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Balli staccati è una denominazione moderna, vulgata dal termine dialettale bàl stàcc usato sull'Appennino bolognese ad indicare la danza di tradizione antica precedente al ballo liscio nell'Appennino bolognese. Nel territorio di pianura e in città questo linguaggio di danza prendeva il nome di bâl spécc. Il termine "stac" e il termine "spécc" fanno riferimento alla presenza di passi saltati o staccati dal suolo, a differenza di quanto era previsto in marce, valzer, polke e mazurke che prevedevano lo scivolamento. In montagna il termine usato per definire il repertorio era mutuato dal ballo maggiormente in uso: Rugìr (Ruggeri o Ruggero) nelle valli di Savena e Idice, Bargamasc o Bergamasco in Val di Sambro, Giga o Trescone nelle valli del Bisenzio e del Reno. In pianura era maggiormente usato il termine manfrina.

La tradizione del bàl stàc è diffusa  in cinque vallate: del Savena, del Setta, dell'Idice, del Sambro e del Reno.

Repertorio
Il repertorio è diffuso in maniera ineguale sul territorio, alcuni luoghi, antichi centri di mercato e sedi di abbazie e vescovadi, nonché i luoghi che un tempo erano di confine tra granducato di Toscana ed Emilia-Romagna, presentano fino a cinquanta arie di danza e fino a venti varianti coreografiche o "balli", i borghi minori presentano una media di sei o sette balli. Il repertorio prevede balli collettivi di uso e funzione sociale e ricreativa, balli collettivi di tipo rituale, balli riservati di tipo rituale, balli a coppia aperta e balli a coppia chiusa con inserto pantomimico. Esistono formazioni a cerchio, a schiera, processionali. Ogni ballo esiste in differenti varianti nelle diverse località e anche in varianti familiari e generazionali. Si tratta di un repertorio di tipo ampio ed inclusivo, che di volta in volta, da quando esiste la documentazione storica secondaria, spartiti musicali e citazioni letterarie, ha incluso e mantenuto nei secoli le diverse varianti. Proprio la posizione dei paesi sulle principali vie di scambio tra Nord e Sud ha conferito ad alcuni paesi specifici (Castel San Pietro, Vergato, Monghidoro, Castel di Casio) la particolarità di avere un repertorio di tale vastità. L'uso quotidiano invernale della veglia e quello estivo del ballo negli spiazzi del carbone e nelle fiere, insieme al semiprofessionismo dei musicisti attestato da secoli in Valle del Savena e in Valle del Reno, hanno reso questo repertorio un unicum a livello della cultura dell'Europa Occidentale. L'emigrazione del secolo XX, in particolare l'esodo dopo le distruzioni della II guerra mondiale, hanno impoverito il tessuto sociale, facendo sì che solo nei luoghi rimasti più distanti dalla gravitazione cittadina rimanesse la pratica della veglia, e quindi la continuità della pratica del ballo. Non essendo danze di rappresentazione, ma balli di abilità e comunicazione, quindi talora semplicissimi, e altrimenti estremamente complessi, che mirano a far emergere le relazioni emozionali fra le persone, questi balli non sono stati oggetto di tentativi di spettacolarizzazione fino in tempi recentissimi. Gli unici gruppi folkloristici che hanno eseguito il repertorio di ballo antico sono  quello di Castel San Pietro Terme ed i Canterini e Danzerini Romagnoli di Imola. I balli staccati erano diffusi anche nella città di Bologna, dove le ultime due scuole in cui erano insegnanti, una dietro Piazza Maggiore, e l'altra in Via Saragozza, hanno chiuso negli anni sessanta.

Parti del ballo
Alcune figurazioni come lo spasso, il balletto, la tonda, le braccia, l'incontro, la tresca composte in successione e ripetute caratterizzano tutti i balli.
I balli vengono eseguiti per una singola coppia o per due coppie o tre coppie oppure, in caso di ballo collettivi, per tutti. Anticamente i balli di coppia singola erano eseguiti con la successione delle coppie in ballo una dopo l'altra, come accade in tutto il Centro- Sud. Ogni ballo di coppia viene concluso da un altro ballo che può essere la trescarella, la tresca o il trescone, ad eccezione dei balli del Manfrone, della Monferrina, della Tarantella e della Veneziana. Oggi anche ai balli collettivi viene aggiunta la tresca, mentre l'uso di ballare una coppia dopo l'altra è rimasta solo nelle veglie che ancora si tengono in piccoli luoghi.

Manfròn o Marciòn
Manfròn o Marciòn (it: Manferone, Manfrone, Marcione), ballo a coppia chiusa collettivo processionale in cerchio, tradizionalmente non veniva seguito dalla tresca. Composto di spasso e balletto, in alcune località da spasso, balletto e braccia. Molte le arie e le varianti musicali, anche con strofe di canzone a ballo.
Variante: Manfrone doppio

Veneziæna (it. Veneziana)
Ballo a coppia chiusa collettivo processionale in cerchio, tradizionalmente non veniva seguito dalla tresca. Composto da spasso, durante il quale si esegue la figura della "pastorella", balletto e braccia. Ad ogni giro era previsto che la donna cambiasse cavaliere procedendo nella fila delle coppie. Una sola aria musicale coincidente con quella in uso in tutto il Centro- Nord con il nome di villotta, polesana, furlana ecc. Diverse varianti testuali.

Manfréinna  (it: Manfrina o Monferrina)
Ballo a coppia aperta singola composto dalla successione di tonda e balletto, dove la tonda o il balletto possono avere una figurazione di tipo astratto o pantomimico che differenziano le diverse varianti. Questo tipo di manfrine sono particolarmente diffuse nella Valle del Savena, e in Val di Sambro, mentre nelle altre valli si prediligeva la forma in quattro. Alcune arie di manfrina sono la *Milorda, la *Morettina, di origine rituale, il *Doppietto

Manfrine figurate
Le manfrine con balletto pantomimico sono solitamente collegate ad una storia ad una canzone a ballo che ne motiva l'origine e la forma.
Cavron - di origine rituale
Pizzighino
Va per tera
Morettina - di origine rituale

Manfréinna  Mudnàisa (it: Manfrina alla Modenese) o Manfrina in quattro
Ballo eseguito da due coppie disposte in modo differente nelle diverse valli, composto dalla successione di tonda e balletto, dove la tonda o il balletto possono avere una figurazione di tipo astratto o pantomimico che differenziano le diverse varianti. La figurazione della tonda e del balletto si differenziano notevolmente nelle diverse varianti locali in rispondenza di un differente linguaggio gestuale. Lo *Spagnoletto, esistente in diverse varianti fino agli anni cinquanta, ma oggi eseguito solo in Valle del Savena, ne è la variante derivata dalle danze di addestramento al combattimento. Esistono molte arie musicali, alcune particolarmente diffuse anche come strofette, filastrocche come nel caso del
Ven Mingon: dove l'assonanza di "Mingon" con analogo termine fallico, ne fa un ballo in cui il danzerino maschio deve esacerbare le caratteristiche di stupidità che hanno fatto di Mingòn lo stereotipo del montanaro presso gli stessi montanari.

Bal in tònd o Bàl in gìr (Ballo in tondo)
Ballo caratterizzato da una parte di tonda e dalle parti successive eseguite collettivamente. Ne esistevano molte varianti, oggi rimaste solo come aria musicale e conosciute dai suonatori, ma non più eseguite dai ballerini. Quelle rimaste in uso a tutt'oggi sono la *Runcastelda e la *Tarantella. Anche il manfrone poteva essere eseguito, a Carnevale e alla festa della Vecchia, come Bal in tònd.

Bàl Antìch (Balli antichi)
Ballo di coppia aperta a struttura variantiva, dove ogni motivo musicale della durata di decimi di secondo (anche solo due battute in tempo di 2/4) deve corrispondere ad una variante di passo e/o di figurazione da parte del ballerino. Sono balli di coppia da sfida o da rappresentazione, quelli ritenuti veramente importanti e non eseguiti da tutti, ma solo da chi li ama particolarmente, per tutti.
Giga
Lombardina: o Lumberda
Ruggero
Bergamasco
Saltarell Muntanàer
Tresca dei preti - Tresca dei frati - Trescone

Balli rituali con inserti pantomimici
Questi balli erano usati un tempo durante il Carnevale o in altre occasioni rituali quali matrimoni, fidanzamenti, funerali. Oggi qualcuno di essi rimane in uso durante il Carnevale o feste particolarmente intense.
Ballo dei gobbi: ballo eseguito in tempo di carnevale. Richiede tre coppie di danzatori, un tempo solo maschi o solo femmine, oggi anche misti e presenta una successione di sequenze che ed ha esplicite allusioni sessuali.
Galletta: ballo eseguito un tempo da due coppie di danzatori, l'uomo con bastoni,
Galletto: ballo eseguito da un uomo con quattro donne.
Vitadora: manfrone nel quale viene inserita la "vitadora", ballo di origine rituale, che prevede l'abbraccio dei ballerini, un tempo e ancora oggi a Riola di Vergato, il rotolamento a terra, come nello Scuciòl.
Deinter e fora: è eseguito da coppie a schiera.
Barabéin o Bal dal mort (Baraben o Ballo del Morto): ballo eseguito con diverse varianti in tutta la provincia, rimane in uso oggi solo in particolari occasioni. Può essere eseguito da uomini, travestiti da donne o da tre donne ed un uomo o da una coppia e un uomo.
Bal dal Barbìr (Ballo del Barbiere): insieme al Ballo dell'Arrotino costituiva una variante del Ballo del Morto. Alla Morte dell'uomo sottoposto alla pantomima, la donna richiedeva la "Morettina" per farlo resuscitare.

Balli a schiera
Saltaràell (Saltarello romagnolo o bolognese)
Ballo composto da incontro, braccia e balletto. Eseguito da tre coppie di ballerini così disposti: su un lato un uomo tra due donne, sull'altro una donna tra due uomini.
Nella figura intermedia c'è uno scambio del cavaliere centrale di modo che nelle tre passate musicali ogni cavaliere ha avuto l'onore di essere "protagonista". Esistono diverse arie musicali e diverse varianti coreografiche. Il nome deriva dall'uso di un passo particolare, oggi praticamente in disuso, detto "spuntapié", da parte dell'uomo e di un passo saltato con rimbalzo da parte delle donne.

Galoppa
Ballo ottocentesco collettivo eseguito nelle vallate bolognesi su melodia propria, ha due arie musicali di riferimento e due varianti coreografiche, una in quadriglie e una no.

Contraddanza
Ha lo schieramento dei cavalieri contrapposto a quello delle dame.

Il ballo veniva eseguito nelle veglie in casa con il canto delle donne, o con l'accompagnamento di un violino, nelle osterie con il violino o il clarinetto, nelle feste da orchestrine composte da violino e viulòn, e chitarre, o da bandelle con flauto traverso, violino, clarinetto in do e chitarra, dalla metà del XX secolo da fisarmoniche cromatiche e da bandelle composte di fisarmonica cromatica, basso tuba, clarinetto in do e chitarra. Oggi esistono gruppi di suonatori dello stesso genere, oppure le orchestrine di liscio filuzziano sono in grado di eseguire qualche aria durante le proprie serate. Non venivano accompagnati dall'organetto perché questo non rispondeva all'uso della complessità armonica tipica del linguaggio musicale. L'organetto diatonico veniva utilizzato solo dagli ambulanti o per suonare qualche polka.

L'associazione culturale E bene venga maggio
E bene venga maggio è un'associazione culturale che, grazie anche all'attività di ricerca portata avanti da Placida Staro etnomusicologa e ricercatrice, opera sul territorio di Monghidoro, Monzuno e Loiano dal 1982 per la promozione, la conservazione e la diffusione della cultura montanara, attraverso la creazione di luoghi e momenti di incontro, di formazione culturale, quali stage e corsi sulla danza tradizionale e la musica, ma anche promuovendo iniziative atte a far conoscere le realtà culturali locali, attraverso l'organizzazione di rassegne, concerti, conferenze e spettacoli.

La finalità principale dell'associazione è quella di salvaguardare la varietà e la differenziazione delle espressioni umane, in particolare delle forme verbali e non verbali, proprie delle culture basate sul contatto, i vincoli solidaristici e la comunicazione orale.
Nelle culture che non utilizzavano la scrittura, la danza costituiva un forte sistema di vincoli sociali e di espressione "artistica" per le persone. Allo stesso modo, il canto e la musica, collegati alla danza, erano strumenti per "creare insieme", sviluppando autonomamente e da protagonisti la propria partecipazione agli eventi.

L'associazione guarda al passato per "imparare", ma è soprattutto rivolta, con le proprie attività verso il futuro, affinché sia ancora possibile creare "con i propri mezzi" una società della partecipazione e del bello per tutti.

Discografia
1975 Musiche e canti popolari dell'Emilia, vol. 1 a cura di S. Cammelli, R. Leydi, B. Pianta, «Documenti originali del folklore musicale europeo», Albatros VPA 8260, 33130.
1978 Musiche e canti popolari dell'Emilia, vol. 4 a cura di S. Cammelli, «Documenti originali del folklore musicale curopeo», Albatros VPA 8414, 33130.
1995 I suonatori della Valle del Savena Che non venisse mai giorno - Ass. E bene venga maggio
2002 I suonatori della Valle del Savena Concerto a Bologna - Nota ed. Udine (ma 1978)
2002 I suonatori della Valle del Savena I rést d'la sòzia - Nota ed. Udine
2002 Le vie del Violino - Nota ed., libro con 2 CD audio e 1 DVD a cura di Placida Staro
2003 Le vie Armoniche - Nota ed., libro con 2 CD audio (CD audio 1: Primo Panzacchi: balli antichi e liscio montanaro, a cura di Placida Staro. CD audio 2: I Fisarmonicisti di Monghidoro: Le vie armoniche, a cura di Placida Staro.)
2003 Fuori Servizio - Nota ed., libro con 2 Cd audio a cura di Placida Staro
2007 I Suonatori d'l'aqua fredda Al di la' delle parole - Nota ed. Udine, fondo Riccardo Venier

DVD
2002 "Ruggeri", Melchiade Benni: un violinista in val di Savena. ITA: Associazione E bene venga Maggio: Associazione Festival da Vivaldi a Bussotti, 2002.
2003 "... e grazie per la permissione", Marco Ruggeri e Placida Staro, Monghidoro, E bene venga maggio.
2003 "... ma i balli veri erano i lisci", Placida Staro, Monghidoro. E bene venga maggio.
2004 "Documenti di danza in Valle del Savena", Giorgio Polmoni, Monghidoro, E bene venga maggio.
2005 "Ven chichen", Marco Ruggeri e Stefania Ruggeri. Monghidoro. E bene venga maggio.
? "Ce lo saluti il suonatore", Marco Ruggeri e Placida Staro, Monghidoro, E bene venga maggio.
2007 "cori, canti e balli a Rore", a cura Di Placida Staro. Riprese e montagio di Marco Ruggeri fotografie di Giorgio Polmoni. Monghidoro: Associazione E bene venga Maggio.

Tutte le pubblicazioni sono ancora in commercio e si possono acquistare sul sito dell'associazione E bene venga maggio , o consultare presso il centro di ricerca e documentazione della cultura montanara a Monghidoro, con sede in via degli Olivetani 7 presso la Piccola scuola di Musica Riccardo Venier.

Note

Bibliografia
Gaspare Ungarelli Le vecchie danze italiane ancora in uso nella provincia bolognese Forzani, Roma, 1894 (ristampa anastatica. Forni, Bologna, 1974)
O. Trebbi, Gaspare Ungarelli Costumanze e tradizioni del popolo bolognese Bologna, s.e. 1932 (rist. Bologna, Forni, 1976)
S. Cammelli Musiche da ballo balli da festa (scritti di S. Cammelli, P. Sassu, P. Staro), Bologna - Alfa 1983
Roberto Leydi Guida alla musica popolare in Italia. 1 forme e strutture Lucca - Libreria Musicale Italiana(s. d. ma 1995)
Placida Staro Metodo di analisi per un repertorio di danze tradizionali, in «Culture Musicali» a. I nº 2, Roma - Bulzoni, pp. 73–93 1982
Placida Staro Musica per danzare Congruenza fra cultura musicale e cultura coreutica nella prassi esecutiva del violinista Melchiade Benni di Monghidoro, "Culture musicali", a. II, n. 4, pp. 57–69 1983
Placida Staro Prime ipotesi interpretative per un repertorio di ballo saltato in Cammelli S. «Musiche da ballo balli da festa», pp. 79–137.1983
Placida Staro 1991, Il canto a ballo, in «Choreola» anno 1 nº 3-4, Taranta ed. Firenze, pp. 2–60.
Placida Staro Per tagliar la testa al vento. Ninna nanne conte tirindine San Lazzaro Bologna - Campomarzo ed. 1998
Placida Staro Il canto delle donne antiche, con garbo e sentimento LIM Lucca 2001,
Placida Staro (a cura di) Le vie del violino (con 2 CD audio e DVD) 2002
Placida Staro (a cura di) Le vie armoniche (con 2 CD audio e DVD) 2003
Placida Staro Fuori Servizio. Danze per clarino e bandella (Con 2 CD audio) 2003

Voci correlate
 Danze popolari
 Danze delle valli del Santerno e Sillaro

Collegamenti esterni

Danza in Emilia-Romagna
Danze popolari italiane
Città metropolitana di Bologna


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Q: How do you find $∠XPC$ + $∠XPB$ such that $PB+PC$ is maximum where $P$ is a point on $f(x) = (x-1)(x-3)(x-5)$? Problem:
$f(x) = (x-1)(x-3)(x-5)$ intersects the x axis at $A(1,0)$, $B(3,0)$ and $C(5,0)$. A point $P(t,f(t))$ is selected on the curve such that $PB+PC$ is maximum and $t \in (3,5).$ Let $PX$ be tangent to $f(x)$ at $P$, then find $∠XPC$ + $∠XPB$.
My attempt:
Other than brute force (which I'm not sure will even work out in this case), all I can notice is that $PB + PC$ can be taken to be a constant $K$. Then we can say that $B$ and $C$ are the focii of an ellipse of having $a=K/2$ and $P$ is a point on that ellipse. However, I don't know how this helps me either.
Any help with my approach/an alternative approach to the question is appreciated.

A: Sketch of the solution:
Consider ellipse $\cal E$ with foci $B$ and $C$ which is tangent to the graph of $f$. Observe that the point of tangency is the point $P$. Indeed, each point $Q(s, f(s))$ lies inside the ellipse $\cal E$ which means that $QB+QC\le PB+PC$.
The tangent $\ell$ to the graph of $f$ at point $P$ is tangent to the ellipse $\cal E$. But this means that $\ell$ is bisector of exterior angle $BPC$ (this is well-known fact about ellipses). Using this fact, easy angle calculation gives $\angle XPC + \angle XPB = 180^\circ$.

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Orange is present in 20 countries in Africa and the Middle East where it has 119 million customers, according to its third quarter 2018 results.
Generating €5 billion in sales in 2017, the Africa-Middle East zone is a strategic priority for the Group.
Orange Money, its mobile-based money transfer and financial services offer is available in 17 countries and has 40.2 million customers. Orange, a multi-service operator and benchmark partner of the continent's digital transformation, provides its expertise to support the development of new digital services in Africa and the Middle East.
Its new partnering with KaiOS Technologies aims at democratizing access to digital services in Africa.
The company says beginning 2019, Orange customers in Africa will have access to a new category of smart feature phones powered by KaiOS, the operating system from KaiOS Technologies, which is creating an emerging ecosystem of digital products and services at an affordable price.
In addition, customers will be able to use Google's digital assistant – the Google Assistant – in French, English and Arabic to help overcome language and literacy challenges.
The first product to launch will be a 3G smart feature phone, followed by a 4G version the next year. The new phones will allow access to in-demand apps like Twitter, Facebook, You Tube, Google Search, Google Maps and the Google Assistant.
It all would come at an affordable price as a smart feature phone with advanced smartphone-like functionalities.
This offer will be available in almost every country where the Group is present.
In the field of telephony as in many others, Africa has jumped a technological step by moving directly to mobile. The outlook of the smartphone market is still seeing exponential growth. It is estimated that at least 660 million Africans (against 336 million in 2016) will be equipped with a smartphone by 2020.
With that expanding market, many companies are making Africa the next big frontier, and the mobile would drive the future of communication and retail services in Africa.
Of all the digital revolutions, e-learning is arguably one of the most transformative for Africa. Online education will make it possible to train the millions of professionals the continent needs to take charge of its development.
Through its "African Digital School" program, Orange aims to mobilize its infrastructure, access and expertise to help Africa rise to the challenge of training young people, especially in digital growth sectors.
The first partners of this programme are major French institutions, such as the CNED and the University Institutes of Technology, and the startupOpenClassrooms for IT lessons.
On Tuesday, Orange announced yet another partnership with the Virtual University of Tunis, the world pioneer in online education, which has provided digital training to all Tunisian students for over a decade. The partnership aims to support access to their courses and training in the African countries within Orange's footprint. A similar partnership will be signed in December with the Virtual University of Senegal, another leader in online training in Africa.
For the 8th year running, Orange will award its " Orange Social Entrepreneur Prize in Africa and the Middle East " at the AfricaCom Awards. This competition aims to reward the best projects by African startups that help improve the living conditions of local people through digital, in fields such as education, healthcare, farming, mobile payments or sustainable development.
The two-part competition was held in 17 countries where Orange operates. During the first stage, out of 1,304 applications received, 49 innovative projects were chosen as winners and rewarded in the relevant country. Then 10 projects were selected and presented to an international jury made up of professionals, investors and institutions.
On Wednesday, 14 November, the three winners of the 2018 edition will be announced. The winners will receive grants and guidance to develop their projects.
The Special Content Prize, the 4th international winner, will be revealed at the same time.
Check this year's winning projects: Orange Social Venture Prize 2018
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Collected Brilliant in Winning Santa Anita's G2 Californian Stakes
by Santa Anita Press Release
ARCADIA, Calif. (April 22, 2017) — In a performance that moves him into consideration as an "A-List" player on the nation's handicap horse division stage, Bob Baffert's Collected demolished four rivals in taking Saturday's Grade II, $200,000 Californian Stakes by 3 ¾ lengths under Martin Garcia while getting a mile and one eighth in a rapid 1:47.73.
"When we turned him out last year (following a disappointing run in the Grade I Preakness Stakes May 21), Mel McGuire in Kentucky, really did a great job getting him ready," said Baffert. "(He) got him to relax more and taking the blinkers off helped a lot too.
"He's really matured into a big, strong horse and now we're able to conserve that speed a little bit. Before, he was just wanting to go, go, go. And now, he's learning to conserve. The more he's learning to conserve it, the more we're able to stretch him out a little. He handled it really well today, even with pressure.
"We wanted to see what he could do here and how he comes out of it, but the Gold Cup (at Santa Anita, Grade I, 1 ¼ miles on May 27) is possible."
Heavily backed at 3-5 following a 3 ¾ length win in his 2017 debut, the Santana Mile here on April 1, Collected paid $3.20, $2.40 and $2.10.
Owned by Speedway Stable, LLC, Collected, a 4-year-old Kentucky-bred colt by City Zip, notched his sixth win from nine starts and with the winner's share of $120,000, he increased his earnings to $600,500.
A gate to wire winner of the Santana Mile, Collected sat a close second today to longshot Prime Attraction early, went to the lead a half mile from home and was in complete command at the top of the stretch.
"In the Santana, he wasn't even ready for that race," said Garcia. "He was maybe three-quarters and I even told Bob that I was going to go easy in that race…This time, I was pressured a little and knew there was speed to my outside. He always likes to run on the lead. Today, I just let him break and run where he wanted to. When it was time to go, I just asked and he took off."
Ridden by Kent Desormeaux, Follow Me Crev was well in-hand while positioned fourth early and rallied past Prospect Park to finish second by 1 ½ lengths. Off at 5-2, Follow Me Crev paid $3.00 and $2.10.
Prospect Park, who was attentive to the pace while third early under Flavien Prat, moved to challenge the winner around the far turn but was no match. Off at 6-1, he paid $2.60 to show.
Fractions on the race were 23.23, 46.77, 1:10.56 and 1:35.09.
Note: Baffert's multiple graded stakes winning Cupid, who was 3-1 on the morning line, injured himself on the walk-over from the stable area to the receiving barn and was subsequently scratched.


Local restaurant specialising in pizzas and dishes from the area. Good atmosphere. Not far from the Ibis Budget.
Visited whilst staying at a local Ibis hotel. Nice interesting menu, which was explained to me by a friendly attentive waiter. Food cooked in a brick wood burning oven. Drinks expensive, which seems to be the norm in France.
Pleasant auberge serving local food.
Convenient (we stayed in the Ace hotel and could walk to the restaurant) and reasonably priced good food. In June we ate in a large marquee.
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Lower Greenville Venue Vagabond Closes As Pinkish Black and The Dividends Return.
Around the time the last surviving DC-9 took flight for the final time, The Flatlanders, which immortalized the plane in song, were helping open a new Greenville Avenue venue.
Now, that venture too, has shuttered. Over the weekend, Culture Map reports, the intimate 75-capacity room closed its doors for good. It's a shame, too, as the space not only featured great food, but attracted performers like Billy Joe Shaver, who don't normally perform in such close-knit spaces. It also gave Hall of Fame Texas Rangers broadcaster Eric Nadel a chance to flex his well-respected taste in folky local and national talent as the spot's musical director, and this writer, for ones, hopes he's scooped up by another venue in town.
Per Culture Map, the spot's slated to re-open in the coming months under a new concept. At the moment, there's no word on whether or not that means there'll be music when it returns.
Be it there or elsewhere, though, the music will continue. If not on Lower Greenville, than at one of the many fests on the horizon in the coming months.
In addition to the handful of festivals we've already mentioned that will be making their returns in 2016, a couple others have recently been announced. For instance, Thin Line Fest will once again merge films and live music in Denton the week of February 17-21.
Even sooner, Kirtland Records' barbecue-centric Smoked Dallas returns to Main Street Garden Park on October 3. The slate of Texas-based acts performing at that one, which was announced earlier today, includes Asleep at the Wheel, The Suffers, Bobby Patterson, Pleasant Grove, Vandoliers, chef Dean Fearing's Lost Coytote and Quaker City Night Hawks. Tickets to that event are currently on sale here.
Moving on, a great many acts released new music this week. For example, '70s-leaning Denton punks Pink Smoke are slated to release a sophomore effort, WEIRDORAMA this Friday, at Three Links. Like the band's fantastic debut, this one was recorded at Cool Devices Studio by Radioactivity's Mark Ryan and Jeff Burke. Ahead of that show, the thing's currently streaming in full over on BandCamp. Check it out below.
That LP will be accompanied by another release from The Great Tyrant, which Pinkish Black's Jon Teague and Daron Beck were working on in 2010, when the band's bassist Tommy Atkins committed suicide, thus tragically ending the recording sessions. Now, that record, too, has been finished, and it also will earn its release via Relapse. The first singles from both records began streaming earlier today, and can be found below.
Then there was The Dividends, which premiered its summer anthem via Okay Player. Originally composed two years ago, producer Symbolyc One and vocalist Sarah Jaffe told the site they simply couldn't let another summer pass them by without releasing the song. Check it out below.
Elsewhere, Howler Jr. mastermind Spencer Kenney posted a handful of solo, bedroom tracks to his BandCamp. They're, by nature, markedly more raw than his stellar full-band recordings, though Kenney's undeniable pop sensibilities still shine through in doses. Check it out.
On the video side of things, the DSR crew recently posted a new clip for "Count This Cake," a single from the new Dinero Stacks Revenue LP that'll earn its release September 11. True to its name, stacks of dollars are, like, everywhere, man. Here's that one.
And just in time for football season, Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Jeremy "Mr. Mince" Mincey debuted his Dez Bryant-adoring team anthem. Unlike teammate Greg Hardy's debut LP, the release of the cleverly named "Cowboys Anthem" was totally sanctioned by the player. Here's that one in all its, um, glory?
Finally, Fort Worth's Dreamy Life has begun work on its third annual Group Therapy compilation. Bands recording live in-studio for the comp include several familiar names from the first couple releases and some new faces as well, including Picnic Lightning, War Party, Sealion, Andy Pickett, Sir Duda, Tame…Tame and Quiet, Jack Thunder & The Road Soda and the Vicious Firs.
Lastly this week, DJ Spinderella will headline Pin Drop Disco's upcoming Silent Disco event on September 18, at Strauss Square. Also performing at that one will be Wanz Dover, Emptycylinder and Taylor Rea.
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Bonjour! Did you eat yourself silly over Thanksgiving? I sure hope you did! Did you have an extra piece of dessert for me? An extra cup of tea? 3 helpings of your favorite side dish too? Oh, thank you, I knew I could count on you! I bet you are totally sick of all that Thanksgiving food love, right? Well, I have something exciting to share with you! Homeade pizza, cooking in your oven!!
I was going through magazines while suffering through my own stomach ache after Thanksgiving, sipping the ever so tasty alka-seltzer... Feeling much better actually, when, in an old issue of Metropolitan home, I found a few interesting recipes. One recipe really got my attention. I have been in search of a good easy to make pizza dough FOREVER. I am not a huge pizza eater. I don't like the tangyness in the cheese and sauce of most pizzas. It is not a fulfilling munching food for me. I am just not into it. If I had my dream pizza, it would have lots of fresh herbs, carmelized onions, mushrooms. A mild cheese... A fresh mozzarella... The recipe I found was for a Duck Confit pizza. Not really my taste, but the dough recipe, that really got me.
It was a really easy dough to make. I learned alot. I bake bread and knew some rules. However, in this case, you must let your dough rise in a very warm place. You must make sure it stays inside the oiled plastic wrap. The higher you let it rise, the thicker your crust. And, most wonderfully, in the second rising, when you grab your little ball of dough (you will have 6) it is so easy to simply stretch quickly into a pizza shape. You will be surprised at how easy.
I made my own sauce with a can of stewed tomatoes with onion and bell pepper in it (Del Monte). I threw it all in a blender, added 5 shakes of garlic salt with parsley, and Voila! Delicious mild sweet pizza sauce... I used a few chopped mushrooms with a small amount of Jarlsberg on some of the pizzas, some had carmelized onions (which I carmelized), and others had fresh Mozzarella and fresh Basil from my garden. But, the very best part? The pizza cooks in 10 MINUTES (not including dough rising time)!!! Yes, I know, amazing!
The sky was dreamy, the trees just lovely.. And, listen to this, it is finally cool here. Actually, my fingers and toes are frozen right now, so I am happy.
Don't forget to enjoy your pizza in your favorite nightgown (I use my flannel nightgowns as robes)!
Now, I know, this post is going to be way too long, but, I must share another super EASY EASY EASY recipe for Apple Pie!!! I felt like I didn't get to bake my own pie over the holiday, so, I went online, I Googled Easy Apple Pie, and found a wonderful recipe on Cooks.com!
This apple pie is so rustic and wonderful. We decided it is kind of like mideval fairytale pie. Have you seen the movie Legend, where Lily goes into a cottage where a woman is baking and there are all of these cakes and amazing looking foods... Welllllll, this pie fits right in! I LOVED it! I took some bad photos for you Legend fans! Another movie that plays on repeat in this house.


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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waves to the crowd after making an announcement at the Women Deliver Conference in Vancouver, Tuesday, June 4, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Trudeau says carbon tax can help deal with extreme weather, Alberta fires
Kenney's United Conservative government repealed the province's carbon tax last week
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal carbon tax will help deal with weather disasters such as fires in northern Alberta.
Speaking in Vancouver, Trudeau said Canadians are seeing the impact of climate change with an increase in wildfires in Western Canada, recent tornadoes in Ottawa and flooding across the country this spring.
"Extreme weather events are extraordinarily expensive for Canadians, our communities and our economy," he said Tuesday.
"We need to be taking real action to prevent climate change. That's why we're moving forward on a price on pollution right across the country, despite the fact that Conservative politicians are trying to push back against that."
READ MORE: Northern Alberta residents start returning home after evacuation due to fires
His comments counter those made by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, who has said forest fires have always happened and a carbon tax won't change that.
Kenney's United Conservative government repealed the province's carbon tax last week to make good on an election campaign promise.
The former NDP government brought in the tax in an attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and as a way to raise revenue for green energy projects.
Kenney has shrugged off criticism that Alberta is now doing less to fight climate change.
"They've had a carbon tax in British Columbia for 10 years," he said Friday. "It hasn't made a difference to the pattern of forest fires there … or in Alberta. And we've always had forest fires. We always will."
Trudeau said the carbon tax will help the federal government protect land and oceans, invest in renewable resources and move to a cleaner economy.
"We know that the extreme weather events coming are unaffordable for Canadians and for our society," he said.
"That's why we need to act."
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Asian Paints Sanitizes Kaun Banega Crorepati Set with its latest Sanitization Service
by Rahul Varun September 28, 2020, 8:13 pm
As an Associate Sponsor, undertook a special sanitization drive on the set with its service San Assure+, as the show gears up for its on-air launch on 28th September.
With Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) all set to make a grand comeback with its 12th season, the preparations, too, have been raised a notch higher given the pandemic. Setback Ka Jawaab Comeback Se dene ke liye, the show has undertaken various safety & precautionary measures, as mandated by the GOI, where sanitization plays a very important part in the shoot routine. Taking this a step further, Sony Entertainment Television's (SET) valued partner and an Associate Sponsor on the show, Asian Paints activated a specially curated sanitization drive on the set of KBC, recently.
San Assure+, a sanitization service by Asian Paints, promises to kill harmful germs using quality equipment and material while following stringent safety protocols. A team of 3 Applicators, 1 Supervisor and a Technical Associate was deployed on the set of KBC to undertake this special sanitization drive as the show gears up for its on-air launch on 28th September. This sanitization drive contributed to SET's ongoing endeavor of ensuring best hygiene and safety practices being maintained on-set. As associate sponsors, Asian Paints has also provided Viroprotek Hand and Surface Santizers for the entire crew at KBC.
As a platform, KBC has gone beyond its capacity as a show year after year, putting the common man at the forefront with iconic host of the show, Mr. Amitabh Bachchan, applauding people's power of knowledge. As a reflection of changing times, the 12th season of the show not just gears up for a comeback amidst a pandemic, but also sets an example for the viewers to consider setbacks as a steppingstone for a greater comeback.
Speaking on the association for KBC, Amit Syngle, Managing Director & CEO, Asian Paints Limited said, "Asian Paints is extremely delighted to be associated with Sony Entertainment Television's most iconic show – 'Kaun Banega Crorepati'. For us, a big focus this year has been taking ownership of safety by employing preventive technologies and hygiene solutions. Be it through San Assure+'s sanitizing capabilities or via Viroprotek a universal hand and surface sanitizers; it is our intention to enhance the safety and wellbeing of our country. We are proud to have had the opportunity to provide a sanitized working environment to the beloved host of KBC, Mr. Amitabh Bachchan, the crew members and the participants with our San Assure+ sanitizing service."
Sandeep Mehrotra, Head – Ad Sales, Hindi & Regional Entertainment, Sony Pictures Networks India said, "Our valued association with Asian Paints continues this year as well, for KBC, and we are happy to have on board likeminded partners who support us in positively reinforcing best practices. The specially curated sanitization drive by Asian Paints, with their service San Assure+, contributed to our ongoing efforts of maintaining a high level of safety & sanitization on the set."
About Asian Paints: Since its foundation in 1942, Asian Paints has come a long way to become India's leading and Asia's fourth largest paint company, with a turnover of Rs. 192.48 billion. Asian Paints operates in 15 countries and have 26 paint manufacturing facilities across the world, servicing consumers in over 60 countries. Asian Paints has always been a leader in the paint industry, innovating new concepts in India like Colour Ideas, Colour Next, and Kids' World.
For more details on Asian Paints San Assure+ please visit the below website:
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About Sony Entertainment Television: Sony Entertainment Television (SET), one of India's leading Hindi general entertainment television channels, is a part of Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN). Since its launch in October 1995, SET has created a unique space of being the 'Thought Leader' in the Indian Television industry with path breaking content and innovation in the entertainment business.
Over the years, SET has continued to bring forth an impressive array of impactful urban stories delivering on the promise of novelty, variety and quality with finite shows like Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin, Heena, Bade Acche Lagte Hain, Kuch Rang Pyaar Ke Aise Bhi, Patiala Babes, Beyhadh, Ek Duje Ke Vaste, Mere Dad Ki Dulhan and several others. Apart from these, socio-mytho and historical shows like Mere Sai, Vighnaharta Shree Ganesh, Porus, Chandragupta Maurya, amongst others have also enjoyed a positive viewership.
SET pioneered new waves in television programming with home-grown formats like Super Dancer – which has successfully completed three seasons, Superstar Singer and the most recent – India's Best Dancer. Furthermore, SET revived Kaun Banega Crorepati, which redefined its weekday appointment viewership, along with shows like Indian Idol, The Kapil Sharma Show, Comedy Circus and Dus Ka Dum which strengthened its weekend leadership.
SET, known for its innovative concepts and exciting formats, is the most preferred premium family entertainment channel reaching 62 million households in India. SET and SET HD are the Top 2 channels driving viewership from premium homes as per BARC PrimaVU. SET is the only media brand to rank fourth, after Samsung and Apple, as the Most Desired Brand of 2020 as per TRA study.
SET's international feed is available across US, UK, Africa, Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives, Malaysia, Indonesia, Fiji Islands and Seychelles.
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The chapter headings in Born to Be Hung hint at the "range" Dude Lavington has covered: "Runaways — High Water Crossings", "Moose-Hunting Yarns", "Range Riding on the Batnuni", "The Lady Said Yes", "A Birth — A Death", "Bluffing Wolves...", etc.
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A cowboy must be blessed (or cursed) with nine lives like the proverbial cat, or he would never make it to the allotted three score and ten — or even to maturity.
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Q: Cannot strip character using .strip() in python I am a biologist and need to make a quick script to process some files.
The file format is fasta:
>line1
ACCGAGCTACTAGXXXXX
>line2
ACGTAX

et cetera.
I want to remove all X characters and quickly put toghether this script:
print """Input file must be named FILE.fasta"""
fasta_file = raw_input('Input file name:') # Input fasta file
char = raw_input('Which sequence should be stripped?:')
OutFileName = fasta_file.strip('.fasta') + '_stripped.fasta'
OutFile = open(OutFileName, 'w')
WriteOutFile = True
data = open(fasta_file, "r")
for line in data:
    if line.startswith('>'):
        OutPut = line
    else:
        OutPut = line.strip(char)
        print OutPut
    OutFile.write(OutPut)
print(char)
OutFile.close()
quit()

It does not work and I can't figure out why. any help?
P.S. sorry for the terrible code.

A: The other answers specified better alternatives. But in your case, [Python 3.Docs]: Built-in Types - str.strip([chars]) didn't work because each line in a file ends with the EOLN terminator, so X is not actually at the end of the string.
The option that requires minimum of code changes, is to modify the 3rd line from:
char = raw_input('Which sequence should be stripped?:')

to:
char = raw_input('Which sequence should be stripped?:') + "\n"

Beware: the line fasta_file.strip('.fasta') might not do what you think it does. Here, it would be recommended to use:
fasta_file.replace('.fasta', '_stripped.fasta')

EDIT0:
I think that you need to add the EOLN back when writing to the output file, so you also need to replace this line:
OutPut = line.strip(char)

by:
OutPut = line.strip(char) + "\n"

A: Use line.replace(char,'') instead line.strip(char)
Strip function removes characters only from sides https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#string.strip

A: You could do this using regex:
import re
pattern = re.compile("(\w[^X]+)")  # This groups everything but X
stripped = pattern.match(line).group()

For your case you can do something similar in the 'else' section of your code and replace the 'X' in "(\w[^X]+)" by your 'char' variable:
 pattern = re.compile("(\w[^" + char + "]+)")


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layout: model
title: English pipeline_image_classifier_vit_violation_classification_bantai__withES ViTForImageClassification from AykeeSalazar
author: John Snow Labs
name: pipeline_image_classifier_vit_violation_classification_bantai__withES
date: 2022-10-12
tags: [vit, en, images, open_source, pipeline]
task: Image Classification
language: en
edition: Spark NLP 4.2.1
spark_version: 3.0
supported: true
annotator: PipelineModel
article_header:
  type: cover
use_language_switcher: "Python-Scala-Java"
---

## Description

Pretrained VIT  model, adapted from Hugging Face and curated to provide scalability and production-readiness using Spark NLP.`image_classifier_vit_violation_classification_bantai__withES` is a English model originally trained by AykeeSalazar.

## Predicted Entities

`Public Smoking`, `Public-Drinking`, `ambiguous`, `non-violation`

## Predicted Entities

`Public Smoking`, `Public-Drinking`, `ambiguous`, `non-violation`

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## How to use

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{% include programmingLanguageSelectScalaPythonNLU.html %}
```python

    pipeline = PretrainedPipeline('pipeline_image_classifier_vit_violation_classification_bantai__withES', lang = 'en')
    annotations =  pipeline.transform(imageDF)

```
```scala

    val pipeline = new PretrainedPipeline("pipeline_image_classifier_vit_violation_classification_bantai__withES", lang = "en")
    val annotations = pipeline.transform(imageDF)

```
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## Model Information

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|Model Name:|pipeline_image_classifier_vit_violation_classification_bantai__withES|
|Type:|pipeline|
|Compatibility:|Spark NLP 4.2.1+|
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SPPG Goes to Harvard: An Inaugural Student-Driven Collaboration at the 14th Annual Black Policy Conference
April 30, 2018 · by AR	· in Canada, Human Rights, Public Policy, Seen+Heard, Social, U.S..	·
By Anna-Kay Russell and Terhas Ghebretecle
It all started with a Google search.
After noting the lack of representation and discussions of policy issues affecting Black Canadians in the program at the School of Public Policy and Governance, second-year MPP students Anna-Kay Russell and Terhas Ghebretecle decided to take matters into their own hands. With a bit of research, they came across the annual Black Policy Conference organized by students at the J.F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. As members of the Gender, Diversity and Public Policy Initiative (GDPP), Russell and Ghebretecle reached out to the Harvard students planning the conference and together organized the first-ever Canadian and international panel included at the 14th annual Black Policy Conference, held from April 13 to 15, 2018 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
"We talked about ways of increasing representation of the Black community in our program and didn't really know where to start," says Russell. "Eventually I found this conference online and thought, 'why not collaborate?' So, we sent them an email and it took off from there."
SPPG students Anna-Kay Russell (third from right) and Terhas Ghebretecle (fifth from right) with the HKS Black Policy Conference organizing team, along with special guests Representative Cedric Richmond and Symone Sanders at the 14th annual Black Policy Conference at Harvard University.
The Black Policy Conference is the leading forum to address policy issues affecting Black communities and is the longest-running graduate student-led conference in the history of the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS). The conference provides an opportunity for the world's greatest minds and practitioners to come together with the hope and intent of finding sustainable solutions for issues facing Black communities. This year's conference theme was Beyond the Blueprint: Triumph Through Practice & Policy.
Russell and Ghebretecle, along with first-year SPPG students Sharnelle Morgan and Kaidie Williams, teamed up with the UofT Black Students' Association to organize the Canadian panel, entitled The Myth of Multiculturalism: Policy Issues Affecting Black Canadians. Their panel featured three speakers from the University of Toronto as well as two from the broader Toronto community: PhD candidate in criminology, Julius Haag; Professor Lance McCready of OISE; Professor Arjumand Siddiqi of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health; community activist Akio Maroon; and renowned lawyer Anthony Morgan. Great discussions came out from the panel on topics such as disparities in education for Black youth and police brutality. A Canadian HKS student in attendance expressed her gratitude and excitement to be part of a dialogue that hits closer to home.
Canadian panelists in discussion for "The Myth of Multiculturalism: Policy Issues Affecting Black Canadians" panel at the 14th annual Black Policy Conference at Harvard University.
In addition to organizing a Canadian panel, the SPPG conference organizers worked with the school administration to provide the opportunity for 11 students from SPPG to attend the conference, with support from the Clark Fund. Together with members of the Black Students' Association, the group formed a delegation of 16 students from the University of Toronto. These delegates had the opportunity to participate in the entire conference, sitting in on discussions ranging from cannabis legalization to algorithmic bias and innovations in health equity. "Being in the midst of great people who 'look like me' and are making significant strides in society has been nothing short of amazing," wrote SPPG delegate and first-year MPP student, Eunice Kays, in a reflection about the experience. "It has been a breath of fresh air."
"At the conference, I was aware that I, as a white Canadian who grew up in an upper-middle class family, don't share the lived experiences of the Black attendees or presenters, or the other attendees who are people of colour," wrote SPPG delegate and second-year MPP student Sasha Gronsdahl. "Yet the conference was an important opportunity to reflect on how I can contribute to the movement for racial justice."
First-year MPP student and SPPG delegate Jean-Paul St. Rose described how this experience expanded his view on the issues affecting Black communities and what we as policy-makers and analysts can do to combat these challenges. "From algorithmic justice, to diplomacy and housing, Black policy does not simply have to be applied to the typical narratives we hear," he wrote. "Issues of structural and systemic discrimination extend beyond the spheres of criminal justice."
So, What's Next?
As the largest and most international conference that students at SPPG have attended to date, the Black Policy Conference provided a brilliant opportunity for delegates to learn and grow. Following the conference, organizers have been in discussion about next steps to continue raising the profile of Black policy issues at SPPG and beyond.
"We hope to continue this journey of discovery and dialogue in our effort to better understand the complexities of Black policy issues in North America," says Kaidie Williams. Williams, a newly-appointed GDPP Director, will be co-organizing next year's conference with fellow MPP student Sharnelle Morgan. "We are enabling Black excellence and redefining 'Blackness' to change the status quo. The Black Policy Conference offers an amazing platform to do so in the policy realm and we hope to continue providing that learning opportunity for students for years to come."
From a Google search to Harvard, even big ideas come in small packages. And with hard work and passion, the student leadership at SPPG continues to prove its strength.
SPPG delegates, members of the UofT Black Students'Association, and panelists for "The Myth of Multiculturalism: Policy Issues Affecting Black Canadians" panel at the 14th annual Black Policy Conference at Harvard University.
Anna-Kay Russell is a graduating MPP student. She holds a bilingual international Bachelor of Arts (iBA) degree in Environmental Studies from Glendon College, York University. Her interests include environmental policy, justice and equity, several of which she has explored professionally working for departments such as Natural Resources Canada and the Ministry of Indigenous Relations & Reconciliation. An advocate for diversity, her hobbies include travelling, learning new languages and trying new recipes. She hopes to continue exploring these passions and more, working for the city in its environment and equity initiatives.
Terhas Ghebretecle is a Master of Public Policy candidate and the outgoing Director for the Gender, Diversity and Public Policy Initiative. Terhas completed her undergraduate degree in Public Affairs and Policy Management at Carleton University. Among her many passions, her current areas of interest include strengthening civic engagement, public sector innovation as well as labour and immigration policy.
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La Coppa Europa di skeleton 2016, è stata l'edizione 2015/2016 del circuito continentale europeo dello skeleton, manifestazione organizzata dalla Federazione Internazionale di Bob e Skeleton; è iniziata il 4 dicembre 2015 ad Altenberg, in Germania, e si è conclusa il 28 gennaio 2016 a Sankt Moritz, in Svizzera. Vennero disputate sedici gare: otto per le donne e altrettante per gli uomini in quattro differenti località.

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Kirstjen Nielsen, Cabinet officer at center of immigration debate, steps down
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By Colleen Long and Zeke Miller April 7, 2019 Updated: April 7, 2019 9:51 p.m.
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WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned Sunday amid the administration's growing frustration and bitterness over the number of Central American families crossing the southern border, two people familiar with the decision said.
President Trump thanked her for her work in a tweet and announced U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan would be taking over as acting head of the department. McAleenan is a longtime border official who is well-respected by members of Congress and within the administration. The decision to name an immigration officer to the post reflects Trump's priority for a sprawling department founded to combat terrorism following the Sept. 11 attacks.
Though Trump aides were eyeing a staff shakeup at Homeland Security and had already withdrawn the nomination for another key immigration post, the development Sunday was unexpected.
Nielsen traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border Friday with Trump to participate in a roundtable with border officers and local law enforcement. There she echoed Trump's comments on the situation at the border.
But privately, she had grown increasingly frustrated by what she saw as a lack of support from other departments and increased meddling by Trump aides, the people said. She went into a meeting with Trump at the White House on Sunday not knowing whether she'd be fired or would resign, and she ended up resigning, they said.
There have been persistent tensions between the White House and Nielsen almost from the moment she became secretary, after her predecessor, John Kelly, became the White House chief of staff in 2017. Nielsen was viewed as resistant to some of the harshest immigration measures supported by the president and his aides, particularly senior adviser Stephen Miller, both on matters around the border and others like protected status for some refugees.
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By Dick Conoboy • Jan 27, 2023
• Topics: Washington state, Government, Planning & Development, Business,
On January 27th, Senator Patty Kuderer (D) of the 48th Legislative District introduced public banking bill SB 5509 to create a Washington state public infrastructure bank. Last year, a similar bill was close to being passed by the legislature but the bill "timed out" as the legislative session ended without final action. The bill faces its first test at a meeting of the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade to be held at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, January 31st.
From the bill:
"The legislature finds that a Washington state public infrastructure bank would provide opportunities for local and tribal government entities to competitively finance a broad array of public infrastructure and economic development projects, including housing, at competitive rates with low administrative costs. A state public infrastructure bank will complement the existing banking system by filling gaps that the system cannot or will not fill, and it will be uniquely positioned to provide specialized technical assistance to the diverse needs of local and tribal government entities.
Previous bills to create a public bank in the state were introduced by Sen. Bob Hasegawa, who is now a sponsor of the current bill. You can trace some of the recent history of public banking legislation in Washington state through my articles at this link. Creation of a public bank has repeatedly been thwarted by elements of the banking industry and, surprisingly, by some elected and appointed government officials whose constituents would gain the most from public banking.
This from the Public Banking Institute:
"It's a very simple idea at its core. We all know private banks like Wells Fargo and Bank of America operate to maximize profits for their shareholders, owners, and executives — no matter what crisis communities are facing. (In fact, as we saw in 2008, big banks' practices have frequently caused economic crises.)
"Publicly-owned banks, on the other hand, are legally obligated to operate in the interest of the public, meaning the community as a whole. That means their investment decisions are focused on growing the real, wealth-producing local economy, not the latest speculative scheme to boost private shareholder profits and executive bonuses."
There is abundant material on the site of the Public Banking Institute that is very informative and easy to understand. Note that public banks are established for the use of government entities and not individuals. We do need banks for the people, such as postal banks, that offer checking and savings options that do not rob the depositors through low interest accounts and exorbitant fees. Read more about postal banking in the US here.
For those who want to follow and support our current state legislation, SB 5509, you can navigate to the bill's site here. There you can sign up to receive email notices regarding the progress of the bill and the scheduling of hearings. You can comment on the bill and indicate your support at this link. Contacting your local city, county, and state representatives and executives is of great importance. Local governments have much to gain from public banking.
Remember, it's our money to use, not the profiteering banks.
[Disclaimer: I am on the board of the non-profit Washingtonians for Public Banking and I speak here only for myself.]
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architecture in south africa (32 articles)
architecture in south africa surveys the contemporary condition of the country's built environment, showcasing a range of innovative projects and the diverse materials and unconventional forms employed in their construction.
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design studio, dhk, has created the new 'battery park' located at the V&A waterfront in cape town, south africa. the project is formed over various levels incorporating a number of functions, and intends to become the center of a larger urban re-development plan for the area. the 1.2 hectre (12,000 sqm) site boasts a park and piazza, as well as new pedestrian routes and spaces for leisure and recreational activities.
the battery park comprises of an elevated park and lower-level piazza
all images by dave southwood and theo gutter
the project forms part of an urban design framework created by dhk for the V&A's previously underutilised canal district, that facilitates the reconnection of the historical city centre to the V&A. the design aims to create a publicly accessible park that respects the archaeological importance of one the city's oldest structures – the 'amsterdam battery' coastal fortification. various architectural and landscaped elements reflect the structure's original footprint, such as semi-circular curved pathways, concrete additions to the rear ramparts, splayed canal-facing walls and concrete-clad structures.
the urban park is a new public space designed to support and engage the greater cape town community
the vision was to create scale between the two levels and provide visual cues to visitors; offering a glimpse of the park while they wander along the canal edge. this was also achieved by means of various soft and hard landscaping elements such as a grand concrete staircase leading from the piazza to the park, sloping and folding walls, and plants to draw the eye to the park above. on the elevated park level, visitors can explore landscaped gardens with trees and stone-clad planters, meandering walkways with built-in benches, a concrete skatepark, basketball court and new pedestrian routes.
visitors are encouraged to engage in an array of activities including skateboarding, basketball and water sports
the lower piazza level contains 11 boutique retail units that line the splayed canal-facing walls and form an active eastern edge to the new pedestrian route. the intention behind the piazza is to activate the canal via a range of water sports and provide a link between the V&A and the CBD – encouraging a pedestrianised environment. in essence, the project by dhk creates a lively hub of activity for visitors and locals alike.
the intention behind the park is to facilitate a new hub of activity within the V&A waterfront district
the lower piazza level forms an active edge to the new canal pedestrian route
the design pays homage to the amsterdam battery, which was largely demolished in 1905
a precast concrete panel structure dubbed the 'interpretation pavilion' has been built to the estimated height of the battery's original walls
inside the pavilion, historic cannons sit on top of precast concrete plinths made to resemble old timber cannon carriages
referencing the battery's original façade, loosely packed stone-filled gabion walls conceal a parking facility
the elevated park has been kept at the battery's original inner courtyard level
the design includes new pedestrian routes to invigorate the V&A waterfront precinct with activity
visitors can explore landscaped gardens with walkways and views towards the V&A waterfront and cape town's city centre
project name: 'battery park'
location: the V&A waterfront in cape town, south africa
design: dhk
photography: dave southwood, theo gutter
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