1982-03-12 Assigned to UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE reassignment UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST. Assignors: O'LOUGHLIN, JAMES P.
It has been discovered that the transient voltage which develops on the outer sheath of a coaxial cable under pulse voltage excitation is a result of the inequality between the self inductance of the sheath and the mutual inductance between the sheath and the center conductor. The self inductance of the sheath is always less than the mutual inductance by a small amount because of the finite thickness of the sheath. By manipulating the design of the outer sheath, an equality between the sheath self inductance and the sheath to inner conductor mutual inductance can be achieved which results in a cancellation of the transient voltage on the sheath when the cable is pulsed.
This is a continuation-in-part of copending patent application Ser. No. 115,513 filed Jan. 25, 1980, now abandoned.
This invention relates to an improved coaxial cable design and, more particularly, the invention is concerned with providing a coaxial pulse transmission cable wherein the sheath self inductance and the sheath to inner conductor mutual inductance are maintained near equality in order to cancel transient voltage on the sheath when the cable is pulsed.
When a coaxial cable is used for high voltage pulse transmission, a transient voltage appears on the outer sheath conductor. Although the magnitude of the transient is in the order of only a few percent, this amounts to several kilovolts in many cases and must be carefully considered in terms of its effect on instrumentation, control and safety.
To a first approximation, theoretically a coaxial cable should not develop any voltage on the outer sheath. A more refined analysis shows that the complete cancellation depends upon the self inductance of the sheath being exactly equal to the mutual inductance between the sheath and the center conductor. This condition is never satisfied due to current distribution effects, even when the distribution is uniform and radially symmetric. The situation becomes worse when proximity effects are accounted for.
The invention is concerned with coaxial cables wherein the sheath self inductance is balanced to the mutual inductance in order to achieve a large reduction in the transient voltage developed on the sheath under pulse conditions.
A means forming part of this invention for increasing the self inductance with respect to the mutual inductance and thus achieve the desired balance is the utilization of a spiral slit in the outer sheath. This slit has a pitch (turns per unit length) dependent upon the sheath's radius and thickness. By appropriate selection of the pitch, an increase in the self inductance is maintained so as to make the self inductance of the outer sheath equal to the mutual inductance between the outer sheath and the center conductor thereby achieving a large reduction in the transient voltage developed on the outer sheath when the cable is pulsed.
Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide a coaxial cable design in which the outer sheath is manipulated to achieve an equality between the sheath self inductance and the sheath to inner conductor mutual inductance which results in a cancellation of the transient voltage on the sheath when the cable is pulsed.
Another object of the invention is to provide a coaxial cable design utilizing a spiral slit with edges overlapped and insulated to avoid transient voltages under pulsed conditions.
Still another object of the invention is to provide a coaxial cable design wherein a spiral slit in the outer sheath controls the self inductance by varying the pitch.
A further object of the invention is to provide a coaxial cable design which when used to transmit high voltage pulses will reduce by at least an order of magnitude, the voltage developed on the sheath of the cable.
These and other objects, features and advantages will become more apparent after considering the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the annexed drawings and appended claims.
FIG. 2 is a view in cross-section of the improved coaxial cable design.
The inventor has theoretically explained and experimentally verified that the transient voltage which develops on the outer sheath of a coaxial cable under pulse voltage excitation is a result of the fact that the self inductance of the sheath is not equal to the mutual inductance between the sheath and center conductor. Also the self inductance of the sheath is always less than the mutual by a small amount due to the fact that the sheath has a finite thickness.
In this invention the design of a coaxial cable is arranged to much more closely balance the sheath self inductance to mutual inductance and thereby achieve a large reduction in the transient voltage developed on the sheath under pulse conditions.
Accomplishment of this balance is achieved by the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2. In these Figures is shown a coaxial cable 13 having a center conductor 15 surrounded by dielectric material 17 which in turn is surrounded by a metallic sheath 19. The sheath 19 has a slit 21 with a pitch of n turns per centimeter of length. The sheath 19 has a portion thereof overlap at the slit 21 and material 23 provides insulation between the overlapping portions of the sheath 19. The insulation material 23 may be made integral with the dielectric 17 and of the same material. The slit 21 in the sheath has a conductive portion 25 overlap the slit 21, but the overlap is insulated which effectively causes the inductance of the sheath 19 to be higher than without the slit 21. The increase in inductance per cm due to the slit is given very closely by the equation (1) from "Inductance Calculations Working Formulas and Tables," Frederick Grover, Dover 1962.
The difference of 8.22281×10-6 is used to solve equation (1) for n which is n=0.007109 turns per cm. or equivalently 140.66 cm. per turn of the slit.
Thus there has been shown a coaxial cable design wherein the outer sheath 19 is manipulated with spiral slit 21 to achieve an equality between the sheath self inductance L2 and the sheath to inner conductor mutual inductance M12 to cancel transient voltages on outer sheath 19 when the cable 13 is pulsed.
Although there have been described the fundamental and unique features of my invention as applied to a preferred embodiment, various other embodiments, variations, adaptations, substitutions, additions, omissions, and the like may occur to, and can be made by, those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the spirit of the invention.
1. In a coaxial cable having a center conductor, an outer conductive sheath surrounding said center conductor, a dielectric material between said center conductor and said outer sheath, and said outer sheath and said center conductor each having an inductance, the improvement therein comprising means incorporated within said coaxial cable for controlling said inductance of said outer sheath such that said inductance of said outer sheath is substantially equal to the mutual inductance between said outer sheath and said center conductor thereby substantially eliminating transient voltage on said outer sheath when said coaxial cable is pulsed.
2. In a coaxial cable as defined in claim 1 wherein said inductance controlling means comprises a spiral slit formed in said outer conductive sheath, said spiral slit having a predetermined pitch, said predetermined pitch being sufficient to increase said inductance of said outer sheath so as to be substantially equal to said mutual inductance between said outer sheath and said center conductor, said spiral slit having overlapping edges and an insulating material being interposed between said overlapping edges.
controlling said inductance of said outer sheath such that said inductance of said outer sheath is made substantially equal to the mutual inductance between said outer sheath and said center conductor.
interposing an insulating material between said overlapping edges of said spiral slit.


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MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday that it will assist the 63-year-old Filipina who was allegedly mistreated by US immigration officials at the Seattle International Airport and then deported back to the Philippines.
"We stand ready to assist Filipino travelers who feel aggrieved over how foreign government agents treated them," DFA spokesman Raul Hernandez told reporters in a press briefing Tuesday.
"We are ready to receive more details from the complainant and assist her through our office that handles Assistance to Nationals cases, the Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers' Affairs. Based on these specific details, we will move forward on this issue," he said.
On October 1, 2013, Carina Yonzon Grande arrived in the US through Seattle International Airport to attend the wedding of her daughter Steph Grande this coming October 26. She said she has been to many countries all over the world and it was her 13th visit to the US.
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Grande recalled that after going through the usual immigration procedure, she was told to go into a room for further questioning. There she was made to wait for six hours without food and water before immigration officials talked with her.
She said that she was repeatedly questioned why she was in the US and they even got her cellphone and then called up her relatives.
"I was confined in that small room for six long hours. Questions about the purpose of my visit to the US were asked repeatedly by Officer Keavid Mam in a very arrogant manner," Grande said in an emailed statement from her future son-in-law, Ken Shaw.
"I was asked to give names and corresponding contact numbers. I gave the details of my daughter Steph and my grandson Josh, 21 years old. I was asked for more names, so I gave the name and number of my Aunt Nerissa, who is nearly 90 years old and the sister of my late mother," she said.
The officials however accused her of lying because they claimed her aunt admitted that she was working as a caregiver and threatened her that she will be jailed if she does not tell the truth.
Eventually Grande was given a choice between being deported back to the country or being imprisoned and prevented from going back to the US for 5 years.
"Exhausted, hungry and sleep deprived, I chose option one. I knew that these people, who were accusing me without solid evidence, and who were relying on statements purportedly made by my Aunt Nerissa, would not accept any explanation from me," she said.
Hernandez said that, despite this incident, millions of travelling Filipinos do not encounter such incidents.
"As a rule, we ask and expect all nations to treat Filipino travelers with respect and dignity and to observe international standards for the treatment of foreign nationals. By and large, millions of Filipinos travel with little or no incident," he said.
"We still need to talk to her and get details about what happened to her," Hernandez said.
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Which Artist Almost Recorded 'Don't You Wanna Stay' Instead of Jason Aldean?
Christina Vinson Published: February 28, 2018
Jason Aldean has a slew of hit songs under his belt buckle thanks to his nine albums and more than two dozen singles. Fan-favorite hits such as "Big Green Tractor," "When She Says Baby," "Burnin' It Down" and, of course, his duet with Kelly Clarkson, "Don't You Wanna Stay," fill out his repertoire -- but Aldean almost missed out on the chance to record one of those big hits.
"Don't You Wanna Stay," from Aldean's 2010 album My Kinda Party, was written by Andy Gibson, Paul Jenkins and Jason Sellers ... but not specifically for Aldean.
"I originally wrote it for me," Gibson tells Buffalo, N.Y.'s Country 1065 WYRK. "... I was looking for songs and wrote this song with my buddies Jason and Paul and really wanted to write a song that said something a guy would actually say to a girl. Not like flowery poetry and all the things that none of us could ever think of ... something your everyday average guy would think of. So that's what we came up with."
"Don't You Wanna Stay" also wasn't originally meant to be a duet; however, when Aldean started working with the song, he decided it would make a good one.
"The more I was listening to the thing and learning the song, I realized it set itself up to be a duet if we wanted to go that route," Aldean explains.
The question was, who would sing with him? Aldean called his producer, who asked the singer who his duet partner of choice would be.
"I said, 'Kelly Clarkson,' but I didn't think we'd be able to get her," Aldean says. "I've always been a big fan of hers. I love her voice, and I love her style. Long story short, we got her a copy of the song, and she loved it."
And when Clarkson sang "Don't You Wanna Stay" for the first time with Aldean, he recalls, "It became obvious it was going to be great."
His insight was correct. After the duo performed the song at the 2010 CMA Awards, radio demand led to its release as a single. It would go on to hit No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, be certified double platinum and nab two CMA Awards nominations and even a Grammys nod.
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As the business of gardening became thoroughly commercial and plants part of a global trade, the new tools of the eighteenth-century consumer society were adopted to cultivate the market. The business of horticulture met the business of print and my research explores this interaction. Investing in the polite aspects of consumption, nurserymen ordered engraved billheads and trade cards; they published nursery catalogues and advertised widely in newspapers and town directories. Print put them on the map and established their businesses as part of a commercially vibrant and enterprising town. The growth of a culture of print also encouraged the dissemination of new knowledge about plants through advice manuals, herbals and floras; subscription publications guided the gardener on new plant introductions and their cultivation, offering a world of floriferous opportunity in text and images. The partnership between plants and print is firmly rooted in the eighteenth century.


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GST: An Overview And Analysis
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The implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India was a historical move, as it marked a diverse change in indirect tax system in the country. The amalgamation of a large number of taxes (levied at a central and state level) into a single tax is expected to have big advantages. One of the most important benefits of the move is the eradication of double taxation or the elimination of the cascading effect of taxation. Indian goods are also expected to be more competitive in international and domestic markets post GST implementation.
The history of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India dates back to the year 2000 and culminate in 2017 with four bills relating to it becoming an Act.
History of GST in India
2000: In India, the idea of adopting GST was first suggested by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government in 2000. The state finance ministers formed an Empowered Committee (EC) to create a structure for GST, based on their experience in designing State VAT. Representatives from the Centre and states were requested to examine various aspects of the GST proposal and create reports on the thresholds, exemptions, taxation of inter-state supplies, and taxation of services. The committee was headed by Asim Dasgupta, the finance minister of West Bengal.
2004: A task force that was headed by Vijay L. Kelkar the advisor to the finance ministry indicated that the existing tax structure had many issues that would be mitigated by the GST system.
February 2005: The finance minister, P. Chidambaram, said that the medium-to-long term goal of the government was to implement a uniform GST structure across the country, covering the whole production-distribution chain. This was discussed in the budget session for the financial year 2005-06.
February 2006: The finance minister set 1 April 2010 as the GST introduction date.
February 2007: The 1 April 2010 deadline for GST implementation was retained in the union budget for 2007-08.
February 2008: At the union budget session for 2008-09, the finance minister confirmed that considerable progress was being made in the preparation of the roadmap for GST. The targeted timeline for the implementation was confirmed to be 1 April 2010.
July 2009: Pranab Mukherjee, the new finance minister of India, announced the basic skeleton of the GST system. The 1 April 2010 deadline was being followed then as well.
November 2009: The EC that was headed by Asim Dasgupta put forth the First Discussion Paper (FDP), describing the proposed GST regime. The paper was expected to start a debate that would generate further inputs from stakeholders.
March 2011: The government led by the Congress party puts forth the Constitution (115th Amendment) Bill for the introduction of GST. Following protest by the opposition party, the Bill was sent to a standing committee for a detailed examination.
June 2012: The standing committee starts discussion on the Bill. Opposition parties raise concerns over the 279B clause that offers additional powers to the Center over the GST dispute authority.
November 2012: P. Chidambaram and the finance ministers of states hold meetings and set the deadline for resolution of issues as 31 December 2012.
February 2013: The finance minister, during the budget session, announces that the government will provide Rs.9000 crore as compensation to states. He also appeals to the state finance ministers to work in association with the government for the implementation of the indirect tax reform.
August 2013: The report created by the standing committee is submitted to the parliament. The panel approves the regulation with few amendments to the provisions for the tax structure and the mechanism of resolution.
October 2013: The state of Gujarat opposes the Bill, as it would have to bear a loss of Rs.14000 crore per annum, owing to the destination-based taxation rule.
May 2014: The Constitution Amendment Bill lapses. This is the same year that Narendra Modi was voted into power at the Center.
December 2014: India's new finance minister, Arun Jaitley, submits the Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill, 2014 in the parliament. The opposition demanded that the Bill be sent for discussion to the standing committee.
February 2015: Jaitley, in his budget speech, indicated that the government is looking to implement the GST system by 1 April 2016.
May 2015: The Lok Sabha passes the Constitution Amendment Bill.
August 2015: The Bill is not passed in the Rajya Sabha. Jaitley mentions that the disruption had no specific cause.
March 2016: Jaitley says that he is in agreement with the Congress's demand for the GST rate not to be set above 18%. But he is not inclined to fix the rate at 18%. In the future if the Government, in an unforeseen emergency, is required to raise the tax rate, it would have to take the permission of the parliament. So, a fixed rate of tax is ruled out.
June 2016: The Ministry of Finance releases the draft model law on GST to the public, expecting suggestions and views.
August 2016: The Congress-led opposition finally agrees to the Government's proposal on the four broad amendments to the Bill. The Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha.
September 2016: The Honorable President of India gives his consent for the Constitution Amendment Bill to become an Act.
2017: Four Bills related to GST become Act, following approval in the parliament and the President's assent:
Central GST Bill
Integrated GST Bill
Union Territory GST Bill
GST (Compensation to States) Bill
# The GST Council also finalized on the GST rates and GST rules. The Government declares that the GST Bill will be applicable from 1 July 2017.
Advantages of GST
Advantages for the government:
Will help to create a unified common national market for India, giving a boost to foreign investment and "Make in India" campaign;
Will mitigate cascading of taxes as Input Tax Credit will be available across goods and services at every stage of supply;
Harmonization of laws, procedures and rates of tax between Center and States and across States;
Improved environment for compliance as all returns are to be filed online, input credits to be verified online, encouraging more paper trail of transactions at each level of supply chain;
Similar uniform SGST and IGST rates will reduce the incentive for evasion by eliminating rate arbitrage between neighboring States and that between intra and inter-state sales;
Common procedures for registration of taxpayers, refund of taxes, uniform formats of tax return, common tax base, common system of classification of goods and services will lend greater certainty to taxation system;
Greater use of IT will reduce human interface between the taxpayer and the tax administration, which will go a long way in reducing corruption.
Advantages of GST to the Trade/Industry:
Single tax system would subsume multiple taxes.
For instance, the direct-to-home (DTH), film producers and multiplex players will be saved from levy of multiple taxes such as high rates of service tax and entertainment tax. It may also lower the average ticket price, and increase the footfalls in multiplexes;
This single tax system would solve the issue of cascading/double taxation;
This system would help to create a single unified national market;
The one nation one tax system would facilitate companies to generate savings in logistics and distribution costs as there would be free movement and supply of goods in every part of the country without the need to depend on multiple sales depots across the country.
For instance, companies manufacturing mobile handsets may no longer need to set up and invest in specific entities and warehouses state-wise and transfer goods and stocks to them. This will not only yield ease of doing business for the companies, but also reduce the handset prices across the states. Manufacturers may also pass on the cost benefits, to the consumers, which they would get from consolidating their warehouses and efficiently managing inventory.
The tax transparency and ease of doing business, as resulted from the implementation of GST, is expected to lead to increased tax compliance and attract more foreign direct investments across sectors.
This simpler tax regime will levy fewer rates of tax and allow fewer cases of exemptions.
Disadvantages of GST
# Petroleum Products Undefined Under GST
Petroleum products have not been defined under the GST which means the states will continue levying their taxes and no input tax credit will be available in this industry and the related ones.
# Implementation of GST in the Mid-Year
GST will roll out on July 1 which means for the new financial year starting from April 1, old tax structure will be carried out and as soon as GST is implemented, new structure would be enforced. This would create confusion as the change would not take place in a day and two systems (old and new) would be running parallel for a while.
# Inevitable Inflation
In many sectors, GST would result in inflation and there have been no measures to curb the same. While there were steps taken to initiate anti-profiteering at retail level, there have been no concrete steps as such.
# Operating Cost Hike
For smaller enterprises that do not hire professionals to manage accounts and taxes, the new system would compel them to require professional assistance as the structure would be completely new.
# Business Software Updating
Businesses, up till now have been using accounting software with VAT, Service tax incorporated in it but as the reform would take place, these software would need to be updated and that means extra cost of purchasing software and training the employees.
# Multiple Registration
For a business, GST requires to be registered in as many states in which the business is operating and that means multiple registration leading to compliance burden.
Once the GST gets implemented, these challenges would follow it for a long time but as the benefits of GST are sure to bind India into one tax, the end result is hoped to be positive.
GST Analysis And Impact
GST has brought in 'one nation one tax' system, but its effect on various industries is slightly different. The first level of differentiation will come in depending on whether the industry deals with manufacturing, distributing and retailing or is providing a service.
GST is to boost competitiveness and performance in India's manufacturing sector. Declining exports and high infrastructure spending are just some of the concerns of this sector. Multiple indirect taxes had also increased the administrative costs for manufacturers and distributors and with GST in place, the compliance burden has eased and this sector will grow more strongly.
But due to GST business which was not under the tax bracket previously will now have to register. This will lead to lesser tax evasion.
Sector-wise Impact Analysis
In a vast country like India, the logistics sector forms the backbone of the economy. We can fairly assume that a well organized and mature logistics industry has the potential to leapfrog the "Make in India" initiative of the Government of India to its desired position.
The E-commerce sector in India has been growing by leaps and bounds. In many ways, GST will help the e-com sector's continued growth but the long-term effects will be particularly interesting because the GST law specifically proposes a Tax Collection at Source (TCS) mechanism, which e-com companies are not too happy with. The current rate of TCS is at 1%.
On the whole, GST is benefiting the pharmacy and healthcare industries. It will create a level playing field for generic drug makers, boost medical tourism and simplify the tax structure. If there is any concern whatsoever, then it relates to the pricing structure (as per latest news). The pharmacy sector is hoping for a tax respite as it will make affordable healthcare easier to access by all.
In the telecom sector, prices will come down after GST. Manufacturers will save on costs through efficient management of inventory and by consolidating their warehouses. Handset manufacturers will find it easier to sell their equipment as GST has negated the need to set up state-specific entities, and transfer stocks. The will also save up on logistics costs.
The Indian textile industry provides employment to a large number of skilled and unskilled workers in the country. It contributes about 10% of the total annual export, and this value is likely to increase under GST. GST would affect the cotton value chain of the textile industry which is chosen by most small medium enterprises as it previously attracted zero central excise duty (under optional route).
The real estate sector is one of the most pivotal sectors of the Indian economy, playing an important role in employment generation in India. The impact of GST on the real estate sector cannot be fully assessed as it largely depends on the tax rates. However, the sector will see substantial benefits from GST implementation, as it has brought to the industry much-required transparency and accountability.
The agricultural sector is the largest contributing sector the overall Indian GDP. It covers around 16% of Indian GDP. One of the major issues faced by the agricultural sector is the transportation of agriculture-products across state lines all over India. GST will resolve the issue of transportation.
The FMCG sector is experiencing significant savings in logistics and distribution costs as the GST has eliminated the need for multiple sales depots.
Freelancing in India is still a nascent industry and the rules and regulations for this chaotic industry are still up in the air. But with GST, it will become much easier for freelancers to file their taxes as they can easily do it online. They are taxed as service providers, and the new tax structure has brought about coherence and accountability in this sector.
The automobile industry in India is a vast business producing a large number of cars annually, fueled mostly by the huge population of the country. Under the previous tax system, there were several taxes applicable to this sector like excise, VAT, sales tax, road tax, motor vehicle tax, registration duty which will be subsumed by GST.
With increased limits for registration, a DIY compliance model, tax credit on purchases, and a free flow of goods and services, the GST regime truly augurs well for the Indian startup scene. Previously, many Indian states had different VAT laws which were confusing for companies that have a pan-India presence, especially the e-com sector. All of this has changed under GST.
Goods and Service Tax, with end-to-end it has tried to enable a tax mechanism, which is likely to bring more revenue to the government. It is expected that the activity of tax theft will go away under Goods and Service Tax regime in order to benefit both governments as well as the consumer. In reality, that extra revenue that the government is expecting to generate won't come from the consumers pocket but from the reduction of tax theft which will benefit in future developments.
End-Notes:
# Student's guide to GST and Customs Law, Author: Dr. Vinod K. Singhania
# Taxman's Indirect Tax Laws and Practice, Author: V.S. Datey
# Study Material of Indirect Taxation of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
# http://www.gstcouncil.gov.in/gst-council
# https://yourstory.com/2019/01/gst-benefitted-businesses-impact-nbfcs-india
# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goods_and_Services_Tax_(India)#History
# The Journal of Taxation and Regulatory Frameworks


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Wednesday and Thursday – Look for wish lists in backpacks. Timing depends on class – watch for class schedule.
Friday – Send exact amount indicated on Wish List. Timing depends on class – watch for class schedule.
Invite a special guest (i.e. grandparent, aunt, uncle, family friend) to have Lunch with your student and shop the Elsmere Book Fair during Recess. Note that your guest and student may be eating lunch first or shopping the book fair first, depending on schedule below.
Watch for the invitation in backpacks.
A Book Fair representative will be at the front door to greet the guests and help guide them to the correct location at the right time.
Remind your guests that they must sign in upon arrival and no visitors are permitted on the playground (good info for your student as well).


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import time

def rand_str(min_len=None, max_len=None, length=None):

    if not length:
        min_len = min_len or min([8, max_len or 8])
        max_len = max_len or max([16, min_len or 16])
        length = random.randrange(min_len, max_len + 1)

    return ''.join(random.choice(string.printable) for _ in range(length))

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    retry_count = 0
    ret = None
    while not ret and (not max_retries or retry_count < max_retries):
        try:
            ret = func(*args[0:])
        except Exception as e:
            if not retry_on_exception:
                raise e

        if not ret and retry_wait:
            time.sleep(retry_wait)

    return ret

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Since their introduction to South African shores, H&M have been a hit with local clothing shoppers.
The Swedish retailer has now announced an exciting collaboration with local fashion designer, Palesa Mokubung.
Mokubung becomes the first African to land a deal with the global brand.
Mokubung's Mantsho label will feature in stores and online from 15 August in various countries, including the United States, Mexico, Israel, Britain, France and Spain, amongst others.
IOL reported that H&M deem Mokubung to be an inspirational talent.
Pernilla Wohlfahrt, the company's assortment manager for collaborations and special collections, said that Mokubung's clothing range would inject a dose of fresh fun as well as some Mzansi magic to their global markets.
Wohlfahrt said, "We love how she works with colour, print and silhouettes enhancing the female shape in a flattering and playful way."
Mantsho means 'black is beautiful' in SeSotho and the label was created in 2004.
During that time, the designs have featured in runways across the world, including in the US, Greece, India and Nigeria.
Mokubung couldn't hide her excitement as she shared the news via social media.
The young designer is looking forward to sharing her ready-to-wear clothing with the world.


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Q: Ansible how to check a file exists in buffer I have a role A which is fetching a file to buffer like below. Now I have another role B which has to copy the file to DB servers if the file exists in buffer. How an i check the file exists in the master buffer?
Role A
  - name: fetch the log to buffer from app servers
    fetch: src=/tmplogs/script.log dest=buffer/ flat=yes # To ./playbooks/buffer

Role B
- name: Copy log from buffer to db server
  block:
  - name: Check if log exists in buffer
    stat:  path=buffer/.log
    register: script_buffer

  - name: Copy log from buffer to db servers
    copy: src=buffer/script.log  dest=/opt/script.log
    when: script_buffer.stat.exists

I cant use stat here beacuse it runs on remote host. How to achieve this?

A: You've got the right idea, but you need to run the stat module on your local host, rather than on the remote host:
  - name: Check if log exists in buffer
    delegate_to: localhost
    stat:
      path: buffer/.log
    register: script_buffer

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The Foreign Film Festival, which will feature Friday foreign films in February, begins with "A Fantastic Woman" on Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults, $6 for students and seniors.
Most people associate January with a time to rest after the hustle and bustle of the holidays, but nothing could be further from the truth at the Carroll Arts Center! We have a wide array of films, live shows, tours, exhibits and classes taking place over the next two months. You can find out more information about all our activities at www.carrollcountyartscouncil.org.
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day this Monday, Jan. 21, at 2 p.m., we are presenting an amazing one-woman show entitled "Harriet Tubman: The Chosen One." Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Carroll Community College and Susan Williamson, we are hosting actress Gwendolyn Briley-Strand for her portrayal of Tubman's life and legacy. Born in Maryland, she became a legend symbolizing freedom. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors, and free for those who have volunteered in the community this year.
You have two more chances to catch our documentary film series, presented by Film Lovers in Carroll County (FLICC). This Friday, feel good by watching rare footage of the Godfather of Soul in "Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown," sponsored by BaylorCAD Drafting Service, and then finish out the series with everyone's favorite neighbor, Fred Rogers, in "Won't You Be My Neighbor," Jan. 25, sponsored by JeannieBird Baking Company. Show times are 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. each week, with captioning at the 1 p.m. show. Tickets are $7 for adults and $6 for seniors and students.
We keep the movie momentum rolling with the Foreign Film Festival in February, sponsored by JeannieBird Baking Co. We have a fabulous offering each of the four Fridays of the month, beginning with "A Fantastic Woman" from Chile on Feb. 1 at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults, $6 for students and seniors, or purchase tickets for all 4 films for $22. Find out more and purchase tickets at www.carrollcountyartscouncil.org.
Seth Shipley is a local jeweler and auctioneer, the proprietor of Shipley's Fine Jewelry in Hampstead.
Join us for a depARTures bus trip to Ford's Theater on Sunday, Jan. 27 for the classic drama "Twelve Angry Men." Behind closed doors, tensions run high as a lone juror argues the innocence of a teenager accused of murder in this provocatively resonant drama about how prejudice can shape the quest for justice. The bus leaves at 10:30 a.m. and returns at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $95, and members of the Carroll County Arts Council get a 10 percent discount. If you're interested, get your tickets today! They're selling quickly!
If you saw them over the holidays for A Charlie Brown Jazz Christmas, you won't want to miss the Eric Byrd Trio on Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m. for "A Tribute to Nat King Cole." Cole's artistry as a singer is honored by this talented group of musicians who play all of his classics with authentic style, including "Unforgettable," "Straighten Up & Fly Right," "Love" and more. Guitarist Dan Vogel joins the trio for this engagement, which is sponsored by a Touring Grant from the Maryland State Arts Council.
Join us tonight for the opening reception of our two new exhibits! In the Tevis gallery, experience "Elements," as local artists explore the role of earth, air, fire and water in their creative lives. Artists include representatives from The Art of Fire, working in glass; Maggie Ball, using found objects from nature; Nicole Diem and Alex Simms working in ceramics; Charlotte Laslo, metalsmithing; Virginia Vincent Sperry, rust photography and sculpture; and Thomas Sterner, wood.
In the Community Gallery, we have "Inspired by Pearls," where 24 quilters from Carroll and surrounding counties were challenged with the theme of a pearl. This exhibit features their interpretations in quilted fiber embellished with mixed media and pearls. Meet the artists and enjoy their work at the reception tonight from 5 to 7 p.m.
We have two more series of Make It and Take It art classes beginning in February. This is more than just "refrigerator art." The students will create properly-mounted artwork that can be hung on a wall or used as décor. Ages 5–8 will meet for 6 Tuesdays beginning Feb. 5 from 5 to 6:30 p.m., and ages 9–12 will meet 6 Thursdays starting Feb. 7. Registration is $120, and members of the Carroll Arts Center get a 10 percent discount.


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Is your smartphone your best friend or even your date tonight?
Is the closest relationship you have in your life with your smartphone? If you're like most mobile phone users, the answer might actually be "yes". The odds are that you interact with this mobile gadget more than you do with your friends and family members.
Almost one in three mobile phone users admit that they are likely addicted to their devices. Moreover, regardless of whether or not they admit to an addiction, the average smartphone user will check his or her device 150 times each day.
Vector illustration of a cartoon girl in love with her cell phone.
We use these devices enough that the built-in battery typically isn't enough to last us. For many people, a portable charger is a lifesaver on a regular basis – especially when they forget to plug their devices in overnight.
Unfortunately, recent research is starting to indicate that our relationships with our smartphones may not be healthy ones. Sure, we all know that our hunched positions are likely causing damage to our hands, necks and backs. It's also easy to believe that it could be causing harm to memory since we never need to remember anything anymore. However, a study from Baylor University has indicated that if you check your phone all the time, it could contribute to an increased risk of depression.
If you use your smartphone more often – so often that you need a mobile battery bank, for example – then you are more likely to be moody, temperamental and materialistic. You are also less likely to be able to focus on your task.
That said, while it may seem likely that if you're an introvert, you'd have a higher chance of smartphone addiction and all its associated mental health issues, this isn't the case. People who are introverted don't have any greater risk of smartphone addiction than anyone else. Another trait not linked with smartphone addiction was conscientiousness.
People who are addicted to their smartphones behave in ways that are very similar to people with other types of addiction. Many people use it as a form of mood repair – which is also often the case with drug and alcohol addictions. They check their texts and emails, they tweet and they continually surf the web to help to distract themselves from their daily struggles and worries.


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14 years since Masaru Tatsuki published "DECOTORA" in 2007 which documented truckers' community and their lavishly decorated trucks for 9 years, Tatsuki revisited them and created 12 new photography images. They were exhibited in the inauguration exhibition at Hachinohe Art Museum in January 2022. Gallery Side 2 is please to present 3 of the new works that are framed with sheet metal paint in same colors as the trucks. Also shown are DECOTORA photographs from 2002-2005. DECOTORA-Hachinohe book is published by T&M Projects in 2021. We also have some signed ones in stock. https://www.tandmprojects.com/products/decotora-hachinohe
Masaru Tatsuki (b.1974) is a Japanese photographer, who lives and works in Tokyo. Since his first project "DECOTORA" (2007) which documents a subculture of truck drivers, Tatsuki has presented 6 project with 6 books. He is a recipient of 2012 Ihei Kimura Prize with "Tohoku" (2011). For this series, Tatsuki spent 6 years to capture the Tohoku people and its landscape that reflect ancient Japanese culture. In "kuragari"(2013), Tatsuki photographed the deers at night with a hand carried flash light. He waits for a sign of life in fear of the darkness of the woods that was worshipped by our ancestors. Tatsuki recently started to photograph the fragments of Jomon ceramics from 10,000- 2,500 years ago, wrapped and stored in museums. Tatsuki's search for folkloric myth and the reality of people's life continues. Tatsuki's solo exhibition include Yokohama Civic Art Gallery, Hachinohe Potal Museum. Recent group exhibition include Hachinohe Art Museum "Gift, Gift, Gift", Museum of Fine Arts Boston "In the Wake", Aichi Triennale 2016, Ashikaga Museum of Art "Blinking Skin, Life Shining through Death".


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Teachers' Union lays down conditions for reopening of schools
Posted by: Denis Chabrol in Education, Health, News Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 21:25	0
Last Updated on Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 21:25 by Denis Chabrol
General Secretary of the Guyana Teachers' Union, Coretta Mc Donald addressing the University of Guyana- sponsored 'Turkeyen-Tain Talks' whose topic was "Education as Freedom: Education Reform and Socio-Economic Development in Guyana".
The General Secretary of the Guyana Teachers' Union (GTU), Coretta Mc Donald on Wednesday listed a number of conditions under which the union would support plans by the Ministry of Education to reopen school.
Speaking with News-Talk Radio Guyana 103.1 FM, she said the Education Ministry would first have to consult with the union and during those talks the union intends to press demands for a number of arrangements and supplies to be put in place. "The GTU's position is that whenever the Ministry of Education decides that they are going to reopen schools, they better understand that all the systems will have to be in place," said Ms. Mc Donald.
The GTU official stressed the importance of providing an adequate Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) environment for the teachers in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the issues, Ms. Mc Donald said that must be discussed is whether schools would be fully or partly reopened, a blended approach, continued closure of nursery schools or in-person classes for selected grades of primary and secondary schools.
According to Ms. Mc Donald, the union has already decided to insist on social distancing in classrooms, sufficient face masks and hand sanitisers for teachers and students, sufficient cleaners to sanitise classrooms every 35 minutes, and special buses for students. "Unless we have the safety practices in place, we will continue to say to our members, 'stay away, don't go into schools and put yourself in danger' and we have a right to say that," said Ms. Mc Donald who is also a parliamentarian for the opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC).
The GTU General Secretary said since August 2020, nine teachers have died from COVID-19 and many others have been infected by the virus. Up to Wednesday, July 14, 2020, more than 500 Guyanese have succumbed to the disease since the outbreak in March, 2020.
The Ministry of Education has already hinged the reopening of schools in Guyana to the rate of vaccination by Guyanese.
Several Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have already decided to reopen schools to in-person classes. Belize has gone as far as listing teachers among frontline workers who must be vaccinated or undergo weekly testing or being told to stay home and considered absent from work. Two unions representing teachers and principals in Trinidad and Tobago are in talks with the Ministry of Education about a draft proposal for the reopening of schools from September.
University of the West Indies Law Professor Rosemarie Belle Antoine has said that compulsory vaccination would not violate any laws or the constitutions of Caribbean countries.
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A married couple is driving along a highway doing a steady 60 miles per hour.
The wife is behind the wheel. Her husband suddenly looks across at her and speaks in a clear voice. "I know we've been married for twenty years, but I want a divorce."
The wife says nothing, keeps looking at the road ahead but slowly increases her speed to 65 mph.
The husband speaks again. "I don't want you to try and talk me out of it," He says, "because I've been having an affair with your best friend, and she's a far better lover than you are."
Again the wife stays quiet, but grips the steering wheel more tightly and slowly increases the speed to 75 He pushes his luck. "I want the house," he says insistently… Up to 80 . "I want the car, too," he continues.
85 mph. "And," he says, "I'll have the bank accounts, all the credit cards and the boat!" The car slowly starts veering towards a massive concrete bridge. This makes him nervous, so he asks her, "Isn't there anything you want?"
The wife at last replies in a quiet and controlled voice. "No, I've got everything I need," she says. "Oh, really," he inquires, "so what have you got?"
Just before they slam into the wall at 85 mph, the wife turns to him and smiles. "The airbag."
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Citi Retail Forex Arm on The Market as Binary Options Face Legal Revolution
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FXCM's remarkable rebound in volumes, Saxo Bank raising capital and the Alpari UK administrators speak up - all in this
Avi Mizrahi | Analysis ( Retail FX ) | Sunday, 19/04/2015 | 09:25 GMT+2 2015-04-19T07:25:07+00:00 2015-04-19T07:25:07+00:00
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The past week has witnessed a number of important development for the online financial trading industry, especially in the binary options market. The U.S. market is opening up again to binary options brokers, this time on regulated exchanges, just as the U.K no longer classifies it as gambling. Other stories on Finance Magnates included FXCM's remarkable rebound in trading volumes, Saxo Bank raising capital and the missing client funds of Alpari UK Administrators- KPMG.
CitiFX Pro to be sold?
Last week began with a breaking news by Finance Magnates, which was picked up on various other publications. Various sources has confirmed that CitiFX is seeking to sell its forex retail trading business, CitiFX Pro. The unit is operated as a white label by Saxo Bank, and believed to be worth over 500 million in deposits.
This step could be understood as yet another consequence of the SNB crisis, which has reshaped the forex landscape. Citi itself lost $150 million, and seem to face difficulties in providing competitive prices as liquidity provider for its own retail arm.
CitiFX representatives has stated the Bank "is not commenting on rumors and speculation." Finance Magnates keeps following the story and will report when a prospective buyer emerges.
American Binary Space Heating Up
On Monday, TechFinancials (AIM:TECH), the first publicly listed binary options software developer, announced that it established its position as a preferred software provider for liquidity providers operating in the U.S. binary options market.
This follows a successful first day of trading through Cantor Exchange, the U.S .regulated retail-focused binary options exchange owned by Cantor Fitzgerald, with which TechFinancials is collaborating as an independent software vendor.
Only two days later, we released an interview with Rod Drown, the Senior Managing Director of Cantor Exchange, which shed light on the cooperation between the CFTC designed venue and the retail binary options technology providers.
UK to Change Binary Options' Legal Status
Across the pond, it was revealed this week that a draft legislation consultation paper recently published by Her Majesty's Treasury shows that the UK government is set to switch the regulatory framework for binary options trading from gambling to financial trading.
HM Treasury considers that binary options present similar risks to derivatives, and classifying them as financial instruments would ensure that providers would be subject to specific regulatory requirements in relation to organizational and capital requirements and that the range of investor protection rules in MiFID would apply as well.
It would also mean that the specified binary options are brought within the scope of the market abuse regime.
FXCM Volumes Rebound
According to an announcement made by FXCM on Tuesday, the retail and institutional trading volumes at the NYSE listed brokerage rebounded sharply higher in March. The company reported retail trading metrics for March rebounding 40% to $375 billion, which is 29% higher than a year ago.
On the institutional front, FXCM didn't fare worse, in fact the rebound in the metrics was even sharper, spiking 53% to $248 billion in March 2015. The figure is 24% higher than a year ago. Average daily volume totaled $11.3 billion in March 2015, which is 40% higher than in February and 19% higher than a year ago.
Saxo €1.25 Billion Valuation
Also on Tuesday, Saxo Bank, the Danish multi-asset brokerage strengthened its capital base by issuing convertible notes and raising equity capital. The Tier 2 Notes which the company sold are valued at €46.25 million ($49.3 million) and the new equity capital raised totals €31.25 million ($33.35 million). The figure represent a major drop in Saxo's valuation in 2011, when it was closer to $3 billion, according to a Danish media report.
The issues were taken by CarVal Investors, a global alternative investment fund manager with more than $10 billion under management. The valuation deriving from the equity stake taken by CarVal Investors values the Danish multi-asset brokerage at approximately €1.25 billion ($1.33 billion).
KPMG Defend Alpari UK Procedure
Two new documents were released by the KPMG Special Administrators for Alpari UK on Wednesday: an Illustrative Financial Outcome on April 8, 2015 and a Valuation of Swiss currency pair trades.
Missing clients' funds to be between about $12 to $37 million
The Illustrative Financial Outcome includes a low and high case, showing missing clients' funds to be between about $12 to $37 million. The Administrators' time costs from 19 January to 27 March amounted to £3.95m and to date, KPMG have also paid legal fees of $1,282,000.
After a long time during which the special administrators communicated exclusively through their own portal, Finance Magnates spoke with KPMG's Richard Heis and Samantha Bewick to clarify if there is any room for conspiracy theories and what is taking so long for clients to receive their funds back.
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The city of Ohrid is a place of breathtaking natural and historical sceneries. It's that one city in Macedonia that you just have to visit, especially if you're looking for a vacation spot in the area. Tourists from all over Europe choose to spend their summer at the amazing beaches in Ohrid, and there are so many good reasons why.
The Ohrid region is a UNESCO cultural and natural heritage site and the Ohrid Lake is one of Europe's oldest and deepest lakes. It certainly is a unique destination. Whether you want to go on a romantic getaway or have a fun family vacation, the Ohrid beaches will provide an opportunity to have the best summer ever!
So get your beach bag ready and have a look at the best beaches in Ohrid and the entire bay area.
A charming secluded beach near St John church at Kaneo, Potpesh is a must see Ohrid spot. It's very easy to reach since it's located in the Old Town, right at the foot of the cliffs.
Potpesh isn't as loud and crowded as most beaches in Ohrid so you'll definitely appreciate the setting. It's very small and private, and if you're lucky enough to save a spot you'll get to enjoy the beautiful view of the lake and St John Kaneo relatively undisturbed. This location is among the most visited places in Ohrid, since it combines the religious tourism offer along with leisure.
There's also a restaurant that serves delicious food which makes it a perfect spot for a lakeside meal. Morning, afternoon or evening, it makes little difference – the setting is beautiful either way.
Another beach that's very close to the center of the city, Cuba Libre bar/beach is a great place to spend a warm summer day. The terrace over the lake is very pleasant and cozy, and if you need some time away from the sun – there's a covered area in the Cuba Libre restaurant where you can chill all day long.
The food is amazing and the prices are very reasonable. If you don't want to visit the bar, you can relax at the beach, which like most beaches in Ohrid, is free of charge.
A lot of locals place Lagadin among the best beaches in Ohrid because of its good ambience and clean water. This Ohrid beach isn't very far from the city, but you do need a short bus or car ride to get to it.
The view from Lagadin is absolutely stunning – definitely add it to your list if you want to spend a chill day by the lake, enjoying the Ohrid Bay in its full glory.
If you're looking for a fun, upbeat energy and loud music, Gradiste is the best beach for you. Unlike the other beaches in Ohrid, this one has a camping site that a lot of young adventurous people spend their whole summer at.
Although the area is huge, it's almost always crowded and busy due to its popularity. Most of the biggest Ohrid parties are held at Gradiste, and there's a DJ or a party event on almost every weekend during the summer.
There's very loud music coming from the bars and restaurants at all times, so if you want to have a quiet family time, this might not be the best location for you. However if you're up for partying all day and all night, stop looking into other Ohrid beaches and definitely visit Gradiste!
Most beaches in Ohrid consist of pebble, so it's very refreshing to see a nice, sandy beach. Ljubanista is located around 30 km from the center of Ohrid, so you'll need a 30 minute ride to get there. It's absolutely worth visiting though – the atmosphere is peaceful and chill, making it a perfect place for relaxing and enjoying the lake.
If you're looking for a family friendly place among the Ohrid beaches, this is it! But make sure to get there early, since its reputation is known far and wide.
Next to Ljubanista and at the furthest point on the Ohrid lake shoreline, the beach near the Monastery of St Naum is a must see. The nature surrounding it is amazing and the impressive view of the lake will leave you speechless.
St. Naum beach definitely stands out among the beaches in Ohrid! If you choose to pay a visit to the monastery, your usual beach day will turn into a short historical trip as well. This entire area is worth exploring, so make sure to add the Saint Naum location on the list of places while discovering Macedonia.
Located in the Trpejca village, 17 km away from the centre of Ohrid, this beach is the perfect location for anyone that seeks peace and solitude.
Trpejca is very different from the other beaches in Ohrid. It's a small, secluded and quiet place surrounded by beautiful nature and a calming ambience. This beach might be the best setting for a romantic getaway and enjoying the magical sunsets with your loved one.
There you have it, a short but nevertheless comprehensive list of the best beaches in Ohrid. The Ohrid Lake is a marvelous place to visit, but now you know where to head first. All of these locations are versatile enough to provide plenty of opportunities to discover Macedonia and get the full scope of the Macedonian experience. Summer comes, and Ohrid is the best place to be. Enjoy your holiday!
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What was a typical day for a Victorian nanny of 1890? What did she do, who did he see?
Mary, the nanny to Ethel (four years old), Conrad (9) and Constance (14), lives with her parents not far from her employers, the Bush family.
Her day begins soon after 6am. She rises, washes and dresses.
If she has been quick, she gives a few minutes help to her parents' maid-of-all-work.
Just before 7am, she leaves the house, arriving at the Bush's a few minutes later.
Her first task is to get the children up, help them wash and dress, and then they have breakfast in the nursery.
She spends the rest of the day caring for the children, giving them lunch at about 1pm, and tea at the end of the afternoon.
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Paul Cheston leaves Evening Standard after 'absolute pleasure' of being courts correspondent for 23 years
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The London Evening Standard's courts correspondent Paul Cheston is leaving the newspaper today after 28 years.
Cheston, 59, started at the Evening Standard in 1988 as a general reporter and moved to his current position in 1993.
He was given a valedictory ceremony at the Old Bailey today, a privilege ordinarily reserved for departing judges.
In a speech delivered at the ceremony, Cheston said: "This is an astonishing honour and a great privilege for a simple newspaperman. In fact it is probably my proudest achievement since I was 21 and passed the 100 words per minute shorthand exam – and I had to cheat to do that.
"I must confess to some trepidation today as the last time I stood before a judge in these courts was to be seriously dressed down by a judge who is now in high office in another part of the court system. He was very angry that the Evening Standard had broken some court order.
"In my defence I should say that it was a story that I had neither written nor knew anything about. Then I made the mistake of trying to tell him so. As the judicial storm crashed around my head, I did think: I don't really deserve this."
He said it had been an "absolute pleasure every day for 23 years to get the chance to work in the most famous and most important court in the world".
But Cheston, who previously worked for the Diss Express, Middlesbrough Evening Gazette and Press Association, also spoke of the journalism industry's "sad trend away from specialist court reporting".
He said: "What happens in Her Majesty's courts and in Her Majesty's name should be of paramount importance to everyone in the land. Not only in legal and penal terms but in news values and – it just happens to be – cracking everyday drama.
"But only my paper and the Financial Times have a specialist court reporter. Partly I fear because they are expensive to train and difficult to find someone with what used to be basic skills – a grasp of the law and fast shorthand.
"The days of Dave St George, Pat Clarke, Sue Clough, Joe Wood and Adrian Shaw are passed.
"But thankfully there are agencies at this court with highly talented reporters and the Evening Standard has recruited one of them, Tristan Kirk [from Central News]."
Cheston also made an appeal for the Old Bailey to "return to the days when all the most important trials were heard here".
He said: "It is a matter of great frustration that important cases are sent off to outside courts and TV cameras are camped outside Southwark, Inner London and even – God help us – Isleworth, when the great judges here are hearing comparative trivia.
"I have nothing against other courts but the only Old Bailey has the full weight and majesty of the law. It is the most famous court in the world and that should be reflected in the trials that take place here."
Cheston's career at the Standard has seen him covering courts from Truro in Cornwall to France and Germany.
He said the biggest cases he has worked on were: two involving Jeffrey Archer – one in 1987 when he was working for the London Daily News and a perjury trial in 2001 – the trial of Rosemary West in Winchester, the James Bulger trial in Preston and the Soham murders case at the Old Bailey.
Asked how his newspaper has changed in his time, Cheston said: "The Evening Standard has changed almost beyond recognition.
"When I started there were five editions and the deadlines ran through the afternoon. And of course we were printed on hot metal and based in the old Daily Express building in Fleet Street."
He added: "When the Lebedev family bought the paper.. Geordie Greig [the then editor] it was his idea to take it freesheet, which saved it from massive losses to now making a profit.
"But as a freesheet the deadlines came forward – it was one edition and one slip. Deadlines are very tricky for a live court reporter when court doesn't really start till 10.30.
"So the nature of reporting for the Standard has changed completely. But, having said that, the paper was saved and it's a healthy product now, and still a good product."
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Great Minds Think Alike – WIF Genius Handbook
Throughout History
Since the first modern homo sapiens emerged some 50,000 years ago, it's estimated that 107 billion human beings have at one time or another lived on planet Earth. The overwhelmingly vast majority of these people have been forgotten by history, but there are a very few individuals whose names and achievements will echo through the ages.
From ancient Greece through to the modern world, these are 10 of history's greatest minds.
10. Plato (Circa 428 BC – 348 BC)
The philosopher Alfred North Whitehead once wrote that European philosophy is best characterized as a series of footnotes to Plato. While this might perhaps be something of a stretch, it gives an indication of the esteem in which the ancient Greek philosopher is held even to this day.
Plato's efforts to understand the world around him covered metaphysics, ethics, politics, aesthetics, perception, and the nature of knowledge itself. Despite having been written more than two-thousand years ago, his work remains eminently readable today. Plato didn't deal in dry, tedious treatise. He preferred to bring his work to life, teasing out thoughts and ideas in the form of a dialogue between characters. This in itself was a remarkably innovative approach. Plato blurred the lines between philosophy and entertainment and challenged the reader to scrutinize their own beliefs.
Having been born into one of the wealthiest families in Athens, Plato would have been well-schooled by the city's finest philosophers. There's no question it was his mentor Socrates who made the greatest impression, appearing again and again as chief protagonist in Plato's dialogues. Socrates' resurrection in immortal literary form would no doubt have been particularly galling to certain influential Athenians who had only recently killed him off. Ancient Greece was similar to the modern world in at least one respect: not everybody reacted kindly to having their beliefs challenged.
9. Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519)
Born out of wedlock, and with no formal education, the young da Vinci seemed destined for a life of anonymous drudgery. In Renaissance Italy there was little social mobility. The right family name and connections were invaluable. Da Vinci had neither, but he was not a man who would blend into the background to be forgotten by history.
Flamboyantly dressed, a strict vegetarian, enormously physically strong, and rumored to be gay in an age when homosexuality could be punished by death, it was nonetheless the workings of da Vinci's remarkable mind that truly set him apart.
In an age renowned for producing an abundance of great artists, da Vinci is regarded as one of the greatest of them all. Yet painting was by no means his only talent, nor perhaps even his greatest talent. He studied geometry, mathematics, anatomy, botany, architecture, sculpture, and designed weapons of war for the kings, princes, and barons who struggled for wealth and power in Italy's warring city states.
It was as a visionary that da Vinci was arguably at his most brilliant. In an age when Europe lacked basics such as indoor plumbing, he sketched out designs for magnificent flying machines and armored vehicles powered by hand-turned crankshafts, ideas that were centuries ahead of their time.
In 2002, almost 500 years after his death, one of Leonardo's visions was lifted from the pages of his notebooks to become a reality. A recreation of a glider based on his sketches, albeit with a few modifications deemed necessary to reduce the risk of killing the pilot, was successfully flown by World Hang Gliding and Paragliding Champion Robbie Whittall.
8. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
The famous bard has become such an integral part of Western culture that it's tempting to assume we must know a great deal about his life, but the reality is quite the opposite. He was certainly born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, but the exact date is a matter of some conjecture. There are huge swathes of time where he disappears from the records; we have no idea where he was or what he was doing. It's not even entirely certain what he looked like. The popular image of Shakespeare is based on three main portraits. Two of these were produced years after his death and the other probably isn't a depiction of Shakespeare at all.
While history leaves us largely in the dark as to Shakespeare the man, almost his entire body of work (so far as we know) has been preserved. The best of his offerings are widely regarded to be amongst the finest, if not the finest, works of literature in the English language. He was equally adept at comedy or tragedy, had a gift for writing strong female characters, and possessed an intimate understanding of the human condition that imbued his work with a timeless, eminently quotable quality.
Shakespeare was by no means the only famous playwright of his era, but his work has stood the test of time in a way that others have not. Few people are now familiar with the plays of Ben Johnson or Christopher Marlowe; fewer still have seen them performed. While his rivals are now little more than historical footnotes, Shakespeare is even more famous and celebrated in death than he was in life. With an estimated 4 billion copies of his work having been sold, he ranks as the best-selling fiction author of all time.
7. Isaac Newton (1642 – 1727)
In December 2016, a first edition copy of Isaac Newton's Principia Mathematica sold at auction for $3.7 million. This was an extraordinary amount of money, but then Principia was an extraordinary book.
First published in 1687, Principia laid out the mathematical principles underpinning motion and gravity. It revolutionized science and was hailed as a work of near unparalleled genius, at least by the very few individuals capable of understanding it. Newton didn't enjoy being questioned by lesser minds (which included just about everybody), so he wilfully set out to make Principiaas difficult to follow as possible. To make it less accessible still, he wrote it in Latin.
If Principia had been Newton's only achievement, then that would have been more than enough to earn him the title of scientific genius. But Newton did a great deal else besides. With a ferocious work ethic that drove him to at least two nervous breakdowns, he scarcely slept, never married, and often became so absorbed in his work that he simply forgot to eat or teach his classes.
In an astonishingly productive 30-year period Newton invented calculus (but didn't bother to tell anybody), conducted groundbreaking work on optics, invented the most effective telescope the world had ever seen, and discovered generalized binomial theorem.
When Newton died in 1727, his collection of notes amounted to some 10 million words. This window to the mind of one of history's greatest geniuses proved less useful than might be imagined. Newton was obsessed with alchemy, and the latter part of his career was consumed in a futile attempt to transmute base metals into gold.
6. Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790)
At the age of 12, Benjamin Franklin was made apprentice to his elder brother James at his printing business in Boston. What he lacked in formal education, the younger Franklin more than made up for in curiosity and intelligence. He soon surpassed his brother as both a writer and a printer, a fact that didn't escape James, who regularly expressed his displeasure with his fists.
The terms of Franklin's apprenticeship meant that he couldn't expect to receive wages until he turned 21. Backing himself to do rather better on his own, at 17 he ran away to find his own fortune. He succeeded in spectacular fashion and would go on to become one of the wealthiest men in America.
While Franklin's genius for business earned him a huge amount of money, this was never his overriding goal. Convinced that an individual's entrance to heaven would depend on what they had done rather than what they believed, he was passionate about improving the lot of his fellow man. Amongst his many achievements he set up America's first lending library, founded a college that would go on to become the University of Pennsylvania, and created a volunteer fire fighting organization.
Franklin's talents as a businessman were matched by his brilliance as a writer, a mathematician, an inventor, a scientist, and a good deal else besides. Perhaps his most significant discovery was that lightning bolts could be understood as a natural phenomenon rather than as an expression of the wrath of an angry God. By understanding lightning Franklin was able to tame it. The principles of the lightning rod he developed to protect buildings, ships, and other structures from lightning strikes are largely unchanged to this day. In true Franklin form he preferred to freely share his invention rather than apply for a patent that would have been worth an untold fortune.
5. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Johan Van Beethoven was a man with a singular mission in life: to transform his son from a talented amateur into a musical genius to rival even the great Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He would pursue this goal with ruthless, single-minded determination.
As a result, the young Ludwig van Beethoven's childhood was rather a miserable affair. Forced to practice for hours on end, his father would loom over him ready to administer a beating for the slightest mistake. This punishing regime left no time to spare for fun or playing with friends. Witnesses reported seeing Beethoven perched on a piano stool at all hours of day and night. Even his education was cut short; at the age of 11 he was withdrawn from school to concentrate on music to the exclusion of all else.
It's sometimes said that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to master a craft, and Beethoven would have exceeded this total from a very young age. His lopsided education meant that he struggled with simple mathematical principles throughout his life, but he became a truly phenomenal musician.
Beethoven ranks as arguably the greatest composer who ever lived, a feat which is all-the-more impressive since by the age of 26 he had developed a ringing in his ears. Over the next 20 years his hearing deteriorated to the point where he was totally deaf. Despite this considerable handicap, Beethoven's intricate knowledge of music allowed him to produce some of his greatest works at a time when he couldn't hear the notes he hit on his piano.
4. Nikola Tesla (1856 – 1943)
In 1884 a Serb by the name of Nikola Tesla set foot on American soil for the first time. He arrived in New York with little more than the clothes on his back, the design for an electric motor, and a letter of introduction addressed to Thomas Edison.
Tesla and Edison were both geniuses, both brilliant inventors, and between them they knew more about electricity than anyone else alive. However, there was one major problem. Tesla's electrical motor was designed to run on alternating current. Meanwhile, a good deal of Edison's income was derived from the Edison Electric Light Company, which relied on direct current.
In an attempt to protect his investments, Edison set out to discredit Tesla and convince the public of the dangers of alternating current. One particularly gruesome film, shot by the Edison Manufacturing Company, shows an unfortunate elephant by the name of Topsy being enveloped by smoke and keeling over after being blasted with 6,600 volts of electricity.
Despite these dirty tricks, Tesla's system had one very significant advantage: alternating current could be transmitted over long distances, while direct current could not. Tesla won the war of the currents.
Tesla's inventions, from hydroelectric power plants to remote control vehicles, helped to usher in the modern age, but he had no spark for business. In 1916, with his mental health deteriorating alarmingly, he was declared bankrupt. Afraid of human hair, round objects, and preferring the company of pigeons over people, he seemed to have become the embodiment of the idea of a mad scientist. This impression was only strengthened by Tesla's obsession with developing a "death ray" capable of shooting bolts of lightning. Tesla believed his death ray would bring about an end to warfare, but he never succeeded in completing it. He died alone in a hotel room at the age of 86.
3. Marie Curie (1867 – 1934)
In 1896 the physicist Henri Becquerel made the serendipitous discovery that uranium salts emitted rays of some kind. While this struck him as rather curious, he wasn't convinced that further research into the phenomenon represented the best use of his time. He instead tasked his most talented student, Marie Curie, with discovering just what was going on.
It wasn't often that such opportunities fell so easily into Curie's lap. In her native Poland there had been no official higher education available for females, so Curie had enrolled in a clandestine "Flying University." On emigrating to France she had graduated at the top of her class, despite having arrived armed with only a rudimentary grasp of the French language.
Curie, working alongside her husband Pierre, identified two new elements, polonium and radium, and proved that certain types of rocks gave off vast quantities of energy without changing in any discernible way. This remarkable discovery earned Curie the first of her two Nobel Prizes, and it could have made her very rich indeed had she chosen to patent her work rather than make the fruits of her research freely available. It was widely assumed that something as seemingly miraculous as radiation must be hugely beneficial to human health, and radium found its way into all manner of consumer products from toothpaste to paint.
Even Curie had no idea that radiation might be dangerous, and years of handling radium very likely led to the leukemia that claimed her life in 1934. Her notebooks are still so infused with radiation that they will remain potentially deadly for another 1,500 years; anybody willing to run the risk of reading them is required to don protective gear and sign a liability waiver.
2. Hugh Everett (1930 – 1982)
By the age of just 12, Hugh Everett was already brilliant enough to be regularly exchanging letters with Albert Einstein. The American excelled at chemistry and mathematics, but it was in physics, and more specifically quantum mechanics, that he made his mark with one of the strangest scientific theories of the Twentieth Century.
Nils Bohr once famously wrote that anybody who isn't shocked by quantum mechanics hasn't understood it. The behavior of protons and electrons on a quantum level is downright weird, but Everett suggested it all made sense if there were an infinite number of universes.
Everett's multiverse theory proved popular amongst science fiction writers, but it was derided by the scientific community. Disappointed, Everett largely gave up on quantum mechanics. He instead undertook research for the US military, attempting to minimize American casualties in the event of a nuclear war.
A heavy-drinker and a chain-smoker, Everett died in 1982 at the age of 51. Since then his ideas have begun to edge towards the scientific mainstream, and they do resolve a number of thorny problems. The universe operates to the laws of a set of numbers known as fundamental constants, and every one of these has to be precisely tuned in order for the universe to function as it does.
It seems that either humanity has been fantastically lucky, on the level of one individual winning the lottery every week for several months, or the universe has been intelligently designed. Everett's multiverse theory suggests another possibility. If there are an infinite number of universes, then an infinite number of possibilities are played out. In such circumstances it comes as no surprise that we find ourselves in a universe that appears to be tuned to perfection.
1. Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955)
Contrary to popular belief Einstein didn't fail math at school. He excelled at the subject, having mastered differential and integral calculus by the age of 15. However, while the spark of genius was already present, it would be quite some time until anybody recognized it. It's fair to say that the academic world wasn't beating a path to Einstein's door. Having been rejected for a university teaching position, and then having been turned down by a high school, in 1902 the German-born physicist began work in the Patents Office in Bern, Switzerland.
The idea that a lowly patents clerk would go on to become arguably the most influential scientist of all-time would have appeared absurd, but in 1905, in what must rank as the most extraordinarily productive 12 months of individual intellectual endeavor in history, he produced four papers that would revolutionize the way the universe is understood.
In just one year he proved the existence of atoms, described the photoelectric effect, demonstrated that an object's mass is an expression of the energy it contains (E = mc2), and published his Special Theory of Relativity. He would eventually expand the latter into his famous General Theory of Relativity, which suggested that space and time were one and the same thing.
Einstein's theory of relativity was still just a theory, and one that was considered little short of heresy by a significant portion of the scientific community (Nikola Tesla included). It wasn't until 1919, when his predictions on the behavior of starlight during a solar eclipse were demonstrated to be accurate, thereby proving his theory to be correct, that he was catapulted to international fame.
– WIF Genius Handbook
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IndieWire, International Documentary Association Partner for Annual Awards Season Screening Series
The 2021 edition, which takes place in person and virtually, includes screenings of "Val," "My Name is Pauli Murray," "Roadrunner," "The Velvet Underground," and more.
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(Editor's Note: IndieWire's coverage of the 2021 IDA Documentary Screening Series is presented by the Amazon Original Documentaries "Val" and "My Name is Pauli Murray.")
IndieWire and International Documentary Association have again partnered for the organization's annual Screening Series, which will take place virtually, in addition to select screenings in various venues in Los Angeles including the Hollywood Legion Theater and the Landmark Theatre in West LA. Following the screenings, IndieWire will be posting written and video coverage of moderated Q&As featuring filmmakers and subjects.
"IDA is proud to present a thoughtful selection of films that represent a multiplicity of voices, perspectives, and styles," said IDA Director Rick Perez. "Our inclusive curatorial approach reflects our values and commitment to recognizing the role that the documentary form plays in helping audiences better understand the world around them."
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Theatrical screenings are as follows.
"The Rescue" (Hollywood Legion Theater), Monday, Sept. 20
"Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain" (Landmark Theatre, West LA), Tuesday, Sept. 21
"Rebel Hearts" (Landmark Theatre, West LA), Tuesday, Sept. 28
"Found" (Landmark Theatre, West LA), Thursday, Sept. 30
"Flee" (Landmark Theatre, West LA), Tuesday, Oct. 5
TIME Studios Shorts Program (Landmark Theatre, West LA), Thursday, Oct. 7
"Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street" (Landmark Theatre, West LA), Tuesday, Oct. 12
"The Velvet Underground" (Landmark Theatre, West LA), Thursday, Oct. 14
"Summer of Soul" (…Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (Landmark Theatre, West LA), Tuesday, Oct. 19
"The Sparks Brothers" (Landmark Theatre, West LA), Tuesday, Oct. 26
The list of screenings is always evolving, so follow along on IDA's website for a complete list. The digital screenings will include "The Lost Leonardo," "Ailey," "Changing the Game," "The Real Charlie Chaplin," NYT Op-Docs Shorts, "Sabaya," "Homeroom," New Yorker Doc Shorts, "Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It," "Becoming Cousteau," "My Name Is Pauli Murray," "All Light, Everywhere," "President," "Julia," "A Cop Movie," "Simple as Water," "Val," "Writing with Fire," "Introducing Selma Blair," "LFG," "Not Going Quietly," "Paper and Glue," "In the Same Breath," "Ferguson Rises," Netflix Shorts, "No Ordinary Man," IDA Grantee Shorts – "Elena"/"Three Songs for Benazir," "Socks on Fire," "Faya Dayi," "The Neutral Ground," "Try Harder!," "Seyran Ates: Sex, Revolution, and Islam," "Like a Rolling Stone: The Life and Times of Ben Fong-Torres," "Attica," "Ascension," "Cusp," and "Wojnarowicz: F**k You F*ggot F**ker."
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