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Free General Ledger Template Excel
By: David Halls
In: Accounting Spreadsheet
A general ledger of a company represents its financial record-keeping system. Free General Ledger Template Excel has many use full properties that we are going to discuss here.
It is containing validated balance data in terms of credits and debits. Also, it keeps a record of every single transaction performed by the company during a particular time period.
A general ledger is like a bunch of grand book of company finance and accounts. It includes every information that is required to generate major financial sheets of a company such as income statements and balance sheets.
Thus, the general ledger also helps to calculate company assets, liabilities, stockholders' equity, revenues, income, and expenses.
A general ledger of any company covers almost similar kind of details. Thus, a universal general ledger template excel is helpful for many companies to maintain company accounts.
Usually, the ledger collects transaction information from sub-ledger accounts commonly referred to as the company's chart of accounts. It's a breakdown of general ledger financial transactions and contains a complete record.
The transaction information from all sub-ledgers is summarized on the general ledger and the trial balance is generated. After verification and nullification of errors by adjustments and additional necessary entries, a trial balance is available to generate important financial statements of a company.
Importance of General Ledger Template Excel
The general ledger template excel saves time and effort to make a ledger sheet from scratch. Further, the importance to use the general ledger template can be understood from the importance of the general ledger itself.
It contains a summary of company transactions and its details are available in a chart of accounts. This summarized ledger is useful to create an income statement, balance sheet, cash flow sheet, and trial balance.
These sheets are very helpful for company management, accounts, investors, and stakeholders to assess the financial performance and stability of a company.
Besides a general ledger represents a whole story of any spike in expenses or decline in revenue or net income of a company. Further, the accounts team has to go back to the general ledger and dig into details of any transactions in case of any account errors in financial statements.
Elements of Excel General Ledger Template
There are several types of general ledger templates. It depends on how much information is required to mention the general ledger. Also, how is a company going to use a general ledger?
These general ledgers usually record balance based on debit and credit methods. Thus, a very basic general ledger of a company must include financial transaction detail in terms of debt or credit.
However, further details such as transaction ID, description, and journal reference/category can be added.
Finally, a balance for each transaction is recorded in the final column. Also, the opening and closing balances are mentioned in the sheet.
The main categories for credits in the general ledger are cash, petty cash, supplies, accounts receivables, inventory, and intangible assets. While debit categories include accounts payables, salaries and wages, unearned revenues, and taxes.
If a company's general ledger includes major sales or purchase entries. It is recommended to include invoice number, quantity, rate, and the total value of sold or purchased goods.
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/******************************************************************************
*
* File name:   MailboxOwnerHandle.h
* Subsystem:   Platform Services
* Description: This class is a handle to a mailbox with owner priviledges. The
*              mailbox itself may be of local or distributed type.
*              The mailbox handles prevent application developers from getting
*              direct references to the mailboxes themselves.
*
* Name                 Date       Release
* -------------------- ---------- ---------------------------------------------
* Stephen Horton       01/01/2014 Initial release
*
*
******************************************************************************/

#ifndef _PLAT_MAILBOX_OWNER_HANDLE_H_
#define _PLAT_MAILBOX_OWNER_HANDLE_H_

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// System include files, includes 3rd party libraries.
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#include <ace/Thread_Mutex.h>

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Component includes, includes elements of our system.
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#include "MailboxBase.h"
#include "TimerMessage.h"

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Forward Declarations.
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

// For C++ class declarations, we have one (and only one) of these access
// blocks per class in this order: public, protected, and then private.
//
// Inside each block, we declare class members in this order:
// 1) nested classes (if applicable)
// 2) static methods
// 3) static data
// 4) instance methods (constructors/destructors first)
// 5) instance data
//

/**
 * MailboxOwnerHandle is a handle to a mailbox with owner priviledges.
 *

 * The mailbox handles prevent application developers from getting
 * direct references to the mailboxes themselves. This is the programmatic
 * interface that developers use to access the mailbox functionality.
 *

 * A MailboxOwnerHandle may refer to a local mailbox or a remote type
 * mailbox (assuming that the application created the distributed mailbox), and
 * the Owner Handle enables the user/developer to perform activation/
 * deactivation on a mailbox.
 *

 * $Author: Stephen Horton$
 * $Revision: 1$
 */
class MailboxHandle;

class MailboxOwnerHandle
{
   public:

      /** Constructor. Stores a pointer to the mailbox */
      MailboxOwnerHandle(MailboxBase* mailboxPtr);

      /** Virtual Destructor */
      virtual ~MailboxOwnerHandle();

      /**
       * Post a message to this mailbox
       * @returns ERROR for an error; otherwise OK
       */
      virtual int post(MessageBase* messagePtr, const ACE_Time_Value* timeout = &ACE_Time_Value::zero);

      /**
       * Schedule a Timer Message to expire at the specified timeout.
       * When the Timer expires, it is enqueued to the local mailbox.
       * @returns TimerId for this Timer, or ERROR
       */
      long scheduleTimer(TimerMessage* timerMessagePtr);

      /**
       * Cancel an outstanding, active Timer Message.
       * NOTE that the TimerMessage is provided here and is deleted when the timer
       * is canceled -if- the Timer is not Owned/Pooled by the OPM and its not reusable.
       * If the timer is Owned/Pooled by the OPM, then it will be released back into
       * the pool here. If the timer is reusable, then it is upto the application to
       * delete it.
       * @returns OK if cancellation succeeded and ERROR if the TimerId wasn't found
       */
      int cancelTimer(long timerId, TimerMessage* timerMessagePtr);

      /**
       * Reset the timer interval for a specified outstanding, active Timer Message.
       * In other words, change how often the timer is periodically restarted. A
       * value of ACE_Time_Value::zero will cause the timer to NOT be restarted again.
       * @returns OK if successful, ERROR if not.
       */
      int resetTimerInterval (long timerId, TimerMessage* timerMessagePtr, const ACE_Time_Value &newInterval);

      /**
       * This method activates the mailbox
       * @returns OK on success; ERROR for failure
       */
      int activate();

      /**
       * This method deactivates the mailbox
       * @returns OK on success; ERROR for failure
       */
      int deactivate();

      /**
       * Will block until a message is available.
       * May return NULL if no message available (if mailbox deactivated).
       */
      virtual MessageBase* getMessage(unsigned short timeout = 0);

      /**
       * Will not block until a message is available.
       *

       * If the application has a need to do non-blocking calls to get
       * (or check to see if) messages pending on the mailbox queue, then
       * the application needs to implement this call -instead- of calling
       * MailboxProcess::processMailbox(). If this is indeed the case, then
       * the application will either need to implement the case switching
       * on the Message Type -or- implement the find for the MessageHandlerList
       * (functor lookup).
       * @return NULL if no message available (and if mailbox deactivated).
       */
      virtual MessageBase* getMessageNonBlocking();

      /** Returns the Debug flag value for this mailbox. */
      virtual int getDebugValue();

      /** Sets the Debug flag value for this mailbox. */
      virtual void setDebugValue(int debugValue);

      /** Return whether this mailbox is a remote proxy or not */
      virtual bool isProxy();

      /** Return the mailbox address */
      virtual MailboxAddress& getMailboxAddress();

      /** Return the sent message counter value */
      virtual unsigned int getSentCount();

      /** Rename the Mailbox address */
      bool rename(const MailboxAddress& newRemoteAddress);

      /**
       * Return a regular Mailbox Handle to this same encapsulated Mailbox.
       * NOTE: This method call creates a Mailbox Handle on the heap. It then
       * becomes the callers responsibility to delete the regular handle when
       * finished with it to prevent a memory leak.
       */
      MailboxHandle* generateMailboxHandleCopy();

      /**
       * String'ized debugging method
       * @return string representation of the contents of this object
       */
      string toString();

   protected:

      /** Pointer to the encapsulated mailbox */
      MailboxBase* mailboxPtr_;

   private:

      /** Default Constructor */
      MailboxOwnerHandle();

      /**
       * Copy Constructor declared private so that default automatic
       * methods aren't used.
       */
      MailboxOwnerHandle(const MailboxOwnerHandle& rhs);

      /**
       * Assignment operator declared private so that default automatic
       * methods aren't used.
       */
      MailboxOwnerHandle& operator= (const MailboxOwnerHandle& rhs);

      /** Non-recursive Thread Mutex to protect against multiple threads calling getMessage */
      ACE_Thread_Mutex getMessageMutex_;

};

#endif

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Al Mukalla: Yemen president Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi has asked his government's ministers to leave their offices in the Saudi capital and visit liberated provinces in Yemen to address people's thorny woes, the official Saba news agency said.
Yemeni forces, with the help of the Saudi-led coalition, have pushed Al Houthis and Al Qaida militants out of all southern provinces, Marib and most of Jawf province.
Despite improved security in these areas, many ministers continue to reside in the Saudi capital, shuttling to Aden, the government's base, when it is required.
He is also set to meet with Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
Meanwhile, on the ground, local army commanders loyal to the legitimate government said on Sunday that at least two dozen Al Houthis fighters were killed in fighting since Saturday.
The fiercest clashes were reported in the province of Baydha where tribesmen killed at least ten Al Houthis in thee Na'em district.
Local media reported on Sunday that government forces broke an Al Houthi siege on some small villages in Lahej's Karash region.
Aden Al Ghad, an independent news site, said that Al Houthis heavily shelled Karash's market after losing territory.
Warplanes from the Saudi-led coalition launched several air strikes targeting Al Houthis military positions and suspected arms depots in San'a, Dhamar and Taiz.
In southern port city of Aden, a masked man on a motorbike on Sunday gunned down two soldiers who were having their breakfast in local cafeteria in Shaikh Othman district.


Formerly available just for Android devices, the app lets you personalize topics you want to see and check on the weather in your own city or anywhere else in the world.
Google has ported over its news and weather app from Android to the iOS world.
Released on Tuesday for Apple's iOS operating system, the app dubbed simply Google News & Weather displays the current weather and latest general news headlines on its home screen. From there, you can scroll down the screen to see a selection of headlines across different topics, such as World News, Business, Technology, Entertainment, Sports and Health.
Tapping the Weather panel at the top of the screen gives you more details on the projected temperatures and forecast for today and the next few days. Tapping a news headline opens a separate screen where you can read the full story from its original source. Simply tap a left arrow to return to the headline page, where you can swipe down so that the latest news headlines appear at the top of the page.
You can also tap the Headlines link at the top of the screen to quickly see a list of all covered topics. Then simply tap the topic that interests you to move directly to its headlines.
Google says the app already provides news coverage from 65,000 different publications. But if the existing lineup of stories aren't enough reading to keep you busy, you can easily add more sources. Tapping a plus button allows you to add a specific topic to the coverage. For example, if you want to stay current on news about Apple's new iPhone 6, you can type "iPhone 6" in the text field. The app will show you the latest stories on the new iPhone and create a new topic that you can view at any time.
You can also add a location if you want to pick up news and weather for specific areas. For example, let's say you're taking a trip to Paris in a few days and want to check things out ahead of time. Type "Paris" in the text field, and the app will display the weather forecast and latest stories related to Paris.
After you return home from your Paris trip, you may no longer be interested in the weather or news over there. In that case, you can easily remove that section or any other section from the list of headlines. You can also change the order of your sections in the Manage Sections screen by simply dragging and dropping any single one to a different location.
There's even more you can do to customize Google News & Weather. Google has designed the app, which was previously only available for its Android operating system, with 60 different country-specific editions in mind. If you want to learn what's happening in Australia, Italy, the UK, China, Japan or a number of other regions, you can change your default to that area. Each region-specific section appears in its own native language, though, so you'll have to understand the language in order to read the stories.
You can also change or add locations for the weather if you want to see the forecasts for areas beyond your own town, and switch the screen between a light and dark background. You can even hide the images that appear as part of the headlines if you're on a slow connection and simply want to see the text.
Yahoo, Microsoft and plenty of other companies provide their own news apps for iOS and other mobile platforms. But with Google News & Weather, the search giant has fashioned a nicely-designed program that's easy to use and simple to customize. This is one app that I'll be sure to check in with on a regular basis.
The app is also available at Google Play for Android users.


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#ifndef CBOT_CURL_H
#define CBOT_CURL_H

#include "cbot/cbot.h"
#include <curl/curl.h>

/**
 * @brief Use this instead of curl_easy_perform in order to make a request.
 *
 * Blocks the current lwt until the request is completed. The actual execution,
 * of course, will be asynchronous -- other lwts, like the main IRC thread, will
 * continue working when they have work.
 *
 * This function makes use of CURLOPT_PRIVATE, which means that you cannot use
 * this yourself.
 *
 * @param bot Bot which is being used (all requests for the same bot are handled
 *   on the same curl multi instance)
 * @param handle Easy handle for the request.
 * @returns The return code which curl_easy_perform would have returned
 */
CURLcode cbot_curl_perform(struct cbot *bot, CURL *handle);

/**
 * @brief Use this to configure your CURL handle to write response to a charbuf
 *
 * It's just a simple way to get the whole response data as a single string.
 *
 * @param easy Handle
 * @param buf Buffer to write response to
 */
void cbot_curl_charbuf_response(CURL *easy, struct sc_charbuf *buf);

#endif


The clue is in the title of this episode, it appears that poor Robyn's (Amanda Henderson) relationship with Glenn (Owain Arthur) is well and truly doomed. Their return from Paris sees the pair more loved up than ever before, and Robyn is planning a special surprise so that she can propose to the love of her life. However, Glenn has kept his latest appointment a secret from her, and the news isn't good. I think that this storyline has brought Robyn into her own and given a chance for Amanda Henderson to show exactly what she's capable of, she is by far the right actress to be given such a dramatic plot to play out.
Meanwhile, Jacob (Charles Venn) is facing his demons after Elle's (Jaye Griffiths) taunting with his schoolboy nickname of Pudding becomes too much. Particularly when a morbidly obese mother is brought in and passes away. The fall-out, with her young daughter and husband was handled brilliantly and Jacob's involvement was a very natural process, which gave another opportunity to see Jacob's character traits emerging. I like the connections that the characters are having to the back-stories of the guest characters, it's an inspired way of teasing out more of the regulars' history. Which, if we're honest, we're always going to be nosey about, and if you're anything like me, I analyse every interaction between main character and guest character, in case that's something to watch out for in the future!
The episode was lightened somewhat by the awkwardness between Cal (Richard Winsor) and Alicia (Chelsea Halfpenny) following their one night stand. They seemed to have a scoring system going on and I also wondered if they were gearing up for a re-match, all the while I'm feeling so sorry for Ethan (George Rainsford).
to add to the tension of the Robyn and Glenn situation, Dylan's (Will Beck) skills are put to the test when he gets stuck in a broken down lift with Max (Jamie Davis), David (Jason Durr) and an unconscious Glenn. An emergency burr hole is the order of the day, but Dylan is not confident to go ahead with Robyn's wishes which she is vocalising via the lift's communication system! It's a good job that David is on hand to encourage the reluctant Consultant to keep at it. Thank goodness it's a successful mission and the lift does not reactivate until the procedure is completed.
Overall, an episode that certainly kept me on my toes and showed some of the best of what Casualty has to offer. This is definitely shaping up to being one of my favourite series so far and not just because we have Duffy (Cath Shipton) back!


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Andrei Yurevich Gavrilin (; born July 24, 1978) is a Kazakhstani former professional ice hockey winger who last played for Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Career
Gavrilin began his career with Avangard Omsk in 1997, but played just 3 games with the club before being demoted to the Vysshaya Liga the next season. He then played five years with HC Lipetsk before returning to Kazakhstan with Kazakhmys Karagandy in 2004. In 2007-08, he joined Barys Astana, and had a career year, scoring 21 goals and 48 points in the Vysshaya Liga, helping the club earn a promotion to the Kontinental Hockey League the following season.

International
Gavrilin participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team, recording 1 assist in 6 games. He also competed for Kazakhstan at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.

Career statistics

References

External links

1978 births
Living people
Avangard Omsk players
Barys Nur-Sultan players
HC Lipetsk players
Kazakhmys Satpaev players
Kazakhstani ice hockey right wingers
Kazakhstani people of Russian descent
People from Temirtau
Traktor Chelyabinsk players
Asian Games gold medalists for Kazakhstan
Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games
Asian Games medalists in ice hockey
Ice hockey players at the 2011 Asian Winter Games

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Today, Rubrik announced the r528, the industry's first security-enhanced converged data management appliance.
So, let's talk about security. Not just the kind that you set in place to keep your actual devices safe, but also what you do to protect the data on them. All of your data. Including your backups.
Remember when one of the largest regional banks in the United States "lost" computer back-up tapes containing personal information including social security numbers and bank account information for over 260,000 of its customers? That was in 2012. With the amount of digital data generated annually projected to grow to 44 ZB (1 zettabyte = 1 trillion gigabytes) by 2020¹, and a growing trend in data breaches, it is even more imperative to apply the highest security standards to all of our data, even backups.
Often times we think of data security as something applied to the information generated via transactions. We encrypt data in-flight to ensure data is secure against eavesdropping or manipulation as it travels across a network. We even put in place checks on data in our primary systems to ensure the data we really care about can't be hacked into.
What about data that's been backed up and now sits on a device in a data center or on a tape in "the mountain"? Well that's secure by default because we can't recover it easily anyway, right? Wrong answer. Our backup data needs to be accessible, searchable and archivable. But if we unlock that power for our backups, it also needs to be unbreachable. This includes the portals for getting the data backed up in the first place, and also upon any restoration. It should be secure whenever there is any data movement and at rest. If someone walks into your server room and walks off with a hard drive, they shouldn't be able to plug it in and access all your files without proper authentication.
Rubrik's converged data management solution unlocks all the power of your data and encrypts it at rest as well. Take a look at the the r528 appliance with FIPS 140-2 Level 2 certified drives. With self-encrypting HDDs and SSDs, flexible key management options, and physical tamper evidence, the r528 provides the highest level of FIPS certification for backup and recovery to the industries that need them most in a cost-effective way: federal, state, and local government, as well as the financial, legal, and healthcare sectors.
Self encrypting drives aren't overrated. They offer a level of confidence that the hardware housing the data is secure without any interference from external software. The customer has no additional setup for the SED, and they provide the extra security without any performance degradation. Because the data is protected by an encryption module, it's also easier to delete the data on the drive if needed. Rather than overriding or reformatting the entire drive, one must simply destroy this key to achieve the same result.
How do customers manage their passwords and keys? This is where dual key management comes in. Our customers sometimes have their own key management solutions that they want to continue using with their backup devices. Rubrik offers the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). In true Rubrik form, it is simple, easy and just works. There is nothing to install or setup – every r528 appliance ships with it, and it's up to our customers to use it or not.
As a Rubrik customer, you already have the advantage of converged data management – you've increased the manageability and efficiency of your backup and recovery systems. You have hopefully reduced the number of pieces of hardware and software it takes to backup, compress, restore, search and archive your information. Now you're doing it even more securely. Don't back up. Go forward.
Vinita Venkatesh Rubrik Product Marketing. Former product leader at Workday. Tore apart the financial markets while at Lehman. Toddler ringmaster.


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Valakiet var et område og fyrstendømme i Rumænien. Rumænerne kalder det Țara Româneascǎ, og det inddeles i Oltenien vest og Muntenien øst for floden Olt.

Geografi

Valakiet består af en stor og frugtbar slette begrænset af de Transsylvanske Alper nordpå og Donau sydpå. Der var en vigtig korneksport indtil 20. århundrede. Rumæniens oliefelter findes i de østlige distrikter omkring Ploiești.

Historie

Valakiet med Moldavien var fra år 107 en del af den romerske provins Dacien, og romansk sprog blev spredt ved en kraftig kolonisering. Kejser Aurelianus opgav år 270 Valakiet og det øvrige Dacien af strategiske årsager, og senere indvandrede først gotere i de store folkevandringer og en række stammer: vandaler, markomanner, hunner, gepider, langobarder, avarer, bulgarer, slaver og fra 800-tallet ungarere og petjeneger. Fra midten af 1000-tallet kumaner.

Dynastiet Basaraba

I løbet af 1200-tallet indvandrede i stor udstrækning efterkommerne af de til bjergegnene flygtede romaniserede dacere samt andre latintalende stammer, som af naboerne i fællesskab kaldtes valaker, og omkring 1272 angives valakerne eller, som de selv kaldte sig, rumuni (rumeni), at have forenet sig under en fyrste (voda), som længe måtte anerkende ungarernes overherredømme. Fyrsterne tilhørte dynastiet Basaraba, som regerede fra 1300 til 1659, da det uddøde.

Vojvoden Mircea (1386—1418) var den egentlige skaber af fyrstendømmet og gav det dets største udstrækning omfattende Valakiet, hertugdømmerne Fogáras og Omlas i Siebenbürgen, en del af Bulgarien med Silistria samt Dobrudzha. Ved Nikopolis blev han i 1396 sammen med Ungarns konge Sigismund slået af tyrkerne, og nu var de valakiske fyrster skiftevis Ungarns forbundsfæller og sultanens lydige tjenere.

Vojvoden Vlad, også kaldet Draculu ("djævelen") og Kasikli-voda ("pælevojvoden" som følge af den dødsstraf - spidning på pæle - som han ofte gjorde brug af), sluttede en traktat med sultan Mehmed 2. i 1460, som i århundreder udgjorde grundlaget for fyrstendømmets stilling til Det osmanniske rige. Sultanen, der ifølge traktaten var Valakiets overherre og beskytter, modtog en årlig tribut og bekræftede valget af den vojvod, som adelen (bojarerne) og biskopperne valgte, men blandede sig ikke i fyrstendømmets indre anliggender. Tyrkere måtte ikke bosætte sig i Valakiet. Traktaten blev dog kun i ringe grad respekteret. Valakiet fungerede som et gennemgangsland for de tyrkiske ekspeditioner til Ungarn og Siebenbürgen samt belastedes af uophørlige skatteudskrivninger.

Et lyspunkt i landets dystre historie var Mihai Viteazuls (Michael den Tapres) regering (1593—1601). Denne Valakiets mest hyldede nationalhelt blev født i 1558 og var søn af Petruschko, ban af Krajova. Han formåede med hjælp af fyrst Sigismund Báthory af Siebenbürgen og den engelske ambassadør i Konstantinopel, Edward Barton, at gøre sig til herre i Valakiet og udnyttede senere kejser Rudolfs sejre over tyrkerne til at skaffe sig en friere stilling. I forbund med Moldaviens vojvod Mikael Aron lod han på en og samme dag ("den valakiske aftensang" den 13. november 1594) alle tyrkere myrde i de to fyrstendømmer. Derefter indtog han fæstningerne på den højre Donaubred, slog de tyrkiske hære, som blev sendt imod ham, ved Mantin i 1595 og hærgede landet helt til Balkan. Han indgik en fredsaftale med sultanen i 1597 og vandt anerkendelse af sit vojvodskab med arveret. Senere lod han sig udråbe til fyrste også af Siebenbürgen og Moldavien, hvis fyrster han drev bort, og forenede således hele Trajans Dacien under sit styre. Han døde for en snigmorders hånd den 19. august 1601.

Matei Basarab (1633—1654) forsvarede sit land med dygtighed, ordnede forvaltningen, lod udarbejde en civil- og straffelov og trykte kirkelige bøger på rumænsk samt oprettede skoler, kirker og klostre.

Under Konstantinopel

Fra 1659, da dynastiet Basarab uddøde, blev Valakiet styret af vojvoder af grækere fra Phanar-distriktet i Konstantinopel (de så kaldte phanarioter). Blandt dem nævnes Sjerban Kantakuzenos (1679—1688), som arbejdede hårdt for agerdyrkningens fremskridt og blandt andet lod Bibelen oversætte til rumænsk. Tyrkerne tvang ham til at deltage i belejringen af Wien i 1683, men havde under denne hemmelige forbindelser med de belejrede og ophøjedes senere af kejseren til rigsgreve. Efter hans død skyndte bojarerne sig at vælge hans søstersøn Konstantin 2. Brankovan (1688—1714) for at udelukke grækerne, og Porten (regeringen i det Det Osmanniske Rige, også kaldet "Den Høje Port") bekræftede, for et betydeligt beløb, dette valg. Anklaget for hemmeligt samvirke med zar Peter, der efter slaget ved Poltava rykkede frem mod Tyrkiet i 1711, samt med andre magter, blev han i 1714 erklæret for afsat, ført til Konstantinopel og halshugget sammen med sine fire sønner.

Valakiet mistede derefter sine sidste præg af uafhængighed, idet sultanen efter den tid selv udnævnte fyrsterne, som fra nu af bar titlen hospodar og valgtes blandt de højestbydende phanarioter, oftest Portens tolke eller andre hoftjenestemænd, som udsugede landet for at kunne betale for deres værdighed. De eliminerede under 100 år næsten hele den indlandske adel og erstattede den med bestikkelige opkomlinge fra Stambul. Hospodarerne, som henholdsvis tilhørte familierne Maurokordatos, Rakovitsa, Ghika, Ypsilanti, Karadja, Sutzu og Moruzi, havde almindeligvis magten kun i et par år, hvorefter de afsattes og måtte overlade pladsen til en heldigere konkurrent. Nogle kom tilbage i stillingen - naturligvis mod ny betaling til Porten - flere gange, således Konstantin Maurokordatos, som seks gange var hospodar (1730, 1731-33, 1735-41, 1744-48, 1756-58, 1761-63). I mange tilfælde var hospodarernes magt ikke-eksisterende som følge af russisk okkupation, nemlig i årene 1768—1774, 1789—1792, 1806—1812, 1828—1834, 1848—1850 og 1853—1854. Ved Küçük Kaynarca-traktaten af 1774 formåede Rusland Porten til blandt andet at reducere tributten og anerkende den i Konstantinopel valakiske udsendings folkeretslige stilling samt at give Rusland ret til at intervenere til fyrstendømmets (og også til Moldaviens) bedste. I virkeligheden udøvede Rusland efter den tid ved sin udsending i Konstantinopel et protektorat over Valakiet (og Moldavien).

Da phanarioten Alexander Ypsilanti i spidsen for hetairian i 1821 forsøgte at drage ind Valakiet under grækernes rejsning mod Porten, mødte han modstand fra et rumænsk-nationalt parti under ledelse af Todor Vladimirescu, som ville "rense Valakiet for grækere", men blev myrdet ved deres anslag. Imidlertid havde Vladimirescus forsøg til følge, at Porten - forbitret over den støtte, som hetairian havde fået fra Moldavien-hospodaren Mihail Sutzus og de i Valakiet bosatte grækeres side - besluttede at overdrage hospodar-værdigheden alene til indenlandske. Grigore Ghika (Ghika 3.) blev udnævnt i 1822; han ønskede at gennemføre reformer, men bestræbelserne herpå blev afbrudt ved den russiske invasion i 1828. Traktaten fra 1774 havde lagt grunden til det russiske protektorat, og alle senere russisk-tyrkiske aftaler (1779 i Konstantinopel, 1792 i Jassy, 1812 i Bukarest, 1826 i Akjerman, 1829 i Adrianopel, 1834 i Sankt Petersborg) udvidede Ruslands magtbeføjelser på Portens og den valakiske selvstændigheds bekostning. I 1832 oktrojeredes en forfatning, "organisk reglement", af Rusland, som tillige udnævnte hospodarer: Alexander Ghika (1834—1842) og Georg Bibescu (1842—1848), som fik deres ordrer fra Sankt Petersborg.

Foreningen i Rumænien

Imidlertid udviklede nationalfølelsen sig: under indflydelse af de oprettede rumænske skoler opstod i Valakiet og Moldavien en litterær og politisk national bevægelse rettet mod de græciserede og russificerede bojarer. Som følge heraf lod russerne de nationale skoler i Iași og Bukarest lukke, men den franske februarrevolution af 1848 lod ikke heller Donau-fyrstendømmene uberørte: valakkerne tvang den 23. juni samme år Bibescu til at underskrive en ny forfatning, men kort derefter flygtede han ud af landet. En provisorisk regering indsattes og offentliggjorde en meget frisindet forfatning. Men russere og tyrkere rykkede ind, det "organiske reglement" genindsattes, og ifølge aftalen i Balta-Liman den 1. maj 1849 blev hospodarerne, som blev udnævnt for 7 år, stillet under opsyn af en russisk og en tyrkisk kommissær. Da russerne i 1853 åbnede fjendtlighederne mod Tyrkiet ved indtrængen i Donau-fyrstendømmerne, flygtede hospodaren i Valakiet, Barbu Stirbeiu Bibescu (fyrste 1848-53 og 1854-56), til Wien og overlod styrelsen til ministrene. Da russerne i 1854 formåedes til at forlade Valakiet, besattes det af østrigske tropper, og hospodaren vendte tilbage. Ved freden i Paris (1856) blev fyrstendømmerne stillet under de deltagende magters fælles garanti, Ruslands protektorat blev ophævet, Porten skulle fortsat have overhøjheden over fyrstendømmerne, men forpligtede sig til at respektere deres selvstændighed med hensyn til den indre styrelse. En europæisk kommission skulle samles i Bukarest for at revidere de to fyrstendømmers love og forfatninger i samråd med et af Porten for dette formål sammenkaldt nationalråd ("divaner") fra begge fyrstendømmer. Ved kommissionens møde i september 1857 udtrykte nationalrådene enstemmigt ønsket om fyrstendømmernes forening til en enkelt stat, Rumænien, med fælles repræsentation og under en fyrste fra et af de regerende dynastier i Europa. Men konferencen i Paris i august 1858 besluttede, at fyrstendømmerne skulle have hver sin for livstid udpegede hospodar og hver sin repræsentation, samt at en centralkomité skulle oprettes i Foksjani for at forberede love af fælles interesse, hvilke skulle overlades til begge repræsentationers afgørelse. I overensstemmelse dermed samledes deputerede fra de respektive fyrstendømmer i Bukarest og Iași. De valgte enstemmigt (Moldaviens deputerede den 17. januar og Valakiets den 5. februar 1859) Alexandru Ioan Cuza til fyrste af både Valakiet og Moldavien; dermed var en personalunion gennemført. Fyrst Cusas valg godkendtes senere såvel af traktatmagterne som af Porten. I 1862 forenes de to fyrstendømme i en personalunion og Kongeriget Rumænien blev udråbt under den tyske prins Carol I i 1881.

Andet

Det officielle rumænske sprog har udviklet sig fra Valakiets dialekt.

Ordet Vlach – "vallak" – der giver navnet til Valakiet - bruges også for andre rumænsk-talende befolkninger på Balkanhalvøen, der ofte er hyrder og kvægdrivere. Derfor er ordet vallak blevet en betegnelse for kastrerede heste, der tidligere eksporteredes til Tyskland og Nordeuropa.

Se også
 Kongeriget Rumænien
 Rumæniens historiske områder

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Kim Kardashian's Outfit Sparks Intense Debates, As People Find It More Appropriate For Playboy Rather Than For Met Gala
May 14, 2019 16:05 By Mambee
The Met Gala 2019 is over, but people can't seem to stop talking about some of the celebrity's outfits, and one of the outfits is Kim Kardashian's.
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The Keeping up with the Kardashians star made her grand entrance with her husband wearing an extremely tight body form latex dress made by Fashion designer Mugler, and people are saying it is too tight and too sexy.
Some even went as far as saying the outfit was more appropriate for a playboy-mansion party, and not for a high-class event like the Met Gala. Read more of the social media comments below:
A few days before the event, the reality star posted on Twitter where she got the inspiration for her outfit from. It was a picture of Sophia Loren, who was in a wet nude dress on a boat, on the set of the 1957 movie Boy on a Dolphin.
Kim also styled her hair wet to match the look.
Another thing that got people talking was Kim Kardashian's waist, which was almost non-existent in her dress. They wondered how it was humanly possible to achieve such a tiny waist, but as seen in the video, she was wearing a corset.
Love her or hate her, we can honestly say Kim Kardashian knows how to stir up controversy and get people talking!
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FDA Announces Pilot Program for Two-Tier Preventive Controls for Human Food Inspections under FSMA
Leigh Barcham, Elizabeth Fawell, Maile Gradison Hermida, Joseph Levitt
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that it will engage in a pilot program to evaluate the benefits of two-tier inspections for some aspects of the Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCHF) rule under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Through a Notice to Industry, FDA is inviting food companies with multiple facilities that implement centrally developed supply-chain programs and recall plans to apply to participate in two-tier inspections. FDA plans to limit initial participation in the program to five businesses. FDA will consider the results of the two-tier inspections pilot to determine the feasibility of employing the two-tier approach to inspections on a broader scale. This post summarizes the program and FDA's criteria for participation. Interested companies must notify FDA of their desire to participate no later than October 31, 2018.
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Hogan Lovells US LLP Columbia Square 555 Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 T +1 202 637 5600 F +1 202 637 5910 www.hoganlovells.com MEMORANDUM From: Joseph A. Levitt Maile Gradison Hermida Elizabeth Barr Fawell Leigh G. Barcham Date: October 1, 2018 Re: FDA Announces Pilot Program for Two-Tier Preventive Controls for Human Food Inspections under FSMA The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that it will engage in a pilot program to evaluate the benefits of two-tier inspections for some aspects of the Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCHF) rule under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Through a Notice to Industry, FDA is inviting food companies with multiple facilities that implement centrally developed supply-chain programs and recall plans to apply to participate in two-tier inspections. 1/ FDA plans to limit initial participation in the program to five businesses. FDA will consider the results of the two-tier inspections pilot to determine the feasibility of employing the two-tier approach to inspections on a broader scale. This memorandum summarizes the program and FDA's criteria for participation. Interested companies must notify FDA of their desire to participate no later than October 31, 2018. Two-Tier Inspections The two-tier inspection approach is a potential method for improving the efficiency of FDA's inspections of businesses that operate multiple food processing facilities and that develop at the corporate level the supply-chain programs and recall plans used by multiple facilities. The approach will involve two assessments, or tiers:  Tier 1 Inspection: The approach begins with a Tier 1 inspection, a pre-announced, focused Preventive Controls inspection, which preferably will take place at one of the business's facilities in close proximity to corporate headquarters. During this inspection, FDA will assess the adequacy of the business's supply-chain program and recall plan to determine whether they comply with the applicable requirements in 21 C.F.R. Part 117. FDA aims to perform Tier 1 inspections at facilities in close proximity to the company's corporate headquarters to facilitate engagement between FDA and key company employees who are knowledgeable about the company's supplier verification and recall programs and the design of those programs. 1/ Two-tier Inspections – Notice to Industry (Sept. 24, 2018), available at https://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/FSMA/ucm620932.htm. 2  Tier 2 Inspection: The Tier 1 inspection will inform the Tier 2 inspection, during which FDA will assess the facility's implementation of all applicable requirements in Part 117 except for the adequacy of the written the supply-chain program and recalls plans that were reviewed during Tier 1. For supply chain programs, the inspection will likely focus on the facility's written procedures for ensuring that raw materials are received only from approved suppliers. Unlike Tier 1 inspections, Tier 2 inspections will not be announced. In other words, to improve efficiency, FDA will only assess the adequacy of supply-chain programs and recall plans that a company has put in place in multiple facilities one time, rather than repeating this assessment multiple times when it visits each individual facility. FDA will consider the results of these initial tiered inspections to determine whether it would be feasible to implement the approach on a broader scale. If FDA determines the approach is worthwhile, it will also use its experience with the first five businesses to develop and refine its process for the two-tier inspection approach. FDA also anticipates that the tiered inspections will provide data on inspection efficiency when the agency is able to assess centrally developed programs (i.e., programs developed at the corporate level that are common to multiple food processing facilities) rather than at multiple facilities. FDA expects that potential benefits of the two-tier inspection approach will include decreased inspection time in facilities; improved public health protection resulting from FDA's addressing food safety issues across multiple facilities; and greater opportunities for education, outreach, and communication between FDA food safety staff and industry. For businesses, additional potential benefits from tiered inspections include the ability to engage key corporate personnel to explain programs efficiently; consistent inspection determinations; and the opportunity to prepare for the pre- announced Tier 1 inspection. Criteria and Instructions for Participation To be eligible to participate in the two-tier inspections, businesses should have: 1. Two or more domestic registered food facilities that are subject to the PCHF rule; and 2. A supply-chain program and recall plan that were centrally developed. FDA is limiting participation in the program to five businesses, and therefore not all businesses that apply to participate in the program will necessarily be selected. FDA will make its selections based on the total number of the business's facilities implementing the centrally developed programs and the categories or types of products at each facility requiring a supply-chain program and recall plan. FDA also expressed a preference for companies that have a facility in close proximity to the corporate headquarters. Businesses that satisfy the criteria and wish to participate should send an email expressing their interest to FDA at: TwoTierInspections@fda.hhs.gov. The deadline for contacting FDA to express interest is October 31, 2018. Emails to FDA should include the names, addresses, and contact persons for each business interested in participating; the facility that would participate in the Tier 1 inspection; the facilities available for Tier 2 inspections; the number of facilities implementing the centrally developed programs; and the categories or types of products at each facility. FDA will notify applicants whether they have or have not been selected using the contact information the applicant provides. 3 * * * Please contact us if you have any questions or would like to discuss the potential of participating in the two-tier inspection pilot program.
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CHILDREN + FAMILIES
Make the survival of Black mothers a priority
Tiffany Casby cradles her newborn son Zayne, shortly after birthing him at Embrace Midwifery & Birth Center in Richmond in 2017. (Photo by Cheyenne Varner).
By Tyran Green
Today in Virginia, Black mothers like me still struggle to survive having children.
Virginia's maternal mortality rate for Black mothers is more than twice what it ought to be (compared with White mothers). That's the statistic, but people need to know what it's like to be a young, pregnant, Black person in a city like Portsmouth where I live. Then maybe they'll understand better why there are these disparities.
I have five grown kids. When I got pregnant for the first time, I was very young. I didn't have a good education, and I only got on Medicaid after I got pregnant. Young women like I was don't get pre-natal care until they get to their second or third trimester. They don't know how important it is. They haven't been educated about it, and back then we didn't have health insurance unless we were pregnant, anyway.
I didn't understand that pre-natal vitamins are important to keep your teeth and your bones healthy. I also didn't have any dental insurance. Years later, when my teeth were bad because of five pregnancies, I went to public health because I still didn't have dental insurance, and they pulled out all my molars. They said they couldn't do any repair work.
When I got pregnant again, I decided to educate myself, and I signed up for a Lamaze class. The only one I could find was in a wealthy neighborhood, and all the other mothers in the class were White. I learned a lot, and I advocated for myself with doctors, but they still treated me differently.
Doctors know that they won't get paid as much when a patient has Medicaid. Some doctors don't take it at all. Others do but they don't give their Medicaid patients the same care that people get who have better insurance. Even though I knew a lot about pregnancy and childbirth when I had my younger kids, I still never felt I was treated with respect when I was in labor. All of my friends could tell you similar stories about being sent home when their labor was advanced, no one caring when they said they're in pain, and so on. I wasn't surprised by the story in 2019 about the doctor in Portsmouth who was performing hysterectomies on Black women without their consent.
I'm on the board of Virginia Organizing. We supported Del. Lachrese Aird's declaration that racism is a public health crisis. The treatment of pregnant Black people is one of the reasons for that public health crisis. My experience is no different from what all the Black mothers I know have been through.
The American Rescue Plan includes better funding for Medicaid, and some of it goes to these disparities in Black maternal mortality.
Gov. Ralph Northam also released a plan to study and make a difference in the rate of mortality for Black mothers. "Our Administration remains fully committed to pursuing policies that ensure equitable access to health care for Black, Indigenous, and other women of color," said Governor Northam. "This plan is the culmination of more than a year of work with diverse stakeholders and provides a roadmap with actionable recommendations for creating the systemic change necessary to achieve our goal of eliminating racial disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes in Virginia by 2025."
Virginia's Medicaid administration has applied for permission to extend post-partum Medicaid coverage from 60 days to a full year. So far, the change will only apply to a demonstration program. At Virginia Organizing, we want the extension to be made permanent.
These changes are a good start but not enough. As long as there are disparities in what doctors are paid for treating different people, there will be disparities in how low-income Black mothers are treated, and that means there will be disparities in who survives and who doesn't.
Tyran Green is a leader in the Portsmouth Chapter of Virginia Organizing and a member of Virginia Organizing's state governing board.
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While looking at the developer onboarding of Twilio, Stripe, Pusher and SendGrid I noticed certain design patterns that were common across all of them. This article is the first in a series where I'll take a deeper look at specific parts of developer onboarding and how companies implement them differently.
In this first installment I'll look at the emails that are sent to developers when they sign up. Often these are part of a larger campaign of a trickle of emails, so I specifically focus on any emails sent on the same day as I signed up.
The following are some of the core elements that seem to be present across the 4 companies I've reviewed so far.
Note: this is not meant to be an exhaustive list, nor am I saying that any omissions of these elements is a bad thing. This table just serves as an indicator of what's important to these companies and the level in which they share certain features.
Further down I show every email I received, but before that I want to summarize some of the most interesting observations that I made.
Everyone but Stripe sent me 2 emails on the first day. Mostly they consisted of a confirmation email to confirm my email address, and a information heavy email with some content as to how to proceed next.
Pusher interestingly sent me the emails both at the same time, while SendGrid (an email company) took 2.5 hours to send me the second email.
From the 3 companies that sent me more than one email (Twilio, Pusher, SendGrid) only Twilio used a consistent from address and name.
The most come email addresses seem to be a variation of [company]team@ and support@.
Obviously SendGrid send me some beautiful HTML emails. Interestingly (as far as I can tell) the emails were HTML only, and not a multi part email with a text fallback. They probably have very good reasons to do so, as they are the email experts.
Pusher and Stripe just sent plain text emails.
Twilio also sent me 2 HTML emails but in this case they did have plain text backups.
Another observation is that all emails except for Twilio's fit on my screen completely. In comparison to the other companies the emails that Twilio sends are MASSIVE. I have to admit they are awesome, they contain full GIFs showcasing what the product does, and are full of useful links on how to use their product in real life.
One final observation was the surprising lack of personalization. Only one email mentions me by name, and only one other email seems to have been catered to any other infirmation I provided on signup.
Only the first email I received from Twilio seems to be catered to the use case I chose on sign up (messaging, not voice).
Subject: Confirm your Stripe email address!


Searching for interesting art for your apartment? Why not go with beautiful architecture prints by fresh artists? Click images for links to these creative architectural photography prints on Deviant Art. Prints available at reasonable prices.
The Oil Mill Loft, found at Loftenberg.com, is an exquisitely luxurious loft space that is centuries old, located in Extramadura, Spain.
The building was originally constructed in the 12th century by monks. It later became an oil mill.
Due to its historic value, much of the orginal architecture was kept intact. The exposed stone and brickworks, the beams, all add to the incredible fluency of this loft space. The building was neglected for nearly two decades when the current owners took over. They hired architect Ricardo Elizondo to create this inspiring loft home. I love the furniture, the color choices in the interior's decor, which makes this ancient space so comfortable to live in.
Something about eh blue and beige tones with the stone stops my designer's heart. I'm simply in love with this Oil Mill Loft!
Right now I live in a roomy townhouse with multiple floors, but if I ever had to live in a more urban setting, like New York, I would have to fulfill my loft dreams! To me there is nothing more fresh and inviting than a clean open space, decorated to perfection, of course. I love this glamorous loft designed by Tori Golub.
Lofts were originally built as an apartment in the top floor of a barn or a building. The unique roof/ceiling architecture was used to create a unique open living space. I love what was done to create this loft apartment in Stockholm. The peaked roof and the block-book shelves are perfection. Built in fireplace looks yummy also and give the cool space a warm feel.
This loft space in New York gives the perfect definition of industrial: high ceilings, big windows, open floor space, exposed pipes, concrete wall and floors, the use of metals and wood for apartment features and decor. Often lofts will feature the exposed brick walls of the building.
Cute loft apartment in Sweden.
Ultra modern and fresh loft space.
Concrete can do just about anything…and looks stunning too! Who would have thought?
New York City Apartments… We all know the architecture around and about New York City is fascinating. I went on a search for some interesting entrances that anyone may come across when stepping out of their New York City apartments. These special little places caught my eye. Above the Chelsea International Hostel, a haven for student travelers. Image from About.com/student travel.
Another unique place: Hells Kitchen boarding house on West 51st Street.
Beautifully photographed classic Brownstone entrance. via A Day Not Wasted.
New York City apartments and buildings, unique and wondrous living. Image via Box of Ashes at deviantART.
This on is called Her Soul For a Brownstone, by Project Blancoyd at deviantART, another cool entrance to New York City apartments.
This apartment is incredible…imagine living here!
My love for unique architecture was satisfied today with finding this unusual car-shaped home design in Germany at Viahouse.com. It's so cute, and the space seems modern and quite livable too.
I have to say I totally love this unique architecture and feel inspired by the design, but I couldn't imagine myself living in it…well, maybe for a day or two.


Ewan the dream sheep makes your baby go to sleep, he plays a little tune for you and has a glowing red heart too!
Ewan plays real heartbeat and womb sound combinations that mimic the noises babies hear inside the womb. These comforting sounds have been proven to be effective for settling and calming even the most restless newborns, as they make the difficult transition from womb to world.
Even better is that Ewan has a choice of three further pink noise sound combinations. Pink noise is lower in frequency and more effective than the widely acclaimed white noise. These three sounds are wonderful for older babies through to toddlers, so Ewan can go on helping with your sleep routine well on into the pre-school years.
Four soothing heartbeat combinations - lower in frequency to the widely acclaimed "white noise"


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The Canadian Centre for Diversity (originally called the Canadian Council for Christians and Jews.) was founded in 1947 to address issues of antisemitism and promote interfaith dialogue. The mandate expanded in subsequent years to focus on addressing issues related to racism, and religious discrimination in Canadian society. Their primary focus was on providing school programs to educate students on issues related to bullying, bias and discrimination. The CCCJ changed its name in 2008 to the Canadian Centre for Diversity to be more reflective of its broader mandate

Over the years, the CCD was responsible for delivering educational initiatives that worked to educate Canadians on the value of inclusion of people from different racial, ethnic and religious identities.

One of their largest initiatives was the March of Remembrance and Hope. The March is a program that takes University and College students to Germany and Poland to witness the historical sites of the genocide of World War II. The March is still run today by the March of the Living Canada.

In September 2013, the board of directors of the CCD announced that it was shutting its doors due to a lack of ongoing funding. Subsequently, CCD announced in January 2014 that they would merge with the Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion

In April 2015 the CCD and CIDI changed their name to the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion.

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When I started creating posts about murals, I had themes. They made sense. Now – not so much. The pithy "not so much" was coined, I think, in the 1990s television show "Mad About You." Now you know.
"Still More Murals" as a title is something of an implicit concession that I have lost my sense of direction on these. I am not entirely lacking in executive function, it is just that I am now into my second year of posts and of course my thinking and design ideas have change.
Maybe I will reorganize the posts on murals sometime. But for now, let's just look at these photos of more murals.
My happiest find since the last mural posts was the remnants of Osha Newman's "Winds of Change" mural on an east-facing wall at 1450 University.
When the mural was painted in 1977, it was on the wall of the Co-Op Credit Union.
The Consumers Cooperative of Berkeley, which we knew simply as the Co-Op, was a bright chapter in our history. It operated from 1939 until 1988. In its prime, it was the largest cooperative of its kind in the United States or Canada. The University Avenue store was opened in 1937 by the Berkeley Buyers' Club, an organization founded by members of the Upton Sinclair-inspired End Poverty in California (EPIC).
Osha Newman painted the west-facing murals at Willard school that are included in an early post. Further north, also west-facing, are a number of water-themed murals near the entrance to the Willard Pool. They are not by Osha Newman.
So for this transition – we just did Osha Newman on University to Osha Newman at Willard to other murals at Willard. Now we'll go another school, to Thousand Oaks School.
This is on the west-facing wall of Ledger's Liquors, just below Acton. It was new this summer. If you scroll down the page moving it, the lines shimmy. Intended?
As you drive south on Martin Luther King towards Oakland, you have seen the mural welcoming you to the Lorin District. There are planets on the roof and then African princesses and hula hoops and butterflies on the mural itself.
The last of these more murals come from the Rose Garden Inn on Telegraph. They are not all visible from the street, but they are all visible in the courtyard and so – close enough. A definite style to these, not found in other murals in Berkeley. They rock a different vibe.
Gwendolyn McShepard painted these murals. GPY Galleries features her work. Attention should be paid to her work.
When I took these photos to my friend to run them by him, he had headphones on and was listening to an album. What album? One of several by Aunt Bertha aka Aunt B from the Children's Bible Hour. It was founded in 1942. Office Manager Bertha Trover Shooks became the executive director in 1947. Gabby had sent my friend six of her albums.
Holy mackerel. Pretty outrageous stuff, the stuff of nightmares for sure. I have the feeling that for a while I am going to be hearing a lot of "Tell me a story, Aunt B" from my friend.
But, what about the still more murals?


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package io.crate.analyze;

import com.google.common.base.Optional;
import com.google.common.base.Predicate;
import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
import io.crate.analyze.symbol.DefaultTraversalSymbolVisitor;
import io.crate.analyze.symbol.Function;
import io.crate.analyze.symbol.RelationColumn;
import io.crate.analyze.symbol.Symbol;
import io.crate.operation.scalar.cast.CastFunctionResolver;
import io.crate.types.DataType;
import io.crate.types.DataTypes;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;
import java.util.*;

public class QuerySpec {

    private Optional<List<Symbol>> groupBy = Optional.absent();
    private Optional<OrderBy> orderBy = Optional.absent();
    private Optional<HavingClause> having = Optional.absent();
    private List<Symbol> outputs;
    private WhereClause where = WhereClause.MATCH_ALL;
    private Optional<Integer> limit = Optional.absent();
    private int offset = 0;
    private boolean hasAggregates = false;

    public Optional<List<Symbol>> groupBy() {
        return groupBy;
    }

    public QuerySpec groupBy(@Nullable List<Symbol> groupBy) {
        assert groupBy == null || groupBy.size() > 0 : "groupBy must not be empty";
        this.groupBy = Optional.fromNullable(groupBy);
        return this;
    }

    public WhereClause where() {
        return where;
    }

    public QuerySpec where(@Nullable WhereClause where) {
        if (where == null) {
            this.where = WhereClause.MATCH_ALL;
        } else {
            this.where = where;
        }
        return this;
    }

    public Optional<Integer> limit() {
        return limit;
    }

    public QuerySpec limit(@Nullable Integer limit) {
        this.limit = Optional.fromNullable(limit);
        return this;
    }

    public int offset() {
        return offset;
    }

    public QuerySpec offset(@Nullable Integer offset) {
        this.offset = offset != null ? offset : 0;
        return this;
    }

    public Optional<HavingClause> having() {
        return having;
    }

    public QuerySpec having(@Nullable HavingClause having) {
        if (having == null || !having.hasQuery() && !having.noMatch()) {
            this.having = Optional.absent();
        } else {
            this.having = Optional.of(having);
        }
        return this;
    }

    public Optional<OrderBy> orderBy() {
        return orderBy;
    }

    public QuerySpec orderBy(@Nullable OrderBy orderBy) {
        this.orderBy = Optional.fromNullable(orderBy);
        return this;
    }

    public List<Symbol> outputs() {
        return outputs;
    }

    public QuerySpec outputs(List<Symbol> outputs) {
        this.outputs = outputs;
        return this;
    }

    public boolean hasAggregates() {
        return hasAggregates;
    }

    public QuerySpec hasAggregates(boolean hasAggregates) {
        this.hasAggregates = hasAggregates;
        return this;
    }

    public boolean isLimited() {
        return limit.isPresent() || offset > 0;
    }

    public void normalize(EvaluatingNormalizer normalizer) {
        if (groupBy.isPresent()) {
            normalizer.normalizeInplace(groupBy.get());
        }
        if (orderBy.isPresent()) {
            orderBy.get().normalize(normalizer);
        }
        if (outputs != null) {
            normalizer.normalizeInplace(outputs);
        }
        if (where != null && where != WhereClause.MATCH_ALL) {
            this.where(where.normalize(normalizer));
        }
        if (having.isPresent()) {
            Optional.of(having.get().normalize(normalizer));
        }
    }

    /**
     * Tries to cast the outputs to the given types. Types might contain Null values, which indicates to skip that
     * position. The iterator needs to return exactly the same number of types as there are outputs.
     *
     * @param types an iterable providing the types
     * @return -1 if all casts where successfully applied or the position of the failed cast
     */
    public int castOutputs(Iterator<DataType> types) {
        int i = 0;
        while (types.hasNext()) {
            DataType targetType = types.next();
            if (targetType != null) {
                Symbol output = outputs.get(i);
                DataType sourceType = output.valueType();
                if (!sourceType.equals(targetType)) {
                    if (sourceType.isConvertableTo(targetType)) {
                        Function castFunction = new Function(
                                CastFunctionResolver.functionInfo(sourceType, targetType, false),
                                Arrays.asList(output));
                        if (groupBy().isPresent()) {
                            Collections.replaceAll(groupBy().get(), output, castFunction);
                        }
                        if (orderBy().isPresent()) {
                            Collections.replaceAll(orderBy().get().orderBySymbols(), output, castFunction);
                        }
                        outputs.set(i, castFunction);
                    } else if (!targetType.equals(DataTypes.UNDEFINED)) {
                        return i;
                    }
                }
            }
            i++;
        }
        assert i == outputs.size();
        return -1;
    }

    /**
     * create a new QuerySpec which is a subset of this which contains only symbols which match the predicate
     */
    public QuerySpec subset(Predicate<? super Symbol> predicate, boolean traverseFunctions) {
        if (hasAggregates) {
            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot create a subset of a querySpec if it has aggregations");
        }

        QuerySpec newSpec = new QuerySpec()
                .limit(limit.orNull())
                .offset(offset);
        if (traverseFunctions) {
            newSpec.outputs(SubsetVisitor.filter(outputs, predicate));
        } else {
            newSpec.outputs(Lists.newArrayList(Iterables.filter(outputs, predicate)));
        }

        if (!where.hasQuery()) {
            newSpec.where(where);
        } else if (predicate.apply(where.query())) {
            newSpec.where(where);
        }

        if (orderBy.isPresent()) {
            newSpec.orderBy(orderBy.get().subset(predicate));
        }

        return newSpec;
    }

    private static class SubsetVisitor extends DefaultTraversalSymbolVisitor<SubsetVisitor.SubsetContext, Void> {

        public static class SubsetContext {
            Predicate<? super Symbol> predicate;
            List<Symbol> outputs = new ArrayList<>();
        }

        public static List<Symbol> filter(List<Symbol> outputs, Predicate<? super Symbol> predicate) {
            SubsetVisitor.SubsetContext ctx = new SubsetVisitor.SubsetContext();
            ctx.predicate = predicate;
            SubsetVisitor visitor = new SubsetVisitor();
            for (Symbol output : outputs) {
                visitor.process(output, ctx);
            }
            return ctx.outputs;
        }

        @Override
        public Void visitRelationColumn(RelationColumn relationColumn, SubsetContext context) {
            if(context.predicate.apply(relationColumn)) {
                context.outputs.add(relationColumn);
            }
            return null;
        }
    }

    public QuerySpec copyAndReplace(com.google.common.base.Function<? super Symbol, Symbol> replaceFunction) {
        if (groupBy.isPresent() || having.isPresent()) {
            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Replacing group by or having symbols is not implemented");
        }

        QuerySpec newSpec = new QuerySpec()
                .limit(limit.orNull())
                .offset(offset)
                .outputs(Lists.transform(outputs, replaceFunction));
        if (!where.hasQuery()) {
            newSpec.where(where);
        } else {
            newSpec.where(new WhereClause(replaceFunction.apply(where.query()), where.docKeys().orNull(), where.partitions()));
        }
        if (orderBy.isPresent()) {
            newSpec.orderBy(orderBy.get().copyAndReplace(replaceFunction));
        }
        return newSpec;
    }

    public void replace(com.google.common.base.Function<? super Symbol, Symbol> replaceFunction) {
        ListIterator<Symbol> listIt = outputs.listIterator();
        while (listIt.hasNext()) {
            listIt.set(replaceFunction.apply(listIt.next()));
        }
        if (where.hasQuery()) {
            where = new WhereClause(replaceFunction.apply(where.query()), where.docKeys().orNull(), where.partitions());
        }
        if (orderBy.isPresent()) {
            orderBy.get().replace(replaceFunction);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return String.format(Locale.ENGLISH,
                "QS{ SELECT %s WHERE %s GROUP BY %s HAVING %s ORDER BY %s LIMIT %s OFFSET %s}",
                outputs, where, groupBy, having, orderBy, limit, offset);
    }
}


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Minneapolitan to lead League of Minn. Cities
Curtis Gilbert June 21, 2012, 7:23 PM Jun 21, 2012
For the first time since the 1960's the president of the League of Minnesota Cities comes from the state's most populous city. Minneapolis City Council Member Betsy Hodges was elected today at the league's annual conference, underway in Duluth.
With more than 380,000 residents, Minneapolis is by far the state's most populous city. But as president, Hodges will work on behalf of the more than 800 municipalities that participate in the league.
"All our cities have to make sure our roads are paved, that our water comes out of the tap, that public safety is accounted for," Hodges said. "We have a lot more in common than we have different."
Hodges' election hardly a surprise. She served as first vice president of the organization last year — a customary stepping stone to the presidency. Her term will last one year.
The last Minneapolis resident to lead the league was Mayor Art Naftalin. He served from 1967-68.
Minneapolis Politics
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Public weighs in on schools search
Published 7:58 pm Wednesday, July 21, 2010
By Leila Roche
Strong leadership, teacher support, knowledge of the community and integrity are just a few of the qualities Suffolk citizens want to see in their next public schools superintendent.
Of the on-line submissions the Suffolk School Board has received in its search for a new superintendent, the most prominent request, included in nearly 25 percent of the responses, has been the specific plea for the Board to look outside Suffolk for a new superintendent.
Two of the first three comments submitted to the School Board via an online form specifically encourage the system to "look outward," "go outside the city" and "not promote from within."
"I would like to see someone from outside Suffolk serve in the position of superintendent," wrote another citizen. "Suffolk is still a growing district, so it would be ideal to recruit someone who has worked with innovative ideas in a growing district."
Still others stated that an outside superintendent would bring a "new vision" and another wrote that it could bring "productive changes" to find someone without the "good old boy" attitude.
The requests could be especially relevant to Suffolk's hiring process, since the city's school system has a long history of promoting its leader from within the lower ranks, culminating in the promotion of Dr. Milton Liverman to the superintendent's post from which he retired in July.
Two commenters, however, have argued in favor of such internal promotions.
"We have great talent at SPS and we need to reward our star producers with opportunity, one wrote." I don't think an inside candidate prevents fresh ideas or stops change," another added.
Other commenters stated that the Board should consider someone who understands the community and has its best interest at heart.
Another topic of interest was the need for the new superintendent to understand the struggles Suffolk teachers face in their classrooms and to help boost morale.
"The candidate should be ale to encourage staff to meet higher standards while remaining positive," wrote one person. "Many staff members this past year at my children's schools seemed very stressed, overwhelmed and negative. While talking to staff, it became clear the change in attitudes was due to increased demands without any positives for the staff, which in my opinion were doing an excellent job. … A candidate that is more concerned with people, students and staff than SOL scores."
Other suggestions included character traits, a woman superintendent, someone who will hire an African-American teacher for each grade level, someone passionate about education, a strong public figure, active in the schools and supportive of internal job transfers.
A total of 54 people have left comments online about the hiring process so far.
The deadline for applications is Aug. 16, and the School Board will discuss its course of action at its next meeting Aug. 19.
To see all comments submitted to the School Board — or to leave your own — visit www.spsk12.net.
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Healthcare Industry News: neuromodulation
Devices Neurology
News Release - June 26, 2008
St. Jude Medical Announces First Patient Implants in Clinical Study Evaluating Deep Brain Stimulation for Depression
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(HSMN NewsFeed)--St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ ) today announced the first patient implants in a clinical study that is investigating whether deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy will help people who suffer from major depressive disorder, a severe form of depression. The patients, a 59-year-old woman and a 42-year-old man, were implanted at Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital in Chicago, with the St. Jude Medical Libra® Deep Brain Stimulation System, an investigational device.
The study, called BROADEN™ (BROdmann Area 25 DEep brain neuromodulation), is a controlled, multi-site, blinded study that is evaluating the safety and effectiveness of DBS in patients with depression for whom currently available treatments are not effective.
"We are excited to be part of the first double-blind study of Deep Brain Stimulation for depression and remain hopeful that this therapy may prove beneficial for this seriously ill patient population," said Anthony D'Agostino, M.D., medical director of Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital and the principal investigator at the study site. "The study is an important contribution to the advancement of treatment options for severely depressed patients."
This study is researching a specific area in the brain called Brodmann Area 25 that is thought to be involved in depression. The first research of DBS for depression was conducted in Toronto, Canada, by neurologist Helen S. Mayberg, M.D., and neurosurgeon Andres Lozano, M.D., in 2003. They published their findings in Neuron in March 2005, reporting that brain imaging studies indicate that Brodmann Area 25 appears to be overactive in profoundly sad and depressed people.
St. Jude Medical owns the intellectual property rights, and has various patents issued and pending, for the use of neurostimulation at Brodmann Area 25. The Libra Deep Brain Stimulation System provides mild pulses of current from a device implanted near the collarbone and connected to small electrical leads placed at specific targets in the brain.
"This depression study represents a continuation of our commitment to provide solutions for those who are suffering and in need of additional therapy options," said Chris Chavez, president of the St. Jude Medical ANS Division. "The Brodmann Area 25 study is an important step in bringing physicians and their patients a neuromodulation therapy that, if successful, will treat this debilitating form of depression."
The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that more than 21 million U.S. adults suffer from some kind of depressive disorder. Current therapies are effective for about 80 percent of this patient population according to the National Advisory Mental Health Council. That means approximately 4 million adult Americans live with depression that doesn't respond to medications, psychotherapy or electroconvulsive therapy.
To be eligible for this study, participants must:
Currently be diagnosed with major depressive disorder
Be between 21 and 70 years old, with onset of first episode before age 45
Have tried at least four treatments in their current episode, such as different medications, various combinations of medications or electroconvulsive therapy
Have been depressed for at least one year
For more information about this study, call toll-free at 866-787-4332, visit www.BROADENstudy.com.
Sponsored by St. Jude Medical, the BROADEN study is being conducted under a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigational device exemption (IDE). Initial study centers are located in Chicago, Dallas and New York City. This clinical study was preceded by a smaller pilot study of 20 patients at three sites in Canada which found that six months after the procedure, 56 percent of the patients experienced at least a 40 percent decrease in depressive symptoms. At last follow-up, 78 percent of the patients were responders, and eight of the patients have re-engaged in life activities such as work, school, travel and relationships, and three of the study patients are considered to be in remission. Patients' symptoms were measured using the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression.
About St. Jude Medical
St. Jude Medical develops medical technology and services that focus on putting more control into the hands of those who treat cardiac, neurological and chronic pain patients worldwide. The company is dedicated to advancing the practice of medicine by reducing risk wherever possible and contributing to successful outcomes for every patient. Headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., St. Jude Medical employs more than 12,000 people worldwide and has five major focus areas that include: cardiac rhythm management, atrial fibrillation, cardiac surgery, cardiology and neuromodulation. For more information, please visit www.sjm.com.
About the ANS Division of St. Jude Medical
The ANS Division (Advanced neuromodulation Systems) became a part of St. Jude Medical in 2005. The ANS Division is an innovative technology leader dedicated to the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of implantable neuromodulation systems to improve the quality of life for people suffering from disabling chronic pain and other nervous system disorders (www.ans-medical.com).
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements include the expectations, plans and prospects for the Company, including potential clinical successes, anticipated regulatory approvals and future product launches, and projected revenues, margins, earnings, and market shares. The statements made by the Company are based upon management's current expectations and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include market conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control and the risk factors and other cautionary statements described in the Company's filings with the SEC, including those described in the Risk Factors and Cautionary Statements sections of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 27, 2008. The Company does not intend to update these statements and undertakes no duty to any person to provide any such update under any circumstance.
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Building the Open Source Circular Economy Collective Intelligence Commons Copyright/IP Ethical Economy Open Access Open Content Open Innovation Open Models P2P Business Models P2P Collaboration P2P Education P2P Lifestyles P2P Movements P2P Solidarity Peer Property Sharing Urban Commons
A Shareable Explainer: What are the Commons?
April 29, 2017 No Comment	Shareable read
New Economy and Social Innovation: Commons are often associated with natural resources like the oceans and forests — areas that belong to everyone. But commons are not just resources. They are not simply Wikipedia pages or the city grounds used for urban gardening. They comprise of a resource, a community, and a set of social protocols. The three are an integrated, interdependent whole.
What are the commons?
Is there an example of a commons business model?
In what areas are commons active?
Is commons a new idea or are there examples from the past?
How do privatization and enclosure affect the commons?
What is the importance of digital commons?
What role can commons play in the actual economic and institutional crisis?
What are briefly the differences between commons and markets?
Commons should be understood as a dynamic, living social system — any resource that can be used by many could inspire people to organize as a commons. The key questions are whether a particular community is motivated to manage a resource as a commons, and if it can come up with the rules, norms, and sanctions to make the system work.
Is there a clear example of a commons-based business?
The internet provider Guifi.net in Catalonia shows how commons can create a new paradigm of organizing and producing. This bottom-up, citizen-driven project has created a free, open, and neutral telecommunications network based on a commons model. This is how it works: People put Wi-Fi nodes on their rooftops, which is extended and strengthened each time a new user adds a node to the network. Currently, Guifi.net's broadband network has more than 30,000 active nodes and provides internet access to more than 50,000 people. The project started in 2004 when residents of a rural area weren't able to get broadband internet access due to a lack of private operators. The network grew quickly over the whole region, while the Guifi.net Foundation developed governance rules that define the terms and conditions for all users of the network.
Installation of a "supernode" of Guifi.net's network in the neighbourhood of Sant Pere i Sant Pau in Tarragona. Photo by Lluis tgn via Wikimedia Commons
The example shows that in creating any commons, it is critical that the community decides that it wants to engage in the social practices of managing a resource for everyone's benefit. In this sense "there is no commons without commoning." This underscores that commons is not only about shared resources — it is mostly about the social practices and values that we devise to manage them.
Examples of commons can be found today in different areas:
1. Local food sovereignty
2. City commons
3. Alternative currencies
4. Web-hosting infrastructure for commons
6. Open-source software
7. Open-source design/cosmo-local production
8. Academic research/open education resources
It is interesting to consider the improbable types of common-pool resources that can be governed as commons. Surfers in Hawaii, catching the big waves at Pipeline Beach have organized themselves in a collective to manage how people use a scarce resource: the massive waves. In this sense, they can be considered a commons: they have developed a shared understanding about the allocation of scarce use of rights.
Wolfpak of Oahu manages access to the biggest waves in the world. Photo via onthecommons.org
From a historical perspective, commons were an essential part of the economical and social system of rural societies before modernization took place. People in rural areas depended upon open access to the commons (forests, fields, meadows), using economic principles of reciprocity and redistribution. When common grounds were enclosed and privatized, many migrated to cities, becoming employees in factories and individual consumers, and lost the common identity and ability of self-governance. The modern liberal state separated production (companies) from governance (politics), while in the commons system these were an inseparable entity. In industrial capitalist societies, the market with its price mechanism became the new central organizing principle of society.
Nowadays massive land grabs are going on in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Investors and national governments are snapping up land that people have used for generations. All over the world, all aspects of life are being monetized with the expansion of private property rights: water, seeds, biodiversity, the human genome, public infrastructures, public spaces in cities, culture, and knowledge.
The internet has been an arena for experimentation and innovation, precisely because there is no legacy of conventional institutions to displace. Entire new modes of creative production have arisen on the internet that are neither market-based nor state-controlled. Open-source software, Wikipedia, and Creative Commons licenses have emerged as a new way of production that is nonproprietary and based on the collaboration of widely distributed, loosely connected individuals who cooperate with each other.
Prior to the rise of the web, commons were usually regarded as little more than a curiosity of medieval history or a backwater of social science research. Now that so many people have tasted freedom, innovation, and accountability of open networks and digital commons, there is no going back to the command-and-control business model of the 20th century. The full disruptive potential of this profound global cultural revolution is still ahead.
What role can commons play in the actual economic and institutional crises?
The commons offers a powerful way to re-conceptualize governments, economics, and global policies at a time when the existing order is incapable of reforming itself. The most urgent task is to expand the conversation about the commons and to ground it in actual practice. The more that people have personal, lived experiences with commoning of any sort, the greater the public understanding will be. In a quiet and evident way, the commons can disclose more and more spaces in our everyday life in which we can create, shape, and negotiate our lives.
What are the differences between commons and markets?
Commons: Rely on people's altruism and cooperation
Markets: Believe humans are selfish individuals whose wants are unlimited
Commons: stewardship of resources
Markets: ownership of resources
Commons: individuals and collectives mutually reinforce each other
Markets: separation of individual and collectives
Commons: shared, long-term, non-market interests
Markets: individual consumers, short-term market relationships.
Benkler, Yochai, The Penguin and the Leviathan: The Triumph of Cooperation Over Self-Interest (Crown Business, 2010).
Bollier, David, Think Like a Commoner: A Short Introduction to the Life of the Commons. (New Society Publishers, 2014)
Bollier, David, and Silke Helfrich, editors, The Wealth of the Commons: A World Beyond Market and State (Levellers Press, 2012).
Capra, Fritjof and Mattei, Ugo, The Ecology of Law: Toward a Legal System in Tune with Nature and Community (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2015).
Hardt, Michael, and Negri, Antonio, Commonwealth (Harvard University Press, 2011).
Sennett, Richard, Together: The Rituals, Pleasures and Politics of Cooperation (Yale University Press, 2012).
This piece, originally published on Shareable.net, was written by Bart Grugeon Plana, a journalist and contributor of the New Economy and Social Innovation Forum (NESI Forum). It is based on the book "Think Like a Commoner: A Short Introduction to the Life of the Commons," by David Bollier.
Shareable is media partner of the NESI Forum, a nonprofit initiative that will bring together change-makers and thought leaders to conceptualize, discuss, and lay the foundations of a new economy, in Malaga, Spain, from April 19-22, 2017.
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Patterns of Commoning: AS220 of Providence, Rhode Island: A Commons of, by and for Artists
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Nighttime Fifth Street NW closures in Puyallup – The Suburban Times
Nighttime Fifth Street NW closures in Puyallup
May 8, 2021 · ·
Nighttime road closure of Fifth Street NW between 2nd Ave NW and W Stewart Ave to conduct utility work for the future garage and pedestrian bridge.
Starting as early as Monday night, May 10. Closures are expected Monday through Thursday nights and may last until May 28. Closure hours are 9pm through 5am.
Fifth Street NW between 2nd Ave NW and W Stewart Ave. (See map below.)
Signed detours will be in place.
The work may create minimal noise impacts.
Crews are following strict COVID-19 health and safety practices.
As described in previous alerts, 3rd Avenue NW between 5th and 6th Streets has closed permanently, and several sidewalks are closed through early 2022, including: the north side of 3rd Avenue between 6th and 7th Streets, the east side of 6th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, and the west side of 5th Street between the railroad tracks and 2nd Avenue.
In addition, Sound Transit contractors will do concrete pours and saw cutting on Friday May 14 and Saturday May 15, which may cause higher than normal noise levels.


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Keyboard Legend Keith Emerson New Book Feat. Exclusive and Previously Unseen Photographs Now Available!
Article Contributed by Glass Onyon PR | Published on Monday, January 16, 2023
The lavish, fully illustrated book in which family, friends, colleagues, and fans talk about the life, work, and legacy of Keith Emerson is now available!
There are two deluxe editions – the Classic, and the Signature which is signed by author Chris Welch and Aaron Emerson and comes with an exclusive art print portrait of Keith, a CD of an unheard interview, and sheet music of the very first piece of music composed by the then twelve-year-old Keith, titled "Quatermass Boogie Woogie."
The book includes many previously unseen photos of Keith at home, at work and play from the private Emerson family archives, as well as professional portraits and live performance photographs. Close family and friends share memories and stories from throughout his life, while fellow musicians from the worlds of prog, rock and classical attest to Keith's talent and dedication, his spirit, generosity, and sense of humor.
Includes new interviews with Keith's children, his ex-wife, close personal friends, former partner Mari Kawaguchi, ex-ELP member Carl Palmer, Rick Wakeman, Lee Jackson, Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter, Alan White, Dave Kilminster, Marc Bonilla, Rachel Flowers, Darius Brubeck, Geoff Downes, and more.
Order now at www.keithemersonbook.com
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King Crimson's "In The Court Of The Crimson King – King Crimson At 50" Documentary
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