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Густав Херлинг-Грудзинский (вариант – Герлинг-Грудзинский, , 20 мая 1919, Кельцы — 4 июля 2000, Неаполь) — польский писатель и журналист. Крупная — наряду с Гомбровичем и Милошем — фигура польской литературной эмиграции XX века.

Биография
Родился в семье ассимилированных евреев: Якуба (Йоски) Херлинга-Грудзинского и Дороты (Добрыси) Брычковской. Два года изучал литературу в Варшавском университете, учебу оборвала Вторая мировая война.

Уже в октябре 1939 вместе с друзьями создал подпольную организацию Польская народная акция независимости (PLAN). Как курьер организации отправился во Львов, затем в Гродно, но был там в марте 1940 арестован НКВД, обвинён в шпионаже. Сидел в пересыльных тюрьмах Витебска, Ленинграда, Вологды, отправлен в лагерь в Ерцево (Архангельская область). Пробыл там 2 года. После голодовки протеста освобождён в 1942 по советско-польскому соглашению Сикорского-Майского. Присоединился к армии генерала Андерса, сражался под Монте-Кассино. Награждён высшим знаком воинского отличия Польши орденом Virtuti Militari.

После войны стал политическим эмигрантом, вместе с женой поселился в Лондоне. В 1947 вместе с Ежи Гедройцем основал в Риме журнал Культура. В 1952 похоронил жену. В 1952—1955 работал на Радио «Свобода» в Мюнхене. С 1955 жил в Неаполе, вторым браком был женат на дочери Бенедетто Кроче, Лидии.

Состоял членом Союза польских писателей. Участвовал в диссидентском движении, примыкал к организации оппозиционных интеллектуалов Польское независимое соглашение.

Творчество
Автор метафизических новелл, этических притч, нередко с криминальным сюжетом, развивающих линию Эдгара По, Германа Мелвилла, Натаниэля Готорна, Генри Джеймса. Писал рассказы и повести, драмы и эссе, выступал как литературный критик и политический публицист.

Но две его главные книги — это записки о советском лагере Иной мир (Другой мир), которые чаще всего сопоставляют с Записками из мертвого дома Ф. М. Достоевского и Колымскими рассказами В. Шаламова (Лондон, 1951, на англ. яз. c предисловием Бертрана Рассела, 1953 — там же на польск. яз.; в Польше опубл. 1989) и многотомный Дневник, писавшийся ночью, который он вел более чем четверть века (1971—2000).

Признание и награды

Книги переведены на многие языки мира. Лауреат премии французского ПЕН-клуба (1985), польского ПЕН-клуба имени Яна Парандовского (1990), удостоен Ордена Белого Орла (1998) и многих других наград в разных странах Европы, почётный доктор Университета им. Адама Мицкевича в Познани (1991) и Ягеллонского университета (2000).

В сентябре 2009 г. в Ерцево был открыт памятник писателю.

Избранные произведения
 Inny świat (1953)
 Skrzydła ołtarza (1960)
 Drugie przjście, oraz inne opowiadania i szkice (1963)
 Upiory rewolucji (1969)
 Dziennik pisany nocą (1971—2000)
 Wieża (1957)
 Pietà dell'Isola (1960)
 Podróż do burmy: dziennik (1983)
 Eurokomunizm: dwa głosy (1985, в соавторстве с А. Михником)
 Wiez a i inne opowiadania (1988)
 Żywi i umarli: szkice literackie (1990)
 Godzina cieni (1991)
 Wyjścia z milczenia (1993)
 Sześć medalionów i Srebrna Szkatułka (1994)
 Portret wenecki: trzy opowiadania (1995)
 Gorący oddech pustyni (1997)
 Don Ildebrando: opowiadania (1997)
 Pod światło (1998)
 Biała noc miłości: opowieść teatralna (1999)
 Podzwonne dla dzwonnika (2000)

Публикации на русском языке
 Иной мир: Советские записки. / Перевод Н. Горбаневской. London: Overseas Publications Interchange, 1989
 Горячее дыхание пустыни. Белая ночь любви. Москва: МИК, 2000
 Неаполитанская летопись / Предисловие Мариуша Вилька. Перевод И.Е. Адельгейм. Санкт-Петербург, изд-во Ивана Лимбаха, 2017.

Литература
 Kudelski Z. Pielgrzym Świętokrzyski: szkice o Herlingu-Grudzińskim. Lublin: Fis, 1991
 Sawicka E. Widok z wieży: rozmowy z Gustawem Herlingiem-Grudzińskim. Warszawa: Oficyna Wydawnicza Most, 1997
 Simeszko P. Świat obrazu—obraz świata: przestrzenie pograniczne w pisarstwie G. Herlinga-Grudzińskiego, Z. Herberta i J. Czapskiego. Bydgoszcz: Akademia Bydgoska im. Kazimierza Wielkiego, 2000
 Bieńkowska E. Pisarz i los: o twórczości Gustawa Herlinga-Grudzińskiego. Warszawa: Fundacja Zeszytów Literackich, cop. 2002
 Bolecki W. Ciemna miłość: szkice do portretu Gustawa Herlinga-Grudzińskiego. Kraków: Wydawn. Literackie, 2005
 Мальцев Л.А. Роман Г. Херлинга-Грудзиньского "Иной мир" в контексте русской прозы // Славяноведение. 2000. №5. С. 53-65.
 Мальцев Л.А. Тема России и русских в творчестве Г. Херлинга-Грудзиньского 70-80 г.г. // Россия - Польша: Образы и стереотипы в литературе и культуре: сборник. М.: Индрик, 2002, с. 292-301, 302-309
 Мальцев Л. А.  Г. Херлинг-Грудзиньский: Жанр биографического рассказа и его философская проблематика// Studia Polonorossica: к 80-летию Е. З. Цыбенко: Сборник. М.: Изд-во МГУ, 2003, с. 450-457
 Мальцев Л.А. Между Россией и Западом: традиция экзистенциализма в творчестве Г. Херлинга-Грудзиньского. Калининград: Изд-во РГУ им. И. Канта, 2008. 241 с.
 Мальцев Л.А. Русский человек в творчестве Г. Херлинга-Грудзиньского // Россия и русский человек в восприятии славянских народов. М.: Центр книги Рудомино, 2014. С. 360-372.
 Мальцев Л.А. Густав Херлинг-Грудзиньский в диалоге с литературой русского зарубежья: Николай Бердяев и Александр Солженицын // Emigracja rosyjska, ukraińska i białoruska. Spuścizna literacka, religijno-filozoficzna. Kulturowe zbliżenia. Red. Anna Woźniak. Lublin: KUL, 2019. S. 195-202.
 Мальцев Л.А. Сергей Снегов и Густав Герлинг-Грудзиньский: калининградский контекст книги "Иной мир" //  ПАМЯТЬ vs ИСТОРИЯ. Образы прошлого в художественной практике современных литератур Центральной и Юго-Восточной Европы (по материалам II Хоревских чтений)". — М.:  Институт славяноведения РАН, 2019. С. 302-312.
 Мальцев Л.А. Густав Герлинг-Грудзинский и Борис Пастернак: художественно-эстетический аспект // Gustaw Herling-Grudziński : między Wschodem a Zachodem. Bibliotheca Pigoniana. T. III. Red. Grzegorz Przebinda. Krosno, 2000. S. 220-235.

Примечания

Ссылки
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 В Журнальном зале
 Иной мир. Советские записки

Эссеисты Польши
Иностранцы — заключённые ГУЛАГа
Репрессированные в СССР
Авторы дневников
Эссеисты по алфавиту
Участники Второй мировой войны

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Ian C Munro
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Ian Munro was a Canadian consultant toxicologist who ran the Canadian Center for Toxicology (CCT), and later Cantox (aka Cantox Health Sciences and Intertek Cantox) at Guelph, Ontario. His directorships of both organisations overlapped by two years (1990-1992) but they appear to have been quite separate organisations with the CCT being a Canadian government agency.
This probably means that he was running Cantox on the side while holding a government position with CCT.
Intertek is also known as Intertek Health Scieces Inc in Mississauga, Ontario.
Cantox is not a scientific research organisation so much as an "expert testimony" organisation which has been set up to help corporations with problems.
According to Munro's obituary [2] he was a founding shareholder of Cantox in 1985, and President of the company from 1990 to 2006. He was also director of the Canadian Centre for Toxicology from 1983 to 1992 and a professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto so he began his career as a legitimate researcher as a toxicologist.
Munro was also a close associate of George L Carlo who was picked by PR firm Ketchum PR to run the American Wireless Technology Research scam for the Cellular Telephone Industry Association (CTIA (now Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association).
Munro joined Carlo in running the multimillion dollar program, supposedly to test the safety of the digital pulsed-power cellular phones (D-AMPS and GSM technologies) which were then being widely used in the market -- and suspected of having potential health risks (mainly increased rates of brain cancer). The WTR scam managed to spend millions of CTIA dollars without actually ever conducting any viable research, but they did mount a strong campaign to discredit Drs Henry Lai and Narendra Singh at the University of Washington who consistently found DNA breaks in the brain cells of experimental rats.
Munro went on to work for many companies which had problems with the secondary health effects of food additives, substitutes, colorings, etc. He specialised in running panels of scientific friends who never found a substance they didn't like.
1 Puff pieces
2 Critical Statements
3 Documents & Timeline
Puff pieces
A past member of the board of directors of the Toxicology Forum, Munro held memberships in the Society of Toxicology and the American College of Toxicology. He served on numerous national and international committees, including those of the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Agency for Research on Cancer, and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.
CANTOX - An Intertek Company is an internationally-recognized scientific consulting firm with expertise in toxicology, risk assessment, product safety, regulatory affairs, and scientific communication, and provides expert advice to industry, trade associations, and legal firms. CANTOX has been serving global clients for 25 years, and now has a staff of about 85 individuals located in 4 offices (Mississauga, ON, Canada; Bridgewater, NJ, USA; Fleet, United Kingdom; and Tokyo, Japan) and clients and projects in 120 countries across six continents. Total sales ($10-24 million Canadian Dollars) [3]
Critical Statements
Ian Munro is a big-wig at Cantox in Canada, a company which serves exclusively corporate interests. The mission statement for Cantox is that they are there "to provide expert, flexible, & timely support to our clients," the clients being huge corporations, including Monsanto. And the code word there is "flexible," not factual.
One of Cantox's big money-making things is providing "expert testimony" in the courts, public interviews, & editorials shaped to look a bit like science appearing in journals posing as academic but which are not published by any university or scientific institution & are not peer-reviewed. Whenever some poison manufacturer needs a SCIENTIST instead of an attorney or PR flack to take an oath in court or answer public concerns, they call Cantox. Cantox provides what they call "third party technical liasons" who set out to firmly support whatever is the corporate "take" on matters of product safety. Cantox also assists corporations like Dow Corning and Monsanto is formulating "regulatory strategies" -- how to put the best face on ANYthing in order to get governments all around the world to rubber-stamp the given corporation's requirements. [4]
This information is included only because the other information the author offers as part of this diatribe is provably correct, and he is knowledgeable about the subject.
Documents & Timeline
1939 Sep 13 Born
Munro graduated from McGill University in biochemistry and nutrition, and held a doctorate degree from Queen's University in pharmacology and toxicology. Munro was a fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists, London.
Senior positions at Health Canada - as director of the bureau of chemical safety and director general of the food directorate, health protection branch.
While with the health protection branch, Munro was responsible for research and standard setting activities of the branch related to microbial and chemical hazards in food and the nutritional quality of the Canadian food supply. He contributed to the development of risk assessment procedures in the field of public health, both nationally and internationally, through membership on various committees.
1975 Achievement Award from the Society of Toxicology in 1975. [5]
1982 Jan/E The Universities of Guelph and Toronto have jointly established the Canadian Centre for Toxicology which will function as a consortium of universities, industries and governments. The director's position was given the rank of full professor. [1]
1983 to 1992 Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. [6]
1985 Mar Ian Munro is one of the co-editors of Toxicological Risk Assessment along with one co-editor from the Bureau of Chemical Safety and another from Health & Welfare Canada.[7]
1985 Munro was one of the founders of Cantox this year, while still holding down the position of Director of 'Canadian Centre for Toxicology [8]
1986 Nov 7 Ian Munro has attended a Workshop at RJ Reynolds Nabisco's Corporate Center o Excellence in Toxicology along with the company's own scientists + legitimate scientists from FDA and EEC/UK. It was run by A Wallace Hayes [9] [10]
1989 June 21 Wally Hayes, VP R&D Research at RJ Reynolds is putting together a Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) for the Syntax Project. He is in favour of selecting members from other SABs.
"Ian Munro, Ph .D . ; Director, Canadian Center for Toxicology. Recognized expert in safety evaluation of food additives and novel foods . Currently serving on the FEMA expert Panel . " [11]
[FEMA = Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association]
1990 He takes over as Director of the old partnership of Cantox, while still retaining his position as director of the Canadian Center for Toxicology.
1990 Aug A claim published in the Reg. Toxicology & Phrarmacology by Ian Munro, Canadian Center for Toxicology:
The presence of substances at extremely low levels in the diet may be considered GRAS in specific instances.
(GRAS= 'Generally Recognised As Safe').
Supporting this conclusion, a panel of renowned independent experts convened by the Canadian Center for Toxicology concluded that substances present in the diet at concentrations of 1.0 ppb or below can be considered safe even if no toxicity testing has been performed on the specific chemical, provided that there is no reason to believe that the substance demonstrates unusual toxicological properties.
For substances with some toxicity data indicating lack of genotoxic potential, a higher level may be determined safe based upon classical toxicological principles as outlined in various regulatory guidelines. Based on the principles discussed in the
Canadian report, it is reasonable for a company to take the position that low levels of nontoxic substances may be considered GRAS in certain applications. [12]
(This, of course, is the complete inverse of the "Precautionary Principle" which holds that new potentially-toxic substances introduced into the diet or environment should be considered dangerous unless proven to be safe.)
1991 Dec Ian Munro and George Carlo have 'convened an independent scientific review panel to evaluate critically the methodology and finds of a study by Hayes et al (1991). The panel was supported by the Industry Task Force II on 2,4-D Research Data. (ie dioxins in herbicides). [13]
1992 Munro has left his position as director of the Canadian Centre for Toxicology (1983-92), which he simultaneously held for two-years with his Presidentcy of Cantox (1990-2006). [14] (remove last digit)
1992 DecRegulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology has published "Review of a study reporting an association between 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and canine malignant lymphoma: The expert panel:
George L. Carlo (Health and Environmental Sciences Group, Ltd., Washington, DC, USA),
Philip Cole, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
Anthony B. Miller, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 1A1, Canada
Ian C. Munro, CanTox, Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Keith R. Solomon Centre for Toxicology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
Robert A. Squire, Division of Comparative Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA [15]
It is never explained how the primary study by Hayes et al, and this panel evaluation by this cabal of critics (all science for sale entrepreneurs) managed to get their counter arguments published in the same issue of the same magazine. It does help to know that W Gary Flamm' one of their associates, was editor at the time.
1995 Nov 6 Tobacco Institute's 1995 expenditures on experts for OSHA hearings and submissions.
Cantox Inc , May, June & July ... $35,093
2000 Dec 20 The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CNR) was objecting to the procedures being followed by the FDA for a "proposed rule on ephedra" (used as a dietary supplement). Because of:
(1) potentially pivotal new data on ephedra were scheduled to be released within a few months by researchers at Columbia and Harvard universities, and
(2) a CRN-sponsored quantitative risk assessment by Cantox Health Sciences International (Cantox risk assessment) was under way and would be completed soon after the Columbia/Harvard data became available.
Cantox's President, Ian Munro, Ph.D., is a world renowned regulatory toxicologist and is Chairman of the UL Subcommittee, Food and Nutrition Board, U.S. National Academies. Cantox's principal investigator on the ephedra risk assessment project was Earle Nestmann, Ph.D., a Cantox Principal, who is a recognized authority in toxicology with extensive experience in regulatory issues and risk assessment. The ephedra risk assessment was contracted by CRN and funding was provided from CRN operating funds, not uniquely from members with a special interest in ephedra.
CRN urges FDA to adopt scientific conclusions based on the Cantox risk assessment on ephedra and is committed to work with FDA and other Federal authorities on appropriate implementation. [17]
2009 Oct Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology reports on a study "An overview of the safety of sucralose" by Lee Grotz (McNeil Nutritionals) and Ian Munro (Cantox Health Sciences) 'confirming that sucrolose (Splenda sweetener) is safe. This counters another study of Splenda (published in the same issue ????) on male rats by AW Hayes et al which found that it suppresses bacterial in the gut, leading to fattening. [18]
2010 The International Life Science Institute's Nutrient Group consists of:
Sanford Miller (U Maryland),
Joseph Rodricks (ENVIRON), (tobacco)
Ian Munro (CANTOX),
A. Catharine Ross (Pennsylvania State),
Robert Russell (Tufts),
Elizabeth Yetley (retired NIH) [19]
2011 Apr 27 Munro dies after battling prostate cancer for three years.
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Stagflation is a condition of slow economic growth and relatively high unemployment, or economic stagnation, accompanied by rising prices, or inflation. It can also be defined as inflation and a decline in gross domestic product (GDP). Stagflation is an economic problem defined in equal parts by its rarity and by the lack of consensus among academics on how exactly it comes to pass.
Stagflation can prove to be a particularly tough problem for governments to deal with due to the fact that most policies designed to lower inflation tend to make it tougher for the unemployed, and policies designed to ease unemployment raise inflation.
Usually, when unemployment is high, spending declines, as do the prices of goods. Stagflation occurs when the prices of goods rise while unemployment increases and spending declines.
Stagflation is also considered an unnatural phenomenon since inflation shouldn't happen when an economy is weak. In most cases, weak or slower economic growth should prevent inflation from happening.
Where Does "Stagflation" Come From?
The term "stagflation" was first used during a time of economic stress in the United Kingdom by politician Iain Macleod in the 1960s while he was speaking in the House of Commons. At the time, he was speaking about inflation on one side and stagnation on the other, calling it a "stagnation situation." It was later used again to describe the recessionary period during the 1970s following the oil crisis.
Stagflation led to the emergence of the Misery index. This index, which combined the total rate of inflation with unemployment, served as a tool to show just how badly people were feeling when stagflation hit the economy.
There are two main theories on what causes stagflation. One theory states that this economic phenomenon is caused when a sudden increase in the cost of oil reduces an economy's productive capacity. Because transportation costs rise, producing products and getting them to shelves gets more expensive and prices rise even as people get laid off.
Another theory is that the confluence of stagnation and inflation are results of poorly made economic policy. Simply allowing inflation to go rampant, and then suddenly snapping the reins on inflation is one example of poor policy that some have argued can contribute to stagflation, while others cite harsh regulation of markets, goods and labor combined with allowing central banks to print excessive amounts of money are cited as another possible cause of stagflation.
This happened in Zimbabwe in the early 2000s. Rather than implement traditional policy measures, the government started printing excessive amounts of money in order to deal with the country's rampant inflation rates. But this reached such high levels that the country started to experience hyperinflation, and ended up scrapping its currency and adopting the U.S. dollar as legal tender.
Urbanist and author Jane Jacobs saw the inability of the major economic schools of thought to come to a conclusion on why stagflation occurred in the first place as a symptom of misplacing their scholarly focus on the nation as the primary economic engine as opposed to the city. It was her belief that in order to avoid the phenomenon of stagflation, a country needed to provide an incentive to develop "import-replacing cities" — that is, cities that balance import with production. This idea, essentially diversifying the economies of cities, was critiqued for its lack of scholarship by some, but held weight with others.
Contemporary economists like Olivier Blanchard cite both supply shocks on the prices of goods and worker output, as well as incorrect predictions made by Keynesian economics as the cause of stagflation and the inability of economics to understand it.
Stagflation happened in the United States during the 1970s, when the country underwent a recession that saw five quarters of negative GDP growth. Inflation doubled in 1973 and hit double digits in 1974; unemployment hit 9 percent by May 1975.
But what caused all this? Most people pointed fingers at the oil shock that took place in 1973. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) issued an embargo against Western countries. This caused the global price of oil to rise dramatically, therefore increasing the costs of goods and contributing to a rise in unemployment.
Some point fingers to the policies set in place by former President Richard Nixon, which may have led to the recession of 1970 — a possible precursor to the period of stagflation. Nixon removed the United States from the gold standard, put on tariffs on imports and froze wages and prices for 90 days.
But overall, there has been little consensus on what exactly caused the economic problem. Each school of economics offers its own understanding on what exactly went wrong and why.
Can Stagflation Ever Happen Again?
There is little to show that the events that took place in the 1970s will occur again, even though the 2007-2008 financial crisis may have renewed fears of economic stagnation. People were concerned that the Federal Reserve's monetary policies and Congress' fiscal policies (which included the economic stimulus package) would lead to inflation and high spending.
But those fears haven't come to pass. In fact, the Fed is more committed to consistency in its direction when it comes to inflation, rather than use a stop-and-go approach to monetary policy. And many economists say it's very unlikely that wages and prices will be constrained as they were in the 1970s.
Macroeconomics is the study of how the aggregate economy behaves.


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Upcoming Film And Series: Weekend is about to come once again and people are enjoying good movies or web series with family by staying at their homes in this heat. Many OTT platforms have also come where movies and series keep coming continuously and people like to watch them fiercely. Ever since the OTT platform has come, this craze has increased, people watch many series sitting at home for hours. In today's time, watching a film on OTT and watching a good film has become a means of status. So let us tell you how you can plan your weekend and we have brought you some such movies and series which are going to be released this week.
1. Khuda Hafiz 2– Upcoming Film And Series
In the film Khuda Hafiz 2, you are going to see the explosive action of Vidyut Jammwal once again. Although a song of the film "Haq Hussain" remained in the controversy, after which the makers apologized and replaced "Haq Hussain" with passion. The film is full of action and is knocking in theaters on 8th July.
2. Titu Ambani – Upcoming Film And Series
Another film in theaters Titu Ambani is going to be released in theaters on July 8. Tushar Pandey, Deepika Singh and Raghuveer Yadav are going to be seen in this film. Deepika Singh's character in the film is that of a daughter who wants to take care of her parents even after marriage.
3. Miss Marvel
One series which is being watched more in the meantime is Miss Marvel. People are also liking it very much and are also waiting for its episodes to come, now the fifth episode of this series is to be released on 6th July i.e. today itself on Disney Plus Hotstar.
4. Thor Love and Thunder – Upcoming Film And Series
People have been waiting for this Marvel film for a long time and a lot of tickets have been booked in advance. Now something similar is going to be seen in the film Thor: Love and Thunder. The film will be released in theaters on July 7.
5. Ranveer Vs Wild
This is an interactive film where the best adventure and thrill is going to be seen. In this, Ranveer Singh will be seen doing amazing feats with Bear Grylls, which you will be surprised to see. It is going to come on Netflix on July 8, which you will be able to watch in Hindi. Courage, fear, love, competition and the battle of victory will all be seen in this.
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Q: AIR Stagewebview not displaying youtube videos I have trying to load youtube videos using stagewebview on AIR Desktop. (windows 10)
Code below:
var SWV:StageWebView = new StageWebView(true);
SWV.addEventListener(ErrorEvent.ERROR, swvErrorHandler);
var swvHeight:Number = stage.stageHeight - (75);
var swvWidth:Number = stage.stageWidth;
var swvYCoord:Number = 75;
SWV.stage = stage;
SWV.viewPort = new Rectangle(0, swvYCoord, swvWidth, swvHeight);
var vId:String = 'QowwaefoCec';
var urlToLoad:String = "http://www.youtube.com/embed/"+vId+"?rel=0&controls=1&showinfo=0&autoplay=0";
SWV.loadURL(urlToLoad);

Running the code gives a window with black background. Right clicking on it pops up the adobe flashplayer menu stating "Movie not loaded". Flash version is 25.0.0.148
If i use
    urlToLoad="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v="+vId;
i get a malformed youtube page with majority of elements missing.
Tried with number of videos. result is always the same.
Can any one help please? I remember having tried out the above code a year or so back (when i was testing something else). It had definitely worked then. Cant fathom why it doesnot work now. Any help will be highly appreciated.

A: Please try the following:
var urlToLoad:String = "<!DOCTYPE HTML>";
SWV.loadString(urlToLoad, "text/html" );

A: Same problem. if you only want to play, try this:
browser.loadURL("https://www.youtube.com/v/hFupHx5G44s");

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Q: App Store Review Multiple In-app Purchase Methods We're having some trouble with the App Store Review Guidelines, specifically these two points in section 11 - Purchasing and currencies:

11.1
Apps that unlock or enable additional features or functionality with mechanisms other than the App Store will be rejected
11.2
Apps utilizing a system other than the In App Purchase API (IAP) to purchase content, functionality, or services in an app will be rejected

We're making an app for iOS, Android and Blackberry. We wish to provide in-app purchases for iOS and SMS for all three alongside. We can't quite depict from the guidelines whether we can have text underneath an in-app purchase button saying "or SMS XXX to XXXXX" and have them enter the password received back to their phone.
Yes we're using another system to the IAP, but we're offering that at the same time. Could SMS be counted as a different "mechanism"?
Any help on this would be much appreciated. I don't fancy the idea of submitting our app for approval after setting this all up just to have it rejected and have things delayed for weeks.
Thanks in advance :)

A: Sending an unlock code via SMS will almost certainly be considered a "mechanism other than the App Store" (11.1), and be used as a cause for rejection.

A: No you can't do that. Apple will reject your app. They don't want any other IAP methods, because they won't earn any money from it! StoreKit is just the easiest and best (and the only :P) API for IAP. Either you just use regular IAP or you will have to stick with Cydia. You can make your app free in Cydia and then manage your own IAP using SMS or how ever you want it to be.


Since the ancient time, both men and women use to have a great inclination towards using the jewelries. The acceptance ratio for the jewelry items is quite high since that time. There are many different types of materials are used to make the ornaments. However, with the advancement of the modern technology, things have started to change for the world of jewelry. Now several new materials are used to make the ornaments so that buyers can get their desired jewelries in less price range. Surely gold and platinum like materials are the first choice for making these items. But these are the precious metals and the ornaments made from them are quite costly.
This might be a reason why, the sterling silver like material has managed to receive such a huge acceptance ratio in this world. When you are looking for the best ornaments that men can wear, the silver bracelets for men announced by Kainam seems to be the first choice. These days, the demand for mens sterling silver jewelry out there is quite up. These items use to produce that spark and luster that other materials cannot produce. They are durable, long lasting and al set to generate the much required effects for those men who prefer to stay in style.
Whether you love to attend the parties or you prefer to spend time with friends at the beach side, when you have the silver bracelets for men on your wrist, you can really feel like a man. Every man out there should feel confident. This confidence may be related to his look, appeal or appearance. When you have the best collection of mens sterling silver jewelry at your disposal, you are really going to feel that vibe and can appear as a more confident person before others. There are so many benefits of using the silver bracelets for men.
When it comes to wrist wear, bracelet appears as the first choice for many. Both men and women have offered a great importance to these items. But this time, it's all about men and what they like to have as their wrist-wear. This is where the silver bracelets for men have managed to create that big difference. It's a kind of item that is highly durable and also matches with your wardrobe properly. No matter what sort of wardrobe you choose for a particular day, venue or occasion, silver bracelets for men announced for the market are surely going to complement them in a great manner. Mens sterling silver jewelry is always considered as an affordable option than the gold and platinum made ones.
Sterling silver is known for producing the luster and shine. And when this material is used to make the jewelries, surely you can expect for something unique and highly fashionable. Even the fashion world is showing a great importance towards the mens sterling silver jewelry. Models use to rock the ramp while wearing these jewelries. So, this time you can also be the man who is equipped with mens sterling silver jewelry.


When working in an open office, it is best to take into account the type of noise that will be created and how this will affect your employees. With this in mind, we asked our team of workspace experts to explain the best way to implement noise control in the open office.
Sound is energy and it needs to be controlled by absorbing it or blocking it. If ignored, noise causes distractions, which impact a persons productivity.
Collaborative space doesn't have to be disrupting. If it is properly situated in the workplace noise can be more effectively controlled.
Clients should understand that there are many variables that need to be taken into consideration regarding noise.
Architectural – Exposed ceilings, hard floor surfaces and drywall do not afford the sound absorption necessary, so it is important to add some acoustical clouds in the ceiling, soft flooring in many areas and acoustical panels on walls. Combining this with sound masking, soft furniture ancillary pieces and screen dividers will all combine to control the bouncing of sound throughout the office landscape.
Open office environments promote collaboration, employee interactions and communication – all things that create noise. For privacy and focused work, businesses should consider the numerous noise management solutions available. From smart design decisions to products like privacy phone booths and technologies like white noise, there are many options available to create the right solution based on the needs of the people and space.
Being able to control noise in an open-office/collaborative space can help boost employee productivity and help with creative thinking. Also, controlling noise creates a more functional and laid-back atmosphere.
Even though the workspace emphasizes collaboration and community, having privacy is still very essential in an every day office space. Whether the office has one person or a whole team of people, some discussions are not meant to be overheard. Having acoustical privacy when needed allows employees to have comfort and trust that their conversations will not be overheard. On another note, everyone works differently. It's important to offer open collaboration areas, but some employees need their peace and quiet in order to concentrate. Having these spaces available to them lets them know that their work habits are valued.
To gain the advantages of natural light, visual communication and increased air flow through low panels and benching, you have to provide enclosed, convenient spaces nearby for meetings, phone calls and socializing.
BOS is able to provide various acoustic solutions for an open office. While the budget may limit the final outcome, our solutions can range from sound masking to aesthetically pleasing sound-absorbing products. A simple rug, for example, can make a small difference in masking sound.
Sound masking plays a vital role in the open office floor plan. It allows the space to be visually open while providing the noise cancelling privacy needed for any office and still allowing for collaboration.
First- your employees are going to be a bit quieter when the open office concept is first introduced. They will adjust a bit to everyone hearing the conversation they put forth but guidelines on respect need to be put forth as well. For example, if headphones are on it means that people should not interrupt them. We also advise that additional locations should be provided for the private conversation. Small call rooms or phone booths are utilized with frequency that the employees will appreciate.
While open offices provide wonderful benefits – more access to natural lighting, a collaborative environment, less expensive to furnish… it also lends itself to a noisier office. There are ways to assist in controlling this – sound masking, providing quiet and louder work areas, and utilizing sound absorbing materials.
Clients should understand all aspects of where and how noise can come from/travel to. It is BOS's job to recommend solutions and products to help better control their work environment, while also educating them on practices within the work environment that can help reduce noise impact.
Ambient noise and buzz can be a good thing and a bad thing. Idea buzz can stimulate creativity, but it can also be distracting. Depending on the job function and the culture, noise can inspire or distract. Understanding the client desires for their space is critical to mask or promote noise/buzz!
There are several ways in controlling noise in an open environment. Sound masking systems are very popular along with acoustical ceiling baffles. Other important factors is the choice of good acoustical ceiling tiles. Other things that may help is talking to employees and let them know music on phones can be done with ear plugs and also that loud conversations should be moved to meeting rooms.
When moving into an open office environment, users of the space may not initially be prone to using a lower voice when speaking, but over time, this becomes second nature.
Discussions about open office etiquette are helpful so clients understand what changes may have to be made in their space. Whether that is encouraging their employees to utilize phone rooms for conversations or understanding how to best use/implement collaborative spaces into a client's office.
An open office may need to have dedicated quite spaces, sound masking, or sound-friendly furniture like plants which reduce sound.
Masking sound and creating a less noisy environment will increase the overall productivity of your employees.
Noise will travel in an open-office environment. To assist in controlling or minimizing the noise, adding acoustical absorption material improves this condition: Hang from the ceiling, Adhere / Affix to the walls, Carpet, etc.
They first need to evaluate the various zones in a workplace and determine which would require additional sound masking. Offering a variety of types allows for multiple uses and gives employees the ability to utilize each individual space to achieve a wide range of tasks.
Clients often think using low panels and adding a glass stack not only looks nice, but also provides an acoustical solution. That is not the case. Glass adds to the aesthetic of the space, but does not add any acoustical value to an open space.
Clients need to be aware of where more "heads down" locations are in their office. Different positions require different levels of focus and concentration and should not be located near collaborative areas.
Noise can negatively impact work productivity.
Providing Huddle Rooms or Phone Rooms can be the best way to minimize conversations in the open office.
In my experience white noise and sound masking are the most effective and economical solutions.
It's important to plan for sound in an open environment. Implementing a system like white noise can greatly help your employees concentrate on their work, make fewer errors, and enjoy their overall work atmosphere.
Clients should know that while the open office concept is a growing trend, they need to be cognizant of the noise that could come from these areas. Alternative thoughts need to be discussed, from white noise/sound masking, to maybe some other huddle rooms where collaborating may get a little louder and more disruptive.
It helps reduce distractions and improves productivity.
There are acoustical elements that you can add to any of these spaces that will help control noise. These elements can be part of the panel systems or stand alone pieces of furniture that will help absorb sound.
When choosing to install an open office and/collaborative area, it is important to keep in mind that no matter what you do you will still have some sort of noise. Acoustical furniture and separating areas with dividers can help with this.
Learn more about noise control and creating a successful open office workplace by connecting with members of the BOS team!


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Vol. LXVIII, No. 7
Cancer Survivor Gives Back as Researcher, Future Physical Therapist
Linguistic Analysis Yields Reliable Diagnoses, Cecchi Shows
Is It Ethical to Enroll Suicidal Patients in Clinical Research?
'Spiritual Music' Celebrates Black History Month
Congressional Appropriations Delegation Gets NIH Briefing
NPR's Rehm to Deliver Rall Lecture, Apr. 7
Straus Lecturer Will Discuss T-Cell Response to Herpesviruses
Mardis Gives Director's Lecture, Mar. 30
Future of Antibiotics Is Subject of LaMontagne Lecture
NIEHS Science Informs Response to Flint Water Crisis
Dr. David Koelle
Dr. David Koelle will deliver the 2016 NIAID Stephen E. Straus Memorial Lecture on Infectious Diseases. Koelle's lecture, titled "The T-Cell Response to HSV and VZV: Discovery through Clinical Trials," will be held on Friday, Apr. 8 at 2 p.m. in the Bldg. 50 1st floor conference room 1227/1233. The lecture series honors Straus, who served NIAID for 30 years as a senior investigator and lab chief and died in 2007.
Koelle is a professor in the division of allergy and infectious diseases at the University of Washington and has ancillary appointments in the departments of laboratory medicine and global health and affiliations with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Institute and Benaroya Research Institute. Throughout his 25-year career, he has worked with alphaherpesviruses, a family of viruses that includes herpes simplex virus (HSV)-1, HSV-2 and varicella zoster virus (VZV).
His lecture will address his lab's research to discover and prioritize antigens important for inducing immune responses to viruses such as HSV and VZV. While effective vaccines exist for VZV, they have been elusive for HSV. Koelle's lab has undertaken detailed studies of the CD4 and CD8 T-cell responses to HSV-1 and HSV-2, uncovering an unexpected level of cross-reactivity with VZV. This work has helped to identify possible target antigens for HSV vaccines and has contributed to the development of HSV vaccine candidates that have reached pre-clinical and clinical stages.
Koelle earned his B.S. in cellular and molecular biology from the University of Washington in 1980 and his M.D. from the same institution in 1985. He completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at Tufts-New England Medical Center and a fellowship in infectious diseases at UW. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the Infectious Diseases Society of America and a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation.


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Singer-songwriter- Bill Rotella is a solo artist and also a member of the "folk n' soul" duo Amber & Smoke. Bill has recorded 9 albums, both as a soloist and with his bands Dakota, Baywood and most recently with Amber & Smoke. The Amber & Smoke debut album, "Riverbound", was released in January 2018.
Bill's songs have appeared in films, documentaries and in music videos. Bill comes from a family of songwriters. Bill's father, Johnny Rotella, was an L.A studio musician and songwriter. His songs have been recorded by many icons in the 60's and 70's including Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett and Doris Day. Bill's father performed and recorded with Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Steely Dan, Frank Zappa, Neil Diamond and the Turtles, to name a few. Bill's uncle was big band arranger Jerry Gray. His list of musical arrangements for Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller include String of Pearls and Pennsylvania 6-5000.
Bill performs regularly in Ventura County, California as a soloist and with Amber & Smoke. Bill's music, his videos and more can be found at his website billrotellamusic.com.
Bill's albums can also be heard at SoundCloud.com/bill-rotella, billrotella.bandcamp.com, CD Baby.com and on iTunes.


Sister Celeste Reinhart, SSND, is continuing with a second term on the Atlantic-Midwest Council and now serving as vicar. She says her formation for living the constitution, You Are Sent, and her training for leadership has been deeply influenced by her Canadian background.
After spending seven years teaching, S. Celeste then served ten years in Bolivia working in youth and pastoral ministry. Back in Canada, she represented the congregation in ecumenical coalitions for economic justice, human rights in Latin America and World Council of Churches. She organized settlement services for immigrants and refugees in Toronto, Ontario and formed a coalition of organizations to stop human trafficking along highway 403 in Ontario.
Her community ministry has been in vocation and formation work and administration of SSND-owned Notre Dame College at the University of St. Jerome's in Waterloo, Ontario.
She possesses education degrees from Ontario and Saskatchewan, Canada and learned the educational method of Paolo Freire of Brazil to effect the transformation of persons to find their rightful place as citizens of the world.


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package com.azaptree.services.json;

import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.util.Map;

import org.springframework.util.Assert;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude.Include;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonEncoding;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonFactory;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParser;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type.TypeReference;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.MapperFeature;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.Module;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializationFeature;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.guava.GuavaModule;

/**
 * Guava module is registered by default because it is a core library that is used by azaptree-services.
 *
 * @author alfio
 *
 */
public abstract class JsonUtils {
	public static final TypeReference<Map<String, Object>> TYPE_REF_PROPERTY_MAP = new TypeReference<Map<String, Object>>() {
		// PROPERTY MAP TYPE
	};

	private final static JsonFactory jsonFactory = new JsonFactory();

	private final static ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper(JsonUtils.jsonFactory);
	private final static ObjectMapper prettyPrintobjectMapper = new ObjectMapper(JsonUtils.jsonFactory);
	private final static ObjectMapper normalizingObjectMapper = new ObjectMapper(JsonUtils.jsonFactory);

	static {
		prettyPrintobjectMapper.enable(MapperFeature.SORT_PROPERTIES_ALPHABETICALLY);
		prettyPrintobjectMapper.enable(SerializationFeature.INDENT_OUTPUT);
		prettyPrintobjectMapper.enable(SerializationFeature.ORDER_MAP_ENTRIES_BY_KEYS);
		prettyPrintobjectMapper.setSerializationInclusion(Include.NON_NULL);
		prettyPrintobjectMapper.disable(SerializationFeature.FAIL_ON_EMPTY_BEANS);

		objectMapper.setSerializationInclusion(Include.NON_NULL);
		objectMapper.disable(SerializationFeature.FAIL_ON_EMPTY_BEANS);

		normalizingObjectMapper.enable(MapperFeature.SORT_PROPERTIES_ALPHABETICALLY);
		normalizingObjectMapper.enable(SerializationFeature.ORDER_MAP_ENTRIES_BY_KEYS);
		normalizingObjectMapper.setSerializationInclusion(Include.NON_NULL);
		normalizingObjectMapper.disable(SerializationFeature.FAIL_ON_EMPTY_BEANS);

		register(new GuavaModule());
	}

	public static <T> T convert(final Map<String, Object> propertyMap, final Class<T> typeRef) {
		Assert.notNull(propertyMap, "propertyMap is required");
		Assert.notNull(typeRef, "typeRef is required");
		return objectMapper.convertValue(propertyMap, typeRef);
	}

	public static <T> T convert(final Map<String, Object> propertyMap, final TypeReference<T> typeRef) {
		Assert.notNull(propertyMap, "propertyMap is required");
		Assert.notNull(typeRef, "typeRef is required");
		return (T) objectMapper.convertValue(propertyMap, typeRef);
	}

	public static final JsonGenerator createJsonGenerator(final OutputStream os) throws IOException {
		return JsonUtils.jsonFactory.createJsonGenerator(os);
	}

	public static final JsonGenerator createJsonGenerator(final OutputStream os, final JsonEncoding encoding)
	        throws IOException {
		Assert.notNull(encoding, "encoding is required");
		return JsonUtils.jsonFactory.createJsonGenerator(os, encoding);
	}

	public static JsonParser createJsonParser(final InputStream is) throws IOException {
		return JsonUtils.jsonFactory.createJsonParser(is);
	}

	public static Map<String, Object> parse(final InputStream is) throws IOException {
		return JsonUtils.objectMapper.readValue(is, TYPE_REF_PROPERTY_MAP);
	}

	public static <T> T parse(final InputStream is, final Class<T> clazz) throws IOException {
		return JsonUtils.objectMapper.readValue(is, clazz);
	}

	public static <T> T parse(final InputStream is, final TypeReference<T> typeReference) throws IOException {
		return JsonUtils.objectMapper.readValue(is, typeReference);
	}

	public static <T> T parse(final JsonParser is, final Class<T> clazz) throws IOException {
		return JsonUtils.objectMapper.readValue(is, clazz);
	}

	public static <T> T parse(final String json, final Class<T> clazz) {
		Assert.hasText(json, "json is required");
		Assert.notNull(clazz, "clazz is required");
		try {
			return JsonUtils.parse(new ByteArrayInputStream(json.getBytes("UTF-8")), clazz);
		} catch (final IOException e) {
			throw new RuntimeException(e);
		}
	}

	public static <T> T parse(final String json, final TypeReference<T> typeReference) {
		Assert.hasText(json, "json is required");
		Assert.notNull(typeReference, "typeReference is required");
		try {
			return JsonUtils.parse(new ByteArrayInputStream(json.getBytes("UTF-8")), typeReference);
		} catch (final IOException e) {
			throw new RuntimeException(e);
		}
	}

	public static void register(final Module module) {
		objectMapper.registerModule(module);
		prettyPrintobjectMapper.registerModule(module);
		normalizingObjectMapper.registerModule(module);
	}

	public static void serialize(final JsonGenerator os, final Object obj) throws IOException {
		JsonUtils.objectMapper.writeValue(os, obj);
	}

	public static String serialize(final Object obj) {
		Assert.notNull(obj, "obj is required");
		final ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(512);
		try {
			JsonUtils.objectMapper.writeValue(bos, obj);
			return bos.toString("UTF-8");
		} catch (final IOException e) {
			throw new RuntimeException(e);
		}
	}

	public static void serialize(final OutputStream os, final Object obj) throws IOException {
		JsonUtils.objectMapper.writeValue(os, obj);
	}

	public static String serializeNormalized(final Object obj) {
		Assert.notNull(obj, "obj is required");
		final ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(512);
		try {
			JsonUtils.normalizingObjectMapper.writeValue(bos, obj);
			return bos.toString("UTF-8");
		} catch (final IOException e) {
			throw new RuntimeException(e);
		}
	}

	public static void serializeNormalized(final OutputStream os, final Object obj) throws IOException {
		JsonUtils.normalizingObjectMapper.writeValue(os, obj);
	}

	public static String serializePrettyPrint(final Object obj) {
		Assert.notNull(obj, "obj is required");
		final ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(512);
		try {
			JsonUtils.prettyPrintobjectMapper.writeValue(bos, obj);
			return bos.toString("UTF-8");
		} catch (final IOException e) {
			throw new RuntimeException(e);
		}
	}

}

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Marina Bay is a striking 25-storey tower commanding exquisite views of the marina connecting the entire development and the Central Business Bay. A mixeduse development with three podiums, there are generous spaces for residential and retail units, complemented by beautiful landscaping in keeping with the location. Each sector of the building utilises the smartest technology for a healthy and supremely efficient environment that's also very secure – including secure covered parking for residents and guests.
Welcome to a lifestyle where you're woken by the golden rays of the early morning sun reflecting off the water. At Marina Bay, you'll enjoy majestic views as far as the eye can see, and yet all the conveniences of nearby modern infrastructure. Choose from generously proportioned studios or impressive one, two and three bedroom apartments to suit your needs.
A trademark of the DAMAC luxury life is the haven of exclusive leisure facilities awaiting you after a long day. Whether it's a workout at the world-class gymnasium fitness equipment or a swim in the luxurious pool on the waterfront, this modern lifestyle offers you everything you need to relax and unwind.
Located in close proximity to two five-star hotels, Marina Bay offers waterfront apartments with exquisite views of the canal that connects the entire island development, whilst the centre of Abu Dhabi is just a short drive away.
At the base of the mixed-use development is premium retail space, with everyday items on offer as well as gift ideas from exclusive boutiques. The trendy neighbourhood is captivating with its wide range of restaurants and cafés serving international cuisine.


We're looking at the topic of inclusion of kids with special education needs in this miniseries with Barb Newman and Elizabeth Dombrowski of CLC Network.
In Part One of the series, we discussed how CLC Network became involved in serving kids with disabilities in Christian schools in their home region of Western Michigan, and the obstacles they face in getting other Christian schools to pursue inclusion. Today, we'll hear from Barb and Elizabeth on funding inclusive Christian education, and advice for parents who want their kids with special education needs to attend a Christian school.
C4EC: How do schools find the financial support to afford families an educational experience for their children who qualify for IEPs that is equal to (or better) than that offered by the public schools?
CLC Network: Each school has a unique plan. Some schools build in the needed money by simply making it part of the tuition each family pays. Some schools ask for donations or hold fundraisers that allow for those funds. Some schools have a foundation that keeps a good portion of the expenses funded. Some schools can access limited funds from the public school, depending on the district and needs of the children. The most important thing, however, is allowing the community to understand that this "inclusion" program does not just benefit the children with a disability. An inclusion program is about including everyone, and the benefits are for everyone. Isaac's presence in that school has cost some money, and Isaac's presence has benefitted nearly each child in the school. It's money well spent, schools will agree.
C4EC: What advice would you give to the Christian parent who wants their child with special education needs to attend a faith-based school, but lives in a community where none of the local Christian schools are willing or equipped to meet their needs?
CLC Network: Perhaps the Isaac video is a great place to begin. Taking the administrator or key teacher out for lunch and sharing that video clip might be a great place for discussion. Giving them a copy of Barb's books… Any Questions or Nuts and Bolts of Inclusive Education may also give them a picture of what it could look like in their school. A call to the Executive Director of CLC Network can also help that school imagine the possibilities. We also invite interested schools and parents to visit one of the schools partnered with CLC Network so they can see it in action in schools of varying size and backgrounds. Don't recreate the wheel. Let us help! That's the call God has placed on our organization, and we are eager to walk with Christian schools in this exciting journey. Remember it doesn't take a huge investment—you and your school don't have to have all the answers today. You might get a lot of "yes, but" answers in the beginning. If you and your school leaders can keep the big picture in mind, you can find a way to ensure your student is part of the community.
C4EC: CLC Network has developed some extensive resources for Christian schools seeking to better serve kids with learning differences. What resources do you make available for educators in Christian schools? How can they access those resources?
CLC Network: In addition to the books and DVD's in our catalog, we have a library of professional development videos and an online Goals & Objectives program that can track the success of any student on an alternate learning path. Our eight Teacher Consultants draw on their experiences to provide customized advice to your school and your students. In addition, our four school psychologists provide in-depth evaluations, starting with each students' gifts and providing a plan for success. We know there isn't one plan that works for everyone, so we like to talk with you to identify what tools might be best for this point in your journey.
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Last year, Richard Branson announced on his blog that after many years of detailed R&D, Virgin was finally launching the world's first glass-bottomed plane! The maiden voyage was to coincide with the airline's first domestic flight to Scotland. Naturally, the post went viral, and as of today, has 57,000 Likes, 3,484 Tweets and 3,800 Google+ shares. Of course, the world's still waiting for this fancy aircraft. Virgin here.
In 2012, WestJet released a YouTube video where Richard Bartrem, VP Communications, WestJet Airlines, talks about their newest introduction: KargoKids. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out what KargoKids is all about—at check-in, your kids are put into (what look like) baggage trays and ferried by handlers into the cargo hold of the airplane where they are "well taken care of and supervised, with plenty of toys and state-of-the-art feed troughs, so that your children will be able to run, play, scream and eat all they want." Watch the video till the very end.
Practically everybody saw this one back in 2009. It went viral the minute it hit the web—how could it not? Billed as the world's first 'flying hotel', Hotelicopter was design with the Soviet Mil V-12 helicopter (the largest helicopter ever built) as its core. Great in concept, tough in theory clearly. Hotel openings do get delayed, but this one's taking way too long.
In 2009, home rental website Holiday Lettings put out a rental page for Buckingham Palace, the official residence of the British monarch! The website describes it as a conveniently located and pet-friendly 'townhouse' with plenty of available parking. Taking it one step further, Holiday Lettings said: "the owners do reside in the property but are discreet and are available should you require any assistance. They also own other properties throughout the United Kingdom. Please contact them for further details." And who must you contact? Lizzie and Phil Windsor, of course. For those interested, Buckingham Palace goes for anything between £400 to £5,000 (Rs39,972 to Rs4,99,650) per week—probably depending on the amount of space you and your guests wish to occupy.
Last year, everybody's favourite airline app released KidCounter, a calculator of sorts, which claimed to be able to predict the chance of you being seated next to everyone's worst mid-air nightmare—bratty children and wailing babies. KidCounter says it uses data collected over time—travel behaviour, seat preferences and aircraft layouts—to predict the probability of this happening to you. Download and tell us if it works for you.
The one thing common to all these innovations: (In case you didn't figure it yet) all were very elaborate and extremely successful April Fool's Jokes. Enjoy the day, traveller.


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Radical Ideologies
Now or Never Situation
By S Balakrishnan
The Jamaat e Islami, a fundamentalist Sunni outfit with counterparts in Pakistan and Bangladesh, is providing the backbone to the ongoing nationwide protests. Led mostly by upper-caste Syeds n Shaikhs, it is utilising the CAA issue to get back at the Modi govt for banning triple talaq. It failed to mobilise support within the Muslim community on the Triple 'T' issue because most Muslim women welcomed the liberating law. So now it is networking with other malcontent bodies to launch a hate campaign against Modi govt. CAA is not the issue but a regime change is on its agenda. And look at the leaders of the protest -- Umar Khalid n Suzanna Arundhati Roy, who have openly declared support for Kashmiris wanting the state to be merged with Pakistan. By scrapping Art 370, the govt has majorly angered the anti-national separatists. So there is added reason to remove it.
Friends, CAA is about granting citizenship to just 31,000 non-Muslim refugees who are already here after fleeing from religious persecution in the Islamic republic's of Afghanistan, Pakistan n Bangladesh. It is not against Indian Muslims.
NPR/NRC is an effort, initiated by the Congress, to weed out illegal immigrants irrespective of their religion. What is wrong with that? Why should Indian Muslims have anything to fear? Pakistan and Bangladesh already have national identity process. So why can't we have one? Why should we shoulder the burden of failed states like Bangladesh? Btw it was the Jamaat e Islami of Bangladesh which collaborated with the Pak army in the genocide against E.Bengali Muslims.
So friends, let us not be silent spectators to the ongoing nonsense led by pro-separatist leaders.
Let us rally in support of the govt. It's a now or never situation. It's solely in the national interest. Surely you don't want forces of anarchy to overrun our nation. Jai Hind!
(About the Author:- S Balakrishnan is a rare combination of intellectual prowess, journalism and activism. He was a senior journalist with The Times of India and is currently practising criminal law at the Bombay High Court. Balakrishnan frequently takes up matters pro bono for national interest and social cause.)
Anti-CAA
Jamaat
Sunni- Fundamentalist
Anti National


In addition to FK Gjøvik-Lyn, 195 other teams from 39 different countries played in Boys 15. They were divided into 48 different groups, whereof FK Gjøvik-Lyn could be found in Group 35 together with Skultorps IF, Kareby/Kode 2 and Ag Paraskevi Santa.
FK Gjøvik-Lyn continued to Play off B after reaching 3:rd place in Group 35. In the playoff they made it to 1/16 Final, but lost it against Dalen/KFF with 0-2. In the Final, FC Chambly won over Glumslövs FF and became the winner of Play off B in Boys 15.


Elegant Office Credenza & Credenza Hutch - (ASPENHOME: Young Classics office collection).
Aspenhome relays that these pieces in the collection are ... moreElegant Office Credenza & Credenza Hutch - (ASPENHOME: Young Classics office collection).
Aspenhome relays that these pieces in the collection are "inspired by the American Federal period, but updated for the young or young-at-heart."
According to maker, this ASPENHOME Young Classics CREDENZA DESK and CREDENZA HUTCH combination is described as/constructed with: four total drawers and a cabinet drawer on credenza desk; the one file drawer fits letter and legal files; durable English dovetail drawer construction; CPU storage area with Power Director for fax, printer, etcetera; USB power hub with AC, Ethernet and phone connection; easy access to back of CPU - sliding CPU pullout; pullout convertible keyboard/pencil drawer; credenza hutch with four glass doors, three adjustable glass shelves, and three-way touch lighting for display area. WOOD: Poplar Solids with Cherry and Birch Veneers. FINISH: Distressed Black with Dark Cherry Top. METAL: Polished Pewter. ALSO: Cobblestone Black finish accentuated with Cherry rub-through and gentle distressing. Features classic elements of the American Federal Period such as: carved c-scroll detail, Chippendale inspired fret work, and classic columns. Features English dovetail drawer construction and full extension drawers with steel, ball bearing drawer glides. Polished Pewter Bale Handle hardware provides a smart contrast to the antiqued finish.
There are also two round hole cord access areas built-in to the Credenza Desk with hole-cap coverings included. There is also narrow opening slit built in to the Credenza Hutch monitor area where it meets the Credenza Desk to allow cords to be fed through here if desired.
NOTE: The one credenza desk file drawer locks; two keys included. File rods included; files and folders not included. Credenza Hutch light bulbs will not be included. We have enjoyed a 40 watt short stub type of light bulb as it does not protrude below designed area. We may also have the product information available to send along that came with the Credenza Desk & Credenza Hutch.


The Boy Scouts of America organization is making some big changes. The 108-year-old organization is dealing with declining membership numbers and allegations of sexual abuse. The organization is under so much pressure it is reportedly considering filing for bankruptcy.
The BSA is facing lawsuits from numerous former scouts who claim they were sexually abused by scout leaders, at BSA events, or on BSA property. This is a sad turn of events for an organization that has such a storied history, but it is frustrating that these allegations of abuse are just now coming to light.
On top of this, the BSA is opening its ranks to girls who want to be scouts as well as gay scouts and leaders. These changes are supposed to help stop BSA's numbers from declining in the long run, but in the short term it has made a lot of people angry. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons) is advising its members to leave BSA, and the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. are suing for trademark infringement.
We will not be surprised if the national BSA organization files for bankruptcy in order to speed the resolution of the lawsuits that have been filed against it. It is common for organizations facing lots of legal uncertainty to declare bankruptcy to force a settlement. Bankruptcy gives troubled organizations a chance to halt discovery, pull together available assets, and set a timeline for potential plaintiffs to make claims against it. It eliminates the unknowns that come with litigation, and allows the organization to plan for the future. USA Gymnastics has filed for bankruptcy in the face of all the lawsuits over team doctor Larry Nassar's sexual misconduct, as have numerous churches.
If BSA does file for bankruptcy, local scouting groups may not even notice. "The Scouting program in North and Central Alabama will not be impacted as we are financially removed from the operation of the National BSA," says J.T. Dabbs, III, CEO, Greater Alabama Council, Boy Scouts of America.
It is not just large organizations or companies that can take advantage of the bankruptcy rules that halt other lawsuits while a bankruptcy case is pending. If you are being evicted or foreclosed on, one way to halt those actions and hold on to your home is filing for bankruptcy.
It must also be noted that bankruptcy stops cases you might want to proceed as well. For example, divorce cases are put on hold when a bankruptcy is filed, which could significantly delay you and your partner's split.
If you have questions about how filing for bankruptcy will impact your life, please do not hesitate to reach out and schedule and appointment with one of our attorneys. We have years of experience in the bankruptcy world that we are eager to put to work for you.


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MSP 006 Tony Trout, Are We Delicious 5th Anniv.
Are We Delicious? 5th Anniversary celebrates 5 years of abundant creativity. An all-star ensemble of Madison writers, performers and musicians join to create original plays with original music in just 7 days.
Are We Delicious? is an ensemble of Madison writer/performers/musicians who conceive, write, rehearse and perform an original one-hour show in a seven days. Everyone writes, everyone acts, everyone sings! and no one can rest until the final curtain.
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Chefs d'œuvre du Bridgestone Museum of Art | One quality, the finest.
Well, my time in Paris is drawing to a close. I managed to see almost all of the shows that I had wanted to check out this month. The last one on my list was Tokyo-Paris. Masterpieces from the Bridgestone Museum of Art, Ishibashi Foundation Collection. This exhibit with such a long name is in the little musée de l'Orangerie in the Tuileries garden, near the Louvre, until August 21, 2017.
I hadn't realized that the founder of the Bridgestone tire company was a Japanese man, Shojiro Ishibashi, whose last name literally means "bridge" and "stone" when translated into English. He used his fortune to purchase art, eventually amassing a collection of 2,600 works.
At first, he collected Japanese artists who painted in the Impressionist style, then French Impressionists, then other European contemporary artists. He built a museum in the heart of Tokyo in order to share his collection with others. While the museum in being renovated, part of the collection is bringing delight to visitors to the musée de l'Orangerie. I was particularly impressed by some lovely Caillebottes, Monets, and Renoirs that I had never seen before. It's worth checking out if you will be in town.
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Experts slam potential LA County mask mandate over COVID fears
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Some experts Friday slammed public-health officials in Los Angeles County for saying the county will likely reinstitute a local indoor-mask mandate thanks to COVID.
"Three years in, there is little evidence that mask mandates have had a significant impact on [COVID] case rates," said Dr. Margery Smelkinson, an infectious-disease scientist who specializes in influenza and COVID-19, to The Post on Friday. "Considering this unimpressive track record, it is perplexing that many health officials are willing to return to mask mandates."
At a press conference Thursday, Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer announced that the county was creeping toward "high" viral activity with an average of more than 2,700 new COVID infections per day — and that residents could face an indoor-mask mandate as soon as next week.
"There is this common line of thinking that the pandemic is over and COVID is no longer of concern, but these numbers clearly demonstrate that COVID is still with us," Ferrer warned.
But Dr. Smelkinson said she continues to be worried about the impact of such mandatory masking.
Several studies indicate masks are not always effective at preventing respiratory illness.
"Masks make it difficult for children to learn to speak properly and for the deaf and hard-of-hearing to fully participate in society," she noted.
"Most Americans have already learned to live with the virus, and pandemic fatigue will ensure low compliance and a further erosion of confidence in public health officials. I fear that this, in turn, will lead to a strong reluctance to comply in future public health emergencies," she said.
Palos Verdes-based lawyer and local school official Julie Hamill told The Post that the Los Angeles Department of Public Health had "lost the public's trust a long time ago."
Dr. Marc Siegel, a clinical professor and medical analyst, argues mask mandates are demonstrations of compliance.
Hamill, who was recently elected to the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, is representing a group of parents in a lawsuit against any county masking order. Called the Alliance of Los Angeles County Parents, the group calls for "removal of all unnecessary, harmful, and unjustified restrictions against children.
"[Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer] continues to ignore current scientific realities," Hamill wrote.
"We know there is an extremely low mortality rate associated with COVID, especially for children. We know that there are no randomized controlled trial studies with statistically significant data to support masking as a way to prevent transmission of respiratory viruses. In fact, hundreds of years of scientific data show that masking does not prevent spread of respiratory viruses," Hamill said.
Los Angeles residents may face a mask mandate as soon as next week.
Still, there are several studies indicating that masks are effective at preventing respiratory illness. One research document published in February 2022 by the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report indicated that consistent use of a cloth face mask or N95 respirator was associated with lower odds of testing positive for COVID-19.
Another lab study published in the journal Aerosol Science and Technology in November 2020 demonstrated that cloth masks blocked 51% of respiratory droplets from coughing, while N95 respirators blocked 99%.
But Dr. Marc Siegel, a clinical professor of medicine at NYU Langone Health and Fox News medical analyst, shared Dr. Smelkinson's skeptical position on mandates.
A lab study showed cloth masks blocked 51% of respiratory droplets from coughing.
"[Masks] are political weapons, not medical tools," he said. "I'm pro-mask, but I'm anti-mandate."
Dr. Siegel endorsed wearing "a fit-tested N95 mask" in a hospital setting but said that overall mask effectiveness hinged on the wearer.
"I was monitoring the streets [during mandates], and I don't think I ever saw anyone wearing [their mask] properly," he said. "[Mask effectiveness] depends on the person knowing what they are doing."
Mask mandates, he argued, are simply demonstrations of compliance, not public safety.
"As soon as they take the mandates off, everyone takes the masks off!" he pointed out. "Where's the public health in that? It's just a matter of obedience.
As with Dr. Smelkinson, Dr. Siegel also expressed concerns about the unseen cost of forced masking, including "socialization problems, kids with learning."
"[A mandate] is not going to work," he concluded. "It's a bad precedent, and it shouldn't be done."
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Q: XCode App Icon error I made PNG 58×58 image named myIcon@2x.png and set to app icon.
When build by simulator, the app correctly run.
But when real machine, the app outputs error
with message Failed to write PNG data for the app icon set from "AppIcon appiconse.../test.app/AppIcon29×29@2x.png
Why do such error occur?

A: Try to find answer here - Build app with Xcode 4 - it always show some error about PNG image
There is solution:
You have to save your PNG files as NOT INTERLACED. Try to open the file in photoshop (or similar), save as, and select "Not interlaced".

A: I guess that you use simulator with retina display, but device with non-retina display.
Icon with size 58×58 is used for iPhone Settings/Spotlight, iPad Settings for retina display.
Icon with size 29×29 is used for the same aims but for non-retina display.

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*Actually you need add icon with size 29×29.

*If this icon exists in your project then check if it is really uses PNG format.

A: The 58 x 58 size is for the Settings icon, not the app icon. Look at the Apple Docs for details
App icon (required for all apps) 120 x 120, 152 x 152, 76 x 76
Settings icon (recommended) 58 x 58, 29 x 29


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Unforgettable closing of the 27th International Izmir Festival
On 16 July 2013, the 27th International Izmir Festival organised by the Izmir Foundation for Culture Arts and Education (İKSEV) ended with the Apollon Musagéte Quartet concert which took place at the Celsus Library of Ephesus. Prior to the concert that started the events for the 600th anniversary of the Turkey-Poland Diplomatic Relations that will be celebrated next year, KSEV President of the Board of Directors Filiz Sarper presented an appreciation plaque to Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Istanbul Miroslaw Stawski.
The Celsus Library is one of the most fascinating venues of the International Izmir Festival. The concert took place in collaboration with the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Istanbul, the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Poland in Izmir and under programme sponsorship of CMS, and was enjoyed by Consul General Miroslaw Stawski, Selçuk District Governor Ayhan Boyac and his wife, KSEV President of the Board of Directors Filiz Sarper, Kathrin Deventer, Secretary General of the European Festivals Association (EFA), Philippe Piguet, French art historian and curator, Vice-Consul in Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Istanbul, Lukasz Paprotny, the Classical Music Director of Adam Mickiewicz Institute ukasz Strusiki, Ceyla Boroval, the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland in Izmir and art-lovers.
The Apollon Musagéte Quartet consisting of Pawe Zalejski (violin), Bartosz Zachod (violin), Piotr Szumie (viola) and Piotr Skweres (cello) played Czech composer Josef Suk's "Meditation on an Old Czech Hymn", Polish Composer Penderecki's String Quartet "Leaves of an Unwritten Diary" and Mendelssohn-Bartholdy's String Quartet No.2.
The works that the Quartet has chosen from the contemporary and classical repertoire and their superior virtuosities received great admiration and applause. Four young artists thanked the applause with Stravinsky's Tango. Apollon Musagéte members, who told that coming to the lands where their spiritual mentor Apollon was assumed to have lived and giving a concert here was an extraordinary experience, said that they were leaving Izmir with happy memories.
Kathrin Deventer, Secretary General of the European Festivals Association (EFA), said: "Attending the closing concert of the Izmir Festival in Ephesus, at the Library of Celsus, performed by the Apollon Musagéte Quartet, was breath-taking. Being introduced to this place, and other places in Europe, through the arts, discovering our rich cultural heritage and enjoying it with great contemporary music is a mission that the Izmir Festival is accomplishing so brilliantly this year for the 27th time."
International Izmir Festival


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Q: how to set vector input of Tensorflow Lite C++ I have a binary text classification model and I'm trying to test simple tensorflow lite c++ code with TensorflowLite model. The original model will convert the string input to a vector, and the model will take the vector as input and then make predictions. I have found some information online regarding setting up inputs for lite c+ code. But they mainly take single float or int value as inputs. I am not sure how I should set up vectors input for tensorflow lite c++ code
This is my code
// Build the interpreter
  tflite::ops::builtin::BuiltinOpResolver resolver;
  InterpreterBuilder builder(*model, resolver);
  std::unique_ptr<Interpreter> interpreter;
  builder(&interpreter);
  TFLITE_MINIMAL_CHECK(interpreter != nullptr);

  // Allocate tensor buffers.
  TFLITE_MINIMAL_CHECK(interpreter->AllocateTensors() == kTfLiteOk);
  printf("=== Pre-invoke Interpreter State ===\n");
  tflite::PrintInterpreterState(interpreter.get());

  // Fill input buffers
  // TODO(user): Insert code to fill input tensors
  int input = interpreter->inputs()[0];
  float* input_data_ptr = interpreter->typed_tensor<float>(input);
  // I created dumpy test data here
  std::vector<int> vec = {39, 22, 17, 28, 31, 22, 33, 12, 6, 3, 6, 2, 15, 27, 25};
  int size = static_cast<int>(vec.size());
 //My oirginal python model will do padding so the vector will be fixed as 128 dimensions
  while (size <128)
  {
         vec.insert(vec.begin(), 0);
         size++;
  }
  for (int c = 0; c <128 ; ++c) {
        *(input_data_ptr) = (float)vec[c];
        input_data_ptr++;

  }

  // Run inference
  TFLITE_MINIMAL_CHECK(interpreter->Invoke() == kTfLiteOk);
  printf("\n\n=== Post-invoke Interpreter State ===\n");
  tflite::PrintInterpreterState(interpreter.get());

  // Read output buffers
  // TODO(user): Insert getting data out code.
  int output_idx = interpreter->outputs()[0];
  float* output = interpreter->typed_tensor<float>(output_idx);
 printf("Prediction Result: %f\n", output);
  return 0;

This is the output message, the prediction results is always 0.0 no matter what test data I use
Node   0 Operator Builtin Code  53 CAST
  Inputs: 0
  Outputs: 33
Node   1 Operator Builtin Code  36 GATHER
  Inputs: 2 33
  Outputs: 34
Node   2 Operator Builtin Code  22 RESHAPE
  Inputs: 34 32
  Outputs: 35
Node   3 Operator Builtin Code 119 WHILE
  Inputs: 12 12 4 3 3 35 5 10 15 16 17 18 35 23 19 6 7 8 9 24 20 25 21 26 22 31 12 11 14 13
  Outputs: 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65
Node   4 Operator Builtin Code  77 SHAPE
  Inputs: 38
  Outputs: 66
Node   5 Operator Builtin Code  22 RESHAPE
  Inputs: 38 66
  Outputs: 67
Node   6 Operator Builtin Code  45 STRIDED_SLICE
  Inputs: 67 28 29 30
  Outputs: 68
Node   7 Operator Builtin Code   9 FULLY_CONNECTED
  Inputs: 68 27 1
  Outputs: 69
Node   8 Operator Builtin Code  14 LOGISTIC
  Inputs: 69
  Outputs: 70
Prediction Result: 0.000000


This restaurant as been a well good qaulity restaurant in Lagos state please try to make your self a participant. There is all u need in the restaurant.
Great place to have authentic India and Chinese cuisines. This is not really a fusion restaurant, they have 2 distinct menus for each. I have slight preference for the Indian food. It cost aroud ₦15K for me and my friend. Customer service is really good. The ambience makes it feel like a Buddha Temple. It turns into a nightclub late at night.
I miss the days when Spice Route was exclusive. Now everyone wants to take their significant other there and its so crowded! Not to mention all the shady characters there nowadays. Food is still good though but management needs to sort out some other issues.
I like Spice Route mainly for the ambiance. The food isn't bad at all, although it's not the best Indian food in Lagos. Their cocktails are always on point for me.
Spice Route is a mixture of club + restaurant. The club bit plays almost no Nigerian music and loads of techno/house music. I'm a fan of both genres, but it's a bit ridiculous that the dj seems to forget he is playing within Nigeria. I understand that 70% of the cross there are expats, but what about the 30%. Maybe they changed their dj, but last year, the music mix was much better.
The food is pretty good. The last time I bought dinner here, I purchased a meal to go and forgot it on the table. I called the staff within 10 minutes of leaving and I was informed that it was trashed. Smelled like foul play to me.
Luckily for them, I was leaving Nigeria the next morning for about 3 weeks, so I couldn't go back in to demand for a refund within reasonable time.
Sherlaton down the street is not as fancy looking, but offers better food at lower prices + better customer service (Sherlaton also runs for 24hrs).
Like this place- good food, good ambiance. Staff is also very friendly and attentive. But if you don't mind not being in a fancy place, the Sherlaton Hotel down the road has just as great Indian food at a fraction of the cost. But like I said, make sure you are ok not being in a fancy, ritzy place.


One of my first ever posts, "Translators' time-warp", was about the confusion that arises when you work with clients in different time zones and with different public holidays from your own.
Well, it's happening again today. It's bad enough getting back into work mode after the Christmas and New Year period (although to be honest I'll be glad to get back to normal. And so will my waistline). But here in Scotland we're out of kilter today not just with Europe and the rest of the world but with the rest of the UK too. That's because 2 January is a Scottish bank holiday – no doubt the powers that be decided there was no point opening for business when most of the staff would still be nursing their Hogmanay (31 December) and Ne'erday (1 January) hangovers.
So, I'm working on my first projects of 2014 and today am "on call" for an Italian client, while the rest of the country is still on holiday. Then Monday 6 January will be a public holiday in Italy (the Epiphany or, in its modern incarnation, the "Befana"), but not here. What's a translator to do?
Official public holidays in the UK.
Official public holidays in Italy.
Here in New Zealand, we have a public holiday on 2nd January, too. Most people are also taking 3rd Jan off, so we're not back at work until next week. We're a bit out of kilter with Scotland though because it's summer here!
That's really out of kilter. Although I suspect Scotland's summers are always out of kilter with everyone else's, given the weather here.


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Иезикиил (Ехезкл) Левит (; 2 мая 1878, Толочин, Витебская губерния — 1945, Нью-Йорк) — русский и еврейский поэт, прозаик, драматург и переводчик, педагог. Писал на идише, иврите и русском языке.

Биография
Жил в Кишинёве, публиковался в бессарабских периодических изданиях. Отдельными книгами на русском языке вышли его поэма «Дебора» (1900), два сборника стихотворений и басен (1901 и 1904), комедия в четырёх действиях «Деньги, деньги — в них вся суть» (1899), повесть «Одна истина» (1901). На идише вышли его детская книга «Ханукальные огни» (1903) и сборник «לידער» (стихи, 1909).

Известны романсы на его стихи на русском языке. В 1896 году в Кишинёве в переводе И. Левита на иврит вышла книга Д. Л. Мордовцева «Гайдамачина» (Бейн ха-мецарим) о резне евреев гайдамаками в Умани. Переводил на идиш прозу Л. Н. Толстого. Сохранилась его переписка с писателем И. Штейнбергом (1896).

После эмиграции в Америку жил в Нью-Йорке (Бруклин), Вашингтоне и Бостоне, публиковался на идише и иврите, а также в переводах на английский язык, писал стихи (некоторые из которых также были положены на музыку), басни, публицистические работы. На английский язык его переводила суфражистка Элис Стоун Блэкуэл.

Учился в Колумбийском университете (Ph.D. по педагогике). Работал учителем, редактором газеты «Jewish Voice», директором учительской семинарии Hebrew Teachers College в Бостоне, занимался общественной деятельностью.

Семья
 Жена — Голда Левит (1910—?), трое сыновей и дочь.
 Сын — психолог и психофармаколог Фред Левитт (, род. 1940), автор книг «Research Methodology: Behavioural Scientists» (1990), «Drugs and Behavior» (1994), «Evaluating Scientific Research» (2004), «Key Concepts in Medical and Behavioral Research» (2009), «Improving Medical Outcomes» (2011) и других.

Публикации

На русском языке
 Перпер А. О. Неудачник. Подлец: рассказы. С предисловием И. М. Левита. Бендеры: Типография А. Г. Александрова, 1899.
 Левит И. М. Деньги, деньги — в них вся суть: комедия в 4-х действиях. Бендеры: Типография А. Г. Александрова, 1900.
 Левит И. М. Дебора (поэма). Кишинёв: Типография С. Я. Дворжеца, 1900. — 36 с. — 3000 экз.
 Левит И. М. Стихотворения. Кишинёв: Типография А. Гольденштейна, 1901. — 200 с. — 1000 экз.
 Левит И. М. Одна истина: повесть. Кишинёв: Типография М. Я. Спивака, 1901.
 Левит И. М. Басни и стихотворения. Кишинёв: Типография В. Б. Сотина, 1904.
 Зимняя дума: романс для пения с аккомпанементом фортепиано. cis.1—g.2. Музыка И. Розенберга, слова И. М. Левита. Варшава, 1905.

На других языках
 הנרות הללו ספור לילדים (рассказы для детей, на иврите). Нью-Йорк: Зрубавель, 1903.
 Chanukah lights (juvenile story). Нью-Йорк, 1903.
 Ширей Цион (musical score, на иврите). Proceeds for the Relief of the Survivors of the Kishineff Martyrs. New York: Zion Educational League, 1903.
 לאוגנדה לא נלך (статьи против плана Уганды, на иврите)
 קובץ בקבלה (эссе на иврите).
 צו מײַן פֿאָלק (цу майн фолк — к моему народу, стихи на идише). Нью-Йорк: Б. Киршенбойм, 1906.
 Ezekiel Leavitt. Songs of Grief and Gladness; Deborah. Translated by Alice Stone Blackwell. Saint Louis: Press of The Modern View, 1907.
 צללים (на иврите). Нью-Йорк, 1907.
 Ezekiel Leavitt. Education and psychology. New Haven: A. D. Steinbach Press, 1908.
 לידער (стихи, на идише). Вашингтон: Yisroel Friedman, 1909.
 שירי יחזקאל לעוויט (стихи, на иврите). New York: A. H. Rosenberg, 1910.
 Ezekiel Leavitt. The «Pleasures» of the Czar, Etc. New York: I. Friedman, 1910.
 Ezekiel Leavitt. At Ellis Island (стихи). Translated by Alice Stone Blackwell. Двуязычное издание (на идише и английском языке). Бостон: Leavitt & Rubenstein Press, 1914.
 Arise! (musical score). Music by Simchah Z. Ginsberg. Boston: Leavitt & Rubenstein Press, 1914.
 Die Yiddische Marseillaise (musical score for voice and piano). Music by Platon Brounoff. New York: S. Goldberg, ?
 Ezekiel Leavitt. Songs of Grief and Gladness; Deborah. Translated by Alice Stone Blackwell. Second edition, revised and enlarged. Boston: The Williams Company, 1917.
 Ezekiel Leavitt. In The Standard Book of Jewish Verse (compiled by Joseph Friedlander). New York, 1917.
 Ezekiel Leavitt. Parrot Gods, A Book Of Essays And Sketches. Бостон: The Talmud Society, 1921.
 די נאַכט איז שטיל (ди нахт из штил — ночь тиха, на идише). Песни, музыка Пинхоса Ясиновского. Нью-Йорк: Renanah, 1927.
 Henry Keller, Ezekiel Leavitt. Modern Hebrew orthopedic terminology. Boston: The Stratford Company Publishers, 1931.
 Ezekiel Leavitt. The Higher Love: A Drama in Four Acts. Brooklyn: Monarch Printing & Publishing Company, 1934. — 234 p.
 Ezekiel Leavitt. When Love Runs Wild: A Play in Four Acts. Brooklyn: Monarch Print. & Pub. Co., 1934..
 שירי יחזקאל (ширей ехескл — стихи Иезикииля, двуязычное издание на идише с переводом на иврит). Нью-Йорк: Издательство Шулингера, 1940.
 I Love You America (musical score). Music: Samuel Weisser. New York, 1941.

Литература
 Русская литература Молдовы в лицах и персоналиях. XIX — начало XXI вв. Авторы-составители: К. Б. Шишкан, С. Г. Пынзару, С. П. Прокоп. Кишинёв: Инесса, 2003; стр. 125.
 Книги И. Левита в сети
 YIVO Archives: Ezekiel Leavitt
 Parrot Gods (очерки и эссе, на английском языке)
 At Ellis Island (стихи, двуязычное издание)
 Songs of Grief and Gladness; Deborah (на английском языке)

Примечания

Русские поэты
Поэты Российской империи
Поэты Молдавии
Драматурги Молдавии
Персоналии:Кишинёв
Драматурги Российской империи
Писатели Российской империи
Русские писатели по алфавиту
Переводчики Российской империи
Поэты на идише
Писатели на идише
Писатели на иврите
Поэты на иврите
Поэты США
Публицисты США
Выпускники Колумбийского университета
Доктора философии
Переводчики с русского языка
Драматурги США
Педагоги США


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Gurgen II "the Great" (, Gurgen Didi) (died February 14, 941) was a Georgian prince of the Bagratid dynasty of Tao-Klarjeti and hereditary ruler of Tao with the title of eristavt-eristavi, "duke of dukes". He also bore the Byzantine title of magistros.

The son of Adarnase III of Tao, Gurgen succeeded on the death of his paternal uncle Ashot Kukhi in 918. He features prominently in the medieval Georgian sources, being nicknamed as "the Great". A patron of local monastic communities, Gurgen presided over the construction of a new cathedral at Khandzta.

Gurgen was an energetic ruler and accumulated in his hands much power, ruling over Tao, parts of Klarjeti and Javakheti, and also Adjara and Nigali. The expansion of his territories was at the expense of his cousins and neighbours. Thus, sometime between 923 and 941, he wrested Klarjeti from his father-in-law Ashot "the Prompt", son of Bagrat I, giving him two other domains — western part of Javakheti and Adjara — in exchange. He further made a thrust at Armenian-held Samshvilde, as well.

Gurgen was married to a daughter of Ashot the Swift, member of the Bagratid line of Klarjeti. They had the only daughter who married the Abasgian prince Bagrat, son of King Constantine III. With Gurgen's death in 941, the Bagratid line of Tao became extinct and his state was divided among other branches of the dynasty.

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Grand dukes of Tao
941 deaths
10th-century rulers in Asia
Year of birth unknown
Magistroi
Bagrationi dynasty of Tao


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