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/*********************************************************************************
 * Karbon Framework is a PHP5 Framework developed by Maxx Ng'ang'a
 * (C) 2016 Crysoft Dynamics Ltd
 * Karbon V 1.0
 * Maxx
 * 4/14/2017
 ********************************************************************************/

namespace AppBundle\Entity;

use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
use AppBundle\Entity;
use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\File;

use Vich\UploaderBundle\Mapping\Annotation as Vich;

/**
 * @ORM\Entity(repositoryClass="AppBundle\Repository\CategoryRepository")
 * @ORM\Table(name="category")
 * @ORM\HasLifecycleCallbacks
 * @Vich\Uploadable
 *
 */
class Category
{
    /**
     * @ORM\Id
     * @ORM\GeneratedValue(strategy="UUID")
     * @ORM\Column(type="string")
     */
    private $id;
    /**
     * @ORM\Column(type="string")
     */
    private $title;
    /**
     *@ORM\Column(type="text",nullable=true)
     */
    private $description;
    /**
     * @ORM\Column(type="string",nullable=true)
     */
    private $imageUrl;
    /**
     * @Vich\UploadableField(mapping="product_image", fileNameProperty="imageName", size="imageSize")
     * @var File
     */
    private $imageFile;
    /**
     * @ORM\Column(type="string",nullable=true)
     */
    private $imageName;
    /**
     * @ORM\Column(type="integer",nullable=true)
     */
    private $imageSize;
    /**
     * @ORM\Column(type="boolean")
     */
    private $isActive;
    /**
     * @ORM\Column(type="datetime",nullable=true)
     */
    private $createdAt;
    /**
     * @ORM\ManyToOne(targetEntity="AppBundle\Entity\User")
     */
    private $createdBy;
    /**
     * @ORM\Column(type="datetime",nullable=true)
     */
    private $updatedAt;
    /**
     * @ORM\ManyToOne(targetEntity="Category")
     */
    private $parentCategory;

    function __construct()
    {
        // we set up "created"+"modified"
        $this->setCreatedAt(new \DateTime());

        if ($this->getUpdatedAt() == null) {
            $this->setUpdatedAt(new \DateTime());
        }

    }

    /**
     * @ORM\PrePersist()
     * @ORM\PreUpdate()
     */
    public function updateModifiedDatetime()
    {
        // update the modified time
        $this->setUpdatedAt(new \DateTime());
    }
    /**
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getId()
    {
        return $this->id;
    }
    /**
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getTitle()
    {
        return $this->title;
    }

    /**
     * @param mixed $title
     */
    public function setTitle($title)
    {
        $this->title = $title;
    }

    /**
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getDescription()
    {
        return $this->description;
    }

    /**
     * @param mixed $description
     */
    public function setDescription($description)
    {
        $this->description = $description;
    }

    /**
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getImageUrl()
    {
        return $this->imageUrl;
    }

    /**
     * @param mixed $imageUrl
     */
    public function setImageUrl($imageUrl)
    {
        $this->imageUrl = $imageUrl;
    }

    /**
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getIsActive()
    {
        return $this->isActive;
    }

    /**
     * @param mixed $isActive
     */
    public function setIsActive($isActive)
    {
        $this->isActive = $isActive;
    }

    /**
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getCreatedAt()
    {
        return $this->createdAt;
    }

    /**
     * @param mixed $createdAt
     */
    public function setCreatedAt($createdAt)
    {
        $this->createdAt = $createdAt;
    }

    /**
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getUpdatedAt()
    {
        return $this->updatedAt;
    }

    /**
     * @param mixed $updatedAt
     */
    public function setUpdatedAt($updatedAt)
    {
        $this->updatedAt = $updatedAt;
    }

    public function __toString(){
       return $this->getTitle();
    }

    /**
     * @return File
     */
    public function getImageFile()
    {
        return $this->imageFile;
    }

    /**
     * @param File $imageFile
     */
    public function setImageFile($imageFile)
    {
        $this->imageFile = $imageFile;
    }

    /**
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getImageName()
    {
        return $this->imageName;
    }

    /**
     * @param mixed $imageName
     */
    public function setImageName($imageName)
    {
        $this->imageName = $imageName;
    }

    /**
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getImageSize()
    {
        return $this->imageSize;
    }

    /**
     * @param mixed $imageSize
     */
    public function setImageSize($imageSize)
    {
        $this->imageSize = $imageSize;
    }

    /**
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getCreatedBy()
    {
        return $this->createdBy;
    }

    /**
     * @param mixed $createdBy
     */
    public function setCreatedBy($createdBy)
    {
        $this->createdBy = $createdBy;
    }

}

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Community Consulted on Managing Seabirds
This week the organization Environmental Protection in the Caribbean continued its community consultation and planning session regarding the seabirds and offshore islands of the Grenadines, this time with a dozen fisherfolk and other interested residents on Mayreau, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Fisherfolk who participated in the event proved to be highly knowledgeable about the diversity and distribution of seabirds in the Grenadines, while some held particularly detailed knowledge such as the difference between male and female and various age classes, such as with Brown Pelicans, Magnificent Frigatebirds and Brown Boobies. They also revealed the importance of seabirds for finding fish, navigating and interpreting weather patterns. One fisherman simply stated "All seabirds are very important to us." For example, Magnificent Frigatebirds are useful for indicating changes in weather, which has been supported by fisherfolk on other Grenadine islands. While Royal Terns are useful for finding baitfish, Red-billed Tropicbirds can lead the way to larger commercial species at sea, such as tuna. After the workshop, participants were asked if they learned anything during the presentation and discussions. All present were shocked to learn that some seabirds regularly dive more than 50 meters and that some can live to be up to seventy years old. One fisherman stated "I always wondered which seabird meant tuna in the water – I know now!".
Those present were also aware that certain birds are present for different parts of the year. For example, booby species are present year-round, but terns, noddies and gulls are present for only a portion of the year. Although currently many breeding species have departed the Grenadines, now is the time to see Royal Terns, also referred to as "Catbird", which breeds in nearby Barbados.
Names for seabirds differ between islands. While a Magnificent Frigatebird is referred to as "Seaso" on Carriacou, in reference to shape of the tail feathers, on Mayreau they are known as "Man O'War". Booby species, known as "Booby" on other islands, are also called "Dive Bird" on Mayreau, which describes its tendency to dive after fish.
Participants discussed gradual declines in seabirds, particularly of Laughing Gulls, which are known as "Mauve" throughout the islands. They engaged in conversation about the various threats to seabirds in the Grenadines. They also discussed issues outside the region, as some seabirds migrate very far and simply don't make it back to their breeding grounds in the Grenadines due to threats encountered elsewhere.
Harvesting of seabirds, their chicks and eggs was also discussed, including the laws making this practice illegal. One participant indicated that in the past seabirds were traditionally served for Sunday dinners. While illegal harvest of seabirds, their chicks and eggs still occurs, participants recognized that harvesting would eventually lead to population declines.
All meetings thus far with fisherfolk have indicated that seabird harvesting is still widespread in the Grenadines, but the extent is unknown. Environmental Protection in the Caribbean is now conducting a region-wide survey to determine whether seabird harvesting levels have changed since the last survey by Sustainable Grenadines Inc. in 2014. The 2014 survey revealed that approximately 70% of those interviewed engage in harvesting activities. EPIC is aiming to reduce that number through education and outreach sessions targeting various sectors of society.
When asked about how we can recover seabird populations in the future, general consensus was that protection needs to focus on their breeding islands, which in the Grenadines are threatened with development, invasive species and pollution arriving by sea. Some participants called for a halt to harvesting activities, particularly of seabird eggs and to clean up the plastic pollution arriving on the shores of remote seabird breeding islands. In addition, they requested that notifications prior to seabird season be made via poster and radio to alert persons that taking of seabird eggs and chicks is prohibited.
Participants were asked which research activities they would like to see concerning seabirds in the future. All present were troubled by the presence of plastic pollution on the islands, which can entangle wildlife and be mistaken for food, and felt more research was necessary on this problem in the Grenadines. As on other islands, they were also interested in tracking studies to better understand movements of seabirds, and requested that information on seabirds is provided in schools.
Many thanks to the group Southern Grenadines Animal Kindness (SGAK) on Mayreau, which volunteered assistance with notetaking and photography and to Ms. Annie Adams of Combination Café for catering and recruiting participants for the event.
Consultations with a variety of communities will continue until the end of the year. For more information on the project please contact Juliana Coffey (Project Coordinator) at juliana@epicislands.org or on WhatsApp 1-709-770-6877.
Previous Record Number of Seabird Surveys in Grenadines Next Petit Martinique Students and Community Learn More About Seabirds

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The members of the Broadmeadows Progress Association requested that the Secretary, John Rutherford, seek legal advice regarding the right of an electricity customer to refuse installation of a smart meter and the validity of the bullying tactics and threatened retribution by the power distributors.
A solicitor was approached who in turn briefed a Barrister.
Customer's right to refuse installation of the smart meter if they wish.
Threats to disconnect electricity are highly misleading.
Distributors' current bullying tactics are not consistent with the Government's direction to employ their "Best Endeavours".
Threat to impose fines has no basis in fact and is in violation of Clause 17 of the Electricity Distribution Code.
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This is very clear comment from Mr White – but note there are a couple of points that he says need to be tested in a Court of Law.
I have absolutely no intention of having any WiFi or microwave technology devices on my property as I have severe Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (I have had it for years).
PLEASE also do not allow the power companies bully you into paying for your meter to be read. A lady from near me told me yesterday that AGL demanded $42.50 for her meter to be read.
This is valuable information. It would be good if the general media let the public know the truth. I have heard Neil Mitchell on 3AW saying we don't have a choice. Why doesn't he do the right thing!
He is obviously a sheep, as many media "personalities" are these days… too much conflict of interest going on I guess. I'm disgusted by his attitude as there are too many people suffering who apparently 'didn't have a choice'. But, wait yes they could have had the choice if Neil and his kind gave them the RIGHT ADVICE in the first place!
Sadly Mr Neil Mitchelle has not done anything like enough research to understand this ongoing problem. I just found out by contacting a Top Journalist in Brisbane two days ago, that there they have gone for an entirely different type of Electric Meter which is Digital but is not a Microwave Meter, nor can it be turned into, or retrofitted to make it a Microwave Electric Meter. The Electric Meters being rolled out in Brisbane all have to be physically read by the same Meter Reader Men as they have always had, and refuse to SACK. Here in Victoria we are the Guinea Pig State, and what is being done here in Victoria is continually trying to USURP the WILL of the Victorian People.
The rebellion against the "smart meters" seems to be uniting people from a range of political persuasions, all expressing common values we share — including the right to privacy, and the right to live and thrive in healthy, safe and secure environments.
It's simple really, the motives for for the Smart Meters is purely a PROFIT DRIVEN MOTIVE. As far as health and safety concerns go, this Victorian Liberal Party just like the past Victorian Labour Party who only cared about making oddles of money by hitting already cash strapped Victorian Electricity Customers in their pockets when the Roll-Out of these now proving to be Deadly to All Life Electric Microwave Smart Meters began in the John Brumby Victorian Labour Government era.
It seems strange that Mr Michael O'Brien the incumbend Victorian Minister for Power was all against these Microwave so-called Smart Meters when his Liberal Party was the opposition party. Then he ranted and raved against the Microwave Smart Meters, but now that his party is in power, he thinks that the Electric Smart Meters are the best things since. " Slided Bread." Strange, that ' warped attitude ' of his. Methinks that he just might be getting possible "Kick-backs," I stress the word Possible !
Now I and thousands or us Victorians who are not easily duped believe that Mr Michael O'Brien should do the right thing and RESIGN from office as he is neither a FIT or Proper Individual to represent this office. He didn't even have the GUTS to meet our very concerned party of polite people back in March 2012. Where was he when we arrived to meet him ?
Very good information from the Broadmeadows Progress association. Many thanks for making this legal advise available on this site.
So, where does this leave O'Brien, who has consistently maintained that these devices are, 'compulsory', 'they are to be installed in every Victorian home and small business by the end of 2013', 'no, you cannot refuse the installation of these devices'?
Where does it leave the distributors who have made the same statements and threatened to cut off electricity, they have also intimidated their customers by stating that 'there is a clear and precise procedure to disconnect a customer who continues to refuse one of these devices, there certainly is a procedure, but it is far from what they are suggesting!
The Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Act 2007 – Sect 68, makes it quite clear that it is an offence to give false or misleading information to the ESC or any person exercising powers under this act, yet the ESC, the DPI and the distributors can give false and misleading information to the people of Victoria.
Taking legal action against the government would be impractical, they have made sure there are laws which protect them from legal action, and the most recent ensures that complaints against a member of parliament are handled in the first instance, by the members themselves. If action is taken; they will simply use tax payers' money to defend themselves against the very people who are bringing the charges. As this is a 'business lead roll-out', the polies have washed their hands of how the roll-out is achieved. In my opinion, the culprits in this fiasco are first and foremost, the distributors; who have gone way beyond their best endeavors, so it is their obligation to justify their heavy handed tactics.
Further more, according to this advice, if one of these devices has been installed against the wishes of the customer, then there is no reason why a customer cannot demand the reinstallation of their old analogue meter, on the basis it was installed because the customer was given false information.
The distributors are going to have a lot of explaining to do!
Appreciative of the information. Bring the referendum on we say!
Welcome news indeed. How can we instigate a referendum? Bailleau got into power by basically misleading voters on things he would change if elected, I.E. Smart meters, Speed Cameras, Desalination Plant, Myki, Public Transport plus others. I think he will rue the day and that day can't come soon enough. I for one am totally sick of being mislead and lied to by politicians of every ilk. All they are interested in is getting in to power and will lie and cheat and sell their grandmothers into slavery to remain there. It's the old "Stuff you jack I'm OK syndrome" and I'm Jack of that. Who agrees???
That is welcome news – thanks! Should put a lot of peoples minds at ease and spur them on to fight hard to retain their current meter knowing there are no laws being broken (by customers at least!) This government had better smarten up regarding what is in the interests of the public… time for a referendum.
I agree with a referendum on the AMI rollout, but Victorians MUST be made FULLY aware of the intentions of these devices, including, DIRECT LOAD CONTROL and DIRECT RESPONSE ENABLING DEVICES.
In my opinion, there HAS to be a thorough investigation into this rip off, and ALL the facts made public!
This Victorian Liberal Party Government should be dragged kicking and screaming into Court and made to account for every red cent they stole from us the Victorian People for their MADNESS of continuing the Roll Out of this Hair-Brained Microwave Smart Metering Scheme which they soundly condemned the past Labour Government for.
The impression most Victorian got from the Slippery Ted Baillieu Leader was that they the Liberals would get rid of the as they called it, " Poorly thought out Microwave Meter Scheme when they came into office." Mr Michael O' Brien the then Shadow Minister ranted against the ' So called Smart Meter Scheme then, loud and long from his Opposition PULPIT in the then Liberal and opposition party. Sadly when his Victorian Liberal Party Government got into office he showed his True Colours and Total Hypocracy by embracing this Mad Scheme. We the Victorian People must never trust this weak and Vascillating man again.
Never vote for Labour or Liberal again folks, try the D.L.P they promise to knock the Smart Meters Dead, which is stop stop the roll-out. Why not ask the D.L.P to get the stolen Analogue Meters reinstalled with the cost being made to be borne by these Electric Power Companies ?


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Gautier is een plaats (city) in de Amerikaanse staat Mississippi, en valt bestuurlijk gezien onder Jackson County.

Demografie
Bij de volkstelling in 2000 werd het aantal inwoners vastgesteld op 11.681.
In 2006 is het aantal inwoners door het United States Census Bureau geschat op 16.251, een stijging van 4570 (39.1%).

Geografie
Volgens het United States Census Bureau beslaat de plaats een oppervlakte van
33,4 km², waarvan 31,7 km² land en 1,7 km² water.

Plaatsen in de nabije omgeving
De onderstaande figuur toont nabijgelegen plaatsen in een straal van 16 km rond Gautier.

Externe link

Plaats in Mississippi

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Major General Sir John McNeill VC GCVO KCB KCMG - 107th Regiment, Bengal Infantry
A LIST OF VICTORIA CROSSES LOANED FOR DISPLAY TO THE VC CENTENARY EXHIBITION IN MARLBOROUGH HOUSE, LONDON, 15TH JUNE TO 7TH JULY 1956
A - D E - L M - R S - Y
Private John Doogan VC, 1st (The King's) Dragoon Guards died, aged 86, on 24 January 1940 bequeathing his VC medal group to his family. Shortly after the end or WWII the family presented the Victoria Cross to the colonel of Doogan's regiment in Cardiff Castle. Not sure where to display the VC, the colonel gave the medal to the sergeant's mess, where it was placed over the mess bar for a number of years.
In June 1956 a celebration of the centenary of the instigation of the Victoria Cross was organised, which included an exhibition of VCs held in Marlborough House, London, from 15th June to 7th July 1956. Following a request from the exhibition organisers, the VC awarded to John Doogan was despatched by the regiment to London to join the other 198 VCs on display in Marlborough House.
During this period the 1st Dragoon Guards were ordered overseas, to Malaya, to assist in defeating incursions by communist rebels into that country. Following their tour of duty the regiment returned to Wales completely forgetting about the loan of the Doogan VC to the exhibition and some considerable time later assumed the VC had been lost. Several years later it was decided to try and discover the whereabouts of the Doogan VC and one lead led to a US serviceman who claimed to be in possession of the medal, but an attempt to verify this came to nothing. A later search was made following the serviceman's discharge from the military, but this produced no success either.
In 1997 the colonel of the 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards (renamed following amalgamation) received a letter from the manager of a London bank requesting he pick up two parcels addressed to the regiment that had been discovered in the bank's vaults. The colonel travelled to London, signed for the two packages and returned with them to Cardiff. Back in the regimental barracks the two parcels were carefully opened revealing the Victoria Cross medal group of John Doogan and other effects that had been loaned by the regiment to the VC Centenary Exhibition way back in 1956.
Upon the closure of the exhibition on 7th July 1956, and because the regiment couldn't be contacted, being overseas in Malaya, an official placed the Doogan artefacts in a couple of boxes and placed them in the care of a London bank. And that is where they stayed for the next forty one years.
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Iain Stewart, 10 July 2019


Union soldier Maj. Towns (Rhodes Reason) asks fur trapper and Indian scout Luther "Yellowstone" Kelly (Clint Walker) to scout for the Army in Sioux territory. Kelly ventures into the area, only to be taken prisoner by the Sioux. Since Kelly saved the life of Chief Gall (John Russell) years before, the chief promises to free him if Kelly treats wounded Arapaho maiden Wahleeah (Andra Martin). Soon Kelly and the recovered Wahleeah are caught between Towns' soldiers and the vengeful Sioux.
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We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'Yellowstone Kelly' on each platform. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'Yellowstone Kelly' right now, here are some specifics about the Warner Bros. western flick.
Released November 11th, 1959, 'Yellowstone Kelly' stars Clint Walker, Edd Byrnes, John Russell, Ray Danton The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a score of (out of 100) on Metacritic, which assembled reviews from top critics.
What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Union soldier Maj. Towns (Rhodes Reason) asks fur trapper and Indian scout Luther "Yellowstone" Kelly (Clint Walker) to scout for the Army in Sioux territory. Kelly ventures into the area, only to be taken prisoner by the Sioux. Since Kelly saved the life of Chief Gall (John Russell) years before, the chief promises to free him if Kelly treats wounded Arapaho maiden Wahleeah (Andra Martin). Soon Kelly and the recovered Wahleeah are caught between Towns' soldiers and the vengeful Sioux."
'Yellowstone Kelly' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on YouTube, iTunes Store, VUDU, and Amazon.com .


This is an example of how the Cause Mapping process can be applied to a specific incident. In this case the 1942 fire at the Cocoanut Grove Nightclub is captured as an example of the Cause Mapping method. The three steps are 1) Define the problem, 2) Conduct the analysis and 3) Identify the best solutions. Each step will be discussed below.
In this case, the safety goal was impacted due to the 492 fatalities and 166 injuries. Additionally, the complete destruction of the club can be considered an impact to the property goal, and there was a significant impact to the customer service and production goals. Fire response, medical treatment, cleanup and investigation efforts are an impact to the labor goal.
The analysis step is where the incident is broken down into causes which are captured on the Cause Map. The Cause Map starts by writing down the goals that were affected as defined in problem outline. For the fire at the Cocoanut Grove, the safety goal was impacted because of the 492 fatalities and 166 injuries. This is the first cause-and-effect relationship in the analysis.
The analysis can continue by asking Why questions and moving to the right of either of the cause-and-effect relationships above. In this example we'll start with the 492 injuries and 166 injuries which resulted from a large fire.
We continue to ask "Why" questions to develop the Cause Map. The large fire started as a small fire, which was due to an ignition source. For this incident, the ignition source was never determined. One popluar theory is that the bus boy, who had dropped a light bulb, lit a match so that he could find it in the darkened corner of the Melody Lounge.
The heat is the ignition source, which in this case may have been the match. The oxygen was present due to ambient conditions. The fuel was believed to be the flammable, Tropical themed decorations in the club. In addition to fake palm trees, cloth covered the walls and ceilings in the club.
The decorations were flammable because of their material of construction and ineffective fireproofing treatment. In addition, the decorations had been inspected and approved by the fire department, however their method for determining flammability was ineffective.
The speed at which the fire spread throughout the club is still a puzzle to fire experts. However, there were several specific causes that allowed the small fire to become a large fire. The large fire was a result of the small fire, the lack of a sprinkler system and the highly combustible decorations throughout the club. Because the Cocoanut Grove was licensed as a restaurant, and therefore not considered a public place of assembly, it was not required to have a sprinkler system.
The 492 fatalities and 166 injuries resulted from the large fire and the inability of the patrons to exit the club in time.
There were a number of reasons why this happened. Almost as soon as the fire started, the nightclub lost power and the exit signs went dark, lacking an emergency alternate power source. The main front door was a single, revolving door that was not designed to collapse for emergency egress. There were multiple exits that were locked or obstructed with decorations and some of the exits opened in, rather than out, making them useless with panicked patrons rushing forward towards the exit.
Many of these building exit deficiencies could have been addressed had they been identified during the fire inspection. However, Boston had not yet adopted the new Building Exit Code released by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) in February of 1942.
After the analysis is complete, the best solutions are selected based on the impacts to the organization's goals. Shown below are some of the action items that could have prevented the catastrophic loss of life in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire.


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module Data.TagFrequencies
  ( Table(..)
  , empty
  , addPhrase
  , tagsForExactPhrase
  , tagsByWords
  )
where

import qualified Data.List                     as L
import qualified Data.List.NonEmpty            as NE

import qualified Data.Map.Strict               as M
import qualified Data.Set                      as S

data SuggestionResult
  = Ambiguous (NE.NonEmpty String)
  | Exact String
  | None
  deriving (Show, Eq)

data Table =
  FrequencyTable
    { tableAllTags :: M.Map String Int
    , tablePhraseTags :: M.Map String (M.Map String Int)
    , tableWordTags :: M.Map String (M.Map String Int)
    }

empty :: Table
empty = FrequencyTable { tableAllTags    = M.empty
                       , tablePhraseTags = M.empty
                       , tableWordTags   = M.empty
                       }

addPhrase :: String -> String -> Table -> Table
addPhrase phrase tag tbl =
  let incr k = M.insertWith (+) k 1
      allTags' = incr tag $ tableAllTags tbl
      addTagForKey k = M.insertWith (M.unionWith (+)) k (M.singleton tag 1)
      phraseTags' = addTagForKey phrase $ tablePhraseTags tbl
      phraseWords = L.words phrase
      wordTags'   = L.foldr addTagForKey (tableWordTags tbl) phraseWords
  in  FrequencyTable { tableAllTags    = allTags'
                     , tablePhraseTags = phraseTags'
                     , tableWordTags   = wordTags'
                     }

tagsByFrequency :: M.Map String Int -> [String]
tagsByFrequency frequencies =
  let xs = M.toList frequencies
  in  L.map snd $ L.sort $ L.map (\(k, c) -> (-c, k)) xs

frequenciesForPhrase :: String -> Table -> Maybe (M.Map String Int)
frequenciesForPhrase phrase tbl = M.lookup phrase $ tablePhraseTags tbl

frequenciesForWords :: String -> Table -> M.Map String Int
frequenciesForWords phrase tbl =
  let phraseWords        = words phrase
      wordsSet           = S.fromList phraseWords
      wordTagFrequencies = M.restrictKeys (tableWordTags tbl) wordsSet
  in  if M.null wordTagFrequencies
        then
        -- No words intersect; so use tags from all words
             tableAllTags tbl
        else M.foldr (M.unionWith (+)) M.empty wordTagFrequencies

tagsForExactPhrase :: String -> Table -> Maybe [String]
tagsForExactPhrase phrase tbl =
  tagsByFrequency <$> frequenciesForPhrase phrase tbl

tagsByWords :: String -> Table -> [String]
tagsByWords phrase tbl = tagsByFrequency $ frequenciesForWords phrase tbl


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NIX Solutions on 11 New Features in iOS 14
Recently Apple announced many upcoming software updates at its virtual Worldwide Developers Conference, reports Focus. You can install the beta version of the new iOS now, but you need to get a membership to the official Apple Developer Program for $100 per year. Popular Science has compiled some of the most promising features of the new iOS 14 to try when it officially launches in late 2020.
Apple's new app is built on their own translation technology and supports 11 languages and multiple modes of operation. The application can listen to the user and pronounce their words in another language with minimal delay. It also has several screen modes that will make communication with the interlocutor especially convenient. In "Attention" mode, the text is displayed in large print on the screen, so that the user can quickly show them to another person if they urgently need help. The "Conversation" mode allows the interlocutors to communicate calmly, and their words will appear in the corresponding part of the screen.
By default, translation is done over the Internet, but you can download the languages you want to your phone and translate even without a connection. This is especially useful when traveling, where stable internet is often hard to find.
Beta users noticed glitches when switching between modes, but the translation itself was fast and accurate.
Home screen widgets
Previously, important information from favorite applications was displayed on the Today screen, which opened with a swipe to the right. But those who did not use it often ended up forgetting about its existence. With iOS 14, favorite widgets can be placed right on the Home screen, so users can get important information right after unlocking their phone.
The widgets are available in three sizes, depending on how much space the user wants to give them. There are not many widget options in the beta, but users note that the Weather widget is convenient, as now the application itself does not have to be opened so often.
This page is the last page on the home screen and contains all of the user's applications. The newly added and most popular apps are at the top of the screen, allowing you to quickly access the program you want.
The rest of the pages with applications can now be hidden, leaving only the necessary widgets and the Application Library.
Mentions in messages
Group chats can quickly get out of hand when it comes to notifications, but the chaos is now easier to manage. Apple finally added the function of mentioning the desired user in correspondence via @, and the user will be able to receive notifications only when the message is addressed to him. Also added the option to reply to a specific message.
Cycling routes in Maps
At the Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple said that Cycling routes were most requested by Map users. Cyclists will now be able to use Maps to build routes with cycle paths and traffic lights. The application will also take into account elevation differences.
Currently, the option is only available in a few cities, such as New York and San Francisco, but Apple is promising to expand the cycling route map.
Adaptive lighting
This feature is useful for those using the Home app. With it, users will be able to adjust the warmth and brightness of home lighting fixtures. Plenty of other smart home platforms allow you to create routines like this, but it's a simple thing that Home clearly lacks.
Often, users open many applications only once and then forget about them. Apps become obsolete and only clutter up the phone. The new App Clips feature will help solve this problem. It is enough to scan the QR code of an application that has this option, or open its link in a browser or maps, and you can use its function without downloading it to your device. Clip must "weigh" no more than 10 MB so that users of the mobile Internet can download it without damage. App Clips is primarily intended for "one-time" applications such as scooter rentals or parking payments.
Improved privacy settings in the App Store
Now, every app in the App Store will have a simplified label that indicates what user data the software collects and whether the developer plans to share it with others. It will also indicate whether this data is collected anonymously or linked to the user's identity. Users will now know exactly what information they are providing to applications, notes NIX Solutions.
Recording indicator
A small dot in the upper right corner of the screen will indicate that the camera or microphone is currently recording. Numerous conspiracy theories say that the phone is constantly recording our conversations in order to show the right ads. Now Apple will show its users if they are being tracked.
Separate focus and exposure controls in the Camera app
Cameras in Apple devices have always been in the first positions in terms of technical characteristics, but the standard Camera application was already very simplified. It now offers more manual adjustments such as separate focus and exposure adjustments. This will allow you to make photos of higher quality and brighter and will definitely appeal to amateur photographers.
Knocking on the back cover
As part of expanding Accessibility features, users will be able to knock on the back of the phone two or three times for specific actions. For example, users will be able to assign three knocks for a screenshot. Previously, iOS had a phone shake feature, but users didn't use it much.


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Q: Proper locally trivial bundle is injective on Chow groups If $X\to Y$ is a map of varieties that is Zariski-locally isomorphic to a projection $U\times P\to U$ with $P$ (smooth) proper, I think the pullback $A_{\bullet}(Y)\to A_{\bullet}(X)$ is supposed to be injective.
Is this true and why?

(I keep thinking this should be able to be proven using rigidity lemma and/or Noetherian induction, but I think I'm just being slow.)

A: First for a positive result.This is true if $P$ is cellular (or more generally when the motive of $P$ splits into a sum of Tate motives), $X$ is smooth, and when the domain has degree larger than the dimension of $Z=Y\setminus U$.
Proof. The claim is true when $Z$ is empty (arbitrary degree):
Since $P$ is cellular, the motive of $U\times P$ decomposes into a product of the shifts of the motive of $U$, and the pullback of $U\times P\rightarrow U$ is the inclusion in appropriate codimension.
The claim is true in general:
From the localization sequences (with commuting squares and exact rows) $$\begin{matrix} \mathrm{CH}_i(Z)&\rightarrow& \mathrm{CH}_i(Y)&\rightarrow& \mathrm{CH}_i(U)&\rightarrow & 0 \\ \downarrow && \downarrow && \downarrow\\  \mathrm{CH}_{i+d}(X\times_Y Z) &\rightarrow &\mathrm{CH}_{i+d}(X)& \rightarrow & \mathrm{CH}_{i+d}(U\times P)&\rightarrow & 0\end{matrix}$$ one can check (by a diagram chase), for $i>\dim(Z)$ the map $\mathrm{CH}_i(Y)\rightarrow \mathrm{CH}_{i+d}(X)$ is an injection. $\square$
A counterexample is explained in the comments. E.g., one can take a Severi-Brauer variety for $Y$ satisfying the property that it's Chow group has torsion. Then a Galois splitting field for $Y$, say $L$, gives a variety $X=Y_L$ such that $\mathrm{CH}(Y)\rightarrow \mathrm{CH}(Y_L)$ is not injective.

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Q. Could I be pulled out of medical school during a time of national emergency?
A. No!!! Federal law stipulates that you will not be removed from medical school for national crisis.
Q. Does the Minnesota Air National Guard have a need for all civilian allied healthcare professionals?
A. The Minnesota Air National Guard utilizes many allied healthcare professionals. For example: social workers, psychologists, pharmacists and optometrists. Unfortunately, we do not have positions for chiropractors or podiatrists.
Q. What do health professionals do in the Minnesota Air National Guard?
A. As a physician, you would be responsible for the well being of all of our unit members. Each unit member requires a physical at least every 5 years; our flying personnel will receive an annual physical. Other health professionals will work in their respective fields providing medical services as needed.
Q. How do I become a flight surgeon?
A. You would attend the Aerospace Medicine Primary Course at Brooks AFB, San Antonio, Texas. This course is 6 weeks long and the training is extensive. However, this training can be accomplished in 2 week increments. You will learn about flight environment related injuries and how medical problems can affect the body in flight.
Q. What about initial military officer training?
A. You will have to complete the Commissioned Officer Training course located at Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, Alabama. This is a 4 week, 5 day course and must be completed within 2 years of being commissioned in the Minnesota Air National Guard. Certain critical specialties may qualify for an abbreviated course.
Q. What about nurses in the Minnesota Air National Guard?
A. To be a nurse in the Minnesota Air National Guard a bachelor's degree in nursing is preferred. However, a RN with a bachelor's degree in a health science related field may be considered. The nursing degree must be from a National League of Nursing (NLN) accredited program.
Q. What is the age requirement for health professionals in the Minnesota Air National Guard?
A. As a health professional, you can be commissioned up to your 47th birthday. Exceptions to this age requirement may be granted for physicians.
Q. Does the Minnesota Air National Guard offer any educational Benefits for Health Professionals?
A. Certain specialties may be eligible for the following incentives: Student Loan Repayment Program up to $50,000, Cash bonus up to $30,000, Stipend program $1,058 per month. Also, you may earn CME's/CEU's for some training courses offered in the Minnesota Air National Guard.
Q. What rank will I be appointed as?
A. As a physician or dentist, your rank will be determined by several factors: Residencies completed, how long have you been a practicing physician or dentist and any prior military service. At a minimum, your rank will be at least a Captain. For nurses, physician assistants and allied health professionals, your rank will be determined by education, work experience, licensure date and any prior military service.
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Residents in and around Browning have long contended with lack of access to qualified healthcare professionals and services on the Blackfeet Reservation.
However, the recently opened $7.5 million Health Science & Education Building at the Blackfeet Community College (BCC) offers a long-term solution to help address these challenges. This new facility will advance training opportunities for Native American nursing and education students to meet increasing healthcare and education needs locally and throughout Montana.
On Monday, Nov. 5, the BCC held a special ceremony to name the new building in honor of Elouise Cobell, also known as Yellow Bird Woman, the late tribal elder and posthumous awardee of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
BCC named the new building Oahtkwii Piiksakii Iikohkon-Yellow Bird Woman Lodge in honor of Cobell, the late Blackfeet tribal elder, banker and rancher who was the lead plaintiff in the groundbreaking class-action lawsuit that challenged the U.S. government's mismanagement of Native American trust funds. In 2015, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock proclaimed Nov. 5 of each year as Elouise Cobell Day in honor of Cobell's birthday.
Dignitaries speaking at the Naming Ceremony include Blackfeet Chief Earl Old Person, Blackfeet Tribal Business Council Chairman Tim Davis, BCC Board of Trustees Chairman James McNeely, BCC Interim President Carol Murray, Elouise Cobell's son Turk Cobell, Blackfoot speaker and former POW Marvin Weatherwax Sr. and others.
With the support of BCC partners, BCC secured financing for the new $7.5 million Health Science and Education Building with the help of First Interstate Bank and an innovative federal program, New Markets Tax Credits, through the community-based nonprofit lender, MoFi. The New Markets Tax Credit programs help incentivize economic development projects in low-income communities around the country. MoFi works with investors to turn tax credits into cash, and then uses that cash to fund catalytic development projects.


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Waushara County är ett administrativt område i delstaten Wisconsin, USA, med 24 496 invånare. Den administrativa huvudorten (county seat) är Wautoma.

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Enligt United States Census Bureau så har countyt en total area på 1 651 km². 1 622 km² av den arean är land och 29 km² är vatten.

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We are happy to announce that Personal Enrichment through Mental Health (PEMHS), is now a full member of Solutions for Administrative Services (SAS) which already includes Operation PAR and Boley Centers. PEMHS is the organization that provides the crisis stabilization services in Pinellas County as well as other supportive outpatient mental health services. Together our agencies will collaborate to provide a continuum of community and family based services including mental health, substance abuse detoxification and treatment, crisis services, housing and employment. Our goal is to provide the best practice of care for those in need of behavioral health services along with administrative efficacy and community collaboration.
Our values and missions complement each other – but most of all, PEMHS, Boley Centers, and Operation PAR are committed to provide the best care to the individuals and families we serve in our community.


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NBA League Pass OTT adds NBA TV channel as a standalone subscription option
by Virginia Anziano | Nov 7, 2019
The NBA (United States National Basketball Association) has included a new option for its fans in NBA League Pass OTT service. It will be possible to purchase NBA TV, a linear channel, as a standalone subscription option, in all the countries where the service is currently available (it is available worldwide, with a few exceptions). The price will be USD 6.99 monthly or USD 59.99 yearly. NBA's digital division is jointly managed by NBA and Turner.
Up to now the NBA League Pass as a direct-to-consumer (DTC) OTT service has been offering three packages, which are still available. The League Pass provides access to all NBA games, the Team Choice allows the user to choose a team and to view all the matches played by the chosen team and the 3-Game Choice makes it possible to view three games a month. Under the three options payment may be monthly or yearly.
NBA TV Channel is being introduced as a fourth package within NBA League Pass. Previously, the linear channel could be accessed only through Pay TV operators or the OTT by subscribing to League Pass package. NBA TV broadcasts more than one hundred games every NBA season, as well as WNBA, NBA G League and NBA Summer League matches and related programs. Users who subscribe to this package will also have access to VOD content (classic games).


A short, seamlessly looped video is a great way to bring any website to life. Jay Birch tells you what you need to know.
Perfect looping video can be a real eye-catcher when used within a website. And thanks to the advances in video compression within Flash 8, video can be used in websites in a similar way to static images. The results are often stunning and can help focus a user's attention on key areas, or add some spice to an otherwise run-of-the-mill experience.
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Joan Miró, Flux de l'Aimant VII (Magnetic Flow No. 7), 1964
Flux de l'Aimant VII (Magnetic Flow No. 7), 1964
Original Drypoint Etching
24 in x 19 7/8 in (61 cm x 50.5 cm)
37 in x 33 in (94 cm x 83.8 cm)
Numbered from the edition of 75 in pencil in the lower left ;from the total edition of 95 copies (75 signed and numbered on Rives vellum paper; 20 copies annotated H.C. numbered I to XX).
This work is initialed 'M' by Joan Miró (Barcelona, 1893 - Palma, 1983) in pencil in the lower right.
This work is in very good condition.
Free-flowing lines dance across the composition in this whimsical work. In physics, magnetic flux (or magnetic flow) is the term used to describe the total amount of magnetic field in a given region. The term flux was chosen because the power of a magnet appears to "flow" out of a magnet at one pole and return to the other pole in a circulating pattern. To René Char and Joan Miró, Flux de l'aimant (Magnetic Flow) is a metaphor for something else, a stab at understanding and visualizing the way that poetry and art work upon those who experience them as electricity works upon magnetic fields.
In this work, Miró hints at the circulating patterns of magnetic flux, creating a work with a sense of spherical motion. The ghoulish figure on top hovers above the playful forms beneath it and appears as if about to swoop down to the left. Miró's slightly uneven lines appear as if vibrating with energy, charged and ready to release at any moment, creating a work instilled with a sense of suspense and animated activity.
Created in 1964, this drypoint etching is one of 17 drypoints in the album Flux de l'aimant. Flux de l'aimant was a collaboration between the poet René Char and Joan Miró (Barcelona, 1893 - Palma, 1983) combining Miró's drypoints (in color and black and white) with Char's meditations upon Miró's art. This work is initialed 'M' by Joan Miró (Barcelona, 1893 - Palma, 1983) in pencil in the lower right and numbered from the edition of 75 in pencil in the lower left [from the total edition of 95 copies (75 signed and numbered on Rives vellum paper; 20 copies annotated H.C. numbered I to XX)]; published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris and printed by Maeght, Levallois-Perret.
1. Dupin, J. and Lelong-Mainaud, A. (2001). Miró Engraver, Vol. II 1961 - 1973. Galerie Lelong: Paris. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 376 on pg. 60. Detailed on pg. 58.
2. Cramer, Patrick, Joan Miró, The Illustrated Books: Catalogue Raisonné, 1989. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 88 on pgs. 238 and 239.
3. Maeght Éditeur, Foundation Maeght 06, Saint-Paul: Du Vendredi 22 Decembre 1972 au Lundi 22 Janvier 1973. Listed on pgs. XVI-XVII.


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2010: Haiti Challenge
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Your projects generated $500,000 to rebuild Haitian schools
January 2010 — May 2010
In the first-ever Students Rebuild Challenge, students raised funds to benefit those affected by the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010. Students Rebuild partnered with Architecture for Humanity and Global Nomads Group so students and educators could raise much-needed funding for the reconstruction of four schools.
It all started when a devastating earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010.
When Haiti was struck by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake just outside Port-au-Prince, over 100,000 people were killed and 250,000 homes collapsed or were severely damaged. About half the nation's schools were affected, leaving young people homeless and without access to safe places to learn.
An honest appreciation across the ocean.
Through a curriculum including webcasts and interactive videoconferencing with Haitian students, our teams had the unique opportunity to broaden their horizons and global understanding. Students from schools across the world asked one another about their respective cultures and daily life. They discussed what traditional foods they eat, music they listen to, and everyday activities. Across the board there were warm sentiments shared and an honest appreciation of being together.
Students around the world answered our call, and their efforts helped rebuild 4 schools.
Over 3,000 students from nine countries came together to raise funds, and with a matching donation from the Bezos Family Foundation, a total of $500,000 was donated. Architecture for Humanity used these funds to rebuild four schools that serve primary and secondary students around the country.
These efforts helped provide classrooms for 1,850 Haitian students. Working closely with school leaders, Architecture for Humanity built schools that celebrate Haiti and improve the learning conditions for future students.
Rebuilding the only free private school in the Jacmel area.
École La Dignité is a free private school that supports eight localities in the Jacmel area of Haiti. After the rebuild, the school continues to serve more than 225 students annually from grades 1-6 and intends to expand its program to include grades 7 and 8, requiring the construction of two new classrooms at the front of the property. The extension of École La Dignité on Haiti's Caribbean coast uses riverstone, local bamboo and outdoor rooms to create a unique space for learning.
Increased enrollment after rebuild of a school in Collège Mixte Le Bon Berger.
In 2010, Collège Mixte Le Bon Berger was a six-classroom, 12-grade school built just a few years prior. It needed to be entirely replaced after the earthquake. The Haiti team began design by conducting collaborative sessions with designers, school owners and faculty. They worked with Haitian builders and artisans to pinpoint Montrouis' identity and passion for learning. The reconstruction of eight classrooms for a 400-student school devastated by the earthquake brought national praise and 25% increased enrollment.
Historic vocational school for girls rebuilt in Pele, Port-au-Prince.
Elie Dubois is a girls' vocational school run by seven nuns that serves approximately 250 students. The school is located two blocks from the presidential palace in downtown Port-au-Prince and the campus includes several historic buildings dating back to 1913. Students Rebuild worked to rebuild the cafeteria and kitchen, and renovate the surviving schoolhouse. Girls from Elie regularly participated in interactive videoconferences, as well as webcasts on the development of Haiti, through the 2010-2011 school year.
Projects in all shapes and sizes to raise money for Haiti.
In the first ever Students Rebuild Challenge, our teams put their creativity to the test and hosted their own fundraisers. They held bake sales, computer fixing drives, and even a rock concert. We were blown away by students around the world who responded to help their peers.
Students at Pegasus High School who helped raise funds to reconstruct schools after the earthquake in Haiti. Learn More
Students at Pegasus High School who helped raise funds to reconstruct schools after the earthquake in Haiti.
What would the perfect school look like?
There are playgrounds, basketball hooops, and swings. Flower gardents with pigeons, cats and butterflies. When children, carefully drew pictures of their new school, quietly contemplating the possibilities after a walk to the new school grounds. Without question, the children understood what they wanted from a new school—some with flowers and palm trees in the garden, some with big arched entrances, some even with stairs leading up to them, but most had toilets, a kitchen and computers—even an office for their school leader.
When students met with Architects for Humanity volunteers, they dreamed up some pretty great ideas for their new school.
Youth Rock the Rebuild for the Haiti Challenge. Learn More
Youth Rock the Rebuild for the Haiti Challenge.
Montrouis Opening Ceremony
On Wednesday, February 29, Collège Mixte Le Bon Berger, Montrouis (pronounced "Mon-we") officially opened. A healthy representation of Architecture for Humanity's Haiti office drove north to the Caribbean village of Montrouis to witness the grand opening of the new 8 classroom building they've helped build.
With their school finally opening, the school children put on a spectacular show of contemporary dance, singing and rapping.
Peace and Love from a Haiti student. Learn More
Peace and Love from a Haiti student.
Collège Mixte Le Bon Berger—rebuilt and ready for learning!
Students at the rebuilt Collège Mixte Le Bon Berger light up our day with these bright smiles!
More from Youth Rock the Rebuild Learn More
More from Youth Rock the Rebuild
One of the many creative ways teams participated in the Haiti Challenge. Learn More
One of the many creative ways teams participated in the Haiti Challenge.
Raising funds during the Haiti Challenge. Learn More
Raising funds during the Haiti Challenge.
Youth Rock the Rebuild! Learn More
Youth Rock the Rebuild!
Design Charrette with Students at Institut Foyer du Savoir
Architects for Humanity visited with students at Institut Foyer du Savoir, taking a walk to the location of their new school and then sitting down to dream up the perfect school.
Working with Architects for Humanity, this is a student's idea for their new school.
One of many ways students raised funds during the Haiti Challenge. Learn More
One of many ways students raised funds during the Haiti Challenge.
The first ever Students Rebuild Webcast
After the Haiti earthquake, when relief and rebuilding organizations were working hard to clear rubble and help people put their lives back together, Students Rebuild joined the effort to connect with students in schools being rebuilt by Architecture for Humanity. These Seniors at Ecole Elie du Bois participated in the webcasts between their classmates and students in the US and Canada.
Ginette, Di, and Grace at Students Rebuild's first webcast from the Elie Dubois campus, ruins still standing, in 2010.
Caring across borders
Here are the places our Haiti Challenge teams call home. Click through the map to learn more about each team.
Haiti Challenge Teaching Materials
Teaching materials from the Haiti Challenge are available for free download at any time.


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Usher, Jay Z, and Outkast Clean up At Music Awards
By Nolan Wilder on August 30, 2004@urban_mecca
MIAMI: Mtv's Video Music Awards went off yet again with very few snags. The stars were arrived by both land and sea. The geographic location of Miami's American Airlines Arena allowed celebrities to pull up to the red carpet in both speed boats and yachts.
Rappers Jay-Z and OutKast walked away with the most MTV Video Music Awards. Jay-Z's video "99 Problems" won awards for Best Rap Video, Best Direction, Best Editing and Best Cinematography. Atlanta hip hop group OutKast and their video "Hey Ya" garnered a moon man in the categories of Best Video, Best Hip Hop Video, Best Special Effects and Best Art Direction. Usher won awards for Best Male and Best Dance Video. Alicia Keys won an award for Best R&B Video and also suprised the crowd in a stellar performance with the legendary Stevie Wonder. Kanye West pulled an equally suprising performance with singer Chaka Khan during a rap medley of his biggest singles.
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Pennsylvania: TV Air War Begins in Murtha Special Election
By Shira Toeplitz
Mark Critz (D), a top aide to the late Rep. John Murtha (D), and businessman Tim Burns (R) began airing their first campaign ads last week as the TV air war began in earnest in the May 18 special election to replace the longtime Congressman.
Critz mentions his late boss several times in his first spot, which is airing on cable and broadcast stations in the district.
Burns' first ad, "Storyville," is a biographical ad showcasing his roots in the southwestern 12th district.
Burns plays up his social conservative credentials by emphasizing his faith, anti-abortion-rights and pro-gun stances in the 30-second spot, which does not mention his party affiliation.
Critz is favored in the special election because the special election is being held on the same day as statewide primaries and Democratic turnout is expected to be particularly high because of a contested gubernatorial race.
Critz and Burns are running in both the special election and in the regularly scheduled Democratic primary that will decide the party's nominee for the November ballot on May 18.


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Zamieszki w Grecji (inaczej rewolta grudniowa) – seria protestów i rozruchów, które rozpoczęły się 6 grudnia 2008. Przyczyną było zastrzelenie piętnastoletniego Aleksandrosa Grigoropulosa w ateńskiej dzielnicy Eksarchia podczas sprzeczki grupy młodych demonstrantów głównie z ugrupowań powiązanych z skrajną lewicą z policją, krótko po godzinie 21:00.

Aleksandros Grigoropulos
Bezpośrednią przyczyną wybuchu zamieszek była śmierć nastolatka Aleksandrosa Grigoropulosa (nw.gr. , ur. 1993, zm. 6 grudnia 2008 w Atenach).

Według oficjalnego oświadczenia policji, grupa około 30 nastolatków obrzuciła kamieniami policyjny radiowóz. Pojazd zatrzymał się, a jeden z funkcjonariuszy oddał w kierunku grupy trzy strzały; co najmniej jeden trafił Grigoropulosa w klatkę piersiową. Policjantowi postawiono zarzut zabójstwa, jednak według obrońcy policjanta powołującego się na ekspertyzę balistyczną, nastolatek zginął od rykoszetu, kiedy to policjanci oddawali strzały ostrzegawcze. Według policji nastolatek próbował rzucić koktajl Mołotowa w jednego z funkcjonariuszy, choć według zeznań naocznych świadków, młody Grek nie stwarzał żadnego zagrożenia.

Grigoropulos został pochowany na cmentarzu w Paleo Faliro. Na jego pogrzebie zjawiło się ponad 4 000 osób. W miejscu jego śmierci zawieszona jest marmurowa tablica pamiątkowa.

Matka Aleksandrosa jest jubilerką, ojciec menadżerem banku. Według przyjaciół był chłopakiem lubiącym czytać książki i jeździć na deskorolce.

Przebieg wydarzeń zamieszek

Grudzień

Zamieszki rozprzestrzeniły się na cały kraj. 7 grudnia w Atenach koktajlami Mołotowa została obrzucona policja i okoliczne centra handlowe. W centrum Aten, Salonik i Patras podpalono wiele samochodów i sklepów. Zniszczono fasady 17 banków w stolicy i 5 w Salonikach. W Heraklionie na Krecie koktajlami Mołotowa została obrzucona siedziba miejscowej policji oraz trzy banki. Dwie uczelnie w centrum Aten – politechnikę i uczelnię ekonomiczną – zajęli młodzi ludzie, którzy obrzucali koktajlami Mołotowa znajdujące się w pobliżu siły porządkowe. W Salonikach większość uczelni była okupowana przez studentów. Efekt protestów z 7 grudnia to m.in.: 24 rannych funkcjonariuszy, w tym jeden poważnie, splądrowanych 31 sklepów, 9 banków oraz zniszczonych 25 aut.

8 grudnia na ulicach Salonik 300 studentów prowadziło walki z policją. Niszczone były samochody i witryny sklepowe. W nocy z 8 na 9 grudnia zamieszki się nasiliły. Aresztowano 87 osób, a 12 policjantów zostało rannych.

9 grudnia odbył się pogrzeb Aleksandrosa Grigoropulosa. Demonstranci wyszli na ulicę, skandując wrogie okrzyki wobec prawicowego premiera Kostasa Karamanlisa i ministra spraw wewnętrznych, Prokopisa Pawlopulosa. Ten ostatni podał się do dymisji, jednak premier jej nie przyjął.

10 grudnia odbył się masowy strajk generalny na ulicach miast greckich. W centrum Aten strajkowało około 10 tysięcy osób. Podczas zamieszek zatrzymano Polaka, którego zaaresztowano. Oprócz anarchistów na ulice Aten i Salonik wyszli studenci i nauczyciele. Demonstrowało także około 2 tys. osób w Patras na wezwanie Komunistycznej Partii Grecji.

11 grudnia 4 tys. studentów w Atenach na placu Syntagma, starło się z policją.

12 grudnia studenci zaatakowali policję na zewnątrz budynku parlamentu greckiego w Atenach. W starciach demonstranci posługują się koktajlami Mołotowa i kamieniami, a policja gazem łzawiącym. Oprócz walk z policją demonstranci niszczyli budynki, palili banki i sklepy. Z kolei w nocy z 12 na 13 grudnia w dwóch dzielnicach Aten, wybuchło 8 bomb domowej roboty. Celami ataków bomb, były banki, sklepy i lokalne biuro rządzącej partii Nowa Demokracja. W wyniku wybuchu bomb nikt nie ucierpiał.

13 grudnia tysiące młodych ludzi kontynuowały antyrządowe protesty w Atenach i Salonikach. W Atenach protestujący zaatakowali m. in posterunek policji, sklepy banki i siedzibę ministerstwa środowiska.

W kolejnych dniach zamieszkom towarzyszyły masowe protesty przed siedzibą policji w Atenach. 15 grudnia demonstranci użyli nową broń, a mianowicie pomarańcze, butelki z wodą oraz mąkę.

Grecki premier Kostas Karamanlis zorganizował 16 grudnia konferencję prasową na której przyznał: Zlekceważyłem skandale ostatnich lat. To był błąd. Powiedział, że Grecja ma do czynienia z chroniczną niewydolnością państwa, powodującą niezadowolenie obywateli i obiecywał reformy.

17 grudnia demonstranci wywiesili na Akropolu wielki transparent z napisami Opór i 18 grudnia – demonstracja solidarności w Europie. Oprócz tego zajęte zostały ratusz w mieście Joanina i ateńskie licea. Tego dnia o mało nie doszło by do tragedii podobnej z 6 grudnia. Jeden z protestujących licealistów został lekko ranny od kuli wystrzelonej w jego stronę na przedmieściach Aten.

18 grudnia kontestujący się demonstranci pod siedzibą greckiego parlamentu, obrzucili policję butelkami z benzyną i kamieniami. Wcześniej ok. 7000 demonstrantów maszerowała na parlament z czerwonymi flagami w proteście przeciwko społecznej i gospodarczej polityce konserwatywnego rządu.

19 grudnia 20-osobowa grupa młodych demonstrantów obrzuciła samozapalającymi się bombami budynek Instytutu Francuskiego. W wyniku tego ataku nikt nie odniósł obrażeń, jedynie wybite zostały szyby budynku. Ponadto wandale napisali na murach budynku następujące słowa – Iskra w Atenach – pożar w Paryżu. Nadchodzi powstanie i Wesołego kryzysu i szczęśliwego nowego strachu.

20 grudnia był kolejnym dniem starć policji z demonstrantami. Tym razem oprócz Aten, areną walk były Saloniki. W Salonikach anarchiści zajęli kino w centrum miasta. Z kolei w Atenach na centralnym placu Syntagma, demonstranci rzucali śmieciami w choinkę, na której także powiesili torbę z odpadami. Policjanci zaatakowali grupę 150 osób gazem pieprzowym.

Kolejne manifestacje miały miejsce 21 grudnia. 23 grudnia grupa trzech tysięcy demonstrantów po raz kolejny przeszła ulicami Aten skandując: gliny, świnie, mordercy. Podczas zamieszek demonstranci ostrzelali policyjny autobus. Na czas Świąt Bożego Narodzenia, zamieszki w Grecji ucichły.

Styczeń
Nowa fala zamieszek wybuchła 1 stycznia 2009 w Salonikach, gdzie młodzi ludzie podłożyli ładunki wybuchowe pod banki, podpalali śmietniki, a policję zaatakowali koktajlami Mołotowa. Policja użyła gazu łzawiącego. Rano 5 stycznia w Atenach postrzelono funkcjonariusza greckiej policji. W wyniku intensywnych poszukiwań napastników zatrzymano 72 osoby. W kierunku policji strzelało z kałasznikow dwóch uzbrojonych mężczyzn. 9 stycznia demonstranci znów wyszli na ulice. Tym razem obyło się bez starć z policją.

Przypisy

Zobacz też
 Protesty w Grecji (2010-2012)

Linki zewnętrzne

 Police Shot Dead a Teenager in Athens – the next day – relacja filmowa z manifestacji 7 grudnia 2008 r.
 Grecja w Ogniu - strona poświęcona wydarzeniom w Grecji

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Category: West End
Fire West End
Lost: Wabash Triangle Café
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by Thomas Crone
The Wabash Triangle Café. Photograph by King Schoenfeld.
The Wabash Triangle Café burned on Friday, March 18, 1994, its last day of business. Though that date's one I needed to look up, the timing's also quite vivid in my memory. I was in Austin, TX, on that morning, attending the South by Southwest Music Festival. Though I'd have a couple more days of music, Shiner Bocks and cavorting ahead of me, I distinctly remember that the phone call from home, a co-worker at the RFT detailing only the barest facts about the Wabash fire. It was a call that pretty well squashed any fun for the rest of the weekend.
Calvin Case behind the espresso machine. Photograph by King Schoenfeld.
For a chunk of my early 20s, the Wabash Triangle was my default destination, a venue that brought nightly music and culture to the very footprint that would eventually become the Halo and the Pageant. In the golden days before cell phones and instant communication of all sorts, it was the kind of place you could roll into with the reasonable assumption that something interesting was happening and someone you knew would be home. And "home" is the feeling that the place gave off. Part diner, part coffeehouse, part bar and full-time oasis to the misfits, the Wabash allowed for interesting conversations to blossom and for friendships to grow in a room that never quite felt like the rest of that moment's St. Louis.
Partially, that disconnection was a result of location. Though owner Calvin Case had a building found just east of the University City Loop on Delmar, the mental and physical geography of Delmar in the early-'90s was different than today. Few, if any, of the Loop's regulars walked as far east as the Wabash. If you bought books at Paul's, or caught a movie at the Tivoli, or headed to Cicero's for a band-and-pizza, you tended to stay on the west side of Skinker. Without the Metrolink stretching the block, and with east-side-of-Skinker destinations like Pi and Big Shark Bicycle far-off in the future, the Loop really was limited to University City's piece of the map. And those heading from down the busier end of Delmar often drove the few blocks, rather than heading there on foot.
The area may've been a smidgen rough, but once inside the mood was always upbeat. Except when it wasn't. On some nights, slam poets took over the entire space and the energy was raw and palpable. Other days, especially in the early evenings, you'd find just a couple people playing board games in a corner, while Calvin held court with his tiny cast of workers at the bar. Most days, Calvin was up; some days, Calvin was down. Kinda depended upon business. And on a lot of business days, the dozen customers each buying a cup of coffee didn't exactly keep the register ringing.
Calvin Case and the chef. Photograph by King Schoenfeld.
Even before the fire, there was always the vague sense that the Wabash Triangle could be gone. Calvin tried everything to make the space click. Early morning hours. Late hours and some Sundays. Menu changes a'plenty, along with "a real chef" in the kitchen. Matching the crazy-quilt interior, musicians of every possible stripe were booked, with varying degrees of success, from Calvin's preferred folk to hardcore to indie.
In that space, they performed to an odd cast of regulars and an equally odd decor. Dozens of Michael Draga photographs ringed the ceiling of the former automobile showroom. A huge painting of western pioneers dominated the wall behind the stage. And throughout the venue, a mish-mash of retro furniture, true antiques and alley-rescued castoffs provided all the bohemia any post-collegian could want. The odd, low-slung building was even attached to an auto glass business, which seemed odd at the time, but now seems just right. Describing the look'n'feel of the Wabash is tough, but if you've been to a show at the old Frederick's Music Lounge, or the newer Fred's Six Foot Under, you'd have an idea of the vibe, with the substitute of Calvin Case for Fred Friction. Calvin was the constant, consistently tossing out ideas, suggestions and bits of collected wisdom.
And while Calvin provided the room's heartbeat, there were many elements of the space that made it what it was, from the staff (Beth, Rich and Brett), to the crazy clientele, to the impression that you were crashing a space that not everyone knew about. Just blocks from the center of alterna-culture in St. Louis, there you were, in the City's true underground.
To date, I've shamefully not yet seen David Dandridge's new documentary, The Roof is on Fire, a look-back at the room and its then-prolific slam scene. Maybe it's because I have a feeling that the memories would be a little bit too… much. With due respect to the Way Out Club, the self-professed "home away from home," there are only so many places you can truly call that in your lifetime.
The Wabash Triangle Café. The three-story building at left still stands, Photograph by King Schoenfeld.
For a couple of too-brief years in the early '90s, the Wabash Triangle Cafe was my home.
I miss that special place, still.
Thomas Crone publishes creativesaintlouis.com; and hosts "Silver Tray" on KDHX, Fridays @ noon.
Historic Preservation North St. Louis Rehabbing West End
West Cabanne Place Living
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Photograph courtesy of Landmarks Association of St. Louis.
The city's West Cabanne Place opened in 1888 as a semi-rural private street, located away from the urban core of St. Louis. Many prominent businessmen and a few architects — including Charles Ramsey and Theodore Link — purchased lots and built large homes on West Cabanne. Built in 1889 for E.O. Pope of the Jones-Pope Produce Company, the house at 5927 West Cabanne was one of the earliest residences on the street. The designer of the eclectic home remains unknown. Jane Porter, author of the National Register of Historic Places nomination for West Cabanne Place, suggests that a contractor rather than an architect designed the Italianate-influenced house, which mixes elements rather freely.
In the 1990s, 5927 West Cabanne Place appeared to be at risk of being lost. Landmarks Association of St. Louis included in the house in its annual Eleven Most Endangered Places list for several years. Eventually, however, the home fell into the hands of an owner who gave the house needed rehabilitation work. The exterior was restored by removing asphalt siding and repairing and replacing wooden elements. Now the spacious residence is for sale for the unbelievable price of $119,000. This truly must be a buyer's market, for a rehabilitated home on West Cabanne Place to be offered at that price!
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Lost: St. Ann's Orphan Asylum
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St. Ann's Orphan Asylum stood at the northwest corner of Page and Union from 1904 until the late 1970s, when it was demolished. Operated by the Roman Catholic Church, the asylum relocated to the city's west end from a downtown location at 10th and O'Fallon streets. The building permit dates to June 22, 1904 and lists a construction cost of $200,000 and the architects as Barnett, Haynes and Barnett.
The high cost went for high quality. The 3 1/2 story asylum was large, and its Elizabethan Gothic architecture was elegant. The building featured an expansive lawn on four sides, affording the orphans with grounds for recreation surpassing the modest court at the downtown location. Here we see the late Victorian ideals — lovely architecture masking a function of social utility as well as a belief in the social and health benefits of planned open space. The asylum rose as the World's Fair was taking place not far to the south in Forest Park. The fair reinforced the faith in planned open spaces and architectural grandeur found in the asylum. Coincidentally, the architects of the orphan's asylum also designed the Palace of Liberal Arts at the fair.
In 1904, Barnett, Haynes and Barnett was one of the city's best-known and most revered firms. The firm's principals were George D. Barnett, John Haynes and Thomas P. Barnett, and together the men had already designed many homes and commercial buildings in the thriving west end. The firm also enjoyed a good relationship with the Archdiocese, an had designed the romantic Visitation Convent (1894, demolished) located at Belt and Cabanne in the West End, Sacred Heart Church (1898, demolished) at 25th and University in St. Louis Place, and the Scholastic Building at St. Louis University (1896). On Page Boulevard alone, the firm was responsible for designing St. Ann's Church at Whittier and Page (1897) and St. Mark's at Page and Academy (1901). The pinnacle of the working relationship would be the firm's design of the great Cathedral Basilica on Lindell Boulevard. The firm's institutional work shows a tendency toward the romantic, with picturesque buildings placed on landscaped lawns, and St. Ann's Orphan Asylum fits in that range. Stylistically, however, the Elizabethan Gothic is unique for a large institutional building by the firm but parallel to the contenporary work of school architect William B. Ittner.
The asylum eventually became a retirement home before being demolished by the Archdiocese. The site today is occupied by the Annie Malone Children and Family Service Center and the Peace Villa, which maintain to some extent the site's devotion to social service. The eastern end of the site is used by a grocery store.
(Postcard courtesy of the St. Louis Building Arts Foundation Library.)
Historic Preservation LRA North St. Louis Preservation Board West End
Preservation Board Spares House on Bartmer
At its monthly meeting on Monday, the St. Louis Preservation Board wisely voted 5-2 against the demolition of a Shingle Style frame house at 5594 Bartmer Avenue in the city's West End neighborhood. The house was built in 1898 and while not the most exquisite example of the Shingle Style in the city (that may be on nearby Cabanne Place) is one of probably less than two dozen remaining homes in the style. The demolition was proposed as a preliminary review, with no actual permit under consideration. Preliminary review is often used by potential applicants and staff of the Cultural Resources Office (CRO) to gauge Board opinion without beginning formal application process.
In this case, Alderman Frank Williamson (D-26th) brought the matter to CRO two months ago, citing citizen complaints about the condition of the home. The house has been vacant since at least 1998 and is owned by the city's Land Reutilization Authority. The house is located outside of any national historic district where tax credits would be able to be used in its rehabilitation. However, the 5400 and 5500 blocks of Bartmer show an unusual collection of large historic homes with consistent deep setbacks and early 20th century period styles. Blocks to the west also show consistency. There is no doubt that some historic district on Bartmer is possible.
Two months ago, CRO staff presented the matter to the Preservation Board, which elected to defer consideration for 60 days while staff prepared a thorough report on the building's condition and reuse potential. Ald. Williamson appeared at the first meeting and said that he wanted to tell the citizens something was going to happen, although demolition was not the only outcome he would accept.
CRO staff prepared a report that covers issues of condition, historic integrity and potential market value. Among other conclusions, the repprt showed that not only is the house "sound" under the definition established by the Preservation Review ordinance, it retains almost all of its original architectural features inside! Staff strongly recommends preservation of the house. Meanwhile, Ald. Williamson decided to support demolition. Two citizens sent letters of opposition, including blogger Douglas Duckworth (read his letter here). On Monday, the Board heard testimony against the demolition from myself and in favor from Myron Jefferson, who is building a new house at 5596 Bartmer to the west. Jefferson stated that he would not have built his house if he had known the house next door was not going to be torn down.
According to CRO Director Kathleen Shea, the LRA has agreed to make the house at 5594 Bartmer a priority for its limited marketing efforts. Apparently LRA will not seek its demolition until it has drawn attention to potential buyers. While the gesture is small, it's the most that LRA can do — and more than usual. Ald. Williamson might want to coordinate with LRA in finding a creative future for the house.
Board Member Mary Johnson told the Board that the board would impede the "development project" of "developer" Jefferson unfairly if it voted down the demolition. Johnson cited Joe Edwards' Moonshine Hotel project in the Delmar Loop as an example where the Board allowed demolition of a historic building, the Ronald Jones Funeral Chapel, for a development project. Edwards is demolishing the chapel but reconstructing its front and some of its side elevations as part of the hotel project.
Board Member David Richardson retorted that Jefferson was not the owner of the property next door. Jefferson does not seek to purchase the house at 5594 Bartmer and was not the applicant for demolition. In making the motion to accept staff recommendation, Board Member Anthony Robinson explained that builders can't control vacant property when building a new house. Robinson said that when he built his residence, his block had five vacant houses and six vacant lots. All of the houses have been rehabbed and all but one of the lots built upon since Robinson finished his house a few years ago.
Voting in support of the CRO staff recommendation authored by Director Kathleen Shea were Melanie Fathman, John Burse, Robinson, Mike Killeen and Richardson. Voting against were Johnson and Ald. Terry Kennedy (D-18th). Chairman Richard Callow abstained from voting.
Academy Neighborhood Central West End Demolition Historic Preservation Hyde Park Local Historic District North St. Louis Preservation Board South St. Louis West End
Preview of Monday's Preservation Board Agenda
The St. Louis Preservation Board meets Monday at 4:00 p.m. at the offices of the Planning and Urban Design Agency on the twelfth floor of 1015 Locust Street. Meetings typically last three hours.
Here are some highlights from the agenda:
Preliminary Reviews
5594 Bartmer Avenue: The proposed demolition of a beautiful and rare Shingle Style house appeared on the Preservation Board agenda two months ago and was deferred pending study of the reuse potential by the staff of the Cultural Resources Office. Staff has written an excellent report on the building condition and reuse feasibility based on a thorough site visit; read that here. Staff recommends denial of the permit and exploration of a National Historic District for Bartmer Avenue. This house and its neighbors fall outside of any historic districts that would enable the use of historic rehabilitation tax credits.
2300 Newhouse Avenue: The proposed new construction of six frame homes with attached garages in the western edge of Hyde Park manages to add yet another absurd faux historic design to the architecturally mongrelized neighborhood. Here we have brick fronts with shaped parapets imitating 20th century buildings that can be found in Hyde Park, but there is a twist: the parapets are actually gable ends on a front-gabled building! The sides and rear show the pitched roof and reveal the illusion the front barely conceals. Furthermore, the developer includes attached garages and has not submitted a site plan showing setbacks. Staff recommends denial as proposed.
Appeals of Staff Denials
5286 Page Avenue: The appeal of staff denial of a demolition permit for the two-story commercial building at the southeast corner of Page and Union has been on the agenda for months, always being continued at the request of the owners. Another continuance is possible. The building is a contributing resource to the Mount Cabanne/Raymond Place National Historic District and the last remaining commercial building at a prominent intersection degraded by a Walgreens across the street. Staff urges upholding their denial.
4218 Maryland: The unlawful alterations made to this house transformed it in disturbing ways: rebuilt bizarre porch, new cheap door and sidelights that don't even fit the opening, alteration of brick pattern and color on front elevation and removal of two front bay windows and replacement with flat openings. Yikes! Staff recommends upholding their denial.
Appeal of Preservation Board Denial
2013-15 Park Avenue: The builder of infill housing in Lafayette Square wants to amend earlier plans to face the side elevations with brick and instead face them with vinyl siding. Staff recommends upholding their denial of this request, and wisely so. Here we have strong neighborhood support for a strict local historic district ordinance that expressly prohibits sided primary and secondary elevations. One expects Lafayette Square to be the last local district where vinyl siding should be approved; the neighborhood is both bellwether and inspiration for the power of local district ordinances to shape attractive neighborhoods. (The Lafayette Square standards can also be an example of the the blind spots of such ordinances, but not regarding the use of vinyl siding.)
Abandonment Schools West End
Hamilton Branch Elementary School
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LOCATION: 5858 & 5859 Clemens Avenue; Saint Louis, Missouri
DATES OF CONSTRUCTION: 1963 (two-story building); 1967 (one-story building)
DATE OF ABANDONMENT: 1994
DATE OF DEMOLITION: 2007
OWNER: People's Health Center, Inc.
This drab set of school buildings, across the street from each other, sit empty on a block that is rapidly being transformed. The St. Louis Public Schools built these buildings to relieve overcrowding at the original Hamilton Elementary School, 5819 Westminster. The district closed the branch school in the 1994 round of school closings. Private developers are building new — albeit anti-urban — homes in the 5800 blocks of Clemens, Enright and Cates. People's Health Center has purchased the former school buildings for conversion to use as a neighborhood health center.
Photographs from August 2003 by Michael R. Allen
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Iran Completes Development of Rial-Supported National Cryptocurrency
Iran has finalized the development of its national cryptocurrency, which is backed by the local fiat unit, the rial. Once the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) approves its use, the yet-to-be-named digital currency will then be issued to banking institutions for testing in payments, internal and interbank settlements according to local media reports.
**Also Read: **Bahamas Releases Discussion Paper on Crypto-Assets Regulation
Banks to Be Granted State Digital Currency
Speaking to Ibena, an Iranian news agency affiliated with the country's central bank, chief executive officer of Informatics Services Corporation (ISC) Seyyed Abotaleb Najafi said the state-backed cryptocurrency "can be used in a distributed and one-to-one framework for transferring without any institute's interference."
The CBI contracted Najafi's company, an Iranian banking and payments solution provider founded in 1993, to design and develop a national digital currency for use in expanding banking system services and, of course, to circumvent the marauding U.S. economic sanctions against the oil-rich Middle East country.
Najafi stressed that the state cryptocurrency is still in a pilot phase. It has primarily been developed to explore the capability and usefulness of digital coins and the blockchain technology that underpins them in facilitating financial payments, bank-to-bank settlements and retail banking. He explained:
After getting Central Bank of Iran's approval [it] will be used in the country's banking system … in the first phase the blockchain banking infrastructure will be granted to Iranian commercial banks to use it as a token and payment instrument in transactions and banking settlement.
Rial-Backed Cryptocurrency to Neutralize Sanctions
On Nov. 5, the U.S. announced severe economic sanctions against Iran that, with the exception of just eight countries, cut the rest of the world off from the country's oil, shipping and gas market, including its financial system. An earlier round of sanctions in May targeted Iran's currency, aviation industry and other sectors, as President Donald Trump broke away from his predecessor Barack Obama's engagement with Tehran.
Measures against the financial system have already started to hurt international financial settlements. This week, the U.S. armtwisted global banking network Swift into severing ties with Iran's central bank, leaving the country and its citizens in limbo. In the cryptocurrency realm, global exchanges Binance and Bittrex have reportedly unofficially dropped Iran from the list of supported countries to receive services.
Najafi said the Iranian state-issued cryptocurrency is backed by the local fiat currency the rial, a somewhat curious decision given the unit's current volatility and rapid value loss. The rial has plummeted to 143,000 to 1 USD according to Bonbast.com, which tracks the unofficial rate. The official rate is around 41,000 rials to the dollar.
Quoting the Informatics Services Corporation CEO, Ibena reported:
For Iranian national cryptocurrency, rial has been chosen as a support, namely in exchange for each single national cryptocurrency unit, its rial equivalent in the central bank's account is blocked, therefore, it never creates liquidity.
Like Venezuela, which has issued a state-sanctioned cryptocurrency called the petro, Iran, the world's third largest oil producer, is hoping to leverage cryptocurrencies to compensate for the expected squeeze in petrodollars arising from the economic sanctions designed to stem oil exports from the country, the economy's lifeblood. Brigadier General Gholam Reza Jalali, head of Iran's Civil Defense Organization, has talked about the "great opportunities" presented by cryptocurrencies and how they "can help bypass certain sanctions through untraceable banking operations."
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Q: Number types emulation on javascript I wonder if there is any library to emulate the native type numbers on other languages, like int and double. The library should emulate those types accurately, including overflow.
Every hint will be very appreciated.
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I need to implement a Linear Congruential Generator. I can't switch to another RNG, it must be a LCG.
The problem is that multiplication of big numbers gives wrong results, thus messing the sequence.

A: You can use a Typed Array. (FF 4+, Chrome 7+, IE 9+, Safari 5.1+)
It have the following subclasses: Int8Array, Uint8Array, Int16Array, Uint16Array,Int32Array, Uint32Array, Float32Array, Float64Array.
For older browsers you can check: Looking for Javascript Typed Arrays emulation library
Hope you find this information helpful