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Dalmore 62: 'Kingsmen's choice'
SPYBITS (The Philippine Star) - February 24, 2015 - 12:00am
An American friend of mine who watched Kingsman: The Secret Service told me he was so intrigued by the reverence to Dalmore whisky that he found himself doing some research about the drink. People who have seen the action flick (about a group of British ultra-elite super spies) would know he is referring to Dalmore 62, a single malt Scotch whisky so rare that the characters treat it with such respect: "Dalmore 62 – can't let a drop hit the floor!"
Indeed, Kingsman has been getting very good reviews, with many saying it is even cooler than James Bond flicks because of the campy, irreverent British humor and fantastic scenes that make other spy thrillers seem slow and aged – not to mention the stylish suits straight out of Savile Row and of course, the choice of a very expensive liquor.
As my American friend noted, those who know their whisky would be familiar with the Dalmore Sinclair 62 produced by Whyte and Mackay (WM), which holds the record for being the most expensive bottle of whisky having been sold for £125,000 (about P8.5 million) at Changi Airport in Singapore to an anonymous Chinese businessman in 2011. He also discovered that it was the last of only 12 bottles by master blender Richard Paterson and named after Andrew Sinclair, a distillery manager who worked with WM for four decades.
Dubbed as "pure liquid gold" for obvious reasons, the Dalmore 62 has acquired legendary proportions with the spirit dating back to 1868, contained in a hand blown crystal decanter with the iconic, 12-pointed platinum stag head. When the sale to the anonymous businessman was announced, Paterson called it a "fantastic investment" since the Dalmore's value has risen tenfold to £100,000 from the time it was first released in 2002 – a trend that is most likely to continue for other Dalmore collections now that interest has been heightened thanks to Kingsman, my friend commented.
But what really struck him most in the course of his rigorous research is the discovery that Whyte and Mackay was recently purchased by Filipino company Emperador Distillers for £430 million – information that I confirmed. In any case, my American friend is very happy to know that he will soon have the opportunity to enjoy the popular brands from the Glasgow-based distiller such as Jura, Dalmore and other WM blends.
I must say, my friend Andrew Tan has really struck "liquid gold" on this one.
'Mano sa APO'
In our Feb. 17 column item titled "Passport delays feared," we wrote about the concerns raised by certain quarters over the possibility of delays in the issuance of e-passports because of the reported "unavailability" of APO Production Unit – a government-owned and controlled corporation – for a meeting with Oberthur Technologies whose passport maintenance contract with the government recently expired.
We received an email from APO board chairman Mila Alora expressing their side and clarifying certain issues that were raised in the column item. According to Alora, APO took over from French firm Oberthur Technologies at the start of 2015 year when the latter's contract with the government expired.
"While APO is under no obligation to work with Oberthur, there have been at least three meetings where discussions were held on the possibility of the French company to work with the GOCC in some form. This is contrary to claims that APO has been 'unavailable' for meetings with the former supplier," Alora said.
"APO has assumed operational control of the personalization facilities of the Department of Foreign Affairs and is presently making repairs on the system left behind by the previous provider. The system has been subjected to numerous attacks and interferences immediately after the change in operational control. This is of course with the obvious aim of slowing down passport production," she added, explaining that APO is working to complete the repairs and upgrades by the third quarter of March 2015.
"It is understandable that Oberthur is not happy with losing the huge contract it had to supply passports for the Philippine government, but it is high time for Filipino experts to take over. Besides, the French firm still has an ongoing contract with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to supply the country's currency," the APO chair also noted, explaining that the transfer of the printing of passports from a foreign firm to a government owned and controlled corporation was under the auspices of the Presidential Communications Operations Office.
"It goes without saying that the government will be saving millions of pesos – dollars, actually, as payments to Oberthur are presumably in the most acceptable foreign currency, the greenback – under the new arrangement," Alora noted.
With regard to the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) controversy regarding an alleged rigged bidding involving a P59 million contract for the printing of seaman's books, Alora maintains that the issue has no bearing on APO's capability to provide e-Passports.
"The seafarer's books are entirely different from APO's projects with the DFA. Allegations of the supposed 'rigged bidding' were never substantiated by any concrete evidence. More importantly, the issue has become irrelevant now because APO has been able to address all concerns and fully deliver the seaman's books to the Marina way ahead of schedule," Alora concluded.
Spy tidbit: ABS-CBN share prices soar
At the close of trading last Friday, the price per share for ABS-CBN stocks was at P61.00 – almost double the share price of P32.45 in January 2014 – with its market value also soaring to P53.2 billion from P27.6 billion in January last year. In contrast, GMA Network's share prices closed at P6.30, lower than the P8.05 which was the shareholder price during the time when the group of Manny Pangilinan made an offer to purchase a 34 percent stake in the Kapuso Network, whose market value is currently placed at P 21.3 billion.
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ALORA AN AMERICAN ANDREW SINCLAIR ANDREW TAN APO BANGKO SENTRAL DALMORE OBERTHUR OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES WHYTE AND MACKAY
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The magazine of Catholic Charities USA
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Photo Credit: Catholic Charities of Central Texas - St. Joseph Killeen
Catholic school partnerships further the Catholic Charities mission
By Allison Cavazos, Associate Director of Parish Relations, Catholic Charities of Central Texas
Catholic Charities works to provide service to people in need, to advocate for justice in social structures, and to call the entire Church and other people of good will to do the same. At Catholic Charities of Central Texas (CCCTX), we recognize that this call extends beyond the adult members of our Church. Our young people offer unique talents and perspectives, and they are ready to change the world for the better.
Catholic schools within our diocese are natural partners in our mission, and finding the right engagement opportunities is critical to developing these partnerships. Schools are hungry for opportunities to serve and live out the social mission of our Church in meaningful ways. After years of engaging with schools as they requested opportunities, we developed a strategy to connect our Catholic school community with the work of our agency. With the support of our diocesan superintendent, we kicked off the 2019-2020 school year with a "Menu of Engagement," which outlined opportunities to partner with us in four dimensions: learn, serve, give and share. This purposeful effort helped us to double our school partnerships from seven to 14 over the previous year.
Agency Photo: CSSM Diaper Drive
A partnership menu can be developed by any Catholic Charities agency to outline engagement opportunities, allowing teachers and principals to easily identify preferred activities. The learn, serve, give and share categories ensure that the relationship is mutually beneficial. To develop the menu, we assessed the needs and expertise within our programs, ensuring that each was represented. The menu also included a calendar with suggested activities to align with holidays, feast days and the liturgical calendar.
Learn: Catholic Charities staff have knowledge in a wide range of topics that relate to what students learn in the classroom. At CCCTX, our Immigration Legal Services team teaches Immigration 101 to social studies or geography classes, the Disaster Response program teaches preparedness, and the Financial Stability staff provides budgeting and financial education. We offer Catholic Social Teaching presentations, as well as poverty simulations and education. Counselors visit schools to talk about stress, test anxiety, depression and other important topics that promote students' mental health and wellbeing. The educational offerings are tailored to meet the needs of parents, teachers, and students alike.
Serve: Service is often the most rewarding experience for students, and the most obvious way to engage with Catholic Charities. Many CCCTX service projects may be completed on school campuses, alleviating space constraints at our agency and transportation barriers for schools. Students help us process material donations, including diapers, wipes and hygiene kits. They make Veteran's Day cards for our Veteran Services program, and Mother's Day cards for St. Gabriel's Pregnancy and Parenting Program. Student ambassadors provide hospitality at fundraising events. Because client-facing service opportunities for students are limited, CCCTX staff share client stories and photos to show the impact of the students' efforts.
Give: Students and their families are generous donors to CCCTX, contributing both in-kind and financial donations. Students collect diapers, hygiene items, gift cards or school supplies for Catholic Charities clients. Our largest diaper drive to date was held by a school that hosted a giving competition between grades, resulting in more than 15,000 diapers! Others have hosted "free dress days," allowing students to wear street clothes rather than uniforms in exchange for a monetary donation to CCCTX. Material donation drives often lend themselves to service projects to help prepare the donated items for distribution.
Share: Catholic schools help to build awareness about Catholic Charities mission and services, as well as those challenges that agencies work to address. Schools can grow this awareness by sharing Catholic Charities' prayer intentions at their school Mass, including Catholic Charities updates in their school newsletter, sharing their partnership on social media and more importantly within their families. Additionally, school communities receive information on how to access services and are invited to participate in CCCTX events.
Schools may select one or more categories based on their needs and interests. We recognize schools that engage in all four categories as "Catholic Charities Champions" and feature them in our publications. The first year of this initiative resulted in three schools receiving this recognition. Next school year, CCCTX will expand school partnerships to include direct service provision through our Catholic School Virtual Therapy Initiative, a Catholic Charities USA Innovation Challenge finalist project.Catholic Charities of Central Texas is honored to engage young people in our work. Together we can serve those entrusted to our care while building a culture of service rooted in Catholic Social Teaching.
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Unfortunately, sugar made from corn, especially high fructose corn syrup, suffers from an image problem. And, even more unfortunate, hordes of folks apparently seeking ways to discredit the American agricultural industry seize on misconceptions and misinformation about the make-up, digestibility and overall health effects of corn syrup to push their cause, whatever it is.
The crusade often blames high fructose corn syrup for the epidemic of obesity in this country, discounting the role of common sense, personal responsibility and exercise. The latest such campaign I've noticed is a Facebook page—BAN HFCS.
High-fructose corn syrup, particularly in soft drinks, is at least partly responsible for America's obesity epidemic.
Consuming a lot of fructose, like consuming too much fat, could contribute to weight gain.
It doesn't register in the body metabolically the same way that glucose does.
High-fructose corn syrup is not the same as the corn syrup you buy to make pies. Whereas regular corn syrup is all glucose, HFCS is composed of roughly half glucose and half fructose.
Interesting observations, but these assumptions do not mesh with the facts. The amount of fructose in high fructose corn syrup is about the same as sugar and honey. Two formulations of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS 42 and HFCS 55) include respectively, 42 and 55 percent fructose. That compares with 47 percent fructose in honey and 50 percent in table sugar. Agave nectar, a natural sweetener, contains 75 percent fructose.
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A Good Library
Claire, Tuesday. July 30, 2019 - Wednesday. January 13, 2021. 𓀠 572
has good books,
has a quiet place,
does readings events,
does cultures events,
encourages children readings,
gives communities books,
teaches expertise.
What makes a great library? The volume of books it houses? The number of rare artefacts it holds? The beautiful architecture of its buildings? Or perhaps, it's the ability to meet the needs of its community. The five libraries chosen offer something special and unique to their visitors, whether that's one of the most extensive collections of books, or simply access to books where there hasn't been access before. The one thing we believe these libraries have in common, is that they are truly African.
The Library of Alexandria, Egypt
The new Library of Alexandria was opened in 2002 where the famous ancient library of Alexandria was believed to have stood in Egypt. The ancient library is thought to have been the largest collections of scrolls and scholarly works from around the world. It was curated during the reign (282BCE – 246BCE) of Ptolemy II and was where scholars of the age came together to share their learnings. The new Library of Alexandria pays tribute to the ancient library, whose mysterious disappearance has formed the subject of debate for many years. The library aims to encourage not only knowledge sharing but intercultural dialogue and understanding, hosting conferences, lectures and theatre performances. The library covers seven floors and includes 6 specialised sections dedicated to arts and multimedia, children, young adults, rare books, books for the visually impaired and exchange and archiving.
Mumuni Nabukuyu Library, Zambia
Part of the Lubuto library project, this labour of love took eight years to develop and was opened at the end of 2014. This was the third library built by the Lubuto Library Partners in Zambia, but the first in a rural area (Nabukuyu). The library consists of four round thatched buildings, designed to reflect the indigenous culture of the region and each building has a designated purpose – a reading room with books and nooks to read, a youth centre, an arts centre and a social space. The understated design of the library fits into the community well and creates a space that blends with its natural surroundings, allowing a free flow from indoors to outdoors and encouraging social gatherings. The library focuses on the youth, giving them access to books, technology and creative programs. The simple design also means that it's environmentally-friendly and sustainable, using local materials and labour.
Hogsback Library, South Africa
Known as the smallest library in the world, Hogsback library is located in a small thatched rondavel just off the main road of this mountain village in the Eastern Cape. Don't be fooled by its size though, as it holds a respectable collection of books for visitors to borrow. Run by volunteer community members, it is only open for an hour, 2 days a week. Hogsback library proves that you can share a love of books even in the most remote places.
Kigali Public Library, Rwanda
Self-described as "an open and public platform that inspires communities to read, discover and learn," Kigali Public Library is the first public library in Rwanda. Opened in 2012, this relatively new library is modern, offering patrons access to a number of physical books, as well as digital content, and has an internet café and rooftop coffee shop. Their website offers recommendations of novels, audiobooks and academic titles, and lists events happening at the library. There are a number of events focused on kids, like book readings, art classes and movie screenings. And adults can enjoy art exhibitions, writing workshops and book clubs. Currently, the library holds about 19,000 volumes and aims to grow this by 1,000 books a year.
Street Library Ghana, Ghana
A less conventional library, but one that offers so much to children who would otherwise have very little access to books and literacy. Street Library Ghana was founded by one man, Hayford, who developed a love of reading as a child growing up in Ghana, but saw first-hand how children in rural Ghana didn't have any access to books and were often illiterate. In 2011, he started his mobile library, collecting books and bringing them to rural communities in his car trunk. Today, the mobile library is a van full of books and educational resources which travels to 8 rural communities, where staff and community volunteers help engage students in educational activities and read with them. Street Library Ghana has also expanded to creating permanent reading hubs in communities and sharing portable libraries with schools and communities. We love this innovative little library because it reaches communities without access to books.
A library should be a source of learning, inspiration and cultural understanding, whatever shape or size it takes. If you happen to be close to one of our five favourite libraries in your travels, why not stop by and see for yourself what makes them great.
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Q: filtered list cartesian product without intermediate list I am trying to create a filtered cartesian product from a given list of lists. The naive solution is the following:
import Data.Traversable (sequence)

predicate :: [T] -> Bool
predicate = ...

filteredCartesianProduct :: [[T]] -> [[T]]
filteredCartesianProduct = filter predicate . sequence

Is traversable powerful enough to do it without creating an intermediate list? Is there an idiomatic way to do this?

A: traverse here encodes the pattern that predicate has the form all foo for some foo. Then, filteredCartesianProduct is traverse (filter foo).
If predicate says yes for each prefix of any list on which it says yes, you've got the backtracking pattern:
filteredCartesianProduct = foldlM (\accum factor -> [new | x <- factor, let new = accum ++ [x], predicate new]) []

I wonder how to get rid of the ++ [_] smell.

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Take on the role of Amaterasu, the Japanese sun goddess who inhabits the form of a legendary white wolf Shiranui on a quest to defeat Orochi who is responsible for turning the world into a wasteland
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Roundup: Fourth large-scale COVID-19 vaccine trial starts in U.S.
By Tan Jingjing
Thursday, 24 Sep 2020
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- A fourth Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating an investigational COVID-19 vaccine has begun enrolling adult volunteers, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced on Wednesday.
The trial is designed to evaluate if the investigational Janssen COVID-19 vaccine JNJ-78436725 can prevent symptomatic COVID-19 after a single dose regimen, the NIH said in a release.
Up to 60,000 volunteers will be enrolled in the trial at up to nearly 215 clinical research sites in the United States and internationally.
The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson developed the investigational vaccine, and is leading the clinical trial as regulatory sponsor.
It is the fourth large-scale phase 3 clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. The other three trials are for vaccine candidate AZD1222, co-invented by the University of Oxford and its spin-out company Vaccitech; vaccine candidate mRNA-1273, developed by the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and American biotechnology company Moderna; and vaccine candidate BNT162b2, developed by American biopharmaceutical company Pfizer and German company BioNTech.
While the other vaccine candidates require two doses, the Janssen vaccine candidate will be studied as a single-dose vaccine. It is a recombinant vector vaccine that uses a human adenovirus to express the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in cells.
Preclinical findings published in Nature show that the Janssen vaccine induced neutralizing antibody responses in rhesus macaques and provided complete or near-complete protection against virus infection in the lungs and nose following SARS-CoV-2 challenge.
The trial is designed primarily to determine if the investigational vaccine can prevent moderate to severe COVID-19 after a single dose. It also aims to understand if the vaccine can prevent COVID-19 requiring medical intervention and if the vaccine can prevent milder cases of COVID-19 and asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to the NIH.
An independent Data and Safety Monitoring Board will provide oversight to ensure the safe and ethical conduct of the study.
"Four COVID-19 vaccine candidates are in Phase 3 clinical testing in the United States just over eight months after SARS-CoV-2 was identified. This is an unprecedented feat for the scientific community made possible by decades of progress in vaccine technology and a coordinated, strategic approach across government, industry and academia," said NIAID Director Anthony Fauci.
"It is likely that multiple COVID-19 vaccine regimens will be required to meet the global need. The Janssen candidate has showed promise in early-stage testing and may be especially useful in controlling the pandemic if shown to be protective after a single dose," Fauci said.
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Christians in America today have become consumed by and divided over political ideology. This is unfortunate, and I would argue "unchristian" as well. I would also argue that it reveals the hypocrisy prevalent in mainstream American "christianity." What do I mean? Let me explain.
The "christians" on the right lament, "The left is the antichrist!" Those on the left cry, "The right is the antichrist!" The Libertarians cry, "Both parties are the antichrist!" But they all have one thing in common. But no matter who is in charge, the "church" gladly holds on to their 501c3 and takes advantage of the tax breaks concerning tithes and offerings. The "church" claims that a government that uses tax dollars to fund birth-control goes against their religious beliefs, but then allows those same "atheistic tax dollars" to pay for their churches. You can wrap "it" up in pretty paper, put bows and ribbons on it, but it's still hypocrisy.
You may not agree with me, but I think the whole political system is "antichrist." It's time for the Church to get "out of bed" with the government, and be the bride of Christ. I believe that in the not so distant future the precious 501c3 will be taken away from any group that preaches the truth about Jesus. I believe that the gospel will be labeled as "hate speech," and persecution/prosecution will be visited upon those who preach it. Why not throw this "yoke" off right now, and repent of the carnal allegiances that divide the body of Christ.


One suspect remains at large and three others have been charged in a recent incident at an Illinois department store. According to reports, a child was seen exiting the store with four adults after the alleged retail theft took place. An update on the status of the child has not been publicized.
Employees reportedly attempted to prevent the theft by approaching the group of adults and the child as they left the store pushing three carts filled with merchandise. According to information provided, the four adults entered into an altercation with the store employees. The adults are said to have sprayed the faces of the workers with deodorant and threatened to shoot them.
Employees claim that they heard gunshots being fired after the suspects fled the scene. Police reported that the car in which they are suspected to have been traveling stopped at a local intersection at which point the male occupant exited the car and fired shots at a vehicle that was approaching from the rear. Fortunately, although a bullet hit the vehicle, none of the occupants of the car were injured.
Police continue to search for the male involved in the suspected retail theft. The three women will be tried for burglary charges in an Illinois court. Under such circumstances, it is usually wise to consult a legal professional with experience in handling criminal law cases. Doing so is within the rights of any person accused of a crime and advice rendered would benefit those who are preparing to face the court.


All students will be supported through a programme of Careers Advice and Guidance.
We recognise that you will need careful support and specialist information to enable positive progress through the complex issue of curriculum choice and personal progression.
You will be seen individually on several occasions through your education so that the choices which you make are relevant and appropriate to both your academic ability level and your personal qualities.
The careers education and guidance at De Lacy Academy is delivered by CareersInc. CareersInc is an external, independent and impartial careers guidance service who will support students to aim high in their career goals and aspirations.
Our advisers are Miss Mucha and Mr Paley who are in school every Thursday and are based in the Careers Hub next to the canteen. Appointments can be made with them or you can pop in for an informal chat during break and lunch time.
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In school, the Vice Principal, Mr Pritchard is the SLT careers contact. Miss Arnold looks after CEIAG on a daily basis. Please see her at any time for advice or guidance. She can be contacted by email at: arnoldl@delacyacademy.org.uk or through the school switchboard.
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The careers education and guidance programme at De Lacy Academy seeks to positively support you to acquire the educational, social and employability skills necessary for lifelong success in a diverse and changing world of work.
We will support you to aim high in your career goals and aspirations.
Research has consistently shown that parents and carers are the most influential factor in students' decisions about the future. Your support and encouragement influences their choices, and the guidance you provide will be invaluable to their eventual achievements and career pathways. This might feel a little daunting…the jobs of the future may be very different from your own experiences and choices. In fact, they may not even have been invented yet!