Don't call it cheating: Grand Central and Florio bakeries will get a pie or pastry ready for you to bake in your home oven.
Good things come in small packages—especially when it comes to local baked goods.
The local pastry and pizza master (and now book author-to-be!) weighs on what to eat, where to go, and why eaters love living in Portland.
Northwest Portland's Two Tarts Bakery owner Elizabeth Beekley helps us savor the first of the spring crop with a recipe for rhubarb rugelach.
Find these prized Bavarian croissants from Fressen Artisan Bakery at Portland Farmers Markets. Go early or they'll be gone!
What says perfection…and where you can find it? We pounded the pavement in search of the chewy, the crisp, and the hand-crafted so you wouldn't have to.
Everyone can afford to eat at this novel new café in the Hollywood district.
Whether you're gluten-intolerant or not, this new Northwest Portland bakery inspires gluttony.
Get a peek at what's for dinner at the new SE Clinton St eatery from Aaron Barnett/ChefStable, open for regular dinner service December 27.
The new Aaron Barnett/ChefStable SE Clinton St eatery is opening in three phases, starting Monday, December 13.
Dovetail Bakery produces vegan pastries that even carnivores will covet.
An Xuyen Bakery has what it takes to sate your hunger without having to starve your bank account.
Chef Aaron Barnett is opening his first restaurant, in partnership with ChefStable.


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Anritsu is helping in the deployment of technologies such as WiMAX, LTE, and HSPA so that Next Generation Networks (NGNs) can provide this era of cord cutters with access to everything they need.
A new Nielson Mobile survey reveals that more than 20 million households, or nearly 17% of the total in the United States, are using only mobile phones for their home telecommunications. The survey also predicts that percentage could rise to 20% by year's end, and indicates that the driving force behind this trend is to lower household bills.
Dubbed "cord cutters" by the survey writers, these mobile phone-only users tend to have lower income levels, are smaller households (1-2 residents), are younger, and not surprisingly, use their mobile devices more than their landline peers – yet still save an average of $33 per month. Cord cutters are also more likely to use a cable modem for Internet access, and conversely, less likely to have DSL.
In an interesting twist to the findings, ten percent of landline phone customers who experimented with wireless-only in their household switched back. The primary reason for the return to landline services was a need for other services, such as satellite TV and pay-per-view. The third most common reason for the switch back was that it was cheaper to bundle Internet and television with a landline phone service.
As wireless services continue to expand, the trend towards a cordless home will undoubtedly continue. Anritsu is helping in the deployment of technologies such as WiMAX, LTE, and HSPA so that Next Generation Networks (NGNs) can provide this era of cord cutters with access to everything they need. For example, our handheld WiMAX test instruments are highlighted in this issue's Microwaves/RF section, while our portfolio of HSPA products is outlined in the Wireless section.
Additionally, Anritsu has a portfolio of products that is helping cable companies and other triple play providers with the test solutions they need to ensure the quality of service (QoS) for those that continue to look to the cord for telecommunications. Instruments for those applications can be found in the Optical/IP and Fiber sections of this newsletter. You can also visit www.us.anritsu.com.


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Q: trying to use strcmp in if function for counting anagrams in a sentence hii guys i need a serious help
i m trying to write a code for finding anagrams in input sentence
but when the if function is getting strcmp it stops and its not accepting the condition. any body know why is that happening
Basically my code supposed to do two things one is taking a sentence from the user and making the words appear in the Backwoods order two Its need to take the whole sentence and look for anagrams ( anagram means that there is the same letters but in a different order for example this and shit are anagrams) thank you very much for your help :)
#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
#include<string.h>

void main()
{
int index_for_word_start, words_num = 1,amount_of_letters;
int i, j, k;
char inpot_Sentence[1001], temp_letters;
char **words,**sorting_words;
int counter = 0,counter_max_for_anegram=0;

printf_s("Please enter the sentence, and then press Enter:\n");
gets(inpot_Sentence);
                   /////////////////////////////makeing the sentence backwards///////////////////////

for (i = 0; inpot_Sentence[i] != '\0'; i++)                 //loop for counting how many words(it will be use to know how many pointer we need)
{
    if (inpot_Sentence[i] == ' ')
    {
        words_num++;
    }
}
words = (char **)malloc(sizeof(char *)*words_num);          //malloc for pointers that point on the pointer of the word
index_for_word_start = 0;
for (j = 0; j<words_num; j++)
{
    for (i = index_for_word_start; inpot_Sentence[i] != ' '; i++)
    {
        if (!inpot_Sentence[i])                                       //if the user didnt put any word(break)
        {
            break;
        }
    }
    words[j] = (char*)malloc(sizeof(char)*(i - index_for_word_start + 1));                  //malloc of pointers that point on each word
    strncpy_s(words[j], i - index_for_word_start+1, &inpot_Sentence[index_for_word_start], i - index_for_word_start);     //copy the words from inpot sentence to array
    words[j][i - index_for_word_start] = 0;                                                 //puts '\0' after the word copy ends
    index_for_word_start = i + 1;

}
printf_s("\nThe reverse sentence is:\n");
for (i = words_num - 1; i >= 0; i--)                                   //print the words in backwards Sequence
{
    printf("%s ", words[i]);
}
putchar('\n');
i = 0;
                                   /////////////////////anegrams check///////////////////////

for (j = 0; j < words_num; j++)                             //loops that Arrange the array by haski value
{
    amount_of_letters = strlen(words[j]);
    for ( i = 0; i < amount_of_letters; i++)
    {
        for (k = 0; k < amount_of_letters; k++)
        {
            if (words[j][i]<words[j][k])
            {
                temp_letters = words[j][i];
                words[j][i] = words[j][k];
                words[j][k] = temp_letters;
            }
        }

    }
    printf_s("this is words %s\n", words[j]);
}i = 0;
for ( j = 0; j < words_num-1; j++)
{
    for ( i = 0; i < words_num-1; i++)
    {
        if (!strcmp(words[j],words[i]) && (i!=j) && (strcmp(words[j],"\0")))
        {
            counter++;
            words[i] = 0;

        }
        else
        {
            break;
        }
    }
    if (counter>counter_max_for_anegram)
    {
        counter_max_for_anegram = counter;
    }
    counter = 0;
}
printf_s("%d\n", counter_max_for_anegram);

for ( j = 0; j < words_num; j++)
{
    free(words[j]);
}
free(words);
}

A: #include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

int check_anagram(char[],char[]);

int main()
{
    char a[100],b[100];
    int flag;
    puts("Enter the first string");
    fgets(a,100,stdin);
    a[strcspn(a, "\r\n")] = '\0';
    puts("Enter the second string");
    fgets(b,100,stdin);
    b[strcspn(b, "\r\n")] = '\0';
    flag=check_anagram(a,b);
    if(flag)
        printf("%s and %s are anagrams",a,b);
    else
        printf("%s and %s are not anagrams",a,b);
}

int check_anagram(char a[], char b[])
{
    int first[26]={0},second[26]={0},c=0;
    while(a[c]!='\0')
    {
        first[a[c]-'a']++;
        c++;
    }
    c=0;
    while(b[c]!='\0')
    {
        second[b[c]-'a']++;
        c++;
    }
    for(c=0;c<26;c++)
    {
        if(first[c]!=second[c])
            return 0;
    }
    return 1;
}

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Bush's view of Iraq doesn't match analysis by experts
Sun | Nation & World
By Tyler Marshall, Los Angeles Times — Sep 17th, 2004
President Bush says Iraq elections will be held in January despite security concerns. AP photo
WASHINGTON -- A combination of escalating bloodshed, gloomy assessments and deteriorating security conditions in Iraq are challenging the Bush administration's upbeat view of the struggle to establish democracy in the beleaguered Middle Eastern nation.
A growing sense of unease is especially visible among Republicans as well as Democrats in Congress as the drumbeat of bombings, kidnappings and steadily rising death toll reverberates through the region.
The new challenge to the administration's view of events comes at a crucial time for President Bush, as the interim Iraqi government in Baghdad struggles to prepare for elections in January and as Iraq dominates his campaign for re-election.
Campaigning Thursday in Minnesota and upstate New York, Bush acknowledged "ongoing acts of violence" in Iraq, but quickly returned to a central -- and positive -- campaign message on Iraq: that U.S. policies are succeeding and Iraq is on the verge of democracy and free elections.
"It wasn't all that long ago that Saddam Hussein was in power with his torture chambers and mass graves, and, today, this country is headed toward elections," he said in St. Cloud, Minn.
To shore up that message, Iraq's interim prime minister, Iyad Allawi, is scheduled to make a high profile visit to Washington next week that includes an address to a joint session of Congress Thursday.
Senior congressional aides Thursday sketched a growing mood of uncertainty and frustration following hearings a day earlier by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in which prominent senators from across the political spectrum voiced dismay at the course of events.
Noting the administration's request to divert $3.4 billion in Iraq reconstruction money to a series of emergency measures, including improving security, conservative Republican Chuck Hagel of Nebraska concluded: "Now, that does not added up in my opinion to a pretty picture, to a picture that shows that we're winning. But it does add up to this -- an acknowledgment that we are in deep trouble."
The committee's moderate Republican chairman, Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana expressed exasperation at the administration's rosy, pre-war assessments that as soon as Saddam Hussein fell, a euphoric Iraqi population would swiftly embrace democracy.
"The nonsense of that is (now) apparent," Lugar said. "The lack of planning is apparent."
But Lugar's central criticism was leveled at the administration's seeming inability to accelerate the disbursement of reconstruction aid, calling the process "extraordinarily ineffective." So far, slightly more than $1 billion of the $18.4 billion authorized by Congress last November for rebuilding Iraq has been spent.
While Lugar has criticized the administration frequently in the past for its slow pace of spending, a close aide said the context has shifted.
"Each time he says it, we're further down the line in a situation where more people are killed, people still don't have jobs and the whole scenario is getting worse," explained Lugar's spokesman, Andrew Fisher.
On Thursday, high-profile Democrats voiced their own concerns, apparently spurred the pessimistic forecast in a classified intelligence report prepared for the president in July. Called the National Intelligence Estimate, the report represents the latest in a series of gloomy assessments about Iraq's future.
Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., accused Bush of presenting "a rosy scenario as to how well Iraq was going.
"This report throws a large bucket of cold water over those roses," Graham told reporters, adding that the NIE, prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency, should cause Bush "to stop making these reckless and misleading statements and start spending some time figuring out how we're going to deal with the problems in Iraq and the war on terror."
Added Democratic West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller IV: "The fact is, we are losing ground."
A U.S. government official who has reviewed the NIE said it is about 70 pages long and summarized its contents as "things are bad, things could get worse."
But the official said the assessment also indicates there are some "underpinnings" for success and stressed that the outcome hinges on the ability of the U.S. and Iraqi authorities to improve security in the country. The official declined to elaborate on the conclusions in the document, but noted that the intelligence agencies indicated that it is difficult to project developments in the chaotic country.
That report follows other pessimistic assessments public in recent days by respected independent think tanks. Britain's prestigious Royal Institute of International Affairs concluded earlier this month that Iraq would be lucky if it managed to avoid an internal break-up and civil war and that the chaos there could spark broader upheaval elsewhere in the Middle East region.
Many U.S. experts following Iraq from positions in nongovernmental think tanks say they have also adjusted their expectations downward, although not necessarily as far as the British scenario.
"I've lowered my own expectations, but (U.S. officials) haven't yet," said Michael O'Hanlon, an Iraq specialist at the Brookings Institution in Washington. "Initially, there was every reason to think that if Saddam was knocked off, the old regime would go and even if democracy was imperfect, people would support it. Now the broad message is that it's going to be very hard to make Iraq stable, much less democratic."
Watchdog for intel agencies urged
WASHINGTON The commission investigating the September 11th attacks will recommend a new Cabinet-level post to oversee the nation's 15 intelligence agencies and control their budgets, say two people familiar with the panel's final report. The report to be released Thursday makes the case for ... [Read More...]
Agencies warned Bush
As the U.S. post-war effort gets more expensive, an issue is raised: Was President Bush aware of a possible resistance or did he ignore accurate intelligence? AP file photo WASHINGTON -- U.S. intelligence agencies warned Bush administration policy-makers before the war ... [Read More...]
Bush: Mission will be long
U.S. soldiers took up defensive positions as shots were fired Tuesday during an ongoing investigation after troops killed two men when their car didn't stop at a checkpoint in Baghdad. The shots were fired by U.S. troops on a second vehicle ... [Read More...]
Senators: Infighting hurts Bush
Joseph Biden Richard Lugar WASHINGTON -- President Bush has allowed too much infighting among his senior advisers, damaging his ability to present a clear picture of his plans for postwar Iraq, the top Republican and the senior Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations ... [Read More...]
GOP leaders want coalition
INSIDE: • White House denounces Iraq shooting at U.S., British warplanes • Iraq-U.N. talks expected to wrap up today. See B3 ••• WASHINGTON -- Two prominent Senate Republicans called on President Bush Monday to build an international coalition before striking Iraq, setting the stage ... [Read More...]

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Data shows that Bitcoin whales do not intend to sell at current prices
A large Bitcoin whale (BTC) at 68,000 BTC ($ 523 million) has not moved its funds in over five years, and the chain's data shows that other whales have been similar to their BTCs for an average of 4.7 years have held. .
Although Bitcoin is the best-placed cryptocurrency on CoinMarketCap, whales that keep digital assets that haven't been sold for years don't protect BTC from a pronounced downtrend. On March 12, the price dropped to just $ 3,600 and many whales were not moving their money at that time.
However, the data shows that despite the risk of a significant correction in the multi-year support range of $ 3,000 to $ 4,000, many whales like to stick to BTC. This shows an optimistic long-term trend for the cryptocurrency market and the patience of wealthy investors.
A big move from Bitcoin Walfonds. Source: CoinMetrics
What are the whales doing?
The infrastructure supporting the cryptocurrency market has improved exponentially since 2015. More and more trustworthy custodian banks are opening up, there is a larger selection of futures exchanges and there are regional wallets that are largely secured by stable banking services.
Both private and institutional investors are actively accumulating Bitcoin after intensive corrections. An analysis report published by Coinbase found that after the drop to $ 3,750 in March, private investors bought the decline immediately.
Data from the Grayscale report for the first quarter of 2020 also showed a noticeable increase in demand for bitcoin by institutional investors.
The more investors accumulate Bitcoin, the lower the current supply of BTC. This can weaken the main downward trends in the market.
Over time, the correction phases can become weaker and faster as Bitcoin approaches its fixed offer of 21 million.
Whales and other long-term holders may consider Bitcoin to be the best long-term asset because lost funds cannot be recovered, coin supply is limited, and halving the rate of introducing new supplies to the market.
CoinMetrics researcher they said::
"A great bitcoin whale just graduated from its 5-year HODL. Last week, 68,000 BTC left the 5-year active supply band, indicating that the last time they moved in the chain was in April 2015."
Even if the halving is only 13 days away, there is still a possibility that BTC will suffer a severe retreat despite the reluctance of the whales to sell their possessions. However, the optimistic attitude of the whales reduces the likelihood of a surrender-like decline in the short term.
Has BTC's "real price" fallen below $ 3,000?
Just 24 hours after the fall of Bitcoin to $ 3,600, Bitcoin rebounded to over $ 4,000 and eventually returned to $ 7,000 within a month.
As Cointelegraph previously reported, the decline from $ 8,000 to $ 3,600 was due to a cascade of settlement exchange settlement, particularly BitMEX. Therefore, it was the liquidation of traders with excessive leverage that triggered the decline, and not spot sales by the whales.
HODLers' move confirms the theory that BTC should never have dropped below $ 5,000 and investors who bought the jump in the $ 3,000 to $ 4,000 range are unlikely to sell soon.
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The blockchain department of the Japanese exchange bitFlyer starts advisory service
One of the largest crypto exchanges in Japan and one of the largest Bitcoin brokers worldwide has just announced that the blockchain division will offer consulting services to meet the demands of new companies for blockchain technology. According to a press release dated April 27 bitFlyer Blockchain announced that it would offer a fifth advisory…
Cryptomining Malware Fuels Most Remote Code Execution Attacks: Study
Malware attacks continue to garner a great deal of attention in the tech world. Short for "malicious software," its intent is to damage or disable computers and computer systems. Now researchers from the cyber security firm Imperva say they have found the source of 90 percent of remote code execution attacks in December 2017: cryptomining…
Bitmart Opens Retail Mining Hardware Store in South Africa
www.spokeo.com Bitmart, the biggest supplier of bitcoin mining hardware in South Africa has announced the launch of its retail store. Their first of its kind retail store will be exclusively dedicated to cryptocurrency hardware. RSS Twitter Pinterest First Ever Store Dedicated to Mining in Africa It is the first-ever retail store dedicated to supplying bitcoin…
CoinSwitch launches a new app in India
The CoinSwitch exchange platform will launch its Kuber app on June 1st – exclusively for users in India. The mobile application allows you to change more than 100 different cryptocurrencies At the same time, liquidity is added to all exchanges in India so that users can buy and sell with the Indian rupee. The user…
Farmers could soon hedge their risks with decentralized weather data
Tree, A platform that enables farmers to protect themselves against climate risks integrates Chainlink's data oracles. The CEO of Arbol, Siddhartha Jha, said that to Cointelegraph The company uses blockchain technology to solve a problem that affects billions of people around the world: "It's crazy that much of the world's livelihood is estimated to be…
Bitcoin price reaches $ 9,000 and miners' earnings drop 47% in one day
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) again reached $ 9,000 on May 13While new data has shown how much money miners lose after the third halving. According to Coinmarketcap, Bitcoin's market cap is currently $ 165,426,895,857. Bitcoin price reaches $ 9,000 and miners' earnings drop 47% in one day Daily summary of the cryptocurrency market. Source:…


We were looking for a place to warm ourselves up after a free tram ride back to the CBD area from watching the fireworks display at Docklands Waterfront. We stumbled across this cozy place which was still opened while looking for a cafe, and the French crepes called out to us!
This quaint little cafe is located in a small alley at the end of Port Phillip Arcade and has 3, 4 small tables inside with another couple outside. Google describes it as a Busy, cosy French creperie with a warm vibe, offering sweet and savoury options, cider and wine. And Google is right! The service is warm and people are friendly!
As we were discussing which crepes to order, we saw a spectacular flaming crepe display at the other table (the table was flaming too!). That got us interested in trying out the Oh famous Suzette (A$15), a French crepe with homemade orange-lemon butter flambéed with Grand Marnier. It was a spectacular display of flames and crepe! It was orangey sweet and alcoholic, and was simply delicious!
We also tried the Hot Chocolate (A$4) and Flat White (A$3.50). This was chocolate with milk, without any added sugar, and it was oh-so-good!
Directions: Take any public transport to Flinders Street Station and Flinders Lane is just the next parallel lane to Flinders Street.


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James Charles Loses Two Million Subscribers Following YouTube Fallout
And counting...
Even if you've never popped into the beauty influencer world, there's a good chance names like James Charles, Tati Westbrook and Jeffree Star will ring a bell.
They've transcended the world of YouTube (or MySpace in Jeffree's case) to collaborate and create their own makeup brands and even attend the Met Gala.
But it looks like it's all crumbling down for ol' James Charles.
Tati, 37, posted a clip of herself reacting to the video to her Instagram, saying she felt "lost" and "betrayed" by an unnamed person. James then apologised, explaining that the post wasn't sponsored but it was too late.
Her 43-minute video 'BYE SISTER' cut off ties with James in a very public way:
Tati revealed in the video that she and her husband had invested a lot of energy and time into James and his career. She also detailed that while James' video for Sugar Bear Hair did spark the fight between the two, the reason behind the eventual fall out was for much more.
She explained that she was tired of apologising for James's behaviour — which she alleged included everything from saying mean things about other beauty influencers to sexually harassing men who weren't interested.
"You are using you fame, power and money to play with people's emotions. You're threatening to ruin them and embarrass them, and you're doing that to have them behave sexually in your favour even if they're straight?" she accused.
"That behaviour is not okay if you're a woman a man, gay, straight, bi, whatever sexual orientation you are, that is your personal call and it is not someone else's to take, not someone else's to play with."
Since the release, James' subscriber count, once 16 million, has been plummeting.
At time of writing, he has dropped more than two million subscribers, sitting close to 14 million.
Tati, on the other hand, has gained close to three million. A number of high profile celebrities and influencers have also unfollowed James including Kylie Jenner
Jeffree Star, a powerhouse in the beauty community and former friend of James has weighed in saying his partner Nathan even banned him from visiting their Los Angeles home.
"There is a reason that Nathan banned James Charles from ever coming over to our home again," Jeffree wrote on Twitter.
"There's a reason why I haven't seen him since @GlamLifeGuru's birthday in February. He is a danger to society. Everything Tati said is 100% true.
There is a reason that Nathan banned James Charles from ever coming over to our home again. There's a reason why I haven't seen him since @GlamLifeGuru's birthday in February. He is a danger to society. Everything Tati said is 100% true.
— Jeffree Star (@JeffreeStar) May 12, 2019
James has responded with an eight-minute long apology to Tati.
"What sucks the most is that I know there's nothing I can say or do to ever earn that friendship or trust back, but I don't blame them for it," he said.
"A lot of the time when I've had to address things in the past, I've acted out of impulse and I've gone off and tried to pull receipts or facts or screenshots and play the victim. I'm not doing that today, I'm not. That is all I have to say, I'm sorry."
As a YouTuber and influencer whose livelihood is directly related to their follower count, the accusations and subscriber drop will likely have significant repercussions for James. He has also received backlash for out-pricing his events - up to $500 for a ticket - so... it's not looking good.
Meme-wise however?
As YouTube makeup influencers feuded with each other, I couldn't help but wonder: Had their relationship been built using a bad foundation? pic.twitter.com/HBQcKbwL32
— grant (@urdadssidepiece) May 10, 2019
Bueno.
Image: Instagram / James Charles
Stay Awake - Dean Lewis


Caddo, Oklahoma... The antique town on a buffalo trail.
If Caddo isn't your home, it could be! Our small town charm and perfect location make us the ideal place to raise a family or retire after a stressful career in the city. Caddo is located in Southeastern Oklahoma, in the north central part of Bryan County. We offer a variety of shops and services, a great school system, good churches, and friendly people.
Our downtown, just a few blocks off US Highway 69/75, looks much like it did when the town was established on a buffalo trail long before statehood. Many of the buildings have survived great fires, tornadoes, and floods to charm and delight former residents and tourists from all over the world. The Indian Territory Museum will offer you a glimpse of Caddo's fascinating past- from murders and mayhem, to sacrifice and honor. Come for a visit and you'll want to stay forever!


If you are working with blind and partially sighted learners from birth to 25, including those with complex needs, at RNIB we want to offer you support.
We want to ensure children with vision impairment get the best possible start in life and go on to achieve their full potential.
We estimate that around 25,000 children and young people up to the age of 16 in England and Wales have a vision impairment of sufficient severity to need specialist educational support. As many as 50 per cent have additional disabilities, including some who have very complex needs. Most are born with a vision impairment. You can find more key information here.
Qualified teachers of children and young people with vision impairment (QTVI) play a crucial role in the development and education of blind and partially sighted learners. You can see a film about the work that QTVIs do below and read a factsheet about their role.
The Children and Families Act 2014 and the SEND Code of Practice set out a vision for changing the way that children and young people with special edicational needs and disabled children and their parents are supported.This means changes for the professionals who work with them in education, health and social care. RNIB has developed resources which will provide information on making the SEND reforms work for children and young people with a vision impairment and their families.
Visit our SEND reform resources page for information and resources about making the SEND reforms work for children and young people with a vision impairment and their families.
At RNIB we strive constantly to improve the quality of teaching and learning for all children and young people with vision impairment, so that they can achieve even more.
supporting students in further and higher education.
Our education resources section compliments our guidance on teaching and learning and tells you about classroom resources including books and electronic textbooks. In our access to exams and texts section you'll find information on making exams accessible, including how to modify papers and how to obtain past papers. Our technology in education and independent learning sections explore how technology can help facilitate greater learning.
Find out about some really useful events, training and networks for education professionals working with children and young people with vision impairment, including those with complex needs. These networks and events help to bring professionals together from different settings to share effective practice, professional development, networking and peer support.
Why is specialist support needed?
Read the evidence and arguments for protecting vital local authority VI services.
Our pages for young people offer advice and guidance for blind and partially sighted young people aged from 14 to 25 on all stages of their transition from school, to college, university and into employment.
Our resources for parents of blind and partially sighted children includes information to help parents understand their child's sight condition, financial support, other parents stories, a who's who guide for parents and more.
To keep up to date with news and information to support children and young people who have a vision impairment, sign up to receive our free online magazine for families and professionals called Insight.
RNIB is supporting the Vision 2020 Children and Young People's group, in mapping all local societies working with children and young people. Find out about activities in your local area now!


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In 1972, a team of New York City exploitation outlaws that included Ed Adlum (SHRIEK OF THE MUTILATED), Ed Kelleher (PRIME EVIL) and Michael & Roberta Findlay (THE TOUCH OF HER FLESH, SNUFF) – along with first-time assistant cameraman and future award-winning cinematographer Frederick Elmes (ERASERHEAD, BLUE VELVET) – descended on bucolic Westchester County with 8½ bottles of stage blood to make a movie about a Druid cult seeking to resurrect their dead queen.
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In 1972, a team of New York City exploitation outlaws that included Ed Adlum (SHRIEK OF THE MUTILATED), Ed Kelleher (PRIME EVIL) and Michael & Roberta Findlay (THE TOUCH OF HER FLESH, SNUFF) – along with first-time assistant cameraman and future award-winning cinematographer Frederick Elmes (ERASERHEAD, BLUE VELVET) – descended on bucolic Westchester County with 8½ bottles of stage blood to make a movie about a Druid cult seeking to resurrect their dead queen. The budget was $24,000. The cast was paid in beer. And the result remains one of the greatest achievements in schlock/shock cinema history. Severin Films is proud to present this "accidental masterpiece" (Horror News) like you've never seen it before, now scanned from the original negative for the first time ever and spurting with all-new Special Features.
Audio Commentary with Director Ed Adlum and Actress Ortrum Tippel, Moderated by Kier-La Janisse, Author of House of Psychotic Women
Nothing You'd Show Your Mom: Eddie Adlum's Journey through Exploitation, Coin-Op & Rock n' Roll
Harvesting the Dead: Interview with Actor Jack Neubeck
Painful Memories: An Interview with Cinematographer Frederick Elmes
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A new satellite mission carrying CU-Boulder space weather instruments is expected to help mitigate damage to satellites and communications systems caused by powerful solar storms. Credit: NASA
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A multimillion dollar University of Colorado Boulder instrument package expected to help scientists better understand potentially damaging space weather is now slated to launch aboard a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite on Saturday, Nov. 19.
Designed and built by CU-Boulder's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), the instrument suite known as the Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors (EXIS) is the first of four identical packages that will fly on four NOAA weather satellites in the coming decade. EXIS will measure energy output from the sun that can affect satellite operations, telecommunications, GPS navigation and power grids on Earth as part of NOAA's next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites -R Series (GOES-R).
"We are ready for launch and are looking forward to a successful mission," said LASP Senior Research Scientist Frank Eparvier, principal investigator on the EXIS project. "These extremely sensitive instruments will help scientists better understand solar events and help to mitigate the effects of space weather on Earth."
NASA's contract with CU Boulder on behalf of NOAA to design, build, test, deliver and scientifically support the four instrument packages is for roughly $105 million. The GOES-R satellite was built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. in Littleton, Colorado and will be launched on an Atlas V rocket built by United Launch Alliance, headquartered in Centennial, Colorado.
EXIS consists of two LASP instruments, including XRS, an X-ray sensor that can determine the strength of solar flares and provide rapid alerts to scientists, said Eparvier. Large solar flares, equivalent to the explosion of millions of atomic bombs, can trigger "proton events" that send charged atomic particles flying off the sun and into Earth's atmosphere in just minutes. They can damage satellites, trigger radio blackouts and even threaten the health of astronauts by penetrating spacecraft shielding, he said.
"The XRS gives the first alert that a solar flare is occurring, providing NOAA with details on its timing, magnitude and direction within seconds," said Eparvier.
The second EXIS instrument, EUVS, will monitor solar output in the extreme ultraviolet portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, which is completely absorbed by Earth's upper atmosphere, said Eparvier. When the extreme UV light wavelengths penetrate the upper atmosphere during active periods on the sun, they can break apart, ionize and change the properties of the atmosphere through which satellites fly and radio waves propagate.
Fluctuations in extreme UV wavelengths from the sun ionize the upper atmosphere and interfere with communications like cell phones and GPS signals, said Eparvier. In addition, such fluctuations can create satellite drag, causing spacecraft to slowly fall out of orbit and burn up months or years before such events are anticipated.
"Modern technology has made us vulnerable to extreme variations in space weather that can have significant effects on Earth communications," Eparvier said. "Extreme solar activity can cause problems for power companies all around the world, for example, in part because they all are interconnected."
NOAA's GOES satellites are a series of weather satellites that help scientists make timely and accurate weather forecasts. Two GOES satellites are now in geostationary orbit at a height of about 22,000 miles, with one focusing on the east part of the Americas overlapping with another focusing on the west. Satellites in geostationary orbits complete one revolution in the same amount of time it takes for the Earth to rotate once on its polar axis, allowing them to "stare" at a portion of Earth, said Eparvier.
LASP also built key solar instruments for NASA's Van Allen Probes mission launched in 2012 to study Earth's radiation belts, and designed and built a $32 million instrument package for NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory that launched in 2010.
More than 100 LASP personnel ranging from scientists and engineers to technicians, programmers and students have worked on the EXIS program since 2006. CU Boulder's LASP will support EXIS on the four NOAA GOES satellite missions through spacecraft integration, testing, launch and commissioning, said Eparvier.
Each instrument package, roughly the size of a large microwave oven and weighing 66 pounds, is three times heavier than normal due to extra shielding that protects them from high-energy particle penetration. LASP's Mike Anfinson is the EXIS project manager.
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Terrelle Pryor wants Jim Tressel back at Ohio State
Former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor thinks it's time for Ohio State to bring Jim Tressel back as head coach.
In a video captured by TMZ, Pryor was asked whether or not he thought Urban Meyer would coach again after his retirement from Ohio State. The ex-Buckeye said he wished the former head coach the best of luck in the future.
Near the end of the video, Pryor then said it was time for Ohio State to bring back Tressel, who was Pryor's first head coach in Columbus.
"We need to get Jim Tressel back," Pryor told TMZ.
Tressel and Ohio State parted ways before the 2011 season after a scandal that broke, involving players receiving free tattoos for game-worn memorabilia. One of those players was Pryor
Tressel was the head coach of the Buckeyes from 2001-2010, compiling a 106-22 record in his 10 seasons.
While in Columbus, Tressel won a national championship (2002) and won at least a share of the B1G title seven times, including six straight from 2005-2010.
Tressel hasn't been a head coach since leaving Ohio State and is currently the president at Youngstown State University. He's held that position since 2014.
Ohio State DL Haskell Garrett reveals decision on 2021 season
Buckeyes DT taking advantage of additional year of eligibility, will return to Ohio State


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3. I can grow up to 12 feet long and I like to eat jellyfish. I am a __________________.
4. My favorite food is sea grass and I live in the Atlantic Ocean. I am a ____________________.
5. I am the smallest and one of the most endangered sea turtles and I like to eat crabs in the wild I am a _____________________.
6. I am a sea turtle I can lay up to _____________ eggs.
7. What is the largest sea turtle species? ________________________.
8. Which predator can injure an adult sea turtle? ______________________.
9. My favorite food is sea sponges and I live near coral reefs. I am a _________________.
10. Sea turtles eat plastic bags because they think they are _____________________.
11. Sea turtle eggs are soft and leathery and the size of a ________________________.
12. Olive and Kemp's ridley sea turtles will nest in large groups called ______________________________.


More than 8 million pages have adopted the new Timeline format ahead of the March 30 deadline when all pages will be converted automatically, Facebook says.
There were more than 37 million pages with 10 or more Likes as of December 2011, so about 20 percent of pages have voluntarily converted to Timeline. According to the company, more than a million pages per day switched to the new design immediately following the launch on Feb. 29. Facebook did not share how this compares to previous product rollouts.
To help page owners with the transition, the company created LearnFacebookPages.com and the Facebook Marketing Classroom. The Learn Facebook Pages site is a narrated tutorial including quiz questions at the end of each section. It is available in five different languages. The Marketing Classroom is a tab application on the Facebook Marketing Solutions page that includes videos and worksheets on the new pages and ad offerings. The page also streams live video courses, including one Thursday about Sponsored Stories.
See our complete overview of the pages redesign here.


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Why doesn't Pakistan tap its solar power potential?
Pakistani environmentalists want the government to invest more in solar power Pakistani environmentalists want the government to invest more in solar power
Pakistan has immense potential for generating electricity through solar power. Almost all parts of the South Asian country are dry and hot, barring a few areas in the northwest.
However, Pakistan currently only produces a meager 1.16% of its electricity through solar power and 64% with fossil fuels. Other electricity sources include hydropower at 27%, nuclear at 5%. Renewable energy sources count for only 4% of total electricity production.
Despite being in a region severely affected by climate change, Pakistan continues to invest in environmentally unfriendly methods of power production.
Recently, the government approved seven Chinese-funded coal power projects, which will add up to 6,600 megawatts to the national grid in the coming years.
Political support needed for renewables
Last year, Prime Minister Imran Khan's government promised that Pakistan would produce 60% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. This would require Pakistan to install around 24,000 megawatts of solar and wind power capacity by 2030, up from just over 1,500 megawatts now.
Environmentalists say that building solar power is well within the nation's capabilities, if there is enough political will to support development.
Hassan Abbas, an environmentalist, told DW that Pakistan could conceivably generate more than 2,900 gigawatts of solar power capacity. For reference, 1 gigawatt could power 110 million LED lights, according to the US Department of Energy.
"There are influential bureaucrats, policymakers and hydropower lobbies that are against solar energy," said Abbas.
"An outdated solar system installed in Punjab by China lent credence to the claims of skeptics who assert solar would not work in Pakistan," he added.
Abbas said that developing solar power would be cheaper than hydroelectric power, and claimed that a $10 billion investment in solar power could generate 50 to 60 gigawatts of capacity. This would represent ten times more than what is produced from the Tarbela and Mangla dams, two large hydropower projects.
What is holding solar power back?
Ghazala Reza, a Pakistani energy expert, told DW that many factors are keeping solar power from flourishing. These include complications in finding space for solar farms, procedural delays in construction approvals and unattractive tariffs for selling power to national grid.
"Lack of political will and reluctance of government investment dash the hopes of generating electricity through this sustainable method," Reza said.
Economist Shahida Wizarat said the high costs of initial investment is hampering the growth of solar power, even if diversifying energy sources makes economic sense in the long run.
However, not all Pakistani economists agree. Azra Talat Saeed warns against investing heavily in solar power without taking all factors into consideration. She told DW that although solar power is much better for the environment than fossil fuels, solar technology runs the risk of increasing Pakistan's dependence on technology owned by the US and China.
"Solar panels also occupy much space if installed on a massive scale, this could greatly hurt our agriculture, exacerbating food insecurity. Their durability is also an issue besides the huge initial investment, which can only be made by big landlords and not by poor farmers," Saeed said.
Pakistan still suffers power shortages
Energy expert Reza added it would be a bad idea to dismantle existing power plants, which can operate for decades, in exchange for solar power.
"Pakistan invested billions of dollars in hydro and thermal plants. Many of them can work for years. Scrapping them would be a financial disaster.
Environmentalist Abbas said that although the government should not dismantle existing plants, it should not make new investments in environmentally unfriendly power projects.
There are still power shortages in Pakistan caused by shaky transmission infrastructure, and localized solar power projects could be a solution.


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20/03/2012: TURKEY – JOURNALISTS IN TURKEY SELF-CENSOR, TO AVOID PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTHORITIES, SAY MEDIA EXPERTS
"Although many in the West present Turkey as a role-model for the 'Arab Spring' countries, Ankara's freedom of the press record gets worse and worse each day," writes Emre Kizilkaya, foreign news editor at the Turkish dailyHürriyet, in his recent analysis for a web portal specialised in monitoring media developments in Turkey,www.turkeypressfreedom.org, run by the Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), in cooperation with the Slovenia-based International Media Center (IMC).
"The Freedom for Journalists Platform, an umbrella group representing 94 national and local journalist associations in Turkey, emphasizes that Ankara presents one of the worst press freedom pictures in Europe," writes Kizilkaya.
According to a recent report by news website Bianet.org, issued on 19 March 2012, 104 journalists remain detained in Turkish prisons after Istanbul's 16th High Criminal Court released journalists Nedim Sener and Ahmet Sık, and Oda TV writers Coskun Musluk and Sait Cakır on 12 March 2012. Their trial is pending.
"I welcome the release of the four journalists," said SEEMO Secretary General Oliver Vujovic, who also noted that many other journalists remained in prison.
SEEMO Board Member Radomir Licina, Senior Editor of the Belgrade-based Danas daily, writes: "Being a journalist is a rather insecure and challenging job in many parts of the world today, but Turkey undoubtedly leads the way in Europe in this respect, together with Russia and Belarus. Depressing figures prove that Turkey is one of the most unfriendly and most difficult environments for the work of local journalists.
"Our colleagues in Turkey are waging a very important battle for freedom of expression in this country which aspires to join the family of European democracies in the European Union. The response, and a show of solidarity of colleagues worldwide, have not been satisfactory so far…. It is necessary that all the media organisations rally to help our colleagues and their media by way of setting up a committee of reputable journalists and editors with a clear objective to pursue every possible legal avenue to amend the laws and practices in Turkey, and thus set free innocent journalists, make their persecution cease and enable normal online communication," states Veran Matic, President of the Board of Directors, RTV B92, Belgrade, Serbia.
Book author, journalist and ombudsman for Hürriyet, Faruk Bildirici, reflects on Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's possible motives behind the pressure on journalists: "The media did not help him become the prime minister. On the contrary, he got political power despite the media of that time. He has never forgotten that and never hesitated to express that openly."
Other contributors underline that Ankara aspires to join the European Union but fails to meet the expected democratic standards.
"The EU cannot accept this behaviour from Turkey. Imprisoned journalists have to be released or tried before court. Imprisoned journalists have a right to a fair trial. If Turkey wants to become a member of the European Union, the Turkish government has to respect press freedom and the EU has to be firm in regard to this issue," according to Janne Virkkunen
Editor-in-Chief of Finland's Helsingin Sanomat, and former Chairman of the International Press Institute (IPI).
On the other hand, Turkey fails as role model for the Arab world: "Young democratic Egyptians, Syrians and Iranians would like to admire Turkey for its achievements. But can they any longer? A country, a government that fiddles with press freedom can never truly and convincingly be a model, cannot be a respected negotiator, and cannot be a widely accepted go-between. And, of course, cannot be a member of the EU," states Fredy Gsteiger, Diplomatic Correspondent of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, and a former IPI Board Member.
Just as concerned with Turkey's failure to act as a role model is Agron Bajrami, editor-in-chief, of the Kosovo daily, Koha Ditore:"…negative trends in Hungary and Turkey give a very bad example to all other EU aspiring countries of South East Europe, by providing our local authorities, throughout our region, with justification for limiting and infringing on free speech and freedom of the media."
It is important to keep supporting the efforts of Turkish journalists, according to SEEMO Board President Boris Bergant, former Deputy Director of Radio Television Slovenia (RTS), Ljubljana, Slovenia, and former Deputy President of the European Broadcasting Union: "We wish to support the process of democratisation in Turkey, as well as the European perspective, by closely monitoring the area of media freedom."
Full texts written by these experts appear on the SEEMO-run website: www.turkeypressfreedom.org. In addition, this specialised webpage includes news updates and monthly reports on media developments, SEEMO and IPI statements on press freedom in Turkey, documents on media and human rights, links to specialised Turkish and international sources, various special reports, as well as exclusive statements by Dunja Mijatovic, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and Thomas Hammarberg, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights.


Longford is set to feature in Fáilte Ireland's first domestic consumer marketing campaign for the Ireland's Hidden Heartlands brand, which launches on Monday, July 2.
The multi-media brand awareness campaign, worth €1m, will revolve around the creative idea 'Yours to Uncover'.
Over the coming weeks, audiences across Ireland will see the new campaign which focuses on themes of discovery and exploration, and encourages visitors to uncover their unique experience of the natural beauty and treasures of Ireland's Hidden Heartlands.
Longford's Clondra and the Royal Canal will feature in a specially-commissioned radio advertisement as part of the campaign.
Further locations around Longford will also feature in editorial articles for the Ireland's Hidden Heartlands campaign website, offering visitors a snapshot of what there is to do across the breadth of the region. These articles will focus on the county's rich food offering as well as its cycle and walking trails.
Fáilte Ireland's Director of Marketing, Niall Tracey, said: "Our Ireland's Hidden Heartlands brand has been incredibly well received by the industry and resonated strongly during research in our target markets. It is tapping into a growing tourism trend for soft activities by encouraging visitors to be 'active in nature' and to explore the region by going off the beaten tracks. The brand's appeal also very much lies in its offer for visitors to get away from the stresses and pressures of modern life and to experience the tranquility of rural Ireland.
"Over the coming weeks, through our domestic brand awareness campaign, we will be reinforcing Ireland's Hidden Heartlands as a key brand in the Irish tourism offering, and presenting Irish consumers with compelling reasons to consider Longford and the wider region for their future travel plans."


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Result of the fermentation of the liquid harvested from the grapes/dates in Arak production.
Medium replica of alembic still used in the Iberian Peninsula to make Grappa and other alcohol spirits.
Cooper pot has a hammered finish and copper coil with 90mm. in diameter has been specifically made to fit a 75 cl bottle. Perfectly polished, this item has a very high quality glossy finish that will last for years. The complete unit is assembled on a wooden base for practical and aesthetic purposes. A miniature copper cup and heating system (tea light) are included. An elegant and unique manner in which to serve a brandy or cognac to guests.


Customer Threatens to Switch? Is the Price They've Been Promised Even Secure?
For a few weeks now, I hope your sales motivation has increased as you follow our series Will Your Customers Leave You If You Raise Prices: 8 1/2 Questions to Ask Yourself.
Will it be only a temporary savings?
Anybody can offer a one-time savings. Let's not kid ourselves. The easiest thing one of your competitors can do is to lower their price for a short period of time to gain new business. But will they be able to sustain the lower-price over a long period of time?
One of the oldest strategies used by salespeople to attract new business is to offer a discount on the first order and then quickly increase the price on the subsequent orders. A buyer then has to ask themselves if the one-time savings is worth switching to a new supplier.
Don't be alarmed when a customer shares with you a lower price being offered by a competitor.
The first thing you must do is assess in your mind if it is a short-term offer. Knowing how the competitor has handled things in the past can be very important to help guide your response. If the competitor has a habit of offering short-term discounts to attract new customers, then don't hesitate in calling this out to your customer.
When you call it out, don't do it in a way that attacks your competitor. Instead, mention politely what you've seen them do this in the past. Be sure you can back up your statement with factual information. The worst thing anyone can do in this situation is throw out perceptions or random judgments, only to then lose credibility with the customer.
Another area to look at is if the lower price being offered is a valid price or only an estimated price.
Salespeople from your competitor may casually mention prices during discussions with a buyer — and not draw a lot of attention to the fact that the prices are only estimates. When the customer is ready to place an order, only then will the salesperson explain the firm price. Nothing can be more misleading and, unfortunately, buyers can sometimes be lulled into believing the estimated price is the real price.
No matter what, your response when a customer is threatening to switch vendors is not to offer a similar discount. Doing so only proves in the buyer's mind that you're trying to maximize the price you can charge.
If the buyer takes you up on the lower price — which they most likely will — then I guarantee they will do it again and again to you.
The reason they will do this is for one reason — they know you will cave on any pricing threat.
Don't be the salesperson that caves on any pricing threat.


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Joseph A. Iannarelli, 78, Of Bronxville Retired U.S. Customs Officer
Joseph A. Iannarelli Photo Credit: The Daily Voice/Contributed
Bronxville's Sage Troy Asencio, College Student In Westcheste...
BRONXVILLE, N.Y. - Joseph A. Iannarelli of Bronxville died March 22. He was 78.
Iannarelli was born in Rockaway. He recently retired from the U.S. Customs after 46 years.
Iannarelli is survived by his wife, Margaret (Pohl); daughters, Karin Pariselli (Anthony), Sabina Storti (Bob), and Tanja Iannarelli; six grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be Tuesday, March 26 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Westchester Funeral Home 190 Main St. Eastchester, NY 10709. A service will be held at the funeral home during calling hours at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society 2 Lyon place White Plains, NY 10601


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Club Deportivo Ceuta 6 de Junio is a Spanish football club based in the autonomous city of Ceuta. Founded in 1969, they play in Regional Preferente, holding home matches at Estadio José Martínez Pirri with a capacity of 1,500 seats.

History
Founded in 1969, Ceuta 6 de Junio only started playing in a regional league in the 2020–21 season, in the Regional Preferente. After finishing second and missing out promotion to AD Ceuta FC B, the club won a spot in the 2021–22 Copa del Rey.

The club won the Preferente title in the 2021–22 campaign, but as Ceuta B were not promoted nor relegated, they were unable to promote, and once again earned a spot in the national cup.

Season to season

References

External links
BDFutbol team profile
Soccerway team profile

Football clubs in Ceuta

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Point-of-sale finance for car finance grew 6% year-on-year to 194,000 vehicles in July, Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) figures show, keeping the sector on a growth trajectory despite stale sales in new car retail.
Total value of advances for the month also grew, rising 11% to £2.8bn.
The new and second-hand segments fared equally well. New car finance rose 10% £1.3bn in value, while volumes rose 5% to 68,786 units.
Used car finance grew even faster, with values up 13% to £1.5bn and volumes up 6% to 125,153 vehicles.
Geraldine Kilkelly, head of research and chief economist at the FLA, said the growth was "in line with expectations of modest single-digit growth in 2018 as a whole".
The growth in finance business came off the back of an average price rise for used cars in July, according to retail portal Auto Trader. Mass-market models averaged 6% growth, while premium makers such as Daimler, BMW, Audi and JLR saw values flat year-on-year.
There have been fears the inflow of end-of-contract vehicles from the PCP boom of the last few years may lead to a decrease in prices due to increased supply, although so far values seem to have maintained stable for the ex-PCP and ex-fleet segments.


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News / Talaq verdict a step towards gender justice: Sumitra Mahajan
Talaq verdict a step towards gender justice: Sumitra Mahajan
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Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan Tuesday appealed to "dharmacharyas" (heads) of all religions to view the verdict of the Supreme Court on triple talaq as a move towards delivering justice to women.
The apex court today banned the 1,400 year-old practice of instant 'triple talaq' among Sunni Muslims and set it aside on several grounds including that it was against the basic tenets of the Holy Quran and violated the Islamic law Shariat.
"The court has delivered an important judgement on triple talaq. I request all dharmacharyas to view this verdict as an important step towards delivering justice to women," Mahajan told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting.
The Speaker said she was very happy as a woman with the judgement of the apex court.
"When a woman is divorced in such a manner by her husband and is driven out of home, it becomes very difficult for her to face such a situation," Mahajan said, adding that throwing a woman out of her house was a kind of atrocity.
"There should be a uniform law for delivering justice to women in the country. I am talking only about women. The law should ensure that no injustice is done to women," she said.
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Karyopharm Therapeutics Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
NEWTON, Mass., Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: KPTI), a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company pioneering novel cancer therapies, today announced that the Company approved the grant of stock options to purchase an aggregate of 168,500 shares of Karyopharm's common stock and an aggregate of 112,200 restricted stock units (RSUs) to nine newly-hired employees. These equity awards were granted as of February 28, 2022 (the Grant Date) pursuant to the Company's 2022 Inducement Stock Incentive Plan, as inducements material to the new employees entering into employment with Karyopharm in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
Each of the stock options has an exercise price of $10.33 per share, the closing price of Karyopharm's common stock on the Grant Date. Each stock option will vest over four years, with 25% of the total number of shares underlying the stock option vesting on the one-year anniversary of the applicable employee's employment commencement date and 1/48th of the total number of shares vesting monthly thereafter. Each RSU award will vest over four years, with 25% percent of the shares underlying the RSU award vesting on each of the four consecutive anniversaries of the applicable employee's employment commencement date. The vesting of each inducement award is subject to the employee's continued service as an employee of, or other service provider to, Karyopharm through the applicable vesting dates. In addition, each stock option and RSU award will be immediately exercisable in full if, on or prior to the first anniversary of the consummation of a "change in control event," the employee's employment is terminated for "good reason" by the employee or terminated without "cause" by Karyopharm (as such terms are defined in the applicable stock option or RSU agreement).
Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: KPTI) is a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company pioneering novel cancer therapies. Since its founding, Karyopharm has been an industry leader in oral Selective Inhibitor of Nuclear Export (SINE) compound technology, which was developed to address a fundamental mechanism of oncogenesis: nuclear export dysregulation. Karyopharm's lead SINE compound and first-in-class, oral exportin 1 (XPO1) inhibitor, XPOVIO® (selinexor), is approved in the U.S. and marketed by the Company in three oncology indications and has received regulatory approvals in various indications in a growing number of ex-U.S. territories and countries, including Europe and the United Kingdom (as NEXPOVIO®) and China. Karyopharm has a focused pipeline targeting multiple high unmet need cancer indications, including in endometrial cancer, myelodysplastic syndromes and myelofibrosis. For more information about our people, science and pipeline, please visit www.karyopharm.com, and follow us on Twitter at @Karyopharm and LinkedIn.
XPOVIO® and NEXPOVIO® are registered trademarks of Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.
For further information: For further information: Investors: Argot Partners, 212.600.1902|karyopharm@argotpartners.com; Media: Sarah Connors, Vice President, Head of Corporate Communications, Karyopharm, 508.654.2277 | sarah.connors@karyopharm.com


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After graduating with my BS and MS in Applied Psychology at Eastern Washington University, in 2003, I returned to the PNW, a place that I called home. I have been involved in different aspects of Mental Health Counseling, experiences that were valuable to my professional development. Some areas of experience inculde crisis intervention, relative placement, child therapy, infant mental health and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. I feel lucky to have had these experiences and look forward to continuing to grow my private practice in the downtown area working with adolescents and adults who may be struggling with anxiety, depression, transitional issues, PMAD and life therapy.
I attend regular workshops and trainings as well as consultations with other professionals in the area to continue to develop skills and to remain updated on current mental health topics and issues that are relevant today. I have attended regular trainings as well as recently completing the PSI and 2020 Mom Professional Maternal Mental Health Certificate Training in July of 2017, and am currently working toward perinatal infant loss certification. I feel that to be a well rounded therapist for mothers, it is also important to have education surrounding birth education and have completed doula education as well. As a Perinatal Support of Washington provider, it is imperative that therapists commit to ongoing education to continue to offer quality services to their clients. That is my comittment.
Picket Fence Therapy has been serving individuals since 2007. Along with our downtown location in Puyallup, Picket Fence Therapy is excited to include Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) to its specialties in the Puyallup area. After owning my own horse Freeway, I realized that there was a potential to reach clients through the healing nature of horses. Horses have great healing abilities for those struggling with anxiety, depression, developng self awareness and coping skills and strategies as well as for families/couples to develop relationship insights and communication skills. Certified to provide EAP, I have joined with Rustic Heart Ranch to offer services to individuals, families and couples. Through EAP, Picket Fence Therapy continues to offer services for women's issues and the needs of adolescent girls in this specialized therapy.
In 2007 I graduated with my degree in Education from Pacific Lutheran University. To me teaching was a passion. As I continued down this path, I learned that my heart went out to my students, and their families who were going through hardships and struggles.
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"They were there, they saw 'em."
Mhylzul backhanded him on the arm. "Shh. Don't let it get around." The man nodded vigorously. Mhylzul continued just above a whisper. "They say a wizard's come. Ghost of Thaum or somethin' like that." Mhylzul made a sign of protection. "They said they're up north. Comin' south. Been takin' everybody. Lost nine of their own before comin' back. Villages emptyin' out. Rumor is them bastards even took the High Witch."
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Bob Dylan presented the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature (full presentation text) – and Patti Smith's awkward performance (video).
Date: December 10, 2016Author: recreatemag 0 Comments
Bob Dylan was presented the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature today at the Nobel Committee's annual gala ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden. Following the presentation speech, a flustered and visibly nervous Patti Smith performed the Dylan classic, "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall." After losing her place and singing the same line twice, Smith stopped the performance and apologized to the chamber before regaining her composure and finishing the song strongly.
Below read the full text of the presentation speech by Professor Horace Engdahl, Member of the Swedish Academy and the Nobel Committee for Literature followed by YouTube video of Patti Smith's performance:
"Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
What brings about the great shifts in the world of literature? Often it is when someone seizes upon a simple, overlooked form, discounted as art in the higher sense, and makes it mutate. Thus, at one point, emerged the modern novel from anecdote and letter, thus arose drama in a new age from high jinx on planks placed on barrels in a marketplace, thus songs in the vernacular dethroned learned Latin poetry, thus too did La Fontaine take animal fables and Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales from the nursery to Parnassian heights. Each time this occurs, our idea of literature changes.
In itself, it ought not to be a sensation that a singer/songwriter now stands recipient of the literary Nobel Prize. In a distant past, all poetry was sung or tunefully recited, poets were rhapsodes, bards, troubadours; 'lyrics' comes from 'lyre'. But what Bob Dylan did was not to return to the Greeks or the Provençals. Instead, he dedicated himself body and soul to 20th century American popular music, the kind played on radio stations and gramophone records for ordinary people, white and black: protest songs, country, blues, early rock, gospel, mainstream music. He listened day and night, testing the stuff on his instruments, trying to learn. But when he started to write similar songs, they came out differently. In his hands, the material changed. From what he discovered in heirloom and scrap, in banal rhyme and quick wit, in curses and pious prayers, sweet nothings and crude jokes, he panned poetry gold, whether on purpose or by accident is irrelevant; all creativity begins in imitation.
Even after fifty years of uninterrupted exposure, we are yet to absorb music's equivalent of the fable's Flying Dutchman. He makes good rhymes, said a critic, explaining greatness. And it is true. His rhyming is an alchemical substance that dissolves contexts to create new ones, scarcely containable by the human brain. It was a shock. With the public expecting poppy folk songs, there stood a young man with a guitar, fusing the languages of the street and the bible into a compound that would have made the end of the world seem a superfluous replay. At the same time, he sang of love with a power of conviction everyone wants to own. All of a sudden, much of the bookish poetry in our world felt anaemic, and the routine song lyrics his colleagues continued to write were like old-fashioned gunpowder following the invention of dynamite. Soon, people stopped comparing him to Woody Guthrie and Hank Williams and turned instead to Blake, Rimbaud, Whitman, Shakespeare.
In the most unlikely setting of all – the commercial gramophone record – he gave back to the language of poetry its elevated style, lost since the Romantics. Not to sing of eternities, but to speak of what was happening around us. As if the oracle of Delphi were reading the evening news.
Recognising that revolution by awarding Bob Dylan the Nobel Prize was a decision that seemed daring only beforehand and already seems obvious. But does he get the prize for upsetting the system of literature? Not really. There is a simpler explanation, one that we share with all those who stand with beating hearts in front of the stage at one of the venues on his never-ending tour, waiting for that magical voice. Chamfort made the observation that when a master such as La Fontaine appears, the hierarchy of genres – the estimation of what is great and small, high and low in literature – is nullified. "What matter the rank of a work when its beauty is of the highest rank?" he wrote. That is the straight answer to the question of how Bob Dylan belongs in literature: as the beauty of his songs is of the highest rank.
By means of his oeuvre, Bob Dylan has changed our idea of what poetry can be and how it can work. He is a singer worthy of a place beside the Greeks' ἀοιδόι, beside Ovid, beside the Romantic visionaries, beside the kings and queens of the Blues, beside the forgotten masters of brilliant standards. If people in the literary world groan, one must remind them that the gods don't write, they dance and they sing. The good wishes of the Swedish Academy follow Mr. Dylan on his way to coming bandstands."
(This speech is copyright The Nobel Committee 2016; The Nobel Committee Web Site)
(courtesy of YouTube user Marie Louiseblues)
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How are freedom and style interrelated?
Freedom is defined as: the power or right to act, speak or think as one wants without hindrance.
Style's definition is: the manner in which something is expressed or performed.
Think of two people you admire-one person you admire professionally, and one person you admire personally. What personality traits are expressed in the clothing styles you admire on them?
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Lilongwe based electric stage performer, Maxwell Olloto says all is set for his long awaited 'Muyeseni Yesu' double album launch scheduled to take place on 1 July at the confluence of all gospel music lovers in Lilongwe, Sheafer ICA Marquee.
Speaking in an interview with Nyasa Times, Olloto said he has done all the necessary preparations for his great day where he is expected to take another step in his music career.
According to Olloto, he wants to make the launch to be one of its kinds, and said people should be looking forward to the best.
"It will be a serious thing, people should expect beyond what they heard from my CD and DVD, because on live performances we do according to how the Holy Spirit is moving us" he said.
He added "My fans must expect good work beyond what I have given them because God is promising powerful messages in Music and performances will be changing every time".
The album, recorded at One Heart Studio by Lloyd Phiri has 10 songs including Sindili ndekha, Matamando Kwa inu, zonse ali nazo, anadutsamo yesu and Manyazi anga atha which is enjoying massive airplay on a number of radio stations.
Some of the artists on the menu to perform during the day include Great Angels choir, Maggie Mangani, Allan Chirwa, Andy Seko, Shammah Vocals, Soul Saver Praise Team, Favoured Martha, Norman Phiri among others.
In a separate interview Allan Chirwa said he is also prepared to dish out the best performance ever.


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Alliance for Community Media Now Accepting Nominations for Awards, Debuts New Award Recognizing Young Leaders
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EDIT: The deadline for submissions has been extended to Friday, April 28!
The Alliance for Community Media (ACM) is now accepting nominations for the Buske Leadership Award, The Dirk Koning-George Stoney Award, The Jewell Ryan-White Award for Cultural Diversity, and a new award recognizing Emerging Leaders.
The Buske Leadership Award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated commitment to the mission and goals of the Alliance for Community Media, leadership within the organization within the last three years, a high degree of involvement in the organization nationally, regionally and at the chapter level, and continuing service to the ACM.
The Dirk Koning – George Stoney Humanistic Communication Award is given annually to an organization or individual who has made an outstanding contribution to championing the growth and experience of humanistic community communications.
The Jewell Ryan-White Award for Cultural Diversity is given annually to those persons who show an outstanding contribution to a process that encourages, facilitates, or creates culturally diverse and/or non-mainstream community involvement in the field of community media.
In addition to these awards, the ACM also debuts a new award recognizing the contributions of young professionals in the field of community media.
The Emerging Leader Award recognizes an individual less than 40 years of age, who demonstrates the values of building community through media on a consistent basis. The individual demonstrates leadership in the field on a local, regional or national level. The award recognizes the individual for being a person who is innovative in their work to strengthen the impact of community media.
Download the 2017 ACM Awards Nomination Form, which includes complete criteria and requirements above.
Submissions are due Friday, April 21.
Awardees will be recognized during an awards ceremony at the ACM national conference, Rivers to Cross, in Minneapolis, MN from July 11-14, 2017.
For more information, please contact Clair Steil at info@allcommunitymedia.org.
The Foundation for the Alliance for Community Media Offers Scholarship Opportunities for Young Emerging Leaders
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The Foundation of the Alliance for Community Media (FACM) will award two scholarships to the Alliance for Community Media Annual Conference in Minneapolis, MN July 12-14, 2017.
The Grassroots Scholarship provides an opportunity for people from small towns and small organizations across America that cannot afford travel to attend the national Alliance for Community Media (ACM) conference.
Attendees gain access to continuing professional development and networking opportunities in the field of community media. Young and emerging leaders who want to shape community media operations in years to come are encouraged to apply. Awards will include full conference registration and travel assistance of up to $500.
Deadline to apply is May 1, 2017. The application may be found here.
Interested in supporting young people in community media? The Grassroots Scholarship has an active GoFundMe campaign. Your tax-deductible gift will toward the travel costs of scholarship fund recipients.
Beyond the Grassroots Scholarship, the FACM also offers the Brian Wilson Scholarship to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in a degree granting program in media arts, broadcast journalism, community & public service, government administration, public education administration or teaching.
The Brian Wilson Scholarship is an annual offer to provide $1,000 in financial assistance by the Alliance for Community Media, promoting the values of former Board of Directors Chair Brian Wilson. Scholarship applicants must be an active ACM individual member, child of an active ACM individual member, or part-time employee of an access center who is an organizational member. Download the Brian Wilson Scholarship Nomination Form which includes complete detail of criteria and requirements today.
Submissions are due Friday, April 21, 2017.
Thank you for a successful Summit!
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Thank you to all our participants, speakers, sponsors, and hosts for the Region's "Stories for Change" Summit! Special thanks to Open Signal in Portland for providing a great space to gather and MetroEast for its support.
Check out some photos from the summit on the Region's Facebook page!
ACMNWR Board Members Kirimi Flitter and Andrea Capere host the Best of the Northwest Awards. Photo courtesy Sam Gehrke.
The Regional Board hopes to capitalize on energy generated at the summit and be able to have a more regular schedule of events. Please take a moment and sign up to receive updates via our mailing list. Click here to subscribe.
If you're interested about serving on the Regional Board, please contact us acmnwr@gmail.com.
Our next NW Media Summit will take place in Tacoma, WA on March 30 and 31, 2018.
Watch "Stories for Change" LIVE
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Trade Preference Program Changes Include AGOA Removal, Sugar Quotas
President Obama issued Dec. 21 a proclamation removing Burundi from the African Growth and Opportunity Act, extending an agricultural agreement with Israel and making certain other technical changes.
AGOA. The proclamation terminates Burundi as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country under AGOA effective Jan. 1, 2016.
Sugar and Sugar-Containing Products. Effective with respect to goods entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after Jan. 1, 2016, the proclamation modifies the quantitative limitations on the importation of certain sugars, syrups and molasses in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S.
Burma. The proclamation replaces additional U.S. Note 4 to HTSUS Chapter 71 to reflect the July 28, 2013, expiration of the ban on imports of certain goods of Burma and the Aug. 7, 2013, effective date of a ban on imports of any jadeite or rubies mined or extracted from Burma and any articles of jewelry containing such gems.
Israel. In 2004 the U.S. entered into an agreement with Israel that provides duty-free access to specified quantities of certain agricultural products of that country. The proclamation extends this agreement through Dec. 31, 2016, to allow time for further negotiations on an agreement that will replace the original.
Technical Corrections. The proclamation modifies the HTSUS by (a) removing St. Kitts and Nevis from the list in General Note 4(a) of member countries of the Caribbean Common Market that are eligible for preferential tariff treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (this country's GSP eligibility was terminated as of Jan. 1, 2014) and (b) correcting technical errors that affected the tariff treatment accorded to certain goods of Bahrain, Colombia and Panama under the U.S. free trade agreements with those countries.
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Free Trade Agreements and Trade Preference Programs
USMCA Implementation: Enforcement, MPF, FTZs
Trade Proclamation Amends HTSUS to Reflect EU Tariff Deal, CBERA Extension
Higher Duty Rates Take Effect Jan. 1 as GSP, MTB Expire
Customs, Trade Facilitation Among Provisions in Expanded U.S.-Ecuador Agreement


What if you had access to your higher wisdom at all times?
When you activate your inner wisdom, it will then illuminate your path.
You will know what steps to take and what path to follow.
You will know when the right opportunity presents itself and you will step through the door.
You will know what situations to avoid and where to disengage.
Your higher wisdom is like the illuminating fire in the picture above. This is the figure on Megan's 24th sacred robe for Wisdom.
He represents the wise, higher self within you.
Some call this the inner wizard, the inner shaman or the inner spiritual guide. This important part of you illuminates the wisdom you possess already and cultivates the light needed to illuminate your path.
Imagine stoking this inner wisdom fire.
You can imagine this fire within your guts, in your belly, in your solar plexus and in your heart and chest.
When you stoke the wisdom fires you become the guardian of the life force fires within yourself, like the figure above.
When you are faced with a challenge or a decision or a question, you can call upon your wise self and ask the fire to illuminate your path.
Most people journey through life from their reactive self or conditioned self.
Think how many more interesting adventures you can have when you follow the guidance of your inner wizard.
Your journey through life can be a lot more interesting when you are following the path illuminated by your wise self.