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Trend of the Week: British Suits
Posted on June 29, 2013 September 24, 2016 by betoma
I typically ignore the New York Times' "On the Runway" fashion reporting. It's not that I'm not interested in fashion, both personally and as a cultural phenomenon, but rather that articles about fashion shows and other events in the world of haute couture are so abstruse, they might as well be business section news about "On I.P.O, CDW to Fall Short of Boom-Era Valuation" or "S.E.C. to Vote on Proposal to Overhaul Money Funds." They might as well be about the N.B.A. draft. Fashion reporters say things like "there was a bilge of chore jackets" and "Wherever Mr. Jones goes, he never loses sight of Vuitton's sensibility….What Mr. Jones managed to reserve from the distilled American elements was a casual attitude." While conventional trend pieces strain too hard for relevance, high-fashion trend pieces take place in a rarefied world of tastemakers we've never heard of and cultural watersheds that have utterly failed to have any effect on us. But it's time to get over this aversion. It's time to learn what an honest-to-God fashion trend looks like, courtesy of Suzy Menkes's "In London, All Hail the Suit."
"Windsor, England — Elton John had the word for members of the Irish boy band who were playing their hearts out during a private dinner at the music star's Windsor home." When your article is about something abstract, like a trend, it's always best to open in the midst of an exciting event that will grab the reader's attention and create suspense, like a celebrity having a word. I'm not sure Elton John should be commenting on the members of Irish boys, laconically or otherwise, but fine…what did he say?
"'Fantastic' was the Elton verdict on the Strypes, first scouted on a London street in their Topman suits and Hush Puppies shoes." What was a London street doing in their Topman suits and Hush Puppies shoes? "You might call the rhythm and blues band a reincarnation of the Beatles — except that this Fab Four, which got together in Cavan, Ireland, when they were all 12 years old, are still only just nudging 16." And except for the fact that two original members of the Beatles are still alive. For this band to be a reincarnation of the Beatles, Buddhism would have to be real, and there would have to be a wormhole in the space-time continuum. They do wear suits kind of like the Beatles (and every other early 60's band), but they're only 16, which makes them more like a reincarnation of Herman's Hermits. For all the lip service fashion writers pay to the sublime interpenetrating inspiration of rock music and fashion, it is rare to find one who has heard of a British Invasion band other than the Beatles, or a punk band other than the Sex Pistols. I mean, who do you think this woman is, a reincarnation of someone who listens to music?
"The boy band's clothes would have made an impression at the opening event of London Collections: Men." They weren't there, but thought experiments can be very revealing. "…just as their music, gleaned without a single lesson by watching bands on YouTube, was so powerful that fashion's top brass turned the Elton John dining hall into a dance floor." Approximately zero percent of musicians in rock 'n' roll history have "gleaned their music" (or, for that matter, learned to play their instruments) by taking lessons. It is, however, a testament to the power of their informally-gleaned music that it inspired fashion's top brass to turn the Elton John dining room into a dance floor…by dancing on it. Of all the ways to turn a non-dance floor (such as an Elton John dining room, an Uma Thurman carport, a Peyton Manning billiard room, an Engelbert Humperdinck rotunda or a Jaleel White solarium), that one is the best.
"Like the Beatles, the look of the Strypes is youthful tailoring." Tailoring isn't really so much a "look" as a method of attaching pieces of fabric to one another in such a way as to form articles of clothing. It's like saying that Momofuku's style of cuisine is cooking the food, or that Frank Lloyd Wright's style of architecture is constructing buildings out of wood. It would be truly remarkable if a bunch of 16-year-olds managed to pull off an "elderly tailoring" look…never mind, no it wouldn't. I don't want to give the Styles section any ideas. "Fred Mertz, Fashion Icon? Bushwick Embraces Geriatric Chic."
Picture this, but on a cheesemonger in Portland.
"All hail a new generation that loves a suit!" It's going to be a real game changer, to see suits as a symbol of male power and prestige. Right now, no one ever wears suits to important business meetings, and they're only featured on the cover of GQ and Esquire 11 times a year. The Times heralds the "return of the suit" so often, you'd almost think it never went away, but maybe their understanding of demographics is more sophisticated than mine, and each year brings forth a new micro-generation that harbors diametrically opposing suit emotions to the one before.
"In only their third season, the London men's wear shows, inspired by Dylan Jones, editor in chief of GQ magazine in Britain, showed the cut and thrust of a digitally savvy generation in clothes for spring/summer 2014." I…hmmm. What is going on here? This reminds me of the struggles I had with some of Manohla Dargis's knottier sentences, but I think I can translate it into English. The generation (the suit-wearing 16-year-olds, presumably) is digitally savvy… their cut and thrust was (were?) shown, not by them, but by the London menswear shows, which are in their third season, and which were inspired by Dylan Jones, who is the editor in chief of British GQ; the manner in which they/it (the cut and thrust [of the digitally savvy generation]) was/were demonstrated was via articles of wearing apparel belonging to the spring/summer 2014 collections, which were modeled at the London menswear shows {see above}. Well, why didn't you just say so?
"Kay Kwok is a designer trained at London College of Fashion…. When he decided to juice up his flat tunic shapes, oversize sweaters and gray, black and white palette, it was with prints that spiralled dizzily in vivid colors." Why does this start out with "when he decided to juice up his flat tunic shapes," as if everyone already knew that Dylan Jones had resolved to do this, and were only waiting to hear in what manner he had decided to proceed? Was there a previous installment of this narrative that ended with a tunic-based cliffhanger? Anyhow, if you have a shape that simply must be juiced up, I recommend doing so with prints and colors. If you use other shapes, you haven't so much juiced up the original shape as created a different shape altogether, and if you use actual juice, your tunics will attract ants.
"They sent a rainbow of pattern across the body, with the curves countering the digitally cut Neoprene." I usually think of "countering" as something one does in an intense philosophical debate. I wasn't aware that curves and digitally cut Neoprene were engaged in some sort of eternal battle for aesthetico-rhetorical dominance. "Even if there was a touch of the straight shapes of the designer J.W. Anderson, it was a striking show." See, this is why I hate runway reviews. I can't tell if this is a poorly worded sentence, or some sort of covert zing directed at J.W. Anderson. J.W. Anderson could be tearing his hair out with fury/despair over being dissed, and the rest of the world would never know.
Apparently this is what J.W. Anderson's designs look like, so you tell me if it's striking.
These shapes don't look very straight.
"The light padding of Neoprene or the surface texture of raised dots gave the streamlined clothes more depth." Literally, I think, by making them thicker. Or maybe it's a metaphor, and the dots made them work aesthetically on more levels. Maybe both. I have literally never heard of Neoprene before in my life; why is it suddenly being brought up in every paragraph like it's the Lena Dunham of textiles? "And if this sportswear, with a rose exploding across a bomber jacket or different shades bleeding across a zippered top, had not shouted 'digital,' Mr. Saunders ran a constant loop of images displaying the colors and shapes that had inspired him." Now I'm confused again. The whole "if this sportswear…had not" phrasing had me expecting this entire sentence to take place in a fictional parallel world where Saunders' sportswear did not shout 'digital,' but instead, it takes place in our ordinary quotidian world of digital shouting, looping images, exploding roses and bleeding shades.
"Are the Strypes going to go for Topman's 'Techno Cowboys'?" I'm starting to wonder if the Strypes are really germane to any of this. Frankly, we might all be better off if they had never been mentioned. First Menkes reports on what the people at the London menswear shows might hypothetically have thought of their clothes, then on how they would have hypothetically felt about the London menswear shows. It's like haberdashery slash fiction. "The entire collection was devoted to floral embroideries on 'down home' shirts. But the effect was not so much Wild West as floral farmers." Is it bad for something to be "floral farmers"? I didn't even know "floral farmers" was a thing. It's like reverse Neoprene. Also, I think someone who grows flowers is a botanist…or a horticulturalist? "So how was the fashion show?" "Oh, I don't know. I was expecting 'techno cowboy,' but the whole thing was a little too 'rockabilly mycologist.'"
"…even if there was a sinister note of spiders and bugs woven in." Was there, or was there not, a sinister note of spiders and bugs? These ifs are being used with little regard for grammar, logic or anything else. Also, this metaphor seems needlessly effortful. Here in the literal world, fabric is woven, then has images printed on it. In Menkes's metaphorical world, images of spiders and bugs are transformed into a "note", then "woven" together with other notes to create a piece of cloth, which is actually a symphony (??), which is actually (on yet another level) a finished piece of fabric, but not the same one as before. I also find it amusing that Menkes considers insects to be "sinister." There they are, fluttering about, pollinating plants and aerating the soil...or are they? What's really behind their whole racket of "breaking down dead organisms so as to reintroduce nutrients to the ecosystem"? It has to be some sort of scam. Answer me this: If insects out-populate every other taxonomic group on Earth, why are they so small?
The entomological menace.
"It was surprising to see Topshop's male brand riding such a one-trick pony [editor's note: The entity that does the one trick is supposed to be the one-trick pony, as illustrated in the famous Paul Simon song "One-Trick Pony"; is Topshop a pony riding on another pony?], but cowgirls (or young city women) might like the look." Or young gay men. Or middle-aged genderqueer people. Or regular old straight guys who don't object to wearing a shirt with flowers on it. Considering every high-fashion trend for men since 1972 has been based on the concept "androgyny is cool," I assume any dude who is paying attention to the London menswear shows isn't going to be like "heaven forfend, the flower-to-spider ration on this $500 embroidered blouson is far too high! Screw this, I'm putting back on my XXL 'Unix Is Sexy' t-shirt."
"Richard Nicoll dressed up his streamlined sportswear in subtly textured fabrics with a grand-slam of photography taking a big computer stretch." I like how this begins on a note (!) of subtle incoherence, with clothing itself being dressed up. It's like an appetizer for the dadaist slam poetry to come. Next we're told that the fabric is "subtly textured," which, is that even really distinctive? "A flat surface with a subtle texture" is basically the definition of what fabric is. Anyway, photographs are on the clothes…which is a grand slam, because taking an interesting photograph is like winning a tennis match against Martina Navrotilova. I get all that. But a computer stretch? Did the limits of what computing technology can achieve have to be stretched in order to reproduce an image on something with a subtle texture?
"Computers generate it!"
"Ever since Riccardo Tisci at Givenchy showed an enlarged image on the chest, it has become the height of male fashion." And also ever since t-shirts have existed. I can't tell you how many fashionable men I've seen wearing enlarged chest images to pay homage to Riccardo Tisci, but I think it's somewhere around negative infinity zero. Normal people don't base their clothes shopping choices on the aesthetic statements of any designer, unless that designer's name is "Salvation Army," "American Apparel" (LOL, what if "American" was someone's real first name, why did Sarah Palin never think of that), or "JCrew Salesrack."*
*"Salvation Army" would be kind of a badass name, too.
"At the top of the 'Gherkin,' the Norman Foster skyscraper in London's financial district, Hardy Amies showed its smart-casual wardrobe." Well you know what they say: "If the gherkin is jerkin', don't come a-smirkin'." "Being a British summer, the dizzying view of London was lost in clouds." For some reason this dangling participle makes me madder than all the oneiric word soup in the rest of the article. How dare you imply that a view of London is, itself, a British summer?! "But the brand seems to see clearly its way ahead: to appeal to the 'City boys,' as the young Turks of London's financial world are called." I didn't even know they were called "young Turks." No disrespect to possibly racist 1800's slang, but if you have to explain a piece of jargon by saying "you know, it's like a Young Turk," you're probably not making yourself clear.
Finally, Menkes turns to a collection by Craig Green, "whose explosions of tie-dye color…provided a fine example of the divine madness that is creative London." Yes, from Mad Men to divine madness, the suit is surely here to stay, and/or continually disappear and reëmerge in an unpredictable cyclical pattern…but that's fashion!
Likelihood that trend exists: 5/10 is something really a "trend" if it "shows an inclination or tendency" merely to continue existing?
Importance of trend in grand scheme of things: If, hypothetically, it were true that suits were making a comeback, 4/10
Adherence to trend piece formula: 5/10 this is not a "pure" trend piece, but the gratuitous references & gender stereotypes are there
Best aspect of author's writing style: Is in touch with glossolalic ecstasy of preverbal vocalization
Suggestion for improving author's writing style: Next time get Elton John to say two words to you
Special unironic note to people who think Suzy Menkes is a harmless eccentric who doesn't deserve to be made fun of: Please check out this post on Suzy Menkes condoning racism, or this article where she denounces "hooker chic" and "slutty" clothes in favor of "modesty," "purity" and "decency." Suzy Menkes is a bad person who deserves to feel bad.
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2 thoughts on "Trend of the Week: British Suits"
Katie	 July 17, 20134:58 am	 Reply
Your awesomeness almost mitigates the existence of the NYT.
A. M. Rosenthal	 August 19, 20136:56 am	 Reply
I write, edit, and do copy writing for a living and even I won't touch fashion writing, and neither will anyone I know. Same with music reviews, but for different reasons. If you haven't read it already, try to get get hold of Diana Vreeland's DV. It's still in print. She was daffy and mercurial but serene in a way that 21st-century fashion "arbiters" don't seem to be. There's a famous quote from the book that goes something like "I'm thinking pink for this spring; why aren't more girls wearing pink?"
Years ago I read somewhere about the travails of a young woman who worked at a fashion magazine. It wasn't The Devil Wears Prada, it was funnier and shorter, a profile. In her office all the women wore black, no matter what the season. Shortly after arriving there she noticed that a recent issue had done a huge layout about a certain summer pastel, probably whatever Pantone paid/told them to write about, and she found a dress highlighted in the magazine and wore it into the office. Her quote was something like "They looked at me like I was wearing a Halloween costume and at lunch I raced off to [wherever; maybe the closet where all the free "designer samples" are stored] and got some new stuff and tossed my cute summery dress into the trash."
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Сергей Степанович Соболев — учёный, работавший в области изучения эрозии почв , бонитировки почв в лесном хозяйстве. Доктор сельскохозяйственных наук (1943), профессор (1944), академик ВАСХНИЛ (1964), директор Почвенного института им. В. В. Докучаева (1971—1975).
Создал научную школу по повышению плодородия почв, предупреждения эрозии.

Биография
Выпускник Харьковского сельскохозяйственного института (1926), Сергей Степанович работал инженером-таксатором в лесоустроительной партии (1926—1928), затем заведовал подотделом мелиорации почвы при кафедре общего лесоводства, затем при кафедре почвоведения Харьковского сельскохозяйственного института (1928—1932).

В 1932 перешёл на работу во Всесоюзный научно-исследовательский институт лесного хозяйства и агролесомелиорации, где возглавлял почвенную лабораторию и группу гидрогеологии (1932—1934).

С 1934 по 1939 годы работал заместителем заведующего отделом географии и картографии почв Харьковского университета.

В 1939 году переезжает в Москву, где заведует сначала лабораторией, затем отделом эрозии почв Почвенного института им. В. В. Докучаева.

В 1971 году становится директором института (1971—1975). Одновременно заведует кафедрой почвоведения (1949—1980) Московского лесотехнического института.

Основные научные исследования посвящены географии и картографированию почв, гидрогеологии и геоморфологии, лесоводству и лесомелиорации, истории естествознания и земледелия. С. С. Соболев исследовал эрозию почв, их орошение и осушение, генезис солонцов. Изучал развитие эрозионных процессов на территории европейской части СССР. Создал почвенно-эрозионную карту этого региона. Предложил зональные системы почвозащитных мероприятий. Впервые разработал бонитировочную шкалу почв СССР на основании их свойств, коррелирующих с урожайностью с.-х. культур и продуктивностью лесных насаждений. Внес большой вклад в облесение приднепровских песков.

Подвергался критике среди коллег за то, что будучи директором Почвенного института, перевёл его из подчинения Академии наук в подчинение Академии сельскохозяйственных наук. Тем самым академический статус института был понижен и ориентация смещена к более прикладным вопросам.

Вице-президент комиссии по эрозии суши Международного геофизического союза (1960, 1967, 1971).

Труды
Опубликовано около 400 научных трудов, в том числе 13 монографий.

Награды
 Орден Трудового Красного Знамени;
 медали СССР.

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Ссылки
 Кафедра почвоведения МГУЛ
 Почвенный институт им. В. В. Докучаева
 Биографическая энциклопедия РАСХН, ВАСХНИЛ
 Могила Соболева С. С.

Выпускники Харьковского национального аграрного университета имени В. В. Докучаева
Почвоведы СССР
Лесоводы СССР
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2 Places to Check out This Summer!
A few weeks ago I experienced Mixology at the Science Center of Iowa for the first time ever. The theme that night was "salsa," complete with Latino band and salsa dancers. We walked in, grabbed a few drinks and started exploring.
We played with the air cannons, the boys enjoying the effect of messing with the girls' hair. Added bonus: we even got a science lesson from the engineer in our group. We experimented with a contraption that reminded me of the retro game, Mouse Trap. Then packaged up fake eggs and launched them off a platform to see whose egg would crack the least. We also spent significant time building paper rockets, a competition ensuing for whose rocket could go the furthest distance. (I lost. Mine instantly fell flat, inches from the launch pad.)
Then we wandered through the What on Earth? platform, featuring native species to Iowa. I had to cringe at the slimy, slithering snakes. Ick! But then came WHO-TV's green screen where the station gives live weather reports daily. The guys in our group hammed it up, portraying their best impersonation of a meteorologist — it was a huge hit!
Bottom line: I can honestly say I underestimated the amount of fun we would have. I was instantly entertained and felt like a kid in a candy store! No embarrassment for acting childish and super cheap at only $5 admission!
The next night, the same group hit up a new arcade bar in the Historic East Village — UpDown. The place was packed. I challenged our group to life-sized Jenga — a free game, where most of the arcades cost 25 cents a pop. After making a pretty big racket when our Jenga blocks tumbled, we played a few old favorites like Terminator, Skeeball, the Simpsons, Mortal Kombat, Alien Invaders and Pac-Man.
I consider myself a pretty mean pinball player and hit up a new twist on an old classic with a South Park theme. Then we settled in to the plaid couch and box TV in the back corner to play everyone's childhood favorite: Super Mario Brothers on old-school Nintendo.
I should also mention, both American Gladiators circa 1989 and WWF wrestling featuring Hulk Hogan and Macho Man Randy Savage were playing on the TV system in the background — if you're into that kind of thing.
Bottom line: The venue was no frills, but a unique hangout for a Saturday night. Games were cheap at just a quarter, and drinks were priced fairly low. I'd go again — and plan to very soon!
Overall, I'm always looking for something new and fun to do on the weekend in Des Moines. Do you have suggestions on new hotspots for YPs in DSM? Share your favorite local things to do as a young professional in the comment space below — and I might just blog about it!
Check out more blogs from Kristine on the Catch Des Moines website.
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13 January 2017 / Corporate
Toyota sold more vehicles in 2016 than ever before in its 50 year history in New Zealand.
In a second consecutive record year for the motor industry, 26,753 Toyotas were sold by Toyota New Zealand's 68 dealers nationwide.
"We'd like to thank our loyal customers and our dealer network for their support in 2016.
"New Zealand experienced solid economic growth last year and we've been a beneficiary of that. The construction and infrastructure sectors are booming and we've got a great line-up and the right tools of the trade," said Steve Prangnell, Toyota New Zealand's General Manager of Sales.
"Last year was far and away the biggest new vehicle market New Zealand has ever seen," said Mr Prangnell. In 2016 overall sales were up more than nine percent on 2015's 134,012 sales reaching 146,753.
Toyota held an 18 percent share of the total new vehicle market, which includes heavy commercial vehicles.
2016 was also the 29th consecutive year Toyota has been the number one automotive brand in New Zealand and it's the fifth consecutive year of increasing record sales since the Global Financial Crisis.
The Hilux, Corolla, RAV4, Hiace and Yaris were Toyota's top five selling models in 2016.
"We sold more Hilux than ever before," said Mr Prangnell. "All of our main models have performed very well."
To put Toyotas 2016 performance into context, in 2011, Toyota was the market leader with 17,483 sales in a total market of 84,358 vehicles. Since then Toyota has grown sales 53 percent, which can be attributed to a combination of the buoyant economy and to being New Zealand's favourite automotive brand as voted by consumers.
The Corolla (6,274 sales); RAV4 (3,612 sales); Hiace (2,612 sales and the Land Cruiser 200 (315 sales) were all leaders in their area of the market.
During 2016 Toyota launched or updated eight models, including the Corolla Hybrid, Prius, Camry, Aurion, Fortuner, LC70 and 86. (Note the new Hilux was launched late in 2015)
The rise and rise of the commercial vehicle market, driven by the sale of 2WD Utes – usually in high specification for use in urban areas, has seen commercial vehicles now claiming 30 percent of the market.
Sports utility vehicles and crossovers have also continued to surge and now have 36 percent of all sales.
Toyota's Signature Class used cars have also benefitted from the buoyant market with a 15 percent rise in sales from 2015 (2,076) to (2,391) in 2016, with the notable introduction of the Prius Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) to the range.
Total Toyota used vehicles saw a seven percent rise in sales from 2015 (15,781) to (16,907) 2016.
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Dubai Beats Abu Dhabi To Become The UAE's Most Expensive City – Mercer
Dubai jumped 23 spots to rank as the 67th most expensive city in the world for expatriates.
by Aarti Nagraj
Dubai has beaten Abu Dhabi to rank as the most expensive city in the UAE for expatriates, according to a new survey by HR consultancy Mercer.
Dubai ranked 67 on Mercer's 2014 Cost of Living Survey, up 23 spots compared to its 90th position last year, while Abu Dhabi ranked 68 this year, up 11 positions from 79 in 2013.
Nuno Gomes, principal, Information Solutions Leader Middle East, Mercer said: "Dubai is now on a strong economic hub following the global market depression of 2008 and this renewed economic strength is reflected in an increase in accommodation costs, which is the main reason why the city has jumped so many places.
"The steep rise in rental prices is a phenomenon witnessed over the past 18 months and can be traced to a renewed sense of confidence in the city, particularly in the wake of the Expo 2020 build-up and award.
"The situation will stabilise as we start to see more and more of the building projects that have been restarted after being put on hold come on line," he added.
Most cities from across the Middle East region have gone up in the 2014 ranking, mainly due to global currency fluctuations and other locations' decline, said Mercer.
Beirut topped the regional index for the highest rates of living expenditure incurred by expatriates, coming in at number 63.
Riyadh ranked 111, up 11 spots from last year, while Jeddah – the only other non-capital city in the ranking apart from Dubai – continues to rank as the least expensive city in the region, at 175.
Mahmoud Ghazi, Information Solutions leader for Saudi Arabia, Mercer said: "Jeddah remains a less explored destination for international assignees and expatriates in general, which makes it very affordable.
"When it comes to Riyadh, despite its rise of 11 places in the ranking, it still remains a relatively cheap location for expatriates. Most consumer-spending is actually quite affordable when comparing to the rest of the region, such as supermarket or food away from home, but the compound type of accommodation keeps Riyadh's ranking at a higher level."
Overall, two African cities topped the list of most expensive cities for expatriates, with Luanda in Angola emerging first for the second year in a row, followed by N'Djamena, Chad.
Hong Kong came in third place, followed by Singapore, Zurich, Geneva, Tokyo, Bern, Moscow, and Shanghai.
Karachi, at 211, was ranked the world's least expensive city for expatriates.
Mercer's annual survey measures the comparative cost of over 200 items in each location, including housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment. New York is used as the base city, and currency movements are measured against the US dollar.
Aarti Nagraj July 13, 2014


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Meanwhile, in Australia, Feed Safe has now been downloaded more than 50,000 times, and has been used more than half a million times, since its launch in 2014.


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#include "srt.h"
#include "ts.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
    const char* path = argv[1];

    ts_t ts;
    srt_t* srt = 0;
    // srt_cue_t, *cue;
    mpeg_bitstream_t mpegbs;
    caption_frame_t frame;
    uint8_t pkt[TS_PACKET_SIZE];
    ts_init(&ts);
    caption_frame_init(&frame);
    mpeg_bitstream_init(&mpegbs);

    srt = srt_new();
    FILE* file = (0 == strcmp("-", path)) ? freopen(NULL, "rb", stdin) : fopen(path, "rb");
    if(!file) {
        fprintf(stderr,"Failed to open input\n");
        return EXIT_FAILURE;
    }

    setvbuf(file, 0, _IOFBF, 8192 * TS_PACKET_SIZE);
    // This fread 188 bytes at a time is VERY slow. Need to rewrite that
    while (TS_PACKET_SIZE == fread(&pkt[0], 1, TS_PACKET_SIZE, file)) {
        if (LIBCAPTION_READY == ts_parse_packet(&ts, &pkt[0])) {
            double dts = ts_dts_seconds(&ts);
            double cts = ts_cts_seconds(&ts);
            while (ts.size) {
                size_t bytes_read = mpeg_bitstream_parse(&mpegbs, &frame, ts.data, ts.size, ts.stream_type, dts, cts);
                ts.data += bytes_read, ts.size -= bytes_read;
                switch (mpeg_bitstream_status(&mpegbs)) {
                default:
                case LIBCAPTION_ERROR:
                    fprintf(stderr, "LIBCAPTION_ERROR == mpeg_bitstream_parse()\n");
                    mpeg_bitstream_init(&mpegbs);
                    return EXIT_FAILURE;
                    break;

                case LIBCAPTION_OK:
                    break;

                case LIBCAPTION_READY: {
                    // caption_frame_dump(&frame);
                    srt_cue_from_caption_frame(&frame, srt);
                } break;
                } //switch
            } // while
        } // if
    } // while

    // Flush anything left
    while (mpeg_bitstream_flush(&mpegbs, &frame)) {
        if (mpeg_bitstream_status(&mpegbs)) {
            srt_cue_from_caption_frame(&frame, srt);
        }
    }

    srt_dump(srt);
    srt_free(srt);

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

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Simon Chavez is a passionate video artist who studied film and media in Chile. Dead Pollys met him through a friend of Nizze and as they for the first time drank a cup of "Swedish fika" they could agree that they agreed on much but not everything. Nizzes ideas on the music video for Jimmie Jimmie were challenged and only time can tell how this story will end.
Jimmie Jimmie is a song about the party leader Jimmie Åkesson, obviously, but that is only one of the layers. The lyrics is as much about the fact that all people are as different as they are alike. The release date is not yet announced, but the video will be released together with the album Strummerland.


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We headed to Williamsburg, Virginia today. I'd been there once before back in 2003, but never had a chance to visit any of the historical sites which is what we planned to do this weekend. We planned to take our time and we didn't even leave until close to 1 PM. Before that, Kelly and I watched the Star Wars episode of Family Guy. She hadn't seen it and I think she thought it was just as funny as I did.
When we finally got underway, I realized that I'd left my iPod at work, and since that's what we use to plug into the car radio to listen to music, our first stop was my office. I ran in, grabbed the iPod and we continued our drive down to Williamsburg. The total distance is over 200 miles and we made good time. It really helps to have the GPS for drives like these, where you don't know where you are going, because you don't have to worry. The GPS directs you. We arrived at the hotel sometime around 4 PM, had a short wait because our room wasn't quite ready yet. Once we were all checked in, our first order of business was to find someplace to get a quick bite to eat to tide us over to dinner. We checked the GPS for nearby food, found a Subway, and headed over there. We had 6 inch subs which were perfect.
On the drive down, Kelly was in charge of the music. At one point, she put on a clip from Bill Cosby Himself, the one about "Chocolate Cake". She'd never heard it before and thought it was funny. In an odd coincidence, after we got back from Subway, we put on the TV and HBO was showing Bill Cosby Himself so we got to watch most of it. In fact, we headed to the fitness center to workout and Kelly put it on the TV there. I discovered that it's hard to workout and laugh at the same time. Since I missed my arms and shoulders workout yesterday, I made it up today. (I kept a record of how much I lifted but don't have it sitting nearby so I'll report it next time.) While working out, I managed to break the armband holder for my iPod.
Somewhere around 8 PM, we headed out for dinner. We didn't even have to drive. There was a seafood place just down the street and that's where we went for dinner. Naturally, we both had seafood. In fact, I ordered twin Maine lobster tails, which were pretty darn good. I hadn't had lobster since the cruise in July, and the lobster on the ship was not done in the way that I like it. This made up for that.
Tomorrow, we spend the day in Colonial Williamsburg.


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Yeap, that's exactly what I meant. Besides of that it works great. It is nothing important thought it might be reported. I wassimply like WTF why my chain shape is "closed" took me few minutes to figure out that there was actually no physical line..
Oh, right I should have reported it via github.


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#SxSW. The social media community is making the last preparations for the yearly high noon in Austin, Texas. For a couple of days social media will and shall be noticed in every single corner of this buzzing town.
A couple of months ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Will.i.am: front man, performer and producer of the Black Eyed Peas. A monument, podium beast, multi entertainer and style icon. When Porter Novelli sent me to Cannes to meet the guy that sold 30 million albums and won 7 Grammy's… I was excited!
The Intel Corporation appointed Will.i.am as Director of Creative Innovation. The young guy talking about technology, life, style and innovation has nothing in common with what you would expect from an Intel executive. Will.i.am is different. Way different. He is a trendsetting visionary.
"You see, I am not a brand, I am a part of community. What I do, what I use, defines who and what I am." Will.i.am comes on strong when he describes how style, personality and technology are one, in defining personality and perception. As an avid musician, a skilled communicator, a creative producer, a crowdsourcing director, a top selling fashion designer and an enthusiast ambassador for good causes, he proves how a smart use of technology made him one of the trendsetting successful males of the moment.
I hope my weathered cabdriver gets it: the link between music and social media goes way beyond what Napster did. The internet is by all definitions the medium on which music is created, bought, distributed and consumed. Music gets crowd sourced, albums get crowd funded, and the old groupie motorcycling gangs are swapped for highly busy buzzing Facebook fan pages. Online marketing, peer to peer distribution and interactive viewing platform have made musicians all over the world, from the Black Eyed Peas, to Gregoire in France, Sonic Angels in Belgium and countless others, thriving millionaires.
Social media became de facto not only the Long Play of 2012, but also the record studio, and the record label. The internet is the new Stratocaster.
Music. These days, there is an app for that….
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President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change will have no impact on the shipping industry's commitment to reduce its CO2 emissions, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) said Monday.
With the United Nations Ocean Conference opening today in New York, the ICS is preparing to explain to the high-level conference, organized by the UN General Assembly, that the global shipping industry remains fully committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goal for the protection of the world's oceans.
Speaking at a session on the prevention of ocean acidification, ICS will present some ambitious 'aspirational objectives' on CO2 reduction which the industry – responsible for moving about 90% of global trade – wants the IMO, as the industry's global regulator, to adopt on behalf of the international shipping sector, in the same way that governments under the Paris Agreement have adopted CO2 reduction commitments on behalf of their national economies.
The ICS notes that this is in addition to an existing industry commitment to cut CO2 emissions per tonne of cargo carried one kilometer by 50% by 2050, compared to 2008.
"Shipping, because of its great size, is currently responsible for about 2.2% of annual anthropogenic CO2 emissions," says ICS Director of Policy, Simon Bennett, as he prepares speak before the world's governments attending the UN Ocean Conference. "According to IMO, shipping has reduced its total CO2 emissions by more than 13% between 2008 and 2012, despite increased maritime trade, but there is a perception that shipping, whose emissions cannot be attributed to individual nations, may have somehow 'escaped' the Paris Agreement," added Bennet, referring to shipping's exclusion from the final text of the Agreement.
Shipping's exclusion has left the responsibility to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the global sector square on the shoulders of the IMO.
Later this month, the IMO is set to open the first of a series of meetings to develop a strategy for further reducing CO2 from ships, in order to match the ambition of the Paris Agreement. The industry has proposed that IMO should adopt some ambitious aspirational objectives on behalf of the international shipping sector as a whole.
Throughout the UN Ocean Conference, ICS will also make a case for shipping's impressive environmental performance and its role as a driver of 'green growth'. In addition to reducing CO2, the industry is committed to the implementation in 2020 of the global cap on the sulphur content of marine fuel, at an anticipated collective cost of around US$ 100 billion per year.
ICS will also press for government regulators to give equal priority to each of the three pillars of sustainable development – economic, social and environmental – identified by the UN.


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High-Rise Fire Safety Needs 'Right People Making Right Decisions' After Grenfell
By IOSH
Published: December 18th, 2017
Ensuring that "the right people" are in place to "make the right decisions" on fire safety in high-rise or complex buildings is vital to prevent a repeat of tragedies like the Grenfell Tower fire in the UK, a leading global body for health and safety professionals said today.
The interim report by Dame Judith Hackitt into building regulations and fire safety, commissioned following Grenfell, was published today, Monday 18 December.
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is encouraged to see two of its prominent suggestions, on the adequacy and clarity of relevant regulation and on competence requirements, factored into the report.
The interim report concludes by calling for professional bodies to work together to develop a more robust fire safety system. As the world's largest organisation representing safety and health professionals, IOSH is well-placed to contribute to this.
The Institution responded to a call for evidence ahead of the review, led by Dame Judith, the former UK Health and Safety Executive Chair.
Speaking after the publication of the interim report, Shelley Frost, Director of Strategic Development at IOSH, said: "IOSH advocates that all high-rise buildings have robust and proportionate fire safety management, implementing the right safeguards to suit specific circumstances.
"In the consultation, we called for the consideration of mandatory accreditation of fire risk assessors for all high-rises, to ensure standards are as high as they can be.
"Part of this is having the right people making the right decisions – well-trained, competent personnel. With fire safety being a complex issue, systems should be clear, simple to understand and proportionate.
"Without adequate training, will someone know the importance of checking areas out of plain sight, such as above ceilings or in ducts? Will someone know to check if fire doors have been removed? Will someone know to check if renovation work has unintentionally compromised compartmentalisation?
"These are all key questions. It is vital that no stones are left unturned."
The second phase of the review will address other areas highlighted by IOSH, including consideration of mandatory accreditation of fire risk assessors and retro-fitting of sprinklers in all high-rise buildings.
Dr David Gold, Chair of IOSH's Fire Risk Management Group, said: "It is not possible to overstate the importance of fire safety. It is something we should never be complacent about.
"It is crucial that we work together and strive towards fire prevention firstly, but also ensure that every measure possible is in place to alert and safely evacuate people should a fire happen."
The Grenfell Tower fire, which occurred on Wednesday 14 June, claimed 71 lives.
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Camila Giorgi denies falsifying COVID-19 vaccination documents in tense Australian Open press – Tennis Magazine
The Italian has been accused to obtaining false proof of vaccination by a doctor who was arrested for administering fake COVID-19 vaccines.
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Camila Giorgi attempted to answer allegations that she and her family had obtained falsified proofs of vaccination against COVID-19 following her 2023 Australian Open first-round win over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Tuesday.
The former world No. 26, who speaks limited English, was asked multiple questions in her post-match press conference about claims made by disgraced Dr. Daniela Grillone, who was arrested last year for administering false COVID-19 vaccines.
"I just did all my vaccination in different places," said Giorgi, who claimed she had received only one alleged dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from Grillone. "So, the trouble is hers. Not me. So, with that, I'm very calm. Of course, if not, I couldn't come here and play this tennis, I think."
Giorgi denied repeated efforts to clarify whether she had used documents provided by Grillone to enter the country—and whether the vaccines she claimed to have received were explicitly for COVID-19—arguing that her very presence in the country meant she had behaved above board with Australian immigration officials.
"I did just once vaccination with her, and the other ones I did with other doctors. So, I'm fine, and…she's in trouble with the law in Italy. So, after it's she's going to see."
These allegations come a year after Australia's own Alex de Minaur denied similar allegations of obtaining falsified COVID-19 vaccine documents as part of a larger investigation into a hospital in Spain.
"I want to make it 100% clear that I received my second shot, that I have a completely valid, accurate and true vaccination record," De Minaur wrote on Twitter in February.
Giorgi, whose family has in the past been accused of stiffing former coaches and benefactors, will next face Anna Karolina Schmiedlova for a spot in the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday.
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MBA enrollment exceeds projections, Emerging Leaders MBA celebrates 10 years
Loyola University Maryland's Sellinger School of Business and Management enrolled 132 graduate students this year, a 12% increase over last year and a 32% increase over initial projections. Sellinger's Emerging Leaders MBA program, which celebrates its 10-year anniversary this year, enrolled 36 new students, a 44% increase over last year and the largest class since the program began in 2010.
"Our graduate enrollment exceeded projections this year despite the uncertainty caused by COVID-19," said Kathleen A. Getz, Ph.D., dean of Loyola's Sellinger School. "It's a testament to the reputation of Sellinger's MBA programs as powerful tools for developing strong, ethical business leaders, who we need as our nation faces unprecedented challenges."
Sellinger's Professional's MBA program enrolled 73 students for the fall 2020 semester, the largest number since the fall of 2013. The Professional's MBA is a part-time evening program designed for working professionals, while the Emerging Leaders MBA is a full-time, one-year program designed for recent college graduates and early career professionals.
The Emerging Leaders MBA program began 10 years ago as the first of its kind in the area with a cohort of 20 students. In the last decade, the program has doubled in size and earned a ranking among MBA Central's Top 50 Fastest Accelerated MBA Degree Programs. The program emphasizes real-world experiences, including corporate visits, mentoring and internships, as well as domestic and international field study tours exploring emerging markets and new business climates and cultures.
"Through field studies locally and abroad, Emerging Leaders MBA students see firsthand how the values of our partner businesses impact their communities, something we consider deeply at Loyola," Getz said. "We challenge students to view every aspect of their studies through the lens of responsible leadership. That's why we've earned a reputation in the last 10 years of developing talented business leaders committed to social justice, something we plan to continue for the next 10 years and beyond."
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How to Convert a YouTube Video to MP3 on Mac & Windows
Blake Sullivan Updated on Apr 15, 2022 5:55 PM
YouTube has a large repository of all kinds of videos shared around the world, including vlogs and music videos that cater for the preference of various viewers. It often occurs when we hear such amazing songs of different genres in a YouTube Video that we desire to download the soundtrack and put it onto our music player, iPod for example, to delight in. The method here is to extract the audio from a YouTube video and save in a more accessible MP3 format for offline listening.
Fortunately, you don't have to go to great lengths to get it done because Video Converter for Mac is trying to simplify the process. By using it, you can quickly convert the downloaded YouTube videos to MP3 on Mac without compromising the sound quality, which is more conducive to portability and storage on your devices. Aside from YouTube to MP3 conversion, the program also lets you convert videos to different video & audio formats, as well as converting between audio files. With this program at your fingertips, you surely get the most out of its service.
For those who're using a Windows machine and want to get YouTube videos converted into MP3 format, please try Video Converter for Windows.
Tip: Want to get video or music downloaded from YouTube, you may try another useful and easy-to-use tool named Screen Recorder (PC download, Mac download) software, which allows you to record and download media files from various sources ranging from YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, Vivo, MTV, DailyMotion, etc.
The program is extremely easy to use, even if you're not a tech wizard. Just download it on your Mac and follow the instruction on the screen to finish the installation. Now, let's take a look at how it works in grabbing the audio track directly from YouTube videos and save in mp3 files on Mac.
Step 1: Add the already-downloaded YouTube videos to the program
Click "Add File" button on the upper-left side to import the YouTube videos which you would like to convert into MP3 audio files from local hard drive on your Mac.
By the way, the files can be clipped to a specified length by selecting the start and end time. On top of that, several audio files can be merged into a single file. To do this, simply click "Clip" on the toolbar or tick "Merge into one file" on the bottom right corner of the interface respectively.
Step 2: Select MP3 as output format from "Profile" menu
Click "Profile" pull-down menu at the bottom left side, this will take you to a panel where its output format profiles and device presets will appear.
To convert YouTube into MP3, we head over to "General Audio" category on the left side, and then choose "MP3 – MPEG Layer-3 Audio (*.mp3)" as the export file type from the expanding list.
For advanced users, this Mac YouTube to MP3 converter even allows you to customize the output settings to get a decent audio.
Simply click "Settings" button (next to "Profile") at the bottom and the following window shows up. From there you're able to fine-tune things like encoder, sample rate, bit rate, and channels. If you don't fancy the idea of tweaking anything, just go to step three directly.
Step 3: Press "Convert" button to initialize YouTube video to MP3 conversion
If you want to change the default directory where stores your resulting MP3 files, click "Browse" option in the "Destination" field and specify a desired local folder.
Now, hit the "Convert" button at the lower right-hand side and the program will start ripping your YouTube audios and convert into MP3 file format in Mac. The process should be done in a matter of minutes, depending on the number of files and their scale.
After it is finished, you can click "Open Folder" and access the converted files in the destination folder.
That's it! Happy YouTube converting.
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4. The Speaker to announce the names of members nominated by him to constitute the Panel of Chairman for the current session.
5. Shri. Anthony Lyngdoh to call the attention of the Minister Home (Police), to the news items published in "The Shillong Times" dt. 2nd and 3rd December, 1993 under the captions "Spurt of robberies in city" and "Rs.2.17 lakh looted", respectively.
6. Shri. Lotsing A. Sangma, Minister Industries, to lay the Annual Report of the Meghalaya Industrial Development Corporation Ltd for 1981-82.
7. Shri. Lotsing A. Sangma, Minister Industries to lay the Annual Report of the Mawmluh Cherra Cements Limited for 1987-88.
8. Shri. S.S. Lyngdoh, Minister, Public Works, to lay the Eighth Annual Report of the Meghalaya Government Construction Corporation Ltd. for 1985-86.
9. Shri. Rowel Lyngdoh, Minister District Council Affairs to lay Notifications No. DCA.48/90/Pt-1/213, dt.9.11.93, No. DCA.48/90/Pt-1/214 dt.9.11.93 and No. DCA.48/90/Pt-1/215 dt.9.11.93 relating to the extension of the term of taking over of Primary Education including Primary Schools in the Khasi Hills, the Garo Hills and the Jaintia Hills Autonomous District, respectively, with reasons therefore.
10. Dr. F.A. Khonglam, Minister, Health and Family Welfare, to present the Report of the Select Committee on the Meghalaya Nursing Homes (Licensing and Registration) Bill, 1993.
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Manchester to host gay rugby world cup this weekend
Stephen Gray May 31, 2012
Manchester will play host to the Bingham Cup this weekend, where gay and inclusive rugby teams from around the world will compete for the 2012 title.
The New York Gotham Knights will defend their title as world champions at the three-day tournament beginning tomorrow at the city's Broughton Park ground.
More than 30 clubs from 15 countries around the world, including Manchester's Village Spartans RUFC, will arrive in Manchester for the largest event in the biennial Cup's history.
Former England rugby World Cup champion, Ben Cohen MBE said: "I'm passionate that anyone, regardless of their background, should be able to play rugby. Events such as this tournament show how rugby has become more inclusive and it also helps break down barriers and bring more people into the sport."
Gareth Thomas, the UK's first professional rugby player to come out as gay, will host the tournament's Gala Dinner at The Palace Hotel on Sunday, 3 June.
Andrew Stokes, chief executive of Marketing Manchester said the city's large gay community and "sporting" identity made it "an ideal host city for the Bingham Cup".
The event is supported by gating website Gaydar.co.uk, which polled 5,400 users earlier this month, of whom 23 percent said they regularly attended rugby matches.
9 percent of respondents said they would not play the sport outside a gay-friendly club due to concerns about fitting in. While 46 percent thought rugby still had problems with hompohobia,
The Bingham Cup takes places from Friday 1 to Sunday 3 June at Broughton Park RUFC. Ticket are £6 per day for adults and free for under 16s at the ground. A three-day supporter pass is available for £15 at the tournament itself or online.
The Cup is named after Mark Bingham, a gay rugby player who died on United Airlines Flight 93 in the September 11 terrorist attacks. The tournament has been held in San Francisco, London, New York, Dublin and Minneapolis.
More: Ben Cohen, Gareth Thomas, international, Manchester, Rugby, Sport features


In this podcast episode we speak with Dr. Maryann Akers. She imparts knowledge to help us understand sexual abuse victims and why they sometimes stay with abusers. We also explore the mindset of the offender and discuss whether or not they can change. We must continue the important discussion about sexual predators to be able to support victims and recognize the warning signs to prevent more girls and women from being victimized in the future. The problem is way beyond R Kelly, as we have offenders in our neighborhoods, schools and even churches. Let's keep the conversation going. Take a listen and join the conversation by adding a comment to our Facebook page or on the website.


The New Tropic's Facebook Live event: How to create an inclusive workplace.
YES Institute Board Member Dr. John J. Martin and volunteer Rajindra speak to Anderson Cooper about illegal cosmetic surgery 'doctors' who prey upon the transgender community.
Two-part investigative series on CBS 4 Miami News about gay youth who are kicked out of their homes and the process of family acceptance with our Director of Development Eva Leivas-Andino.
A student reporter from Ethical Cultural Fieldston School reporting on the outcomes of YES Institute's workshops in their school, in Bronx, NY.


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myself after graduation. My plan is: I am looking for God's plan.
He is incredibly patient; I am not, but He is working on me.
to teach me how to look to Him for my answers.
open to His plan, not just dead set on my own.
answer through the mail to a prayer I had said only hours before.
before I even worried about it.
cannot doubt that my future will be planned by the Master.
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Newcastle transfer news: Magpies enter race to sign Yacine Brahimi, also linked with West Ham and Everton
The Algeria winger is expected to leave Porto in January as contract talks between the pair have reached an impasse
By Billy Hawkins
8th November 2018, 9:52 am
Newcastle are keen on signing Yacine Brahimi when the transfer window reopens, according to reports.
Brahimi, the Algeria winger, is expected to leave Porto in January having failed to agree a new contract with the Estadio do Dragao club.
Brahimi is in his fifth season with Porto, and he's been widely considered as one of their best players in that time
His current deal expires at the end of the season, and Porto are now looking to flog him for a fee this winter rather than lose the 28-year-old for nothing in the summer.
Brahimi has long been linked with a move to the Premier League, having impressed for Porto since joining from Granada almost four-and-a-half years ago, and his contract situation has alerted clubs to his availability once again.
How Atletico Madrid could line-up with Felix and Trippier
'Players who can't trap a bag of cement cost more' - Gazza stunned by Trippier fee
Real Madrid's Pogba plan, Spurs and Arsenal in transfer fight, Neymar to United?
THE END?
Bolton may cease to exist as a club over 'financial mess', fears PFA chief Taylor
And Newcastle are one of the teams looking at Brahimi, according to reports quoted by the Shields Gazette.
The Magpies have previously considered the potential of signing Brahimi, though it is claimed they failed with a summer swoop for the winger as his £26million price tag was too steep.
A move to the Premier League has long been expected for Brahimi
However, he will be available for much cheaper in January, reopening the door for a move to Tyneside.
The report also claims both West Ham and Everton have renewed their interest in Brahimi heading into the January transfer window, while Wolves are believed to have also looked at the Algeria international.


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When giving the Commencement Address at the University of Notre Dame in 2009, President Barack Obama said, "Let's honor the conscience of those who disagree with abortion, and draft a sensible conscience clause." His administration never did. Worse, it sought to violate conscience rights of pro-life Americans.
When Donald Trump was running for president in 2016, he pledged to undo the damage that his predecessor did to conscience rights. Now he has made good on his promise. On November 7, his administration released final rules on conscience rights for Americans who object to paying for abortion-inducing drugs and contraceptives in their insurance plans. They will take effect two months from now.
President Trump had to undo the Health and Human Services mandate established by the Obama administration. That provision sought to force organizations such as the Little Sisters of the Poor to violate their conscience by paying for morally objectionable services in their health insurance plans.
Kudos to President Trump for affirming religious liberty and conscience rights.
A shower of blessings on President Trump. Prayer for him.
Of course this was not on my local US news. This would really stir up the MSM hate.
*MAGA* Thank you, Mr. President! Another promise kept !


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Srdjan Luchin (; born 4 March 1986) is a former Romanian footballer, who played mainly as a center back, but also as a right back.

Club career

Politehnica Timișoara
Luchin made his Liga I debut in 2007 against Dinamo București, the game ended 1–1.

Dinamo București
Dinamo București announced the transfer of Luchin in August 2011. The player signed a contract for 5 years with the club. Manager Liviu Ciobotariu introduced Luchin immediately in the first squad as right defender. He scored his first goal for Dinamo in a Romanian Cup game against Luceafărul Oradea. Luchin was chosen man of the match for his performance.

Botev Plovdiv
Luchin arrived in Botev Plovdiv on 11 January 2014, signing a contract for two and a half years with the club.

Steaua București
On 5 August 2014, Luchin signed a two-year contract with Steaua București.

Levski Sofia
Luchin signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Levski Sofia in January 2016. His contract was not renewed and he left the club in May 2017.

Personal life
Luchin was born in a family of Serbian ethnicity in the village of Variaș, Timiș County.

Career statistics

International career
Luchin played 11 matches and scored one goal for Romania, making his international debut on 10 August 2011, when he came as a substitute and replaced Bănel Nicoliță in the 80th minute of a friendly which ended with a 1–0 victory against San Marino. He played in two matches at the Euro 2012 qualifiers against France which ended 0–0 and in a 1–1 in Tirana, against Albania, in which he scored his only goal for the national team, thus becoming the first player of Serbian descent since 2008 to score a goal against the Albanian team. Luchin's last appearance for the national team was on 18 November 2014 in a friendly which ended with a 2–0 victory against Denmark.

International stats

International goals

Honours
Dinamo București
Cupa României: 2011–12
Supercupa României: 2012
Botev Plovdiv
 Bulgarian Cup runner-up: 2013–14
Steaua București
Liga I: 2014–15
Cupa României: 2014–15
Cupa Ligii: 2014-15
CFR Cluj
Liga I: 2017–18

References

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1986 births
Living people
Romanian footballers
Romania under-21 international footballers
Romania international footballers
CS Minaur Baia Mare (football) players
FC Olimpia Satu Mare players
FC Politehnica Timișoara players
FC Dinamo București players
Botev Plovdiv players
FC Steaua București players
ACS Poli Timișoara players
PFC Levski Sofia players
CFR Cluj players
FC Viitorul Constanța players
FC Dunărea Călărași players
FC Hermannstadt players
FC Universitatea Cluj players
Liga I players
Liga II players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Romanian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Association football defenders
People from Timiș County
Romanian people of Serbian descent


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Delta-T Group was established in 1989 by Joanne McAndrews, who worked for many years in the healthcare field. She became aware of the need in her field to help facilities attract and identify the services of high quality professionals needed to deliver services to patients and consumers. She opened her one-person agency to address this need within the professional community. Her agency started by connecting local hospitals and healthcare facilities with professionals in the pharmacy and substance abuse fields.
Soon, Delta-T expanded to support social services, behavioral healthcare and IDD residential facilities. They then broadened to include K-12 school systems and education settings. We are proud to be a driving force in maintaining quality contracted professionals for the sectors we serve.
Delta-T Group is now a two-generation, family-owned and operated organization. The McAndrews family along with a team of talented executives and staff personnel support the ongoing efforts to remain a reputable leader in the industry.
After more than twenty-five (25) years, Delta-T Group now services clients nationwide with established affiliate offices in 11 states. We arrange services, staffing and workforce solutions for small and large social and human service organization; all levels of state and local government agencies (aging, family, children services); behavioral health agencies; children's and adult IDD population residential populations; as well as, public and charter schools.
While the company evolves to meet the challenges of tomorrow's workforce, the lessons and fundamentals set by Joanne McAndrews continue to inspire every new path forged.
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Wednesday, 20th November 2019, 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Devon & Exeter Branch: Lunch & Talk 'The Life, Times and Legacy of Nancy, Lady Astor'
In 1919 Lady Nancy Astor was the first woman to take her seat in the House of Commons. She was MP for Plymouth until 1945. Born in the US in 1879, in 1906 she married Lord (Waldorf) Astor, the owner of Clivedon. In parliament she supported social issues including the rights of women and the welfare of children. She became increasingly controversial, for example supporting appeasement with Germany. Alexis Bowater began her journalistic career as a reporter for the Exeter Express & Echo. She moved into television to become a presenter and producer. Alexis has recently promoted a successful appeal to raise funds for a statue of Lady Astor on The Hoe.
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