Congress created the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in 1863 (12 Stat. 762) as a replacement for the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia after doubts were raised over the loyalty of one of the earlier courts' judges. The judge in question, William Matthews Merrick, had been placed under house arrest during the Civil War for an unpopular decision to issue a writ of habeas corpus to an underage Union soldier. There was little evidence of actual disloyalty against Merrick, however, and he was eventually appointed to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in 1885.
The new court consisted of three justices and a chief justice appointed to serve during good behavior by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The court initially held a blend of trial and appellate jurisdiction through the use of two "terms." Any justice could hold a special term of the court and preside over both legal and equitable matters. Parties aggrieved by the special term's rulings could appeal to the general term, which consisted of any three justices sitting en banc. The Supreme Court of the United States, in turn, heard appeals from the general term. In 1893, Congress created the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, which subsumed the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia's appellate jurisdiction.
Because of the District's unique legal status, the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia exercised jurisdiction over both local and federal matters from its inception. In O'Donoghue v. United States, 289 U.S. 516 (1933), the Supreme Court of the United States held that Congress' plenary power over the District of Columbia enabled it to grant the court this unusually broad remit while preserving the court's status as an Article III tribunal. This decision had the effect of protecting the justices of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia from salary reduction under Article III, §1. Although Congress changed the court's name to the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia in 1936, the court continued to exercise both local and federal jurisdiction until 1973, when Congress transferred the court's local jurisdiction to the recently formed Superior Court of the District of Columbia, bringing the erstwhile Supreme Court of the District of Columbia's jurisdiction broadly in line with that of other federal district courts.
For a list of judges and other information about the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, see the entry for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.


Madagascar, described as 'Noah's Ark adrift in the Indian Ocean', is home to an amazing variety of flora and fauna, the majority of which is endemic to Madagascar alone. The country's special species are best seen in the national parks and wildlife reserves, of which the country has 44 in total. A tour of any of these will be a highlight to any Madagascar travel plans.
The Rainforests of the Atsinanana, which consists of six of the country's national parks, is a UNESCO World Heritage site, on account of the important role it plays in conservation. Included in this banner is the Marojejy National Park, home to more than 100 species of birds, similar numbers of reptile and amphibian species and 11 species of lemur. The lemurs include the silky sifaka, which is one of the world's most endangered primates. Masoala National Park is the largest of Madagascar's nature reserves and includes rainforest, marshland, mangrove and protected marine parks.
Loboke Reserve, on the island of Nosy Be, is home to black lemur and the amazing Nosy Be Panther chameleon, which is easily spotted thanks to its vivid blue colouring.


Three points and job done for our hosts, thanks to a mercurial Belgian - although Chelsea fans are fearing the worst with Hazard Madrid-bound.
"Job done, thank goodness for Eden. It got a bit hairy in the second half when Pelligrini changed tactics and they got right back into it. Agree Higuain needs to go back to Italia. Anyway never thought we'd be back up to third again this season, so happy days!"
"Really enjoyable game. Fair play to Sarri - he picked a good line-up and we played some fantastic stuff. Got nervy in the second half when West Ham brought Snodgrass on and had a bit more about them and was worried they would nick a draw, but right result in the end. Some good performances - particularly impressed with Emmerson. And what can you say about Hazard? Just absolute different class."
"The Eden Hazard show. We could and should have won by more. However I'm so pleased we beat them and are now up into third."
"A tale of two halves for certain, but the most important part of the story is us with three points and back into third. Fantastic result. I don't think there's been a more deserved MOTM award in wuite a while, but Eden was just on another level today. I also think Dave and Emerson played really well today, as did Kante, RLC, and Rudiger. Luiz at times good and at times frustrating. Gonzalo and Jorginho not really showing why Sarri trusts them so much."
"Absolute vital win, I'd say we are back in the race now. We played a good game, would have won it earlier had Giroud started. Hazard got all the deserved credits and I thought RLC was good again. Emerson did a good job, the biggest threat from West Ham came from the other side and that crucial header saved us a goal there - it could've been a different game at 1-1 with 10 minutes to go. Was it just me or there was a blatant shoulder charge on Hazard in the box completely ignored by everyone, and even laughed off by the commentators? Surely that wasn't allowed."
"Always a pleasure to beat West Ham. Despicable fans – no class. Can just keep watching Eden's goal. I agree that RLC had an excellent game and was surprised he was taken off."
"I thought it was a good all round performance. My only disappointments were firstly that Dave is showing the early signs of the Ivan decline. If it weren't for the fact that both Anderson and Arnautavic are both total flakes I think Dave could have been a penalty waiting to happen. Also Higuaín just doesn't have it. I am not seeing a lot of difference between him and Morata, just much slower. Giroud would have had at least two goals last night. A good night, good result and as my lad correctly says, if our season has been so sh*t so far and we're third what does it say for Arsenal, Spuds and Man Utd."
"We made hard work of it in the end. Had loads of chances to kill it off, but it was a good perfomance overall. There's nothing left to say about Hazard that hasn't been said already. Best in the league, one of the greatest ever, hope he stays but if he goes then I will wish him every success. Promising signs though, shame it has taken so long, but if Sarri sticks with this core, I think we could develop into a great side under him."
"I hope we can all just enjoy Eden while he is still at Chelsea. He's earned everything and deserves to be celebrated like the King he is. I know Peter Osgood is the king of Stamford Bridge but I believe Eden is the modern day king. Put him with the likes of Zola, Lamps, Terry, Osgood etc. I don't expect him to stay, but if that somehow happens... in my opinion he becomes the absolute king of Stamford Bridge. I look forward to 25 years from now when we will still be singing his name. Eden is forever Chelsea. He is a blue. Eden please stay."
"RLC was bullying Rice entire night. He is realy becoming a complete package of strength, balance, technique with a nice turn of pace. CH-O was electrifying but one of his less influental performances so far. Gave the ball away a couple of times, but thats expected from a young player. He offers width, pace and plays quite unpredictable, which outweights his errors. Jorginho and Higuain had few realy terrible passes too that gave WHU chances to counter attack."
"Anderson seems to be a good player, but Arnautovic is not. WHU fans were commenting that Hazard would have lots of spaces because Arnautovic does not track back at all. I'm not a fan. It's still entirely besides the point whether they have one or two good players though - these smaller sides pose a much bigger threat when playing in their home ground, where they can press and impose their game. Of course sometimes a visiting small side can cause problems, but it's different, being mostly about counter attacking."
"The Devil makes work for idle hands and all that. Complete waste of a season for Drinkwater this year, though I question why he was frozen out by Sarri almost immediately upon his arrival. I find the argument that Drinkwater is incapable of playing in a three-man midfield a strange one. If Drinkwater has been drink driving then frankly he's a moron a deserves whatever punishment comes his way."
* Comments originally published at The Shed End and TalkChelsea.


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Judge rules Ronaldinho must remain in Paraguayan jail
By Reuters For Citizen Digital Published on: March 08, 2020 10:12 (EAT)
Former Brazilian international Ronaldinho Gaucho was ordered to remain in jail in Paraguay on Saturday after a judge ruled him a flight risk.
The ex-Barcelona forward was arrested on Friday for attempting to enter Paraguay with a false passport two days earlier and spent Friday night in a police cell along with his brother and business manager Roberto Assis.
The pair asked to be released into house arrest but that was rejected by the judge, who also dismissed Assis's claims to have a heart problem because he showed no proof.
Judge Clara Ruiz Diaz said their alleged offence was a "serious one against the interests of the Paraguayan state".
Because the pair posed a flight risk they must remain in custody, she added.
Under Paraguayan law, officials now have six months to complete their investigation but Ronaldinho's lawyers, who called the decision "incredible," are expected to present an appeal in the coming days.
"He (Ronaldinho) doesn't understand what's going on," Tarek Tuma told reporters.
Saturday's courtroom drama came after an astonishing four days that began on Wednesday when the duo attempted to enter Paraguay with doctored passports.
They were detained but a prosecutor who believed they were tricked into taking the fake documents recommended they be released after receiving an alternative punishment such as paying a fine to charity.
A judge, though, rejected that idea late on Friday and shortly afterwards the pair were arrested.
A police official told local media the pair had been placed in a cell with one other inmate. They were given soap, cushions and repellent to protect against mosquitoes.
Although workers at the facility took selfies with the famous detainee, officials said the Brazilians did not receive any preferential treatment.
Paraguayan television showed the two men arriving in court in handcuffs at around noon local time on Saturday.
The brothers were invited to Paraguay by a local casino owner and had arrived on Wednesday to take part in a soccer clinic for children and a book launch.
Although he last played professionally in 2015, Ronaldinho, who also represented Brazilian clubs Atletico Mineiro, Flamengo and Fluminense, is still hugely popular with global football fans for his skills and showmanship.
The 39-year-old was named FIFA world player of the year in 2004 and 2005 and won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002 and the Champions League with Barcelona in 2006.

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The authorities of Dęblin have long expended efforts to make the town an investor-friendly destination. So far, the Town of Dęblin has adopted a number of regulations on tax exemptions and reliefs to encourage investors and support entrepreneurship.
For instance, businesses can take advantage of property-tax exemptions if their investments create new jobs. Our staff will be happy to provide you with any assistance you might need to facilitate and fast-track the investment procedures.
If your plot is included in the Local Land-Development Plan (MPZP), you will need an extract from MPZP.
An extract for the investment plot.
Basic extracts for the neighbouring plots.
Then you will need to prepare a topographical map for design purposes for the investment plot.
Now you can take steps to connect the utilities.
The next step in your investment procedure is to prepare a building plan and a plot-development design.
For investments on agricultural land you will need to change the land use from agricultural use. To this end an architect will need to mark your plot on a topographical map and submit a request to the District Governor in Ryki to obtain the appropriate decision.
4 copies of your construction design, together with all the opinions, agreements, permits and other documents required under special regulations.
4 copies of the Land-Development Design.
A certificate that you are authorised to manage the property for construction purposes.
Please submit your request for the building permit to the County Office in Ryki. The body responsible for issuing building permits is the Department of Construction and Architecture.
Please submit your request for a Property Reference Number to the Dęblin Town Office, Municipal Asset-Management Department, ul. Rynek 12.
Please report 7 days before the commencement of the works. When your investment is completed, a representative of the District Inspectorate of Construction Supervision will commission the investment.


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Home Travel Yucatan will add air connections: León, Guanajuato and Flores, Guatemala before the...
Yucatan will add air connections: León, Guanajuato and Flores, Guatemala before the end of 2022
With new air connections to León, Guanajuato and Flores, Guatemala, Yucatán increases its offer, creates more jobs and attracts national tourism
Yucatan will increase the offer of air connections after the announcement by the governor, Mauricio Vila Dosal, about the new Merida-León air routes of Volaris and Mérida-Flores, Guatemala, of the airline TAG. The announcement was made within the framework of the Tianguis Turístico 2022, which takes place in Acapulco, Guerrero.
Vila Dosal led, together with the Governor of Guanajuato, Diego Sinhué Rodríguez Vallejo, and the Vice President of Volaris, Holger Blankenstein, the signing of a letter of intent for the operation of the flight to the Bajío area, and he did the same with the president, Marcela Toledo Beltrán. and general director of TAG, Julio Gamero, to cover the route to Flores, in Guatemalan territory, which is where the Tikal archaeological zone is located.
Regarding these new air connections, it was announced that both will enter into operations before the end of this year and soon the frequencies and cost of the flight will be announced, with which the economy and the tourism sector of the state will continue to be promoted, which represent an important source of jobs for service providers.
In this framework and accompanied by the head of the Tourism Development Secretariat (Sefotur), Michelle Fridman, the Governor also signed a letter of intent with business partners for the promotion of Yucatan, which was also signed by the CBX general directors, Jorge Goytortua Bores; of Travel Shop, Miguel Galicia; from Viajes Palacio, Sylvia Esquivel; from Mega Travel, Kristina Saadova; from Tag Airlines, Julio Gamero; Volaris Vice President Holger Blankenstein; the marketing director of Viva Aerobus, Karla Vargas; the CEO of Price Travel Holding, Jorge Restrepo and the President of Conexstur, Verena Knopp.
Vila Dosal indicated that it is very important to continue increasing air connectivity. Moments before, the Governor participated in the activation of the Gastronomic Zone of Yucatan where he tasted some typical dishes made by 4 Yucatecan chefs to give a little taste of Yucatan.
At a press conference, Vila Dosal indicated that tourism is a great opportunity to generate the jobs that Yucatecans need, since normally the sources of work tend to be concentrated in the Yucatecan capital, however, through the diversification of the tourist product this Industry allows generating more jobs throughout the state with attractions such as archaeological sites, cenotes and beaches.
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The Winter Series at Cyclopark will be taking place from Saturday 4th November 2017 through to 27th January 2018. There will be separate races for 4th category, 3rd & 4th category, 2nd & 3rd category and E/1/2/3 categories. The races will alternate weekly between a 4th cat / 2nd/3rd cat and 3rd/4th cat / E/1/2/3 format.
All races will be on Saturdays and start at 1230 & 1345. The races are open to all riders, SERRL affiliation is not required.


Weekend camping at Niugnilnguq - The Delta Discovery, Inc.
It has been some time since I last wrote in the weekly Delta newspaper. As we had done for many years, my wife and I, along with some family spent last weekend at our camp near Baird Inlet.
It has been a number of years since we last went there for spring pike fishing. One of my daughters went week before and told us about the newly upgraded tramway.
So, last Friday, although knowing how low the water is we loaded our camping gear and started our westward journey. As we got to the small lakes and the shallow connecting creeks, I began to wonder how we are going to tram over to Long Lake.
With the tramway just around the bend, another boat came upon us – a big boat with a big motor. On board was the matriarch of the Nicholas Clan from Akula along with her daughter and tall, strong grandsons.
They got our boats trammed to Long Lake in no time.
After a quick lunch onward we went to our cabin at Niugnilnguq, and they went on to Baird Inlet.
We spend 2 days fishing for pike and drying them. Saturday evening, Grandma Sophie came back and stopped at our camp. On Sunday, we began our journey east and trammed over from Long Lake to the lakes and creeks.
I surely enjoyed camping, although short, but we had to have their help on the tramway. My wife and I thank the Nicholases for their help.
From all indications, there may be a lot of salmonberries in about a month or sooner.


This is one of those times when I had more than one idea for a column, but couldn't really settle on what the focus should be. Then, after reading another writer's column (from Townhall.com) and watching more than one news report from the southern border, one issue became crystal clear: liberals not only hate us deplorables, but they really do think we're stupid.
The "migrant" caravan is just one example of the reality of what we're seeing not matching up the rhetoric of what we're being told. We've been hearing that the caravan is made up mostly of women, children and family units who are fleeing violence, oppression and poverty and are in search of a "better life", etc., etc.
However, the reality is that we're being invaded by a well organized, well-funded horde of young, military-age men. It's now documented that MS-13 gang members are present. What's also being documented is that the caravan is full of folks with TB, lice, AIDS/HIV, chicken pox, and other diseases and problems they expect the American taxpayer to deal with.
They're only intent on invading the U.S. And that's truly what this is…an invasion. That's what normal Americans are seeing.
Other samples of rhetoric versus reality include the on-going Mueller/Russia investigation. Their rhetoric keeps telling us there is "collusion" with Russia on the part of the Trump campaign. Never mind that it's documented that the Clinton campaign did "collude" with actual Russian backed agents.
Another great example is the endless leftists rhetoric about "inclusiveness" and "diversity". Talk to any conservative student on any college or university campus about the reality of that rhetoric and listen to what they'll tell you.
Examples of what we're being told versus what we're seeing of the rhetoric and reality not squaring up are legion. Ever since Clinton lost the election in 2016, the left no longer feels the need to even try and hide their hate for us. They just want us to believe otherwise.
Speaking of elections, why is it the only time you hear anyone on the left express concern about democracy, the Constitution, the rule of law, etc., is when a Democrat loses an election? Just sayin'.
Never let them tell you what you're seeing and experience is false. Once they control your thoughts and perceptions, it's the beginning of oppression.
At the start of this article, I mentioned reading a column by another writer. That writer is Kurt Schlechter and in closing I'd like to share in part what he wrote for Townhall.com on 11/29/18 in regard to the left's true feeling about us and their true intentions toward us.


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COLIN BLUMENAU
Now You See it ....
It may not have won prizes for the beauty of its external architecture but Taunton has lost a uniquely valuable cultural asset. The Brewhouse Theatre has for years attempted to survive the winds of change and ever decreasing amount of available public money to remain a haven for those thousands of people every year who have sought nourishment within its walls. And now it's gone. Just like that.
Having been Director there between 1993 and 1996, I am very sad. I joined it a shoe-string operation and left it not much better off. My predecessors had been on the same journey and subsequent Directors have fought the same battles that I had done. During the years of its existence as a theatre purveying a diverse programme of both professional and amateur work there have been some extraordinary highlights. There was much to entertain, divert, inform and move a wide demographic. Theatre, music, dance, visual art, children's work and a participation programme that was the envy of many. And now it's gone. Just like that.
Founded by volunteers and having undergone a gradual transfer to a professionally staffed organisation, the place had a unique quality. I arrived to a staff of 10 paid workers and some 250 volunteers. They ran the Box Office, the Front of House, the Catering and some of the office functions. More recently the theatre had swelled in importance as an employer and the figures we are offered show 55 full and part time people in danger of losing their livelihood. The remaining volunteers will certainly discover a hole in their lives. If ever there was community ownership of a theatre, here was living proof of its existence. The importance and predominance of performances by amateur companies was also testament to that sense of being at the heart of things. And now it's gone. Just like that.
Blame is an ugly word. It usually causes more strife than the original problem. The repercussions of blame tend to rumble on toxically for years. I should know, having been, in my turn, blamed for some of the difficulties that the Brewhouse encountered following my departure. Even now that blame, totally unwarranted in my belief, still colours the history of my tenure. Deep in the recesses of Arts Council England there is a black mark against my name. I can't even smile about it now, some 20 years later.
Thus let us not blame anyone for the demise of Somerset's cultural flagship. Let us cooly and rationally try to work out why it has been allowed to die. It can't be the staff's fault. They have loved it and nurtured it as all arts workers tend to do for the buildings and initiatives they subsidise with their own time and extraordinary goodwill. Similarly the volunteers are spotless beacons of selflessness and commitment. It can't be the tens of thousands of audiences and participants in workshops who have eagerly consumed the programme of work and entertainment on offer. On occasion there could have been more of them, but in the main they were loyal and numerous.
The problem is systemic and social. To offer professional arts to a wide demographic implies that they must be affordable. By their very nature they are expensive to produce. The gap can be, and is, filled by a medley of income streams. But it is never truly filled and public funding, like it or not, is always necessary unless the arts is to become a football economy and tickets grow so expensive that the work exceeds the reach of most pockets.
I do not blame the individual members or officers Somerset County Council, Taunton Deane Borough Council or Arts Council England in particular. They are writhing about in the snake filled pit of social demand versus available financial supply. When faced with closing hospitals and the rationalisation of essential public services how can a case be made for a theatre and arts centre?
But, God damn it, how can a society that prides itself on its culture and its heritage allow it to happen? The demise of the Brewhouse is the most recent nail in the coffin of the live arts experience which, like the continued existence of the topical black rhino, is in real jeopardy. Society's seeming indifference will result in people turning around to demand "Where has it gone?" And it will, by then, be too late.
Where is the political leadership that dares speak the unspeakable and really champion the arts? When will the lily-livered, besuited, uninformed, craven, fork-tongued people find someone from within their ranks to drive though a different sort of change which recognises both the relative importance and the real cost of what we do?
In the case of the Brewhouse, Somerset County Council has already abnegated its responsibility in this respect. Bewilderingly, Arts Council England did so some years ago. Taunton Deane Borough Council appear to have joined the bandwagon of playing Pilate, shrugging their shoulders hopelessly, washing their hands and walking away.
It may already too late to do anything about it. To paraphrase Oscar Wilde: The funders found out that the Brewhouse could not live, that is what I mean — so the Brewhouse died.
Much play will be made of returning the building to the community. On the one hand this is probably true and possibly laudable, though fraught with difficulty. It is, however, also a massively convenient excuse for a total dereliction of a social duty for which we must all take responsibility.
Jonathan Petherbridge
What do you think the budget sheet would tell us, Colin ? Reading the blog on Lynn G's page, the outgoing director suggests that the benefits that the outgoing staff will sign on for, may exceed the public investment in the Brewhouse ? Is that fanciful ? Is there nowhere decision makers can be truly held to account for policy changes which actually cost the public purse more than the situation they are addressign ? That's before we object to the loss of yet another space where people commune.
I've no real way of knowing and I don't know if Robert has either. It would depend entirely on how many people were out of work and for how long added to the cost of redundancy. The latter is guessable. The trouble with all of this is that you can argue the toss about the figures any way you like and it misses the point. You're completely right to ask the question but the substance of the allegation is hard to prove or disprove. The substantive point for me is that, despite the straightened economic times and despite any notional poor management [something we've all been accused of in our time], to witness a collective throwing up of hands in despair is achieving nothing more than impoverishing our society.
Director, Writer, bad Husband and Father. Reached that part of my span where midlife crisis is a thing of the past. Follow me on Twitter: @ColinBlumenau


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Robotis has unveiled DARwIn Mini: a miniaturized Robot resembling a DarwIn-OP "mini me."
Darwin Mini seems to use most of the components from OLLO line (with Rivet assembly system) and early indications point to it using a new generation of Dynamixel servos, the XL series.
It is rumoured that it may be using a micro controller compatible with OpenCM (the new name of the former CM-900) meaning it could be compatible with Arduino programming.
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Ourside Is The Black-Owned Luxury Fragrance Brand You Need To Know
In You Heard It Here First, Bustle's editors introduce the coolest up-and-coming beauty brands you should have on your radar. Here, Ourside founder Keta Burke-Williams talks about the creation of her own fragrance line, the inspiration behind the scents, and the need for Black voices in the perfume industry.
To say that the fragrance industry lacks diversity is an obvious understatement. When most people think of leaders in perfumery, they can't help but think of a white (usually French) perfumer and/or white-owned brands since that's who normally dominates conversations around scent creation. But Ourside is here to start change.
Created by Keta Burke-Williams, Ourside is a clean, Black-owned luxury fragrance collection. Like many beauty lovers of color, Burke-Willaims came to a realization that many of the beloved brands she's followed for years — particularly ones in the fragrance space — have not evolved with the times or supported women who look like her. After one conversation with her sister, who declared that she was giving up on fragrance because a) she gets headaches when she wears them and they aren't asthma-friendly and b) these brands don't share the same values, she decided it was time to create something to fill that glaring void in the market.
"I never really considered the agency that we have over what we do and where we choose to support," Burke-Williams tells me over Zoom. "[I] felt that [realization] was a pity because fragrance has always been this treat to me, but [my sister] was right. There was a lot of stuff that was broken, so we decided maybe somebody should do something about that, and maybe that could be us."
Thus, Ourside was born. Launching with three scents on January 12, 2023 — Dusk, Moon Dust, and Nostalgia — the collection is inspired by the idea of daydreams.
Daydreaming, she explains, is a universal experience and something that everyone is familiar with. But how you daydream is an experience that is unique to each individual, similar to how we uniquely experience smell. "Daydreams are these interesting things where we all have had [them] and know what [they are], but the way we dream and where that path takes us might be different," she says. "I wanted to start exploring that tension between the grounded and [dreaming]."
Ourside founder Keta Burke-Williams with the brand's pefumer. Ourside
She describes Moon Dust as a "pretty bright scent." You are greeted with a burst of bergamot and mint, followed by the cool spice of juniper berry, peppermint, and anise. It's all balanced out with vetiver and palo santo for an earthy, freshwater feel. Dusk, she says, is more sultry. Made with notes of fig, berries, frankincense, and cedarwood, it's a cozy sweet scent that just feels warm.
Last is Nostalgia, which is inspired by Burke-Williams' mom. "My mom would always tell my sister and me about her first time smelling midnight [blooming jasmine], so that's become a daydream for me," she says. To give it a modern twist, she added mint and grapefruit to brighten jasmine's traditionally powdery scent. It is also sweetened and anchored by ylang-ylang, amber, and patchouli.
In-theme with its ethos of being a fragrance brand that's for everyone, Ourside has partnered with a woman of color-owned fragrance manufacturer Delbia Do, located in the Bronx borough of New York City. All the scents are clean and formulated without a "no-list" of ingredients such as parabens, mineral oil, and synthetic dyes. Sustainability is also a major pillar of the brand. Its secondary paper packaging is printed in New Jersey in order to keep production close by and create the smallest carbon footprint possible.
Ourside proves that creating something of luxury that includes all people, is clean, and fun is possible. "We're not reinventing the wheel, but if we can create something fresh and unique that people really identify [with] and love that is also aligned with all our brand values, then I think that's my goal," she says. "It's really important to show that Black girls can create something of luxury for all people."
Ourside is available now at Ourside.nyc.
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Anna Rastawicka (ur. 9 czerwca 1944 w Warszawie) – działaczka katolicka, członkini Instytutu Prymasowskiego Stefana Kardynała Wyszyńskiego, w latach 1969–1981 zatrudniona w Sekretariacie Prymasa Polski. W 2018 r. została uhonorowana przez Instytut Pamięci Narodowej nagrodą Kustosz Pamięci Narodowej.

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W okresie 1969–1981 była pracownicą Sekretariatu Prymasa Polski. Należała w tych latach do grona najbliższych współpracowników kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego. Do momentu śmierci prymasa w 1981 do obowiązków Anny Rastawickiej należała redakcja jego przemówień. W ramach obowiązków sprawowanych w SPP była też w bliskim kontakcie z innymi postaciami kluczowymi dla Kościoła katolickiego w Polsce – m.in. ks. prałatem Zdzisławem Peszkowskim, kapelanem "Rodzin Katyńskich", czy bp. Karolem Wojtyłą, wybranym w 1978 r. na papieża pod imieniem Jan Paweł II.

Od 1981 pracuje w Instytucie Prymasowskim, prowadząc działania mające na celu promocję i rozpowszechnianie nauczania kard. Stefana Wyszyńskiego. Zajmuje się działalnością wydawniczą, zwłaszcza na polu pozostawionej przez kard. Wyszyńskiego spuścizny kaznodziejskiej.

Na łamach m.in. "Przewodnika Katolickiego", "Naszego Dziennika" oraz "Niedzieli" publikowała również artykuły na temat różnych wątków życia i nauczania Stefana Wyszyńskiego. Jej książka "Ten zwycięża, kto miłuje" została w 2022 nominowana do nagrody "Książka Historyczna Roku". Współpracuje z Fundacją "Golgota Wschodu", jest również konsultantem merytorycznym Muzeum Jana Pawła II i Prymasa Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie.

Uczestniczyła w pracach redakcyjnych nad edycjami źródłowymi publikowanymi przez Instytut Prymasowski, w tym wydaniem Dzieł zebranych kard. Wyszyńskiego. Należy także do zespołu redakcyjnego zapisków osobistych Stefana Wyszyńskiego, powstałych w okresie 1948–1981. Zespół notatek ma zostać opublikowany w edycji "Pro memoria", planowanej na dwadzieścia siedem tomów. Publikacja ta jest efektem połączonych starań edytorskich Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej, archidiecezji warszawskiej oraz gnieźnieńskiej i Uniwersytetu Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego.

Publikacje

Nagrody
 Nagroda "Kustosz Pamięci Narodowej" (2018)

Linki zewnętrzne
 Anna Rastawicka o przyjaźni między prymasem Wyszyńskim i kard. Wojtyłą, dostęp:2022-11-11,
 Anna Rastawicka. Tyko ja jestem wolny, dostęp:2022-11-11.

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Bibliografia

Urodzeni w 1944
Polscy działacze katoliccy
Ludzie urodzeni w Warszawie

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Q: Distance between 2 duplicate number in an array I am trying to figure out how to calculate distance between 2 duplicate numbers in an array using JavaScript ex:
    ["2","3","4","2"] => 3 (2 is a duplicate number)
    ["1","4","5","5"] => 1 (5 is a duplicate number)
    ["1","4","5","9","4"] => 3 (4 is a duplicate number)

A: Assuming that you will not have more than two occurrences of any given value in your array, we can take the following steps:-

*

*Traverse the array items and get all the indexes of each item,

*Add the item to an encountered array, that will help you to identify if the item has already been searched for,

*If the item has 2 occurrences, get the difference between the indexes and that will be your number of steps.

In Javascript, the following code will do the same for you.

var temp = [2,3,4,2,5,4,1,3];
var encountered = [];

//This function gets you all the indexes of `val` inside `arr` array.
function getAllIndexes(arr, val) {
  var indexes = [], i;
  for(i = 0; i < arr.length; i++)
    if (arr[i] === val)
      indexes.push(i);
  return indexes;
}

for(var i=0;i<temp.length;i++) {
    if(encountered[temp[i]]) continue;
    else {
        var indexes = getAllIndexes(temp, temp[i]);
        encountered[temp[i]] = true;
        if(indexes.length>1) {
            var steps = indexes[1]-indexes[0];
            $('.container').append('Duplicate item: '+temp[i]+' steps: '+ steps+'
');
        }
    }
}

Working JSFiddle here -> https://jsfiddle.net/dmnuwas5/

A: Hopefully this pseudo-code will put you on the right path:
values = original array
distances = {}
firstIndex = {}

loop over values with index i {
  item = values[i]
  if firstIndex[item] >= 0 { // this is important because the first index could be 0
    if item does not exist in distances object { // This would be different if you are going for max distance instead of min distance in the case of multiple of the same item
      distances[item] = i - firstIndex[item]
    }
  } else {
    firstIndex[item] = i
  }
}

A: This is a proposal for multiple occurrence of the same item and the calculating of an at least minimal distance.

function getDistance(array) {
    var o = {}, r = {};
    array.forEach(function (a, i) {
        o[a] = o[a] || [];
        o[a].push(i);
    });
    Object.keys(o).forEach(function (k) {
        if (o[k].length > 1) {
            r[k] = Math.min.apply(null, o[k].reduce(function (r, a, i, aa) {
                i && r.push(a - aa[i - 1]);
                return r;
            }, []));
        }
    });
    return r;
}

document.write('
' + JSON.stringify(getDistance([2,3,4,2,5,4,1,3]), 0, 4) + '
');
document.write('
' + JSON.stringify(getDistance(["2", "3", "4", "2", "3", "5", "6", "2"]), 0, 4) + '
');

A: A minimal example that satisfies your requirements. It returns an object with the duplicate number as the key, and the distance as value.
function sift(arr) {
  for (var i =  0, l = arr.length, out = {}; i < l; i++) {
    var key = arr.shift();
    var index = arr.indexOf(key);
    if (index > -1 && !out[key]) out[key] = index + 1;
  }
  return out;
}

sift(["2","3","4","2"]); // { 2: 3 }
sift(["1","4","5","5"]); // { 5: 1 }
sift(["1","4","5","9","4"]); // { 4: 3 }
sift(["2","3","4","2","3","5","6","2"]); // { 2: 3, 3: 3 }
sift(["6","2","3","4","2","3","5","6","2"]); // { 2: 3, 3: 3, 6: 7 }

DEMO

A: Java code for finding distance between duplicate elements. If there are multiple duplicate elements, this will return the minimum of the distances between the duplicate element pairs. Also, assumes that the duplicate elements occur twice (not more than twice)
Time Complexity: O(n)
Space Complexity: O(n)
public int minDuplicateDistance(int[] arr) {
    Map<Integer, Integer> dups = new HashMap<Integer, Integer>();
    int minDistance = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
    for (int x = 0; x < arr.length; x++) {
        if (dups.containsKey(arr[x])) {
            int index = dups.get(arr[x]);
            int distance = x - index;
            minDistance = minDistance > distance ? distance : minDistance;
        } else {
            dups.put(arr[x], x);
        }
    }
    return minDistance;
}

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Fyre (Netflix)
Brendan's Alternate Tagline: This made me hate Instagram more than I already did. Yes, get off my lawn.
Quick synopsis: Documentary on the Fyre festival. It was supposed to be a concert on a Caribbean island which would last for days. It turned into a legitimate nightmare.
Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Oh, you are going to like all of this my non-history nerd friends. History lover or not, everyone loves a train wreck. This qualifies.
Fun Fact for History Nerds: We want to believe that we, as a society, have become smarter. That we can spot charlatans a mile away because of the infusion of knowledge into the world via the internet. NOPE!
My Take: Let's get straight to the point. The villain in this mess is a guy who sold a massive amount of tickets to his event called the Fyre festival. People would fly down to an abandoned Caribbean island where there would be bands and events for days. Basically, take Lollapalooza, move it to the Caribbean, and make everyone live there.
There was one problem. None of it was actually set up. This is a story of someone who absolutely mastered marketing and especially how to use "influencers."
The documentary doesn't totally throw everyone under the bus. Ultimately, the real sin in the story was not knowing when to pull the plug and also proper planning. Don't let that explanation fool you, though. There is a ton of craziness and this is well worth the watch.
Verdict: This is a must watch. (Disclosure: Never saw the Hulu documentary on the same topic so I can't compare.)
If You Liked This Try:
Abducted in Plain Sight
Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez
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Dead Mountain by Donnie Eichar
Brendan's Alternate Tagline: This is why I never go camping. OR In Soviet Russia, mountain kill you!
Quick synopsis: The story of the mysterious death of 9 hikers in the Ural Mountains of Russia in 1959.
Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The nine hikers' bodies were found in various forms of undress over a spread-out crime scene.
Fun Fact for History Nerds: The biographies of some of the hikers are an excellent crash course in how Russia was in the late 1950s and why even "friends" were never really "friends."
My Take: As if living in communist Russia wasn't rough enough, you can apparently die under mysterious circumstances in the mountains with your friends.
The basic story is very simple. Nine hikers head into the Ural Mountains. They knew each other well for the most part and were experienced with hiking and camping in rough conditions. They never return.
A rescue party is sent to find them and can't explain most of the evidence. It seems like some may have been attacked by animals, some seemed to die from exposure, and there is no sign of an animal or murderer. No rational explanation exists.
Eichar actually heads to the scene decades later for the book. His journey there is almost as interesting as the mystery. Even today, getting to the scene requires a lot of help and some very shady characters. Eichar eventually posits a rational theory but it will never be known for sure. And unless you are a hardcore scientist, you will not even realize such a thing exists.
Verdict: This mystery is worth reading. The author goes the extra mile (literally) to provide a viable answer.
Charity Vogel, The Angola Horror
Laura MacDonald, Curse of the Narrows
David McCullough, The Johnstown Flood
Ed O'Donnell, Ship Ablaze
R.A. Scotti, Sudden Sea
Daniel Brown, Under a Flaming Sky
Timely History: Dexiosis
With COVID-19 running rampant and people being even more cognizant of spreading germs, many normal conventions have gone out the window. Some people have even questioned the fate of one of the oldest traditions in humanity: dexiosis. You know it as the handshake. Did you know you spread more germs to someone through a handshake than by making out? Surely the handshake must go away. After all, it hasn't been around that long, right?
Well buckle up. The handshake has been around since at least the 5th century BC. Remember, the "BC" means "Before Christ." The handshake is older than Jesus. We know from early art on various items that the handshake is captured during this time period and may have even originated earlier than that.
The main purpose of the handshake was most likely to check for concealed weapons when meeting someone. It began by actually grabbing each other's forearm to do the check. Scholars believe the up and down motion came about during Medieval times in order to shake loose any hidden weapons.
Will COVID-19 kill the handshake? If the bubonic plague, flu, typhoid, smallpox, typhus, and the measles couldn't then I don't think the chances are good.
I may try the footshake for a while though.
For more reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handshake
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexiosis
Handshake History
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/05/the-coronavirus-is-seeing-the-footshake-replace-the-handshake.html
The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
Brendan's Alternate Tagline: If you thought doctors were clueless now….
Quick synopsis: The story of the 1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak in England and how two men figured out why it was happening.
Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The cholera outbreak chronicled here killed 616 people. It all came from one water pump.
Fun Fact for History Nerds: This wouldn't be known back when this happened but one of the best treatments for cholera is somewhat ironic. Cholera causes you to go to the bathroom an excessive amount of times. If only people knew the best solution was to keep eating and drinking excessively. Eventually, the cholera would run its course and the infected person would not succumb to malnutrition of other effects.
My Take: This story is really straight forward but takes into account a lot of the confusion when trying to treat diseases before the idea of a germ was totally understood.
In 1854, a major outbreak of cholera occurred in London. Why? Basically, because no one understood sanitation, people's waste was going into the Thames. Since no one knew about germs or how cholera infected people, it meant that many water pumps were contaminated. The one on Broad Street was particularly bad and would take over 600 lives.
It would have been worse if not for Dr. John Snow (no, not the Game of Thrones guy) and the Reverend Henry Whitehead. Yes, it sounds like the perfect set up for a buddy comedy, but this actually happened. Between Snow understanding how infection works and Whitehead knowing the neighborhood, they were able to pinpoint the Broad Street pump as the source of the infection and save lives.
Johnson tells this part of the story well but then tries to extrapolate a bit too much. The story itself is interesting enough and explains how the competing theories of a disease made this particularly difficult for Snow and Whitehead.
Verdict: A good book that falls apart a bit when the actual historical event ends. Still worth a read.
John Carreyrou, Bad Blood
Donnie Eichar, Dead Mountain
Hallie Rubenhold, The Five
Timely History: Gruinard Island
Quarantine is important. It allows us to safely flatten the curve and not spread disease at an exponential rate. Quarantining is not a new idea and even mentioned in the Bible to stop the spread of disease.
Oh, it's also been used because the British government contaminated an entire island in Scotland to see how effective anthrax would be as a biological weapon. Welcome to Gruinard Island!
Dear reader, before you grab your tinfoil hat and scream, "down with big government!" I will need you to hear me out. This experiment began with the noblest of intentions: killing Nazis. In 1942, the British government decided to see if anthrax would be the new rage in wiping the Third Reich from existence. (Fun Fact: it was codenamed "Operation Vegetarian." I will refrain from vegetarian jokes but just know I thought of 7.)
Luckily, they decided not to drop an anthrax bomb in London but on a small uninhabited island in Scotland. They brought a bunch of sheep (aww) to test how it would work. Let's just say the sheep didn't do well. Amazingly, it also turns out anthrax would completely contaminate German cities and make them uninhabitable for decades. Who knew?! The anthrax bomb was shelved.
Is this not a weird enough story? Oh, don't worry, now it gets weird. In 1981, a militant group executed "Operation Dark Harvest (which is cooler sounding then "Vegetarian" but not as hilarious." This operation centered on forcing the British government to clean up the island. They even went to the island to collect soil and send them to officials as a threat.
In 1986, the British government finally got around to it and cleaned up the island. Probably. I'm not going to check and neither should you.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruinard_Island
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Harvest_Commando
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/gruinard-island
Gruinard Island: The Island of Death!
Musing: Staying Sane in Quarantine
Quarantine can be challenging. Locked into our homes with little ability to go out and enjoy the company of others can drive anyone batty. There are numerous templates from history for how to fight off insanity, but I'd like to look at two of the most successful under extreme circumstances. Say hello to the Greely Polar Expedition and the survivors of the shipwreck Grafton.
The Greely Polar Expedition (AKA Lady Franklin Bay Expedition) went to the Arctic in 1881 to perform various scientific measurements and attempt to reach the North Pole (they "only" achieved furthest north). They lived in the Arctic for what became a 3-year ordeal and most of them died of starvation waiting for relief. Let's not focus on that part too much. The important part for this post is how the leader, A.W. Greely, kept 25 men occupied in the Arctic for 3 years with no mutinies. Well, there was almost a couple, but he squashed them. And he had one guy executed. Again, let's not focus on that part.
Greely effectively kept the team together by keeping them busy and giving them all purpose. Each member of the expedition had a specific job which kept them busy daily for years. Additionally, Greely ensured all team members regularly did some sort of exercise. Finally, Greely had classes taught to the team on a regular basis which challenged their minds as well. When things truly began to fray towards the end, Greely did something many people in power forget to do; ask everyone what they want. Greely's judicious use of democracy in a military expedition ultimately kept everyone together even under the worst circumstances.
The story of the Grafton has none of the caveats of the Greely Expedition, but followed the same script in leadership. The Grafton wrecked in 1864 on the Auckland Islands which are south of New Zealand and, as you can imagine, quite cold. Thomas Musgrave was the captain and he had 4 crew. One of Musgrave's first actions was to allow the crew to choose who they wanted to lead them now that the ship had sank. They still chose Musgrave. I don't think I need to harp on why it was extraordinary that Musgrave even broached the subject. Musgrave then did what Greely would do decades later. Each crew member had their own tasks which were constantly required. Exercise to find food was common. Musgrave ultimately kept his men together for 18 months on the islands and then made a daring escape attempt. In a newly created boat, he and two other crew sailed back to New Zealand…280 miles away. Musgrave made it and then immediately found a ship and went back for his two-remaining crew. All were saved.
What have we learned, dear readers? Keep busy! I am writing two posts a day for my dozen fans. I am working out twice a day (that's right, I'm getting swole ladies). I'm also trying to finish reading a book a week. I'm not always successful but between these goals and baby history nerd, I am pretty busy. Make some goals, keep busy, and keep sane out there!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grafton_(ship)
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Joan Druett, Island of the Lost
Buddy Levy, Labyrinth of Ice
What Made Maddy Run by Kate Fagan
Brendan's Alternate Tagline: Every parent's worst nightmare.
Quick synopsis: The life and suicide of Madison Holleran, a young University of Pennsylvania athlete.
History Fact: The University of Pennsylvania is in the Ivy League. Who knew?
Fun Fact for History Nerds: Important Note: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 1-800-273-8255.
My Take: This book will chill any parent to their core.
Madison Holleran was, by all accounts, smart, beautiful, and driven. She was a star athlete. She had numerous friends. She had the same trials and tribulations as any teenager but nothing too major.
Maddy began her college career at the University of Pennsylvania. She began to become withdrawn, stressed out, and not quite herself according to her parents. One night, she committed suicide by jumping from a parking garage.
I read this book because mental health and my daughter are both very important to me. This book touches on parenting and dealing with the vagaries of teenagers.
Ultimately, Maddy's story is very important and Fagan treats her and her family with respect. Unfortunately, it seems Fagan showed too much respect. The title of the book asks what made Maddy run but Fagan never tries to answer that question fully. She mentions the possibility of mental health issues in the family but backs off before digging in.
The book is well written, but if you want answers, you may feel disappointed like I did. You will, however, be terrified of how subtle the signs of depression and suicide are.
Verdict: A very soul crushing read. It's well written but not as incisive as I felt it needed to be.
If This Interests You:
Bessel Van Der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score
Timely History: Typhoid Mary
Mary Mallon was born in September of 1869 in Cookstown in what is now Northern Ireland. She immigrated to the United States in 1883 or so. In 1900, she found her calling as a cook for wealthy families in the New York City.
Why should you care about this woman? Because as COVID-19 runs rampant around the world, there is a lot of discussion around quarantine, social distancing, and isolation. So, what does poor Mary from the 1800s have to do with this? Well, she is best known as "Typhoid Mary."
What's typhoid? It's a bacterial infection which causes a lot of symptoms like weakness, abdominal pain, vomiting, and death. The bacteria lives in urine and feces. Want to guess how you get it? I won't continue. What I will say is lesson #1 from this post is WASH YOUR HANDS.
Typhoid Mary loved cooking, apparently. She had trouble holding down a job, though. It seems whoever she worked for always had this nasty habit of getting typhoid. Once the family would get sick, Mary would change her name and disappear, popping up somewhere else. Lesson #2: ALWAYS CHECK REFERENCES.
A doctor was finally hired to understand what was going on. He eventually tracked down Mary and explained the situation. Mary was an asymptomatic carrier. She wouldn't get sick, but she could get other people sick because she didn't wash her hands when cooking. Mary tried to kill him with a meat cleaver. Ultimately, Mary was forcibly quarantined for three years with no trial. Lesson #3: GET A LAWYER.
Mary was released finally after promising not to be a cook anymore. This she did. For probably a year or so. She finally went too far once again when she became a cook for a New York City hospital. She was quarantined again until she died in 1938. Lesson #4: IF A DOCTOR SAYS YOU HAVE IT THEN YOU PROBABLY HAVE IT.
Mary infected at least 50 people and killed at least 3. I say, "at least" because she moved so much the number could possibly be much higher.
Don't be like Mary. Be safe out there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoid_fever#History
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mallon
Who was Typhoid Mary?
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Brendan's Alternate Tagline: It's like white trash did a massive amount of meth and then had a baby. Then the baby did meth.
Quick synopsis: Chronicles the ups and downs of owning tigers and running a zoo. I am so underplaying this whole thing. It's so bonkers.
Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: She did it. You don't know what this means as of yet, but I assure you that you will know what I am talking about as soon as you see it.
Fun Fact for History Nerds: Joe Exotic won 19% of the vote in the Libertarian primary for Oklahoma Governor! We thought such things only happened in Florida.
My Take: Joe Exotic owned a zoo. He had tigers. There are other people with tigers. All of these people are certifiably insane.
One guy is definitely a cult leader with multiple wives.
There is a woman who says she hates the other guys and wants to save the tigers. I assure you she is not the hero of this story.
85% of the teeth in this documentary are missing. It's a rough estimate.
There is murder. Lots of murder. Also, a presidential campaign.
I don't want to ruin anything. Stop reading. Go watch. And don't start late at night. You won't be able to stop until you are done.
Verdict: Just stick it in my veins! Glorious trash!
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
The Book Was Better: King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild Vs. King Leopold's Ghost
Brendan's Alternate Tagline: You'll never look at rubber the same way again.
Quick synopsis: The story of King Leopold II of Belgium and how he took over.
Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Leopold II of Belgium is responsible for the death of about 10 million Africans. Some people today still think he was a swell guy!
Fun Fact for History Nerds: Would you like a crash course in how the legacy of imperialism has left many places in Africa still struggling to find identity? I don't like being heavy handed, but holy hell, there is a lot of messed up stuff here.
Book vs. Movie: If you read the book or watch the movie you will end up feeling the very same: haunted and horrified.
When the European powers began carving up Africa, Leopold II of Belgium saw the opportunity for overseas expansion. He found a way to get a small piece on the Congo River and began a colony focused on rubber.
So far, so good. He was bringing civilization and commerce to Africans, right? He also brought sadists who would cut off the hands of anyone who didn't meet their quota. They didn't give the workers the tools needed to get rubber safely and let's just say, you may want to cry reading or watching it.
The book and the movie/documentary tell the same story in different ways. The movie focuses on the visuals of course and shortens the whole story while obviously the book can go into much more detail.
If you are in a good mood and want to stay that way then don't take on either.
Hitler is responsible for the death of 6 million Jews in the Holocaust. No intelligent human being considers him anything but the epitome of evil. Leopold is responsible for the deaths of 10 million Africans. Enough said.
Verdict: Both are important and well done. Do both.
Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea
Ron Stallworth, Black Klansman
Murder on Middle Beach (HBO)
Antarctica by David Day
Commander Will Cushing by Jaime Malanowski
American Fire by Monica Hesse
Happy New Year (Almost!)
Labyrinth of Ice
Catherine the Great by Robert Massie
The Bounty by Caroline Alexander
The Axeman of New Orleans by Miriam Davis
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EH? on Musing: And Now for Something Completely Different – Art!
Paul G. on John Adams (HBO)
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Online Dance Challenge
Online Dance Challenge is a project by the Portuguese dancer Cifrão that is supported by the car brand SEAT. It's a competitive dance contest that already counts with several editions and offers all dance lovers- national or international- the opportunity to show their talents.
The contest allows all participants to present their work in a dance routine in video format in one or several dance styles. All works are assessed online by the public and by a panel of jurors with recognized merits in the dance world, and covers aspects such as the creativity, charisma and artistic freedom of each author.
BloomIdea was the chosen partner by the reputed Portuguese dancer for the development of the website, where all the information regarding the challenge, namely the official rules and regulations, the panel of judges, the calendar, the previous editions, the contest itself and the audience's possibility to vote on their favorite dancers can be found. The website has a very clean and intuitive look which invites all visitors to browse and vote.
Online Dance Challenge is thus responsible for launching various talents in the dance field in Portugal and, with BloomIdea's collaboration, it promises to return in full force in the near future for new editions and discoveries.
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IziBeach
IziBeach is a digital platform with a mobile app that allows you to book shadowed places and rent sunbeds- both for visitors and for beach bar concessions and the hotel industry- in an easy and fast way on the concession beaches all over the country.
Braga Cool
Braga Cool is part of the project By Cool World and provides a web platform and a mobile app for Android and iOS. It's a pioneering initiative in the promotion of tourism in Portugal and showcases what's best in the categories eating, shopping, sleeping, go out and visit in Braga.
Tatuagem is the reference in its sector for lovers of tattoos. At Tatuagem, lovers of this subject can clarify questions, find tips and suggestions, see famous people's tattoos, information and trivia on the world of tattoos, trends and fashion, among other features dedicated to this art and community.


Winter Shadows is a painting by Jennifer Lake which was uploaded on July 25th, 2016.
I took this photograph in the winter of 2015. The lines from the shadows just created a wonderful effect on the snow. Amazing abstract of lines.
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Blu-ray & DVD News
Watchmen DVD and Blu-ray Details
ByMovienewz	 June 24, 2009 December 23, 2010
Warner Home Video has announced the DVD and Blu-ray release of 'Watchmen', starring Billy Crudup, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Patrick Wilson, Malin Akerman, Matthew Goode and Carla Gugino, just in time for Comic-Con 2009. The superhero mystery adventure will be available to own on July 21, 2009. An "Ultimate Edition" may be announced Fall of 2009. You can view the Extras and Cover Artwork below. Watchmen Theatrical Cut, 2-Disc Director's Cut and Blu-ray editions are now available.
A complex, multi-layered mystery adventure, the film is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the "Doomsday Clock" – which charts the USA's tension with the Soviet Union – is permanently set at five minutes to midnight. When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed-up but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion – a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers – Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future. Their mission is to watch over humanity…but who is watching the Watchmen?
Watchmen (Single-Disc Edition)
Original Theatrical Release available in Widescreen and Full-Screen. No bonus features included.
Watchmen – Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition + Digital Copy)
Director's Cut Movie – 25 Minutes Longer
"The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics" Featurette
11 Watchmen Making-of Webisodes
Music Video: "My Chemical Romance's Desolation Row"
Watchmen – Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition + Digital Copy and BD-Live) Blu-ray
Over 110 Minutes of Revealing, Fan-Essential Featurettes
Immersive "Maximum Movie Mode" Hosted by Filmmaker Zack Snyder
Facebook BD-Live Interactive Feature
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Wild Child (2009) Tamed on DVD
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Last week the Boston Quantified Self group hosted a talk titled The Quantified Patient. The talk was promoted as a "unique event will feature forward thinking entrepreneurs, researchers and companies who are redefining healthcare through the use of self-tracking systems, behavior change psychology, and human analytics." I discovered this while seeing several tweets come from the event through the #quantifiedself hashtag. It prompted me to try and get more details around the discussion and in doing so I've assembled a few of the tweets below and here's a post from someone who attended.
I find the shifts coming in healthcare to be very interesting and as we continue finding ways to collect personal health data we become more empowered to positively impact our lives. I also see a huge shift as we move towards being pro-active about our health as opposed to the currently failing reactive approach that seems to be the norm in healthcare. It's going to be slow transition with many bumps as doctors and other healthcare providers find ways to incorporate how patients are going to be armed with data and knowledge over the coming years. I think it will be challenging as doctors and providers are going to have to find ways to let us incorporate new data and services to augment the knowledge they have about us, not to mention insurance implications. In any case I'm excited by the aspects of being able to have more control over my healthcare in the future.
Here are the tweets I found interesting from attendees.


Last month, I posted my January and February 2010 earnings from PayU2Blog and most of my friends congratulated me and expressed their affection towards the company. While some asked how to register or qualify and some asked how many blogs I have with them.
Now, for your questions, here are my unofficial answers. I call them unofficial because this is only my answer and they are not the official guidelines of PU2B. They can also be called tips or pieces of advice.
Question: How do you register your blog with PU2B?
Answer: Just go to this LINK and fill-up their form.
Question: How can I know if my blog is ready to be registered at PU2B?
Answer: Only PU2B has the right to say your blog is ready but there are few guidelines you can check if your blog is worth their time. Your blog must have its own domain. Your blog must be self-hosted using WordPress blogging platform. Your blog must at least be 90 days old with at least two to three posts per week. Your blog must have no links and paid posts from competitors. Your blog must be a personal blog that caters to general topics.
Question: How long do they approve blogs?
Answer: Indefinite. There is no fixed time for you to know when you will expect an answer from them. But just to be sure, you will never hear from them if your blog does not qualify. As for my first blog, it took me 3 months before I was able to get in. The time of waiting is worth it all!
Question: How do I add a blog to my existing account?
Answer: Just send them a message from your account dashboard.
Question: How many blogs can I add to my account?
Answer: If you are a new blogger, you can add one blog per month to them. If you want to add two blogs per month, you must be an established blogger. That means you have done several posts from them already. You can add up to 10 blogs on your account. As for me, I started to add a blog when I was already working with them for almost a year.
Question: How many blogs do you have with them?
Answer: I have 10 blogs.
If you still have questions, just leave a comment and I will try them to answer on my next posts. By the way, just to remind you, these are not official guidelines. My answers are based on my experiences I have with them from the answers I got from my own personal queries. If you have questions, you can always send them an email.
Ako din dati pinopost ko ang earnings ko,kaso baka biglang may maligaw na IRS (or BIR)bigla akong hingan ng tax, lol!
Laki ng earnings mo sis!
Congrats sis, laki ng kita ahh.
Yung hindi updated na blog. Ma accept ba nila?


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Bankväsendet i Indien är av gammalt datum. I den urgamla Manus lagbok finns regler för inlåning av pengar och för tagande och givande av ränta. Det moderna bankväsendet grundades dock av Brittiska Ostindiska Kompaniet. Det första bankaktiebolaget, The General Bank of India, grundades 1786. Sedan grundades genom Kompaniets försorg även Bank of Hindustan, som överlevde som bank ända till 1906, och Bengal Bank.

Kompaniet självt grundade Bank of Bengal in 1809, sedan den första bengaliska banken gått omkull, och Bank of Bombay 1840 följt av Bank of Madras 1843. 1920 genomfördes en fusion av de tre sistnämnda bankerna, och Imperial Bank of India bildades. Genom ny lagstiftning i det självständiga Indien förstatligades Imperial Bank tillsammans med en rad andra banker. 1969 genomfördes ytterligare en våg av nationaliseringar av banker, då 14 större banker exproprierades av indiska regeringen. Den sista vågen av nationaliseringar kom 1980 då 6 banker togs över.

Ett antal privata banker har dock överlevt den socialistiska politik som fördes under Kongresspartiets period av hegemoni, och ytterligare andra har under tiden grundats. Dessutom finns olika former av kooperativa banker och kreditinrättningar. Fortfarande är indiska staten dominerande inom banksektorn.

Se även
Indiens centralbank

Vidare läsning
 The Evolution of the State Bank of India (The Era of the Imperial Bank of India, 1921–1955) (Volume III)

Indiens näringsliv
Bankväsen


there you'll find me. I promised.
but shook nowhere. Rooms rocked and headached.
near the bench behind the potato peels.
of breaking sticks and winds and basilisks.
Your words will see roses, cobwebs and beetles.
two musics lifting wherever one drones.
You'll leave south, i'll leave north.
Songs will dampen out, waves on strings.
Memory can quake when left alone.


I am so excited to announce the publication of my new book for ASCD! It's titled, Tasks Before Apps: Designing Rigorous Learning in a Tech-Rich Classroom! This book has been in the works for quite some time and was inspired by the phrase I share with educators during school visits, workshops, conferences and keynotes around the world. When we place tasks before apps we keep learning goals front and center while making room to use digital tools to elevate and energize experiences for every student.
With such a dizzying array of mechanical and virtual help at our disposal, it can be a challenge for educators to know where to start. Educator and technology consultant Monica Burns can relate. Monica wrote this book to share strategies, tools, and insights that teachers can use, regardless of subject or grade level. Monica will teach you to effectively incorporate technology in the classroom focusing on the "three Cs" of technology implementation. This includes creation, curiosity, and collaboration.
Detailed advice and copious examples of tech-infused lessons that help students meet learning goals while also developing vital digital citizenship skills.
Customizable checklists and graphic organizers for planning tech-enabled activities; choosing appropriate programs, devices, and platforms; and setting unit and lesson goals.
Recommendations for and links to apps and online resources that can facilitate and energize learning.
Reflection and brainstorming questions for use in book clubs and PLC discussions.
Between content-hosting websites, video conferencing apps, grade- or subject-focused social media accounts, knowing how to navigate technology wisely is essential for both teachers and students. Whether you are a novice or a veteran, teach kindergarten students or high school seniors, this book is an indispensable guide to learn how to communicate effectively.
Teach your students to communicate on posts and message boards and locate credible information on search engines. Help them select efficient, cost-effective equipment furthering academic skills, social development, and digital aptitude in the classroom.


Thanks. I'll try and delete the offending SX transaction you identified using 2.4.x if it will open. I'll delete file data I sent you.
>> Let me know if this worked. Then I'll delete them.
>> No, I haven't tried the SX deletion game yet. Saw Fred's Post. I'll try later. Trying to remember what might've been the latest SX's I did.
> Yup, got it. Crashes for me exactly where I'd worked out from the crash report. I'm still working on the root cause.
The root cause is a bad deferral record in the SX named "Consumer Reports Money Adv. Doug Gift". I suggest that you delete that SX and recreate it if you still need it.


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Trump cancels planned June 12 summit with N. Korean leader
President Donald Trump has canceled the planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, which was set to take place June 12 in Singapore. In a letter addressed to Kim, Trump blamed the cancellation on the "tremendous anger and open hostility" in a recent statement by the North Koreans. "I feel it is inappropriate, at this time, to have this long-planned meeting," he wrote.
In the last few days, the North Korean regime has criticized the Trump administration and made it clear it would not fully demolish its nuclear arsenal.
Here is the cancellation letter:
Source: NBC News
Trump says the North Korea summit is back on
Are North Korean media outlets signaling that the regime is getting serious about diplomacy?
BREAKING NEWS North Korea, in a surprise late-night call, postponed high-level talks with South Korea, objecting to the South's military drill with the U.S.


The box office weekend numbers are in and as expected, the cinematic excellence of Black Panther crushed it at the box office. The film pulled in over $192M domestically and $169M internationally. This makes Black Panther's weekend ticket sales surpass $361M worldwide.
Black Panther was such pure joy to watch. The cast, the director's vision, the beauty of the film...everything was nothing but joy. I've already watched the movie twice and I'm sure I will be seeing it again. If you have not yet watched Black Panther, please go see it. You will not be disappointed. Take your family and have a great time.
Congrats to all involved with Black Panther.


Great Eastport Lot located in the Quiet, Water Privileged Community of Parkwood. This Level Lot is less than one block from the Community Marina, Boat Ramp, Kayak Rack, Picnic Area. Walk to Downtown Annapolis, Shopping, and Restaurants. Just minutes via Boat to the Chesapeake Bay.
Listed by Cheryl Jersey-Lecourt of Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.


Making space for kid #1 was touch-and-go in your apartment — but, no doubt, you nailed it. Now, though, you're welcoming baby #2 in that same two-bedroom.
Creative crib placement is a MUST. Besides, best intentions aside, baby #2 is probably going to sleep in your bedroom for several weeks or, even, months, and that gives you some time to figure out exactly how you want things laid out.
While many parents opt to, ultimately, put baby in with an older sibling, you could have other options, especially when they're small. If you've got a large walk-in closet or even a spacious landing between rooms, focus there — could that be a "bedroom," at least for now?
Playing is an essential part of childhood development and cultivating gross and fine motor skills. That said, kids only play with certain toys for so long and there's no need to clutter their bedrooms with stuffed animals, games and dress up clothes they never touch. Find a new place to store toys and donate the neglected ones.
Space-saver bags are an amazing resource for these kinds of purges, helping you keep items until baby #2 is old enough to enjoy them, while keeping your ever-growing toy stash from getting unruly.
In the BOSTON 'burbs with Suburban Jungle's NEEDHAM LOCAL Allison Margolies!
Really, how often did you use your last changing table? So why waste the space it takes when you could fill it with a crib instead?
Instead of dedicating a significant portion of your childrens' room to diaper changing, pop a changing pad, mat or dresser top onto your child's dresser and use that. No room for a dresser? Set up a portable changing station that goes with you — a mat, pack of wipes, diapers and small baggies are sufficient — or opt for a crib with a built-in changing area.
Flat, plastic storage bins that can be tucked under cribs or beds are a lifesaver for parents living in the city. Select one that'll fit beneath the crib, load it with diapers, wipes and next season's onesies you're good to go.
Your child's closet is brimming with space — you just aren't using it…yet.
Children's clothes are short and don't require as much space. To fit twice the wardrobe, simply add a second rod to their closet. You'll instantly be able to hang twice as much, and can easily swap in as their sizes or the seasons change.
While we love some of those super trendy strollers, many are BIG — and many don't collapse particularly well.
When picking stroller #2, opt for a model that folds flat and that's relatively light. Not only will it instantly take up less space, but if it's light enough you'll be able to hang it — that means even less closet or floor space being taken up. Bonus!


This week for Trivia Tuesday comes from The Walking Dead to celebrate the mid-season premiere. But first who is the car with Father Gabriel?? Is it the dude from the boat reclaiming his food? Why is Rick smiling at the end?? Is it because he thinks he can convert this group to their cause? Anyways on to the quiz!
Who performs a C-Section on Lori? Answer below!


PARIS (Sputnik) - The Japanese city of Osaka was chosen on Friday as the host of the 2025 World Expo as a result of the vote by members of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE).
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivered a speech to the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai on Monday, reaffirming his commitment to deepening 6cooperation via China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Who said women can't be interested in cutting-edge technologies and innovative arms and equipment? An inner warrior wakes up in their souls when they hold a killer machine gun or try on a military pilot's helmet! Take a look at these "Amazonians" posing with firearms around the world in Sputnik's photo gallery.
More than 500,000 visitors have attended the Army-2017 defense industry forum venues across Russia, Alexander Mironov, the chief of the Russian Defense Ministry's directorate of science and research, said Sunday.
The Russian Far East and northwest provinces of China enjoy successful and mutually beneficial relations for many decades now. Every year new intergovernmental projects further unite the inhabitants of the two border regions and allow for cultural exchange and cooperation.
Russian Rostec expects to sign a general contract on the development of a heavy-lift helicopter with the Chinese counterparts.
The 10th International Helicopter Industry Exhibition, HeliRussia 2017, kicked off in Moscow's Crocus Expo on May 25. This year, 237 companies from 21 countries presented their products of both civil and military purposes.
Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport on Monday said it is planning to showcase over 160 pieces of military hardware at the upcoming Mexico Aerospace Exhibition 2017 (FAMEX 2017) in a bid to attract more Latin American clients.
Russian military hardware used in the Syrian campaign will make appearance at this week's key Asian maritime and aerospace show in Malaysia, the chief of the Russian state arms exporter's delegation said Monday.
The conferences and discussions held during the Army-2016 Expo in Russia helped to optimize a more balanced approach toward the country's military and technical policy.
Bahrain's ambassador to Russia invited Russia to take part in the international defense exhibition in 2017.
As technology continues to advance at an ever increasing pace, things that were previously considered to be the stuff of science-fiction novels and movies are now becoming part of our everyday life.
Rosoboronexport will exhibit military equipment at the Africa Aerospace and Defense (AAD 2016) arms expo due to be held on September 14-18 in Pretoria, the exporter said Tuesday.
Serial production of the Russian Korsar UAVs will start in 2017, a manufacturing UIMC firm spokesperson told Sputnik on Thursday.
Kazakhstan's armed forces will receive multirole fighters and transport helicopters from Russia this year.
India plans to be presented at the Army-2016 international military expo to be held near Moscow starting Tuesday.
During the upcoming Army-2016 military expo, the visitors will be able to observe and inspect cutting-edge military hardware that is so far only available in Russia.
A new modification of Russia's T-72 main battle tank designed for urban warfare is scheduled to be unveiled at the Kazakhstan Defence Expo – 2016 (KADEX-2016) in Astana.
Could this be the future of public transit?


My favorite images on this page show boys swimming on one side of the Allegheny Avenue pier, and a sewer belching out wastes on the other side. This could be a metaphor, I suppose, for the tensions inherent in divergent uses of the river: as a site and a waste sink for business and industry, and as a beautiful and cooling respite from concrete and undergreened city neighborhoods. Fortunately, these days, with most of the river's industrial sites now abandoned, city government and city residents have a new appreciation for the recreational potential of the river, with the prime example being the development of the eleven-mile North Delaware River Greenway.
Thanks to Karen Lightner, Free Library Print & Picture Collection, for permission to use a number of these images. For rights to other images, contact the holding institutions.
Click here for a PDF ( 557 kb) detailing flood damage in 1996 along the Delaware River.
Results of examinations of samples of deposits taken from the bottom of the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers at Philadelphia. From Page 138, Report on the Collection and Treatment of Sewage of the City of Philadelphia, 1914.


We've traveled to both Disneyland and Disney World quite a bit (there's an understatement). We love to share the things we've learned from each successive trip: the good, the bad, and how to have an even better trip next time. On top of that, Busy Bee loves to share the tips and tricks she learned from her time as a Cast Member, so that you can help Cast Members help you have a magical visit.


-- a 30-month sentence for conspiracy to submit false claims to the IRS and aggravated identity theft in case no. 2:15-CR-204-TLN.
The federal government sued California on Thursday over a water policy it said violates the state's environmental protection law.
The U.S. Department of Justice filed suit in Sacramento federal court to block a contentious plan approved in December to increase river flows in the San Joaquin River and three tributaries to help revive dwindling salmon populations.
It was part of a larger effort to protect the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, which state officials called an "ecosystem in crisis." The delta supplies water for the majority of California's people and farms.
Once-thriving fish in the delta, which flows out to San Francisco Bay, have plunged from some 70,000 adult Chinook salmon returning to the San Joaquin basin in the fall of 1984 to just 10,000 in 2017.
A Sacramento man is behind bars this week after prosecutors say he sent dozens of letters — some containing white powder — threatening to kill police officers, government officials, members of the LGBTQ community and white people to try to incite a race war.
Darnell Ray Owens, 32, was arrested in Oklahoma on Friday, the same day officials filed a sealed complaint in federal court in Sacramento charging him with mailing threatening communications and conducting a hoax involving biological weapons. He has not yet entered a plea.
The city of Fresno wants a second trial in the excessive force case of Casimero "Shane" Casillas, who was shot to death by a Fresno police officer in 2015.
An attorney for Casillas' family said the motion was a last-ditch effort by the city to avoid paying out nearly $5 million in damages that a federal jury ordered the city to pay.
"This is a Hail Mary by the city of Fresno and their attorney to grasp at something to have this verdict overturned or to have a new trial," said Bill Schmidt, one of the attorneys for Casillas' family.
Two businessmen who claimed they were robbed of more than $225,000 by police in Fresno, California during an investigation into illegal gambling saw their civil rights lawsuit dismissed last week, when the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled it was "not obvious" that theft by cop would violate their Fourth Amendment rights. Writing for a unanimous court, Judge Milan Smith held that even if police officers did steal (an allegation they repeatedly denied), the two men "did not have a clearly established Fourth or Fourteenth Amendment right to be free from the theft of property seized pursuant to a warrant." As a result, the officers would still be entitled to "qualified immunity" and could not be sued for damages in federal court.
The city of Tulare and its police chief are being sued in federal court over alleged civil rights violations for characterizing the PuebloFest 2017 — a Mexican music and cultural festival — as a Mexican cartel and gang gathering, as well as discriminating against the organizers based on their race.
Emilio J. Huerta, an attorney representing brothers Esau Torres and Euler Torres who organized the three-day event, said the civil rights lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Fresno on March 15, and the city was served on Tuesday.
Yesterday, a Sacramento federal jury, after an 11-day trial," found a former Stockton couple guilty of forcing their foreign-born housekeepers to work 18 hours a day on minimal food and without compensation by creating "an atmosphere of fear," according to the Stockton Record, 3/14/19.
A federal jury on Wednesday awarded $4.75 million to the family of a 45-year-old man who was fatally shot by Fresno police in 2015.
The family of Casimero "Shane" Casillas sued the city over his death. In its lawsuit it alleged that Fresno police Officer Trevor Shipman violated Casillas' civil rights by using excessive force when he confronted Casillas on Sept. 7, 2015.
The jury reached its verdict in U.S. District Court in Fresno after two days of deliberations.
As Sacramento officials grapple with protests over the Stephon Clark case, the family of another young black man shot to death by Sacramento police have sued the city alleging that officers shot him while he was in the midst of a mental health crisis and holding his hands in the air.
The lawsuit was filed Monday in U.S. District Court on behalf of the family of Darell Richards, a Sacramento teenager shot to death Sept. 6, 2018, in a Curtis Park backyard after a 911 call reported a man walking along Broadway wearing a hospital mask and pointing a gun at people.