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Single use plastics including straws and cotton buds to be banned by 2021 across the EU
Yahoo News UK 25 October 2018
European Parliament votes to ban single-use plastics
Single use plastics are to be banned from 2021 across the European Union.
The ban will cover polystyrene fast food packaging, plastic drinking straws, cotton buds, plastic cutlery and other products where there is an eco-friendly alternative.
The plastic ban received support from politicians in the European Parliament, with MEPs backing the proposals in a 571-53 majority.
The ban is likely to apply to the UK as it looks set to be put on the statute books before the end of the Brexit transition period.
It is hoped legislation supporting the ban will reduce pollution in the world's oceans, rivers and other waterways.
The new law would also ensure single use plastic bottles are 90% recycled by 2025.
It would also mean that fishing nets, identified as a major pollutant in the Mediterranean sea and Atlantic ocean, will be manufactured in a more environmentally considerate way.
The legislation hopes to ensure plastic bottles 90% recycled by 2025
Existing fishing gear currently contributes to more than a quarter of rubbish found on European beaches.
Part of the plastic ban will be an aim to encourage nations collect and responsibly dispose of it, so that by 2025 at least 15% of dumped or lost fishing equipment should be recycled.
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MANILA, Philippines — Andi Eigenmann did not mince words at those who made assumptions about Ellie over her short hair.
Eigenmann, in an Instagram post on Wednesday, clapped back at people who assumed that Ellie's short hair has something to do with her gender identity.
"Been receiving so much comments from strangers asking me what happened to Ellie's hair, assuming that it has something to do with her gender identity, or simply telling me how much of a waste it was to cut her hair of because 'she was so beautiful,'" Eigenmann wrote.
The actress emphasized that Ellie was still beautiful regardless of the length of her hair.
"My daughter STILL IS beautiful, and no matter how much she will change through time, she always will be. Because it was never her long hair that made her look good," Eigenmann said.
As a mother, Eigenmann said she was scared about raising Ellie around people who think this way.
"I am trying to raise a child that is comfortable in her own skin. That is confident in being true to who she is, regardless of what others may think. As a mother though, it gets scary for me to raise my child around people who think this way," Eigenmann said.
In an Instagram story also posted on Wednesday, Eigenmann further lamented those who give comments about Ellie.
"What is wrong with all these people saying that my kid looks like a boy or asking if she is a lesbian just because she has short hair??" the caption read.


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De Pere schools look to January in-person return
By Heather Graves
DE PERE – The De Pere school district has set its sights on a possible return to in-person instruction after the new year.
Superintendent Ben Villarruel proposed the January return to the board at a special meeting Monday, Dec. 7.
"At a national level, certainly, they've felt based on what they've seen, they have encouraged schools to do whatever they can to remain open for face-to-face instruction," Villarruel said. "So, it's in that spirit that we are presenting this plan."
Students have been in a virtual learning model since late September, after the district began experiencing teacher and/or staff shortages.
"We did not close because it was the end of government funding or at a request of anyone outside our district," said David Youngquist, board president. "We were about to have a serious problem with students coming to school with a gap in our teachers being available in some of those schools."
He said the district has remained closed "to help slow the spread of the virus in the community per the urging of county and city officials."
Over the course of the last few months, the board worked collaboratively with administration to create a 10-point plan to guide the decision of reopening.
"Each point of the plan was designed to reduce the risk as much as possible, so we could avoid closing again in the future," Youngquist said.
Based on recently updated recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other medical professionals, the district feels now is the time to start looking at a return to in-person learning, while still adhering to safety recommendations.
"What I've learned in this pandemic is that new information leads to different conclusions," Villarruel said. "We are following the direction of the CDC. We have been consistent with that as a district, and we will continue to be consistent. As a local community, a nation and a world learn more about COVID-19, certainly there will be changes, and certainly when the vaccine is rolled out and distributed to our families that will also change our plans again. I've learned that we have had to change direction many times, and we've had to develop new plans for what science has offered us."
If approved by the board at its meeting Monday, Dec. 14, the district would return to the grade-level approach that was in place at the beginning of the year:
• Grades 4K-6 – five days/week in-person.
• Grades 7-12 – blended learning (cohorts A and B attend school in-person two days/week, learn virtually on Wednesdays).
The plan has grades 4K-6 starting Jan. 11. Grades 7-12 would return on Jan. 19 and 21 respectively.
Youngquist said he is hesitant about a Jan. 11 return for elementary students, saying it's too close to the holidays and fears a major spike in cases.
"I'm of the opinion that there is going to be a high number of cases on Jan. 11 after the holidays, and it is my opinion that it is going to cause chaos and confusion for the younger students," he said. "So if this is the proposal, I will vote 'no' because of the date. I'm only voting 'no' because of the date, not because of the concept."
Others feel comfortable with the plan, for now.
Board member Bob Mathews said he agrees a lot can happen between now and then, but supports the Jan. 11 date.
"We are going to continue to evaluate, but our plan is to open the 11th based off of what we know," Mathews said. "This could be subject to change. We are planning to open up. That is our plan. That is what we are moving toward. But there are situations and instances that could derail this. But our plan and all of our actions and all of our efforts are moving toward those dates."
If the board approves the plan and reopens in January, any closures in the future would be handled on a building by building basis.
District leadership will monitor attendance and absences of all grade levels on a daily basis.
If absences in grades 4K-6 exceed 33 percent of a school's population on two out of three days, a one to two week closure will take place.
A building closure for grades 7-12 will be needed if student absences exceed 25 percent.
Villarruel stressed regardless of the plan, four mitigating strategies need to be in place for this to work – wear masks, social distance, hand washing and remaining home when experiencing any kind of symptoms.
Parents have another opportunity to choose between a return to in-person instruction (when buildings re-open) or remain in the virtual learning model.
The deadline for families to make this decision is Dec. 18.
All teachers would be required to return to teach in person.
Villarruel said if teachers have health concerns, the district would work with them on a case-by-case basis.
"We had meetings all last week with teachers about recommending a return," he said. "Some are excited, some are cautious, others are worried."
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A poster for a social cause featured in the exhibition 'Bandiere della Pace — United States of Peace', based in different placements into and across the city of Udine (italy) through june 2010. The only colors allowed by the exhibition statement for the participants to use for their deeds were those of the peace flag, so the rainbow colors. Strongly inspired by the highway simbol (and of course by Kraftwerk's Autobahn album cover), my entry's message is clear: driving on lanes of peace you can go far. Plotter print on canvas.


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The Arab Spring has spared Jordan's monarchy, but the foreign minister says it cannot be ignored.
"The Arab Spring has affected Jordan - a gentle breeze, as I keep saying, as opposed to the turbulent winds we saw in other countries," Nasser Judeh told CNN's Christiane Amanpour Tuesday.
Small outbursts in Jordan have turned into increasingly large protests. Islamists have taken to the street, along side ordinary people who are protesting increasing utility costs, corruption and a lack of reforms.
Judeh defended Jordan's constitutional monarchy and went as far as to say that King Abdullah II is the consensus figure for the country.
"He's the guarantor of the reform process; he's the facilitator of dialogue. And at the end of the day, he's the one who's leading this reform process" Judeh told Amanpour.
Judeh maintained that Jordan has met the benchmarks for the reforms it set out. Critics call them perpetually cosmetic reforms, which are never fully enacted.
Since 2011, King Abdullah II has ushered in and out five prime ministers. A sixth one could be on his way in with the upcoming Jordanian elections. There is worry that significant groups of people may boycott the elections, mainly the political wing of Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood.
In spite of that, the foreign minister stood firm on Jordan's governance.
"Jordan is a monarchy, a constitutional monarchy that is enacting a program of reform that will bring about a parliamentary government that is truly representative of the people. I think you can't get more modern than that," he told Amanpour.
A quarter million Syrian refugees have sought refuge in Jordan since March of last year.
He would not say whether that would propel the international community into intervention or targeted bombings.
The vacuum in Syria for extremists and other bad actors worries Jordan.
Judeh said that Israel's announcement of a new settlement in East Jerusalem, coming just days after an upgraded Palestinian status at the United Nations, puts the two-state solution in jeopardy.
In spite of critical international response, even from Israel's closest ally the United States, Israel say they will carry out the order to build the settlement.
The Arab Spring ILLUSION as it is man made manipulation and Stimulation.
Hope your modern king continues with his reform. Jordan and the Jordanian people are great. Just do not turn Islamists on us...we want to see you flourish, not going back to the middle ages.
Every thing changed since king Abdullah became king. He changed the country for the better, Jordan is a modern country and the people are educated and are doing fine. His prime ministers and cabinet are very corrupt and a bunch of losers, but many of these losers are elected by the people who get money for voting for most of the people in office. The tribes issue should be solved first and the wasta (favours) should be dealt with. Every country in the world have a percentage of poor in it. But the poor in Jordan are a strange case..a big number of these will have three cell line and three cell phones and smoking 3 pack of cigarettes a day and buying things they can't offered. We in Jordan are not like Syria or Lybia or Egypt. In Jordan every thing is not as expensive as the United States. I lived for 11 years in Jordan and now I'm back in the USA in Jordan I lived a very good life on $1500 and I lived in Al Rabia area which is West Amman. I'm back in the Virgin islands and to live the life I had in Jordan I need $3500 a month. We know that there is problems in Jordan but we don't want to start killing people and destroying the country because of rise in prices. All over the world there is rise in prices..we have to wait and see what will happen. Our king is a very humble king he tries his best and really is loved by the people but some in the country are stirring trouble for their private agendas. I'm not a Jordanian so I'm not bias. I'm American Palestinian. May God protect Jordan and all the peace loving countries from the evils of some humans.
What's modern about increasing our national debt from 10 billion dollars to 30 billion dollars?? Yes we are educated but no we are not fine. If we were fine you wouldnt be living abroad. Who picked our corrupt prime ministers? who picked our corrupt heads of the intelligence agency?? the people have no role in this and never had. Please get you facts right. These posts are only appointed by the King. The annual average income per capita is over 50 in the U.S, in Jordan it's 6 k a year. Its much easier to make 3500 in the U.S than 1500 in Jordan. It seems that you have been away for a while now. Plus who should've solved the tribes issue? Only the regime has the power to solve such issues. Listen we Jordanian are not looking to get rid of the Hashemite family, but we also want the proper leadership for our country, a leadership that is not interested in business deals. We want to save our King but he has to save himself first and being humble is not enough.
I left Jordan last year. I grew up in America and went back to Jordan so my children could learn arabic and to be among their people. I saw first hand how people sell their votes in the south and they will choose representatives who make false promises. The south is very poor, but some of it is because people want to sit behind a desk and do nothing and get a good salary.I'm for peaceful demonstrations but when random shooting starts I don't want it to be another Syria. I left Jordan because of what happened to my daughter she was killed in the terrorist attack on Jordan I tried to stay but couldn't to many sad memories.I Love Jordan and I wish the best for it but please accept that some of our problems are also made by us and not the government.
If you live in the US now, become an American. Enough about "Palestinians"...your future is not in the Middle East. Make new life where you are and move on from a troubled area and from he constraints of a troubled mindset of still being a refugee. The war is over...!
the people choose the corrupt people who represent them in office. Go to all the villages and see how they elect their representatives. Also all countries have debt but solve their problems without violence..I love Jordan and I just left it one year ago. We don't want the Muslim Brotherhood to rule.
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With a large selection of tea, coffee and other drinks, you will certainly find what you are looking for to relax with in the sofa by the fire. Below you'll find our menu. Don't forget to look at the menu boards in The Gulliver Tree for special offers!
Breakfast is served between 9.00 am and 11.30 am. After 11.30 am? Have a look at our lunch menu! No drinks included in breakfast.
Butter, jam and Nutella included.
Slices of bread from a local baker, farmer's bread and pastry or bread roll. Butter, jam and Nutella included.
Slices of Brugse Jonge cheese, ham, cheese and ham, brie and honey, smoked salmon, soft-boiled egg (organic), banana slices, fruit salad, yoghurt, soy-yoghurt, glass prosecco or freshly squeezed orange juice.
Lunch is served between 12.00 noon and 2.00 pm. The kitchen is closed after 2.00 pm. Make sure to take a look at our blackboard for other lunch suggestions.
Portion of bread served with butter, olive oil and herbs.
Slices of Brugse Jonge cheese, goat's cheese, brie, Manchego, cooked ham, smoked ham or smoked salmon.
Have a peek at the bar or ask for our cakes of the day! Prices vary.
Taster of small homemade desserts.
Reservation required. Finger sandwiches, homemade scones with jam and clotted cream and cakes. One tea or coffee included. Reservations have to be made at least one day in advance.
Black tea spiced with cloves, cinamon, cardamom, etc.
Infusions of dried fruit and herbs.
South-African herbal infusion (caffeine free).
Fruit infusion of papaya, apple, orange, rosehip and hibiscus.
Fruit infusion of elderberry, grape, black currants, raspberry and hibiscus.
Signature herbal infusion of rosepettals, jasmin, chamomile, cardamom, cocoabeans etc.
Infusion of dried rosehip and hibiscus flowers.
Soothing herbal infusion of chamomile flowers.
Soothing herbal infusion of cut tilia leaf and blossoms.
Digestive herbal infusion of finely chopped peppermint leafs.
Digestive infusion of cut gingerroot.
Herbal infusion with fennel, pepper, cloves, dandelion, turmeric, sage, ginger, liquorice root, cinamon, anise, juniper, coriander and parsley.
'Large coffee', based on an espresso.
A small amount of water forced through finely ground coffee beans.
Espresso, topped with a dollop of milk froth.
Same amounts of coffee, steamed milk and milk froth.
Signature cappuccino, made with chocolate sauce latte art.
Same amounts of coffee and steamed milk.
Espresso with a lot of steamed milk and a collar of milk froth.
Espresso with hot chocolate milk, topped with whipped cream.
Coffee with amaretto and cream.
Coffee with cognac and cream.
Double espresso with hot water.
Espresso made with less water.
Discover more seasonal drinks on our suggestion board!
Freshly squeezed orange juice & pure juices by Alain Milliat (apple, pear, white grape, rosé grape, red grape, carrot & tomato). Discover other flavours on the suggestion board.
Cold milk, hot milk, hot milk with honey or hot chocolate. Add whipped cream!
Local beer, brewed in the centre of the city. Blonde or dark.
White wine – "Le Brognole", Chardonnay del Veneto. Red wine – "Corte dei Mori", Rosso del Veneto. Wine from a small vineyard by Lake Garda, Italy.
Prosecco D.O.C.G. – Moro Sergio Prosecco Superiore. Grown in the heart of Valdobbiadene, Italy.
Indonesia, Asia – Coffee with a fruity, earthy taste and a full body.


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Distribución geográfica
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Dear friends, Let me once again warmly welcome the Mayor, the Police Commissioner, and so many of you who serve the City of Baltimore as members of the police force. Thank you for your service to our community! Every day you put your lives on the line to keep the citizens of our City safe and strive to build bonds of trust between the police and the community. Every day you strive to strengthen your efforts on behalf of us all as you implement necessary reforms and see to it that your ranks are filled with men and women who are worthy of this high calling. It's my opinion that, as a community, we don't pause nearly often enough to thank you for the demanding and difficult work you do to create a safe and peaceful Baltimore for all its citizens. . . so first of all we thank you!
This Mass is also an occasion to pray for you and for your work. I don't know about you, but when someone says to me, "Archbishop, I'm praying for you!" – that very fact gives me comfort and courage in my ministry. The fact that we've gathered together as a community of faith to pray with you and to pray for you is meant to be a source of comfort and encouragement to you and to your colleagues. So may the Lord bless you in your work which is more than a job but indeed a calling!
And there's a third reason why we are here – namely, so that the Word of God in Scripture may shed divine light on the work you have been called to do in our midst. God's Word offers you and indeed all of us, direction for our daily life and work and encouragement to follow the path of truth, virtue, and goodness.
And let us begin with the first reading from Book of Exodus. As you know, this book of the Bible recounts the escape of the people of Israel from the slavery and forced labor of the land of Egypt. While in the desert, the Lord revealed himself to the people through Moses so as to form them into a people, a nation, that was especially his own. Interestingly, this was to be "a nation of laws not men," as John Adams would say, a nation guided by the Law of God, the Ten Commandments. Three of the Commandments, as we know, pertain to our relationship with God and seven pertain to our relationship with our neighbors.
God's Commandments are not unreasonable. The LORD did not command his people do outlandish things; rather, through the Commandments he guided them to discover his law already written in their hearts, that innate sense of right and wrong, that inner voice which tells us to choose good and shun evil. God's Commandments are in fact eminently reasonable, for when we reflect on them, we realize they are for our own good and the good for society as a whole. What's more, the people of Israel received God's law as a great gift, a manifestation of his wisdom and a sign of his favor towards them. That is why Moses said to the people: " . . . what great nation has statutes and ordinances that are as just as this whole law which I am setting before you today?" (Deut. 4:8).
The Commandments are the basis not only for Israel's law but indeed for systems of law in many nations. As a rule, just laws enacted by civil authority relate in some way to one or more of the Ten Commandments. And if every citizen observed most of the Ten Commandments most of the time our society would be much more just and peaceful than it is. Those of you involved in law enforcement can attest to that!
But, of course, it is not that simple. The people of the Ancient Covenant did not always observe God's Commandments, even though God revealed his Law to them amid signs and wonders. Nor do people in our day always abide by human laws, however reasonable and just they may be. We know this fact about human nature from reading crime stats and dealing with various kinds of criminal offenses. But we also know this by looking into our own hearts, mine included, hearts that, alas, are prone to choose evil instead of good: hearts that are capable of intrigue, treachery, and even violence; hearts that are capable of corrupting even the good we've been called to do. Jesus knew this better than we do. He knew that may came to believe in him, not because they took his words to heart, but rather because they were enamored by his miracles. Today's Gospel reading tells us that "Jesus would not trust himself to them . . . because he knew them all . . . and did not need any one to testify about human nature. He himself understood it well" . . . as indeed, he understands us. For Jesus is God's Son in the flesh, and so he sees us as God sees us. He does not judge by appearances but rather his gaze penetrates to our hearts. Our Savior knows we are made for communion with God and one another but he also understands how flawed and fickle we can be; how capable we are of renouncing our human dignity and worth in exchange for money, pleasure, or power.
Clearly, enacting just laws is not enough. Nor is it enough to cajole and even force people to be law abiding, as important and necessary as that can be for the sake of public safety. Something more is needed and it's this: all of us, myself included, need to have the temple of our hearts cleansed. Just as Jesus cleansed the Temple in Jerusalem, so too he wants to cleanse and reform our hearts. For just as the humanity of the Son of God was the true Temple of God's Presence in the world, so too you and I, and those we serve, are temples of the Holy Spirit. How necessary, then, that we turn to Christ, 'the power and wisdom of God', asking him to send the Holy Spirit into our hearts to change us inwardly, so that we have the inner vision and virtue to walk in the ways of truth and love . . . to obey God's law not because of external pressure but rather as a free and loving response to his immense and merciful love. This is what we are called to do as leaders and as citizens. And this is what we must try to engender among family, friends, and colleagues, especially by the witness of our lives both on and off the job. Let us never underestimate the power of good example. Let us never discount the importance of role models, especially for our young people.
So let me conclude where I began with deep appreciation for your leadership and service to your fellow citizens as members of law enforcement in the City of Baltimore. May God keep you safe, preserve you from all harm, and guide your decisions day by day. Through the intercession of St. Michael the Archangel, the heavenly patron of police officers everywhere, may God give you the strength, wisdom, and virtue needed to fulfill your demanding responsibilities on behalf of us all.
God bless you and keep you always in his love!
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The Tampa Bay Rays have placed infielder Joey Wendle on the 10-day injured list with a strained left hamstring. Wendle was hurt during Sunday's game against the Houston Astros. He finished fourth in the American League Rookie of the Year vote last season. Wendle hit .300 in 2018, which was eighth in the AL and first among major league rookies.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays have placed infielder Joey Wendle on the 10-day injured list because of a strained left hamstring.
Wendle was hurt during Sunday's game against the Houston Astros.
He finished fourth in the American League Rookie of the Year vote last season. Wendle hit .300 in 2018, which was eighth in the AL and first among major league rookies.
The Rays on Monday also recalled infielder Christian Arroyo from Triple-A Durham.


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Survey Finds Support For Disney At Lighthouse Point
As of Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Are you in favour of Disney's plans for Lighthouse Point?
Yes 20%
No 80%
1389 total votes.
By MORGAN ADDERLEY
madderley@tribunemedia.net
A RECENT Public Domain survey has found that more than 30 percent of Bahamians support Disney Cruise Lines' proposal for creating a cruise destination at Lighthouse Point, Eleuthera.
Of the 994 households the market research firm surveyed across the country, 38 percent said they "very much" support the development, 28 percent said they "somewhat" support it, and 26 percent said they "very much do not" support the development. Nine percent said they "somewhat do not support."
The poll was commissioned by Disney, Public Domain president M'wale Rahming told The Tribune yesterday.
Lighthouse Point is a 700-acre peninsula located at the southern tip of Eleuthera. Disney's proposal is being opposed by environmental activists.
In a joint opinion piece released last month, Bahamas National Trust executive director Eric Carey and One Eleuthera Foundation CEO Shaun Ingraham argued that the country must stop acquiescing to the cruise sector.
One Eleuthera has been locked in a public campaign to block Disney's acquisition of the property.
The cruise company has taken preparatory steps to acquire the historic site for the construction of multi-million-dollar cruise port, promising a $400m spend.
In the Public Domain survey, 21 percent of those who do not support the initiative said it was out of concern for possible environmental damage.
Fourteen percent said their opposition is due to the belief that "the government has already given too much land to foreign owners," while 12 percent said they are concerned about loss of local access to Lighthouse Point.
Most respondents said they were concerned about the claims raised by environmentalists about the dangers of a cruise port at the site.
These claims include the local economy not being stimulated, environmental impact, and a legacy of attempts to create large-scale commercial ventures that result in abandoned, unfinished projects.
After hearing these claims, 27 percent of respondents said they are "very likely" to support Disney's project, while 22 percent said they were "not likely at all".
However, most respondents also proved to be supportive of pro-Disney arguments.
These include the fact that Disney has committed to providing Bahamians access to the entire development site every day, after the project is completed, and Disney's promise to return over 170 acres of land to the government.
After hearing these claims, 40 percent of respondents said they were "very likely" to support the development project in Eleuthera.
'How can we trust Disney's paid poll?'
Public domain chief defends survey
Activist: 'I've not bought fairytale' on Disney plans
PM's Disney project justification 'scary'
Disney: $400m spend to 'better' top location


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Dwight Cook (born December 14, 1951) is an American politician who served as a member of the North Dakota Senate for the 34th district from 1997 to 2020. He is a member of the Republican party.

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"Hands off Jessie Duarte & all Human Rights Activists"
The human rights and Palestine solidarity organization BDS South Africa has observed the continuous libelous attacks, vilification and victimization of human rights activists from across the spectrum by pro-Israeli organisations such as the SA Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) and their Israeli allies. We state categorically that an attack on individuals that are in solidarity with the Palestinian people is an attack on all us peace and justice loving people.
Human rights activists who express criticism of Israel's illegal occupation and apartheid policies are subject to abuse characterised by insults, defamation, vilification and demonization. This extends to aggressive or insulting press statements by SAJBD, usually followed by threatening and defamatory social media posters.
The latest attack has been on Comrade Jessie Duarte, the Deputy Secretary General of South Africa's governing party, the ANC. Comrade Jessie has in the past come under fire for championing the positions of the governing party, the ANC - on Palestine but also on other issues as well. The SAJBD conveniently and deliberately does not challenge the positions of the ANC as an organisation or positions of other organisations in the solidarity movement but instead identifies and targets individuals, and particularly from within the ruling party, the ANC.
The list of activists and government officials targeted by the SAJBD, for their support of Palestine, grows day by day. In the past the following have been attacked: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Reverend Edwin Arrison, Doron Isaacs, Zackie Achmat, Professor Farid Esack, Professor Steven Friedman and others.
In recent times it appears that the SAJBD has decided to focus it efforts on certain members of the governing party including ANC spokesperson Zizi Zodwa; National Chairperson and National Speaker of Parliament, Baleka Mbete; Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane; Deputy Minister of Traditional Affairs and Cooperation, Obed Bapela; ANC Secretary General, Gwede Mantashe; Former Deputy Minister, Ebrahim Ebrahim; SACP General Secretary, Blade Nzimande; Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba; COSATU President Sdumo Dlamini, Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies, Deputy Minister Ayanda Dlodlo, Deputy Minister Buti Manamela and many others. Comrade Jessie, and all others who have been attacked, have only been articulating organisational positions, resolutions and policies.
The Palestine solidarity movement both at civil society and government level has gained serious momentum and has registered successes much to the disdain of the pro-Israeli lobby in the country, especially the SAJBD and Israeli lobby.
BDS South Africa celebrates that the governing party of our country and MDM alliance is bold in its support of the Palestinian struggle notwithstanding the enormous pressures put on it by pro-Israeli groups and governments.
Indeed, the ANC is correct in its #IsraeliApartheidWeek statement, that "the vast array of participating organisations is an indication of our vibrant democracy and an opportunity for our people to break religious as well as racial lines and unite behind the ideal of a free Palestine." We invite pro-Israeli organisations to join us this #IsraeliApartheid in dialogue, learning, exposure to different perspective and, ultimately, in an attempt to let go of their support for Israeli violence and occupation. The liberation of Palestinians will liberate Israelis (and their supporters) as well.
On a positive note, we join the ANC and other organizations in welcoming the involvement of members from the South African Jewish community who will be participating in this year's #IsraeliApartheidWeek.


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20-Week-Old Premature Baby Girl Dies at Hospital After Her Mother Tried to Abort Her
International | SPUC | Sep 5, 2017 | 11:13AM | London, England
Kent Online is reporting that a premature baby died at Medway Maritime Hospital after her mother tried to abort her.
Born alive
The nineteen year old woman arrived at hospital with a trauma related infection in her uterus, and doctors medically induced labour. The baby girl, who a pathologist later said was twenty weeks gestation, was originally thought to be stillborn, but midwives found a heartbeat. The paper says: "Due to how early the baby was born, hospital staff were unable to intervene for legal reasons, so a midwife sat with her until she died a few hours later."
Police found evidence in the mother's flat that attempts had been made to carry out an illegal abortion, but decided that it was not in the public interest to prosecute the woman and the presumed father of the child. The court heard the mother had tried to have a legal abortion on two occasions but was told she needed a GP referral or to pay for it privately.
Very vulnerable mother
DI Ed Ruffle, who led the team investigating the death, said: "The circumstances surrounding the incident and the extreme vulnerability of the parents meant it was not in the public interest to prosecute.
"She was one of the most vulnerable women I have ever met. She'd been in foster system from a very young age and was abused by a family member. She's had mental health difficulties which has led her to self-harming."
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Assistant Coroner Ian Wade QC said: "This is an inquest about a very, very tiny infant and not about anything else."
"Society has failed"
SPUC's Dr Anthony McCarthy said: "Society has signally failed to protect this vulnerable woman, who has attempted to abort her own baby, only to have doctors complete the process, with the baby finally dying hours after birth. We suspect the mother had no idea of positive support available in pregnancy: such help for pregnant women, including those with mental health difficulties, should be clearly signposted in every part of the country.
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"It is tragic that the mother and her boyfriend were not made aware of such support and perhaps encouraged to consider the possibility of fostering or adoption if they were really unable to care for the child.The result is a dead baby: what the coroner describes as 'a very, very tiny infant'. We mourn the baby, and suspect the mother is grieving deeply for a child she will never forget. We hope that she is at least receiving better support for her baby's loss than she received while the baby was still alive."
LifeNews Note: Courtesy of SPUC. The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children is a leading pro-life organziation in the United Kingdom. Image is of Baby Greyson, who was born even earlier than in this case, at 19 weeks and 5 days.


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Firefighters battle 9 large forest fires in East Siberia
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Russia — Firefighters are battling nine large-scale forest fires on a total area of 107 hectares in the Irkutsk Region in East Siberia, the Russian forestry Service said on Sunday.
"According to satellite data, wildfires referred to the category of large-scale forest fires have been revealed in the Irkutsk Region," the service said.
Over 161 people and 31 units of firefighting machinery are involved in combating the raging wildfires, the service said.
Police in the city of Bratsk in the Irkutsk Region have opened criminal cases in the wake of wildfires that recently covered the city with thick smoke. The wildfires have caused the resignation of the acting head of the Bratsk administration, Alexander Tuikov and led to the concentration of harmful substances in the air exceeding normal levels.
By Sunday most of the wildfires near Bratsk have been extinguished. Police have detained 20 people on suspicion of deliberate arson in forests near Bratsk.
Wildfires across Russia are common during dry and hot summers and in the fall. Most fires start because of the careless behavior of local residents.
Forest fires devastated a number of regions in central Russia last year, killing 62 people and leaving thousands homeless.


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Q: How to update a vue js array with user inputed value i am creating a web app which has a table that displays information from an array i have created using vue.js. i wanted to be able to edit/update/delete the content of the array based on the needs of an admin account which would then change what the table is displaying.
my current array
var app2 = new Vue({
    el: '#app',
    data: {
        search: '',
        courses: [
            { 'topic': 'x', 'description': 'x', },
            { 'topic': 'x', 'description': 'x',  },
            { 'topic': 'x', 'description': 'x',  },
            { 'topic': 'x', 'description': 'x',},
            { 'topic': 'x', 'description': 'x', },
            { 'topic': 'x', 'description': 'x',  },
            { 'topic': 'x', 'description': 'x', },
            { 'topic': 'x', 'description': 'x!', },
            { 'topic': 'x', 'description': 'x',  },
            { 'topic': 'x', 'description': 'x!', }
        ]
    }

i would like the "x" to be changeable based on what the user typed into the input field
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{{item.topic}}
{{item.description}}

this isnt all the code the gist of it

A: The {{ }} "mustache" syntax is used to display values, so the expression between the double braces will be evaluated and the output will replace it. This is a one-way process. You're most likely looking for a two-way binding which does not only change your UI if the property changs, but also change the property when a user changes it from the UI, hence the name.
Have a look at Input bindings. Where v-model is the key:
<input v-model="item.topic">

A: It sounds like what you want is a component which you toggle to be either in a read-only mode, or in a mode which accepts input for your admin users. You can then use this in your v-for loop to bind to the array of data.
You can still use v-model with custom components to facilitate two-way binding as described here. Basically, v-model will supply the value to the component via the value property, and will listen for an input event from the component to receive updates to the value.
So, our component template could look like the below, which conditionally renders an input field if the prop edit is true, otherwise it renders a read-only span element. We bind the value of the input to a local mutable data item we initialise from the value prop v-model will pass in from the parent. On the input event as the user changes the value, it will in turn emit an event of the same name so the parent component can receive updates.
<input
     v-if="edit"
     type="text"
     v-model="localValue"
     @input="$emit('input', $event.target.value)"
     class="form-control" />
{{ value }}

With a backing script like this:
var customInputComponent = {
  template: '#input-template',
  props: ["edit", "value"],
  data() {
    return {
      localValue: this.value
    }
  }
};

In the parent element, the usage of the component in the template would look like this, where we register the custom input component with the name appCustomInput. We use v-model to bind the component to the current item of the iteration and the property for that particular column. Finally, we bind the edit prop of the custom component to a data field editMode on the parent with :edit="editMode" (short cut for v-bind:edit="editMode").
It is important to set the :key="searchResult.id" to uniquely identify each entry, otherwise there will be problems when updating the DOM when the value changes. We can't use just the index for this, because if we remove an item from the courses array, it will no longer be correct. So, I've added a unique id property to each of the course objects.

      {{ index + 1 }}

      <app-custom-input v-model="searchResult.topic" :edit="editMode" />

      <app-custom-input v-model="searchResult.description" :edit="editMode" />

      <button
              v-if="editMode"
              class="btn btn-secondary"
              @click="deleteRow(searchResult.id)">Delete</button>

The backing instance code for this would look something like this:
new Vue({
    el: "#app",
    components: {
      appCustomInput: customInputComponent
    },
    data: {
      search: '',
      editMode: false,
      courses: [
        { topic: "English", description: "Universal language", id: 1 },
        { topic: "Maths", description: "Numbers etc.", id: 2 },
        { topic: "Physics", description: "Falling apples etc.", id: 3 },
        { topic: "Chemistry", description: "Periodic table etc.", id: 4 }
      ]
    },
    methods: {
      deleteRow(sourceId) {
        var index = this.courses.findIndex(a => a.id == sourceId);
        this.courses.splice(index, 1);
      }
    },
    computed: {
      searchCourses() {
        return this.courses
        .filter((item) => {
          return item.topic
            .toLowerCase()
            .includes(this.search.toLowerCase())
        });
      }
    }
  });

A complete code pen is available here for demonstration.


The First World War was instigated by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, but it's no small miracle that a general European war didn't happen earlier. Here are 7 international crises in the years before 1914 that could have started a global-scale conflict.
For most Europeans, the century leading up to the First World War was peaceful and prosperous. After the fall of Napoleonic France, European people busied themselves with science, art, and industry. And when war threatened, the Concert of Europe—with its emphasis on a power balances and diplomacy—managed to avert war time and time again.
Starting in 1875, Europe began to experience a series of crises, each threatening to uproot the longstanding peace. Here are the most serious of these incidents, listed chronologically.
A general war in Europe nearly erupted 50 years before the First World War, a conflict that would have bore a startling resemblance to the global conflagration that emerged a half-century later.
Four years after the German victory in the Franco-Prussian war and its establishment as a unified nation-state, the upstart Empire began to meddle in the international affairs of its main rival, the newly founded Third Republic of France. Its crafty chancellor, Otto von Bismarck, worked to contain its neighbor to the west by pressuring for and supporting the election of liberal and republican-minded governments in Belgium, Spain, and Italy. But Bismarck's containment policy flew off the rails in 1875 after an editorial in a German newspaper titled "Krieg-in-Sicht" (German for "War-in-Sight") suggested that some highly influential Germans—worried about France's rapid recovery from defeat—were planning a so-called preventive war against France to tame it back into submission.
The editorial prompted a war scare in not just Germany and France, but also in Britain and Russia, whose leaders made it abundantly clear that a preventative war would not be tolerated. Adding to the tension was the fact that Britain was already nervous about the presence of a powerful new nation in Central Europe—a force that was beginning to upset the balance of power on the continent. Cooler heads prevailed, but it was a crisis that alerted European leaders to the new and intensely fragile geopolitical dynamic.
Perhaps paradoxically, this international incident, in which France and Britain nearly went to war over a small and obscure patch of land in Africa, actually brought the two historic rivals closer together; the Fashoda Incident was the seed that sprouted the Entente Cordiale.
In 1897, in one of the last gasps in the Scramble for Africa, a French force made its way to Fashoda (today Kodok), a small village located 1,600 miles (2,580 km) due south of Cairo along the Nile. At a time when prospective African colonies were scarce, the French were attempting to expand from West Africa along the southern border of the Sahara Desert, while the British were trying to reinforce its solid block of influence through Southern and East Africa to Egypt. Fashoda was located both literally and figuratively at the intersection of these interests, giving rise to the crisis.
In response, Britain sent its own force to claim the territory for itself (an expedition that included Winston Churchill as a war correspondent), which it did so with relative ease. But the incident caused turmoil in Europe.
French newspapers proclaimed, "No Surrender to England," while papers in Britain declared an unwillingness to fall for French tricks. Thankfully, the two countries managed to avoid a war on the European continent, which would have undoubtedly led to a wider catastrophe. Russia, which signed a secret peace treaty with France in 1894, would have been compelled to come to France's rescue—a move that most certainly wouldn't have been tolerated by Germany, and possibly Austria-Hungary (which was establishing closer ties with Germany while moving away from Russia). But in the end, Britain and France showed that they weren't willing to go to war over African colonies, and that their country's best interests were best served within an alliance.
With Russia embroiled in a war with Japan, some European nations wondered if they could exploit the situation, while others worried of growing Russian influence abroad.
At the dawn of the 20th Century, Russia figured that its future was in the East rather than West, compelling it to go to war with the up-and-coming Japanese Empire. The two nations had endured several years of disputes over Manchuria, culminating in a Japanese surprise attack on the Russian fleet at Port Arthur, a strategic warm water port. Russia would go on to lose the war in what was both a national and international embarrassment.
During the course of the year-and-a-half war, however, the world sat on edge as the two great powers battled it out in an effort to control areas of China and Korea. Austria-Hungary seriously contemplated an invasion of Russia while its hands were tied in the East, but it decided to focus its concerns on Italy instead. France, though technically Russia's ally, managed to stay out of the conflict. Had it joined in, however, the move would have compelled both Britain and Germany to respond.
Britain, meanwhile, was concerned about Russia's newfound stake in Asian affairs. During the Russo-Japanese war, some Britons were genuinely concerned that their country would be dragged into the conflict.
Frighteningly, on October 21, 1904, this almost happened. While en route to the Pacific Theatre, a nervous Russian fleet fired cannons at British fishing vessels thinking they were Japanese ships. In the confusion, some Russian ships even fired upon each other. Three British fishermen died and a host of others were wounded. The episode, now called the Dogger Bank Incident, created a tremendous uproar in Britain, and some feared that war between the countries was iminent. Again, cooler heads prevailed.
Not until the troubles emerged in the Balkans would Europe come closer to a general war than it did during the First Moroccan Crisis, also known as the Tangier Crisis.
In a moment of either tremendous daring or inexplicable stupidity, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany—egged on by his chancellor, Bernhard von Bülow—landed at the Moroccan city of Tangier and met with representatives of Sultan Abdelaziz. It was a gesture that threatened French influence in Morocco. The incident sparked an international crisis that lasted from March 1905 until May 1906.
I do not acknowledge any agreement that has been come to. I come here as one Sovereign paying a visit to another perfectly independent sovereign. You can tell [the] Sultan this.
The Tangier visit sparked a major international crisis with talk of war between Germany and France, along with the distinct possibility that Britain might join in on the side of France. British Admiral Jackie Fisher, who was concerned that Germany was after a port on Morocco's Atlantic coast, said it marked "a golden opportunity for fighting the Germans in an alliance with the French." At the height of the crisis, the rumors of war in France were so serious that men purchased vast quantities of socks and boots in preparation for mobilization. The French even cancelled all military leave. Germany, stubborn to the last, threatened to sign a defensive alliance with the Sultan. War seemed all but certain.
Eventually, the Algeciras Conference was held to settle the dispute. Of the 13 nations present, only Austria-Hungary supported Germany—an ominous sign of things to come, and further evidence for the Kaiser that Germany was being "encircled" by its enemies. In the end, an agreement was reached in which France relinquished its control of the Moroccan police, while still maintaining control over Moroccan politics and financial affairs. It was a diplomatic setback for Germany, one that made its leadership look unresolved and weak.
Like Fashoda, this was a seemingly minor incident that had the potential to escalate dramatically.
Austria-Hungary's annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina on October 6, 1908 marked one of the most dangerous episodes in European history prior to the onset of the First World War. Though outright war was avoided, the annexation was a move that convinced many European foreign experts and leaders that war was coming—and their preparations entered into a new phase of added urgency.
Owing to the decline of Ottoman influence in the Balkans, some European nations sought the opportunity to make their move in the region—but time was of the essence. Panslavic sentiments began to emerge, as witnessed by the increasing calls for a kingdom of southern slavs. Serbia in particular, with its nationalist proclivities, began to assert itself in the region. It did so confidently knowing that Russia, another slavic nation, had its back. At the same time, the rise of the Young Turks created uncertainty about Ottoman presence in the Balkans.
Austria-Hungary, meanwhile, was growing increasingly wary of what it saw as not just Serbian meddling in the Balkans, but also Serbia's efforts to rouse unrest in neighboring regions, including Bosnia-Herzegovina, which had a sizeable Serbian population. After some suspicious back room dealings with Russia, Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia-Herzegovina—a territory formally within the sovereignty of the Ottoman Empire—a move that instigated a serious international crisis. The annexation happened near the same time that Bulgaria declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire. Russia, suddenly dissatisfied with the annexation, sought reparations that never came, causing the nation to look isolated and weak.
It was a diplomatic victory for Austria-Hungary, one settled as a fait accompli with the Treaty of Berlin. But the damage was done; Russia was determined not to back down again, while Serbia, who perceived the annexation as an encroachment onto territory it wanted for itself, had more reason to hate Austria-Hungary.
Also known as the Second Moroccan Crisis, the Agadir Crisis threatened the fragile peace in Europe once more.
In 1911, the Kaiser sent the warship Panther to Morocco to protect German nationals (which turned out to be a lone person). But at another level, the move was interpreted as way to prevent ongoing French influence in the region. And indeed, the French were violating previously established accords. At the same time, the Kaiser was also testing the strength of the newly established, but informal, alliance between Britain and France. As France and Britain contemplated their next moves, the threat of war caused a financial crisis in Germany; stocks plunged by 30% in a single day, and the public started to cash in currency notes for gold.
"It is disconcerting in light of what was to come how jittery Europe was and how readily the possibility of war was accepted in what was after all a colonial dispute capable of being settled relatively easily by international agreenment," writes MacMillan.
The Agadir Crisis backfired against the Kaiser. The Entente did not break. France was emboldened by British backing, with ripple effects through the Franco-Russian alliance when the Serbian crisis came in 1914.
Yet Agadir also proved a curse for Britain. It fed an overwhelming sense of fury in Germany, a feeling that Britain had become an enemy. Hopes of heading off the cataclysmic clash that was come in August 1914 ebbed away. It is a stretch to date the First World War from Agadir, but not a big stretch.
On November 4, Germany and France resolved the conflict by signing the Treaty of Fez, in which Germany accepted France's position in Morocco in exchange for territory in what is now the Republic of Congo.
Taken individually, each of these crises was clearly not enough to start a global war, but their effects were cumulative. Following the Bosnian Crisis, the Balkan region experienced two wars, one from 1912-13, the other later in 1913. But it would be the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the rapid escalation of the Third Balkan War that finally ended peace in Europe.
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Anderson, John R.
circa 1700-2011, undated
6 Cubic feet (14 boxes, 1 map folder)
The addendum consists of trade literaure and ephemera on the subject of pianos.
Performance Recordings
National Museum of American History. Department of Public Programs
24 cu. ft. (24 record storage boxes)
This accession consists of performance recordings of orchestras, music artist concerts, and dance programs sponsored or organized by the National Museum of American History, Department of Public Programs; and, prior to 1983, the Division of Performing Arts. The performances were offered at the Smithsonian Institution and intended to enlighten ...
Gerard K. O'Neill Collection
O'Neill, Gerard
26.22 Cubic Feet (75 Boxes)
35.14 Linear Feet
NASM.2014.0005
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Gerard Kitchen O'Neill (1927-1992) was an experimental physicist, educator, inventor, entrepreneur, writer and novelist.
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1980 Festival of American Folklife
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
1 Cubic foot (approximate)
CFCH.SFF.1980
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.
George Fedoroff papers
Fedoroff, George
2 Linear feet
AAA.fedogeor
The papers of craftsman and administrator George Fedoroff measure 2.0 linear feet and date from 1939-1980. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, writings and notes, professional files, printed materials, and photographs. Many of the documents concern Fedoroff's work with the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Artists Talk on Art records
Artists Talk on Art
9 Gigabytes
AAA.artitalk
The records of Artists Talk on Art (ATOA) measure 64.4 linear feet and 9 gigabytes and date from circa 1974-2018. The bulk of the records consist of extensive video and sound recordings of events organized by the group featuring artists, critics, historians, dealers, curators and writers discussing contemporary issues in the American art world in hundreds of panel discussions, open screenings, and dialogues held in New York City. Events began in 1975 and continue to the present; recordings in the collection date from 1977 and 2016. A smaller group of records include administrative files, panel flyers, three scrapbooks, as well as photographs, slides, and negatives of panel discussions and participants.
Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary, Special Assistant to the Secretary for Bicentennial Planning
1.2 linear meters.
Record Unit 341
These records consist of correspondence between Slocum and various persons and organizations he dealt with in carrying out his duties. They also document some of his personal interests, notably numismatics and the work of the English Speaking Union.
Smithsonian Institution, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Arts and Humanities
5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
The bulk of these records document the administration and activities of Brown's office from 1991 to 1992, although some files were created in 1989 while she was still at the Brooklyn Museum and some extend into 1993. Subject files were created for administrative matters; Smithsonian staff, bureaus, and offices with which Brown had contact; ...
Industry on Parade Film Collection
Lodge, Arthur
Arthur Lodge Productions.
42.5 Cubic feet
INDUSTRY ON PARADE was a television series created by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) from 1950-1960. The series consisted of weekly episodes that highlighted American manufacturing and business. Hundreds of companies and products were documented during the programs decade-long run.
Rockwell Kent papers
Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971
AAA.kentrock
The Rockwell Kent papers measure 88.0 linear feet and date from circa 1840 to 1993 with the bulk of the collection dating from 1935 to 1961. The collection provides comprehensive coverage of Kent's career as a painter, illustrator, designer, writer, lecturer, traveler, political activist, and dairy farmer.


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Volta, Mattia (2012) Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2, synaptic morphology and motor behavior. PhD Thesis , Università degli studi di Ferrara.
Mutations in the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene are known to cause late-onset, familial forms of Parkinson's Disease, with prevalence up to 40% in specific populations. These mutations are also linked to sporadic PD, highlighting the importance of the related protein in the development of the disease. LRRK2 is a large, complex, multi-domain protein, with two main enzymatic activities: a GTPase domain (bearing three pathogenic mutations) and a kinase domain, in which the most common mutation (G2019S) is found. Even though the precise cellular functions of LRRK2 are not known, LRRK2 has been proposed to take part in key signaling pathways, ultimately governing cellular functions such as synaptic transmission, synaptic vesicle dynamics, autophagy and membrane-to-Golgi trafficking. Major efforts have been dedicated to development and characterization of animal models of LRRK2-induced parkinsonism. However, transgenic models reported so far failed in showing parkinsonian phenotype and neuropathology. In this work, we used three different mouse lines (non-transgenic, BAC hLRRK2-G2019S and LRRK2 knockout) to explore spontaneous and physiologically-stimulated motor behavior as well motor responses to dopaminergic compounds. We found that the G2019S mutation leads to motor impairment which is responsive to dopamine agonists, while ablation of the protein causes hyperactivity and reduced anxious-like behavior. Moreover, mice expressing the G2019S mutation and knockout mice showed opposite responses to dopamine receptor stimulation. In order to investigate the role of endogenous LRRK2 on synaptic morphology and connectivity, we co-cultured striatal medium spiny neurons (MSN) and cortical neurons and applied the LRRK2 kinase inhibitor LRRK2-IN1. We observed a tendency for an increased presynaptic drive towards MSNs and reduction of their postsynaptic receptiveness. These results show that LRRK2 is profoundly involved in regulation of motor and non-motor behavior, with pathogenic mutation leading to the development of a parkinsonian phenotype. This role of LRRK2 is intimately associated with dopamine machinery. We also propose LRRK2 to participate in the maintenance and regulation of cortico-striatal synapses in vitro.


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On Sunday we started out at 8:30 in the morning and we went across Parnitha. Passing by some places that I've been to before, but mostly by areas that I'd never seen, we arrived on the other side, at Avlona. I felt a bit better, but still didn't have too much power reserves. At the end I was quite tired. In Avlona we took the train that brought us back to Athens, switching to the Metro system in Larissa station and from there back home in record breaking time. Train travel is such a joy!
Now for two days, my legs are hurting. I really need to catch up on my sports program. "Totally out of shape" doesn't describe it enough.


Bet you can guess where we visited in Dublin. Yes, of course, The Guinness Storehouse located in the heart of St. James' Brewery and Ireland's most popular attraction. I've been before, but there are some improvements such as the tasting section and the Marketing floor is magnificent. Really loved the Guinness ads. 'Tock followed Tick.' However, let's be honest here, it is a bit Disney with all of the interactive experiences and all. Still, it was a fun way to end the holiday.
We walked around the city and looked at many sites such as the cathedrals, shops, parks, but ultimately it was the end of the cruise and we felt the end of the holiday was fast approaching and quite looking forward to getting back to good old England.


A combined study of zircon U-Pb ages and Lu-Hf isotopes, whole-rock elements and Sr-Nd isotopes was carried out for two granitic intrusions at Changawuzi and Alasan in Muzhaerte River of Southwest Tianshan (NW China). SHRIMP zircon U-Pb dating gave two 206Pb/ 238U ages of 333±3Ma and 326±3Ma for the Changawuzi pluton. LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb dating yielded two 206Pb/ 238U ages of 293±3Ma and 294±2.2Ma for the Alasan pluton. The two groups of ages predate and postdate the UHP metamorphic event at 320-305Ma in this region, respectively, registering to syn-subduction and post-collisional magmatism. The Changawuzi pluton is composed of gneissic porphyritic tonalite and garnet-bearing gneissic granitoids, having SiO 2 of 55.1-64.5wt.%, K 2O+Na 2O of 2.58-5.07wt.%, MgO of 2.07-4.32wt.%, and Al 2O 3 of 17.4-19.9wt.% with A/CNK ratios of 0.99 to 1.27. They show arc-like geochemical affinity, with enrichment of LILE (K, Rb, Sr and Ba) and depletion of HFSE (Nb, Ta and Ti) and P, and moderate initial 87Sr/ 86Sr ratios of 0.7062-0.7071 and neutral e Nd(t) values of -1.5 to 1.6. Except for one zircon with a negative e Hf(t) value of -3.5, the others have positive e Hf(t) values of 2.5-11.4 and single-stage Hf model ages of 509 to 869Ma. The Changawuzi pluton would be formed by partial melting of possible juvenile arc-derived rocks with minor involvement of ancient continental rocks during subduction of the paleo-South Tianshan oceanic crust and subsequent arc-continent collision. The Alasan pluton consists of medium-grained and porphyritic granitoids. The medium-grained granitoids are composed of granodiorite, quartz monzodiorite and quartz monzonite, displaying SiO 2 of 59.37-65.49wt.%, K 2O+Na 2O of 6.24-8.2wt.% and MgO of 1.45-3.06wt.%, with A/CNK ratios of 0.87-1.04. They have relatively high initial 87Sr/ 86Sr ratios of 0.7082-0.7103, negative e Nd(t) values of -5.9 to -5.6 and negative e Hf(t) values of -4.5 to -1.1. The porphyritic granitoids consist of granite, granodiorite and quartz monzonite, with relatively high SiO 2 (65.94-75.27wt.%) and K 2O+Na 2O (7.55-9.13wt.%), low MgO (0.18-1.22wt.%), and A/CNK ratios of 0.82-1.11. They also have relatively high initial 87Sr/ 86Sr ratios of 0.7073-0.7103, negative e Nd(t) values of -6.0 to -0.5 and neutral e Hf(t) values of -1.4 to 2.8. Both of them also display arc-like patterns of REE and trace element distribution. They belong to post-collisional granitoids and were produced by partial melting of the Paleo-Mesoproterozoic crust of obducted Central Tianshan block with minor involvement of juvenile crust. The geological occurrences of both the syn-subduction and post-collisional granitoids in this region suggest differential tectonic processes during the Late Paleozoic collision between the Tarim and Yili-Central Tianshan Blocks. It is inferred that slab breakoff occurred subsequent to the UHP metamorphism, resulting in partial melting of the subducted upper crust and the overlying lower crust and thus formation of voluminous granitoids like the Alasan pluton. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
Gou, L. and Zhang, L. and Tao, R. and Du, J. 2012. A geochemical study of syn-subduction and post-collisional granitoids at Muzhaerte River in the Southwest Tianshan UHP belt, NW China. Lithos. 136-139: pp. 201-224.


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"I've been trying to get my driver's license in the US for seventeen years," began Viva Hammer, Principal at KPMG Washington National Tax. She continued, "I took the written test when I was pregnant with my daughter. Two weeks ago she graduated college and a week later I passed my road test."
The story is emblematic of the careers of many women, Hammer said. "Sometimes for women, your career can seem like a long road with lots of detours. You need a lot of faith – or desire – to believe you're going to make it."
Hammer, a native of Australia, moved to New York City two days after graduating law school without a job prospect in sight. Now, twenty years later, with a high profile career in US tax law, having founded several non profits and begun her book Choosing Children – and, now with her driver's license – Hammer can say she has made it.
"Never give up," she exclaimed. "Never, never, never, never!"
Building a Tax Career
"When people ask me why I left the incomparably lovely Sydney, Australia, for a dirty, dangerous New York of the early 1990s, I say 'I have no idea.' I'd had the dream since I was fourteen that I would come to The City. And two days after graduating law school, I did my dream," Hammer recalled.
But she quickly learned that American companies didn't like foreign degrees. "Unless you have gone to Oxford or Cambridge, they treat us all as as if we're from the University of Southern Transylvania," she explained.
"I had a grand time being unemployed and living on friends' couches, and I didn't give up – never. I applied for every kind of job and finally landed with a firm that who needed help bridging the US and Australian tax laws. I didn't know a thing about either, but I opened those great tax tomes and started my self-education."
She said that even though it may be difficult to get started, job seekers shouldn't lose hope – and her career confirms it, eventually becoming the only Australian to be asked to join the Office of Tax Policy at the US Department of the Treasury. "The cream floats to the top. Ten years after being rejected by almost every law firm, I became an advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, responsible for the taxation of financial institutions and products."
Having worked for the government, in consulting, and as a partner in a law firm, in addition to writing a book and establishing several non profits, Hammer has settled into a new role at KPMG. "The only thing I haven't done is work for a corporation," she said.
Hammer said her proudest professional achievement is the work she did on Dodd Frank – "securing the only tax page in the law, tacked on to the back." But while there's only one page of explicit tax law in Dodd Frank, she continued, "it's riddled with tax implications that weren't necessarily thought through in the process of drafting it."
"I had been warning my clients of the tax implications in Dodd Frank all along, and no one thought it was really going to happen. And now it has. I'm looking forward to helping my clients plan the full implementation of the law," She said
But, some parts of the legislation have been frustrating. "The most infuriating part of the law is that Congress had the opportunity to reform the taxation of derivatives. But this wasn't the right moment. I look forward to the day when the stars are aligned and we can work on tax reform for derivatives. It will be a great battle."
Making Sacrifices, then Being Successful
"I worked because I had to," Hammer said. "I didn't work for a higher purpose, but sometimes a higher purpose can come out of things you have to do."
"I had my children early in my career. Actually I was in the doctor's office for a pregnancy test when I got call about the most important career move of my life."
"It was the most stressful period," she continued. "And at some point in my career, it had gotten to be too much. I went to my family and told them I wanted to stop working. And my son, who was seven or eight at the time, announced that it was the obligation of a mother to earn a living for her family. So back I went to my desk!"
She continued, "You have to be prepared to make sacrifices. For example, I'm never going to have a perfect house. I was going to renovate my kitchen and when weighing the decision, I thought 'it's either the kitchen or my book.' I decided the book was more important."
Hammer believes it is possible to engineer work/life balance – and with commuting between Washington D.C. and New York, her advice might be particularly useful for women who spend a lot of time in transit. "It is possible if you also put down the right boundaries, deciding what's important, and then sticking to it. Today's technologies make it infinitely easier. Some people curse their Blackberries, but I love mine!"
She said that consistency is important as well. "My children need me regularly – not just going to a soccer game once a week or once a month. Obviously I was at my daughter's college graduation. But my principle is that I'd rather be with them during an emotional storm than at a school performance – if that's what they need."
"It is possible to be a successful, working parent," she said, "but you have to make sacrifices that previous generations wouldn't have imagined."
Advice for Women Early in their Careers
Hammer advises women beginning their careers to become specialists. "At the start, aim to be the world expert in some up and coming field (like derivatives!) and work with all you've got – then when you reach the top, you can choose what you do and where and how you do it."
"Be indispensable! Then you call the shots," she concluded.
As women become more senior, Hammer said they should seek out mentors. "You need to have people in the higher echelons who really want you to succeed. It's not easy to keep moving up. In fact, it's very, very tough. But it's possible if you have friends above you."
She continued, "And if it seems like you keep failing at what you really want to do, remember that there's so much we accomplish on the way to the goal we're not getting to – don't forget to look around and see what else is out there while you're on your journey."
In Her Personal Time
"I've got so many interests," Hammer said. "Currently I'm working on a book about why we decide to have children. I have also developed and implemented a program to boost literacy in young girls."
Alongside her tax law career, Hammer has also established a number of non profits. She said, "I did this in addition to my career – I never gave up my job as a tax lawyer. I just pushed myself extra hard so I could contribute to the various communities I'm part of."
One project she is currently energized by is a breast-pump exchange that she founded and runs. "I connect women who have breast-pumps and are no longer using them to women who need but cannot afford them."
She explained, "I was very fortunate – when I had my second child I had a job with a great program that provided you with a breast-pump after the birth. When I stopped using it, I lent it to a friend and then another and another."
"And I realized there was a keen interest and need for this. People started offering me pumps to lend out, and now my home has turned into into a whole breast-pump clearinghouse." The exchange, she said, is very meaningful to the women on both sides who participate. "It's a big sacrifice to make – to pump for your baby when go back to work. There's a big emotional freight locked into that machine. By passing a breast-pump onto another working woman, it's like passing on the baton of working motherhood to the next woman on the path."
"There's a very strong sense of sharing, with the common goal of doing the best we possibly can for our children. It's about partnering in that experience and handing on the tools to the next woman. Together, we're forming the contemporary village of motherhood."
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