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IMBB has set up and maintains an international advisory board, which evaluates the achievements of individual researchers triennially. IMBB-SAC also provides advice in scientific management issues, development and operation of common facilities, educational program and exploitation of scientific results.
SAC is an independent board composed by the Chairman (appointed by the Director and the Scientific Council of IMBB) and the Members (appointed by the Chairman of SAC). Each member is appointed for a 9-years term and members rotate out in an overlapping manner to secure continuity.
The current Chairman of SAC is Dr Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas (2018 – 2027).
Previously SAC was led by Michel Ashburner (1989-1993) and Fotis Kafatos (1993-2009).
Current Members of SAC:
Dr. Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas, Chair, Prof. Em. Of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Dr. Vincent Colot, Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure ENS. CNRS UMR8197. Inserm U1024, Paris, France
Dr. Emmanouil (Manolis) Dermitzakis, Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland
Dr. Patricia Gaspar, Research Director, French Institute of Health and Medical Research | INSERM, Fer à Moulin Institute, Paris, France
Dr. Stephen Harrison, Harvard Medical School Department of Biological Chemistry, Boston, USA
Dr. Edith Heard, Director EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany
Dr. Carl-Henrik Heldin, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Sweeden
Dr. Tomas Kirchhausen, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, USA
Dr. Daniel Louvard, Director of the Research Division, Institut Curie, The Academy of Europe, Paris, France
Dr. Arthur Scherf, Head, Biology of Host-Parasite Interactions, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
Dr. Miltos Tsiantis, Director, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
Former Members of SAC:
Michel Ashburner, Stratis Avrameas, Francis Collins, Guy Cornellis, Roger Craig, Jan Drenth, Walter Gehring, Frank Grosveld, Jules Hoffman, Roger Hull, Herbert Jaeckle, Fotis Kafatos, Elliot Meyerowitz, Cristoph Muller, Stelios Papadopoulos, Nadia Rosentahl, Matti Saraste, Walter Shaffner, Gottfried Schatz, Jeff Schell, Arthur Scherf, Ed Southern, Kevin Struhl, Dimitris Tsernoglou, Philip Tsichlis, Marc Montagou, Horst Vogel.

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The Which one of the following statements is false?
2) God could not free the Jews in Exodus, without killing children.
God went on huge killing sprees in the old testament when he was in his 4000 year old bad mood of rage and smoting - Was it PMS perhaps - Pre Messiah Syndrome? You would have thought he'd have been in a worse mood after his creation nailed up his favourite son to a big T... T for trouble! But nah, we're all forgiven because of that awesome sacrifice, however that works.
Before he got all lovey dovey and nice he racked up a pretty huge body count. The guy on the following website estimates 2,270,365 dead in his moody acts of genecide.
And god has no problem killing babies and children and innocent bystanders. The crazy part is that Christians have trained themselves to gloss over this baby killing aspect of God. Some might even be reading this sentence in their minds with a delete key tidying up the mess as they go. They either throw it into their brain's recycle bin or they condone the mass baby killing as the act of something they believe is infinitely more wiser than we.
"All the little cute bundles of widdle biddie joy.. giggling and goo-gaaing. Slaughtered at God's command. Slaugtered and spared not!" - ... okay.. press erase... ...now!
The New testament writers jumped on this bandwagon and thought.. "Well, God doesn't have a problem killing babies, let's write in a son for him, (an only son- they Jumped the shark on this one to get more readers) let's have him.. ummm... allow his only son to die.. no no.. don't write off the character forever.. just have him die for a few days.
Um.. wheres the baby killing part in the bible? I don't recall reading that... ?
(Ezek 20:26 NRSV) I defiled them through their very gifts, in their offering up all their firstborn, in order that I might horrify them, so that they might know that I am the LORD.
(Exo 12:29 NRSV) At midnight the LORD struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the prisoner who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of the livestock.
(Hosea 13:16 NRSV) Samaria shall bear her guilt, because she has rebelled against her God; they shall fall by the sword, their little ones shall be dashed in pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.
Here God threatens to have wild animals carry the Israelites children away.


In cities throughout Canada and the USA, there is a growing trend of providing grant money to businesses to fund building renovations, building repairs, improving and renovating commercial façades and storefronts. These renovation projects create many benefits to the business undertaking the renovation work, including giving the business a more professional appearance, which attracts more customers. It also shows that the business cares about their property, attracting more businesses to the area, improving the neighbourhood streetscape, and providing a more welcoming environment to work, shop and live.
Building renovations and storefront improvement funding is a redirection of municipal taxes paid by property owners and collected by the city. These funding programs stimulate the entire city's economy as it creates employment for local contractors and tradespeople and increased purchases from local contractor suppliers and hardware stores, all at the same time making our cities cleaner and more desirable places to live in and visit.
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How does a business qualify for funding and who can apply for funding?
Once the property has received the maximum funding amount, they must wait for at least three years to reapply for any additional funding.
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Building renovations and storefront improvement funding is given as a non-repayable grant. Funding does however vary per city and may cover anywhere from 50% to 100% of the renovation expenses. Once your application is approved, your business will need to complete and pay for the renovation work. Proof of payment and contractor and material invoices are then submitted the city. Once received, the city will issue the grant money to the business.
If you are interested in funding, contact your local city counsellor or directly call the city your business is located in and let them know you are interested in more information. They will be able to assist you with program information, applications and deadlines for application submission.
What if we have already done our renovations, do we still qualify for funding?
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The Amish raw milk black market
Mark Frauenfelder 4:56 pm Thu Feb 3, 2011
Two people have died in the last 10 years from drinking unpasteurized milk. Twelve states have banned it. (By comparison, between two and twelve children die every year playing high school football. When will high school football be banned?)
In today's edition of The Daily, Jordan Heller writes about the Amish and Mennonite dairy farmers who smuggle unpasteurized milk into New York to serve a market of raw milk devotees.
Isaac has yet to be raided by the authorities, but Mark Nolt, a Mennonite dairy farmer from Cumberland County, is all too familiar with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture's enforcement of the law.
Nolt's farm was raided three times in 2007 and 2008. On one occasion, state troopers took him away in handcuffs.
"They even took my cheese-making equipment," Nolt said over the phone. He puts his losses at $100,000.
Many in the raw milk community believe law enforcement picks on the Amish and Mennonites because they don't expect resistance. But when Nolt was taken to magistrate court, he refused to enter a plea because, he said, the court had no business in his dealings. He has similarly refused to pay his fines — $4,000 and counting.
Nolt's resistance, which has been well-documented, has earned him a rather grand moniker: "the Rosa Parks of the farmers' rights movement."
Though shy about the comparison, Nolt doesn't disclaim the nickname. "What were we to do? Agree to their falsehood? Or just stand upon the truth? And we chose truth."
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If you remember to do it regularly, you can just stick your filter in your dishwasher and run it with hot water. That's assuming it fits in your dishwasher. But if you've negelected yours for a while, it's probably a greasier, grimier mess than your dishwasher can handle. One Good Thing by Jillee suggests grabbing your deepest pot, boiling water with about a 1/2 cup of baking soda, and plopping in your filter for ten minutes or so. Most filters are long, so you'll probably have to do half a side at a time.
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Die Abenteuer des gelben Köfferchens ist ein sowjetischer Kinderfilm von Ilja Fres aus dem Jahr 1970.

Handlung
Ein Arzt hat viele wunderliche Medikamente zusammengebraut, darunter Lachpulver, ein Mittel, das das Schwatzen verhindert, und Mutbonbons. Alle Medikamente packt er in einen gelben Koffer, als sich die Mutter des Jungen Petja bei ihm meldet. Petja ist so ängstlich, dass er sich nicht einmal zum Arzt getraut, und so begibt sich der Arzt mit seinem gelben Koffer zu Petja. Den gelben Koffer hat er jedoch kurz zuvor unbeabsichtigt gegen den Koffer des Fliegers Werjowkin ausgetauscht, der wegen seiner stets traurigen Tochter Toma bei ihm war. Bei Petja bemerkt der Arzt den Koffertausch und beide begeben sich zu Werjowkin. Der ist inzwischen auf Arbeit, doch hat seine Mutter Anna Petrowna eines der Mutbonbons gegessen und tanzt nun auf dem Dach ihres Wohnblocks, durch das es in ihre Wohnung regnet. Nur mit Mühe kann der Arzt die rüstige Anna vom Dach holen. Anna hat Werjowkin alle anderen Mutbonbons mit auf Arbeit begeben und so droht eine Katastrophe, da die Bonbons einen unvorsichtig werden lassen. Anna und der Arzt begeben sich zum Flughafen, doch der Arzt vergisst unterwegs den inzwischen richtigen Koffer.

Auch Petja und Toma haben sich zum Flughafen begeben, wo sie den mit seinem Flugzeug übermütig Saltos schlagenden Werjowkin am Himmel sehen. Eine Nachfrage über Funk ergibt jedoch, dass Werjowkin keinen Bonbon gegessen hat, sondern alle dem Tigerdompteur Fedja, Tomas Onkel, mitgegeben hat. Beide Kinder eilen zum Zirkus und auch Anna und der Arzt kommen bald nach. Fedja vollführt unterdessen in der Manege mit dem gefährlichsten Tiger eine Nummer, bei der er seinen Kopf ins Maul des Tieres steckt. Petja und Toma gelangen über eine Klappe in die Manege und holen den halb verschluckten Fedja aus dem Tigermaul. Beide haben zudem den vorher bei der Dressur ängstlichen Hunden die Mutbonbons zu fressen gegeben, die nun die Tiger aus der Manege verjagen. Toma beginnt bei diesem Anblick zum ersten Mal zu lachen an. Petja wiederum hat sich bei dem Abenteuer als sehr mutig erwiesen und auch Fedja hatte keinen Bonbon gegessen. Der Erzähler stellt fest, dass manche Dinge keine Medizin brauchen, und Petja und Toma tanzen gemeinsam in der nun leeren Manege.

Produktion
Die Abenteuer des gelben Köfferchens beruht auf einem Kinderbuch von Sofja Prokofjewa. Der Film kam am 30. Dezember 1970 in die sowjetischen Kinos. Am 28. Mai 1971 erfolgte die Kinopremiere in der DDR. Im Jahr 2009 erschien die restaurierte Fassung des Films im Rahmen der Russian Cinema Council Collection mit deutschen Untertiteln auf DVD.

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Yesterday morning Indigenous lawyer Caleb Behn, pediatrician Dr. Kathleen Nolan and I presented to Members of Parliament and Senators urging meaningful action from the federal government on fracking.
At the breakfast briefing, I gave an overview on fracking across Canadian and Indigenous communities. Officials in attendance included NDP Member of Parliament François Choquette, Liberal environment critic John Mackay, Green Party leader Elizabeth May, Senator Richard Neufeld, Senator Kelvin Ogilvie, Liberal water critic Francis Scarpaleggia and Senator Judith Seidman. Representations from the Assembly of First Nations also attended including Will David (Special Advisor – Implementing Rights), Irving LeBlanc (Special Advisor – Housing, Infrastructure and Emergency Issues Management Safe, Secure and Sustainable Communities) and Judy Whiteduck (Director of Economic Development).
Where are there moratoriums on fracking?
Communities have been raising a number of serious concerns about fracking including the risk of drinking water contamination. A recent study published shows that drinking water in Pennsylvania was contaminated by fracking. There are also risks to climate change, public health, ecosystems and wildlife. The potential for earthquakes and the lack of safe methods to dispose of fracking wastewater are other key threats associated with fracking.
There has been a wave of moratoria in Eastern Canada including in Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador. It has been heartening to see a number of provincial governments listening to communities and putting a stop to fracking because of the risks.
Despite the moratorium in both Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, there are proposals to have municipalities in these provinces treat existing fracking wastewater in their municipal wastewater facilities. The wastewater would then be discharged into the local river and all of which connect to the Bay of Fundy. Colchester County recently rejected a proposal for their town. Newfoundland and Labrador is currently going through an independent review panel process.
There has been a NAFTA lawsuit launched against the Canadian government by the company Lone Pine Resources for Quebec's fracking moratorium. Trade agreements like NAFTA and CETA raise concerns because investor-state dispute settlement clauses can inhibit governments from implementing safety or environmental regulations.
While there is currently no horizontal, mutli-stage fracking happening in Ontario, there are concerns industry wants to move forward with fracking which would put the Great Lakes at grave risk.
In Alberta, landowners have raised concerns about water contamination as well as health impacts on themselves and their livestock. Jessica Ernst is one example and the Supreme Court recently agreed to hear her case.
In British Columbia, there are up to 18 proposals to build Liquefied Natural Gas terminals along the Pacific Coast. Communities and First Nations are highlighting concerns about tanker safety and impacts on rivers and salmon.
Fracking recently started in the Northwest Territories. And now the Yukon government is opening its doors to fracking despite widespread opposition from Yukoners and First Nations. Maude Barlow, members of the Liard First Nation and I were recently in Whitehorse, Yukon to express opposition to fracking in the territory.
Caleb Behn, a young lawyer from northeastern British Columbia, explained to Members of Parliament and Senators the scale of development in the northeast including the development of dams, pipelines, oil and gas and fracking projects.
Behn emphasized the need for the federal government to step in and take responsibility under the national interest doctrine.
To learn more about Behn and his territory's experience with fracking, see the recently released documentary called Fractured Land.
Dr. Kathleen Nolan, a pediatrician with training in epidemiology, talked about the exponential increase in peer reviewed research on the air quality, seismicity and health consequences.
Nolan, Senior Research Director for Catskill Mountainkeeper and co-founder of the Concerned Health Professionals of New York, described the children she has treated that have had seizures, chemical burns and other illnesses related to fracking. She talked about the clear link between these health impacts and fracking. Respiratory illnesses disappeared when they left their homes close to well sites and came back when they returned. The respiratory illnesses were manageable when they put in air filters in their homes.
She talked about the need for science to catch up with people's stories. Nolan made recommendations in how to address the current impacts on fracking including the use of tracers and the need to legally require companies to disclose the names of fracking chemicals (without the concentrations).
CBC reported, "Indigenous lawyer Caleb Behn, pediatrician Dr. Kathleen Nolan and Council of Canadians national water campaigner Emma Lui hit the stage at the Centre Block press theatre to call on the government to "act now … to protect public health, our drinking water, and ecosystems from the impact of fracking" by imposing "adequate regulations" and ensuring federal oversight of the industry."
Watch the press conference and Q & A period.
The Council of Canadian Academies' report, commissioned by Environment Canada, looked into the state of knowledge on the potential environmental impacts of fracking and mitigation options.
The report found there were critical gaps in information including on well deterioration and leaks, chemical migration or contamination, cumulative impacts, hydrogeology, wastewater injection and the safety of fracking chemicals. The report showed that decision makers do not know enough about fracking to declare it safe.
The Council of Canadians conducted a poll last fall that found 70% of Canadians want a national moratorium on fracking until it is scientifically proven to be safe. However, while fracking still occurs communities need federal leadership in the areas of public health, climate, fisheries, drinking water and toxic chemicals.
It has been roughly five years since the then environment minister Jim Prentice said environmental regulations are still a work in progress for Canada's booming shale gas industry and that environmental policies were being drawn up but impacted communities have not seen any concrete regulations that adequately address horizontal, multi-stage fracking.
Management of toxic chemicals: A memo to the Environment Minister in 2011 notes that under the Chemicals Management Plan (CMP), Environment Canada reviewed 265 chemicals used in the fracking process in both Quebec and the U.S. Only 13 of the 265 chemicals have been assessed under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act and only a quarter will be addressed under the CMP. Roughly half of the fracking chemicals did not meet the CMP criteria for further investigation, meaning these chemicals have not been assessed for potential risks to the public. Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq and Health Minister Rona Ambrose must ensure that all chemicals commonly used in the fracking process must be assessed for public safety under the Chemicals Management Plan.
The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: The Council of Canadian Academies report noted that the majority of shale gas reserves are on Indigenous lands. The Canadian government has endorsed the UNDRIP and therefore must obtain free, prior and informed consent on fracking and related projects.
Human right to water: Canada has also endorsed the UN resolutions recognizing the human right to water and sanitation and therefore is required to come up with a national plan of action. There were 1,838 drinking water advisories at the end of January. The federal government, including all members of parliament must commit to developing a national water policy that addresses current threats to water such as fracking.
With the upcoming federal election, Members of Parliament need to show real federal leadership and, along with federal election candidates, make genuine commitments to protect communities, public health, our climate and our water sources caused by fracking.
The Council of Canadians thanks Elizabeth May's office for helping to organize the briefing on fracking for members of parliament and senators as well as the press conference.


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Q: Inferring the numeric type (exact or inexact) of an array of strings? Suppose I've got an array of strings and I know that they are numbers but don't know whether they are intish or floatish. If I knew, I could simply convert using .astype(int) or .astype(float). What is a good (readable, performant, ideally not involving off the cuff regular expressions) way of finding out? Is there some Python or numpy machinery one could hijack?

A: One thing you could certainly do is parse them all as floats, since ints will also parse as floats. Then you can see if the remainder when divided by 1 is 0 ( if it is, then you have an integer). Then you have a boolean array telling you where the integers are. like so:
import numpy as np
array = np.array(['454.13', '1.243', '8'])
floats = array.astype(float)
remainders = np.remainder(floats, 1)
int_indices = remainders == 0
ints = floats[int_indices]

I deliberately have done it here in 'too many' steps to make it clearer what I mean, hope this helps.
The output is:
>>>ints
array([8.00000000e+00])
>>>int_indices
array([False, False,  True])

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Duncan McMeekin (born 2 January 1955) is an independent Australian mediator and arbitrator and a former Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland in the Trial Division. He was born in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea and was educated at Nudgee College and the University of Queensland, graduating in economics and law.    He became a Queen's Counsel in 1998 and was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland in 2007, where he served until 2018.

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2017 CFO of the Year: Charles Kurtz
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Joining the family-owned, Carmel-based real estate developer, builder and manager in 2001, Kurtz has led an expansion and funding effort over the past seven years that has generated $285 million in construction financing and $273 million in permanent loans. He helped set the company's "Big Hairy Audacious Goal" of owning or managing 12,000 apartment units by 2025.
Education: In high school, Kurtz's goal was to be a baseball player. His backup was CFO. "My dad invested in the stock market, and I'd go through The Wall Street Journal with him, intrigued," he said. After being cut from Marian College's baseball team, he got serious about his education and earned a bachelor's in accounting, later picking up his MBA from Butler University. "My initial advice," he said, "is to get some work experience before you pursue your graduate degree. The benefit of bringing real-world experience into the classroom is immeasurable."
Career path: An internship at Edwards Electrical & Mechanical led right into a job upon graduation. He moved to Coopers & Lybrand, leaving there after a series of promotions to work for a former client, Fairfield Manufacturing in Lafayette. "My goal was to become a CFO, and that wasn't going to be realized unless I left public accounting." In 2001, he accepted the CFO spot at J.C. Hart.
Major company achievements during his tenure: Kurtz helped the organization grow from more than 1,800 units owned or managed to more than 5,000 units.
Recent business challenge: Kurtz recently structured a partnership arrangement that proved difficult because it deviated from the norm. His methodical steps involved recognizing each partner's contributions and developing an initial pro forma and investment summary that was presented to the group for preliminary discussion with metrics clearly defined. After seeking partner feedback, Kurtz incorporated the concerns from both parties, attempted to recognize each partner's unique needs and wants regarding both revenue-generation and ownership structure. "By concentrating on achieving a win-win scenario, we were able to address the overall concerns from each group while maintaining the integrity of the deal," he said.
Unique challenges in real estate development: "Every site, development, partnership and financing presents its own unique challenges. There are always obstacles to overcome with different sets of lending parameters and unique partnership objectives."
About this Big Hairy Audacious Goal: "With most strategic plans, in six months you forget about what you wanted to do. We wanted to identify a big goal that would be remembered." In this case, it was to either own or manage 12,000 units by 2025. "It's given us more of a strategic vision and is always front and center."
Givebacks: Kurtz has volunteered as a coach and assistant with travel baseball and youth soccer teams.
Downtime: golfing, fishing, reading and attending his kids' sporting activities•
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There are plenty of companies out there who advertise window and glass repair, but which one is right for the job? The decision is easier to make than you may realize. From courtesy to clean up, we have put together some of the most important traits to look for in a glass professional.
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A professional, courteous attitude can make or break the customer relationship. We will strive to give you most professional attitudes in the business. A real glass professional never forgets that the customer is the source of their livelihood, and behaves accordingly. We believe that your entire experience should revolve around being well-informed and polite, customer-oriented treatment.
When a glass professional shows up at your location to repair or replace chipped glass, you are entitled to expect an experienced technician who knows how to get the job and is ready to put that experience to work. Any time the company representative seems unsure about the process or seems to have something on their mind besides getting the job done, you should probably consider calling Dan's Glass to get a real company on the job.
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Caratteristiche tecniche
È un centrocampista offensivo che dà il meglio di sé sulla fascia destra, dove può rientrare sul sinistro per tentare la conclusione a rete.

Nel 2020, è stato inserito nella lista dei migliori sessanta calciatori nati nel 2003, stilata dal quotidiano inglese The Guardian.

Carriera
Cresciuto nel settore giovanile dell', ha esordito in prima squadra il 5 ottobre 2019 disputando l'incontro di Primera División pareggiato 0-0 contro l'.

Il 30 aprile 2021 viene ceduto al , che il 30 luglio seguente lo cede in prestito al .

Statistiche
Statistiche aggiornate al 2 marzo 2020.

Presenze e reti nei club

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 Le 6 squadre partecipanti hanno disputato un girone all'italiana di doppia andata e doppio ritorno; al termine la prima classificata è stata promossa in serie A1 nella stagione successiva mentre la squadra classificata all'ultimo posto è stata retrocessa in serie B nella stagione successiva.

Squadre partecipanti

Risultati prima fase

Risultati seconda fase

Classifica

Legenda:
      Promossa in Serie A1 2011-2012
      Retrocessa in Serie B 2011-2012

Verdetti
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Serie A2 2010-2011 (pallamano maschile)


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Крутоярка () — село,
Картамышский сельский совет,
Первомайский район,
Харьковская область.

Код КОАТУУ — 6324584203. Население по переписи 2001 года составляет 28 (13/15 м/ж) человек.

Географическое положение
Село Крутоярка находится в 4-х км от реки Лозовенька и в 6-и км от реки Берека.
На расстоянии в 3 км расположено село Картамыш.

История
 1931 — дата основания.

Достопримечательности
 Братская могила советских воинов. Похоронено 158 воинов.

Ссылки
 Сайт Верховной рады Украины

Населённые пункты Первомайского района (Харьковская область)


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Le parc national d'Indre Wijdefjorden () est un parc national de l'archipel du Svalbard, dans le centre-nord de l'île du Spitzberg, en Norvège.

Créé en 2005, il s'étend sur  à cheval sur les deux rives du Wijdefjorden, qui est le plus grand fjord du Svalbard.  sont terrestres,  sont marins.

Description
Le parc national est situé dans le paysage escarpé des fjords des deux côtés des parties intérieures (« Indre ») de Wijdefjorden (« Le large fjord ») sur le Spitzberg. Avec une longueur de 108 kilomètres, Wijdefjorden est le plus long fjord du Svalbard. Au bout d'Austfjorden se trouve le glacier Mittag-Lefflerbreen. La végétation est constituée de steppe arctique. Les quelques espèces d'animaux trouvées dans le parc comprennent l'ours polaire, le renne du Svalbard et le renard arctique. Les oiseaux sont le lagopède alpin et l'oie à bec court.

Tourisme
L'entrée au parc national est disponible par bateau à Wijdefjorden depuis le nord, ou par voie terrestre depuis Billefjorden et Dicksonfjorden depuis le sud. En hiver, la région est accessible depuis Longyearbyen, soit en motoneige, soit en ski. Il y a plusieurs cabanes de trappeurs anciennes dans le parc, et certaines d'entre elles sont prêtées aux résidents de Longyearbyen.  En raison de la forme du parc, il y a peu de bonnes randonnées à faire, à l'exception de la marche le long des plages de chaque côté du fjord.

Notes et références

Annexes

Liens internes
Terre d'Andrée

Liens externes

Parc national au Spitzberg
Parc national en Norvège
Parc national créé en 2005


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Share this Story: Saskatchewan MP Andrew Scheer running for Conservative Party leadership
Saskatchewan MP Andrew Scheer running for Conservative Party leadership
Regina-Qu'Appelle Member of Parliament Andrew Scheer will be running for leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada.
D.C. Fraser • Regina Leader-Post
Regina-Qu'Appelle MP Andrew Scheer, speaks to the Regina and District Chamber of Commerce. BRYAN SCHLOSSER/Regina Leader-Post
Regina-Qu'Appelle Member of Parliament Andrew Scheer will run for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada.
The long-rumoured run will be formally announced within weeks, sometime after the party holds its annual caucus retreat next week.
Saskatchewan MP Andrew Scheer running for Conservative Party leadership Back to video
Sources within the party say Scheer is starting to put a team in place to help in a leadership bid.
He has also worked through the summer travelling the country seeking signatures from the 300 party members from at least 30 electoral districts needed to launch an official campaign.
Sources within the Scheer camp say he has sought caucus feedback and input for months and has support from a "significant number" of sitting Conservative MPs, including at least two from Alberta.
The 37-year-old has been coy on his intentions to this point, in part because he is still the party's House leader.
Sources say Scheer is still firming up much of his policy proposals, but in a June speech to the Regina Chamber of Commerce, Scheer gave some hints as to where his priorities and focus of a leadership bid may lay.
Much of that is a focus on the party's inability to put a human face on the intentions Conservatives were outlining in policies and innovations — like lower taxes, infrastructure projects and tax-free savings accounts. Instead, he argued, the party put too much focus on results.
Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan MP Tom Lukiwski is one Conservative member speaking highly, and in favour, of a Scheer run. He said he hopes Scheer runs, but has not heard anything yet.
"Frankly, Andrew is someone I would love to see enter the leadership race. I think he has all of the qualifications that would make a great leader," said Lukiwski. "He'd be a formidable candidate and a formidable leader,"
"That probably gives you a pretty good sense of where I'm standing with respect to Mr. Scheer."
Supporters of Scheer highlight his likeability, intelligence, bilingualism and ability to unify the party as reasons why he would make a good leader.
His time serving as House leader gave ample opportunity during Question Period, and by extension, to get his face in the public eye. An MP since 2004, Scheer was the youngest in Canada's history to hold the post of Speaker in the House of Commons.
He was on that job during the Stephen Harper years, but as part of the job is remaining impartial, Scheer is at least a few steps away from any leftover animosity within the party from the fall from grace in the most recent election.
Scheer is married and a father of five children. He grew up in Ottawa but has family connections in Saskatchewan. His French is strong, but it's believed he has been brushing up on his bilingual skills in recent months.
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Gill St. Bernard's School is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Gnapp as the new head coach of the girls' varsity basketball team. In this role, Gnapp will report to the athletic director and be responsible for building on the strength of the current program by directing all aspects including training and coaching of the team.
Gnapp brings more than 25 years of basketball coaching experience to Gill. He has been the head girls' basketball coach for the West Morris Mendham High School girls' varsity basketball team since 2011 and has worked as the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) director and manager of Hoop Heaven Bridgewater, a specialty basketball training facility, since 2006. Prior to these posts, he was the head girls' basketball coach for Parsippany High School for five years and coached at Morris Catholic High School in Denville for two years. He earned the Star Ledger's honor of Coach of the Year in 2008.
During his coaching tenure, he has been a part of two conference championships, one Morris County Championship, two State Sectional Championships, one overall group New Jersey State Championship and one Tournament of Champions appearance.
Gnapp is a New Jersey native who played varsity basketball for Parsippany High School and then went on to play basketball at Susquehanna University. During his work as a high school coach, he has coached and trained numerous collegiate Division I and professional players and co-directed the Future Basketball Stars Program of South Plainfield. Mark was also selected as the coach for the North/South All-Star Game from 2015-17. He holds a bachelor's degree from Susquehanna University.
"We are excited that Mark will be joining our coaching staff and assuming the leadership of our girls' basketball program," said Head of School Sid Rowell. "His love of the sport is evident and his experience speaks for itself. I am confident he will be a tremendous asset to our athletic program and continue the tradition of excellence that has been established in our girls' team."


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Perfect for clipping an Apple iPod® and ear buds to, this Rime Leatherman snowboard tool is great for a quick tune-up on the hill or on the road. We teamed up with the guys from Signal Snowboards® to design this new line of tools for the mountain and life in general. They're small enough to clip onto your pants or pack and handy enough for plenty of quick fixes.
1 - Scraper: An angled edge of the tool made from 420HC stainless steel, perfect for scraping ice and snow buildup from base of snowboards and skis.
2 - Bottle Opener: A tool that allows the user to pop the top on a favorite beverage.
3 - Lace Assist: A curved metal tool for hooking under laces to assist in tightening. Ideal for use with gloves.
4 - #3 Flat/Philips Screwdriver: A combination-tip #3 flat bladed screwdriver tooled from 420HC stainless steel, angled for use on slotted or Phillips screws.
A - Carabiner: This handy feature allows the user to quickly and securely clip their tool to an item using a spring loaded gate.
B - Travel Friendly*: This product is compliant with current TSA (Transportation Security Alliance) regulations for allowable carry-on items. Please visit www.tsa.gov for a complete list of regulations.
C - iPod® Shuffle Compatible: A convenient storage bar onto which an iPod Shuffle can be clipped and stowed away to prevent loss.
D - Headphone Storage: Small hooks that securely hold headphone cords when wrapped around the tool, helping to prevent tangling and loss.
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"Implementation of good clinical practice guidelines in vaccine trials " by Camilo J. Acosta, Claudia M. Galindo et al.
The practicalities when applying the ICH GCPs (International Conference on Harmonization 1996 Good Clinical Practices [EU, MHLW, FDA. International Conference on Harmonization Guideline for Good Clinical Practice; 1997] in less developed countries (ldcs) are seldom discussed and we found no guidelines as how to "adapt" them. Below we illustrate how ICH GCP principles can be implemented in different settings.
We have recently conducted in Asia (Hechi, China; Karachi, Pakistan; Hue, Vietnam; North Jakarta, Indonesia and Kolkata, India) large-scale cluster-randomized effectiveness evaluations of the Vi polysaccharide typhoid fever vaccine (Vi PS project) among approximately 200,000 individuals1[Acosta CJ, Galindo CM, Ali M, Abu-Elyazeed R, Ochiai RL Danovaro-Holliday MC et al. A multi-country cluster randomized controlled effectiveness evaluation to accelerate the introduction of Vi polysaccharide typhoid vaccine in developing countries in Asia: rationale and design. TMIH 2005;10(12):1219–1228]. There is no doubt on the importance of ICH GCP in its contribution to ethical and scientifically sound clinical research. However, when the ICH GCP is implemented in ldcs some considerations must be made in order to adequately tailor them. Vaccine trials in ldcs are a frequent setting for such challenges because of the increased global interest conducting health research in such countries. The ICH GCP principles are discussed below within the framework of this recent typhoid fever vaccine study experience.
Acosta, C., Galindo, C., Ochia, R., Holliday, M., Page, A., Thiem, V., Jin, Y., Khan, M., Sahito, S., Hamza, H., Park, J., Lee, H., Bock, H., Elyazeed, R., Albert, M., Ascaso, C., Robles, T., Ali, M., Ngai, P., Puri, M., MoKoo, Y., Agtin, M., Soeharno, R., Bai-qing, D., Kohl, D., -YiXu, Z., Ivanoff, B., Jodar, L., Pang, T., Bhutta, Z., Clemens, J. (2007). Implementation of good clinical practice guidelines in vaccine trials in developing countries. Vaccine, 25(15), 2852-2857.


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An Iranian agent recruited 5 Israeli women.. The Shin Bet reveals the details
Israel revealed an Iranian attempt to recruit female citizens with the aim of spying for Iran. The Israeli Internal Security Service "Shin Bet", according to what local media reported today, Wednesday, that an Iranian agent named Rambod Namdar, claimed to be a Jew, to communicate with Israeli women and recruit them for intelligence missions.
Namdar tried to recruit 5 of them, after communicating with them via Facebook, to carry out secret missions for Iran
Later, the women, all from central Israel, gathered in Namdar on Facebook. But the customer later asked them to communicate via WhatsApp instead of Facebook.
Some of them suspected that it might be an Iranian intelligence officer but kept talking to him
He refused to show his face
He also spoke to them several times via "Video Call", but he refused to show his face, claiming that the camera in his phone was broken.
While some suspected that he might be an Iranian intelligence officer, they continued to talk to him and agreed to fulfill his requests in exchange for the money.
Rambod Mamdar's Facebook page
investigation and trial
In addition, the Shin Bet indicated that this operation was thwarted in cooperation with the police, and the five women, who are currently under investigation, were arrested.
Some of them were also indicted, but their names were prevented from being published by a court decision, following a request submitted by the suspects' lawyer.
This recruitment attempt comes within the indirect conflict between the two countries, which in recent years has taken a cyber character and has turned more towards electronic piracy and ship war, as well as some attacks on sensitive sites in Iran, and the latter pointed the finger at Tel Aviv.
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Finding cheap flights isn't always straight forward, but here's a few ways that I go about finding a fare for less!
the final holiday – where are we going and how have we managed to afford it?!!
But alas, if you're going to do something, do it properly.
I'm also going to be posting a video a day between now and Christmas (when we arrive home!) so you can find out if we bring it all in for the £1709 limit.
I'll be honest, right now, it's looking very, very close… Mostly because I haven't even booked the last night's accommodation yet… BUT I'M SURE IT WILL ALL BE FINE (breathe Chelsea breathe).
Tomorrow sees us taking to the city in the search for locals' recommendations… Should be fun!
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describe Spree::Zone, type: :model do
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    let(:alabama_address) { create(:address) }
    let(:canada_address) { create(:address, country_iso_code: "CA") }

    let!(:new_york_zone) { create(:zone, states: [new_york_address.state]) }
    let!(:alabama_zone) { create(:zone, states: [alabama_address.state]) }
    let!(:united_states_zone) { create(:zone, countries: [new_york_address.country]) }
    let!(:canada_zone) { create(:zone, countries: [canada_address.country]) }
    let!(:north_america_zone) { create(:zone, countries: [canada_address.country, new_york_address.country]) }
    subject { Spree::Zone.for_address(address) }

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      let(:address) { new_york_address }

      it 'matches the New York zone' do
        expect(subject).to include(new_york_zone)
      end

      it 'matches the United States zone' do
        expect(subject).to include(united_states_zone)
      end

      it 'does not match the Alabama zone' do
        expect(subject).not_to include(alabama_zone)
      end

      it 'does not match the Canadian zone' do
        expect(subject).not_to include(canada_zone)
      end

      it 'matches the North America zone' do
        expect(subject).to include(north_america_zone)
      end
    end
  end

  context "#match" do
    let(:country_zone) { create(:zone, name: 'CountryZone') }
    let(:country) do
      country = create(:country)
      # Create at least one state for this country
      create(:state, country: country)
      country
    end

    before { country_zone.members.create(zoneable: country) }

    context "when there is only one qualifying zone" do
      let(:address) { create(:address, country: country, state: country.states.first) }

      it "should return the qualifying zone" do
        expect(Spree::Zone.match(address)).to eq(country_zone)
      end
    end

    context "when there are two qualified zones with same member type" do
      let(:address) { create(:address, country: country, state: country.states.first) }
      let(:second_zone) { create(:zone, name: 'SecondZone') }

      before { second_zone.members.create(zoneable: country) }

      context "when both zones have the same number of members" do
        it "should return the zone that was created first" do
          expect(Spree::Zone.match(address)).to eq(country_zone)
        end
      end

      context "when one of the zones has fewer members" do
        let(:country2) { create(:country) }

        before { country_zone.members.create(zoneable: country2) }

        it "should return the zone with fewer members" do
          expect(Spree::Zone.match(address)).to eq(second_zone)
        end
      end
    end

    context "when there are two qualified zones with different member types" do
      let(:state_zone) { create(:zone, name: 'StateZone') }
      let(:address) { create(:address, country: country, state: country.states.first) }

      before { state_zone.members.create(zoneable: country.states.first) }

      it "should return the zone with the more specific member type" do
        expect(Spree::Zone.match(address)).to eq(state_zone)
      end
    end

    context "when there are no qualifying zones" do
      it "should return nil" do
        expect(Spree::Zone.match(Spree::Address.new)).to be_nil
      end
    end
  end

  context "#country_list" do
    let(:state) { create(:state) }
    let(:country) { state.country }

    context "when zone consists of countries" do
      let(:country_zone) { create(:zone, name: 'CountryZone') }

      before { country_zone.members.create(zoneable: country) }

      it 'should return a list of countries' do
        expect(country_zone.country_list).to eq([country])
      end
    end

    context "when zone consists of states" do
      let(:state_zone) { create(:zone, name: 'StateZone') }

      before { state_zone.members.create(zoneable: state) }

      it 'should return a list of countries' do
        expect(state_zone.country_list).to eq([state.country])
      end
    end
  end

  context "#include?" do
    let(:state) { create(:state) }
    let(:country) { state.country }
    let(:address) { create(:address, state: state) }

    context "when zone is country type" do
      let(:country_zone) { create(:zone, name: 'CountryZone') }
      before { country_zone.members.create(zoneable: country) }

      it "should be true" do
        expect(country_zone.include?(address)).to be true
      end
    end

    context "when zone is state type" do
      let(:state_zone) { create(:zone, name: 'StateZone') }
      before { state_zone.members.create(zoneable: state) }

      it "should be true" do
        expect(state_zone.include?(address)).to be true
      end
    end
  end

  context ".default_tax" do
    context "when there is a default tax zone specified" do
      before { @foo_zone = create(:zone, name: 'whatever', default_tax: true) }

      it "should be the correct zone" do
        create(:zone, name: 'foo')
        expect(Spree::Zone.default_tax).to eq(@foo_zone)
      end
    end

    context "when there is no default tax zone specified" do
      it "should be nil" do
        expect(Spree::Zone.default_tax).to be_nil
      end
    end
  end

  context "#contains?" do
    let(:country1) { create(:country) }
    let(:country2) { create(:country) }
    let(:country3) { create(:country) }

    before do
      @source = create(:zone, name: 'source', zone_members: [])
      @target = create(:zone, name: 'target', zone_members: [])
    end

    it "should contain itself" do
      expect(@source.contains?(@source)).to be true
    end

    context "when both source and target have no members" do
      it "should be false" do
        expect(@source.contains?(@target)).to be false
      end
    end

    context "when the target has no members" do
      before { @source.members.create(zoneable: country1) }

      it "should be false" do
        expect(@source.contains?(@target)).to be false
      end
    end

    context "when the source has no members" do
      before { @target.members.create(zoneable: country1) }

      it "should be false" do
        expect(@source.contains?(@target)).to be false
      end
    end

    context "when both zones are the same zone" do
      before do
        @target = @source
      end

      it "should be true" do
        expect(@source.contains?(@target)).to be true
      end
    end

    context "when both zones are of the same type" do
      before do
        @source.members.create(zoneable: country1)
        @source.members.create(zoneable: country2)
      end

      context "when all members are included in the zone we check against" do
        before do
          @target.members.create(zoneable: country1)
          @target.members.create(zoneable: country2)
        end

        it "should be true" do
          expect(@source.contains?(@target)).to be true
        end
      end

      context "when some members are included in the zone we check against" do
        before do
          @target.members.create(zoneable: country1)
          @target.members.create(zoneable: country2)
          @target.members.create(zoneable: create(:country))
        end

        it "should be false" do
          expect(@source.contains?(@target)).to be false
        end
      end

      context "when none of the members are included in the zone we check against" do
        before do
          @target.members.create(zoneable: create(:country))
          @target.members.create(zoneable: create(:country))
        end

        it "should be false" do
          expect(@source.contains?(@target)).to be false
        end
      end
    end

    context "when checking country against state" do
      before do
        @source.members.create(zoneable: create(:state))
        @target.members.create(zoneable: country1)
      end

      it "should be false" do
        expect(@source.contains?(@target)).to be false
      end
    end

    context "when checking state against country" do
      before { @source.members.create(zoneable: country1) }

      context "when all states contained in one of the countries we check against" do
        before do
          state1 = create(:state, country: country1)
          @target.members.create(zoneable: state1)
        end

        it "should be true" do
          expect(@source.contains?(@target)).to be true
        end
      end

      context "when some states contained in one of the countries we check against" do
        before do
          state1 = create(:state, country: country1)
          @target.members.create(zoneable: state1)
          @target.members.create(zoneable: create(:state, country: country2))
        end

        it "should be false" do
          expect(@source.contains?(@target)).to be false
        end
      end

      context "when none of the states contained in any of the countries we check against" do
        before do
          @target.members.create(zoneable: create(:state, country: country2))
          @target.members.create(zoneable: create(:state, country: country2))
        end

        it "should be false" do
          expect(@source.contains?(@target)).to be false
        end
      end
    end
  end

  context "#save" do
    context "when default_tax is true" do
      it "should clear previous default tax zone" do
        zone1 = create(:zone, name: 'foo', default_tax: true)
        create(:zone, name: 'bar', default_tax: true)
        expect(zone1.reload.default_tax).to be false
      end
    end

    context "when a zone member country is added to an existing zone consisting of state members" do
      it "should remove existing state members" do
        zone = create(:zone, name: 'foo', zone_members: [])
        state = create(:state)
        country = create(:country)
        zone.members.create(zoneable: state)
        country_member = zone.members.create(zoneable: country)
        zone.save
        expect(zone.reload.members).to eq([country_member])
      end
    end
  end

  context "#kind" do
    context "when the zone consists of country zone members" do
      before do
        @zone = create(:zone, name: 'country', zone_members: [])
        @zone.members.create(zoneable: create(:country))
      end
      it "should return the kind of zone member" do
        expect(@zone.kind).to eq("country")
      end
    end

    context "when the zone consists of state zone members" do
      before do
        @zone = create(:zone, name: 'state', zone_members: [])
        @zone.members.create(zoneable: create(:state))
      end
      it "should return the kind of zone member" do
        expect(@zone.kind).to eq("state")
      end
    end
  end

  context "state and country associations" do
    let!(:country) { create(:country) }

    context "has countries associated" do
      let!(:zone) do
        create(:zone, countries: [country])
      end

      it "can access associated countries" do
        expect(zone.countries).to eq([country])
      end
    end

    context "has states associated" do
      let!(:state) { create(:state, country: country) }
      let!(:zone) do
        create(:zone, states: [state])
      end

      it "can access associated states" do
        expect(zone.states).to eq([state])
      end
    end
  end

  context ".with_shared_members" do
    let!(:country)  { create(:country) }
    let!(:country2) { create(:country, name: 'OtherCountry') }
    let!(:country3) { create(:country, name: 'TaxCountry') }

    subject(:zones_with_shared_members) { Spree::Zone.with_shared_members(zone) }

    context 'when passing a zone with no members' do
      let!(:zone) { create :zone }

      it 'will return an empty set' do
        expect(subject).to eq([])
      end
    end

    context 'when passing nil' do
      let!(:zone) { nil }

      it 'will return an empty set' do
        expect(subject).to eq([])
      end
    end

    context "finding potential matches for a country zone" do
      let!(:zone) do
        create(:zone).tap do |z|
          z.members.create(zoneable: country)
          z.members.create(zoneable: country2)
          z.save!
        end
      end

      let!(:zone2) do
        create(:zone).tap { |z| z.members.create(zoneable: country) && z.save! }
      end

      let!(:zone3) do
        create(:zone).tap { |z| z.members.create(zoneable: country3) && z.save! }
      end

      it "will find all zones with countries covered by the passed in zone" do
        expect(zones_with_shared_members).to include(zone, zone2)
      end

      it "will not return zones with countries not covered in the passed in zone" do
        expect(zones_with_shared_members).not_to include(zone3)
      end

      it "only returns each zone once" do
        expect(zones_with_shared_members.select { |z| z == zone }.size).to be 1
      end
    end

    context "finding potential matches for a state zone" do
      let!(:state)  { create(:state, country: country) }
      let!(:state2) { create(:state, country: country2, name: 'OtherState') }
      let!(:state3) { create(:state, country: country2, name: 'State') }
      let!(:zone) do
        create(:zone).tap do |z|
          z.members.create(zoneable: state)
          z.members.create(zoneable: state2)
          z.save!
        end
      end
      let!(:zone2) do
        create(:zone).tap { |z| z.members.create(zoneable: state) && z.save! }
      end
      let!(:zone3) do
        create(:zone).tap { |z| z.members.create(zoneable: state2) && z.save! }
      end

      it "will find all zones which share states covered by passed in zone" do
        expect(zones_with_shared_members).to include(zone, zone2)
      end

      it "will find zones that share countries with any states of the passed in zone" do
        expect(zones_with_shared_members).to include(zone3)
      end

      it "only returns each zone once" do
        expect(zones_with_shared_members.select { |z| z == zone }.size).to be 1
      end
    end
  end
end

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Q: Question about lambda calculus. Hi so im really struggling right now with the lambda calculus. It doesnt make sense to me.
So i know that ($\lambda x \to x)(y)$ means i have a function which takes a number to itself. The confusing part hits in when i see something like
$(\lambda x \to gx)x$
Does this mean
i have a function which takes an x and outputs g and i should apply it to x?
or does it mean i have an a function which takes an x and outputs gx ?
My book says that {$g,x$} are free variables. What would that mean concretely. Im looking for intuition, nothing is making sense. :C

A: No, $(\lambda x\to x)$ is a function that takes a number (or, indeed, anything whether or not it is a number) to itself. When you say $(\lambda x\to x)y$ you're applying that function to $y$ (whatever $y$ is), and the result of that is just $y$.
In $(\lambda x\to gx)$ you have a function that takes something and returns the value of $g$ applied to that something -- as you describe it, a function that takes $x$ and produces $gx$.
However, again, when you write $(\lambda x\to gx)x$ you have taken the function just described and applied it to $x$, which would produce $gx$.
The statement that $g$ and $x$ are free variables means that the expression "$(\lambda x\to gx)x$" doesn't really have a value before you decide what the value of the variables $g$ and $x$ are going to be. It's a recipe for doing something with a thing you call $g$ and a thing you call $x$, but you can't really do it before you have decided what those things are going to be.

Note, by the way, that in $(\lambda x\to gx)x$ you have two different $x$ around. If we write it $(\lambda x_1\to gx_1)x_2$, the two ones shown as $x_1$ is just a dummy variable that tells you what the function does with its argument, whereas the $x_2$ is the free variable whose value you're supposed to decide.


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Walden University and the National League for Nursing Create the Institute for Social Determinants of Health and Social Change
Walden University and HealthLinx are jointly providing a 2021 nursing excellence workshop, "Excellence on the Virtual Road: A Practical Workshop for Magnet® and Pathway® Journeys," from February 23-25, 2021.
Walden University's COVID-19 Response
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Black History Lives Here
To celebrate Black History Month, the Walden University Office of the President, Center for Social Change, and Office of Diversity & Inclusion are launching a four-part video series called "Black History Lives Here." It features stories from the Walden community who demonstrate that Black history is made through hard work, perseverance, and so much more.
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Maintaining Civil Discourse in Challenging Times
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Walden University will host a special online commencement honoring its graduates and their milestone achievement at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 6, 2021. The keynote speaker for Walden's 64th Commencement will be Dr. Myron Rolle, a former NFL safety, Rhodes Scholar and neuroscience resident at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Walden University's School of Management Earns Performance Excellence Award
Walden University is pleased to announce its School of Management has been awarded the Performance Excellence Network's Performance Excellence Award, which is based on the Baldrige Framework and is the culmination of a rigorous evaluation of an organization's management and performance system.
Walden University Hosts Virtual Panel on Online Learning in Higher Education
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Walden University Celebrates National Distance Learning Week
Walden University is proudly celebrating National Distance Learning Week from November 9-13, 2020 with a series of webinars and a virtual panel through its Talks for Good initiative. The week is hosted by the United States Distance Learning Association to generate greater awareness and appreciation for distance learning and to recognize leaders in the field.


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Joe Neal
June 26, 2017 / Tom Mooney	/ Leave a comment
I know of few poets who are as prolific as Joe Neal. The conclusion of one volume is the stepping stone to another. He moves between different worlds so fluidly, so seamlessly.
He is deeply knowledgeable, and neither his observation nor his curiosity has been diminished by the passage of time.
Joe doesn't forget easily, and so when this current run of books began some years ago, and this is volume number five, Joe had a treasure trove of content.
And if this trove had chapter headings, I would suggest music, nature, the past and above all, love. It is curious why a writer as gifted as Joe, with a voluminous command of the language, should choose poetry and not prose.
The answer might be in his Welsh roots, where the cadence is unlike anywhere else: swagger, pulsation, Biblical, metaphorical. I think this caution or caveat by Dylan Thomas to the first cast of Under Milk Wood in New York, 'to love the words', is imprinted on Joe.
Why poetry and not prose for this seducer of words? Readers demand of prose that a subject is developed completely and logically, from A to B etc. It moves like a hot air balloon.
But from poetry we demand leaping from A to Z, implying everything. No walking, but flying. No hot air balloons, but a shooting star. Explosive, and brief. And as fog leaves no scar on the landscape it invades, so too poetry.
While metre and form and rhythm are the building blocks of a poem, the blueprint, without which there would be no beginning or end, is truth. If a poem is alive and is true, it connects with the touchstone of the life within us.
That is the only tuning fork you need. Acute vision, acute memory, acute use of words.
The New York Standards Quarter
It's now approaching twelve years since the New York Standards Quartet came into being, its core personnel taking time out from their multifarious individual projects to revel in the shared brief of refashioning familiar and lesser- known jazz standards.
Their new release Sleight of Hand builds on their catalogue of five previous albums (most recently, The New Straight Ahead and Power of 10, on Whirlwind) as saxophonist Tim Armacost, pianist David Berkman and drummer Gene Jackson welcome double bassist Daiki Yasukagawa back into the fold.
This is a band that regularly plays and performs together, so there's a common bond, which brings out the best in the arrangements they conjure.
Recorded at the end of an international tour – in the beautiful, mountainous location of Lake Yamanaka, close to Mount Fuji (the quartet enjoys a special affinity with Japan) – Sleight of Hand's eight numbers reflect the band's spontaneous, transformational approach, with the title track (based on Gershwin's 'But Not For Me') irresistibly playful.
The various key modulations in Lover Man are a world away from Billie Holiday's lingering vocal lines as Armacost's spritely soprano responds swiftly to Jackson's syncopated drum accents.
1940s song Detour Ahead – perhaps mostly familiar in composer Herb Ellis's guitar setting – translates into a luscious tenor and piano-led ballad, sensitively buoyed by Yasukagawa's bass shaping; Jules Styne/Sammy Cahn favourite I Fall In Love Too Easily is treated to sparkling, percussion-led animation; and Armacost's rich tenor lyricism in Duke Ellington's In a Sentimental Mood is ravishingly restrained.
Mal Waldron's Soul Eyes and Thelonious Monk's Ask Me Now swing with respective vibrancy and jauntiness, while the metrical changes and perky rhythms of 'This I Dig of You' pick up on Hank Mobley's classic Blue Note album origins.
And though the quartet likes to pull out obscure tunes, it's also important to include touchstones for you can relate to them emotionally and there's still a lot of awareness there. These are such great melodies, you can do almost anything with them – and, as always with improvisation, that sense of 'what's happening today?' remains exciting. It's all about a moment with Sleight of Hand.
Andrew Schiller Quintet
June 5, 2017 / Tom Mooney	/ Leave a comment
Tied Together, Not to the Ground
Tied Together, Not to the Ground is the debut album from bassist/composer/bandleader Andrew Schiller, who unveils his unique writing style in this evocative 10-song collection, showcasing a group of adventurous and like-minded musicians. The Andrew Schiller Quintet is: Hery Paz (tenor saxophone), Alec Harper (tenor saxophone), Frank Carlberg (piano), Robin Baytas (drums), and Schiller (bass).
The compositions cover a broad spectrum but maintain a strong underlying theme through Schiller's unifying compositional aesthetic. The album's title refers to Schiller's own attempt to hold on to his identity, his memories, and his beliefs without letting the weight of nostalgia cause stagnation.
Tracks summon array of remembrances and imagery-pivotal places, experiences and encounters, not just as a scrapbook of journeys, but as a gentle reminder to take the occasional leap forward into the unknown.
Little Shoes, begins with a sparse mantra-like statement between saxophone and drums. The introduction of an intervallic counter-melody signals the gradual transformation of the theme and the piece takes on a lush yearning quality.
Ho Get Em Tiger! comes out with all guns blazing, a dynamic contrapuntal duel between the horns and rhythm section. The fragmented waltz emulates the gyrating of a fan with a broken blade rather than the glide of a ballroom dance.
Dancing to Tink Tink would require some well-timed and La La Land choreography, but the song does have an infectious quality that makes one want to move. The bubbly melody, played in harmony by the saxophonists, makes frequents steps away from a home key but remains memorable nonetheless.
Soloists Schiller (bass), Paz (tenor sax), and Robin Baytas (drums) not only navigate the form with deftness, but build upon the sing-song, frolicking nature of the tune. Gluckschmerz is a five-and-a-half minute roller coaster ride. The break-neck, intervallic melody is matched by an equally turbulent counter-line from the rhythm section. The improvisation begins with the two tenor saxophonists, Harper and Paz, trading phrases. This quickly turns into a full-band rollicking collective improvisation. A drum solo from Baytas emerges from all of this, catapulting the piece towards a restatement of the melody.
The title track is introduced by a brief meditation. This ballad drifts patiently forward without a strongly defined beat and the melody is divided between the saxophonists (first Harper, then Paz). A piano solo from Frank Carlberg emphasizes the nostalgic and playful character of the piece. The return of the melody builds momentarily in intensity but dissipates gradually, finally reaching the finish line at a crawl.


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WCS Board Receives Lesson In Virtual Reality
InkFreeNews.com March 19, 2019 10:30 AM Phil Smith Updated: Mar 19, 2019 @ 10:12 AM
From left are WCS board members Jeremy Mullins, Jay Baumgartner and Brad Johnson.
WARSAW — Anyone who's ever heard the expression "you had to be there," would understand the significance of a Warsaw Community Schools program designed to enhance the geography education of the school corporation's youngest students.
At its regular monthly meeting on Monday, March 18, WCS's board of trustees heard a presentation from students and staff members from Harrison Elementary School on Lenovo Mirage Solo Headsets, self-contained virtual reality devises designed to take students on a virtual journey to some of the most storied locations on Earth.
Board member Randy Polston
"A lot of our Huskies may never leave the state of Indiana," said Harrison Elementary School Principal Matt Deeds. "There are a lot of opportunities that they can do and a lot of places we can go."
According to Chief Technology Officer Brad Hagg, the school corporation purchased 36 of the headsets and received a discount of $100 per unit. "The great thing about those headsets that you saw is all previous headsets have required a phone," said Hagg. 'This is first set developed that's all in one device."
"Within the experience itself, you get these arrows that kind of guide your eyes like a tour guide would," said Jacob Cauhom, who helped present the devices to the board.
After board members each spent time looking into the devices, the board asked a group of Harrison first graders their favorite parts of the lesson.
Hagg said the devices are available for use throughout the school district.
"Really, you take these devices out of the box, you join a WIFI network and off you go," he said.
Amy Hobbs discusses Special Education laws with the WCS board.
In other business, the board:
Acknowledged the efforts of artists from Harrison, whose artwork was displayed in the meeting room.
Heard a presentation from Jefferson Elementary School regarding a $1,000 donation from Church of the Good Shepherd. Carolyn Nye, representing the church, told the board the donation was made possible by the sale of peanut brittle.
Applauded the efforts of Dave Craig and Kevin Brown from the Maintenance Department, who recently saved the life of a local resident from a house fire.
Received multiple presentations from Chief Academic Officer Dr. David Robertson, who briefed the board on standards-based grading, the school corporation's ongoing partnership with the University of Virginia and updates on the school's ongoing safety efforts.
Received a report from Amy Hobbs on laws related to special education.
Received a report on literacy interim assessments.
Heard an update from Superintendent Dr. David Hoffert on activities in the state legislature related to education.
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