2)     (chance of 2)
 ...
p100=Prob(100)  (chance of 100)

and constraints: V1,V2,...,V20 are vectors containing 4 elements between 1 and 100. Each column vector of the matrix A should contain at least one element of each of these 20 vectors. V1, ..., V20 are predefined vectors with known elements.
for example, how to modify the following program to add the last constraint:
h = 40; w = 10000;
A = reshape( randsample( numel(Prob), h*w, true, Prob ), [h w] );

more details:

*

*each A(:,i) {i=1,..,10000} should contain Vk(1) or Vk(2) or Vk(3) or Vk(4) for all k=1,..,20.  A(:,i) must contain at least one value from every Vk, but that it will respect the probabilities and does not generate duplicate values. If some values of Vi and Vj are equal, A(:,k) could have a single element validating both Vi and Vj constraints.

*for example: if V1=[6 87 1 56], A(:,i) should contain 6 or 87 or 1 or 56 but A(:, i) may contain (6 and 1) or (6 and 1 and 87) or ...

A: Here is one solution:
h=40;
w=10000;
output=zeros(h,w);
i=1;
while i<=w
temp=randsample(numel(prob),h,true,prob);
check=all(any(ismember(vec,temp)));
if check~=0
output(:,i)=temp;
i=i+1;
end
end

Unfortunately, this takes approximately 4 minutes to generate the matrix with the specified constraints. Any other solution which takes less time is welcome.

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Week in Review 21 – 28 April 2017
Posted on April 28, 2017 by lonirun
Brexit EU Guidelines needed significantly strengthened – Gerry Adams TD
Speaking today, Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams TD, commenting on tomorrow's special EU summit on Brexit, said:
"Tomorrow's special meeting of the European Council will agree guidelines for Brexit negotiations. The first draft of these guidelines fell short of what is required from Ireland's perspective, including the North where the people voted to remain with the EU in last June's referendum. The Government appears to be trying to get those guidelines, which will set out the overall EU positions and principles, amended. I welcome that, although I fear it might be too little, too late."
Mr Adams said that the Taoiseach had failed to set out the Government priorities in a consolidated paper, as he had promised in March.
Mr Adams said "He has also failed to publish what amendments, if any, he will seek to the negotiations guidelines. Instead, there has been a deluge of spin about what the Government is doing. What it should be doing is seeking a political declaration from the European Council in its negotiation guidelines in relation to securing designated special status for the North within the EU. Such a declaration should seek to address the Single Market, Common Travel Area, EU funding streams, rights of Irish citizens in the north of Ireland and protection of rights and maintain access to EU institutions."
The Sinn Féin President stated that, "After Britain leaves the Union, we believe that no agreement between the EU and the British government should apply to the north of Ireland without agreement of both governments as co-guarantors of the Good Friday Agreement – an international treaty. We believe that transitional agreements should be put in place until Britain's relationship with the EU can be agreed in order to protect the North's economy. The north of Ireland should continue to have political representation within the European Parliament."
Mr Adams said that the Good Friday Agreement institutions, human rights guarantees, all-Ireland bodies, and the constitutional and legal rights of the people had to all be protected.
Westminster election an opportunity to vote against Brexit and austerity – Elisha McCallion
Sinn Féin's Elisha McCallion has said the upcoming Westminster election is an opportunity to vote against the Tory Brexit agenda and austerity.
The Foyle candidate said: "In the last Assembly election the people came out and voted for equality, integrity and respect and that vote made a difference. Now as we face into a Westminster election where the Tories and the DUP want to drag us out of the EU against our will, the vote of the people can make a difference once again. Brexit will be a disaster for the economy, for local business, for farmers and the wider agri-food industry, for the health service, for workers' rights and border communities."
Ms McCallion stated: "Staying in the EU is vital to our future prosperity but it must be a changed EU. There can be no EU frontier across Ireland. Trade tariffs and border controls are unacceptable. Sinn Féin is the only party to put forward a credible alternative to Brexit with our case for designated special status for the north within the EU. That case will not be won at Westminster but across Ireland and throughout Europe. What Sinn Féin wins in this election is a win for everyone who wants a new progressive politics which is modern and inclusive."
Sinn Féin leaders in London for Brexit meetings
Sinn Féin leader in the north, Michelle O'Neill MLA, has said there is growing support across Europe for Ireland and the case for the north to have designated special status within the EU.
She was speaking from London where she and Sinn Féin deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald TD and Francie Molloy MP are involved in a series of engagements last friday.
Speaking on 21st April, Michelle O'Neill said: "Today, Sinn Féin deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald TD, Francie Molloy MP and I are involved in a series of engagements in London to discuss Brexit and its impact in the North. At these meetings we are making it clear that the majority of people in the north voted to remain in the EU and will take the opportunity to again reject the Tory Brexit agenda during the general election on 8 June. It is clear there is a recognition across Europe of the unique circumstances of the island of Ireland and in particular the severe consequences of a hard economic border which will be a major setback for our peace process, the Good Friday Agreement and the progress of the past 20 years."
Ms O'Neill said: "There is now an onus on the Irish government who will be part of the EU negotiations to act in the national interests of all citizens, north and south, and to persuade their EU partners of the political and economic merits of designated special status for the north within the EU. This will ensure that the whole island of Ireland remains within the EU together."
Irish government weakness will lead to a bad deal for Ireland – Mary Lou McDonald TD
Sinn Féin deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald TD and party leader in the North Michelle O'Neill MLA were in London last for a series of meetings on Brexit and to argue the case for designated special status for the North within the EU and to protect Ireland's economic interests.
Speaking from London, Deputy McDonald said: "It is now just over a week until the EU Council meets to agree its negotiating guidelines in relation to the withdrawal of Britain from the European Union. There is deep concern that the draft EU Council resolution is so weak in relation to Ireland and, without a major change of approach from Taoiseach Enda Kenny, we are on route to a bad deal for the peace process, a bad deal for our agriculture sector and a bad deal for the wider economy. Instead of protecting the Good Friday Agreement in all of its parts, avoiding a hardening of the border and protecting the economy the resolution makes a vague reference to the peace process and only deals with existing bilateral agreements and arrangements between Ireland and Britain which are comparable with EU law."
Ms McDonald said that "The Government needs a reality check. There is no point in touring EU states unless you are going to play the strongest hand possible in the negotiations. Their priority needs to be getting the best possible deal for Ireland and not waiting until it is too late to act."
Sinn Féin extends solidarity greetings on International Workers' Day – Declan Kearney MLA<
Sinn Féin National Chairperson and South Antrim MLA Declan Kearney has extended May Day solidarity greetings to Irish workers and the labour movement across the island on behalf of Sinn Féin.
"Across Ireland the Labour movement will mobilise for May Day rallies this weekend. The May Day tradition originated in Chicago in the 19th century to commemorate the Haymarket Affair where activists campaigning for workers' rights were attacked and four workers activists were executed. The date was subsequently adopted as International Workers' Day by the international labour movement and remains a pivotal date in the calendar for all progressives and democrats. It is a time when workers across the world celebrate the struggle for rights and the sacrifice of those who campaigned and battled to achieve economic equality and social justice. May Day is also an occasion which highlights the economic and social challenges facing working people in Ireland and globally."
The Sinn Féin National Chairperson said; "Today, more than ever, there is a need for a strong organised labour movement in Ireland. Irish workers face many challenges; the prospect of Brexit threatens to strip away many of the rights that workers have won within the EU; we face the prospect of an emboldened Tory government in Westminster intent on attacking the most vulnerable in our society; and we continue to resist the attacks on public services from the most right-wing government ever in Leinster House. The Irish labour movement has a strong tradition in resisting these attacks and defending workers' rights. It has an essential role to play alongside progressive political parties and sectors of civic society in campaigning for economic democracy, sustainable public services, citizens rights and an Ireland of equals."
He concluded, "On behalf of Sinn Féin I extend solidarity greetings to all workers on this May Day weekend and pledge our support for a strong labour movement in Ireland."
Fight to protect Daisy Hill services must continue – Mickey Brady MP
Sinn Féin MP Mickey Brady said the fight to protect emergency services at Daisy Hill Hospital must continue.
Speaking after a public meeting on Thursday evening, the Newry/Armagh MP said: "At today's meeting myself, Cathal Boylan and Megan Fearon all pointed out the inequality between Daisy Hill and Craigavon. Newry is on the main Dublin to Belfast corridor and is very much dependent on the emergency services provided by Daisy Hill. Daisy Hill also provides for people living along the border corridor and as such the loss of the emergency services will be detrimental. On the back of today's meeting the Trust has announced a regional summit on options to sustain the Emergency Department at Daisy Hill Hospital. While I welcome this initiative I hope it has a positive outcome."
He concluded, "We need to keep the momentum going and continue the fight to protect the services Daisy Hill Hospital."
Tory cuts and austerity damaging education and public services – Paul Maskey MP
Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey has said Tory cuts and austerity are seriously damaging the education system and public services.
The West Belfast MP said: "Cuts by the Tories since 2010 have seriously undermined and damaged our frontline public services. Next week I will meet with a group of principals from west Belfast to discuss the impact of Tory cuts on our education service. Tory attacks on education budgets are an attack on the future. I look forward to engaging with these principals about our continuing opposition to the Tory cuts agenda. Sinn Féin stands firmly against Tory cuts and supports the protection of frontline public services."
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/*
 * Param.cpp
 *
 *  Created on: 15.01.2015
 *      Author: chris
 */

#include "Param.h"

#include <iostream>
#include <stdlib.h>

#include <QRegularExpression>

Param::Param(int argc, char *argv[])
{
	static char defaultOrderLiking[] = "RANDOM,ID";

	limit = 50;
	order = defaultOrderLiking;
//	mediaType = mediawarp::Constants::MediaType::ANY;
	unit = mediawarp::Constants::Unit::Title;

	if (argc == 1)
	{
		errorexit(QString(), 0);
	}

	if (argc >= 2)
	{
		QString arg(argv[1]);
		if (arg == "-h" || arg == "--help")
		{
			errorexit(QString(), 0);
		}

		bool ok;
		int limitArg = arg.toInt(&ok);
		if (!ok)
		{
			errorexit(QString("limit must be a number, but is: ") + arg, 1);
		}
		limit = limitArg;
	}

	if (argc >= 3)
	{
		QRegularExpression::PatternOption ci = QRegularExpression::CaseInsensitiveOption;
		QString selectType(argv[2]);
		if (QRegularExpression("^albums?$", ci).match(selectType).hasMatch())
			unit = mediawarp::Constants::Unit::Album;
		else if (QRegularExpression("^titles?$", ci).match(selectType).hasMatch())
			unit = mediawarp::Constants::Unit::Title;
		else if (QRegularExpression("^minutes?$", ci).match(selectType).hasMatch())
			unit = mediawarp::Constants::Unit::Minutes;
		else
		{
			errorexit(QString("Unknown unit: ") + selectType, 1);
		}
	}

	if (argc >= 4)
	{
		filter = QString(argv[3]);
	}

	if (argc >= 5)
	{
		order = QString(argv[4]);
	}

}

Param::~Param()
{
}

void Param::errorexit(QString msg, int status)
{
	if (!msg.isEmpty())
	{
		std::cerr << msg.toUtf8().data() << std::endl;
	}
	std::cerr << "Usage: mediawarp [limit [unit [filter [order]]]]" << std::endl;
	std::cerr << "    limit     : Number of titles, albums or minutes to select." << std::endl;
	std::cerr << "    unit      : titles (Default), albums or minutes" << std::endl;
	std::cerr << "    order     : comma-separated sort order: LIKING,STARS,RANDOM (default),INDEX,NAME" << std::endl;
	std::cerr << "                Each may be prefixed by - or + to specify DESC or ASC sorting" << std::endl;
	std::cerr << "    filter    : comma-separated filters: Unheared, AudioBook, Podcast, Song," << std::endl;
	std::cerr << "                   artist:<name> album:<name>" << std::endl;
	std::cerr << "                Each may be prefixed by - to make it an exclusion filter" << std::endl;
	std::cerr << "                All <name> arguments are case-insensitive regexp's." << std::endl;
	std::cerr << std::endl;
	std::cerr << "Examples:" << std::endl;
	std::cerr << "mediawarp 50 titles                             # 50 completely random titles" << std::endl;
	std::cerr << "mediawarp 1 album audiobook,unheared            # Search for one unheared audiobook" << std::endl;
	std::cerr << "mediawarp 10 titles unheared,-audiobook stars   # Search for 10 unheared titles with the highest star ratings (no audiobooks)" << std::endl;
	std::cerr << "mediawarp 5 album -liking,unheared              # Search for the 5 albums with titles that you dislike most, but have not heared." << std::endl;
	std::cerr << "mediawarp 60 minutes -unheared                  # 60 minutes with titles you already heared." << std::endl;
	std::cerr << "mediawarp 100 minutes -artist:prince            # 100 minutes, but exclude artist Prince" << std::endl;
	std::cerr << "mediawarp 100 minutes album:black               # 100 minutes, with albums including 'blacK' in their title" << std::endl;
	exit(status);
}

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package com.wixpress.petri.fakeserver;

import com.wixpress.petri.experiments.domain.Experiment;
import com.wixpress.petri.experiments.domain.ExperimentBuilder;
import com.wixpress.petri.experiments.domain.ExperimentSnapshotBuilder;
import com.wixpress.petri.petri.ConductExperimentSummary;
import com.wixpress.petri.petri.RAMPetriClient;
import com.wixpress.petri.petri.SpecDefinition;

import java.util.List;

import static com.wixpress.petri.experiments.jackson.ObjectMapperFactory.makeObjectMapper;
import static java.util.Arrays.asList;

/**
* Created with IntelliJ IDEA.
* User: sagyr
* Date: 9/2/14
* Time: 11:54 AM
* To change this template use File | Settings | File Templates.
*/
public class FakePetriServer {
    private final TestJsonRPCServer petriServer;
    private RAMPetriClient petriClient;

    public FakePetriServer(int port){
        petriClient = new RAMPetriClient();
        petriServer = new TestJsonRPCServer(petriClient, makeObjectMapper(), port);
    }

    public void start() throws Exception {
        petriServer.start();
    }

    public void stop() throws Exception {
        petriServer.stop();
    }

    public void addSpec(SpecDefinition.ExperimentSpecBuilder spec) {
        petriClient.addSpecs(asList(spec.build()));
    }

    public Experiment addExperiment(ExperimentSnapshotBuilder experiment) {
        return petriClient.insertExperiment(experiment.build());
    }

    public void updateExperiment(ExperimentBuilder experimentBuilder) {
        petriClient.updateExperiment(experimentBuilder.build());
    }

    public List<ConductExperimentSummary> getConductExperimentReport(int experimentId) {
        return petriClient.getExperimentReport(experimentId);
    }

    public void failNextReuqest(){
        petriClient.setBlowUp(true);
    }

}


This tour gives you a complete experience of India. We begin with visiting the Indian Capital Delhi, we drive or take a train to Agra to visit the famousmonument the Taj Mahal and the FatehpurSikri.From Delhi, we will drive to Sat Tal, Enjoy the lovely views, go for treks in the woods or butterfly watching. It is a perfect destination to unwind. You can also enjoy fishing or a boat ride on the serene lake. From Sat Tal we will move to the historic hamlet The Abott Mount. We travel to the Himalayan region of India the foothills and the Kumaoni regions. Visiting villages wildlife reserves viewing mammals and birds of the Indian Himalayan region. For adventure seekers, there will be rafting and rappelling. The tour will cover Jageshwar and its temples belonging to the 8th century. Jageshwar offers a spiritual retreat with Himalayan vistas and yoga sessions at the Vanserai Wellness Lodge, you can choose to soak in the spiritual energy of this area or go hiking in the surrounding woods. Picnics can also be arranged.
Pangot is another destination- a birding paradise. Your stay will be at the Eco birding Lodge Jungle Lore Birding Lodge. This sleepy town of Pangot has spectacular views. Enjoy birding treks with our expert guides. The birds spotted in the areaare Blue Whistling Thrush, Blue-Capped Redstart,Red-Billed Blue Magpie, Streaked Laughing Thrush, Yellow-Breasted Green Finch, Grey-Backed Shrike etc.
A trek is highly recommended for beginners, as the surroundings are beautiful, you will pass the local Himalayan villages, watch the village folks indulge in their daily chores. The villages have charming architecture with slate and mud houses.
The last destination of the tour will be The Jim Corbett Tiger reserve. Enjoy Jeep Safaris, elephant rides, view the Indian wildlife and birds of the region.The main wildlife animals found in the Corbett National Park include the Tiger, Elephant, Chital, Sambar, Nilgai, Gharial, King Cobra, Muntjac, Wild Boar, Hedgehog, Common Musk Shrew, Flying Fox, Indian Pangolin and nearly 600 species of birds.


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Q: Reduce load off primary server by using log shipping, or mirroring, or something else? I have previously asked the below question about LogShipping frequencies, but I think I might be approaching this problem incorrectly (LogShipping frequency)
Problem
I have a high volume site that I would like to divert some of the load off the primary server. The main area I wish to divert is the admin reporting queries which do not require the data to be real time (a lag of 5-10 mins is ok).
Experiments
LogShipping
This appeared to be ok, but I have an issue with the two ways that it handles connected clients.

*

*Disconnect on restore. If I have a long running report from the web app, it will kill the report in the middle of processing.

*Dont disconnect user. This is also not very good because if the admin db is getting a high amount of traffic it cannot get an exclusive lock on the db to do the restore and the lag of the data difference could push out to be more than 10+ mins.

Mirroring

*

*This looked very promising, but seems more focused around data redundancy and the ability to have a failover db, not my actual aim of reducing overhead on the primary server.

Question
Is the something I am missing here, should I be trying something else (readonly database, better hardware, clustering), or am I completly missing the point of the above technologies?

A: Now that SQL Server 2012 has shipped, don't forget about AlwaysOn, which allows explicitly for reads scale out.
Mirroring works for what you describe, but the orchestration of database snapshots for reporting can get hairy (the mirror database is unreadable, you must report from database snapshots created periodically).
I'm not a fan of transactional replication, but it can be used for your scenarios and others more knowledgeable than me have came out In Defense of Transactional Replication.
Both of AlwaysOn and Transactional Replication offer what you want (scale out reads w/o disruption) and they both achieve near-real-time data latency. They differ though on price point: AlwaysOn is an SQL Server enterprise only feature and requires Windows Clustering which in turn requires Windows enterprise licensing, ie. it costs. Plus it requires an upgrade to SQL Server 2012. Transactional Replication on the other hand costs basically nothing in addition to what you already have (except if your whole setup is on Express Edition instances, which I doubt) but it comes at a cost because it will create friction with your development/deployment cycle, which now has to consider the replication impact (must add new articles to the publications, certain schema change operations require careful planning etc).
And for some out-of-the-box thinking consider how some have resorted to Using Service Broker instead of Replication.

A: First point is that in any situation where data is changing rapidly and extended-duration table locks are taken, you're going to have induced latency in updates to those locked tables. Unless you use snapshot isolation that is. Caveat: snapshot isolation may not be appropriate for a reporting server (it increases memory usage and can hit tempdb hard), it depends on how hard you're pushing that server.
Second point - have you looked into replication, specifically transactional replication? It should provide near-real-time updates without constantly pushing the database into recovery like log shipping does. Note that it may have a performance impact on your primary database, though.
Third point - Are your indexes appropriate to the workload your database is undertaking? If you're not sure, profile it. The Database Tuning Advisor is a useful guideline, but don't believe what it says ipso facto (like carpentry's "measure twice, cut once", I'd like to propose a similar rule for database tuning - "profile twice, index once"). Use the Index, Luke! is a good site to start with if you thought an index went in the back of a reference book.
Fourth point - if you've got reports that are doing massive rollups (i.e. months of data or whatever), is it okay to have some lag time in those reports? If so, you can schedule a task to create some summary tables (weekly, daily, hourly - depends on your requirements) and have your report hit those instead of summing ten million rows or whatever. Generally if you have a quarterly rolling income report (or whatever), then up-to-the-minute accuracy isn't necessary.


The popularity of street food is everywhere, you can find food trucks next to public buildings and practically all community spaces throughout Europe, from playgrounds to tourist landmarks. Amsterdam is of course no exception.
The Dutch even organize specific festivals for the showcase of food trucks, usually weekends of feast where you can try the best of Amsterdam's street food at one place.
From burgers to tacos, from beer to the finest cocktails, the place is a goldmine if you're into messy plates, plastic glasses and cutlery.


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More news on the Chelsea Art Museum front. Despite a decision to make a few needed bucks as a Fashion Week venue during their self-imposed "temporarily shut down" last month, it appears that the hurdles keep growing for the indebted organization. The Wall Street Journal reports that the museum "failed to meet a bankruptcy-court deadline" and thus the deed for its property has been handed over to the property's lender, Hudson Realty Capital, essentially taking the building completely out of the hands of the museum and its founder, Dorothea Keeser. The paper reports that Keeser has argued that the lender hadn't first gone into foreclosure proceedings, and that they had also found a new buyer for the building, which their original bankruptcy filing had stipulated as a requirement for buying them some time. However, even with a deadline extension, the museum still missed the dates they were to bring the buyer forward. Now it appears the next long step will be this legal battle. Though even if Keeser and the Chelsea comes out winning the case, they'll still be in the same precarious financial position they were before. We're not yet ready to make the mistake we made back in 2008 when we predicted that the museum was on its last breaths, but the bad news certainly has been piling on of late.


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WV Mom Charged After Her Kidnapping Story Unravels
Santana Renee Adams initially told police a man grabbed her 5-year-old by the hair
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Santana Renee Adams is escorted into Cabell County Magistrate Court to be arraigned on charges for falsely reporting an emergency incident, Friday, April 5, 2019, in Huntington, W.Va. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP)
(Newser) – A woman who told police that an Egyptian man had tried to kidnap her daughter from a West Virginia shopping mall was jailed Friday after the accusation unraveled, a police detective said. The charge capped a sensational tale of a mother using a gun to thwart a brazen abduction attempt that quickly fell apart amid inconsistencies. Santana Renee Adams initially told police that a man grabbed her 5-year-old daughter by the hair inside a clothing store Monday and tried to pull her away but stopped when Adams produced a gun, authorities said. A criminal complaint went into further detail, describing a frightening scene where a Middle Eastern man dragged the girl by the hair as she dropped to the floor. But the story started to crumble when no witnesses could be found and mall surveillance video didn't match the woman's original statement.
Upon additional questioning, authorities said, Adams began changing her account. She later told investigators she may have overreacted and misinterpreted the man's intentions. Police said he may have simply been patting the girl on the head. On Thursday, authorities announced they were dropping charges against Mohamed Fathy Hussein Zayan, a 54-year-old engineer from Alexandria, Egypt, who was in the area for work. Barboursville Police Detective Greg Lucas said Adams was charged with falsely reporting an emergency incident, a misdemeanor that carries up to six months in jail and a $500 fine. The 24-year-old Adams turned herself in about 2pm Friday and was jailed after a magistrate judge set bail at $20,000. Back at the police station, Lucas had a moment to reflect: "It has been a long and sleepless week."
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BWI Accounts For More Than Half of Total Cargo Flown Through Region's Airports Passenger Traffic at Airport Continued Strong Recovery in 2021, Remains Busiest Airport in the Region
Governor Larry Hogan today announced that Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) set a new annual record for cargo operations in 2021, with more than 618.8 million pounds of cargo transported—an increase of 4% compared to 2020.
In 2021, BWI's cargo operations accounted for more than 55% of the total air cargo flown through the region's three major commercial airports. July 2021 marked a record month for cargo shipments at BWI, with nearly 56.3 million pounds of cargo. BWI's increase in cargo volumes has been fueled by growth of the e-commerce industry during the pandemic. The airport's 200,000 square-foot Midfield Cargo Building H, which opened in 2019, has helped accommodate cargo increases.
"We are so fortunate to be home to one of the most convenient, efficient, and thriving airports in the nation, and our continued investment at BWI Marshall supports further business development and jobs," said Governor Hogan. "As Maryland continues to lead the nation in economic recovery, our airport is serving rising passenger demand and expanding business opportunities."
Passenger traffic also rebounded in 2021, with airline traffic at BWI reaching 18,868,429 passengers last year, an increase of 68% compared to 2020. BWI remains the busiest airport in the Washington-Baltimore region. In June 2021, the governor toured the new Concourse A Extension project, a $48 million improvement project that consisted of a 55,000 square-foot, five gate extension to Concourse A—which included new airline holdrooms and jet bridges—upgraded restrooms, and three new food and retail concessions.
BWI introduced new airline services in 2021, including flights to additional international and domestic markets. In 2022, passenger traffic is expected to increase as more international and domestic routes are added, including three recently announced new airlines—Avelo Airlines, Icelandair, and PLAY Airlines—that will begin service at BWI later this year.
"In recent years, we've worked to grow cargo capacity at BWI Marshall Airport by attracting new airline service and building new facilities," said Ricky Smith, executive director of BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. "The expansion in cargo operations is having a positive impact on the local workforce and our regional economy."
In 2022, several large-scale capital projects will support airline service and improve the travel experience for BWI customers:
The $425 million Concourse A/B Connector and Baggage Handling Project will provide a new, sophisticated in-line baggage handling system, as well as a new direct passenger connection between concourses A and B.
The airport's $55 million restroom enhancement program will renovate six restroom sets across three concourses to boost the passenger experience.
A $135 million project will add the first maintenance hangar for Southwest Airlines in the Mid-Atlantic or Northeast U.S.
BWI was honored last month with a Voice of the Customer recognition from Airports Council International (ACI). Last year the airport was named the top North American airport in its size category in the ACI ASQ Awards, which recognize global airports for delivery of the best customer service as measured by passengers. In June 2021, BWI received the Global Biorisk Advisory Council STAR accreditation for clean and safe public facilities.


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New Covid variant could be one to 'watch out for' in 2023 – expert
Omicron: GP explains 'overwhelming' science behind vaccines
Since the start of the pandemic the Covid virus has mutated several times. A number of variants have been the cause of millions of infections. Of these the Omicron variant, first detected in the UK in November 2021, has been the most dominant.
But now a subvariant of Omicron could be cause for concern, an expert has warned.
Professor of genetic epidemiology at King's College London and co-founder of the ZOE Health Study, acknowledged the risk of the XBB.1.5 strain.
In a tweet, he said: "XBB could be the new variant to watch out for…in 2023."
It comes as cases of the variant had more than doubled in the US in one week.
According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 40 percent of Covid cases in the US are currently caused by the XBB.1.5 variant.
This was up from 18 percent of cases the week before.
And more specifically, in the northeast of the country, around 75 percent of cases have been reported as XBB.1.5.
Sharing the data, US scientist Eric Tople said they had not seen "such rapid growth of a variant" since Omicron BA.1.
On Twitter he said: "Wow. XBB.1.5 more than doubled across the United States in one week, now 40 percent, out-competing all variants.
"We've not seen such rapid growth of a variant since Omicron BA.1 a year ago.
"Total US XBB last week = 18 percent of cases. Northeast now 75 percent XBB.1.5."
Now, for the first time, the XBB.1.5 variant has been listed by the Sanger Institute, a Covid surveillance centre in the UK.
It reported that four percent of Covid cases in the week up to December 17 were caused by XBB.1.5.
However, it has not yet been listed as a variant of concern by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
In the last update from the UKHSA, Doctor Meera Chand, said: "It is not unexpected to see new variants of SARS-CoV-2 emerge.
"Neither BQ.1 nor XBB have been designated as variants of concern and UKHSA is monitoring the situation closely, as always.
"Vaccination remains our best defence against future COVID-19 waves, so it is still as important as ever that people come take up all the doses for which they are eligible as soon as possible."
The XBB.1.5 variant developed from Omicron XBB, first found in India last summer.
XBB has since been detected in at least 70 countries.
It was shown to be the cause of surges of infection in parts of Asia in October, including India and Singapore.
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College admissions committees have an almost impossible job. They have to comb through a pile of often highly qualified college applicants, making decisions about their futures based only on a few pieces of paper. It's no secret that as they do so, they will sometimes use grades or standardized test scores to screen out students who are not academically qualified. Sometimes, they will review recommendations to find students who truly set themselves apart in the eyes of their teachers. And other times, they will look to extracurricular activities to get a feel for a student's dedication, creativity, and ability to take initiative.
Extracurricular activities go far beyond the traditional sports teams and school clubs. Despite what students sometimes think, extracurricular activities can actually include anything that you participate in regularly, over an extended period, outside of your required coursework. Ideally, they are also something that you care about.
For some students, these activities are harder to quantify than for others, and finding an outlet for their creative energy or a way to showcase their independent work is a struggle. If it sounds like we're talking about you, you may be interested to learn that starting your own blog in high school is a great way to highlight your work, funnel creative energy, and capture your commitment to a particular subject matter or experience.
Starting a blog might seem like an intimidating prospect at first, especially if you don't have any experience designing websites, but in reality you don't need to know much about web design or coding to get started. In fact, all you really need is a great idea and some basic word processing skills to get the ball rolling. If you're interested in starting your own blog in high school, keep reading to learn why it's a great idea and how you can get started.
Blogging is a great way to gain experience in writing, web design, and web marketing. If you think you might be interested in pursuing any of these studies in higher education, blogging is a good way to get your feet wet.
Beyond that, starting a blog can serve many different purposes. It can allow you to share your writing or other artwork with a broader audience. It may also give you a platform for documenting a process such as an independent study or journey towards personal change, or even allow you to publicize a business if you run one or help with one.
By starting your own blog, you will inevitably gain more experience in web design and learn more about web marketing. For example, you'll likely gain some basic knowledge of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and the principles of writing good headlines.
Finally, starting a blog can be important evidence of your dedication and initiative. It can take a hobby or interest and turn it into a more concrete, serious pursuit. The public display of your work will serve as a testament to your commitment.
It probably seems fairly obvious that before you start a blog, you should decide on the topic. In fact, a driving force behind the decision to start a blog is usually your dedication to the subject you intend to feature on your blog.
In general, blogs can serve one of several different purposes. Some blogs are essentially an online portfolio of your work. If you're a creative writer or an artist, a blog can be a place for you to share and publish your completed projects. Many artists also include statements or reflections on their work on these types of blogs. If you are looking for a place to funnel your creative energy and document your work, a blog is a great place to do so.
Other blogs serve more as business websites. If you have started a small business during high school, a blog can serve as your landing page and a source for updates and information about your services. On this type of blog, you might highlight current projects or progress being made in your business. If you don't have your own business but work for a small company without a website, you might offer to create a small blog for them if you're looking to gain some experience in web design.
Another popular blogging purpose is to document a process or project. If you are undertaking an independent study, pursuing a significant personal change, or working on another type of project, like building a boat or starting a community garden, a blog is a great place for documenting the entire process from beginning to end. Not only will it serve as a great record of all you've accomplished, but also it will allow others to follow along as you go.
Finally, the most popular form of blog is a platform for sharing perspective or knowledge in a particular subject area. These blogs generally are a mix of information and reflection, almost like a public journal. Some blogs are about TV series. Others are about music, current events, or historical research. You can choose any niche interest and publish anything you want about it, ranging from random thoughts to serious research.
While blogs can take many forms, one question to consider before you start any kind of blog is, will people want to read this? If the answer is no, you might want to keep your musings about the quality of contestants on this season's The Bachelor to yourself. But if the answer is yes, by all means, full-steam ahead.
Now that the most difficult part is out of the way, you can get down to the finer details. One detail that you'll need to take care of on the earlier side is selecting a blogging platform to use. There are many different blogging platforms to choose from. Some provide hosting, others require that you host the site elsewhere.
If you're just getting started with blogging, you will probably have fairly basic needs that can be fulfilled for the most part through free blogging sites. Some popular options include Squarespace and WordPress.com. These sites and others like them generally host blogs for free and provide many different templates to choose from. If you want a custom domain name, more customization options, or the capacity for heavy traffic and a larger server, you'll probably need to upgrade to a paid plan.
Before you select a blogging platform, browse through the various options that are available from each. Have a look at the templates they provide, review choices for landing pages, and think about any customization options you'll want available. You can find a comprehensive overview comparing various blogging platforms at Start Blogging Online.
With a basic concept for your landing page, you'll be able to browse templates and make an informed decision about which works best for you. Some blogging platforms will even allow you to enter simple headings, subheadings, and images and then toggle between templates to get an idea of how each will look on your page.
Keep in mind when selecting a template that you want something that will appear clean and user-friendly. Including too much information or overlaying too many images will make your content harder to consume, and readers will be less likely to stick with it. Instead, choose something simple and aesthetically pleasing.
Now that you have a template selected, you can begin to set up your landing page. Take text straight from the files you've already created and input it into the relevant fields.
While you are still learning, it's best to do all of your editing and writing in separate word processing files and then copy and paste from them into the template. This way, if you accidentally delete something or need to start over again, you don't need to rewrite anything and all of your changes will still be saved to your computer. It also means that should anything ever happen to your blog, you will have back ups of all the content on your computer.
It's tempting to let all your friends and family know about your blog right away, but you're better off posting a few pieces of quality content to your blog before you start assembling an audience. This way, people will find some worthwhile content when they visit your page and will be more likely to subscribe, or return for more another time.
When you're getting started, it's a big help to set a target number of posts per month. For example, you might aim for weekly posts or semiweekly. At a minimum you should aim for posting at least once a week, even if it's just a short update. If you go too long between posts, your audience will lose interest.
Once you have a few pieces of quality content up on the blog, you can begin to gather an audience. Start with friends and family. Email family members who are further away and be sure to let your teachers or other mentors know about it too. You can also share blog posts on social media to be sure that your contacts know about it.
Another option is to start a Facebook page or twitter account dedicated to your blog. Here, you can share blog posts and other related content, keeping your audience engaged even when they aren't on your actual website.
It can be helpful to outline a month or two worth of content ahead of time to keep your forward momentum going. These don't need to be in-depth, detailed outlines. Even a topic or title will help to keep you on track.
If you find that it's getting difficult to keep up with creating content, you can try to motivate yourself by giving yourself small rewards each time you post. For example, tell yourself that you can't check social media or watch your favorite show until you've posted something.
Alternatively, if you get jaded, ask a friend or mentor if they'd be interested in guest-posting. Having someone else write a piece of content for your blog provides fresh perspective and many times people are excited to see their work in print.
Your blog fits best under the Activities section on your college application. Here, you can outline the topic, the frequency with which you posted, and the specific skills you learned or developed through creating the blog.
Be sure to emphasize your commitment to the subject matter and the initiative you took in creating the blog on your own time, outside of school. You can quantify your blog's success with the number of posts you've published, the number of visitors you've had, or the number of views your top post received.
Finally, include a link to the blog landing page. This is critical to ensuring that the admissions committee has access to viewing the product of all your hard work, but it also comes with additional responsibility. You can never be certain when or even if the admissions committee will view your blog, so you'll need to stay on top of it. Keep posting quality content to ensure that it is maintained and current when/if the admissions committee does check it. Don't slack now!
If you're interested in starting a blog to highlight your work on a project, document your creative process, or simply reflect on a topic that's important or interesting to you, don't be deterred by the amount of work it initially entails. By taking advantage of a user-friendly blogging platform, you'll be able to guide yourself through the process and produce a polished, clean, and, most importantly, functional final product.
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Rabies is not something of the past — it remains a problem in Pa.
Recipients of Trumbull County Farm Bureau's Tom Schwartz Environmentally Friendly Farmer award were David and Becky Lynn and Roland Wildman. The awards were presented during last week's annual meeting.
URBANA - Following wide swings in September and early October, the prices of corn, soybeans and wheat have traded in relatively narrow ranges in the last half of October.
A new survey from CareerBuilder finds that nearly half (49 percent) of employers know within the first five minutes of an interview whether a candidate is a good or bad fit for the position, and 87 percent know within the first 15 minutes.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack spoke about the opportunities of products made from plants and agriculture, during the Bioproducts World Showcase.
Some practical corn planting advice from OSU Extension.
USDA rule allows more organic producers to be exempt from commodity checkoffs.


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EUFOR Specialist Ammunition and Weapon Advisors met with BiH's Armed Forces
On Wednesday 29 May, in Rajlovac, a briefing was given by EUFOR Specialist Ammunition and Weapon Advisors (SAWAD) to a NATO/EU delegation in order to summarise the progress made by the BiH Ministry of Defence (MoD), and the AFBiH, in weapon registration and management.
BiH MoD are reducing their stockpiles of weapons and ammunition through a transparent process of disposal and are rapidly moving towards a sustainable ammunition and weapons life-cycle management system, this is being supported by a range of organizations, including the HALO Trust and EUFOR.
The Programme Manager for the HALO Trust, Mr. Alexander Maier, said:
"Very good progress has been made since November 18 when Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) started being marked and registered. So far over 12,000 pieces have been registered and we are on track to complete the process by 2020."
The BiH authorities currently hold over 62,000 SALW consisting of over 300 different types of weapons, the aim is to rationalize the holdings and reduce the number down to 22,500 registered weapons, which will be stored in safe and secure conditions.
Major Alberto Prince, a EUFOR representative, said:
"The marking and registration of these small arms is the second stage of a 3-stage plan which started with the disposal of excess stocks of old ammunition, approximately 1200 weapons are being marked every month."
When the excess weapons have been donated, sold, or destroyed, the reduced stockpile will mean lower maintenance costs and ensure maximum traceability of these weapons from a non-proliferation perspective; this project is a major confidence-building measure in terms of EUFOR's primary aim of supporting the maintenance of a safe and secure environment in BiH.
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Hollywood star Salma Hayek said Sunday that male stars will have to take pay cuts if they are serious about equality for women.
The Mexican-born actress, a leading voice in the #MeToo and Time's Up movements, said highly-paid male stars would have to make sacrifices.
"It is not just the producers" who have to change if the huge pay gap is to be closed. "It is actors too," she said.
"Time's up. You had a good run but it is time now to be generous with the actresses," she told a Women in Motion talk at the Cannes film festival.
"If actors ask such inflated fees it will leave nothing for actresses. If the movie's budget is $10 million, the (male) actor has to understand that if he is making $9.7 million, it is going to be hard for equality," Hayek added.
"Otherwise they will kill the movie," she warned.
"I will be hated for saying this," Hayek joked. "I hope I can get another job…"
Hayek — best known for "Desperado" and indie hit "Beatriz at Dinner" — had accused mogul Harvey Weinstein of threatening to "break my kneecaps" after she spurned his advances on the set of her film "Frida".
The actress and producer, who says she has sold a raft of female-led projects "that I had been trying to make for 10 years" since the Weinstein scandal shook up Hollywood, said real change was happening.
"The men are terrified. The predators are hiding. You feel this very palpable atmosphere."
Hayek said it was hard to hire known female writers and directors in the US now, as studios are snapping them up trying to catch up with the public mood.
Women were "jumping from the writers' room to being show runners" on television series.
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But she warned that "pay disparity is going to take a while… because they still want to pay you the exploitative salary they paid you before."
Which was why women had to "be impatient," she urged.
"We should have been angrier soon. We should have come together sooner — that is what did it," Hayek, who was nominated for an Oscar for "Frida", told reporters.
She said Weinstein harassed her on the movie, which she produced, demanding that she do a "gratuitous" nude scene with another actress.
The disgraced mogul contested her claim, with Hayek insisting it was part of a ploy by his lawyers to try to discredit the "women of colour who complained about him."
She said they had also targeted the testimony of "Black Panther" star Lupita Nyong'o knowing that "women of colour are believed less. It is a proven fact unfortunately. Luckily there are so many of us, otherwise we would have been disbelieved."
Hayek said men should not be afraid of change in the gender balance.
"It is a very exciting time for men now. Because men have the opportunity to rethink what it means to be a man, and this comes with a lot of freedom.
"A lot of beautiful peaceful men have been the victims of the bullying of men who think that the identity of a man has to do with violence," the actress added.
"A lot of men have suffered from that and have had to become that way too when they didn't want to go in that direction," said the 51-year-old.
Hayek is a longtime champion for change in the film industry, helping set up the Women in Motion talks at Cannes four years ago with her husband, Kering luxury goods boss Francois-Henri Pinault.
"We couldn't have done it without a few good men, like my husband," she said, adding that it was "so sexy and unnerving when he comes up with ideas that I should have." — AFP
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