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Mike Kavitsky
The grand imperative of Jewish unity
I don't pretend to know the answers to all or even some of society's troubles. I do believe, however — and it is supported by Torah — that Jewish unity overrides all other concerns.
Admittedly, many of the characteristics of modern Israeli culture which have become so commonplace – the lack of politeness, the aggressiveness and especially the infighting and sinat hinam (causeless hatred) — had led me to become disillusioned with Israeli society as a whole. But I've learned to accept that for all the good and bad, our society is still very young and it is evolving rapidly. Building a new and more perfect society is a gradual process, one that will not be completed by my generation.
New immigrants to Israel have a special historical role to fulfill, but it is limited. As with all first-generation immigrants, tremendous sacrifice must be made with the hope of a better future for our children. And I see enormous potential for my son's generation. Jewish, and particularly Israeli culture and identity will be shaped by continual interaction of over time. This is one of the miracles of Kibbutz Galuyot, the ingathering of the Jewish exiles. Perhaps we can find some meaning toward this end from some of the many prophecies unfolding in our time:
"Thus says Hashem, G-d: 'I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the Land of Israel. I will give them one heart and put and new spirit in them. (Ezekiel 11:17-19)." "Thus says Hashem, G-d: 'I am going to take the Israelite people from among the nations they have gone to, and gather them from every quarter, and bring them to their own land. I will make them a single nation in the land. (Ezekiel 37:21-22)" "He will hold up a signal to the nations and assemble the banished of Israel, and gather the dispersed of Yehudah from the four corners of the Earth…Ephraim will not envy Yehudah and Yehudah will not harass Ephraim. (Isaiah 11:12-13)"
Israeli society is so beautifully diverse and we all bring our own cultural baggage with us. I, personally, may never be able to understand the background and fully integrate with Jewish groups from other parts of the world but my children are growing up together with their children, and that gives me tremendous hope. What holds the "tribes" together is the acceptance of diversity without losing sight of the underlying unity. We all have our responsibilities to fulfill. Can a Yisroel or Levi be jealous of a Kohen? No. Hashem assigned each a special tafkid, a special role, and that must be recognized, admitted and respected. Think of it as a national division of labor. In Biblical times, one tribe worked so that the other could sit and study. The tribe that worked, Zevulun, was highly praised and received credit for the Torah learning accomplished by Yissachar.
With this in mind, I would like to address one particular area of friction within Israeli society that has received a lot of attention. I think there is a terrible lack of respect as well as lack of recognition by some groups of the accomplishments of the others. I believe that secular Jews need to recognize the contribution of religious Jews, particularly the burden they carried in preserving Torah and Jewish identity through the long exile. I think both secular and religious need to recognize that even the Haredim have a special role to play, which may actually be to sit in yeshiva and learn full time.
But this goes both ways. I think Haredim in particular need to acknowledge that somewhere along the line (say around the time of the birth of political Zionism), they may have dropped the ball, so to speak. Yaakov spent 14 years learning in the yeshiva of Shem and Ever. When it came time for him to leave the yeshiva, to build a family and impact the world, he had his dream of the ladder. Upon awakening, he exclaimed, "G-d is in this place and I didn't even know it." We learn that the place he slept that night was the future site of the Jewish Temple. But we also learn that that "this place" refers to the world outside the walls of the bais medrash, the study hall. Haredi society must accept and come to terms with the fact that G-d chose secular nationalists to carry out the most important function in Jewish history to date. And they certainly took up the mantle of leadership. They also need to realize that were it not for those serving in the IDF, it's very possible that they would not have the privilege of sitting in yeshivot, carrying out the honorable task of learning and keeping the Torah alive.
We are taught in the Talmud (Berachot 43) that strict judgments are more likely to be imposed upon the individual rather than the community. We are therefore advised not to separate from the community, nor to focus on personal requests in our prayers, but rather to enter the High Holidays by increasing our love for and connection to all of the Jewish people, which will in turn bring Hashem to judge us with greater mercy. We certainly need Hashem's mercy, particularly at this time, which it seems King David foresaw when he wrote "They plot craftily against Your people, take counsel against Your treasured ones. They say, 'let us wipe them out as a nation; Israel's name will be mentioned no more' (Psalms 83:4-5)."
We need to try to see past the political and cultural clothing to recognize our common source. We need to possess an intense awareness of the common denominators unifying us all: we are all Jews and we all have a shared purpose and destiny. Each side needs to drop the stereotypes. Each side needs to recognize the contributions and sacrifices of the other. Each side needs to admit that the other has a very important role to play if we are to be successful at this great national project. There is nothing more important, especially at this juncture of Jewish history, than national unity.
Mike Kavitsky made aliya from the United States in 2005. He is married and has four small children.


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National Treasures
The crispy, golden joys of Guadeloupe's bokit
Rosalind Cummings-Yeates
Photo: Guadeloupe Tourism
Most people remember the milestones in their lives as a series of firsts: first kiss, first time behind the wheel, first sip of alcohol. For as long as I live, I will always remember my first bokit. I had landed on the dreamy archipelago of Guadeloupe earlier that week and spent most of my time sampling the island's French fusion cuisine, dishes like feroces d' avocat (spicy avocado salad with cassava and codfish) and souskai (green fruits with lime and hot pepper). By the third day, I thought I had crossed most of Guadeloupe's signature foods off my list. Fortunately, I was wrong.
Audrey, a Guadeloupean who now lives in New York, took me to a ramshackle storefront and explained that I could not leave Gwada without trying a bokit. A list of a dozen ingredients lined the walls, from lamb to curried lobster, but I chose the familiar saltfish filling. I watched as the shop owner fried two long pieces of flat dough and then stuffed saltfish, lettuce, and sauces between them. He handed it to me wrapped in foil. I unwrapped it, took a little bite, and felt my eyes pop out of my face. Audrey smirked.
Nicknamed the Creole burger, the bokit is an iconic Guadeloupean street food seemingly adored by all. Its use of fried dough—which is filling enough on its own—means that the bokit is much heartier than most sandwiches, an entire entree of meats, cheeses, and vegetables crammed between sturdy fry bread. The oily flavor of the fried dough blends with all the fillings (and there can be up to half a dozen) for a satisfying mix of fat and freshness. There are dozens of sauces that you can add to a bokit: pepper sauce, creole sauce (scotch bonnet peppers, onion garlic, lime, parsley), curry sauce, ketchup, many of which are housemade depending on where you go.
At Bokit Delux in Pointe-a-Pitre, dough is prepared for the fryer
Frying bread for bokit
Bokit features fish or meat between fry bread with vegetables and accompanied by many different sauces.
Designated as a French overseas region, the Eastern Caribbean archipelago of Guadeloupe is noted for cuisine that blends African, Indian, and indigenous flavors with French cooking techniques. The region's two largest islands, Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre, form a butterfly shape in the southern Caribbean Sea, and the land exudes a sun-drenched, Creole flair. Walking around Pointe-à-Pitre on Grande-Terre, I glimpsed locals carrying fresh sugarcane juice sold in plastic bottles on corners, codfish fritters called accras piled into bags for snacking, and baguettes tucked under their arms. The various food traditions appeared everywhere all at once. (In fact, it's no coincidence that Guadeloupe's most famous band, the legendary zouk ensemble Kassav', is named for a local cassava pancake typically stuffed with coconut.)
The island may be known for its golden beaches and stylish joie de vivre, but food is a huge part of that, playing a significant role in the Guadeloupean lifestyle. The island's signature cultural event each year is La Fête des Cuisinières, or the Festival of Female Chefs. Celebrated every August for over a century, the chefs dress in traditional madras dresses and headscarves and walk in procession to Pointe-à-Pitre's Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul to have baskets of food, flowers, and cooking utensils blessed by the priest. The celebration is topped off with folk music and, of course, a feast: spectators sample the chefs' special Creole dishes like grilled fish with court-bouillon or porc-colombo, the curry-spiced national dish of Guadeloupe. After all, it's not a celebration without an excess of food.
I didn't realize just what kind of celebration I was in for when I walked over to the bokit stand to place my first order. Although it's presented as street food, the bokit is really a portable feast, and on every corner of the island, bokit stalls or food trucks can be found serving the local delicacy. Bokits, in fact, seemed as ubiquitous as the seagrape trees that dot Guadeloupe's beaches. Holding the hefty sandwich in my hands, the most recognizable part was the fried bread. Called Johnny cakes in most of the Caribbean, this fried dough's roots can be traced to the indigenous practice of cooking corn cakes on hot stones. Stuffing the bread with enough fixings to sustain several people is thought to have started shortly after slavery was abolished in Guadeloupe in 1848. Poor workers wanted a cheap and filling alternative to the sandwich, so they used elongated fried bread and filled it with meat, cheese, sauces, and anything else that could fit (which was a lot more than a typical sandwich could). Today you can find almost anything stuffed into a bokit: chicken, bacon, conch, or mutton. Whatever the ingredients, it's guaranteed to be delicious and, in my case at least, last several days. You can grab bokits anywhere in Guadeloupe, including the popular Bokit Delux in Pointe-à-Pitre. For the most creative takes, look no further than the food trucks serving their own unique bokits in the beach town of Sainte- Anne.
Rosalind Cummings-Yeates is a journalist and author who specializes in travel and culture. Also a Blues baby and houseplant hoarder.
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So who made this first? Was it a Guadaloupean Bokit first or a Trini Bake and Shark first?

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Xanthophryne tigerina es una especie de anfibio anuro de la familia Bufonidae.

Distribución geográfica
Esta especie es endémica de Maharashtra en la India. Se encuentra en Amboli a 720 m sobre el nivel del mar en los Ghats occidentales.

Descripción
Los machos miden de 27 a 33 mm y las hembras de 33 a 35 mm.

Publicación original
 Biju, Van Bocxlaer, Giri, Loader & Bossuyt, 2009: Two new endemic genera and a new species of toad (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Western Ghats of India. BMC Research Notes, vol. 2, n.º241, p. 1-10

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Enlaces externos

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Q: Does this recursive function have a function in terms of n? I am trying to convert the following recursive function to a non-recursive equation:
$$f(2) = 2$$
For $n>2$:
$$f(n)=nf(n-1)+n$$
I have calculated the results for n=2 through to n=9:
$$\begin{align}
f(2)&=2\\
f(3)&=9\\
f(4)&=40\\
f(5)&=205\\
f(6)&=1236\\
f(7)&=8659\\
f(8)&=69280\\
f(9)&=623529
\end{align}$$
I've tried graphing the function, but have got nowhere
Any help is appreciated!

A: This is a linear, nonhomogenous recurrence relation. There are general methods to solve it, which you might find in the appropriate courses (I know my combinatorics text goes over it), but here's perhaps a more intuitive derivation.
Notice that you have
$$f(n) = nf(n-1) + n$$
Imagine iterating this several times: that is, we use the definition of $f$ for $f(n-1)$. We see:
$$\begin{align}
f(n) &= n+ nf(n-1)\\
&= n + n((n-1) + (n-1)f(n-2)) \\
&= n + n(n-1) + n(n-1)f(n-2)\\
&= n + n(n-1) + n(n-1)((n-2) + (n-2)f(n-3)) \\
&= n + n(n-1) + n(n-1)(n-2) + n(n-1)(n-2)f(n-3)\\
&= ...
\end{align}$$
If we keep iterating this until we get to our initial condition of $f(2)=2$, then we have
$$f(n) = n + n(n-1) + n(n-1)(n-2) + ... + n(n-1)(n-2)...(3)f(2)$$
Take note: since $f(2) = 2$, the last term is actually $n!$. So what we essentially have is a sum of all of the "falling factorials" of $n$ and $n!$ itself. (A falling factorial is something like $9\cdot 8 \cdot 7$ - it exhibits factorial-like behavior, but doesn't go all of the way to $2$ or $1$.)
Suppose we factor out $n!$ from each term. Then we see
$$f(n) = n! \left( \frac{1}{(n-1)!} + \frac{1}{(n-2)!} + ... + \frac{1}{2!} + \frac{1}{1!} \right)$$
This begs the summation notation:
$$f(n) = n! \left( \sum_{k=1}^{n-1} \frac{1}{k!} \right)$$
This is the summation noted in MachineLearner's answer. Then, leaning on  a past MSE post, we get the sequence OP mentioned wanting a derivation of in the comments of their question - an expression involving a floor function and $e$:
$$f(n) = n! \left( \sum_{k=1}^{n-1} \frac{1}{k!} \right) = \lfloor n! \cdot (e-1) \rfloor - 1$$
This is derived by simply noting that $e$ has the power series
$$e = \sum_{k=0}^\infty \frac{1}{k!}$$
If you start at $1$ instead, you get $e-1$ since $1/0!=1$. The summation in $f$ then becomes
$$\sum_{k=1}^{n-1} \frac{1}{k!} = \sum_{k=1}^\infty \frac{1}{k!} -  \sum_{k=n}^\infty \frac{1}{k!} = e-1 - \sum_{k=n}^\infty \frac{1}{k!}$$
The remaining summation is less than $1$, and thus invites the floor function and the resulting minus one.

And thus, we conclude:
$$f(n) = \lfloor n! \cdot (e-1) \rfloor - 1$$
the expression noted on the OEIS by Don Thousand in the comments.

A: The general term is given by
$$f(n)= n! \sum_{k=1}^{n-1} \dfrac{1}{k!}=n!\left[e-1+\sum_{k=n}^{\infty}\dfrac{1}{k!} \right]=n!(e-1)+n!\sum_{k=n}^{\infty}\dfrac{1}{k!} .$$

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The rationale for this choice is that having completed a placement on a respiratory ward caring for patients with many smoking related diseases, it is important for me as an adult branch nurse to discuss health promotion issues, and to be up to date with current information in order to help educate people and allow them to make informed choices regarding their health, especially the health benefits of stopping smoking. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC 2008) states that it is important for nurses to ensure that any advice or information given to patients is evidence based.
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In order to evaluate the information from my chosen website I will be using a framework (Kapoun 1998). The reason for using this framework is because his approach supports the assignment guidelines, which include; an overview of the website; the author's credibility; content accuracy; content objectivity or bias; and the currency of the content.
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As discussed in the previous subheading the website publisher is not shown separately from the webmaster, but the copyright is held by the Department of Health (DOH 2007) for which no address is shown. The URL address is www.smokefree.nhs.uk and the domain is www.nhs.uk which clearly shows the document is published in the United Kingdom. The publisher does not list any qualifications but the pre-eminence of the NHS would lend authority to the document.
The website does achieve its goals (Kapoun 1998). It achieves its objectives by making available information on the benefits of stopping smoking, the health risks and financial costs of continuing to smoke. For example the online calculator shows that the cost of smoking 40 cigarettes per day is £300 per month, or £37,000 over the next twenty years. The information is very detailed and explained in ordinary non-medical terms, making it easily readable for the average person. The website was obviously non-commercial, there was no external advertising, and the motives of the website were very clearly aimed only at dissuading people from starting to smoking and persuading them to stop. I feel that the NHS website was an excellent source of information; it had links to the national statistics website and links to the DOH website which clearly stated that it was a department of the government with ministerial responsibility, which clearly adds to its authority (Kapoun 1998). It had content for the layman seeking assistance to stop smoking, through to professionals, planning local and regional smoking cessation initiatives. In my opinion this website gave an objective point of view, because it presented the facts, the options, costs, the health risks and benefits without being judgemental, or biased against the smoking minority. By comparison, the Action on Smoking and Health (Ash) website presented its information in a more opinionated manner, the website had the feel of a crusade about it, rather than persuasion and offering information and support, it seemed to portray smokers as victims of the tobacco industry incapable of free choice. The website gives information on stopping smoking, and the benefits and aids to quitting, but the website feels like an anti-tobacco company campaign rather than a website promoting the benefits of stopping smoking. The website did not seem objective, as it presented its information and statistics in a more judgemental and biased manner. The contents of this website whilst containing information on ceasing smoking and the benefits of ceasing smoking appeared mainly political with a motive of banning the sale of tobacco. I feel that this website had a totally negative approach to dissuading smokers, and more of a dictatorial outlook. In further comparison the Nicorette.co.uk appeared factual in as much as it offered similar statistics as the NHS website but in a much simpler format. The information was easy to read, but it was aimed only at the general smoking public. Although it gives you the possible health benefits, and the costs of smoking which are in agreement with the NHS website, it is clearly a commercial website, promoting its own nicotine replacement therapies, although they do state on all their web pages, that stopping smoking "does require willpower", which would infer that the products advertised are only an aid and not a cure. Unlike (ASH) the content of the website does not criticise smokers or the tobacco companies, however as a commercial entity, it would not be in their commercial interest if tobacco was banned which may show an unspoken bias in favour of tobacco.
The website appears to be up to date as it was set up at the start of the NHS "smokefree" campaign in 2007, although no specific update information available. All of the links were working and appeared to be updated regularly, as there was information on all current campaigns for February 2009 (Kapoun 1998). A current campaign dated 2nd February 2009 is designed to make the consequences of smoking during pregnancy more personal by explaining how smoking deprives the baby of oxygen and causes the babies heart to beat faster (DOH 2008).
The website appears to be almost completely self contained with very few external links (Kapoun 1998). The whole document appears to be very well balanced with images, videos text and graphics. For example, several television celebrities after being given advice and support from local NHS stop smoking advisers have recorded video diaries of their personal experiences of stopping smoking, which are available to view online, or you can also order a DVD free of charge. There is no special software requirements needed to view the information on the website, no browser recommendations are given, nor are there any fees payable to use the website, plus all downloads and promotional material is free (Kapoun 1998). There are accessibility options of large text for people who are visually impaired. The information on the website is mainly in the public domain, meaning there is no copyright, and no citations are shown.
First impressions of the website were very positive and this carried on through as I read the material and followed the links. The website is well presented and all the links worked, the website was easy to use, interesting and catchy. There is a wealth of information on the effects of smoking, social effects (stains your teeth and clothes smell), the effects on other peoples health (second hand smoke), the financial costs (to the smoker) and not least the huge negative effects on the smoker's health. The website equally promoted the enormous benefits to be gained by stopping smoking, even after many years of smoking. All information downloads, and promotional material is free. There are telephones lines for help and advice; addresses for regional centres were also available. I thought the website would be of great assistance to many people who genuinely wanted to quit smoking, the support and advice offered was very comprehensive, and also had facilities for health care professionals, service providers and employers on how to refer smokers to NHS services, support smokers in stopping, and plan the delivery of smoking cessation services (NICE 2008). The website policy and privacy guidelines were difficult to find via the page links, but they could be found easily by using the search facility, if you could find the correct keywords. In my opinion the information was accurate, reliable, and the source, Department of Health (DOH), which is a Government Ministry, is trustworthy.
On writing this assignment I have improved my knowledge and understanding regarding website evaluation. As a student nurse, and to offer evidence based health promotional information to patients, I realise how important it is to research the information, making sure it is current, checking how often it is updated, how reliable the information is, does it come from a credible source, can the reader trust the information (Kapoun 1998).
I will take with me into future practice the knowledge that, before I provide any information to patients, it has been critically evaluated, in order for them to make informed choices regarding their health care.
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Anna Todd (Ohio, 20 de março de 1989) é uma autora best-seller norte-americana conhecida por ter escrito a série de livros After. Aclamada pela Cosmopolitan Magazine como "o maior fenômeno literário de sua geração". Todd começou a sua carreira literária na plataforma de leitura online Wattpad em 2013, onde ela escreveu a série After e bateu a marca de 1,6 bilhão de leituras no site. A edição impressa, foi publicada pela Gallery Books, um selo da Simon & Schuster, vendeu mais de 11 milhões de exemplares mundialmente. Foi traduzida para mais de 30 idiomas e é best-seller número 1 na Itália, Alemanha, França e Espanha. No Brasil, os livros da saga After são publicados pela Editora Paralela da Companhia das Letras.

O primeiro filme da série (o After (filme)) estreou no dia 11 de abril de 2019, estrelando os atores Josephine Langford e Hero Fiennes-Tiffin nos papéis principais.

Biografia
Todd cresceu na cidade de Dayton, no Ohio nos Estados Unidos. Tem um irmão maior e uma irmã mais nova.

Em 2007, aos 18 anos, ela casou-se com o seu marido, o soldado Jordan Todd e os dois se mudaram para a cidade de Fort Hood no Texas.

Entre os três períodos em que o seu marido serviu como soldado do Exército dos Estados Unidos no Iraque, ela teve empregos em lojas de maquiagem e escritórios de receita federal Internal Revenue Service. Anna apoia a organização de AnnaLynne McCord, Together1Heart.

Todd vive com o seu marido e seu filho (chamado Asher Todd) na cidade de Los Angeles na Califórnia.

Carreira de autora
Como é fã fervorosa de boy bands e de literatura, decidiu escrever um livro que combinasse essas paixões, resultou na série After. Todd começou a escrever After no seu telemóvel com o aplicativo Wattpad em 2013, publicando um capítulo quase que diariamente por mais de um ano. O seu passatempo rapidamente tornou-se a sua carreira, à medida que ganhou leituras no Wattpad, After tornou-se a história mais lida de toda a plataforma. Todd escreveu três livros no Wattpad, com mais de um milhão de palavras somente para a After, que segue a tumultuosa relação entre os estudantes universitários Tessa Young e Hardin Scott, personagem que foi inspirado no músico Harry Styles. Desde 2014, Todd e a publicação da série atraíram a atenção da imprensa mundial em pontos de venda, inclusive no The New York Times, The Washington Post, Cosmopolitan, New York Magazine, Nylon, e Billboard.

Com o sucesso de After, não demorou até os estúdios de Hollywood se interessassem em adaptar os livros para os cinemas.

Em outubro de 2014, o portal Deadline divulgou que a Paramount Pictures adquiriu os direitos para adaptar After para os cinemas. O roteiro foi escrito por Susan McMartin em 2015. Mas três anos após a compra, em 2017, a pedido de Todd a Paramount devolveu os direitos para a autora, que segundo ela, em um estúdio menor ela poderia ter mais controle sobre o filme. O primeiro filme de After foi produzido pela Aviron Pictures com direção de Jenny Gage, e Todd foi uma das produtoras do longa.

Em 2015, Todd anunciou que publicaria Before, um romance prequel que conta os eventos do primeiro livro da série a partir da perspectiva de Hardin Scott. Todd também escreveu Nothing More e Nothing Less, spin-off de After, focado no meio-irmão de Hardin. Anna recebeu o prêmio de Melhor Escritora de Novo Romance do New Romance Festival em 2016. Em 2017, Todd publicou o livro The Spring Girls, que é uma releitura moderna do clássico As Mulherzinhas, mas ainda não está publicado em Portugal.

O livro "The Brightest Stars" foi lançado em Setembro de 2018, nos Estados Unidos e foi lançado no Brasil com o título de "Stars - As Estrelas Entre Nós" em novembro de 2018 pela Astral Cultural Editora.

Anna Todd é considerada um dos principais nomes do gênero new adult da atualidade.

Obras

Série After

Livro relacionado
 After: The Graphic Novel (2022)

Série Landon

Série Stars
 The Falling (a publicar, 2022)
 The Burning (a publicar)
 The Infinite Light of Dust (a publicar)

Outros livros
 Imagines: Keeping the Kool (com Kevin Fanning e Kate J. Squires) (2017)
 The Spring Girls (2018) Brasil: As Garotas Spring / Portugal: Sisters: Laços Infinitos
 The Brightest Stars Brasil: Stars: As estrelas entre nós / Portugal: Stars: As estrelas mais brilhantes

Adaptações
 After (12 de abril de 2019)
 After We Collided (23 de outubro 2020) No Brasil e Portugal: After - Depois da Verdade
 After We Fell	(30 de setembro de 2021) No Brasil e Portugal: After - Depois do Desencontro
 After Ever Happy	(7 de setembro de 2022) wikipedia-inglês

Escritoras do século XX
Escritoras do século XXI
Nascidos em 1989
Naturais de Dayton (Ohio)
Roteiristas dos Estados Unidos
Mulheres romancistas dos Estados Unidos


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Curtail Activities Of Quacks In Your Profession, Ambode Tasks NUJ
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday called on the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to fashion out appropriate and realistic strategies to curtail the activities and effects of quacks in the journalism profession.
The Governor who spoke at the opening ceremony of the first Quarterly National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the NUJ held at the Combo Hall, Lagos Television Complex, Ikeja, said the journalism profession is one that has produced legendary and patriotic Nigerians and role models, therefore it was the duty of the Union to sustain the legacies laid down by its founding fathers.
He said that members of the NUJ, especially in the employment of the State Government have been supportive of his administration's effort in making life more meaningful for the people by holding brief for the electorate.
Governor Ambode, who was represented by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, also commended the NUJ, saying that they have been fundamental to the defence and promotion of democracy and electoral process in Nigeria, urging them to sustain the integrity and reputation the profession accords.
"I urge you to continue to guard your reputation and integrity against the activities of fifth columnists who may want to capitalise on the fluidity of internet communication and post scurrilous and unfounded information on supposed blog sites to cause disharmony and disaffection in the society.
"Inasmuch as the Constitution guarantees freedom of speech, we should be responsible with our utterances and statements," he said.
He urged them to seize the occasion of the NEC meeting to review the various channels for accessing information, especially in the public interest, including the provisions of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act.
He specifically charged the Union to see the meeting as an opportunity to scrutinise the effects of internet technology on the training and practice of journalism in Nigeria.
"Journalists are agents of change by virtue of your profession and relevance to the society. The influence of information managers affects the way we live and do business, more importantly in the global community," he said.
Governor Ambode also charged the NUJ to support the efforts of his administration by deploying their skills in helping to find solutions to some of the nation's challenges.
"In addition to communicating the message of :change" and holding individuals and government officials accountable for their actions, I believe you possess the training and skills to effectively collaborate with relevant government agencies in beaming light on critical national issues bordering on corruption insecurity and those that could lead to the recovery of our "Chibok Girls" among others.
He assured that his administration will continue to promote freedom of speech with responsibility, just as he assured that a safe and secured Lagos that will be a haven for all to live and prosper will continue to be given top priority going forward.
Among those present at the meeting include Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu 1; former Governor of Ogun State, Aremo Olusegun Osoba; member of the House of Representatives, Hon. James Faleke; Chairman, Nigeria Football Supporters Club, Dr. Rafiu Ladipo, among others.
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"I want to create architecture as the new nature."
His breakout moment came last year when the Fondation Cartier in Paris invited the experimental Japanese architect Junya Ishigami to present a showcase of ideas under the moniker 'freeing architecture'. It was a liberating moment, architecture had traditionally abided by a formal code of creativity, based on the conservative demands of its clients. Junya Ishigami wants to do with away with all that, he represents a new breed of architect disinterested in how big and how high a building is but more the abstract influence it takes from nature.
Junya Ishigami "I want to create architecture as the new nature." • 20th/Jun/2019
Having wowed the art-chitecture world for some time now with his unique concepts around fluidity and transformation, he has cemented his reputation as an out of the box thinker. A deeply reflective architect, Junya has no intent on following conventional form and function, instead, he rather we all see the city with a new type of filter or imagination, a broader range of influences. At the top of the list, nature is an unspoilt canvas to Junya, some of the projects he's crafted sound almost fantasy like, from a five-storey metal balloon floating in a gallery in Tokyo to a constructed frame in London so thin it was practically invisible, even conjuring up a series of dugout caves operating as a restaurant in Yamaguchi, Japan. A winner of the golden lion at the Venice architecture biennale in 2010, he now brings a lifetime of ideas to the fore with his latest project at the renowned UK art institution The Serpentine.
It's a bizarre and bold statement, a play on the way we interact with our own surroundings, it's been likened to a "'a monstrous bird in flight". Here with us, Junya talks about the enduring philosophy behind his work, why there is power in forgetting rather than remembering and what is an architect to do when operating in one of the most earthquake-prone nations on earth.
"The architect's role is to create a new system."
Serpentine Pavilion 2019 © Junya Ishigami + Associates, Photography © 2019 Iwan Baan
Your work is fascinating, what would you say is the philosophy behind your work?
My philosophy is about creating architecture as scenery. When I say "scenery", I do not mean only the landscape, but the perception of landscape as space. In Japanese, we say "fuke" If you have seen my latest exhibition "Freeing Architecture" in Fondation Cartier, the title was Freeing Architecture, which also describes an important philosophy of my office.
I will explain: about 15 years ago, during the period of modern architecture, a lot of architects was making pre-design mass-quality projects and has almost the same vision of the future. During that time, the main role of the architect was to create a system which can deliver the life-quality buildings to the mass construction.
Recently, we have had a lot of different values, dreams and directions for the future and we can perceive many different cultures and philosophies. All these conditions give architects the wide possibilities to create new types of architecture. That is why it's extremely important to make projects in a diversity of locations. Because then, we have a chance to consider other cultures and unique conditions of each location, as well as bring the values of our own origin into the project.
Similar to many other architects, we have the opportunity to have projects located worldwide, not only in the country we belong to. Even if I was born and raised in Japan, for my work, I still have to accept a lot of different cultures, activities, values of different countries. Therefore, it is important to find a way to mix these values of our own origin with values of completely different locations, environment and cultures. It is a very important time to increase architectural typologies and values and re-consider the meaning of architecture. So, we have to think about architecture freely.
Within the construct of the future of architecture – you're creating a new conversation?
Traditionally, when an architect received an order to design, for example, the office building, they usually had to follow the functional rules of the office space and its zoning. Now, when the client asks us to design the office building, they expect us to create the project based on its users or on the quality of space. That means that currently, the specific function cannot create the building itself. It is more important to create architecture as a new type of environment, which we want to make.
Junya, can you tell me about your relationship with nature?
I will come back to history once more, because, in the modern period, architecture was based on the scale of the city. The city was a system, thus the personal activity had the same scale as the city. Today, the communication and activity scale is beyond the city scale. For example, when we are buying a bottle of water or a piece of furniture, we always think about the earth or the environment, which allows us to think of a global scale. Therefore, the architectural solutions have to follow global scale, and a mirror close to nature.
What piece of work are you most proud of and why?
I cannot refer to a single project, but for now, I can speak about two Japanese projects – the Water garden project, which was completed last year and the House & Restaurant project, which is currently in the construction phase. The Water garden project is about creating the garden from the existing elements of the surrounding environment. If you see more detailed information about the project, you will understand what I mean. One of the main elements is in the trees, which was moved from the site next to the project location, in order to create a new environment.
Park Groot Vijversburg by Junya Ishigami + Associates
How do envision the future of your work?
I want to create architecture as the new nature. Not as an existing nature. Nature is a mix of your natural environment and our human environment. This makes me think about a new type of nature as a source of a new architecture. The architecture, where we combine different cultures, natural environments, and different values. This mix of different environments is very important for my architecture
You have said – "If we forget everything we know, just imagine how many more kinds of architecture there could be." What do you mean by that?
The architecture we have is mainly based on history and past knowledge, even if we are currently using the latest technologies. History is very important. However, we must always rethink the meaning of architecture for our current time and its purpose.". Anything can become architecture. So we have to rethink what is architecture now and temporarily forget about the past in order to recreate new fundamental basics of architecture relevant to the current time.
Balloon / Junya Ishigami. Image © junya.ishigami+associates
Where do you get your inspiration from, are you into books, music, films?
For my architecture, the biggest inspiration comes from the location of the project and the environment of the site. I have a chance to work in different locations, countries with unique environments, for example, Japan, Europe, Russia, a deep area of China. Each site condition is completely different – this is a very interesting and inspiring point for me to make architecture. For example, the project site in the deep countryside of China has a lot of huge rocks. That allows me to be inspired to create new buildings in this unique environment. I think, recently, we have had a lot of possibilities to go anywhere in the world, to perceive a big diversity of people's activities and communications.
"We must always rethink the meaning of architecture for our current time and its purpose."
You have a lot of earthquakes in Japan, how do you reconcile your work with that unsettling aspect as well as the fact that your work is quite experimental?
I will don't consider it as a big problem, because it is just one of the environmental conditions of Japan, it is the same as the high temperatures which we get. Anywhere, in every country we have different conditions, we just have to think about the right solution.
For example, the historical buildings in Japan were created based on the earthquake factor as the main issue, so as a result, buildings can be easily destroyed by an earthquake, but at the same time very easily recreated. That is a unique solution.
Serpentine Pavilion 2019 Designed by Junya Ishigami opens on 21 June – 6 October 2019
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Traditional country artist with a splash of contemporary country thrown in here and there. Influences are Loretta Lynn, Jean Shepard, Tammy Wynette.
This is the debut album of Tracey K. Houston. Includes the debut single from 1993, "He's Not For Real", which garnered significant European radio airplay, and is the song that started it all for
This is the debut album of Tracey K. Houston. Includes the debut single from 1993, "He's Not For Real", which garnered significant European radio airplay, and is the song that started it all for Tracey K. Also includes one of the first Demos she recorded in 1991, Lonesome Town.
There are a few traditional country songs on it, which were recorded in Calgary, Alberta, as well as some more contemporary country songs recorded after she moved to Nashville, Tennessee.
Falling For You 3:08
I'm Tired of Being Something (that means nothing to you) 3:30
Ain't Even Leavin' 3:28
Is There Love After You? 2:37
The Best Years of My Life 3:03
I'll Take You Back 2:49
What's She Got That I Ain't Got 2:57
He's Not For Real 2:15
You Keep On Trying 3:16
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It Takes You Away – Doctor Who Review
Joel Cornah
There's an awful lot to reflect on in this episode. It Takes You Away is a cunning exploration of trust, grief, and longing. Jamie Childs direction pours atmosphere and beauty into every scene that guarantees it will leave an impression. What's more, we finally get a little bit of character closure as well as some very strange friends.
The title of this episode echoes the 2014 horror movie It Follows, and as such the tone and feel of the story is eerie and tense. Something is out there, and something is coming. But the story plays with those expectations, too, through a cunning bit of misdirection. We are all expecting something to come from the woods, only for the threat to emerge from within.
The use of mirrors in fiction is a long and complex tradition. It Takes You Away bears an echo of, perhaps, one of the earliest. As the episode developed and we discovered what was motivating Erik, I was reminded of the story of Narcissus. Albeit in a roundabout sort of way. He who fell in love with and pined for his own reflection in a pool of water, and thus came to his downfall.
Erik is lured into a mirror, enamoured of what he finds there, abandoning all else in order to stay there. It is a selfish desire to satisfy his own needs, to live in his own happiness at the expense of his daughter. Perhaps even at the expense of the universe itself.
The Solitract exists as a mirror image of our universe in some ways. It exists in polar opposite, as an opposing force that simply cannot interact with our plane. One might almost mistake it for the antimatter universe where Omega was sealed away. Perhaps they would have gotten on.
The theme of toxic relationships echoes through this story. We hear hints of Ryan's unhealthy relationship with his dad and how it has left him cynical towards Hanne's. Yas' training as a police officer has left her perhaps a little more equipped to deal with Hanne's situation, but Ryan is a quick learner. He at least tries to implement what he learns anyway.
When we see the Solitract and how it interacts with people, trying to give them what they want, it at first seems ideal. Bringing back loved ones, giving people a second chance at happiness. Where it turns toxic is in the Solitract's desire to be all consuming, to push away all other relationships in a person's life and become the only one that gets to own a person. This is unsustainable and will ultimately lead to the collapse of both universes if it continues.
The analogy may be a little on the nose, but it is apt. We, as a society, are still learning to deal with the idea of toxic relationships and how to portray them on screen. I do wish we had spent a little more time on the idea and delved into it.
Much has already been said elsewhere about Bradley Walsh's performances this year. It Takes You Away was no exception and he was once again tasked with showing his emotional range. In many ways, he has become the heart of this series.
This is a great development for a family show, and one that is one of the BBC's flagship properties. Few enough male characters get to be visibly emotional, let alone emotionally vulnerable. Graham doesn't display anger, or wallow in angst, but wears his grief on his sleeve. He's not ashamed of it, and he's not afraid to ask for help in dealing with it.
What's more, he holds the Doctor in respect, and shows no signs of being humiliated by letting her be in charge. Graham is certainly an interesting and important character for this age and I only hope we get to see more of him going forward.
As we approach the finale of Jodie Whittaker's first series, we need to ask ourselves just how has it been going?
While I will put together more detailed thoughts after the whole thing is out, for now the series has had its ups and downs. Some scenes have felt a little rushed and out of place, as if rewrites had been ordered at last minutes. Meanwhile, others have felt finely tuned and worked remarkably well.
Jodie has put on a stellar performance, as has Bradley Walsh. Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill have had less to work with, but if they stick around into next year, I hope we see them grow.
So far, this series has felt a little experimental in places. As if Chibnall is trying things out, testing the waters to see what people like. While this can work and inform later series, for now it has the effect of making this series feel a little unfocussed.
I wonder about the decision to have no story arcs and suspect it may not have been Chibnall's idea. He's good at story arcs and binding a series together. I find it frustrating that he is not playing to his strengths.
All this and more I can talk about in depth another time. But for now, series eleven is rated 'okay' to 'pretty good' in my estimations.
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Staff from Bank of Ireland in Limavady show their support for Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council's 'H2O On The Go' scheme. The bank is the first financial organisation to join the ever growing list of participants on the free drinking water scheme which aims to reduce our reliance on plastic bottles.
A range of businesses and organisations across the Causeway Coast and Glens are now providing free drinking water to the public.
It's all part of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council's 'H20 On The Go' scheme which aims to encourage us to reduce our reliance on bottled water.
Participants make tap water freely available for visitors and residents who bring in refillable drinks bottles instead.
So far, a range of bars and restaurants have signed up to take part alongside tourist information centres and even an architect's office! Recently, the Bank of Ireland branch in Limavady became the first financial organisation to join the ever growing list of participants.
Buoyed by the initial success of the scheme, it is now hoped to extend the network further and raise awareness about how switching to free tap water can make a huge difference to our environment.
To find out more, including how to sign up, email recycle@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk or ring 028 2766 0248.
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Izzy's great-grandpa does not get out much, save for a weekly visit to his favorite restaurant, The Edison Diner. I have been able to avoid going there as he usually makes a weekly visit there with a kind friend who visits him nearly every Tuesday. When we visit, I usually bring something for us to eat with him at home.
This past visit, our usual routine was interrupted. My brother G. and my nephew D., visited at the same time so they decided Grandpa would like a trip to the diner. It was an outing. One I would sooner forget.
My nephew D., now 12, ordered several dishes from the menu, a burger, an egg sandwich and a Belgian waffle. I watched in amazement as he consumed everything in sight.
Everyone seemed thrilled with their choices (especially Izzy who was starving since it was nearly three p.m before lunch was served). He probably would have eaten whatever was put in front of him but it still pained me to watch him grab at my grandpa's greasy fries and take pleasure in that awful food.
1. I interviewed to waitress at that diner after college. It seemed a proper way to slum it before getting a real job. I never actually took the job.
2. There does seem to be a real appeal to diners. A NJ thing? An everyone-knows-your-name phenomenon? I have waitressed at two others in Ocean County and sometimes I wondered if just the sheer choice of the large menus ("Where on earth will those cooks pull moussakka [sp?] from?") was the appeal.
Awww, it's OK, Lynn. Chalk it up to a New Jersey cultural experience.
I will say that I was *horrified* at how many of my former co-workers rotated through a different diner or "family-style" restaurant every night of the week. I'm thirsty and bloated for days after a meal like that ... can't imagine what it would be like to eat that way all the time.
Bean's Mum: If only the food were good! There are some old-fashioned diners that do have good eats but most are mills of industrially produced foods. The land of bland. Though my brother claims to have eaten a "crisp" salad there.
Eileen: I know..just watching Izzy eat those fries pained me. And as you said I did feel rather bloated and awful after the meal.
I always get so dismayed when I open your blog to read the day's entry and find that the tale of the day is radiating snobby, negative tones. Surely you must realize that your tales are at their best when they are full of the joy of food.
If being a foodie can only mean being a food zealot (which can range from fervent to militant), then I think foodies miss the forest while worrying about every single tree. Food is about freshness and quality and paying attention to what one eats, but food is also about fellowship. Food almost always tastes better when eaten in good company.
You described your Edison Diner outing as one you would sooner forget. That is sad. The number of meals left with your aging grandpa is dwindling. Wasn't it more important to take joy in going out with him, in being with him, in watching him enjoy the meal he chose, rather than your 'shuddering at thought of the food', your worrying about 'the least offensive thing,' you 'begrudgingly' choosing an item of 'awful food?' You made it all about your view of the food, and not about Grandpa and what he wanted.
I would love for you to write a second blog entry on this topic where you describe your joy in spending time with him, and where you share your observations of his enjoyment of his meal, however quirky his choices were.
When being a foodie translates into demeaning the food choices of others, or making others feel bad about what they eat, then I say organic-schmanic.
The teacher with the cupcake tale a few days ago was another example of chastising others for their food choices. In this case, her wanting to give Izzy the cupcake and his eagerness to go back for it, seemed much more important (a shared human moment) than the cupcake itself.
It is important to teach children about making smart choices in food. But I have to believe, that there are times and situations when human emotions have to prevail over ingredients. For this blog reader, learning and showing tolerance and kindness are more important than worrying about eating one sweet cupcake or having an occasional meal at a diner.
Miss B: Believe me when I tell you that this was not an outing worthy of a second post. Izzy and I gain greater pleasure watching grandpa eat the foods we bring him to eat in his own home. There was much more to this day than I chose to describe in my post.
Of course I agree that there are certainly moments to revel in food and the sharing of food with others. I explain this to mothers regarding eating with their children, all of the time.
Eating is certainly a social activity. Izzy, Grandpa and I have shared many pleasureable food moments at his own table. I would prefer to relish those.
My blog is not only for quaint tales of food but to get people to think about how and what they eat. I realize I should have handled the cupcake incident differently and said so in the comments.
I feel no qualms about enlightening people concerning their unhealthy food choices. My goal is not to demean but to point out that there is a better way. Sometimes it is seemly a matter of being pointed in the right direction.
I have to agree with Miss B here. You've really gotten to be too condescending, I think. You need to have a "program of attraction" instead of lecturing, minimizing and belittling people and their choices. I understand that this is YOUR blog but, in my opinion, that is all this blog is about - you, not really food. Surely you have more depth. Maybe you should figure out why you need to keep people at a distance to feel good about yourself.
Sorry if these words are harsh, but I'd like more from your blog!


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The president of the Spanish BBVA Group, Francisco González, announced today a million-dollar investment in the next five years in Mexico, a country in which the entity has "a lot of confidence", and Said he is not worried about Donald Trump's US government.
Mexico, March 2 (EFE) .- The president of the Spanish BBVA Group, Francisco González, announced today a million-dollar investment in the next five years in Mexico, a country in which the entity has "A lot of confidence," and said he was not worried about Donald Trump's US government. Mexican subsidiary of the group), business and the country, "said González in a joint appearance before the media with the Secretary of Finance and Public Credit, José Antonio Meade, as part of a visit to the country.
He detailed that BBVA has invested 3.5 billion dollars (3.332 billion euros) in recent years and expects to invest another "1,500 Million (€ 1,428 million) over the next four to five years. "
Meade considered the investment a" significant commitment "to Mexico's" largest bank ", the Country "in total assets of the banking system" and holder of "almost a fifth or more of the total loan portfolio".
In addition, the minister remarked that Bancomer has a Physical presence of "nearly 15 percent of bank branches, 14 percent of bank employees and 24 percent of all ATMs."
"From the point of view of Its capital, structure and financial strength this is an important and systemically relevant bank, "he said.
Gonzalez, who arrived in the Mexican capital Wednesday to meet Previously with members of Bancomer's Board of Directors as part of a visit that includes an appointment with the central bank governor, Agustín Carstens, recalled that the group Came to the country in 1995 and he personally visits it two or three times a year.
That is why he knows that Mexico has lived "good and not so good times" in the past, A vibrant nation with a huge fortress and 120 million young people ", fundamental for its progress.
The Mexican secretary pointed out that the BBVA group has Allowed its country to develop "communicating vessels with euro regions" and countries of the Pacific Alliance, made up of Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile.
"It has been two decades Fruitful for the bank and very fruitful for the country, "he stressed.
The Spanish banker acknowledged that in recent weeks in Mexico there have been" some Uncertainties "over political changes in the US, but considered that the negotiations stemming from Trump's demand to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which is also partner Canada, will reach "a good port."
"Extremes have little travel" in "the very dynamics of modern societies," argued Trump and Renegotiation of the NAFTA, which has been in force since 1994 and which the republican ruler considers "the worst in history" because of the alleged damages he has caused to his country.
"Within two or three years" Mexico will be much better than today. "
BBVA will remain in the country because it is a" long-term "investor, he added, before reiterating that he is not worried about Trump threats.
"I worry very little, we are in a world that looks forward to progress," he said. Powerful "and" the importance of Mexico for the United States is so great, not only in commerce, but also in security and other issues, "that the waters will return to their path, he added.
BBVA's perception of its operation in Mexico with Trump in power in the neighboring country not only "does not change", but considers the latter scenario "an opportunity."
According to the group's latest earnings report in Madrid, by business area, in addition to Spain, BBVA gained 459 million euros in the United States (11.2% less); 599 million in Turkey (+ 25.6%); And the highest figure since 2010.


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Grassroots Outdoor Alliance expands to 64 retailers, with new members in California, Idaho and Maine
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, the national organization dedicated to the health and growth of specialty outdoor retail, is welcoming three new members to their independent retailer network.
The new Grassroots retail members include Alpenglow Sports (Tahoe City, Calif.), Home Town Sports (McCall, Idaho) and Maine Sport Outfitters (Camden and Rockport, Me.)
"Even though these businesses are separated by thousands of miles, it's amazing how much they have in common. Each one has been in business for more than 30 years, each one has built an incredibly devoted local following, and each one is truly a centerpiece of their local community," said Rich Hill, president of Grassroots Outdoor Alliance.
To join the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, retail members go through a lengthy process of prequalification, application, financial review and board approval. Once a member, the list of services and benefits include immediately improved buying programs; exclusive data that meshes national sales trends with real-time input from other specialty retailers; and increased personal access to vendor brands' sales, marketing and design teams.
Grassroots members also have the opportunity to participate in two invitation-only buying shows -- for which members are reimbursed for travel costs -- as well as an additional two membership meetings a year. During all Grassroots events, member retailers benefit from shared business intelligence, best practices, and sell-through data and sales trend analysis.
"Grassroots Outdoor Alliance is at the tip of the specialty retail spear and understands the needs and challenges of shops like ours," said Brendan Madigan, owner of Alpenglow Sports. "We're excited to stand on the shoulders of industry giants who have been in the game much longer than us, and supplement their professionalism and expertise with an infusion of our skill set of youth, event expertise and progressive thinking."
Alpenglow Sports(www.alpenglowsports.com) is an original California mountain shop that has been providing locals and visitors with inspiration, local knowledge and the best equipment for over thirty-seven years. Based in Tahoe City, Alpenglow Sports' community-minded calendar events includes the Alpenglow Mountain Festival, a nine day celebration of human powered mountain sports; the Alpenglow Winter Film Series, which has raised more than $100,000 since its inception for community causes; and the annual Lake Tahoe Backcountry Demo Event, the largest backcountry demo in north America.
Home Town Sports (www.hometownsportsmccall.com) was founded in 1979 as a 'little log cabin shop' by Dean Hovdey and former Olympian Patty Boydstun-Hovdey. In 1994, the shop's growth and popularity led the way to becoming a destination retail location in the town's downtown walking district. Fueled by a passion for outdoor adventure, the store is adorned with unique displays from a century of McCall's ski and outdoor sports history.
Maine Sport Outfitters (www.mainesport.com) two locations in Camden and Rockport are recognized as the premier regional destination for outdoor gear, clothing, and footwear. Founded more than 40 years ago, Maine Sport Outfitters retail and rental operations are complemented by a vast selection of outdoor trips and instructional programs, ranging from fly tying classes to guide certification.
ABOUT GRASSROOTS OUTDOOR ALLIANCE: Grassroots Outdoor Alliance is an active, independent network of 64 independent retailers working together for the health and growth of specialty outdoor retail. Through data collection and analysis, direct member support, specialty events and deep vendor partnerships, Grassroots Outdoor Alliance is creating both a vision and roadmap for the long-term success of independent specialty retail. Grassroots Outdoor Alliance is also recognized as a catalyst for the success of its retailers and vendor partners; an advocate for specialty independent retail; a promoter of education and community within the specialty channel; and a key influencer of the national outdoor industry. For more information on Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, please go to www.grassrootsoutdoors.com.
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As first highlighted on the Ocean State Current in early June, the state Dept. of Health, through its authority to mandate vaccines for Rhode Island public and private school students, unilaterally declared that all seventh graders must be vaccinated for the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV). In part owing to the RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity's recent statement on the mandate, the issue has now been getting some attention.
One lingering question is: Why would Rhode Island government move to make it only one of two states to issue this mandate and be the only state to do so through the bureaucracy, not with the deliberation of elected officials?
The philosophical part of the answer may be that people in Rhode Island government have a very low threshold for actions they believe they can take without the explicit consent of Rhode Islanders. A greater sense of representative democracy in other states may make the barrier higher for taking such actions, so government agents are restrained in the mandates on which they're willing to expend effort.
However easy it is for state employees to impose their will on their neighbors, though, what's the motivation for this particular change?
The first step in an investigation might note that the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a Vaccines for Children Program that finances vaccines for children from low income families. HPV is on the list of covered diseases, and providers can charge an "administrative fee" for giving the vaccines.
A search of USASpending.gov helps to quantify the money involved — through the VFC program or otherwise. So far in fiscal year 2015 (which ends in two months, on September 30, 2015), the CDC has given $18.4 million to the Rhode Island Dept. of Health, $933,308 of it for Immunization Cooperative Agreements. Such funds can be used for implementing immunization programs, including providing "information and education" and ensuring "compliance with compulsory school immunization laws." Activities such as the upcoming "community meetings about HPV vaccination" would likely be covered, although it isn't clear whether they are included in the FY15 total, yet.
On the expenditure side of the ledger, according to RIOpenGov.org, the Dept. of Health annually purchases millions of dollars in pharmaceuticals from Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., the manufacturer of Gardasil, the HPV vaccine. In fiscal year 2014 (which ended July 31, 2014) the amount increased from $4.1 million the previous year to $6.0 million. In FY15, it held at $5.6 million.
Given this level of business with the state, it isn't surprising that Merck Sharp & Dohme maintains relationships with as many as four lobbyists annually. In 2015, according to the state's Lobby Tracker, the company has $15,000 retainer agreements with R. Kelly Sheridan and Elizabeth Suever, both of the lobbying firm Roberts Carroll Feldstein & Peirce. It also has two annual agreements, for $594 monthly ($7,128 annually) each, with Matthew Paul Badalucco, for lobbying the legislative and executive branches of government, respectively, and an annual agreement with Michael Goldstein of $167 monthly ($2,000 annually) for lobbying the executive branch.
These amounts are estimates that lobbyists report when they register at the beginning of the year. The regular reports provided to the Secretary of State's office report payments specifically for lobbying activities. Discrepancies in the totals could mean that the company did not end up paying the lobbyist or paid him or her for activities that didn't technically fall under the state's definition of lobbying. In the two years leading up to the Dept. of Health's January 2014 decision to mandate the HPV vaccine, Badalucco received $14,154 to lobby the executive branch, followed by only $3,558 over the next six months. His monthly payments specifically for lobbying resumed (at $600 each) in January 2015.
Of Merck's slate of lobbyists, only the two from Roberts Carroll Feldstein & Peirce are listed as contributors to local politicians. Sheridan and Suever have given a combined $94,506 in political donations since 2002 — to legislators as well as executive branch candidates and officials.


From February 25, 2013 Circular No. 03/2013 / TT-BNNPTNT ON THE MANAGEMENT OF PLANT PROTECTION DRUGS is officially valid, accordingly, producers or importers want to market circulate their products, before the announcement of regulation of plant protection drugs, compulsory testing of plant protection drugs and registration for circulation in the list of plant protection drugs permitted to be kept. Otherwise, they will be punished according to regulations.
Circular No. 18/2011 / TT-BNNPTNT amending and supplementing a number of regulations on administrative procedures in the field of plant protection and quarantine according to Resolution No. 57 / NQ-CP of December 15, 2010.
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Q: Embedding iframe from external source height I have an iframe on a responsive site that is a booking form from another website. Unfortunately I can't set explicit heights on the iframe as there are dropdowns on the from which change the height (which creates scrollbars on the iframe).
So my only fix so far is to make the height way taller than it the actual booking form, so if the form increases in height it doesn't create the scrollbars. Is there any method whereby the iframe changes height dependant on the height of the form?
I trawled everywhere but am yet to find a solution!
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A: I think you have to write a javascript in the document in iframe, which will change the height of the iframe in the parent document when some event occur, like the drop down menu showing


It is week three of the Columbus Blue Jackets' offseason but there's no shortage of things to talk about surrounding the team. One discussion topic might be the new faces that could be added to the roster by the start of next season. With as young as the team is and as good as it was this year, don't expect many changes.
But every year there's some turnover for most, if not all, teams in the league. Sometimes there's no hole needing to be filled but a young guy impresses in the summer and takes over a spot on the roster. No matter if there's an opening or not, there are three Jackets forward prospects that I think could crack the opening night roster come October.
The 2015 third-round pick tallied 60 points in 54 games during the WHL regular season as a member of the Seattle Thunderbirds. In the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons, he played 64 games in each and chalked up 38 and 61 points, respectively. So this season was his best points-per-game output (1.11) of his WHL career. He was also a plus-28 with 101 penalty minutes during the regular season. Dusing this postseason, he currently owns a line of 9-13-22 and is plus-10 in 14 playoff games. He and Seattle will take on the Regina Pats starting Friday night in the WHL Finals.
Kolesar is not really a guy that is going to fill the net but is more than capable in the offensive zone. His game is very similar to that of Josh Anderson. He's a right-handed shot that can wreak havoc on the forecheck because he throws his weight around. Although not as big as Anderson, he still maintains a large frame of his own (6-foot-2, 222 pounds). He will never shy away from anybody. His gloves come off real easy. His physical style of play fits right in with what the Jackets like to do and his arrogance is something that head coach John Tortorella is likely to appreciate.
After a stellar 2015-16 campaign with Cape Breton (99 points in 62 games), Dubois's draft stock elevated tremendously. This led to him being drafted third overall by Columbus last summer. But his stats took a giant drop this season. After scoring only 18 points in the first 20 games, he was traded to Blainville-Boisbriand. While with the Armada, he tallied 37 points in 28 games to finish the regular season.
A renewed Dubois has arrived for the QMJHL playoffs as he owns an 8-13-21 line in 15 postseason games this spring. A guy that shines when the stage gets bigger is something the Jackets should like after an early departure from this year's playoffs. Dubois will get a chance to show what he's worth as his team plays the Saint John Sea Dogs in the QMJHL Finals.
Dubois has mostly played center and was drafted into the NHL as that position. His big frame (6-foot-3, 202 pounds) should allow him to win draws, something the Jackets need to improve on. Depending on what happens in the offseason, the Jackets might find themselves somewhat thin down the middle. Dubois could fill that hole.
The big-bodied power forward plays with an edge and can use his size in all three zones. His willingness to throw the body and mix it up is a perfect match with the Jackets. Dubois let his presence be known last summer at the Jackets' training camp. Perhaps another great camp will earn him a spot on the NHL roster. Because he was drafted so high, the Jackets have high expectations for him. If he does make the team next year, he'll be expected to do some big things.
The undersized Russian forward put up incredible numbers this season with the Gatineau Olympiques of the QMJHL. His 104 points in 66 games won him the scoring title in the Q. He produced seven points in as many postseason games before the Cleveland Monsters brought him in for their late-season playoff push. His success at the junior level carried over into the pros as he scored a goal and three assists in his four games with Cleveland.
Abramov turns 19 on Monday and has already proven he can score goals and rack up assists against tough competition. Any time you win the scoring title in any league, it's not a fluke. But at 174 pounds, the 2016 third-round selection likely will have some filling out to do before making the NHL squad. However, his scoring ability can't go unnoticed. The Jackets are still looking for more scoring touch so his ability to produce might find him a spot in their lineup sooner than later.


An infectious anomaly. Doing as Being. Going All The Way In. A thorn in the flanks of ghandian discursivity: "be-the-change-you-want-to-seem" or nihilist anarchism as an integral Now leering darkly at the ingrown hair of meaningfully logocentered Facts… the eternally returning realization that we have been on the losing team for centuries and the only way forward is Down. Effusive Dogmatic Lowing. Brandishing filth as a charm against the precarity of violent half-truths, entering into the language of objects' silent speech. ripping open fields of cloaca in reality/physics politics/ontology. rupture into doom bringing. visionary glow to how the past could have been. Nightmare Philosophy of Impossible Deaths: As/If/Of/With.
By hook and crook – the details of which, though blurry and opaque, i am happy to detail to those who wish to hear them – i have departed from the Brooklyn thrift store i was in for seven months, and both in absence of desire and in lieu of a slurry of emotional maelstroms, i took the (albeit somewhat forced but also invited) decision to build a new cart and live largely with it for a few weeks in the street, doing little micro residencies along the way. the new cart is much more productive and much less of a finished work than the last, it is a thing-in-motion, growing shrinking as changing along the way at the mercy of a meteorological god that can't seem to make up its mind whether to storm or burn, leaving a wake of sopping, splintering detritus.
This is by some measure the fourth it-eration of shopping-cart related installation objects (the first being the nomad rhizome project, the second building a world, and the third the performance cart) and many of the themes remain the same: nihilist wizards hacking at thermodynamic social reality, the idiot hero, Sisyphus, homelessness, pile art, garbage against the found, etc. It is also of course a redaction and forced "bringing" of the theory of garbage installation-Manifesto Against Recycling and Found Objects to the street, for which i do have text theory printouts, but am enacting in as a more present, active, physical life-way. After the first week, there is still comparatively little footage of the project, but i have embedded what little i have been able to dig up here. More To Come Soon. Ive to Hit The Streets.
ABOUT THE URINE: As many of you know, when my old squat Koala Haus in New Orleans declared independence from the United States of America back in 2010, one of the first necessities was some semblance of a liquid economy for exchange and trade interactions with the outside world. Shortly had the quandary arisen, than Eymeric declared me the Koala Haus Dairy, that my own liquid excretions would be used thereafter as currency for our new micronation (which, hither-towards without plumbing, had already accumulated no small amount of latrinic bottles). In the intervening years, the original premises have been bulldozed along with all our monetary reserves, but on not a few occasions I have spearheaded revivals of an economy in exile (at least one of which moments in Argentina came to an abrupt halt with several caustic explosions of ammonia and shattering glass – word to the wise: do not store your pee in glass), but few as comprehensive as the recent 75 plus litre accumulation, which rivals if not exceeds my own body weight. All of this is to say, that for most of yesterday I was pulling around a cart filled with different sized bottles of my Juice, attempting to sell it to passers by as an indictment of the money system. I did not make too many sales. But we do have several hours of video of my pitches.


I found this online article over at Fametastic, it's about Blake's great style.
Gossip Girl star Blake Lively is loving living in New York to film the new hit show – because the extreme weather changes help her to justify lots of new clothes.
Blake turns 27 – Happy Birthday!


Good news! Now your game profile can be shared and played both on your mobile devices (iPad or Android) and Social Network. As you update your game on the mobile device to the latest version, the game will offer you to log in with Facebook and as you tap the relevant button - you will be redirected to Facebook and offered to allow access to the application. Next time you access the game via Facebook, you will be prompted to choose one of the characters assigned to you. Choose the appropriate save file and proceed the game where it was left off. The progress between the platforms will be syncronized automatically. Please remember that you cannot play the same hero at the same time on Facebook and on mobile device.