In one of the most heart-rending revelations, a senior registrar of titles at the ministry of Lands, has admitted masterminding a fraudulent land transaction in which she created and issued a fake special certificate of land title, that may see 161 households including the auditor general John Muwanga evicted.
Acting against the provisions of the law, Luella Ataro Bogere, without any due consideration of the normal procedures, acted illegally and created a special certificate of title for land under contention, located on Block 185, Plot 1131 at Namavundu sub-county Wakiso district. The fake title was created in the name of Peninah Karenge Busingye.
In collaboration with other surveyors, among them Vianney Lutaaya, a surveyor in the ministry of Lands, Ataro, issued a special certificate of title, knowing that all the plots in the mother certificate had proprietors.
Ataro did not also consider the normal procedures that when somebody applies for special certificate of title, the registrar has to wait for 30 days after an announcement is made in the national gazette.
Appearing before the Commission of Inquiry into land matters on November 20, the senior registrar of titles failed to defend herself saying it was an oversight. The commission is investigating allegations of double titling of land in Namavundu, Kasangati town council in Wakiso district. Commissioner Fred Ruhindi put Ataro to task to explain why she is always implicated in serious land fraudlent deals.
"This is not the first time you have caused a change in proprietorship on people's titles. And this one is gigantic. What is it that it is you constantly? How many times so far have you been here on very grave matters and this one is worse? You have been compromised to the marrow," Ruhindi said.
"You knew the transactions were taking place on this title but you didn't act. Don't try to white wash things here… but even if you wanted to do things fishy, you can't even do it nicely".
Ruhindi lashed out at the way the likes of Ataro testify against complainants in court.
"In courts of law you are the very people who go and testify against the complainants and testify against the commission. You earn twice from your deals. You earn from a person claiming money from government and the ones you are giving fake titles. Assuming our commission never came into existence, how could you actually cover this?" Ruhindi asked.
Commissioner Mary Oduka questioned why Ataro decided to ignore the statutory 30 days required by the law before issues of the fraudulent title.
"How much money was that that was involved that you couldn't even wait for the days (30 days). Don't tell me it was an oversight, you didn't know. Not even God will listen to it." said Oduka..
This is the fourth time Ataro whose name has hit the post office box for notorious fraudulent land deals, is appearing and being questioned before the commission. In June 2017, the Land Probe chairperson, Justice Catherine Bamugemereire ordered for the arrest of Ataro who she accused of obstructing justice and disrespect. Ataro was detained at Wandegeya police station.
Ataro, who was then appearing for the second time before the commission to explain her role in the issuance of a set of land titles to individuals in wetlands located at Kijabijo, was also accused of telling lies by the commission.
"And I am asking you again today and you said no. What exactly do you mean? Which means you actually knew about it", a visibly exasperated Bamugemereire said.
Ataro who had been avoiding some of the questions put to her by the commission could not, despite overwhelming evidence from witnesses, admit that she had a hand in deceptive land deals and did not follow right due procedures when processing applications leading to grant of certificate of titles in wetlands.
Records obtained by the commission showed that title 170 plot 644 was registered by Ataro and her senior land management officer, Satya Mwangushya without following laid down procedures. The two, the commission heard, avoided the district land officer and the district land board by approving the award of certificate of titles in a wetland.
In March 2018, the commission told Ataro to resign after she was accused of allegedly conniving with land grabbers to take the central forest reserve in Ssayi, Mukono municipality, and soliciting for money in order to sign transfer forms.
The revelation followed an earlier testimony from one Evelyn Kafeero, who had wanted to transfer a piece of land she bought from Jude Clement Kidega in 2014. Ataro, the commission heard, refused to sign the transfer forms and instead demanded for Shs 10 million for the transaction.
The land probe team also heard that Ataro illegally authorised the sub division of Kabaka's land at block 369 plot 3 at Golomolo Kiyaga without Buganda kingdom's consent. It is alleged that Ataro, through a mutation form, authorised the sub-division of Kabaka's land from block 369 into plots 8,9,10, 11 and 13.
Mutation is the transfer or change of title ownership from one person to another when the property is sold. Ataro has further been implicated in the issuing of title in Mabira central forest reserve to Nurdin Yusuf and Bashir Yusuf illegally.
In all these incidences, Ataro, vehemently denied any involvement in the bribery scandal.
"My lord, it is not true that I received money. It is totally false," Ataro said. She also stated that she did not know that the land in dispute was a forest reserve.
But in a turn of events and unlike other appearances where denial was been the order of the day, Ataro, who was again arraigned before the commission this time round succumbed to her deceitful woes and admitted creating the special title for the Namavundu land located on block 185, plot 1131 in the names of Peninah Karenge Busingye.
"My lord and commissioners, it was an oversight and I apologise for it, I did not know the magnitude of the problem but now I realise there was a problem," Ataro told the commission during cross examination.
She admitted she did not advertise the application for the special title in the newspapers, as it is required by law, to establish whether or not there were people with interest on the land.
But this did not solve the equation: "The way you minimalise mistakes by saying it was an oversight…, I apologise…is rather appalling. You issued the certificate of title in violation of all the rules, regulations and procedures of the law. You had made up your mind that you have to get a title out" Justice Bamugemereire.
Documents tendered before the commission show that the fraudulent special title was issued only nine days after the application was submitted as opposed to the 30 statutory days required by law.
Furthermore, the commission found out that the special title that was supposed to be issued in the original names, was instead issued in the in the name of Natasha Karenge. Kerenge has been summoned to appear before the commission. However, last week he submitted a letter, to the commission purporting that she was indisposed and that her doctor had prescribed a bed rest. Karenge asked to be given some time before she can appear before the commission.
The presence of the illegal special title came to the forefront when one Karenge together with her daughter, Natasha Karenge, under duress, fenced off the land claimed by one Stanley Lwanga, who holds the original title of the land under contention.
Lwanga, a retired accountant formerly with the ministry of Health, is one of the 161 households in Namavundu who face eviction as a result of the fraudulent transaction. Others include the auditor general, John Muwanga.
The commission's lead counsel is Ebert Byenkya while the deputy and assistant lead counsels are John Bosco Suuza and Andrew Odiit respectively. The commission's mandate is to probe the efficiency of the laws, policies and processes of land registration, acquisition, administration and management.
It is also tasked with inquiring into the effectiveness of the Uganda Land Commission (ULC) in administering public land and relevant bodies in the reservation of wetlands, forests, road reserves and national parks.


Phoenix Health SystemsHITpoint BlogHIPAA Data Security and PrivacyYour Mobile Device is a Security Risk! Discover Simple, Surprising Fixes.
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At least 80 percent of Americans use smartphones and/or tablets, creating a digital frontier that is rife with cybercriminal activity. Worse, healthcare workers are subject to special risks of HIPAA violation if they use their devices to store or transmit protected health information of patients or access their hospitals' networks, EHRs, and other computer systems. Cybercriminals now target mobile devices almost as much as desktops… IOS, Android, it doesn't matter…and too many users do not use preventative measures that they take for granted with their desktops. In this post, we discuss the security risks of mobile device usage and offer a simple, informative new downloadable infographic learning tool suitable for printing and posting in your workplace.
Hostile intruders into our mobile devices use many methods to steal data, hijack core functions, introduce malicious adware, spy on our activities and even threaten us through ransomware. In addition to loss and theft of our devices, damage can be caused by our own missteps: poor authentication, lack of email encryption, use of unsecured Wi-Fi networks, careless updating of outdated operating systems, and sharing our mobile devices with others. No one wants to experience theft or damage of his or her private data. Of even greater concern in healthcare is loss or theft of HIPAA protected health information (PHI), which can lead to compromise of patient privacy and federal fines. Sending PHI to the wrong patient or another contact, using personal email accounts to discuss PHI, texting PHI, posting PHI on social media or leaving informative Dropbox folders open are obvious no-nos — but they happen.
Using a dedicated healthcare office-only mobile device is ideal for enabling maximum PHI data security. This typically requires that the device is dedicated to just one — maybe two — apps to access or communicate patient data in any way, and requires that the user has no ability to install apps, connect to the Internet, access device settings, and make or receive calls outside of those apps. Sounds great. But does this mean an on-call physician must carry two smartphones on weekends — one for work and one for personal use? Probably. Do most physicians do this? Probably not.
Without trying to solve this problem, let's focus on how mobile users can address the most common risks to data security — many of which may be surprising.
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Moral choices nag like a sore tooth. Where do you stand? Dr. Jack Poulson, Google scientist, took his stand. And we all benefit by reflecting on his choice.
With the rise of AI we are facing a new kind of arms race. The New York Times reported on Tuesday (10/8/2018) that Dr Jack Poulson quit his job as a Google scientist out of a moral choice: he refused to continue his work on the Chinese search engine code-named "Dragonfly" because it will enhance Chinese government censorship of the Internet.
The Times article quotes an excerpt from a Google company email: "We won't and shouldn't provide 100 percent transparency to every Googler, to respect our commitments to customer confidentiality and giving our product teams the freedom to innovate." In other words, Chinese Googlers don't need to know about Project Dragonfly, nor do US Googlers need to know about Project Maven. Project Maven is a Google project to build artificial intelligence for the Defense Department to target drone strikes.
Dr Poulson's sacrifice is indisputably a Gandhi-like act of courageous principle. Should I use my talents to empower a government to restrict access to information, to watch my every thought and action?
But isn't the cat is already out of the bag? Doesn't Big Tech already know everything about us? Haven't we already given tacit approval to Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, ad nauseum, for the total invasion of our privacy? The Federal government is a laggard in this process. Is Project Maven pure evil, or can better targeted drone strikes save innocent lives?
The cartoon I selected refers to the arms race of the Cold War. Many of the scientists working on the Manhattan Project suffered terrible pangs of conscience having participated in the creation of such a destructive weapon.
No individual could have prevented the creation of atomic weapons. Not even if Oppenheimer backed out. Similarly, no one will stop Dragonfly. No one will stop total surveillance. Every technology unfolds its potential and must play itself out.
I believe our moral choices are more subtle, and more difficult. Our consciences must decide on how we, as a society, and a world, will use the technology. So far, we haven't blown up the planet. And, for the most part, we are still free.


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Q: Create a new property and get element id? I want to create a new property and get id for elements (demo1, demo2, demo3).
id: this.id = How do I get the id from the elements here?

Element.prototype.myData = {
  id: '1',
  name: 'Caesar',
  title: 'Imperator'
  var att = "{id:"+id+";name:"+name+";title:"+title+"}";
  document.getElementById(this.id).setAttribute("myAtt", att); // get id of element

};

alert(document.getElementById("demo1").myData.id = "129"); // alert 129

alert(document.getElementById("demo2").myData.id = "65"); // alert 65
alert(document.getElementById("demo2").myData.name = "Aleksandar"); // alert Aleksandar

alert(document.getElementById("demo3").myData.title); // alert Imperator

A:

class CustomDiv extends HTMLDivElement {
    myData = {
       id: '',
       name: 'Caesar',
       title: 'Imperator'
    };
    constructor() {
        super();
    }

    connectedCallback() {
        this.myData.id = this.getAttribute('id');
    }
}

customElements.define('custom-div',CustomDiv , {extends: 'div'});

alert(document.getElementById("demo1").myData.id); // alert demo1

alert(document.getElementById("demo2").myData.name); // alert Cesar

alert(document.getElementById("demo3").myData.title); // alert Imperator

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<!DOCTYPE html>

  <meta name="project_path" value="/web/tools/workbox/_project.yaml" />
  <meta name="book_path" value="/web/tools/workbox/_book.yaml" />
  <meta name="gtm_var" data-key="docType" data-value="reference">
  <title>Class: NetworkFirst</title>
  <link href="jsdoc.css" rel="stylesheet">

workbox-runtime-caching.<wbr>NetworkFirst

class   static

              Version
              v2.1.2

An implementation of a network first request strategy.

By default, NetworkFirst will cache responses with a 200 status code as well as opaque responses (responses from cross-origin servers which don't support
              CORS). You can override this default by passing in a RequestWrapper that includes an appropriately-configured
              CacheableResponsePlugin.

Constructor

NetworkFirst

 new NetworkFirst(input)

Constructor for a new NetworkFirst instance.

Parameter

input

Object

Values in input have the following properties:

Parameter

networkTimeoutSeconds

Optional

number

If set, and a valid network response isn't returned, then the cached response will be returned instead. If there is no previously cached response, then an null response will be returned. This option is meant
                                  to combat "lie-fi" scenarios.

requestWrapper

Optional

RequestWrapper

An optional RequestWrapper that is used to configure the cache name and request plugins. If not provided, a new RequestWrapper using the
                                  default cache name will be used.

Extends

module:workbox-runtime-caching.Handler

                  Example

// Set up a route to match any requests made for URLs that end in .txt.
// The requests are handled with a network-first strategy.
const route = new workbox.routing.RegExpRoute({
  regExp: /\.txt$/,
  handler: new workbox.runtimeCaching.NetworkFirst(),
});

const router = new workbox.routing.Router();
router.registerRoute({route});

Method

handle

async

 handle(input) returns Promise containing Response

The handle method will be called by the
                Route class when a route matches a request.

Parameter

input

Object

Values in input have the following properties:

Parameter

event

FetchEvent

The event that triggered the service worker's fetch handler.

Returns

Promise containing Response The response from the network, or if that's not available, a previously cached response.

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Russian Kitchen
Massacres on the Volga: Hadi Taqtaş, the killer gang that ruled Kazan
Oleg Yegorov
Kazan police officers detain a suspect during a raid, 1992
Mikhail Medvedev/TASS
From the 1970s to 90s, Kazan (717 km east of Moscow) - the capital of Tatarstan and one of the biggest cities in Russia - was infamous for its organized crime. It was considered one of the most dangerous places in the country thanks to the notorious Hadi Taqtaş mafia, who were led by a man who modeled himself on Don Corleone.
"He has a cemetery in each eye," people said about Radik "Raja" Galiakberov, the leader of the Hadi Taqtaş gang based in Kazan, during the trial in 2002. By that time Hadi Taqtaş was so powerful that witnesses would only testify using voice-changing apparatus from separate rooms as they were too scared to come face-to-face with the criminals.
The mob threatened the state: If Raja and his men were sent to jail they would kill Mintimer Shaimiev, the head of the Tatarstan Republic. This didn't work though, and Galiakberov and his right-hand man received life sentences, the rest of the gang – from eight to 22 years. The sentences were severe but fair.
'The Kazan phenomenon'
This term appeared in newspapers back in the mid-1980s, describing a surprising outbreak of crime in Kazan, especially among teenagers. It was not organized crime: Crowds of teens from different neighborhoods were chaotically beating each other (sometimes to death) and mugging the public.
"It was not a local problem," Lyubov Ageeva, a journalist from Kazan, wrote in her book The Kazan Phenomenon: Myth and Reality. Many cities in the slowly degrading USSR faced the same problems. "By juncture, Kazan turned out to be one of the first cities where the multitude of social vices triggered something very palpable and unattractive."
"The Kazan phenomenon" term, however, went viral and Kazan was unwillingly portrayed as some sort of Sin City in the Soviet press. And after the collapse of the USSR, Tatarstan's capital faced something more serious than youth gangs terrorizing the locals. The real mafia emerged.
Killers named after a poet
Hadi Taqtaş was a Tatar poet from the early 20th century. There is a small street in Kazan named after him where many of the gangsters lived in the 1980s, so they also adopted the name. These thugs rose from bad behaving teens to feared gangsters who operated from 1993 to 1997.
Even by the harsh standards of Kazan gangs, Hadi Taqtaş mobsters were extremely violent. Soon after the gang became powerful, controlling several shops and factories, two its leaders turned guns against each other. Both of them were killed, along with a dozen other henchmen. After that, the young but very cunning and aggressive Raja Galiakberov took power into his own hands.
'The Godfather' and his empire
Radik 'Raja' Galiakberov during his trial.
Mr. Ghodkiy
Reporters from the Hadi Taqtaş trial mentioned that Raja seemed quiet and very intelligent. He adored Marlon Brando's role in the Godfather and acted a bit like Don Corleone. He was by no means opposed to using extreme brutality: Once he and his men chopped up his rivals within the group with axes. The well-educated Galiakberov reportedly called one of his victims the "Venus de Milo" after the ancient Greek sculpture with no arms...
Under the rule of Raja, Hadi Taqtaş reached its golden age. They controlled all drug traffic in the city where more than a million people lived, squeezing cash from around 50 companies and banks, and seizing power of several important factories. They also had a big share in the city's prostitution business and organized dog fights.
'The city is ours'
Raja's mobsters had their own moto: "Hadi Taqtas – the city is ours." Nevertheless, it wasn't quite right. Other gangs in the city rivaled them and were constantly vying for control of Kazan. Raja even organized a special department within his structure: A bunch of professional assassins whose only job was to kill gangsters from opposing groups.
The situation in Kazan was pretty rough back in the 1990s,
The assassins were effective and killed dozens of people, but after one murder their luck ran out. One assassin was caught and arrested, triggering an investigation by the authorities into Hadi Taqtaş.
"The Godfather" Radik Galiakberov never admitted his guilt in court, repeating: "I'm not Raja, I'm Radik, a legal businessman." In 2014 a police officer visiting him in his prison ("Black Dolphin," Russia's highest security jail) reported that he's still hoping to get his sentence annulled and go free. However, it's unlikely to happen.
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Author: Zaya Altangerel
Review: The Middle Brighton Baths – Brighton (Melbourne)
September 26, 2016 / Zaya Altangerel
"We eat with our eyes first", a famous saying taken to the next level by The Middle Brighton Baths, one of Melbourne's most scenic fine-dining venues. Situated just above Port Phillip Bay, The Baths' upstairs restaurant recently underwent a full interior renovation under the creative vision of Wendy Bergman from Eades and Bergman Interiors.... Read More | Share it now!
Mio Locale introduces hearty Italian Sunday feasts to Brunswick Street (Melbourne)
July 18, 2016 / Zaya Altangerel
Starting from 17th July, on the last Sunday of each month, Mio Locale will be hosting a special four course Sunday Feast lunch event. Located on the quieter end of Melbourne's lively Brunswick Street, Mio Locale is a family run café serving Italian and Mediterranean influenced cuisine.... Read More | Share it now!
Runya's Room is Melbourne's new luxurious champagne and high-tea salon
Melbourne's newest luxury retail mall St Collins Lane recently opened its doors to Runya's Room, a brand new champagne and high tea salon.Created by Sam Shagagi, the 70s inspired salon is an elegant tribute to Shagagi's late wife Runya, who loved the sensory experience of high-tea in Melbourne.... Read More | Share it now!
The Lobo Plantation team open Parisian inspired small bar Kittyhawk (Sydney)
July 6, 2016 / Zaya Altangerel
This past week, the team behind Sydney's wildly popular Lobo Plantation, launched their long awaited second venture Kittyhawk, a 175 capacity cocktail bar which draws influence from the historic Liberation of Paris on August 25th, 1944. Co-owners Jared Merlino, Michael Hwang and Eddie Levy, worked alongside Alex Zabotto-Bentley from the award-winning design agency AZBcreative, to bring an authentic 1940s atmosphere to their new bar. As a result, Kittyhawk features large antique French Walnut doors, authentic Parisian bistro lighting, original 1940s posters and WWII curios, all centered around a 12-metre-long handcrafted American Oak bar.... Read More | Share it now!
Yo-Chi hosts Hanoi Hannah for a hawker-style pop up in July (Melbourne)
Starting from Tuesday July 5th, for the first time ever, Yo-Chi and Hanoi Hannah are teaming up to bring you a delicious combination of pho and yoghurt, aka "pho-yo". For a limited time of only one month, the Yo-Chi fro-yo bar located in Carlton will be hosting a special Hanoi Hannah pop-up kiosk, serving a selection of crowd favourites from their Vietnamese Hawker-style menu.... Read More | Share it now!
Greek winemaking region Naoussa pushes for bigger presence in Australian market
June 30, 2016 / Zaya Altangerel
Being home to numerous renowned wine regions such as the Barossa Valley, Hunter Valley and Margaret River, it's no secret that Australia is one of the world's most exciting markets for wine. Although we locally produce a large variety of premium wines such as Shiraz and Chardonnay, Australians also have a taste for an array of imported wines from the globally acclaimed vineyards of France, Italy and Spain. It would be rare for our first thoughts of foreign wine to be about the small vineyards located in the Naoussa region of northern Greece. However, in partnership with the European Union and Greece, Novacert – an organisation focused on promoting Greek food and agricultural products – have made it their mission to change this.... Read More | Share it now!
Eat'aliano by Pino brings classic Italian to Windsor (Melbourne)
With the opening of their brand new restaurant Eat'aliano, restaurateur Alessio Ali and Head Chef Pino Russo have decided to bring a little taste of the Mediterranean to the neighbourhood of Windsor, where Asian cuisine has dominated so far. The pair, who previously worked together at Mascalzone Pizzeria in Williamstown, aim to make their wood-fired pizzas the star of their authentic Italian eatery.... Read More | Share it now!
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Situated on Malvern Rd, the second venue of Melbourne's beloved +39 Pizzeria has settled in quite comfortably into its new Toorak space. With polished concrete floors, re-purposed timber tables, and crisp white walls adorned with dark wooden shelves filled with a variety of San Pellegrino drinks, the aesthetics of the new venue perfectly match the relaxing charm of the surrounding Hawksburn Village.... Read More | Share it now!
Four Pillars' Rare Dry Gin wins its second Double Gold Medal at the San Fransisco World Spirits Competition
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Starting next Friday (the 16th), I'll be spending alternate weeks deep in the woods, caretaking at an AMC hut. I'll try to write and schedule enough posts beforehand so my steady posting is uninterrupted. If some are missing, don't lose faith.
And as it's Sunday, there won't be a Beginnings today—just like last Sunday. I observe the day of rest; instead of writing, I'll be painting the new closet in the attic and installing carpet. Restful indeed.


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Belgian Royalty: Albert I (1909-34)
We have little infornation on Albert's childhood or the clothes he wore as a boy. He ascended the throne on the death of his uncle, Leopold II, in 1909, due to the death of the intended heirs. Leopold's son died, then his older nephew, which Albert left next in line. Albert at birth was third in line the line of succession behind his father and elder brother, Prince Baudouin. No one expected him to be king. The unexpected death of Baudouin in January of 1891 immediately raised Albert to prominence within his country. A studious, quiet young man, Albert was not the choice of heir that King Leopold II would have relished. As the only male member of his generation, Albert was guaranteed the crown of the Belgians upon the king's death. He was very young, only 16 years old, when Leopold II died. Albert married the Princess Elizabeth of Bavaria in 1900. He was no doubt seduced by beauty of the lovely and accomplished Bavarian princess. Elizabeth believed in dressing her three children very fashionably. The boys were often outfitted in Fautleroy suits and lacey blouses with frilly collars for dress occasions. Their mother liked to dress the boys in identical outfits. Albert and his wife were well-liked as a royal family. They had a model family and acted like real people. The valiant resistance of the King to the German invasion of World War I which launched World War I made the royal couple heros to the Belgian people. He died tragcally in a mountaneering accident in 1934. Queen Elizabeth lived to see another, even more brutal German occupation.
Albert was an unlikely king. His father was not the king of Belgium and his mother's family was no longer a ruling family. Albert's father was the second son of Belgium's first king--Leopold I. And several other relatives had to pass away. Leopold II had several children, but mostly daughters. His only son died as an infant. Albert's older brother died leaving him in line for the crown. king.
Philip Count of Flanders was the second son of Belgium's first king, Leoplod I. We have little information about him, except that as a child he had a much happier disposition than his monstorous brother Leopold I. We also know his son Albert suceeded Leopold I and became the most beloved king of Belgium. An older brother would have been king, but died at the untimely age of 21.
Philip married Marie Hohenzollern-Signaringen was born (1845). Her father was Karl Anton Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1811- ). He rose to become the primeminister of Prussia. Her mother was Princess Josephine of Baden Zähringen (1813- ). Her brother was King Carol I of Romania and thus she was an aunt of his successor King Ferdinand of Romania. Marie was described as a 'lovely' girl. She was one of many potential wifes considered for Queen Victoria's youngest son, the fast living Prince of Wales (future Edward VII). The fact that she was Roman Catholic prevented her selection. Marie eventually married Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, in Berlin (1867). The Berlin site was chosen because she was Prussian princess. Philippe was the second son of King Leopold I of Belgium, but at the time did not have royal prospects. This of course meant that the Belgian royal family was largely of German origins at the time of World War I.
Albert had three siblings. Baudouin was his older brother who every one expected would eventually be king. He also had two sisters who survived into adulthood, Princess Henriette who married Prince Emmanuel of Orleans, and Princess Josephine who married her cousin Prince Karl-Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, brother of King Ferdinand I of Romania.
Leopold II
King Leopold II was Albert's uncle, from whom he inherited the throne. Leopold II had several children, but mostly daughters. His only son died as an infant. HBC knows little about the relationship between the two. One story is told about the King showing his young Nephew around the Palace at Laeken. The boy trying to please him said, "Uncle, this is becoming a little Versailles." The King indignatly huffed, "Little?".
Albert was a studious, quiet young man. He was reserved, an avid reader and loved the outdoors. His interests included horseback riding and rock climbing. Albert was not the choice of heir that King Leopold II would have relished. As the only male member of his generation, however, Albert was guaranteed the crown of the Belgians upon the king's death. Before becoming King he was Count of Flanders and was very popular because of his democratic ways. He visited the US in 1898 and 1919 and also visited the Congo. He was apauled by the condition of Leopold II's former colony. It was run as a virtual slave plantation with great brutality. He urged technological development and better treatment of the natives.
Figure 1.--This is one of the earlir images I have of Albert and his brother Charles. Queen Elizabeth liked to dress the boys in identical or matching outfits. Albert wears a frilly outfit with kneepants, but Charles still appears to be wearing a dress similar to his older brother's outfit. Note the bangs and curls. This photograph was taken about 1909 when the boys were 6 and 8 years old.
We have no information on Albert's education.
Up until the Second World War it was a tradition that the Crown Princes served in the Grenadiers Regiment. Prince Albert, future King Albert I, served in the Grenadiers from his appointment as second lieutenant in 1892 until his promotion to the rank of General in 1904. At the time it was not expected that he would be a future king. And most people thought there would never again be a major war in Europe.
Visits to America (1898 and 99)
Prince Albert visited the United States twice in 1898 and 89. The purpose was to study manufacturing. He traveled on a German liner, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse from Southhampton. An American journlaist reported that he spoke little English, but "almost perfect" French--a rather surprising thing to say because French was one of the Belgian languages. Perhaps the writer was of the opinion that Belgans spole Belgan. He tried to draw the Prince into discussing the Spanish situation, but the Prince began talking literature. The Prince was impressed with New York's sjy scrapers, but thought they "spoiled the skyline". He was impressed with the absence of social class destinctiins in America. The reported ended with a nother curious statement, saying the Pribe was finely educated. but is "not a brilliant man, being rather slow of thought and much given to quiet study." He declined a military escort. ["Belgian ...." p. 7.]
Princess Clementine of Orleans
Newspaper reports indicated that Pribce Albert was engaged to Princess Clementine of Orleans, a French nobel family. We are not sure what happened to end the engagement. Perhaps he met Pricess Elizabeth of Bavaria in the interim.
Princess Elizabeth
Albert married the Princess Elizabeth of Bavaria in 1900. He was no doubt seduced by beauty of the lovely and accomplished Bavarian princess. The wedding took place on October 2, 1900. Despite her German origins she proved as loyal to Belgium as he in the World War I which was looming and which was begun by a German invasion of Belgium. Many Bavarians di not like the Prussians which had unified Germany, but by World War I the Germans had increasingly come to se themselves as one people. The clothes Elizabeth selected for her sons (Princes Albert and Charles) were some of the most fashionable I have noted for European princes. Interestingly the outfits she selected for her children, were very similar to the clothes that the Bavarian princes were wearing at about the same time.
A little over a year after their felicitous mairrage, on November 3, 1901, the royal couple were delighted with the birth of a little prince, the future King Leopold III of the Belgians. Two more children would join the royal nursery in Brussels. Leopold was born in 1901. He ascended the throne, but his reign was ruined when he surendered to the Germans in 1940 after only a few days resistance. Most Belgians compared him unfavorably to the valiant resistance to the first German invasion led by his father in 1914. After the war he was cleared of charges of colaboration, but the Belgian people refused to accept him as king. Charles was born on October 10, 1903. He served as Regent after World War II. Marie Jose was born on August 4, 1906. She was in 1930 to mary Prince Umberto of Italy and briefly reign as Queen in 1946.
Figure 2.--The three children of King Albert (Leopold, Charles, and Marie Jose) are pictured here in Fautleroy suits in a photograph taken about 1910. Note the ruffled collars.
Elizabeth believed in dressing her children very fashionably. The boys were often outfitted in Fautleroy suits and lacey blouses with frilly collars for dress occasions. Their mother liked to dress the boys in matching or identical outfits. Presumably she was influenced in her fashion tastes by her chilhood in the Bavarian court. The boys when they were young were outfitted in dresses, as was still the fashion in the years before World War I. HBRC only has a few images of the boys in dresses. HBRC has no information on the breeching of the princes. Based on available photographs it looks like the boys were breeched about age 4 or 5 years. Elizabeth appears to have liked velvet Fauntleroy suits with ruffled collars. The boys appear to have worn them at least through about 10 years of age. They could have worn them longer. While not quite Fauntleroy suits, the boys when they were younger wore light colored suits (I'm not sure about the color) trimmed in lace and ruffles. They appear to have been comfortable outfits with open collars. Photographs show the boys wearing frilly, open collar blouses to a fairly advanced age. All of theblouses while often elaborately eddged in lace ruffles are always open necked without large floppy bows. The lacey blouses worn by the princers appear to be summer wear. The boys wore them with matching kneepants, both with short white socks and with rather sheer white stockings that look like they are wearing no stockings at all. The boys also wore sailor suits. I'm not sure at just what age they began wearing sailior suits. One photograph shows both boys wearing sailor suits while Prince Charles was still in curls.
Figure 3.--The children hair styles changed over time. Here is the hair styles the three childre were wearing about 1914..
Children's Hair Styles
The princes hair was styled differently at various ages. Some of the younger styles appear quite fanciful. Presumably Queen Elizabeth was the one who decided on these styles. I'm not sure who she may have discussed or if she consulted with the King. The Queen oftem styled the boys hair identically. The only exception to this was when Prince Charles was very young and had not yet had his hair cut while his older brother did have his curls cut. As younger boys they wore bangs and cuurly hair over their ears, but not to shoulder length. She seems to have had their hair cut shorter at about 6 years of age.
Albert and his wife were well-liked as a royal family. They had a model family and acted like real people.
Albert Crowned
The pleasurable and tranquil family life of Albert and Elisabeth came to an end on December 17, 1909. On this date old King Leopold II of the Belgians died without a male heir. The Belgian crown was thus inherited by his nephew, who ascended the throne as Albert I, King of the Belgians.
Albert was only 16 years old when he assumed the crown and would in only a few years be faced with the crisis of a German invasion and the Great War. Albert was generally considered reserved, an avid reader and loved the outdoors. His interests included horseback riding and mountaineering--which was to lead toma tragic accident. Before ascending the throne, Albert was the Count of Flanders and was very popular because of his democratic ways. He visited the United States in 1898 and 1919 and also visited the Congo, where upon seeing the poor condition of Leopold II's former colony, he urged technological development and better treatment of the natives. Albert became a respected constitutional monarch. He promoted modern reforms in Belgium and the Congo. He attempted to modernize the Belgian Army, but the parliament was reluctant to grant the needed funds. A patron of the arts, Albert was also interested in mechanics, engineering and aviation.
Kaiser Wilhelm before the War explained Germany's war plans to an outraged King Albert. He wanted Albert to agree to let the German Army pass through the county unhindered. World War I began with the German invasion of Belgium. Much of the fighting on the Western Front was fought in Belgium or northern France. Almost all of the country was occupied by the Germans in the first weeks of the War. King Albert led the small Belgian Army in a dogged defence that aling with British help delayed the German advance and ultimately played a key role in France's successful defense of Paris at the Marne. The German invasion of Belgium gained them a military advantage, but it also brought the aprobrium of agressor on Germany that would significantly color world public opinion, including American opinion. This would ultimately be a major factor in America's entry into the War. Albert and Elizabeth refused to abandon their subjects and stayed on while the country's valiant, although futile, effort tried to resist the German onslaught. Albert stayed with the Belgian Army which help to hold a small area of the country, the southwest corner. Elizabeth, using the medical knowledge she had acquired at her father's clinic, opened a field hospital where she served as a nurse.
The end of World War I also meant the beginning of a very happy period in Albert and Elisabeth's life. She could indulge in her passion for the arts. The royal couple gained worldwide recognition for their valiant defense of Belgium. Foreign travels became commonplace, and everywhere they went, the royal couple was received as heroes.
Tragic Death
Albert died died in a tragic mountain climbing accident near Namur in 1934 and was succeeded by his son Leopold III, who would face the Germans Nazis in World War II. Albert's death was mourned universally.
Elizabeth without Albert
Elizabeth bravely endured another, even more brutal German occupation (1940-45). She passed away on November 23, 1965, in Brussels at Stuyvenberg Palace. The Belgium royal family, royalties from around the continent, artists and the people of Belgium in generallamented the loss of a great woman. No other person best summarized Queen Elisabeth's life than her friend Jean Cocteau: "There was in Belgium a modest queen of small frame and large soul who always said...I'm but an artist...and in her modesty as an artist Elisabeth said...I'm just a queen."
"Belgian Prince arrives," New York Times (March 9, 1898), p. 7.
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Home News Stratasys says new multi-material J850 3D printer is "designed for designers"
Stratasys says new multi-material J850 3D printer is "designed for designers"
"The J850's unique full colour, multi-material capabilities give us unparalleled ability to quickly and easily trial new concepts and ideas."
New J850 promises ultra-realistic models with new material capabilities.
Stratasys has today launched the next generation in its multi-colour, multi-material 3D printing line-up in the form of the J850, which aims to "push the boundaries of 3D printed realism".
A step up from the J750 system released back in 2016, which the J850 will ultimately replace, the machine is based on Stratasys' two decades of PolyJet expertise and is designed to streamline the end-to-end design process for concept modelling while claiming to shorten overall modelling time by up to 50 percent at significantly lower costs.
"The J850 3D printer is designed for designers, giving our customers an end to end solution for the entire design process," Tomer Gallimidi, Senior Product Manager at Stratasys told TCT. "We're setting a new standard of design in ultra-realistic simulation."
There are several new key features allowing that to happen. The first is a new Super High Speed Mode which allows users to print models at twice the speed of previous J-series systems.
"This new printing mode basically allows the customer to double the speed," Gallimidi explained. "Customers can have more rapid, fast iterations in the beginning of the design process to evaluate their design and by that, make much better decisions on how the product should look."
Compared to its predecessor, the J850 now has a larger material capacity, capable of processing seven materials compared to six, allowing a wider range of full colour, transparency and flexibility combinations in a single part. To take advantage of that, the company has also introduced two new materials; VeroUltraClear for finely detailed models with a glass-like appearance, and DraftGrey for low-cost early-stage concept modelling.
"[DraftGrey] is very good for the initial step of the design process, to have fast affordable iterations," Gallimidi said. "We're working in constant touch with the market and designers, one of the things that they're doing in the beginning of their process is deciding what the shape of the model will look like. In order to make that decision, they need a neutral colour. Grey is considered as a neutral colour and because of that, is very good for examination of the shape and making decisions in the concept modelling stage."
Having these enhanced material capabilities, Gallimidi says, are allowing designers to achieve "the exact design intent by having the most realistic look and feel product in their hands." Another way the J850 is enabling that is with PANTONE Validated colour matching supported by Stratasys' GrabCAD Print software which ensures the design you have on screen will be the same as the one that comes off the machine.
Speaking about the importance of colour in the concept modelling stage, Gallimidi said:
"We are the first and only [3D printing] in this industry Pantone validated offering a universal standard language of colour that ensures very much reliable, realistic decision making in letting our customers and designers communicate in a much better way than they had in the past. They don't need to imagine or to have a very difficult discussion about the colour, they can just can choose the exact Pantone colour they want on screen and get this in their hands."
Stratasys is targeting the consumer goods, electronics and automotive industries with the new system - basically industries that are creating consumer-facing products, where time to market and delivering the right design are crucial. The goal, as it was back in 2016, is not to produce end-use parts but rather, the most realistic prototypes on the market.
One early adopter, Jeremy Garrard, Director of Design and Advanced Technologies, Quadpack Industries, said: "At Quadpack, we put design and innovation at the forefront of all our activities and the J850 supports our quest to always push the limits insofar as achieving prototypes with life-like realism. The application areas in which our J850 is currently deployed include prototype models to test new ideas for our Q-Line range of beauty packaging solutions and supporting our clients' bespoke work. The J850's unique full colour, multi-material capabilities give us unparalleled ability to quickly and easily trial new concepts and ideas, while also expediting the initial design and development phase."
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Attendance was up slightly this year at Europe's largest Amateur Radio gathering — the 41st annual international Ham Radio 2016 in Friedrichshafen, Germany.
A free ARRL Training Webinar, "Contesting as Training for Public Service," hosted by Ward Silver, N0AX, will take place on Sunday, July 24, 8 until 10 PM EDT (0000-0200 UTC on July 25).
The full House Energy and Commerce Committee markup of the Amateur Radio Parity Act (H.R. 1301) and four other bills has been rescheduled for July 12.
Three new ISS crew members, two of them radio amateurs, have arrived at the ISS.
Special event station W1N will travel from the Texas Motor Speedway to Minneapolis between July 15 and July 24 to highlight the 2016 Solar Car Challenge.
The Netherlands national Amateur Radio society VERON has reported on spectrum pollution problems caused by residential solar panel installations.
Amateur Electronic Supply (AES) will close its doors at the end of July after 59 years in business.
Radio amateurs in the tiny (less than 500 square miles) European principality of Andorra now have two new bands plus an increase in power on 6 meters.


The quotes in this piece are from a book-chapter called 'Clergy Kids: Give Them A Break' by Catherine Hickem, a Christian psychotherapist, pastor's kid, and clergy wife. I was struck not only by the honesty of her writing but also the empowering words she speaks to clergy parents to care for their children while they too navigate the complexities of ministry. The original article is here if you would like to read it.
Clergy kids have a unique perspective on life. "They are fortunate to be exposed to some of the greatest riches under heaven as well as the deepest pain on earth...they often find themselves caught in a vise between their parents' expectations and those of the church members. As a result, clergy kids are set up to fail."
It's hard for any parent when their child misbehaves, but particularly when you are in a culture that expects you to be a model of Christian morals and living. That being said "it is important that our self-worth is not tied to our children's behaviour. If my son or daughter misbehaves, it does not mean I am a bad person or a bad parent...as adults, you have the ability to process and understand the dynamics of people and church personalities. Your children, however, are simply trying to find their way through childhood and adolescence."
It's a tough experience for everyone. But I found it encouraging that she firmly believes that despite high expectations, complex church personalities, and pressures of a ministry lifestyle, clergy kids are helped most by parents who stand up for them.
"When our children become the object of criticism from people within the church, it is our job to respond with clear boundaries and a right heart...God has given us the responsibility to protect our children. If we do not protect them, then who will?"
She has many insights and personal stories that are encouraging and inspiring. I encourage you to take a bit of time to read the full article here. Catherine gives many suggestions on caring for clergy kids, which are all excellent, I'd love to know what you think.


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Johnnie Walker India Gives You A Chance To Meet A McLaren Mercedes Driver
A Facebook campaign review of the Johnnie Walker Lifestyle Circuit. The whisky brand Johnnie Walker India is giving you a chance to meet a McLaren Mercedes driver at the Indian Grand Prix,2012.
Vijeet R October 9, 2012 November 26, 2012 Campaigns
Johnnie Walker India is giving F1 enthusiasts a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet McLaren Mercedes drivers, Lewis Hamilton or Jenson Button, at the second Formula One Indian Grand Prix along with a host of other grand prizes.
While the race for the 2012 Formula One title is hotting up the clamour amongst the brands to grab attention vis-a-vis the Indian Grand Prix to be held between October 26 and 28, 2012 is also reaching its climax.
Johnnie Walker, a Scotch whisky brand owned by Diageo, is very active when it comes to Formula One. It is associated with the McLaren Mercedes team since 2005 to promote its message of responsible drinking. Presently, this campaign is being run by the name 'Join the Pact' along with other promotional campaigns like 'Step Inside the Circuit' which gives a sneak peek into the world of a McLaren Mercedes driver.
To engage with the fans around the Indian Grand Prix, Johnnie Walker India is running a contest named 'Johnnie Walker Lifestyle Circuit' the details of which are as follows:
Johnnie Walker Lifestyle Circuit Facebook Campaign
First and foremost, the contest is only open to people who are at least 25 years old. In fact, people under the age of 25 cannot even access the page, forget participating in the contest. There is no fan gate which means you need not like the page to participate. All you need to do is go to the Facebook page and click on the 'Johnnie Walker Lifestyle Circuit' tab. Once there you are greeted with a page giving you the details about the contest and the prizes in short. Click on 'Start'. This takes you to the app which contains the contest page.
It is a simple contest wherein you are required to answer 5 multiple-choice questions correctly. All questions are related to Mclaren Mercedes and its drivers. To make things easy, every question has an accompanying video giving you the hint. Upon answering all 5 questions correctly it takes you to the page where you are required to sign up if you are not a registered Johnnie Walker user. Once you submit your personal details you successfully complete the registration and participation process.
Prizes On Offer
This is the most special part of the contest. The prizes that Johnnie Walker India is giving away are grand to say the least and require a special mention. The prizes are actually divided into two categories – 1) Main Prizes & 2) Additional Prizes. Both are well defined in the Terms and Conditions given below the contest page.
The main prizes include: (i) 5 winners get an opportunity to be clicked with one of the McLaren drivers, Lewis Hamilton or Jenson Button + one pass for the race along with an all expenses paid trip to New Delhi for the 3 days of the race, (ii) 8 winners get a couple pass for the race along with an all expenses paid trip for the 3 days of the race, and (iii) 30 winners get couple passes for the exclusive Johnnie Walker party called the 'Jet Black' which is held on the race weekend.
50 'Additional Prizes' winners get branded Johnnie Walker merchandise. The winners are chosen randomly from all the entries!
Does the contest live up to the brand image?
The answer to that question is an 'almost' yes! It does live up to Johnnie Walker's brand image of sophistication and class up to a certain extent. For starters, the contest pages are designed in such a way that they complement the brand. The whole app has got a suave feel to it and does not have any glitches of any sort.
Also, the accompanying videos to the questions are short and thus download pretty quickly. The fact that the contest allows non-fans to participate directly shows that they are not after garnering likes along with the contest which is generally the case. To top it all, the prizes on offer are unmatched and make the contest very special, especially for hardcore F1 fans.
However, the contest could have been allowed to be a bit more difficult. The videos which ideally should contain the 'hints' have the answers instead. Also, even if you fail to answer all the 5 questions correctly, you are given a chance to try again and it goes on until you get all of them right!
To complete submission you are required to become a registered Johnnie Walker user, if you are not, thereby ending up giving Johnnie Walker India all of your personal details. The only plus point here is you have the choice whether to allow them to send you promotional messages or not.
Lastly, when you are giving away such extravagant prizes, it makes good sense to provide information regarding selection of the winners at some stage of the submission process rather than mentioning about it somewhere in the Terms and Conditons.
Despite these not-so-significant shortcomings, the contest and the app are pretty good. Do give it a shot and let me know if you like it or not.
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Dynamite Entertainment is celebrating 50 years of Vampirella with a new series written by Christopher Priest.
For those who still need the introduction, Priest's own historic 40 years in the comics industry is marked by achievements and milestones both on and off the page. As the first African American editor in mainstream comics, he shepherded the Spider-Man titles through an innovative period which included kickstarting the careers of legends Peter David and Kyle Baker. In the years since, Priest has written a near endless list of classic comics from Deadpool and Captain America, to Green Lantern and Conan the Barbarian, and so many more! A monumental run on Black Panther during the boundaries-pushing Marvel Knights era influenced almost every frame of the Academy Award-winning, $1 billion-grossing film. With a still running 40+ issue run on Deathstroke and other projects, Priest's legacy continues to grow!
In addition to Priest, Ergün Gündüz on art, with lettering by Willie Schubert.
Vampirella #1 will arrive in July 2019.


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Phil Wheeler (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 16:21:20 EDT)
#2 guage wire
Tracy (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 23:42:32 EDT)
%20OT,%20Test,%20How%20do%20I%20post?
W8IRQ@aol.com (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 11:45:17 EDT)
Mark Paley (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 18:44:36 EDT)
10m mini beacon at 28.186 MHz
Nils R Young (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 10:13:47 EDT)
40 mtr Fox Hunt Teams (fwd)
Bruce Rattray (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 20:29:12 EDT)
k5zty@juno.com (Sat Aug 07 1999 - 16:54:54 EDT)
9 land qsl bureau
bob evinger (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 10:44:08 EDT)
[Q] New TenTec Pegasus will do QRP?
George F Franklin (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 15:07:36 EDT)
Dave T. Chael (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 14:19:35 EDT)
Kenneth Hopper (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 15:02:06 EDT)
A wire wrap question
Michael Neverdosky (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 10:35:19 EDT)
Steven Weber (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 09:53:15 EDT)
Brad Bradfield (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 14:12:06 EDT)
Michael Herr (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 12:01:32 EDT)
waltk8cv@juno.com (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 07:54:52 EDT)
ARRL Incoming QSL Bureau
charles k brown (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 01:31:45 EDT)
ARRL QSL Bureaus
Gary L Surrency (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 15:14:52 EDT)
BUBBA Summer QRP Sprint Reminder
cq na?
William R. Colbert (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 09:52:38 EDT)
Nick Kennedy (Sat Aug 07 1999 - 23:58:13 EDT)
dk9sq tower and loop
Duane Alles (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 15:11:44 EDT)
DX QSL Question (QRP)
Jim Marciniak (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 21:41:02 EDT)
Bob Patten (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 18:44:55 EDT)
Larry Cahoon (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 11:40:51 EDT)
Vincent Ferme (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 12:20:23 EDT)
Monte Stark (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 11:47:11 EDT)
Kent, AE4Y (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 11:31:22 EDT)
Nick Kennedy (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 10:24:03 EDT)
Enclosure material for antenna tuners?
Robert L Kellogg (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 19:43:02 EDT)
S LYON (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 18:02:40 EDT)
Hugo Catta (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 01:11:33 EDT)
Paul Erickson (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 00:40:00 EDT)
F.S. QRP Rigs
Roy Lincoln (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 17:55:53 EDT)
Fort Tuthill Again
FOX HUNT TEAM WANTED!
hamjoel@juno.com (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 21:19:03 EDT)
FOX Hunt Teams
Bob Hightower (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 12:57:33 EDT)
FS: LDG AT-11 w/Enclosure & 2m Preamp
Mike Rhodes (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 11:28:56 EDT)
Help with power device
Prof.Arnaldo Coro Antich (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 13:23:51 EDT)
Interested in a Trade
rdianetti@juno.com (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 17:36:58 EDT)
ISO International Date Standards DO exist!
Mike Pupeza (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 23:25:44 EDT)
Keys = what?
Frank G3YCC (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 14:44:39 EDT)
LAN coax - need help identifying
n5ib@juno.com (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 17:12:17 EDT)
Maintaining QRP Motivation
Chuck Adams K7QO (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 20:44:47 EDT)
manuals available
MFJ-9015 SOLD
NAQP
Dave Sjolin (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 14:29:45 EDT)
John J. McDonough (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 11:42:06 EDT)
New Keyer Kit from Oak Hills?
Marshall Emm (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 13:30:56 EDT)
Next NorthWest QRP Club Meeting
Bill Todd (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 13:10:18 EDT)
observations of an intermediate toroid winder
Adam B. Kanis (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 23:09:45 EDT)
OT, Test, How do I Post: Fixed!
OT: VE Testing
William R Colbert (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 20:38:51 EDT)
OUTbacker ANT
Rod, N0RC (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 10:08:05 EDT)
Panel Markings
Bruce Grubbs (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 10:04:32 EDT)
QRP AFIELD?
ARDUJENSKI@aol.com (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 11:09:46 EDT)
QRP-C Birthday Sprint
Regen Fun:"RX HR MPF102"
Bill Meara (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 16:46:26 EDT)
Regen Radios
Francis Callahan (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 12:46:41 EDT)
RFI: OUTbacker ANT
Richard Fall (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 00:28:12 EDT)
SO239 "D" Punch
Dan Reynolds (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 20:55:43 EDT)
Standard for measuring output
Mark Sailer (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 18:04:22 EDT)
Ten Tec Century 22 (Forwarded msg)
Jim Larsen AL7FS (Sun Aug 08 1999 - 23:59:48 EDT)
Ten-Tec 515
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TT 1253 Regen Rcvr review?
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Universal Time Coordinated
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Updated Website
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WHERE CAN I PURCHASE A NEW MIZUHO HF QRP XCVR ?
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WTB: #2 guage wire
YB1AQM & tak beruntung di 17 m
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YB1AQM: how to wrangle DX targets
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8995 Rachelstevenson eller 1981 EB9 är en asteroid i huvudbältet som upptäcktes den 1 mars 1981 av den amerikanska astronomen Schelte J. Bus vid Siding Spring-observatoriet. Den är uppkallad efter Rachel Stevenson.

Den tillhör asteroidgruppen Eunomia.

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Woody Allen once wrote: "Why pork was proscribed by Hebraic law is still unclear, and some scholars believe that the Torah merely suggested not eating pork at certain restaurants." Something similar can be said about general counsels serving as chief ethics and compliance officers.
The dispute about GCs wearing the CECO hat as well also has porcine-related origins – Senator Charles Grassley's famously saying: "It doesn't take a pig farmer from Iowa to smell the stench of conflict in that arrangement." But based on my experience with hundreds of companies' C&E programs, the Senator's sweeping proclamation doesn't hold up for all organizations. While there are indeed certain situations where the CECO should be independent of the GC – e.g., the company is in an industry where the government has voiced a preference for such reporting structures – plenty of times the opposite is true and the principal effect of being "independent" is being powerless.
There's plenty more in the study that challenges the orthodox view on this topic, and I encourage you to read it.


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Activision announce '007 LEGENDS' Video Game
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of James Bond, Activision Publishing, together with EON Productions, have announced the launch of 007 LEGENDS.
To be launched this autumn on both PS3 and Xbox 360, 007 LEGENDS ambitiously ties together the storylines from six classic Bond films, concluding with this year's much-anticipated installment, SKYFALL. The multiplayer experience promises four local-player split-screen game modes with new maps, weapons and characters derived from Bond's 50-year legacy.
Alongside the main overarching storyline, the game will feature the return of the single player Mi6 Ops Missions, which debuted in GOLDENEYE 007: Reloaded and became an immediate fan favourite.
As well as Bond's signature Walther PPK, players will have access to an arsenal of state-of-the-art gadgets and weapons, plus vehicles, exotic locations and of course, the gorgeous Bond women. And for the first time ever, players will be able to participate as one of Bond's villainous foes, reliving the missions through their eyes, as well as 007's.


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Google stated that very soon, it would be starting an Artificial Intelligence (AI) research center in Africa, and would be open in Accra, Ghana, this year.
The evolution follows both an uptake in Internet technology and interest in machine learning research across the continent.
While preparing the AI center for use, Google intends to bring top machine learning researchers and engineers to advance AI research and its applications in this new center. It has also paved the way for opportunities for machine learning researchers to join this new center, as research scientists or research software engineers.
The new AI center in Accra joins the list of other locations where Google focus on AI, including Paris, Zurich, Tokyo, Beijing, Montreal, Toronto, Seattle, Cambridge/Boston, Tel Aviv/Haifa, New York, and San Francisco headquarters.
AI has great potential to impact the world positively, so it makes sense that Africa should be well represented in the development of AI.


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On This Day, in Your History...
Day: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 19 January |
Month: January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | January 2020 |
Year: -1 +1 | 2020 | Show: All People Living People Recent Years (< 100 yrs) Sex: | | | Event: ALL Birth Christening Adult Christening Baptism Common Law Marriage Marriage Separated Divorce Death Burial Immigration Emigration Custom Event
Individuals Families
ANGOULÊME (d'), François II (I6326)
Birth - 8 February 1544 (476 year anniversary)
Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France
AUBIGNÉ (d'), Théodore Agrippa (I7475)
Pons, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
BOURBON (de), Alexandre (I8125)
Death - 8 February 1629 (391 year anniversary)
Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France
GONZAGUE (de), Vincent II (I7799)
Mantoue, Mantova, Lombardia, Italie
MANCINI, Laure (I8148)
Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
SAXE-GOTHA-ALTENGOURG (de), Augusta (I8379)
Londres, London, Angleterre
WÜRTTEMBERG (de), Ulric (I7734)
Philippe Ier HABSBOURG (de) + Jeanne dite la Folle ARAGON (d')
Marriage - 8 February 1496 (524 year anniversary)
Lierre, Anvers, Flandre, Belgique
Total individuals 7
5 2 Total families 1


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Q: last date of Financial year (I.e 2017-03-31) Hi please let me know how to extract the last day of Financial year in sql server.my financial year start from 2016-04-01 to 2017-03-31

A: Closest you can use is End Of Month for that you need to provide one date to that month as below:
select eomonth('2017-03-01')

A: To get the last day of the financial year for any date, you need to find the last of march if before march, or the last of march next year if after march:
declare @yourdate datetime = getdate();
select case when month(@yourdate) < 4 then CONVERT(datetime,cast(YEAR(@yourdate) as char(4)) + '-03-31'  ,120)
            else  CONVERT(datetime,cast(YEAR(@yourdate) + 1 as char(4)) + '-03-31'  ,120)
       end as financial_year_end

A: Edit:
If you want last date derived based on from_date, then use something like this
Rextester Demo
select
    case when datepart(mm,from_date) <=3 then
        cast(concat(year(from_date),'-03-31') as datetime)
    else
        dateadd(year,1,cast(concat(year(from_date),'-03-31') as datetime))
end as last_date_fin
from
(select '2017-04-30' as from_date union all
select '2017-01-13') t;

This way from_date between Jan - Mar will give same year's 31st march. Else it will give next year's 31st March.
Previous answer:
http://rextester.com/AXVM26769
If you want to get last day of march for same year as passed, then use
select cast(concat(given_year,'-03-31') as datetime)
from
(select '2017' as given_year) t

If you want to pass 2016 and then get 2017-03-31 then use. You can change the year in derived table and change the output based on that.
select dateadd(year,1,cast(concat(given_year,'-03-31') as datetime))
from
(select '2016' as given_year) t;

A: This Code will work to find the last date of Financial Year.
 For Previous Year case matches and 'THEN' part will Execute and for current year 'ELSE'
 part will execute.
select CASE WHEN (MONTH(GETDATE())) <= 3
THEN convert(varchar(4), YEAR(GETDATE())-1) + '-' + '03-31'
ELSE convert(varchar(4),YEAR(GETDATE()))+ '-'  + '03-31'
end

A: > LastDayOfYearFY] =
>     eomonth( dateadd(month, 5,
>                      dateadd(year, datepart(year, (dateadd(month, 6, [date])) ) -1900, 0)))

Idea extension taken from return-first-day-of-financial-year

A: You can select all the dates order them descendant and take the first one.
SELECT date
FROM table
ORDER BY date desc
LIMIT 1;


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The US regulator modifications the ban in order that Mahindra can promote new Roxor fashions in a Jeep suitcase
By Maria Meredith Last updated Dec 23, 2020
© Reuters. Before a press conference begins in Mumbai, people walk past a screen with the Mahindra and Mahindra logo on it
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DETROIT (Reuters) – A US regulatory agency ruled on Wednesday that Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd's new design for the Roxor SUV did not infringe the intellectual property rights of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' Jeep brand six months after older models were sold.
The International Trade Commission (ITC) said the post-2020 Roxor model does not violate the FCA's Jeep Wrangler SUV "trade attire" and accepted an October administrative judge's recommendation that design changes made by Mahindra should be an earlier injunction not for newer ones Models apply.
"The ruling confirms Mahindra's redesign of the hugely popular Roxor SUV," Mahindra said in a statement. "Mahindra is now allowed to manufacture and sell the redesigned 2021 Roxor."
The FCA said in a statement it was disappointed with the ruling.
Commercial clothing consists of the unique properties that characterize a product and is widely recognized by the public as being identified with that product. For example, FCA sees the box-shaped body shape, grille and round headlights of the Jeep Wrangler as standalone.
In June, the ITC ruled that Mahindra had infringed the 2019 FCA brand Jeep intellectual property rights and banned the sale of vehicles in question. The ITC issued a limited exclusion order banning the sale or import of the vehicles and parts, as well as an injunction to Mahindra and his North American entity.
Mahindra had said the 2020 model had been updated and modified to avoid the problem, but the commission had not decided at the time whether the newer model and subsequent versions were against Jeep's commercial clothing.
The Roxor will be assembled in Auburn Hills north of Detroit.
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Construction Strikes Double – The ABCC Must Be Retained
The latest ABS data shows that the rate of strikes and illegal stoppages in the construction industry has doubled, accounting for almost half of the entire Australian total.
"Today's data is clear and independent evidence that the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) must be retained to tackle the worsening behaviour from building union bullies," Denita Wawn, CEO of Master Builders Australia said.
"It's the community that pays the price," she said.
"Just when people are feeling like the cost of everything is going up constructions unions are forcing them to pay up to 30 per cent more for their schools, hospitals and roads," Denita Wawn said.
"The construction unions' culture of bullying is getting worse which is exactly why we need the ABCC," she said.
The construction industry had the highest number of working days lost due to industrial disputation over the December quarter 2018 (13,200) – accounting for 43% of all days lost to disputes – and almost double the amount in the previous quarter (6,900).
While this is lower than the average days lost when the ABCC was abolished (around 20,000), it remains far higher than the average when the ABCC first existed (6,700).
"Days lost to strikes in construction have doubled, and we now represent almost half of the national total across all sectors," Denita Wawn said.
"There is no hiding from the fact that strikes and disputes in construction are getting worse, with building unions showing no sign of wanting to change culture and play by the rules just like everyone else," she said.
"This shows that while the ABCC is making a positive impact, it still has much work to do tackle the culture of building union bullies who appear to believe they are above the law," Denita Wawn said.
"The ABCC must be retained until building unions learn to obey the law like everyone else," Denita Wawn said.
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Winston-Salem / Forsyth County Schools streamlines professional learning and effectiveness with KickUp
With thousands of teachers serving the state's most diverse student body, district staff in Winston-Salem / Forsyth County, North Carolina (WS/FCS) needed an easy-to-use system for managing professional learning that could not only replace their clunky old one but bring in new functionality. With KickUp, district and school staff can more quickly and easily connect teachers with the professional development they need to maintain their skills and renew their licenses, and will integrate classroom walkthrough and mentoring data for an even more comprehensive view of educator growth.
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Located in the middle of North Carolina near the Blue Ridge Mountains in historic tobacco country, the Winston-Salem / Forsyth County Schools district is the state's fourth largest, serving 53,000 students across 80 schools. With students' demographic backgrounds roughly split between African-American, Hispanic, and white, the district is the most diverse in the state. The district is also Winston-Salem's third-largest employer, with 3600 teachers.
Like their peers across the country, North Carolina educators are having a difficult year. In response, the Winston-Salem / Forsyth County Schools Department of Professional Learning and Effectiveness strives to ensure that "every employee has the ability to make a lasting impact on a student's success" by offering "a comprehensive system of support strengthened by our coaching model, evidence-based professional development opportunities, and collaborative partnership to recruit and retain a highly effective and diverse workforce."
To manage professional learning registration and track credits, the district had built a homegrown technology system that only worked while users were physically present in the central office or at a school site — a huge obstacle to overcome when everyone was working remotely due to the pandemic. What's more, PD feedback was gathered through a variety of tools chosen by the facilitator or vendor, making it cumbersome to determine which sessions were valuable and which were not worth doing again.
But during the COVID-19 pandemic, the limitations of the old system became teachers began to provide online instruction from their homes during the pandemic. "During spring 2020, nobody could access their registrations or attend PD easily, and they couldn't look up their CEUs [Continuing Education Units]," says Tina Lupton, who had recently started as the district's Executive Director of Professional Learning and Effectiveness. In North Carolina, teachers must earn 8 CEUs or 80 hours of professional development in order to renew their teaching license.
Between professional development offered ad hoc through Zoom and a constellation of Excel spreadsheets and Google Docs, the district cobbled together a temporary system, then had to upload all of that old data into the district system so it could be synced with the state's credit-tracking system.
During the 2020-2021 school year, Lupton decided it was time to replace the old, outdated system with something that worked more seamlessly to organize both registration and evaluation of PD sessions – and that could paint a full picture of teacher development by enabling principals, instructional coaches, and mentors to track coaching, classroom walkthroughs, and mentoring sessions. "We didn't really have a system for monitoring and managing coaching or walkthroughs," Lupton recalls. "Everyone was doing their own thing, and had their own data with their own questions, so nothing was connected."
After an RFP process that brought in several proposals, Winston-Salem / Forsyth County Schools selected KickUp and began to use the all-in-one platform during the 2021-2022 school year. KickUp allows the district to streamline the way it organizes and delivers professional learning, integrating all information about teachers' mentoring, coaching, and professional development into a single system. The new system includes the same functionality that the district already had – including event registration and attendance – but brings together feedback on those events, as well as walkthrough and coaching logs, all on the same platform.
Training teachers and professional learning staff at the school and district levels was the easy part, says Lupton. "A lot of the work was setting our own district parameters on what we require for PD within the district and from outside," she notes. "Setting up the KickUp system helped us have those conversations. We were used to doing it the way we'd always done, so we had to come up with ways to identify effective PD."
KickUp's tight integration with the online learning platform Canvas has made it simple to create and launch new professional development content, adds Lupton. For example, when the state mandated professional development on social-emotional learning and on the science of reading, district staffers were able to quickly create and launch one-time and regular events covering these topics so groups of teachers could register and participate. KickUp also integrates with the state's professional learning system, so CEUs are updated with the state within 24 hours of when a teacher earns them.
Spending less time setting up PD sessions has allowed Jennifer Brookshire, a longtime instructional facilitator at Clemmons Middle School, to focus on ensuring that PD content is targeted to district, school, and teacher needs. Clemmons is the district's largest middle school, with 75 teachers and nearly 1200 students. Brookshire counts Clemmons teachers' weekly professional learning community (PLC) sessions as PD, alongside state and district PD sessions and workshops offered by various vendors; she enters all PD sessions into the KickUp system for registration and attendance tracking, and then follows up to make sure that teachers provide post-PD feedback and that they earn the appropriate CEUs. "Compared to our old system, KickUp houses everything and takes less of my time to use," says Brookshire.
As school and district staff plan for the 2022-2023 school year, several are reviewing KickUp data, including Lupton, who is scanning through teachers' feedback on this year's professional learning offerings. The district's six area superintendents are also looking at KickUp's professional learning data alongside other information in their discussions with principals about their school improvement plans.
Now that instructional facilitators and professional learning staff – and teachers, of course – are comfortable with KickUp, the Winston-Salem / Forsyth County Schools have begun to use the platform to manage classroom walkthroughs and to track mentoring sessions.
The district is working on customizing walkthrough tools for each school based on a set of district questions that principals should ask as they observe classrooms, as well as the tools already in use by different schools. The goal is for each school to use KickUp to collect regular, consistent walkthrough data on teachers' instructional practices during the 2022-2023 school year.
Some district teams have also begun to use KickUp's coaching log functionality: teacher effectiveness coaches use it to collect data on the type of support provided during coaching sessions, supports needed, and notes and next steps to the coaching meetings. Mentors working with new teachers also use the coaching logs to document their hours for payment, as well as to capture the topics and professional teaching standards they cover with their mentees.
During summer 2022 planning meetings, Winston-Salem's teams will use professional learning data gathered this year in KickUp – together with assessment data and surveys – to develop their professional learning action plans for the 2022-2023 school year.
Eventually, mentor logs and walkthrough data will help support teacher effectiveness and instructional improvement that Winston-Salem leaders hope will lead to stronger student achievement. "We will be able to have rich conversations around teacher effectiveness and school improvement by triangulating what teachers are learning in professional learning, how they are being coached, and what we see of instruction through the walkthroughs," says Lupton.
5000+ WS/FCS employees participating in professional learning during the first year of KickUp.
Between August 2021 and April 2022, Winston-Salem / Forsyth County Schools offered more than more than 133,000 hours of professional learning sessions to educators across more than 1100 events, who earned more than 12,000 credits.
The district collected more than 16,000 surveys with feedback: 96% of participants agreed that the professional learning was relevant to their role and 93% agreed that they were engaged in a meaningful way.
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Without clear purpose and goals, PLCs can devolve into unproductive venting sessions that waste time and resources, create disillusionment, and decrease teacher morale. So how do districts set their PLCs up for success? Instructional coaches. An instructional coach can be a powerful asset to get the PLC off the ground and provide ongoing support for its practice, just like they would an individual teacher. Let's explore how one coach might help a whole PLC group reach its full potential:
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On The Best of Us podcast, we highlight the stories, practices, and tactics of K-12 professional learning leaders working to enhance the educator experience. This week: Tonya Dixon, professional learning specialist at Cypress-Fairbanks ISD and head of one of the country's largest new-teacher induction programs.
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Păstârnacul sau albitura (lat. Pastinaca sativa) este o legumă care se cultivă pentru consumul de rădăcini, folosite drept condiment la prepararea mâncărurilor, deoarece sunt foarte aromate și bogate în vitaminele B1, B2 și C.

Este o plantă bianuală care formează în primul an de cultură partea comestibilă (rădăcina îngroșată) și rozeta de frunze, iar în anul al doilea își dezvoltă tulpina floriferă.
Păstârnacul are rădăcina simplă sau puțin ramificată, fusiformă, de culoare alb-murdar ori gălbuie, acoperită cu numeroase lenticele din cauza cărora rădăcina are un aspect neregulat. Pulpa este de culoare albă sau alb-gălbuie, suculentă și cu aromă specifică.
Frunzele sunt lucioase pe față și pufoase pe dos, fiind cu mult mai mari decât cele de pătrunjel și de morcov.

Păstârnacul are proprietăți diuretice, depurative, antioxidante.

Note

Surse
Gh.Ciobanu: Legumicultură, Editura Agro-Silvică 1964

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1. During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, democracy became the prevalent form of government in the West.
2. There is a prevalent misconception that Sanskrit is the mother of all languages.
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