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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library lands in Ireland
by Tom Clayton
Dolly: helping 0-5s
Country singer, philanthropist, and actual living legend Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, a charity dedicated to giving free books to children, announced this week that she will be expanding the program to Ireland.
As The Irish Times reports, the scheme, launched in South Dublin County Council Library in Tallaght on Thursday, will post kids in the Dublin24 area free reading material once a month until the age of five. Headed up by the Childhood Development Initiative, it will initially be supported by Irish mail service An Post, The Dublin Rotary Club, and Europa League regulars Shamrock Rovers FC. They aim to reach over 3,000 children in the area in their first year.
Ireland becomes the fifth country to benefit from Parton's generosity, joining the US, UK, Canada and Australia. It's another welcome step forward for a charity that recently celebrated giving away its 100 millionth book (yep, you read that right: One Hundred Million books). Speaking about the expansion, Parton said:
You can never get enough books into the hands of young children … I know there are children in Ireland with their own dreams – the dream of becoming a doctor, an inventor, or a teacher. Who knows, maybe a writer, or singer. The seeds of these dreams can often be found in books and the seeds planted in a community can grow across the world.
The Imagination Library, run by Parton's Dollywood Foundation, was set up in 1995 as a response to Parton's father's inability to read and write. And as we've reported on before, it has been particularly popular in relatively deprived areas of the countries it has launched in—including Bradford and Rotherham in the UK.
With 1.3 million books currently being posted out per month by the foundation worldwide, there's a strong case to call Parton one of the most positive influences on young readers there has ever been. It's a lesson many other multi-millionaires in her position could benefit from heeding.
Tom Clayton is publishing executive at Melville House UK.
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Q: mozilla blue highlight color in clickeable javascript elements I have a problem with Mozilla and the classic blue highlight color. But there's no problem with highlighted text, I mean, I've been searching and I tried the ::-moz-selection css property, and it works fine, but the real deal comes with some clickeable javascript events I have on my page, for example...
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In recent years, the United States Patent and Trademark Office has systematically been engaging the legal community with inventor assistance beyond the agency's usual business of examining applications for patents and trademarks. The purpose of the USPTO's effort has been to support innovators who are constrained by a lack of resources to pay for patent counsel necessary to protect the full scope of their inventions. This Article describes the brief history, flexible structure, and ongoing growth of that effort, embodied in the USPTO Patent Pro Bono Program. The Patent Pro Bono Program is a national network coordinated by the USPTO to connect inventors and small businesses with registered patent attorneys and agents to assist in the filing and prosecution of patent applications for free. At the regional level, a broad array of non-profit organizations, bar associations, community economic development organizations, and institutions of higher education support the USPTO in matching low-income inventors with experienced patent professionals. At the individual level, volunteer patent attorneys and their inventor clients engage in the usual back-and-forth of the USPTO examination process, seeking patent protection as a way to enter or advance in the marketplace. In short, the program is a structural effort to bring independent inventors and startups the same opportunity of investment and economic competition that large and established incumbents enjoy.
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As soon as I saw pool noodles in the store, I knew that I had to buy a few. But they aren't for us to take to the beach this summer. I bought these water toys so my preschool could practice spelling his name in this fun Pool Noodle Name Recognition Activity. This hands-on activity is not only a great way for your child to practice identifying letters and spelling his or her name, but it's also a great way for your kids to develop their fine motor skills and hand and eye coordination too.
Cut the pool noodles in 1 1/2 – 2 inch pieces.
Write the consonant letters on the blue pieces and vowels on the pink ones, and then put all of the pieces into a container.
Write your child's name on an index card.
Place the pool noodle letters and the paper towel roll holder on a table, floor, or other work surface. If you don't have a paper towel roll holder, you can also put a dowel into a ball of play dough or piece of Styrofoam.
First, your child will find or her name written on an index card.
He or she will next find the pool noodles with the letters from his or her name written on them.
Then, your child will put the pool noodle letters on the paper towel roll in order to spell his or her name. Note: This may be best to do by tilting this over so that children can do left to right.
To extend the learning, have your child practice match capital and lowercase letters or spell simple words.
You can also write the names of family members, friends, and even pets. If you are a classroom teacher, write all of your students' names on index cards so they can practice spelling their classmates' names.
Love this idea for my PreK3s. I purchased the noodles and towel holders. My only concern, unless I am misunderstanding, is the will need to spell their names backward since the last letter will be on the bottom. Thoughts? Thank you!
Hi Julie Ann! Turn the paper towel holder on it's side, and write the letters sideways, and it will work like a charm :).
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The export to excel (data only) option shows the entire data instead of showing the filtered ones. Seems like the issue is with hg_all_rows parameter. Also I hope Decode function is also causing the issue.
I have performed the SQL trace I could see that 2 is passed as variable for this (@where:param:user_def:integer:hg_all_rows@ parameter upon doing filtering and 1 is passed as variable for export to excel. I have tried to change this decode function DECODE(@where:param:user_def:integer:hg_all_rows@,1,optinv.name,NULL) by replacing 1 with 3 so that only filtered data is shown by doing export to excel (data only) but the excel sheet was returning only the filtered data but all the child rows were not showing up correctly, all the child rows are appearing at the bottom of the excel sheet.
Can someone please suggest me where the changes should be made in the NSQL.
If you use the same query and filter, the number of rows you see in CA PPM is that different from export, actually what you see in the UI should be exported back.
I'm using the same query mentioned above. The GUI is showing only the filtered data but upon doing Export to excel (data only) entire data is returned without filter.
Example: I'm filtering for a particular Segment OBS "M&V" - GUI shows only data related to M&V segment but export to excel(data only) returns data for all the segments .
Can you share the screen shot of filter data and then exported data.
Please find the below Screen shots.
This helps me a bit, can you expand one investment and see the sub projects and then compare the data, as in Excel everything comes as other separate row. just trying to lower the volume of data and check.
In GUI I have expanded the Investment M&V Customer requests. Please refer the below screenshot.
As we can see the order of the columns are also exported incorrectly to the excel.
When you are in the UI viewing a hierarchical grid, it shows each set of children below its parent as you expand them one by one. Each level being displayed is a separate query execution.
So for example, let's say you first visit the portlet and only the top levels are showing for your filter criteria. This is one query execution.
For the first parent or top-level item you drill down 3 levels, that's 3 more query executions to fetch that data - the original query results for the parent information isn't re-fetched.
Now you drill down a level on 2 other top-level items, that's 2 more query executions.
To view the data showing to you so far has taken 6 queries to execute and each time only the subset of data belonging to a single parent (except for the first execution) is returned in the results - making it easy to 'inject' those rows in the hierarchy displayed directly below the parent.
When the Export to Excel query executes, it executes just 1 time only for all the levels in the hierarchy simultaneously.
Therefore, the way (and order) that data comes out isn't necessarily going to be as it was in the UI for the same criteria. Your criteria will be applied correctly in both cases, but the child rows will not be automatically placed below each parent in the hierarchy as showing in the UI.
To get close to that ordering, you should begin by having your dimension key for your query providing values that if sorted, produces the results in the correct order.
Typically, hierarchical grid queries don't merge the UI and export portions of the query together managed by a function like decode(). Whilst you might be able to construct the logic this way, it may make for a more complex query management.
The rest is down to your query design (which the above information and your sql traces should help you to create).
The article helped me. The portlet is working after making all the parameters defined in where clause as required fields and also the portfolio field which is not a part of where clause. But by doing this user might be facing problem to fill all the required fields because finding the UCMGID corresponding to that particular investment or finding a portfolio of that particular investment would be a manual work for users.
Could you please suggest me the best approach to solve this. Is there a way where we can update the NSQL to remove the UCMGID and investment from where clause or some other modifications on the query.
Internally engine is passing 2 as parameter for hg_all_rows there by the decode function becomes DECODE (2,1,optinv.name,NULL) so the name feild becomes null and only the filtered rows are selected. This is working fine.
But in case of export to excel 1 is passed as parameter for hg_all_rows in this case the decode function becomes DECODE (1,1,optinv.name,NULL) so it is all fetching the values from optinv table and returning the entire data.
I knew that system is designed in such a way to pass 1 as parameter for hg_all_rows in hierarchical NSQL queries so as to view the child records . But not sure how to correct he issue.
Your suggestions would really help me.
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Add a welcoming new dining place to the District's Richmond Street restaurant row: Since a soft opening at year end, The District has been plying its patrons with plenty of food, drink and conviviality at 99 Richmond St.
"We've just opened, for lunch and dinner every day except Monday, from 11:30 on. Kitchen closes at midnight. Sunday brunch. Our idea is to serve the lunch crowd really fast. Our pizza oven can turn out 90 pizzas an hour! We have a private room upstairs for 15-20 people," Jennifer Freitas, the major domo of The District detailed at the JDA January meeting.
As you walk up to The District, you'll recognize a familiar face that's had major reconstructive surgery. Yes, this is the old South Street Cafe. For the past year it has been rebuilt from stem to stern, kitchen to dining and bar areas. Everything is new except the basic outside shape of the building.
Drop in for snacks, a full dinner and refreshments, and welcome the newest JDA business member.


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FASTSIGNS® Manchester appoints inside Sales and Customer Service Manager
Allison Bingham
FASTSIGNS® Manchester is honing its customer offering by welcoming Allison Bingham to the team. She will be taking on the company's first Inside Sales & Customer Service role, designed to ensure that new and existing clients continue to get what they need.
Having already built a reputation for providing fast, high-quality signage solutions, with a complete service that includes design and installation, FASTSIGNS Manchester created the position to take their customer service to the next level.
Allison arrives with a background in education, retail and publishing. As the company grows, she will be playing a key role in directing its commercial strategy, as well as fine-tuning the support of and contact with the branch's customers.
Of the appointment, Director Richard Wedgwood said: "We are delighted to welcome Allison to the team. Continual improvement of our customer service levels is a key component to our core offering. Allison will provide support to the sales team whilst being a key point of liaison between them and our marketing and production departments."
A dedication to customer service has enabled FASTSIGNS Manchester to take precedence as one of the UK's leading branches of the franchise group. By getting involved in the local community, the company has also gained a reputation for living up to the motto: More than fast. More than signs®.
The Inside Sales & Customer Service role was created in an effort to maintain the quality standards and turnaround times that have spurred the company's success to date.
Allison will be taking charge of account management, handling inbound enquiries and overseeing projects to ensure customers' needs are met. She will be drawing from her expertise to support the branch's sales and marketing plan.
"I am really looking forward to working with the team at FASTSIGNS Manchester and the new challenges ahead, as well as learning the role and using my past experience to succeed," Allison adds.
As the first point of contact for emails, calls and walk-ins at the FASTSIGNS Manchester centre on Dakota South in Salford, Allison will be getting to know both new and existing customers over the coming months.
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Police awards for the people who help make Reading safer
Superintendant Stuart Greenfield awarded commendations to police officers, police staff and members of the public
Natasha Adkins
Superintendent Stuart Greenfield presents the awards to DC Sarah Manning and PC's Rich Stunt, James Stuart and Chris Bushnell
People who went beyond the call of duty to make Reading's streets safer have been recognised for their actions.
Superintendant Stuart Greenfield, commander of Reading local police area (LPA), awarded commendations to police officers, police staff and members of the public at the annual ceremony at Reading police station last week.
The awards went to individuals who displayed exceptional courage, initiative and professionalism.
Supt Stuart Greenfield said: "Our commendation ceremonies provide a great opportunity to recognise our staff and members of the public for the extraordinary things they do on a daily basis to make Reading a safer place in which to live and work.
"On this occasion, the awards ranged from officers and members of public contributing significantly to an arrest of a prolific offender to the saving of an individual's life and many other, equally well deserved acts of courage and fantastic contributions."
Here is a roundup of the winners.
Police commendations
A police officer wrestled a violent man to the ground after a nine-minute chase. PC Mike Adamson, 38, who covers the Abbey and Battle ward beat, said the commendation was "quite embarrassing".
He said he was just reacting at the time, chasing drug user in the Oxford Road area after spotting a suspicious BMW.
"It was sheer determination not to let this guy get away," he said. "I didn't think what if he has got a knife, I just got on and did the job. I believed it was drugs in his pocket and he had assaulted a PCSO, I was determined not to let him get away."
After a dramatic struggle, PC Adamson handcuffed the drug-fuelled defendant and he was later charged.
Reading's longest serving PCSO, Sue Roff, 59, received her third commendation in her eight-year career.
PCSOs Roff and Raf Gorniak were both commended for their work in the arrest of burglars, that exceeded expectations of the performance expected of a PCSO.
In April, PCSO Roff and her male colleague interrupted three men burgling a house in Woodstock Street, Cemetery Junction. They detained two of the burglars and recovered £1,000 worth of electrical items and a large amount of crack cocaine.
"I am proud that we prevented the drugs from being sold on the market," said PCSO Roff.
"I was also very pleased we could recover the stolen items from the house as they had been Christmas presents.
"The incident also sent a message to the neighbourhood assuring people that PCSOs are prepared to get stuck in."
PCSO Roff congratulated all those presented with commendations and said their "hard work and diligence showed how much people cared about the community".
DC Sarah Manning was commended for her investigation of a criminal using rogue trader and fraudulent methods against the elderly.
In an investigation which spanned six years, DC Manning identified victims and brought the criminal before the court.
DC Manning used Skype for the first time in the UK to allow a vulnerable bed-ridden victim to give live evidence. The offender received eight years in prison and DC Manning was thanked for her hard work by the judge.
Three members of the public received commendations for providing information that led to an arrest.
Kyle Boothroyd called the police after seeing a wanted man and gave a full description.
Within an hour of reporting the sighting, the man was arrested and recalled to prison.
Rebecca Dukes and another member of the public, who did not want to be named, were commended after they reported a man acting suspiciously in a hotel. Without their information he would not have been arrested.
A suicidal man's life was saved by PCSO Kathie Williams.
PCSO Williams was commended for her leadership qualities. She took the lead over attending response officers, taking the man down into the care of the ambulance service.
PCSOs Cath Emin and Rebecca Hope's hard work helped catch a drug dealer and his hotel stash. The pair pursued the offender, while giving details over the phone, which led to his arrest.
He was caught with wraps of white powder and a hotel keycard. When the room was searched cannabis and white powder were found.
A team of officers led by designated investigator Nina Parkhouse were commended for their £14,000 cannabis bust.
The work of Ms Parkhouse, three PCs and two detective constables resulted in the arrest of two local drug dealers. The men were remanded in custody and charged with joint possession with intent to supply cannabis, with a potential street value of £14,000. Despite the officers being from different teams, the investigation was thorough and they had a clear plan of investigation and communication.
PCs Chris Bushnell, Rich Stunt and James Stuart were all commended for good work at the fatal stabbing of Jordan Malutshi by Jerome Small at the Face Bar in Chatham Street in July 2012. The officers acted with courage and integrity when they attempted resuscitation of the victim in extremely difficult circumstances. The group disregarded their own safety to help the victim while surrounded by a hostile crowd.


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As Jamaica Looks to Cash in On Cannabis, Rastafarians Fear Being Left Out
| Sunday, 21 April 2019 06:20 (EST)
The government said it wants to bring all of Jamaica's cannabis farmers into the formal industry as it tries to tap into a global market that it estimates will be worth $50 billion
R as Iyah V. describes himself as confrontational, especially with the police.
Well known in Jamaica for his outspoken support of the marijuana industry, the Rastafarian - who sports a long, white beard and dreadlocks - has had various run-ins with the law over the years.
Authorities have long persecuted Rastafari, he said, including their sacramental use of marijuana, which Jamaica decriminalised for personal use in 2015.
"I have no intention of letting my rights be trampled on by the state," he added.
Now, he is hopeful that a government programme due to launch this month could lead to stronger rights for Rastafarians and help indigenous cannabis farmers benefit from the exploding global market.
The Alternative Development Programme (ADP) focuses on transitioning small, "traditional" cannabis farmers from illicit trade to Jamaica's nascent formal industry.
It will provide land to cannabis farmers and subsidise the costs for the infrastructure they need to meet government licensing standards, said Floyd Green , state minister for industry, commerce and agriculture.
The aim is to encourage farmers to become licensed suppliers so they can sell the plant for research and development, as well as supply medical marijuana companies in Jamaica and Canada
. At the same time, the programme will address longstanding issues of land ownership that have held back many indigenous farmers from joining the legal market.
The government said it wants to bring all of Jamaica's cannabis farmers into the formal industry as it tries to tap into a global market that it estimates will be worth $50 billion within the next decade.
"We recognise that we have had traditional growers, and different parts of our societies have viewed the plant in different ways," said Green.
"It is very important for us to move the illegal activity to a legalised trade," he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation in a phone interview.
According to the U.S. State Department, Jamaican farmers cultivate 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres) of cannabis every year.
Since decriminalising marijuana - also called ganja, herb or weed - in 2015, Jamaica now allows citizens to grow up to five cannabis plants, while the possession of two ounces or less has been downgraded to a petty offence.
And the government has been granting licences to farmers who want to grow cannabis for medical, therapeutic or scientific purposes.
The new policies also for the first time recognise the rights of Rastafarians to grow and consume marijuana as part of their faith.
Rastafarians, who make up less than two percent of Jamaica's population of 2.9 million, have faced over 150 years of persecution, said Jalani Niaah, a professor at the University of the West Indies in Kingston who studies the Rastafari community.
While the new laws theoretically give Rastafarians more leniency, allowing them to possess and grow more than the general public, in practice they still face obstacles to participating in the legitimate marijuana trade, said Niaah.
He pointed out that applying for a grower's licence costs $300 for an individual, which is more than many Rastafarians can afford.
For a business, the initial cost is $500. Depending on the type of licence acquired, the annual fee can be up to $10,000.
"They (the government) are not giving Rastafarians a link directly to the industry," said Niaah. "Unless you are a big businessman, you can't compete."
He said the government is capitalising on cannabis while imposing impossible requirements on small farmers who have helped put Jamaican marijuana on the global map.
And he sees the new programme as just another tool for exploiting the country's small cannabis farmers: "The ADP is a grossly inadequate afterthought to an objectionable and exclusive economic design."
Instead, Niaah would like to see the government fully legalise cannabis and support a national industry built specifically to benefit indigenous farmers.
Another group that struggles to access the now-formalised marijuana industry is the Maroons.
Maroons were Africans who escaped slavery and mixed with indigenous populations to form independent settlements. The vestiges of the Maroons' post-emancipation flight and the marginalisation of Rastafarians mean much of the cannabis farming in Jamaica happens on land without a title, according to lawyer Grace Lindo .
Lindo, who specialises in intellectual property and has an interest in the patenting of marijuana strains, sees the ADP as a chance to start untangling the complicated relationship between Jamaicans and their land.
"A significant amount of land is unregistered in Jamaica and the ganja laws recognise that people may be using family land for which there is no title," she said.
If the government helps indigenous farmers get titles to their land, "then Rastafarians will be further along in the application process" for cannabis licences, she added.
Green, the state minister of agriculture and industry, said the difficulty of establishing land ownership is one reason the ADP still has not launched two years after it was first announced.
He agreed that proper titling of land is an essential part of the programme.
CREATING EMPLOYMENT
Although marijuana advocate Ras Iyah V. supports the government's efforts, he feels the ADP is not moving fast enough.
"The government is dragging its feet in terms of getting this programme off the ground," he said.
He noted that work has stalled on the 10-acre cannabis farm that was set up under the programme in his community of Orange Hill, 100 miles (160 kilometres) west of Kingston
Tired of waiting, he has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help raise funds for fencing, security, irrigation and other things it needs to meet government standards.
When the programme finally launches, he can see it benefiting his community, and others all over Jamaica
, for generations.
"Jamaica has a heavy unemployment rate, and a lot of youths out there who just don't have anything to do," he said.
"This could create employment and give ownership to grassroots people."
Reporting by Kate Chappell , Editing by Jumana Farouky and Zoe Tabary
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Comscore Privacy Counsel Alyra Liriano Awarded CIPP/E Certification
Industry-leading certification underscores Comscore's commitment to privacy best practices
RESTON, Va., Dec. 1, 2020 - Comscore (Nasdaq: SCOR), a trusted partner for planning, transacting and evaluating media across platforms, is pleased to announce that Alyra Liriano, Counsel, Privacy and Compliance, Comscore, has earned the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-accredited Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) credential through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
The IAPP is the first organization to publicly establish standards in professional education and testing for privacy and data protection. IAPP privacy certification is internationally recognized as a reputable, independent program that professionals seek and employers' demand.
The CIPP credential is the global industry standard for professionals entering and working in the field of privacy. The CIPP/E encompasses pan-European and national data protection laws, key privacy terminology and practical concepts concerning the protection of personal data and trans-border data flows. The CIPP/E credential recognizes Liriano's comprehensive GDPR knowledge, perspective and understanding of the requirements necessary to ensure compliance and data protection success in Europe.
Liriano joins the ranks of professionals worldwide who currently hold one or more IAPP certifications. As Counsel, Privacy and Compliance at Comscore, she supports Comscore's enterprise-wide privacy and data protection efforts to enhance product alignment with global laws and regulations, policies, procedures, and best practices. A Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US), she sits on the Privacy Law Committee for the New Jersey Bar Association and was recently appointed Deputy Regional President of the New York region of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA).
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andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
energico, con energia, énergique [F], avec énergie [F], energisch [G]—with energy, force, vigor and power
prelude, prélude, präludium [G], präludien [G, pl], praeludium, preludio—a movement preceding another almost by way of introduction: to let listeners and players acclimate, often to prepare for greater demands ahead
solo—a piece or section of a piece featuring a single instrumental part. Often, this implies one instrument alone but may indicate a soloist with accompaniment (e.g. continuo) especially in a section within a larger work for ensemble
suite—a set of instrumental pieces (movements) played together to create a larger whole. Suites tend towards collections of dances, frequently in the same key, preceded by a prelude, introduction or overture.
tranquillo [It], tranquille [F], tranquillement—tranquil, peaceful, soft


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Cal Baseball: Ex-Bears Marcus Semien, Mark Canha Cash in as MLB Free Agents
Semien is headed to the Rangers for $175 million, Canha to Mets for $26.5 million.
Jeff Faraudo
Former Cal baseball players Marcus Semien and Mark Canha are a combined $201 million richer this week after each agreed to free-agent deals.
Semien will receive a seven-year, $175 million contract from the Texas Rangers. The 31-year-old infielder, who played on a one-year deal with the Toronto Blue Jays this summer, boosted his stock by finishing third in the American League MVP voting for the second time in three seasons.
Mark Canha
Photo by Tommy Gilligan, USA Today
Canha, 32, will play the 2022 and '23 seasons for the New York Mets after agreeing to a two-year contract worth $26.5 million or $13.25 million per season. A pretty nice raise for Canha, who earned $6.925 million with the Oakland A's this year.
*** Check below for how the salaries Semien and Canha will be earning compare to those of other current Cal professional athletes.
Semien, who played at Cal through 2011, had a breakout season with the A's in 2019, batting .285 with 33 home runs, 92 RBI and 87 extra-base hits. But when his production dipped in the COVID-shortened 2020 season — a .223 batting average with seven home runs in 53 games — his value on the free-agent market also was impacted.
So he signed a one-year deal with the Blue Jays, betting on himself that he'd have a rebound season and set himself up for a rich multi-year deal.
He won that bet.
The Jays moved Semien from shortstop to second base and he set an all-time record for the position by hitting 45 home runs, He also drove in 102 runs, scored 115 and led the majors with 86 extra-base hits. His 7.1 wins-above-replacement score was second-best in all of MLB.
Semien was an All-Star for the first time and finished behind Shohei Ohtani and his Blue Jays' teammate, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., in the MVP voting.
By earning a Gold Glove at second base, Semien showed himself to be a versatile infielder, capable of playing either position up the middle. He was considered a sub-par shortstop early in his A's career but worked on his craft to become better than average.
One baseball insider, talking with ESPN's Buster Olney, said of Semien, "I would put my head on the pillow every night knowing that the money I spent to sign him is going to be worth it."
Canha, who completed his Cal career in 2010, can be plugged in to any outfield position or first base by the Mets.
He's played his first seven major league seasons with the A's, compiling a .244 batting average with 89 home runs and 244 RBI. He hit 17 homers and scored a career-best 93 runs in 2021.
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Here's how the salaries Semien and Canha will receive stack up vs. other current Cal professional athletes:
— AARON RODGERS, Green Bay Packers: Has a four-year $134 million deal through 2023, worth an average of $33.5 million per season.
— JARED GOFF, Detroit Lions: His deal matches Rodgers - $134 million for four seasons through 2024, an average of $33.5 mil per.
— JAYLEN BROWN, Boston Celtics: Has a four-year contract through 2023-24 for $106,333,334, which works out to $26,583,334 per season.
— MARCUS SEMIEN, Texas Rangers: Semien's seven-year, $175 million deal will pay him an average of $25 million per season through 2028.
— KEENAN ALLEN, Los Angeles Chargers: Signed to a four-year, $80.1 million deal through 2024. His annual paycheck: $20,025,000.
— CAMERON JORDAN, New Orleans Saints: Has a three-year deal through 2023 worth a total of $52.5 million or $17.5 million per season.
— MARVIN JONES, Jacksonville Jaguars: Is tied to the Saints this season and next after signing a two-year deal totaling $14.5 million, or $7.25 million per season.
-- MARK CANHA, New York Mets: Has agreed to a two-year deal valued at $26.5 million, an average of $13.25 million each for 2022 and '23.
— COLLIN MORIKAWA: As an individual sport, golf pays based on each week's performance. Morikawa, just 2 1/2 years into his PGA career, already has earned $15.37 million in prize money, an average of more than $5 million per year since he turned pro in June 2019.
— ANDREW VAUGHN, Chicago White Sox: Vaughn received a $7,221,200 signing bonus with the White Sox after he was drafted in 2019. His 2021 salary as a MLB rookie was reported to be $570,500. Adding the two numbers and dividing by three suggests Vaughn earned an average of about $2.6 million for each of his three seasons as a professional.
— DeSEAN JACKSON, Las Vegas Raiders: Jackson, who earned an average salary of more than $11 million from 2017 through '19, is working on a one-year deal with the Raiders worth $2 million.
Cover photo of Marcus Semien by Nick Wosika, USA Today
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Copper Blue/Beaster EP & File Under: Easy Listening Reissues
The past two years have been banner ones for Merge reissues. Indie icons Superchunk and Archers of Loaf have both had their back catalogues extricated from the label's vault, dusted off and polished, then augmented with demos, B-sides, and live recordings (not to mention extensive liner notes), and in some cases entirely re-envisioned (in the form of fresh cover art for the Archers' Vee Vee and White Trash Heroes).
As part of that tsunami of mid-'90s nostalgia, Sugar — a band that wasn't even signed to Merge during its brief lifetime — has received the same treatment. Copper Blue, which debuted in 1992 to rapturous critical acclaim, has reappeared bundled with 1993's Beaster EP and four bonus tracks (all of which were issued on the catch-all rarities compilation Besides in 1995) as well as an 18-track companion live album from a 1992 concert in Chicago. File Under: Easy Listening, originally released two years after Copper Blue, gains six bonus tracks (also compiled on Besides) and its own companion live album, a 1994 Minneapolis concert that previously saw the light of day as The Joke Is Always on Us, Sometimes with early pressings of Besides. The long and short of it is that these two reissues amalgamate every major Rykodisc release in Sugar's discography plus a concert — replete with a killer cover of Iggy Pop's "Dum Dum Boys" sung by bassist David Barbe — that up to now had only been making the rounds as a high-quality bootleg. Completists rejoice.
Said completists notwithstanding, lovingly curated reissues such as these are, broadly speaking, aimed at two types of listeners. The first would be the longtime follower of Bob Mould (his Modulate period being the understandable exception) who purchased this music when it first appeared and already owns the bulk of it in one format or another; the obvious carrot on this particular stick is the wealth of conveniently repackaged bonus material. The second type would be the younger, "retroactive" listener — in the same sense as, say, teenaged contemporaries of Sugar privately discovered Mould's earlier work with Hüsker Dü — who wants to own a pair of highly praised, influential albums with the dedicated contextualization and commentary offered by the expanded liner notes. Both of them will find plenty here to fit those bills.
But that's not where the strength of these reissues lies. That would be with the music itself, which has weathered the past twenty-ish years with few discernible wrinkles; and more importantly, the remastering that has made those earlier releases sound like back-alley knockoffs. Even the compressed 320kbps MP3 downloads I was given for review (Merge saves the full monty for select Pitchfork and Rolling Stone critics, apparently) have a more expansive sound than lossless rips of my personal copies of Copper Blue and FU:EL on CD. The stereo sound is fuller, more enveloping. And it isn't just drums and bass, the usual beneficiaries of remastering. Within the albums' expanded sonic universe, there's infinitely more nuance to pinpoint and explore.
Those general qualities translate to particular delights. The lead guitar on "Gift," FU:EL's opener, gains in searing intensity. The hard/soft contrast of Copper Blue's "A Good Idea" hits like a roundhouse rather than a jab, and the dark anger of "The Slim" is amplified. "Tilted," with its cumulative succession of rage and catharsis, sounds more furious than ever. Acoustic-heavy tracks like "If I Can't Change Your Mind" and "Believe What You're Saying" sound crisper and less wispy. Even a relative low point like "Granny Cool" grinds and shrieks its way toward something like pleasure, though its sneering put-downs about refusing to age gracefully might come back to bite Mould before long. The only potential caveat of this studio workover is that the vocals on certain Copper Blue tracks — the thundering "A Good Idea," the chorus of "Fortune Teller," and a much more thundering "The Act We Act" — sound as if they've been given a watery warble for reasons that aren't altogether clear.
Before these reissues appeared, there was already reason enough to revisit both Copper Blue and FU:EL from time to time. Not as fine albums with that deprecatory qualifier … for their time, but as fine albums in their own right that all but transcend the short but halcyon span of years out of which they arose. Thanks to the excellent digital remastering, the surfeit of supplemental material, and last but not least, attractive price (Merge is currently asking just under $30 for the entire five-CD combo), this is the next best thing to hearing Copper Blue and File Under: Easy Listening for the first time.
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World's First Scaffold Implanted into Man's Spinal Cord
Spinal Neurosurgeon Dr. Nicholas Theodore
Neurosurgeons at Barrow Neurological Institute have implanted the world's first scaffolding device into the spinal cord of a patient.
Performed last month, the surgery involves inserting a bioresorbable scaffolding implant to act as a bridge across the gap of the injured section of the cord in an attempt to help the spinal cord heal. This first case is part of a pilot study to measure the clinical safety of the implanted device developed by InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. If proven successful, surgeons believe the new technique could become a standard protocol in the treatment of acute spinal cord injury.
"This is a major milestone for spinal cord injury treatment and we are elated to be the first hospital in the world to perform this innovative surgery and to be part of the clinical trial," says Nicholas Theodore, MD, Chief of Spinal Surgery at Barrow and principal investigator of the study. "This could be the first step in identifying a new treatment option to improve the overall recovery of individuals with acute spinal cord injury."
Twenty-five-year-old Jordan Fallis, the first patient to have the scaffold implanted, will be closely monitored throughout his recovery to see if there are any changes or improvements to his spinal cord and mobility.
Fallis, a machinist who resides in Scottsdale, was injured in October in a dirt biking accident. A section of his spinal cord was injured and he was airlifted to Barrow which is located at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, where he underwent emergency surgery by Dr. Theodore that evening. Fallis spent a week in the ICU before being transferred to the hospital's Neuro Rehabilitation Center where he is currently undergoing intensive physical and occupational therapy.
"Dr. Theodore explained the study to me before my surgery and I immediately consented," says Fallis. "I'm excited to be the first patient in this research study that may one day become the standard of spinal cord injury treatment."
To measure the safety of the device, the FDA has approved five individuals in the United States to undergo the procedure. Fallis will be monitored for three months before InVivo reopens enrollment. In addition to Barrow, the University of North Carolina, the University of Arizona and the Washington University Medical Center are participants in the study.


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Šrucha zelná (Portulaca oleracea) nazývaná také portulák nebo šrucha obecná je jednoletá rostlina z čeledi šruchovité (Portulacaceae). Může dosahovat velikosti až 40 centimetrů.

Rozšíření
Vyskytuje se téměř po celém světě. Od Severní Afriky, přes Evropu (včetně České republiky), blízký východ, Asii, Indický subkontinent, až po Malajsii a Australasii. Vyskytuje se také na Americkém kontinentu, kde je považována za exotický plevel, nicméně existují důkazy, že se zde nacházela už v předkolumbovské éře.

Popis
Má hladký, načervenalý, většinou plazivý stonek. Listy jsou střídavě seskupeny v lodyhy a stopky. Žluté květy jsou až 6 milimetrů široké. V závislosti na množství srážek se na rostlině objevují kdykoliv během roku. Semena se tvoří v malém lusku, který se otevře, když dospějí. Šrucha zelná má bulvu se sekundárními vláknitými kořeny a je schopna tolerovat chudé, zhutněné půdy a sucho.

Užití

V kuchyni
Pro svoji mírně kyselou a slanou chuť je používána v kuchyních v téměř celé Evropě, na Blízkém východě, v Asii a v Mexiku. Jedlé jsou stonky, listy i poupata květů. Šrucha může být využita jako součást salátu, opečena na pánvi či připravena jako špenát. Je vhodná také do polévek a omáček. Australští domorodci z ní dělají chleba. Když  začne kvést, trochu zhořkne.

Šrucha je velmi významná svým, mezi rostlinami mimořádně vysokým, obsahem ω-3 mastných kyselin, zejména kyseliny α-linolenové a kyseliny eikosapentaenové.

V tradiční medicíně
Šrucha zelná je součástí tradiční čínské medicíny. Mezi její aktivní složky patří: noradrenalin, vápenaté soli, dopamin, DOPA, kyselina jablečná, kyselina citronová, kyselina glutamová, kyselina asparagová, niacin, alanin, glukóza, fruktóza a sacharóza.  Betakyaniny izolované ve šruše zlepšily poznávací schopnosti u starých myší.

Je také klinicky účinná při léčení ustního onemocnění lichen planus a listy jsou využívány pro léčbu hmyzího či hadího uštknutí, při popáleninách, vředech, bacilární úplavici, průjmech, hemoroidech, poporodním či vnitřním krvácení. Je však zakázaná podávat během těhotenství a lidem s nachlazením a slabým zažíváním.

Zajímavosti
Plinius starší doporučoval nosit rostlinu jako amulet proti veškerému zlu (Historia naturalis).

Poddruhy
 poddruh Portulaca oleracea subsp. oleracea - šrucha zelná pravá
 poddruh Portulaca oleracea subsp. sativa - šrucha zelná setá (Haw.) Schübl. & G. Martens

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Externí odkazy

Šruchovité
Plevele
Zelenina
Flóra Česka
Flóra Arabského poloostrova
Flóra Indického subkontinentu
Flóra jihovýchodní Evropy
Flóra jihozápadní Asie
Flóra jižní tropické Afriky
Flóra Kavkazu
Flóra Makaronésie
Flóra severní Afriky
Flóra severovýchodní tropické Afriky
Flóra středního Atlantiku
Flóra středozápadní tropické Afriky
Flóra východní tropické Afriky
Flóra západní tropické Afriky
Flóra západního Indického oceánu

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Pushkar Lake
Pushkar Lake Rajasthan
Located in the small town of Pushkar in the Ajmer district of Rajasthan, The Pushkar Lake is one of the most prominent spots of pilgrimage as well as the site of the world famous Pushkar Fair. Encircled by numerous temples and ghats (bathing spots), the lake draws thousands upon thousands devotees every year to its threshold, to gain spiritual distinction and attain salvation by taking a dip in its holy waters.
As the Kartik (Oct-Nov) month descends, the site becomes the focus of soulful devotion and pilgrimage as auspiciousness of this time is highly emphasized in Hindu sacred texts. At the same time, Pushkar Fair wonderfully exhibits the vibrancy of Rajasthan with exotic colors, dishes, dance, cattle fair and numerous entertaining contests and competitions. With amazing spiritual atmosphere, Pushkar Lake remains the site of timeless reverence and spirit.
The lake at Pushkar has an incredible historical and religious significance. It finds mention in several sacred Hindu Texts and sources and is primarily associated with Lord Brahma, who is considered as the creator out of the Trinity of Gods-Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh. According to most versions of the legend associated with the lake, when Lord Brahma killed demon Vajranabha, three petals of His divine lotus fell at three parts, creating springs in their place, known as Pushkar. Later on, Brahma also performed a yagna at the place. However, at the end of this ritual, he got cursed by his first wife that, he will be worshipped at this spot only.
The archeological dating of the lake measures that lake existed even in the 4th century BC. In later periods it was referred to in many sources- from the inscriptions at Sanchi to records of Chinese Traveler Fa Xian. Over the period of time many Rajput rulers and local chiefs of Ajmer tried to restore the glory of Pushkar. The lake lost significance only during the brief period of Mughal rule except during the reign of Akbar.
Significance of Pushkar Lake
Pushkar Lake is one of the most holy sites for Hindus and the place is accessed mostly for religious purposes only. The lake is surrounded by around 500 temples and 52 Ghats with different religious significance. People from all across the country and from all walks of life come here to take a dip in its sacred waters. However, taking bath in Pushkar during Kartik Poornima (Full Moon Day), in the month of Kartik (October-November) assumes special importance as it is considered highly auspicious. Also circumambulating the lake along with Hanuman and Krishna Temple in the vicinity is also considered religiously favorable.
It is believed that taking bath in the Lake during Kartika washes all the sins and absolve the devotees of bodily ailments especially skin diseases. Ramayana and Mahabharata refer Pushkar Lake as Adi-Tirtha while the lake is also counted one amongst the supremely sacred Panch-Sarovar. The Lake has been marked as one of the ten most religious places in the world and one amongst the five top sacred places for Hindus in India. The site is also home to the world's only Brahma Temple.
Pushkar Fair
The Pushkar fair is one of the central attractions at the lake and during this time there is huge inflow of pilgrims and tourists from all the four directions. Each year the fair starts at Prabhodini Ekadashi and ends at Kartik Poornima. This time is not only favorable for the devotees to gain spiritual merit by taking the holy dip in to the sacred waters of the lake, but also a great business opportunity for the locals when tourists arrive from far and wide to participate in the colorful events. The Pushkar fair is also Asia's largest camel fair.
The Ghats at Pushkar Lake
The Ghats or lakeside embankments incorporating the descending stone steps are one of the most important parts of pilgrimage at Pushkar. Originally there were twelve Ghats at the Pushkar, but now their number has been increased to 52. Each of the Ghat at Pushkar hold their own individual significance since it is believed that waters of each Ghat have different curative properties.
The ambience and spiritual atmosphere at the ghats is amazing and offers a close understanding of Hindu beliefs and practices. Out of these 52 ghats, two of them have special significance. The Gau Ghat-where ashes of towering personalities like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Lal Bahadur Shashtri were immersed while at Brahma Ghat, it is believed that Lord Brahma himself worshipped and performed a yagna inviting all celestial beings across the Hindu pantheon.
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