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World's biggest computing grid launched
Elizabeth Clements, Fermilab, lizzie@fnal.gov, 630-840-2326
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James Gillies, CERN, james.gillies@cern.ch, +41 22 767 4101
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Batavia, IL and Upton, NY—The world's largest computing grid is ready to tackle mankind's biggest data challenge from the earth's most powerful accelerator. Today, three weeks after the first particle beams were injected into the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid combines the power of more than 140 computer centers from 33 countries to analyze and manage more than 15 million gigabytes of LHC data every year.
The United States is a vital partner in the development and operation of the WLCG. Fifteen universities and three U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories from 11 states contribute their power to the project.
"The U.S. has been an essential partner in the development of the vast distributed computing system that will allow 7,000 scientists around the world to analyze LHC data, complementing its crucial contributions to the construction of the LHC," said Glen Crawford of the High Energy Physics program in DOE's Office of Science. DOE and the National Science Foundation support contributions to the LHC and to the computing and networking infrastructures that are an integral part of the project.
U.S. contributions to the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid are coordinated through the Open Science Grid, a national computing infrastructure for science. The Open Science Grid not only contributes computing power for LHC data needs, but also for projects in many other scientific fields including biology, nanotechnology, medicine and climate science.
"Particle physics projects such as the LHC have been a driving force for the development of worldwide computing grids," said Ed Seidel, director of the National Science Foundation's Office of Cyberinfrastructure. "The benefits from these grids are now being reaped in areas as diverse as mathematical modeling and drug discovery."
"Open Science Grid members have put an incredible amount of time and effort in developing a nationwide computing system that is already at work supporting America's 1,200 LHC physicists and their colleagues from other sciences," said Open Science Grid Executive Director Ruth Pordes from DOE's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
Dedicated optical fiber networks distribute LHC data from CERN in Geneva, Switzerland to eleven major "Tier-1" computer centers in Europe, North America and Asia, including those at DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois. From these, data is dispatched to more than 140 "Tier-2" centers around the world, including twelve in the United States.
"Our ability to manage data at this scale is the product of several years of intense testing," said Ian Bird, leader of the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid project. "Today's result demonstrates the excellent and successful collaboration we have enjoyed with countries all over the world. Without these international partnerships, such an achievement would be impossible."
"When the LHC starts running at full speed, it will produce enough data to fill about six CDs per second," said Michael Ernst, director of Brookhaven National Laboratory's Tier-1 Computing Center. "As the first point of contact for LHC data in the United States, the computing centers at Brookhaven and Fermilab are responsible for storing and distributing a great amount of this data for use by scientists around the country. We've spent years ramping up to this point, and now, we're excited to help uncover some of the numerous secrets nature is still hiding from us."
Physicists in the U.S. and around the world will sift through the LHC data torrent in search of tiny signals that will lead to discoveries about the nature of the physical universe. Through their distributed computing infrastructures, these physicists also help other scientific researchers increase their use of computing and storage for broader discovery.
"Grid computing allows university research groups at home and abroad to fully participate in the LHC project while fostering positive collaboration across different scientific departments on many campuses," said Ken Bloom from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, manager for seven Tier-2 sites in the United States.
Information about LHC Grid Fest is available at: http://www.fnal.gov/gridfest/
Grid computing and Large Hadron Collider images are available at www.uslhc.us/Images.
More information about U.S. computing for the LHC, including a list of U.S. institutions involved in the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid, is available at http://www.uslhc.us/The_US_and_the_LHC/Computing
U.S. support for LHC participation
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) invested a total of $531 million in the construction of the Large Hadron Collider and the ATLAS and CMS detectors. DOE provided $200 million for the construction of critical LHC accelerator components, $250 million for the design and construction of the ATLAS and CMS detectors, and continues to support U.S. scientists' work on the detectors and accelerator R&D. NSF has focused its support on funding university scientists who have contributed to the design and construction of CMS and ATLAS ($81 million). In addition, both agencies promote the development of advanced computing innovations to meet the enormous LHC data challenge. More than 1,700 scientists, engineers, students and technicians from 94 U.S. universities and laboratories (full list at http://www.uslhc.us/The_US_and_the_LHC/Collaborating_Institutions ) participate in the LHC and its experiments.
LHC Computing Grid participants
Signatories to the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, India, Israel, Japan, Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taipei, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, and the United States of America.
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Fermilab is a DOE Office of Science national laboratory, operated under contract by the Fermi Research Alliance, LLC. The Department of Energy Office of Science is the nation's single-largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences.
The Open Science Grid is a national distributed computing grid for data-intensive research, supported by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation. Visit www.opensciencegrid.org.
CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is the world's leading laboratory for particle physics. It has its headquarters in Geneva. At present, its Member States are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. India, Israel, Japan, the Russian Federation, the United States of America, Turkey, the European Commission and UNESCO have Observer status.
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Q: Modeling a job-scheduling problem with variable resource mapping I am new to google or-tools and I am trying to solve the following problem:

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*a number of tasks with precedence constraints

*a pool of N resources

*resources are grouped by names (a: [0, 1], b: [2, 3, 4], ...)

*each job may acquire resources, either directly (job j needs resource 13 and 14) or indirectly (job j needs 1 resource of group a and 2 of group b)

*jobs may run in parallel if their precedence and resource constraints allow it, the amount of machines is unlimited

*all jobs are assumed to have the same execution time

I want to find a minimal makespan and I want to know:

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*which job is supposed to run at any time t

*which resource is used by which job at time t

I implemented precedence constraints the following way:
from ortools.sat.python import cp_model

njobs = 5
precedence_constraints = [
    (0, 3),
    (0, 2),
    (1, 2),
    (2, 3),
    (2, 4)
]

model = cp_model.CpModel()

job_time = [ model.NewIntVar(0, njobs-1, 'j{}'.format(i)) for i in range(njobs) ]

for p, n in precedence_constraints:
    model.Add(job_time[p] < job_time[n])

model.Minimize(sum(job_time))

solver = cp_model.CpSolver()
status = solver.Solve(model)

for i in range(0, njobs):
    print('j{} = {}'.format(i, solver.Value(job_time[i])))

I do not understand how to implement the resource mapping.

A: You can try to model it as a nearly-classical flexible jobshop:
https://github.com/google/or-tools/blob/stable/examples/python/flexible_job_shop_sat.py
with the addition that you add a cumulative resource to help propagation (See this ongoing discussion on the or-tools mailing list: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=kn#!topic/or-tools-discuss/0syUImixcFI), and with the fact that the sum of active copies may be greater than 1.
This is not the most efficient, but it is easier to start that way. And it will be more robust if all durations are not equal.

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TORRINGTON, Conn. (September 10, 2018) Charlotte Hungerford Hospital (CHH) will be offering its popular "Freedom From Smoking" cessation programs in both Torrington and Winsted this fall as part of their ongoing efforts to help smokers kick the habit and live smoke free.
The FREE program features discussion and skill sessions led by a trained, certified American Cancer Society facilitators who understand the motivations and rationalizations of smoking, and use a positive behavior change approach that teaches people how to become permanent non-smokers. Participants attend eight interactive classes with "Quit Day" midway through the session.
The program will be offered in Torrington on Wednesdays from 4 to 5:30 PM in the Conference Room at the CHH Hungerford Center, 780 Litchfield Street, Torrington, just up the hill from the main hospital building.
The program will also be offered on Tuesdays in Winsted at Northwestern Connecticut Community College in the new Joyner Health Sciences Center (Room #143) from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. and again from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
In Winsted, CHH is partnering with Northwestern Community College in conjunction and support of their current plan to create smoke free campus in 2019. CHH used a recent grant to train four new facilitators in anticipation of the fall offerings, including Carla Angevine, Susan Murphy, Damaris Sierra, and Maria Capobianco.
in Torrington and Winsted this fall.
Please note, my new email address is Tim.LeBouthillier@hhchealth.org – please update in your contacts.


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Scars of Maoist Conflict
Widowed and raped women in Rolpa seek support to raise, educate their kids
Published On: October 10, 2020 09:41 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi
ROLPA, Oct 10: Tulasa Kami was just 24 when she lost her husband to the 'people's war' some 17 years ago. Her husband, Bamdev Kami, was shot dead by security personnel a few kilometers away from her home at Holleri market in Rolpa district. She gave birth to son Thakendra 45 days after the killing of his father. Life never became easy for this family since then.
"I was very young when they gunned him down. We had a daughter already and a son was born later. Life turned miserable as I had no proper job to feed them," she said, adding that she would be grateful if the state could take educational responsibility for her son.
While her daughter Mana Kumari, 18, dropped her studies due to poverty, Thakendra wants to pursue technical education. He passed secondary education level (SEE) last year. "He has been asking me for a little support so that he can go to the field he wants. I have raised my kids with a great difficulty and often I keep my problems to myself. Any mother wants to keep their kids off any troubles," she said.
Tulasa runs a small grocery shop. Whatever she earns hardly suffices basic expenses of her family. Had there been no war and no murder of her husband, the kids would get a bright future, she asserts. "They cannot bring back my husband, but when they killed him in the name of 'New Nepal', what gives them moral ground to stay at the helm of power but never look at the people like us?" she asked, venting ire against the top Maoist leadership in the government.
Another woman raped by the army when she was 24 years old has questions to the state too. The tragic incident that took place in Rolpa 18 years ago badly hit her health. Since then, she lost the love and affection she'd get from her husband too.
"He keeps torturing me on and off. After that incident he has become very cold and unfeeling toward me," she said requesting anonymity. "All this has affected my children equally. I wish the state took care of their responsibility," said the mother of three from the southern part of Rolpa.
She has an 11-year-old son and seven and nine year old daughters. Sending them to school and bearing their educational expenses is not something within her capacity anymore. "If anyone would take them away and give them a bright future, I would be ready to forsake them," said the mother.
According to a local of Holleri, Ishwari Gharti, who's working closely with conflict victims, a lot of women raped and widowed back then are living deserted lives. They are robbed of dignity as well as opportunities. And the condition of those who have children is even pathetic.
"Their saga of struggles will bring tears into any eyes. But it is not seen by the state," said Gharti, who's also the former district secretary of Federation of Nepalese Journalist. "If the government took care of the education of their kids, I mean entire expenses, that would relieve them to some extent. A lot of raped women still need some medical care, depending on their conditions, and they are deprived of that too," she added.
People in Rolpa-- the epicenter of the decade-long Maoist conflict-- had boycotted elections earlier as 'the Maoists leaders betrayed them'. However, they agreed to vote in the general elections three years ago.
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BAGMATI, Jan 19: As many as 36 doctors and health workers of a government hospital in Makwanpur have tested positive...
KATHMANDU, Jan 19: Nepali Congress General Secretary Bishwa Prakash Sharma has tested positive for coronavirus infection. ...
KATHMANDU, Jan 19: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chairman Rajendra Lingden has said that politics should be taken as public service...

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Motoring legend Enzo Ferrari is celebrated on a new proof silver coin from Italy's IPZS
One of the first precious metal coins to be launched by the Italian mint IPZS (Istituto Poligrafico E Zecca Dello Stato) has launched and it celebrates one of Italy's favourite sons, Enzo Ferrari. Born in 1898 and dying ninety years later, Enzo Ferrari was one of the greatest names to ever grace the automotive world. There are very few figures in motoring to hold the level of admiration captured by this man, and those that don't know the man, certainly know the surname, now considered about the most powerful brand in the world.
The coin has been released as part of the Europa Star programme. Struck in 22g of sterling (0.925) silver, it's definitely focused on the man and not his work, there being no sign of a car, road or racing, anywhere on it. The reverse carries a portrait of Enzo Ferrari in later life, next to which is a horse rampant, the basis for one of the most famous logo's in the world. His name, the denomination, and the date are also inscribed on the reverse face. The obverse has a female face representing Italy encircled by a five-pointed star with details from the coat of arms of the Italian Republic: a cogwheel, oak and olive branches. Above, between two points of the star, a towered crown; below, the logo of the Europa Star Programme and the name of the designer "COLANERI" (Maria Carmela Colaneri); below, on the right, "R", identifying the Mint of Rome; around, "REPUBBLICA ITALIANA"
As a design we like the obverse, but as a car nut, would like to have seen a more dynamic design on the reverse face. The point is to celebrate the man rather than the machines, so no doubt we're all better off that the mint is designing the coin and not me. Thankfully free of colour, many mints would've plastered red paint all over it, it's a good one for the Ferrari afficionado, something the world is full of. Available to order now, the IPZS price for one of the 8,000 coins to be minted is €60.00. Demand will determine if the price is higher or lower at aftermarket dealers.
FERRARI: THE COMPANY
Enzo Ferrari was not initially interested in the idea of producing road cars when he formed Scuderia Ferrari in 1929, with headquarters in Modena. Scuderia Ferrari literally means "Ferrari Stable" and is usually used to mean "Team Ferrari." Ferrari bought, prepared and fielded Alfa Romeo racing cars for gentlemen drivers. In 1933 Alfa Romeo withdrew its in-house racing team and Scuderia Ferrari took over as its works team: the Scuderia received Alfa's Grand Prix cars of the latest specifications and fielded many famous drivers such as Tazio Nuvolari and Achille Varzi. In 1938 Alfa Romeo brought its racing operation again in-house, forming Alfa Corse in Milano and hired Enzo Ferrari as manager of the new racing department; therefore the Scuderia Ferrari was disbanded.
In September 1939 Enzo Ferrari left Alfa Romeo under the provision that he would not use the Ferrari name in association with races or racing cars for at least four years. A few days later he founded Auto Avio Costruzioni, headquartered in the facilities of the old Scuderia Ferrari. The new company ostensibly produced machine tools and aircraft accessories. In 1940 Ferrari did in fact produce a race car – the Tipo 815, based on a Fiat platform. It was the first Ferrari car and debuted at the 1940 Mille Miglia, but due to World War II it saw little competition. In 1943 the Ferrari factory moved to Maranello, where it has remained ever since. The factory was bombed by the Allies and subsequently rebuilt including a works for road car production.
The first Ferrari-badged car was the 1947 125 S, powered by a 1.5 L V12 engine; Enzo Ferrari reluctantly built and sold his automobiles to fund Scuderia Ferrari. The Scuderia Ferrari name was resurrected to denote the factory racing cars and distinguish them from those fielded by customer teams. In 1988, Enzo Ferrari oversaw the launch of the Ferrari F40, the last new Ferrari to be launched before his death later that year, and arguably one of the most famous supercars ever made. Ferrari is the world's most powerful brand according to Brand Finance. In May 2012 the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO became the most expensive car in history, selling in a private transaction for $38,115,000 to American communications magnate Craig McCaw.
Scuderia Ferrari has participated in several classes of motorsport, though it is currently only officially involved in Formula One. It is the only team to have competed in the Formula One World Championship continuously since its inception in 1950. José Froilán González gave the team its first F1 victory at the 1951 British Grand Prix.
Alberto Ascari gave Ferrari its first Drivers Championship a year later. Ferrari is the oldest team in the championship, and the most successful: the team holds nearly every Formula One record. As of 2014, the team's records include 15 World Drivers Championship titles, 16 World Constructors Championship titles, 221 Grand Prix victories, 6736.27 points, 679 podium finishes, 207 pole positions, and 230 fastest laps in 890 Grands Prix contested. Of the 19 tracks used in 2014, 8 have lap records set by the Ferrari F2004, with a further 3 set by the Ferrari F2003-GA, Ferrari F2008 and Ferrari F10.
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€10 EURO 0.925 SILVER 22.0 g 34.0 mm PROOF 8,000 YES / YES
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Dan O'Brien (29/10) claims that because there are no self-described neoliberals, it is not possible to engage with their ideas. But surely he would not deny the historical existence of self-described free market radicals, like Milton Friedman and Gary Becker, or the historic influence of their ideas on government policymakers, like Paul Volker and Margaret Thatcher.
Neoliberalism, quite simply, is a theory that advocates applying the laws of the market to as many domains of human existence as possible, as intensely as possible. Neoliberals take up the ideas of early liberals, like Adam Smith and David Ricardo. Those thinkers had faith in the virtue of market-based competition as a mechanism for optimizing the distribution goods and services. Moreover, they believed the experience of buying and selling in the marketplace was a moral corrective, producing over time a class of responsible and capable citizens, named 'entrepreneurs'.


I have been working in our backyard lately, trying to create a landscape that is pleasing to the eye, yet friendly to our ambitious children who delight in dirt and sticks and messes. I have three aging tree stumps and two logs that I salvaged several years ago from a tree that had been cut down in our community. So I have tried to incorporate them better into the corner where our outside faucet and hose reside without taking away from the kids' digging area.
And one of my first ideas was to cover the log and tree stumps in moss. We have lots of moss growing around our yard so I took my hoe and carefully scraped some of the moss up in large sections.
You can use anything that has a sharp thin edge, like a large putty knife or a thin baking sheet might even work. I find my hoe perfect for this job. While it is easier to get larger sections like the size of a small plate, smaller pieces will certainly work. Don't worry about getting a lot of the dirt, just aim for the moss which usually lifts off nicely.
The next step is the part your kids probably will be volunteering to help with, making mud! Mix some dirt with water to get a great, wet mud going which will be your glue for the moss to stick to the log or stump.
Then just add shovelfuls of the mud to the areas where you plan to stick the moss. Very simple. If the mud runs down the log or stump, just spray it away when you water the moss.
The log that I have positioned is resting under the spot where our garden hose connects to the faucet, the moss under there may be a bit flatter, but I don't want to the log to touch the foundation of the house, so I'm okay with that.
This is what it looks like right now after "planting" the moss on the log. Water well for the next 2-3 weeks while the moss begins to adhere to the muddy dirt.
Here the mossy log is the background with some English ivy trailing over it and some small white zinnias giving some woodsy color.
And this is one of my aged tree stumps that is nestled in the corner by the fence awaiting its mossy treatment.
Isn't the bark and ivy gorgeous together? I love the way the ivy curls around the tree stump. And the best part about all this landscaping is that it was free and already in my backyard. Even the plants, like the ivy, zinnias, fern, etc., were marked 'free' at our village grocery store when I went there on Saturday. Saying I was thrilled would be an understatement. Some days it just all comes together like that and I am so thankful!
And if you want to grow some moss on a rock or stone wall, try author and gardening expert Bill Cullina's hot glue gun technique featured in a Martha Stewart video seen here. I have a rock that might need some moss too, which may keep it cooler so my baby fern can take off. Oh the fun I can have and so can you!
In trying to keep up with posting pictures, I have jumped all around with photos from Seth's birthday, along with our garden, to our trip home to my parents' in PA and then back again to dinner in our own back yard enjoying the beginning of our summer harvest.
A couple of months ago I saw this book featured on a new-to-me blog by Joanne Roberts called Bookish Ambitions where she shares great books, great illustrators and discusses writing and drawing.
I was drawn into the book with the book opener that she quoted which includes: "the composer was not humming, moving or breathing. This is called decomposing."
How can you not like clever word plays like that?
So I requested it from our local library and we enjoyed the detective plot and the instruments each having a voice in their defense of the murder charges brought against them.
Seth's favorite part was the listing of all the "dead" composers and he asked if we were going to learn about all of them. Yes! Eventually. At some point.
This is also a book that adults will get more humor out of at times, like the bit about the French Horns at a jazz club. Funny stuff.
As I mentioned, we borrowed ours from the library and after spending some time reading it, we listened the cd version which is a musical production with music created for this book. I highly recommend listening to the cd if you can find it with the book.
Despite the first two pages promoting the evolutionary theory that our ancestors ran around on all fours and then years later stood upright and began building mud huts, this is a fascinating book on architecture and I learned much more than I thought I would. We didn't take time to look at this one together, although we do discuss architectural terms as they come up, like "flying buttresses" and "cloisters" which I didn't know shamefully anything about until recent years. I will borrow it again from the library during the school year and we will study it more closely together.
A young girl is out fishing with her grandfather, admiring the plant and animal life waiting for a nibble on her line. Together they share the excitement of observing nature and landing a fish to take home to her grandmother. The colorful illustrations are full of life and realistic. There are three others in this series which like this one, may be hard to find, but worth the hunt: Christmas at Long Pond, Beaver at Long Pond, and Box Turtle at Long Pond.
Full disclosure: I as a general rule have not gravitated to Tomie DePaola books nor have I understood his popularity. I blame it on my days back in teacher's college, when liking and collecting certain author's books were all the rage and I just could not bring myself to get on the band-wagon. In the ensuing years since those crazy semesters, I have read through many more of his books but they have not found a home on our shelves.
Yes, you can throw rotten cabbages at me now. I know I deserve the booing and hissing.
But this one book, Charlie Needs a Cloak, opened me up to the possibility that he may indeed have a good book here and there. It is fun, informative and inspiring to see a hardworking shepherd go from a tattered old cloak to a handmade new one with the help of his sheep, some berries and a loom. The sheep are the hit of the book, though and remind me of Shaun the Sheep, which shows other sheep acting ridiculous if you like that sort of thing, which obviously our family does. I intend to get a copy of this for our shelves so now we can all breathe a sigh of relief that Tomie DePaola is now officially welcome in our home!
These two books by Chris Van Dusen were a hit in our house because they explore completely ridiculous scenerios and their solutions with a lot of fun and goofiness. We already had his If I Built a Car so I snatched these two up at the library and brought them home for Seth and Laura. Very fun and silly which is just what my kids like to read together and laugh over.
I saw Seth spending time with this book several times before I had a chance to read it myself, so I was curious why he liked it so much. I'm still not sure why he read this particular one more than once, but maybe it has something to do with him wanting to be a math teacher someday. Great overview of the life of Albert Einstein, but more importantly it portrays him as a lifelong student, pursuing answers to questions and puzzles that interested him. And the book that first sparked an interest in learning was a geometry book, Euclid's Elements, written around 300 B.C. which is still used by classical math students today.
This is the final book in the Melendy Quartet series. (I mentioned the other titles in the series in my March/April book list.) This did not capture my full attention throughout the first few chapters as I felt that the finding of the clues was a little formulaic at the beginning, but I did warm up to the book eventually and enjoyed the introduction of new characters as the two youngest Melendy siblings make new, but not necessarily young friends as they hunt for various clues while their older siblings are away at boarding school. There were some moments of humor as some forgotten mail is left outside before the unexpected arrival of a snowstorm and the father wryly remarks that he never thought he would find himself digging with a shovel through the ice and snow to retrieve his bills. The clues last through the whole school year and the surprise at the end is a very heart-warming scene which leaves you hungering for more adventures with the family and their friends. One of my now very favorite series and I would give the four books my highest recommendation possible for boys and girls.
I wanted Seth to read these, so I decided to get busy reading them myself. What a wonderful trilogy of books about a boy, his falcon and his outdoor survival life. Jean George wrote an utterly fascinating series of stories, filled to overflowing with information and interest of every kind in the great outdoors. I enjoyed every single book, completely amazed at how little I know about so much around me. I'm also working through her Julie of the Wolves series and will write about those when I have them finished. She is an excellent story teller, yet provides so much information, I cannot help but want to share everything I have learned from her books. Again books for both boys and girls and also very highly recommended. And there appears to be picture books that continue the series with more stories of Frightful's daughter but our library system does not have them, so I will have to find some used copies myself.
"And are you all together pleased with Bath?"
"Yes, --I like it very well."
"Now, I must give one smirk, and then we may be rational again."
Catherine turned away her head, not knowing whether she might venture to laugh.
"I see what you think of me, " said he gravely--"I shall make but a poor figure in your journal to-morrow."
"Yes, I know exactly what you will say: Friday, went to the Lower Rooms; wore my sprigged muslin robe with blue trimmings--plain black shoes--appeared to much advantage; but was strangely harassed by a queer, half-witted man, who would make me dance with him, and distressed me by his nonsense."
"Indeed I shall no such thing."
"I danced with a very agreeable young man, introduced by Mr. King; had a great deal of conversation with him--seems a most extraordinary genius--hope I may know more of him. That madam, is what I wish you to say."
And then immediately following is a conversation in which fabrics and gowns were discussed by the arrival of Mrs. Allen, Catherine's chaperone and companion.
Mrs. Allen was quite struck by his genius. "Men commonly take so little notice of those things," said she: "I can never get Mr. Allen to know one of my gowns from another. You must be a great comfort to your sister, sir."
"And I pray, sir, what do you think of Miss Morland's gown?"
"How can you," said Catherine, laughing, "be so--" she had almost said, strange.
"What are thinking of so earnestly?" said he, as they walked back to the ball-room;--"not of your partner, I hope, for, by that shake of the head, your meditations are not satisfactory."
Catherine coloured, and said, "I was not thinking of any thing."
But then Mr. Tilney makes few appearances and the rest of the book is taken up with Catherine's brother's romance and her own attempts to repulse a smothering suitor and the witty dialog is forgotten. I was so glad to finish this book and for now it remains my least favorite Austen novel.
I enjoyed this story although there were moments where I was sure the story was never going to end. And as a reward to finishing it, I allowed myself to watch the Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant version which seemed to speed through the story at an alarming rate. If I may pontificate for a moment on movies versus the books. It seems to me that to truly know and enjoy the story requires spending more time in the presence of the characters than a typical movie allows, so while the movies can move us to tears or happiness, it is the written novel that brings fuller satisfaction as the characters' thoughts, worries, secrets and morals are explored in detail page after page after page. I have mentioned before of my hesitation to watch the movie versions of Austen novels because my enjoyment of the book stands unassisted by handsome gentlemen and beautiful ladies acting it out on a screen. But then again, I'm not a movie buff, so perhaps I just need to watch different versions and not just the popular Hollywood versions. I'm open to suggestions.
And finishing these two novels, I now have only Persuasion left to read, but I may wait until Fall.
I have been reading this book, which is a collection of essays on various topics, slowly since Christmas when I purchased it along with several other Rushdoony titles for Shane and I to read and I just finished it earlier in June. This was the first full length book I read by Rushdoony and I found myself underling many, many concepts that I had never considered before. What follows is some extensive quoting from the chapter entitled, Law and Authority which is less than five pages.
People who profess to be believers in democracy also have their own brand of authoritarianism. They claim that democracy is the true way of life and the true civil government because it rests on the true foundation, the people. The ancient faith in democracy is summed up in the Latin phrase, vox populi, vox Dei, the voice of the people is the voice of God. The people are thus the god of democracy. No law, no constitution, no religious faith can be permitted to stand in the way of the will of the people. The will of the people incarnates itself in a governing elite who express this general will infallibly. There is a direct connection between the democratic thinking of Rousseau and Karl Marx' dictatorship of the proletariat.
It is apparent therefore that we are sadly astray today in our thinking about law. Our law has ceased to be Christian and has become humanistic and democratic. Its purpose is to establish the will of mass man, of democratic man, as the ultimate authority. A a result, our law is increasingly an anti-Christian system of law. It is hostile to the sovereignty of God, and it affirms the sovereignty of man. Our lawmakers are saying in effect, "Let us make god in our own image, after our likeness." They are bent not only on remaking law but on remaking man.
God's law has as its purpose the government of man, to guide and direct man into the way of righteousness and truth. Grace recreated man, and law is the form of the new man's life, in that man is regenerated in order to be conformed to God.


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Q: If heliosphere refracted light, would stars appear further away? If the heliosphere (including heliosheath) had a higher refractive index than interstellar space, would objects outside it appear to be smaller and further away?

A: No.  When you look through a lens system at something that is magnified or reduced, you're mapping one region onto one of a different size.
As an example, when you look at the full moon in your binoculars, you might map the 0.5 degree moon into 10 degrees in your visual field.  Of course this comes at a cost.  The other objects in that 10 degree region are obscured by the image.  If you magnify one region, that must come with a reduction or obscuration of some other region.
But in the center of a uniform optical system, all regions are identical.  If none are special, then there can be no magnification.   It would be like trying to enlarge all the details on a globe without making the globe larger.
The answer could be different if you weren't at the center.  Being toward one side would introduce an asymmetry that would allow magnification in one direction but not the other.  But the heliosphere is large enough that shouldn't be a consideration for us.


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Boyle v. Dwyer
Supreme Court of New Hampshire, Rockingham
JAMES G. BOYLE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE & a.
MARY CHRISTINE DWYER
Argued: April 18, 2019
Law Offices of John Kuzinevich, of Duxbury, Massachusetts (John Kuzinevich on the brief and orally), for the plaintiffs.
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, P.C., of Concord (Charles P. Bauer and Weston R. Sager on the brief, and Mr. Bauer orally), for the defendant.
LYNN, C.J.
The plaintiffs, James G. Boyle, individually and as trustee of 150 Greenleaf Avenue Realty Trust, and Minato Auto, LLC, appeal an order of the Superior Court (Schulman, J.) dismissing their defamation claim against the defendant, Mary Christine Dwyer. They challenge the trial court's application of the pertinent law in assessing their claim, and assert that they pled sufficient facts in their complaint to survive a motion to dismiss. We affirm.
The following facts are drawn from the plaintiffs' complaint[1] or are otherwise undisputed by the parties. Boyle is the majority owner and manager of Minato Auto, LLC, which operates a Toyota dealership at 150 Greenleaf Avenue in Portsmouth (the property). The State of New Hampshire sold the property to Boyle, who later discovered that it contained a sewer line owned by the City of Portsmouth (the City). The presence of the municipal sewer line was not clearly indicated on the deed, and has impacted Boyle's plans for developing the property.
Since approximately 2003, Boyle has been involved in numerous disputes with the City. Relevant here is a lawsuit Boyle filed against the City for trespass and nuisance based on the presence of the sewer line on the property. Following a two-week trial, a jury found the City liable to Boyle for damages in excess of $3.5 million. This dispute remains ongoing, as Boyle, alleging errors at trial, maintains that the damages award should have exceeded $10 million. Also relevant to this appeal is a notice of taking, filed in December 2016, in which the City seeks to take by eminent domain approximately one-third of the property, including the portion that contains the sewer line.
In the fall of 2017, the defendant was running for re-election to the Portsmouth city council. During her campaign, she responded to a written questionnaire, captioned "Candidate Survey," which was subsequently published on the website PortsmouthNH.com as part of a "voter's guide." The questionnaire was sent to all of the 18 candidates running for city council that fall. The following question (Question Seven) regarding the dispute between Boyle and the City over the sewer line, along with the defendant's response, was included in the publication:
Q7: The council is attempting to take 4.6 acres of land containing a city sewer line from Toyota of Portsmouth owner James Boyle. In March, Boyle said he was seeking about $10 million in a settlement offer, but no settlement was reached.
A) Should the council have settled with Boyle at the amount he requested?
Certainly not. Mr. Boyle purchased a building on wetlands, which had been sold to him by the N.H. Department of Education; the building was sold because it was sinking. The wetland and the sewer line are clearly marked on the deed to the property. Ever since then, he has been trying to get the taxpayers of the city of Portsmouth to pay for his apparent mistake through filing various lawsuits. The city has repeatedly defended taxpayers against these lawsuits. Why would we give Mr. Boyle $10 million of taxpayer money simply to mollify him?
B) Should the city proceed with efforts to take the land by eminent domain?
Yes. In a ruling from one of Mr. Boyle's lawsuit attempts to pry money out of Portsmouth taxpayers, the presiding judge suggested the eminent domain remedy to the city, apparently believing that it might end the controversy and stop clogging up the courts. The judge's advice seemed like a feasible direction. The city can then manage that portion of the property, monitor the sewer pipe that runs under a corner of the property, and deal appropriately with the wetlands.
Following the publication of the questionnaire, Boyle sent the defendant a letter alleging that the defendant's response to Question Seven "constitute[s] libel and slander." The letter included a demand that the defendant "issue an immediate retraction indicating that [her] statements were false." The defendant did not respond.
The plaintiffs then filed a complaint against the defendant in the trial court, alleging claims of defamation and interference with existing and prospective contractual relations. In support of their defamation claim, the plaintiffs asserted, as relevant here, that the defendant's response to Question Seven was "false and defamatory," and that it had the effect of "directly injur[ing]" Boyle and his business activities. The defendant filed a motion to dismiss, arguing, among other things, that her statements in response to Question Seven were not actionable for defamation, as they were either statements of fact that were substantially true or did not convey a defamatory meaning, or statements of opinion.
The trial court granted the defendant's motion to dismiss, basing its decision primarily on the protections afforded allegedly defamatory speech under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. The court also concluded, however, that the plaintiffs' claim would likewise fail under New Hampshire common law, given that the defendant's statements "were limited to (a) statements of uncontested facts, (b) statements of non-defamatory facts and (c) statements ...


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Stunning group of 8 wild Tropheus Moliro. Bautiful truely red fish. Also have some babies between 3cm and 6cm in size for sale. I'm selling them because after years of different variety of Tropheus I'm moving to Malawi. Pick up from Doncaster. For more info call Vic on 07411413635.
Range from 4�-8�. Looks like 2 male 7 female. Fed on high protein diet consisting of pellets and frozen. Bought from mikes rifts so great quality just moving back to tropheus again! Located in Newcastle �0 is a bargain!
I have 4 tropheus duboisi fry that I'm currently growing on a bit and will be available in about 2-3 weeks. They are about an inch at the minute. Open to offers. I also have 4 Black Pearl Calvus for sale around 1.5-2 inch. Looking for �50 each.
Tropheus Blue Rainbow F1 5-8cm �/each. I can deliver to your door for fuel costs.
Breeding group of 12 tropheus adults females and males. 10-12cm in size Collection only from Stevenage. Bring your own bags/bucket �0 for the group or swap for tropheus kasanga Any questions please ask.
Tropheus Bulu point F1 5-6cm �/each (12 for �0) I can deliver for fuel diesel costs.
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Small group of 4 Ilangi. One is 4" in length, the other three are around 2.5". Sold as a group. �. Pick up only and bring your own containers.Will throw in a blue frontosa 4"+. If not sold, going to the lfs on Wednesday.
Hi, anybody selling Tropheus Kalemie by the chance? 8-15 at last.
I have 8 or 9 Ilangi, they are breeding and all feeding and healthy, circumstances forces sale, looking for 120 for them no offers.
I am looking for around 15 young Tropheus spp. in Notts / East Midlands Area. I am returning to cichlids keeping after a long absence- I have previously successfully kept Tropheus, Mbuna and Discus ( not together!).
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Lynette Wageman | East-West Center | www.eastwestcenter.org
East-West Center Oral History Project: Lynette Wageman
Lynette Wageman is ethnically Indian and was born in Trinidad, West Indies. She went to college in Missouri where she worked as a student assistant in the library. Later, she and her husband lived in Germany during the raising of the Berlin Wall. Moving to Hawaii, Lynette got a job in East-West Center's infant library in 1962 under its first library director, Dr. G. Raymond Nunn. The library grew rapidly as an avalanche of materials arrived from Asia. Lynette's interview describes the East-West Center library's beginnings, its role in UH-EWC politics, its early leaders and staff such as library directors Robert Stevens and Joyce Wright, and its many adventures. In 1970 when the library collection and management was divided between UH and EWC, Lynette moved to Hamilton Library on the Manoa campus where she eventually became Head of the Asia Collection before retiring in 2001.
Read Wageman's interview narrative (pdf)
Life Before EWC - Arrival in Hawai'i
Life at EWC - Joining EWC Library Staff, 1962 - EWC Library/Structure - Public Law 480 Program (PL480) - Building EWC Library - Library Staff, Early 1960s - UH/EWC Library Relations - Attending UH Library School - Joyce Wright as EWC Library Director
Intellectual Innovations - Cataloging/Classification of Asian Material/Collaboration with Library of Congress
Institutional Transitions - Splitting up the EWC Library and Staff - Creation of UH Asia Collection
Life After EWC - UH Hamilton Library - Asia Collection/EWC Support - Professional Activities - Retirement
EWC's Impact - On Career - Perspectives
Interview Quotes
"I have never seen a bunch of harder-working people, dedicated workers, as the staff that was there working with the East-West Center Library. First of all, we had lots of work to do and the world was against us. We were charting new ground with a library where materials were very difficult to acquire and to catalog. We had to be very flexible because there were not always cataloging rules to follow. We were dealing with the umpteen languages of Asia. We were young and inspired by all of this."
"We were not microfilming at the library, but Dr. Nunn [Library Director] would send people out to the field with camera and film to microfilm important documents and newspapers, like for Okinawa. And for various places in Asia and Europe, he would send people out there to buy all the microfilmed materials available. He was just an acquisitions person. I mean, he didn't pay that much attention to the cataloguing part. He said, "You can always catalog it later." He would borrow unique materials from other libraries and with their permission, have them filmed on campus. And he was building up a really fantastic collection. And I read his interview, and it's true that at one time, we had one of the best collections of microfilm on Asia in the whole world. We had things that nobody else had."
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Caraz to Huaraz Bus Tickets
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The road journey from Caraz to Huaraz is pleasant and relaxing. At redBus, we work with different bus companies that operate on this route with well-maintained buses and experienced drivers. Although the travel time varies from one bus operator to another because of traffic and climatic conditions, our continuous availability of bus services between Caraz and Huaraz reduces uncertainty and offers convenience for travelers.
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About Caraz
Caraz is a city located in the Department of Ancash, at the shores of the Santa River, within the Callejón de Huaylas valley. It is the second most important city of the department after Huaraz, its capital. Caraz was occupied long before the Spanish arrival, first by the Chavín and afterwards by the Recuay, Huari and Inca, civilizations which managed to gain control over the local chiefdoms and effectively rule the valley. Caraz was created as a city by Simón Bolívar, and was oficially recognized as such the 29th of december of 1856. Its name derives from quechua qaaray, which refers to Agave Americana plant which grows in the area. Due its location, Caraz is an attraction to those looking for adventure tourism, as it is near beautiful snow peaks such as the Alpamayo. It also has an important historical and cultural heritage in the city, along with many interesting archeological sites.
About Huaraz
The name Huaraz comes from "waraq", a word in quechua which means sunrise. The origins of Huaraz go back to the Pre-Inca period, when the first human settlement took place close to the rivers Quilcay and Santa. It has been verified the human presence in the area of Callejón de Huaylas since 10.000 B. C., when the human beings were dedicated to harvest and hunting; this is testified by the Guitarrero cave in front of Mancos village. It was the chavín culture that was developed in this area during the Horizonte Temprano. Many years later, Spanish people founded the city as San Sebastián de Huaraz, in 1574 and Simón Bolívar called the city "noble and generous", because of its support to the liberating army during the independence of Peru. It was also called the "capital of international friendship", in recognition of its help to the victims of the earthquake of 1970 in Áncash; on the seism 20.000 people from Huaraz died and 95% of the city was reduced to ashes.Huaraz is the capital of Áncash department and is considered the "Peruvian Switzerland" for being located on the surroundings of the snowy mountain of Cordillera Blanca. The development of Huaraz is based in the agriculture, trade and tourism, because in Huaraz is concentrated most of the tourist activity of the Sierra de Áncash.


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Dr. John M. DeGrove
The Father of Growth Management
An icon of comprehensive planning and growth management, both in Florida and across the nation, Dr. John M. DeGrove was known for his unfailing and practical optimism. Throughout his life he firmly believed that effective land use planning programs could address and overcome the many development decisions that resulted in detrimental and costly impacts to his beloved Florida.
As one of the founders of 1000 Friends of Florida, he always promoted a strong adherence to the sound principles of growth and development decision making to protect the environment, reduce taxpayer burdens for citizens and keep our economy strong.
In 1983, he accepted then Governor Bob Graham's invitation to become Secretary of Florida's land planning agency, the Department of Community Affairs. His academic credentials, coupled with a keen political awareness, allowed him to lead the effort that resulted in passage of the 1985 Growth Management Act. He was a fierce defender of this comprehensive legislation that continues to shape our surroundings to this day.
Dr. John M. DeGrove, 1924 – 2012
But he did more than simply inspire others to follow him. He laid the solid foundation for all citizens to expect that their elected government can and should hold development interests accountable for their impacts. This legacy will continue to serve Florida well now and in the future. Upon his passing, 1000 Friends instituted the Dr. John M. DeGrove Webinar Series to honor his passion for planning and education. We hope you'll join us at one or more of these free and informative events.
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Dr. John M. DeGrove: Shaping a Better Future for Florida
Recognized as the "father of growth management," Dr. DeGrove was an influential force in shaping the planning process in our state and many other states across nation. This 2014 webinar focused on his lasting accomplishments and how his principles can continue to be followed as Florida once again faces increasing growth pressures and mounting environmental crises. Also check out 1000 Friends of Florida 2012 DeGrove Newsletter and DeGrove Slide Show.
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A jigsaw is a tool that you will find nearly no end of uses for. Like all the best tools in your workshop, this is something that you will want to reach for on many occasions for both precise and careful work, as well as more 'rough and ready' work that involves just slicing ends off or making little changes.
What's amazing about the jigsaw really, is just what a huge difference a small design change makes. This is essentially a reciprocating saw but with a nice flat shoe added on the end. What that means, is that you can then lean against the surface that you're cutting, thereby stabilizing the tool and giving yourself hugely more control and precision while you're working.
This then means that you can use a jigsaw for a vast range of tasks, including plunging holes, cutting intricate shapes (jigsawing) and even doing fancy things like bevelling if your tool comes with the feature.
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When you dive in a little deeper, you'll find that this tool goes a little beyond the bare minimum and actually offers a fair amount of features and options for something so affordable. Power and speed wise, you have a 5 amp motor here, which can generate up to 3,000SPM of cutting power. That's pretty middle of the road but what's more impressive is all the additional features thrown in. These include orbital settings (called 'curve control' here) to help you rip through tougher materials when you need to, the option to make bevel cuts with actually quite a few angles to adjust to and speed settings too.
All that means you're getting pretty much everything you could want from your jigsaw, despite it all being somewhat basic. In our review period, we tried using just this jigsaw for a while and what we found, was that it was perfectly adequate and actually was up to most of what we could throw at it.
Of course if you want more serious power, then you'll want something a bit more expensive but otherwise, this has got a lot going for it!
What are the Pros? What are the Cons?
The most impressive features regarding this jigsaw are definitely the things it didn't have to do. Power is middling and that's to be expected but getting the orbital settings, bevel option and even speed adjustment is all very nice and means that you can perform most jobs with just this one, relatively affordable tool.
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Conclusive sighting of rare whale confirmed - 14.10.19
Conclusive sighting of rare whale confirmed
Life Sciences | Environment
True's beaked whale in the Bay of Biscay (Credit: Christopher Hogben)
The first conclusive evidence of a rare whale species - the True's beaked whale (Mesoplodon mirus) - inhabiting a region of the North East Atlantic has been confirmed by a research team involving UCL.
Images taken during a wildlife photography trip in the Bay of Biscay in July 2018 have given conservationists the opportunity to study this species in exquisite new detail.
Researchers analysed the images and uncovered an unusual physical feature on one animal: two additional protruding teeth were apparent behind the normal pair of tusks.
This is a unique observation, never before recorded in True's beaked whales, according to the research published in PeerJ - the Journal of Life and Environmental Sciences.
James Robbins, lead author on the paper for ORCA, the whale and dolphin charity which runs the trip in partnership with Jessops Academy, and the University of Plymouth, said: "This species is rarely reported as having been seen in the North East Atlantic, with most of the very limited information we have coming from individuals stranded on beaches.
"Any information on largely unknown whale species is critical to gain an insight into their lives and biology. These photographs of True's beaked whales captured by members of the public therefore represent exciting new findings."
Observed from Brittany Ferries ship Pont-Aven, the research confirmed the first conclusive evidence that True's beaked whales inhabit the North East Atlantic.
During the study, the authors consulted a number of independent experts, as well as comparing the images with skull samples at both the Natural History Museum and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
Study co-author Ellen Coombs, PhD candidate at UCL and the Natural History Museum, said: "This confirmed sighting highlights just how important the Bay of Biscay is as a suitable home for these beaked whales and many other whales and dolphins. We need to be doing more to conserve and protect this habitat.
"The public can get involved in a number of ways, for example by photographing sightings and volunteering with ORCA directly, or by reporting sightings of whales and dolphins to the Sea Watch Foundation or to your local Wildlife Trust."
Sally Hamilton, ORCA Director, said: "This is yet further evidence of how mysterious the lives of whales and dolphins are, and gives us a new insight into these fantastic animals. Ferries crossing the Bay of Biscay have hosted ORCA to study these animals for more than two decades, but we are still learning more about them every year."
True's beaked whales are rarely observed at sea and most existing knowledge comes from a handful of animals found stranded on shore. The animals in this encounter were observed breaching out of the water, thrilling those on board with unparalleled views during the few minutes they were close to the ship.
Further research may help conservationists better understand these elusive animals, but it is possible that these newly discovered features could hint at a new species of beaked whale.
Travis Park, Marie Curie fellow at The Natural History Museum said: "This study is a great example of how Museum collections can aid conservation research. In this case we were able to look at museum specimens for evidence of supernumerary teeth that were seen on one of the individuals sighted in the Bay of Biscay. This aided the team in quickly confirming the identification of these lesser known animals."
Robbins added: "This encounter was not only extremely exciting for those lucky enough to see them from the ferry, but also for scientists as we saw evidence of additional teeth which have not been recorded before. We hope that future opportunities to study True's beaked whales will help us shed more light on their world."
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The record number of participants so far came to the czech meeting: 521 people from 31 countries met there. Many collectors and artists from the Czech Republic had the possibility to attend without any travel difficulties (including financial ones). Ivo Prokop and his secretary Marie Sara responded very well to the challenge. There was an retrospective exhibition of bookplates by Josef Vachal, and the delegates' meeting revised the 1966 statutes of FISAE. The question of pseudo-exlibris was raised again, and there was general agreement that they should be actively discouraged. There was substantial criticism of the poor quality of the FISAE exhibitions of bookplates created in the two years before the congress. This had its impact: such exhibitions have since improved, and are even replaced by first-class 'borrowed' exhibitions (for example, in Frederikshavn, the resulting exhibition of the Marlbork Biennial 2002).


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Mozilla is working on a new Android browser, and it's not called Firefox
Published: Jul 09, 2018, 6:21 AM
Peter Kostadinov
Mozilla, the company behind the very popular Firefox browser and a couple of other lesser-known ones, seems to be working on yet another one for Android.
Codenamed Fenix, it's a pretty secretive project that could probably be very well defined by the single comment in the GitHub repository: "Fenix is not your parent's Android browser". We are talking pure speculation here, but this sounds like Mozilla is aiming for a very private browser tailored for mobile -- and hopefully it includes an incognito mode. If you think that incognito mode is a standard feature these days, tell it to Opera Touch which comes sans the essential featurette.
As a refresher, Firefox has the following items in its development lineup:
Firefox, the flagship browser of Mozilla's;
Firefox Focus, a lightweight browser aiming to improve mobile experience
Firefox Rocket, exclusive to some regions;
Firefox Klar, another region-exclsuive browser.
Of course, each of these has its own purpose and intended audience, which could be hinting that Fenix would be catering to another niche of potential Firefox users that are using the Android platform. There are no clues if an iOS version is coming along as well. No further info about Firefox's secretive Fenix project is known at this point, but we guess we'll know more as soon as the browser materializes.
source: GitHub via Reddit


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Stripmall Ballads
GOOD FOR A WHILE EP
"The recording project of Maryland's Phillips Saylor Wisor, Stripmall Ballads emerged onto the 'outsider folk' scene (if such a thing exists) in 2008 with SINCE JIMMY DIED, and has released a number of haunting releases in the intervening years. Melding Appalachian musical sensibilities with heartbroken, downcast lyrics and dry wit, Stripmall Ballads updates traditional songwriting for the contemporary time, the age-old concerns of death and longing cast through a modern lens to include everything from PTSD and estrangement to Gatorade and rubber gloves.
Stripmall Ballads are back with a brand new release, GOOD FOR A WHILE, a two-track EP that aims to pave the way for a brand new full-length album in 2019. Along with Evan Harris (bass), Jeremy Ebert (slide guitar), Darren Whitaker (guitar and vocals), Brandon Woods (drums and vocals) and Joshua P. James (harmony vocals), Phillips Saylor Wisor has evolved his sound so that it has something of a paradoxically rich lo-fi style—bringing to mind Gillian Welch and Townes Van Zandt but also big rocks bands like R.E.M.
A-side 'You Were Good (I Was Good For a While),' draws inspiration from John Kennedy Toole's Neon Bible, the Southern Gothic overtones fleshing out a world of strange violence and constant struggle. There's nostalgia in the style too, though for what and when is unclear, as though the narrator understands that the time and place for which he pines is nothing more than a idealised fiction. The result is a gentle, lilting sadness that gradually yet constantly tightens its grip on things, the narrator's desperation rising through the minor chords.
B-side 'Yes Praise, Mercy Yes' is a plaintive song of resistance that is at once pessimistic and unyielding, as though understanding the futility of protest against power but at the same time drawing energy and purpose from it. Such a nuanced and wistful take on opposition and resilience is made all the more poignant by the fundamental simplicity of the track—relying as it does on mournful vocals and the wistful spirit of our time."
— Various Small Flames (UK) | 2018
"STRIPMALL BALLADS is the moniker of Phillips Saylor Wisor. The founding member of The Shiftless Rounders he's been working as Stripmall Ballads since 2008. And like the wispy breeze off of an R.E.M.-esque saga, the intangible talents of Phillips comes to the fore, each and every note you entangle your senses to. The Americana-country adaptations in taste, is incorrigible in its return to the basics and the wildness of our hearts. It's love. The new full length record is scheduled to drop in 2019. It's been 5 years, and we think it's about dang time to hear more of Stripmall Ballads."
— comeherefloyd | 2018
SINCE JIMMY DIED
"SINCE JIMMY DIED is Phillips, his guitar, some beautifully written songs and his voice with that country twang and that's it and it's PERFECT. This is music played with raw emotion and full of sincerity and it's to be admired."
— youcrazydreamers.com - UK
"SINCE JIMMY DIED is fractured and flawed.......and for those reasons it is also hauntingly gorgeous, melding Appalachian roots with intimate, Beat poet-esque lyrical ruminations."
— Seven Days (Burlington, VT)
"Not unlike his moniker, I find the music Saylor creates can have a bit of everything in an unassuming package – there is country, folk, noise, rock all mixed into a lo-fi package that really works. The one "piece of work" that I have really enjoyed is SINCE JIMMY DIED, which was released last year and is 10 tracks of a man singing his very heart out. Not in the sense that he can sing no longer, but in a sense that he leaves everything out there for you to ingest. Let yourself take it all in and you will realize that this tragic sounding album is one of the most beautiful things you will hear. I swear that this album breaks my heart just a little each time I listen to it and it isn't entirely due to subject matter but the overall atmosphere the album creates. If I was more aware of the album, it would have been placed quite predominantly in my best of 2008 collection. Why he isn't more well known is beyond me. Saylor's voice has just a little bit of the south peaking through, just enough cracking (or actually the straddling of a natural break between his higher and lower singing voice) to draw you in. It isn't polished and it isn't supposed to be. Polish wouldn't work on Stripmall Ballads as this is one of those stripmalls in the industrial area of town that doesn't have the flash and glitz but has everything you will ever need. I know bad analogy but this acoustic folk album is just too good for you to let slip by. Do yourself a favour and swing by and pick up a copy – to entice you, here are two stand out tracks below to get you moving."
— Slowcoustic.com "Why Aren't They Famous Yet?"
"This is also the soundtrack of a full out championship demon-wrestling match, with most of the slamdowns made by Saylor's preternaturally weary voice, cracked like the bottom of an old fine bone china cup. Stripmall Ballads posits a kind of punk bluegrass, with Phillips'delivery crisscrossing boundaries between Guthrie-esque folksinging, beatnik poetry and country hellfire preaching..."
— vue magazine
"Introspective darkness offering honest and vivid stories you just don't get in music these days. "
— Eugene Weekly
"Saylor himself has a wanderlust that would border on mania if it weren't structured around a musical odyssey that makes Alan Lomax's documentary questing look narrow and slackerly. "
— see magazine, edmonton, alberta, canada
"Stripmall Ballads is Phillips Saylor with a guitar or banjo. Listening to his MySpace page, you'd think that his shows would be rather mellow, but the man has so much stage presence and power in his play... "
— NeverHadToFight.com


Emily first completed a BSc in Sports and Exercise Science at the University of Leeds in 2011. With an interest in Musculoskeletal injuries she then went on to complete an MSc in Physiotherapy at St Georges University of London.
Emily also has a Diploma in sports massage and has experience working in both private and NHS Hospitals.
Emily enjoys treating a range of musculoskeletal injuries and takes a holistic approach to care. She aims to understand what factors aggravate her patient's injury and determines the best treatment plans to get her patients back to the activities they enjoy.
In her own time, Emily enjoys regular exercise and going to the gym. She has a particular interest in skiing, having qualified as a Ski Instructor in Canada in 2008.
Emily has already built up a diverse patient list and is looking forward to treating our patients old and new.
Please join us in welcoming Emily to our team of physiotherapists.
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Category: Mahram Relatives
If a man divorces his wife before consummation of the marriage, she becomes haraam for all of his offspring
A man did the marriage contract with a woman, then he divorced her before consummating the marriage with her. Is she permissible for her son to marry after he has divorced her?
Ruling on observing hijaab in front of one's son in law
Prohibition of a woman travelling without a mahram, and conditions of a mahram
Praise be to Allah.
No, if a man divorces a woman, she becomes haraam for all of his sons, the sons of his sons, and the sons of his daughters, because she was the wife of the father, even if he did not consummate the marriage with her, and Allah has not connected this matter to consummation of the marriage. Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): "And marry not women whom your fathers married" [an-Nisa' 4:22].
Marriage to their fathers' ex-wives is haraam for sons in all cases. "Father" in this case refers to the immediate father as well as the grandfather, i.e., the father's father or the mother's father. It includes all forefathers on the mother's side and on the father's side. Their (ex-) wives are haraam for the son to marry and he is a mahram to them because of the verse (interpretation of the meaning): "And marry not women whom your fathers married" [an-Nisa' 4:22]. This includes the one with whom the marriage was consummated and the one with whom it was not consummated. This is a matter concerning which there is consensus among the scholars and there is no difference of opinion concerning it.
The converse is also true: The son's wife is also haraam for father to marry in all cases, even if the son did not consummate the marriage with her. If a man marries a woman then dies before consummating the marriage with her, or he divorces her before consummating the marriage with her, she is haraam for his father and all of his grandfathers, because Allah says (interpretation of the meaning) "the wives of your sons who (spring) from your own loins" [an-Nisa' 4:23]; He did not say those with whom you have consummated the marriage. End quote.
Shaykh 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him).
Is it permissible for a woman to uncover in front of her husband's mother's husband?
This woman is not your mahram
A woman's maternal uncle and paternal uncle are mahrams to her and her daughters
Rings and chains for men
Ruling concerning women covering their feet in prayer
Men and women talking in chat rooms
Menstruating woman entering the mosque to attend a class or a halaqah for memorizing Qur'aan
Is Iblees a Jinn or an Angel?


SYRACUSE, NY – Tickets are now on sale for the 12th edition of the Downtown Living Tour, set for Saturday May 19, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. Presented by the Downtown Committee of Syracuse, Inc., the City of Syracuse and State Tower, the self-guided walking tour will provide tour-goers with inside access to the newest and most talked-about urban living examples in town! The 2018 Downtown Living Tour will highlight nine stops located in and around Downtown Syracuse, showcasing luxury apartments including a sneak peek into what will be the largest apartment in Downtown Syracuse, historic renovations and new townhouses, as well as a special opportunity to explore all three theaters in the new Redhouse Arts Center in City Center. *A list of all Tour Stops is provided below.
The 2018 Downtown Living Tour experience begins at City Hall Commons Atrium, located at 203 E. Washington Street (map). This is where all tour-goers must check-in and pick up their official Living Tour tickets, map and Swag Bags. For reference, the Commons Atrium is located just behind State Tower, which is the first official tour stop for all tour-goers. As this year's "star" of the Downtown Living Tour, State Tower boasts 61 luxury market-rate apartments, featuring a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units. Each apartment features a unique floor plan with deluxe amenities, and delivers stunning views.
After exploring State Tower – where tourists are also encouraged to visit its rooftop terrace and state-of-the-art fitness center - Living Tour attendees may walk to the other destinations, or choose to ride a free shuttle bus that will run along a special route designed exclusively for the Downtown Living Tour.
The Official Tour Rest Stop is the Aloft Syracuse Inner Harbor Hotel, located adjacent to the Iron Pier Apartments. Please note, there will also be a special direct shuttle running from State Tower to the Iron Pier Apartments on the day of the tour.
Ticket Information: Tickets are available at the advance-sale price of $12 through Thursday, May 17. They may be purchased online any time at www.DowntownSyracuse.com/DowntownLivingTour, or in person at the Downtown Committee's Offices, located at 115 West Fayette Street (map) from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday. On the day of the Downtown Living Tour, tickets may be purchased for $15 (cash or check only), at City Hall Commons Atrium between 11:00 am and 2:30 pm. Please note, attendees should allot at least two hours to visit all stops along the self-guided tour.
Parking Information: On-street parking is free throughout the Central Business District on the day of the Tour, thanks to a partnership with the City of Syracuse. There is also parking available for $5 in the lot across from Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, at Willow and North Franklin Streets (map).
Right now, 3,600 people live in Downtown Syracuse, representing a 77% increase from the amount of people who lived in Downtown Syracuse ten years ago. The Downtown Living Tour serves as a benchmark for this progress, providing tour-goers with inside access to projects that are transforming the Downtown community. The Tour also offers opportunities to introduce Downtown's charms to new visitors.
Downtown Deals: To highlight Downtown's diverse array of restaurants, retailers and cultural institutions, the Downtown Committee is once again offering "Downtown Deals" - exclusive offers and specials from downtown businesses - available only to Living Tour attendees. Tour wristbands (received at Tour registration in the City Hall Commons Atrium) provide access to the deals! Tour-goers may find a list of the businesses offering free items or special discounts in their official Downtown Living Tour programs, as well as on the Downtown Living Tour website.
Volunteer Opportunities: The Downtown Committee is still looking for volunteers who would like to assist staff on the day of the Downtown Living Tour. Volunteer responsibilities include helping at registration, providing direction to tour-goers and monitoring the units. If anyone would like to sign up for a two and a half hour shift, please contact Kristine Sherlock at ksherlock@downtownsyracuse.com. All volunteers receive a free t-shirt and a free ticket to take the Downtown Living Tour.
The 2018 Downtown Living Tour receives additional support from State Tower and Pioneer Companies, the Community Preservation Corporation, National Grid, COR Development Company LLC, Iron Pier Apartments, Lahinch Group Real Estate & Development, The Empire, Urban Realty Group and R.F. Esposito, Inc., Wicker Companies, Cerio Law Office, Redhouse Arts Center, Better Homes and Garden Real Estate Select and Just Energy. Media sponsorships include Sunny102, Advance Media New York, WRVO Public Media and the Syracuse New Times.


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I am getting a error message recently in my Windows XP PC, it says "A problem is preventing Windows from accurately checking the license for the computer. Error Code: 0x80090006". What does it mean? Can you tell me how to fix this problem?
Re: What should I do to fix the problem in my Windows XP which shows a error message whenever I come to the desktop?
in the MBR at the time the duplicated partition is booted.
added or moved to start where the bootable Win2K/XP partition was.
1. Enter the "Work with Partitions" Dialog.
2. Choose the correct hard drive.
If some system file is missing from the default location or the drive letter path is changed then this error message comes.
If you're using ghost then specify the FDSZ switch to make the Ghost image & if you are using Drive image pro then upgrade it.
Error0x80090006 is actually a repeating licence error.
Execute the program to repair your system.
You may also repair your system using a bootable DVD.
By executing this you can repair all the corrupted sectors-also you can make an image of your system.
Its huge database system provides you the facility.
After doing the repair, go for windows update.
Update your windows XP with the latest downloads from the Microsoft website.


Photo taken by contributor Danielle in Florida. Danielle is a woman in her thirties who suffers from bipolar II disorder.
wow. phenomenal. such a simple pic in one sense and yet just conveys so much through the medium of colour and shape and the choice you have made with the background. thank you for sharing! i like it!
There is a lot of beauty and you captured tiny part of it. Well done.
Kudos! You win the prize in my book. My favorite of all this week's photography challenges.
That leaf looks like Cocoloba uvifera, otherwise known as Sea Grape.
So much captured in a single shot. In essence; the cycle of life. Brilliant concept.
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New this year, families have the ability to login online and view their student's scheduled bus stop location and stop time using our eLink system.
You can view current, up-to-date bus stop information for the 2016-2017 school year by going to busview.vbcsd.com and following the prompts. The USER ID is your student's district six digit student ID number. The initial password is the student's date of birth, MMDDYYYY. Once you login, you will be director to change the password.
You will no longer receive a postcard in the mail with bus stop information. Now, you can simply login to eLink and view the most current, real-time bus stop information for your student(s).
After you give eLink a try, if you still need assistance viewing your student's bus stop information, please reach out to us via email at BusStop@vbcsd.com or call us at 937-415-6691.
Also don't forget, Meet the Bus Driver Ice Cream Social Monday, Aug. 15 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Bus Garage just behind Morton Middle School.


A 23-year-old man, who is currently on remand on gun and ammunition charges, was today convicted of several traffic offences.
Rochad Kadeem Bryan of Fairy Valley, Christ Church had denied the traffic charges when he first appeared before the court on September 18.
However, the unemployed man apparently had a change of heart when he went before Magistrate Elwood Watts in the Oistins Magistrates' Court today with his attorney Kim Sealy.
Bryan pleaded guilty to failing to comply with a traffic stop sign while driving on Church Hill Road, Christ Church on September 15 around 11:30 p.m.
He also admitted to operating the motor car without two lighted headlamps while on Cane Vale Road, to having a vehicle which was equipped with only one red lamp in the rear while on Green Hill Road, to not drawing his vehicle to the left and stopping on hearing a police siren and to having no driver's licence or insurance coverage.
Today, his legal counsel asked the magistrate to consider the fact that her client was also facing firearm and ammunition charges.
She therefore requested that a fine be imposed on him and that he be given at least three months to pay it.
For not stopping at the traffic light, Bryan was fined $250 which he must pay in three months or spend 30 days in prison. For having no front lights or back lamps, he was convicted, reprimanded and discharged.
For failing to stop on hearing the police siren, the magistrate said it was "a deliberate act" and fined him $350, which he must pay in three months or spend 30 days in prison.
On the driving without due care and attention he was fined $200, which must also be paid in three months. A $500 fine was also imposed on him for not having insurance, with the magistrate warning the accused man that "you can't drive about like that".
The traffic offender was also slapped with a $300 fine for not having a driver's licence.
Bryan returns to court on November 8 when his firearm and ammunition cases continues.
Why is it… these idiots are unemployed , yet own a gun ? who's paying for these items….?
Just asking ….what say you.?
i say these unemployed idiots got women, mothers and so-called friends that apparently have nothing better to do but lend unemployed idiot their vehicles.
The magistrate is wasting time should have brought both cases against him one after the other & save the taxpayers money.
Just put him in jail for 5,years with the option to to get an education while in prison.Offer him a rehabilitation program with the option for a shorter sentence based on his progress,but make him serve a minimum of 2,years.
Maybe he might be able to come out & have second chance at life & becoming a reformed person.
If not he will probably spend 90% of his life in crime & in & out of prison like a yo-yo which will be a waste of the tax payers money over & over again…!!!!
And also reopen the hard rock quarry at Codrington.


Highlights of the report include: —A quartet of Iraqis singing all the lyrics to "Hello," their faces obscured "for security reasons" with images of Richie's own face. —The phrase, "So why is everyone in this country 'Dancing On The Ceiling' over this guy?" —Lionel Richie beaming with pride as he talks about how "All Night Long" was played through the streets of Baghdad as "a song of celebration" after the city fell. —Footage of Richie awkwardly addressing a Libyan audience before launching into "Easy Like Sunday Morning" on piano. —Footage of Richie awkwardly chair-dancing to his awful new single. —The keen observation, "If Lionel Richie was to ask the people of Iraq, 'Is it me you're looking for?' The answer would be an unequivocal, 'Yes.'" And much, much more! God, I love journalism. The report is 6 minutes long, but totally worth it. Please, please go watch it. Especially if you're an aspiring journalist who's having trouble weaving Lionel Richie lyrics into the text of your pieces.


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Director-General condemns murder of journalist Shaheena Shaheen in Pakistan
The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has denounced the killing of television journalist Shaheena Shaheen in the city of Turbat, Balochistan Province, Pakistan.
I condemn the murder of Shaheena Shaheen. A free and diverse press is essential to sustainable development. To protect both freedom of expression and freedom of the media, it essential that those who use violence to silence journalists be brought to justice.
Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO Director-General
Shaheen, who hosted a talk show on state-owned Pakistan Television, was shot in her home on 5 September. She was a vocal supporter of gender equality and the empowerment of women in Balochistan.
UNESCO promotes the safety of journalists through global awareness-raising, capacity building and a range of actions, notably in the framework of the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity.
See also: UNESCO observatory of killed journalists
Media contact: Guilherme Canela De Souza Godoi, g.godoi@unesco.org


The Medical University of Bialystok has a well stocked Main Library, established in June 1950. It is the biggest medical library in North-Eastern Poland. It is located in the main building of the University. The Library has a collection of 132 098 books, 59 565 journals, and 7 987 special items, like manuscripts, microfilms, audiovisual materials, electronic documents. Bibliographic and full-text databases are accessable . Users of the library include students, the teaching staff, health care personnel, scientific institutions out of the region (the total number of registered users is 4 199). Information about the library's collection is available on the University's website. Students can use an electronic search catalogue "ALEPH 500".