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The Palestinian children of Karmiel know what Israeli apartheid is
Orly Noy
The nation-state law has been invoked to reject a petition by students for reimbursement of their bus fares to Arabic-language schools
An Israeli flag flies in the northern city of Karmiel on 3 November (AFP)
Less than a day after Israel's nation-state law was approved by the Knesset, Haaretz published a commentary by Jonathan Lis addressing its practical significance. "The nation-state law is mainly a symbolic measure designed to enshrine national values in a basic law," he wrote.
Considerable commentary of this nature was heard at the time: Israel is defined as a Jewish state, with all the concomitant discriminatory ramifications. Many sought on that basis to mute criticism of the new law. Others understood that the law, officially legalising apartheid within Israel's borders, would be more than merely symbolic.
Lawyer Hassan Jabareen, founder of the legal defence group Adalah, whose petition against the law has been pending for more than two years, described it nicely to me at the time: if hitherto Arab citizens could turn to the courts for help in fighting discrimination in the name of the law, from now on the legal system itself can validate apartheid, also in the name of the law.
Confiscated land
A 30 November article in Haaretz proves just how correct Jabareen's point was, as the Krayot Magistrate's Court recently cited the nation-state law as grounds to reject a petition from Arab children in Karmiel seeking reimbursement for their bus fares to Arab schools outside the town, since there are no Arab schools in Karmiel.
"Karmiel, a Jewish city, was founded to strengthen Jewish settlement in the Galilee," Senior Registrar Yaniv Luzon wrote in his decision. "Establishing an Arabic-language school... [and] funding school transportation for Arab students, for anyone who needs it anywhere, could change the demographic balance of the city and damage its character."
The experience of more than seven decades proves that the Israeli legal establishment is an integral part of the system of Jewish superiority
It might be worth noting the founding circumstances of the "Jewish city" of Karmiel, whose character the chief registrar is so concerned about: Karmiel was established in 1964 on land confiscated from surrounding Arab villages.
Karmiel is one of more than 700 communities the state has built for the Jewish population since Israel's founding, compared with none built for the Arab population - apart from a few towns in the Negev designed for the orderly resettlement of Bedouins whose lands the state coveted.
Though the two populations have grown at a similar rate since 1948, the apartheid land-use policy, which confiscates land from one population to build towns for the other, has so constricted Arab towns geographically that many of their residents have been forced to find housing in nearby Jewish towns.
But apartheid is unhappy with that too, apparently. It does not want Arabs in Jewish towns, and it also does not want to let them live on their own lands, separately. On the one hand, outright theft; on the other, a sense of superiority and racial purity.
'Equal rights as individuals'
Back in the day, when the nation-state law was brought before the Knesset, its initiator, Avi Dichter, made the following appeal to Arab citizens: "You will be able to live as a national minority among us and enjoy equal rights as individuals, but not equality as a national minority."
Now, Senior Registrar Luzon clarifies, based on the nation-state law, even "living among us" is not a real option, because maintaining Jewish demographic superiority is an explicit goal of the law itself. That is, even if theoretically the Arab residents of Karmiel were prepared to send their children to the city's Jewish schools - where they would be exposed to racist, militaristic indoctrination that, among other things, normalises the occupation - that would not be a solution. Their very presence in the city is unwanted, and fighting against it is considered legitimate and lawful.
Protesters denounce Israel's nation-state law in the village of Jatt in October 2018 (AFP)
The person who ought to have been battling for the rights of these students who petitioned the court for help is Education Minister Yoav Galant, who voted in favour of the nation-state law. Given the court's decision, it is worth noting again the deception in the distinction made by Dichter between individual rights and national rights for Palestinian citizens.
Has the massive confiscation of land belonging to Arab citizens been done on an individual or a national basis? Is the discrimination against Arab students carried out on an individual or a national basis? Is abandoning the security of Arab citizens and ignoring their victimisation by organised crime an individual or a national trend? Is preventing Arab families from making their homes in Jewish towns via residential screening committees happening on an individual or a national basis?
Just one service was accomplished by the nation-state law for the public discourse in Israel, and that was tearing the mask away from all these manipulative and false distinctions.
Persecuting Palestinian identity
The children of Karmiel did not petition the court to allow them to wave a Palestinian flag or sing the Palestinian anthem in the city's streets. They petitioned for the right to live in their city and study at a school where their language is spoken, and where they will not be viewed as inferior citizens. The court made it clear that their Palestinian identity makes them inferior and unwanted; that their very existence is a threat, by law.
Why acknowledging Israeli apartheid is not enough
The country's Arab citizens are persecuted for wanting to be who they are. Their Palestinian identity is what makes them, in the eyes of the Zionist government, less than fully reliable citizens. The intra-Zionist argument is only about limits to their rights, which are never material and are always conditional.
True, institutional and racist discrimination against Arab citizens of Israel existed even before the nation-state law. But with its passage, the parliament of Israel proudly proclaimed the legitimacy of the state's apartheid foundations. Apartheid became the law of the land.
Although many petitions against the nation-state law are still pending, the experience of more than seven decades proves that the Israeli legal establishment is an integral part of the system of Jewish superiority. It is the gatekeeper. In that sense, Luzon has simply done what is expected of him.
The views expressed in this article belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Middle East Eye.
Orly Noy is a journalist and a political activist based in Jerusalem.
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Kids of all ages will have plenty of activities to keep them busy this summer at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th.
To get things started for its "Dig Into Reading" summer promotion, the library will sponsor a kickoff event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Children will find hands-on experiences in the library parking lot, which will be full of heavy equipment — such as diggers, loaders and an excavator simulator — that lets them dig a virtual ditch in less than two minutes.
Children also will be able to play in layers of soil and learn how to plant a seed.
Meanwhile, parents will be able to sign up their children for a variety of activities and programs.
"We always get excited when we see families come to the library," said Diana Friend, the library's marketing and communications director. "We especially like to see kids come in during the summer months."
Friend said the library is "a great place for entertainment and enrichment," and that reading programs have been developed for all ages of children, as well as for adults.
Those who can't make it to the library on Saturday but wish to sign up their children for various activities may visit www.summerfest.tscpl.org.
Participants in the "Dig Into Reading" program can earn rewards, such as free bowling passes and chocolate.
More importantly, Friend said, participants will be able to sharpen their reading skills during the summer months.
Library hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 9 p.m. Sundays.


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– Aid of Rs 6000 p.a to small farmers.
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SWALE CHRISTIANS AGAINST POVERTY DEBT CENTRE
DEC 18 NEWS
Our priority at the moment is seeking the two Debt Coaches that the Queenborough Fisheries Trust has generously agreed to fund for the next year. Those that may be interested in filling this worthwhile role can either speak to Ruth or myself or visit the link below for a job description. These positions are vital if we are to expand and help as many people in need as possible.
https://capuk.org/get-involved/your-church/partner-with-cap/cap-group-services/service-roles/cap-debt-centre-coach
The monthly CAP Awareness evenings are continuing with the next being held at The Holy Trinity Church Sittingbourne on the 28th Nov. at 19.30. All are very welcome to come along and get to know us and find out about the work being carried out and also join us in prayer for the ministry. These meetings will recommence in Jan. 2019. As planned for the New Year we shall be holding these on the Island as well and Sheppey Evangelical Church has kindly agreed to host the first one ( date to be confirmed ). Also we would like to thank Maggie Macktelow and Lillian Pink for their invitations to the Churches together in Sheppey Meetings. Always a pleasure to hear numerous churches sharing news and event information in cooperation with each other.
Our CAP Coffee Mornings are still running at Phoenix House in Central Ave from 10 -12 on Tuesday 27th Nov. & 11th Dec. As usual all are welcome to drop in for a cuppa and a chat. We plan to open similar events on the Island in the New Year once the team has been formed over there.
The Swale Debt Centre has an entry at the Christmas Tree Festival at St.Bartholomew's Church in Bobbing from the 7th to the 9th Dec. Please show your support by popping in to this.
The expansion plans in Swale are processing:-
On the 14th we attended the Cornerstone Café at St. Mary's Church in Newington. The 18th saw us do a CAP talk at St. John the Baptist in Bredgar (one of a group of 6 Anglican Churches in SW Swale). Also Ruth has her first client in Faversham and we will hopefully follow this up with their Churches together in Faversham Group soon.
We have been attending the Sheppey Community Forum set up earlier this year through the Oasis Academy on the Island. It's a privilege to be asked to join this team which plans to benefit the Island by creating clear goals on how the various groups come work together to achieve this.
Please note that on the 13th Jan. 2019 the BBC's Songs of Praise programme will be dedicated to the Island's community under the title of " Love thy Neighbour ".
I would like to repeat that the vision we have for the CAP work in Swale is massive and it will take considerable work and commitment from many people to achieve but I sincerely believe it is possible and will happen according His plan. Once again I invite any individual or church who wants to help to bring this vision into reality to contact me.
Stan Wiseman CAP Swale Community Link Coordinator This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: 07501646453
Click here to find out more about CAP
With a small donation and big faith, John Kirkby started Christians Against Poverty in 1996. He believed God was calling him to sacrifice his career in finance and use his knowledge of the industry to help the poor.
In his hometown of Bradford, John set off on the incredible journey of CAP. His faith adventure led him to people crippled by debt; parents who couldn't feed their children, families facing eviction and desperate people living in fear and without hope. He used his expertise to negotiate with creditors, set up budgeting systems and offer a lifeline to those trapped in debt.
John knew that people all over the country were struggling in the same way and he began looking to replicate the work across the UK. With the vital ingredients of a church to partner with, a passionate person to be trained as a debt counsellor and the faith that God would provide, four new CAP centres were opened at the end of 1998.
Since then, CAP has rapidly grown its centre network and provides the best debt help service to those with the very least. CAP started running CAP Money Courses in partnership with local churches to help people budget, save and prevent debt. Our vision is to help answer the national problem of debt by opening a CAP Debt Centre and running a CAP Money Course in every town and city in the UK so anyone can receive CAP's life changing help.
Holy Trinity Sittingbourne regularly runs a CAP course.
For more information or to sign up please contact the church office on 01795 227130 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Please see Events Calendar for latest courses.
Visit capuk.org to find out more about the organisation.
Christians Against Poverty
CAP money courses
Find out how you can help
1 Peter 3:8 NLT - Finally, all of you should be of one mind. Sympathize with each other. Love each other as brothers and sisters. Be tenderhearted, and keep a humble attitude.


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Janine Stanwood, Anchor/Reporter
Saira Anwer, Reporter
Published: June 4, 2020, 9:00 am Updated: June 4, 2020, 7:30 pm
Tags: Plantation, Broward County
Horse rescued after leg falls through pedestrian bridge in Plantation
PLANTATION, Fla. – First responders and equine veterinarians rushed to the aid of a horse named Vertigo on Wednesday after its leg fell through a board on a pedestrian bridge in Plantation.
The owner told Plantation Fire Rescue officials that he was riding Vertigo along Northwest 118th Avenue Wednesday afternoon when the horse got spooked by a car.
Vertigo ran off into Volunteer Park and onto the bridge where he fell through.
With the help of a tow truck, Vertigo was finally pulled out after being tranquilized.
A horse named Vertigo was rescued June 3 after its leg fell through a pedestrian bridge in Plantation. (WPLG)
The tranquilizers wore off around 8 p.m. and Vertigo got back on his feet.
"I think he's doing really well, all things considered," equine veterinarian Dr. Tiffany Trotter said.
Veterinarians hope the fall didn't fracture his leg
They patched him up and cleaned him up, and Vertigo was able to walk himself to a nearby barn where he can rest and heal.
"The leg that was actually stuck under the bridge is actually the leg that he's bearing more weight on now, which is a good sign," Trotter said.
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Janine Stanwood joined Local 10 News in February 2004 as an assignment editor. She is now a general assignment reporter. Before moving to South Florida from her Washington home, Janine was the senior legislative correspondent for a United States senator on Capitol Hill.
Saira Anwer
Saira Anwer joined the Local 10 News team in July 2018. Saira is two-time Emmy-nominated reporter and comes to South Florida from Madison, Wisconsin, where she was working as a reporter and anchor.


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SINGAPORE - National servicemen (NSmen) and full-time national servicemen from the Singapore Police Force (SPF) will be taking on new roles to support Singapore's SGSecure initiative.
For a start, about 1,500 NSmen from the SPF will form the new Community Engagement Vocation, after their training which starts in May. They will be deployed in the Neighbourhood Police Centres' (NPCs) Community Policing Units.
These NSmen, who will be certified as Community Engagement Officers, will assist the NPCs in outreach activities, in support of the SGSecure - a new national programme to be rolled out later this year - to organise and train residents to protect society from attacks and ensure that racial and religious harmony is maintained.
They will help in events such as workshops and exhibitions to educate the public on the threat of terrorism and how they can respond in the event of a terrorist attack here.
The SPF shared more details about the new vocation on Sunday (May 15), adding that these NSmen will learn crowd management and evacuation skills, as well as the handling of suspicious items, as part of training curriculum they will undergo.
Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law, told reporters at the HomeTeamNS REAL (Regular Exercise, Active Lifestyle) Run held at Sentosa on Sunday that the success or failure of SGSecure would depend much on whether the community understands its responsibility for security.
"We want to transform ourselves into a nation of lifesavers who understand how to react. And it's not going to be done in a year or two years, it's going to take time," he said.
"The issue of terrorism cannot be dealt with by kinetic force, the Police, the emergency responders itself. That's essential. But the second big part of it is it can happen anywhere, and when it happens anywhere, how does the community respond?" he added.
In addition, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in an update that its SCDF ORNS Shelter Battalion will be renamed as the Public Shelter and Resilience Unit from July this year.
About 1,000 ORNSmen from this unit will take on two new functions during their in-camp training in community engagement and community first response.
This includes door-to-door house visits to disseminate information on household shelter management and fire safety measures, as well as community engagement preparedness.


Licensed producer Zenabis Ltd. – which is merging with Bevo Agro to become Zenabis Global – has signed an LOI and received a purchase order from Running Leaf Corporation, one of the first approved distributors to supply cannabis to the Saskatchewan adult-use market.
Vancouver, British Columbia – October 25, 2018 – Bevo Agro Inc. (TSXV: BVO) ("Bevo") and Sun Pharm Investments Ltd. "Sun Pharm" are pleased to announce that Zenabis has entered into a LOI with Running Leaf Corporation (Running Leaf) to supply up to 11,858 kilograms to October 2020 to Saskatchewan adult-use retailers licensed and approved for adult-use cannabis sales. Zenabis will sell under the premium Namaste brand. Namaste's products include dried flower, milled cannabis, and pre-rolls. Running Leaf Corporation is one of the first wholesale distributors approved to supply cannabis to licensed Saskatchewan retailers.
Running Leaf has issued its first Purchase order with Zenabis to supply its wholesale operation with cannabis for Q4. Zenabis has fulfilled and will ship its first order upon receipt of a license from SLGA. Running Leaf has requested an estimated total volume of up to 11,858 kilograms from Zenabis for its recreational adult-use distribution needs which both parties expect to increase over as product demand grows and shifts into new categories such as edibles (including beverages), and concentrates (including in cartridges). Running Leaf and Zenabis intend to enter into an exclusive supply and distribution agreement under which Running Leaf will be the exclusive distributor of Namaste branded adult-use cannabis in Saskatchewan, and Running Leaf will source exclusive strains from the Namaste by Zenabis brand of Adult Use products. A definitive distribution agreement covering all the points above is expected to be signed shortly – subject to Zenabis receipt of license in Saskatchewan by the SLGA.


Compare the latest flight prices from BA, easyJet, Ryanair and TAP, these airlines have some great cheap last minute bargains to Lisbon from Bristol, Edinburgh, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London Stansted and Manchester.
Lisbon (Lisboa), famous home of Sporting Lisbon and Benfica fc football clubs, is situated in the beautiful region of Estramadura in Portugal. Lisbon's Portela airport (LIS) is 4 miles northeast of the centre and is served by a frequent bus service. West of Lisbon are the sunny beaches of Estoril and Cascais, attractive Portugese resort towns with a lovely climate.
Only prices for return direct flights to Lisbon are displayed.
Weekend flights to Lisbon start from only £58.
To compare more prices to Lisbon, click on the monthly pages below, these show extra dates and fares.
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Lisboa Portela Airport lies about 4 miles northeast. The city has a good 4-line Metro system. Other public transport is provided by buses, funiculars and trams.
Taxi To the city centre costs from about EUR 20, higher charges during weekends and nights. More info from the Tourist Information counter in the Arrivals Hall. Try taking a taxi from the departures area, it could be cheaper. Check that the meter displays EUR 2.50 before departure.
Bus The Aerobus service travels every 20-30 minutes between the main city areas, the hotels and the railway stations of Entrecampos, Cais do Sodré and Oriente. Tickets available onboard are valid all day on all buses and trams.
To get to Estoril, hop on the airport bus to Cais do Sodré station and take the train, to Estoril it takes about 30 minutes.
Train There is no Metro train link yet from this airport, but any buses can be taken from the airport to quickly reach the Metro and train stations.
Getting to Sporting Lisbon FC stadium is at Estádio José Alvalade, in the north of Lisbon near the university area, take the Metro to Campo Grande station. Getting to Benfica FC stadium is at Estádio da Luz in the northwest of town, Colégio Militar-Luz is the nearest metro station to the stadium.
Alfama - Ancient atmospheric neighbourhood with steep and narrow cobbled streets, overlooked by the magnificent Castelo de São Jorge.
Bairro Alto - Picturesque streets and staircased alleys, famous nightlife.
Chiado - Lisbon's upmarket shopping district.
Baixa - Wide avenues and a great area to shop.
Elevador de Santa Justa - Impressive ironwork lift up to the Bairro Alto, giving fabulous views and a rooftop cafe.
Belém - Leafy riverside precinct.
Torre de Bélem - This medieval defensive tower is a magnificent landmark surrounded by water.
Praça do Comércio - Majestic town square lined with arcades and government buildings.
Parq des Nações - A popular visitor area full of bars, restaurants, artworks, business & entertainment venues, gardens, shopping centres and the Oceanarium.
Oceanario de Lisboa - Huge world-class aquarium.
Museu Nacional dos Coches - Outstanding collections of coaches and carriages.
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga - Portugal's greatest collection of paintings, gold & silverware and more.
Museu Calouste Gulbenkian - Superb collections of Western, Oriental and Islamic art.
Mosteiro dos Jerónimos - One of Europe's most beautiful monasteries.
Around Lisbon - Great beach towns of Estoril and Cascais. Opulent royal palaces in Sintra. Huge baroque monastery and palaces in Mafra.
Football - Sporting Lisbon FC & Benfica FC Stadiums.
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2019 Halo Award Best Inclusion Campaign
Turn Up The Love: AT&T & The Trevor Project
AT&T, one of the original corporate allies of the LGBTQ community, has been at the vanguard of promoting LGBTQ equality since 1975, when AT&T became one of the first American corporations to add protections for lesbian and gay employees to its nondiscrimination clause. This was the first step on a path of progressive support for equality, championing LGBTQ organizations and pro-LGBTQ policy for employees and customers alike. AT&T has consistently received a perfect score of 100% by the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index. AT&T's employee resource group (ERG), LEAGUE at AT&T, is recognized as the country's first LGBTQ ERG.
Entering 2018, the AT&T Hello Lab, a marketing innovation center, with support from AT&T Corporate Social Responsibility, saw the opportunity to further elevate AT&T's reputation by increasing awareness of AT&T's pro-LGBTQ history via a new marketing platform, Turn Up the Love.
Drawing from prior LGBTQ campaigns that shared messages of advocacy and support for the LGBTQ community, Turn Up the Love was developed to create a deeper impact by including a charity partner that would benefit from the campaign's significant reach and cause message.
AT&T selected The Trevor Project (the world's largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning young people) as the campaign's charity partner for Turn Up The Love, a charity the company had supported for over 10 years.
Although The Trevor Project had a 24/7 support phone line, it was time to upgrade their digital presence to include 24/7 chat and text services, which would require significant technology, financial, marketing and volunteer resources…all things that AT&T could help provide.
To improve Trevor's technological infrastructure, AT&T provided invaluable technology support for the organization's crisis services. AT&T's products are a lifeline for many LGBTQ youth, helping them reach Trevor's phone- and text message-based crisis services. Trevor incorporated AT&T's products and expertise into new technological infrastructure, with AT&T donating $300,000 worth of products and services.
AT&T also made a historic $1 million cash investment, the biggest corporate contribution in Trevor's 20 year history, enabling the organization to provide life-saving support to one of the most vulnerable populations.
To increase crisis counselor capacity, AT&T and Trevor launched an internal AT&T employee recruitment campaign, and an external cause marketing campaign to recruit volunteers. The co-branded "How to Save a Life" marketing campaign recruited applicants to become digital crisis counselors. A co-branded PSA featured artist and activist Jussie Smollett and drove viewers to a landing page where, with one click, they could express their interest in volunteering with Trevor. Both initiatives gave Trevor a strong pool of applicants to train as they expand to 24/7 service.
To increase awareness of Trevor's services, Trevor & AT&T partnered on Turn Up The Love marketing activations throughout 2018. Turn Up The Love engages consumers with messages of love and acceptance for LGBTQ youth and encourages vocal allyship for the community. As two entertainment brands, Trevor and AT&T strategically use celebrities and influencers to reach their audiences.
From June – December 2018, Trevor and AT&T rolled out their partnership via a series of events, marketing campaigns, and employee engagement initiatives. The campaign utilized Trevor and AT&T PR and Social channels, and executed complex digital, broadcast TV, and experiential campaigns leveraging highly visible LGBTQ talent and a $1M+ paid media budget to drive awareness of both AT&T and Trevor's initiatives.
As a result, the campaign received over a billion media impressions and provided a boost to AT&T's brand reputation. Research shows that 72% of LGBTQ consumers believe AT&T has good reputation and 53% of LGBTQ consumers consider AT&T for products & services (both higher than general market).
Sixteen AT&T employees have been accepted as Trevor volunteers, making AT&T the first client of Trevor's new corporate volunteer program. After being piloted by AT&T, this program now includes companies such as EY and HSBC, and has the potential to be a significant revenue source for Trevor.
The campaign drove 751 volunteer applications in 5 weeks, significantly outperforming the goal of 150 applicants, which will allow Trevor to reach the goal of 1,000 digital counselors.
With AT&T's donation and technology support, Trevor launched a new, more
scalable, more secure, crisis services platform on Salesforce in September 2018 with plans to reach 24/7 chat/text service mid-2019.


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A delegation of 28 police officers consisting of five officers, one chief inspector, three inspectors and 19 others in different ranks left Accra on Monday, February 17, 2014 for Italy, where they are scheduled to undergo one month of intensive professional training.
The training is expected to prepare the officers for United Nations peacekeeping deployment duties.
Participants were strategically selected, a senior officer told TV3.
Some of them are instructors, some are going as unit commanders, and some are going as platoon and section commanders, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Samuel Ackom, Deputy Commander of the Formed Police Unit (FPU), told TV3.
When they come back to Ghana, they can train their other colleagues, he added.
Among the programmes the trainees will be taken through are Public Order Management, Tactics Progression and Policing Techniques.
"Policing is all about training; about the experience; about having the skills as far as what you do is concerned to bring you up to speed on world best practices," DSP Cephas Arthur told TV3 at the Kotoka International Airport prior to the departure of the officers.
"So the officers are going to imbibe a lot about policing," the Head of the Public Affairs Directorate of the Ghana Police Service stressed.
Present to see off the team – made up of 21 males and seven females – was the Commander of FPU, Chief Superintendent Hamza Yakubu.
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"Today, our soldiers, as their ancestors, are fighting side by side to liberate their native land from the Nazi filth with the confidence that, as in 1945, victory will be ours," said Putin, who sent Russian troops into Ukraine in February.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed that "as in 1945, victory will be ours" as he congratulated former Soviet nations on the 77th anniversary of Nazi Germany's defeat in World War II.
"Today, our soldiers, as their ancestors, are fighting side by side to liberate their native land from the Nazi filth with the confidence that, as in 1945, victory will be ours," said Putin, who sent Russian troops into Ukraine in February.
"Today, it is our common duty to prevent the rebirth of Nazism which caused so much suffering to the peoples of different countries," said Putin. He added he hoped "new generations may be worthy of the memory of their fathers and grandfathers".
He also said he wished "all Ukraine's inhabitants a peaceful and just future".
On Monday, Moscow will officially commemorate victory over Nazi Germany with a giant military parade.
Russia is getting ready to hold its annual military parade in Moscow's Red Square and in cities across Russia, marking victory over Nazi Germany in 1945.
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The event is a showpiece for Russia's military – expect to see troops, tanks, rockets and ballistic missiles paraded through the capital in a display of the Kremlin's strength.
But this year's parade comes as Russia's invasion of Ukraine has faltered, with its military now focusing on battles in the east of the country after failing to take the capital Kyiv and other major cities.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin is due to speak at the event in Red Square in a few hours.
It is Russia's biggest public holiday and recognises the defeat of Nazi Germany by the USSR.
Under Vladimir Putin, Victory Day has become a show of strength of troops and military hardware, as well as a chance to remember the sacrifices of World War Two.
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The Power Hypertrophy Adaptive Training or PHAT workout program is notable, in that it combines bodybuilding and powerlifting training techniques.
For those who are unfamiliar with weight training workouts, powerlifters normally lift heavier weights with a lower number of repetitions, to increase their strength. In contrast, bodybuilders use comparatively lighter weights with a higher number of repetitions, to increase their muscle mass.
If the name Layne Norton doesn't ring a bell, allow me to elaborate further. Norton is a renown writer, powerlifter and natural bodybuilder. He even has a PhD to boot.
He has been a respected figure on the fitness scene for a long time, and is highly sought after for his opinions and articles. This means that Layne Norton is well qualified to offer this new training method: PHAT training.
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This is a volume heavy, intense regimen that is intended to test your physical limits. No one has ever been able to accomplish more than they thought they could, without pushing themselves hard and leaving their comfort zone.
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Fergonzi, Flavio; Casa Buonarroti (Florence, Italy); Philadelphia Museum of Ar. Catalog of an exhibition with the same title held at Casa Buonarroti, Florence, June 11-Sept. 30, 1996, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Mar. 27-June 22, 1997
Fergonzi, Flavio; Casa Buonarroti (Florence, Italy); Philadelphia Museum of Art. Publication date. 27-June 22, 1997. Includes bibliographical references (p. 224-234).
In Florence, Rodin studied Michelangelo's sculptures in the Medici Chapel, evoked in this exhibition by plaster casts of one monumental marble ensemble. Two sketches that Rodin made in the chapel are included in the exhibition. Several drawings and small-scale sculptures by Michelangelo that Rodin saw at the Casa Buonarroti, the museum dedicated to Michelangelo, are also included.
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art is the cultural heart of a great city-the place for creative play, with a surprise . Rodin and Michelangelo: A Study in Artistic Inspiration. By Flavio Fergonzi, Maria Mimita Lamberti, Pina Ragionieri, and Christopher Riopelle
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is the cultural heart of a great city-the place for creative play, with a surprise around every corner. By Flavio Fergonzi, Maria Mimita Lamberti, Pina Ragionieri, and Christopher Riopelle. 1997 236 pages 143 illustrations (56 in color) 8½ x 6". Paper ISBN 0-87633-109-6 Cloth ISBN 0-87633-110-X. Published to accompany an exhibition of sculptures and drawings by two of history's greatest artists, this book examines the pivotal career of Auguste Rodin (1840–1917) and his acknowledged debt to Michelangelo (1475–1564).
Rodin and Michelangelo. a study in artistic inspiration. Published 1997 by Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, PA. Written in English.
Rodin and Michelangelo: A Study in Artistic Inspiration Philadelphia Museum of Art 1997 ISBN: 087633110X, 0876331096 English 242 pages PDF 15 MB. Published to accompany an exhibition of sculptures and drawings by two of history's greatest artists, this book examines the pivotal career of Auguste Rodin and his acknowledged debt to Michelangelo.
Philadelpha: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1997. 242 . ublished to accompany an exhibition of sculptures and drawings by two of history's greatest artists, this book examines the pivotal career of Auguste Rodin and his acknowledged debt to Michelangelo. Texts by prominent scholars discuss Rodin's early departures from the idealized figures of traditional academic sculpture as well as his 1876 visit to Italy, where for the first time he was confronted with the full force of Michelangelo's work. Discussions of individual works are accompanied by full-color illustrations.
Studying in Florence. Casa Buonarroti: In Homage to Michelangelo & his Family. How to Book Museum Tickets in Florence. Museum of Opera del Duomo. The intention of this museum was to pay homage to the good name of the Buonarroti family, especially that of Michelangelo. Florence attracts millions of visitors every year, and you'll often have to stand in line for hours before entering the Uffizi Gallery or the Accademia. The huge artistic undertaking that the cathedral complex represents is filled with enormous works of art, hundreds of artists and even a few unexpected surprises.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The main museum building was completed in 1928 on Fairmount, a hill located at the northwest end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Eakins Oval. The museum administers collections containing over 240,000 objects including major holdings of European, American and Asian origin
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Published to accompany an exhibition of sculptures and drawings by two of history's greatest artists, this book examines the pivotal career of Auguste Rodin (1840&endash;1917) and his acknowledged debt to Michelangelo (1475&endash;1564). Texts by prominent scholars discuss Rodin's early departures from the idealized figures of traditional academic sculpture as well as his 1876 visit to Italy, where for the first time he was confronted with the full force of Michelangelo's work. Discussions of individual works are accompanied by full-color illustrations. Bibliography.
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"Rodin and Michelangelo: A Study in Artistic Inspiration" by Flavio Fergonzi is a beautiful book that was first sold at the Rodin and Michelangelo Exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1997. I did attend this exhibition but didn't have any cash to buy the book in the Museum Gift Shop after adding so many other goodies based on the exhibit in my shopping basket and having spent so much at the Rodin Museum too.
They had a van, covered with scenes of from the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, taking people attending the exhibit from the Philadelphia Museum of Art to the Rodin Museum and back again.
Wonderful experience that I was able to relive through this book. I've always regretted not putting a few things back on the shelf and buying this book instead. There is a LOT of information I never knew about both artists and their work in this book. I am so happy to have it now.
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the art is cool and for the its really good.
I loved the book. It was an excellent study of how the work of Michelangelo shaped the work of Rodin. It makes it clear why I am such a fan of both artists.
Laizel
Excellent condition, arrived on time. Thanks to the sender and thus my high rating. And good value for a small format and if the text suits you. My interest in an art book is for the photos and plates, of which there were too few - not a fun book to curl up with. Which can happen when ordering blindly as I did.
This is a welcome addition to the literature on Rodin, but what really distinguishes this book is the quality of reproductions. Particularly noteworthy are the small Michelangelo studies (drawings and especially a great wax figure and a woodcarved Crucifixion) and the Rodin gouache drawings, and his small plaster maquettes. Lastly you can truly see the patinas on the Rodin bronzes. I highly recommend this-- its production values are high.
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Estimation of Peak Flood Discharge (PFD) at a desired location on a river is important for planning, design and management of hydraulic structures. For ungauged catchment, rainfall depth becomes an important input in derivation of PFD. So, rainfall depth can be estimated through frequency analysis by fitting of probability distributions to the rainfall data. In this paper, the series of annual 1-day maximum rainfall derived from daily rainfall data recorded at Una district is used to estimate the 1-day maximum rainfall adopting six probability distributions. Method of L-moments is used for determination of parameters of distributions. Goodness-of-Fit tests viz., Chi-square and Kolmogorov-Smirnov are applied for checking the adequacy of fitting of probability distributions to the recorded data. Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) is used for the selection of most suitable probability distribution for estimation of rainfall. Based on GoF test results and RMSE values, the study identifies the Extreme Value Type-1 (EV1) is better suited distribution for rainfall estimation. By applying the procedures, as described in CWC guidelines, the 1-hour value of distributed rainfall is computed from the estimated 1-day maximum rainfall using EV1 distribution and adopted for computation of PFD for ungauged catchment. The study suggests the computed PFD from rational formula could be considered for design of flood protection measures for river Swan and its tributaries joining the Beas river basin, Himachal Pradesh.
Badreldin, G.H.H. and Feng, P., Regional rainfall frequency analysis for the Luanhe Basin using L-moments and cluster techniques, International Conference on Environmental Science and Development, 5-7 January 2012, Hong Kong, Vol. 1, pp. 126–135.
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By: Don Reisinger | January 14, 2013
It's hard to find innovation in the PC business today. The laptops and notebooks on the market these days all look the same. What's worse, their features, including applications and hardware add-ons, do nothing to excite computer buyers these days who seem to be paying closer attention to the latest tablets and smartphones. Innovation appears to be dead in the PC market. That's a major reason why the market is in such trouble.
Is It Truly a Post-PC Era?
There's a growing debate whether the market has entered the post-PC era. What that means is customers have moved beyond the PC and are now looking for other devices, like tablets, to replace them. Admittedly, it's impossible to say for sure if it's the post-PC era. But it's quite possible that if this trend continues, we'll look back at this time as the beginning of the end for the PC as the dominant force in computing.
The Vendors Aren't Exciting
What makes anyone want to buy a product from HP, Lenovo or Dell? In a technology industry that's now dominated by excitement and flashiness, old and boring companies like today's PC vendors are quickly ignored. That's a problem. Brands sell products just as well as the devices themselves. There isn't a single brand that's actually exciting customers and making them want to leave the house to buy a product.
It's impossible to discuss the decline of PCs without mentioning tablets. Devices like Apple's iPad and the Google Nexus 10 are doing a number on PC sales. Recently, NPD DisplaySearch revealed that tablet shipments this year will for the first time outpace notebooks.
Enterprise Deployment Cycles
There was a time when major companies were replacing PCs at a rapid rate. But with budgets tightening and other products to buy, enterprises are slowing down their replacement cycles. That has resulted in a decline in PC sales that might never be made up if the slower replacement cycles become the rule in the industry.
Commoditization Is a Huge Issue
When examining one computer with another, consumers and enterprise users will quickly find that they have the same components, run the same software and have the same amount of storage. Commoditization once helped PC vendors generate a profit. Nowadays, commoditization is boring customers and hurting shipments.
Windows 8's launch last year went off without a hitch. But now months later, it's clear that the operating system just hasn't set the market on fire as Microsoft had hoped. Whether that will change in the coming months remains to be seen. But if it doesn't, Microsoft might just be blamed for the ongoing decline of PCs.
Ultrabooks Are Too Expensive
Ultrabooks are exciting products that deliver some of the much-needed innovation the PC space needs. However, those products are still quite expensive compared to lightweight notebooks and tablets. Ultrabook vendors are promising lower prices at the end of the year. Until then, don't expect the thin, lightweight computers to take off.
Desktops Are Dying
Although much of the PC market's focus goes to notebooks, it's important to point out those big, bulky desktop computers. In fact, desktop shipments have been declining for years. Most analysts agree that that trend won't ever turn around. Desktops were once a key component in the PC market's success. Now, they're dragging it down.
Blame It on the Apple Macs
Apple's Macs are actually starting to hurt PCs. In fact, Apple's MacBook Pro is the world's most popular notebook, beating out Windows models from HP, Dell and even Lenovo. As a whole, Apple's computer shipments can't match those from PC vendors, but people are increasingly warming to the iPhone maker's products. That's bad news for PC vendors.
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For many homebuyers, a spacious property is an important consideration and that is why most of them look for houses that have bigger space. After some years of living in the specific and spacious house, you may consider moving to another and one of the contributing factors is because of space which most of the time is occupied by a lot of junk. Junk poses a lot of danger to your health and also makes the environmental clumsy which is not a good picture especially if you have visitors. Therefore, if you want to create more space and create a conducive environment for your family, it is important to declutter or remove the junk. Removing the junk can be accomplished either by hiring the junk removal services or you can also do it by yourself.There are many benefits of engaging the junk removal companies as seen below.
You have two options when it comes to junk removal that is you have the option of doing it yourself where you rent a dumpster by which you have to clear the junk by yourself but also, they can deliver it late. Additionally, you can choose to hire and junk removal company which will do the work for you at the same price or less than the price of hiring a dumpster. Having the company do the work for you saves you a lot of energy than doing it yourself and hiring the dumpster but also it is cost-effective to involve the companies. Hiring the junk removal companies is also cost-effective for many reasons, for instance, they have the proper equipment for junk removal and also, they can offer the transportation services as well as the recycling services.
There are many shortcomings of removing the junk by yourself, for example, you can harm yourself in the process but also due to poor handling of the junk, you can affect the environment around you. Hiring junk removal companies is far much better because you will not be involved in the process meaning will not incur the cost of taking care services when injured but also, they are experienced and professionals at handling the junk meaning that the environment will be safe.
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def main():
    mapping_file = "/home/emre/data/indication/hetionet/hetnet/tsv/hetionet-v1.0-edges.sif"
    drug_to_do_ids = get_hetionet_mapping(mapping_file, metaedge="CtD")
    print drug_to_do_ids["DB00284"]
    drug_to_indications = get_hetionet_mapping(mapping_file)
    print drug_to_indications["DB00997"]
    return

def get_drug_disease_mapping(drug_to_do_ids, do_to_mesh_ids, mesh_id_to_name, dump_file):
    """
    drug_to_do_ids from HetioNet
    do_to_mesh_ids from DO
    mesh_id_to_name mapping from UMLS (MSH | MH)
    """
    if dump_file is not None and os.path.exists(dump_file):
        drug_to_diseases = cPickle.load(open(dump_file))
        return drug_to_diseases
    drug_to_diseases = {} # (mesh_term, mesh_id, association score)
    for drugbank_id, do_ids in drug_to_do_ids.iteritems():
        for do_id in do_ids:
            if do_id in do_to_mesh_ids:
                for dui in do_to_mesh_ids[do_id]:
                    phenotype = mesh_id_to_name[dui].lower()
                    drug_to_diseases.setdefault(drugbank_id, set()).add((phenotype, dui, 1))
    if dump_file is not None:
        cPickle.dump(drug_to_diseases, open(dump_file, 'w'))
    return drug_to_diseases

def get_hetionet_mapping(mapping_file, metaedge="CtD"):
    """
    Compound::DB00997        CtD Disease::DOID:184
    """
    drug_to_do_ids = {}
    f = open(mapping_file)
    header = f.readline()
    #m = len("Compound::")
    #n = len("Disease::")
    for line in f:
        words = line.strip().split("\t")
        edge_type = words[1]
        if edge_type != metaedge:
            continue
        drug = words[0].split("::")[-1]
        do_id = words[2].split("::")[-1]
        drug_to_do_ids.setdefault(drug, set()).add(do_id)
    f.close()
    return drug_to_do_ids

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

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Former Flint teacher wins Pulitzer Prize in History for Frederick Douglass biography
Updated Apr 16, 2019; Posted Apr 16, 2019
Dr. David Blight talks about the Wallace Turnage marker which stands on Conti Street, while Ms. Dora F. Finley, AAHT Chairperson watches on the marker is part of the African-American Heritage Trail of Mobile, during a ceremony celebrating the installation of The Slave Market, Michael Donald and Wallace Turnage markers, on Sunday January 25, 2009 at Space 301 in Mobile, Alabama. (File photo by Kate Mercer | Press-Register)Press-Register
By Ron Fonger | rfonger1@mlive.com
FLINT, MI -- A Flint native and former Flint Northern High School teacher has won the Pulitzer Prize in History for his book, "Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom," a work that's being described as the "definitive, dramatic biography of the most important African American of the nineteenth century."
David W. Blight, a professor of American History at Yale University, was announced Monday, April 15, as the winner of the prestigious prize, which was endowed by the late Joseph Pulitzer, publisher of the old New York World, and first given in 1917.
Pulitzers in journalism and the arts are awarded each year by the trustees of Columbia University on recommendation of an advisory board.
"In this remarkable biography, David Blight has drawn on new information held in a private collection that few other historians have consulted, as well as recently discovered issues of Douglass's newspapers," a posting about the award on the Pulitzer's web site says.
"Blight tells the fascinating story of Douglass's two marriages and his complex extended family. Douglass was not only an astonishing man of words, but a thinker steeped in Biblical story and theology. There has not been a major biography of Douglass in a quarter century. David Blight's Frederick Douglass affords this important American the distinguished biography he deserves."
Blight said in an email to MLive-The Flint Journal that he was born and grew up in Flint, living with his family in a mobile home park on Branch Road near what was the AC Spark Plug plants, where his father worked.
His mother worked for the Flint Board of Education, and Blight said he attended Cook and Potter elementary schools, Lowell Junior High School, and Flint Central, graduating in 1967.
He received bachelor's and master's degrees from Michigan State University and his doctorate from the University of Wisconsin.
Blight said he taught at Flint Northern from 1971 until 1978.
"All my roots are in Flint," his email says.
According to a biography on the Yale web site, Blight is an American history professor who taught previously at Amherst College.
In addition to "Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom," he is the author of a dozen books, including, "American Oracle: The Civil War in the Civil Rights Era" and "Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory."


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Home > List > Campdrafting
Campdrafting
Campdrafting is an unique Australian stock-riding style sport, similar to some Western equestrian sports like Cutting and Team Penning, in which the objective for a rider on horseback is to cut out a cattle from its herd and drive it into a pen.
The course used for campdrafting consists of a camp where the herd is stationed, two pegs and a gate. The rider after cutting the cattle from its herd in the camp has to drive it around each peg. The cattle has to be driven in a full circle in opposite directions around the pegs forming an "eight" shape and then chase through into a gate, which completes the riders run.
Campdrafting is like Team Penning
Riders are expected to complete the course in less than 40 seconds. Each run is judged and is awarded up to a maximum of 100 points. Points awarded are split into three aspects, the "Cut out" which account for 26 points, working the horse along the course accounts for 70 points, and 4 points for navigating the course.
If a rider, loses the cow more than two times inside the camp, loses the cow in the course, or if the cow runs onto the fence, it results in a disqualification.
Cutting — an American western style sport of the equestrian discipline in which the objective for a rider on a horseback is to separate a few cows from its herd and prevent it from returning.
Team Penning — the objective for each three-rider team on horseback is to separate three specific cattle from a herd.
Chilean Rodeo — two riders on horseback try to stop a calf.
About Sport in Australia
List of all sports involving horses


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Q: SIGSEGV in boost::unit_test::output::compiler_log_formatter start and finish SIGSEGV in boost::unit_test::output::compiler_log_formatter::log_start() call to ostream::_M_insert()
Hi, all!
I'm trying to compile a code which uses the Boost.Test module, and while playing around with some of the parameters it seems to have broken: I got a segmentation fault whenever I run the code, at the printout of the first line to the log file. The custom-named log file exists, but is empty, and no error message is emitted.
My setup is done using the following code, after which a BOOST_GLOBAL_FIXTURE is initiallized (succesfully). If I understand the stack trace, the error seems to occur only when starting to traverse the test_unit tree.
I opened up a ticket on the boost TRAC: https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/10943, but it has not even been assigned...
I am running CentOS 6.5, so my boost version is 1.41
Stack Trace
    Thread [1] 5624 [core: 6] (Suspended : Signal : SIGSEGV:Segmentation fault)
    std::ostream::sentry::sentry() at 0x3495a915b1
    std::ostream& std::ostream::_M_insert<unsigned long>() at 0x3495a95168
    boost::unit_test::output::compiler_log_formatter::log_start() at compiler_log_formatter.ipp:50 0x45aaa3
    boost::unit_test::unit_test_log_t::test_start() at unit_test_log.ipp:138 0x469ad5
    boost::unit_test::ut_detail::test_start_caller::operator() at framework.ipp:71 0x489832
    boost::unit_test::ut_detail::invoker<int>::invoke<boost::unit_test::ut_detail::test_start_caller>() at callback.hpp:42 0x4de998
    boost::unit_test::ut_detail::callback0_impl_t<int, boost::unit_test::ut_detail::test_start_caller>::invoke() at callback.hpp:89 0x4db5a7
    boost::unit_test::callback0<int>::operator() at callback.hpp:118 0x4a24ff
    boost::detail::do_invoke<boost::scoped_ptr<boost::detail::translate_exception_base>, boost::unit_test::callback0<int> >() at execution_monitor.ipp:244 0x497784
    boost::execution_monitor::catch_signals() at execution_monitor.ipp:841 0x461918
    boost::execution_monitor::execute() at execution_monitor.ipp:1,167 0x4619dc
    boost::unit_test::framework::run() at framework.ipp:418 0x45dc32
    boost::unit_test::unit_test_main() at unit_test_main.ipp:185 0x46a85e
    main() at unit_test_main.ipp:237 0x46aa58

Debugging info
The ostream is, I guess, optimized out -- all my Eclipse GDB gives me is an address which may be funky:
std::ostream & unit_test_log_t::test_start::s_log_impl().stream() = @0x7fffffffc9a0

Taken from the fourth stack frame (passed as argument to the third frame).
Loaded by the BOOST_GLOBAL_FIXTURE
static const bool TestingDefs::formatBoostTestForJenkins = false;

/// Loaded by the BOOST_GLOBAL_FIXTURE
struct BoostTestFlags
{
            BoostTestFlags() :
                            m_set(false)
            {
                    Func_Reporter;
                    if (!m_set)
                            m_set = set();
            }

            bool set()
            {
                    m_sOFStreamDirName = GlobalLoggerSingleton::instance()->getFullFilePath();

                    m_sOFStreamFileName = m_sOFStreamDirName + string("/") + string("BoostTests_") + to_iso_string(second_clock::local_time());
                    m_sOFStreamFileName += ".";                     ///< add filename extension according to filetype, TBD later on.
                    BETIS_LOGMSG((LM_INFO,"Boost.Test output will be written to %s",m_sOFStreamFileName.c_str()));

                    if (TestingDefs::formatBoostTestForJenkins)
                    {
                            m_sOFStreamFileName += "xml";
                            m_oFStreamBoostTests.open(m_sOFStreamFileName.c_str(), std::ofstream::out | std::ofstream::trunc);
                            if (!m_oFStreamBoostTests.is_open())
                            {
                                    BETIS_LOGMSG((LM_ERROR,"BoostTestFlags::BoostTestFlags() Could not open output file stream for writing!"));
                                    return false;
                            }
                            boost::unit_test::unit_test_log.set_stream(m_oFStreamBoostTests);
                            boost::unit_test::unit_test_log.set_format((boost::unit_test::output_format) XML); ///< --output_format=XML
                            boost::unit_test::unit_test_log.set_threshold_level((boost::unit_test::log_level) 0); ///< --log_level=all
                            boost::unit_test::results_reporter::set_level(boost::unit_test::report_level(NO_REPORT)); ///< --report_level=no
                            boost::unit_test::results_reporter::set_format((boost::unit_test::output_format) XML);

                    }
                    else ///< Flags for human readability, verbose
                    {
                            m_sOFStreamFileName += "log";
                            m_oFStreamBoostTests.open(m_sOFStreamFileName.c_str(), std::ofstream::out | std::ofstream::trunc);
                            if (!m_oFStreamBoostTests.is_open())
                            {
                                    BETIS_LOGMSG((LM_ERROR,"BoostTestFlags::BoostTestFlags() Could not open output file stream for writing!"));
                                    return false;
                            }
                            boost::unit_test::unit_test_log.set_stream(m_oFStreamBoostTests);
                            boost::unit_test::unit_test_log.set_format((boost::unit_test::output_format) CLF); ///< Compiler Log Format
                            boost::unit_test::unit_test_log.set_threshold_level((boost::unit_test::log_level) 0);
                            boost::unit_test::results_reporter::set_level(boost::unit_test::report_level(DETAILED_REPORT));
                            boost::unit_test::results_reporter::set_format((boost::unit_test::output_format) CLF);
                            cout.setf(ios_base::unitbuf); ///< Turn off STDOUT buffering to improve accuracy of communication between Boost.Test and Tests Runner (since Boost.Test does not provide a way to flush the stream). @warning This costs in execution time. @see github.com/xgsa/cdt-tests-runner/wiki/Features#known-problems
                    }
                    return true;
            }
            ~BoostTestFlags()
            {
                    Func_Reporter;
            }

    private:
            ofstream m_oFStreamBoostTests;
            string m_sOFStreamDirName;
            string m_sOFStreamFileName;
            bool m_set;
};

Epilog: Still open (as of Feb 22)!
After moving some BOOST_TEST macros out of init_test_suite(), I now get a segmentation fault in
compiler_log_formatter::log_finish( std::ostream& ostr )
{
    ostr.flush();
}

with no explanation, after getting printouts from each of the test_units. The summary isn't printed to file.

A: After getting no help, and some desperate fiddling around, it seems to be working. I'm not sure how.
Possible reasons for the original problem:

*

*Invalid ofstream object (e.g. double open(), etc.). Thanks @sehe@.

*Calling BOOST_TEST macros from within a BOOST_GLOBAL_FIXTURE, within init_unit_test_suite().

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Q: What are the vulnerabilities of MD5 and how can they be remedied?
Possible Duplicate:
If MD5 is broken, what is a better solution?

What are the vulnerabilities in MD5 and what are some of the remedies for it? Also, what ares some of the concerns that a non-technical person should have and what are some of the concerns that a technical person should have as it relates to MD5?

A: Don't use MD5.  Use SHA-2 (or higher) instead.
From here:
US-CERT of the U. S. Department of Homeland Security said MD5 "should be considered cryptographically broken and unsuitable for further use,..." and most U.S. government applications will be required to move to the SHA-2 family of hash functions after 2010.
MD5 considered harmful today

A: MD5 is broken because it fails being a cryptographic hash. Specifically, it does not any longer have second preimage resistance Suppose we have
h = MD5(d)

where d is a document and h is the MD5-hash of it. I can now find d1 such that MD5(d1) = h. This means I can find a second preimage that claims to have the same hash. Worse, I can make a document and alter hidden parts of it until I get the same hash.
The implications are that I can feed you a false document and your hash-check will believe it to be the original.
MD5 is still a trapdoor in the sense that you can't reconstruct d from just h. It has been used as such for password encryption but you must never ever do that. For key derivation for passwords, you should either use PBKDF2, bcrypt, or (preferably) scrypt.
SHA1 has dents in the sarcophagus as well. Which is why the SHA-2 or higher hash functions are to be chosen.


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Waterborne microplastics grow bio-coatings to sneak into living cells
Waterborne microplastics grow ...
A new study has shown how microplastics in water can develop coatings of biomolecules, which make them much more likely to be internalized by living cells
Anja Ramsperger investigates plastic uptake by living cells under the microscope
Microplastics are starting to turn up in all kinds of places, from the heights of Mount Everest, to the sea ice in the Antarctic, to the organs and tissues of the human body. In an effort to better understand how these tiny fragments of plastic are absorbed by organisms in aquatic environments, scientists have carried out a study that shows how a coating of biomolecules can act as a "Trojan horse" that sneaks them into living cells.
Researchers are beginning to shine a light on just how widespread microplastic pollution is, and how it can affect living organisms. These tiny pieces of plastic measure less than 5 mm in size and are therefore very difficult to trace through the environment, though recent studies have found them in sea turtles, sea bass and crustaceans. One study on Japanese medaka fish demonstrated how microplastics can cause aneurysms, as well as reproductive changes.
A team of scientists from Germany's University of Bayreuth set out to explore how microplastics can make their way into living organisms after some time in the marine environment, which is where a huge portion of plastic waste ends up. The team worked with microplastics measuring around three micrometers in size, which they say are similar to those often found in the environment, and drew up a couple of experiments to study their behavior.
Some of the particles were placed in fresh water from an artificial pond, while others were placed in salt water from an aquarium. Within two weeks, both groups of microplastic particles developed coatings made up of biomolecules.
"Spectroscopic examinations indicate that these biomolecules are carbohydrates, amino acids, nucleic acids, and proteins," explains first author of the study, Anja Ramsperger. "We are talking about an 'eco-corona' that forms on the microplastic particles in a natural environment."
From here, the team wanted to investigate whether living cells internalized these coated particles, or if they simply stuck to the outside of the cells. They did this by staining key components of cells, called actin filaments, and then studying them under a microscope, where internalized particles did indeed show up as dark holes.
"The fluorescent labeling of the actin filaments enabled us to see exactly which particles were internalized by the cells," says. Dr. Holger Kress, Professor of Biological Physics at the University of Bayreuth. "Based on spectroscopic methods, we verified that these particles were indeed microplastics – or more precisely: polystyrene particles – and not accidental impurities."
As part of the experiments, the team used a control group of microplastic particles that were instead incubated in ultra pure water, which didn't develop the coating of biomolecules. These particles were occasionally taken up by the living cells, but far less frequently than those incubated in the impure water.
"Our study supports the assumption that microplastics which were exposed to the natural environment – and are therefore coated with biomolecules – not only pass through the digestive tract when ingested with food, but may also be incorporated into tissue," says Dr. Christian Laforsch from the University of Bayreuth. "The coating of biomolecules may act as a kind of Trojan horse that allows plastics to be internalized into living cells. The precise damage that the particles can cause here has not yet been sufficiently investigated. It is also still largely unclear which of the properties of microplastics are actually responsible for any negative effects."
Herein lies the great unknown regarding plastic pollution. While studies have began to explore its effects on living organisms such as fish, as mentioned above, the impacts on human health are yet to be properly explored. The World Health Organization launched a health review in 2018 after finding plastic particles in 93 percent of bottled water, and other research groups are shifting their focus toward the health outcomes of plastic pollution, so it is an increasingly active area of scientific inquiry.
The research was published in the journal Science Advances.
Source: University of Bayreuth
EnvironmentPlasticPlastic wasteMicroplasticUniversity of BayreuthNew Atlas Audio
michael_dowling December 11, 2020 07:04 AM
I wouldn't call plastic 5mm in size a micro-plastic. That is about 1/4" across!
Jay Gatto December 13, 2020 02:36 AM
I used to be 80% microbes, maybe that's ≤3% plastic now. How much of 'me' is left!


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class RegisteredProvider < ActiveRecord::Base
  acts_as_paranoid

  has_many :providers

  def self.create(opts)
    RegisteredProvider.inheritance_column = :_type_disabled
    registered_provider = RegisteredProvider.find_by uuid: opts[:uuid]
    registered_provider.nil? ? super(opts) : create_existing(registered_provider, opts)
    RegisteredProvider.inheritance_column = :type
  end

  def self.create!(opts)
    RegisteredProvider.inheritance_column = :_type_disabled
    registered_provider = RegisteredProvider.find_by uuid: opts[:uuid]
    registered_provider.nil? ? super(opts) : create_existing(registered_provider, opts)
    RegisteredProvider.inheritance_column = :type
  end

  def self.policy_class
    RegisteredProviderPolicy
  end

  def provider_class
    'Provider'.constantize
  end

  def description
    ''
  end

  def tags
    []
  end

  def questions
    []
  end

  def self.create_existing(registered_provider, opts)
    columns = %i(name)
    to_update = Hash[opts.select { |k, _| columns.include? k }]
    registered_provider.update_attributes to_update
    registered_provider.update_column :type, opts[:type] if registered_provider.type != opts[:type]
    registered_provider
  end

  def self.load_registered_providers
    RegisteredProvider.table_exists?
  rescue
    false
  end

  def self.set(name, uuid)
    {
      name: name,
      uuid: uuid
    }
  end
end


MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - April 24, 2008) - Perlite Canada Inc. (the "company") (TSX VENTURE:PCI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Patrick Barriault to the position of director of the company. Mr. Barriault replaces Mr. Patrick Martel whose mandate as director ended on April 11, 2008.
Since January 2007, Patrick Barriault is a partner with Barriault Hebert, Chartered Accountants inc. Before that, Patrick Barriault worked at Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, a chartered accountant's office, as a tax consultant from 2005 to 2007 as well as an auditor from 1998 to 2005.
Therefore, the Board of Directors of the company is composed of the following directors: Richard Barabe, Chairman of the Board, Martin Joyal, Louis-Marie Demers and Patrick Barriault.
Messrs Louis-Marie Demers and Patrick Barriault are independent directors within the meaning of the rules and policies adopted by Canadian securities regulators. Richard Barabe and Martin Joyal are not considered independent given that they are members of the management of the company.
Patrick Barriault will act as president of the Audit Committee, which will comprise also Louis-Marie Demers and Martin Joyal. The Audit Committee is therefore composed of a majority of independent directors.
Perlite Canada Inc. specializes in the transformation, distribution and sale of Perlite and Vermiculite, minerals used in the horticultural and industrial sectors.
The common shares of Perlite Canada Inc. trade on the TSX Venture Exchange.
The TSX Venture Exchange has examined neither the adequate character nor the exactness of the information contained in this press release, and declines any responsibility with regard to this information.
About this company Perlite Canada Inc.