Madrid/London/Milan, 19 July 2016: Charme Capital Partners ("CCP"), the pan-European mid-market private equity firm, has announced that Charme III has reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Igenomix, the leading provider of genetic testing services for reproductive health patients and clinics. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the coming weeks.
Igenomix was spun out from one of the world's largest and most successful in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) clinics, the Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad (IVI), in 2011 and offers pioneering genetic testing services in reproductive medicine. It works closely with IVF clinics around the world to help increase the chances of successful pregnancies and aid medical professionals in delivering healthier babies.
Headquartered in Spain, Igenomix employs over 100 people across eight advanced specialist laboratories worldwide, in Spain (Valencia), USA (New York, Miami, and Los Angeles), India (New Delhi), Brazil (Sao Paulo), UAE (Dubai) and Mexico (Mexico City).
Igenomix will retain its existing management team led by David Jimenez as CEO and Dr. Carlos Simon as CSO, who will reinvest in the deal. CCP's investment will enable the company to accelerate its internationalisation across developed and developing markets, as these mature and adopt genetic testing as a way of improving pregnancy rates; expand its world-leading R&D capabilities that aim to introduce breakthrough innovations in genetics in reproductive medicine; and support the broadening of its scope of genetic testing services.
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Acreage Holdings Unveils Plans to Go Public, Complete Reverse Takeover
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Acreage Holdings, one of the largest vertically integrated cannabis companies in the U.S., announced its plans to go public, entering into a reverse takeover with Applied Inventions Management.
As part of the deal, announced Friday, all of the existing security holders of both companies will swap their economic interests for new stock. Applied will cut its existing Class B shares on the basis of one and one half and its existing Class A shares will be swapped on a one-for-one basis.
In addition, the Class A shares will be renamed "Class A Subordinate Voting Shares" and given certain rights and restrictions. The Class B shares will also have certain rights and restrictions when they are swapped.
A new voting class of stock, the "Class C Subordinate Voting Shares," will be created pursuant to the deal closing.
Any holders of Acreage's existing convertible debt will convert into debt of the new company, which will be known as Acreage Holdings. The combined company will have a new board of directors and "all outstanding Acreage Holdings warrants will be amended for warrants of the Resulting Issuer."
Headquartered in New York Acreage has licenses in several states, where cannabis is legal. It also "owns or operates cultivation, processing and dispensary operations and has one of the largest footprints of any cannabis company in the U.S."
After the deal closes, Kevin Murphy, who is CEO of Acreage Holdings and is expected to be the CEO of the new company, will "own all of the outstanding Class C Multiple Voting Share of Acreage Holdings, Inc., which is anticipated to represent up to approximately 86.2% of the total votes ascribed to all of the Resulting Issuer's outstanding shares."
In addition to Murphy being its CEO, George Allen will be the company's Chairman of the Board and Glen Leibowitz will be its CFO. On the company's board of directors will be former Speaker of the House John Boehner and former Massachusetts Governor, Bill Weld.
Jack Smith is a tech reporter that dabbles in cannabis reporting to help out his good friends at GMR.
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Brian L. Hearne
please advise me how / when / where that I can buy shares of the new company ?
Will the new company have a new name ? symbol ?
I am would like to invest $30,000. into Acreage Holdings – how do I participate in the Complete Reverse Takeover ?
I want to own my piece of Acreage Holdings !
You will have to wait until the shares begin trading. You'll need a brokerage account that will allow you to buy shares in a Canadian company. There will be more details about the transaction once it is finalized. The company will be named Acreage Holdings, but I don't believe the symbol is confirmed.
KGP1
Understood. What is the best and fastest source to read and/or subscribe to in order to find out when IPOs are scheduled (date to go public)? Acreage Holdings is at the top of my list along with finding out which cannabis companies Altria, Diageo and Coca Cola with invest into for beverages etc
can you invest into the company before it goes to a IPO like you can a lot of other companies do?
Only through the private equity channels. Acreage was able to raise its money without even using a banker through the company's personal contacts.
Ioannis Kapnisis
Aeon Fund and I could help you out with those types of investments. Please contact me if you like more information at ikapnisis@aeonfund.com
Chris Traina
If you're wanting to get into cannabis companies before they go public, get tied into companies in their investment rounds. I'm working with a particular group tied into the longest running dispensary in America out in San Francisco. We could chat more if youd like
Marvin Wright
Anyone know how these RTO's in the cannabis space are performing?
Bill Weld……..not Bill Wild lol
Good catch. The typo has been fixed.
JAMES Lewis POLLINS
Will Acreage Holding go public before the end of 2018 ?
It's expected early November.
Michelle Milionis
Do you have a date set to go public?
It was expected for next week, but the date seems to be moving.
Where could we find the most up-to-date information about the stock symbol and starting trade date? It looks like even the company's own web site does not have the information.
It is a fluid situation. They are supposed to begin trading next week, but the date has been changed. That is all I know.
Curtis Keeter
Any news on date for ipo i heard maybe tomorrow 11/15
vilma powers
every time I look for the IPO- for acreage holding I get
every time I try to get A IPO date for acreage holding I get A 2018 date why the date today is 4-10-2019 it makes no sense
every time
The company has already gone public. The symbol is ACRG.U or ACRGF

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When she arrived in Australia from Zimbabwe in 2012, Sanaa begun forming hard, ball-shaped lumps in her underarms. Initially, she thought it was due to the deodorant she was using, but they turned out to be abscesses and quickly became septic, resulting in a visit to Armidale Hospital's Emergency Department.
When medical staff asked to do a HIV test on Sanaa, she thought nothing of it.
"I said 'yes, go ahead', as I wasn't expecting that to be what was wrong, so I was very shocked when the result came back positive for HIV," she says. "At the time, I was living alone in an isolated, regional community and my family – my community – were so far away in my homeland."
No matter the distance, Sanaa confides that even if her family had been nearby, she still would not have disclosed her diagnosis at that time, as she herself took a long time to get used to the idea of being HIV positive.
For Sanaa, self-caring had to come before sharing.
"It wasn't until a year after I was diagnosed that I chose to tell anyone about my situation, and even when I did, very few people knew and do to this day," she explains.
"Part of this was me in denial. My news was something I kept within me – the early stage of knowing was not easy; I would think about it every night. Then, there was and is still a disclosure issue due to my African background."
Playing heavily on Sanaa's mind was the impact her disclosure would have on her family.
"Disclosure in my community is not an individualistic action. Because we have such a strong communal approach to how we live, you must consider the impact your disclosure will have on your community. You must ask yourself, 'what will this mean for the people around me?'" she explains.
Sanaa's concern was certainly a founded one; just before she came out to Australia, Sanaa had lost her sister to HIV and she was worried disclosing her own diagnosis would open those healing wounds for her mother. She also thought about her own children, now adults, and whether they would understand, accept and continue to include her in their lives.
"The first person I told was my eldest daughter. A week after I told her, she phoned me and explained she had been quiet because she was trying to get used to the idea and that she had since thought about it, and decided she wouldn't judge me and that she would support me with anything I needed."
For a long time, Sanaa's eldest daughter was the only person who knew her 'secret', even when she returned to Zimbabwe to visit her and the rest of her family.
"It was a huge relief to have my daughter support me with my HIV diagnosis, as I was raised believing that if someone judged me, they would abandon me.
"When my younger daughter had completed her university studies, I chose to tell her my status, but she already knew. She has seen me taking my antiretrovirals and Googled it for herself. I am yet to tell my son," Sanaa adds.
Years on, sharing has become Sanaa's strongest support mechanism.
While it was challenging for Sanaa to maintain the privacy of her status in a small town early on, her doctor connected her with a social worker, and he encouraged her to find comfort in others experiencing what she was.
"The first time I attended a social gathering with a HIV network, I was worried I would be judged, but coming out, I finally felt like I wasn't alone. When I look back now, I am not the person that I was then and those social events really helped me build my resilience," she says.
"HIV has taught me to be more open, to be less judgemental and the importance of building my own resilience. I learnt to be resilient by taking home the lived experiences of people who have gone on this journey before me – some for over 20 years! I look at those people, knowing I am less than 10 years into my journey, and I am happy knowing there is so much ahead of me."
Sanaa knows she might not be able to take away other peoples' fears, but she is proud to use herself as a living example of someone who has gone through what others are just starting to go through.
She says: "No matter how bad a situation has been, each one of us has a positive story to tell and it's this positivity that keeps each of us going, and that lives on for others needing something to hold up as hope. For me, talking about it is therapy."
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Criterion | 1961 | 113 min | Not rated | Jan 17, 2017
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Something Wild (The Criterion Collection)(1961) Blu-ray
A young rape victim tries desperately to pick up the pieces of her life, only to find herself at the mercy of a would-be rescuer.
Director: Jack Garfein
Writer: Jack Garfein
Starring: Carroll Baker, Ralph Meeker, Mildred Dunnock, Jean Stapleton, Martin Kosleck, Charles Watts
Something Wild
Synopsis: A complex exploration of the physical and emotional effects of trauma, Something Wild stars Carroll Baker, in a layered performance, as a college student who attempts suicide after a brutal sexual assault but is stopped by a mechanic played by Ralph Meeker—whose kindness, however, soon takes an unsettling turn. Startlingly modern in its frankness and psychological realism, the film represents one of the purest on-screen expressions of the sensibility of the intimate community of artists around New York's Actors Studio, which transformed American cinema in the mid-twentieth century. With astonishing location and claustrophobic interior photography by Eugene Schüfftan, an opening-title sequence by the inimitable Saul Bass, and a rhythmic score by Aaron Copland, this film by Jack Garfein is a masterwork of independent cinema.
- New, restored 2K digital transfer, supervised by director Jack Garfein, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
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Velma Dorethea Clubb Northcutt
Funeral services for Velma Dorethea Clubb Northcutt will be held 11:00 AM, Saturday, February 15, 2020 at the Hale's Memorial Chapel in Davis, with Brother Randy Chapman officiating. Interment will follow at the Hennepin Cemetery. Dorethea was born December 23, 1928 in Hennepin to the late W.W. "Bounce" and Dovie Lee (Foster) Hedrick. She died Thursday, February 13, 2020 in Sulphur, at the age of 91 years, 1 month and 21 days. She and L.E. "Bear" Clubb were married on November 27, 1948 in Gainesville, TX. He preceded her in death on December 14, 1987. On September 21, 1991 she and Neil Northcutt were married in Hennepin. He preceded her in death on April 28, 2013 Dorethea grew up in Hennepin, graduating from Woodland High School. She made her home in Hennepin from birth until 1997, when she moved to Davis. She and Bear operated the D.X. Filling Station in Hennepin for many years, prior to her working as a seamstress for Kellwood. Dorethea was a member of the Davis Pentecostal Holiness Church. In her spare time she loved to knit and crochet. Survivors include her daughter, Karen Coppenbarger & husband Junior of Davis; her son, Mike Clubb & wife Terrie of Norman; six grandchildren, Justin Coppenbarger of Davis, Brian Clubb & wife Stacey of Norman, Jennifer Clubb of Jones, Susan Taylor of Norman, Robin Mosher of Edmond and Trisha Campbell of Moore; four great-grandchildren, Jessi Caldwell, John Caldwell, Matthew Clubb and Mallory Clubb, all of Norman; one sister, Joyce Yoder & husband John of Guthrie; a bonus daugther, Debbie Allison of Hennepin; a bonus son, Jim Harris of Comanche; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. In addtion to her parents and husbands, Dorethea was preceded in death by one son, Ricky Clubb; granddaughter, Kelli Caldwell; four siblings, sister, JoAnn Sandusky & husband Sam, brother, Bill Hedrick & wife Mary, sister, Oniece Pickett & husband Jim and brother, Bob Hedrick. Davis, Oklahoma
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The earliest Sacketts
by Chris Sackett
The earliest recorded Sackett discovered so far is William Saket of Southborough, St Peter in Thanet, who, in 1317, was one of a number of tenants of the Abbot of St Augustine.
The tenants refused to recognize a court convened by the abbot on 8 October 1317 to hear charges of lawbreaking. Each of the men was fined ten shillings and each was to supply a horse or cow as surety for payment.
A regular biannual court of the King's lathe of St Augustine had been held for centuries and, although the abbot had the right to convene a special court, this was not approved by the tenants. Their action in refusing to recognize the court was vindicated when Ralph, Abbot of St Augustine and his bailiff Michael Baskerville [were] summoned before the Justices of Eyre to answer for unlawfully distraining from each of several tenants of the abbot either a horse or a cow as surety for fines imposed upon them.[1]
The Justices determined that the horses and cows must be returned to their owners and the fines were cancelled.
In the following year, 1318, William Sackett was included in a list of borsholders of Southborough, St Peter in Thanet.[2]
The duties of a borsholder, or constable, included:
ensuring the upkeep of means of punishment such as stocks and a cage
inspecting alehouses and suppressing gaming-houses
apprenticing pauper children
supervising the settlement or removal of itinerant strangers and beggars
seeing to the welfare of the poor
collecting the county rate and acting as agent for the collection of special national taxes
managing the parish economy
supervising the military arms supply and the provision of training for the local militia
convening parish meetings
assisting the churchwarden in presenting those parishioners who did not attend church regularly
caring for the parish bull
helping at shipwrecks
Not surprisingly, in view of the wide-ranging and onerous nature of these duties, the position of constable was not welcomed by parishioners whose turn it was to be appointed and there was a widespread practice of paying someone else to do the job.
In 1327, William (presumably the same William) and John Saket "were assessed for considerable sums" on the subsidy roll of the Ringslow Hundred.[3] (A Hundred was a subdivision of a County or Shire, having its own Court.)
In 1444, John Sakett, making his will on St Thomas's Day, bequeathed £5 for three ornamental altar cloths for the altars of St James the Apostle, St Mary of Pity, and St Margaret, all in the church of St Peter in Thanet (tres pallas pro dicta Ecclesia pres tribus Altaribus).[3]
These Sacketts have not yet been linked to the trees. Researchers among the English branch of the family are working on the translation of a number of wills of other 15th and 16th century Sacketts and this may establish more links.
The earliest Sacketts who can be linked to present day descendants are William Sackett of Jordan Down in St John's, Thanet (c1520–1572) (tree 1) and Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet (c1530–1596) (tree 7).
William was a yeoman farmer and was of sufficient means to leave tenements and sizeable lands to his wife and to each of his three sons as well as making bequests to his daughters, grandchildren, and his servant. Thomas, although described in his will as a labourer, was also able to pass a tenement and land, albeit on a more modest scale, to his elder son, also Thomas. His younger son, George was compensated with a money bequest of £12 and various chattels.
These two Thomases, elder and younger, were respectively grandfather and father of Simon Sackett the colonist who was to emigrate to America in 1631.
1. David Oliver, Late Mediaeval Thanet and the Cinque Ports, published by the author (1997).
2. James Bird, The Story of Broadstairs and St Peter's, Lanes, East Kent.
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Q: How to infinite scale an svg with jquery? I am trying this but it only works once on the first click while I would expect it to keep scaling on various clicks:
$(".map").on("click", function(){
   $(".map svg").css({"-moz-transform": "scale(2.0)", "webkit-transform": "scale(2.0)"});
});

A: You need to set the scale value absolutely, it doesn't work relatively.
After the first click, your element already has the style transform set to scale(2), setting the same style again won't change the appearance any more.
Look at this code snippet to see, how it would work (with a variable storing the current scale value):

var zoom_factor = 1;

$(".zoom").click(function(e) {
  // ZOOM IN WITH LEFT MOUSE BUTTON

  zoom_factor *= 1.25;

  $(this).css("transform", "scale("+zoom_factor+")");
  return false;
}).bind("contextmenu", function() {
  // ZOOM OUT WITH RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON

  zoom_factor /= 1.25;

  $(this).css("transform", "scale("+zoom_factor+")");
  return false;
});
body {
  text-align: center;
}

svg {
  display: inline-block;
  width:100px;
  height:100px;

  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  margin-top:-50px;

  transition:transform .25s ease;
}
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A: Because you are still adding a same value :
Try something like :
HTML :
<div class="map" data-scale="0">
   <svg>...</svg>
</div>

JS :
$(".map").on("click", function(){
    var $map = $(this);
    var $svg = $map.find('svg');
    var current_scale = $map.attr('data-scale');
        current_scale = parseInt(current_scale,10);
    var sclae_to = current_scale + 2;

    $svg.css({'transform': 'scale('+ sclae_to +')'});
    $map.attr('data-scale',sclae_to);
});

Demo : https://jsfiddle.net/v0fdpczd/

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Q: How to check if a folder is open in Windows/Macintosh and possibly close it? I am working in python and sometimes with os.rename() I run into the problem that if the file or folder to rename is open in the windows system I get a PermissionError: [WinError 5] error.
So if I close the folder and rerun the script, everything works.
In any case I am working on Windows, but I think it is good practice that I take into account that it could also be run on Machintosh.
I don't know what the best practice is for this, but please have a little patience, I'm still learning python and really don't know how to ask the question any better than that.

A: In general, no.  This is a violation of system security: another entity (user, session, process, etc.) is using the resource (file or folder), in a way that requires exclusive rights (typically update / modify rights).  If you steal the resource, how is that other entity supposed to react or adapt to the change?
This is why an OS has these privileges and locks: to manage system resources.  Since you already have user control over the resource, you are supposed to use that authority to release the file lock -- not cracking the security from outside.
However, as the controlling user, you do likely have rights to view your own sessions and jobs, to inquire which one owns the resource, and then terminate the job or otherwise force it to release the resource.
In that fashion, it is possible to steal the resource from the other process.  If you want to do that, you need to educate yourself on your OS's capabilities and rights.  The most useful ones will be available through Python's os package.  Enjoy the learning.

A: To echo Prune's answer, figuring out where it's in use and closing it sounds difficult, and probably not a great idea anyway. Imagine if it's not available because some other program is currently saving to one of the files — you could end up with corrupted data.
That said, you could make your Python script smart enough to notice there's a permission error, then pause and let you know so that you could try and close things on your own before telling it to try again and continue.
import os

def try_to_rename(src, dst):
    while True:
        try:
            os.rename(src, dst)
            break
        except PermissionError:
            input(f"Unable to rename {src} to {dst}. If one or both "
                   "files/folders are open, please close them. Press Enter to "
                   "continue.")

P.S. It makes little difference for this simple example, but for working extensively with paths and files, I'd recommend pathlib over os. It can really make things a lot more convenient and readable.


From completed elections in Uzbekistan and Poland to the upcoming one in Georgia – after a New Year rest the Russian press gets back into action.
IZVESTIA's weekly supplement. Columnist Maksim Sokolov criticises the Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission, Vladimir Churov, for his evaluation of the recent election in Uzbekistan as exemplary. The columnist says enthusiasts of immediate installation of flourishing democracy everywhere have lately cooled down. It doesn't alter the fact that the incumbent President of Uzbekistan is an oriental despot. It doesn't alter yet another fact that an abrupt importation of democracy will cause such a mess that President Karimov's rule will seem a golden age. Still, says the writer, there are many stops between excellent and nasty for the Electoral Commission Chairman to choose from.
NEZAVISIMAYA GAZETA weekly's foreign affairs supplement writes that an era of liberal pragmatism has begun in Poland with the election of Donald Tusk to the post of Prime Minister. In Russian-Polish relations a positive emotional atmosphere has returned after a very long absence. However, writes the paper, both Moscow and Warsaw still lack a strategic vision of each other.
The same weekly says that in just a few days, right after the election, we shall know what kind of year 2008 will be for Georgia. One thing is clear, continues the paper, it's hard to expect the opposition to abstain from street actions.
OGONIOK weekly says that President Saakashvili, universally loved a few years ago, has lost a lot of support. Some of the best minds of his revolution are now among the opposition. The magazine quotes former Saakashvili supporters as saying the President has failed to pass the test of power. Years at the helm have changed his character and his priorities.
KOMSOMOLSKAYA PRAVDA weekly has the story of a man who revealed a dark secret to his wife after 27 years of happy marriage. Once in their youth the lady had trouble choosing between him and another suitor, so the man hired an old gypsy to impersonate a fortune teller. He had the gypsy "accidentally" cross the usual path his girl took to work. As a result the girl had her fortune "read" and a few days later she said "yes" to the man. The plot was discovered when the wife, now a grandmother of two, suggested they both had their fortunes read as it had worked so well for them once in the past.


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Third time lucky for Scarborough school budget?
SCARBOROUGH — With a third school budget validation referendum less than a week away, independent groups representing both sides of the issue, as well as School Board members and town councilors seem to agree: the budget must be approved on Aug. 4.
So far, the town has spent approximately $4,000 on budget validation elections. After the Aug. 4 vote, the total will increase to $6,000.
The third revised operating budget, unanimously by councilors on July 22, is now proposed at $43.5 million.
The sum of the municipal and school budget would be $57.8 million, with a tax rate increase of 2.9 percent. The projected mil rate would be $15.54 per $1,000 of assessed valuation.
Stacey Neumann, founder of the Facebook group Supporters of Scarborough Schools, issued a statement on the proposal July 23, the morning after councilors unanimously voted to reinstate $250,000 to the spending plan.
By early afternoon Wednesday, Town Clerk Tody Justice reported, the number of absentee ballots received was "down" from the last election, at about 500.
The town received 1,100 absentee ballots for the second referendum on July 7, and nearly 900 for the first vote on June 9. Voter turnout at the last referendum was 26 percent.
School Board member Chris Caiazzo predicted the turnout for the third referendum will be considerably lower than the first two.
"I get the feeling that everyone feels like a compromise has been struck, and it feels like everyone's kind of starting to move on a little bit," Caiazzo said Wednesday afternoon.
Town Manager Tom Hall said he also expects the budget to pass; for the first time, it seems like both sides are acquiescing, he said.
"I'm very hopeful that we (will be able) to get through this, so we can start more important longer-range discussions," Hall said Wednesday.
Town staff typically begin budget talks in December or January. In a concerted effort to start next year's budget process on the right foot, staff will start the process in September, Hall said.
Polls will be open Tuesday from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. at Town Hall. Absentee ballots must be submitted by 8 p.m. that day.


On this page you will find a description of the Education Youth Ambassadors in Pakistan, what they do and what they hope to achieve.
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These are young leaders aged 18 to 29 in Pakistan who are keen to take action to improve education in their country.
There is a growing strength of feeling among young people about the importance of quality education for everyone. An expanding network of Education Youth Ambassadors (EYAs) has been set up to build on this enthusiasm. In October 2016, there were 300 EYAs.
Working with the charity Idrara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (Centre for Education and Consciousness), Theirworld started and supports the EYA programme.
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When the EYAs are accepted on to the programme, they get access to global campaigning toolkits, the chance to meet other Education Youth Ambassadors, invitations to national and international events, and more.
They make a difference by speaking out about the need for education for everyone.
EYAs work with Theirworld's network of 500 Global Youth Ambassadors who work in more than 80 countries to help get all children into school and learning.
Since the programme started in September 2014, EYAs have organised and taken part in many events, including consultations with other young people about new ways of paying for education, informative sessions to mark International Women's Day and vigils for the Peshawar school attack in December 2014.
They have also been involved in a number of projects. These include school visits to help them understand and recognise quality education, as well as writing stories for the UNESCO Youth Global Monitoring Report, and other articles and blogs to highlight some of the issues they have faced in going to school.
The EYAs campaign in their schools and communities, raise their voices and mobilise others to take action for education in Pakistan.
"Shifting the emphasis of development in education from quantity to quality"
"I had to overcome social stereotypes in Uganda to become a scientist"
"Girls with low self-esteem can learn to believe in themselves"


The Dubai stock market plummeted yet again to a record low yesterday amidst fears it's majority investor and financial advisor, Hollywood actor Nicholas Cage has unwittingly outspent both China and America combined.
Dubai, once considered the economic hub of the middle-east is now in financial ruin following reports that it's sole financial backer; Nicholas Cage has "Madoffed".
Rumours around Hollywood have been circulating over the years of Nicholas Cage's passion for possessions and property. A 2009 report by the Financial Times has revealed the figures and properties behind these rumours.
From 2001, Nicholas Cage's financial records reveal he has been spending US$20 trillion a year since. One Wall Street financial advisor who asked for anonymity suggested Nicholas Cages was probably a victim of "Property Bulimia", a rare disease of the rich and famous..
His passion for classic cars and islands led him to buy 100 islands from Philippines, visited Cuba last year and bought it together with all the 6,000 Studebakers, Nash Ramblers, Kaisers and De Sotos - cars declared extinct in the United States long ago are now part of the Nicholas Cage collection. Part of the collection also include the White House, Buckingham Palace, Hagia Sophia in Turkey, the Taj Mahal in India and the Great Wall of China.
His love for jewellery was so great, he bought the US gold reserves in Fort Knox.
His other inter-planetary investments are literally of Galactic proportion, which include the acquisitions of both the North and South poles on Venus, half of the land mass on Mars and the whole moon. Believing he was Superman, he began an ambitious funding of a private space missions that even dwarfed all of NASA's programmes combined, in the hope of finding his home planet Krypton.
If the situation escalates, it is possible that Dubai may enter into a situation where it is actually worse off than Mr Cage's acting prowess.


Of the 13 entries from the Pacific shard, there were 5 entries that made the biggest impression on our judges. We hope you enjoy these most memorable moments as much as we did!
2004, the new edition "samurai empire" released. To me was not only a new update, but also a big moment in my UO life. The Island of Takuno opened few spaces for building houses, and each shard had different opening time. I had been thinking my own house for a long time, and my bank was very full of each character. The desire made me to have a strong determination that I want my own house. I tried to use house placement tool in the test shard, went to each shard to measure the distance of the house, tried to find a absolute point to make sure the target would be correctly, and finally, I set a hot key for building house. I didn't have UOA on that time, so the hot key only works for place the house, and I must click yes to make sure the house is built.
My ping was still high, and I was so excited because the place of the house is what I like, and I only had one chance to get it. The website only had a date of opening house system, but there was no exact time for sure. I had a different time zone; my time zone was 12 hours more than EST time. It made me to have more challenge for getting my house. I back home and took shower quickly, set in front of my computer when shard opened from daily maintained. That was 8pm in my time. I took my dinner and hide in front of the place I want to build. Time went by, I was so sleepy, but I still in front of the desk. My left hand was still pressing the hot key, and my right hand finger was ready on the mouse of left click.
The 4AM of my time, it was 4PM of EST. I took a lot of energy drink, but the most significant reason of making me awake was because there were 7-10 people stood in the same place, and that was the people shown. I was one of players who didn't show up.
Around 10AM of my time, I almost fell sleep, I didn't go to work because I felt very tired. Suddenly, I shocked, I could feel my heartbeat stopped for 1 second because I saw the pop up window that showed " are you sure you want to build the house?" I waked immediately and clicked the mouse. The house popped up, people around my screen. I saw many people wanted to go inside of the house. I wasn't sure if the house is mine, so I did same thing, and I cried. I had had no sleep for over 24hours, and finally I made it.
Now I still live in the Takuno Island, Pacific, and left site of the city. Go by left, and turn left for count for the third one. That is my sweet home, and welcome!
At the time, I had been playing UO for close to a year, my bank boxes, and my backpacks were full on all five characters. My roommate and friend that I got signed up for UO nine months ago was in the same situation as I was. We needed a house, and we needed one badly. Yet everywhere we looked had a house already. Both in felucca and trammel, we scouted and tried to plot any house we could. We checked the obvious places close to cities. We hoped to find any spot along a road leading from place to another, then maybe someplace along any mountainside. We even tried the areas outside the dungeon entrances. It got to the point we went to the farthest points of every peninsula throughout the land, and any island our boat could bring us. As we grew discouraged, we resigned ourselves to trying dangerous places surrounded by monsters that easily ran us down with our slow internet connection. So we searched the swamp near the Britain crossroads, the swamps and jungles around Trinsic, the desert by Compassion, the arctic landscape of Dagger Island, and finally the demonic temple ruins of Fire Island. It had to be the hardest thing we ever had to do, we only had mere moments to use our house deeds, before we got killed, and sometimes lost the deed. I cannot tell you how many months we searched and died while searching. There were times we almost gave up. One day, while searching, a player asked us if we wanted to go hunting. We explained we were busy trying to find a place to put down a house. To our shock and amazement, this mysterious stranger opened a gate, and said, "Follow me". He brought us back to Fire Island, where he proceeded to walk and stop, walk and stop, walk and stop, until we found ourselves on a beach pointing west towards Serpent's Hold. It was on this site our first small tower was born. That Good Samaritan, I can no longer remember his name, because after placing the tower, and giving it to us, he said his farewells, and recalled away into the ethers. Later that day we met our neighbors on Fire Island in the large marble house next door to us. A little over a year later we would be visiting our neighbors in the state next to us, a 45 year old Father and his 14 year old Son who only lived 4 hours away. Owning our first house was triumphant, but the quest to find the house was unforgettable. UO brings people together. It also hosts players who are infinitely kind and charitable. It's a place I can call home.
Ultima Online had a huge impact on my early gaming experiences; it was the first and only game I played that allowed me to become involved with other people from around the country, and later on, the world. In my early years I made a lot of friends throughout Britannia, but once I left and all my free time was now dedicated to university, my connections were cut and online friendships lost. It wasn't until my return to the Pacific shard and the world of Britannia in 2006 that really got me thinking how much of my life was impacted in those first 4 years of playing UO in my early teenage days. I came back to the game, a noob, not knowing what to expect. I entered the world as a mage, as this is what I knew before I left many years prior. Entering the New Haven area I ran directly to what I thought was a guarded zone, somewhere safe, having no idea that the facet of Trammel even existed at this point. I saw many blue names entering and exiting my screen, at this point I knew I was in a safe area. After about 30 minutes of familiarizing myself again with the classic client I was off to the edge of the city. I had not even made it two screens from the bank when a brightly colored, funny hat wearing character charged up to me stating my intentions. I said, "Excuse me?" he replied, "Sir, I see you have a (young) player tag, may I assist you on your travels?" I took the mystery man up on his request and sent a barrage of questions his way; I must have sat there for 2 hours talking about the old days, the new days and what has changed within the lands of Britannia. If was a refreshing feeling to see that there were still people within the game that shared the same interest as I did when playing, community and player involvement, isn't that the point of a MMO game? After that night I met many great people, and befriended even more. My journeys throughout the lands of UO have not stopped, and I still find myself enjoying the game every time I login. Outside my Ultima Online days, at university, it was interesting to meet people who had once dwelled within the realm of Ultima Online and how much of an experience it was those first few years (97-2000), there had never been anything like it, it really changed the online gaming world. I had the same feeling and when I made my return, even though the game play style had changed, the same feeling of community, I once had, was still present in the game, making my return to UO in 2006 and the first player experience I had the most memorable. Long Live UO!
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With a promise to eliminate public college tuition for working families and a plan to help debt-saddled students refinance college loans, Hillary Clinton made a big impact on the thousands of delegates at AFT's biennial convention.
"Mrs. Clinton gave an inspiring speech, one that will spur AFT members across the country to campaign hard for her in the months leading to the election," said UUP President Fred Kowal, below, center, an AFT vice president and chair of AFT's Higher Education Program and Policy Council. "We look forward to working with her to carry out her ambitious plans for public higher ed." Also pictured are statewide UUP Treasurer Rowena Blackman-Stroud and Buffalo Center Chapter President Tom Tucker.
AFT President Randi Weingarten urged delegates to work hard to elect Clinton and thanked her for including AFT in conversations as she shaped her election platform. AFT is the first national union to endorse Clinton for president; the union formally backed her last year.
Clinton, who spoke for about 20 minutes, said that as president she would make public colleges and universities tuition-free for students from families with annual incomes of less than $125,000. Students with heavy college loans would be able to refinance them so they can make affordable payments. Teachers and others who go into public service will have the remainder of their college loans waived after 10 years.
Clinton, who said she would stand up for unions as president, took several swipes at presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. She called him a bully who has vowed to slash education spending.
She branded Pence as one of the most "extreme vice presidential candidates in a generation" who, as governor, undermined the rights of workers, women and the LGBTQ community.
"Neither Mike Pence nor Donald Trump should be anywhere near our children's education," Clinton said.
UUP members, including Vice President for Professionals Philippe Abraham, above, Secretary Eileen Landy, and Membership Development Officer Tom Hoey have been active at the convention. Kowal led AFT's Higher Education divisional meeting July 18 while Abraham chaired the Organizing and Collective Bargaining committee meeting.
The union is sponsoring two resolutions at the convention. One calls for AFT to implement a plan for federal and state legislative and policy reform regarding employment practices for contingent faculty. The other involves establishing an academic fair labor practices code of conduct.


Here are all 2 titles currently available on Netflix USA that star David Ramsey.
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Dip in and chill out. Immerse yourself in a wonderful world of wellness as you enjoy the wide variety of pampering and energising treatments and facilities on offer at the region's attractive public spas: a refreshing alternative holiday option, and not just for when the sun isn't shining. Many hotels also open the doors of their spas to non-residents.
Icy hot relaxation in the snow.
My source of power, fun, and entertainment - welcome to OVAVERVA!
Switzerland's highest-lying mineral springs have promised relaxation and recuperation since time immemorial.
The name says it all: the Bellavita Pool & Spa makes life more beautiful.
Bathing bliss at all levels: a real gem awaits spa lovers in the historic heart of the village.
The Sarazenen Spa is the new interpretation of the hamam and the renaissance of classic bathing culture.
Palace Wellness is a unique place, created to stimulate the senses and enhance the state of wellbeing.
At the Kempinski The Spa: on two levels and across 2,800 square metres, you will find the peace and relaxation you are looking for.
Located in the mountains, under a blue sky and with a view over Lake St. Moritz.
The Kronenhof Spa opens up new dimensions of relaxation and wellness.
It is a cathedral of deceleration, blurring the boundaries between inside and outside.
The hamam at the Hotel Castell is one of the most beautiful of its kind.


The grand old man of coastal science Dr. Orrin Pilkey warns: start withdrawing from the coast-line now, or wait for the coming panic. As Australia's government promotes coal mining and coal power, and avoids any action on climate change, every State and Territory in Australia is being hit with record heat. Decentralising the energy supply system – renewables are creating a new world order.
On the nuclear scene, the New Nuclear Arms Race remains the biggest threat in 2019. Meanwhile, as the nuclear industry fails economically, the mainstream media continues to pour out articles about "new nukes" – Small and Medium Nuclear Reactors (SMRs), Molten salt reactors. – articles that read like straight handouts from the nuclear lobby.
Australia's environment – a winner at National Labor Party Conference.
NUCLEAR – UK "reviewing" files on nuclear bomb tests in Australia– this smacks of a cover-up. –Proposed nuclear waste dump in Flinders Ranges – an urgent issue for South Australians, and all Australians. From uranium mining to nature conservation – Kakadu National Park to get $216 million boost.
Bushfire in Adelaide Hills is still a threat. Victoria's iconic Great Ocean Road at risk from sea level rise. Adani Contractor Locked Up and Blockaded.
The problem of hazardous waste from discarded old solar panels. Australia's "largest" wind farm wins planning approval for Victoria.


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Sono riuniti i blasoni delle quattro famiglie di signori che si sono distinte a Girmont: nel 1° i Lavaulx, nel 2° i Marches, nel 3° i Vergy e nel 4° i Gironcourt.

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When first I met mac n' cheese, we fell desperately in love. It's the perfect American food for an Italian girl--it's got the pasta, and the cheese, and that American twist that just gets me every time, the casserole element. This is also a dish that is known for a high caloric content.
Not that I am trying to be all health conscious or anything, but I have a healthier version. My mother in law once made mac n' cheese that included butternut squash, and I thought it was AMAZING! So, I began working on my own version of the recipe. After months of testing, here it is!
The butternut squash gives the dish a creamy texture and the color of the squash gives it that classic yellow color. This is a great way to sneak in extra servings of vegetables without the diner ever knowing it. They will be so busy shoveling it into their mouths, they won't even have time to ask why in the heck it tastes SO good! It's good without the guilt.
Cube up your butternut squash--you'll need about 3 cups.
You know how the Most Interesting Man in the World doesn't always drink beer?
Well, I don't always buy pasta, but when I do, I like Barilla.
I like to go ahead and boil my pasta (according to the manufacturer's directions) while I am also boiling the squash. When it's done, drain the pasta and place it in a big bowl and set it aside.
You want to boil up your squash until it's tender, about 12-15 minutes.
Then, in a saucepan, you'll want to melt 1 tablespoon of bacon fat.
A note about the bacon fat: it's awesome I love it, and I feel like throwing it away kills fairies, so I always save my for later use. It saves money reusing the bacon fat and it adds flavor. If you don't feel the same about bacon fat as I do, you can use butter instead.
Fry up your onions in your melted bacon fat until they are translucent.
Add to your onions/bacon fat the pureed squash, cheese, and some salt and pepper. Cook and stir the sauce over medium heat (and watch out for little spurts and bubbles!) until the cheese is completely melted. Don't forget to taste it at the end to be sure of your seasonings, and adjust accordingly.
Remember when you set aside your pasta in a big bowl? Well now's the fun part--pouring the sauce on the macaroni! Give a nice stir, making sure it's all nicely combined.
Then pour it in a 11 X 7 casserole dish.
And then bake it in the oven. You can also make it up to this point and stick it in the refrigerator until you are ready to bake it. I also like to put it on a LO Broil for about 5 minutes to get the top nice and golden and crispy.
Serving suggestion: Serve the mac n' cheese alongside BBQ chicken and a salad.
Meanwhile, in another pot filled with water, boil the elbow macaroni according to the directions on the package. When it is finished, drain and place in a large bowl. Set aside.
When the squash is finished, drain it from the water. Place the squash in a food processor and add 1/2 cup milk. Process until smooth and set aside.
In a saucepan, melt the bacon fat over medium high heat. Add the onions to the bacon fat and cook for several minutes or until translucent. Add to the onion the squash puree, cheddar cheese, and salt and pepper to taste. Reduce heat to medium.
Cook and stir the sauce over medium heat until the cheese is completely melted. Taste the sauce to be sure of the seasoning and adjust if needed.
Place the casserole in a oven preheated to 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or until nice and bubbly. Put the oven on LO broil for the last 5 minutes to crisp the top.
*At this point, you can cover and refrigerate the mac n' cheese up to one day or until you are ready to use it. When you are ready, pop it in the oven for 20-30 minutes at 350 degrees. Place the oven on LO Broil for 5 minutes at the end to crisp the top of the mac n' cheese!
I agree, I always save bacon fat. It adds so much flavor to dishes!
Looks delicious I love the idea of adding butternut squash to mac & cheese. I love your blog. Keep posting!
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There are lots of terrorists out there! You got to kill as many terrorists as you can. Collect extra weapons shooting the boxes and collect kits to get urgent medical help. Accomplish all the missions and get back home. Good luck!


MONUMENT, Colo. - More than 45 years after a murder in Newport Beach, California, investigators arrested a suspected killer.
James Alan Neal, 72, of Monument, CO, was taken into custody Tuesday morning, for the killing of 11-year-old Linda O'Keefe. The girl was abducted July 6, 1973, walking home from summer school. The next day, her lifeless body was found in a ditch next to a road. She had been strangled.
Neal was in court Thursday to be read his extradition charges. But the charges hadn't been filed, so the judge extended the reading until Feb. 28, at 8 A.M.
Leads in the crime had long gone cold, until investigators were able to match DNA evidence left on O'Keefe's dress to a geneaological database. That "hit," according to Todd Spitzer, the Orange County District attorney, came in January. Authorities were then able to arrest Neal through "good ol' fashioned police work," said Spitzer during a press conference.
Wednesday, Neal's mugshot was released.
Neal faces murder, kidnapping during the commission of murder, and willful premiditated lewd and lascivious acts upon a child charges.
The arrest was made through a cooperation of multiple agencies, including the Colorado Springs Police Department, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, FBI, Newport Beach Police Department, and Orange County Crime Lab.
Neal is in the El Paso County Jail on no bond. It's not known if he will waive extradition.
According to Orange County authorities, after the crime, Neal moved to Florida where he changed his name. Neal has also used the name James Alan George Leyton. It was unclear during the press conference if that is the name is used while in Florida.
Neal is married with four daughters, 11 grandchilldren and 15 great grandchildren. Authorities say this is "relelvent to the investigation".
This is a developing story. Stay tuned to KRDO NewsChannel 13 for updates.
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BMW Motorrad that is known for innovation showcased the future of riding through its recent unveiling, the BMW R1200GS. The adventure tourer sports a self-riding motorcycle concept called the ConnectedRide self-driving motorcycle. Developed aiming improved rider's safety, the motorcycle sporting this new tech starts turns and stop vehicle all by own.
Attached teaser video, will make you believe how the autonomous BMW R1200GS performs all the essential actions on a motorcycle. It started on its own, leaned at turns and brakes precisely. The company wants to go beyond the level when the motorcycle will be more stable in a panic situation.
As of now, the concept is in its test phase that will help engineers in adding more safety technologies concerning rider's skills in order to can cope up with this ConnectedRide self-driving technology. With such possibilities, the rider will feel secure in almost all riding conditions.
Other than the BMW, there are manufacturers like KTM and Ducati, working on many rider aid technologies. It makes us believe that in the coming two or three years, we will get to see something worthy rolled out from the learnings. Fingers crossed, hope for the best.


Legia Warsaw tweeted this picture after the game with the caption "No comment"
A player was "hit by a stone" leading to a Europa League qualifier between FK Kukesi and Legia Warsaw in Albania being abandoned.
Legia say their defender Ondrej Duda was hit by the object just after they had taken a 2-1 lead in the match.
Play was suspended as Duda was taken off on a stretcher and had his head bandaged before changing his bloodied shirt in anticipation of the restart.
But the referee then decided to abandon the game on 51 minutes.
The second leg of the third round qualifier is due to be played in Warsaw, Poland on 6 August.
Legia were thrown out of last season's Champions League qualifying round for fielding an ineligible player during a 6-1 aggregate win over Celtic.


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Flickers of Faith in Final Fantasy XV
Victoria Grace Howell • March 5, 2019
Biblical allusions bring a new wrinkle to the latest installment in the video game series.
Besides its breathtaking graphics and heart-wrenching storyline, Final Fantasy XV breaks ground in that it takes a friendlier stance toward religion than we're used to seeing in the series. I was blown away by the enthralling gameplay, voice acting, and world building, but what shocked me the most was how many biblical ideas were at play.
In this latest installment of the franchise, you walk in the shoes of Prince Noctis as he journeys with three companions to save the world of Eos from everlasting darkness. To do this, Noctis must acquire the strength of the six gods also known as Astrals. Players participate in quests that involve slaying enemies, finding items, and helping other characters.
As you progress, you have the choice to be noble, ambivalent, or spiteful in how to respond to other characters. Ultimately, pursuing the more virtuous path allows you to accomplish more in the game. In one sequence, while negotiating with a government official, showing wisdom and compassion allows you to gain her trust, while being selfish and apathetic hinders your alliance.
I was also intrigued to discover that while Final Fantasy XV is polytheistic, there is one cut scene that hints at monotheistic theology. The Astrals are mighty and speak of mortals as if they're beneath them. However, one of them, the god of war, mentions "a power even greater than that of the six…" This could possibly imply a higher power that made Eos, since its origins were never defined. It could even imply a One True God, suggesting the Astrals are simply powerful beings.
After noticing these elements, I began to look for other allusions to Christianity. Sure enough, Noctis is called the "True King" and the "King of Kings." Ardyn, the game's villain, is referenced as "the Usurper" and "the Accursed." At one point it is mentioned that he has fallen from grace, much like Lucifer. Noctis and Ardyn's final battle likens to Jesus' defeat of Satan in Revelation 20. Noctis brought light to a nearly unredeemable world, much like Jesus brought light to the world with his crucifixion.
Past Final Fantasy games have been disrespectful to Christianity at best. In Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII God is portrayed as a villain, even to the point of holding the protagonist's sister hostage. Final Fantasy X portrays an organized religion that wants to keep technology from advancing and wipes out civilizations who try to do so. In Final Fantasy VI you even have to fight and kill a villain who takes on the imagery of Michelangelo's Pietà, a sculpture that portrays Mary holding a crucified Jesus.
In contrast, one of the most touching scenes in Final Fantasy XV reminded me very much of the Last Supper, as Noctis tells his close friends Ignis, Gladiolus, and Prompto that although he has made his peace with death, it hurts to leave them. This also alludes to Jesus on the Mount of Olives, when he pleads to God and is frightened about what awaits him.
Though Noctis has Christ-like features, he isn't meant to be perfect. His actions aren't portrayed as being overly pious, but as a part of who he, someone others admire and respect. Ignus, Gladio, and Prompto encourage Noctis to be a kind, merciful, compassionate. Above all he's portrayed as a role model for others.
I'm so happy to have played a game that echoes Christianity in these ways. I hope this leads more video games, especially in the Final Fantasy series, to do the same.
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Victoria Grace Howell is an award-winning multi-published author from Atlanta, Ga., who enjoys writing essays, short stories, and novels. When she isn't typing furiously on her laptop, she's traveling, drinking a cup of tea, or snuggling with her white cat Lessy.
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Investors in The Medicines Company (MDCO - Free Report)	need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the Jan 17, 2020 $15.00 Put had some of the highest implied volatility of all equity options today.
Clearly, options traders are pricing in a big move for Medicines Company shares, but what is the fundamental picture for the company? Currently, Medicines Company is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) in the Medical - Biomedical and Genetics industry that ranks in the Top 29% of our Zacks Industry Rank. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current quarter has widened from a loss of 30 cents per share to a loss of 46 cents.


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6 dies in Assam floods
Guwahati , July 12 : As many as six people have lost their lives in Assam till July 12, where the flood situation is grim with as many as 21 districts of the state being affected in the flooding, official sources said on Friday.
Among those affected by the swelling waters of river Brahmaputra and its tributaries include Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Sonitpur, Darning, Baksa, Barpeta, Nalbari, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Goalpara, Morigaon, Hojai, Nagaon, Golaghat, Majuli, Jorhat, Sivsagar, Dibrugarh and Tinsukia in last 24 hours, according to an Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) report.
Incessant downpour in the state has led to a flood like situation.
The Brahmaputra River is currently flowing above the danger level at Nimati Ghat in Jorhat.
Dikhow, Dhansiri, Jia Bharali, Puthimari and Beki rivers are also flowing above the danger level.
Excess water from the Ronganodi Hydro Electric Project has been released in Lakhimpur district, adding to the woes of the people.


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Announcement concerning Drama and Theatre program courses for fall 2020
Department of English policy regarding the S/U grading option for 2020-2021 courses
Department of English policy regarding the S/U grading option for Winter 2020 courses
Erin Hurley
erin.hurley [at] mcgill.ca
McGill University Department of English
Arts Building
Montreal, QC H3A 0G5 CANADA
Professor; Research Fellow, McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, McGill University, 2020-2022
Drama and Theatre
Degree(s):
B.A. Honours (McGill); M.A. (Brown University); Ph.D. (City University of New York)
Area(s):
Teaching areas:
Quebecois theatre and cultural performance; national performatives; theatre historiography; performance studies; dramatic theory; 20th century theatre; feminist and LGBTQ theatre.
Taught previously at:
University of British Columbia; Brown University.
Current research:
Prof Hurley is currently researching English language drama, theatre and performance in Quebec from 1945 to 2010 using mix of archival and research-creation methods. She continues to follow contemporary performance by women artists in Quebec.
Fall 2020: In residence at the Centre du théâtre d'aujourd'hui: Cyclorama – a coproduction of the CTDA and the Centaur Theatre about the history of theatre in two languages in Montreal, a creation of Laurence Dauphinais. Erin participates as an actor and a historical advisor. Curtain up: September 2022.
Cyclorama at Centre du théâtre d'aujourd'hui
Cyclorama at Centaur Theatre
Article about Cyclorama in La Presse
"Chez Nous: A Staged-Reading Series Showcasing English-language Drama in Quebec (1930-1979)"
24 – 27 February 2020 in Moyse Hall.
Contributor: Le théâtre contemporain au Québec 1945-2015: Essai de synthèse historique et socio-esthétique. Gilbert David (dir.), avec la collaboration de Hervé Guay, Hélène Jacques et Yves Jubinville, PUM, Montréal, 2020, 640 pages. Erin collaborated on all chapters except the introduction and conclusion, contributing material on the history of English-language theatre in Quebec from 1945 to 2015.
National Performance: Representing Quebec from Expo 67 to Céline Dion. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2011. French translation – De l'Expo 67 à Céline Dion. Essai sur la performance nationale. Montréal: Nota Bene, 2017.
Theatre & Feeling. Foreword Anne Bogart. Series "Theatre & . . ." Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, July 2010.
Theatres of Affect, Volume 4 in the New Essays on Canadian Theatre series, Gen. Ed. Ric Knowles. Toronto: Playwrights Canada Press, 2014.
Once More, With Feeling: Five Affecting Plays. Toronto: Playwrights Canada Press, 2014.
Edited dossier:
Co-editor with Nicole Nolette and Marie-Christine Lesage, "Partition/Ensemble", L'Extension: recherche & creation. 2021. Includes 9 research-creation presentations with paratext developed out of the 2020 CATR-SQET conference.
Recent journal articles:
« Le théâtre de langue anglaise au Québec, de la majorité à la minorité. » Trans. Sylvain Lavoie. Revue d'historiographie du théâtre No. 6 (Trimestre 1 : 2021). https://sht.asso.fr/revue/histoires-plurielles-du-theatre-au-quebec/
"Performing Objects and declensions of subjectivity in Montreal female artists solo performances." Theatre Annual 72 (2019): 57-75.
"Introduction." Revolt/Compassion: Six Scripts for Contemporary Performance by Michael Springate. Toronto: Guernica, 2019, ix-xvii.
"Occupying the Object: Leslie Baker and Andréane Leclerc in Performance." In Performance Studies in Canada. Eds. Laura Levin and Marlis Schweitzer. Montréal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2017, 262-84.
"Monsters and Motivations: Nathalie Claude's Solo Performances." Interview with Nathalie Claude. Queer/ Play: Contemporary Queer Canadian Women's Performance and Plays. Ed. Moynan King. Toronto: Playwrights Canada Press, 2017.
"Townships Theatres: Identities and Circuits 1935 – 1982." Journal of Eastern Townships Studies/ Revue d'études des Cantons-de-l'Est 46 (Fall 2016).
Double Identity: Performing (as) Objects on the contemporary Montreal stage." Ireland and Quebec: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on History, Culture and Society. Eds. Margaret Kelleher and Michael Kenneally. Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2016, 227-42.
"The Multiple Bodies of the Cirque du Soleil." Cirque Global: Québec's Expanding Circus Boundaries. Eds. Charles Batson and Louis Patrick Leroux. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2016. Revised and updated English-language version of "Les corps multiples du Cirque du Soleil." 122-139.
Awards, honours, and fellowships:
Member of the College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada, inducted in 2015.
Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Quebec Studies, SUNY-Plattsburgh, Winter 2016.
Louis Dudek Award for Excellence in Teaching, from the Department of English Student Association, McGill University, 2015.
Visiting Scholar positions: Centro de Estudos de Teatro, Universidade de Lisboa, December 2014; Visiting Fellow, Queen Mary University of London, Department of Drama, June 2012
Book Prizes (for National Performance) : Prix du meilleur ouvrage sur le théâtre québécois, prix trienniel de la Société québécoise d'études théâtrales, pour la période de 2011 à 2013, 2014; Pierre Savard Award, International Council for Canadian Studies, 2011-2012; Ann Saddlemyer Award, Canadian Association for Theatre Research, 2011.
SSHRC Research grants: 2018-2023; 2015-17; 2008-2011.
(with Jennifer Harvie) ATHE Essay in Criticism Award, 2000.
Research Group Memberships:
Membre régulière du Centre de recherche interuniversitaire sur la littérature et la culture québécoises (CRILCQ)
"Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire en études montréalaises (CRIEM)/Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Montreal (CIRM), McGill University, 2013 - "
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Despite the vital importance of the Royal Observer Corps in peace and war, the activities of the ROC do not get the recognition that they deserve. Time to to put that right!
There are two rooms full of displays, one telling the story of the ROC's role in plotting and reporting aircraft movements during the Second World War. In the other you can discover what part the ROC would have played had the Cold War resulted in a nuclear conflict.
The artefacts on display are from the Royal Observer Corps Historic Collection and belong to the Royal Observer Corps Association.


There are many ideas on how to treat snake mites. Most have their own merits and most have there own drawbacks. I have used a few of these and have had success removing the mites but have also had less desirable results as well. The only method I have used where the downside is much less than the up is the one I am going to outline here.
If you have a lot of snakes (a breeder or just lucky enough to have a large collection) you may find the main drawback of this method of how to treat snake mites a little to much for you. Basically it takes a bit more time than other methods. However it's the safest I have found.
To illustrate the method of how to treat snake mites I am going to use a real example of an extreme infestation. The snake in question was very weak and in considerable distress and had been for some time. There were other factors involved concerned with poor care but I am going to concentrate on how to treat snake mites so I will leave those to one side for now.
I will mention other methods of how to treat snake mites I have tried or where I have heard of others that have tried them. I will outline what I have found to be the downsides of these other methods of how to treat snake mites and of the method I use. Whichever method you decide to use is your choice and no doubt will be based on your own particular set of circumstances. I am not saying my method is the best for everyone but it is the best for me and you may want to try it too.
Firstly if your snake is badly infested (if it is – why have you let it get that bad?) you need to give it a bath in warm water to get the bulk of the little buggers off. Actually this is not first. First you need to make sure you don't have long sleeves on or a woolly jumper. You don't want them getting caught up in your clothing and spreading to someone else's collection (especially mine – alright!). Once you are correctly attired give the snake a bath. Most snakes (all the ones I have come across) are OK with being bathed. I use something like a RUB or large cat litter tray and do it outside of the shop. Let the snake have a good old soak and then run your hands down its body from head to tail over the water to get off the ones disturbed by the dunking and let the little sods drown. In my example of how to treat snake mites I had to change the water twice! My hands were black with dead mites.
Once you have done this, dry the snake in some paper towel. Dispose of this immediately, live mites will come off on it. Your snake is now ready for treatment.
If you have a spare RUB or similar, secure plastic tub I would use this. If not, it isn't essential. I use Zoo Med Mite Off to treat the actual snake. I have heard people say that it's not effective. However this is because it has not been used correctly. You will be very lucky to get away with only one treatment. Usually it takes two or three. The most I've had to use was four on a particularly stubborn case on a common boa I rescued.
Spray the snake from head to tail, be quite liberal. The benefit of Mite Off over other treatments is that I have not heard of a single substantiated case of it harming the snake, even with neonates. Because of this you can use it around those stubborn areas near the eyes and corners of the mouth. Run the snake through your, now wet, hands a few times. If you can see any mites pick them off and pop them or drown them in some water. I prefer to pop them, it's quite satisfying, it's my favourite part of this method of how to treat snake mites.
Once the treatment is complete, put the snake in the RUB lined with some paper towel with just a water bowl and put to one side. Clean up the area you have been working in and throw away any soiled towels. If I were you I'd throw them in the dustbin outside, not in the kitchen bin – just to be on the safe side.
Now turn to the vivarium. Take out everything that isn't fixed down. I would strongly suggest, if you can afford to, that you throw away any wooden items. Alternatively you can freeze them overnight or cook in the oven for an hour (if they will fit). This will stink out the house for a while though – you have been warned. This will also kill off any mites hiding in the crevices. Empty out the substrate and throw it away. Bleach any water bowls. The next stage is critical to this method of how to treat snake mites.
I have found the best thing to treat the vivarium itself is isopropyl alcohol. It can be ordered from your pharmacy. Pour some on some paper towel and wipe it over every surface in the viv. If you have fittings that you cannot remove make sure you get some into any edges and under any mountings. The effect of the alcohol is to dry out any mites and importantly, their eggs. Be thorough.
The benefit of using isopropyl alcohol in this method of how to treat snake mites over other treatments is, apart from its effectiveness, it leaves no residue, evaporates very quickly and has no toxic fumes. The disadvantage is that it does require a bit more effort compared to alternatives.
I have also used Callington mite spray and this is effective. However I lost two young garter snakes shortly after putting them back in the viv. I left the viv. to ventilate for several hours before putting them back but two of the three snakes clearly had their nervous systems poisoned. They started fitting and died fairly quickly. I asked around and initially couldn't find any other instances of this. However since then a well known breeder has told me that he has lost some snakes after using Callington. He was using it directly on the snakes, which he has been doing for years without incident, and has now stopped using it. The snakes he lost were also quite young so I think it prudent to only use this product with older snakes and only as a viv. treatment. Customers do use it but it's not my favourite method of how to treat snake mites.
This same breeder has routinely used Ardap for his vivs. on an annual basis. However this year, following his routine treatment, which takes him all day, he lost six snakes. He certainly knows how to use the product and is aware of its potency. Again the snakes were , I believe, all young. I have never used Ardap, not because I disagree with its use, that's up to you. Its because in my shop I have a large stock of spiders and other invertebrates. Using Ardap would wipe out this stock in a stroke. It would also take out the birds, fish and possibly the small mammals as well. Potent stuff. Probably not the best method of how to treat snake mites for the average hobbyist.
Once you have treated the viv. just leave it. If you are using a RUB place it, with the snake inside, in the viv. If not, use paper towel on the bottom of the viv and replace the snake and its water bowl. Either way, check the snake in 24 hours. Replace the paper towel and pop any mites you find with your thumb nail. Check again the next day. On day three, if necessary and it probably will be, retreat the snake. You should also treat the RUB with isopropyl alcohol. If not using a RUB you will need to retreat the whole viv. again. Hence why, in this method of how to treat snake mites I suggest its best to use a RUB if you can.
I have recently been using Bob Martin My Little Friend small animal cage disinfectant instead of isopropyl alcohol. I noticed that this product contains alcohol so I gave it a go. It appears to work just as well at a fraction of the price, is readily available (to me – I stock it in my shop) and has had no ill effects on the snakes. However I have only used this a couple of times so far. I have now incorporated it into my method of how to treat snake mites though.
Go through the checking process again and retreat if necessary. Keep going until there are no signs of mites. The most treatments I have had to do was four and the fourth was possibly not necessary. this method of how to treat snake mites does require you to follow through all the actions though, miss a step and you are wasting your time.
One other method I have used is Frontline (fipronil) flea treatment on the snake and alcohol on the viv. This worked very well but you must take out the water bowl for at least 24 hours and I wouldn't feed the snake for a few days. Don't use this method on neonates. I have read it is too strong for them, although because I knew this I didn't use it in these circumstances so, I am pleased to say, I haven't any direct experience of that.I no longer use this method of how to treat snake mites though as it is more expensive and just not necessary. Fibronil is now more widely available now though, so the price has come down. The Frontline brand is still expensive.
I have left off discussing predatory mites for two reasons. Firstly I have no direct experience of this method of how to treat snake mites (you buy another, predatory species of mite that eats the snake mites). Secondly I do not use the right sort of substrate in my snake vivs. You need a more soil type substrate for the predatory mites to thrive. Apparently you just chuck 'em in, they go to work chomping on your snake's mites and then die off when there's no food left. Neat huh.
When I next get a snake with mites in the shop (we sometimes rescue snake) I will make a video showing how to treat snake mites based on this method. You will be able to see it on our YouTube channel. Subscribe now and receive notification when it's posted.
So there you go. Zoo Med mite off on the snake and isopropyl alcohol on the viv. is how to treat snake mites safely. Well, its how I do it and it's always worked with no side effects and that's what you want, isn't it.?


Ringgold Elementary students, parents and staff were at McDonald's on Thursday, April 10, 2012 for Mc Teacher Night. McDonald's encourages fundraising events like Mc Teacher Night in which the school is allowed to keep a percentage of the proceeds for that evening. Thanks to the students, parents and community for coming out to support Ringgold Elementary during this very successful event.


Bob and Cheryl held their love for their family above all else. They also loved music (the blues), fishing, gardening, BBQ-ing, Cooking, and all sports. Bob traveled to Europe and around the US in the Summer between college. He served in the Army between 1966 to 1969, stationed in Germany. He eventually came home and married the love of his life, Cheryl. It goes without saying that they were crazy about their Grandchildren. "My boys'" they used to call them.
And whispered "Come to Me."


The Ministry of Finance has issued a regulation in order to implement provisions for the establishment of state-owned infrastructure guarantee corporations (BUPI). The regulation sets out more detailed provisions on government guarantees for infrastructure projects, as well as the nature, scope of and procedures governing such guarantees. A guarantee provided by a BUPI may cover infrastructure, political and default risks, among others.
Saudi Arabia is currently attempting an ambitious reorientation of its economy. The Saudi Arabian Vision 2030 and the National Transformation Programme 2020 comprise the most comprehensive strategy shift in Saudi Arabian economic policy since oil was found in the country. The Saudi Arabian Vision 2030 and the National Transformation Programme 2020 are expected to ease existing restrictions and liberate the market, in order to foster development of a domestic defence manufacturing industry.
The Cabinet Office recently published a procurement policy note on taking account of a supplier's approach to payment in the procurement of major contracts. The note sets out questions for public purchasers to incorporate into their selection questionnaires and focuses on whether contractors have paid subcontractors within 60 days of receiving an invoice. It also reflects a wider trend in the government's use of procurement as a means of addressing wider societal issues.
PFI contracts: gone but not forgotten?
According to a recent budget speech, the government has abolished the private finance initiative (PFI) for future projects. Given its complexity, political sensitivity and knife-edge financial arrangements, it is hardly surprising that the PFI has proved to be so problematic and it is highly unlikely that anyone will be sorry to see it go. However, the question remains as to what will replace it.
The economic difficulties faced by local government have never been far from the headlines in recent months. Central government is encouraging the public sector to look at potential savings in operational long-term contracts. Potential areas for savings include, among other things, removing or rescoping soft services. In some cases, it may represent better value for money to remove such services from a contract. These services could be delivered by the local authority or be subject to a separate procurement exercise.
The courts have ruled that a successful tenderer which raises unreasonable objections to an application to vary a confidentiality ring in a public procurement dispute may be liable for the claimant's costs of the application, even though it's not a party to that dispute. The decision means that successful tenderers wanting to object to the use and adaptation of confidentiality rings in procurement challenges should consider carefully the extent to which they should raise objections.


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BMW wins GT3-festival at the Red Bull Ring
Austrian GT3 competitor Mick Wishofer's prediction from Friday turned out to be spot on – BMW would win at the Red Bull Ring on Saturday. Ben Green and Niklas Krütten dominated the first race of 2022 at Spielberg for the German manufacturer ahead of a Porsche and a Mercedes duo. "It was so much fun to take my first GT Masters win. It got tight in the first corner, and the tyres were a bit dirty, but it was all good! I pushed to get past the Porsche, tried going on the outside at Turn 4 and was able to pull away. We might have touched briefly, but it wasn't bad, I didn't feel anything. I went to the limit, and it was a tough battle with the Porsche. Niklas also did a sensational job!", said Green.
And his BMw partner Niklas Krütten added: "The fact that the door was open after the pit stop really bothered me. I took some corners with one hand to try to close it, but nothing worked. I decided to let it be, and as if by magic, the door slammed shut in a right turn. The tyres wore off at the end and the Porsche got closer. The priority was not to make any mistakes, so I eased up on the last lap. The team and Ben did such a good job, and all I had to do was drive it home."
The Austrian quartet all finished in the middle of the pack. Christian Klien's McLaren partner, Dennis Lind of Denmark, started from 8th place with good chances of a podium finish and handed the JP Motosport car over in 5th place. The Austrian former Formula 1 driver was not able to complete the driver change properly though and had to battle his way to a 12th place finish. The top 5 finish he wanted at his home race proved elusive. Mick Wishofer finished 15th with his Lamborghini partner Konsta Lappalainen, ahead of the Austrian duo of Norbert Siedler and Simon Reicher, who battled it out in an Audi R8 GT3 Evo II from Austrian team Eastalent Racing.
There was a home win to celebrate too
Austrian KTM team True Racing scored maximum points in the Fanatec GT2 European Series. The big winners though were once again the fans at the race track. They enjoyed a total of five racing series with an incredible line-up of local motorsport aces, fantastic autograph sessions, grid and pit walks as well as the chance to see the world of motorsport up close and personal in the open paddock. Anyone who doesn't want to miss this year's Austrian finale of the International German GT Championship can snap tickets up at the box office on Sunday 22 May from 8:00 in the morning!
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