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Das Alaska State Capitol ist das Staatskapitol (Parlamentsgebäude) von Alaska. Es befindet sich in der 4th Street in Juneau, der Hauptstadt des Staates Alaska, und beherbergt die Legislative Alaskas und die Büros des Gouverneurs und Vizegouverneurs von Alaska.

Geschichte
1792 wurde Kodiak die erste Hauptstadt von Russisch-Amerika. Im Jahr 1808 wurde Sitka, oder Nowo-Archangelsk, zur Hauptstadt ernannt. Mit dem Alaska Purchase von 1867 wurde Sitka zum Hauptquartier des Department of Alaska unter U.S.-Army-Major General Jefferson C. Davis. Nachdem die Armeeeinheit 1877 für den Feldzug gegen die Nez Percé benötigt wurde, war Alaska bis 1879 ohne Verwaltung. Dann gründete die U.S. Navy unter Lester A. Beardslee in Sitka einen Standort. Mit dem Gesetz von 1884 gründete der Kongress der Vereinigten Staaten den District of Alaska, mit dem vorläufigen Regierungssitz Sitka und einer vom Präsidenten bestimmten Regierung unter Führung von Gouverneur John Henry Kinkead. Der Kongress beschloss 1900 per Gesetz, dass Juneau Hauptstadt wird, da es Sitka an Wirtschaftswachstum und Wichtigkeit überholt hatte.

Der Bau des Kapitols
Der Kongress der Vereinigten Staaten bewilligte 1911 Mittel zum Bau eines Regierungsgebäudes für das damalige Alaska-Territorium. Der Bau verzögerte sich durch den Kongress der Vereinigten Staaten, den Ersten Weltkrieg und aufgrund von Schwierigkeiten beim Ankauf des benötigten Grundstücks. Einheimische spendeten einen Teil der benötigen Gelder und der Bau begann am 18. September 1929. Das Gebäude, ursprünglich Federal and Territorial Building genannt, wurde am 14. Februar 1991 gewidmet. Es wurde von Architekten des Finanzministeriums der Vereinigten Staaten unter Leitung von James A. Wetmore im Art-Déco-Architekturstil entworfen. Das Gebäude wurde anfangs von der Regierung der Vereinigten Staaten genutzt und beherbergte ein Bundesgericht und ein Postamt. Seitdem Alaska mit dem Alaska Statehood Act 1959 zum Bundesstaat ernannt wurde, wird das Gebäude von der Staatsregierung genutzt.

Verlegungskontroverse
1960 startete Robert Atwood, der Herausgeber der Anchorage Daily Times, eine Kampagne zur Verlegung der Hauptstadt zum Wirtschaftszentrum Alaskas. Diese Bemühungen gipfelten in Volksabstimmungen, die über eine Verlegung der Hauptstadt in das Cook-Inlet-Gebiet (1960) und nach Westalaska (1962, mindestens 30 Meilen von Anchorage), die aber jeweils scheiterten. Eine dritte Initiative hatte 1974 Erfolg, worauf 1976 Willow als neue Hauptstadt gewählt wurde. 1978 und 1982 scheiterten die Bemühungen zur Finanzierung der Verlagerung. Eine Initiative zum Umzug nach Wasilla scheiterte 1994 ebenso, wie 2002 die Forderung, dass die Gesetzgebung ihre Versammlungen im Matanuska-Susitna Borough abhalten solle.

Neugestaltung des Kapitols
2004 wurde von der Juneau Capitol Planning Commission ein Wettbewerb für die Gestaltung eines Ersatzgebäudes gestartet. Nach Kontroversen über die unkonventionelle Art vieler der vorgeschlagenen Entwürfe, fehlender Unterstützung durch die Staatsregierung und fehlender Finanzmittel wurden alle Pläne im Jahr 2005 gestoppt. Die aus Alaska stammende Architektin Marianne Cusato legte einen Plan für ein traditionelles Regierungsgebäude vor, das viel Anklang fand.

Architektur

Das Gebäude ist sechs Etagen hoch und aus mit Ziegelsteinen verblendetem Stahlbeton. Die ersten beiden Etagen haben eine Fassade aus Indiana-Kalkstein. Die Portikus hat vier Säulen aus Tokeen-Marmor von der Prince-of-Wales-Insel, der auch für die Innenverkleidungen verwendet wurde. Da es, anders als bei den meisten Staatskapitolen, keinen großen Landschaftspark gibt, hat das Gebäude das Aussehen eines normalen Bürogebäudes. Es gehört neben Delaware, Hawaii, Louisiana, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee und Virginia zu den elf Staatskapitolen, die keine Kuppel besitzen.

Vor dem Gebäude ist eine Kopie der Liberty Bell. Jeder Bundesstaat und die Territorien hatte 1950 eine solche Kopie von der Regierung der Vereinigten Staaten erhalten, um den Absatz von staatlichen Anleihen zu steigern.

In der Lobby befinden sich die tönernen Reliefs Harvest of the Land und Harvest of the Sea, die die Jagd und die Fischerei darstellen, sowie eine Büste der führenden Bürgerrechtlerin der Ureinwohner Alaskas Elizabeth Peratrovich. Im Erdgeschoss und der 1. Etage befinden sich Büros und Ausschusszimmer.

Im zweiten Stock befinden sich die Sitzungssäle des Senats von Alaska und des Repräsentantenhaus von Alaska, sowie Ausschusszimmer. An den Wänden sind die frühen Arbeiten der einheimischen Fotografen Lloyd Winter and Percy Pond und Büsten der ersten beiden U.S. Senatoren von Alaska, Edward Lewis Bartlett und Ernest Gruening, zu sehen.

Die Büroräume von Gouverneur und Vizegouverneur befinden sich im dritten Stock. Die Türen der Chefbüros sind aus Schwarz-Birke, mit Handschnitzereien, die das produzierende Gewerbe Alaskas zeigen. Die "Hall of Governors" präsentiert Porträts der Gouverneure und Vizegouverneure von der Aera des District of Alaska bis heute.

Weitere Büros und Tagungsräume der Gesetzgebung befinden sich im vierten Stock. Im fünften Stock befinden sich die Finanzausschüsse.

Viele Bereiche des Gebäudes wurden in den Stand der 1930er-Jahre zurückversetzt, besonders der zweite und der fünfte Stock, in dem früher die Gerichtssäle des Bundesgerichts waren.

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

Bauwerk in Juneau
Sitzungsort eines Parlaments in den Vereinigten Staaten
Alaska State Legislature
Bauwerk des Art déco in den Vereinigten Staaten
Verwaltungsbau
Umgenutztes Bauwerk in den Vereinigten Staaten

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT – Finding the One Box Set by Nell Iris – #Excerpt
Posted on November 17, 2018 October 19, 2019 by Addison Albright	2 Comments
Woo! Nell Iris has collected four of her wonderfully sweet stories into one box set! Who doesn't love a bargain? Not only is the collection a fabulous deal, but if you purchase it at JMS through November 23rd, you'll get an additional 20% off!
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Finding the One Box Set by Nell Iris
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Four short contemporary gay romances by best-selling M/M author Nell Iris about finding — and holding on to — "The One." Collected together in an exclusive box set for the first time are the stories:
Unconditionally: After six years together, Luca and Gus are finally getting married. On their wedding day Luca's mother sees her flamboyant son wearing a veil and explodes. Her hateful words trigger traumatic memories and instead of walking down the aisle, Luca runs away. When Gus realizes Luca is missing he follows him, intent on convincing him to come back. Will he succeed in time for the wedding ceremony?
Find His Way Home: Elliot is miserable living in the big city. He longs for tranquility but is unwilling to move away from his partner Mick. After a dramatic event, he flees and goes back home to a cabin in the mountains. Slowly he regains his calm, but being away from Mick is hard. When a ghost from Elliot's past shows up, he's faced with a hard decision: stay on the mountain alone or go back to the city, and Mick?
Nobody Else's: Beckett Cooper has been secretly infatuated with his BFF's younger brother Levi for years. Levi Byrne has liked Beckett for as long as he can remember. When an opportunity presents itself for them to get to know each other better, they both grab it and make the best of it. Will the stars align in their favor and lead Beckett and Levi to a happily ever after?
Unexpected Christmas: Thrown together by family drama, strangers Daniel and Axel end up spending Christmas Day getting to know each other. Axel is nothing like Daniel expected. Behind the scary-looking exterior, he hides the heart of a teddy bear and between Disney princesses and erotic poetry, Daniel no longer fears for his life … but for his heart.
EXCERPT FROM "Find His Way Home"
He spent the rest of the afternoon pacing his living room with Lady Gaga blasting from the speakers. He heard his phone ring at some point, but ignored it and kept pacing, rubbing his palms on his head, tousling his short hair. The phone rang several more times, but Elliot walked and walked, until the front door flung open and a wild-eyed Mick stood there, glaring at him.
Mick's gaze roved over him, making sure he was okay, and then he marched over to the stereo and cut off Gaga in the middle of a rah-rah. "What the hell, Elliot?"
The curse stopped Elliot's pacing, and he stared at his lover with wide eyes. His well-spoken, hot-shot lawyer partner never used profanities. During their time together, Elliot had heard him swear maybe once or twice, and him doing it now knocked the wind out of Elliot's fury. He groaned, grabbed his lover's hand, and hauled him over to the couch where he sank down, pulling mick with him.
"I'm sorry. But I'm angry."
"I can tell. What happened?"
"I let them buy me, that's what happened." Elliot spat out the words.
"What?" The question was so loud Elliot flinched. Mick sighed, stood and shook off his coat, unbuttoned his suit jacket, and kicked off his shoes. Then he sat back down, turned to Elliot, and wrinkled his nose when he saw the state of his hair. "It looks like you've tried to pull it out," he muttered, and ran his fingers through Elliot's locks, trying in vain to tame it. "Tell me what happened."
When Elliot recounted the afternoon's events, Mick grabbed his hands and drew him closer, and he followed willingly. He ended up straddling Micks lap, arms around his neck, and his forehead leaning on his lover's shoulder.
"I'm so sorry," Mick mumbled and rubbed his stubble against Elliot's temple.
"I shouldn't have taken the money," Elliot grunted. "I'm so stupid."
"You're not stupid. You had no other choice."
"There's always another choice."
"What else could you have done?"
"I could have told them to go fuck themselves," he gritted out. He took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. "Or I could quit."
It was several minutes before Mick asked, "And do what?"
Elliot held his breath for a moment before whispering, "I could go back home." Mick stiffened. "I hate it here."
"I know." The thickness of Mick's voice hit Elliot like a freight train, but he didn't take back his words. He couldn't.
"I have to go home. At least for a while. I need silence." He caught his lower lip between his teeth to stop it from quivering. "This was the last drop, you know?"
Mick nodded and tightened his arms around Elliot until they felt like bands of steel surrounding him. "What about us?"
"I don't know." He hesitated. "You could come," he whispered, knowing what the answer would be.
He heard Mick inhale a shuddering breath, and a drop of wetness landed on Elliot's cheek. "I wish I could." Mick's voice trembled.
"I can't stay. Even for you, honey." Elliot was crying now too, big hot tears wetting Mick's expensive wool suit jacket.
When their tears finally dried, they spent the rest of the night making desperate love, saying nothing, letting their bodies do all the talking.
Two days later Elliot was back home, enjoying the peace and quiet in a freezing cabin in the mountains. Trying to stifle the disillusionment he felt with the world and himself, while hoping he would have time to get over it before it was time to go back to work.
Nell Iris is a romantic at heart who believes everyone deserves a happy ending. She's a bona fide bookworm (learned to read long before she started school), wouldn't dream of going anywhere without something to read (not even the ladies room), loves music (and singing along but let's face it, she's not Celine Dion), and is a real Star Trek nerd (Make it so). She loves words, poetry, wine, and Sudoku, and absolutely adores elephants!
Nell believes passionately in equality for all regardless of race, gender or sexuality, and wants to make the world a better, less hateful, place.
Nell is a 40-something bi-sexual Swedish woman, married to the love of her life, and a proud mama of a grown daughter. She left the Scandinavian cold and darkness for warmer and sunnier Malaysia a few years ago, where she spends her days writing, surfing the Internet, enjoying the heat, and eating good food. One day she decided to chase her life long dream of being a writer, sat down in front of her laptop, and wrote a story about two men falling in love.
Nell Iris writes gay romance, prefers sweet over angsty, and wants to write diverse and unique characters.
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Thank you soooo much for this! You're awesome, have I told you that? 🙂
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You and your stories are awesome! 💞 I'm always happy to jump at the chance to help you promote them however I can!

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TAOISEACH Enda Kenny will retire as Fine Gael leader, with effect from midnight on Wednesday.
The Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar is the 2/5 favourite to succeed Mr Kenny as party leader, while one time favourite, Housing Minister Simon Coveney is the 7/4 second favourite. Fianna Fáil leader Michael Martin is the current 1/2 favourite to be Taoiseach after the next General Election, with Leo Varadkar next at 9/4.
In a statement following the Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting on Wednesday afternoon, Mr Kenny said, "Last year I indicated I would not lead the Fine Gael party into the next General Election. I will continue to carry out my duties as party leader in an acting capacity, until my successor is elected through the Fine Gael Leadership election process.
After 15 years at the helm, including two stints as Taoiseach, Mr Kenny wants the party executive to expedite hand over process by June 2 but stressed that he will continue to perform his duties as Taoiseach until a new leader has been elected.
Enda Kenny has stepped down as Fine Gael leader.


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1 Saraswati Puja 2023 | 26 January 2023 (Thursday)
1.1 Significance of Saraswati Puja
1.2 Spiritual Benefits of Saraswati Puja
Saraswati Puja 2023 | 26 January 2023 (Thursday)
Saraswati Puja is a Hindu festival celebrated in honor of the goddess Saraswati, who is the goddess of knowledge, wisdom, and the arts. The exact date of the festival varies each year but typically falls in the month of January or February. 2023, Saraswati Puja is on January 31st, 2023. It is celebrated on the fifth day of Magha month, which is according to the Hindu calendar.
Saraswati Puja is primarily celebrated by students, as it is believed that the goddess will bless them with knowledge and wisdom. On this day, people visit temples to offer prayers and seek blessings from the goddess. They also observe a fast and perform special puja rituals at home or at the temple.
Devotees also decorate their homes and workplaces with flowers and rangolis, and place an image or idol of the goddess on a raised platform. They also light lamps and incense sticks and offer sweets and fruits as prasad. Many people also prepare traditional foods such as khichdi and distribute them to friends and family.
The puja is also celebrated as a cultural festival, with various cultural programs and competitions organized in schools, colleges, and community centers. The festival is celebrated in different ways across India and Nepal, with some regions having more elaborate and grand celebrations than others.
Significance of Saraswati Puja
Saraswati Puja holds great significance in Hinduism as it is believed that the goddess Saraswati represents knowledge, wisdom, and the arts. The festival is considered an auspicious day to seek blessings from the goddess for students and scholars, as it is believed that she will bless them with knowledge, wisdom, and the ability to express themselves effectively.
The festival is also significant for the arts, as it is believed that the goddess will bless artists, musicians, and dancers with creativity and inspiration. Many people also believe that the goddess will remove obstacles and bring success in their studies and professional endeavors.
Saraswati Puja is also considered an important festival for the worship of the goddess of learning and knowledge in the Hindu culture. It is celebrated as a day of knowledge, culture, and tradition, and is an occasion to honor the goddess who is the embodiment of knowledge and wisdom.
Spiritual Benefits of Saraswati Puja
Saraswati Puja is believed to have several spiritual benefits for those who observe it with devotion and sincerity. Some of the spiritual benefits of the festival include:
Knowledge and wisdom: The goddess Saraswati is believed to be the embodiment of knowledge and wisdom, and by offering prayers and seeking blessings from her, it is believed that one can gain knowledge, wisdom, and the ability to express oneself effectively.
Removal of obstacles: The puja is believed to remove obstacles and bring success in one's studies and professional endeavors. It is believed that the goddess will bless the devotees with the ability to overcome difficulties and achieve their goals.
Inner peace and tranquility: The puja is believed to bring inner peace and tranquility to the mind and soul. It is believed that by offering prayers and seeking blessings from the goddess, one can achieve a state of inner calm and balance.
Creativity and inspiration: The goddess is also believed to bless artists, musicians, and dancers with creativity and inspiration. So, it is also considered auspicious for those who are related to creative fields.
Positive energy: The puja is believed to bring positive energy and good luck to the home and workplace. It is believed that the blessings of the goddess can bring prosperity and success in one's life.
It is important to remember that the spiritual benefits of the festival can only be achieved if the puja is performed with devotion, sincerity, and the right intentions.
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/*
 * XBoxController.cpp
 *
 *  Created on: Feb 22, 2016
 *      Author: Noah-Huppert
 */

#include <map>
#include "XBoxController.h"

XBoxController::XBoxController(int port) {
	wpilib_joystick = std::unique_ptr<Joystick>(new Joystick(port));

	left_stick_offset = Vector(0.5, 0.5);
	right_stick_offset = Vector(0.5, 0.5);
}

Vector XBoxController::GetStick(int xId, int yId, Vector offset) {
	float xRaw = wpilib_joystick->GetRawAxis(xId);
	float yRaw = wpilib_joystick->GetRawAxis(yId);

	return Vector(xRaw - offset.x, yRaw - offset.y);
}

float XBoxController::GetTrigger(int id) {
	float raw = wpilib_joystick->GetRawAxis(id);
	return (raw - 0.5) * 2;// Trigger is an axis that starts(Unpressed) with the value 0.5
}

Vector XBoxController::GetLeftStick() {
	return GetStick(AXIS_LEFT_STICK_X_ID, AXIS_LEFT_STICK_Y_ID, left_stick_offset);
}

Vector XBoxController::GetRightStick() {
	return GetStick(AXIS_RIGHT_STICK_X_ID, AXIS_RIGHT_STICK_Y_ID, right_stick_offset);
}

bool XBoxController::GetButton(int id) {
	return wpilib_joystick->GetRawButton(id);
}

bool XBoxController::GetDPad(int angle) {
	return angle == wpilib_joystick->GetPOV();
}

float XBoxController::GetLeftTrigger() {
	return GetTrigger(AXIS_LEFT_TRIGGER_ID);
}

float XBoxController::GetRightTrigger() {
	return GetTrigger(AXIS_RIGHT_TRIGGER_ID);
}

bool XBoxController::GetLeftTriggerAsButton() {
	return GetLeftTrigger() >= LEFT_TRIGGER_BUTTON_THRESHOLD;
}

bool XBoxController::GetRightTriggerAsButton() {
	return GetRightTrigger()>= RIGHT_TRIGGER_BUTTON_THRESHOLD;
}

std::shared_ptr<JoystickButton> XBoxController::GetJoystickButton(int id) {
	if(joystick_button_map.count(id) == 0) {
		joystick_button_map[id] = std::shared_ptr<JoystickButton>(new JoystickButton(wpilib_joystick.get(), id));
	}

	return joystick_button_map[id];
}

std::shared_ptr<XboxControllerTriggerButton> XBoxController::GetTriggerJoystickButton(int id, float threshold) {
	if(trigger_joystick_button_map.count(id) == 0) {
		trigger_joystick_button_map[id] = std::shared_ptr<XboxControllerTriggerButton>(
				new XboxControllerTriggerButton(this, id, threshold)
		);
	}

	return trigger_joystick_button_map[id];
}

XboxControllerTriggerButton::XboxControllerTriggerButton(XBoxController *controller, int trigger_id, float pressed_threshold):
		controller(controller),
		trigger_id(trigger_id),
		pressed_threshold(pressed_threshold) {

}

bool XboxControllerTriggerButton::Get() {
	return controller->GetTrigger(trigger_id) >= pressed_threshold;
}

void XBoxController::Calibrate() {
	left_stick_offset = Vector(wpilib_joystick->GetRawAxis(AXIS_LEFT_STICK_X_ID),
								wpilib_joystick->GetRawAxis(AXIS_LEFT_STICK_Y_ID));

	right_stick_offset = Vector(wpilib_joystick->GetRawAxis(AXIS_RIGHT_STICK_X_ID),
								wpilib_joystick->GetRawAxis(AXIS_RIGHT_STICK_Y_ID));
}

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Il Dipartimento per l'istruzione (in inglese: Department for Education - DfE) è un dipartimento governativo del governo britannico.

È responsabile della politica dell'istruzione nel Regno Unito ed è guidato dal Segretario di Stato per l'istruzione.

Storia
Il DfE è stato istituito il 12 maggio 2010 dal nuovo governo in carica di David Cameron, assumendo le responsabilità e le risorse del Dipartimento per i bambini, le scuole e le famiglie (DCSF).

Nel giugno 2012 il Dipartimento per l'istruzione ha commesso una violazione della legge sulla protezione dei dati del Regno Unito a causa di un difetto di sicurezza sul suo sito Web che ha reso disponibili dei download di indirizzi email, password e commenti delle persone che rispondevano ai documenti di consultazione.

Nel luglio 2016, il Dipartimento ha assunto le responsabilità riguardante l'istruzione superiore e l'apprendistato, competenze del Dipartimento per le imprese, l'innovazione e le competenze che è stato disciolto.

Responsabilità
Il dipartimento è guidato dal Segretario di Stato per l'istruzione. Il segretario permanente è Jonathan Slater. Il DfE è responsabile dell'istruzione, dei servizi per i bambini, della politica dell'istruzione superiore e del perfezionamento, dell'apprendistato, delle uguaglianze e di competenze più ampie in Inghilterra. Il dipartimento precedente occupava l'equivalente di 2.655 dipendenti a partire dall'aprile 2008 e, al giugno 2016, il DfE aveva ridotto la forza lavoro a un equivalente di 2.301 dipendenti. Nel 2015-2016, il DfE ha un budget di 58,2 miliardi di sterline, che comprende 53,6 miliardi di sterline di risorse e 4,6 miliardi di sterline di investimenti di capitale.

Ministri
 Segretario di Stato per l'istruzione: Damian Hinds, MP
 Ministro di Stato per le scuole: Nick Gibb, MP
 Ministro di Stato per le competenze e l'apprendimento : Anne Milton, MP
 Ministro di Stato per le università, la scienza, la ricerca e l'innovazione : Sam Gyimah, MP
 Sottosegretario di Stato parlamentare per il sistema scolastico : Barone Agnew d'Oulton, DL
 Sottosegretario di Stato parlamentare per l'infanzia e le famiglie : Nadhim Zahawi, MP.

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Collegamenti esterni

Istruzione


The day we will go home and leave Kishan behind to continue capturing Rajasthan.
For us just some time in the city taking the blue part of the city below the fort.
A short day from photography point of view. Seeing a city still sleeping or slowly starting.
A nice sunrise and a market that starts opening or building up. All material is there it is only put together on the car and covered with a sheet and ropes. Here this still can be done what in many other countries wouldn't be possible.
Somehow the real street and city views I couldn't capture, not sure why. So only some faces left after this morning. With here the one even made at the beginning of the walk.
And then saying goodbye to the others and together with Sheena flying back to Bangalore. A stop in Mumbai where we have to switch the plane. Being home in time to get an amazing mail message around 20.00 that I am informed that Makemytrip is informed that my flight will leave around 20.30 that evening for Bangalore.
The End of a very nice tour / holiday. Perfectly arranged for us by Darter which I gave an 8.5 during the evaluation. Why not more was the question and the answer is I am Dutch so there always needs to be some room for improvement even if you can't pin it.


New to Millwood, Dragonfly Hair Studio prides itself on being the first salon in Westchester to use organic products for their customers. Their philosophy is Clean and Green using Phyto, Surface Organic, Botanical Products and Loreal Ammonia Free ColorSurface Organic Color. They are all about the well being of their clients. Expect a holistic calm vibe at this 2012 Best of Westchester-winning salon from it's time in Croton-on-Hudson. Owner Tara Colavecchio worked for 18 years in Manhattan, at such top salons such as Frédéric Fekkai, Chinois, Pierre Michel and in LA, Chaz Dean. Her staff is just as experienced and talented; most of them with years of NYC experience. Check out their services on the button above. When you need to make it about you this is the place to go!
Tori Bracco is the co-owner of the Dragonfly Hair Studio and is responsible for making the magic behind the scenes. Tori has worked for many years in the medical world and has always prescribed to the idea of a healthier lifestyle. She jumped at the opportunity to combine both beauty and health and looks forward to helping our guests recognize their inner and outer elegance.
Evelise Castiello is a makeup artist and hair stylist with over 10 years of experience, who also specializes in single process color and face framing highlights. An amazing artist when it comes to eye brow tinting, shaping, and body waxing. Evelise's salon services are available on location at Dragonfly, as well as, for weddings and special events.
Astrid Cohen is the Color Director and has learned and honed her craft in some of the most prestigious salons in New York City. She apprenticed and began to develop her unique hair coloring methodology with Stephen Knoll in New York City, and then underwent extensive, practical color training with the prestigious Frederic Fekkai. Astrid continued her career with Pierre Michel, Warren Tricomi, Pashah, currently Rossano Ferretti where she practices classic and modern coloring techniques. With over twenty-five years of extensive training and practical experience, Astrid has developed unique specialties especially in the area of Balayage, a creative free hand painting technique. She established a reputation for developing a contoured natural look and feel. Astrid incorporated a new level of coloring with tone on tone, shadow detail and highlights, to totally complete every client's unique coloring style.
Donna Baker is a Reiki and Integrated Therapeutic Alignment (ITA) Practitioner. Donna was trained by Reiki Masters Janet and James Orzano, as well as, Melaney Ryan, founder of ITA Energy Medicine and the director of the Melaney Ryan Institute of Applied Consciousness. Donna is available for full Reiki sessions, for both children and adults, and ITA consultation.
Grace Holmes the Salon Assistant graduated from the Jean Madeline Aveda Institute in Philadelphia and is Dragonfly's Full-Time Assistant. Grace has a passion for all things Beauty and has a special interest in color, skin, eyelashes, microblading and waxing.
I have been going to Tara since her time in NYC at Frédéric Fekkai. I will follow her anywhere! Even when she would have back to back celebrities she was always grounded and treated you just as special. If you want to know what the latest trend is ask Tara. She has a great vibe wherever she is and I am excited about her new space!


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GEOG 4000/5000 Neighborhood Planning Seminar
GEOG 4000/5000 Neighborhood Planning Seminar: Welcome
This course is designed to introduce the concepts of neighborhood and community in the context of community development. The course focuses on neighborhood planning and organizing as an intervention for neighborhhood revitalization and capacity building.
Local Documents
You can access unique research resources such as rare books, manuscripts, archives, maps and photographs in the Dalton Reading Room, located on the 10th floor of Atkins Library. Please see the Special Collections website for our hours and further information.
Research Guide for Neighborhood Planning Seminar
The J. Murrey Atkins Special Collections at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte is dedicated to supporting the teaching, research, and public service missions of the university by acquiring, organizing, preserving, and making available to a wide audience rare and unique materials in certain defined categories.
This guide is not intended to be a complete finding aid to the collections. It serves as a preliminary research tool, providing a brief description of holdings for a particular class. More detailed descriptions of the sources listed below are available in Special Collections and through the Library's online catalog. The catalog contains bibliographic records for the majority of the manuscript collections held in Special Collections as well as books and other printed material available at UNC Charlotte. The catalog is accessible at https://uncc.worldcat.org/advancedsearch. Finding aids from these sources are also available through Special Collections website http://specialcollections.uncc.edu. Please note that some collections may not yet have finding aids available.
Dawn Schmitz
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URL: https://guides.library.uncc.edu/geog40005000
Subjects: Geography


Cameroon - Customs and duties In accordance with the trusteeship agreement between France and the United Nations, all nations had equal tariff treatment in Cameroon when it was a trust territory.
There are various ways to pay the customs duties and related taxes, when importing from China. In fact, you can even pay them directly to your Chinese supplier. Below we list the most common cases: In fact, you can even pay them directly to your Chinese supplier.
This memorandum will serve to assist users of the Customs Tariff (Tariff) to determine the proper tariff classification of parts and accessories in accordance with the Harmonized System (HS) principles.
131 5 Customs/import duties Introduction Customs/import duties are imposed on some goods that are imported into South Africa. Import duties are imposed to protect local producers.
VAT & customs The Value added Tax (VAT) applicable in ECOWAS is placed on goods and services. The purpose of the VAT is to generate tax revenues for the community.
The import duty rate for Spares mechanical parts is 7.5%. Calculate the import taxes due for importing Spares mechanical parts to make informed purchase decisions. Calculate the import taxes due for importing Spares mechanical parts to make informed purchase decisions.
It would be recalled that Nigeria signed the international convention on agreement of Customs Valuation which is the general agreement on Trade and Tariff. The convention is the treatment of Customs valuation which is based on the principle of Transaction value, Identical value method, Computed value method or Sale value, Similar value method, and Deductive value method.
Import Duty Mining Equipment Ghana Prompt : Caesar is a famous mining equipment manufacturer well-known both at home and abroad, major in producing stone crushing equipment, mineral separation equipment, limestone grinding equipment, etc.
excise duty (only for goods which are subject to excise duty, e.g. whisky and wine) Import duty for 13 products that are frequently purchased online Given below is a list of products that are often bought online outside of the European Union.
The import duty rate for New motor spare parts is 10%. Calculate the import taxes due for importing New motor spare parts to make informed purchase decisions. Calculate the import taxes due for importing New motor spare parts to make informed purchase decisions.
Ghana currently uses the Harmonized System (HS) Customs Code to classify goods. Taxes that are assessed on the basis of weight, value or volume are subject to change annually. Goods arriving in the country may be subject to import duty, Value Added Tax (VAT), special tax and import excise duty. Duties are imposed on certain categories of exports also.
The federal government levies customs duties on most imports, but these duties were substantially reduced in 1986 and in 1995. The import duty varies from 5% to 60%, averaging 12%.


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NaPodPoMo Wrap Up
November was National Podcast Posting Month where podcasters are challenged to publish 30 episodes in 30 days. Challenge completed! Jesse discusses the challenge & shares plans for December.
For the past 6 years, Jesse Jackson has been talking to Bruce Springsteen fans from around the world. He believes that every Springsteen fan has a story to tell and it's his job to record as many as possible. At 700 episodes and counting, fans of Bruce (as well as fans of other musicians) have shared how the magic and power of music has helped them celebrate successes and mourn losses. Music has been part of births, deaths, birthdays, weddings and other major events in their lives.


A Child Start School Nurse - RN is dedicated to providing resource information to families in all areas of health including: medical, dental, environmental and nutrition. Our Nurses work flexible schedules, Monday through Friday, providing high quality care for children, families, staff and volunteers; as well as attend home-visits and case reviews to ensure health needs are addressed in all areas of Head Start and Early Head Start objectives. Ability to relate to health professionals, children, families, staff and pregnant teens, as well as data entry and documentation of referrals and services are considered essential responsibilities of this position.
Serves as Consultant/Facilitator for Head Start 0-5 Program Health Services to children, families and staff.
Assists in the identification, coordination, completion of service and evaluation of health or family problems of enrolled children.
Maintains awareness of current health services available in the community and works with physicians and other local health care providers to meet the needs of enrolled children.
Responsible for the coordination of health follow-up services to identified children.
Documents all health/family services that have been provided.
Monitors health records at center sites.
Administers and reads TB skin tests for staff and volunteers.
Knowledge of young children and pregnant women.
Current Kansas Registered Nurse License. Ability to attain and maintain certification for audio metric testing.
Must pass physical screening and health certificate, valid drivers license, reliable personal vehicle and liability insurance.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move objects or materials up to 30 pounds.


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Patrik Åman, född Jansson den 18 juli 1983 i Uppsala, är en före detta svensk innebandymålvakt.

Åman spelade mellan åren 2008 och 2016 i AIK Innebandy och han spelade även i landslaget. Han gifte sig sommaren 2012 med Ida Åman och bytte då efternamn till Åman. Patrik Åman tog VM-guld 2012 och 2014. Han arbetar nu som sportjournalist.

Källor

Svenska innebandyspelare
Födda 1983
Levande personer
Män
Idrottare från Uppsala


The Spiritualism craze that took hold in the 19th century has been popular fodder of late for TV, movies, and literature. Woody Allen questioned the veracity of Emma Stone's quirky mystic in his latest rom-com, Magic in the Moonlight, the inaugural season of Showtime's Penny Dreadful featured Madame Kali, a spiritualist and medium who hosted a game-changing séance, and novelist Valerie Martin took on the subject matter in last year's nautically-themed supernatural mystery The Ghost of the Mary Celeste.
Alan Finn–the pseudonym for out mystery writer Todd Ritter–mines the fertile history of post-Civil War Philadelphia and the country's obsession with Spiritualism during that period to craft a superbly rich, historically-detailed whodunit in Things Half in Shadow.
Crime reporter Edward Clark–a Union veteran newly engaged to the daughter of a wealthy hat manufacturer–reluctantly agrees to go on assignment for his newspaper to expose the city's plethora of mediums preying upon the vulnerable postbellum populace. His first target–a plucky young widow named Lucy Collins–proves an easy mark, with Clark immediately spotting the sleight of hand and visual trickery behind her purported communication with the dead.
When Clark promises citywide exposure of her fraudulent brand of mysticism in the following day's edition of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, Lucy proves resourcefully resilient, quickly turning the tables by blackmailing him with exposure of his own secret shame–that he is the son of a disgraced magician imprisoned for murdering his wife during an ill-fated onstage illusion.
Fearing his fiancé's reaction to his perpetuation of a false identity and the irreparable damage to his reputation, an uneasy truce is struck between the newspaperman and the medium. Lucy's plan is a simple one: In return for their mutual silence of the other's secret, she will aid him in exposing all of the city's mediums, leaving her as last mystic standing.
As all simple plans do, theirs goes terribly awry during their first outing to expose the city's most well-regarded–and by all accounts, authentic–clairvoyant, Lenora Grimes Pastor, who dies mid-séance. What follows is a masterful whodunit in which history, mystery, and the paranormal intersect in delightful and surprising ways.
Clark and Collins are perfectly cast as likeably frustrating protagonists. Clark, whose life has a carefully manicured air of predictability, finds the perfect foil in Collins to run counter to his stodginess. Collins, who uses cunning and gumption as survival skills, is such a charmingly feisty creation that readers will readily pardon her charlatan ways early on in the novel. The crime solving duo dodge red herrings and creepy occultism, with Finn setting off just enough romantic sparks between the two to hint at future adventures.
Finn lends a strong sense of period authenticity to Things Half in Shadow and his historical detail pays off handsomely. From the horse-drawn carriages traversing gaslamp-lit city streets at night to the appearance of famed circus showman P.T. Barnum, Finn precisely re-creates the nuances of the period on the page. He deftly straddles multiple genres–from historical fiction to mystery to horror–without losing an ounce of cohesion. Ghosts, candlelit séances, hidden tunnels, moonlit cemeteries, masquerade balls, and secret societies are all layered in Finn's astute mystery to coat the proceedings with an atmospheric veneer of spookiness. One would naturally fear that so many disparate elements might make for a case of literary over-ambition, but Things Half in Shadow is so expertly assembled in Finn's capable hands that the conclusion is both satisfying and faithful to what's come before it.
Sounds like a gay masterpiece (cough).


This narrated program includes fully staged scenes from WNO's production. The creative team and technicians also take students behind-the-scenes for demonstrations of technical special effects, scene changes, costumes, and more!
In this operatic forest, magic and adventure lurk around every corner—and holiday sweets can have a nasty bite. Complete with a cackling witch, enchanted fairies, dancing animals, and an oversized gingerbread oven, this timeless tale comes to life on stage in this whimsical, neon-colored production.
Once upon a time, Peter and the Wolf was a musical tale about a Russian boy who helps catch a wolf. This version features Peter's tale with tons of twists. For starters, instead of cold, snowy Russia, the story now happens in sunny Hollywood, California.
Classic fairytale meets Italian comedy in this reimagined story of the girl who spends her life sweeping cinders, but dreams of something more. If you think you know Cinderella, think again.
"Boys like me are not afraid of wolves!" says Peter to his grandfather. But when one actually wanders out of the woods, what will Peter do to save his animal friends?
Cuesheet: NSO Family Concert: Halloween Spooktacular: The Sequel!
Join the NSO for a frightfully fun follow-up program, complete with ghoulishly attired musicians who might just "BOO" you in return from behind their instruments.
Did you know music has a lot to say? Without any words at all, music is a language anyone can understand. It tells stories, expresses feelings, and even makes us think.


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List of International Conventions Relating to Intellectual Property to which Trinidad and Tobago is a member of and considering becoming a member.
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List of International Conventions Relating to Intellectual Property to which Trinidad and Tobago is a member of.
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1883).
The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) (1970).
The Strasbourg Agreement concerning the International Recognition of the Deposit of Micro Organisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (1977).
The Budapest Treaty for the International Recognition of the Deposit of Micro Organisms for the Purpose of Patent Procedure (1977).
The Nice Agreement concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (1957).
The Locarno Agreement concerning the International Classification for Industrial Designs (1968).
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (1886).
The Geneva Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of their Phonograms (1971).
Vienna Agreement establishing an International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks (1973).
The Brussels Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite (1974).
Union for the Protection of New Plant Varieties (UPOV).
Trademark Law Treaty (TLT) (1994).
List of International Conventions Relating to Intellectual Property to Which Trinidad and Tobago is CONSIDERING accession.
Beijing Treaty on Audio-visual Performances.
Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled.
Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks.
Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs.
The Paris convention is an international convention devised to facilitate protection of industrial property. This convention was first signed on March 20, 1883 and has since then been revised several times with the last revision taking place at Stockholm on July 14, 1967 and then further amended on September 28, 1979. Trinidad and Tobago became a member of this convention on August 1, 1964.
Accession to this convention enabled the protection of industrial property in Trinidad and Tobago. This includes patents, utility models, industrial designs, trademarks, service marks, trade names, indications of source or appellations of origin also commonly referred to as Geographical Indications.
Industrial property applies not only to industry and commerce, but to agricultural and extractive industries and all manufactured and natural products as well. One of the main benefits members of this convention enjoy is what is known as National Treatment. This simply means that equal treatment must be given to applications from member countries, meaning there is no differentiation between the nationals of your country and nationals of the other countries for the purpose of grant, and protection of industrial property in your country.
The PCT was concluded in 1970, amended in 1979 and modified in 1984 and in 2001. It is open to States party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1883). Trinidad and Tobago became a Contracting State on March 10 1994. The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) makes it possible to seek patent protection for an invention simultaneously in each of a large number of countries by filing an "international" patent application. Such an application may be filed by anyone who is a national or resident of a PCT Contracting State. It may generally be filed with the national patent office of the Contracting State of which the applicant is a national or resident or, at the applicant's option, with the International Bureau of WIPO in Geneva.
The procedure under the PCT has great advantages for applicants, patent offices and the general public. This includes a longer period of time (18 months), to designate specific countries in which the applicant wants to seek protection in and also to appoint local agents and pay any respective national fee. Another benefit is by utilizing the international search report and the written opinion provided; applicants can evaluate with reasonable probability the chances of their invention being patented. Applicants also have the option to amend their application accordingly during the international preliminary examination.
The Agreement – commonly referred to as the IPC Agreement – was concluded in 1971 and amended in 1979. It is open to States party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1883). Trinidad and Tobago became a member of this agreement on December 20, 1996.
The Strasbourg Agreement establishes the International Patent Classification (IPC) which divides technology into eight sections with multiple carefully detailed subdivisions designed to accurately classify any type of technology. This classification aids governments, inventors, research and development units and others in searching for "prior art" patent documents which facilitates the development of new technologies. The IPC is used by the patent offices of more than 100 States, four regional offices and the Secretariat of WIPO in administering the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) (1970).
The Budapest Treaty was concluded in 1977 and is open to States party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1883). Trinidad and Tobago became a member of this treaty on March 10, 1994.
The main feature of the Treaty is that a contracting State which allows or requires the deposit of microorganisms for the purposes of patent procedure must recognize, for such purposes, the deposit of a microorganism with any "international depositary authority" (a scientific institution capable of storing microorganisms), irrespective of whether such authority is on or outside the territory of the said State. Where an invention involves a microorganism or the use of a microorganism, disclosure is not possible in writing but can only be effected by the deposit, with a specialized institution, of a sample of the microorganism.
It is in order to eliminate the need to deposit in each country in which protection is sought, that the Treaty provides that the deposit of a microorganism with any "international depositary authority" suffices for the purposes of patent procedure before the national patent offices of all of the contracting States and before any regional patent office (if such a regional office declares that it recognizes the effects of the Treaty).
The Treaty is primarily advantageous to the depositor who is an applicant for patents in several countries; the deposit of a microorganism under the procedures provided for in the Treaty will reduce his costs; instead of depositing the microorganism in each and every contracting State in which he files a patent application referring to that microorganism, he will deposit it only once, with one depositary authority. There will also be an increase in his security; this means the Treaty increases the security of the depositor because it establishes a uniform system of deposit, recognition and furnishing of samples of microorganisms.
The Nice Agreement establishes a classification of goods and services for the purposes of registering trademarks and service marks (the Nice Classification). The trademark offices of Contracting States must indicate, in official documents and publications in connection with each registration, the numbers of the classes of the Classification to which the goods or services for which the mark is registered belong.
The Classification consists of a list of classes – 34 for goods and 11 for services – and an alphabetical list of the goods and services. The latter comprises some 11,000 items.
The Agreement, concluded in 1957, was revised at Stockholm in 1967 and at Geneva in 1977, and was amended in 1979. The Agreement is open to States party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1883). Trinidad and Tobago became a member of this treaty on March 20, 1996.
The Locarno Agreement, concluded in 1968, was amended in 1979. The Locarno Agreement created a Union, which has an Assembly. Every State that is a member of the Union is a member of the Assembly. The Agreement is open to States party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1883). Trinidad and Tobago became a member on March 20, 1996.
The Locarno Agreement establishes a classification for industrial designs. The competent offices of the Contracting States must indicate in official documents reflecting the deposit or registration of industrial designs the numbers of the classes and subclasses of the Classification to which the goods incorporating the designs belong. This must also be done in any publication the offices issue in respect of the deposit or registration of industrial designs.
The Classification consists of a list of 32 classes and 219 subclasses and an alphabetical list of goods with an indication of the class and subclass to which each product belongs. The latter comprises approximately 7,000 items.
The Berne Convention, concluded in 1886, was revised at Paris in 1971, and was amended in 1979. Trinidad and Tobago became a member of this convention on August 16, 1988. The Berne Convention deals with the protection of works and the rights of their authors. It is based on three basic principles and contains a series of provisions determining the minimum protection to be granted, as well as special provisions available to developing countries that want to make use of them. The three basic principles are the principle of "national treatment", the principle of "automatic" protection and the principle of "independence" of protection.
The minimum standards of protection relate to the works and rights to be protected, and to the duration of protection, as to works, protection must include "every production in the literary, scientific and artistic domain, whatever the mode or form of its expression". As to rights, they are, the right to translate, the right to make adaptations and arrangements of the work, the right to perform in public dramatic, dramatic-musical and musical works, the right to communicate to the public the performance of such works and the right to broadcast, just to name a few. The Convention also provides for "moral rights", that is, the right to claim authorship of the work and the right to object to any mutilation, deformation or other modification of, or other derogatory action in relation to, the work that would be prejudicial to the author's honour or reputation.
As to the duration of protection, the general rule is that protection must be granted until the expiration of the 50th year after the author's death.
The Convention is open to any State member of the United Nations or of any of the agencies belonging to the United Nations system of organizations. It was concluded in 1971 and Trinidad and Tobago became a member on October 1, 1988.
The Geneva Convention provides each Contracting State to protect a producer of phonograms (an exclusively aural fixation) who is a national of another Contracting State besides the making of duplicates without that producer's consent; against the importation of such duplicates, where the making or importation is for the purpose of distribution to the public; and against the distribution of such duplicates to the public.
Protection is given under related rights law, copyright law, penal law or competition law and it must last for at least 20 years from the date of first fixation or the first publication of the phonogram (however, national laws increasingly provide for a 50-year term of protection). No obligated licenses is allowed unless, reproduction is proposed solely for teaching or scientific research, restricted to the territory of the State whose authorities give the license, and if equitable remuneration is provided.
The Vienna Agreement, concluded in 1973, was amended in 1985. The Agreement is open to States party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1883). Trinidad and Tobago became a member on March 20, 1996.
The Vienna Agreement establishes a classification (the Vienna Classification) for marks that consist of, or contain, figurative elements. The competent offices of Contracting States must indicate in official documents and publications relating to registrations and renewals of marks the numbers of the categories, divisions and sections of the Classification to which the figurative elements of those marks belong.
The Classification consists of 29 categories, 145 divisions and some 1,700 sections in which the figurative elements of marks are classified.
Trinidad and Tobago became a member to this convention on November 1, 1996. The Brussels or Satellites Convention provides for the obligation of each Contracting State to take adequate measures to prevent the unauthorized distribution on or from its territory of any programme-carrying signal transmitted by satellite. A distribution is considered unauthorized if it has not been authorized by the organization – typically a broadcasting organization – that decided on the programme's content. The obligation exists in respect of organizations that are nationals of a Contracting State.
The Convention permits certain limitations on protection. The distribution of programme-carrying signals by non-authorized persons is permitted if the signals carry short excerpts containing reports of current events or, as quotations, short excerpts of the programme carried by the emitted signals or, in the case of developing countries, if the programme carried by the emitted signals is distributed solely for the purposes of teaching, including adult teaching or scientific research. The Convention does not establish a term of protection, leaving the matter to domestic legislation.
The provisions of this Convention are not applicable, however, where the distribution of signals is made from a direct broadcasting satellite.
The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) is an intergovernmental organization based in Geneva, Switzerland. UPOV was established in 1961 by the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (the "UPOV Convention"). The UPOV Convention came into force on August 10, 1968 and has been revised on March 19, 1991, in order to reflect technological developments in plant breeding and experience acquired with the application of the UPOV Convention. Trinidad and Tobago became a member on January 30, 1998.
The UPOV Convention provides the basis for UPOV members to encourage plant breeding by granting breeders of new plant varieties an intellectual property right: the breeder's right. In order to obtain protection, the breeder needs to file individual applications with the authorities of UPOV members entrusted with the task of granting breeders' rights.
Under the UPOV Convention, the breeder's right is only granted where the variety is new, distinct, uniform, stable and has a suitable denomination.
The breeder's right does not extend to acts done privately and for non-commercial purposes, for experimental purposes and for the purpose of breeding other varieties.
The TLT was concluded in 1994 and is open to States members of WIPO and to certain intergovernmental organizations. Trinidad and Tobago became a member on April 16, 1998.
The aim of the Trademark Law Treaty (TLT) is to standardize and streamline national and regional trademark registration procedures. This is achieved through the simplification and harmonization of certain features of those procedures, thus making trademark applications and the administration of trademark registrations in multiple jurisdictions less complex and more predictable.
The great majority of the provisions of the TLT concern the procedure before a trademark office which can be divided into three main phases: application for registration; changes after registration; and renewal.
Furthermore, the TLT provides that a power of attorney may relate to several applications or registrations by the same person or entity.
The TLT also contains Model International Forms (MIF) corresponding to the maximum requirements that a Contracting Party may provide for in respect of a particular procedure or document. A Contracting Party may also prepare its own Individualized International Form for use by applicants, provided that such forms do not require mandatory elements that would be additional to the elements referred to in the corresponding MIF.
Most notably, the TLT does not allow a requirement as to the attestation, notarization, authentication, legalization or certification of any signature, except in the case of the surrender of a registration.
The Beijing Treaty on Audio-visual Performances was adopted by the Diplomatic Conference on the Protection of Audio-visual Performances, which took place in Beijing from June 20 to 26, 2012. The Treaty deals with the intellectual property rights of performers in audio-visual performances.
It grants performers four kinds of economic rights for their performances fixed in audio-visual fixations, such as motion pictures: the right of reproduction, the right of distribution, the right of rental and the right of making available.
As to unfixed (live) performances, the Treaty grants performers three kinds of economic rights the right of broadcasting (except in the case of rebroadcasting), the right of communication to the public (except where the performance is a broadcast performance), the right of fixation.
The Treaty also grants performers moral rights, that is, the right to claim to be identified as the performer (except where such an omission would be dictated by the manner of the use of the performance); and the right to object to any distortion, mutilation or other modification that would be prejudicial to the performer's reputation, taking into account the nature of the audio-visual fixations.
The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled (MVT) is the latest addition to the body of international copyright treaties administered by WIPO. Its main goal is to create a set of mandatory limitations and exceptions for the benefit of the blind, visually impaired and otherwise print disabled (VIPs). There is no requirement to be a member of any other international copyright treaty to join the MVT; membership is open to Member States of WIPO and to the European Community. The Treaty was adopted on June 27, 2013 in Marrakesh. Its entry into force requires the deposit of 20 instruments of ratification or accession by eligible parties.
It requires Contracting Parties to introduce a standard set of limitations and exceptions to copyright rules in order to permit reproduction, distribution and making available of published works in formats designed to be accessible to VIPs, and to permit exchange of these works across borders by organizations that serve those beneficiaries.
The broad definition includes persons who are blind, visually impaired, or reading disabled or persons with a physical disability that prevents them from holding and manipulating a book. Only works "in the form of text, notation and/or related illustrations, whether published or otherwise made publicly available in any media", including audio books, fall within the scope of the MVT regime. The MVT requires WIPO to establish an "information access point" to allow voluntary sharing of information facilitating the identification of authorized entities. WIPO is also invited to share information about the functioning of the Treaty. In addition, Contracting Parties undertake to assist their authorized entities engaged in cross-border transfer arrangements.
The Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks is governed by two treaties: the Madrid Agreement, concluded in 1891 and revised at Stockholm (1967), and amended in 1979, and the Protocol relating to that Agreement, concluded in 1989, which aims to make the Madrid system more flexible and more compatible with the domestic legislation of certain countries or intergovernmental organizations that had not been able to accede to the Agreement.
The system makes it possible to protect a mark in a large number of countries by obtaining an international registration that has effect in each of the designated Contracting Parties.
An application for international registration (international application) may be filed only by a natural person or legal entity having a connection – through establishment, domicile or nationality – with a Contracting Party to the Agreement or the Protocol.
An application for international registration must designate one or more Contracting Parties in which protection is sought. Further designations can be effected subsequently.
A major benefit of the Madrid system is, instead of filing a separate national application in each country of interest, in several different languages, in accordance with different national or regional procedural rules and regulations and paying several different (and often higher) fees, an international registration may be obtained by simply filing one application with the International Bureau (through the office of the home country), in one language (English, French or Spanish) and paying one set of fees.
The Hague Agreement, concluded in 1925, was revised at London in 1934 and at The Hague in 1960. It was completed by an Additional Act signed at Monaco in 1961 and by a Complementary Act signed at Stockholm in 1967, which was amended in 1979. As noted above, a further Act was adopted at Geneva in 1999.
The Hague Agreement allows applicants to register an industrial design by filing a single application with the International Bureau of WIPO, enabling design owners to protect their designs with minimum formalities in multiple countries or regions. The Hague Agreement also simplifies the management of an industrial design registration, since it is possible to record subsequent changes and to renew the international registration through a single procedural step.
An international design registration may be obtained only by a natural person or legal entity having a connection – through establishment, domicile, nationality or, under the 1999 Act, habitual residence – with a Contracting Party to either of the two Acts.
International design applications may be filed with the International Bureau of WIPO, either directly or through the industrial property office of the Contracting Party of origin if the law of that Contracting Party so permits or requires. In practice, however, virtually all international applications are filed directly with the International Bureau, and the majority are filed using the electronic filing interface on WIPO's website.
International applications may include up to 100 designs, provided they all belong to the same class of the International Classification for Industrial Designs (Locarno Classification). Applicants may choose to file an application in English, French or Spanish. International applications must contain one or several reproductions of the industrial design(s) and must designate at least one Contracting Party.


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package com.tbb.analytics.flume.twitter.source;

import org.apache.flume.Context;
import org.apache.flume.EventDrivenSource;
import org.apache.flume.annotations.InterfaceAudience;
import org.apache.flume.annotations.InterfaceStability;
import org.apache.flume.conf.Configurable;
import org.apache.flume.source.AbstractSource;

/**
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Stone Wall on the Lake, Part 2 — Ginger writes.
Yes, Robert Frost says I can plod, so I plodded up the little set of stairs, rounded the corner towards the rec room, and stood quietly back by the door for a moment to listen for sounds of Story. What happened next is pretty much a highlight of my life.
I heard Story, speaking rather loudly and clearly, to God.
God, will you tell my dad to get some wood and some glass, and will you tell him to come home?....[then something murmured I couldn't hear, mixed with crying].....I love you....[more murmuring]....Will you keep that glass up and help me stop worrying?
She told God she loves Him.
And that, right there, my friends, is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
I was so touched that Story talked to God like that, that in her moment of fear and weakness, she was asking God to help her. I can't even imagine how this kind of childlike faith must make God feel. A million times yes, sweet girl, I'll keep that glass up for you. And I'll bring your daddy home from work, too.
After I heard Story's prayer, I went in and settled down with her on the floor and did all the calm reassuring I should have done in the first place. She was still upset and I don't feel like I solved anything, but at least she knew in that moment that she didn't have to be alone.
I don't think he was rolling his eyes impatiently at me...I don't think much surprises him: this is how we make important changes - barely, poorly, slowly. And still, he raises his fist in triumph.
So God wasn't annoyed with me, and I was no longer annoyed with Story. I could visit with her now and experience connection and restoration. As I said before, she still wasn't over the possibility of the glass breaking, but maybe her heart wasn't breaking quite as much.
I called TJ and told him how upset Story was, thinking maybe he would want to talk to her on the phone. I shared her prayer with him, and right away, he said he would come home. No plodding involved.
It's not hard to believe God answered Story's prayer, by bringing her dad home, is it? And then God also released her from worrying, because as soon as TJ got home, he showed her that the door is made of shatterproof glass and that the inside piece of glass wasn't even broken. I peeked down from my room upstairs where I had stolen away by this point to write and saw TJ holding Story and Story running her hand along the whole unbroken pane of glass on the inside. She was calm and no longer crying.
And that is just like God, to come home to pick us up, to meet us in our fears, to mend our broken hearts, and to put an end to our tears.
And He's also the one who arranges the friendly visits that Frost describes in his poem. We can sometimes miss out, though, because we're too busy hoeing, or we yell What is it?, forgetting that what it is is a chance to allow relationship to bloom.
My heart says Yes to this kind of welcome space for others to enter when they come to our home on the lake. The low stone wall at the entrance to our driveway is a daily reminder of the good and true things in Robert Frost's poem, "A Time to Talk."
We have decided to name our home and property "Stone Wall on the Lake," a place for friendly visits, for stopping what we're doing to connect with others on a regular (or unexpected) basis, for talking to frightened children, for coming home from work to comfort and encourage, for plodding if we sometimes need to, and for knowing our relational progress is always celebrated by the most patient Being of all.
Our plan is to celebrate the renaming in a twofold manner. We want to have a sign made to go on the stone wall by the entrance to our property, to replace the last name of the longtime owners before us, which is engraved there now. And we also plan to purchase a custom-made canvas from Etsy with Frost's poem on it to go on the wall inside the front entrance to our house where the broken glass door was. I hope you can see them the next time you're here for a friendly visit.